tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669950994040167422.post660798478249533295..comments2024-03-25T11:45:15.757+00:00Comments on The Saint Lawrence Press Blog: O Virgo virginumRubricariushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05050302650867319277noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669950994040167422.post-70381394893409100682010-12-24T04:57:38.448+00:002010-12-24T04:57:38.448+00:00Hello again Rubricarius!
Yes, the O Virgo Antipho...Hello again Rubricarius!<br /><br />Yes, the <i>O Virgo</i> Antiphon is at once a sublime example and admirable epitome of the cult rendered to Blessed Mary the Virgin (hyperdulia) in Sacred Liturgy and the theological doctrines that sanction such devotion. It is to be found in the Second Vespers of the Office <i>In Exspectatione Partus B. M. V.</i> in the <i>Breviarium Ordinis Fratrum Beatissimæ Virginis Mariæ de Monte Carmelo juxta Hierosolymitanæ Ecclesiæ antiquam consuetudinem; Apostolica autoritate approbatum; Reverendissimi Patris Hilarii Mariæ Doswald totius Ordinis Prioris Generalis jussu editum.</i> [The Breviary of the Friars of the Order of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel according to the Ancient Custom of the Church of Jerusalem; Approved by Apostolic Authority; Published by Order of the Most Reverend Father Hilary Mary Oswald, Prior-General of the Entire Order] (Rome, Tournai, Paris: Desclée & Socii, 1938).<br /><br />In the same Breviary there is to be found another beautiful O Antiphon at First Vespers for the Feast of the Apostle St. Thomas: <i>O Thoma Didyme</i>.<br /><br />Thank you so much for the Yuletide felicitations wherewith you vouchsafed to respond to my last comment. I wish and pray that the hallowed Yuletide Season bring for you, together with all those whom you esteem, the plenitude of every heavenly grace and blessing. I also pray and wish for you a New Year that is blessed, felicitous, prosperous, sound, productive and efficient.<br /><br />Many thanks!Xenophobic hobbledehoynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669950994040167422.post-90296920753270959952010-12-23T10:13:08.334+00:002010-12-23T10:13:08.334+00:00I think O Virgo virginum stands out as superior to...I think O Virgo virginum stands out as superior to the other 'Lesser O's'.<br /><br />Thank you for your erudtion in explaining it is part of the <i>Officium Parvum</i> for Advent in the Dominican rite.Rubricariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05050302650867319277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669950994040167422.post-79132060578051443682010-12-23T08:16:27.380+00:002010-12-23T08:16:27.380+00:00I would argue that the lesser O Antiphons were of ...I would argue that the lesser O Antiphons were of inferior form and content to the canonical seven.<br /><br />That said, the Neo-Gallican Paris Breviary (1735) had nine of these Antiphons, beginning the cycle on the 15th of December, and interpolating two new ones, well-formed and of appropriate structure:<br /><br />20th Dec.<br /><br />O Sancte sanctorum, speculum sine macula Dei majestatis, et imago bonitatis illius: veni ut deleatur iniquitas, et adducatur justitia sempiterna.<br /><br />(O Holy of Holies, the spotless mirror of the power of God, and the image of his goodness: come and blot out iniquity, and bring in everlasting righteousness.)<br /><br />23rd Dec.<br /><br />O Pastor Israël, et dominator in domo David, cujus egressus ab initio, a diebus æternitatis: veni ut pascas populum tuum in fortitudine, et regnes in justitia et judicio. <br /><br />(O Shepherd of Israel and ruler of the house of David, whose goings forth have been from of old, from ancient days: come and feed thy people in the strength of the Lord, and reign in judgment and righteousness.)Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387698013828199070noreply@blogger.com