Vowed to Christ


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“The kingdom of the world

and all its ornaments

I have despised

for the love of our Lord Jesus Christ:

whom I have seen,

whom I have loved,

in whom I have believed,

in whom I take delight.

My heart overflows with noble words.

To the king I must speak the song I have made,

whom I have seen,

whom I have loved,

in whom I have believed,

in whom I take delight.”

Translation of the Regnum Mundi Antiphon, sung during the Rite of Solemn Profession