O Radiant Dawn, splendor of eternal light, sun of justice: come, shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death.
O Clavis David! O Key of David!
December 20, 2012 By
O Key of David, and scepter of the house of Israel: you open and no one shuts; you shut and no one opens. Come, and lead forth from this prison the captive sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death. O gates, lift high your heads; grow higher, ancient doors. Let him enter, the [...]
You Balance Out the Keening Pain of Newtown – UPDATED
December 19, 2012 By
“In normal life we hardly realize how much more we receive than we give, and life cannot be rich without such gratitude. It is so easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements compared with what we owe to the help of others.” ― Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letters and Papers from Prison My goodness, you [...]
O Radix Jesse, O Root of Jesse!
December 19, 2012 By
Chanting these beautiful antiphons has really served to keep me centered, this week: O Root of Jesse, who stood as a sign for the people, before you kings shall remain silent, and to you the gentiles shall make supplication: come to deliver us, and delay not. And perhaps, in light of all we are grieving [...]
O Adonai, Leader of the House of Israel!
December 18, 2012 By
O Adonai, and Leader of the house of Israel, you appeared to Moses in the flame of the burning bush and gave him the law on Sinai: come, and with an outstretched arm, redeem us.
“Born of the Father before all Ages. Wait, What?
December 8, 2012 By
As the Year of Faith got launched, Melanie Bettinelli of The Wine Dark Sea undertook the ambitious project of enlisting various writers to take on single, separate lines of the Creed, and create a series that focuses on these lines throughout the year. When I learned that “born of the Father, before all ages” was [...]
Benedictines of Mary: EWTN Gives a Glimpse of Ephesus
November 30, 2012 By
The Benedictine in me is a little giddy in anticipation of this Advent gift! EWTN – the Eternal Word Television Network – has announced multiple broadcasts of a 30-minute special on the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, and the making of Advent at Ephesus, which is available now worldwide from De Montfort Music and [...]
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