1. A Canticle in steps. I rejoiced in the things that were said to me: “We shall go into the house of the Lord.”

2. Our feet were standing in your courts, O Jerusalem.

3. Jerusalem has been built as a city, whose participation is unto itself.

4. For to that place, the tribes ascended, the tribes of the Lord: the testimony of Israel, to confess to the name of the Lord.

5. For in that place, seats have sat down in judgment, seats above the house of David.

6. Petition for the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem, and for abundance for those who love you.

7. Let peace be in your virtue, and abundance in your towers.

8. For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors, I spoke peace about you.

9. For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I sought good things for you.





“O amor é a rainha das virtudes. Como as pérolas se ligam por um fio, assim as virtudes, pelo amor. Fogem as pérolas quando se rompe o fio. Assim também as virtudes se desfazem afastando-se o amor”. São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina