Responsorium I - Nocturn I
Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete), Nocturn I, Responsory 1
About This Prayer
"Ecce jam venit plenitudo temporis" quotes Galatians 4:4, Paul's theological summary of the Incarnation. Gaudete Sunday's first responsory celebrates the "fullness of time" when God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law. The verse emphasizes divine love ("nimiam caritatem") as the Incarnation's motive, connecting Advent expectation to the Father's eternal decree of redemption.
Prayer Text
LATINE
R. Ecce jam venit plenitudo temporis, in quo misit Deus Filium suum in terras: * Natum de muliere, factum sub lege.
V. Propter nimiam caritatem suam, qua dilexit nos Deus, Filium suum misit.
R. Natum de muliere, factum sub lege.
V. Propter nimiam caritatem suam, qua dilexit nos Deus, Filium suum misit.
R. Natum de muliere, factum sub lege.
ENGLISH
R. Ecce jam venit plenitudo temporis, in quo misit Deus Filium suum in terras: * Natum de muliere, factum sub lege.
V. Propter nimiam caritatem suam, qua dilexit nos Deus, Filium suum misit.
R. Natum de muliere, factum sub lege.
V. Propter nimiam caritatem suam, qua dilexit nos Deus, Filium suum misit.
R. Natum de muliere, factum sub lege.
Liturgical Notes
NOTA
FONS
Breviarium Romanum (1962)
USUS
Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete), Nocturn I, Responsory 1
HORA
Matins
TEMPVS
advent
GENVS
Responsory