Responsorium VI - Nocturn II
Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare), Nocturn II, Responsory 3
About This Prayer
This responsory for Laetare Sunday draws from Psalm 121:3-4 (Vulgate): 'Jerusalem, which is built as a city that is compact together; for thither did the tribes go up.' The heavenly Jerusalem is the goal of the Lenten pilgrimage. The responsory's reference to 'our feet standing in thy courts' emphasizes the nearness of Easter and the heavenly city.
Prayer Text
LATINE
R. Jerusalem, quae aedificatur ut civitas, cujus participatio ejus in idipsum: * Illuc enim ascenderunt tribus, tribus Domini.
V. Stantes erant pedes nostri, in atriis tuis, Jerusalem.
R. Illuc enim ascenderunt tribus, tribus Domini.
V. Stantes erant pedes nostri, in atriis tuis, Jerusalem.
R. Illuc enim ascenderunt tribus, tribus Domini.
ENGLISH
R. Jerusalem, quae aedificatur ut civitas, cujus participatio ejus in idipsum: * Illuc enim ascenderunt tribus, tribus Domini.
V. Stantes erant pedes nostri, in atriis tuis, Jerusalem.
R. Illuc enim ascenderunt tribus, tribus Domini.
V. Stantes erant pedes nostri, in atriis tuis, Jerusalem.
R. Illuc enim ascenderunt tribus, tribus Domini.
Liturgical Notes
NOTA
FONS
Breviarium Romanum (1962)
USUS
Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare), Nocturn II, Responsory 3
HORA
Matins
TEMPVS
lent
GENVS
Responsory