XLV. Rex noster promptus (De innocentibus)
The King Receives the Innocent Blood
The king is willing to receive the blood of the innocent.
Response: Our king is willing to receive the blood of the innocent.✦
Angels Sing, the Cloud Laments
The angels sing in praise while the cloud laments over the innocent blood.
So the angels sing together and resound in praise. But the cloud laments over that same blood.
The Tyrant Suffocates in Death
The tyrant is suffocated in the heavy sleep of death because of his wickedness.
Verse: But the tyrant is suffocated in the heavy sleep of death on account of his own wickedness.✦
The Cloud Laments Again
The cloud laments once more over the innocent blood.
But the cloud laments over that same blood.
Doxology
Glory is given to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
The Cloud Laments a Third Time
The cloud laments yet again over the innocent blood.
But the cloud laments over that same blood.
Read the original Latin
Responsum: Rex noster promptus est suscipere sanguinem innocentum. Unde angeli concinunt et in laudibus sonant. Sed nubes super eundem sanguinem plangunt. Versus: Tirannus autem in gravi somno mortis propter maliciam suam suffocatus est. Sed nubes super eundem sanguinem plangunt. Gloria patri et filio et spiritui sancto. Sed nubes super eundem sanguinem plangunt.
Scripture echoes
- ↩Rev.6.9-Rev.6.10 — And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and because of the testimony they had held. Rev.6.10 — And they cried out with a loud voice, saying, 'How long, O Lord, the Holy and True, do You not judge and avenge our blood from those who dwell on the earth?'
- ↩Ps.76.5 — You are resplendent, majestic, from the mountains of prey.
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