Nos autem gloriari (“But it behooves us to glory”) is the introit chant for the Mass of Maundy Thursday, and is based on Galatians 6:14 and Psalm 66:2.
It emphasizes how the suffering and death of Our Lord Jesus Christ on the Cross is a source of glory for Catholics. In his Liturgical Year, Dom Gueranger explains: “The Church is filled with gratitude for this Her Redeemer, who has made Himself our salvation, by dying for us; our life, by the Bread of heaven He has given us; and our resurrection, by His having risen from the grave.” (1)
Nos autem gloriari is here interpreted by Pro Cantione Antiqua.
Listen to Nos autem gloriari
Lyrics:
Latin text
Nos autem gloriari oportet
In cruce Domini nostri Jesu Christi:
In quo est salus, vita, et resurrectio nostra:
Per quem salvati et liberati sumus.
Ps. Deus misereatur nostri, et benedicat nobis:
Illuminet vultum suum super nos,
Et misereatur nostri.
Nos autem.
English translation:
But it behooves us to glory
In the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ:
In whom is our salvation, life and resurrection;
By whom we are saved and delivered.
Ps. May God have mercy on us and bless us;
May the light of His countenance shine upon us;
And may He have mercy on us.
But it behooves us.
Dom Gueranger, The Liturgical Year, Loreto Publications, 2000, vol. 6, p. 375.
