Monday, March 24, 2014

25 March 2014 - Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Patroness of the Court of Saint Mary of Walsingham,
the Patriarchal Household of the See of Saint Stephen



Double of the First Class - White or Marian Blue

INTROIT Ps. 44.13,15,16

All the rich among the people shall entreat thy countenance: after her shall virgins be brought to the King: her neighbors shall be brought to thee in gladness and rejoicing. Ps. 44.2. My heart hath uttered a good word: I speak my works to the King. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who didst will that thy Word should take flesh, at the message of an Angel, in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary, grant to thy suppliant people, that we who believe her to be truly the Mother of God, may be helped by her intercession with thee. 

Then under one ending, commemorate Feria III after Lent III. 

COLLECT

O Almighty and merciful God, hear our prayers, and in thy kindness grant us thy grace as a result of our self-denial. Through.

EPISTLE Isa. 7.10-15.

In those days the Lord spoke to Achaz, saying: Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God, either unto the depth of hell, or unto the height above. And Achaz said: I will not ask, and I will not tempt the Lord. And he said: hear ye therefore, O house of David: Is it a small thing for you to be grievous to men, that you are grievous to my God also? Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign. Behold a Virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and his Name shall be called Emmanuel. He shall eat butter and honey, that he may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good.

GRADUAL Ps. 44.3,5

Grace is poured abroad in thy lips; therefore hath God blessed thee forever. V.: Because of truth and meekness, and justice; and thy right hand shall conduct thee wonderfully.

TRACT Ps. 44.11,12

Hearken, O daughter, and see, incline thy ear: for the King hath greatly desired thy beauty. All the rich shall entreat thy countenance: the daughters of kings in thine honor. After her shall virgins be brought to the King: her neighbors shall be brought to thee. They shall be brought with gladness and rejoicing: they shall be brought into the temple of the King.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (1.26-38)

At that time the Angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin's name was Mary. And the Angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace: the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. Who having heard, was troubled at his saying: and thought with herself what manner of salutation this should be. And the Angel said to her: Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God: behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of David his father; and he shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end. And Mary said to the Angel: How shall this be done, because I know not man? And the Angel answering, said to her: The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. And behold thy cousin Elizabeth, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that is called barren; because no work shall be impossible with God. And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it done to me according to thy word. 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Luke 1.28,42

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

SECRET

Strengthen in our minds, we beseech thee, O Lord, the mysteries of the true faith; that we who confess him who was conceived of a Virgin to be true God and man, may deserve by the power of his saving resurrection, to attain to eternal happiness. 

Then under one ending, commemorate Feria III after Lent III. 

SECRET

O Lord, may this Sacrament bestow on us the effects of redemption by restraining our human passions and bringing us always closer to our salvation. Through.

Preface: Of the Blessed Virgin, with In the Annunciation.

COMMUNION Is. 7.14-15

Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a Son, and his Name shall be called Emmanuel.

POSTCOMMUNION

May this Communion, O Lord, cleanse us from guilt: and through the intercession of the blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, make us sharers of the heavenly remedy.

Then under one ending, commemorate Feria III after Lent III. 

POSTCOMMUNION

O Lord, cleanse us by this sacred Rite and grant us thy pardon and grace. Through.

PROPER LAST GOSPEL

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (18.15-22)  

At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: But if thy brother shall offend against thee, go, and rebuke him between thee and him alone. If he shall hear thee, thou shalt gain thy brother. And if he will not hear thee, take with thee one or two more: that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may stand. And if he will not hear them: tell the church. And if he will not hear the church, let him be to thee as the heathen and publican. Amen I say to you, whatsoever you shall bind upon earth, shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever you shall loose upon earth, shall be loosed also in heaven. Again I say to you, that if two of you shall consent upon earth, concerning anything whatsoever they shall ask, it shall be done to them by my Father who is in heaven. For where there are two or three gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. Then came Peter unto him and said: Lord, how often shall my brother offend against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith to him: I say not to thee, till seven times; but till seventy times seven times.

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