Jesse Tree - Day 17: O Wisdom

On December 17, the Church begins to intensify the preparation for Christmas with the use of the "O" Antiphons during the Liturgy of the Hours. The symbols for the Jesse Tree from December 17 to 23 are based on the "O" Antiphons.

The O Antiphons are Magnificat antiphons sung or recited at Vespers from December 17-23. Each antiphon is a name of Christ, one of his attributes mentioned in Scripture.

Day 17: O Wisdom

Symbols: oil lamp, open book

Detail from a tapestry c.1500-20 from the Netherlands, and housed in the Cloisters Museum, NYC.
Taken by Fr Lawrence Lew, O.P., some rights reserved

Sirach 24:1, 3-4, 7
Wisdom 8:1, 9:1-6
Isaiah 40:14
Baruch 3:15, 29-37
1 Corinthians 1:18-31

O Wisdom, coming forth from the mouth of the Most High,
reaching from one end to the other,
mightily and sweetly ordering all things:
Come and teach us the way of prudence.