ISB ~ Luke 2 v29 - 32

Simeon’s Nunc Dimittis (Latin for “now dismiss”) extols the Child as the crown of God’s covenant promises.

• The oracle is a tapestry of Isaian prophecy fulfilled in Jesus. First, Jesus embodies God’s salvation (2:30), recalling Is 40:5, 46:13, and 52:9-10. He is also a light shining to the Gentiles, evoking Is 42:6 and 49:6. As Messiah, Jesus is the covenant representative who takes Israel’s vocation upon himself and completes the mission that was left unfulfilled at his coming, i.e., to pour out blessings on all nations (CCC 529).