# Verified against Divinum Officium (Monastic Tridentinum 1617), Lauds
# live query, 2026-09-08, clean year.
id: nativity-bvm
groups:
  - psalms: [92]
    antiphon:
      la: "Natívitas gloriósæ * Vírginis Maríæ ex sémine Abrahæ, ortæ de tribu Juda, clara ex stirpe David."
      en: "This day was born the glorious Virgin Mary, * a child of the seed of Abraham, a daughter of the tribe of Judah, a Princess of the lineage of David."
  - psalms: [99]
    antiphon:
      la: "Natívitas est hódie * sanctæ Maríæ Vírginis, cujus vita ínclita cunctas illústrat ecclésias."
      en: "This day is the Birthday of the holy Virgin Mary, * whose famous life still sheddeth lustre upon all the Churches."
  - psalms: [62]
    antiphon:
      la: "Regáli ex progénie * María exórta refúlget; cujus précibus nos adjuvári, mente et spíritu devotíssime póscimus."
      en: "Mary was a maiden of illustrious birth, * the daughter of a Kingly race. We earnestly entreat her to help our minds and souls by her prayers."
canticle:
  id: canticum-trium-puerorum
  antiphon:
    la: "Corde et ánimo * Christo canámus glóriam in hac sacra solemnitáte præcélsæ Genitrícis Dei Maríæ."
    en: "With all our heart and with all our soul let us sing praise to Christ * on this the solemn Feast-day of Mary, the mighty Mother of God."
laudate:
  antiphon:
    la: "Cum jucunditáte * Nativitátem beátæ Maríæ celebrémus, ut ipsa pro nobis intercédat ad Dóminum Jesum Christum."
    en: "Let us keep with rejoicing the Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary, * that she may pray for us to our Lord Jesus Christ."
