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Epiphany of Our Lord: Solemn Proclamation of the Moveable Feasts of the Year

On the Solemnity of the Epiphany of Our Lord, there is a beautiful liturgical tradition of solemnly proclaiming the Moveable Feasts of the Year after the Gospel is sung. Sadly, this proclamation is...

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O Emmanuel! (O God-with-us!)

O Emmanuel! This is the last of the Great O Antiphons that the Church chants at Vespers before the Solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord. Here is the original Latin text: O Emmanuel, Rex et Legifer...

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O Rex Gentium! (O King of the Nations!)

Here is the second-last of the Church’s great O Antiphons: O Rex Gentium, et desideratus earum, lapisque angularis, qui facis utraque unum: veni et salva hominem, quem de limo formasti. And my English...

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O Oriens! (O Rising Sun!)

Today’s O Antiphon at Vespers is the following: O Oriens, splendor lucis aeternae et sol justitiae, veni et illumina sedentes in tenebris et umbra mortis. Here is an English translation of the text: O...

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O Clavis David! (O Key of David!)

Today, December 20, the Church chants one of my favourite O Antiphons at the Office of Vespers: O Clavis David! (O Key of David!). Here is the original Latin text of this sublime antiphon: O Clavis...

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O Radix Jesse! (O Root of Jesse!)

December 19. Today’s O Antiphon is the following. Another beautiful pearl of wisdom in the Catholic Liturgy: O Radix Jesse, qui stas in signum populorum, super quem continebunt reges os suum, quem...

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O Adonai! (O Lord!)

Today, December 18, the Church chants her second O Antiphon at Vespers. Here is the original Latin text: O Adonai et Dux domus Israel, qui Moysi in igne flammae rubi apparuisti et ei in Sina legem...

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O Sapientia! (O Wisdom!)

The first O Antiphon is chanted today in the Church’s Liturgy at Vespers. It goes thus: O Sapientia, quae ex ore Altissimi prodisti, attingens a fine usque ad finem, fortiter, suaviter disponensque...

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O Antiphons: the Wisdom of the Catholic Liturgy

Ero cras: I shall be there tomorrow This evening, December 17, Holy Mother Church begins her beautiful tradition of chanting the O Antiphons at Vespers. These are antiphons that are chanted at the...

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