Advent 2007

The images below depict the seven antiphons based on Old Testament and Gospel texts used for the Lessons and Carols service. The original artworks were 3' x 5' paintings created on canvas by Jamaica Plains artist Kyle Lindholm. The images helped bring the the scriptural passages to life and enhanced the worship experience.

FIRST ANTIPHON: 

O Sapientia   [O Wisdom] 

O Wisdom, you came forth from the mouth of the Most High, and reach from one end of the earth to the other, mightily and sweetly ordering all things:  come and teach us the way of prudence.

SECOND ANTIPHON: 

O Adonai   [O Lord] 

O Adonai, ruler of the house of Israel, you appeared to Moses in the fire of the burning bush; on Mount Sinai you gave him your law:  with outstretched arm, come and redeem us.

THIRD ANTIPHON: 

O Radix Jesse  [O Root of Jesse]

O Root of Jesse, you stand as an ensign to the people; before you kings shall keep silence, all nations bow in worship:  come and save us, and do not delay.

FOURTH ANTIPHON: 

O Clavis David  [O Key of David]

O Key of David, and scepter of the house of Israel; you open and no one closes; you close and no one opens:  come and deliver us from the chains of prison, we who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death.

FIFTH ANTIPHON: 

O Oriens   [O Rising Dawn]

 O Rising Dawn, brightness of the light eternal, sun of righteousness:  come and enlighten those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death.

SIXTH ANTIPHON: 

O Rex Gentium  [O King of Nations]

O King of nations, and their desire, you are the cornerstone that binds two into one:  come and save the creatures whom you have fashioned from clay.

SEVENTH ANTIPHON: 

O Emmanuel  [O God-with-us]

O Emmanuel, our King and Lawgiver, the Desire of all nations and their Salvation: come and save us, O Lord our God.

The Song of Mary

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