Prayer of Manasseh is officially used in Liturgy today, 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Thomasbradley312]

I thought it was worth pointing out that today, the 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time is the one liturgical day of the year this book which along with 1(3) Esdras, and 2(4) Esdras which are in an appendix to the Vulgate; is used officially in the Liturgy of the Latin Rite. It is used with Psalm 51 as the Reponsory after the First reading from 2 Samuel 12:1-25 about Davids repentance in the Office of Readings.

Responsory
Prayer of Manasseh 9-10; Ps 51:3-4

℟. My sins are more in number than the sands of the sea. My transgressions abound, and I am not worthy to look up and gaze at the height of heaven because of the number of my wrongdoings, because I have provoked your wrath.* I have done what is evil in your sight.
℣. My offences, truly I know them; my sin is always before me. Against you, you alone, have I sinned.* I have done what is evil in your sight.

 

[Thomasbradley312]

Yah that’s right, in the Extraordinary Form it is used as the seventh responsory from Trinity Sunday to August. Actually I believe even Psalm 151( which is used only really in the Greek Orthodox) even is used in the Extraordinary Form Breviary. This is a good article on apocrypha used in the Extraordinary Form.

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