v. Deus, ✠ in adiutórium meum inténde.
v. O God, come to my assistance;
r. Dómine, ad adiuvándum me festína.
r. O Lord, make haste to help me.
Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc et semper, et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Hymnus
Pange, lingua, gloriósi próélium certáminis et super crucis tropǽo dic triúmphum nóbilem, quáliter redémptor orbis immolátus vícerit.
Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle Sing the last, the dread affray; O’er the Cross, the victor’s trophy, Sound the high triumphal lay: Tell how Christ, the world’s Redeemer, As a victim won the day.
De paréntis protoplásti fraude factor cóndolens, quando pomi noxiális morte morsu córruit, ipse lignum tunc notávit, damna ligni ut sólveret.
God, His Maker, sorely grieving That the first-made Adam fell, When he ate the fruit of sorrow, Whose reward was death and hell, Noted then this Wood, the ruin Of the ancient wood to quell.
Hoc opus nostræ salútis ordo depopóscerat, multifórmis perditóris arte ut artem fálleret, et medélam ferret inde, hostis unde lǽserat.
For the work of our salvation Needs would have his order so, And the multiform deceiver’s Art by art would overthrow, And from thence would bring the med’cine Whence the insult of the foe.
Quando venit ergo sacri plenitúdo témporis, missus est ab arce Patris Natus, orbis cónditor, atque ventre virgináli carne factus pródiit.
Wherefore, when the sacred fulness Of the appointed time was come, This world’s Maker left His Father, Sent the heav’nly mansion from, And proceeded, God Incarnate, Of the Virgin’s holy womb.
Lustra sex qui iam perácta tempus implens córporis, se volénte, natus ad hoc, passióni déditus, agnus in crucis levátur immolándus stípite.
Æqua Patri Filióque, ínclito Paráclito, sempitérna sit beátæ Trinitáti glória, cuius alma nos redémit atque servat grátia. Amen.
Ant. 1. Díligam te, Dómine, virtus mea.
Ant. 1. I love thee, Lord, my strength.
Psalmus 17 (18), 2-30
Psalm 17 (18), 2-30
Gratiarum actio pro salute et victoria
Thanksgiving for salvation and victory.
In illa hora factus est terræmotus magnus (Apc 11, 13).
In that hour there was a great earthquake (Rev 11:13).
I
I
Díligam te, Dómine, fortitúdo mea. * Dómine, firmaméntum meum et refúgium meum et liberátor meus;
I will love Thou, Lord, my strength. Lord, my firmament, my refuge and my deliverer.
Deus meus, adiútor meus, et sperábo in eum; * protéctor meus et cornu salútis meæ et suscéptor meus.
My God is my helper, and I will hope in Him. He is my protector, and the horn of my salvation, and my defender.
Laudábilem invocábo Dóminum * et ab inimícis meis salvus ero.
I will call upon the Lord in praise of Him, and I will be delivered from my enemies.
Circumdedérunt me fluctus mortis, * et torréntes Bélial conturbavérunt me;
The waves of death have encircled me, and the torrents of Belial have afflicted me,
funes inférni circumdedérunt me, * præoccupavérunt me láquei mortis.
The pains of death have surrounded me, and the torrents of iniquity have filled me with trouble.
In tribulatióne mea invocávi Dóminum * et ad Deum meum clamávi;
In my affliction I called on the Lord, and cried out to my God.
exaudívit de templo suo vocem meam, * et clamor meus in conspéctu eius introívit in aures eius.
And from His holy temple He heard my voice; and my cry penetrated into His presence even to His ears.
Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, and ever shall be. Amen.
Ant. Díligam te, Dómine, virtus mea.
Ant. I love thee, Lord, my strength.
Ant. 2. Salvum me fecit Dóminus, quóniam vóluit me.
Ant. 2. The Lord gave me salvation, forasmuch as He was pleased with me.
II
II
Commóta est et contrémuit terra; † fundaménta móntium concússa sunt et commóta sunt, * quóniam irátus est.
The earth shook and trembled: the foundations of the mountains were troubled and were moved, because he was angry with them.
Ascéndit fumus de náribus eius, † et ignis de ore eius dévorans; * carbónes succénsi processérunt ab eo.
There went up a smoke in his wrath: and a fire flamed from his face: coals were kindled by it.
Inclinávit cælos et descéndit, * et calígo sub pédibus eius.
He bowed the heavens, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
Et ascéndit super cherub et volávit, * ferebátur super pennas ventórum.
And he ascended upon the cherubim, and he flew; he flew upon the wings of the winds.
Et pósuit ténebras latíbulum suum, † in circúitu eius tabernáculum eius, * tenebrósa aqua, nubes áeris.
And he made darkness his covert, his pavilion round about him: dark waters in the clouds of the air.
Præ fulgóre in conspéctu eius nubes transiérunt, * grando et carbónes ignis.
At the brightness that was before him the clouds passed, hail and coals of fire.
Et intónuit de cælo Dóminus, † et Altíssimus dedit vocem suam: * grando et carbónes ignis.
And the Lord thundered from heaven, and the highest gave his voice: hail and coals of fire.
Et misit sagíttas suas et dissipávit eos, * fúlgura iecit et conturbávit eos.
And he sent forth his arrows, and he scattered them: he multiplied lightnings, and troubled them.
Et apparuérunt fontes aquárum, * et reveláta sunt fundaménta orbis terrárum
16 Then the fountains of waters appeared, and the foundations of the world were discovered:
ab increpatióne tua, Dómine, * ab inspiratióne spíritus iræ tuæ.
At thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the spirit of thy wrath.
Misit de summo et accépit me * et assúmpsit me de aquis multis;
He sent from on high, and took me: and received me out of many waters.
erípuit me de inimícis meis fortíssimis † et ab his, qui odérunt me, * quóniam confortáti sunt super me.
He delivered me from my strongest enemies, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
Oppugnavérunt me in die afflictiónis meæ, * et factus est Dóminus fulciméntum meum;
They prevented me in the day of my affliction: and the Lord became my protector.
et edúxit me in latitúdinem, * salvum me fecit, quóniam vóluit me.
And he brought me forth into a large place: he saved me, because he was well pleased with me.
Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, and ever shall be. Amen.
Ant. Salvum me fecit Dóminus, quóniam vóluit me.
Ant. The Lord gave me salvation, forasmuch as He was pleased with me.
Ant. 3. Tu, Dómine, accénde lucérnam meam; illuminábis ténebras meas.
Ant. 3. Thou, Lord, make my torch shine; light my darkness
III
III
Et retríbuet mihi Dóminus secúndum iustítiam meam * et secúndum puritátem mánuum meárum reddet mihi,
And the Lord will reward me according to my justice; and will repay me according to the cleanness of my hands:
quia custodívi vias Dómini * nec ímpie recéssi a Deo meo.
Because I have kept the ways of the Lord; and have not done wickedly against my God.
Quóniam ómnia iudícia eius in conspéctu meo, * et iustítias eius non réppuli a me;
For all his judgments are in my sight: and his justices I have not put away from me.
et fui immaculátus cum eo * et observávi me ab iniquitáte.
And I shall be spotless with him: and shall keep myself from my iniquity.
Et retríbuet mihi Dóminus secúndum iustítiam meam * et secúndum puritátem mánuum meárum in conspéctu oculórum eius.
And the Lord will reward me according to my justice; and according to the cleanness of my hands before his eyes.
Cum sancto sanctus eris * et cum viro innocénte ínnocens eris
With the holy, thou wilt be holy; and with the innocent man thou wilt be innocent.
et cum elécto eléctus eris * et cum pervérso cállidus eris.
And with the elect thou wilt be elect: and with the perverse thou wilt be perverted.
Quóniam tu pópulum húmilem salvum fácies * et óculos superbórum humiliábis.
For thou wilt save the humble people; but wilt bring down the eyes of the proud.
Quóniam tu accéndis lucérnam meam, Dómine; * Deus meus illúminat ténebras meas.
For thou lightest my lamp, O Lord: O my God enlighten my darkness.
Quóniam in te aggrédiar hóstium turmas * et in Deo meo transíliam murum.
For by thee I shall be delivered from temptation; and through my God I shall go over a wall.
Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, and ever shall be. Amen.
Ant. Tu, Dómine, accénde lucérnam meam; illuminábis ténebras meas.
Ant. Thou, Lord, make my torch shine; light my darkness
In primo nocturno, anno I
De Epístula ad Hebræos
Nos tantam habéntes circumpósitam nobis nubem téstium, deponéntes omne pondus et circúmstans nos peccátum, per patiéntiam currámus propósitum nobis certámen, aspiciéntes in ducem fídei et consummatórem Iesum, qui pro gáudio sibi propósito sustínuit crucem, confusióne contémpta, atque in déxtera throni Dei sedet. Recogitáte enim eum qui talem sustínuit a peccatóribus advérsum semetípsum contradictiónem, ut ne fatigémini ánimis vestris deficiéntes.
Nondum usque ad sánguinem restitístis advérsus peccátum repugnántes et oblíti estis exhortatiónis quæ vobis tamquam fíliis lóquitur: Fili mi, noli neglégere disciplínam Dómini neque defícias, dum ab eo argúeris: quem enim díligit Dóminus castígat, flagéllat autem omnem fílium quem récipit. Ad disciplínam suffértis; tamquam fílios vos tractat Deus. Quis enim fílius quem non córripit pater? Quod si extra disciplínam estis, cuius partícipes facti sunt omnes, ergo adulteríni et non fílii estis!
Deinde patres quidem carnis nostræ habebámus eruditóres et reverebámur; non multo magis obtemperábimus Patri spirítuum et vivémus? Et illi quidem ad tempus paucórum diérum, secúndum quod videbátur illis, castigábant, hic autem ad id quod útile est ad participándam sanctitátem eius. Omnis autem disciplína in præsénti quidem vidétur non esse gáudii sed mæróris, póstea autem fructum pacíficum exercitátis per eam reddit iustítiæ. Propter quod remíssas manus et solúta génua erígite et gressus rectos fácite pédibus vestris ut quod claudum est non extorqueátur, magis autem sanétur.
r. Qui custodiébant ánimam meam, consílium fecérunt in unum, dicéntes: Deus derelíquit eum; * Persequímini et comprehéndite eum, quia non est qui líberet eum. Deus meus, ne elónges a me; Deus meus, in adiutórium meum inténde. v. Omnes inimíci mei advérsum me cogitábant mala mihi; verbum iníquum mandavérunt advérsum me, dicéntes: * Persequímini. v. Glória Patri. * Persequímini.
In secundo nocturno, anno I
Ex Sermónibus sancti Leónis Magni papæ (Sermo 45, 4-5: SC 74, 53-55)
Postquam Iudas persuásus a diábolo discéssit a Christo, seque a córpore apostólicæ unitátis ábscidit, nullo Dóminus pavóre turbátus, sed de sola redimendórum salúte sollícitus, omne témporis spátium quod a persequéntium vacábat incúrsu, mýsticis sermónibus sacratæque doctrínæ, sicut Ioánnis evangélio declarátur, impéndit, adíciens postrémo illam oratiónem qua ait: Pater, si fíeri potest, tránseat a me calix iste. Ubi non existimándum est quod Dóminus Jesus passiónem et mortem cuius iam discípulis sacraménta tradíderat, volúerit declináre; cum ipse beátum apóstolum Petrum devóta fide et caritáte fervéntem, uti advérsum persecutóres gládio vetet, dicens: Cálicem quem dedit mihi Pater, non vis ut bibam illum?
In salvándis enim ómnibus per crucem Christi, commúnis erat volúntas Patris et Fílii, commúne consílium; nec ulla póterat ratióne turbári quod ante ætérna sæcula et misericórditer erat dispósitum, et incommutabíliter præfinítum. Qui ergo verum, dilectíssimi, totúmque hóminem assúmpsit, veros et córporis sensus et ánimi suscépit afféctus. Nec quia ómnia in illo plena erant sacraméntis, plena miráculis, ídeo aut falsis lácrymis flevit, aut mendáci esúrie cibum sumpsit, aut simuláto sopóre dormívit. In nostra humilitáte contémptus, in nostra mæstitúdine contristátus, in nostro est dolóre crucifíxus. Passiónes enim mortalitátis nostræ ob hoc misericórdia súbiit, ut sanáret, ob hoc virtus recépit, ut vínceret.
Cum ítaque Dei Fílius dicit: Pater, si fíeri potest, tránseat a me calix iste, nostræ útitur voce natúræ, et causam agit fragilitátis et trepidatiónis humánæ: ut in iis quæ toleránda sunt, et patiéntia roborétur, et formído pellátur. Dénique cessans hoc ipsum pétere, excusáto quodámmodo nostræ infirmitátis metu, in quo nobis remanére non éxpedit, in álium afféctum transit et dicit: Verúmtamen non sicut ego volo, sed sicut tu. Hæc vox cápitis salus est totíus córporis; hæc vox omnes fidéles instrúxit, omnes confessóres accéndit, omnes mártyres coronávit. Discant ígitur hanc vocem omnes.
r. Ne perdas cum ímpiis, Deus, ánimam meam, et cum viris sánguinum vitam meam; * Rédime me, Dómine. v. Eripe me, Dómine, ab hómine malo, a viro iníquo líbera me. * Rédime. v. Glória Patri. * Rédime.
Postea dicitur immediate et sine orémus oratio propria, cum conclusione longiore.
After this the proper prayer is said straightway and without "Let us pray", with the long conclusion.
Da nobis, quǽsumus, Dómine, perseverántem in tua voluntáte famulátum, * ut in diébus nostris et mérito et número * pópulus tibi sérviens augeátur. Per Dóminum.
Lord, grant us the grace to persevere in submission to Thy will, so that in these days in which we live, the people devoted to Thy service may increase in number and grow in holiness.
Dóminus vobíscum.
The Lord be with thee.
r. Et cum spíritu tuo.
r. And with thy spirit.
Benedícat vos omnípotens Deus, Pater, ✠ et Fílius, et Spíritus Sanctus.
May God Almighty bless thee, the Father, ✠ and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
r. Amen.
r. Amen.
Vel alia formula benedictionis, sicut in Missa.
Or another formula of blessing, as at Mass.
Et si fit dimissio, sequitur invitatio:
And if we make a referral, we add the invitation:
Absente sacerdote vel diacono, et in recitatione a solo, sic concluditur:
In the absence of a deacon or a priest, and in the recitation alone, it is concluded thus:
Dóminus nos benedícat, et ab omni malo deféndat, et ad vitam perdúcat ætérnam. r. Amen.
May the Lord bless us, forbid us from all evil, and bring us to eternal life. r. Amen.
The translations proposed here have the sole purpose of a better understanding of the Latin text. They are not to be used in place of the official translations in the liturgy in the vernacular.
