Cross
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor,
to bind up the broken-hearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives
and release to those who are bound,
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.
— Isaiah 61:1-2†
Invitatory
Fear not, Mary,
for you have found favour with God.
Behold, you will conceive in your womb
and give birth to a son,
and you shall name him Jesus.
He will be great;
he will be called the Son of the Most High.
The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,
and his Kingdom will have no end.
— Luke 1:30b-32, 33b†
Cruciform
Either:
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 thee.
Blessèd art thou amongst women,
and blessèd is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
The Holy Spirit will come over you;
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.
Therefore he who is born from you
will be called the Son of God.
— from Ave Maria and Luke 1:35b†
Weeks
Behold, the servant of the Lord;
let it be done to me according to your word.
— Luke 1:38
Following the seventh bead:
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
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 blessèd.
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.
— Luke 1:46-55, from BCP1979
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.