[Officium]
Szombat advent III. hetében

[Officium] (rubrica innovata)
Sabbato infra Hebdomadam III Adventus

[Lectio1]
Evangélium szent Lukács Evangélista kőnyvéből
!Lk 3:1-6
Tiberius császár uralkodásának 15. esztendejében, amikor Poncius Pilátus volt Júdea helytartója És így tovább.
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Homily by Pope St Gregory (the Great,)
!10th on the Gospels.
The date, at which the Fore-runner of our Redeemer entered on his public office of preaching, is indicated to us by the name of the ruler of the Roman Commonwealth, and by those of the princes of Palestine. The time of his preaching is indicated by these names, because he came as the Fore-runner of Him Who was to be the Redeemer of some Jews and many Gentiles. Moreover in the enumeration of these worldly monarchs there is a foreshadowing of the fact, that the Gentiles were about to be gathered into one, and the Jews to be scattered abroad in punishment of their unbelief; in the whole heathen Commonwealth we find the title of one Emperor, but in the small kingdom of Judaea are mentioned four masters.
