Benedictus

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Benedictus.
1. In the RC Mass, the Benedictus qui venit, i.e. simply the words ‘Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord’, which complete the Sanctus section of the Mass.

2. The song of Zacharias (Luke I. 68 et seq.). ‘Blessed be the Lord God of Israel’, which is sung daily at Lauds in RC churches and in the Eng. Prayer Book occurs in the Order for Morning Prayer.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE

Benedictus

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Benedictus. Title of two Christian liturgical hymns. 1. The song of Zechariah (Luke 1. 68–79). 2. The ‘Benedictus qui Venit’, forming the end of the Sanctus at the eucharist (‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord’).

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions JOHN BOWKER

Benedictus

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Benedictus an invocation beginning Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini (Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord) forming a set part of the Mass.

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ELIZABETH KNOWLES

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