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Friday 22 December 2023

The Great O Antiphons. 22 December.



English: Adoration Of The Shepherds (Detail).
Deutsch: Anbetung der Hirten, Detail.
Artist: Guido Reni (1575–1642).
Date: 1630 - 1642.
Current location: Certosa di San Martino, Naples, Italy.
(Wikimedia Commons)


"O Rex Gentium".
The Great O Antiphon for 22 December.
Available on YouTube at

Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.

22 December: Aggeus ii. 8; Ephesians ii. 14, 20

O Rex Gentium,
et desideratus earum,
lapisque angularis,
qui facis utraque unum:
veni, et salva hominem,
quem de limo formasti.

O King of the Gentiles,
and The Desired of them,
Thou cornerstone that makest both one,
come and deliver man,
whom Thou didst form out of
the dust of the Earth.

Versicle. Rorate.

“Rorate cæli desuper, et nubes pluant justium . . .”

“Ye Heavens, drop down from above,
and let the clouds rain down The Just One”.


“Rorate Caeli”.
Available on YouTube

Thursday 22 December 2022

The Great O Antiphons. 22 December.



English: Adoration Of The Shepherds (Detail).
Deutsch: Anbetung der Hirten, Detail.
Artist: Guido Reni (1575–1642).
Date: 1630 - 1642.
Current location: Certosa di San Martino, Naples, Italy.
(Wikimedia Commons)


"O Rex Gentium".
The Great O Antiphon for 22 December.
Available on YouTube at

Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.

22 December: Aggeus ii. 8; Ephesians ii. 14, 20

O Rex Gentium,
et desideratus earum,
lapisque angularis,
qui facis utraque unum:
veni, et salva hominem,
quem de limo formasti.

O King of the Gentiles,
and The Desired of them,
Thou cornerstone that makest both one,
come and deliver man,
whom Thou didst form out of
the dust of the Earth.

Versicle. Rorate.

“Rorate cæli desuper, et nubes pluant justium . . .”

“Ye Heavens, drop down from above,
and let the clouds rain down The Just One”.


"Rorate Caeli".
Available on YouTube at

Wednesday 22 December 2021

The Great O Antiphons. 22 December.


Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.


English: Adoration Of The Shepherds (Detail).
Deutsch: Anbetung der Hirten, Detail.
Artist: Guido Reni (1575–1642).
Date: 1630 - 1642.
Current location: Certosa di San Martino, Naples, Italy.
(Wikimedia Commons)


"O Rex Gentium".
The Great O Antiphon for 22 December.
Available on YouTube at

22 December: Aggeus ii. 8; Ephesians ii. 14, 20

O Rex Gentium,
et desideratus earum,
lapisque angularis,
qui facis utraque unum:
veni, et salva hominem,
quem de limo formasti.

O King of the Gentiles,
and The Desired of them,
Thou cornerstone that makest both one,
come and deliver man,
whom Thou didst form out of
the dust of the Earth.

Versicle. Rorate.

“Rorate cæli desuper, et nubes pluant justium . . .”

“Ye Heavens, drop down from above,
and let the clouds rain down The Just One”.


"Rorate Caeli".
Available on YouTube at

Tuesday 22 December 2020

The Great O Antiphons. 22 December.


Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.


English: Adoration Of The Shepherds (Detail).
Deutsch: Anbetung der Hirten, Detail.
Artist: Guido Reni (1575–1642).
Date: 1630 - 1642.
Current location: Certosa di San Martino, Naples, Italy.
(Wikimedia Commons)


"O Rex Gentium".
The Great O Antiphon for 22 December.
Available on YouTube at

22 December: Aggeus ii. 8; Ephesians ii. 14, 20

O Rex Gentium,
et desideratus earum,
lapisque angularis,
qui facis utraque unum:
veni, et salva hominem,
quem de limo formasti.

O King of the Gentiles,
and The Desired of them,
Thou cornerstone that makest both one,
come and deliver man,
whom Thou didst form out of
the dust of the Earth.

Versicle. Rorate.

“Rorate cæli desuper, et nubes pluant justium . . .”

“Ye Heavens, drop down from above,
and let the clouds rain down The Just One”.


"Rorate Caeli".
Available on YouTube at

Sunday 22 December 2019

The Great O Antiphons. 22 December.


Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.



English: Adoration Of The Shepherds (Detail).
Deutsch: Anbetung der Hirten, Detail.
Artist: Guido Reni (1575–1642).
Date: 1630 - 1642.
Current location: Certosa di San Martino, Naples, Italy.
(Wikimedia Commons)


"O Rex Gentium".
The Great O Antiphon for 22 December.
Available on YouTube at

22 December: Aggeus ii. 8; Ephesians ii. 14, 20

O Rex Gentium,
et desideratus earum,
lapisque angularis,
qui facis utraque unum:
veni, et salva hominem,
quem de limo formasti.

O King of the Gentiles,
and The Desired of them,
Thou cornerstone that makest both one,
come and deliver man,
whom Thou didst form out of
the dust of the Earth.

Versicle. Rorate.

“Rorate cæli desuper, et nubes pluant justium . . .”

“Ye Heavens, drop down from above,
and let the clouds rain down The Just One”.


"Rorate Caeli".
Available on YouTube at

Saturday 22 December 2018

The Great O Antiphons. 22 December.


Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.




English: Adoration Of The Shepherds (Detail).
Deutsch: Anbetung der Hirten, Detail.
Artist: Guido Reni (1575–1642).
Date: 1630 - 1642.
Current location: Certosa di San Martino, Naples, Italy.
(Wikimedia Commons)




"O Rex Gentium".
The Great O Antiphon
for 22 December.
Available on YouTube at


22 December: Aggeus ii. 8; Ephesians ii. 14, 20

O Rex Gentium,
et desideratus earum,
lapisque angularis,
qui facis utraque unum:
veni, et salva hominem,
quem de limo formasti.

O King of the Gentiles,
and The Desired of them,
Thou cornerstone that makest both one,
come and deliver man,
whom Thou didst form out of
the dust of the Earth.

Versicle. Rorate.

"Rorate caeli desuper, et nubes pluant justium . . ."

"Ye Heavens, drop down from above,
and let the clouds rain down The Just One."



" Rorate Caeli ".
Available on YouTube at

Friday 22 December 2017

The Great O Antiphons. 22 December.


Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.




English: Adoration of the Shepherds (Detail).
Deutsch: Anbetung der Hirten, Detail.
Artist: Guido Reni (1575–1642).
Date: 1630 - 1642.
Current location: Certosa di San Martino, Naples, Italy.
(Wikimedia Commons)




"O Rex Gentium".
The Great O Antiphon 
for 22 December.
Available on YouTube at


22 December: Aggeus ii. 8; Ephesians ii. 14, 20.

O Rex Gentium,
et desideratus earum,
lapisque angularis,
qui facis utraque unum:
veni, et salva hominem,
quem de limo formasti.

O King of the Gentiles,
and The Desired of them,
Thou cornerstone that makest both one,
come and deliver man,
whom Thou didst form out of
the dust of the Earth.

Versicle. Rorate.

"Rorate caeli desuper, et nubes pluant justium . . ."

"Ye Heavens, drop down from above,
and let the clouds rain down The Just One."




" Rorate Caeli ".
Available on YouTube at

Thursday 22 December 2016

The Great O Antiphons. 22 December.


Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.




English: Adoration of the Shepherds (Detail).
Deutsch: Anbetung der Hirten, Detail.
Artist: Guido Reni (1575–1642).
Date: 1630 - 1642.
Current location: Certosa di San Martino, Naples, Italy.
(Wikimedia Commons)




O Rex Gentium.
The Great O Antiphon
for 22 December.
Available on YouTube at



22 December: Aggeus ii. 8; Ephesians ii. 14, 20.



O Rex Gentium,
et desideratus earum,
lapisque angularis,
qui facis utraque unum:
veni, et salva hominem,
quem de limo formasti.


O King of the Gentiles,
and the desired of them,
Thou cornerstone that makest both one,
come and deliver man,
whom Thou didst form out of
the dust of the earth.


V. Rorate.

"Rorate caeli desuper, et nubes pluant justium . . ."


"Ye heavens, drop down from above, and let the clouds rain down the Just One."

Tuesday 22 December 2015

The Great O Antiphons. 22 December.


Text and Illustrations taken from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.


File:Adoration of the shepherds reni.JPG

English: Adoration of the Shepherds (Detail).
Deutsch: Anbetung der Hirten, Detail.
Artist: Guido Reni (1575–1642).
Date: 1630 - 1642.
Current location: Certosa di San Martino, Naples, Italy.
(Wikimedia Commons)




O Rex Gentium.
The Great O Antiphon
for 22 December.
Available on YouTube at


 22 December:  Aggeus ii. 8;  Ephesians ii. 14, 20.

O Rex Gentium,
et desideratus earum,
lapisque angularis,
qui facis utraque unum:
veni, et salva hominem,
quem de limo formasti.

O King of the Gentiles,
and the desired of them,
Thou cornerstone that makest both one,
come and deliver man,
whom Thou didst form out of 
      the dust of the earth.

V. Rorate.

"Rorate caeli desuper, et nubes pluant justium . . ."

"Ye heavens, drop down from above, and let the clouds rain down the Just One."

Monday 22 December 2014

The Great O Antiphons. 22 December.


Text and Illustrations taken from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.


File:Adoration of the shepherds reni.JPG

English: Adoration of the Shepherds (Detail).
Deutsch: Anbetung der Hirten, Detail.
Artist: Guido Reni (1575–1642).
Date: 1630 - 1642.
Current location: Certosa di San Martino, Naples, Italy.
(Wikimedia Commons)



O Rex Gentium.
The Great O Antiphon
for 22 December.
Available on YouTube at


 22 December:  Aggeus ii. 8;  Ephesians ii. 14, 20.

O Rex Gentium,
et desideratus earum,
lapisque angularis,
qui facis utraque unum:
veni, et salva hominem,
quem de limo formasti.

O King of the Gentiles,
and the desired of them,
Thou cornerstone that makest both one,
come and deliver man,
whom Thou didst form out of 
      the dust of the earth.

V. Rorate.

"Rorate caeli desuper, et nubes pluant justium . . ."

"Ye heavens, drop down from above, and let the clouds rain down the Just One."

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