Vigil of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin
December 7th
Fasting Vigil
Introit: Ps. lxv: 16
Come and hear, all ye who fear God: and I will tell you what great things the Lord has done for my soul. [Ps.] Shout with joy to God, all the earth, sing ye a psalm to His name: give glory to His praise. Glory be.... Come....
Collect:
O God, Who didst wondrously preserve the Mother of Thine only-begotten Son from original sin in her conception, grant, we beseech Thee, that strengthened by her intercession we may be ready to keep her festival with pure hearts. Through the same our Lord....
Commemoration of the Feria
In some places Saint Ambrose is Commemorated:
O God, who didst give Blessed Ambrose to Thy people as a minister of eternal salvation, grant, we beseech Thee, that we, who have had him for our teacher on earth, may be worthy to have him for our advocate in heaven. Through our Lord.
Epistle: Ecclesiasticus: xxiv
A
reading from the wisdom books:
As the vine I have brought forth a
pleasant odor, and my flowers are the fruit of honor and riches.
I am the mother of fair love, and of fear, and of holy hope.
In me is all the grace of the way and of the truth, in me is all hope of
life and virtue. Come over to me,
all you who desire me, and be filled with my fruits. For my spirit is sweet above honey, and my inheritance above
honey and the honeycomb. My memory
is unto everlasting generations. They
who eat me shall yet hunger; and they who drink me shall yet thirst.
He who harkens to me shall not be confounded; and they who work by me
shall not sin. They who explain me shall have life everlasting.
Gradual: Proverbs ix: 1
Wisdom has built herself a house, she has hewn her out of seven pillars. [Ps. lxxxvi] Her foundations are in the holy mountains: the Lord loves the gates of Sion above all the dwellings of Jacob.
Gospel:
Matthew i: 1-16
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Continuation
of the holy Gospel according to Matthew.
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham. Abraham begot Isaac; and Isaac begot Jacob; and Jacob begot Judas and his brethren; and Judas begot Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begot Esron; and Esron begot Aram; and Aram begot Aminidab; and Aminidab begot Naasson; and Naasson begot Salmon; and Salmon begot Booz of Rahab; and Booz begot Obed of Ruth; and Obed begot Jesse; and Jesse begot David the King. And David the King begot Solomon, of her who had been the wife of Urias; and Solomon begot Roboam; and Roboam begot Abia; and Abia begot Asa; and Asa begot Josaphat; and Josaphat begot Joram; and Joram begot Ozias; and Ozias begot Joatham; and Joatham begot Achaz; and Achas begot Ezechias; and Ezechias begot Manasses; and Manasses begot Amon; and Amon begot Josias; and Josias begot Jechonias and his brethren in the transmigration of Babylon. And after the transmigration of Babylon, Jechonias begot Salathiel; and Salathiel begot Zorobabel; and Zorobabel begot Abiud; and Abiud begot Eliacim; and Eliacim begot Azor; and Azor begot Eliud; and Eliud begot Eleazar; and Eleazar begot Mathan; and Mathan begot Jacob; and Jacob begot Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called the Christ.
Offertory: Canticles vi: 2
I to my beloved and my beloved to me, who feeds among the lilies.
Secret
May our gifts, O Lord, be commended to Thy clemency by the prayer of the Immaculate Mother of God, whom Thou didst preserve from all stain of original sin that she might be worthy to become a fit dwelling place for Thy Son. Who liveth....
Commemoration of the Feria
In some places Saint Ambrose is Commemorated:
Almighty and eternal God, through the intercession of Blessed Ambrose. Thy Confessor and Bishop, make the gifts offered to Thy majesty profitable for our salvation.
Communion: Canticles vi: 9
Who is she who comes forth as the morning rising, fair as the moon, bright as the sun, terrible as an army set in array?
Postcommunion:
O merciful God, grant protection to our weakness, that we, who prepare for the festival of the Immaculate Conception of the Mother of Thine only-begotten Son, may, through her intercession, rise from our iniquities. Through the same Lord....
Commemoration of the Feria
In some places Saint Ambrose is Commemorated:
We beseech Thee, Almighty God, that we who have received the Sacrament of Thy salvation may ever be helped by the prayer of Blessed Ambrose, Thy Confessor and Bishop in whose honor we have offered this gift to Thy majesty, Through our Lord....
