First let me explain a little about the O Antiphons, also called the Greater Antiphons or Major Antiphons. Antiphons are short prayers from Vespers, and the "greatest" of them are the antiphons for the octave before Christmas Eve - in other words, they start on the 17th of December and end on the 23rd. They all being with "O" (hence the name), and they each address Our Lord by a unique title which comes from the prophecies of Micheas and Isaias. Even if you've never heard of them, they should sound a bit familiar: the verses of O Come, O Come Emmanuel are based on them.
The titles form an acrostic which, read backward, form the Latin words "Ero Cras", which means "Tomorrow I Come":
Sapientia
Adonai
Radix Jesse
Clavis David
Oriens
Rex Gentium
Emmanuel
Isn't that cool?
Now. Yesterday's antiphon was "O Sapientia":
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English translation: O Wisdom! Thou came forth from the mouth of the Most High and, reaching from beginning to end, Thou ordered all things mightily and sweetly. Come, and teach us the way of prudence.
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