The great mystery of heirship; the womb of Her that knew not man is become the temple of God: in taking flesh from Her, He was not defiled: all nations shall come and say, Glory to thee, O Lord! (
Antiphon at the Magnificat for Second Vespers of the Circumcision.)
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| The Circumcision of the Lord, and the beginning of the Mass for the feast, from the Salzburg Missal. |
Aña Magnum hereditatis * mysterium: templum Dei factus est uterus nescientis virum: non est pollutus ex ea carnem assumens: omnes gentes venient, dicentes: Gloria tibi Domine.
