Matutinum - Responsorium
08 April, 2023
Responsorium
Plange quasi virgo, plebs mea:
Lament like a virgin, O my people:
ululáte, pastóres,
cry and howl, O ye shepherds,
in cínere et cilício:
in sackcloth and ashes:
Quia vénit dies Dómini magna,
For the day of the Lord is at hand, a great day
et amára valde.
and exceeding bitter.
Accíngite vos, sacerdótes,
Gird yourselves and lament, ye priests:
et plángite, minístri altáris,
howl, ye ministers of the altar:
aspérgite vos cínere.
cast up ashes upon you.
Quia venit dies Dómini magna,
For the day of the Lord is at hand, a great day,
et amára valde.
and exceeding bitter.