Entrance Antiphon

The Lord said, as he entered the world: Behold, I come to do your will, O God.

Heb 10

Collect

O God, who willed that your Word should take on the reality of human flesh in the womb of the Virgin Mary, grant, we pray, that we, who confess our Redeemer to be God and man, may merit to become partakers even in his divine nature. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen

First Reading

Isaiah 7.10-14;8.10 – “I will not put the Lord to the test”

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 40 – “Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.”

Second Reading

Hebrews 10.4-10 – “It is by God’s will that we have been santified through the offering of the body of Jesus Chris once for all”

Gospel

Luke 1.26-38 – “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you“

Closing Prayer

Confirm in our minds the mysteries of the true faith, we pray, O Lord, so that , confessing that he who was conceived of the Virgin Mary is true God and true man, we may, through the saving power of his Resurrection, merit to attain eternal joy. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.