R (Mt 5:3) Blessed are the poor in spirit; the kingdom of heaven is theirs!
Or: Alleluia.
The Lord keeps faith forever,
secures justice for the oppressed,
gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets captives free. R
The Lord gives sight to the blind;
the Lord raises up those who were bowed down.
The Lord loves the just;
the Lord protects strangers. R
The fatherless and the widow the Lord sustains,
but the way of the wicked he thwarts.
The Lord shall reign forever;
your God, O Zion, through all generations.
Alleluia. R
- God chose the weak of the world. l
