Missionary Benedictine Monks of Christ the King Priory
December 23: O Emmanuel, our king and our lawgiver, the hope of the nations and their savior: Come and save us, O Lord our God.
Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall be with child, and bear a son, and shall name him Emmanuel. Isaiah 7:14
December 22: O King of the nations, and their desire, the cornerstone making both one: Come and save the human race, which you fashioned from clay.
For a child has been born for us, a son given us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6
December 21: O Morning Star, splendor of light eternal and sun of righteousness: Come and enlighten those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death.
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness – on them light has shined. Isaiah 9:2
December 20: O Key of David and scepter of the house of Israel, who open and no one closes, who close and no one opens: Come and lead forth from the house of bondage, the captive sitting in darkness and the shadow of death.
I will place on his shoulder the key of the house of David; he shall open, and no one shall shut; he shall shut, and no one shall open. Isaiah 22:22
His authority shall grow continually, and there shall be endless peace for the throne of David and his kingdom. He will establish and uphold it with justice and righteousness from this time onwards and for evermore. Isaiah 9:7
The Missionary Benedictine Monks of Christ the King Priory invite all to join them in celebrating the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ! All liturgies will be celebrated in the Monastery Chapel, except for Christmas Midnight Mass, which will be celebrated in the St. Benedict Center Chapel. Please contact the Monastery at (402) 352-2177 if you have any questions.
Friday, December 24, 2010
Vigils & Lauds, 6:00 am
Eucharist, 11:15 am
Midday Prayer, 12:00 pm
First Vespers of Christmas, 5:00 pm
Christmas Vigil & Midnight Mass, 11:30 pm (at St. Benedict Center Chapel)
Saturday, December 25, 2010 (The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ)
Eucharist, 9:00 am
Midday Prayer, 12:00 pm
Second Vespers of Christmas, 5:00 pm
Compline, 7:00 pm
Sunday, December 26, 2010 (Feast of the Holy Family)
Vigils & Lauds, 6:35 am
Eucharist, 8:30 am
Midday Prayer, 12:00 pm
Vespers, 5:00 pm
Compline, 7:00 pm
Weekday Masses at the Monastery during the Christmas Octave:
Monday, Dec. 27/Wednesday, Dec. 29/Friday, Dec. 31 – 11:15 am
Tuesday, Dec. 28/Thursday Dec. 30 – 5:30 pm (celebrated with Vespers)
Saturday, January 1, 2011 (Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God)
Vigils & Lauds, 6:35 am
Eucharist, 8:30 am, followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until noon
Midday Prayer, 12:00 pm
Vespers, 5:00 pm
Compline, 7:00 pm
Sunday, January 2, 2011 (The Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ)
Vigils & Lauds, 6:35 am
Eucharist, 8:30 am
Midday Prayer, 12:00 pm
Vespers, 5:00 pm
Compline, 7:00 pm
December 19: O Root of Jesse, who stand as a sign for the peoples, whom kings will meet with silence, whom nations will entreat in prayer: Come to set us free, delay no longer!
A shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots a bud shall blossom. Isaiah 11:1
On that day, the root of Jesse, set up as a signal for the nations, the Gentiles shall seek out, for his dwelling shall be glorious. Isaiah 11: 10
O Adonai, and leader of the house of Israel, who appeared to Moses in the fire of the burning bush and on Sinai gave him the Law: Come to redeem us with outstretched arm!
Indeed the Lord will be there with us, majestic; yes, the Lord our judge, the Lord our lawgiver, the Lord our king, he it is who will save us. Isaiah 33:22
(See also Isaiah 11:4-5)
The “O” Antiphons are chanted at the Canticle of Mary during Vespers on the last seven days of Advent. A paraprhase of the O Antiphons is found in the hymn O Come, O Come Emmanuel. Each antiphon refers to a title attributed to Jesus Christ, the Messiah, taken from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah.
On December 17th, we pray: O Wisdom, who came forth from the mouth of the Most High, reaching from end to end mightily, and gently governing all things: Come to teach us the way of prudence!
(See Isaiah 11:2-3)
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