Little Office Of The Immaculate Conception

V. Come, Holy Ghost, fill the hearts of Thy faithful;
R. And enkindle in them the fire of Thy love.
V. Send forth Thy Spirit, and they shall be created;
R. And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.

Let us Pray: O God, Who by the light of the
Holy Ghost, didst instruct the hearts of the
faithful, grant us by that same Holy Ghost that
we may be made truly wise, and ever to
rejoice in His consolation. Through Christ our
Lord. Amen.

MATINS and LAUDS
V. Come, my lips + and loud proclaim,
R. The Blessed Virgin’s spotless fame.
V. O Lady + make speed to befriend me;
R. From the hands of the enemy mightily
defend me.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and
to the Holy Ghost;
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever
shall be, forever, unto ages of ages. Amen.

(Alleluia) From Septuagesima to Easter, Alleluia is replaced by: Praised be to Thee, O Lord, King
of eternal glory.

HYMN
Hail, Queen of the Heavens, hail, Mistress of
earth;
Hail, Virgin most pure of Immaculate Birth.
Clear Star of the morning, in beauty enshrined,
O Lady, make speed to the help of mankind.
Thee God in the depth of eternity chose,
And formed thee all fair as His glorious spouse.
And called thee His Word’s own Mother to be,
By Whom He created the earth, sky and sea.
Amen.

V. God elected her and pre-elected her;
R. He made her to dwell in His tabernacle.
V. O Lady, hear my prayer,
R. And let my cry come unto thee.

Let us Pray
O Holy Mary, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Queen of Heaven and Mistress of the whole
world, who never forsakest or despisest
anyone, look upon us with an eye of pity, and
beg of thy beloved Son the pardon of all our
sins, that we who now devoutly celebrate thy
Immaculate Conception may receive the
reward of eternal joy, through the mercy of
Jesus Christ our Lord, Whom thou, pure Virgin,
didst bring into the world, and Who with the
Father and the Holy Ghost, in perfect Trinity,
liveth and reigneth one God, forever, unto ages
of ages. Amen.

V. O Lady, hear my prayer;
R. And let my cry come unto thee.
V. Let us bless the Lord. (Benedicamus Domino)
R. Thanks be to God. (Deo Gratias)
V. May the souls of the faithful departed
through the mercy of God and the intercession
of Mary rest in peace.
R. Amen.
V. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
R. We love Thee, save souls.

PRIME
V. O Lady + make speed to befriend me.
R. From the hands of the enemy mightily
defend me.
V. Glory be to the Father…

HYMN
Hail, Virgin most wise, hail, Deity’s shrine,
With seven fair pillars, and table Divine.
Preserved from the guilt which hath come on
us all;
Exempt in the womb from the taint of the Fall.
O new Star of Jacob, of Angels the Queen,
O Gate of the saints, O Mother of men,
O Terrible as the embattled array,
Be thou of the faithful the Refuge and Stay.
Amen.

V. The Lord Himself created her in the Holy
Ghost;
R. And poured her out among all His works.
V. O Lady, hear my prayer,
R. And let my cry come unto thee.

Let us Pray:
O Holy Mary, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Queen of Heaven and Mistress of the whole
world, who never forsakest or despisest
anyone, look upon us with an eye of pity, and
beg of thy beloved Son the pardon of all our
sins, that we who now devoutly celebrate thy
Immaculate Conception may receive the
reward of eternal joy, through the mercy of
Jesus Christ our Lord, Whom thou, pure Virgin,
didst bring into the world, and Who with the
Father and the Holy Ghost, in perfect Trinity,
liveth and reigneth one God, forever, unto ages
of ages. Amen.

V. O Lady, hear my prayer;
R. And let my cry come unto thee.
V. Let us bless the Lord. (Benedicamus Domino)
R. Thanks be to God. (Deo Gratias)
V. May the souls of the faithful departed
through the mercy of God and the intercession
of Mary rest in peace.
R. Amen.
V. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
R. We love Thee, save souls.

TIERCE
V. O Lady + make speed to befriend me;
R. From the hands of the enemy mightily
defend me.
V. Glory be to the Father…

HYMN
Hail, Solomon’s throne, pure Ark of the law,
Fair Rainbow and Bush which the patriarch saw.
Hail, Gideon’s Fleece, Hail, Blossoming Rod;
Samson’s Sweet Honeycomb, Portal of God.
Well fitting it was that a Son so Divine
Should preserve from all touch of original sin;
Nor suffer by smallest defect to be stained,
That Mother whom He for Himself had
ordained.
Amen.

V. I dwell in the highest,
R. And my throne is on the pillar of the clouds.
V. O Lady, hear my prayer,
R. And let my cry come unto thee.

Let us Pray
With all my heart, I praise thee, most holy
Virgin Mary, above all the Angels and Saints in
Paradise; Beloved Daughter of the Eternal
Father, I consecrate to thee my soul with all its
faculties. Hail Mary…

V. O Lady, hear my prayer;
R. And let my cry come unto thee.
V. Let us bless the Lord. (Benedicamus Domino)
R. Thanks be to God. (Deo Gratias)
V. May the souls of the faithful departed
through the mercy of God and the intercession
of Mary rest in peace.
R. Amen.
V. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
R. We love Thee, save souls.

SEXT
V. O Lady + make speed to befriend me.
R. From the hands of the enemy mightily
defend me.
V. Glory be to the Father…

HYMN
Hail, Virginal Mother, hail, Purity’s Cell;
Fair shrine where the Trinity loveth to dwell.
Hail, Garden of Pleasure, Celestial Balm,
Cedar of Chastity, martyrdom’s palm.
Thou Land set apart from uses profane,
And free from the curse which in Adam began.
Thou City of God, thou Gate of the East,
In thee is all grace, O Joy of the Blest.
Amen.

V. As the lily among the thorns,
R. So is my Beloved among the daughters of
Adam.
V. O Lady, hear my prayer,
R. And let my cry come unto thee.

Let us Pray
With all my heart, I praise thee, most holy
Virgin Mary, above all the Angels and Saints in
Paradise; admirable Mother of the Son of God,
I consecrate to thee my body with all its
senses.
Hail Mary…

V. O Lady, hear my prayer;
R. And let my cry come unto thee.
V. Let us bless the Lord. (Benedicamus Domino)
R. Thanks be to God. (Deo Gratias)
V. May the souls of the faithful departed
through the mercy of God and the intercession
of Mary rest in peace.
R. Amen.
V. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
R. We love Thee, save souls.

NONE
V. O Lady + make speed to befriend me.
R. From the hands of the enemy mightily
defend me.
V. Glory be to the Father, etc.

HYMN
Hail, City of Refuge, hail, David’s High Tower,
With battlements crowned and girded with
power.
Filled at thy Conception with love and with
light,
The dragon by thee was shorn of his might.
O Woman most valiant, O Judith thrice blest,
As David was nursed in fair Abisag’s breast;
As the Saviour of Egypt upon Rachel’s knee,
So the world’s great Redeemer was cherished
by thee.
Amen.

V. Thou art all fair, my Beloved,
R. And the original stain was never in thee.
V. O Lady, hear my prayer,
R. And let my cry come unto thee.

Let us Pray
With all my heart, I praise thee, most holy
Virgin Mary, above all the Angels and Saints in
Paradise; faithful Spouse of the Holy Ghost, I
consecrate to thee my heart with all its
affections and beseech thee to obtain for me
from the most Holy Trinity all the graces
necessary for salvation.
Hail Mary…

V. O Lady, hear my prayer;
R. And let my cry come unto thee.
V. Let us bless the Lord. (Benedicamus Domino)
R. Thanks be to God. (Deo Gratias)
V. May the souls of the faithful departed
through the mercy of God and the intercession
of Mary rest in peace.
R. Amen.
V. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
R. We love Thee, save souls.

VESPERS
V. O Lady + make speed to befriend me.
R. From the hands of the enemy mightily
defend me.
V. Glory be to the Father…

HYMN
Hail, dial of Achaz, on thee the true Sun
Told backward the course which from old He
had run.
And that man might be raised, submitting to
shame,
A little more low than the Angels became.
Thou wrapt in the blaze of His Infinite Light,
Doth shine as the morn on the confines of
night.
As the moon on the lost through obscurity
dawns,
The serpent’s destroyer, a lily amid thorns.
Amen.

V. I made an unfailing light to arise in Heaven,
R. And as a mist I overspread the whole earth.
V. O Lady, hear my prayer,
R. And let my cry come unto thee.

Let us Pray
O Holy Mary, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Queen of Heaven and Mistress of the whole
world, who never forsakest or despisest
anyone, look upon us with an eye of pity, and
beg of thy beloved Son the pardon of all our
sins, that we who now devoutly celebrate thy
Immaculate Conception may receive the
reward of eternal joy, through the mercy of
Jesus Christ our Lord, Whom thou, pure Virgin,
didst bring into the world, and Who with the
Father and the Holy Ghost, in perfect Trinity,
liveth and reigneth one God, forever, unto ages
of ages. Amen.

V. O Lady, hear my prayer;
R. And let my cry come unto thee.
V. Let us bless the Lord. (Benedicamus Domino)
R. Thanks be to God. (Deo Gratias)
V. May the souls of the faithful departed
through the mercy of God and the intercession
of Mary rest in peace.
R. Amen.
V. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
R. We love Thee, save souls.

COMPLINE
V. May Jesus Christ thy Son, reconciled by thy
prayers, O Lady, + convert our hearts.
R. And turn away His anger from us.
V. O Lady, + make speed to befriend me.
R. From the hands of the enemy mightily
defend me.
V. Glory be to the Father, etc.

HYMN
Hail, Mother most pure, Hail Virgin renowned,
Hail, Queen with the stars as a diadem
crowned.
Above all the Angels in glory untold,
Standing next to the King in a vesture of gold.
O Mother of Mercy, O Star of the Wave, O Hope of the guilty, O Light of the Grave, Through thee may we come to the Haven of rest And see Heaven’s King in the courts of the blest.
Amen.

V. Thy name, O Mary, is as oil poured out.
R. Thy servants have loved thee exceedingly.
V. O Lady, hear my prayer,
R. And let my cry come unto thee.

Let us Pray
O Holy Mary, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Queen of Heaven and Mistress of the whole
world, who never forsakest or despisest
anyone, look upon us with an eye of pity, and
beg of thy beloved Son the pardon of all our
sins, that we who now devoutly celebrate thy
Immaculate Conception may receive the
reward of eternal joy, through the mercy of
Jesus Christ our Lord, Whom thou, pure Virgin,
didst bring into the world, and Who with the
Father and the Holy Ghost, in perfect Trinity,
liveth and reigneth one God, forever, unto ages
of ages. Amen.

V. O Lady, hear my prayer,
R..And let my cry come unto thee.
V. Let us bless the Lord. (Benedicamus Domino)
R. Thanks be to God. (Deo Gratias)
V. May the souls of the faithful departed
through the mercy of God and the intercession
of Mary rest in peace.
R..Amen.
V. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
R..We love Thee, save souls.

COMMENDATION
These praises and prayers I lay at thy feet,
O Virgin of virgins, O Mary most sweet.
Be thou my true Guide through this pilgrimage
here,
And stand by my side when death draweth
near.
V. Deo Gratias.
Antiphon: There is a bough in which no blur of
either kind, original or wrought, hath touched
the Virgin rind.
V. In thy Conception, O Virgin, thou wast Immaculate;
R. Pray for us to the Father, Whose Son thou didst bear.

Let us Pray
O God, Who by the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary didst prepare a worthy habitation for Thy Son, we beseech Thee, that
as by the foresight of His death Thou didst exempt her from all stain, so we, purified by her intercession, may come to Thee, through
the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who
liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy
Ghost, forever, unto ages of ages. Amen.

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