Closing Prayers - Lauds
The Our Father is said by All in silence. Then:
O. May the Lord give us his peace,
R. And life everlasting. Amen.
If closing any Hour that has not followed Lauds, then pray the Hail Mary, in silence, and then skip to the Sacrosancte.
If closing Lauds or any Office recited in public.
The Final Antiphon of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Alma Redemptorist Mater
From Advent to the Purification.
(to be said kneeling)
1. Mother of Christ! hear thou thy people's cry,
2. Star of the deep, and Portal of the sky!
3. Mother of Him who thee from nothing made,
4. Sinking we strive, and call to thee for aid:
5. Oh, by the joy which Gabriel brought to thee,
6. Thou Virgin first and last, let us thy mercy see.
V. After child-birth thou didst remain a pure virgin.
R. Intercede for us, O Mother of God.
O. Let us pray: O God, who, by the fruitful virginity of blessed Mary, hast given to mankind the rewards of eternal salvation; grant, we beseech thee, that we may experience her intercession for us, through whom we have received the author of life, our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son. Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
R. Amen.
V. May the divine assistance remain always with us.
R. Amen.
All: Say the Our Father, the Hail Mary, and the Apostles Creed in silence.
The Sacrosanctae
(Or Act of Atonement After the Office)
All. To the most holy and undivided Trinity, * to the humanity of our crucified Lord Jesus Christ, * to the fruitful purity of the most blessed and glorious Mary ever Virgin, * and to the company of all the saints, * be everlasting praise, honor, power and glory rendered by every creature; * and to us be given the remission of all our faults for all eternity. Amen.
V. Blessed womb of the Virgin Mary, which bore the Son of the eternal Father.
R. And blessed breasts which nursed the Christ, our Lord.
All: Say the Our Father and Hail Mary in silence.
To those who shall on their knees recite with devotion the above prayer, Pope Leo X granted indulgence in respect of those shortcomings and faults which they may have committed through human fraility, while saying the Office.