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What’s The Apocalyptic Doing in Advent? The Gospel reading, Mark 13:24 – 37 belongs to the genre of apocalyptic language. What were our lectionary editors

O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer, Our spirits by Thine advent here; Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, And death’s dark shadows put to flight.

And ransom captive Israel, Until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. On this, the day before the marking of Christmas, a carol sticks out. Calling for Emmanuel to come. And yet for many today, they have not the light of the Dayspring: O come, Thou Dayspring, from on high, And cheer us by Thy drawing nigh; Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, And death’s dark shadows put to flight. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. And yet Jesus does not just bring us emotional help – rather He alone can bring us deliverance from the grave...

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, One of Advent’s greatest treasures, especially in the days directly leading up to Christmas, is the the ‘O antiphon’ tradition. Many who may not be acquainted directly with the O antiphons will likely know them through the verses of the much loved hymn O Come O Come Emmanuel. The O antiphons are used as antiphons for the Magnificat each of the seven days leading up to Christmas in the Catholic Church’s evening prayer, and are generally used as part of the Gospel Alleluia at Mass those days. The tradition dates back to the early Middle Ages. In mo...