Luke 1:67–79
His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit
and spoke this prophecy: “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has looked
favorably on his people and redeemed them. He has raised up a mighty savior for
us in the house of his servant David, as he spoke through the mouth of his holy
prophets from of old, that we would be saved from our enemies and from the hand
of all who hate us. Thus he has shown the mercy promised to our ancestors, and
has remembered his holy covenant, the oath that he swore to our ancestor
Abraham, to grant us that we, being rescued from the hands of our enemies, might
serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go
before the Lord to prepare his ways, to give knowledge of salvation to his
people by the forgiveness of their sins. By the tender mercy of our God, the
dawn from on high will break upon us, to give light to those who sit in
darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
Reflection
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The Benedictus is a prayer of
prophecy about the coming of the Savior. How I pray with this Benedictus?
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Can I the prayer slowly,
letting the words reveal their meaning for me today?