A cry for the One who holds authority to open, free, and restore those bound in darkness.
O Key of David and scepter of the House of Israel, who opens and no one shuts, who shuts and no one opens, come and lead the prisoners from the prison house, those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death.
O Antiphons—12.20
⌨ ᴛʸᵖⁱⁿᵍ ᴏᵘᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ʙˡᵘᵉ ᵈᵃʳᵉᵐ ᵐᵘˢⁱᶜ ᵇˡᵒᵍ
An Advent prayer for the promised root from David’s line awaited by the nations.
O Root of Jesse, who stands as a sign for the peoples, before whom kings shall keep silence and whom the nations shall seek, come to deliver us, do not delay.
O Antiphons—12.19
⌨ ᴛʸᵖⁱⁿᵍ ᴏᵘᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ʙˡᵘᵉ ᵈᵃʳᵉᵐ ᵐᵘˢⁱᶜ ᵇˡᵒᵍ
