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Program for Wednesday, May 09, 2012 (Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Easter)
Proclaiming the psalms is part of our purpose in life. It’s what we’re for.

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Today's Reading

Ps. 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5

“Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord,” says Psalm 122, the responsorial psalm for today. This is a joyful song being sung by the psalmist upon arriving at the Holy City.

But it’s more than a geographic event that is being celebrated. It’s an encounter. Here people meet the Lord. Here they come to know Him.

The psalms provide a context for us all to meet God. They enable us to be with God, to be at home with God. In fact, we might say that proclaiming the psalms is part of our purpose in life. It’s what we’re for.

This psalm invites us to ask how much of ourselves we spend rejoicing as we journey toward the house of the Lord.

Meet Archbishop Pilarczyk

Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk, the eighth ordinary of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Ohio, is a nationally prominent churchman, educator and author. A native of Dayton, Ohio, he was ordained a priest on December 20, 1959, after studies in Rome. He was ordained bishop in 1974 and installed as Archbishop of Cincinnati in 1982, where he served until his retirement in 2009. In addition to a doctorate in sacred theology from Pontifical Urban University, he holds an M.A. in classics from Xavier University in Cincinnati and a Ph.D. in classics from the University of Cincinnati. He has written more than a dozen popular books and many pamphlets and articles. His best-selling book is Twelve Tough Issues – And More. His most recent books are When God Speaks and Live Letters. The archbishop’s service to the American church includes terms as vice president (1986-1989) and president (1989-1992) of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops.

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