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Friday, December 11, 2026 • Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Advent season
Opening
A silent Hail Mary is said.
V. O God, come to my assistance.
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia.
Hymn
Memento, Rerum Conditor
Remember, O Creator Lord,
That in the Virgin's sacred womb
You were conceived, and of her flesh
Did take our mortal nature on.
That in the Virgin's sacred womb
You were conceived, and of her flesh
Did take our mortal nature on.
Mother of grace, O Mary blessed,
To you, sweet fount of love, we fly;
Shield us through life, and take us hence
To your dear bosom when we die.
To you, sweet fount of love, we fly;
Shield us through life, and take us hence
To your dear bosom when we die.
O Jesus, born of Virgin bright,
Immortal glory be to you;
Praise to the Father infinite
And Holy Spirit, ever true.
Amen.
Immortal glory be to you;
Praise to the Father infinite
And Holy Spirit, ever true.
Amen.
Psalmody
Ant. Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women.
Psalm 120I Lift My Eyes to the Mountains
I have lifted up my eyes to the mountains, from which help will come to me.
My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
May he not allow your foot to be moved; may he not slumber who guards you.
Behold, he who guards Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord is your guardian; the Lord is your protection at your right hand.
The sun will not burn you by day, nor the moon by night.
The Lord guards you from all evil; may the Lord guard your soul.
May the Lord guard your going out and your coming in, from this time forward and forevermore.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Psalm 121I Rejoiced When They Said to Me
I rejoiced at the things that were said to me: "We will go into the house of the Lord."
Our feet were standing in your courts, O Jerusalem.
Jerusalem, which is built as a city, which is compact together.
For there the tribes went up, the tribes of the Lord; the testimony of Israel, to praise the name of the Lord.
For there the thrones have sat in judgment, the thrones over the house of David.
Ask for the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem, and abundance for those who love you.
Let peace be in your strength, and abundance in your towers.
For the sake of my brethren and my neighbors, I spoke peace about you.
Because of the house of the Lord our God, I sought good things for you.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Psalm 122To You I Lift My Eyes
To you I have lifted up my eyes, you who dwell in heaven.
Behold, like the eyes of servants towards the hands of their masters,
like the eyes of a handmaid towards the hands of her mistress,
so are our eyes towards the Lord our God, until he has mercy on us.
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us; for we are greatly filled with contempt.
For our soul has been greatly filled; a reproach to those who are at ease, and a contempt for the arrogant.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Ant. Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women.
Short Reading
Isaiah 11:1-2
There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow from his roots. And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him.
Versicle
V. Grace is poured upon your lips.
R. Therefore God has blessed you forever.
R. Therefore God has blessed you forever.
Kyrie
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord's Prayer
The Lord's Prayer is said silently or aloud:
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth
as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive
those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Collect
O God, who willed that your eternal Word should take flesh in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the angel's message: grant to your humble servants that we who truly believe her to be the Mother of God may be helped by her intercession. Through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end. Amen.
Conclusion
V. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come to you.
R. And let my cry come to you.
V. Let us bless the Lord.
R. Thanks be to God.
R. Thanks be to God.
V. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
R. Amen.
R. Amen.