{"id":267,"date":"2010-12-21T21:24:52","date_gmt":"2010-12-22T05:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/?p=267"},"modified":"2010-12-21T22:19:02","modified_gmt":"2010-12-22T06:19:02","slug":"o-oriens-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/o-oriens-2\/","title":{"rendered":"O Oriens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">J<\/span>ust came back from a neighbour&#8217;s solstice party, a strange but wonderful concatenation of Christians and pagans. I am more impressed than ever with the various types in the pagan faiths that are echoes or pre-echoes of the coming of Christ, the Light of the World.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; Upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shone.&#8221; (Isaiah 9:1[2])<br \/>\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/HAUzuw1l-7U&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>O Oriens,<br \/>\nsplendor lucis \u00e6t\u00e9rnae, et sol just\u00edti\u00e6:<br \/>\nveni, et ill\u00famina sed\u00e9ntes in t\u00e9nebris, et umbra mortis.<\/p>\n<p>Englished:<\/p>\n<p>O Rising Sun,<br \/>\nsplendour of light eternal and sun of righteousness:<br \/>\nCome and enlighten those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just came back from a neighbour&#8217;s solstice party, a strange but wonderful concatenation of Christians and pagans. 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