Cross
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Hail Mary, full of grace!
The Lord is with thee.
Blessèd art thou amongst women,
and blessèd 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.
or:
Hail Mary, full of grace!
The Lord is with you.
Blessèd are you amongst women,
and blessèd is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
The Holy Spirit will come over you;
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.
Therefore the holy one who is born from you
will be called the Son of God.
— from Ave Maria and Luke 1:35b†
Invitatory
But you, O Bethlehem,
being small amongst the clans of Judah,
out of you will come out to me one who will rule in Israel,
whose goings out are from of old, from ancient times.
He shall stand, and shall shepherd in the strength of the Lord,
in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
They will live, for then he will be great to the ends of the earth.
— Micah 5:2, 4†
Cruciform
Why am I so favoured,
that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
Blessed is she who believed,
for there will be a fulfilment of the things
which have been spoken to her from the Lord!
— Luke 1:43, 45
Weeks
Nothing spoken by God is impossible.
Nothing spoken by God is impossible.
— Luke 1:37
Dimissory
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour;
for he has looked with favour on his lowly servant;
from this day all generations will call me blessed.
The Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him
throughout all generations.
He has shown the strength of his arm;
he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,
and has lifted up the humble and meek.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent empty away.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel,
for he has remembered his promise of mercy:
the promise he made to our forebears,
to Abraham and his seed for ever.
— Magnificat, Luke 1:46-55◊†
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.