Antiphona 1

This text from Matthew 19:28 records Christ's promise to the Twelve after Peter's question about their reward for leaving everything. 'Sedebitis super sedes' (you shall sit upon thrones) refers to the eschatological judgment when the Apostles will participate in Christ's judicial authority over the reconstituted twelve tribes. The antiphon at Vespers, as the day closes, directs attention toward the final consummation. For the one praying, this text assures that fidelity to apostolic teaching connects one to those who will judge the nations at the end of the age.