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Ant. O wondrous exchange: * the Creator of the human race, taking on an animate body, deigned to be born of a Virgin; and proceeding as man without seed, he bestowed upon us his Divinity.

Psalm 109

109:1a The Lord said to my Lord: * 'Sit at my right hand,'
109:1b until I make your enemies * your footstool.'
109:2 The Lord will send forth the scepter of your virtue from Zion: * rule in the midst of your enemies.
109:3 It is with you from the beginning, in the day of your virtue, in the splendor of the saints: * from conception, before the light-bearer, I begot you.
109:4 The Lord has sworn, and he will not repent: * 'You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.'
109:5 The Lord is at your right hand. * He has broken kings in the day of his wrath.
109:6 He will judge between the nations; he will fill up ruination: * he will shatter heads in the land of the many.
109:7 He will drink from the torrent on the way: * because of this, he will exalt the head.

℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

Ant. O wondrous exchange: the Creator of the human race, taking on an animate body, deigned to be born of a Virgin; and proceeding as man without seed, he bestowed upon us his Divinity.

Ant. When you were born * ineffably from the Virgin, then the Scriptures were fulfilled: as rain upon a fleece you came down, to save the human race: we praise you, our God.

Psalm 112

112:1 Praise the Lord, children: * praise the name of the Lord.
112:2 (a bow is made) Blessed is the name of the Lord, * from this time forward and even forever.
112:3 From the rising of the sun, even to its setting, * praiseworthy is the name of the Lord.
112:4 The Lord is high above all nations, * and his glory is high above the heavens.
112:5 Who is like the Lord, our God, who dwells on high, * (6) and who gazes upon the humble things in heaven and on earth?
112:7 He lifts up the needy from the ground, * and he urges the poor away from filth,
112:8 so that he may place him with the leaders, * with the leaders of his people.
112:9 He causes a barren woman to live in a house, * as the joyful mother of sons.

℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

Ant. When you were born ineffably from the Virgin, then the Scriptures were fulfilled: as rain upon a fleece you came down, to save the human race: we praise you, our God.

Ant. The bush which Moses saw * burning but unconsumed, we have known to signify your laudable virginity preserved: O Mother of God, intercede for us.

Psalm 121

121:1 I rejoiced at the things that were said to me: * We shall go into the house of the Lord.
121:2 Our feet were standing, * in your courts, O Jerusalem.
121:3 Jerusalem, which is built as a city: * whose participation is within itself.
121:4 For there the tribes went up, the tribes of the Lord: * the testimony of Israel, to praise the name of the Lord.
121:5 For there were seats set in judgment, * seats over the house of David.
121:6 Pray for the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem: * and abundance for those who love you:
121:7 Let peace be in your strength: * and abundance in your towers.
121:8 For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors, * I spoke peace concerning you:
121:9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, * I sought good things for you.

℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

Ant. The bush which Moses saw burning but unconsumed, we have known to signify your laudable virginity preserved: O Mother of God, intercede for us.

Ant. The root of Jesse has budded, * a star has arisen from Jacob: a Virgin has brought forth the Savior; we praise you, our God.

Psalm 126

126:1a Unless the Lord builds the house, * those who build it have labored in vain.
126:1b Unless the Lord guards the city, * he who keeps it watches in vain.
126:2a It is vain for you to rise before the light: * rise after you have sat down, you who eat the bread of sorrow.
126:2b When he shall have given sleep to his beloved: * (3) behold, the inheritance of the Lord is children: a reward, the fruit of the womb.
126:4 Like arrows in the hand of the mighty: * so the children of those who have been shaken out.
126:5 Blessed is the man who has filled his desire with them: * he shall not be confounded when he speaks to his enemies in the gate.

℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

Ant. The root of Jesse has budded, a star has arisen from Jacob: a Virgin has brought forth the Savior; we praise you, our God.

Ant. Behold, Mary has borne * for us the Savior, whom John seeing cried out, saying: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world, alleluia.

Psalm 147

147:1 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem: * praise your God, O Sion.
147:2 Because he has strengthened the bars of your gates: * he has blessed your children within you.
147:3 Who has set peace in your borders: * and fills you with the finest wheat.
147:4 Who sends forth his word to the earth: * his word runs swiftly.
147:5 Who gives snow like wool: * scatters mist like ashes.
147:6 He sends his crystal like morsels: * who shall stand before the face of his cold?
147:7 He shall send out his word, and melt them: * his wind shall blow, and the waters shall flow.
147:8 Who declares his word to Jacob: * his statutes and judgments to Israel.
147:9 He has not done so to every nation: * and his judgments he has not made known to them.

℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

Ant. Behold, Mary has borne for us the Savior, whom John seeing cried out, saying: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world, alleluia.