DIVINUM OFFICIUM Responsory

Responsorium IV - Nocturn II

Easter Sunday, Nocturn II, Responsory 1

About This Prayer

The first responsory of the second nocturn of Easter Matins (fourth overall). The second nocturn typically features patristic commentary on the feast, with responsories that deepen theological reflection on the Resurrection mystery. The progression from narrative to doctrine mirrors the ancient pattern of lectio divina.

Prayer Text

LATINE
R. Maria Magdalene et altera Maria ibant diluculo ad monumentum: * Jesum quem quaeritis, non est hic: surrexit sicut locutus est: praecedet vos in Galilaeam: ibi eum videbitis, alleluia, alleluia.
V. Et introeuntes in monumentum, viderunt juvenem sedentem in dextris, coopertum stola candida, et obstupuerunt.
R. Jesum quem quaeritis, non est hic: surrexit sicut locutus est: praecedet vos in Galilaeam: ibi eum videbitis, alleluia, alleluia.
ENGLISH
R. Maria Magdalene et altera Maria ibant diluculo ad monumentum: * Jesum quem quaeritis, non est hic: surrexit sicut locutus est: praecedet vos in Galilaeam: ibi eum videbitis, alleluia, alleluia.
V. Et introeuntes in monumentum, viderunt juvenem sedentem in dextris, coopertum stola candida, et obstupuerunt.
R. Jesum quem quaeritis, non est hic: surrexit sicut locutus est: praecedet vos in Galilaeam: ibi eum videbitis, alleluia, alleluia.

Liturgical Notes

NOTA
FONS
Breviarium Romanum (1962)
USUS
Easter Sunday, Nocturn II, Responsory 1
HORA
Matins
TEMPVS
paschal
GENVS
Responsory