The “O” Antiphons
A Special Studio A Program
Referred to as the “O Antiphons” because the title of each begins with “O”, each antiphon is a name of Christ,decsribing one of his attributes mentioned in Scripture.
They are used in the last seven days of Advent. They are:
O Sapientia (O Wisdom), O Adonai (O Lord), O Radix Jesse (O Root of Jesse), O Clavis David (O Key of David), O Oriens (O Dayspring), O Rex Gentium (O King of the nations), and O Emmanuel (O With Us is God).
Hour 1 Audio:
[twocol_one]“Antiphon 4: ‘Key of David” with guest Rev. Keith Weise of the Lutheran Senior Services at Meramec Bluffs in St. Louis, Missouri.[/twocol_one]
[twocol_one_last]“Antiphon 5: ‘Dayspring’“ with guest Rev. David Boisclair of Faith and Bethesda Lutheran Churches in St. Louis, Missouri.[/twocol_one_last]
Hour 2 Audio:
[twocol_one]“Antiphon 6: ‘King of Nations'” with guest Rev. Richard Boshoven of Trinity Lutheran Church in Merrillville, Indiana.[/twocol_one]
[twocol_one_last]“Antiphon 7: ‘Emmanuel’“ with guest Rev. Steven Theiss of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Columbia, Illinois.[/twocol_one_last]