Responsory: Tria sunt munera (chant)

Respond
Tria sunt munera preciosa
que optulerunt magi domino in die ista;
et habent in se divina mysteria.
In auro ut ostendatur regi potentia;
in thure sacerdotem magnum considera;
et in myrra dominicam sepulturam.
Verse
Salutis nostrae auctorem
magi venerati sunt in cunabulis,
et de thesauris suis
misticas ei munerum species obtulerunt.
In auro…

Translation

Respond
There were three precious gifts
that the magi brought to the lord on that day,
bearing in themselves divine mysteries.
In gold is seen the power of a king;
in frankincense a great priesthood;
and in myrrh a Sabbath burial.
Verse
It was the author of our salvation
whom the Magi adored in the cradle,
and from their treasuries
they brought forth gifts
of mystical meaning. In gold...