In the Morning You Will See His Glory

Pope Innocent III, unwilling to approve of the mode of life proposed by Saint Francis for his new order of friars, is moved by a dream, in which he beholds the Poor Man of Assisi holding up the tottering Lateran Basilica [the Catholic cathedral church of the Diocese of Rome]. Artwork by Giotto

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Ex 16: 6-7

Hodie scietis, quia veniet Dominus, et salvabit nos, et mane videbitis gloriam eius.

Today you will know that the Lord will come, and he will save us,

and in the morning you will see his glory. [i]

[i] At the Vigil Mass

This Mass is used on the evening of December 24, either before or after First Vespers (Evening Prayer I) of the Nativity.

“Do not, I beg you, be troubled by forces already dissolved. You have mistaken the hour of the night. It is already morning.” – (Hilaire Belloc)

Cf. Hilaire Belloc: Defender of the Faith