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| Our Lady wept over our sins at Akita. It's time for us to weep and repent! |
O Lord, we are shamefaced, like our kings, our princes, and our fathers, for having sinned against you.....we rebelled against you and paid no heed to your command, O Lord, our God, to live by the law you gave us through your servants the prophets. Because all Israel transgressed your law and went astray, not heeding your voice, the sworn malediction, recorded in the law of Moses, the servant of God, was poured out over us for our sins. You carried out the threats you spoke against us and against those who governed us, by bringing upon us in Jerusalem the greatest calamity that has ever occurred under heaven. [ the Babylonian captivity]...this calamity came full upon us. As we did not appease the Lord our God, by turning back from our wickedness and recognizing his constancy, so the Lord kept watch over the calamity and brought it upon us. You, O Lord, our God, are just in all that you have done, for we did not listen to your voice. (Daniel 9:8-14)
