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Commentaries on the Psalms by Pope John Paul II and Pope
Benedict XVI |
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Compiled by Daniel G. Van Slyke, S.T.L., Ph.D. |
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Psalm Number |
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Hebrew |
Vulgate |
verses |
Date |
Pope |
Cited Sources |
Genre |
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5 |
5 |
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5/30/2001 |
JPII |
Jerome, Augustine |
Lament (individual) |
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8 |
8 |
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9/24/2003 |
JPII |
Ambrose, Hebrews |
Praise |
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8 |
8 |
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6/26/2002 |
JPII |
Pascal, GS |
Praise |
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11 |
10 |
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1/28/2004 |
JPII |
Acts of Euplus |
Thanksgiving, trust |
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15 |
14 |
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2/4/2004 |
JPII |
Amos, Hilary of Poitiers, |
Pilgrim |
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16 |
15 |
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7/28/2004 |
JPII |
Augustine |
Thanksgiving, trust |
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19 |
18 |
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1/30/2002 |
JPII |
John Chrysostom, Athanasius |
Thanksgiving, praise, sapiential |
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20 |
19 |
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3/10/2004 |
JPII |
Eusebius of Caesarea |
Royal |
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21 |
20 |
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3/17/2004 |
JPII |
Irenaeus |
Royal |
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24 |
23 |
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6/20/2001 |
JPII |
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Thanksgiving |
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27 |
26 |
1 to 6 |
4/21/2004 |
JPII |
Isaiah the Monk |
Lament (individual), trust |
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27 |
26 |
7 to 14 |
4/28/2004 |
JPII |
Origen |
Lament (individual) |
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29 |
28 |
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6/13/2001 |
JPII |
Basil |
Praise |
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30 |
29 |
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5/12/2004 |
JPII |
Fulgentius, Hezekiah |
Thanksgiving |
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32 |
31 |
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5/19/2004 |
JPII |
Cyril of Jerusalem |
Thanksgiving |
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33 |
32 |
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8/8/2001 |
JPII |
Basil |
Praise |
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36 |
35 |
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8/22/2001 |
JPII |
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Sapiential |
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41 |
40 |
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6/2/2004 |
JPII |
Ambrose |
Thanksgiving, lament (individual) |
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42 |
41 |
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1/16/2002 |
JPII |
Origen, Palestrina (Sicut cervus) |
Lament (individual) |
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43 |
42 |
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2/6/2002 |
JPII |
Ambrose |
Lament (individual) |
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45 |
44 |
11 to 18 |
10/6/2004 |
JPII |
Chrysippus of Jerusalem |
Royal |
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45 |
44 |
2 to 10 |
9/29/2004 |
JPII |
John Chrysostom |
Royal |
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46 |
45 |
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6/16/2004 |
JPII |
Ambrose |
Thanksgiving, communal |
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47 |
46 |
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9/5/2001 |
JPII |
Anonymous Palestinian, Ephesians |
Processional and Enthronement |
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48 |
47 |
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10/17/2001 |
JPII |
Augustine, Paulinus of Nola |
Thanksgiving, communal |
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49 |
48 |
1 to 13 |
10/20/2004 |
JPII |
Ambrose |
Sapiential |
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49 |
48 |
14, to 21 |
10/27/2004 |
JPII |
Ambrose |
Sapiential |
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51 |
50 |
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10/24/2001 |
JPII |
Origen |
Lament (individual), sapiential, penitential |
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51 |
50 |
3 to 11 |
5/8/2002 |
JPII |
Origen |
Lament (individual), sapiential, penitential |
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51 |
50 |
12 to 16 |
12/4/2002 |
JPII |
Ambrose, Augustine |
Lament (individual), sapiential, penitential |
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51 |
50 |
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7/30/2003 |
JPII |
Gregory the Great, Imitation of Christ |
Lament (individual), sapiential, penitential |
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57 |
56 |
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9/19/2001 |
JPII |
Gregory of Nyssa |
Lament (individual), sapiential, penitential |
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62 |
61 |
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11/10/2004 |
JPII |
Ambrose, Vatican II |
Trust |
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63 |
62 |
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4/25/2001 |
JPII |
John Chrysostom, Teresa of Avila |
Thanksgiving, trust |
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65 |
64 |
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3/6/2002 |
JPII |
Augustine |
Thanksgiving (communal) |
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67 |
66 |
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10/9/2002 |
JPII |
Origen, Augustine |
Thanksgiving (communal) |
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67 |
66 |
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11/17/2004 |
JPII |
Gregory the Great |
Thanksgiving (communal) |
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72 |
71 |
1 to 11 |
12/1/2004 |
JPII |
Cyril of Alexandria |
Royal |
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72 |
71 |
12 to 19 |
12/15/2004 |
JPII |
Augustine |
Royal |
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77 |
76 |
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3/13/2002 |
JPII |
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Lament (individual) |
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80 |
79 |
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4/10/2002 |
JPII |
Fathers [in general] |
Lament (communal) |
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81 |
80 |
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4/24/2002 |
JPII |
Origen |
Pilgrim |
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84 |
83 |
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8/28/2002 |
JPII |
John Climacus |
Pilgrim |
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85 |
84 |
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9/25/2002 |
JPII |
Irenaeus of Lyons, Augustine |
Lament (communal) |
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86 |
85 |
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10/23/2002 |
JPII |
Augustine |
Lament (individual) |
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87 |
86 |
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11/13/2002 |
JPII |
Gregory of Narek |
Pilgrim |
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90 |
89 |
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3/26/2003 |
JPII |
Origen |
Lament (communal) |
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92 |
91 |
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6/12/2002 |
JPII |
Origen |
Thanksgiving |
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92 |
91 |
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9/3/2003 |
JPII |
Augustine |
Thanksgiving |
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93 |
92 |
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7/3/2002 |
JPII |
Gregory of Nazianzus, Origen, Augustine |
Processional and Enthronement |
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96 |
95 |
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9/18/2002 |
JPII |
Gregory Nazianzen, Barnabus, Venantius Fortunatus (Vexilla
regis) |
Processional and Enthronement |
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97 |
96 |
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4/3/2002 |
JPII |
Qumran, Malachi |
Processional and Enthronement |
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98 |
97 |
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11/6/2002 |
JPII |
Origen, Romans |
Processional and Enthronement |
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99 |
98 |
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11/27/2002 |
JPII |
Ephrem the Syrian |
Processional and Enthronement |
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100 |
99 |
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11/7/2001 |
JPII |
Augustine |
Pilgrim, praise |
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100 |
99 |
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1/8/2003 |
JPII |
Ambrose |
Pilgrim |
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101 |
100 |
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4/30/2003 |
JPII |
Eusebius of Caesarea |
Royal |
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109 |
107 |
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5/28/2003 |
JPII |
Origen, Jerome |
Lament (individual) |
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110 |
109 |
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8/18/2004 |
JPII |
Augustine |
Royal |
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110 |
109 |
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11/26/2003 |
JPII |
Maximus of Turin |
Royal |
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111 |
110 |
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6/8/2005 |
BXVI |
John Cassian, Barsanuphius of Gaza |
Praise |
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112 |
111 |
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11/2/2005 |
BXVI |
Clement of Alexandria |
Thanksgiving, sapiential |
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113 |
112 |
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5/18/2005 |
BXVI |
Apostolic Constitutions |
Praise |
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114 |
113A |
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12/3/2003 |
JPII |
Exodus, Origen |
Praise |
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114 |
113B |
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9/1/2004 |
JPII |
Gregory of Nyssa |
Praise |
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116 |
114 |
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1/26/2005 |
JPII |
Origen |
Thanksgiving |
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116 |
115 |
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5/25/2005 |
BXVI |
Basil |
Thanksgiving |
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117 |
116 |
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11/28/2001 |
JPII |
Gregory of Nyssa |
Praise |
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117 |
116 |
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2/5/2003 |
JPII |
Ephrem the Syrian |
Praise |
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118 |
117 |
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2/12/2003 |
JPII |
Ambrose, Clement of Rome |
Thanksgiving |
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118 |
117 |
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12/5/2001 |
JPII |
Cyril of Jerusalem |
Thanksgiving |
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119 |
118 |
145 to 152 |
1/15/2003 |
JPII |
Ambrose (at length) |
Sapiential |
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119 |
118 |
145 to 152 |
11/14/2001 |
JPII |
Pascal, Bonhoeffer |
Sapiential |
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119 |
118 |
105 to 112 |
7/21/2004 |
JPII |
Augustine |
Sapiential |
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121 |
120 |
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5/4/2005 |
BXVI |
Barsanuphius of Gaza |
Pilgrim, trust |
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122 |
121 |
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10/12/2005 |
BXVI |
Gregory the Great |
Pilgrim |
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123 |
122 |
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6/15/2005 |
BXVI |
Ambrose |
Lament (communal) |
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124 |
123 |
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7/22/2005 |
BXVI |
Augustine |
Thanksgiving (communal) |
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125 |
124 |
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8/3/2005 |
BXVI |
Augustine |
Thanksgiving, trust |
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126 |
125 |
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8/17/2005 |
BXVI |
Bede the Venerable |
Lament (communal) |
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127 |
126 |
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8/31/2005 |
BXVI |
Isaiah the Monk |
Sapiential |
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130 |
129 |
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10/19/2005 |
BXVI |
Ambrose |
Lament (individual), penitential |
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131 |
130 |
1 to 3 |
8/10/2005 |
BXVI |
John Cassian |
Trust |
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132 |
131 |
1 to 11 |
9/14/2005 |
BXVI |
Hesychius of Jerusalem |
Processional and Enthronement, royal |
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132 |
131 |
11 to 18 |
9/21/2005 |
BXVI |
Irenaeus of Lyons |
Processional and Enthronement, royal |
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135 |
134 |
1 to 7 |
4/9/2003 |
JPII |
Clement of Rome |
Praise |
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135 |
134 |
1 to 12 |
9/28/2005 |
BXVI |
Clement of Rome |
Praise |
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135 |
134 |
13 to 21 |
10/5/2005 |
BXVI |
Augustine |
Praise |
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136 |
135 |
1 to 9 |
11/9/2005 |
BXVI |
Basil |
Praise, thanksgiving |
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136 |
135 |
10 to 26 |
11/16/2005 |
BXVI |
Cyprian |
Praise, thanksgiving |
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137 |
136 |
1 to 6 |
11/30/2005 |
BXVI |
Augustine |
Lament (communal) |
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138 |
137 |
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12/7/2005 |
BXVI |
Ephrem the Syrian |
Thanksgiving |
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139 |
138 |
1 to 12 |
12/14/2005 |
BXVI |
Theodoret of Cyr |
Lament (individual) |
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139 |
138 |
13 to 16 |
12/28/2005 |
BXVI |
Gregory the Great |
Lament (individual) |
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141 |
140 |
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11/5/2003 |
JPII |
John Cassian |
Lament (individual) |
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142 |
141 |
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11/12/2003 |
JPII |
Francis |
Lament (individual) |
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143 |
142 |
1 to 11 |
7/9/2003 |
JPII |
Gregory the Great |
Lament (individual), penitential |
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144 |
143 |
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5/21/2003 |
JPII |
John Cassian |
Royal |
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144 |
143 |
1 to 8 |
1/11/2006 |
BXVI |
Origen |
Royal |
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144 |
143 |
9 to 15 |
1/25/2006 |
BXVI |
Augustine |
Royal |
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145 |
144 |
1 to 13 |
2/1/2006 |
BXVI |
Peter Chrysologus |
Praise |
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145 |
144 |
14 to 21 |
2/8/2006 |
BXVI |
Barsanuphius of Gaza |
Praise |
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146 |
145 |
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7/2/2003 |
JPII |
Origen |
Praise |
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147 |
146 |
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7/23/2003 |
JPII |
Augustine, Isaiah |
Praise |
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147 |
147 |
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8/20/2003 |
JPII |
Origen |
Praise |
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147 |
147 |
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6/5/2002 |
JPII |
Origen |
Praise |
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148 |
148 |
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7/17/2002 |
JPII |
John Chrysostom, Augustine, Basil |
Praise |
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149 |
149 |
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5/23/2001 |
JPII |
Augustine |
Processional and Enthronement |
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150 |
150 |
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2/26/2003 |
JPII |
Augustine, Francis |
Praise |
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150 |
150 |
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1/9/2002 |
JPII |
Handel (Messiah) |
Praise |
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