Behold how the just man dieth, and no one perceiveth in his heart; and the just men are taken away, and no one considereth; the just man has been taken away from before iniquity,
* and his memory shall be in peace.
V. Like a lamb before his shearer he kept silent, and opened not his mouth; He was taken away from distress, and from judgment.
And his memory shall be in peace.
Behold how the just man dieth... (
Tenebrae of Holy Saturday, 6th responsory.)
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| The Entombment of Christ, Rogier van der Weyden, 1450 |
R. Ecce quomodo moritur justus, et nemo percipit corde: et viri justi tolluntur, et nemo considerat: a facie iniquitatis sublatus est justus:
* Et erit in pace memoria ejus.
V. Tamquam agnus coram tondente se obmutuit, et non aperuit os suum: de angustia, et de judicio sublatus est.
Et erit in pace memoria ejus.
Ecce quomodo moritur justus...
