Antiphona 1

Though this text from Sirach 45:1-3 originally described Moses, its application to confessors reveals typological reading - every holy teacher participates in Moses' mediatorial role. The 'stola gloriae' here indicates not martyrdom's white robe but the glory of sanctifying grace that shines through a holy life. The verb 'ornavit' suggests that God himself decorated his servant with virtues as a craftsman adorns his work. At Lauds, as dawn light arrives, this antiphon declares that the confessor's holiness was not self-achieved but divinely bestowed - grace making nature beautiful.