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GREAT THURSDAY

[Mode] 1, Thursday. They hunted after the soul of the righteous, and condemned innocent blood. The Lord became a refuge unto me, [and my] God the helper of my hope.

[RUBRIC: Psalm.] They hunted down the life of the righteous, and condemned the innocent blood.

RUBRIC: *Pʿox* (antiphonal psalm verse): TEXT: O God of vengeance, Lord God of vengeance, you have revealed yourself. RUBRIC: Say the *pʿox* in full.

RUBRIC: Psalm, Chapter 93.

[RUBRIC: Great Friday [Good Friday]]

[Tone] 1, Friday. I was delivered up, and could not come forth; mine eyes grew weak through poverty. I cried unto the Lord all the day long, and spread forth my hands unto Thee.

RUBRIC: Psalm [versicle]. TEXT: In return for my love they betrayed me, but I was in prayer. [Tone 2]

RUBRIC: *Pʿox* (antiphonal psalm verse): TEXT: O God of my praise, hold not Thy peace; for the mouth of the sinner, the mouth of the deceitful is opened against me. RUBRIC: Recite the *pʿox* in full. Psalm, Chapter 108 [109].