O Wisdom, O holy Word of God, you govern all creation with your strong yet tender care. Come and show your people the way to salvation (Christian Prayer, 118).
In this reflection Tony Crescio discusses the first of the great “O” Antiphons of Advent. As Tony explains, this first of the “O Antiphons” of Advent sets the tone for all those to come after by calling out attention to both the purpose for the Messiah’s arrival and the manner in which He will accomplish that purpose.
Tony Crescio is the founder of FRESHImage Ministries. He holds an MTS from the University of Notre Dame and is currently a PhD candidate in Christian Theology at Saint Louis University. His research focuses on the intersection between moral and sacramental theology. His dissertation is entitled, Presencing the Divine: Augustine, the Eucharist and the Ethics of Exemplarity.
Tony’s academic publications can be found here.