1. And it happened that, after Israel was driven into captivity, and Jerusalem was deserted,

2. the prophet Jeremiah sat weeping, and he wailed this lamentation in Jerusalem.

3. And sighing with a bitter soul, and mourning, he said:





“Diga ao Senhor: Faça em mim segundo a Tua vontade, mas antes de mandar-me o sofrimento, dê-me forças para que eu possa sofrer com amor.”. São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina