Adoring the Silence of the Word
Mother Mectilde de Bar (1614-1698) belongs to the family of great mystics who, like Saint John of the Cross, are content to remain in darkness,...
23 December, O EMMANUEL
Behold the Bread of Angels Sent Murillo’s painting of the Infant Christ distributing bread to pilgrims is an invitation to consider the mystery of the...
22 December, O REX GENTIUM
The connection between this O Antiphon and the “Doctrinal Note on Some Aspects of Evangelization,” published twelve years ago (3 December 2007) by the Congregation...
21 December, O ORIENS
O DAYSPRING (Zech 6:12; Lk 1:78), Splendor of Eternal Light (Heb 1:3), and Sun of Justice (Mal 4:2): Come, and enlighten those that sit in...
20 December, O CLAVIS DAVID
To illustrate the antiphon O Clavis David, I chose Bartolomeo Bermejo’s magnificent painting of the Harrowing of Hell. It depicts the Risen Christ descending into...