Thursday, December 17, 2009
O Sapientia
December 17
O Sapientia, quæ ex ore Altissimi prodiisti,
attingens a fine usque ad finem, fortiter
suaviterque disponens omnia:
veni ad docendum nos viam prudentiæ.
O Wisdom that comest out of the mouth of the Most High,
that reachest from one end to another,
and orderest all things mightily and sweetly,
come to teach us the way of prudence!
Isaiah 11:2-3
The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him,
the spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the spirit of counsel and might,
the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
His delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.
He shall not judge by what his eyes see,
or decide by what his ears hear;
I know it's not 2006, but enjoy anyway.
Antiphon sung by the Dominican student brothers at Oxford.
Text of antiphon from Fish Eaters.
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They don't change over the years, do they?
ReplyDeleteNo, Susan, they don't change, and their use is quite ancient, going back at least to the 5th-6th century and perhaps even earlier.
ReplyDeleteI only asked because you mention that it isn't 2006.
ReplyDeleteI mentioned the date because the video begins with an Advent 2006 notice.
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