Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice; let the fea be moved, and the fulness thereof. The fields fhall be glad, and all things that are in them.

Then fhall all the trees of the woods rejoice before the face of our Lord, becaufe he comes; because he comes to judge the earth:

He will judge the earth in equity, and people in his truth...

Glory be to the Father, &c.

The Anth. Rejoice, O Virgin Mary, thou alone haft deftroyed all herefies in the whole world. The Anth. Vouchfafe.

Pfalm 96. Dominus regnavit.

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UR Lord has reigned; let the earth rejoice, let many islands be glad.

A cloud and darkness is round about him: justice and judgment is the correction of his feat.

Fire fhall go before him, and fhall burn his enemies round about.

His lightning fhined to the whole earth; the earth faw, and was moved.

The mountains melted as wax before the face of our Lord: before the face of our Lord all the earth.

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The heavens have declared his juftice, and people have feen his glory.

Let them all be confounded, that adore graven things; and that glory in their idols.

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Adore him all ye his angels, Sion heard and was glad.

And the daughters of Juda rejoiced; because of thy judgments, O Lord.

Because thou, Lord, art moft high over all the earth thou art highly exalted above all gods.

You, who love our Lord, hate evil; our Lord keeps the fouls of his faints; out of the hand of the finner he will deliver them.

Light is rifen to the juft, and joy to the right of heart.

Be glad ye juft in our Lord; and confefs to the memory of his fanctification. Glory be to the Father, &c.

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The Anth. Vouchfafe that I may praise thee, O facred virgin: give me force against thy enemies.

The Auth.. The angel of our Lord.

Pfalm 97. Cantate Domino.

ING to our Lord a new fong, because he has done wonderful things.

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His right hand and his holy arm have wrought falvation to himself.

Our Lord has made known his falvation; in the fight of the Gentiles he has revealed his juftice.

He has remembered his mercy, and his truth to the houfe of Ifrael.

All the ends of the earth have feen the falvation of our God.

Make ye joy to God, all the earth; fing, and rejoice, and fing pfalms.

Sing to our Lord on the harp, on the harp, and with the voice of pfalm, on trumpets of metal, and with the voice of the trumpet of horn.

Make joy in the fight of the King our Lord; let the fea be moved, and the fulness thereof, the earth, and they that dwell therein

The rivers fhall applaud, the mountains likewife fhall rejoice at the fight of our Lord, because he comes to judge the earth.

He will judge the earth in juftice, and the people in equity.

Glory be to the Father, &c.

The Anth. The angel of our Lord declared unto Mary, and the conceived by the Holy Ghoft, Alleluia.

V. Grace is poured forth on thy lips.

R. Therefore God has bleffed thee for ever,
Our Father, &c.

V. And lead us not into temptation.
R. But deliver us from evil.

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The Abfolution.

Y the prayers and merits of the everbleffed Virgin Mary, and of all the faints, may our Lord conduct us to the kingdom of heaven. R. Amen.

V, Father, vouchfafe us a bleffing.

The Bleffing. May the Virgin Mary, with her pious Son, blefs us. R. Amen.

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The Firf Leon, Luke 1,

HE Angel Gabriel was fent of God, into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth, to a virgin efpoufed to a man, whofe namie was Jofeph, of the houfe of David; and the virgin's name was Mary: And the angel being entered in, faid to her, Hail Mary full of Grace, our Lord is with thee, bleffed art thou among Women. But thou, O Lord, have mercy on us. R. Thanks be to God.

R. The Angel Gabriel was fent to Mary, a Virgin efpoufed to Jofeph, fhewing to her the word: And the virgin is furprized at the light Fear not, Mary, thou haft found grace with our Lord: behold, thou shalt conceive, and bring forth, and he fhall be called the fon of the Moft High. 511

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V. Our Lord will give him the feat of David his father, and he shall reign in the houfe of Jacob for ever. Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bring forth and he shall be called the fon of the Moft High,

V. Father vouch fafe us a bleffing.

The Bleffing. May the Virgin of virgins make interceffion for us to our Lord. R. Amen.

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The Second Leffon. ¡

HO having heard, was troubled at his faying, and thought what man ner of falutation this fhould be. And the Angel faid to her, fear not Mary, for thou haft found grace with God, behold thou shalt

conceive in thy womb, and fhalt bear a fon, and thou shalt call his name Jefus. He fhall be great, and fhall be called the Son of the Moft High And our Lord God will give him the feat of David his father, and he thall reign in the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there fhall be no end. But thou, O Lord, have mercy on us.

R. Thanks be to God,

R. Hail Mary, full of Grace, our Lord is with thee. The Holy Ghoft shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High fhall overshadow thee; For that, which of thee shall be born holy, fhall be called the Son of God. How fhall this be done because I know not man? and the Angel answering, said to her, the Holy Ghoft fhall come upon thee, and the power of the Moft High fhall overshadow thee: For that, which of thee fhall be born holy, fhall be called the Son of God.

V. Father vousafe us a bleffing.

The Bleffing. May our Lord, through his virgin mother's interceffion, grant us falvation and peace. R. Amen.

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The Third Lefon..

ND Mary faid to the Angel, how fhall this be done, because I know not man? And the Angel anfwering faid to her, the Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Moft High fhall overshadow thee; and therefore alfo that, which of thee