Wednesday 24 December 2014

Soon and Very Soon ...

No more O antiphons, the one for today is the first Vespers of Christmas; Cum ortus fuerit, 'At sunrise you will see the king of kings.." The birth of Our Lord is properly celebrated tomorrow but we start early by having a vigil Mass, at midnight here as is proper, a bit earlier at some other places..

In the meantime;

Hail and blessed be the hour and moment  In which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in the piercing cold. In that hour vouchsafe, I beseech Thee,
O my God, to hear my prayer and grant my desires,
[mention your request here]
through the merits of Our Saviour Jesus Christ, and of His Blessed Mother. Amen.

Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory be.

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