Prayer book
Gorzkie Żale — Bitter Lamentations
Gorzkie Żale
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Polish source
Diocese of Zamość-Lubaczów — complete Polish Gorzkie Żale · Pobudka and Parts I–III
The diocesan page gives the opening and all three parts in Polish, with their usual Lenten rotation. The connected indulgence retains its territorial and participation conditions.
Open the Polish source choice in the interactive readerEstimated Polish selected-part recitation time · Część I with Pobudka 3–6 minutes
How the estimate was made
Spoken text of Part I with Pobudka, including intentions and three repetitions of the complete two-line final invocation, from the linked diocesan edition; editorial vocal pace 100–160 words/minute. Parts II/III have separate measured variants.
Measured alternatives
- Część I with Pobudka3–6 minutes
- Część II with Pobudka3–5 minutes
- Część III with Pobudka3–6 minutes
These are alternatives, not a requirement to recite every part.
Estimated recited words of the linked Polish edition only; the separately linked English translation is not measured here. This devotion is normally sung. Each selected Polish part includes the common Pobudka and three repetitions of both lines of the final invocation. Chant, exposition, a Passion sermon and pauses can make the actual service much longer. The customary Sunday celebration uses the appointed part, not necessarily all three. This is not a prescribed minimum or a service-length estimate.
English source
Parish-published English translation attributed to Fr. Stanislaw Slaby, with the opening and all three parts. Approval of this English version for fulfilling the specified Polish indulgenced devotion has not been established here; follow the locally authorized form. The related grant’s territorial and participation conditions remain in force.
Open the English source choice in the interactive readerEnglish selected-part recitation time has not been estimated for this form.
Estimated recited words of the linked Polish edition only; the separately linked English translation is not measured here. This devotion is normally sung. Each selected Polish part includes the common Pobudka and three repetitions of both lines of the final invocation. Chant, exposition, a Passion sermon and pauses can make the actual service much longer. The customary Sunday celebration uses the appointed part, not necessarily all three. This is not a prescribed minimum or a service-length estimate.
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Status labels below reflect the catalog as of 27 October 2026.
Text sources
- Diocese of Zamość-Lubaczów: complete Polish text of Gorzkie Żale
- Siedlecki church hymnbook publisher: text and chant
Historical prayer-book references are textual witnesses. Their old indulgence tariffs are not used as present grant authority. Consult the related grant record for the current work, occasion, and conditions.