DIVINUM OFFICIUM Antiphon

Antiphona ad Benedictus

Advent Ember Days - Fri

This antiphon for Ember Friday of Advent quotes Elizabeth's words at the Visitation (Luke 1:44). The leaping of John the Baptist in the womb, recognizing Christ's hidden presence, prefigures the Church's Advent posture: attentive to the Lord's coming even before He is manifest. The "alleluia" suffix, unusual in Advent, marks the Visitation's joy that tempers the penitential season.

LATINE
Ex quo facta est vox salutationis tuae in auribus meis, exsultavit in gaudio infans in utero meo, alleluia.
ENGLISH
As soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy, alleluia.
NOTA
FONS
Breviarium Romanum (1962)
USUS
Advent Ember Days - Fri
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Lauds
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Antiphon