Psalm 67: 2-3, 5-6, 8

The verb-forms in this week’s responsorial psalm make it difficult to be categorized. Some commentators believe the verbs are in past tense, classifying the psalm as a prayer of thanksgiving for blessings already received. Others consider them a form of wish or bidding prayer, a moderate request for blessings not yet enjoyed.

Regardless, this psalm is a prayer of blessing. We pray this psalm today, on the solemnity of Mary the Mother of God, to celebrate the fact that through her has come God’s greatest blessing, Jesus Christ, and to have her, as our mother, intercede with him to continue to bless us. Continue reading “Psalm for the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God (ABC)” →