Responsorium II - Nocturn I
Second Sunday of Advent, Nocturn I, Responsory 2
About This Prayer
"Ecce Dominus veniet, et omnes sancti ejus cum eo" (Behold the Lord will come, and all His saints with Him) draws on Zacharias 14:5. The Parousia theme dominates: Christ comes not alone but accompanied by His holy ones. The "great light" (lux magna) of that day echoes Isaias 9:2, linking Advent's two comings through prophetic imagery of illumination dispelling darkness.
Prayer Text
LATINE
R. Ecce Dominus veniet, et omnes sancti ejus cum eo: * Et erit in die illa lux magna.
V. Et exibit de Jerusalem sicut fulgur coruscans.
R. Et erit in die illa lux magna.
V. Et exibit de Jerusalem sicut fulgur coruscans.
R. Et erit in die illa lux magna.
ENGLISH
R. Ecce Dominus veniet, et omnes sancti ejus cum eo: * Et erit in die illa lux magna.
V. Et exibit de Jerusalem sicut fulgur coruscans.
R. Et erit in die illa lux magna.
V. Et exibit de Jerusalem sicut fulgur coruscans.
R. Et erit in die illa lux magna.
Liturgical Notes
NOTA
FONS
Breviarium Romanum (1962)
USUS
Second Sunday of Advent, Nocturn I, Responsory 2
HORA
Matins
TEMPVS
advent
GENVS
Responsory