DIVINUM OFFICIUM Responsory

Responsorium Breve

Common of One Martyr - Terce Brief Responsory

This responsory elaborates Psalm 91:13's tree imagery through the dialogical structure of versicle and response. The repetition 'Iustus...Iustus' emphasizes the martyr's righteous character as cause of flourishing. The cedar's multiplication suggests both the martyr's ongoing influence and the multiplication of martyrs - blood of martyrs as seed of the Church (Tertullian). The Gloria Patri conclusion places this natural imagery within Trinitarian theology - the same God who created cedars and palms glorifies his martyrs. At Terce, this responsory presents martyrdom as organic growth, not violent interruption.

LATINE
R. br. Iustus ut palma * florebit. Iustus. V. Sicut cedrus Libani multiplicabitur. Florebit. Gloria Patri. Iustus.
ENGLISH
R. br. The righteous shall flourish * like the palm tree. The righteous. V. He shall grow like the cedar of Libanus. Like the palm tree. Glory be. The righteous.
NOTA
FONS
Breviarium Romanum (1962)
USUS
Common of One Martyr - Terce Brief Responsory
HORA
Terce
GENVS
Responsory