DIVINUM OFFICIUM Antiphon

Antiphona ad Benedictus

Christmas Day - Lauds - Benedictus

About This Prayer

Proper text for the Nativity of Our Lord (December 25), the greatest feast of the Christmas season. This Class I feast celebrates the Incarnation: God becoming man in the womb of the Virgin Mary. The Office texts draw from Isaiah's prophecies and the Gospel accounts, emphasizing the theological mystery that the eternal Word took flesh for our salvation.

Prayer Text

LATINE
Gloria in excelsis Deo, et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis, alleluia, alleluia.
ENGLISH
Glory be to God in the highest; and on earth, peace to men of good will, alleluia, alleluia.

Liturgical Notes

NOTA
FONS
Breviarium Romanum (1962)
USUS
Christmas Day - Lauds - Benedictus
HORA
Lauds
GENVS
Antiphon