– Cyril, Bishop of Jerusalem 386

Send we ask You, Almighty God, Your Holy Spirit into our hearts, that he may direct and rule us according to Your will, comfort us in all our afflictions, defend us from all error, and lead us into all truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

1 I rejoiced with those who said to me,
"Let us go to the house of the LORD."
2 Our feet are standing
in your gates, O Jerusalem.
4 That is where the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD,
to praise the name of the LORD according to the statute given to Israel.
5 There the thrones for judgment stand,
the thrones of the house of David.
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
"May those who love you be secure.
7 May there be peace within your walls
and security within your citadels."
Psalm 97 New International Version

Readings for today from the Daily Lectionary
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Jeremiah 8:4-7, 18-9:6 – Romans 5:1-11 - John 8:12-20