DIVINUM OFFICIUM Antiphon

Antiphona ad Benedictus

December 18 - Lauds Benedictus Antiphon

December 18's Benedictus antiphon quotes Micheas 5:2 and Matthew 2:6: Bethlehem, though small, shall produce the Ruler of Israel. This text, central to the Magi narrative, locates the Incarnation geographically. The O Adonai antiphon of December 18 Vespers (Lord of the house of Israel who appeared to Moses in the burning bush) continues the identification.

LATINE
Tu Bethlehem terra Juda, non eris minima: ex te enim exiet Dux, qui regat populum meum Israel.
ENGLISH
Thou, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, shalt not be the least: for out of thee shall come a Ruler, that shall rule my people Israel.
NOTA
FONS
Breviarium Romanum (1962)
USUS
December 18 - Lauds Benedictus Antiphon
HORA
Lauds
TEMPVS
advent
GENVS
Antiphon