September 20, 2017June 21, 2023 by Pope Pius XIII

Aboriginal

Indigenous children in Canada are more than twice as likely to live in poverty
than non-Aboriginal kids, according to new findings released.

Pope Pius XIII

Dona eis requiem agnes dei.

Prayer for Guidance and Support for the King

A Psalm of Solomon.

72 Give the king thy justice, O God,
and thy righteousness to the royal son!
²May he judge thy people with righteousness,
    and thy poor with justice!
³Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people,
    and the hills, in righteousness!
⁴May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
    give deliverance to the needy,
    and crush the oppressor!

⁵May he live^[a] while the sun endures,
    and as long as the moon, throughout all generations!
⁶May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass,
    like showers that water the earth!
⁷In his days may righteousness flourish,
    and peace abound, till the moon be no more!

⁸May he have dominion from sea to sea,
    and from the River to the ends of the earth!
⁹May his foes^[b] bow down before him,
    and his enemies lick the dust!
¹⁰May the kings of Tarshish and of the isles
    render him tribute,
may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts!
¹¹May all kings fall down before him,
    all nations serve him!

¹²For he delivers the needy when he calls,
    the poor and him who has no helper.
¹³He has pity on the weak and the needy,
    and saves the lives of the needy.
¹⁴From oppression and violence he redeems their life;
    and precious is their blood in his sight.

¹⁵Long may he live,
    may gold of Sheba be given to him!
May prayer be made for him continually,
    and blessings invoked for him all the day!
¹⁶May there be abundance of grain in the land;
    on the tops of the mountains may it wave;
    may its fruit be like Lebanon;
and may men blossom forth from the cities
    like the grass of the field!
¹⁷May his name endure for ever,
    his fame continue as long as the sun!
May men bless themselves by him,
    all nations call him blessed!

¹⁸Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
who alone does wondrous things.
¹⁹Blessed be his glorious name for ever;
may his glory fill the whole earth!
Amen and Amen!

²⁰The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.

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