O Lord and Ruler . . .

 

O Adonai, et Dux domus Israel, 
qui Moysi in igne flammae rubi apparuisti,
et ei in Sina legem dedisti: 
veni ad redimendum nos in brachio extento.. 

O Lord and Ruler of the house of Israel, 
who appeared to Moses in the flame of the burning bush
and gave him the law on Sinai: 
come, and redeem us with outstretched arms

Meditation: As Moses saw the Lord in the burning bush we can see Him in the flaming skies of sunrise and sunset. We can see Him in all that occurs between those boundaries between day and night, night and day. We hear in the third Eucharistic Prayer at Mass the words, "You never cease to gather a people to yourself so that from the rising of the sun to its setting a pure sacrifice may be offered to your name."   Some time today ask yourself, where, how, or in whom did I see the Lord today?

Prayer: 
Longing for Christ (c. 10th century)

Come, true light.
Come, life eternal. 
Come, hidden mystery.
Come, treasure without name.
Come, reality beyond all words. 
Come, person beyond all understanding.
Come, rejoicing without end. 
Come, light that knows no evening. 
Come, raising up of the fallen. 
Come, resurrection of the dead.

Tell Out My Soul (Mary's Magnificat)

These O Antiphons precede and follow the recitation of the Magnificat which is prayed every night at vespers.  The lyrics are a version of Luke’s prayer that begins, “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, My spirit rejoices in God my savior .  . . . “

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz-FkqobgXY

 

 

 

Tabernacle on the main altar of the Sanctuary of Loyola, the birth place of St. Ignatius.