DIVINUM OFFICIUM Antiphon

Antiphona 3

Christmas Day - Lauds

Proper text for the Nativity of Our Lord (December 25), the greatest feast of the Christmas season. This Class I feast celebrates the Incarnation: God becoming man in the womb of the Virgin Mary. The Office texts draw from Isaiah's prophecies and the Gospel accounts, emphasizing the theological mystery that the eternal Word took flesh for our salvation.

LATINE
Angelus ad pastores ait: Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum: quia natus est vobis hodie Salvator mundi, alleluia.
ENGLISH
The Angel said unto the Shepherds: I bring you tidings of great joy; for, this day, is born unto you the Saviour of the world, alleluia.
NOTA
FONS
Breviarium Romanum (1962)
USUS
Christmas Day - Lauds
HORA
Lauds
GENVS
Antiphon