O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel, that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to you, O Israel! This favored Christmas carol ...

O Wisdom, coming to us as the voice of God, The rushing wind of your voice hovers over the earth, calling us back to the peacefulness of Eden. Come now and teach us discernment. December 18 – O Lord ...

Imaged from the The O Antiphons, by Ansgar Holmberg, C.S.J. Ansgar Holmberg, C.S.J., 86, didn’t paint her O Antiphon series to edify or instruct anyone. They were meant only for herself. Ansgar (she ...

Beginning with December 17 and running through December 23, Evening Prayer of the breviary includes prayers that begin with ‘O’. These are prayers, or more specifically antiphons, which indicate ...

We’ve begun the “O” Antiphons. Every year from December 17-23, the Catholic Church sings what’s known as the “O” Antiphons, the antiphons that accompany the Magnificat canticle of Evening Prayer. They ...

Learn more about this medieval Advent tradition, and hear an antiphon published every day from 16 - 23 December. The Great O Antiphons are a series of short verses which count down the days to ...