Eternal are Thy mercies, Lord;
Eternal truth attends Thy Word.
Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore,
Till suns shall rise and set no more.
Text: Isaac Watts, 1719; Melody: Eisenach, LM, Johann Schein, 1630

MIDMORNING (Terce)

Antiphon: This is the good news the prophets foretold: The Savior will be born of the Virgin Mary.

Psalms of the Day

READING
Isaiah 10:20-21

On that day
The remnant of Israel,
the survivors of the house of Jacob,
will lean upon the Lord,
the Holy One of Israel, in truth.
A remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob,
to the mighty God.

The nations will revere your name, O Lord.
 - And the great ones of the earth will acknowledge your glory.

MIDDAY (Sext)

Antiphon: The angel Gabriel said to Mary in greeting: Hail full of grace, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women.

Psalms of the Day

READING
Isaiah 10:24a,27

Thus says the Lord, the God of hosts: O my people, who dwell in Zion, do not fear. On that day, the burden shall be taken from your shoulder, and the yoke shattered from your neck.

Remember us, Lord, because of all the love you have for your people.
 - Come and bring us your salvation.

MIDAFTERNOON (Nones)

Antiphon: Mary said: My soul is deeply troubled; what can this greeting mean? Am I to give birth to my king and yet remain a virgin forever?

Psalms of the Day

READING
Isaiah 13:22b-14:1a

Her time is near at hand
and her days shall not be prolonged.
The Lord has pity on Jacob and again chooses Israel.

Come, Lord, do not delay.
 - Free your people from their sinfulness.

COLLECT
O God, who through the child-bearing of the holy Virgin
graciously revealed the radiance of your glory to the world,
grant, we pray,
that we may venerate with integrity of faith
the mystery of so wondrous an Incarnation
and always celebrate it with due reverence.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.



Let us praise the Lord.
- And give him thanks.