Table of Contents
Introduction ix
Acknowledgements xvii
The Sonnets
Prologue: Sounding the seasons 1
The lectern 2
The Four Evangelists 3
Matthew 3
Mark 4
Luke 5
John 6
The Great O Antiphons 7
O Sapientia 7
O Adonai 8
O Radix 9
O Clavis 10
O Oriens 11
O Rex Gentium 12
O Emmanuel 13
Christmastide 14
1 Mary 14
2 On the edge 15
3 Refugee 16
St Stephen 17
New Year's Day: Church bells 18
Epiphany 19
1 The magi 19
2 The baptism of Christ 20
3 The call of the disciples 21
4 Nathanael 22
5 The miracle at Cana 23
St Paul 24
Candlemas 25
Ash Wednesday 26
Temptations 27
1 Stones into bread 27
2 All the kingdoms of the world 28
3 On the pinnacle 29
Mothering Sunday 30
The Annunciation 31
Holy Week 31
1 Palm Sunday 31
2 Jesus weeps 33
3 Cleansing the Temple 34
4 The anointing at Bethany 35
5 Maundy Thursday 36
The Stations of the Cross 37
I Jesus is condemned to death 37
II Jesus is given his cross 37
III Jesus falls the first time 38
IV Jesus meets his mother 38
V Simon of Cyrene carries the cross 39
VI Veronica wipes the face of Jesus 39
VII Jesus falls the second time 40
VIII Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem 40
IX Jesus falls the third time 41
X Jesus is stripped of his garments 41
XI Crucifixion: Jesus is nailed to the cross 42
XII Jesus dies on the cross 42
XIII Jesus' body is taken down from the cross 43
XIV Jesus is laid in the tomb 43
XV Easter dawn 44
Ascension Day 45
The Visitation 46
Pentecost 47
Trinity Sunday 48
Corpus Christi 49
1 Love's choice 49
2 Hide and seek 50
St John the Baptist 51
1 St John's eve 51
2 Baptism 52
St Peter 53
St Thomas the Apostle 54
St Mary Magdalene 55
Transfiguration 56
St Michael and All Angels 57
All Saints 58
1 The gathered glories 58
2 A last beatitude 59
3 Thanksgiving 60
Remembrance Sunday 61
The Feast of Christ the King 62
Epilogue: Sanctus 63
Appendix A The seven 'Great O' Antiphons in their Latin and English texts 64
Appendix B The sonnets and liturgy, by Fraser Watts 67
Bibliography 72
Index of Scriptural References 74
Index of Liturgical Seasons 81
