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Sirach 50:22-24

Bless the God of all

November 25, 2027

The Angelus, Jean-François Millet
The Angelus, Jean-François Millet, 1857–1859Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Two field workers stand with heads bowed over a basket of potatoes at the sound of the evening bell from the church on the horizon.To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul: the psalm's prayer is made standing in a field at the end of a working day, which is where most prayer is made.Jean-François MilletA founder of the Barbizon school (1814-1875), who painted peasant labour at a scale previously reserved for history painting and was attacked as a political radical for it.Musée d'Orsay, ParisA railway station of 1900 converted into the museum of French art from 1848 to 1914, which is why its Impressionists stand under a train shed.Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Roman Lectionary
GospelLuke 17:11-19Lk 17:11-19
Second Reading1 Cor. 1:3-91 Cor 1:3-9
First ReadingSir. 50:22-24Sir 50:22-24
Responsorial PsalmPs. 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11Ps 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11

Overview & Insights

"And now bless the God of all, who everywhere works great wonders." (Sirach 50:22)

The sage closes his praise of Israel's history by calling the assembly to bless the God of all who does great things everywhere. He prays that God would grant gladness of heart and lasting peace to his people. Sirach is a deuterocanonical book, so verse-by-verse Protestant commentary is thin.

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Background & Word Study

Ben Sira 50 - Sefaria Sefaria

Text of the Wisdom of Ben Sira chapter 50 in the Sefaria library.

Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) 50 - New AdventEcclesiasticus (Sir) 50 - New Advent New Advent · Catholic Encyclopedia

Catholic Douay-Rheims edition of Sirach 50 with the closing doxology of praise.

Ben Sira 50 - Bible Study Tools Bible Study Tools

Full text of Sirach 50 in an English translation of the deuterocanon.

Ecclesiasticus (Sirach)Ecclesiasticus (Sir) New Advent · Catholic Encyclopedia

The standard Catholic introduction to the book: how it was written, in what language, and how it came to stand where it does.

Sirach 50 (NABRE, with footnotes)Sir 50 (NABRE, with footnotes) USCCB

The text as the Church reads it, with the notes that set the passage in its own moment.

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