R. And she conceived of the Holy Ghost.
Let us pray
Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts, that we, to whom the Incarnation of Christ, thy Son, was made known by the message of an angel, may by His passion and cross be brought to the glory of His Resurrection. Through the same Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.
V. May the divine assistance remain always with us.
R. Amen.
Pater, Ave, and Credo, in silence.
From the First Vespers of Christmas until the Second Vespers of the Purification
V. After childbirth, O Virgin, thou didst remain inviolate.
R. O Mother of God, plead for us.
Let us pray
O God, Who by the fruitful virginity of blessed Mary hast given to mankind the rewards of eternal salvation; grant, we beseech Thee,
