The ancient feast of Our Lady of O on December 18
The feast of the Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is sometimes called the feast of Our Lady of O, because of its celebration during the O Antiphons.
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The feast of the Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is sometimes called the feast of Our Lady of O, because of its celebration during the O Antiphons.
Rose is meant to be a color of joy and is often the last and most brilliant color seen before the sun rises over the horizon.
Traditionally the Church has preserved seven O Antiphons in her liturgy, though in some places there were 12. This included an extra antiphon to Our Lady.
In our focus each December on celebrating the first coming of Christ, we may miss how much Advent was meant to anticipate the day when he’ll come again.