The Angel Gabriel was sent to Mary, a Virgin espoused to Joseph, proclaiming to Her the Word, and seeing the light She was afraid. Fear not, Mary; thou hast found grace before the Lord.
* Behold, Thou shalt conceive and bear a Son, and He shall be called the Son of the Most High.
V. The Lord God shall give Him the throne of David, His father, and He shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever.
Behold, thou shalt conceive, ...
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
Behold, thou shalt conceive ... (
Third responsory at Matins of the First Sunday of Advent.)
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| The Annunciation, by Pietro Cavallni; part of the apsidal mosiac in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere in Rome, 1296-1300 |
R. Missus est Gabriel Angelus ad Mariam Virginem desponsatam Joseph, nuntians ei verbum; et expavescit Virgo de lumine: ne timeas, Maria, invenisti gratiam apud Dominum:
* Ecce concipies et paries, et vocabitur Altissimi Filius.
V. Dabit ei Dominus Deus sedem David, patris ejus, et regnabit in domo Jacob in aeternum.
Ecce concipies...
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spirítui Sancto.
Ecce concipies...
