INTROITUS: 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Domine, in tua misericordia speravi: exsultavit cor meum in salutari tuo: cantabo Domino, qui bona tribuit mihi.

“Lord, I have trusted (or: I trust) in your mercy. My heart has rejoiced (rejoices) in your salvation. I will sing the Lord, who granted me good (things).” (Ps 13(12):6)

What syllable has the most notes? Of course bó-na, the plural form of bonum, “good”!

Whenever you sing or hear this introit, please enjoy the word bona. And keep in mind that all bona lead back to Easter. On Easter Sunday, quoniam bonum (“for he is good”) looks like this:

Liborius Lumma

Liborius Olaf Lumma studied theology and philosophy in Munster (Germany), Munich (Germany), and Innsbruck (Austria). He was assistant professor in Liturgical Studies and Sacramental Theology at Innsbruck University from 2006 to 2024, in 2024 he became full professor. His major research fields are Gregorian Chant, Liturgy of the Hours, and Ecumenical Theology. He is a member of the Ecumenical Commission of the Austrian Bishops’ conference and board member of the German section of the International Association for Studies of Gregorian Chant (AISCGre).

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