MARCH 25 2026

Leader: O Lord, open my lips. All: And my mouth shall declare your praise.
The Word was made flesh; come, let us worship him.

Canticle Philippians 2:6-11

Though he was in the form of God,
Jesus did not deem equality with God
something to be grasped at.

Rather, he emptied himself
and took the form of a slave,
being born in the likeness of men.

He was known to be of human estate,
and it was thus that he humbled himself,
obediently accepting even death,
death on a cross!

Because of this,
God highly exalted him
and bestowed on him the name
above every other name,

So that at Jesus’ name
every knee must bend
in the heavens, on the earth,
and under the earth,
and every tongue proclaim
to the glory of God the Father:
JESUS CHRIST IS LORD!

Reading: 1 John 1:1-2

This is what we proclaim to you:
what was from the beginning,
what we have heard,
what we have seen with our eyes,
what we have looked upon
and our hands have touched—
we speak of the word of life.
This life became visible;
we have seen and bear witness to it,
and we proclaim to you the eternal life
that was present to the Father
and became visible to us.

Pray either the Canticle of Zechariah or the Canticle of Mary. You can find them here.
Antiphon for the Canticle of Zechariah:       In his great love for us, God sent his Son in the likeness of our sinful nature.
Antiphon for the Canticle of Mary:       The angel Gabriel said to Mary in greeting: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women.

Intercessions

For coming to save us,
We thank you, Jesus!
For our redemption,
We thank you, Jesus!
For the gift of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
We thank you, Jesus!

Dear Jesus,
Help us to say yes to your will as perfectly as Mary did. May she intercede for us in heaven while we serve you on earth. Amen.