tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post586450376091817838..comments2024-03-23T18:50:32.902-04:00Comments on Telling Secrets: The 'O Antiphons' Begin: O WisdomElizabeth Kaetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-78901079514134833412008-12-17T17:47:00.000-05:002008-12-17T17:47:00.000-05:00Ah, what a lovely idea. I hadn't thought of that....Ah, what a lovely idea. I hadn't thought of that. What musical setting do you use? Or, do you simply use "O Come O Come Emmanuel"?<BR/><BR/>During Advent, we begin the service with the processional hymn then I call for everyone to kneel or sit in a full minute of contemplative silence. Then, the choir sings one of the verses of "Emmanuel". When we all sing the Refrain, the Acolyte gets up and begins to light the Advent Wreath (no blessing, no prayers, just music). By the time the Acolyte is finished, we have sung another verse.<BR/><BR/>Then, we have the usual opening sentences - but NOT the penitential ones. I don't believe in Advent being a "mini Lent". We use Blue, thank you, not Purple.<BR/><BR/>We divide the 8 verses of "Emmanuel", two each week, during the four weeks of Advent.<BR/><BR/>Works pretty well.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-57319495862026303612008-12-17T16:49:00.000-05:002008-12-17T16:49:00.000-05:00I can't live without the O Antiphones in Advent ei...I can't live without the O Antiphones in Advent either. We use them (two at a time) instead of the Gloria during Advent. It is just a bit of a change that I have done here in Lutherlandia. They don't seem to mind.Muthah+https://www.blogger.com/profile/10589837671378205837noreply@blogger.com