THURSDAY 27 MAY 2021, 8th Week in Ordinary Time
FIRST READING
"The glory of the Lord shines in all his work"
A Reading from the book of Ben Sira the Wise (42, 15-25)
I will remember the works of the Lord.
What I saw, I will relate:
it was by his word that the Lord accomplished his works,
such was his decree by his blessing.
As the sun, in its brightness, looks at everything,
so the glory of the Lord shines in all his work.
It is impossible for the angels, the saints of the Lord,
to describe all the wonders
that the Sovereign Lord of the universe did steadfast in order
for the universe to be established in His glory.
The Lord searched the depths and the hearts,
he discerned their subtleties.
For the Most High has all knowledge,
he has observed the signs of the times,
making known the past and the future,
and revealing the traces of hidden things.
No thought escaped him,
not a word was hidden from him.
He has organized the masterpieces of his wisdom,
he who has always existed and forever;
nothing was added or taken from it:
it did not need any adviser.
How attractive all his works are, down
to the smallest spark you can see!
All this lives and remains forever,
fulfills its office and obeys it.
Everything goes in pairs, one corresponds to the other,
he has not done anything defective,
he has confirmed the excellence of one thing by the other;
who would be satisfied to contemplate his glory?
- Word of the Lord.
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