Posted on 04/14/2006 6:58:46 AM PDT by markomalley
My people, what have I done to you
How have I offended you? Answer me!
I led you out of Egypt,
from slavery to freedom,
but you led your Savior to the cross.
My people, what have I done to you?
How have I offended you? Answer me!
For forty years I led you
safely through the desert.
I fed you with manna from heaven,ù
and brought you to a land of plenty;
but you led your Savior to the cross.
Holy is God!
Holy and strong!
Holy immortal One, have mercy on us!
What more could I have done for you.
I planted you as my fairest vine,
but you yielded only bitterness:
when I was thirsty you gave me vinegar to drink,
and you pierced your Savior with a lance.
Holy is God!
Holy and strong!
Holy immortal One, have mercy on us!
For your sake I scourged your captors
and their firstborn sons,
but you brought your scourges down on me.
My people, what have I done to you?
How have I offended you? Answer me!
I led you from slavery to freedom
and drowned your captors in the sea,
but you handed me over to your high priests.
My people, what have I done to you?
How have I offended you? Answer me!
I opened the sea before you,
but you opened my side with a spear.
My people, what have I done to you?
How have I offended you? Answer me!
I led you on your way in a pillar of cloud,
but you led me to Pilate's court.
My people, what have I done to you?
How have I offended you? Answer me!
I bore you up with manna in the desert,
but you struck me down and scourged me.
My people, what have I done to you?
How have I offended you? Answer me!
I gave you saving water from the rock,
but you gave me gall and vinegar to drink.
My people, what have I done to you?
How have I offended you? Answer me!
For you I struck down the kings of Canaan.
but you struck my head with a reed.
My people, what have I done to you?
How have I offended you? Answer me!
I gave you a royal scepter,
but you gave me a crown of thorns.
My people, what have I done to you?
How have I offended you? Answer me!
I raised you to the height of majesty,
but you have raised me high on a cross.
My people, what have I done to you?
How have I offended you? Answer me!
Jesus Christ, son of the living God, have mercy on me a sinner!
mea culpa,
mea culpa,
mea maxima culpa.
Thanks for posting these. I was thinking about it, but you beat me to it! God bless you. Have a prayerful and holy Good Friday.
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He laid down His life no man took it from Him, and my people are John 3:16 for He so loved the world (His People)
I didn't want to engage in a potentially prolonged argument during the Triduum, but would you care to engage with how scripturally or theologically the reproaches are inaccurate?
Otherwise, I think you are just engaging in more of your inaccurate, biased, and theologically unsound bombthrowing.
I found a very good collection of Gregorian Holy Week music by the TFP here: http://www.tfp.org/what_we_do/index/tenebrae_2006.htm
It was sung at a Tenebrae service on Palm Sunday. I hope you all like it. Let me know what you think.
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