July 8, 2018
O Most Sweet Savior, Jesus Christ,
how great was Your love,
which drew You from the bosom of the Father
to this vale of tears,
to take our flesh and endure infinite miseries and wrongs,
even the death of the Cross,
and that only for us miserable sinners
and for our salvation.
O how great was Your love!
Your mightiest have condemned us,
and You chose to save us:
we were guilty,
and You, the sinless One,
endured our punishment to set us free.
The Columbans are a society of missionaries, including priests and lay people, who minister to people of various cultures as a way of witnessing to the universal love of God.