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OFFICE OF THE B.V.M
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not defiled in taking flesh of her. All nations shall come and shall say: Glory be to Thee, O Lord.

Lord, have mercy on us.

Christ, have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy on us.

V. O Lord, hear my prayer.

R. And let my cry come unto Thee.

From Candlemas until Advent

Let us pray

May the glorious pleading of the blessed and glorious Mary, ever a virgin, shield us, we beseech Thee, O Lord, and bring us to life everlasting. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.

R. Amen.

During Advent

Let us pray

O God, Who didst will that Thine eternal Word should take flesh in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary, when the angel delivered his