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Rorate Coeli
''Rorate coeli'' (or ''Rorate Caeli''), from the ''Book of Isaiah'' () in the Vulgate, are the opening words of a text used in Catholic and, less frequently, Protestant liturgy. It is also known as ''The Advent Prose'' or by the first words of its English translation, "Drop down ye heavens from above."
==Background==
It is frequently sung as a plainsong at Mass and in the Divine Office during Advent where it gives expression to the longings of Patriarchs and Prophets, and symbolically of the Church, for the coming of the Messiah. Throughout Advent it occurs daily as the versicle and response after the hymn at Vespers.
The Rorate Mass got its proper name from the first word of the Introit (Entrance antiphon): "Rorate caeli désuper et nubes pluant justum". "Drop down dew, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain the just". We know Gaudete and Laetare Sunday which also got their names from the Introit. Before the liturgical changes post-Vatican II this Mass was celebrated very early in the morning on all Saturdays. In some areas it was celebrated on several or even all weekdays during Advent (The Votive Mass of Our Lady in Advent).
The Rorate Mass is a Votive Mass in honor of the Blessed Mother for the season of Advent. It has a long tradition in the Catholic Church, especially in German-speaking countries.〔http://te-deum.blogspot.com/2006/12/advent-rorate-masses-at-assumption.html〕 The Masses had to begin relatively in the morning when it was still dark due to winter-time and were said by candlelight.〔
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