O Oriens, splendor lucis aeternae, et sol justitiae:

veni, et illumina sedentes in tenebris, et umbra mortis.

O Morning Star, splendor of light eternal and sun of righteousness:

Come and enlighten those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death.

The people loved darkness, but they have seen a great light. Those who dwelt in the land of deep on them has light shone. Because in Him, there is no darkness at all. Even the darkness is not dark to Him, for the darkness is as bright as the day. For those who fear His name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. (From John 3:19, Isaiah 9:2, 1 John 1:5, Psalm 139:12, Malachi 4:2)

'Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.

For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,
and thick darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will arise upon you,
and his glory will be seen upon you.' - Isaiah 60:1-2

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