The O Antiphons contain images from the Old Testament that give us insight into the new life that we welcome at Christmas, Our Lord...
22 December O Rex Gentium, et desideratus earum, lapisque angularis, qui facis utraque unum: veni, et salva hominem, quem de limo formasti. O king...
20 December O Clavis David, et sceptrum domus Israel; qui aperis, et nemo claudit; claudis, et nemo aperit: veni, et educ vinctum de domo...