The Proper Graduals And Prefaces Of The Season

Christmas Day

	The Gradual for Christmas Day and seven days after.
Priest	Unto us a Child is born:
All	unto us a Son is given. His Name shall be called Wonderful Counsellor: the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end: to establish His kingdom with justice for ever and for ever. Glory to God in the highest: on earth peace to men of good will.
	The Preface for Christmas Day and seven days after.
Priest	For by the mystery of the Word made Flesh the light of Thy glory hath shone anew upon the eyes of our mind, and our hearts are filled with love and holy joy. Therefore.

Easter Day

	The Gradual for Easter Day and until the Feast of the Ascension.
Priest	Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us:
All	therefore let us keep the feast. Not with the old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness: but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more: death hath no more dominion over Him. For in that He died, He died unto sin once: but in that He liveth, He liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin: but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Christ is risen from the dead: and become the first-fruits of them that slept. For since by man came death: by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die: even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
	The Preface for Easter Day and seven days after.
Priest	But chiefly are we bound to praise Thee for the glorious resurrection of Thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who by His mystic death and rising again hath given unto us the promise of everlasting life. Therefore.

Ascension Day

	The Gradual for Ascension Day and nine days after.
Priest	Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors:
All	and the King of Glory shall come in. Who is the King of Glory? It is the Lord strong and mighty, even the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors: and the King of Glory shall come in. Who is the King of Glory? Even the Lord of Hosts, He is the King of Glory. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.
	The Preface for Ascension Day and nine days after.
Priest	Through Thy most dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who after His most glorious resurrection ascended up above all the heavens; that where He is, thither we might also ascend and, being made partakers of His Godhead, might reign with Him in glory. Therefore.

Whltsunday

	The Gradual for Whitsunday and six days after.
Priest	The Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters:
All	and God said, Let there be light; and there was light. Know ye not that ye are the temple of God: and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? The Spirit is life, because of righteousness: and as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. The Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
	The Preface for Whitsunday and six days after.
Priest	Through Jesus Christ our Lord, who, going up above all the heavens, according to His most true promise sent forth the Holy Ghost, who came down as at this time from heaven with a sudden great sound, as it had been a mighty wind, in the likeness of fiery tongues, lighting upon the Apostles, to teach them, and to lead them to all truth. Therefore.

Trinity Sunday

	The Gradual for Trinity Sunday only.
Priest	It is the Spirit that beareth witness:
All	because the Spirit is truth. There are Three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these Three are One. There are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, the water, and the blood: and these three agree in One. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.
	The Preface for Trinity Sunday only. The words 'Holy Father' in the ordinary Preface are omitted on this occasion.
Priest	Who art one God, one Lord, not in the oneness of a single Person only, but in the trinity of one Substance; for the Father is Lord, the Son Lord, and the Holy Ghost Lord; and yet They are not three Lords, but one Lord. Therefore.

Festivals Of Our Lady

	The Gradual for the Festival of the Assumption of Our Lady and seven days after; also for Candlemas, for the Annunciation, and for the Nativity of Our Lady.
Priest	Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee:
All	blessed art thou among women. And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord: be it unto me according to thy word. My soul doth magnify the Lord: and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For He hath regarded: the lowliness of His handmaiden. For behold, from henceforth: all generations shall call me blessed. For He that is mighty hath magnified me: and holy is His Name.
	The Preface for the Days abovementioned.
Priest	But to-day we chiefly praise Thee for the help and the example of the holy Lady Mary, Star of the Sea and Mother of our Lord, Queen of the Angels, our pattern of humility and purity. Therefore.

Festivals Of The Angels

	The Gradual for the Festival of St. Michael and All Angels and seven days after; also for the Third Sunday after Trinity.
Priest	O ye Angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord:
All	praise Him and magnify Him for ever. To Him all Angels sing aloud: the Heavens and all the Powers therein. To Him Cherubim and Seraphim: continually do cry: Holy, Holy, Holy: Lord God of Hosts. O praise the Lord, ye Angels of His, ye that excel in strength: ye that fulfil His commandment, and hearken unto the voice of His words. O praise the Lord, all ye His hosts: ye servants of His that do His pleasure.
	The Preface for the Days abovementioned.
Priest	For Thou, who art the King of Angels, Lord of all the Hosts of Heaven, hast granted us the aid of these Thy radiant servants. Therefore.