The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary:
And she conceived of the Holy Ghost.
Hail Mary, etc.
Behold the handmaid of the Lord:
Be done unto me according to thy word.
Hail Mary, etc.
And the Word was made flesh,
And dwelt among us.
Hail Mary, etc.
PRAYER.
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 Christ our Lord. Amen.
GRACE BEFORE MEAT.
BLESS us, O Lord, and these thy gifts, which of thy bounty we are about to receive; through Christ our Lord. R. Amen.
GRACE AFTER MEAT.
WE give thee thanks, Almighty God, for all thy benefits: who livest and reignest, world without end. Amen.
V. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R. Amen.
