Advent is Fulfilled

24 December is the last day of Advent and the day to which the Great O Antiphons have been pointing.

Each antiphon has addressed the coming Christ by a different title and begged Him to come and help His people:
    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 With Us is God)

Those names form a reverse acrostic containing his answer, which is not unlike the answer he gives at the conclusion of Christian Scriptures.

    Sapientia
    Adonai
    Radix Jesse
    Clavis David
    Oriens
    Rex Gentium
    Emmanuel

SARCORE <——> Ero cras (I will be [with you] tomorrow.)

The Church begs Him to come; He replies that His coming is imminent. Tomorrow, 25 December, is the first day of Christmas.

“The Spirit and the Bride say, ‘come!’…. The One Who testifies says, ‘indeed, I am coming quickly.’ Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

“The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.”

O Emmanuel

23 December is the seventh and last day of the Great O Antiphons:

O Emmanuel (chant with neumes)

O Emmanuel, Rex et legifer noster,

exspectatio Gentium, et Salvator earum:

veni ad salvandum nos, Domine, Deus noster. 

Literally:

   O Emmanuel, our King and lawgiver.

   longing of nations and their Savior,

   come to save us, Lord our God.

in the Household Book of Blessings and Prayers:

   O Emmanuel, our King and Giver of the Law:

   come to save us, Lord our God!

in “Veni Emmanuel”:

   Veni, veni Emmanuel!

   Captivum solve Israel!

   Qui gemit in exilio,

   Privatus Dei Filio.

   Gaude, gaude, Emmanuel

   nascetur pro te, Israel.

in “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”:

   O come, O come, Emmanuel,

   And ransom captive Israel,

   That mourns in lonely exile here,

   Until the Son of God appear.

   Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel

   Shall come to thee, O Israel.

O Rex Gentium

 22 December is the sixth day of the Great #OAntiphons:

O Rex Gentium (chant with neumes)

O Rex Gentium, et desideratus earum,

lapisque angularis, qui facis utraque unum:

veni, et salva hominem,

quem de limo formasti. 

Literally:

   O King of the nations, and their desire,

   and cornerstone who make each [into] one,

   come, and save humanity

   whom you have fashioned from mud.

in the Household Book of Blessings and Prayers:

   O King of all nations and keystone of the Church:

   come and save man, whom you formed from the dust!

in “Veni Emmanuel”:

   Veni, Veni, Rex Gentium,

   Veni, Redemptor omnium,

   Ut salves tuos famulos

   Peccati sibi conscios.

   Gaude, gaude, Emmanuel

   nascetur pro te, Israel.

in “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”:

   O come, Desire of nations, bind

   All peoples in one heart and mind;

   Bid envy, strife and quarrels cease;

   Fill the whole world with heaven’s peace.

   Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel

   Shall come to thee, O Israel.

O Oriens

 21 December is the fifth day of the Great O Antiphons:

O Oriens (chant with neumes)

O Oriens,

splendor lucis aeternae, et sol justitiae:

veni, et illumina sedentes in tenebris, et umbra mortis.

Literally:

   O Rising Sun,

   splendor of eternal light and sun of justice,

   come, and illuminate those sitting in gloom and the shadow of death.

in the Household Book of Blessings and Prayers:

   O Radiant Dawn,

   splendor of eternal light and sun of justice:

   come and shine on those who dwell in darkness and in the shadow of death!

in “Veni Emmanuel”:

   Veni, veni o oriens!

   Solare nos adveniens,

   Noctis depelle nebulas,

   Dirasque noctis tenebras.

   Gaude, gaude, Emmanuel

   nascetur pro te, Israel.

in “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”:

   O come, Thou Dayspring, from on high,

   And cheer us by Thy drawing nigh;

   Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,

   And death’s dark shadows put to flight.

   Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel

   Shall come to thee, O Israel.

O Clavis David

 20 December is the fourth day of the Great  #OAntiphons:

O Clavis David (chant with neumes)

O Clavis David, et sceptrum domus Israel;

qui aperis, et nemo claudit;

claudis, et nemo aperit:

veni, et educ vinctum de domo carceris,

sedentem in tenebris, et umbra mortis. 

Literally:

   O Key of David and scepter of the house of Israel,

   you who open and no one closes

   who close and no one opens,

   come, and lead the bound one from the prison house,

   the one sitting in gloom and the shadow of death.

in the Household Book of Blessings and Prayers:

   O Key of David,

   opening the gates of God’s eternal Kingdom:

   come and free the prisoners of darkness!

in “Veni Emmanuel”:

   Veni clavis Davidica!

   Regna reclude coelica,

   Fac iter Tutum superum,

   Et claude vias Inferum.

   Gaude, gaude, Emmanuel

   nascetur pro te, Israel.

in “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”:

   O come, Thou Key of David, come

   And open wide our heav’nly home;

   Make safe the way that leads on high,

   And close the path to misery.

   Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel

   Shall come to thee, O Israel.

O Radix Iesse

19 December is the third day of the Great O Antiphons:

O Radix Iesse (chant with neumes)

O Radix Jesse, qui stas in signum populorum,

super quem continebunt reges os suum,

quem Gentes deprecabuntur:

veni ad liberandum nos, jam noli tardare.

Literally:

   O Root of Jesse, who stand as the peoples’ sign,

   because of whom kings hold their tongue,

   to whom the Nations pray,

   come to set us free; do not now delay.

in the Household Book of Blessings and Prayers:

   O Root of Jesse’s stem,

   sign of God’s love for all His people:

   come to save us without delay!

in “Veni Emmanuel”:

   Veni o Jesse virgula!

   Ex hostis tuos ungula,

   De specu tuos tartari

   Educ, et antro barathri.

   Gaude, gaude, Emmanuel

   nascetur pro te, Israel.

in “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”:

   O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free

   Thine own from Satan’s tyranny;

   From depths of hell Thy people save,

   And give them victory o’er the grave.

   Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel

   Shall come to thee, O Israel. 

O Adonai

18 December is the second day of the Great O Antiphons

O Adonai (chant with neumes)

O Adonai, et Dux domus Israel,

qui Moysi in igne flammae rubi apparuisti,

et ei in Sina legem dedisti:

veni ad redimendum nos in brachio extento.

Literally:

   O Adonai, and ruler of the House of Israel,

   who appeared to Moses in the fire of the burning bush

   and gave him the law on Sinai,

   come to redeem us with outstretched arm.

in the Household Book of Blessings and Prayers:

   O Leader of the House of Israel,

   giver of the Law to Moses on Sinai:

   come to rescue us with your mighty power!

in “Veni Emmanuel”:

   Veni, veni Adonai!

   Qui populo in Sinai

   Legem dedisti vertice,

   In maiestate gloriae.

   Gaude, gaude, Emmanuel

   nascetur pro te, Israel.

in “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”:

   O come, Adonai, Lord of might,

   Who to Thy tribes, on Sinai’s height,

   In ancient times didst give the law

   In cloud and majesty and awe.

   Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel

   Shall come to thee, O Israel.

O Sapientia

 17 December is the first day of the Great O Antiphons:

O Sapientia (chant with neumes)

O Sapientia, quae ex ore Altissimi prodiisti,

attingens a fine usque ad finem,

fortiter suaviterque disponens omnia:

veni ad docendum nos viam prudentiae.

Literally:

   O Wisdom, who have gone forth from the mouth of the Most High

   touching from end all the way to end

   mightily and sweetly ordering all things,

   come to teach us the way of prudence.

in the Household Book of Blessings and Prayers:

   O Wisdom of our God Most High

   guiding creation with power and love:

   come to teach us the path of knowledge!

in “Veni Emmanuel”:

   Veni, O Sapientia,

   Quae hic disponis omnia,

   Veni, viam prudentiae

   Ut doceas et gloriae.

   Gaude, gaude, Emmanuel

   nascetur pro te, Israel.

in “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”:

   O come, Thou Wisdom from on high,

   And order all things, far and nigh;

   To us the path of knowledge show,

   And cause us in her ways to go.

   Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel

   Shall come to thee, O Israel.