Jeremiah said: You know me, Lord, and you see me. You know that my heart is with you.

From the prophet Isaiah: For the sake of my people, I shall not keep silent. I shall not rest until her justice shines out like the breaking of day. And then all will see your justice, and you will be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will bestow.

When God began creating the heavens and the earth, God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good.

Jesus said: Come to me, you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest.

Console my people, says your God, console them and speak to their hearts.

Paul writes: Anyone who is in Christ is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come.

John the Baptist prepared the coming of Jesus by proclaiming a baptism of repentance to all the people.

All your commands are trustworthy, O God; help me, for I am persecuted without cause. True to your faithful love, give me life.