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By medmss<\/p><\/div>\n

“The ‘O’ What-iphons?”<\/h2>\n

If you’re like me, that was your response to the above title. If you already knew what they are, then consider this your reminder for this year.<\/p>\n

I only learned about the “O” Antiphons last October when I was scouring the web for Advent craft ideas. They’re a procrastinator’s dream Advent devotion, lasting only the week before Christmas. When I was given Magnificat’s Advent Companion for this year as a gift and found that the “O”s were in the included prayers, I decided that I had better give them a shot. It’s part of my Advent renewal that I mentioned in my last blog post<\/a>. \u00a0Now, I’d like to welcome you to them as well, in the hopes that you’ll join me.<\/p>\n

The “O”s amaze me in their beauty. Both in the words, and how they are artfully crafted into Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours.\u00a0The “O” Antiphons are prayed daily from December 17th to 23rd. According to Magnificat, the texts for these prayers are traced back to at least 7th century (that’s the year 600-ish) Europe and “are drenched in biblical allusions, offering a rich source for personal prayer and reflection during these final days of preparation for the celebration of Christmas.”<\/p>\n

These are the titles of the seven “O” Antiphons in Latin, (English in parenthesis):<\/p>\n