Cusp-a point of transition, as from one historical period to the next;
the borders between the twelve astrological signs.
You are considered to be "on the cusp" if you were born
within a day or two of the beginning or end of any sign.
The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak, 1863; Albert Bierstadt

19 December 2011

Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent

Readings of the Day

Annunciation to Zechariah                                        
Tornabuoni Chapel , Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy
Domenico Ghirlandaio 1449-1494


The angel of the Lord appeared to him,
standing at the right of the altar of incense.
Zechariah was troubled by what he saw,
and fear came upon him.
Luke 1:11-12











Latin:

O Radix Jesse, qui stas in signum populorum,


super quem continebunt reges os suum,

quem Gentes deprecabuntur:

veni ad liberandum nos, jam noli tardare

English:

O Root of Jesse, standing as a sign among the peoples;

before you kings will shut their mouths,

to you the nations will make their prayer:

Come and deliver us, and delay no longer.

Isaiah had prophesied:

"A shoot shall come out from the stock of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots." Isaiah 11:1

"On that day the root of Jesse shall stand as a signal to the peoples; the nations shall inquire of him, and his dwelling shall be glorious." Isaiah 11:10
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