Responsories for Holy Week nocturn of Maundy Thursday are from Saint Augustines "Enarrationes in Psalmos" Second of Poulenc's "Sept répons des ténèbres". The lessons for the third nocturn of Maundy Thursday are from 1 Corinthians II: 17-34 First of Poulenc's "Sept répons des ténèbres". Good Friday is the sixth day (Latin: Feria VI or Feria Sexta) of the Holy Week. In Latin the occasion is also indicated as "In Parasceve" (Parasceve being Latin for Friday). Thus the second set of nine responsories for Holy Week can appear under titles such as "Feria VI – In Parasceve". The lessons of the first nocturn of Good
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