OFFICE OF THE BVM.
COMMEMORATION OF ST. ELIZABETH FIRST VESPERS
Ant. The kingdom of heaven is like to a merchant seeking good pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, sold all that he had, and bought it.
V. In thy comeliness and thy beauty.
R. Go forth, proceed prosperously, and reign.
Let us pray
Enlighten, O God of compassion, the hearts of Thy faithful, and, through the glorious prayers of blessed Elizabeth, cause us to despise the good things of this world, and ever to delight in the consolations of heaven.
LAUDS
Ant. Give her of the fruit of her hands and let her works praise her in the gates.
V. Grace is poured abroad in thy lips.
R. Therefore hath God blessed thee for ever.
Prayer as above
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