1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2

#621 Proper of Saints Context (Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary-Vigil, Aug 15)

#707 Commons Context (Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary)

#19O-I BVM Context (Holy Mary, Mother of the Lord, Ordinary Time, 19)

David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring the ark of the Lord
to the place which he had prepared for it.
David also called together the sons of Aaron and the Levites.

The Levites bore the ark of God on their shoulders with poles,
as Moses had ordained according to the word of the Lord.

David commanded the chiefs of the Levites
to appoint their kinsmen as chanters,
to play on musical instruments, harps, lyres, and cymbals,
to make a loud sound of rejoicing.

They brought in the ark of God and set it within the tent
which David had pitched for it.
Then they offered up burnt offerings and peace offerings to God.
When David had finished offering up the burnt offerings and peace offerings,
he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.
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Commentary on 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2

David assembles all of the twelve tribes and proposes to bring the ark into their midst. The Ark of the Covenant is recovered from Kiriath-jearim, of Judah where, according to the chronicler, it had been since Saul’s reign (1 Chronicles 13:1ff). David establishes the Levites (the traditional tribe of priests) to bring it in procession before the people and, recalling their desert tradition (Numbers 1:50) has it placed in a tent. Placed within the context of sacred history, this event changes the understanding and structure of the Hebrew peoples. They are united in God’s presence represented by the Ark of the Covenant; not simply because of its attributes thought to bring blessings to the people (2 Samuel 6:12).

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1 Chronicles 29:10bcd, 11abc, 11d-12a, 12bcd

#326 Weekday Year II Context (Thursday of the 4th Week in Ordinary Time)-

#501 Weekday Year I Context (Friday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time)

#703 Commons Context (The Common of the Anniversary of the Dedication of a Church)

#945 Mass for Various Needs Context (III. In Various Public Circumstances, 26. In Thanksgiving to God, 1.)

R. (13b) We praise your glorious name, O mighty God.

“Blessed may you be, O LORD,
God of Israel our father,
from eternity to eternity.”
R. We praise your glorious name, O mighty God.

“Yours, O LORD, are grandeur and power,
majesty, splendor, and glory.
For all in heaven and on earth is yours.”
R. We praise your glorious name, O mighty God.

“Yours, O LORD, is the sovereignty;
you are exalted as head over all.
Riches and honor are from you.”
R. We praise your glorious name, O mighty God.

“You have dominion over all,
In your hand are power and might;
it is yours to give grandeur and strength to all.”
R. We praise your glorious name, O mighty God.
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Commentary on 1 Chr 29:10bcd, 11abc, 11d-12a, 12bcd

This great hymn of praise from First Chronicles directs our thoughts toward the power and majesty of God the Father. It rejoices in his omnipotent reign over all the earth. It is called "David's Prayer," and consists of three parts.  This selection is the first part which is a solemn praise for God's sovereignty and power.

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