Friday, December 19, 2008

Antiphon III: O Radix Jesse (Root of Jesse)

The Angelus, Jean-Francois Millet (1857)

O Flower of Jesse’s stem,
You have been raised up as a sign for all peoples;
kings stand silent in Your presence;
the nations bow down to worship You.
Come, let nothing keep You from coming to our aid.


There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse,
and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.
Isaiah 11:1 (ESV)

In that day the root of Jesse,
who shall stand as a signal for the peoples
— of him shall the nations inquire,
and his resting place shall be glorious.
Isaiah 11:10 (ESV)

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