O Antiphon: O Key of David

December 20

The O Antiphons really start to build momentum in today’s reading, the fourth of seven. The Latin words form an acrostic that some believe translates to "Tomorrow, I will come." If this is true, the "O Key of David" evokes the hope of being freed from a long prison sentence of loneliness, weakness, confusion, shame, and lovelessness. We’ve tried and fai…