O Radix Jesse (meaning ‘O Root of Jesse’)

Isaiah 11:1

“A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots.”

Isaiah 11:10

“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.”

Here is a video for the O Radix Jesse Antiphon (via YouTube.)

“It is now, at Advent, that I am given the chance to suspend all expectation…and instead to revel in the mystery.” -Jerusalem Jackson Greer

If you have a tradition relating to the root of Jesse prophecy, such as a Jesse Tree, please share about it in comments.