m_

The Church's call to the heathen world to praise God by conversion to
the faith of Christ.

PSALM cxviii. _Confitemini Domino_

Matt. xxi. 9, 42, xxiii. 39 (with parallels in Mark and Luke). Easter
Day, evening (Prayer Book)

The great Psalm of thanksgiving by Christ and His Church for the
Resurrection, the victory over death and the judgment of the prince of
this world. A Psalm especially appropriate for Sunday, and as a
prelude to the Church's worship in the Holy Eucharist.

[It is the special Psalm for Sunday at Prime in the Breviary.]

PSALM cxix. _Beati immaculati_

The characteristic Psalm of the Catholic Church, in which she expresses
her loyalty to and joy in {135} all that God has revealed and
commanded. It is animated throughout by the spirit of _sonship_, of
which the perfect realisation is seen in Christ Himself. It may
therefore be regarded as a Psalm of Christ, with Whom the Church
associates herself in its recitation.

PSALM cxx. _Ad Dominum_

A Psalm of the pilgrim Church praying for peace and deliverance from
the ceaseless and bitter warfare of this world.

PSALM cxxi. _Levavi oculos_

Accession Service (Prayer Book)

A Psalm of the Church's pilgrimage through this world's perils, as she
journeys towards the eternal hills and the city of God.

PSALM cxxii. _Laetatus sum_

The joy of the Christian soul in the Catholic Church and in Catholic
worship. The hope of the Church in her pilgrimage towards the heavenly
Jerusalem and the throne of Christ.

PSALM cxxiii. _Ad te levavi oculos meos_

A Psalm of the pilgrim Church amidst this world's scorn and contempt,
expressing her absolute dependence upon Christ.

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PSALM cxxiv. _Nisi quid Dominus_

Part of the Hymn of Thanksgiving for a Victory at Sea (Prayer Book)

A Psalm of the pilgrim Church's deliverance from the storms and waves
of this troublesome world; her unshaken confidence in Christ.

PSALM cxxv. _Qui confidunt_

The confidence of the pilgrim Church in the unceasing protection of
Christ against the attacks of an evil world, and the apostasy of false
Christians.

PSALM cxxvi. _In convertendo_

The joy of the pilgrim Church in her great deliverance from the
captivity of this world; her hope that through tribulation she will be
made perfect.

PSALM cxxvii. _Nisi Dominus_

Churching of Women (Prayer Book)

A Psalm of the pilgrim Church confessing that her progress and her
en