Psalm 130:1-8
Our responsorial this week comes from Psalm 130, one of the Church’s penitential psalms. It is often used in the Church’s prayers for the faithful departed.
Traditionally known by its Latin title De Profundis (“Out of the depths”), it is a cry to the Lord from the depths of sin and distress that moves toward hope in God’s mercy and redemption.
This cry from the depths echoes God’s promise in Ezekiel to open the graves of his people, and it finds its fulfillment in the gospel, where Jesus calls Lazarus from the tomb.
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