O Lord Jesus Christ, who in your first coming humbled yourself because of our sins; grant that at your second coming, since our sins are removed by your mercy, we may be numbered with your saints in glory; through your merits, who, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

O God, who by the mouth of your holy prophets promised that your only-begotten Son should come in the flesh for us, and be born of a pure virgin, and has in these last days fulfilled your word; grant that when he who came once to redeem the world comes to be our Judge, we may not be ashamed before him at his coming; through the merits of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O God, our Heavenly Father, who sent your messengers to tell of the birth of your Son that people might believe in him; grant that, hearing you, we may repent of our sins and seek your heavenly inheritance, so that we who profess Christ may not be condemned before the glory of your majesty on the basis of our works, but accepted on the basis of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Lord, raise up your power and come to deliver us, that we, who are oppressed by temptations, may be so defended by your might, that the armies of the enemy may never prevail against us; hear us in your mercy, O Lord, who, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

These prayers come from ancient Hispania, now known to us as Spain. They link us to that great cloud of witnesses in the past and help us express profound biblical truths in heartfelt ways.