Victimae paschali laudes

Easter Sequence by Wipo of Burgundy +1040:

Victimae paschali laudes		To the Passover victim,
immolent Christiani.		Christians offer praise.
Agnus redemit oves:		The Lamb has redeemed the sheep:
Christus innocens Patri		Innocent Christ to the Father
reconciliavit peccatores.		has reconciled sinners
Mors et vita duello		Death and life contended
conflixere mirando:		in a wondrous battle:
dux vitae mortuus,		The Lord of life, who died,
regnat vivus.		reigns alive.
Dic nobis Maria,		Tell us, Mary,
quid vidisti in via?		what you saw on the way?
Sepulcrum Christi viventis,		“The tomb of the living Christ
et gloriam vidi resurgentis:		and the glory of His rising,
Angelicos testes,		“Angelic witnesses,
sudarium et vestes.		shroud and clothes.
Surrexit Christus spes mea:		“Christ my hope is arisen,
praecedet suos in Galilaeam.		and precedes His own into Galilee.”
Scimus Christum surrexisse		We know that Christ is risen
a mortuis vere:		from the dead in truth.
tu nobis, victor Rex, miserere.		To us, victorious King, have mercy!
Amen. Alleluia.		Amen. Alleluia.

Crowned with Praise

On Thy way to die, they crowned Thee with praise.
      We raise our song to Thee, now King on high.

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And on the next day, a great multitude that was to come to the festival day, when they had heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried: Hosanna, blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord, the king of Israel. And Jesus found a young ass, and sat upon it, as it is written:

Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy king cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.

John 12:12-15
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The multitude praises our Lord today, but will soon turn the praises to curses.

Mercifully forgive them, O Lord who this day at least speak the truth, even if it is without understanding: that Thou art the true King of Israel, the true Son of God, forever blessed. Forgive us, O Lord, make us constant in devotion, and merciful in imitation of Thy utterly pure and holy mercy.

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Glory, praise and honor to Thee, O King Christ, the Redeemer: to whom children poured their glad and sweet hosanna's song.

Divine Mercy Sunday

The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger for ever. He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor requite us according to our iniquities. For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us. As a father pities his children, so the LORD pities those who fear him. For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust. As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field; for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no more. But the steadfast love of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon those who fear him, and his righteousness to children's children, to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his commandments.

Psalm 103:8-18


For the sake of His sorrowful Passion
have mercy on us and on the whole world.

For the sake of His sorrowful Passion
have mercy on us and on the whole world.

For the sake of His sorrowful Passion
have mercy on us and on the whole world.

Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One,
have mercy on us and on the whole world.