March 25th is the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Propers for this Mass can be found below, or viewed, downloaded, or printed in PDF here: Propers for the Annunciation.
INTROIT (Psalm 44. 13, 15, 16)
ALL the rich among the people shall entreat Thy countenance: after her shall virgins be brought to the King: her neighbors shall be brought to thee in gladness and rejoicing (P.T. Allelúia, allelúia.) Ps. ibid. 2. My heart hath uttered a good word: I speak my works to the King. ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. — All the rich among the people …
COLLECT
O GOD, who didst will that Thy Word should take flesh, at the message of an Angel, in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary, grant to Thy suppliant people, that we who believe her to be truly the Mother of God, may be helped by her intercession with Thee. Through the same, our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who with Thee …
During Lent: Commemoration of the feria.
LESSON (From the Prophet Isaias, 7. 10-15.)
IN THOSE DAYS the Lord spoke to Achaz, saying: Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God, either unto the depth of hell, or unto the height above. And Achaz said: I will not ask, and I will not tempt the Lord. And He said: Hear ye therefore, O house of David: Is it a small thing for you to be grievous to men, that you are grievous to my God also? Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign. Behold a Virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and His name shall be called Emmanuel. He shall eat butter and honey, that He may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good.
GRADUAL (Ps. 44. 3, 5)
GRACE is poured abroad in thy lips; therefore hath God blessed thee for ever. ℣. Because of truth and meekness, and justice; and thy right hand shall conduct thee wonderfully.
TRACT (Ps. 44. 11, 12)
HEARKEN, O daughter, and see, and incline thine ear: for the King hath greatly desired thy beauty. ℣. All the rich among the people shall entreat thy countenance: the daughters of kings in thine honor. ℣. After her shall virgins be brought to the King: her neighbors shall be brought to thee. ℣. They shall be brought with gladness and rejoicing: they shall be brought into the temple of the King.
During Eastertide, the Gradual and the Tract are omitted, and the following Allelúia is said: ALLELUIA, Alleluia. (Luke 1. 28.) Hail, Mary, full of grace: the Lord is with thee: Blessed art thou among women. Alleluia. (Num. 17. 8.) The rod of Jesse hath blossomed: a virgin hath brought forth God and man: God hath given peace, reconciling the lowest with the highest in Himself. Alleluia.
GOSPEL (Continuation of the holy Gospel according to St. Luke, 1. 26-38.)
AT THAT TIME: The Angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David: and the virgin’s name was Mary. And the Angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. Who having heard, was troubled at his saying: and thought with herself what manner of salutation this should be. And the Angel said to her: Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God: behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shalt bring forth a son, and thou shalt call His Name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of David His father: and He shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever, and of His kingdom there shall be no end. And Mary said to the Angel: How shall this be done, because I know not man? And the Angel answering, said to her: The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. And behold thy cousin Elizabeth, she also hath conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her that is called barren: because no word shall be impossible with God. And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it done to me according to thy word. — Creed.
OFFERTORY (Luke 1. 28, 42)
AVE, María, grátia plena: Dó- minus tecum: benedícta tu in muliéribus, et benedíctus fructus ventris tui. (T.P. Allelúia.) HAIL Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. (P.T. Alleluia.)
SECRET
STRENGTHEN in our minds, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the mysteries of the true faith; that we who confess Him who was conceived of a Virgin to be true God and man, may deserve by the power of His saving resurrection to attain eternal happiness. Through the same …
During Lent: Commemoration of the feria.
PREFACE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
IT is truly meet and just, right and for our salvation, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to Thee, holy Lord, Father almighty, eternal God: and that we should praise and bless and proclaim Thee on the Annunciation of the Blessed Mary ever Virgin: who conceived Thine only begotten Son by the overshadowing of the Holy Ghost, and the glory of her virginity still abiding, gave forth to the world the eternal Light, Jesus Christ our Lord: through Whom Angels praise Thy Majesty, Dominations worship, Powers stand in awe. The Heavens and the hosts of heaven with blessed Seraphim unite, exult, and celebrate; and we entreat that Thou wouldst bid our voices too be heard with theirs, singing with lowly praise: — Sanctus.
COMMUNION (Isa. 7. 14-15)
BEHOLD a virgin shall conceive, and bear a Son, and His Name shall be called Emmanuel. (P.T. Alleluia.)
POSTCOMMUNION
POUR forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts: that we, to whom the Incarnation of Christ Thy Son was made known by the message of an Angel, may by His Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of the Resurrection. Through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord …
During Lent: Commemoration of the feria.
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