OFFICE OF THE B.V.M
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During Advent
Ant. The angel Gabriel was sent to Mary the Virgin, who was espoused to Joseph.
From Christmas until Candlemas
Ant. O wondrous union! the Creator of mankind, taking a body with a living soul, vouchsafed to be born of a virgin; and becoming man without man's concurrence, bestowed upon us His Godhead.
From Christmas until Advent
LITTLE CHAPTER, Cant. vi
Who is she that cometh forth as the morning rising, fair as the moon, bright as the sun, terrible as an army set in array?
R. Thanks be to God.
During Advent
LITTLE CHAPTER, Is. vii
Behold, a Virgin shall conceive and shall bear a Son, and His name shall be called Emmanuel: butter and honey shall He eat, that He may know to refuse the evil and choose the good.
