Till the Purification

V. Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae. R . Et concepit de Spiritu Sane to. OREMUS. Gratiam tuam, qusesumus, Domine, men- tibus nostris infunde : ut qui angelo nuntiante Christi Filii tui incamationem cognovimus, per passionem ejus et crucem ad resurrectionis gloriam perducamur. Per eundem Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen, From the first Vespers of Christmas-Day, is said, V. Post partum virgo inviolata perman- sisti. JR. Dei Gonitrix, intercede pro nobis. OREMUS. Deus, qui salutis seternse, beatae M arise virginitate foeeunda, humano generi praemia praestitisti : tribue, quaesumus, ut ipsam pro nobis intercedere sentiamus, per quam meru- Dfgitized by VESPERS FOR SUNDAYS. 359 Aittjt m fur prtiralar frriniB nf ijn> fm. Anthem from the First Sunday of Advent till the Purification. Mother of Jesus, heaven’s open gate, Star of the sea, support the falling state Of mortals ; thou, whose womb thy Maker bore, And yet (strange thing !) a Virgin as before, — Who didst from Gabriel’s “ Hail ! ” the news receive, Repenting sinners by thy prayers relieve.

V. The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary. JR. And she conceived by the Holy Ghost. LET US PRAY. Pour forth, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy grace into our hearts ; that we, to whom the incarnation of Christ thy Son was made known by the message of an angel, may, by his passion and cross, be brought to the glory of his resurrection, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen