DIVINUM OFFICIUM Antiphon

Antiphona ad Magnificat

Feria III post Dominicam III Adventus - Vespers Magnificat

"Elevare, elevare, consurge Jerusalem" (Arise, arise, stand up, O Jerusalem) from Isaias 52:1-2 calls the captive daughter of Zion to loose her neck's bands. Tuesday Vespers dramatizes liberation. The triple imperative intensifies the summons.

LATINE
Elevare, elevare, consurge Jerusalem: solve vincula colli tui, captiva filia Sion.
ENGLISH
Awake, awake, arise, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
NOTA
FONS
Breviarium Romanum (1962)
USUS
Feria III post Dominicam III Adventus - Vespers Magnificat
HORA
Vespers
TEMPVS
advent
GENVS
Antiphon