Thursday, December 18, 2008
O Radix Jesse
December 18
O Root of Jesse, which standest for an ensign of the people,
at Whom the kings shall shut their mouths,
Whom the Gentiles shall seek,
come to deliver us, do not tarry.
Latin
O Radix Jesse, qui stas in signum populorum,
super quem continebunt reges os suum,
quem Gentes deprecabuntur:
veni ad liberandum nos, jam noli tardare.
Isaiah 11:1, 11:10
A shoot shall come out from the stock of Jesse,
and a branch shall grow out of his roots.
....
On that day the root of Jesse shall stand as a signal to the peoples; the nations shall inquire of him, and his dwelling shall be glorious.
Antiphon sung by the Dominican student brothers at Oxford.
Text from Fish Eaters.
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Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteDarling, I think you are one day ahead of schedule. Today is "O Adonai."
ReplyDeleteOops. Sorry. I just read your explanation. Guess I'll always just be a day late and a dollar short.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth, we can still share a table despite our differences in Advent Antiphon practices. That's not a Communion breaker. ;o)
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