Thursday 8th December - O Radix Jesse

 (Ready for next week's meeting!)

O Radix Jesse – O Root of Jesse (usually sung on December 19^th)

Read through the words below; listen to the antiphon being sung, reflect for 5 minutes...

The prophecies;

"A shoot shall come out from the stock of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots."                                                                                                                  Isaiah 11:1

"On that day the root of Jesse shall stand as a signal to the peoples; the nations shall inquire of him, and his dwelling shall be glorious."                                      Isaiah 11:10

 

The Antiphon in English;

O Root of Jesse, standing as a sign among the peoples;

before you kings will shut their mouths,

to you the nations will make their prayer:

Come and deliver us, and delay no longer.

 

The Antiphon in Latin;

O radix Jesse, qui stas in signum populorum,

super quem continebunt reges os suum,

quem Gentes deprecabuntur:

veni ad liberandum nos, jam noli tardare.

 

The verse from the hymn O Come, O come Emmanuel; 

O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan's tyranny;
From depths of hell Thy people save,
And give them victory o'er the grave.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.