PSALM lxviii. Exurgat Deus
Whitsun Day, morning (Prayer Book)
The triumphant procession-hymn of the Catholic Church in her progress through the world; rejoicing in the gifts of the ascended Christ, and in the hope of the conversion of the heathen.
PSALM lxix. Salvum me fac
Matt. xxvii. 34; John ii. 17, xix. 28, 29; Rom. xv. 3. Good Friday, evening (Prayer Book)
A Psalm of the Passion and Crucifixion of Christ; a denunciation of Divine vengeance upon the Jews; concluding with a prophecy of the calling and continuance of the Church.
PSALM lxx. Deus in adjutorium
A Psalm similar in tone to the preceding; it may be applied to Christ in His Passion, or to the faithful ones who suffer with Him, and look to Him as Redeemer.
PSALM lxxi. In te, Domine, speravi
Visitation of the Sick (Prayer Book)