The Introits, Collects, etc. The Annunciation

The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

March 25

Antiphons for the Psalms at Matins and Evensong

1. The Savior of the world shall arise as the sun; * and shall come down into the Virgin’s womb, as the show’rs upon the grass.

2. Lo, there cometh one that is both God and Man, * out of the house of David, to sit in David’s seat.
3. There shall come forth a rod from the stem of Jesse; * and all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord; and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
4. Tell it out among the heathen that the Lord is King; * for he cometh, even God our Savior.
5. The Angel of the Lord brought tidings unto Mary; * and she conceived by the Holy
Ghost.

1st Evensong

The Psalms Appointed

111 & 131

The Readings

Gen. 3:1–15 & Rom. 5:12

The Antiphon for the Magnificat

The Angel came in unto Mary, saying: * Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

 

Matins

The Psalms Appointed

8 & 113

 

The Readings

Isa. 52:7–10 & Heb. 2:5

The Antiphon for the Benedictus

The Angel Gabriel was sent to Mary, * a virgin espoused to Joseph.

 

Holy Communion

The Introit Ps 45:10-15

    10 Hearken, O daughter, and consider; incline thine ear; * forget also thine own people, and thy father's house.

    11 So shall the King have pleasure in thy beauty; * for he is thy Lord³, and worship thou him.
    12 And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; * like as the rich also among the people shall make their supplication before thee.
    13 The King’s daughter is all glorious within; * her clothing is of wrought gold.
    14 She shall be brought unto the King in raiment of needlework: * the virgins that be her fellows shall bear her company, and shall be brought unto thee.
    15 With joy and gladness shall they be brought, * and shall enter into the King's palace.

The Collect.

WE beseech thee, O Lord, pour thy grace into our hearts; that, as we have known the incarnation of thy Son Jesus Christ by the message of an Angel, so by his cross and passion we may be brought unto the glory of his resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For the Epistle. Isa. vii. 10.

MOREOVER the LORD spake again unto Ahaz, saying, Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above. But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the Lord. And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also? Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

The Gradual Ps 131:1-3

    LORD, I am not high-minded; * I have no proud looks.
    2 I do not exercise myself in great matters * which are too high for me.
    3 But I refrain my soul, and keep it low, like as a child that is weaned from his mother: * yea, my soul is even as a weaned child.

The Alleluia Ps 131:4

Alleluia! Alleluia! O Israel, trust in the LORD * from this time forth for evermore. Alleluia!

The Gospel. St. Luke i. 26.

AND in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be. seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. For with God nothing shall be impossible. And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

2nd Evensong

The Psalms Appointed

36 & 138

The Readings

1 Sam. 2:1–10 & Matt. 1:18–23

The Antiphon for the Magnificat

Blessed art thou M ary, who hast believed: * there shall be performed in thee the things which were told thee from the Lord.