In Octava Assumptionis BVM (Aug. 22), Sermones

In Octava Assumptionis BVM (Aug. 22), Sermones

From Matins of the Octave of the Assumption (Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary)
Online Source: www.breviary.net

Second Nocturn
Absolutio: Ipsíus píetas et misericórdia nos ádjuvet, qui cum Patre et Spíritu Sancto vivit et regnat in sæcula sæculórum.R.  Amen.	Absolution:  May his loving-kindness and mercy assist us.  Who, with the Father, and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth, for ever and ever. R.  Amen.
V.  Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere.	V.  Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), thy blessing.
Benedíctio 4: Deus Pater omnípotens sit nobis propítius et clemens. R.  Amen.	Benediction 4:  May God the Father Almighty shew us his mercy and pity. R.  Amen.
Lesson iv
Sermo sancti Bernardíni Senénsis	The Lesson is taken from a Sermon by St. Bernardine of Siena
E Sermone 9 de Visitatione
Quis mortálium, nisi divíno tutus oráculo, de vera Dei et hóminis Genitríce quidquam módicum, sive grande præsúmat incircumcísis, immo pollútis lábiis nomináre, quam Pater ante sæcula Deus perpétuam prædestinávit in Vírginem, digníssimam Fílius elégit in Matrem, Spíritus Sanctus omnis grátiæ domicílium præparávit?  Quibus verbis ego homúnculus sensus altíssimos virgínei Cordis, sanctíssimo ore prolátos, éfferam, quibus non súfficit lingua ómnium Angelórum?  Dóminus enim ait : Bonus homo de bono thesáuro cordis profert bona ; quod verbum potest étiam esse thesáurus.  Quis inter puros hómines mélior homo potest excogitári, quam illa, quæ méruit éffici Mater Dei, quæ novem ménsibus in corde et in útero suo ipsum Deum hospitáta est?  Quis thesáurus mélior, quam ipse divínus amor quo fornáceum cor Vírginis ardens erat?	What man, unless secure in a divine oracle, may presume to speak with impure, indeed with polluted lips, anything little or great about the true Parent of God and of man, whom the Father before all ages predestined a perpetual Virgin, whom the Son chose as his most worthy Mother, whom the Holy Ghost prepared as the dwelling place of every grace?  With what words shall I, a lowly man, give expression to the highest sentiments of the virginal Heart uttered by the holiest mouth, for which the tongues of all the Angels do not suffice?  For the Lord saith : A good man bringeth forth good things from the good treasure of his heart ; and this word can also be a treasure.  Among pure mortals who can be conceived of as better than she who was worthy to be the Mother of God, who for nine months had as a guest in her heart and in her womb God himself?  What better treasure than the divine love itself, which was burning in the Heart of the Virgin as in a furnace?
V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis. R.  Deo grátias.	V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us. R.  Thanks be to God.
R.  Sicut cedrus exaltáta sum in Líbano, et sicut cypréssus in monte Sion : quasi myrrha elécta, * Dedi suavitátem odóris. V.  Et sicut cinnamómum et bálsamum aromatízans. R.  Dedi suavitátem odóris.	R.  I was exalted like a cedar in Libanus, and as cypress tree upon the mountain of Hermon,* And I yielded a pleasant odour like the best myrrh. V.  I gave a sweet smell like cinnamon and aspalathus. R.  And I yielded a pleasant odour like the best myrrh.
V.  Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere.	V.  Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), thy blessing.
Benedíctio 5: Christus perpétuæ det nobis gáudia vitæ.R.  Amen.	Benediction 5: May Christ bestow upon us the joys of life eternal. R.  Amen.
Lesson v
De hoc ígitur Corde quasi de fornáce divíni ardóris Virgo beáta prótulit verba bona, id est, verba ardentíssimæ caritátis.  Sicut enim a vase summo et óptimo vino pleno, non potest exíre nisi óptimum vinum ; aut sicut a fornáce summi ardóris non egréditur nisi incéndium fervens ; sic quippe a Christi Matre exíre non pótuit verbum, nisi summi summéque divíni amóris atque ardóris.  Sapiéntis quoque dóminæ et matrónæ est pauca verba, sólida tamen atque sententiósa habére ; proínde septem vícibus quasi septem verba tantum miræ senténtiæ et virtútis a Christi benedictíssima Matre legúntur dicta, ut mystice ostendátur ipsam fuísse plenam grátia septifórmi.  Cum Angelo bis tantúmmodo est locúta.  Cum Elísabeth bis étiam.  Cum Fílio étiam bis, semel in templo, secúndo in núptiis.  Cum minístris semel.  Et in his ómnibus semper valde parum locúta est ; excépto quod in laude Dei et gratiárum actióne se ámplius dilatávit, scílicet, quum ait : Magníficat ánima mea Dóminum.  Ubi non cum hómine, sed cum Deo locúta fuit.  Hæc septem verba secúndum septem amóris procéssus et actus sub miro gradu et órdine sunt proláta ; quasi sint septem flammæ fornácei Cordis ejus.	And so, from this Heart as from a furnace of divine ardour the blessed Virgin brought forth good works, that is, words of the most ardent charity.  For as from a vessel full of the richest and best wine only good wine can be poured ; or as from a furnace of intense heat only a burning fire is emítted ; so indeed from the Mother of Christ no word can go forth except of the greatest and most intense divine love and ardour.  It is also the mark of a wise woman and matron to speak few words, but words  that are effective and full of meaning ; and so seven times, as it were, seven words of such wonderful meaning and virtue are read as having been uttered  by the most blessed Mother of Christ, that mystically it may be shewn she was full of the sevenfold grace.  To the Angel twice only did she speak ; to Elizabeth also twice ; with her Son likewise twice, once in the temple, and a second time at the marriage feast ; and once to the attendants.  And on all those occasions she always said very little ; with this one exception that she spake at length in the praise of God and in thanksgiving, namely, when she said : My soul doth magnify the Lord.  But here she did not speak with man, but with God.  Those seven words were spoken in a wonderful degree and order according to the seven courses and acts of love ; as if they were seven flames from the furnace of her Heart.
V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis. R.  Deo grátias.	V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us. R.  Thanks be to God.
R.  Quæ est ista quæ procéssit sicut sol, et formósa tamquam Jerúsalem? * Vidérunt eam fíliæ Sion, et beátam dixérunt, et regínæ laudavérunt eam.V.  Et sicut dies verni circúmdabant eam flores rosárum et lília convállium. R.  Vidérunt eam fíliæ Sion, et beátam dixérunt, et regínæ laudavérunt eam.	R.  Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, clear as the sun, fair as the moon, comely as Jerusalem? * The daughters of Sion saw her and blest her ; the queens also, and they did praise her.V.  As the flower of roses in the spring of the year, and as lilies by the rivers of waters, so did they cluster round about her. R.  The daughters of Sion saw her and blest her ; the queens also, and they did praise her.
V.  Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere.	V.  Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), thy blessing.
Benedíctio 6: Ignem sui amóris accéndat Deus in córdibus nostris. R.  Amen.	Benediction 6: May God enkindle in our hearts the fire of his holy love. R.  Amen.
Lesson vi
Ex ecclesiasticis documentis
Pope Pius XII
Cultum litúrgicum, quo Cordi Immaculáto Vírginis Maríædébitus tribúitur honor, cuíque plures viri sancti ac mulíeres viam parárunt, ipsa Apostólica Sedes primum approbávit ineúnte sæculo undevicésimo, cum Pius Papa séptimus festum Puríssimi Cordis Maríæ Vírginis instítuit, ab ómnibus diœcésibus et religiósis famíliis, quæ id petiíssent, pie sanctéque agéndum : quod póstmodum Pius Papa nonus Offício ac Missa própria auxit.  Ardens autem stúdium atque optátum, jam sæculo décimo séptimo exórtum et in dies invaléscens, ut nempe ejúsmodi festum, majóri solemnitáte donátum, totíus Ecclésiæ commúne efficerétur, Summus Póntifex Pius duodécimus benígne excípiens anno millésimo nongentésimo quadragésimo secúndo, bello atrocíssimo per orbem fere totum ingravescénte, infínítas populórum ærúmnas míserans, pro sua in Matrem cæléstem pietáte ac fidúcia genus hóminum univérsum illíus Cordi benigníssimo obsecratióne solémni eníxe commendávit, atque in honórem ejúsdem Immaculáti Cordis festum cum Officio et Missa própriis in perpétuum ubíque celebrándum indíxit.	The liturgical worship, through which due honour is given to the Immaculate Heart of the Virgin Mary, and for which many holy men and women have prepared the way, the Apostolic See itself first approved in the beginning of the nineteenth century, when Pope Pius VII instituted the feast of the Most Pure Heart of the Virgin Mary, to be piously and reverently celebrated by all the dioceses and religious families who had asked for it.  Afterwards Pope Pius IX added an Office and a proper Mass to it.  But an ardent desire and longing, which had arisen in the seventeenth century, grew day by day, that namely, the same Feast, given greater solemnity, might be spread to the entire Church.  In 1942, Pope Pius XII, graciously acceding to this wish, and during the terrible war then ravaging almost the entire world, pitying the infinite hardships of men, and because of his devotion and confidence in our heavenly Mother, in solemn supplication earnestly entrusted the entire human race to her most generous Heart, and in honour of the same Immaculate Heart he ordered a Feast to be kept forever with its proper Office and Mass.
V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis. R.  Deo grátias.	V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us. R.  Thanks be to God.
R.  Ornátam monílibus filiam Jerúsalem Dóminus concupívit :* Et vidéntes eam fíliæ Sion, beatíssimam prædicavérunt, dicéntes : * Unguéntum effúsum nomen tuum. V.  Astitit regína a dextris tuis in vestítu deauráto, circúmdatavarietáte. R.  Et vidéntes eam fíliæ Sion, beatíssimam prædicavérunt, dicéntes : V.  Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto. R.  Unguéntum effúsum nomen tuum.	R.  When the Lord beheld the daughter of Jerusalem adorned with her jewels, he greatly desired her beauty : * And when the daughters of Sion saw her, they cried out that she was most blessed, saying : * Thy name is as ointment poured forth.V.  Upon thy right hand did stand the Queen in a vesture of gold wrought about with divers colours. R.  And when the daughters of Sion saw her, they cried out that she was most blessed, saying :V.  Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. R.  Thy name is as ointment poured forth.

In Festo Purificationis BMV (Feb. 2), Evangelium & Homilia

In Festo Purificationis BMV (Feb. 2), Evangelium & Homilia

Feast of the Purification of the BVM, or Candlemas

Sequentia Sancti Evangelii secundum Lucam (2:22-32). 

IN illo témpore: Postquam impléti sunt dies purgatiónis Maríæ, secúndum legem Móysi, tulérunt Jesum in Jerúsalem, ut sísterent eum Dómino, sicut scriptum est in lege Dómini: Quia omne masculínum adapériens vulvam sanctum Dómino vocábitur. Et ut darent hóstiam, secúndum quod dictum est in lege Dómini, par túrturum aut duos pullos columbárum. Et ecce homo erat in Jerúsalem cui nomen Símeon, et homo iste justus et timorátus, exspéctans consolatiónem Israël, et Spiritus Sanctus erat in eo. Et respónsum accéperat a Spíritu Sancto, non visúrum se mortem nisi prius vidéret Christum Dómini. Et venit in spíritu in templum. Et cum indúcerent púerum Jesum paréntes ejus, ut fácerent secúndum consuetúdinem legis pro eo: et ipse accépit eum in ulnas suas, et benedíxit Deum, et dixit: Nunc dimíttis servum tuum, Dómine, secúndum verbum tuum in pace: quia vidérunt óculi mei salutáre tuum, quod parásti ante fáciem ómnium populórum: lumen ad  revelatiónem géntium et glóriam plebis tuæ Israël.

῾Η παρουσίασις τοῦ ᾿Ιησοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς τὸν ναὸν

22 Καὶ ὅτε ἐπλήσθησαν αἱ ἡμέραι τοῦ καθαρισμοῦ αὐτῶν κατὰ τὸν νόμον Μωϋσέως, ἀνήγαγον αὐτὸν εἰς ῾Ιεροσόλυμα παραστῆσαι τῷ Κυρίῳ, 23 καθὼς γέγραπται ἐν νόμῳ Κυρίου ὅτι πᾶν ἄρσεν διανοῖγον μήτραν ἅγιον τῷ Κυρίῳ κληθήσεται, 24 καὶ τοῦ δοῦναι θυσίαν κατὰ τὸ εἰρημένον ἐν νόμῳ Κυρίου, ζεῦγος τρυγόνων ἢ δύο νεοσσοὺς περιστερῶν.  25 Καὶ ἰδοὺ ἦν ἄνθρωπος ἐν ῾Ιεροσολύμοις ᾧ ὄνομα Συμεών, καὶ ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος δίκαιος καὶ εὐλαβής, προσδεχόμενος παράκλησιν τοῦ ᾿Ισραήλ, καὶ Πνεῦμα ἦν ῞Αγιον ἐπ᾿ αὐτόν· 26 καὶ ἦν αὐτῷ κεχρηματισμένον ὑπὸ τοῦ Πνεύματος τοῦ ῾Αγίου μὴ ἰδεῖν θάνατον πρὶν ἢ ἴδῃ τὸν Χριστὸν Κυρίου. 27 καὶ ἦλθεν ἐν τῷ Πνεύματι εἰς τὸ ἱερόν· καὶ ἐν τῷ εἰσαγαγεῖν τοὺς γονεῖς τὸ παιδίον ᾿Ιησοῦν τοῦ ποιῆσαι αὐτοὺς κατὰ τὸ εἰθισμένον τοῦ νόμου περὶ αὐτοῦ, 28 καὶ αὐτὸς ἐδέξατο αὐτὸν εἰς τὰς ἀγκάλας αὐτοῦ καὶ εὐλόγησε τὸν Θεὸν καὶ εἶπε· 29 νῦν ἀπολύεις τὸν δοῦλόν σου, δέσποτα, κατὰ τὸ ρῆμά σου ἐν εἰρήνῃ, 30 ὅτι εἶδον οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου τὸ σωτήριόν σου, 31 ὃ ἡτοίμασας κατὰ πρόσωπον πάντων τῶν λαῶν. 32 φῶς εἰς ἀποκάλυψιν ἐθνῶν καὶ δόξαν λαοῦ σου ᾿Ισραήλ.

From Matins of the Feast of the Purification

Online Source: www.breviary.net

Third Nocturn
The Psalms with their Antiphons, as well as the V. and R. are taken from the Common of Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Absolutio: A vínculis peccatórum nostrórum absólvat nos omnípotens et miséricors Dóminus. R.  Amen.	Absolution:  May the Lord Almighty and merciful break the bonds of our sins and set us free. R.  Amen.
V.  Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere.	V.  Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), thy blessing.
Benedíctio 7: Evangélica léctio sit nobis salus et protéctio. R.  Amen.	Benediction 7:  May the Gospel's holy lection be our safeguard and protection. R.  Amen.
Lesson vii
Léctio sancti Evangélii secúndum Lucam	The Lesson is taken from the Holy Gospel according to Luke
Chap. 2, 22-32
In illo témpore : Postquam impléti sunt dies purgatiónis Maríæ secúndum legem Móysi, tulérunt Jesum in Jerúsalem, ut sísterent eum Dómino, sicut scriptum est in lege Dómini.  Et réliqua.	At that time : When the days of Mary's purification according to the Law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord.  And so on, and that which followeth.
Homilía sancti Ambrósii Epíscopi	A Homily by St. Ambrose the Bishop
Liber 2 Comment. in Lucæ cap. 2, post initium
Et ecce homo erat in Jerúsalem, cui nomen Símeon, et homo iste justus et timorátus, exspéctans consolatiónem Israël.  Non solum ab Angelis, et prophétis, et a pastóribus, sed étiam a senióribus et justis generátio Dómini accépit testimónium.  Omnis ætas, et utérque sexus, eventorúmque mirácula fidem ástruunt.  Virgo génerat, stérilis parit, mutus lóquitur, Elísabeth prophétat, Magus adórat, útero clausus exsúltat, vídua confitétur, justus exspéctat.	And behold, there was man in Jerusalam, whose name was Simeon ; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel.  The birth of the Lord is attested not only by Angels, Prophets and shepherds, but also by elders and just men.  Every age, and both sexes, as well as the wonders of the events themselves, are here present to strengthen our faith.  A virgin conceiveth, a barren woman beareth, a dumb man speaketh, Elisabeth prophesieth, the wise man worshippeth, the unborn child leapeth, the widow praiseth, and the just man waiteth.
V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis. R.  Deo grátias.	V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us. R.  Thanks be to God.
R.  Suscípiens Jesum in ulnas suas Símeon, exclamávit, et dixit : * Tu es vere lumen ad illuminatiónem Géntium, et glóriam plebis tuæ Israël.V.  Cum indúcerent púerum Jesum paréntes ejus, et ipse accépit eum in ulnas suas, et benedíxit Deum, et dixit. R.  Tu es vere lumen ad illuminatiónem Géntium, et glóriam plebis tuæ Israël.	R.  Simeon took Jesus up in his arms, and said :* Verily, thou art a light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.V.  When his parents brought in the Child Jesus, he took him up in his arms, and blest God, and said. R.  Verily, thou art a light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
V.  Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere.	V.  Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), thy blessing.
Benedíctio 8:  Cujus festum cólimus, ipsa Virgo vírginumintercédat pro nobis ad Dóminum. R.  Amen.	Benediction 8:  May she whose feast day we are keeping, Mary, blessed Maid of maidens, be our Advocate with God. R.  Amen.
Lesson viii
Et bene justus, qui non suam, sed pópuli grátiam requirébat, cúpiens ipse corpóreæ vínculis fragilitátis exsólvi, sed exspéctans vidére promíssum : sciébat enim quia beáti óculi qui eum vidérent.  Et ipse accépit eum in ulnas suas, et benedíxit Deum, et dixit : Nunc dimítte servum tuum, Dómine, secúndum verbum tuum in pace.  Vide justum, velut corpóreæ cárcere molis inclúsum, velle dissólvi, ut incípiat esse cum Christo.  Dissólvi enim, et cum Christo esse, multo mélius est.	Well is he called just, who looked not for favour for himself but for consolation for his people.  He desired to be set free from the bondage of this frail body, but he waited to see the Promised One ; for he knew that blest are the eyes that see him.  Then took he him up in his arms, and blest God, and said : Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word.  Behold a just man, confined in the weary prison of the body, desiring to depart, and to begin to be with Christ. For it is far better to depart and be with Christ.
V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis. R.  Deo grátias.	V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us. R.  Thanks be to God.
R.  Senex Púerum portábat, Puer autem senem regébat : * Quem virgo concépit, virgo péperit, virgo post partum, quem génuit, adorávit.V.  Accípiens Símeon Púerum in mánibus, grátias agens benedíxit Dóminum. R.  Quem virgo concépit, virgo péperit, virgo post partum, quem génuit, adorávit.V.  Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto. R.  Quem virgo concépit, virgo péperit, virgo post partum, quem génuit, adorávit.	R.  Lo! an ancient help up an Infant, but the Infant upheld the ancient! * A Child he was that a Virgin bore, and kept her as Virgin evermore!  For the suckling Boy at his Mother's breast was the God she blest with adoring joy. V.  Simeon took the Child up in his arms and giving thanks, blest God. R.  A Child he was that a Virgin bore, and kept her as Virgin evermore!  For the suckling Boy at his Mother's breast was the God she blest with adoring joy. V.  Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. R.  A Child he was that a Virgin bore, and kept her as Virgin evermore!  For the suckling Boy at his Mother's breast was the God she blest with adoring joy.
V.  Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere.	V.  Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), thy blessing.
Benedíctio 9: Ad societátem cívium supernórum perdúcat nos Rex Angelórum. R.  Amen.	Benediction 9: May the King of Angels give us fellowship with all the citizens of heaven. R.  Amen.
Lesson ix
Sed qui vult dimítti, véniat in templum, véniat in Jerúsalem, exspéctet Christum Dómini, accípiat in mánibus Verbum Dei, complectátur opéribus velut quibúsdam suæ fídei bráchiis : tunc dimittétur, ut non vídeat mortem, qui víderit Vitam.  Vides úberem in omnes grátiam, Dómini generatióne diffúsam, et prophetíam incrédulis negátam esse, non justis.  Ecce et Símeon prophétat, in ruínam et resurrectiónem plurimórum venísse Dóminum Jesum Christum, ut justórum iniquorúmque mérita discérnat  ; et pro nostrórum qualitáte factórum, judex verus et justus aut supplícia decérnat aut præmia.	Whosoever will depart and be with Christ, let him come into the temple.  Yea, let him come, as to Jerusalem, and wait for the Lord's Christ.  Let him take hold on the Word of God, let him embrace the same with good works, as it were with arms of faith.  Then let him depart in peace, for he who hath seen Life, shall not see death.  Behold how the Lord's birth doth overflow with abounding grace for all, and prophecy was not denied except to the unbelieving.  Behold, Simeon prophesieth that the Lord Jesus Christ is come for the fall and rising of many.  Yea, he shall separate the just from the unjust by their deserts.  And according as our work shall be, so shall the true and righteous Judge command us to be punished or rewarded.
V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis. R.  Deo grátias.	V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us. R.  Thanks be to God.
TE DEUM LAUDAMUS	TE DEUM

Octava Immaculatae Conceptionis (Dec. 15), ex Bulla

Octava Immaculatae Conceptionis (Dec. 15), ex Bulla

From Pope Bl. Pius IX, Dogmatic Bull Ineffabilis Deus (On the Immaculate Conception)
Online Source: www.breviary.net

Second Nocturn
Absolutio: Ipsíus píetas et misericórdia nos ádjuvet, qui cum Patre et Spíritu Sancto vivit et regnat in sæcula sæculórum. R.  Amen.	Absolution:  May his loving-kindness and mercy assist us.  Who, with the Father, and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth, for ever and ever. R.  Amen.
V.  Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere.	V.  Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), thy blessing.
Benedíctio 4: Deus Pater omnípotens sit nobis propítius et clemens. R.  Amen.	Benediction 4:  May God the Father Almighty shew us his mercy and pity. R.  Amen.
Lesson iv
Ex Bulla dogmática Pii Papæ noni	The Lesson is taken from the Dogmatic Bull of Pope Pius IX
Ab antíquis tempóribus Sacrórum antístites, ecclesiástici viri, reguláres órdines ac vel ipsi imperatóres et reges ab hac apostólica Sede eníxe efflagitárunt, ut immaculáta sanctíssimæ Dei Genitrícis Concéptio véluti cathólicæ fídei dogma definirétur.  Quæ postulatiónes hac nostra quoque ætáte iterátæ fuérunt, ac potíssimum felícis recordatiónis Gregório decimoséxto prædecessóri nostro, ac nobis ipsis oblátæ sunt tum ab epíscopis, tum a clero sæculári, tum a religiósis famíliis, ac summis princípibus et fidélibus pópulis.  Nos ítaque singulári ánimi nostri gáudio hæc ómnia probe noscéntes ac sério considerántes, vix dum, licet immériti, arcáno divínæ providéntiæ consílio ad hanc sublímem Petri Cáthedram evécti, totíus Ecclésiæ gubernácula tractánda suscépimus, nihil certe antíquius habúimus, quam pro summa nostra vel a téneris annis erga sanctíssimam Dei Genitrícem Vírginem Maríam veneratióne, pietáte et afféctu, ea ómnia perágere, quæ adhuc in Ecclésiæ votis esse póterant, ut beatíssimæ Vírginis honor augerétur, ejúsque prærogatívæ uberióri luce nitérent.	From of old time continual prayers have been offered to this Apostolic See not only by Bishops, Churchmen, and the Regular Orders, but also by Emperors and Kings, beseeching that the sinlessness of the Conception of the Mother of God might be made the subject of a Dogmatic Definition.  These prayers have been still more urgently addressed in recent times to our Predecessor, of happy memory, Gregory XVI, and to ourselves, by the Bishops, by the Secular Clergy, by the Regular Orders, and by the most eminent Christian Princes and nations.  The knowledge of these things hath caused our heart to rejoice, and they have been the serious occupation of our thoughts ever since, in spite of our unworthiness, the inscrutable Providence of God was pleased to set us in this supreme Chair of Peter, and to put his Church into our hands, for us to govern.  Since then, we have had nothing so much at heart as to yield to the desires of the Church in this matter, to the increasing of the veneration of which the most holy Virgin is already the object, and to the setting in a clearer light the singular graces with which God hath adorned her, being ourselves especially drawn to the same by the reverence, love, and affection with which we have been from our childhood animated towards the same most holy Virgin Mary, Mother of God.
V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis. R.  Deo grátias.	V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us. R.  Thanks be to God.
R.  Ego ex ore Altíssimi prodívi, primogénita ante omnem creatúram : ego feci in cælis, ut orirétur lumen indefíciens. * Nondum erant abyssi, et ego jam concépta eram. V.  Deus enim creávit me in justítia, et apprehéndit manum meam, et servávit me. R.  Nondum erant abyssi, et ego jam concépta eram.	R.  I came out of the mouth of the Most High, the first-begotten before every creature : I made the unfading light to arise in the heavens. * Before ever were the depths, and I was already conceived. V.  For the Lord hath created me in righteousness, and hath held mine hand, and hath kept me. R.  Before ever were the depths, and I was already conceived.
V.  Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere.	V.  Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), thy blessing.
Benedíctio 5: Christus perpétuæ det nobis gáudia vitæ. R.  Amen.	Benediction 5: May Christ bestow upon us the joys of life eternal. R.  Amen.
Lesson v
Itaque plúrimum in Dómino confísi advenísse témporum opportunitátem pro immaculáta sanctíssimæ Dei Genitrícis Vírginis Maríæ Conceptióne definiénda, quam divína elóquia, veneránda tradítio, perpétuus Ecclésiæ sensus, singuláris catholicórum antístitum ac fidélium conspirátio, et insígnia prædecessórum nostrórum acta et constitutiónes mirífice illústrant atque declárant ; rebus ómnibus diligentíssime perpénsis et assíduis fervidísque ad Deum précibus effúsis, mínime cunctándum nobis esse censúimus, suprémo nostro judício immaculátam ipsíus Vírginis Conceptiónem sancíre, definíre, atque ita pientíssimis cathólici orbis desidériis, nostræque in ipsam sanctíssimam Vírginem pietáti satisfácere, ac simul in ipsa unigénitum Fílium suum Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum magis atque magis honorificáre, cum in Fílium redúndet quidquid honóris et laudis in Matrem impénditur.	And now we trust in the Lord that the time is come to define as a truth of faith the doctrine of the stainless Conception of the most holy Virgin Mary, Mother of God, that doctrine already set forth by Holy Scripture, by the ancient tradition, by the unbroken belief of the Universal Church, by the one common opinion of the Catholic Episcopate and laity, and by the marked acts and decrees of our Predecessors.  We have weighed everything in our mind, and we have without ceasing implored the help and light of God's Holy Spirit by earnest prayer, and we are of opinion that it is our duty no longer to delay, but by our Supreme Decision to settle and declare that the Virgin was conceived without sin, and thus to satisfy the godly cravings of the whole Christian world, as well as the instinct of our own love for the said most holy Virgin, and above all, because she is his Mother, to glorify our Lord Jesus Christ by this act, since whatever we do rightly to honour the Mother must redound to the glory of the Son.
V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis. R.  Deo grátias.	V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us. R.  Thanks be to God.
R.  Nihil inquinátum in eam incúrrit : * Candor est lucis ætérnæ et spéculum sine mácula. V.  Est enim hæc speciósior sole, et luci comparáta invenítur púrior. R.  Candor est lucis ætérnæ et spéculum sine mácula.	R.  No defiled thing can come nigh unto her ; *For she is the brightness of the everlasting light, and the unspotted mirror of the power of God. V.  She is more beautiful than the sun, and being compared with the light, she is found before it. R.  For she is the brightness of the everlasting light, and the unspotted mirror of the power of God.
V.  Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere.	V.  Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), thy blessing.
Benedíctio 6: Ignem sui amóris accéndat Deus in córdibus nostris. R.  Amen.	Benediction 6: May God enkindle in our hearts the fire of his holy love. R.  Amen.
Lesson vi
Quare postquam numquam intermísimus in humilitáte et jejúnio privátas nostras et públicas Ecclésiæ preces Deo Patri per Fílium ejus offérre, ut Spíritus Sancti virtúte mentem nostram dirígere et confírmare dignarétur, imploráto univérsæ cæléstis cúriæ præsídio, et advocáto cum gemítibus Paráclito Spíritu, eóque sic aspiránte ; ad honórem sanctæ et indivíduæ Trinitátis, ad decus et ornaméntum Vírginis Deíparæ, ad exaltatiónem fídei cathólicæ et christiánæ religiónis augméntum, auctoritáte Dómini nostri Jesu Christi, beatórum Apostolórum Petri et Pauli, ac nostra, declarámus, pronuntiámus et definímus : Doctrínam quæ tenet beatíssimam Vírginem Maríam in primo instánti suæ Conceptiónis fuísse singulári omnipoténtis Dei grátia et privilégio, intúitu meritórum Christi Jesu Salvatóris humáni géneris, ab omni originális culpæ labe præservátam immúnem, esse a Deo revelátum, atque idcírco ab ómnibus fidélibus fírmiter constantérque credéndam.  Quaprópter si qui secus ac a nobis definítum est, quod Deus avértat, præsúmpserint corde sentíre, ii nóverint ac porro sciant se próprio judício condemnátos, naufrágium circa fidem passos esse, et ab unitáte Ecclésiæ defercísse.	Wherefore, having in all fasting and humbleness of heart continually implored God the Father through his Blessed Son, to hear our own prayers and those his whole Church, and to teach and strengthen our mind by the power of his Holy Spirit, having begged the intercession of the Church Triumphant, and, above all, with groans called on the Holy Ghost the Comforter.  We now, moved by him, for the honour of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, for the greater praise and exaltation of the Virgin Mother of God, the glory of the Catholic Faith, and the good of Christianity, in the name and authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and in our own, declare and define that : That doctrine which declareth that the most blessed Virgin Mary was, in the first instant of her Conception, preserved, by a special grace and privilege granted to her by Almighty God, through the merits of Christ Jesus, Saviour of mankind, which he foreknew, from any stain of original sin, is a doctrine taught and revealed by God, and therefore from this time forth must be held by all faithful Christians firmly and constantly.  Wherefore, if any one, which God forbid, shall at any time think in his heart any thing contrary to this our definition, let him know that he is condemned by his own judgment, that he hath made shipwreck of the faith, and that he hath cut himself off from the body of the Church.
V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis. R.  Deo grátias.	V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us. R.  Thanks be to God.
R.  Signum magnum appáruit in cælo : Múlier amícta sole, et luna sub pédibus ejus, * Et in cápite ejus coróna stellárum duódecim. V.  Induit eam Dóminus vestiméntis salútis, induménto justítiæ, et quasi sponsam ornávit eam monílibus suis. R.  Et in cápite ejus coróna stellárum duódecim. V.  Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto. R.  Et in cápite ejus coróna stellárum duódecim.	R.  And there appeared a great wonder in heaven : a Woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, * And upon her head is a crown of twelve stars. V.  The Lord hath clothed her with the garments of salvation, he hath covered her with the robe of righteousness, as a bride adorned with jewels. R.  And upon her head is a crown of twelve stars. V.  Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. R.  And upon her head is a crown of twelve stars.

Dies 7a infra Octavam Immac. Conc. (Dec. 14), ex Bulla

Dies 7a infra Octavam Immac. Conc. (Dec. 14), ex Bulla

From Pope Bl. Pius IX, Dogmatic Bull Ineffabilis Deus (On the Immaculate Conception)
Online Source: www.breviary.net

Second Nocturn
Absolutio: Ipsíus píetas et misericórdia nos ádjuvet, qui cum Patre et Spíritu Sancto vivit et regnat in sæcula sæculórum. R.  Amen.	Absolution:  May his loving-kindness and mercy assist us.  Who, with the Father, and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth, for ever and ever. R.  Amen.
V.  Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere.	V.  Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), thy blessing.
Benedíctio 4: Deus Pater omnípotens sit nobis propítius et clemens. R.  Amen.	Benediction 4:  May God the Father Almighty shew us his mercy and pity. R.  Amen.
Lesson iv
Ex Bulla dogmática Pii Papæ noni	The Lesson is taken from the Dogmatic Bull of Pope Pius IX
Omnes norunt quanto stúdio hæc de immaculáta Deíparæ Vírginis Conceptióne doctrína a spectatíssimis religiósis famíliis et celebrióribus theológicis academíis, ac præstantíssimis divinárum rerum sciéntia doctóribus fúerit trádita, assérta ac propugnáta.  Omnes páriter norunt quantópere sollíciti fúerint Sacrórum antístites vel in ipsis ecclesiásticis convéntibus palam publicéque profitéri, sanctíssimam Dei Genitrícem Vírginem Maríam, ob prævísa Christi Dómini Redemptóris mérita, numquam origináli labe, et idcírco sublimióri modo redémptam.  Quibus illud profécto gravíssimum et omníno máximum accédit, ipsam quoque Tridentínam synodum, cum dogmáticum de peccáto origináli éderet decrétum, quo juxta sacrárum Scripturárum sanctorúmque Patrum ac probatissimórum conciliórum testimónia státuit ac definívit : Omnes hómines nasci origináli culpa inféctos ; tamen solémniter declarásse : Non esse suæ intentiónis, in decréto ipso tantáque definitiónis amplitúdine comprehéndere beátam et immaculátam Vírginem Dei Genitrícem Maríam.  Hac enim declaratióne Tridentíni Patres, ipsam beatíssimam Vírginem ab origináli labe solútam, pro rerum temporúmque adjúnctis, satis innuérunt, atque ádeo perspícue significárunt, nihil ex divínis lítteris, nihil ex traditióne, Patrúmque auctoritáte rite afférri posse, quod tantæ Vírginis prærogatívæ quovis modo refragétur.	It is known to all men, with what care this doctrine of the sinlessness of the conception of the Mother of God hath been handed down, set forth, and defended by the most distinguished Religious Orders, Theologians, Universities, and Doctors skilled in the things of God.  All men know likewise how carefully Christian Bishops, even in their public teaching, have professed the doctrine that through the merits of Christ our Lord and Saviour, foreknown by God, the Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of God, was delivered from ever being the victim of original sin, but, on the contrary, had the fruits of redemption applied to her at the very moment of her Conception, and was therefore redeemed in a nobler way than other.  But the weightiest fact of all is that the most holy Council of Trent, when, in accordance with the Holy Scriptures, as interpreted by the holy Fathers and the approved Councils, it decreed that all men are conceived in sin, expressly added that it did not mean thereby to say that the blessed and stainless Mary, Mother of God, did not form an exception to the rule.  From this declaration of the Fathers of Trent it can clearly be drawn that there is nothing in the Bible, nothing in tradition, and nothing in the Fathers which can rightly be adduced against this prerogative of the most Blessed Virgin ; nay, as far as circumstances demanded, they as much as declared her free from the original stain.
V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis. R.  Deo grátias.	V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us. R.  Thanks be to God.
R.  Ego ex ore Altíssimi prodívi, primogénita ante omnem creatúram : ego feci in cælis, ut orirétur lumen indefíciens. * Nondum erant abyssi, et ego jam concépta eram. V.  Deus enim creávit me in justítia, et apprehéndit manum meam, et servávit me. R.  Nondum erant abyssi, et ego jam concépta eram.	R.  I came out of the mouth of the Most High, the first-begotten before every creature : I made the unfading light to arise in the heavens. *Before ever were the depths, and I was already conceived. V.  For the Lord hath created me in righteousness, and hath held mine hand, and hath kept me. R.  Before ever were the depths, and I was already conceived.
V.  Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere.	V.  Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), thy blessing.
Benedíctio 5: Christus perpétuæ det nobis gáudia vitæ. R.  Amen.	Benediction 5: May Christ bestow upon us the joys of life eternal. R.  Amen.
Lesson v
Et re quidem vera hanc de immaculáta beatíssimæ Vírginis Conceptióne doctrínam quotídie magis gravíssimo Ecclésiæ sensu, magistério, stúdio, sciéntia ac sapiéntia tam spléndide explicátam, declarátam, confirmátam, et apud omnes cathólici orbis pópulos ac natiónes mirándum in modum propagátam, in ipsa Ecclésia semper exstitísse véluti a majóribus accéptam, ac revelátæ doctrínæ charactére insignítam, illústria venerándæ antiquitátis Ecclésiæ orientális et occidentális monuménta validíssime testántur.  Equidem Patres Ecclesiæque scriptóres, cæléstibus edócti elóquiis, nihil antíquius habúere, quam in libris ad explicándas Scriptúras, vindicánda dógmata, erudiendósque fidéles elucubrátis, summam Vírginis sanctitátem, dignitátem, atque ab omni peccáti labe integritátem, ejúsque præcláram de tetérrimo humáni géneris hoste victóriam, multis mirísque modis certátim prædicáre atque efférre.	In truth, this doctrine upon the Conception of the most Blessed Virgin is day by day more earnestly set forth by the graver thought of the Church, by her teaching, by her care, by her learning, and by her wisdom.  It is explained, taught, confirmed, and wonderfully spread among all peoples and nations of the Catholic world.  The Church hath received it from the Fathers, as a part of the original faith, attested strongly by the most ancient and venerable monuments of both the Eastern and Western Churches.  Indeed, the Fathers and Ecclesiastical writers, learned in Holy Scripture, are marked by no more earnest feature than that in all their books and Scriptural Commentaries, written for the confirmation of doctrine, and the edification of the faithful, they do all in divers ways preach and teach the excelling holiness of this Virgin, her dignity, her freedom from any stain of sin, and the glory of her victory over the dark enemy of our race.
V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis. R.  Deo grátias.	V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us. R.  Thanks be to God.
R.  Nihil inquinátum in eam incúrrit : * Candor est lucis ætérnæ et spéculum sine mácula. V.  Est enim hæc speciósior sole, et luci comparáta invenítur púrior. R.  Candor est lucis ætérnæ et spéculum sine mácula.	R.  No defiled thing can come nigh unto her ; *For she is the brightness of the everlasting light, and the unspotted mirror of the power of God. V.  She is more beautiful than the sun, and being compared with the light, she is found before it. R.  For she is the brightness of the everlasting light, and the unspotted mirror of the power of God.
V.  Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere.	V.  Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), thy blessing.
Benedíctio 6: Ignem sui amóris accéndat Deus in córdibus nostris. R.  Amen.	Benediction 6: May God enkindle in our hearts the fire of his holy love. R.  Amen.
Lesson vi
Quaprópter enarrántes verba, quibus Deus præparáta renovándis mortálibus suæ pietátis remédia inter ipsa mundi primórdia prænúntians ; et deceptóris serpéntis rétudit audáciam et nostri géneris spem mirífice eréxit, ínquiens, Inimicítias ponam inter te et mulíerem, et semen tuum et semen illíus ; docuére, divíno hoc oráculo clare apertéque demonstrátum fuísse misericórdem humáni géneris Redemptórem, scílicet unigénitum Dei Fílium Christum Jesum, ac designátam beatíssimam ejus Matrem Vírginem Maríam, ac simul ipsíssimas utriúsque contra diábolum inimicítias insígniter expréssas.  Quocírca sicut Christus Dei hominúmque mediátor, humána assúmpta natúra, delens quod advérsus nos erat chirógraphum decréti, illud cruci triumphátor affíxit ; sic sanctíssima Virgo, arctíssimo et indissolúbili vínculo cum eo conjúncta, una cum illo et per illum, sempitérnas contra venenósum serpéntem inimicítias exércens ac de ipso pleníssime triúmphans, illíus caput immaculáto pede contrívit.	All Commentators on the Book of Genesis remark that passage where God at the very time of the Fall speaketh of the Atonement, to the confusion of the lying serpent, and the comfortable hope of man, and saith : I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed, and all the ancients teach that by this passage is meant the most merciful Saviour of mankind, namely, our Lord Jesus Christ, the Only-Begotten Son of God and his most blessed Mother the Virgin Mary, as if the enmity which both he and she felt against the devil was, in a sense, of a kind common to them both.  Christ took our nature upon him, and is become the Mediator between God and man, blotting out the handwriting that was against us, nailing it to his Cross, and the most Holy Virgin, by that subtle, close, and abiding tie which bindeth mother to Child, feeleth along with him his truceless enmity to the serpent, and he, though his merits, hath granted to her that moment of victory wherein her stainless foot bruised the serpent's head.
V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis. R.  Deo grátias.	V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us. R.  Thanks be to God.
R.  Signum magnum appáruit in cælo : Múlier amícta sole, et luna sub pédibus ejus, * Et in cápite ejus coróna stellárum duódecim. V.  Induit eam Dóminus vestiméntis salútis, induménto justítiæ, et quasi sponsam ornávit eam monílibus suis. R.  Et in cápite ejus coróna stellárum duódecim. V.  Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto. R.  Et in cápite ejus coróna stellárum duódecim.	R.  And there appeared a great wonder in heaven : a Woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, * And upon her head is a crown of twelve stars. V.  The Lord hath clothed her with the garments of salvation, he hath covered her with the robe of righteousness, as a bride adorned with jewels. R.  And upon her head is a crown of twelve stars. V.  Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. R.  And upon her head is a crown of twelve stars.

Dies 5a infra Octavam Immac. Conc. (Dec. 12), ex Bulla

Dies 5a infra Octavam Immac. Conc. (Dec. 12), ex Bulla

From Pope Bl. Pius IX, Dogmatic Bull Ineffabilis Deus (On the Immaculate Conception)
Source: www.breviary.net

Second Nocturn
Absolutio: Ipsíus píetas et misericórdia nos ádjuvet, qui cum Patre et Spíritu Sancto vivit et regnat in sæcula sæculórum. R.  Amen.	Absolution:  May his loving-kindness and mercy assist us.  Who, with the Father, and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth, for ever and ever. R.  Amen.
V.  Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere.	V.  Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), thy blessing.
Benedíctio 4: Deus Pater omnípotens sit nobis propítius et clemens. R.  Amen.	Benediction 4:  May God the Father Almighty shew us his mercy and pity. R.  Amen.
Lesson iv
Ex Bulla dogmática Pii Papæ noni	The Lesson is taken from the Dogmatic Bull of Pope Pius IX
Quóniam quæ ad cultum pértinent íntimo plane vínculo cum ejúsdem objécto cum ejúsdem objécto consérta sunt, neque rata et fixa manére possunt, si illud anceps sit et in ambíguo versétur, idcírco decessóres nostri Románi Pontífices omni cura Conceptiónis cultum amplificántes, illíus étiam objéctum ac doctrínam declaráre et inculcáre impensíssime studuérunt.  Etenim clare apertéque docuére, festum agi de Vírginis Conceptióne, atque uti falsam et ab Ecclésiæ mente alieníssimam proscripsérunt illórum opiniónem qui non Conceptiónem ipsam, sed sanctificatiónem ab Ecclésia coli arbitraréntur et affirmárent.	The language used in public worship is the necessary offspring of the teaching which it expresseth, and the former can have no safety unless the latter be settled.  Wherefore Our Predecessors the Roman Pontiffs, while encouraging the pious love of the faithful for the Conception of the Blessed Virgin, have taken care ceaselessly to inculcate the sinlessness of the same.  They have always particularly insisted that the Feast should be observed not in honour of Mary's sanctification, a false opinion, most foreign to the mind of the Church, but in honour of her Conception itself.
V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis. R.  Deo grátias.	V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us. R.  Thanks be to God.
R.  Ego ex ore Altíssimi prodívi, primogénita ante omnem creatúram : ego feci in cælis, ut orirétur lumen indefíciens. * Nondum erant abyssi, et ego jam concépta eram. V.  Deus enim creávit me in justítia, et apprehéndit manum meam, et servávit me. R.  Nondum erant abyssi, et ego jam concépta eram.	R.  I came out of the mouth of the Most High, the first-begotten before every creature : I made the unfading light to arise in the heavens. * Before ever were the depths, and I was already conceived. V.  For the Lord hath created me in righteousness, and hath held mine hand, and hath kept me. R.  Before ever were the depths, and I was already conceived.
V.  Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere.	V.  Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), thy blessing.
Benedíctio 5: Christus perpétuæ det nobis gáudia vitæ. R.  Amen.	Benediction 5: May Christ bestow upon us the joys of life eternal. R.  Amen.
Lesson v
The tomb of Pope Alexander VII in St. Peter's Basilica
Neque mítius cum iis agéndum esse existimárunt, qui ad labefactándam de immaculáta Vírginis Conceptióne doctrínam, excogitáto inter primum atque álterum Conceptiónis instans et moméntum discrímine, asserébant, celebrári quidem Conceptiónem, sed non pro primo instánti atque moménto.  Ipsi namque prædecessóres nostri suárum pártium esse duxérunt, et beatíssimæ Vírginis Conceptiónis festum, et Conceptiónem pro primo instánti tamquam verum cultus objéctum omni stúdio tuéri ac propugnáre.  Hinc decretória plane verba, quibus Alexánder séptimus decéssor noster sincéram Ecclésiæ mentem declarávit, ínquiens : Sane vetus est Christifidélium erga ejus beatíssimam Matrem Vírginem Maríam píetas sentiéntium, ejus ánimam in primo instánti creatiónis atque infusiónis in corpus fuísse speciáli Dei grátia et privilégio, intúitu meritórum Jesu Christi ejus Fílii humáni géneris Redemptóris, a mácula peccáti originális præservátam immúnem, atque in hoc sensu ejus Conceptiónis festivitátem solémni ritu coléntium et celebrántium.	The same Our Predecessors have likewise resisted the dreams of those who have imagined that in the sinless Conception there were Two Instants, and that the Church celebrateth the Second and not the First.  Indeed, Our said Predecessors have considered the sinlessness of the First Instant to be as much a truth for their assertion, protection, and promulgation, as the sinlessness of the Conception at all.  Hence came those words in which Our Predecessor Alexander VII in a decree declareth the mind of the Church, and saith, Christ's faithful people, drawn by love to his most blessed Mother, the Virgin Mary, have of a long time believed that God, at the very First Instant in which he made her soul and joined it to her body, by a special grave and privilege  granted to her, through the merits of his dear Son, Christ Jesus, the Saviour of the world, whose precious death he foreknew, cleansed her from all sin, original as well as actual ; and it is in this belief, and no other, that the said faithful of Christ have always kept with devotion and joy the Feast of the said Conception.
V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis. R.  Deo grátias.	V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us. R.  Thanks be to God.
R.  Nihil inquinátum in eam incúrrit : * Candor est lucis ætérnæ et spéculum sine mácula. V.  Est enim hæc speciósior sole, et luci comparáta invenítur púrior. R.  Candor est lucis ætérnæ et spéculum sine mácula.	R.  No defiled thing can come nigh unto her ; *For she is the brightness of the everlasting light, and the unspotted mirror of the power of God. V.  She is more beautiful than the sun, and being compared with the light, she is found before it. R.  For she is the brightness of the everlasting light, and the unspotted mirror of the power of God.
V.  Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere.	V.  Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), thy blessing.
Benedíctio 6: Ignem sui amóris accéndat Deus in córdibus nostris. R.  Amen.	Benediction 6: May God enkindle in our hearts the fire of his holy love. R.  Amen.
Lesson vi
Atque illud in primis solémne quoque fuit iísdem decessóribus nostris, doctrínam de immaculáta Dei Matris Conceptióne sartam tectámque omni cura, stúdio et contentióne tuéri.  Etenim non solum nullátenus passi sunt, ipsam doctrínam quovis modo a quópiam notári atque tradúci, verum étiam longe ultérius progréssi, perspícuis declaratiónibus iteratísque vícibus edixérunt : Doctrínam qua immaculátam Vírginis Conceptiónem profitémur, esse, suóque mérito habéri cum ecclesiástico cultu plane cónsonam, eámque véterem ac prope universálem, et ejúsmodi, quam Romána Ecclésia sibi fovéndam tuendámque suscéperit, atque omníno dignam, quæ in sacra ipsa liturgía solemnioribúsque précibus usurparétur.  Neque his conténti, ut ipsa de immaculáto Vírginis Concéptu doctrína invioláta persísteret, opiniónem huic doctrínæ advérsam, sive públice, sive privátim, deféndi posse severíssime prohibuére, eámque multíplici véluti vúlnere conféctam esse voluérunt.	It hath always been one of the weighty cares of Our said Predecessors the Roman Pontiffs to protect the doctrine of the sinlessness of Mary's Conception from any sort of attack or corruption.  Not only have they suffered no one to condemn and traduce it, but they have gone much further, and in public and repeated declarations have averred : That that doctrine which holdeth that the Virgin was conceived without sin is a doctrine, the arguments in support of which are strong enough to enable the profession thereof to be made at the time of public worship, which is antient, which is almost universal, which is one of those which the Church of Rome encourageth and protecteth, and which is worthy even to be expressed in the Holy Liturgy itself, and in the most solemn prayers of the Church.  Our said Predecessors did not stop even here, but in order to preserve the doctrine of the Virgin's sinless Conception from any injury, they strictly forbade that the opposite opinion should be maintained either in public or in private, to the end that it might at length die out under their disapprobation.
V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis. R.  Deo grátias.	V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us. R.  Thanks be to God.
R.  Signum magnum appáruit in cælo : Múlier amícta sole, et luna sub pédibus ejus, * Et in cápite ejus coróna stellárum duódecim. V.  Induit eam Dóminus vestiméntis salútis, induménto justítiæ, et quasi sponsam ornávit eam monílibus suis. R.  Et in cápite ejus coróna stellárum duódecim. V.  Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto. R.  Et in cápite ejus coróna stellárum duódecim.	R.  And there appeared a great wonder in heaven : a Woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, * And upon her head is a crown of twelve stars. V.  The Lord hath clothed her with the garments of salvation, he hath covered her with the robe of righteousness, as a bride adorned with jewels. R.  And upon her head is a crown of twelve stars. V.  Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. R.  And upon her head is a crown of twelve stars.