and He that made me rested in my tabernacle, and He said to me: Let thy dwelling be in Jacob, and thine inheritance in Israel, and take root in My chosen people. Do Thou, Lord, have mercy on us.
R. Thanks be to God.
R. O holy and immaculate virginity, I know not with what praises to extol thee. For Him Whom heaven could not hold thou didst carry at thy bosom.
V. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb . For Him Whom heaven could not hold thou didst carry at thy bosom.
V. Pray, a blessing.
THE BLESSING
May the Virgin of virgins herself plead for us before the Lord.
R. Amen.
LESSON II
And so was I established in Sion, and in the holy city likewise I rested; and my power was in Jerusalem. And I took root in an honorable people, and in the portion of
