O Sapientia

The O Antiphons are sung Vespers on the last seven days of Advent.


Each antiphon is a name of Christ, one of his attributes mentioned in Scripture. They are:

• December 17: O Sapientia (O Wisdom)
• December 18: O Adonai (O Lord)
• December 19: O Radix Jesse (O Root of Jesse)
• December 20: O Clavis David (O Key of David)
• December 21: O Oriens (O Dayspring)
• December 22: O Rex Gentium (O King of the nations)
• December 23: O Emmanuel (O God is with Us)

The first antiphon for today, 17th December is sung by the Dominican student brothers at Blackfriars in Oxford.