by L'équipe de publication | Feb 12, 2026 | Evangelium
SAINT CATHERINE OF RICCI
Psalter I | GREEN
She was an Italian Catholic nun, born in Florence, and later known as a mystic and saint. Her early life included a period at the Convent of Monticelli, where she was cared for by her aunt, a nun. She later entered the Dominican Order, taking the name Catherine and dedicating her life to religious service.
Entrance Antiphon: Ps 94: 6-7
O come, let us worship God and bow low before the God who made us, for he is the Lord our God.
Collect
Keep your family safe, O Lord, with unfailing care, that, relying solely on the hope of heavenly grace, they may be defended always by your protection. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
First reading: 1 Kings 11:29-32; 12:19
Jeroboam left Jerusalem, and the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him on the road. The two were alone in the area, and the prophet was wearing a new cloak. Ahijah took off his new cloak, tore it into twelve pieces, and said to Jeroboam: “Take ten pieces for yourself; the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will tear away the kingdom from Solomon’s grasp and will give you ten of the tribes. One tribe shall remain to him for the sake of David my servant, and of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.'” Israel went into rebellion against David’s house to this day.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 81:10-11ab, 12-13, 14-15
R/ I am the Lord, your God: hear my voice.
- There shall be no strange god among you nor shall you worship any alien god. I, the Lord, am your God who led you forth from the land of Egypt.”
- My people heard not my voice, and Israel obeyed me not; So I gave them up to the hardness of their hearts; they walked according to their own counsels.”
- If only my people would hear me, and Israel walk in my ways, Quickly would I humble their enemies; against their foes I would turn my hand.”
Gospel Acclamation: Acts 16:14b
Alleluia, alleluia. Open our hearts, O Lord, to listen to the words of your Son. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel: Mark 7:31-37
Jesus left the district of Tyre and went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, into the district of the Decapolis. And people brought to him a deaf man who had a speech impediment and begged him to lay his hand on him. He took him off by himself away from the crowd. He put his finger into the man’s ears and, spitting, touched his tongue; then he looked up to heaven and groaned, and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (that is, “Be opened!”) And immediately the man’s ears were opened, his speech impediment was removed, and he spoke plainly. He ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more he ordered them not to, the more they proclaimed it. They were exceedingly astonished and they said, “He has done all things well. He makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”
Prayer over the Offerings
O Lord, our God, who once established these created things to sustain us in our frailty, grant, we pray, that they may become for us now the Sacrament of eternal life. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Cf. Ps 106: 8-9
Let them thank the Lord for his mercy, his wonders for the children of men, for he satisfies the thirsty soul, and the hungry he fills with good things.
Prayer after Communion
O God, who have willed that we be partakers in the one Bread and the one Chalice, grant us, we pray, so to live that, made one in Christ, we may joyfully bear fruit for the salvation of the world. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
“I am the Lord your God; hear my voice.” A prominent theme in the Old Testament is idolatry. God is always warning the Israelites not to worship other gods, but to remain faithful to him and serve him alone. An idol must not be a carved statue to which we offer sacrifices; it is anything or anybody to which we attach more importance than to God. When television and social media leave us with no time to pray, when the love of wealth and positions makes us ready to oppress and destroy others, when our desire for alcohol and sex is so strong that we want to satisfy it at all costs, these things become idols; they make us turn away from God. Like the deaf and dumb man in the Gospel, we become closed; we are incapable of hearing God’s voice and doing his will. Let us turn back to God today and ask Jesus to open us to his grace. May he open our ears, that we may listen to his Word; may he open our hearts, that we may allow him to dwell in us and take the first place in our lives; may he open our mouths, that we may proclaim his Word and help others to turn away from their own idols.
by L'équipe de publication | Feb 11, 2026 | Evangelium
SAINT FEBRONIA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR
Psalter I | GREEN
She was a nun at Nisibis (modern-day Nusaybin, Turkey). She suffered persecution under Diocletian, who offered her freedom if she renounced her faith and married his nephew, Lysimachus, who had been leaning towards conversion to Christianity. Febronia refused and was tortured, suffered mutilation and death. Lysimachus, witnessing her suffering, converted.
Entrance Antiphon: Ps 94: 6-7
O come, let us worship God and bow low before the God who made us, for he is the Lord our God.
Collect
Keep your family safe, O Lord, with unfailing care, that, relying solely on the hope of heavenly grace, they may be defended always by your protection. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
First reading: 1 Kings 11:4-13
When Solomon was old his wives had turned his heart to strange gods, and his heart was not entirely with the Lord, his God, as the heart of his father David had been. By adoring Astarte, the goddess of the Sidonians, and Milcom, the idol of the Ammonites, Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not follow him unreservedly as his father David had done. Solomon then built a high place to Chemosh, the idol of Moab, and to Molech, the idol of the Ammonites, on the hill opposite Jerusalem. He did the same for all his foreign wives who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods. The Lord, therefore, became angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice (for though the Lord had forbidden him this very act of following strange gods, Solomon had not obeyed him). So the Lord said to Solomon: “Since this is what you want, and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes which I enjoined on you, I will deprive you of the kingdom and give it to your servant. I will not do this during your lifetime, however, for the sake of your father David; it is your son whom I will deprive. Nor will I take away the whole kingdom. I will leave your son one tribe for the sake of my servant David and of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.”
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 106:3-4, 35-36, 37 and 40
R/ Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.
- Blessed are they who observe what is right, who do always what is just. Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people; visit us with your saving help.
- But they mingled with the nations and learned their works. They served their idols, which became a snare for them.
- They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons. And the Lord grew angry with his people, and abhorred his inheritance.
Gospel Acclamation: James 1:21bc
Alleluia, alleluia. Humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel: Mark 7:24-30
Jesus went to the district of Tyre. He entered a house and wanted no one to know about it, but he could not escape notice. Soon a woman whose daughter had an unclean spirit heard about him. She came and fell at his feet. The woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by birth, and she begged him to drive the demon out of her daughter. He said to her, “Let the children be fed first. For it is not right to take the food of the children and throw it to the dogs.” She replied and said to him, “Lord, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s scraps.” Then he said to her, “For saying this, you may go. The demon has gone out of your daughter.” When the woman went home, she found the child lying in bed and the demon gone.
Prayer over the Offerings
O Lord, our God, who once established these created things to sustain us in our frailty, grant, we pray, that they may become for us now the Sacrament of eternal life. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Cf. Ps 106: 8-9
Let them thank the Lord for his mercy, his wonders for the children of men, for he satisfies the thirsty soul, and the hungry he fills with good things.
Prayer after Communion
O God, who have willed that we be partakers in the one Bread and the one Chalice, grant us, we pray, so to live that, made one in Christ, we may joyfully bear fruit for the salvation of the world. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
“Blessed are they who observe what is right.” God always gives us the choice to either follow him or turn away from him, and our choice comes with consequences. If we choose to serve him then he will be with us and bless us; but if we choose to reject him, then he abandons us and we meet with disaster. As long as King Solomon obeyed God, God blessed him; he was the wisest, richest and most powerful king of his time. But when he abandoned God and gave in to idolatry, he lost God’s blessing. Human life is a series of choices, and ultimately, the choice we have to make every day is between good and evil. The story of Solomon teaches us that the choice of good over evil is not made once and for all; it is a choice that we have to renew every day in order to remain on the right path. The pagan woman in the Gospel chose to come to Jesus because she had in faith in his ability to heal her daughter. Let us choose Jesus like her, and more importantly, let us remain with Jesus, not just sometimes, but throughout our lives.
by L'équipe de publication | Feb 11, 2026 | Agenda Biblique
SAINT FELIX
(Vert)
Il fut sacré archevêque de Bourges par saint Germain de Paris vers 568. Pendant sept ans environ il gouverna très saintement son Eglise. Avec les autres métropolitains du royaume de Bourgogne, il prit part au quatrième concile de Paris et signa les lettres synodales destinées à Aegidius, archevêque de Reims, et au roi Sigebert. Grégoire de Tours fait son éloge lorsqu’il raconte qu’après sa mort, sur la dalle qui recouvrait son tombeau, un aveugle recouvra la vue. Par ce signe, le peuple reconnut qu’aveuglé jusqu’ici par les séductions du monde, il n’avait pas mérité de reconnaître combien Félix depuis son vivant avait été l’ami de Dieu.
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 94, 6-7
Venez, inclinez-vous, prosternez-vous: adorons le Seigneur qui nous a faits: oui, il est notre Dieu.
Prière d’ouverture
Dans ton amour inlassable, Seigneur, veille sur ta famille; Et puisque ta grâce est notre unique espoir, garde nous sous ta constante protection. Par Jésus Christ.
1ère lecture : 1 R 11, 4-13
Salomon vieillissait; ses femmes le détournèrent vers d’autres dieux, et son cœur n’était plus tout entier au Seigneur, comme l’avait été celui de son père David. Salomon prit part au culte d’Astarté, la déesse des Sidoniens, et à celui de Milcom, l’horrible idole des Ammonites. Il fit ce qui est mal aux yeux du Seigneur, et il ne lui obéit pas aussi parfaitement que son père David. Il construisit alors, sur la montagne à l’est de Jérusalem, un lieu sacré pour Camosh, l’horrible idole de Moab, et un autre pour Milcom, l’horrible idole des Ammonites. Il en fit d’autres pour permettre à toutes ses femmes étrangères de brûler de l’encens et d’offrir des sacrifices à leurs dieux. Le Seigneur s’irrita contre Salomon parce qu’il s’était détourné du Seigneur Dieu d’Israël. Pourtant, celui-ci lui était apparu deux fois, et lui avait défendu de suivre d’autres dieux; mais Salomon avait désobéi. Le Seigneur lui déclara: « Puisque tu t’es conduit de cette manière, puisque tu n’as pas gardé mon alliance ni observé mes décrets, je vais t’enlever le royaume et le donner à l’un de tes serviteurs. Seulement, à cause de ton père David, je ne ferai pas cela durant ta vie; c’est de la main de ton fils que j’enlèverai le royaume. Et encore, je ne lui enlèverai pas tout, je laisserai une tribu à ton fils, à cause de mon serviteur David et de Jérusalem, la ville que j’ai choisie. »
Psaume : 105 (106), 3-4ab, 6.35, 36-37, 39-40
R/ Souviens-toi de nous, Seigneur, dans ta bienveillance pour ton peuple.
- Heureux qui pratique la justice, qui observe le droit en tout temps! Souviens-toi de moi, Seigneur, dans ta bienveillance pour ton peuple.
- Avec nos pères, nous avons péché, nous avons failli et renié. Ils vont se mêler aux païens, ils apprennent leur manière d’agir.
- Alors ils servent leurs idoles, et pour eux c’est un piège: ils offrent leurs fils et leurs filles en sacrifice aux démons.
- De telles pratiques les souillent ; ils se prostituent par de telles actions. Et le Seigneur prend feu contre son peuple: ses héritiers lui font horreur.
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia. Accueillez dans la douceur la Parole semée en nous: c’est elle qui peut vous sauver. Alléluia. (cf. Jc 1, 21bc)
Évangile : Mc 7, 24-30
En ce temps-là, Jésus partit et se rendit dans le territoire de Tyr. Il était entré dans une maison, et il ne voulait pas qu’on le sache, mais il ne put rester inaperçu: une femme entendit aussitôt parler de lui; elle avait une petite fille possédée par un esprit impur; elle vint se jeter à ses pieds. Cette femme était païenne, syro-phénicienne de naissance, et elle lui demandait d’expulser le démon hors de sa fille. Il lui disait: « Laisse d’abord les enfants se rassasier, car il n’est pas bien de prendre le pain des enfants et de le jeter aux petits chiens. » Mais elle lui répliqua: « Seigneur, les petits chiens, sous la table, mangent bien les miettes des petits enfants ! » Alors il lui dit: « À cause de cette parole, va: le démon est sorti de ta fille. » Elle rentra à la maison, et elle trouva l’enfant étendue sur le lit: le démon était sorti d’elle.
Prière sur les offrandes
Seigneur notre Dieu, tu as voulu choisir dans ta création le pain et le vin qui refont chaque jour nos forces: Fais qu’ils deviennent aussi pour nous le sacrement de la vie éternelle. Par Jésus.
Antienne de communion : Ps 106, 8-9
Proclamons l’amour du Seigneur, ses merveilles pour les hommes: Il a rassasié ceux qui avaient faim, et désaltéré ceux qui avaient soif.
Prière après la communion
Tu as voulu, Seigneur, que nous partagions un même pain et que nous buvions à la même coupe: Accorde-nous de vivre tellement unis dans le Christ que nous portions du fruit pour le salut du monde. Par Jésus.
Méditation
La vraie foi est celle qui a été éprouvée. Tant que notre foi n’a pas encore été passée au feu de la vie, nous ne pouvons pas encore nous estimer croyant. Comme pour cette syro-phénicienne, le Christ a besoin que nous lui prouvions notre fidélité en restant ferme dans les épreuves. Lorsque la vie nous réduit au silence, à la sphère la plus basse de l’existence, nous devons garder « les yeux fixés sur le Christ » afin que voyant notre foi, il vienne à notre secour.
by L'équipe de publication | Feb 10, 2026 | Agenda Biblique
NOTRE DAME DE LOURDES
(Vert/Blanc)
Notre-Dame de Lourdes est un titre honorifique donné à la Sainte Vierge Marie en souvenir de ses apparitions à Bernadette Soubirous dans la grotte de Massabielle, près de Lourdes, en France. Ces apparitions, qui ont eu lieu entre le 11 février et le 16 juillet 1858, sont un des événements les plus importants de l’histoire de Lourdes et sont au cœur de la dévotion mariale dans le monde entier.
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 94, 6-7
Venez, inclinez-vous, prosternez-vous: adorons le Seigneur qui nous a faits: oui, il est notre Dieu.
Prière d’ouverture
Dans ton amour inlassable, Seigneur, veille sur ta famille; Et puisque ta grâce est notre unique espoir, garde-nous sous ta constante protection. Par Jésus Christ.
1ère lecture : 1 R 10, 1-10
En ces jours-là, la reine de Saba avait entendu parler de la renommée de Salomon, qui faisait honneur au nom du Seigneur. Elle vint donc pour le mettre à l’épreuve en lui proposant des énigmes. Elle arriva à Jérusalem avec une escorte imposante: des chameaux chargés d’aromates et d’une énorme quantité d’or et de pierres précieuses. Quand elle fut parvenue auprès de Salomon, elle lui exposa les questions qu’elle avait préparées, mais Salomon trouva réponse à tout et ne fut arrêté par aucune difficulté. Lorsque la reine de Saba vit toute la sagesse de Salomon, le palais qu’il avait construit, les plats servis à sa table, le logement de ses officiers, la tenue du service et l’habillement des serviteurs, ses sommeliers, les holocaustes qu’il offrait à la maison du Seigneur, elle en eut le souffle coupé, et elle dit au roi: « Ce que j’ai entendu dire dans mon pays sur toi et sur ta sagesse, c’était donc vrai! Je ne voulais pas croire ce qu’on disait, avant de venir et de voir de mes yeux; mais voilà qu’on ne m’en avait pas appris la moitié! Tu surpasses en sagesse et en magnificence la renommée qui était venue jusqu’à moi. Heureux tes gens, heureux tes serviteurs que voici, eux qui se tiennent continuellement devant toi et qui entendent ta sagesse! Béni soit le Seigneur ton Dieu, qui t’a montré sa bienveillance en te plaçant sur le trône d’Israël. Parce que le Seigneur aime Israël pour toujours, il t’a établi roi pour exercer le droit et la justice. » Elle fit présent au roi de cent vingt lingots d’or, d’une grande quantité d’aromates et de pierres précieuses; il n’est plus jamais venu une quantité d’aromates pareille à celle que la reine de Saba avait donnée au roi Salomon.
Psaume : 36 (37), 5-6, 30-31, 39-40ac
R/ Les lèvres du juste redisent la sagesse.
- Dirige ton chemin vers le Seigneur, fais-lui confiance, et lui, il agira. Il fera lever comme le jour ta justice, et ton droit comme le plein midi.
- Les lèvres du juste redisent la sagesse et sa bouche énonce le droit. La loi de son Dieu est dans son cœur; il va, sans craindre les faux pas.
- Le Seigneur est le salut pour les justes, leur abri au temps de la détresse. Le Seigneur les aide et les délivre, car ils cherchent en lui leur refuge.
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia. Ta parole, Seigneur, est vérité; dans cette vérité, sanctifie-nous. Alléluia. (cf. Jn 17, 17b)
Évangile : Mc 7, 14-23
En ce temps-là, appelant de nouveau la foule, Jésus lui disait: « Écoutez-moi tous, et comprenez bien. Rien de ce qui est extérieur à l’homme et qui entre en lui ne peut le rendre impur. Mais ce qui sort de l’homme, voilà ce qui rend l’homme impur. » Quand il eut quitté la foule pour rentrer à la maison, ses disciples l’interrogeaient sur cette parabole. Alors il leur dit: « Êtes-vous donc sans intelligence, vous aussi? Ne comprenez-vous pas que tout ce qui entre dans l’homme, en venant du dehors, ne peut pas le rendre impur, parce que cela n’entre pas dans son cœur, mais dans son ventre, pour être éliminé ? » C’est ainsi que Jésus déclarait purs tous les aliments. Il leur dit encore: « Ce qui sort de l’homme, c’est cela qui le rend impur. Car c’est du dedans, du cœur de l’homme, que sortent les pensées perverses: inconduites, vols, meurtres, adultères, cupidités, méchancetés, fraude, débauche, envie, diffamation, orgueil et démesure. Tout ce mal vient du dedans, et rend l’homme impur. »
Prière sur les offrandes
Seigneur notre Dieu, tu as voulu choisir dans ta création le pain et le vin qui refont chaque jour nos forces: Fais qu’ils deviennent aussi pour nous le sacrement de la vie éternelle. Par Jésus.
Antienne de communion : Ps 106, 8-9
Proclamons l’amour du Seigneur, ses merveilles pour les hommes: Il a rassasié ceux qui avaient faim, et désaltéré ceux qui avaient soif.
Prière après la communion
Tu as voulu, Seigneur, que nous partagions un même pain et que nous buvions à la même coupe: Accorde-nous de vivre tellement unis dans le Christ que nous portions du fruit pour le salut du monde. Par Jésus.
Méditation
La source de tous les maux qui minent notre vie et celle de notre entourage vient toujours de notre fort interne. C’est en voyant les crises de la vie que nous pouvons comprendre ce que le cœur de l’homme est à même de produire. Autant il est capable d’œuvre merveilleuse, le cas de Salomon dans la première lecture, autant il est capable du pire. Le Christ nous invite alors à donner un soin particulier à notre cœur afin qu’il soit vif à apporter du bon et ait assez de retenu devant les contraintes.
by L'équipe de publication | Feb 10, 2026 | Evangelium
OUR LADY OF LOURDES
Psalter I | GREEN//WHITE
In 1858 the immaculate Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette Soubirous, near Lourdes in France, in the cavern called “de Massabielle.” Through this poor, fourteen-year-old girl, Mary calls on sinners to change their lives. She has inspired in the Church a great love of prayer and good works, especially in the service of the poor and the sick.
Entrance Antiphon: Ps 94: 6-7
O come, let us worship God and bow low before the God who made us, for he is the Lord our God.
Collect
Keep your family safe, O Lord, with unfailing care, that, relying solely on the hope of heavenly grace, they may be defended always by your protection. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, forever and ever.
First reading: 1 Kings 10:1-10
The queen of Sheba, having heard of Solomon’s fame, came to test him with subtle questions. She arrived in Jerusalem with a very numerous retinue, and with camels bearing spices, a large amount of gold, and precious stones. She came to Solomon and questioned him on every subject in which she was interested. King Solomon explained everything she asked about, and there remained nothing hidden from him that he could not explain to her. When the queen of Sheba witnessed Solomon’s great wisdom, the palace he had built, the food at his table, the seating of his ministers, the attendance and garb of his waiters, his banquet service, and the burnt offerings he offered in the temple of the Lord, she was breathless. “The report I heard in my country about your deeds and your wisdom is true,” she told the king. “Though I did not believe the report until I came and saw with my own eyes, I have discovered that they were not telling me the half. Your wisdom and prosperity surpass the report I heard. Blessed are your men, blessed these servants of yours, who stand before you always and listen to your wisdom. Blessed be the Lord, your God, whom it has pleased to place you on the throne of Israel. In his enduring love for Israel, the Lord has made you king to carry out judgment and justice.” Then she gave the king one hundred and twenty gold talents, a very large quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again did anyone bring such an abundance of spices as the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 37:5-6, 30-31, 39-40
R/ The mouth of the just murmurs wisdom.
- Commit to the Lord your way; trust in him, and he will act. He will make justice dawn for you like the light; bright as the noonday shall be your vindication.
- The mouth of the just man tells of wisdom and his tongue utters what is right. The law of his God is in his heart, and his steps do not falter.
- The salvation of the just is from the Lord; he is their refuge in time of distress. And the Lord helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.
Gospel Acclamation: John 17:17b, 17a
Alleluia, alleluia. Your word, O Lord, is truth: consecrate us in the truth. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel: Mark 7:14-23
Jesus summoned the crowd again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand. Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person; but the things that come out from within are what defile.” When he got home away from the crowd his disciples questioned him about the parable. He said to them, “Are even you likewise without understanding? Do you not realize that everything that goes into a person from outside cannot defile, since it enters not the heart but the stomach and passes out into the latrine?” (Thus he declared all foods clean.) “But what comes out of the man, that is what defiles him. From within the man, from his heart, come evil thoughts, unchastity, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, licentiousness, envy, blasphemy, arrogance, folly. All these evils come from within and they defile.”
Prayer over the Offerings
O Lord, our God, who once established these created things to sustain us in our frailty, grant, we pray, that they may become for us now the Sacrament of eternal life. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Cf. Ps 106: 8-9
Let them thank the Lord for his mercy, his wonders for the children of men, for he satisfies the thirsty soul, and the hungry he fills with good things.
Prayer after Communion
O God, who have willed that we be partakers in the one Bread and the one Chalice, grant us, we pray, so to live that, made one in Christ, we may joyfully bear fruit for the salvation of the world. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
“But what comes out of the man, that is what defiles him.” Yesterday, Jesus asked us to purify our traditions; today, he is asking us to purify our hearts. The heart refers to our character, our thoughts, our intentions – in short, that which determines who we are and motivates our actions. If our thoughts and intentions are characterised by envy, anger, lust, pride, greed and other similar vices, they will lead us to acts such as adultery, fornication, gossip, slander, bribery, corruption, and every other thing that is displeasing to God. But if we are motivated by the love of God and the desire to do his will, then piety, humility, honesty, chastity, gentleness and compassion will characterise our way of life. King Solomon was declared to be a blessing to his people by the queen of Sheba because he loved God and obeyed his will. Let us follow his example and allow the love of God and neighbour to dwell in our hearts and inspire all our actions. As St. Augustine advises, “Love, and do what you will…. Let the root of love be in you: nothing can spring from it but good.”
