Praying the O Antiphons to Prepare Your Soul for Christmas
All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri
Ascension
5 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 17 December 2024
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Do you ever feel like Advent slipped by without fully engaging your heart? You’re not alone—and it’s not too late to refocus! In this episode, Dr. Sri explores the rich tradition of praying the O Antiphons, a beautiful part of the Church’s evening prayer and Liturgy that dates back to the early Church.
These 7 powerful titles of Christ—prayed before the Gospel in the days leading up to Christmas—invite us to cry out for God to come and act in our lives. Dr. Sri dives into their meaning and discusses how they can help refocus our minds, hearts, and souls on what matters most in these final days of Advent.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Edwards Sari and welcome to all things Catholic, where real faith meets real life. |
| 0:13.5 | Do you ever feel like you've missed Advent this year? |
| 0:17.4 | Like, you didn't enter into the season spiritually like you had hoped. |
| 0:21.7 | Maybe you said some prayers, you lit some Advent candles. You saw the color purple and you saying, oh, come, come, |
| 0:25.5 | Emmanuel a couple times. But on the inside, you feel like you didn't put your heart into the |
| 0:30.8 | Advent season as much as you would have liked. I want you to know if you've ever felt that way, |
| 0:35.8 | no, you're not alone. I felt that way. Many Christians do, but I've got good news for you too. Good news because it's not too late. |
| 0:42.2 | You see, each year, the church gives us the final days before Christmas as a special way to |
| 0:48.7 | refocus our attention. There's a special gift that church gives us, but sadly, many Catholics today don't know |
| 0:55.1 | this amazing tradition. Do you know the official Catholic Christmas countdown? Do you know |
| 1:01.7 | this great tradition that goes all the way back to the early church about how Catholics for |
| 1:06.8 | centuries have used each of the last seven days before Christmas to prepare their hearts |
| 1:12.9 | in this final preparation focusing on the seven great titles of Christ. |
| 1:17.6 | And it's something that it's easy and any Catholic can do it. |
| 1:20.8 | It could take less than 30 seconds, but it can be really helpful to refocus our mind, |
| 1:26.7 | our hearts, our souls on what matters most in this month |
| 1:30.6 | of December as we prepare our hearts for Christmas. This is a great gift. It's a rich tradition. |
| 1:36.2 | And yet it's so sad. Most Catholics don't know about it anymore. I want to make sure you do. |
| 1:42.4 | Because I know it's something I need this Advent and I'm |
| 1:44.5 | going to really zoom in on this myself. And I pray it will be a blessing for you. This great |
| 1:48.7 | tradition of the final days, the Catholic Christmas countdown, the great tradition known as the |
| 1:54.4 | O Antiphons. That's what we're going to talk about in this week's podcast. So welcome to all |
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