It opens the series of hymns that sing during the week the wonders of creation. As the darkness of night advances, full of horrors and dangers, the Christian soul turns to God, author of light on the first day of creation, and asks him to free it from sin, which alone can bring back into the world the darkness of the spirit.
Bibliography4 worksG. Belli, Gli inni del Breviario tradotti, Rome 1856, pp. 68-71; S. G. Pimont, Les hymnes du Bréviaire romain, I, Paris 1884, pp. 116-23; C.
BIBL.: G. Belli, Gli inni del Breviario tradotti, Rome 1856, pp. 68-71; S. G. Pimont, Les hymnes du Bréviaire romain, I, Paris 1884, pp. 116-23; C. Albin, La poésie du Bréviaire, I, Les hymnes, Lyon n.d., pp. 72-74; F. Vanderstruyf, Les hymnes du Bréviaire romain, Paris 1912, pp. 66-67.
Mattei, Silverio. “Lucis Creator Optime.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, col. 1634. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/lucis-creator-optime.
MLA
Mattei, Silverio. “Lucis Creator Optime.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, col. 1634. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/lucis-creator-optime.
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@incollection{ec7_lucis_creator_optime,
author = {Mattei, Silverio},
title = {Lucis Creator Optime},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {VII},
pages = {1634},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1951},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/lucis-creator-optime}
}
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