O Radix Jesse
O Radix Jesse, qui stas in signum populorum, super quem continebunt reges os suum, quem Gentes deprecabuntur: veni ad liberandum nos, jam noli tardare. O Root of Jesse, standing…
O Radix Jesse, qui stas in signum populorum, super quem continebunt reges os suum, quem Gentes deprecabuntur: veni ad liberandum nos, jam noli tardare. O Root of Jesse, standing…
Adonai is the name of the Messiah to do with Kingship. O Adonai, et Dux domus Israel, qui Moysi in igne flammae rubi apparuisti, et ei in Sina legem dedisti:…
The antiphon for 17th December, the first of the 'O' antiphons of Advents, is dedicated to Wisdom. Wisdom is deified in many cultures and is usually a goddess, e.g. Sophia,…
Before there were advent calendars, the countdown to Christmas was done with song, using texts based on the names of the Messiah in the prophecy of Isaiah. They date back…
Back in the summer, during our trip to Anglesey in north Wales, we stopped off for a coffee and piece of bara brith at what seemed to be an old…