Introit: Isaias xlv. 8

    Drop down dew, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain the just: let the earth be opened and bud forth a Savior. Ps. The heavens show forth the glory of God: and the firmament declareth the work of His hands. ℣. Glory be.

Collect

    Let us pray. Let us kneel.

℟

    Grant, we beseech Thee, almighty God, that the approaching solemnity of our redemption may both confer upon us assistance in this present life, and bestow the rewards of eternal happiness. Through our Lord.

Lesson: Isaias ii. 2-5

    Lesson from the book of Isaias. In those days, the Prophet Isaias said: In the last days the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be prepared on the top of mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills, and all nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go, and say: Come and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob, and He will teach us His ways, and we will walk in His paths: for the law shall come forth from Sion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. And He shall judge the Gentiles and rebuke many people: and they shall turn their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into sickles. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation: neither shall they be exercised any more to war. O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord our God.

Gradual: Psalms xxiii. 7, 3, 4

    Lift up your gates, O ye princes: and be ye lifted up, O eternal gates: and the King of glory shall enter in. ℣. Who shall ascend into the mountain of the Lord? or who shall stand in His holy place? The innocent in hands and clean of heart.

Collect

    Hasten, we beseech Thee, o Lord, and do not tarry, and grant us the help of Thy heavenly power: that those who trust in Thy goodness may be helped by the consolations of Thy coming. Who livest.

Commemoration of the Feria:

Collect

    Incline Thine ear to our prayers, we beseech Thee, O Lord; and enlighten the darkness of our minds by the grace of Thy visitation: Who livest.

Epistle: Isaias vii. 10-15

    Lesson from the book of Isaias. In those days the Lord spoke to Achaz, saying: Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God, either unto the depth of hell, or unto 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 cxliv. 18, 21

    The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon Him, to all that call upon Him in truth. ℣. My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless His holy name.

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: Isaias: xxxv. 4

    Take courage, and now fear not: for behold our God will bring judgment: He Himself will come and will save us.

Secret

    May our fasts be acceptable to Thee, O Lord, we beseech Thee: and by expiating our sins render us worthy of Thy grace, and lead us to Thy everlasting promises. Through our Lord.

Commemoration of the Feria:

Secret

    May the sacrifice of our devotion, we beseech Thee, O Lord, be always offered unto Thee: that it may both fulfill the end for which Thou didst institute this sacred mystery, and wonderfully work in us Thy salvation. Through our Lord.

Communion: Isaias vii. 14

    Behold a Virgin shall conceive and bear a son: and His name shall be called Emmanuel.

Postcommunion

    Being filled with the gift of Thy salvation, we humbly beseech Thee, O Lord: that we may be renewed by the effect of that of which we rejoice in partaking. Through our Lord.

Commemoration of the Feria:

Postcommunion

    We implore Thy mercy, O Lord, that these divine mysteries, by atoning for our sins, may prepare us for the coming festival. Through our Lord.

+ 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