Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 27)
R. I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.
One thing I ask of the LORD;
this I seek:
To dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
That I may gaze on the loveliness of the LORD
and contemplate his temple.
R. I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.
I believe that I shall see the bounty of the LORD
in the land of the living.
Wait for the LORD with courage;
be stouthearted, and wait for the LORD.
R. I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.

Waiting for the Lord with courage . . . what a wonderful description of the life of faith! And the hope . . . to dwell in the house of the Lord all our days. And the promise . . . to gaze on the loveliness of the Lord and contemplate his temple.