The Advent Antiphon of Today (20 Dec) is O Oriens (O Morning Star) ๐ O Day-spring, Brightness of Light Everlasting, and Morning Star, Sun of Righteousness:Come and enlighten him that sitteth in darkness and the shadow of death. O Oriens, splendor lucis aeternae, et sol justitiae: veni, et illumina sedentes in tenebris, et umbra mortis.
Solemn Morning Prayer for the Fourth Sunday in Advent and the Forty-First Sunday in COVIDtide
Morning Prayer for Advent 4 Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. -Matthew 3. 2 Rejoice in the Lord alway, and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand Advent Prose (Rorate caeli / Drop down, ye heavens) (https://youtu.be/A2aKSpxFymQ) Psalms: 33 (Salisbury Cathedral … Continue reading Solemn Morning Prayer for the Fourth Sunday in Advent and the Forty-First Sunday in COVIDtide
O Clavis David
Todayโs Advent Antiphon is O Clavis David (O Key of David) ๐ O Key of David, and Sceptre of the house of Israel; that openest, and no man shutteth, and shuttest, and no man openeth: Come and bring the prisoner out of the prison-house, and him that sitteth in darkness and the shadow of death. … Continue reading O Clavis David
O Radix Jesse
The Advent antiphon for 18 December is O Radix Jesse (O Root of Jesse) O Root of Jesse, which standest for an ensign of the people, at whom kings shall shut their mouths,to whom the Gentiles shall seek: Come and deliver us with an outstretched arm. O radix Jesse, qui stas in signum populorum, super … Continue reading O Radix Jesse
O Adonai
17 Dec: O Adonai (O Lord), the second of the great Advent Antiphons. O Adonai, and Leader of the house of Israel, who appearedst in the bush to Moses in a flame of fire, and gavest him the Law in Sinai: Come and deliver us with an outstretched arm. O Adonai, et Dux domus Israel, … Continue reading O Adonai
O Sapientia
Happy O Sapientia (an ancient Advent hymn) and a solemn Advent Ember Day. Today begins the Great Os or the O Antiphons of Advent. Which means Christmas is only 9 days away! O Sapientia, quae ex ore Altissimi prodiisti, attingens a fine usque ad finem, fortiter suaviterque disponens omnia: veni ad docendum nos viam prudentiae. … Continue reading O Sapientia
Solemn Morning Prayer for the Third Sunday in Advent and the Fortieth Sunday in COVIDtide
Morning Prayer for Advent 3 Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. -Matthew 3. 2 Advent Prose (Rorate caeli / Drop down, ye heavens) (https://youtu.be/A2aKSpxFymQ) Psalms: 11, 12 (Exeter Cathedral Choir) 1st Lesson: Isaiah 25. 1-9 2nd Lesson: Matthew 25. 1-30 Hymn: On Jordanโs Bank the Baptistโs Cry (https://youtu.be/a-n_iUv9NII (sung by the … Continue reading Solemn Morning Prayer for the Third Sunday in Advent and the Fortieth Sunday in COVIDtide
Happy Hanukkah!
Wishing all peoples of the Jewish faith a happy Hanukkah (ืื ืืื ืฉืื / Hanukkah Sameahh)! May the candles burn bright and lighten the darkness in our hearts and in this world. May God look favourably on you and your family during this season. ๐ฏ
The Feast of the Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Today is the Feast of the Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Anglican Theology does not speak to whether her conception could have "Immaculate", which is why the phrase โThe Immaculate Conception" is not used ร la Roman Catholics. Collect: Almighty God, who didst endue with singular grace of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother … Continue reading The Feast of the Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Abbreviated Morning Prayer on the Go
I have started to do a quick abbreviated Morning Prayer on my way to work (based on the office of Morning Prayer as laid out in the Book of Common Prayer (Canada 1962)). It's about a 25 minute walk, most of it on a relatively quiet street, walking past three churches on the way. Unfortunately, … Continue reading Abbreviated Morning Prayer on the Go
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