DIVINUM OFFICIUM Antiphon

Christus Factus Est (Holy Thursday)

Holy Thursday: Said kneeling after Nunc Dimittis. First degree of Christ's obedience.

This antiphon for Holy Thursday Compline presents the first degree of Christ's obedience: 'Christ became obedient unto death for us' (Philippians 2:8). Said kneeling after the Nunc Dimittis, it begins the Triduum's progressive meditation on the Passion. The stripped altars and extinguished candles of Holy Thursday evening create the stark setting for this solemn proclamation.

LATINE
Christus factus est pro nobis obediens usque ad mortem.
ENGLISH
Christ became obedient unto death for us.
NOTA
FONS
Breviarium Romanum (1962)
USUS
Holy Thursday: Said kneeling after Nunc Dimittis. First degree of Christ's obedience.
HORA
Compline
TEMPVS
passiontide
GENVS
Antiphon