Saint of the day · April 9
Easter Thursday — Solemnity
Psalm of the day: Psalm 87
1 A Psalm by the sons of Korah; a Song. His foundation is in the holy mountains.
2 Yahweh loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
3 Glorious things are spoken about you, city of God. Selah.
4 I will record Rahab and Babylon among those who acknowledge me. Behold, Philistia, Tyre, and also Ethiopia: “This one was born there.”
5 Yes, of Zion it will be said, “This one and that one was born in her;” the Most High himself will establish her.
6 Yahweh will count, when he writes up the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah.
7 Those who sing as well as those who dance say, “All my springs are in you.”
Prayer of the day: Prayer to Saint Rita of Cascia (for impossible causes)
Present to God, Father of mercy and source of all consolation, my humble and confident prayer. And you, who obtained from Jesus all that you asked, do not abandon me in this difficult hour, obtaining for me the grace of which I am so much in need. Amen.
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