| After the Collect, the Closing Versicles are said in the following form: | |
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V.
Dóminus vobíscum.
V.
Fidélium ánimæ
† per misericórdiam Dei requiéscant in pace. |
V.
The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. V. Bless we the Lord. R. Thanks be to God. V. May the souls † of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R. Amen. |
| Then is said secretly the final Pater, unless another Hour immediately follow; in which case the Triple or Dual Prayer thereof, as the case may be, is immediately said, followed by the Opening Versicles, as is prescribed in Common Forms. If, however, Compline is to follow immediately after Vespers, then the opening of Compline is said as prescribed in the Ordinary, that is, with neither the final Pater of Vespers nor any Dual Prayer before the beginning of Compline. | |
| Pater noster. | Our Father. |
| The following V. and R. are then said aloud: | |
| V. Dóminus
† det nobis suam
pacem. R. Et vitam ætérnam. Amen. |
V.
May the Lord
† bestow his peace upon us. R. And life everlasting. Amen. |
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KNEEL (weekdays) or STAND (Sundays) |
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Marian Antiphon
From Vespers of the Saturday before the I Sunday in Advent through II Vespers of the Purification; or if this Feast be transferred, through Vespers on February 2nd: |
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| After the Collect, the Officiant says in a low voice: | |
| V.
Divínum auxílium †
máneat semper nobíscum. R. Amen. |
V.
May help divine †
be with us all, for ever abiding. R. Amen. |
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KNEEL |
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