DIVINUM OFFICIUM Antiphon

Christus Factus Est (Good Friday/Holy Saturday)

Good Friday and Holy Saturday: Extended form with 'mortem autem crucis' (Phil 2:8). Said kneeling.

This antiphon for Good Friday and Holy Saturday Compline extends the text: 'Christ became obedient unto death for us, even to the death of the cross' (Philippians 2:8). The addition of 'mortem autem crucis' marks the Passion's completion. Said kneeling, it represents the Church's adoration of the Crucified during the most solemn hours of the liturgical year.

SCRIPTVRA
Philippians 2:8
LATINE
Christus factus est pro nobis obediens usque ad mortem, mortem autem crucis.
ENGLISH
Christ became obedient unto death for us, even to the death of the cross.
NOTA
FONS
Breviarium Romanum (1962)
USUS
Good Friday and Holy Saturday: Extended form with 'mortem autem crucis' (Phil 2:8). Said kneeling.
HORA
Compline
TEMPVS
passiontide
GENVS
Antiphon