What does it mean to call Jesus “Emmanuel — God with us”? In this final O Antiphon, Fr Gavan reflects on the climax of Advent’s longing: the God who is no longer distant in majesty or hidden in prophecy, but who comes to dwell with us as a tiny child. Drawing on Isaiah’s prophecy, the acrostic ero cras — “I will be with you tomorrow” — and the tender way God chooses to win our hearts, we discover that the whole purpose of the Incarnation is intimacy. As Christmas dawns, this meditation invites us to welcome the Lord who calls Himself our God and who comes not to overwhelm us, but to be with us and to save us.

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What does it mean to call Jesus the “Cornerstone” and “King of the Nations”? In this meditation, Fr Gavan reflects on O Rex Gentium, the antiphon that presents Christ as the stone rejected by the builders yet chosen to anchor all humanity. Drawing on the ancient role of the cornerstone, St Paul’s teaching on the unity of Jew and Gentile, and our own frailty as creatures formed from dust, he shows how Christ alone holds the human family together. In this prayer, we ask the Lord who made us — and now remakes us — to come and save mankind, restoring us into a new creation founded on Himself.

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What does it mean to call Jesus the “Dayspring” or rising sun? In this meditation, Fr Gavan reflects on O Oriens, the antiphon that celebrates Christ as the splendor of eternal light who breaks into our darkness. Drawing on Malachi’s prophecy of the “sun of righteousness,” the turning point of the winter solstice, and the early Christian practice of praying toward the East, he shows how the light of Christ promises that our winters are never final. Whether the darkness we face belongs to the world or to our own hearts, this prayer invites the Lord to shine upon us and restore hope: “Come and enlighten those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death.”

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