O Blessed Message

O the Blessed Message sent to the Virgin Mary! By believing she conceives; she is a Mother, and a Virgin knowing not man.

     All ye nations and islands applaud this grand triumph. Run swiftly as the stag, lo! the Redeemer is coming.  

The Angelical Salutation

Hail Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

After this, recite the symbol of faith; and as you pronounce the words, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, dwell on them with special attention, adoring the Saviour, who is as yet concealed in Mary's womb.

The Apostles Creed

I believe in God the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, his only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell, the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, sitteth at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy Catholic Church; the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

The Liturgical Year

Dom Prosper Guéranger O. S. B.

Feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 1867.

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