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Today’s find: O Key of David

Posted on December 20, 2014 by John Schroeder

In part because we so often feel captive to the demands and stresses of a commercialized holiday season, we pray:

O Key of David,
opening the gates of God’s eternal Kingdom:
come and free the prisoners of darkness!

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Today’s find: O Root

Posted on December 19, 2014 by John Schroeder

As Advent draws to a close, our impatience grows…and we pray:

O Root of Jesse’s stem,
sign of God’s love for all his people:
come to save us without delay!

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Today’s find: O Leader

Posted on December 18, 2014 by John Schroeder

As the countdown to Christmas continues in these last days of Advent, we pray the next of the ‘O Antiphons’:

O Leader of the House of Israel,
giver of the Law to Moses on Sinai:
come to rescue us with your mighty power!

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Today’s find: O Antiphons

Posted on December 17, 2014 by John Schroeder

We’re heading in to the home stretch of our Advent season of anticipation. You can tell, because today we began the countdown of the ‘O Antiphons’…a thousand-year-old liturgical tradition that will continue through Christmas Eve. So perhaps a pause is in order, to savor the first in the series:

O Wisdom of our God Most High,
guiding creation with power and love:
come to teach us the path of knowledge!

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