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Psalms 117

Psalms 117

Confitemini Domino. The psalmist praiseth God for his delivery from evils: putteth his whole trust in him; and foretelleth the coming of Christ. Alleluia.

1 

Give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

2 

Let Israel now say, that he is good: that his mercy endureth for ever.

3 

Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

4 

Let them that fear the Lord now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

5 

In my trouble I called upon the Lord: and the Lord heard me, and enlarged me.

6 

The Lord is my helper: I will not fear what man can do unto me.

7 

The Lord is my helper: and I will look over my enemies.

8 

It is good to confide in the Lord, rather than to have confidence in man.

9 

It is good to trust in the Lord, rather than to trust in princes.

10 

All nations compassed me about; and, in the name of the Lord I have been revenged on them.

11 

Surrounding me they compassed me about: and in the name of the Lord I have been revenged on them.

12 

They surrounded me like bees, and they burned like fire among thorns: and in the name of the Lord I was revenged on them.

13 

Being pushed I was overturned that I might fall: but the Lord supported me.

14 

The Lord is my strength and my praise: and he is become my salvation.

15 

The voice of rejoicing and of salvation is in the tabernacles of the just.

16 

The right hand of the Lord hath wrought strength: the right hand of the Lord hath exalted me: the right hand of the Lord hath wrought strength.

17 

I shall not die, but live: and shall declare the works of the Lord.

18 

The Lord chastising hath chastised me: but he hath not delivered me over to death.

19 

Open ye to me the gates of justice: I will go in to them, and give praise to the Lord.

20 

This is the gate of the Lord, the just shall enter into it.

21 

I will give glory to thee because thou hast heard me: and art become my salvation.

22 

The stone which the builders rejected; the same is become the head of the corner.

23 

This is the Lord’s doing, and it is wonderful in our eyes.

24 

This is the day which the Lord hath made: let us be glad and rejoice therein.

25 

O Lord, save me: O Lord, give good success.

26 

Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord. We have blessed you out of the house of the Lord.

27 

The Lord is God, and he hath shone upon us. Appoint a solemn day, with shady boughs, even to the horn of the altar.

28 

Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, and I will exalt thee. I will praise thee, because thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.

29 

O praise ye the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Catechism

An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine, Lesson 25, Question 271

271 Q. What is the Sacrament of Extreme Unction?

A. Extreme Unction is the Sacrament which, through the anointing and prayer of the priest, gives health and strength to the soul, and sometimes to the body, when we are in danger of death from sickness.

"Anointing." In this Sacrament the priest anoints all our senses—the eyes, the ears, the nose, the mouth, the hands, and the feet—and at the same time prays God to forgive the poor sick person all the sins he has committed by any of these. The eyes, by looking at bad objects or pictures; the ears, by listening to bad conversation; the nose, by indulging too much in sensual pleasures; the mouth, by cursing, lying, bad conversation, backbiting, etc.; the hands, by stealing, fighting, or doing sinful things; the feet, by carrying us to do wrong or to bad places. I told you already most of our sins are committed for our body, and the senses are the chief instruments. "Strength to the body," if it is for our spiritual welfare. If God foresees, as He foresees all things, that after our sickness we shall lead better lives and do penance for our sins, then He may be pleased to restore us to health, and give us an opportunity of making up for our past faults. But if He foresees that after our sickness we would again lead bad lives, and fall perhaps into greater sins, then He will likely take us when we are prepared, and will not restore us again to health. As He always knows and does what is best for His children, we must in sickness always be resigned to His holy will, and be satisfied with what He sees fit to do with us.