DIVINUM OFFICIUM Versicle

Haec Dies

Easter Sunday - Lauds - In place of Chapter, Hymn, Versicle and Response - Ps. 117:24

Proper text for Easter Sunday, the greatest feast of the liturgical year. This Class I feast celebrates Christ's bodily Resurrection from the dead. The Office texts overflow with Paschal joy and alleluias, proclaiming victory over death, the fulfillment of prophecy, and the firstfruits of our own resurrection.

SCRIPTVRA
Psalm 117:24
LATINE
Haec dies, quam fecit Dominus: exsultemus, et laetemur in ea.
ENGLISH
This is the day which the Lord hath made: let us be glad and rejoice therein.
NOTA
FONS
Breviarium Romanum (1962)
USUS
Easter Sunday - Lauds - In place of Chapter, Hymn, Versicle and Response - Ps. 117:24
HORA
Lauds
GENVS
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