Responsorium VIII - Nocturn III
Passion Sunday, Nocturn III, Responsory 2
About This Prayer
This eighth responsory for Passion Sunday draws from John 8:51: 'Jesus said to the Jews: Amen, amen I say to you, if any man keep my word, he shall not taste death forever.' Combined with John 14:6 ('I am the way, the truth, and the life'), the responsory presents eternal life as the fruit of keeping Christ's word. This promise sustains the faithful through meditation on the Passion.
Prayer Text
LATINE
R. Dixit Jesus Judaeis: Amen, amen dico vobis, si quis sermonem meum servaverit, * Non gustabit mortem in aeternum.
V. Ego sum via, veritas, et vita: nemo venit ad Patrem, nisi per me.
R. Non gustabit mortem in aeternum.
V. Ego sum via, veritas, et vita: nemo venit ad Patrem, nisi per me.
R. Non gustabit mortem in aeternum.
ENGLISH
R. Dixit Jesus Judaeis: Amen, amen dico vobis, si quis sermonem meum servaverit, * Non gustabit mortem in aeternum.
V. Ego sum via, veritas, et vita: nemo venit ad Patrem, nisi per me.
R. Non gustabit mortem in aeternum.
V. Ego sum via, veritas, et vita: nemo venit ad Patrem, nisi per me.
R. Non gustabit mortem in aeternum.
Liturgical Notes
NOTA
FONS
Breviarium Romanum (1962)
USUS
Passion Sunday, Nocturn III, Responsory 2
HORA
Matins
TEMPVS
passiontide
GENVS
Responsory