“O Emmanuel, king and lawgiver, desire of the nations, Savior of all people, come and set us free, Lord our God.” Isaiah had prophesied, “The Lord himself will give you this sign: the Virgin shall be with child, and bear a son, and shall name him Emmanuel.”
Sunday, December 23, 2007
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel!
Today's O Antiphon is the familiar, O come, O come, Emmanuel of Advent.
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"Slavery ended in medieval Europe only because the church extended its sacraments to all slaves and then managed to impose a ban on the enslavement of Christians (and of Jews). Within the context of medieval Europe, that prohibition was effectively a rule of universal abolition. "— Rodney Stark
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this is one of my favorite Christmas songs!
Me too. Its almost the *only* recognizable Advent song to many.
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