The “Great O” antiphon for December 22 is “O King (or Desire) of the Nations.” (See an explanation of the Great O’s in the blog post for December 16.) From Jeremiah 30: 7 – 11a

The “Great O” antiphon for December 21 is “O Morning Star” (or “O Dayspring”). (See an explanation of the Great O’s in the blog post for December 16.) From Isaiah 60:1 – 3 Arise, shine;

The “Great O” antiphon for December 20 is “O Key of David.” (See an explanation of the Great O’s in the blog post for December 16.) From Isaiah 22: 20 – 23 On that day

The “Great O” antiphon for December 19 is “O Branch of Jesse” (or O Root). (See an explanation of the Great O’s in the blog post for December 16.) From Isaiah 11: 1 – 4a

    The “Great O” antiphon for December 18 is “O Lord.” (See an explanation of the Great O’s in the blog post for December 16.) From Exodus 3: 1 – 6: Moses was keeping

The Great O antiphon for December 17 is “O Wisdom.” (See an explanation of the Great O’s in the blog post for December 16.) From Ecclesiasticus 24: 3 – 9 I came forth from the

This past Sunday, on December 10, the Sisters and Companions led an Advent Lessons and Carols service based on the “Great O’s.”  The Great O’s are a series of antiphons to the Magnificat sung at

Reading the gospel for the first Sunday of Advent (Mark 13.24-37) with its emphasis on “Beware, keep alert, stay awake!” brought to mind a secular song on that theme: You better watch out, You better

One of my favourite pieces of music is Smetana’s “The Moldau.” Smetana uses tones to evoke the sounds of one of Bohemia’s great rivers. He said “the composition describes the course of the Moldau, starting

When it comes to God you can always expect the unexpected. For Sister Doreen McGuff, a young impressionable self-proclaimed dreamer, the 60s was a pivotal decade for her. “I had just started university in 1960