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In Annuntiatione Beatæ Mariæ Virginis

Commemoratio: Feria Quarta infra Hebdomadam Passionis

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Incipit

Psalmus 92

The angel Gabriel * was sent to Mary, a virgin espoused to Joseph.

The Lord hath reigned, he is clothed with beauty: * the Lord is clothed with strength, and hath girded himself.

  1. Etenim firmávit orbem terræ, * qui non commovébitur.

    2. For he hath established the world * which shall not be moved.

  2. Paráta sedes tua ex tunc: * a sǽculo tu es.

    3. Thy throne is prepared from of old: * thou art from everlasting.

  3. Elevavérunt flúmina, Dómine: * elevavérunt flúmina vocem suam.

    4. The floods have lifted up, O Lord: * the floods have lifted up their voice.

  4. Elevavérunt flúmina fluctus suos, * a vócibus aquárum multárum.

    5. The floods have lifted up their waves, * with the noise of many waters.

  5. Mirábiles elatiónes maris: * mirábilis in altis Dóminus.

    6. Wonderful are the surges of the sea: * wonderful is the Lord on high.

  6. Testimónia tua credibília facta sunt nimis: * domum tuam decet sanctitúdo, Dómine, in longitúdinem diérum.

    7. Thy testimonies are become exceedingly credible: * holiness becometh thy house, O Lord, unto length of days.

  7. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

    8. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

  8. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

    9. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

The angel Gabriel * was sent to Mary, a virgin espoused to Joseph.

Psalmus 99

Hail Mary, * full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women.

Sing joyfully to God, all the earth: * serve ye the Lord with gladness.

  1. Introíte in conspéctu ejus, * in exsultatióne.

    2. Come in before his presence * with exceeding great joy.

  2. Scitóte quóniam Dóminus ipse est Deus: * ipse fecit nos, et non ipsi nos.

    3. Know ye that the Lord he is God: * he made us, and not we ourselves.

  3. Pópulus ejus, et oves páscuæ ejus: † introíte portas ejus in confessióne, * átria ejus in hymnis: confitémini illi.

    4. We are his people and the sheep of his pasture. * Go ye into his gates with praise, into his courts with hymns: and give glory to him.

  4. Laudáte nomen ejus: quóniam suávis est Dóminus, † in ætérnum misericórdia ejus, * et usque in generatiónem et generatiónem véritas ejus.

    5. Praise ye his name: for the Lord is sweet, his mercy endureth for ever, * and his truth to generation and generation.

  5. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

    6. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

  6. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

    7. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Hail Mary, * full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women.

Psalmus 62

Fear not, Mary, * thou hast found grace with the Lord; behold, thou shalt conceive, and bring forth a Son.

O God, my God, * to thee do I watch at break of day.

  1. Sitívit in te ánima mea, * quam multiplíciter tibi caro mea.

    2. For thee my soul hath thirsted; * for thee my flesh, O how many ways!

  2. In terra desérta, et ínvia, et inaquósa: † sic in sancto appárui tibi, * ut vidérem virtútem tuam, et glóriam tuam.

    3. In a desert land, and where there is no way, and no water: * so in the sanctuary have I come before thee, to see thy power and thy glory.

  3. Quóniam mélior est misericórdia tua super vitas: * lábia mea laudábunt te.

    4. For thy mercy is better than lives: * thee my lips shall praise.

  4. Sic benedícam te in vita mea: * et in nómine tuo levábo manus meas.

    5. Thus will I bless thee all my life long: * and in thy name I will lift up my hands.

  5. Sicut ádipe et pinguédine repleátur ánima mea: * et lábiis exsultatiónis laudábit os meum.

    6. Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness: * and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips.

  6. Si memor fui tui super stratum meum, † in matutínis meditábor in te: * quia fuísti adjútor meus.

    7. If I have remembered thee upon my bed, I will meditate on thee in the morning: * because thou hast been my helper.

  7. Et in velaménto alárum tuárum exsultábo, † adhǽsit ánima mea post te: * me suscépit déxtera tua.

    8. And I will rejoice under the covert of thy wings: my soul hath stuck close to thee: * thy right hand hath received me.

  8. Ipsi vero in vanum quæsiérunt ánimam meam, † introíbunt in inferióra terræ: * tradéntur in manus gládii, partes vúlpium erunt.

    9. But they have sought my soul in vain, they shall go into the lower parts of the earth: * they shall be delivered into the hands of the sword, they shall be the portions of foxes.

  9. Rex vero lætábitur in Deo, † laudabúntur omnes qui jurant in eo: * quia obstrúctum est os loquéntium iníqua.

    10. But the king shall rejoice in God, all they shall be praised that swear by him: * because the mouth is stopped of them that speak wicked things.

  10. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

    11. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

  11. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

    12. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Fear not, Mary, * thou hast found grace with the Lord; behold, thou shalt conceive, and bring forth a Son.

Canticum: Canticum Trium Puerorum [4]

The Lord shall give unto Him * the throne of His father David, and of His kingdom there shall be no end.

All ye works of the Lord, bless the Lord: * praise and exalt him above all for ever.

  1. Benedícite, Ángeli Dómini, Dómino: * benedícite, cæli, Dómino.

    2. O ye angels of the Lord, bless the Lord: * O ye heavens, bless the Lord:

  2. Benedícite, aquæ omnes, quæ super cælos sunt, Dómino: * benedícite, omnes virtútes Dómini, Dómino.

    3. O all ye waters that are above the heavens, bless the Lord: * O all ye powers of the Lord, bless the Lord.

  3. Benedícite, sol et luna, Dómino: * benedícite, stellæ cæli, Dómino.

    4. O ye sun and moon, bless the Lord: * O ye stars of heaven, bless the Lord.

  4. Benedícite, omnis imber et ros, Dómino: * benedícite, omnes spíritus Dei, Dómino.

    5. O every shower and dew, bless ye the Lord: * O all ye spirits of God, bless the Lord.

  5. Benedícite, ignis et æstus, Dómino: * benedícite, frigus et æstus, Dómino.

    6. O ye fire and heat, bless the Lord: * O ye cold and heat, bless the Lord.

  6. Benedícite, rores et pruína, Dómino: * benedícite, gelu et frigus, Dómino.

    7. O ye dews and hoar frosts, bless the Lord: * O ye frost and cold, bless the Lord.

  7. Benedícite, glácies et nives, Dómino: * benedícite, noctes et dies, Dómino.

    8. O ye ice and snow, bless the Lord: * O ye nights and days, bless the Lord.

  8. Benedícite, lux et ténebræ, Dómino: * benedícite, fúlgura et nubes, Dómino.

    9. O ye light and darkness, bless the Lord: * O ye lightnings and clouds, bless the Lord.

  9. Benedícat terra Dóminum: * laudet et superexáltet eum in sǽcula.

    10. O let the earth bless the Lord: * let it praise and exalt him above all for ever.

  10. Benedícite, montes et colles, Dómino: * benedícite, univérsa germinántia in terra, Dómino.

    11. O ye mountains and hills, bless the Lord: * O all ye things that spring up in the earth, bless the Lord.

  11. Benedícite, fontes, Dómino: * benedícite, mária et flúmina, Dómino.

    12. O ye fountains, bless the Lord: * O ye seas and rivers, bless the Lord.

  12. Benedícite, cete, et ómnia, quæ movéntur in aquis, Dómino: * benedícite, omnes vólucres cæli, Dómino.

    13. O ye whales, and all that move in the waters, bless the Lord: * O all ye fowls of the air, bless the Lord.

  13. Benedícite, omnes béstiæ et pécora, Dómino: * benedícite, fílii hóminum, Dómino.

    14. O all ye beasts and cattle, bless the Lord: * O ye sons of men, bless the Lord.

  14. Benedícat Israël Dóminum: * laudet et superexáltet eum in sǽcula.

    15. O let Israel bless the Lord: * let them praise and exalt him above all for ever.

  15. Benedícite, sacerdótes Dómini, Dómino: * benedícite, servi Dómini, Dómino.

    16. O ye priests of the Lord, bless the Lord: * O ye servants of the Lord, bless the Lord.

  16. Benedícite, spíritus, et ánimæ justórum, Dómino: * benedícite, sancti, et húmiles corde, Dómino.

    17. O ye spirits and souls of the just, bless the Lord: * O ye holy and humble of heart, bless the Lord.

  17. Benedícite, Ananía, Azaría, Mísaël, Dómino: * laudáte et superexaltáte eum in sǽcula.

    18. O Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, bless ye the Lord: * praise and exalt him above all for ever.

  18. Benedicámus Patrem et Fílium cum Sancto Spíritu: * laudémus et superexaltémus eum in sǽcula.

    19. (Bow head) Let us bless the Father and the Son, with the Holy Ghost; * let us praise and exalt him above all for ever.

  19. Benedíctus es, Dómine, in firmaménto cæli: * et laudábilis, et gloriósus, et superexaltátus in sǽcula.

    20. Blessed art thou, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven: * and worthy of praise, and glorious for ever.

The Lord shall give unto Him * the throne of His father David, and of His kingdom there shall be no end.

Psalmus 148

Behold the handmaid of the Lord, * be it unto me according to thy word.

Praise ye the Lord from the heavens * praise ye him in the high places.

  1. Laudáte eum, omnes Angeli ejus: * laudáte eum, omnes virtútes ejus.

    2. Praise ye him, all his angels: * praise ye him, all his hosts.

  2. Laudáte eum, sol et luna: * laudáte eum, omnes stellæ et lumen.

    3. Praise ye him, O sun and moon: * praise him, all ye stars and light.

  3. Laudáte eum, cæli cælórum: * et aquæ omnes, quæ super cælos sunt, laudent nomen Dómini.

    4. Praise him, ye heavens of heavens: * and let all the waters that are above the heavens, praise the name of the Lord.

  4. Quia ipse dixit, et facta sunt: * ipse mandávit, et creáta sunt.

    5. For he spoke, and they were made: * he commanded, and they were created.

  5. Státuit ea in ætérnum, et in sǽculum sǽculi: * præcéptum pósuit, et non præteríbit.

    6. He hath established them for ever, and for ages of ages: * he hath made a decree, and it shall not pass away.

  6. Laudáte Dóminum de terra, * dracónes, et omnes abýssi.

    7. Praise the Lord from the earth, * ye dragons, and all ye deeps:

  7. Ignis, grando, nix, glácies, spíritus procellárum: * quæ fáciunt verbum ejus:

    8. Fire, hail, snow, ice, stormy winds * which fulfill his word:

  8. Montes, et omnes colles: * ligna fructífera, et omnes cedri.

    9. Mountains and all hills, * fruitful trees and all cedars:

  9. Béstiæ, et univérsa pécora: * serpéntes, et vólucres pennátæ:

    10. Beasts and all cattle: * serpents and feathered fowls:

  10. Reges terræ, et omnes pópuli: * príncipes, et omnes júdices terræ.

    11. Kings of the earth and all people: * princes and all judges of the earth:

  11. Júvenes, et vírgines, † senes cum junióribus laudent nomen Dómini: * quia exaltátum est nomen ejus solíus.

    12. Young men and maidens: * let the old with the younger, praise the name of the Lord: For his name alone is exalted.

  12. Conféssio ejus super cælum et terram: * et exaltávit cornu pópuli sui.

    13. The praise of him is above heaven and earth: * and he hath exalted the horn of his people.

  13. Hymnus ómnibus sanctis ejus: * fíliis Israël, pópulo appropinquánti sibi.

    14. A hymn to all his saints: to the children of Israel, a people approaching him.

  14. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

    15. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

  15. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

    16. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Behold the handmaid of the Lord, * be it unto me according to thy word.

Capitulum Responsorium Versus

Isa 7:14-15

Ecce virgo concípiet, et páriet fílium, † et vocábitur nomen eius Emmánuel. * Butýrum et mel cómedet, ut sciat reprobáre malum, et elígere bonum.

Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel. He shall eat butter and honey, that he may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good.


Hymnus

1. O glorious lady! throned on high Above the star-illumined sky; Thereto ordained, thy bosom lent To thy Creator nourishment. 2. Through thy sweet offspring we receive The bliss once lost through hapless Eve; And heaven to mortals open lies Now thou art portal of the skies. 3. Thou art the door of heaven's high King, Light's gateway fair and glistering; Life through a Virgin is restored; Ye ransomed nations, praise the Lord! 4. All honour, laud, and glory be, O Jesu, Virgin-born, to thee; All glory, as is ever meet, To Father and to Paraclete. Amen.

Versus


Canticum: Canticum Zachariæ

O thou Angel of God, * how shall this be, seeing I know not a man? Hear, O Virgin Mary! the Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee!

Blessed be the Lord + God of Israel; * because he hath visited and wrought the redemption of his people:

  1. Et eréxit cornu salútis nobis: * in domo David, púeri sui.

    2. And hath raised up an horn of salvation to us, * in the house of David his servant:

  2. Sicut locútus est per os sanctórum, * qui a sǽculo sunt, prophetárum ejus:

    3. As he spoke by the mouth of his holy Prophets, * who are from the beginning:

  3. Salútem ex inimícis nostris, * et de manu ómnium, qui odérunt nos.

    4. Salvation from our enemies, * and from the hand of all that hate us:

  4. Ad faciéndam misericórdiam cum pátribus nostris: * et memorári testaménti sui sancti.

    5. To perform mercy to our fathers, * and to remember his holy testament,

  5. Jusjurándum, quod jurávit ad Abraham patrem nostrum, * datúrum se nobis:

    6. The oath, which he swore to Abraham our father, * that he would grant to us,

  6. Ut sine timóre, de manu inimicórum nostrórum liberáti, * serviámus illi.

    7. That being delivered from the hand of our enemies, * we may serve him without fear,

  7. In sanctitáte, et justítia coram ipso, * ómnibus diébus nostris.

    8. In holiness and justice before him, * all our days.

  8. Et tu, puer, Prophéta Altíssimi vocáberis: * præíbis enim ante fáciem Dómini, paráre vias ejus:

    9. And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: * for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways:

  9. Ad dandam sciéntiam salútis plebi ejus: * in remissiónem peccatórum eórum:

    10. To give knowledge of salvation to his people, * unto the remission of their sins:

  10. Per víscera misericórdiæ Dei nostri: * in quibus visitávit nos, óriens ex alto:

    11. Through the bowels of the mercy of our God, * in which the Orient from on high hath visited us:

  11. Illumináre his, qui in ténebris, et in umbra mortis sedent: * ad dirigéndos pedes nostros in viam pacis.

    12. To enlighten them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death: * to direct our feet into the way of peace.

  12. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

    13. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

  13. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

    14. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

O thou Angel of God, * how shall this be, seeing I know not a man? Hear, O Virgin Mary! the Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee!

Oratio

Orémus.

Deus, qui de beátæ Maríæ Vírginis útero Verbum tuum, Angelo nuntiánte, carnem suscípere voluísti: † præsta supplícibus tuis; * ut, qui vere eam Genetrícem Dei crédimus, eius apud te intercessiónibus adiuvémur.
Per eúndem Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum Fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus, * per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.

O God, Who didst will that thy Word should, by the message of an Angel, take flesh in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary, grant unto us, we beseech thee, that all who do believe her to be in very deed the Mother of God, may be helped by her prayers in thy sight.
Through the same Jesus Christ, thy Son, Our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.

Commemoratio Feria Quarta infra Hebdomadam Passionis

Orémus.

Sanctificáto hoc ieiúnio Deus, tuórum corda fidélium miserátor illústra: † et, quibus devotiónis præstas afféctum, præbe supplicántibus pium benígnus audítum.
Per Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum: † qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus, * per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.
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O God, be mercifully pleased, through the hallowing of this Fast, to shed light upon the hearts of thy faithful people, and since Thou hast given them the mind to pray, let thy pitiful ears be opened graciously to hear their supplications.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.

Conclusio