Traditional Catholic prayer
The Magnificat
Praising God’s mercy and faithfulness.
Source: With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, pages 736-737.
My soul doth magnify the Lord. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
For He hath regarded the humility of His handmaid: for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
For He that is mighty hath done great things unto me, and holy is His name. And His mercy is from generation to generation: unto them that fear Him.
He hath shown strength with His arm: He hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart. He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the humble.
He hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He hath sent empty away. He hath upholden His servant Israel: being mindful of His mercy.
As He spoke unto our fathers: to Abraham and to his seed forever.
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.
About this prayer
Prayer source
With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, pages 736-737.
View the printed prayer page.About our prayer sources- What it is
- The Magnificat is Mary’s canticle of praise to God from Luke 1:46-55. It celebrates His mercy, His care for the humble, and His faithfulness to His promises.
- Prayer intention
- Praising God’s mercy and faithfulness.
- When to pray
- It may be prayed in the evening and at any time.
- Languages
- English and Latin
- Latin prayer source
- With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, pages 736-737. View the Latin source.
- English prayer source
- With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, pages 736-737. View the historical source. View the printed prayer page. Novena Regina provides the explanations above. The prayer text follows the source named here.
Traditional Catholic prayer
The Magnificat
Source: With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, pages 736-737.
My soul doth magnify the Lord. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
For He hath regarded the humility of His handmaid: for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
For He that is mighty hath done great things unto me, and holy is His name. And His mercy is from generation to generation: unto them that fear Him.
He hath shown strength with His arm: He hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart. He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the humble.
He hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He hath sent empty away. He hath upholden His servant Israel: being mindful of His mercy.
As He spoke unto our fathers: to Abraham and to his seed forever.
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.