Responsorium I - Nocturn I
First Sunday of Lent, Nocturn I, Responsory 1
About This Prayer
This responsory for the First Sunday of Lent proclaims 'Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile, ecce nunc dies salutis' - 'Behold now is the acceptable time, behold now is the day of salvation' (2 Cor 6:2). The Matins responsories meditate on Scripture read in the nocturnal Office. This text establishes the urgent call to conversion that characterizes the Lenten season, urging the faithful to present themselves as ministers of God through patience, fasting, and unfeigned charity.
Prayer Text
LATINE
R. Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile, ecce nunc dies salutis: * In his ergo diebus exhibeamus nosmetipsos sicut Dei ministros, in multa patientia, in jejuniis, in vigiliis, in caritate non ficta.
V. In omnibus exhibeamus nosmetipsos sicut Dei ministros: in multa patientia.
R. In his ergo diebus exhibeamus nosmetipsos sicut Dei ministros, in multa patientia, in jejuniis, in vigiliis, in caritate non ficta.
V. In omnibus exhibeamus nosmetipsos sicut Dei ministros: in multa patientia.
R. In his ergo diebus exhibeamus nosmetipsos sicut Dei ministros, in multa patientia, in jejuniis, in vigiliis, in caritate non ficta.
ENGLISH
R. Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile, ecce nunc dies salutis: * In his ergo diebus exhibeamus nosmetipsos sicut Dei ministros, in multa patientia, in jejuniis, in vigiliis, in caritate non ficta.
V. In omnibus exhibeamus nosmetipsos sicut Dei ministros: in multa patientia.
R. In his ergo diebus exhibeamus nosmetipsos sicut Dei ministros, in multa patientia, in jejuniis, in vigiliis, in caritate non ficta.
V. In omnibus exhibeamus nosmetipsos sicut Dei ministros: in multa patientia.
R. In his ergo diebus exhibeamus nosmetipsos sicut Dei ministros, in multa patientia, in jejuniis, in vigiliis, in caritate non ficta.
Liturgical Notes
NOTA
FONS
Breviarium Romanum (1962)
USUS
First Sunday of Lent, Nocturn I, Responsory 1
HORA
Matins
TEMPVS
lent
GENVS
Responsory