And after this our exile show unto us
The blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O pious, O sweet Virgin Mary.
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
ALMIGHTY, everlasting God, Who, by the cooperation of the Holy Ghost, didst prepare the body and soul of Mary, glorious Virgin and Mother, to become the worthy habitation of Thy Son; grant that we may be delivered from present evils and from everlasting death by her gracious intercession, in whose commemoration we rejoice. Through the same Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.
V. May the divine assistance remain always with us.
R. Amen.
With regard to the hymn at Compline, "Te Lucis" it is to be noted that the last verse is sometimes said thus, altered in honor of the Incarnation, on feasts of Our Lord and the Blessed Virgin.
Jesu, the Virgin-born, to Thee Eternal praise be given,
With Father, Spirit, One and Three,
Here, as it is in heaven.
Amen.
