PSALM cxxix. Sæpe expugnaverunt
A Psalm of the warfare and persecutions of the pilgrim Church, and of the vanity and fruitlessness of the attacks of her enemies.
PSALM cxxx. De profundis
Ash Wednesday, evening (Prayer Book)
A Psalm of the sorrows, the ceaseless watching, and the undying hope of the pilgrim Church. Especially appropriate to the souls of departed Christians, the Church Expectant, who wait for the second Advent.
PSALM cxxxi. Domine, non est
A Psalm of the pilgrim Church expressing her humility, her submission to revelation, her unceasing trust in Christ.
PSALM cxxxii. Memento, Domine
Christmas Day, evening (Prayer Book)
A Psalm in which the pilgrim Church joyfully commemorates before God the Incarnation of His Son, and His age-long indwelling within her; and His gift in the Eucharist (ver. 16); and expresses her faith in the eternal sovereignty of Christ.