DIVINUM OFFICIUM Responsory

Responsorium Breve

Common of Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Sext Brief Responsory

Psalm 45:6 (Vulgate: 45:5) provides the responsory proper: 'Adiuvabit eam Deus vultu suo' (God shall help her with his countenance). The 'vultus Dei' (face/countenance of God) signifies favor and presence (Numbers 6:25). The versicle 'Deus in medio eius, non commovebitur' (God in her midst, she shall not be moved) applies the psalm's description of Zion to Mary - she is the true Holy City, immovable because God dwells within her. At Sext, the hour of crucifixion, this responsory recalls that even at Calvary Mary stood firm (John 19:25), upheld by God's presence within.

LATINE
R. br. Adiuvabit eam * Deus vultu suo. Adiuvabit. V. Deus in medio eius, non commovebitur. Deus vultu suo. Gloria Patri. Adiuvabit.
ENGLISH
R. br. Grace is poured forth * on thy lips. Grace. V. Therefore hath God blessed thee for ever. On thy lips. Glory be. Grace.
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Breviarium Romanum (1962)
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Common of Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Sext Brief Responsory
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