O Antiphons

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O Sapientia or O Wisdom (December 17)
O Wisdom (Sirach 24:3),

You came forth from the mouth of the Most High (Sirach 24:3),
and reaching from beginning to end You ordered all things mightily and sweetly (Wisdom 8:1). *

* Come, and teach us the way of prudence (Isaiah 40:14).

 

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O Adonai or O Lord and Ruler (December 18)
O Adonai (Exod 3:14)
and Ruler of the house of Israel (Matt 2:6; Micah 5:1; 2 Sam 5:2),
You appeared to Moses in the fire of the burning bush (Exod 3:2)
and on Mount Sinai gave him Your Law (Exod 20).
* Come, and with an outstretched arm redeem us (Jeremiah 32:21).

 

O Radix Jesse or O Root of Jesse (December 19)
O Root of Jesse, (Isaiah 11:1)
You stand for the ensign of mankind (Isaiah 11:10); before You kings shall keep silence and to You all nations shall have recourse (Isaiah 52:15).
* Come, save us, and do not delay (Habakkuk 2:3).

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O Clavis David or O Key of David (December 20)
O Key of David, (Isaiah 22:22; Revelation 3:7)
and Scepter of the house of Israel (Numbers 24:17):
You open and no man closes; you close and no man opens (Isaiah 22:22).
* Come, and deliver him from the chains of prison who sits in darkness and in the shadow of death (Ps 107:10).

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O Oriens or O Rising Dawn or Morning Star (December 21)
O Rising Dawn, (Jer 23:5; Zechariah 3:8; 6:12),
Radiance of the Light eternal (Habakkuk 3:4; Wisdom 7:26; Hebrews 1:3)
and Sun of Justice (Malachi 3:20):
* come, and enlighten those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death (Ps 107:10; Lk 1:78).