DIVINUM OFFICIUM Responsory

Responsorium Breve

Common of One Martyr - Sext Brief Responsory

Psalm 91:14 (Vulgate) provides this responsory's text. The 'domus Domini' (house of the Lord) is the Temple, extended to mean the Church and heaven itself. 'Plantatus' (planted) continues the agricultural imagery - the martyr did not plant himself but was planted by God (Matthew 15:13). The versicle 'Ad annuntiandum mane misericordiam tuam' (To proclaim thy mercy in the morning) links to Lauds theology - the martyr's death proclaims God's mercy. At Sext, the crucifixion hour, this responsory shows the martyr permanently rooted in God's presence, able to testify forever.

LATINE
R. br. Plantatus in domo Domini, * in atriis domus Dei nostri. Plantatus. V. Ad annuntiandum mane misericordiam tuam. In atriis. Gloria Patri. Plantatus.
ENGLISH
R. br. Planted in the house of the Lord, * in the courts of our God. Planted. V. To show forth thy mercy in the morning. In the courts. Glory be. Planted.
NOTA
FONS
Breviarium Romanum (1962)
USUS
Common of One Martyr - Sext Brief Responsory
HORA
Sext
GENVS
Responsory