Bless your Lord, the God of all,
who in every way does great things;
who exalts our days from birth,
and deals with us according to his mercy.
Give us gladness of heart,
and grant that peace may be in our days
as in the days of old.
Entrust to us your mercy!
And deliver us in our days!
(Sirach 50: 22 - 24)
