Introit of First Sunday in Lent
The text of the Introit
Psalm 90:15-16
HE shall cry to me, and I will hear him: I will deliver him, and I will glorify him: I will fill him with length of days. Ps. He that dwelleth in the aid of the Most High shall abide under the protection of the God of Heaven. ℣. Glory be to the Father.
Haydock
Verse 15 Tribulation. The just are not exempt from it. --- Glorify him, with eternal salvation.
Verse 16 Days. Eternity alone can satisfy the heart. --- Salvation. Or Jesus, who promised to manifest himself, John xiv. 21, 25. (Berthier) --- Abraham saw him afar off; Simeon at hand, John viii. 56., and Luke ii. 30. God insures the just a long life in this world, and an eternal one in the next. (Calmet) --- That life is long enough which ends in happiness. (Haydock)