Gaudete: 3. Sunday in Advent
O Clavis David
℣ O Key of David and Scepter of the House of Israel; You open and no one can shut; You shut and no one can | open;*
℟ Draw near and lead the prisoners from the prison house, those who dwell in darkness and the shad- | ow of death.
The Key of David Antiphon is from Isaiah 22,22; 9,7; and 42,7: »I will place on His shoulder the key of the House of David; He shall open, and no one shall shut; He shall shut, and no one shall open. To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from prison and those who sit in darkness out of the prison house.« (Isaiah 22,22; 42,7)
This Antiphon shows us what Jesus was born to do. He was born to redeem us from sin, the curse imposed upon creation on account of that sin, release those separated from God and defeat death and the devil. Jesus did this through His death and resurrection. He has the Key to death and hades. Jesus is Eternal Life, and He gives us that Life.
Jesus has decreed it. He is the King, heir of David and Son of God, and His decree is a royal decree spoken from the very throne of heaven above. He sends His emissaries to carry out this decree. Pastors preach the gospel, and Christians take that gospel to the most remote regions of their towns and around the world so everyone can hear that Christ has freed all people.
Prayer: O Jesus, Key of David, unlock the hearts and minds of people lost in sin and unbelief so that they will believe Your gospel, trust in You for salvation and by faith receive their redemption You have merited for them. Amen.
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