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But had they twigged that the English Uses had *eight* "O" antiphons (nine
if you count "O Thoma didime"), which is the whole reason why "O Sapientia"
is in the Book of Common Prayer for today?
John Briggs
Ms B M Cook wrote:
>
> Apologies for (slightly) Off Topic ...
>
> Any one with access to the "Church Times" - a
> well-respected newspaper of the Church of England - will
> find that its centre fold feature article this week in on
> the Great Os.
> (You could try www.churchtimes.co.uk but this feature may
> not be available to non-subscribers until NEXT week - but
> worth waiting for!)
> There is a brief historical background and then each
> antiphon in English and Latin, followed by a sonnet of
> meditation by a C of E priest. Each "O" is illustrated
> with an evocative roundel. The whole thing is beautiful.
> The commentator also points out that the initials of the
> Titles (which one might observe after reading the final
> one) spell backwards: ERO CRAS [ I will come tomorrow]
> which is a glorious bit of mediaeval wordplay!
>
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> From: "John Briggs" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 5:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [M-R] saints of the day 16. December
>
>
> > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval
> > religion and culture John Briggs wrote:
> > > Cormack, Margaret Jean wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Dear John,
> > > > Could you remind us what 'O Sapientia' is all about?
> > > > Meg
> > >
> > > "O Sapientia" is the first of the Christmas "O"
> > > Antiphons. "O Sapientia" is on 16 December in the
> > > Sarum Calendar, but on 17 December in other
> > > calendars. (I shall have to do some digging to
> > > establish the precise situation at York!)
> >
> > To clarify further: the seven "O" antiphons are daily
> > Magnificat antiphons for 17th to 23rd December and they
> > are: O Sapientia
> > O Adonay
> > O Radix Jesse
> > O Clavis David
> > O Oriens splendor
> > O Rex gentium
> > O Emmanuel
> >
> > Sarum (and York, and Hereford) add "O virgo virginum"
> > on 23rd December, and
> > so start the sequence a day earlier, on 16th December.
> >
> > Both York and Sarum (I haven't checked Hereford) have a
> > 9th "O" antiphon ("O
> > Thoma didime") for the feast of Thomas the Apostle on
> > 21st December. The Sarum Breviary doesn't fully explain
> > how this is fitted in, as it definitely
> > specifies "O Thoma didime" as the Magnificat antiphon
> > for both First and Second Vespers, whereas the York
> > Breviary says that for First Vespers on 20th December
> > "O Thoma didime" is the Magnificat antiphon, with "O
> > Oriens splendor" as an additional antiphon. For Second
> > Vespers on 21st December, "Quia vidisti me, Thoma" is
> > the Magnificat antiphon and "O Rex gentium" the additional antiphon.
> >
> > John Briggs
> >
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