DIVINUM OFFICIUM Responsory

Responsorium VII - Nocturn III

Second Sunday of Advent, Nocturn III, Responsory 1

About This Prayer

"Docebit nos Dominus vias suas" (The Lord will teach us His ways) quotes Isaias 2:3 and Micheas 4:2, the famous pilgrimage prophecy. Nations will stream to the Lord's mountain to learn His ways. The Law going forth from Zion and the Word from Jerusalem identifies the Messiah's teaching mission with divine revelation's source, fulfilled in Christ's preaching ministry.

Prayer Text

LATINE
R. Docebit nos Dominus vias suas, et ambulabimus in semitis ejus: * Quia de Sion exibit lex, et verbum Domini de Jerusalem.
V. Venite, ascendamus ad montem Domini, et ad domum Dei Jacob.
R. Quia de Sion exibit lex, et verbum Domini de Jerusalem.
ENGLISH
R. Docebit nos Dominus vias suas, et ambulabimus in semitis ejus: * Quia de Sion exibit lex, et verbum Domini de Jerusalem.
V. Venite, ascendamus ad montem Domini, et ad domum Dei Jacob.
R. Quia de Sion exibit lex, et verbum Domini de Jerusalem.

Liturgical Notes

NOTA
FONS
Breviarium Romanum (1962)
USUS
Second Sunday of Advent, Nocturn III, Responsory 1
HORA
Matins
TEMPVS
advent
GENVS
Responsory