Introit of All Souls

4 Esdras 2:34-3; Psalm 64:2-3

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord: and let perpetual light shine upon them. Ps. A hymn, O God, becometh Thee in Sion, and a vow shall be paid to Thee in Jerusalem: O Lord, hear my prayer; all flesh shall come unto Thee.

Haydock

Psalm 64

Verse 2. Hymn. Or Heb. “Praise is silent,” (H.) “waiteth,” (Prot.) or “silence is praise for thee, O God.” Pagn. Favete linguis. Hor. Grot. — “We worship Him with pure silence.” Porphyr. Abst. iii. Zac. ii. 13. H. — In Jerusalem, is not in Heb. &c. though Houbigant thinks it was originally. Bert. — “Only the vows of ecclesiastical religion are useful.” S. Hil. — Praises of those who are out of the Church, are not acceptable to God. W.

Verse 3. O. Heb. “hearer of prayer,” (C.) or “graciously hear my prayer, till all,” &c. S. Jer. Houbig. — Too thee. At the last judgment, or (C.) at the vocation of the Gentiles. Bert. M.

⇦ Back to All Souls