What is the source of this prayer?

This prayer comes from Breviarium Romanum (1962), the official liturgical book of the 1962 Roman Rite (Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite).

When is this prayer used?

This prayer is used during Lent at Lauds in the traditional Divine Office.

DIVINUM OFFICIUM Antiphon

Antiphona ad Benedictus

Feria IV Quatuor Temporum Quadragesimae - Lent Ember Wednesday

This Benedictus antiphon for Lenten Ember Wednesday repeats the sign of Jonah (Matthew 12:39): 'This wicked and perverse generation asketh a sign, and a sign shall not be given it but the sign of Jonas the prophet.' The Ember Days, occurring in the first week of Lent, intensify the penitential preparation. Jonah's three days prefigure Christ's burial and resurrection.

LATINE

Generatio haec prava et perversa signum quaerit: et signum non dabitur ei, nisi signum Jonae prophetae.

ENGLISH

This wicked and perverse generation asketh a sign: and a sign shall not be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.

NOTA

FONS

Breviarium Romanum (1962)

USUS

Feria IV Quatuor Temporum Quadragesimae - Lent Ember Wednesday

HORA

Lauds

TEMPVS

lent

GENVS

Antiphon

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