Thursday, December 22, 2011

Thursday, 4th Week of Advent

O King of the Gentiles   Symbols: Crown and Scepter

Come, and deliver man, whom You formed out of the dust of the earth. 

O King of the Gentiles and their desired One, the Cornerstone that makes both one; Come, and deliver man, whom You formed out of the dust of the earth. 

The crown and scepter signify Christ's universal kingship. As we sing in the fifth O Antiphon, Christ is not only the King of the Jewish nation, but the "Desired One of all," the cornerstone which unites both Jew and Gentile. 

Recommended Readings: Apocalypse 15:1-4

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