Ave Maria, etc, in silence.

Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou amongst 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.

The Ave Maria is always said at the beginning of each of the Hours of the Blessed Virgin Mary.


V. Lord, Thou shalt open my lips.
R. And my mouth shall declare Thy praise.
V. O God, Hasten to mine aid.
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia.

Following the Rubrics:
From February 3rd, 2023 until Holy Saturday (April 8th, 2023), instead of Alleluia, is said:


Praise be to Thee, O Lord, King of
everlasting glory.



Invitatory

Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.





Psalm XCIV
An invitation to praise God,
and to obey Him


      O come, let us exult in the Lord; let us rejoice before God our Saviour. Let us come into His presence with thanksgiving; and rejoice before Him with psalms.
      Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
      For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods; for the Lord will not cast off His people, for in His hand are all the ends of the earth ; and the heights of the mountains He beholdeth.
      The Lord is with thee.
      For the sea is His, and He made it; and His hands formed the dryland. Come, let us worship and fall down before God; let us weep before the Lord that made us; for He is the Lord our God; and we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
      Hail, Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with thee.
      Today if ye shall hear His voice, harden not your hearts; as in the provocation, according to the day of temptation in the wilderness: where your fathers tempted Me, proved and saw My works.
      The Lord is with thee.
      Forty years long was I nigh unto that generation, and said: They do always err in their heart; and they have not known My ways, to whom I swore in My wrath that they should not enter into My rest.
      Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

      The Lord is with thee.
      Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.




Hymn

The Lord, Whom earth, and air, and sea
With one adoring voice resound;
Who rules them all in majesty;
In Mary's heart a cloister found.

Lo! in a humble virgin's womb
Overshadowed by almighty power,
He Whom the stars, and sun, and moon,
Each serve in their appointed hour.

O Mother blest, to whom was given
Within thy compass to contain
The Architect of earth and heaven,
Whose hands the universe sustain!

To thee was sent an angel down;
In thee the Spirit was enshrined;
From thee came forth that mighty One,
The long-desired of all mankind.

O Jesu! born of virgin bright,
Immortal glory be to Thee ;
Praise to the Father infinite,
And Holy Ghost eternally. Amen.





Psalms to be said each day of the Week

Sunday, Monday and Thursday

Wednesday and Saturday



The three following Psalms are said on Tuesday and Friday at the Nocturn


Ant. In Thy comeliness * and Thy beauty, go forth, advance prosperously and reign.


Psalm XLIV
The excellence of Christ's kingdom
and the endowments of His Church


      My heart hath uttered a good word: I address my works to the King.
      My tongue is the pen of a writer that writeth swiftly.
      Thou art beautiful above the sons of men, grace is poured forth on Thy lips; therefore God hath blessed Thee for ever.
      Gird Thy sword upon Thy thigh, O Thou most mighty.
      With Thy comeliness and Thy beauty, bend [Thy bow], advance prosperously, and reign.
      In behalf of truth and meekness and justice; and Thy right hand shall guide Thee wondrously.
      Thine arrows are sharp; under Thee shall the peoples fall, into the hearts of the King's enemies.
      Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the scepter of Thy kingdom is a scepter of uprightness.
      Thou lovest justice and hatest iniquity: therefore God, Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows.
      Myrrh and aloes and cassia perfume Thy garments, from out of ivory palaces: from which kings' daughters gladden Thee in Thine honor.
      On Thy right hand standeth the Queen, in golden raiment wrought about with variety.
      Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people and thy father's house.
      And the King shall greatly desire thy beauty; for He is the Lord thy God, and Him they shall adore.
      And the daughters of Tyre, all the rich ones of the people, with gifts shall entreat thy face.
      All her glory [is that] of the King's daughter from within, with fringes of gold, arrayed in divers colors.
      After her shall virgins be brought unto the King: her neighbors shall be brought unto thee.
      With joy and gladness shall they be brought: they shall be brought into the temple of the King.
      Instead of thy fathers, sons are born to thee: thou shalt make them princes over all the earth.
      They shall be mindful of thy name from generation to generation.
      Therefore shall the people praise thee for ever: yea for ever and ever.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.



Ant. In Thy comeliness and Thy beauty, go forth, advance prosperously, and reign.

Ant. God shall help her * with His countenance; God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved.





Psalm XLV
The Church in persecution trusteth
in the protection of God


      Our God is a refuge and strength; a helper in troubles, which have come upon us heavily.
      Therefore shall we not fear when the earth shall be troubled; and the mountains shall be removed into the heart of the sea.
      Their waters roar and are troubled: the mountains are troubled at the violence thereof.
      The stream of the river maketh glad the city of God: the Most High hath hallowed His tabernacle.
      God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved: God shall help her in the morning early.
      Nations were troubled, and kingdoms bowed down: He gave forth His voice: the earth quaked.
      The Lord of hosts is with us: the God of Jacob is our helper.
      Come ye and behold the works of the Lord: what wonders He hath wrought upon earth, making wars to cease even to the ends of the earth.
      He shall break the bow and snap the weapons in sunder; and the shields shall He burn with fire.
      Be still, and see that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, and I will be exalted in the earth.
      The Lord of hosts is with us: the God of Jacob is our helper.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.



Ant. God shall help her with His countenance; God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved.

Ant. As of people all rejoicing, *so is our dwelling in thee, O holy Mother of God.






Psalm LXXXVI
The glory of the Church of Christ

      His foundations are in the holy mountains; the Lord loveth the gates of Sion above all the dwellings of Jacob.
      Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God.
      I will be mindful of Rahab and of Babylon, that know me.
      Behold strangers, and Tyre, and the people of the Ethiopians, these were there.
      Shall it not be said of Sion: This one, and that one, is born in her: and the Most High Himself hath founded her?
      The Lord shall tell it in His writings of peoples and of princes, of them that have been in her.
      As of people all rejoicing, so is our dwelling in thee.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.





Ant. As of people all rejoicing, so is our dwelling in thee, O holy Mother of God.

V. Grace is poured forth on thy lips.
R. Therefore hath God blessed thee for ever.

Our Father, in silence.

V. And lead us not into temptation.
R. But deliver us from evil.





The Absolution

      Through the prayers and merits of Blessed Mary, ever a virgin, and of all the saints, may the Lord bring us to the kingdom of heaven.

R. Amen.
V. Pray, a blessing.


The Blessing

May the Virgin Mary with her loving Child bless us.

R. Amen.


Lesson I: Ecclus. xxiv

      In all these I sought rest, and I shall abide in the inheritance of the Lord. Then the Creator of all things commanded and said to me; and He that made me rested in my tabernacle, and He said to me: Let thy dwelling be in Jacob, and thine inheritance in Israel, and take root in My chosen people. Do Thou, Lord, have mercy on us.

R. Thanks be to God.

R. O holy and immaculate virginity, I know not with what praises to extol thee. For Him Whom heaven could not hold thou didst carry at thy bosom.

V. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. For Him Whom heaven could not hold thou didst carry at thy bosom.

V. Pray, a blessing.


The Blessing

May the Virgin of virgins herself plead for us before the Lord.

R. Amen.


Lesson II.

      And so was I established in Sion, and in the holy city likewise I rested; and my power was in Jerusalem. And I took root in an honorable people, and in the portion of my God is His inheritance, and my abode is in the full assembly of saints. Do Thou, Lord, have mercy on us.

R. Thanks be to God.

R. Blessed art thou, O Virgin Mary, who didst bear the Lord, the Creator of the world. Thou didst bring forth Him that made thee and remainest a virgin for ever.

V. Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Thou didst bring forth Him that made thee, and remainest a virgin for ever.


From February 3rd, 2023 until Easter (April 9th, 2023) omit the following verse (Glory be....), except on Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary:

V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. Thou didst bring forth Him that made thee, and remainest a virgin for ever.



V. Pray, a blessing.


The Blessing

Through the Virgin Mother may the Lord grant us salvation and peace.

R. Amen.


Lesson III.

      I was exalted like a cedar in Lebanon, and as a cypress-tree on Mount Sion. I was exalted like a palm-tree in Cades, and as a rose-plant in Jericho. As a fair olive-tree in the plains, and as a plane-tree by the water in the streets, was I exalted. I gave forth a sweet fragrance like cinnamon and aromatic balm. I yielded a sweet smell like choicest myrrh. Do Thou, Lord, have mercy on us.

R. Thanks be to God.


From Septuagesima Sunday (April 8th, 2023) until Easter (April 9th, 2023) say the following responsory, except on Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary:

R. Happy indeed art thou, O holy Virgin Mary, and most worthy of all praise: For out of thee arose the Sun of righteousness, Christ our God.



V. Pray for the people, intercede for the clergy, plead for religious women. Let all enjoy thine aid who keep holy commemoration of thee. For out of thee arose the Sun of righteousness, Christ our God.

V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. That thou mayest be called blessed amongst all women.



From Septuagesima Sunday (April 8th, 2023) until Easter (April 9th, 2023) omit the Te Deum, except on Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary:


Te Deum: Hymn of SS. Ambrose
and Augustine


      We praise Thee, O God; we acknowledge Thee to be the Lord.
      Thee, the Father everlasting, all the earth doth worship.
      To Thee all the angels, to Thee the heavens, and all the powers,
      To Thee the Cherubim and Seraphim cry out without ceasing:
      Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts.
      Full are the heavens and the earth of the majesty of Thy glory.
      Thee the glorious choir of the apostles.
      Thee the admirable company of the prophets.
      Thee the white-robed army of martyrs doth praise.
      Thee the holy Church throughout the world doth confess.
      The Father of incomprehensible Majesty.
      Thine adorable, true, and only Son.
      And the Holy Ghost the Paraclete.
      Thou, O Christ, art the King of glory.
      Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father.
      Thou, having taken upon Thee to deliver man, didst not disdain the Virgin's womb.
      Thou, having overcome the sting of death, hast opened to believers the kingdom of heaven.
      Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father.
      Thou, we believe, art the Judge to come.

Kneel at the following verse.

      We beseech Thee, therefore, to help Thy servants, whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy precious blood.
      Make them to be numbered with Thy saints in glory everlasting.
      O Lord, save Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance.
      And govern them, and exalt them for ever.
      Day by day we bless Thee.
      And we praise Thy name for ever; yea, for ever and ever.
      Vouchsafe, O Lord, this day, to keep us without sin.
      Have mercy on us, O Lord; have mercy on us.
      Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us; as we have trusted in Thee.
      In Thee, O Lord, have I trusted: let me not be confounded for ever.




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