Late Advent is a term given to the days from December 17th to the 23rd. The prayers of the Church during those days uses short pieces of religious texts which begin with “O”. The song, “O Come O Come Emmanuel” is based on these O Antiphons.
Jerome Emiliani lay chained in the dark dirty dungeon. Only a short time before he had been a military commander for Venice in charge of a fortress. He didn't care much about God because he didn't...