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O Clavis David. "O Key of David, and scepter of the house of Israel, who opens and no man shuts, who shuts and no man opens: come, and lead forth the captive who sits in the shadows from his prison."…More
O Clavis David.

"O Key of David, and scepter of the house of Israel, who opens and no man shuts, who shuts and no man opens: come, and lead forth the captive who sits in the shadows from his prison." – the Magnificat antiphon for 20 December. This is the ancient lock and bolt of the door to the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, the most sacred church in the world. From here, Christ led us forth from the prison of death, and opened the gates of heaven.

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O Clavis David.
"O Key of David, and scepter of the house of Israel, who opens and no man shuts, who shuts and no man opens: come, and lead forth the captive who sits in the shadows from his prison." – the Magnificat antiphon for 20 December. This is the ancient lock and bolt of the door to the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, the most sacred church in the world. From here, Christ led us forth from …
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O Clavis David.

"O Key of David, and scepter of the house of Israel, who opens and no man shuts, who shuts and no man opens: come, and lead forth the captive who sits in the shadows from his prison." – the Magnificat antiphon for 20 December. This is the ancient lock and bolt of the door to the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, the most sacred church in the world. From here, Christ led us forth from the prison of death, and opened the gates of heaven.