Upon Them Hath the Light Shined

The Annunciation Dyptich by Jan van Eyck ~ ca. 1433-1435

(Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid)

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The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: the joy before thee according to the joy of harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the soil. ~  Isaiah 9:2-3

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Though Thou Be Little Among The Thousands

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“But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be the ruler of Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.” ~  The Book of Micah: Ch. 5, Vers. 2

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Daughter of Sion

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Rejoice, O daughter of Sion, 

And be jubilantly glad, O daughter of Israel.

Behold, thy Lord cometh,

And in His day a great light shall arise; 

The mountains shall drop down sweetness 

And the hills shall flow with milk and honey,

For the Great Prophet shall come 

And He shall renew Jerusalem. ~  (Roman Breviary)

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Sanctus Omnes Unanimiter

Virgin and Child With Four Angels ~ ca. 1510 - 1515

(Painging by Gerard David | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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The Mystical Marriage of Saint Catherine ~ ca. 1479

(Painting by Hans Memling)

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Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus dominus deus Sabaoth 

Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua 

Omnes unanimiter mundi nationes dicite suaviter,

iuvenes et senes 

Angeli, archangeli, dominationes, cherubim et seraphim,

throni, potestates, principatus, virtutes, circumclamitantes,

voce incessabili Christum venerantes

Hosanna in excelsis 

Benedictus qui venit in nomine domini 

Universi populi, omnes iam gaudete,

deum trinum et unum hymnis collaudate 

De coelo pro homine descendit Messias,

quem praedixit Gabriel, vates Esaias 

Hosanna in excelsis

Virgin Among the Virgins ~ ca. 1509

(Painting by Gerard David | Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen)

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Ad Te Levavi Animam Meam

 

The Annunciation by Andrea del Sarto ~ ca. 1512
(Uffizi Gallery, Florence)

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Ad te, Domine, levavi animam meam:
Deus meus, in te confido; non erubescam.


Neque irrideant me inimici mei:
etenim universi qui sustinent te, non confundentur.


Confundantur omnes iniqua agentes supervacue.
Vias tuas, Domine, demonstra mihi, et semitas tuas edoce me.


Dirige me in veritate tua, et doce me,
quia tu es Deus salvator meus, et te sustinui tota die.


Reminiscere miserationum tuarum, Domine,
et misericordiarum tuarum quæ a sæculo sunt.


Delicta juventutis meæ, et ignorantias meas, ne memineris.

Secundum misericordiam tuam memento mei tu,
propter bonitatem tuam, Domine.


Dulcis et rectus Dominus;
propter hoc legem dabit delinquentibus in via.


Diriget mansuetos in judicio; docebit mites vias suas.


Universæ viæ Domini, misericordia et veritas,
requirentibus testamentum ejus et testimonia ejus.


Propter nomen tuum, Domine,
propitiaberis peccato meo; multum est enim.

 

 

 

 

The Annunciation by Andrea del Sarto ~ ca. 1512-1513
(Galleria Palatina ~ Palazzo Pitti, Florence)       

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The Annunciation attributed to the workshop of Paolo Caliari (Paolo Veronese) ~ ca. 1585
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Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed,
let not mine enemies triumph over me.


Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed:
let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.


Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths.


Lead me in thy truth, and teach me:
for thou art the God of my salvation;
on thee do I wait all the day.


Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy loving kindnesses;
for they have been ever of old.


Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions:
according to thy mercy remember thou me
for thy goodness' sake, O Lord.


Good and upright is the Lord:
therefore will he teach sinners in the way.


The meek will he guide in judgment:
and the meek will he teach his way.


All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth
unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.


For thy name's sake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity;
for it is great.

The Book of Psalms of David: Ch. 25, Vrs. 1-11


 

 

The Annunciation by Fra Bartolomeo (Bartolomeo della Porta) ~ ca. 1497
(Duomo, Volterra)

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“Rejoice greatly, O dauhter of Zion;
shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee:
he is just, and having salvation;
lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.”


The Book of  Zechariah: Ch. 9, Vrs. 9

 

 

Magnificat: The Canticle of Mary

 

 

 

 

Annunciation

(Painting by Pietro Perugino ~ ca. 1489: Fano Altarpiece)

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And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent

from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph,

of the house of David;

and the virgin's name was Mary.

 

 

And the angel came in unto her, and said,

Hail, thou that art highly favoured,

the Lord is with thee:

blessed art thou among women.

 

 

 

The Cestello Annunciation

(Painting by Sandro Botticelli ~ ca. 1489-90)

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And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying,

and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.

And the angel said unto her,

Fear not, Mary:

for thou hast found favour with God.

 

 

And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb,

and bring forth a son,

and shalt call his name Jesus.

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest:

and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

 

 

And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever;

and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

 

 

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Then said Mary unto the angel,

How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

And the angel answered and said unto her,

The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee,

and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee:

therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee

shall be called the Son of God.

 

 

And, behold, thy cousin Elizabeth,

she hath also conceived a son in her old age:

and this is the sixth month with her,

who was called barren.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

 

 

And Mary said,

Behold the handmaiden of the Lord;

be it unto me according to thy word.

And the angel departed from her.

 

 

  

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And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden:

for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

 

 

For he that is mighty hath done to me great things;

and holy is his name.

And his mercy is on them that fear him

from generation to generation.

 

 

 

The Annunciation

(Painting by Joos van Cleve ~ ca. 1525)

Image courtesy of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

 

 

 

He hath shewed strength with his arm;

he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

He hath put down the mighty from their seats,

and exalted them of low degree.

 

 

He hath filled the hungry with good things;

and the rich he hath sent empty away.

He hath holpen his servant Israel,

in remembrance of his mercy;

As he spake to our fathers,

to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.

 

(The Gospel of St. Luke, 1:26-38 | 1:46-55)

  

  

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The Annunciation

(Painting by Leonardo da Vinci ~ ca. 1472)

Image courtesy of: Uffizi Gallery