DIVINUM OFFICIUM Antiphon

Antiphona ad Magnificat

Feria IV Cinerum - Ash Wednesday Vespers Magnificat

This Magnificat antiphon for Ash Wednesday draws from Matthew 6:20: 'Lay up to yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither the rust nor moth doth consume.' Christ's teaching on heavenly treasure provides the positive motivation for Lenten fasting: detachment from earthly goods to gain eternal ones. The antiphon connects Lenten discipline to eschatological hope.

LATINE
Thesaurizate vobis thesauros in caelo, ubi nec aerugo, nec tinea demolitur.
ENGLISH
Lay up to yourselves treasures in heaven: where neither the rust nor moth doth consume.
NOTA
FONS
Breviarium Romanum (1962)
USUS
Feria IV Cinerum - Ash Wednesday Vespers Magnificat
HORA
Vespers
TEMPVS
lent
GENVS
Antiphon