O let Israel bless the Lord; let him praise and exalt Him above all for ever.
O ye priests of the Lord, bless the Lord; O ye servants of the Lord, bless the Lord.
O ye spirits and souls of the just, bless the Lord; O ye holy and humble of heart, bless the Lord.
O Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, bless ye the Lord; praise and exalt Him above all for ever.
Let us bless the Father, and the Son, with the Holy Ghost; let us praise and magnify Him for ever.
Blessed art Thou, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven; and worthy of praise, and glorious, and magnified for ever. (Glory be, etc. is not said.)
From Candlemas until Advent
Ant. Blessed art thou, daughter, of the Lord, for through thee do we share in the fruit of life.
Ant. Thou art beautiful * and comely, O daughter of Jerusalem: terrible as an army set in array.
