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The sun is shining at its zenith:
we recollect our hearts in Bethany.With eager expectation you took in everything
which came from the mouth and heart of the Lord
and became a master of contemplation,
totally given to God in tender intimacy.In your shrine you wish to form
an army of prayer in the midst of a barren world,
leading us to love’s highest heights
so that in the battle we remain loyally at your side.Help me to learn more and more the spirit of prayer
and always lift my heart to the stars of heaven.
Let me always look on Christ, the Sun,
and trust in him in all of life’s situations.Glory be joyfully given to the Father
through Christ with Mary, highly praised,
in the Holy Spirit full of splendor
from the universe now and in all eternity.
Amen.
