Benedicta sit

General information

Benedicta sit sancta Trinitas (not to be confused with Benedictus sit Deus Pater) is the Introit for Trinity.

Settings by composers

• anon. in Trent codex 92 SAT
• Agostino Agazzari SATB
• Robert Hugill SATB
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina SATB (without Benedicamus …)
• Jan Tollius SAB (2nda pars Laudate Dominum)
• Tomás Luis de Victoria SAATTB
• Giaches de Wert SATTB

Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above

• Adam Gumpelzhaimer — Benedicta sit Sancta Trinitas
• Heinrich Isaac — Benedicta sit sancta
• Giovanni Bonaventura Matucci — Benedicta sit sancta Trinitas

See also

• Mozart: Benedictus sit Deus, KV 117 SATB, soprano solo and orchestra
• Jacob Handl: Benedicta sit Sancta creatrix SATB

Text and translations

Latin text Benedicta sit sancta Trinitas atque indivisa Unitas confitebimur ei quia fecit nobiscum misericordiam suam. Alleluia. Benedicamus Patrem et Filium cum Sancto Spiritu.

English translation Blessed be the holy Trinity, and undivided Unity: we will give glory to Him, because He hath shown His mercy to us. Alleluia We bless the Father and the Son with the Holy Spirit.