O Antiphons — Advent Midweek Conversation and Prayer

Advent Midweek Conversation and Prayer

The Great O Antiphons

Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m.

November 10--December 22

In-person at church (3325 W Wrightwood)

On Wednesdays in Advent we gather together in community for conversation and prayer. We will use the ancient “Great O Antiphons” as a framework as we explore our relationship with God, ourselves, and one another.

In the ancient church the seven “Great O Antiphons” were used as the antiphons for the Magnificat at Vespers, one antiphon during each of the last seven days of Advent. They later formed the basis for the familiar Advent hymn “O come, O come, Emmanuel” based on a Latin hymn from the twelfth century and translated by John Mason Neale (1818–1866).

Each week we’ll explore a different O Antiphon, in conversation with themes relevant to our spiritual, communal, and public lives:

• November 10 - O Wisdom - Making sense of a confusing world

• November 17 - O Adonai - Civil disobedience / Divine obedience

• November 24 - O King of Nations - Pledging our allegiance

• December 1 - O Key of David - World AIDS Day

• December 8 - O Morning Star - Encountering joy

• December 15 - O Root of Jesse - Communing with the ancestors

• December 22 - O Emmanuel - Longest Night