OFFICE OF THE BVM.
heaven, and pray for thy people: pray for the children thou hast chosen, that they may ever serve before thee in the service of the sanctuary of the Lord.
V. Thou hast signed, O Lord, Thy servant Francis;
R. With the sign of our redemption.
Let us pray
O God, Who, through the merits of St. Francis, dost enlarge Thy Church by the progeny of a new off spring: grant unto us that, by imitating him, we may despise the things of this world, and be blessed in the perpetual enjoyment of Thy heavenly gifts. Through Our Lord.
LAUDS
Ant. Perfect, O Seraphic Father, the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted and hear the prayers of thy children.
Versicle, Response, and Prayer as above
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