Glory Glory/ Psalm 19

The heavens bespeak the glory of God.
The firmament ablaze, a text of his works.
Dawn whispers to sunset
Dark to dark the word passes; glory glory.

All in a great silence,
no tongue’s clamor —
yet the web of the world trembles
conscious, as of great winds passing.

The bridegroom’s tent is raised,
a cry goes up: He comes! a radiant sun
rejoicing, presiding, his wedding day.
From end to end of the universe his progress
No creature, no least being but catches fire from him.

Daniel Berrigan, S.J.

 

Daniel Berrigan (b. 1921) is a poet and longtime activist for social justice and peace.

exam period. But the most important influence on the university’s institutional culture is the spirituality that grew out of the experience of Ignatius Loyola and that became the foundation of Jesuit education. Now that you are part of Boston College, it is important that you understand this tradition. It will help explain bc to you, but it is also a view of the world that you can use in your own life and in your work, as you grow and change, regardless of your religious tradition.
     So this is a book to consult when you want to understand Boston College and the spirit of Jesuit education a little better. More important, it is a book to reflect on, to savor, and to use—when you want to think about your own life, the journey you are on, the problems you face, the choices you have to make, and how you are going to live in the different worlds around you.

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