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Benedictus

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Benedictus (bĕnədĭk`təs), hymn of Zachary, taken from Luke 1.68–79. It begins in Latin, "Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel" [blessed be the Lord God of Israel]. It is used at funerals and at lauds in the Roman Catholic Church and at morning prayer in the Church of England. Part of the Sanctus Sanctus [Lat.,=holy], hymn of the Roman Catholic Mass , beginning, "Holy, holy, holy," from Isa. 6.3; Mat. 21.9. It is the solemn choral ending of the preface.
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The choir sang Ubi caritas et amor by Maurice Durufle and the Sanctus and Benedictus from the Mass for Double Choir by Frank Martin.
Luke's Gospel (1:76-79) and known as the Benedictus, that is traditionally recited during lauds, the morning prayer of the divine office.
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