Alleluia!

Our response to today's Responsorial Psalm is "ALLELUIA!' One simple yet grand word. It comes from the Greek " halləlû-yāh," which means "praise Yahweh." ALLELUIA is found only in the book of Psalms, which contains hymns of both sadness and joy, longing and fulfillment, praise and petition, wonder and disillusionment. It occurs in 13 psalms either as the opening word (111, 112), or the closing word (104, 105, 115-117), or both (106, 113, 135, 146-150). It's also the very last word of the Psalter, the grand finale of the grateful heart's song of God's goodness, love and mercy. ALLELUIA!

Thank you, dear Lord, that because of You, I can always sing ALLELUIA!