Rorate coeli "O heavens drop down dew . . . " Isa 45:8

photo. Br.Lawrence OP

Rorate Caeli.
Michael encountered the Offertories of the Masses of the 1st and 2nd Sundays of Advent.
He found the music uplifting.
The choir manuscript leads to deeper interest.

See Br Lawrence  OP

02/12/2011: "Rorate coeli desuper et nubes pluant justum" (Drop down dew, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain the just - Isa 45:8). This text is used frequently in Advent as an image of the Redeemer who comes to earth silently in the night like the gentle fall of dew.