DIVINUM OFFICIUM Antiphon

Antiphona 4 ad Laudes

Dominica I Passionis - Passion Sunday Lauds

This fourth Lauds antiphon for Passion Sunday draws from Micah 6:3, the famous 'Popule meus': 'O my people, what have I done to thee, or in what have I molested thee? Answer thou me.' This text appears in the Reproaches (Improperia) of Good Friday, where Christ addresses His people from the Cross. The antiphon anticipates Holy Week's dramatic confrontation.

LATINE
Popule meus, quid feci tibi, aut quid molestus fui? Responde mihi.
ENGLISH
O my people, what have I done to thee, or in what have I molested thee? Answer thou me.
NOTA
FONS
Breviarium Romanum (1962)
USUS
Dominica I Passionis - Passion Sunday Lauds
HORA
Lauds
TEMPVS
passiontide
GENVS
Antiphon