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.
From Christmas day to the Purification.
V. After childbirth thou didst remain a most pure virgin.
R. O Mother of God, intercede for us.
Prayer, Deus qui salulis, as above.
From the Purification to Easter.
V. Make me worthy to praise thee, O holy Virgin.
R. Give me strength against thine enemies.
Let us pray
Vouchsafe unto us, O merciful God, a defence in our weakness; and grant that the prayers* of the most holy mother of God, whom we commemorate, may make us to rise out of our evil life. Through the same Christ our Lord.
