February 20th : Responsorial Psalm Psalm 101(102):16-21,29,22-23

 February 20th :  Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 101(102):16-21,29,22-23 

The Lord looked down from heaven to the earth.

The nations shall fear the name of the Lord

  and all the earth’s kings your glory,

when the Lord shall build up Zion again

  and appear in all his glory.

Then he will turn to the prayers of the helpless;

  he will not despise their prayers.

The Lord looked down from heaven to the earth.

Let this be written for ages to come

  that a people yet unborn may praise the Lord;

for the Lord leaned down from his sanctuary on high.

  He looked down from heaven to the earth

that he might hear the groans of the prisoners

  and free those condemned to die.

The Lord looked down from heaven to the earth.

The sons of your servants shall dwell untroubled

  and their race shall endure before you

that the name of the Lord may be proclaimed in Zion

  and his praise in the heart of Jerusalem,

when peoples and kingdoms are gathered together

  to pay their homage to the Lord.

The Lord looked down from heaven to the earth.

Gospel Acclamation 

Alleluia, alleluia!

By his own choice the Father made us his children

by the message of the truth,

so that we should be a sort of first-fruits

of all that he created.

Alleluia!