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Communion Antiphon

O Lord, you have commanded that your commandments be lovingly obeyed. (Psalm 119)

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Communion Anthem

Ave Maria by Franz Biebl
St. Monica Parish Choir

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Immaculate Mary (#893)

Verse 1
Immaculate Mary, your praises we sing;
You reign now in splendor with Jesus our king.

Refrain
Ave, ave, ave María. Ave, ave María.

Verse 2
Predestined for Christ by eternal decree,
God willed you both virgin and mother to be.

Refrain

Verse 3
To you by an angel, the Lord God made known
The grace of the Spirit, the gift of the Son.

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Verse 4
Most blest of all women, you heard and believed;
Most blest in the fruit of your womb then conceived.

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Verse 5
The angels rejoiced when you brought forth God's Son;
Your joy is the joy of all ages to come.

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Verse 6
Your child is the Savior, all hope lies in him:
He gives us new life and redeems us from sin.

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Verse 7
In glory for ever now close to your Son,
All ages will praise you for all God has done.

Refrain

Text: St. 1, Jeremiah Cummings, 1814-1866, alt.; sts. 2-7, Brian Foley, 1919-2000, © 1971, Faber Music Ltd.
Tune: LOURDES HYMN, 11 11 with refrain; French melody, Grenoble, 1882

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