First O antiphon: “O Sapientia”

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O Wisdom, coming forth from the mouth of the Most High,

reaching from one end to the other,

mightily and sweetly ordering all things:

Come and teach us the way of prudence.

  You, O Wisdom, bring everything into holy order, for You come from the Eternal Father. Thou dost penetrate all things and, by Thy strength and gentleness, dost restore the divine order.

You, O Eternal Father, send the One “in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Col 2:3). To meet Him, to open oneself to His love, is to be touched by Wisdom. Read More

THE FATHER GIVES US THE MOST PRECIOUS GIFT

184th Meditation

“Could I give a more precious gift to humankind than my only-begotten Son?” (Interior Word).

In these days when the so-called “O Antiphons” prepare us for the Coming of the Savior, we can take a deep look into the Heart of our Father. Indeed, it was He who sent us His Son, thus giving us what He loves most and doing for us the most He could have done. Read More