O Wisdom
Today’s readings That was quite a list of names, wasn’t it? It always strikes me that this list of characters, which is basically the human family tree of our Lord, is so much like any of our families’ history. Forty-two … Continued
Friday of the Fourth Week of Advent: O Emmanuel
Today’s readings Today’s Liturgy has us on the edge of our seats: “Lift up your heads and see; your redemption is near at hand.” So says the psalmist today and all indications are that that psalmist is absolutely right! Even … Continued
Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent: O Root of Jesse
Today’s readings In these late days of Advent, we pray the “O Antiphons.” These antiphons are the various titles of Jesus as found in Scripture. Today’s antiphon is “O Root of Jesse” and it is found as the antiphon for … Continued
The Fourth Sunday of Advent [B]: O Sacred Lord
Today’s readings Hanging in the bedroom hallway of my Mom’s house is a framed graphic that says “With God, all things are possible.” That reminder has helped me to get through a number of times of uncertainty in my life. … Continued
Friday of the Third Week of Advent: O Sacred Lord
Today’s readings I love these late days of Advent. The expectation of the Savior is heightening, the time of deliverance is at hand, the Lord is near. During these days, we sing the “O Antiphons:” the call for Christ to … Continued
Thursday of the Third Week of Advent: O Adonai
Today’s readings “Come, let us worship the Lord, for he is already close at hand.” Each day from the seventeenth through the twenty-third of December, a verse is assigned to each day that we call the “O Antiphons.” We hear … Continued
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