23 December 2022

O Emmanuel


O Emmánuel, Rex et légifer noster, exspectátio géntium, et Salvátor eárum: veni ad salvándum nos, Dómine, Deus noster.

O Emmanuel, our King and our Law-giver, Longing of the Gentiles, yea, and Salvation thereof; come to save us, O Lord our God! 

The 'O Emmánuel'  stanza from 'O Come, O Come Emanuel':

Veni, veni Emmanuel!
Captivum solve Israel!
Qui gemit in exilio,
Privatus Dei Filio,


Gaude, gaude, Emmanuel
nascetur pro te, Israel. 


O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here,
Until the Son of God appear.


Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.


The following is from the New Liturgical Movement

The medieval use of Augsburg in Germany contains a particularly interesting enrichment of the liturgy on these days. Each O is accompanied by a special chapter, and a special concluding oration, both of which refer back to it; these form a kind of scriptural and euchological commentary on the much older antiphons. Like many medieval uses, that of Augsburg also added other antiphons to the series, which I will note in another post next week; here are the chapters and prayers which go with the seven oldest antiphons, those found in the Roman Breviary. At Augsburg, the Os began on December 13th, and so I have noted them here.


December 19 (23 in the Roman Breviary)

Capitulum
Dominus enim judex noster,
Dominus legifer noster, Do-
minus rex noster, ipse sal-
vabit nos.
The Chapter
For the Lord is our judge,
the Lord is our lawgiver,
the Lord is our king:
he will save us. (Isaiah 33, 22)
Aña O Emmanuel, * Rex et
legifer noster, exspectatio
gentium, et Salvator earum:
veni ad salvandum nos, Do-
mine, Deus noster.
Aña O Emmanuel, * our King
and Lawgiver, longing of the
Gentiles, and Savior thereof:
come Thou to save us, o Lord
our God.
Oratio
Omnipotens Christe, Unige-
genite Dei, propitius ad sal-
vandum populum in te cre-
dentem veni: ut benignitate
solita ab omni dubietate et
metu temporis nos jubeas
liberari: Qui cum Deo Patre.
The Prayer
Christ Almighty, Only begotten
Son of God, of Thy mercy
come Thou to save the people
that believeth in Thee; that by
Thy wonted kindliness, Thou
mayest command us to be
freed of every doubt, and
fear of our times. Who with
the Father...

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