From Christmas until Candlemas
Ant. The bush which Moses saw unconsumed we acknowledge to be thine admirable virginity, which thou didst keep inviolate; O Mother of God, plead for us.
Ant. The root of Jesse hath budded, * a star hath arisen out of Jacob: a virgin hath brought forth a Saviour; we give praise to Thee, our God.
CANTICLE OF THE THREE CHILDREN
Dan. iii
All ye works of the Lord, bless the Lord, praise and exalt Him above all for ever.
O ye angels of the Lord, bless the Lord: O ye heavens, bless the Lord.
O all ye waters that are above the heavens, bless the Lord: O all ye powers of the Lord, bless the Lord.
O ye sun and moon, bless the Lord; O ye stars of heaven, bless the Lord.
O every shower and dew, bless ye the Lord; O all ye spirits of God, bless the Lord.
