Category: Oriens

  • Morning comes

    Morning comes

    O Morning Star, splendour of light eternal and sun of righteousness: Come and enlighten those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death.

  • Power of light

    Power of light

    O Oriens, splendor lucis aeternae, et sol justitiae: veni, et illumina sedentes in tenebris, et umbra mortis.O Rising Dawn, splendour of light eternal and sun of righteousness: Come and enlighten those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death. RBUCKMINSTER FULLER, aka Bucky, was an American architect whose gigantic, dome-shapes are probably familiar to…

  • O Dawn

    O Dayspring, splendour of light eternal and sun of righteousness: Come and enlighten those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death. And why not? We sing this verse at Vespers on the 20th (in Anglican tradition) or on the 21st (in Roman Catholic and Western Rite Orthodoxy). So it comes either side of…

  • O Oriens

    +JMJ+ O Oriens, splendor lucis aeternae, et sol justitiae: veni, et illumina sedentes in tenebris, et umbra mortis.O Dawn, splendor of eternal light, and sun of justice, come, and shine on those seated in darkness, and in the shadow of death. This verse gets sung at sunset on the Longest Night of the Year. Light is…

  • The Empirical Bogey (O Oriens)

    Originally published in 2015, this essay is part of a series I used to do annually on the Great O Antiphons of Advent. This Verse will be sung tonight at Vespers and, since this night is the Longest Night, and tomorrow is the Dawn of Summer’s Advent, we sing. “O Dawn”. The church knows when…

  • A Still Unknown God

    Today’s readings: Song of Solomon 2:8-14 Luke 1:39-45 In the Douay, the RSV, or in the NABRE with other Mass texts. O Oriens,splendor lucis aeternae, et sol justitiae: veni, et illumina sedentes in tenebris, et umbra mortis.O Dayspring splendour of light eternal and sun of righteousness: Come and enlighten those who dwell in darkness and…

  • O Oriens – 5th Advent Meditation

     Oriens, splendor lucis aeternae, et sol justitiae: veni, et illumina sedentes in tenebris, et umbra mortis.  Dawn, splendor of eternal light, and sun of justice, come, and shine on those seated in darkness, and in the shadow of death. Dawn… it’s the slow realization of the light. There’s a prayer in the communion preparations of…