Dextera domini is Latin for “the right hand of the Lord,” and from the Latin word, dextera, we get dexterous, meaning “having special skill, especially with the hands.” A longstanding way of symbolizing God the Father in Creation, Baptism, and Annunciation art was by a hand appearing in the sky. In the post, What Is Mass, the male choir at Saint-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet, sings César Franck’s Dextera Domini, at about 42 mins, first baritones and basses and then exceptional tenors.
God Inviting Christ to Sit on the Throne at His Right Hand, by Frans de Grebber, Dutch, 1645
the right-hand man
the right-hand man
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