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  A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols | December 18, 2022 Saint Thomas Church 5th Avenue Ninety Minute Service plus fifteen-minute Organ Prelude Worship Leaflet First Lesson Genesis 3:8-15, 17-19 God tells sinful Adam that he has lost the life of Paradise  and that his seed will bruise the serpent’s head. Second Lesson Genesis 22:15-18 God promises to faithful Abraham that in his seed  shall the nations of the earth be blessed THIRD LESSON Isaiah 9:2, 6-7 The prophet foretells the coming of the Savior FOURTH LESSON Isaiah 11:1-4a, 6-9 The Peace that Christ will bring is foreshown FIFTH LESSON Luke 1:26-35, 38 The angel Gabriel salutes the Blessed Virgin Mary. SIXTH LESSON Luke 2:1-7 Saint Luke tells of the birth of Jesus. SEVENTH LESSON Luke 2:8-16 The shepherds go to the manger EIGHTH LESSON Matthew 2:1-12 The Wise Men are led by the star to Jesus. NINTH LESSON John 1:1-14 Saint John unfolds the great mystery of the Incarnation (Six) Lessons and Carols at Washington National Cathedr

O Emmanuel (December 23) Stephan George 46,632 views / Apr 21, 2011 O Antiphons: O Emmanuel Saint John's Abbey 3,195 views  Dec 23, 2018 O Emmanuel: O Antiphon Gregorian Chant Schola of Saint Meinrad Archabbey - Topic 2,807 views / Dec 1, 2015 Great Advent - O Emmanuel Gloriae Dei Cantores 3,461 views / Dec 18, 2013 O Emmanuel - The Seventh O Antiphon Advent Atlanta 643 views  Dec 9, 2017 O Emmanuel, our King and our Law-giver, Longing of the Gentiles, yea, and Salvation thereof, come to save us, O Lord our God! O Emmanuel, Rex et legifer noster, exspectatio gentium, et Salvator earum: veni ad salvandum nos Domine Deus noster. www.adventatlanta.org O EMMANUEL: "O" Antiphons and Magnificat (7/7) Harpa Dei 110,899 views / Dec 23, 2021  

  O Rex Gentium (December 22) Stephan George 39,729 views / Apr 21, 2011 O Antiphons: O King of Nations Saint John's Abbey 2,352 views / Dec 22, 2018 O King of the Nations Saint Meinrad Archabbey 507 views / Dec 23, 2014 Great Advent - O Rex Gentium Gloriae Dei Cantores 5,368 views / Dec 18, 2013 O King of the Gentiles - The Sixth O Antiphon Advent Atlanta 451 views  Dec 7, 2017 O King of the Gentiles, yea, and desire thereof! O Corner-stone, that makest of two one, come to save man, whom Thou hast made out of the dust of the earth! O Rex Gentium, et desideratus earum, lapisque angularis, qui facis utraque unum: veni, et salva hominem, quem de limo formasti. O REX GENTIUM: Antífonas "O" y Magnificat (6/7) Harpa Dei 36,350 views / Dec 22, 2021

  O Oriens (December 21) Stephan George 46,213 views / Apr 21, 2011 O Antiphons: O Rising Sun Saint John's Abbey 2,361 views / Dec 21, 2018 O Oriens: O Antiphon Gregorian Chant Schola of Saint Meinrad Archabbey - Topic 2,342 views / Dec 1, 2015 Great Advent - O Oriens Gloriae Dei Cantores 6,010 views / Dec 18, 2013 O Oriens Antiphon with Magnificat Tim Smith 133 views / Feb 13, 2021 ______________________________________________________ O Dayspring - The Fifth O Antiphon Advent Atlanta 700 views  Dec 7, 2017 O Dayspring, Brightness of the everlasting light, Sun of justice, come to give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death! O Oriens, splendor lucis æternæ, et sol justitiæ: veni, et illumina sedentes in tenebris, et umbra mortis. ______________________________________________________ O ORIENS: Antífonas "O" y Magnificat (5/7) Harpa Dei 47,791 views / Dec 21, 2021 O Oriens - Melissa Dunphy -  The Pembroke College Chapel Choir/Anna Lapwood 832 views

  O Clavis David (December 20) Stephan George 49,885 views / Apr 21, 2011 O Antiphons: O Key of David Saint John's Abbey 3,544 views  / Dec 20, 2018 O Key of David Saint Meinrad Archabbey 2,080 views / Dec 20, 2014 Great Advent - O Clavis David Gloriae Dei Cantores O Clavis David Antiphon with Magnificat Tim Smith O Key of David - The Fourth O Antiphon Advent Atlanta The Great O Antiphon: O Clavis David (O Key of David) Loren W. Ponten - Topic 11 subscribers Arvo Part - Seven Magnificat Antiphons: IV. O Schlussel (O Key of David) Saint Augustine's

DECEMBER 19 O Radix Jesse (December 19) Stephan George 60,322 views / Apr 21, 2011   O Antiphons: O Root of Jesse Saint John's Abbey 4,174 views  Dec 19, 2018 O Radix Jesse: O Antiphon Gregorian Chant Schola of Saint Meinrad Archabbey - Topic 3,055 views / Dec 1, 2015 O Root of Jesse - The Third O Antiphon 759 views 5 years ago O Radix Jesse O.P. (19 Decembris) OPChant 10,969 views  Dec 18, 2019

  SONGS OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD  SUNDAY  MORNING PRAYER FOURTH WEEK OF ADVENT PSALTER WEEK IV  DECEMBER 18 _______________________________________________________ VIRTUAL RESOURCES FULL ROMAN RITE SERVICES Three Models (Options) for Praying this Morning Praying with Christ   Every Day, Every Where  will be greatly helped by a variety of models and options.  Becoming skillful in understanding and adapting these models  for both personal and communal prayer is a major goal of this website.   The Instruction for the Liturgy of the Hours promotes both recitation in common as well as singing the Hours.  The first model with its option below emphasizes recitation in common.  the second model emphasizes the sung nature of the celebration.  The third model with its easy-to- read monthly booklet is very suitable for personal meditative prayer and study, including marking the text.  Each of the three Options contains the full official text of Roman Rite for Morning Prayer.    Links to two websites

DECEMBER 18  O Adonai (December 18) Stephan George 73,096 views / Apr 21, 2011 O Antiphons: O Adonai Saint John's Abbey 5,327 views / Dec 18, 2018 O Adonai: O Antiphon Gregorian Chant Schola of Saint Meinrad Archabbey - Topic 4,040 views / Dec 1, 2015 Great Advent - O Adonai Gloriae Dei Cantores 2.77K subscribers 8,527 views / Dec 18, 2013 December 18 "O Adonai, and Leader of the house of Israel, Who didst appear to Moses in the flame of the burning Tim Smith 328 views  Feb 10, 2021 Sarum Use antiphon and canticle for December 18, sung by Sarah James. An antiphon is a short chant that bookends a longer one, which could be a psalm or canticle. The "Canticle of Mary" (Magnificat) for example, is sung every night in the evening prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours. One purpose of the antiphon is to introduce variety in the midst of sameness. The canticles stay the same, but the antiphons change from day to day.  The week before Christmas has unusually elaborate and beauti

  SONGS OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD  SATURDAY  MORNING PRAYER THIRD WEEK OF ADVENT PSALTER WEEK III DECEMBER 17 _______________________________________________________ VIRTUAL RESOURCES FULL ROMAN RITE SERVICES Three Models (Options) for Praying this Morning Praying with Christ   Every Day, Every Where  will be greatly helped by a variety of models and options.  Becoming skillful in understanding and adapting these models  for both personal and communal prayer is a major goal of this website.   The Instruction for the Liturgy of the Hours promotes both recitation in common as well as singing the Hours.  The first model with its option below emphasizes recitation in common.  the second model emphasizes the sung nature of the celebration.  The third model with its easy-to- read monthly booklet is very suitable for personal meditative prayer and study, including marking the text.  Each of the three Options contains the full official text of Roman Rite for Morning Prayer.    Links to two websites