"From the heavens thou didst utter judgment;
    the earth feared and was still,
when God arose to establish judgment
    to save all the oppressed of the earth." Psalm 76 8-9 (RSVCE)

Meditation: "Soon Jesus will rise up to save the gentle and the humble of the earth.

You who come to redeem the earth,

Defend the elect. (...)

O child! Raise your voice

To save the humble and gentle heart."^† Thérèse de Lisieux

"I consider the days of old,
    I remember the years long ago.
 I commune with my heart in the night;
    I meditate and search my spirit:
 “Will the Lord spurn for ever,
    and never again be favorable?" Psalm 77:5-7 (RSVCE)

Meditation: I have removed the veil of sin that kept me from feeling your presence. Father, it was not you who turned against me, but I who rejected you.

"Thy way was through the sea,
    thy path through the great waters;
    yet thy footprints were unseen." Psalm 77:19 (RSVCE)

Meditation: Although at times I lost my way, you were always there, Lord, leading me through mighty waters.

^†de Lisieux, St. Thérèse. La Bible avec Thérèse de Lisieux. Paris, France: Les Éditions du Cerf et Desclée De Brouwer, 1979. 77. Print. Trans. John P. Gross.

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Here is the 39th prayer from my book, 100 Prayers of Purity for the Mission of Our Lady of America. Enjoy!

Prayer 39

Madonna in Glory¹

O Lady most pure, who by reason of thy virginal purity didst merit the glory to be so bright and so majestic in thy body after death; obtain for us the strength to detach ourselves from every foul spirit of impurity. Amen.77

¹"Madonna in Glory." Web. 18 May 2016.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ File:Dolci_ Madonna_ p1070185.jpg>
⁷⁷"Raccolta: Third Novena: In Preparation for the Feast of the Annunciation." Web. 1 July 2016. 
<http://www.liturgialatina.org/raccolta/novenas.htm>.

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