Or Canticle of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Magnificat * anima mea Dominum.
(My soul doth magnify the Lord;)
Et exultavit spiritus meus * in Deo salutari meo.
(And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.)
Quia respexit humilitatem ancillæ suæ: * ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generationes.
(Because He hath regarded the humility of His handmaid: for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.)
Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est: * et sanctum nomen ejus.
(For He that is mighty hath done great things to me: and holy is His name.)
Et misericordia ejus a progenie in progenies, * timentibus eum.