Office of the Immaculate Conception
Office of the Immaculate Conception
Written in Italy in the fifteenth century by the Franciscan Bernardino de Bustis and approved by Pope Innocent XI in 1678, the Office of Our Lady is an act of praise and thanksgiving to the Virgin Mary, Mother of God, through her Immaculate Conception. It can be recited at one time or according to the Liturgy of the Hours. There are reports saying that when one prays the Office of the Immaculate Conception, she kneels in heaven interceding for those who pray it. Also, St Alonso Rodriguez used to say that Our Lady grants miracles through this prayer.
Let us pray (On our knees)
O God, who willed that, by the embassy of the Angel, Thy Word became incarnate in the bosom of the Blessed Virgin Mary, aid our prayer and grant that, as we believe her to be true Mother of God, we may, through her intercession, be helped in your presence, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
God save you, Virgin Daughter of God the Father!
God save you, Virgin, Mother of God the Son!
God save you, Virgin, Wife of the Holy Spirit!
God save you, Virgin, tabernacle of the Holy Trinity!
At Matins (standing)
Come, my lips, and wide proclaim,
The Blessed Virgin's spotless fame.
O Lady, make speed to befriend me.
From the hands of the enemy mightily defend me.
Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
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.
God elected her, and pre-elected her.
He made her to dwell in His tabernacle.
O Lady, aid my prayer,
And let my cry come unto thee.
Let Us Pray.
Holy Mary, Queen of heaven, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, and Mistress of the world, who forsakest no one, and despisest no one; look upon me, O Lady, with an eye of pity, and entreat for me, of thy beloved Son, the forgiveness of all my sins; that as I now celebrate with devout affection thy Holy and Immaculate Conception, so, hereafter, I may receive the prize of eternal blessedness, by the grace of Him Whom thou, in virginity didst bring forth, Jesus Christ our Lord: Who, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, liveth and reigneth in perfect Trinity, God, world without end.
Amen.
At Prime
O Lady, make speed to befriend me.
From the hands of the enemy mightily defend me.
Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
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!
To Zabulon fearful
The embattled array,
Be thou of the faithful
The refuge and stay.
The Lord Himself created her in the Holy Spirit.
And poured her out among all His works.
O Lady, aid my prayer.
And let my cry come unto thee.
Let Us Pray.
Holy Mary, Queen of heaven, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, and Mistress of the world, who forsakest no one, and despisest no one; look upon me, O Lady, with an eye of pity, and entreat for me, of thy beloved Son, the forgiveness of all my sins; that as I now celebrate with devout affection thy Holy and Immaculate Conception, so, hereafter, I may receive the prize of eternal blessedness, by the grace of Him Whom thou, in virginity didst bring forth, Jesus Christ our Lord: Who, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, liveth and reigneth in perfect Trinity, God, world without end. Amen.
At Tierce
O Lady, make speed to befriend me.
From the hands of the enemy mightily defend me.
Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Hymn
Hail, Solomon's throne!
Pure Ark of the law!
Fair Rainbow! And bush
Which the Patriarch saw!
Hail, Gedeon's Fleece!
Hail, blossoming rod!
Samson's sweet Honeycomb
Portal of God!
Well-fitting it was
That a Son so Divine
Should preserve from a touch
Of original sin,
Nor suffer by smallest
Defect to be stained.
That Mother whom He
For Himself had ordained.
I will dwell in the highest.
And my throne is on the pillar of the clouds.
O Lady, aid my prayer.
And let my cry come unto thee.
Let Us Pray.
Holy Mary, Queen of heaven, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, and Mistress of the world, who forsakest no one, and despisest no one; look upon me, O Lady, with an eye of pity, and entreat for me, of thy beloved Son, the forgiveness of all my sins; that as I now celebrate with devout affection thy Holy and Immaculate Conception, so, hereafter, I may receive the prize of eternal blessedness, by the grace of Him Whom thou, in virginity didst bring forth, Jesus Christ our Lord: Who, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, liveth and reigneth in perfect Trinity, God, world without end. Amen.
At Sext
O Lady, make speed to befriend me.
From the hands of the enemy mightily defend me.
Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
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!
As the lily among the thorns,
So is my beloved among the daughters of Adam.
O Lady, aid my prayer.
And let my cry come unto thee.
Let Us Pray.
Holy Mary, Queen of heaven, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, and Mistress of the world, who forsakest no one, and despisest no one; look upon me, O Lady, with an eye of pity, and entreat for me, of thy beloved Son, the forgiveness of all my sins; that as I now celebrate with devout affection thy Holy and Immaculate Conception, so, hereafter, I may receive the prize of eternal blessedness, by the grace of Him Whom thou, in virginity didst bring forth, Jesus Christ our Lord: Who, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, liveth and reigneth in perfect Trinity, God, world without end. Amen.
At None
O Lady, make speed to befriend me.
From the hands of the enemy mightily defend me.
Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
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
On fair Abisag's breast!
As the Saviour of Egypt
Upon Rachel's knee:
So the world's great Redeemer
Was cherished by thee:
Thou art all fair, my beloved,
And the original stain was never in thee.
O Lady, aid my prayer.
And let my cry come unto thee.
Let Us Pray.
Holy Mary, Queen of heaven, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, and Mistress of the world, who forsakest no one, and despisest no one; look upon me, O Lady, with an eye of pity, and entreat for me, of thy beloved Son, the forgiveness of all my sins; that as I now celebrate with devout affection thy Holy and Immaculate Conception, so, hereafter, I may receive the prize of eternal blessedness, by the grace of Him Whom thou, in virginity didst bring forth, Jesus Christ our Lord: Who, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, liveth and reigneth in perfect Trinity, God, world without end. Amen.
At Vespers
O Lady, make speed to befriend me.
From the hands of the enemy mightily defend me.
Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
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 rapt in the blaze
Of His infinite light,
Dost shine as the morn
On the confines of night;
As the moon on the lost
Through obscurity dawns
The serpent's destroyer!
A lily 'mid thorns!
I made an unfailing light to arise in heaven.
And as a mist I overspread the whole earth.
O Lady, aid my prayer.
And let my cry come unto thee.
Let Us Pray.
Holy Mary, Queen of heaven, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, and Mistress of the world, who forsakest no one, and despisest no one; look upon me, O Lady, with an eye of pity, and entreat for me, of thy beloved Son, the forgiveness of all my sins; that as I now celebrate with devout affection thy Holy and Immaculate Conception, so, hereafter, I may receive the prize of eternal blessedness, by the grace of Him Whom thou, in virginity didst bring forth, Jesus Christ our Lord: Who, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, liveth and reigneth in perfect Trinity, God, world without end.
Amen.
At Compline
May Jesus Christ, thy Son, reconciled by thy prayers,
O Lady, convert our hearts.
And turn away His anger from us.
O Lady, make speed to befriend me.
From the hands of the enemy mightily defend me.
Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
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.
Thy name, O Mary, is as oil poured out.
Thy servants have loved thee exceedingly.
O Lady, aid my prayer.
And let my cry come unto thee.
Let Us Pray.
Holy Mary, Queen of heaven, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, and Mistress of the world, who forsakest no one, and despisest no one; look upon me, O Lady, with an eye of pity, and entreat for me, of thy beloved Son, the forgiveness of all my sins; that as I now celebrate with devout affection thy Holy and Immaculate Conception, so, hereafter, I may receive the prize of eternal blessedness, by the grace of Him Whom thou, in virginity didst bring forth, Jesus Christ our Lord: Who, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, liveth and reigneth in perfect Trinity, God, world without end.
Amen.
The 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.
Let Us Pray
Grant we beseech Thee, O Lord God, that we, Thy servants, may enjoy perpetual health of mind and body: and, by the glorious intercession of the blessed Mary, ever Virgin, be delivered from present sorrow and enjoy eternal gladness. Through Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
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Permalink Reply by Flavia Talladen Schott on
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Wonderful! Thank you for sharing!
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Permalink Reply by Ana De Valle on
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This office can be recited at one time or according to the Liturgy of the Hours:
Matins is before 6:00h
Prime is at 7:00h
Tierce is at 9:00h
Sext is at 12:00h
None is at 15:00h
Vespers is at 18:00h
Compline is at 21:00h
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Permalink Reply by Dawn Marie on
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Matins, Prime, Tierce, Sext, None, Vespers, Compline Amen
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Matins, Prime, Tierce, Sext, None, Vespers, Compline, Amen+
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Matins, Prime, Tierce, Sext, None, Vespers, Compline Amen
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Permalink Reply by Kate Jackson on
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Day 2 - of novena
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Amen
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