«VEXILLA CHRISTUS INCLYTA». – Hymn of Lauds for the feast of Christ the King, composed by Fr. Vittorio Genovesi, S.J., in 1925.
The kingdom of Christ does not resound with the din of arms, but shines through concord and harmony among its subjects; peace and unity live within it, as does fidelity between spouses; the young grow up disciplined, and homes are hearths of virtue.
BIBL.: V. Terreno, Gli inni dell’Ufficio divino, Mondovi 1932, p. 288; A. Mirra, Gli inni del Breviario romano, Napoli 1947, p. 156; V. GENESI, Lyra sacra, Roma 1952, p. 15.