Baptism of the Lord, optional Year C * Responsorial Psalm
R.
(1)
O bless the Lord, my soul.
Ps. 104:1b-2, 3-4, 24-25, 27-28, 29-30
The below is an OPTION for Year C, when Baptism of the Lord (ABC) is not chosen
R. O bless the Lord, my soul.
O LORD, my God, you are great indeed!
you are clothed with majesty and glory,
robed in light as with a cloak.
You have spread out the heavens like a tent-cloth;
you are clothed with majesty and glory,
robed in light as with a cloak.
You have spread out the heavens like a tent-cloth;
R. O bless the Lord, my soul.
You have constructed your palace upon the waters.
You make the clouds your chariot;
you travel on the wings of the wind.
You make the winds your messengers,
and flaming fire your ministers.
You make the clouds your chariot;
you travel on the wings of the wind.
You make the winds your messengers,
and flaming fire your ministers.
R. O bless the Lord, my soul.
How manifold are your works, O LORD!
In wisdom you have wrought them all--
the earth is full of your creatures;
the sea also, great and wide,
in which are schools without number
of living things both small and great.
In wisdom you have wrought them all--
the earth is full of your creatures;
the sea also, great and wide,
in which are schools without number
of living things both small and great.
R. O bless the Lord, my soul.
They look to you to give them food in due time.
When you give it to them, they gather it;
when you open your hand,
they are filled with good things.
When you give it to them, they gather it;
when you open your hand,
they are filled with good things.
R. O bless the Lord, my soul.
If you take away their breath,
they perish and return to the dust.
When you send forth your spirit, they are created,
and you renew the face of the earth.
they perish and return to the dust.
When you send forth your spirit, they are created,
and you renew the face of the earth.
R. O bless the Lord, my soul.
Bénedic, ánima mea, Dómino; magnificátus est veheménter.
In honor of Blessed John Rugg:
