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O King of the nations, and their desire,the cornerstone making both one: Come and save the human race,which you fashioned from clay. All peoples are waiting for you, O King of nations. Deep down they know it: There must be the One who truly loves us; There must be the One whom we willingly serve, […]

O Morning Star,splendour of light eternal and sun of righteousness:Come and enlighten thosewho dwell in darkness and the shadow of death. When Thou, O Sun of righteousness, arisest,thus diffusing the uncreated light, You pierce through all darknessand everywhere comes life, true life. There is nothing that can dim Your light;no shadow can darken You (Mal

Download PDF O Key of David and Sceptre of the house of Israel,Who dost open and no man doth shut,Who dost shut and no man doth open,come and bring forth from his prisonhousethe captive that sitteth in darkness and in the shadow of death. “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to

Download PDF O Root of Jesse, standing as a sign among the peoples;before you kings will shut their mouths,to you the nations will make their prayer:Come and deliver us, and delay no longer. In many parts of the world, O Lord, Your sign is raised up: the sign of the Cross.Exalted in it, You exclaim:

Download PDF O Adonai, and Leader of the house of Israel,Who didst appear to Moses in the flame of the burning bush,and didst give unto him the Law on Sinai:come and with an outstretched arm redeem us. O Adonai, Father of life! You never forsook man, even when he turned his back on You. In

O Wisdom, coming forth from the mouth of the Most High, reaching from one end to the other, mightily and sweetly ordering all things: Come and teach us the way of prudence. You, O Wisdom, bring everything into holy order, for You come from the Eternal Father. Thou dost penetrate all things and, by Thy

Eccl 48:1-16 Then the prophet Elijah arose like a fire, his word flaring like a torch. It was he who brought famine on them and decimated them in his zeal. By the word of the Lord he shut up the heavens, three times also he brought down fire. How glorious you were in your miracles,

Isa 48:17-19 Thus says Yahweh, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am Yahweh your God and teach you for your own good, I lead you in the way you ought to go. If only you had listened to my commandments! Your prosperity would have been like a river and your saving justice like

Mt 11:7b, 11-15 Jesus began to talk to the people about John: ‘In truth I tell you, of all the children born to women, there has never been anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in the kingdom of Heaven is greater than he. Since John the Baptist came, up to this present

In the midst of Advent, a bright light shines forth: it is a wise virgin whose name alone – and even more her witness – proclaims the Lord. She is Saint Lucia, the “light bearer”. She was one of those wonderful virgins who gave her life for Christ without hesitation. Like St. Agatha, St. Agnes,