O Antiphon for Dec 19, "O Root of Jesse, you stand as a sign for the peoples; before you kings shall keep silence and to you all nations shall have recourse. Come, save us, and do not delay."
In the words of Elizabeth, "So has the Lord done for me at a time when he has seen fit to take away my disgrace before others."
Why is our mouth filled with praise? Because in Christ, at Christmas, God has seen fit to take away our disgrace before others, even before ourselves. God's anger last a moment but is favor last a lifetime.
Of all the things that fill our mouth should not praise be the finest wine we drink, and the greatest glory we give is to sing, sing for ever this new song: God with us, Emmanuel.
O come, O Come Emmanuel, come and take away my disgrace, our disgrace and let our mouth be filled with praise and our voices sing your glory for eternity
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