DIVINUM OFFICIUM Responsory

Responsorium VI - Nocturn II

Third Sunday of Lent, Nocturn II, Responsory 3

About This Prayer

This responsory for the Third Sunday of Lent draws from Deuteronomy 6:3-4: 'Hear, O Israel, the precepts of the Lord, and write them in thy heart as in a book, and I will give thee a land flowing with milk and honey.' The Shema Israel, the fundamental Jewish confession of faith, is here connected to the Promised Land. Lenten discipline prepares the heart to receive God's word.

Prayer Text

LATINE
R. Audi, Israel, praecepta Domini, et ea in corde tuo quasi in libro scribe: * Et dabo tibi terram fluentem lac et mel.
V. Observa igitur, et audi quae dico tibi.
R. Et dabo tibi terram fluentem lac et mel.
ENGLISH
R. Audi, Israel, praecepta Domini, et ea in corde tuo quasi in libro scribe: * Et dabo tibi terram fluentem lac et mel.
V. Observa igitur, et audi quae dico tibi.
R. Et dabo tibi terram fluentem lac et mel.

Liturgical Notes

NOTA
FONS
Breviarium Romanum (1962)
USUS
Third Sunday of Lent, Nocturn II, Responsory 3
HORA
Matins
TEMPVS
lent
GENVS
Responsory