Saints LightThe Magnificat (Canticle of Mary)
Mary's song of praise when she visited her cousin Elizabeth, from Luke 1:46-55 in the Douay-Rheims Bible. The Church sings it every evening at Vespers, usually followed by the Glory Be.
The prayer
My soul doth magnify the Lord.
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
Because he that is mighty, hath done great things to me; and holy is his name.
And his mercy is from generation unto generations, to them that fear him.
He hath shewed might in his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart.
He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the humble.
He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
He hath received Israel his servant, being mindful of his mercy:
As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed for ever.
In Latin
Magnificat anima mea Dominum, et exsultavit spiritus meus in Deo salutari meo.
Pray it this week
Pray the Magnificat each evening this week, and before you do, name one good thing God did for you that day.
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