4 April 2016 - Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Commemoration of Our Lady of Walsingham

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

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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. Alleluia, alleluia. 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. 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.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Luke 1.28. Hail Mary, full of grace: the Lord is with thee: Blessed art thou among women. Alleluia. V. Num. 17.8. The rod of Jesse hath blossomed: a virgin hath brought forth God and man: God hath given peace, reconciling the lowest with the highest in himself. Alleluia.

+ 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. Alleluia.

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. 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. Alleluia.

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. Through.