1. I rejoiced with those who said to me, "Let us go to the house of the Lord!"

2. And now we have set foot within your gates, O Jerusalem!

3. Jerusalem, just like a city, where everything falls into place!

4. There the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, the assembly of Israel, to give thanks to the Lord's name,

5. There stand the courts of justice the offices of the house of David.

6. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May those who love you prosper!

7. May peace be within your walls and security within your citadels!"

8. For the sake of my relatives and friends I will say, "Peace be with you!"

9. For the sake of the house of our Lord, I will pray for your good.





“Menosprezai vossas tentações e não vos demoreis nelas. Imaginai estar na presença de Jesus. O crucificado se lança em vossos braços e mora no vosso coração. Beijai-Lhe a chaga do lado, dizendo: ‘Aqui está minha esperança; a fonte viva da minha felicidade. Seguro-vos, ó Jesus, e não me aparto de vós, até que me tenhais posto a salvo’”. São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina