Antiphon for Magnificat:  For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly: so shall the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth.

Collect:    We beseech Thee O Lord: that Thou wouldst graciously hear our prayers, and stretch forth the right hand of Thy majesty to be our defence against all adversities; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost: ever one God, world without end.  Amen.

–An excerpt from The Brotherhood Prayer Book, corresponding with Wednesday’s Gospel reading: Matthew 12:38-50.

Antiphon for Magnificat:

Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables, said Jesus unto His disciples. 

–An excerpt from The Brotherhood Prayer Book, corresponding with this Sunday’s Gospel reading: Luke 8:4-15. 

The Magnificat is the chief hymn for the order of Vespers. Mary’s Song has always held a special place in the worship of the Church. She, a type of the Church, gives voice to the community of saints that have the indwelliing of Christ by faith. The Magnificat’s antiphon carries the weekly theme as it is contained in Sunday’s Gospel text. We are providing the Antiphon for your devotional edification, so that you can add the Magnificat to your weekly devotion and echo the theme for the week.

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Collect: O God, who seest that we put not our trust in anything that we do: mercifully grant that by Thy power, we may be defended against all adversity; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost: ever one God, world without end.  Amen.

Antiphon for Magnificat:

The householder saith unto the labourers, Why stand ye here all the day idle?  They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us.  Go ye also into the vineyard: and whatsoever is right, I will give you.

–An excerpt from The Brotherhood Prayer Book, corresponding with this Sunday’s Gospel reading: Matthew 20:1-16.

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Collect: O Lord, we beseech Thee: favorably to hear the prayers of Thy people, that we, who are justly punished for our offenses, may be mercifully delivered by Thy goodness, for the glory of Thy name; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost: ever one God, world without end.  Amen.

An image of that heavenly light,
The goal the Church keeps ay in sight,
Christ on the holy mount displays
Where He outshines the sun’s bright rays.

Let every age proclaimer be
How, on this day, the chosen three
With Moses and Elias heard
The Lord speak many a gracious word.

As witnesses to grace are nigh
Those twain, the Law and Prophecy;
And to the Son, from out the cloud,
The Father’s record thunders loud.

With garments whiter than the snows,
And shining face, Lord Jesus shows
What glory for those saints shall be
Who joy in God with piety.

The vision and the mystery
Make faithful hearts beat quick and high,
So on this solemn day of days
The cry goes up of prayer and praise.

O God the Father, God the Son,
And Holy Spirit, Three in One,
Vouchsafe to bring us, by Thy grace,
To see Thy glory face to face. Amen.

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Caelestis formam gloriae, 15th century, translated by R. E. Roberts