O Oriens
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O Oriens is one of the traditional Advent “O Antiphons,” invoking Christ as the rising dawn and light to those in darkness.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Advent antiphon
ⓘ
Christian liturgical text ⓘ O Antiphon ⓘ |
| addresses |
Christ as light to those in darkness
ⓘ
Christ as rising dawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
O Dayspring
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
O Morning Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Messianic titles of Christ
ⓘ
prophecies of light in darkness ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrderInOAntiphons | fifth ⓘ |
| dateTraditionallySung | December 21 ⓘ |
| influenced | Advent hymn texts in various languages ⓘ |
| invokes | Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction | Magnificat antiphon at Vespers ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeason | Advent ⓘ |
| musicalSetting | Gregorian chant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingWordsLatin | O Oriens, splendor lucis aeternae, et sol iustitiae ⓘ |
| partOf | O Antiphons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requests |
enlightenment of those in darkness
ⓘ
guidance for those in the shadow of death ⓘ |
| theme |
dawn
ⓘ
hope ⓘ light ⓘ |
| tradition | Western Christianity ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Anglican Communion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lutheran churches ⓘ Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ other Western Christian traditions ⓘ |
| usedIn | Vespers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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