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Additions to National Calendar and Proper:
17 AUGUST OUR LADY OF
KNOCK Memorial Entrance Antiphon
Cf Lk 1:28, 42 Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Collect O
God, who give hope to your people in a time of distress, grant
that we who keep the memorial of
the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady of Knock may,
through her intercession, be
steadfast in the faith during our earthly pilgrimage to heaven, and
so come to eternal glory with all the angels and the Saints. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. . Prayer over the Offerings Lord,
sanctify
these gifts that we offer you and
grant, through the example of the Blessed Virgin Mary, that
our hearts always seek out and treasure the things that are yours. Through
Christ our Lord. Preface I of the Blessed Virgin Mary (on the feast day) p. 000, or II
p. 000 Communion Antiphon
Cf Ps 86:3; Lk 1:49 Glorious things are spoken of you, O Virgin Mary, for he who is mighty has done great things for you. Prayer after Communion Having
been nourished at the banquet of the heavenly Lamb, we
humbly beseech you Lord, that
we, who have honoured in veneration the
memory of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, may
live for you always in justice and holiness, and
serve your majesty in sincerity of heart. Through
Christ our Lord.
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