O Emmanuel, king and lawgiver, desire of the nations, Savior of all people, come and set us free, Lord our God (Christian Prayer, 136).
In this reflection, Tony Crescio discusses the final “O” Antiphon of Advent, “O” Emmanuel. As Tony explains, this final “O Antiphon” is the culmination of all the others, driving home the message of our need for a Savior.
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.