THE BLESSING
Through the Virgin Mother may the Lord grant us salvation and peace. R. Amen.
LESSON III
And Mary said to the angel: How shall this be done, seeing I know not man? And the angel answering said unto her: The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. And behold, thy cousin Elizabeth, she also hath conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month with her who is called barren; for no word shall be impossible with God. And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it done to me according to Thy word. Do Thou, Lord, etc. R. Thanks be to God.
The following Responsory is omitted when the Te Deum is said.
R. Receive, O Virgin Mary, the word which the Lord hath sent thee
