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OFFICE OF THE BVM.

COMMEMORATION OF ST. URSULA AND HER COMPANIONS

VESPERS AND LAUDS

Ant. Ye wise virgins, prepare your lamps: behold the Bridegroom cometh, go forth to meet Him.

V. After her shall virgins be brought unto the King.

R. Her companions shall be brought unto Thee.

Let us pray

Grant us grace, we beseech Thee, O Lord our God, to commemorate with unceasing devotion the glorious triumphs of Thy holy martyrs, Ursula and her companions: that whereas, by the feebleness of our nature, we can not duly celebrate their memory, we may at least honor them with humble service.

COMMEMORATION OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI

FIRST AND SECOND VESPERS

Ant. Look down, St. Francis, from the blissful heights of

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