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Here’s an Anglican translation of the opening prayer:O God, who through the fruitful virginity of blessed Mary hast bestowed upon mankind the reward of eternal salvation: Grant, we beseech thee, that we may know the help of her intercession through whom we have been accounted worthy to receive the Author of our life, Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord. Amen.Also, it seems to me that the prayer over the gifts alludes to James 1:17: “Every good endowment and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights…”
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