Responsorium III - Nocturn I
Third Sunday of Lent, Nocturn I, Responsory 3
About This Prayer
This responsory for the Third Sunday of Lent draws from the Song of Moses (Exodus 15:1-21): 'Let us sing to the Lord, for he is gloriously honored; the horse and rider he cast into the sea.' This victory canticle, sung after crossing the Red Sea, is one of the Church's oldest liturgical songs. It prefigures the baptismal victory over sin celebrated at Easter.
Prayer Text
LATINE
R. Cantemus Domino: gloriose enim honorificatus est: * Equum et ascensorem projecit in mare.
V. Dominus quasi vir pugnator, Omnipotens nomen ejus.
R. Equum et ascensorem projecit in mare.
V. Dominus quasi vir pugnator, Omnipotens nomen ejus.
R. Equum et ascensorem projecit in mare.
ENGLISH
R. Cantemus Domino: gloriose enim honorificatus est: * Equum et ascensorem projecit in mare.
V. Dominus quasi vir pugnator, Omnipotens nomen ejus.
R. Equum et ascensorem projecit in mare.
V. Dominus quasi vir pugnator, Omnipotens nomen ejus.
R. Equum et ascensorem projecit in mare.
Liturgical Notes
NOTA
FONS
Breviarium Romanum (1962)
USUS
Third Sunday of Lent, Nocturn I, Responsory 3
HORA
Matins
TEMPVS
lent
GENVS
Responsory