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Compline of Good Friday

Good Friday: 'mortem autem crucis' added to antiphon. Gloria Patri omitted. No Marian antiphon.

This rubrical direction for Good Friday Compline adds 'mortem autem crucis' to the Christus factus est antiphon, marking the completion of Christ's obedience unto death on the Cross. The stripped liturgy continues: no Gloria Patri, no Marian antiphon, silent conclusions. The Church accompanies Christ through death, awaiting the Resurrection.

LATINE
Ad Completorium dicitur post nudationem altarium, extinctis candelis et sine cantu.
Examine conscientiae, sequitur:
Confiteor. Miseratur. Indulgentiam.
Psalmi ut in Completorio Dominicae (Ps 4, 90, 133), sine antiphona.
Post psalmos dicitur statim Nunc dimittis, sine antiphona. Deinde dicitur flexis genibus:
Ant. Christus factus est pro nobis obediens usque ad mortem, mortem autem crucis.
Pater noster (totum secreto). Deinde sine Oremus Oratio Respice dicitur, sub silentio concluditur.
Deinde omnes surgunt et in silentio discedunt.
ENGLISH
Compline is said after the stripping of the altars, with the candles extinguished and without chant.
Examination of Conscience, followed by:
Confiteor. Miseratur. Indulgentiam.
Psalms as in Sunday Compline (Ps 4, 90, 133), without antiphon.
After the psalms, the Nunc Dimittis is said immediately, without antiphon. Then the following is said kneeling:
Ant. Christ became obedient unto death for us, even to the death of the cross.
Ant. Christus factus est pro nobis obediens usque ad mortem, mortem autem crucis.
Pater noster (silently). Then without Oremus the Collect Respice is said, concluded silently.
Then all arise and depart in silence.
NOTA
FONS
Breviarium Romanum (1962)
USUS
Good Friday: 'mortem autem crucis' added to antiphon. Gloria Patri omitted. No Marian antiphon.
HORA
Compline
TEMPVS
passiontide
GENVS
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