DIVINUM OFFICIUM Responsory

Responsorium II - Nocturn I

Easter Sunday, Nocturn I, Responsory 2

About This Prayer

The second responsory of the first nocturn of Easter Matins, recounting the visit of the myrrh-bearing women to the tomb (Mark 16:1-2). 'When the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary of James, and Salome bought aromatic spices to anoint Jesus.' Their intended anointing becomes instead witness to the empty tomb.

Prayer Text

LATINE
R. Cum transisset sabbatum, Maria Magdalene, et Maria Jacobi, et Salome emerunt aromata: * Ut venientes ungerent Jesum, alleluia, alleluia.
V. Et valde mane una sabbatorum, veniunt ad monumentum, orto jam sole.
R. Ut venientes ungerent Jesum, alleluia, alleluia.
ENGLISH
R. Cum transisset sabbatum, Maria Magdalene, et Maria Jacobi, et Salome emerunt aromata: * Ut venientes ungerent Jesum, alleluia, alleluia.
V. Et valde mane una sabbatorum, veniunt ad monumentum, orto jam sole.
R. Ut venientes ungerent Jesum, alleluia, alleluia.

Liturgical Notes

NOTA
FONS
Breviarium Romanum (1962)
USUS
Easter Sunday, Nocturn I, Responsory 2
HORA
Matins
TEMPVS
paschal
GENVS
Responsory