This day is set forth a wonderful mystery, a new thing hath been created in the earth— God is made Man. Thet which He was He remaineth, and that which He was not He taketh, suffering therein neither confusion nor division.
Roman Breviary, Feast of the Circumcision (Jan. 1), Antiphon at Lauds. (Liber Resp., ca. 6th to 8th cent.)
Roman Breviary, Feast of the Circumcision (Jan. 1), Antiphon at Lauds. (Liber Resp., ca. 6th to 8th cent.)