O Adonai, leader of the House of Israel, who appeared to Moses in the burning bush and gave him the Law on Sinai, come to rescue us with outstretched arm. ~O Antiphon for December 18Ave Maria! Today's O antiphon begins with "O Adonai." This was the word the Hebrews used in the place of the holy and unutterable name of God which they were forbidden to pronounce, even now. We recall the giving of the law to Moses, the law that we are born with written on our hearts, and the power of God to deliver us from slavery to Satan. We remember, too, that both Mary and Joseph were told by angels to name their son Jesus because he would save his people from their sins (Luke 1:30-32; Matthew 1:21-23).
Jesus, the name above all other names, bestowed upon Him by the Father who greatly exalted Him (Philippians 2:9-11) ... Jesus, before whom we "adoring, bend the knee, while we own the mystery" ... Jesus, who fulfilled the old law and gave us the new when He commanded us to love one another as He did (John 13:34) ... Jesus, who stills come in majesty and awe though, at times, there is in Him no comeliness whereby we might know Him (Isaiah 53:2) ... Jesus, who from the cross stretched forth His arms in unspeakable love to gather us into the heart and the kingdom of His Beloved Father ... JESUS!
O Adonai, O Sacred Leader and Master of All, O Jesus, our Lord and our God! Come and rule our hearts and our lives with Your enduring love!
O Mary, Virgin of Advent, blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus!
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