Second Vespers.

V. O God, come unto my assistance.
R.O lord,make haste to help me.
Glory be to the Father.

Hymn:

HAIL O Star of the ocean,
God's own Mother blest,
ever sinless Virgin,
gate of heav'nly rest.

Taking that sweet Ave,
which from Gabriel came,
peace confirm within us,
changing Eve's name.

Break the sinners' fetters,
make our blindness day,
Chase all evils from us,
for all blessings pray.

Show thyself a Mother,
may the Word divine
born for us thine Infant
hear our prayers through thine.

Virgin all excelling,
mildest of the mild,
free from guilt preserve us
meek and undefiled.

Keep our life all spotless,
make our way secure
till we find in Jesus,
joy for evermore.

Praise to God the Father,
honor to the Son,
in the Holy Spirit,
be the glory one. Amen.

Antiphon I.Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee.
Psalm 121.
I rejoiced in those things, which were said to me: we shall go into the house of our Lord. 
Our feet were standing: in thy courts O Jerusalem. 
Jerusalem which is built as a city: whose participation therefore is in itself. 
For thither did the tribes ascend, the tribes of our Lord, the testimony of Israel: to confess unto the name of our Lord. 
Because seats sat there in judgment: seats upon the house of David. 
Ask ye the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem: and abundance to them that love thee. 
Peace be made in thy strength: and abundance in thy towers. 
For my brethren, and my neighbours' sakes: I spake peace of thee. 
For the house of the Lord our God: I have sought good things to thee.
Glory be.
Antiphon I. Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee.

Ant.II.Behold the handmaid of the Lord: Be it done unto me according to thy word.
Psalm 126
Unless our Lord build the house: they have laboured in vain, that built it. 
Unless our Lord shall keep the city: he watcheth in vain, that keepeth it. 
It is in vain for you to rise before light: rise ye, after ye have sitten, which eat the bread of sorrow. 
When he shall give sleep to his beloved behold the inheritance of our Lord, children the reward, the fruit of the womb. 
As arrows in the hand of the mighty: so are the children of them that are shaken. 
Blessed is the man, that hath filled his desire of them: he shall not be confounded when he shall speak to his enemies in the gate.
Glory be.
Ant.II. Behold the handmaid of the Lord: Be it done unto me according to thy word.

Ant.III.Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
Canticle Eph.1;3-10
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who hath blessed us with spiritual blessings in heavenly places, in Christ:
As he chose us in him before the foundation of the world,
that we should be holy and unspotted in his sight in charity.
Who hath predestinated us unto the adoption of children
through Jesus Christ unto himself:
according to the purpose of his will:
Unto the praise of the glory of his grace,
in which he hath graced us in his beloved son.
In whom we have redemption through his blood,
the remission of sins,
according to the riches of his grace,
Which hath superabounded in us in all wisdom and prudence,
That he might make known unto us the mystery of his will,
according to his good pleasure, which he hath purposed in him, 
In the dispensation of the fulness of times,
to re-establish all things in Christ, that are in heaven and on earth, in him.
Glory be to the Father.
Ant.III. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

Chapter. Gal 4;4-5
But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent his Son, made of a woman, made under the law: That he might redeem them who were under the law: that we might receive the adoption of sons.
Responsory.
V.Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee.
R.Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee.
V.Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
R.The Lord is with thee.
V.Glory be to to the Father.
R.Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee.

Ant. The Lord hath regarded my humility, and he who is mighty hath done great things in me.
Magnificat.
My soul: doth magnify the Lord.
And my spirit hath rejoiced: in God my saviour.
Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid:
for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
Because he that is mighty, hath done great things to me:
and holy is his name.
And his mercy from generation unto generations:
to them that fear him.
He hath shewed might in his arm:
he hath dispersed the proud in the conceit of their heart.
He hath deposed the mighty from their seat:
and hath exalted the humble.
The hungry he hath filled with good things:
and the rich he hath sent away empty.
He hath received Israel his child: being mindful of his mercy.
As he spake to our fathers: to Abraham, and his seed for ever.
Glory be to the Father.
Ant. The Lord hath regarded my humility, and he who is mighty hath done great things in me

Our Father.

In Advent:
O God, which wouldst thy word, should take flesh, of the womb of blessed Mary the virgin, the angel declaring it, grant unto us thy suppliants, that we which truly do believe her to be the mother of God: may be by her intercessions holpen with thee. Through the same Lord Jesus Christ thy son: who liveth and reigneth, God, with thee, in the unity of the holy Ghost, world without end.
In Christmas season:
O God, which by the fruitful virginity of the blessed virgin Mary, hast given unto mankind the rewards of eternal salvation: Grant we beseech thee, that we may perceive her to make intercession for us, by whom we have deserved to receive the author of life, our Lord Jesus Christ thy son. Who liveth and reigneth, God, with thee, in the unity of the holy Ghost, world without end.
In Lent and passiontide:
Grant aid O merciful God unto our fragility: that we which make memory of the holy mother of God: may by the help of her intercession arise from our iniquities. Through our Lord Jesus Christ thy son, who liveth and reigneth, God, with thee, in the unity of the holy Ghost, world without end.
Throughout the year:
O Lord God we beseech thee grant us thy servants, to enjoy perpetual health of mind, and body: and by the glorious intercession of the ever blessed virgin Mary, to be delivered from this present sorrow, and to enjoy gladness everlasting. Through our Lord Jesus Christ thy son: who liveth and reigneth, God, with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world without end.
Or:
May we be assisted, we beseech Thee, O Lord, by the worshipful intercession of Thy glorious Mother, the ever-Virgin Mary; that we, who have been enriched by her perpetual blessings, may be delivered from all dangers, and through her loving kindness made to be of one heart and mind: Who livest and reignest for ever and ever. Amen.
Blessing:
May The Lord bless us, and defend us from all evil, and bring us to life everlasting, Amen.