Introit of The Dedication of the Archbasilica of Our Holy Savior

Genesis 28:17, Psalm 83:2-3

Terrible is this place: it is the House of God, and the gate of Heaven; and it shall be called the Court of God. Ps. How lovely are Thy tabernacles, O Lord of Hosts! my soul longeth and fainteth for the Courts of the Lord. Glory be to the Father.

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Psalm 83

Verse 3. Fainteth. The eager desire of heaven sometimes deprives people of external satisfaction, and the body partakes of the inward joy. W. — Living. The idols of Babylon have no life. Euseb.

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