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O Emmanuel

By piscotikus, on December 24th, 2011

The full post at WDTPRS.com

LATIN: O Emmanuel, Rex et legifer noster, exspectatio gentium, et Salvator earum: veni ad salvandum nos Domine Deus noster.

ENGLISH: O Emmanuel (God with us), our King and lawgiver, the expectation of the nations and their Savior: come to save us, O Lord our God.

Scripture Reference:

Isaiah 7:14; . . . → Read More: O Emmanuel

O King

By piscotikus, on December 23rd, 2011

The full post from WDTPRS.com

. . . → Read More: O King

O Radiant Dawn

By piscotikus, on December 22nd, 2011

The full post from WDTPRS.com

LATIN: O Oriens, splendor lucis aeternae, et sol iustitiae: veni, et illumina sedentes in tenebris et umbra mortis.

ENGLISH: O dawn of the east, brightness of light eternal, and sun of justice: come, and enlighten those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death.

Scripture Reference:

Luke . . . → Read More: O Radiant Dawn

O Key of David

By piscotikus, on December 21st, 2011

Click to read the full WDTPRS post.

LATIN: O clavis David, et sceptrum . . . → Read More: O Key of David

O Root of Jesse

By piscotikus, on December 20th, 2011

From WDTPRS (click for the whole post)

. . . → Read More: O Root of Jesse

O Adonai

By piscotikus, on December 19th, 2011

Read Father Z’s commentary here.

. . . → Read More: O Adonai

On Tebow

By piscotikus, on December 18th, 2011

An interesting and good article on Tim Tebow from WSJ.

O Wisdom

By piscotikus, on December 18th, 2011

Antiphon for vespers Dec 17.

O Wisdom, O holy Word of God, you govern all creation with your strong yet gentle care. Come and show your people the way to salvation.

O Sapientia, quae ex ore Altissimi prodiisti,

attingens a fine usque ad finem,

fortiter suaviterque disponens omnia:

veni ad docendum nos . . . → Read More: O Wisdom

My grandfather (Dido [GEE-DOO] in Ukrainian) is ill. The human heart can handle only so much, and it’s a wonder that he’s still with us after numerous heart attacks. The past 3 weeks for him have not been good and his health has deteriorated. Yet even now as he nears the end of a . . . → Read More: Dido

Christian Rock

By piscotikus, on September 6th, 2011

An interesting post from Virtuouspla.net

To begin my 99 Theses, most Christian rock is imitation. ‘Jesus Saves’ – and just about every song you hear on Christian radio – follows to the last, sickly sweet, catchy detail the Pop-music template. It’s essentially a bad Pop song with lyrics about Jesus, complete with the Verse/Pre-Chorus/Chorus/Verse/Pre-Chorus/Second . . . → Read More: Christian Rock