Dem Dominum Nostrum, &c

R. Arnen. Let us pray.

Lord God, Creator of aD things, strong and terrible, just and merciful, who alone art good and kind; who de- li veres t Israel from all evil; who madest whom thou wouldest chosen fathers, and sanctifiedst them with the gift of thy Spirit ; who, by the co- operation of the Holy Spirit, didst prepare the body and soul of tne glorious Virgin Mary, that she might be wor- thy to be made a fitting habita- tion of thy Son ; who madest John the Baptist to be filled with the Holy Spirit, and to leap in his mother’s womb; accept the sacrifice of a con- trite heart, and the fervent desire of thine handmaid, N., who humbly beseecheth thee for the preservation of the feeble offspring which thou hast given her to conceive; preserve thine handmaid in childbearing, and defend her from all craft and injury of the direful enemy; that, by the helping hand of thy mercy, her offspring may come safe to this light of day, and may be preserved for holy regene- ration, may evermore serve thee in all things, and may merit to attain unto everlast- ing life. Through the same our Lord, &c.

R. Amen