R (39c) It is I who deal death and give life.
“I would have said, ‘I will make an end of them
and blot out their name from men’s memories,’
Had I not feared the insolence of their enemies,
feared that these foes would mistakenly boast.” R
“‘Our own hand won the victory;
the Lord had nothing to do with it.’”
For they are a people devoid of reason,
having no understanding. R
“How could one man rout a thousand,
or two men put ten thousand to flight,
Unless it was because their Rock sold them
and the Lord delivered them up?” R
Close at hand is the day of their disaster,
and their doom is rushing upon them!
Surely, the Lord shall do justice for his people;
on his servants he shall have pity. R
Alleluia, alleluia. Jesus Christ became poor although he was rich/ so that by his poverty you might become rich. Alleluia, alleluia.
- It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the Kingdom of God. l
