Most years we make O Antiphon posters, but this year has been super crazy. I didn't want to miss the O Antiphons, though, so I decided to make a house instead.
It took about ten minutes to make!
I took a sheet of construction paper and folded it in quarters.
I printed O Antiphon images (scroll down the page) and cut them out with a paper cutter.
I made a template a little smaller than the image (on an index card) , and marked out 8 doors going around the house. For my actual house, I marked the doors with pencil, and just put the dates with silver marker.
I cut out the doors with a razor, and taped the images behind them.
Then I folded the house around, taped the seam, and made a roof.
We put a jack o lantern light inside to glow through the windows, but it's not really necessary.
We open a door and read the O antiphon from a list. This one is taken from here at Catholic Culture.org:
O Sapientia (December 17) O Wisdom
(Eccl 24: 5), you came forth from the mouth of the Most High (Sir
24: 30), and reaching from beginning to end, you ordered all things
mightily and sweetly (Wis 8: 1). Come, and teach us the way of prudence
(Isa 40: 14).
O Adonai (December 18) O Adonai or O Lord and Ruler
(Exod 6: 13) and Ruler of the house of Israel (Matt 2: 6), you
appeared to Moses in the fire of the burning bush (Exod 3: 2), and on
Mount Sinai gave him your Law (Exod 20). Come, and with outstretched arm
redeem us (Jer 32: 21).
O Radix Jesse (December 19) O Root of Jesse,
you stand for the ensign of all mankind (Isa 11: 10); before you
kings shall keep silence and to you all nations shall have recourse (Isa
52: 15). Come, save us, and do not delay (Hab 2: 3).
O Clavis David (December 20) O Key of David
(Apoc 3: 7) Scepter of the house of Israel, you open and no man
closes; you close and no man opens (Isa 22: 22). Come, and deliver him
from the chains of prison who sits in darkness and in the shadow of
death (Ps 107: 10).
O Oriens (December 21) O Rising Dawn
(Zac 6: 12), Radiance of the Light eternal (Hab 3: 4) and Sun of
Justice (Mal 3: 20); Come, enlighten those who sit in darkness & the
shadow of death (Ps 107: 10; Lk 1: 78).
O Rex Gentium (December 22) O King of the Gentiles
(Hag 2: 8), Desired of all, you are the cornerstone that binds two
into one (Eph 2: 20). Come, and save poor man whom you fashion out of
clay (Gen 2: 7).
O Emmanuel (December 23) O Emmanuel
(Isa 7: 14; 8: 8), our King and Lawgiver (Gen 49:10; cf. Ezek 21:
32), the Expected of the nations and their Savior (Isa 33: 22): Come,
and save us, O Lord our God.
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