Saturday of the
Second Week of Lent
Lectionary: 235
Reading 1 Mi 7:14-15, 18-20
Shepherd
your people with your staff,
the flock of
your inheritance,
That dwells
apart in a woodland,
in the midst
of Carmel
Let them
feed in Bashan and Gilead ,
as in the
days of old;
As in the
days when you came from the land
of Egypt
show us
wonderful signs.
Who is there
like you, the God who removes guilt
and pardons
sin for the remnant of his inheritance;
Who does not
persist in anger forever,
but delights
rather in clemency,
And will
again have compassion on us,
treading
underfoot our guilt?
You will
cast into the depths of the sea all our sins;
You will
show faithfulness to Jacob,
and grace to
Abraham,
As you have
sworn to our fathers
from days of
old.
Responsorial Psalm PS 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12
R. (8a) The Lord is kind and
merciful.
Bless the
LORD, O my soul;
and all my
being, bless his holy name.
Bless the
LORD, O my soul,
and forget
not all his benefits.
R. The Lord is kind and merciful.
He pardons
all your iniquities,
he heals all
your ills.
He redeems
your life from destruction,
he crowns
you with kindness and compassion.
R. The Lord is kind and merciful.
He will not
always chide,
nor does he
keep his wrath forever.
Not
according to our sins does he deal with us,
nor does he
requite us according to our crimes.
R. The Lord is kind and merciful.
For as the
heavens are high above the earth,
so
surpassing is his kindness toward those who fear him.
As far as
the east is from the west,
so far has
he put our transgressions from us.
R. The Lord is kind and merciful.
Gospel Lk 15:1-3, 11-32
Tax
collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus,
but the
Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying,
“This man
welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
So to them
Jesus addressed this parable.
“A man had
two sons, and the younger son said to his father,
‘Father,
give me the share of your estate that should come to me.’
So the
father divided the property between them.
After a few
days, the younger son collected all his belongings
and set off
to a distant country
where he
squandered his inheritance on a life of dissipation.
When he had
freely spent everything,
a severe
famine struck that country,
and he found
himself in dire need.
So he hired
himself out to one of the local citizens
who sent him
to his farm to tend the swine.
And he
longed to eat his fill of the pods on which the swine fed,
but nobody
gave him any.
Coming to
his senses he thought,
‘How many of
my father’s hired workers
have more
than enough food to eat,
but here am
I, dying from hunger.
I shall get
up and go to my father and I shall say to him,
“Father, I
have sinned against heaven and against you.
I no longer
deserve to be called your son;
treat me as
you would treat one of your hired workers.”’
So he got up
and went back to his father.
While he was
still a long way off,
his father
caught sight of him, and was filled with compassion.
He ran to
his son, embraced him and kissed him.
His son said
to him,
‘Father, I
have sinned against heaven and against you;
I no longer
deserve to be called your son.’
But his
father ordered his servants,
‘Quickly,
bring the finest robe and put it on him;
put a ring
on his finger and sandals on his feet.
Take the
fattened calf and slaughter it.
Then let us
celebrate with a feast,
because this
son of mine was dead, and has come to life again;
he was lost,
and has been found.’
Then the
celebration began.
Now the
older son had been out in the field
and, on his
way back, as he neared the house,
he heard the
sound of music and dancing.
He called
one of the servants and asked what this might mean.
The servant
said to him,
‘Your
brother has returned
and your
father has slaughtered the fattened calf
because he
has him back safe and sound.’
He became
angry,
and when he
refused to enter the house,
his father
came out and pleaded with him.
He said to
his father in reply,
‘Look, all
these years I served you
and not once
did I disobey your orders;
yet you
never gave me even a young goat to feast on with my friends.
But when
your son returns
who
swallowed up your property with prostitutes,
for him you
slaughter the fattened calf.’
He said to
him,
‘My son, you
are here with me always;
everything I
have is yours.
But now we
must celebrate and rejoice,
because your
brother was dead and has come to life again;
he was lost
and has been found.’”
Meditation:
"I will arise and go to my father"
How can you
love someone who turns their back on you and still forgive them from the heart?
The prophets remind us that God does not abandon us, even if we turn our backs
on him (Micah 7:18). He calls us back to himself – over and over and over
again. Jesus' story of the father and his two sons (sometimes called the
parable of the prodigal son) is the longest parable in the gospels. What is the
main point or focus of the story? Is it the contrast between an obedient and a
disobedient son or is it between the warm reception given to a spendthrift son
by his father and the cold reception given by the eldest son? Jesus contrasts
the father's merciful love with the eldest son's somewhat harsh reaction to his
errant brother and to the lavish party his joyful father throws for his
repentant son. While the errant son had wasted his father's money, his father,
nonetheless, maintained unbroken love for his son. The son, while he was away,
learned a lot about himself. And he realized that his father had given him love
which he had not returned. He had yet to learn about the depth of his father's
love for him. His deep humiliation at finding himself obliged to feed on the
husks of pigs and his reflection on all he had lost, led to his repentance and
decision to declare himself guilty before his father. While he hoped for reconciliation with his
father, he could not have imagined a full restoration of relationship. The
father did not need to speak words of forgiveness to his son; his actions spoke
more loudly and clearly! The beautiful robe, the ring, and the festive banquet
symbolize the new life – pure, worthy, and joyful – of anyone who returns to
God.
The prodigal
could not return to the garden of innocence, but he was welcomed and reinstated
as a son. The errant son's dramatic change from grief and guilt to forgiveness
and restoration express in picture-language the resurrection from the dead, a
rebirth to new life from spiritual death. The parable also contrasts mercy and
its opposite – unforgiveness. The father who had been wronged, was forgiving.
But the eldest son, who had not been wronged, was unforgiving. His unforgiveness
turns into contempt and pride. And his resentment leads to his isolation and
estrangement from the community of forgiven sinners. In this parable Jesus
gives a vivid picture of God and what God is like. God is truly kinder than us.
He does not lose hope or give up when we stray. He rejoices in finding the lost
and in welcoming them home. Do you know the joy of repentance and the
restoration of relationship as a son or daughther of your heavenly Father?
"Lord Jesus, may I never doubt
your love nor take for granted the mercy you have shown to me. Fill me with
your transforming love that I may be merciful as you are merciful."
SATURDAY.
MARCH 2
LENTEN WEEKDAY
LUKE 15:1-3, 11-32
(Micah 7:14-15, 18-20; Psalm 103)
KEY VERSE: "But now we must celebrate and rejoice, because your brother was dead and has come to life again" (v 32).
REFLECTING: Will I participate in the Sacrament of Penance this Lent?
PRAYING: Loving Father, help me to confess my sins and amend my life.
The Lord
is kind and merciful
We can learn many things from the two brothers in this most well-known of Jesus’ parables. If we look at them in spiritual terms, they can represent two stages of spiritual growth: the exciting moment of initial conversion to the Lord and the various times after that when our conversion deepens. The younger son sees how he has really messed up and needs to return to his father. By contrast, the older son just doesn’t realise what he has.
Lent is the perfect time to come closer to God, no matter what our situation. We might be the most observant of believers or the most messed-up of sinners. It doesn’t matter. Like the father in this parable our heavenly Father is eager to run to us, embrace us, and clothe us with love and grace. There’s nothing like experiencing conversion - over and over again.
March 2
St. Agnes ofBohemia
(1205-1282)
St. Agnes of
(1205-1282)
Agnes had no children of her own but
was certainly life-giving for all who knew her.
Agnes
was the daughter of Queen Constance and King Ottokar I of After declining marriages to King Henry VII of
After Agnes built a hospital for the poor and a residence for the friars, she financed the construction of a Poor Clare monastery in
Agnes became known for prayer, obedience and mortification. Papal pressure forced her to accept her election as abbess; nevertheless, the title she preferred was "senior sister." Her position did not prevent her from cooking for the other sisters and mending the clothes of lepers. The sisters found her kind but very strict regarding the observance of poverty; she declined her royal brother’s offer to set up an endowment for the monastery.
Devotion to Agnes arose soon after her death on March 6, 1282. She was canonized in 1989.
Comment:
Agnes spent at least 45 years in a Poor Clare monastery. Such a life requires a great deal of patience and charity. The temptation to selfishness certainly didn’t vanish when Agnes walked into the monastery. It is perhaps easy for us to think that cloistered nuns "have it made" regarding holiness. Their route is the same as ours: gradual exchange of our standards (inclination to selfishness) for God’s standard of generosity.
Agnes spent at least 45 years in a Poor Clare monastery. Such a life requires a great deal of patience and charity. The temptation to selfishness certainly didn’t vanish when Agnes walked into the monastery. It is perhaps easy for us to think that cloistered nuns "have it made" regarding holiness. Their route is the same as ours: gradual exchange of our standards (inclination to selfishness) for God’s standard of generosity.
Quote:
"Have nothing to do with anyone who would stand in your way and would seek to turn you aside from fulfilling the vows which you have made to the Most High (Psalm 49:14) and from living in that perfection to which the Spirit of the Lord has called you" (Clare to Agnes of Bohemia, Letter II in Murray Bodo, O.F.M., Clare: A Light in the Garden, p. 118).
"Have nothing to do with anyone who would stand in your way and would seek to turn you aside from fulfilling the vows which you have made to the Most High (Psalm 49:14) and from living in that perfection to which the Spirit of the Lord has called you" (Clare to Agnes of Bohemia, Letter II in Murray Bodo, O.F.M., Clare: A Light in the Garden, p. 118).
LECTIO: LUKE
15,1-3.11-32
Lectio:
Saturday, March 2,
2013
Lent Time
1) Opening prayer
Faithful Father, you are our God
of grace, mercy and forgiveness.
When mercy and pardon
sound paternalistic to modern ears,make us realize, Lord,
that you challenge us to face ourselves
and to become new people,
responsible for the destiny of ourselves
and for the happiness of others.
Make us responsive to your love
through Christ Jesus our Lord.
of grace, mercy and forgiveness.
When mercy and pardon
sound paternalistic to modern ears,make us realize, Lord,
that you challenge us to face ourselves
and to become new people,
responsible for the destiny of ourselves
and for the happiness of others.
Make us responsive to your love
through Christ Jesus our Lord.
2) Gospel Reading
The tax collectors and sinners, however, were
all crowding round to listen to him, and the Pharisees and scribes complained
saying, 'This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.' So he told them this
parable:
'There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, "Father, let me have the share of the estate that will come to me." So the father divided the property between them. A few days later, the younger son got together everything he had and left for a distant country where he squandered his money on a life of debauchery.
'When he had spent it all, that country experienced a severe famine, and now he began to feel the pinch; so he hired himself out to one of the local inhabitants who put him on his farm to feed the pigs. And he would willingly have filled himself with the husks the pigs were eating but no one would let him have them. Then he came to his senses and said, "How many of my father's hired men have all the food they want and more, and here am I dying of hunger! I will leave this place and go to my father and say: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I no longer deserve to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired men." So he left the place and went back to his father.
'While he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was moved with pity. He ran to the boy, clasped him in his arms and kissed him. Then his son said, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I no longer deserve to be called your son." But the father said to his servants, "Quick! Bring out the best robe and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the calf we have been fattening, and kill it; we will celebrate by having a feast, because this son of mine was dead and has come back to life; he was lost and is found." And they began to celebrate.
'Now the elder son was out in the fields, and on his way back, as he drew near the house, he could hear music and dancing. Calling one of the servants he asked what it was all about. The servant told him, "Your brother has come, and your father has killed the calf we had been fattening because he has got him back safe and sound." He was angry then and refused to go in, and his father came out and began to urge him to come in; but he retorted to his father, "All these years I have slaved for you and never once disobeyed any orders of yours, yet you never offered me so much as a kid for me to celebrate with my friends. But, for this son of yours, when he comes back after swallowing up your property -- he and his loose women -- you kill the calf we had been fattening."
'The father said, "My son, you are with me always and all I have is yours. But it was only right we should celebrate and rejoice, because your brother here was dead and has come to life; he was lost and is found." '
'There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, "Father, let me have the share of the estate that will come to me." So the father divided the property between them. A few days later, the younger son got together everything he had and left for a distant country where he squandered his money on a life of debauchery.
'When he had spent it all, that country experienced a severe famine, and now he began to feel the pinch; so he hired himself out to one of the local inhabitants who put him on his farm to feed the pigs. And he would willingly have filled himself with the husks the pigs were eating but no one would let him have them. Then he came to his senses and said, "How many of my father's hired men have all the food they want and more, and here am I dying of hunger! I will leave this place and go to my father and say: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I no longer deserve to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired men." So he left the place and went back to his father.
'While he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was moved with pity. He ran to the boy, clasped him in his arms and kissed him. Then his son said, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I no longer deserve to be called your son." But the father said to his servants, "Quick! Bring out the best robe and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the calf we have been fattening, and kill it; we will celebrate by having a feast, because this son of mine was dead and has come back to life; he was lost and is found." And they began to celebrate.
'Now the elder son was out in the fields, and on his way back, as he drew near the house, he could hear music and dancing. Calling one of the servants he asked what it was all about. The servant told him, "Your brother has come, and your father has killed the calf we had been fattening because he has got him back safe and sound." He was angry then and refused to go in, and his father came out and began to urge him to come in; but he retorted to his father, "All these years I have slaved for you and never once disobeyed any orders of yours, yet you never offered me so much as a kid for me to celebrate with my friends. But, for this son of yours, when he comes back after swallowing up your property -- he and his loose women -- you kill the calf we had been fattening."
'The father said, "My son, you are with me always and all I have is yours. But it was only right we should celebrate and rejoice, because your brother here was dead and has come to life; he was lost and is found." '
3) Reflection
• Chapter 15 of Luke’s Gospel is enclosed in
the following information: “The tax collectors and sinners, were all crowding
round to listen to him, and the Pharisees and Scribes complained saying: This
man welcomes sinners and eats with them” (Lk 15, 1-3). Immediately Luke
presents these three parables which are bound together by the same theme: the
lost sheep (Lk 15, 4-7), the lost drachma (Lk 15, 8-10), the lost son (Lk 15,
11-32). This last parable constitutes the theme of today’s Gospel.
• Luke 15, 11-13: The decision of the younger son. A man had two sons. The younger one asks for the part of the estate which will be his. The father divides everything between the two and both receive their part. To receive the inheritance is not any merit of ours. It is a gratuitous gift. The inheritance of the gifts of God is distributed among all human beings, whether Jewish or Pagans, whether Christians or non Christians . All receive something of the inheritance of the Father. But not all take care of it in the same way. In this same way, the younger son leaves and goes to a distant country and squandered his money on a life of debauchery, getting away from the Father. At the time of Luke, the elder one represented the communities which came from Judaism, and the youngest represented, the communities from Paganism. And today who is the youngest and who the less young?
• Luke 15, 14-19: The disillusionment and the will to return to the Father’s home. The need to find some food makes the young man lose his freedom and he becomes a slave and takes care of the pigs. This was the condition of life of millions of slaves in theRoman Empire at the
time of Luke. The situation in which he finds himself makes the young man
remember how he was in his Father’s home. Finally, he prepares the words which
he will say to his Father: “I no longer deserve to be called your son! Treat me
as one of your hired men!” The hired man executes the orders, fulfils the law
of servants. The younger son wants to fulfil the law as the Pharisees and the
Scribes of the time of Jesus wanted (Lk 15, 1). The missionaries of the
Pharisees accused the Pagans who were converted to the God of Abraham (Mt 23,
15). At the time of Luke, some Christians who came from Judaism, submitted
themselves to the yoke of the Law (Ga 1, 6-10).
• Luke 15, 20-24: The joy of the Father when he meets his younger son again. The parable says that the younger son was still a long way off from the house, but the Father sees him, and runs to the boy, clasps him in his arms and kissed him. The impression given by Jesus is that the Father remained all the time at the window to see if his son would appear around the corner. According to our human way of thinking and feeling, the joy of the Father seems exaggerated. He does not even allow his son to finish his words, what he was saying. Nobody listens! The Father does not want his son to be his slave. He wants him to be his son! This is the great Good News which Jesus has brought to us! A new robe, new sandals, a ring on his finger, the calf, the feast! In the immense joy of the encounter, Jesus allows us to see how great the sadness of the Father is because of the loss of his son. God was very sad and the people now become aware of this, seeing the immense joy of the Father because of the encounter with his son! It is joy shared with all in the feast that he has prepared.
• Luke 15, 25-28b: The reaction of the older son. The older son returns from his work in the fields and finds that there is a feast in the house. He refuses to enter. He wants to know what is happening. When he is told the reason for the feast, he is very angry and does not want to go in. Closing up in himself, he thinks he has his own right. He does not like the feast and he does not understand the why of his Father’s joy. This is a sign that he did not have a great intimacy with the Father, in spite of the fact that they lived in the same House. In fact, if he would have had it, he would have remarked the sadness of the Father for the loss of his younger son and would have understood his joy when his son returned. Those who live very worried about the observance of the Law of God, run the risk of forgetting God himself! The young son, even being far away from home, seemed to know the Father better than the older son who lived with him. Because the younger one had the courage to go back home to his Father, while the older one no longer wants to enter the house of the Father. He is not aware that the Father without him, will lose his joy. Because he, the older son, is also son as much as the younger one!
• Luke 15, 28a-30: The attitude of the Father and the response of the older son. The Father goes out of the house, and begs the older son to enter into the house. But he answers: “All these years I have slaved for you and never once disobeyed any orders of yours, yet you never offered me so much as a kid for me to celebrate with my friends. But for this son of yours, when he comes back after swallowing up your property, he and his loose women, you kill the calf we had been fattening”. The older son also wants feast and joy, but only with his own friends. Not with his brother and much less with his Father, and he does not even call brother his own brother, but rather “this your son”, as if he were no longer his brother. And he, the older brother, speaks about prostitutes. It is his malice which makes him interpret the life of his younger brother in this way. How many times the older brother interprets badly the life of the younger brother. How many times, we Catholics interpret badly the life and the religion of others! The attitude of the Father is the contrary! He accepts the younger son, but does not want to lose the older son. Both of them form part of the family. One cannot exclude the other!
• Luke 15, 31-32: The final response of the Father. In the same way, like the Father who does not pay attention to the arguments of the younger son, in the same way he does not pay attention to those of the older son and he says: “My son, you are with me always and all I have is yours, but it was only right we should celebrate and rejoice, because your brother here was dead and has come to life; he was lost and is found!” Is it that the older son was really aware that he was always with his Father and to find in his presence the reason for his joy? The expression of the Father: “All I have is yours!” includes also the younger son who has returned! The older brother does not have the right to make a distinction, and if he wants to be the son of the Father, he has to accept him as he is and not as he would like the Father to be! The parable does not say which was the final response of the older brother. It is up to the older son, whom we are, to give it!
• The one who experiences the gratuitous and surprising irruption of the love of God in his life becomes joyful and wishes to communicate this joy to others. The salvation action of God is a source of joy: “Rejoice with me!” (Lk 15, 6.9). And from this experience of God’s gratuitousness emerges the sense of feast and joy (Lk 15, 32). At the end of the parable, the Father asks to be happy and to celebrate, to feast. The joy is threatened by the older son, who does not want to enter. He thinks he has the right to joy only with his own friends and does not want to share the joy with all the members of the same human family. He represents those who consider themselves just and observant, and who think that they do not need any conversion.
• Luke 15, 11-13: The decision of the younger son. A man had two sons. The younger one asks for the part of the estate which will be his. The father divides everything between the two and both receive their part. To receive the inheritance is not any merit of ours. It is a gratuitous gift. The inheritance of the gifts of God is distributed among all human beings, whether Jewish or Pagans, whether Christians or non Christians . All receive something of the inheritance of the Father. But not all take care of it in the same way. In this same way, the younger son leaves and goes to a distant country and squandered his money on a life of debauchery, getting away from the Father. At the time of Luke, the elder one represented the communities which came from Judaism, and the youngest represented, the communities from Paganism. And today who is the youngest and who the less young?
• Luke 15, 14-19: The disillusionment and the will to return to the Father’s home. The need to find some food makes the young man lose his freedom and he becomes a slave and takes care of the pigs. This was the condition of life of millions of slaves in the
• Luke 15, 20-24: The joy of the Father when he meets his younger son again. The parable says that the younger son was still a long way off from the house, but the Father sees him, and runs to the boy, clasps him in his arms and kissed him. The impression given by Jesus is that the Father remained all the time at the window to see if his son would appear around the corner. According to our human way of thinking and feeling, the joy of the Father seems exaggerated. He does not even allow his son to finish his words, what he was saying. Nobody listens! The Father does not want his son to be his slave. He wants him to be his son! This is the great Good News which Jesus has brought to us! A new robe, new sandals, a ring on his finger, the calf, the feast! In the immense joy of the encounter, Jesus allows us to see how great the sadness of the Father is because of the loss of his son. God was very sad and the people now become aware of this, seeing the immense joy of the Father because of the encounter with his son! It is joy shared with all in the feast that he has prepared.
• Luke 15, 25-28b: The reaction of the older son. The older son returns from his work in the fields and finds that there is a feast in the house. He refuses to enter. He wants to know what is happening. When he is told the reason for the feast, he is very angry and does not want to go in. Closing up in himself, he thinks he has his own right. He does not like the feast and he does not understand the why of his Father’s joy. This is a sign that he did not have a great intimacy with the Father, in spite of the fact that they lived in the same House. In fact, if he would have had it, he would have remarked the sadness of the Father for the loss of his younger son and would have understood his joy when his son returned. Those who live very worried about the observance of the Law of God, run the risk of forgetting God himself! The young son, even being far away from home, seemed to know the Father better than the older son who lived with him. Because the younger one had the courage to go back home to his Father, while the older one no longer wants to enter the house of the Father. He is not aware that the Father without him, will lose his joy. Because he, the older son, is also son as much as the younger one!
• Luke 15, 28a-30: The attitude of the Father and the response of the older son. The Father goes out of the house, and begs the older son to enter into the house. But he answers: “All these years I have slaved for you and never once disobeyed any orders of yours, yet you never offered me so much as a kid for me to celebrate with my friends. But for this son of yours, when he comes back after swallowing up your property, he and his loose women, you kill the calf we had been fattening”. The older son also wants feast and joy, but only with his own friends. Not with his brother and much less with his Father, and he does not even call brother his own brother, but rather “this your son”, as if he were no longer his brother. And he, the older brother, speaks about prostitutes. It is his malice which makes him interpret the life of his younger brother in this way. How many times the older brother interprets badly the life of the younger brother. How many times, we Catholics interpret badly the life and the religion of others! The attitude of the Father is the contrary! He accepts the younger son, but does not want to lose the older son. Both of them form part of the family. One cannot exclude the other!
• Luke 15, 31-32: The final response of the Father. In the same way, like the Father who does not pay attention to the arguments of the younger son, in the same way he does not pay attention to those of the older son and he says: “My son, you are with me always and all I have is yours, but it was only right we should celebrate and rejoice, because your brother here was dead and has come to life; he was lost and is found!” Is it that the older son was really aware that he was always with his Father and to find in his presence the reason for his joy? The expression of the Father: “All I have is yours!” includes also the younger son who has returned! The older brother does not have the right to make a distinction, and if he wants to be the son of the Father, he has to accept him as he is and not as he would like the Father to be! The parable does not say which was the final response of the older brother. It is up to the older son, whom we are, to give it!
• The one who experiences the gratuitous and surprising irruption of the love of God in his life becomes joyful and wishes to communicate this joy to others. The salvation action of God is a source of joy: “Rejoice with me!” (Lk 15, 6.9). And from this experience of God’s gratuitousness emerges the sense of feast and joy (Lk 15, 32). At the end of the parable, the Father asks to be happy and to celebrate, to feast. The joy is threatened by the older son, who does not want to enter. He thinks he has the right to joy only with his own friends and does not want to share the joy with all the members of the same human family. He represents those who consider themselves just and observant, and who think that they do not need any conversion.
4) Personal questions
• Which is the image of God that I have since
my childhood? Has it changed during these past years? If it has changed, why?
• With which of the two sons do I identify myself: with the younger one or with the older one? Why?
• With which of the two sons do I identify myself: with the younger one or with the older one? Why?
5) Concluding Prayer
Bless Yahweh, my soul,
from the depths of my being, his holy name;
bless Yahweh, my soul,
never forget all his acts of kindness. (Ps 103,1-2)
from the depths of my being, his holy name;
bless Yahweh, my soul,
never forget all his acts of kindness. (Ps 103,1-2)
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