Introit: Psalms xliv. 13, 15, 16

    All the rich among the people shall entreat thy countenance; after her shall virgins be brought to the King: her neighbors shall be brought to Thee in gladness and rejoicing. Ps. My heart hath uttered a good word: I speak my works to the King. ℣. Glory be to the Father.

Collect

    O God who didst please that Thy Word should take flesh, at the message of an angel, in the womb of the blessed Virgin Mary, grant unto Thy suppliants, that we who believe her to be truly the Mother of God, may be aided before Thee by her intercession. Through the same our Lord.

Commemoration of the Feria:

Collect

    Sanctify this fast, O God, and mercifully enlightening the hearts of Thy faithful, do Thou hear favorably those to whom Thou grantest the grace of devotion. Through our Lord.

Epistle: Isaias vii. 10-15

    Lesson from the book of Isaias. In those days, the Lord spoke unto Achaz, saying: Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God, either unto the depth of hell, or the height above. And Achaz said: I will not ask, and I will not tempt the Lord. And He said: Hear ye therefore, O house of David: Is it a small thing for you to be grievous to men, that you are grievous to My God also? Therefore, the Lord Himself shall give you a sign. Behold a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel. He shall eat butter and honey, that he may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good.

Gradual: Psalms xliv. 3, 5

    Grace is poured abroad in thy lips; therefore hath God blessed thee for ever. ℣. Because of truth and meekness and justice; and thy right hand shall conduct thee wonderfully.

Tract: Psalms xliv. 11, 12

    Hearken, O daughter, and see, and incline thy ear: for the King hath greatly desired thy beauty. ℣. All the rich among the people shall entreat thy countenance: the daughters of kings in thy honor. ℣. After her shall virgins be brought to the King; her neighbors shall be brought to Thee. ℣. They shall be brought with gladness and rejoicing; they shall be brought into the temple of the King.

Gospel: Luke i. 26-38

    + Continuation of the holy Gospel according to the holy Apostle Luke. At that time, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David: and the virgin's name was Mary. And the angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. Who having heard, was troubled at his saying and thought with herself what manner of salutation this should be. And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God. Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb and shalt bring forth a Son: and thou shalt call His name Jesus. He shall be great and shall be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of David his father: and he shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end. And Mary said to the angel: How shall this be done, because I know not man? And the angel answering, said to her: The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. And behold thy cousin Elizabeth, she also hath conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her that is called barren; because no word shall be impossible with God. And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it done to me according to thy word.

Offertory: Luke i. 28, 42

    Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

Secret

    We beseech Thee, O Lord, to strengthen in our minds the mysteries of the true faith; that we who confess Him, who was conceived of the Virgin to be true God and man, may merit to attain eternal joy by the power of His saving resurrection.

Commemoration of the Feria:

Secret

    Grant, O merciful God, that with sincere minds we may bring to Thee a sacrifice of atonement and praise. Through our Lord.

Communion: Isaias vii. 14

    Behold a virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and His name shall be called Emmanuel.

Postcommunion

    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 our Lord.

Commemoration of the Feria:

Postcommunion

    Having received the blessing of this heavenly gift, we humbly beseech Thee, almighty God, that the same may procure us both sacramental grace and salvation. Through our Lord.

Last Gospel of the Feria:

Gospel: John x. 22-38

    + The continuation of the holy Gospel according to St. John. At that time it was the Feast of the Dedication at Jerusalem: and it was winter. And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon's porch. The Jews therefore came round about Him, and said to Him: How long dost Thou hold our souls in suspense? If Thou be the Christ tell us plainly. Jesus answered them: I speak to you, and you believe not. The works that I do in the name of My Father, they give testimony of Me: but you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep. My sheep hear My voice: and I know them, and they follow Me: and I give them life everlasting: and they shall not perish for ever, and no man shall pluck them out of My hand. That which My Father hath given Me is greater than all: and no one can snatch it out of the hand of My Father. I and the Father are one. The Jews then took up stones to stone Him. Jesus answered them: Many good works I have showed you from My Father, for which of those works do you stone me? The Jews answered Him: For a good work we stone Thee not, but for blasphemy: and because that Thou, being a Man, makest Thyself God. Jesus answered them: Is it not written in your law: I said, you are gods? If he called them gods to whom the word of God was spoken, and the scripture cannot be broken: do you say of Him whom the Father hath sanctified and sent into the world: Thou blasphemest: because I said, I am the Son of God? If I do not the works of My Father, believe Me not. But if I do: though you will not believe Me, believe the works, that you may know and believe that the Father is in Me, and I in the Father.

+ Taken from St. Andrew Daily Missal, by Dom Gaspar Lefebvre, O.S.B., Imprimi Potest 11-18-1945 P. Joannes Delacroix, O.S.B., Imprimatur 11-22-1945 Joseph Van Der Meersch