Psalm 88 (89) - The Lord's kindness to the house of David Psalm 86 (87) - Jerusalem, mother of all nations - 3 Thu Lauds Psalm 85 (86) - A poor man's prayer in time of trouble - 3 Wed Lauds Psalm 84 (85) - Our salvation is very near - 3 Tue Lauds Psalm 83 (84) - Longing for the Lord's temple - 3 Mon Lauds Psalm 80 (81) - Solemn renewal of the covenant Psalm 79 (80) - Lord, come to visit your vine Psalm 76 (77) - Remembering the works of the Lord - 2 Wed Lauds Psalm 72 (73) - Why should the just suffer? - 4 Mon Office Psalm 71 (72) - The royal power of the Messiah - 2 Thu Vespers Psalm 68 (69) - I am consumed with zeal for your house - 3 Fri Office Psalm 67 (68) - The Lord's triumphal journey Psalm 66 (67) - All the peoples will give praise to the Lord - 2 Wed Vespers, 3 Tue Lauds Psalm 65 (66) - Hymn for a sacrifice of thanksgiving - 4 Sun Office Psalm 64 (65) - Solemn thanksgiving - 2 Tue Lauds Psalm 63 (64) - A prayer against enemies. Psalm 62 (63) - A soul thirsting for God - 1 Sun Lauds, 2 Sun Lauds Psalm 61 (62) - Peace in God - 2 Wed Vespers Psalm 56 (57) - Morning prayer in time of affliction - 1 Thu Lauds Psalm 54 (55) - Against a faithless friend - 4 Fri Office Psalm 51 (52) - Against the deceitful one - 2 Wed Office Psalm 50 (51) - Have mercy on me, God - 1 Fri Lauds, 3 Fri Lauds, 4 Fri Lauds Psalm 49 (50) - True reverence for the Lord - 4 Sat Office Psalm 48 (49) - The uselessness of riches - 2 Tue Vespers Psalm 47 (48) - Thanksgiving for the salvation of God's people - 1 Thu Lauds Psalm 46 (47) - The Lord is the king of all - 1 Wed Lauds Psalm 45 (46) - God is our refuge and strength - 1 Fri Vespers Psalm 44 (45) - Royal wedding song - 2 Mon Vespers Psalm 43 (44) - God's people in time of disaster - 2 Thu Office, 4 Thu Office Psalm 42 (43) - Desire for God's temple - 2 Tue Office Psalm 41 (42) - The exile's nostalgia for the Lord's temple - 2 Mon Lauds Psalm 40 (41) - Prayer in sickness - 1 Fri Vespers Psalm 38 (39) - The prayer of one who suffers from illness - 2 Wed Office Psalm 37 (38) - The plea of a sinner in great peril Psalm 36 (37) - The lot of the evil and the just compared - 2 Tue Office Psalm 35 (36) - The evil of the sinner the goodness of the Lord - 1 Wed Lauds Psalm 34 (35) - The Lord is a Saviour in time of persecution - 1 Fri Office Psalm 32 (33) - Praise of the providence of the Lord - 1 Tue Lauds Psalm 31 (32) - Happy is the man whose offence is forgiven - 1 Thu Vespers Psalm 30 (31) - Confident prayer in distress - 2 Mon Office Psalm 29 (30) - Thanksgiving for liberation from death - 1 Thu Vespers Psalm 28 (29) - Public praise of the Word of God - 1 Mon Lauds Psalm 26 (27) - Trust in time of affliction - 1 Wed Vespers Psalm 24 (25) - Begging for forgiveness and salvation Psalm 23 (24) - The Lord comes to his temple - 1 Tue Lauds, 4 Sun Office Psalm 20 (21) - Thanksgiving for a king's victory - 1 Tue Vespers Psalm 19 (20) - Prayer for a king before battle - 1 Tue Vespers Psalm 18 (19) - Praise for the Lord, Creator of all things - 2 Mon Lauds Psalm 17 (18) - Thanksgiving for salvation and victory - 1 Wed & Thu Office Psalm 15 (16) - The Lord is my portion - 2 Sun I Vespers Psalm 14 (15) - Who shall be worthy to stand before the Lord? - 1 Mon Vespers Psalm 11 (12) - Invocation against oppressors - 1 Tue Office Psalm 10 (11) - The Lord has given security to the upright man - 1 Mon Vespers Psalm 9B (10) - Thanksgiving - 1 Tue Office Psalm 9A (9) - Thanksgiving after victory - 1 Mon Office Psalm 8 - The majesty of the Lord, the greatness of man Psalm 6 - Prayer for God's help in time of distress - 1 Mon Office Psalm 5 - Morning prayer for help - 1 Mon Lauds Psalm 3 - The Lord is my protector - 1 Sun Office Psalm 2 - The Messiah is king and conqueror - 1 Sun Office Psalm 1 - The two ways open to man - 1 Sun Office Next Wednesday, therefore, I will take up his catecheses where he left off, after his General Audience last 26 January." Just as at the beginning of his Pontificate John Paul II wanted to continue the reflections on the Christian virtues that his predecessor had begun, I also intend to continue in the coming months the reflections that he had prepared on the second part of the psalms and canticles which comprise vespers. He sought to put these instructions into practice himself, commenting on the psalms of lauds and vespers at the most recent of his Wednesday catecheses. "Our Christian communities", he wrote in his Apostolic Letter Novo Millennio Ineunte, "must become genuine "schools' of prayer, where the meeting with Christ is expressed not just in imploring help but also in thanksgiving, praise, adoration, contemplation, listening and ardent devotion, until the heart truly "falls in love'" (n 33). I think back with affection to my Venerable Predecessor John Paul II, to whom we are indebted for his extraordinary spiritual heritage. Benedict XVI, at his first Wednesday audience as Pope on 27th April 2005, said:
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