OFFICE OF THE B.V.M
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For there are set up thrones of judgment, thrones of the house of David.
Pray ye for the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem; and plenty be to them that love thee.
Let peace be in thy stronghold, and plenty in thy towers.
For my brethren and my neighbors' sake, I spake peace concerning thee.
For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I have sought good things for thee.
Glory be, etc.
From Candlemas until Advent
Ant. I am black, but beautiful, O ye daughters of Jerusalem: therefore the King hath loved me, and brought me into His chamber.
Ant. Now winter is past, * the
rain is over and gone:
arise, my love, and come.
During Advent
Ant. Fear not, Mary: thou hast found grace before the
