Saint Martin of Tours, Bishop

7:22for wisdom, that is the architect of all things, taught me.

For there is in her a spirit that is quick to understand, holy,

unique, manifold, subtle, freely moving, clear in utterance, unpolluted,

distinct, invulnerable, loving what is good, keen, unhindered,

23beneficent, loving toward man, steadfast, sure, free from care, all-powerful, all-surveying,

and penetrating through all spirits that are quick to understand, pure, most subtle.

24For wisdom is more mobile than any motion.

Yes, she pervades and penetrates all things by reason of her purity.

25For she is a breath of the power of God,

and a pure emanation of the glory of the Almighty.

Therefore nothing defiled can find entrance into her.

26For she is a reflection of everlasting light,

an unspotted mirror of the working of God,

and an image of his goodness.

27Although she is one, she has power to do all things.

Remaining in herself, she renews all things.

From generation to generation passing into holy souls,

she makes friends of God and prophets.

28For God loves nothing as much as one who dwells with wisdom.

29For she is fairer than the sun,

and above all the constellations of the stars.

She is better than light.

30For daylight yields to night,

but evil does not prevail against wisdom.

8:1But she reaches from one end to the other with full strength,

and orders all things well.

89LORD, your word is settled in heaven forever.

90Your faithfulness is to all generations.

You have established the earth, and it remains.

91Your laws remain to this day,

for all things serve you.

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130The entrance of your words gives light.

It gives understanding to the simple.

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135Make your face shine on your servant.

Teach me your statutes.

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175Let my soul live, that I may praise you.

Let your ordinances help me.

20Being asked by the Pharisees when God’s Kingdom would come, he answered them, “God’s Kingdom doesn’t come with observation; 21neither will they say, ‘Look, here!’ or, ‘Look, there!’ for behold, God’s Kingdom is within you.” 22He said to the disciples, “The days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it. 23They will tell you, ‘Look, here!’ or ‘Look, there!’ Don’t go away or follow after them, 24for as the lightning, when it flashes out of one part under the sky, shines to another part under the sky, so will the Son of Man be in his day. 25But first, he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.