In medio Ecclesiae

General information

Introit for the Common of Doctors of the Church.

Settings by composers

• Anon (Trent 92) SAT (adds Iocundatem…)
• Giovanni Briccio SAT
• Dufay ATT

Text and translations

Latin text In medio Ecclesiae aperuit os eius, et implevit eius Dominus spiritu, spiritu sapientiae et intellectus: stolam gloriae induit eum. Iocunditatem et exultationem thesaurizavit super eum.

English translation In the midst of the Church he opened his mouth, and the Lord filled him with his spirit, the spirit of wisdom and understanding: He clothed him with a robe of glory. He has stored up joy and exultation for him.