Saint Denis and Companions Martyrs/Saint John Leonardi, Priest

12“Let the nations arouse themselves,

and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat;

for there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations.

13Put in the sickle;

for the harvest is ripe.

Come, tread, for the wine press is full,

the vats overflow, for their wickedness is great.”

14Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision!

For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.

15The sun and the moon are darkened,

and the stars withdraw their shining.

16The LORD will roar from Zion,

and thunder from Jerusalem;

and the heavens and the earth will shake;

but the LORD will be a refuge to his people,

and a stronghold to the children of Israel.

17“So you will know that I am the LORD, your God,

dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain.

Then Jerusalem will be holy,

and no strangers will pass through her any more.

18It will happen in that day,

that the mountains will drop down sweet wine,

the hills will flow with milk,

all the brooks of Judah will flow with waters;

and a fountain will flow out from the LORD’s house,

and will water the valley of Shittim.

19Egypt will be a desolation

and Edom will be a desolate wilderness,

for the violence done to the children of Judah,

because they have shed innocent blood in their land.

20But Judah will be inhabited forever,

and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

21I will cleanse their blood

that I have not cleansed,

for the LORD dwells in Zion.”

1The LORD reigns!

Let the earth rejoice!

Let the multitude of islands be glad!

2Clouds and darkness are around him.

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

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5The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD,

at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

6The heavens declare his righteousness.

All the peoples have seen his glory.

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11Light is sown for the righteous,

and gladness for the upright in heart.

12Be glad in the LORD, you righteous people!

Give thanks to his holy Name.

27It came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the multitude lifted up her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts which nursed you!” 28But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.”