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.
Allelúia.
Hymnus
O gloriósa dómina excélsa super sídera, qui te creávit próvide, lactas sacráto úbere.
O glorious lady! throned on high Above the star-illumined sky; Thereto ordained, thy bosom lent To thy Creator nourishment.
Quod Eva tristis ábstulit, tu reddis almo gérmine; intrent ut astra flébiles, sternis benígna sémitam.
Through thy sweet offspring we receive The bliss once lost through hapless Eve; And heaven to mortals open lies Now thou art portal of the skies.
Tu regis alti iánua et porta lucis fúlgida; vitam datam per Vírginem, gentes redémptæ, pláudite.
Thou art the door of heaven's high King, Light's gateway fair and glistering; Life through a Virgin is restored; Ye ransomed nations, praise the Lord!
Patri sit et Paráclito tuóque Nato glória, qui veste te mirábili circumdedérunt grátiæ. Amen.
Ant. 1. Emítte lucem tuam et veritátem tuam, Dómine.
Ant. 1. Send Thy light and Thy truth, Lord.
Psalmus 42 (43)
Psalm 42 (43)
Desiderium templi
Desire for the temple
Ego lux in mundum veni (Io 12, 46).
I am the light that has come into the world (Io 12, 46).
Iudica me, Deus, † et discérne causam meam de gente non sancta; * ab hómine iníquo et dolóso érue me.
Judge me, O God, and distinguish my cause from the nation that is not holy: deliver me from the unjust and deceitful man.
Quia tu es Deus refúgii mei; † quare me repulísti, * et quare tristis incédo, dum afflígit me inimícus?
For thou art God my strength: why hast thou cast me off? and why do I go sorrowful whilst the enemy afflicteth me?
Emítte lucem tuam et veritátem tuam; * ipsæ me dedúcant et addúcant in montem sanctum tuum et in tabernácula tua.
Sent forth thy light and thy truth: they have conducted me, and brought me unto thy holy hill, and into thy tabernacles.
Et introíbo ad altáre Dei, † ad Deum lætítiæ exsultatiónis meæ. * Confitébor tibi in cíthara, Deus, Deus meus.
And I will go in to the altar of God: to God who giveth joy to my youth.
Quare tristis es, ánima mea, * et quare conturbáris in me?
To thee, O God my God, I will give praise upon the harp: why art thou sad, O my soul? and why dost thou disquiet me?
Spera in Deo, quóniam adhuc confitébor illi, * salutáre vultus mei et Deus meus.
Hope in God, for I will still give praise to him: the salvation of my countenance, and my God.
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. Emítte lucem tuam et veritátem tuam, Dómine.
Ant. Send Thy light and Thy truth, Lord.
Ant. 2. Cunctis diébus vitæ nostræ, salvos nos fac, Dómine.
Ant. 2. Every day of our lives, save us, Lord.
Canticum (Is 38, 10-14. 17-20)
Cantique (Is 38, 10-14. 17-20)
Moribundi angores, sanati lætitia
The anguish of agony, the joy of healing
Ego sum vivens et fui mortuus ... et habeo claves mortis (Ap 1, 17-18).
I am the living: I was dead, and I hold the keys of death
Ego dixi: In dimídio diérum meórum † vadam ad portas ínferi; * quæsívi resíduum annórum meórum.
I said, "In the middle of my days I am going away; I have my place amongst the dead for the end of my years.
Dixi: Non vidébo Dóminum Deum in terra vivéntium, † non aspíciam hóminem ultra * inter habitatóres orbis.
I said, "I will not behold the Lord in the land of the living, nor a man's face amongst the inhabitants of the world."
Habitáculum meum ablátum est et abdúctum longe a me * quasi tabernáculum pastórum;
My dwelling is taken from me, torn away, like a shepherd's tent.
convólvit sicut textor vitam meam; * de stámine succídit me.
Like a weaver, I unwinded my life; the thread is cut.
De mane usque ad vésperam * confecísti me.
From day to night, Thou finish me off.
Prostrátus sum usque ad mane, * quasi leo sic cónterit ómnia ossa mea;
I cried out until such time as morning, like a lion, he crushed all my bones.
de mane usque ad vésperam * confecísti me.
From day to night, Thou finish me off.
Sicut pullus hirúndinis, sic mussitábo, * meditábor ut colúmba;
Like the swallow, I cry out, I moan like the dove.
attenuáti sunt óculi mei * suspiciéntes in excélsum.
My eyes weaken from looking up there.
Tu autem eruísti ánimam meam * a fóvea consumptiónis,
And thou hast clung to my soul, thou hast pulled me out of the nothingness of the abyss,
proiecísti enim post tergum tuum * ómnia peccáta mea.
Thou hast thrown all my sins far behind Thou.
Quia non inférnus confitébitur tibi, * neque mors laudábit te;
for hell cannot give thanks unto thee, nor death to praise thou;
non exspectábunt, qui descéndunt in lacum, * veritátem tuam.
they are no longer waiting, those who descend into the pit for Thy truth.
Vivens, vivens ipse confitébitur tibi, sicut et ego hódie; * pater fíliis notam fáciet veritátem tuam.
The living, the living, gives thanks to Thou, as I do today. And the father to his children will show Thy faithfulness.
Dómine, salvum me fac, † et ad sonum cítharæ cantábimus cunctis diébus vitæ nostræ * in domo Dómini.
Lord, come and save me, and we will play on our zithers all the days of our lives in the house of the Lord.
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. Cunctis diébus vitæ nostræ, salvos nos fac, Dómine.
Ant. Every day of our lives, save us, Lord.
Ant. 3. Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion.
Ant. 3. To Thou the hymn, God, in Zion.
Psalmus 64 (65)
Psalm 64 (65)
Sollemnis gratiarum actio
Solemn thanksgiving
In Sion intellege cælicam civitatem (Origenes).
By Sion we mean the heavenly city (Origen).
Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion; * et tibi reddétur votum in Ierúsalem.
O God, becometh thee in Sion: and a vow shall be paid to thee in Jerusalem.
Qui audis oratiónem, * ad te omnis caro véniet propter iniquitátem.
O hear my prayer: all flesh shall come to thee.
Etsi prævaluérunt super nos impietátes nostræ, * tu propitiáberis eis.
The words of the wicked have prevailed over us: and thou wilt pardon our transgressions.
Beátus, quem elegísti et assumpsísti; * inhabitábit in átriis tuis.
Blessed is he whom thou hast chosen and taken to thee: he shall dwell in thy courts
Replébimur bonis domus tuæ, * sanctitáte templi tui.
We shall be filled with the good things of thy house; holy is thy temple,
Mirabíliter in æquitáte exáudies nos, Deus salútis nostræ, * spes ómnium fínium terræ et maris longínqui.
wonderful in justice. Hear us, O God our saviour, who art the hope of all the ends of the earth, and in the sea afar off.
Firmans montes in virtúte tua, * accínctus poténtia.
Thou who preparest the mountains by thy strength, being girded with power:
Compéscens sónitum maris, sónitum flúctuum eius * et tumúltum populórum.
who troublest the depth of the sea, the noise of its waves. The Gentiles shall be troubled,
Et timébunt, qui hábitant términos terræ, a signis tuis; * éxitus oriéntis et occidéntis delectábis.
and they that dwell in the uttermost borders shall be afraid at thy signs: thou shalt make the outgoings of the morning and of the evening to be joyful.
Visitásti terram et inebriásti eam; * multiplicásti locupletáre eam.
10 Thou hast visited the earth, and hast plentifully watered it; thou hast many ways enriched it.
Flumen Dei replétum est aquis; † parásti fruménta illórum, * quóniam ita parásti eam.
The river of God is filled with water, thou hast prepared their food: for so is its preparation.
Sulcos eius írrigans, glebas eius complánans; * ímbribus emóllis eam, benedícis gérmini eius.
Fill up plentifully the streams thereof, multiply its fruits; it shall spring up and rejoice in its showers.
Coronásti annum benignitáte tua, * et vestígia tua stillábunt pinguédinem.
Thou shalt bless the crown of the year of thy goodness: and thy fields shall be filled with plenty.
Stillábunt páscua desérti, * et exsultatióne colles accingéntur.
The beautiful places of the wilderness shall grow fat: and the hills shall be girded about with joy,
Indúta sunt óvibus prata, † et valles abundábunt fruménto; * clamábunt, étenim hymnum dicent.
The rams of the flock are clothed, and the vales shall abound with corn: they shall shout, yea they shall sing a hymn.
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. Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion.
Ant. To Thou the hymn, God, in Zion.
Lectio brevis (Cf. Is 61, 10)
Short reading (cf. Is 61:10)
Gaudens gaudébo in Dómino, et exsultábit ánima mea in Deo meo, quia índuit me vestiméntis salútis et induménto iustítiæ circúmdedit me, quasi sponsam ornátam monílibus suis.
I will be glad in the Lord, and my heart will rejoice in my God, because He has clothed me with the garments of salvation and covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Responsorium breve
r. Elégit eam Deus, * Et præelégit eam. Elégit. v. In tabernáculo suo habitáre facit eam. * Et præelégit eam. Glória Patri. Elégit.
r. God has chosen her * and chosen her with predilection. God. v. He made her dwell in His tent. * and chosen with predilection. Glory unto the Father. God.
Ant. Paradísi porta per Evam cunctis clausa est, et per Maríam Vírginem patefácta est.
Ant. Through Eve's fault, the door to Paradise was closed to all, and through the Virgin Mary, it was opened.
Canticum Evangelicum Lc 1, 68-79
Gospel canticle (Lk 1:68-79)
De Messia eiusque præcursore
The Messiah and his precursor
Benedíctus ✠ Dóminus, Deus Israel, * quia visitávit et fecit redemptiónem plebi suæ
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; because he hath visited and wrought the redemption of his people:
et eréxit cornu salútis nobis * in domo David púeri sui,
And hath raised up an horn of salvation to us, in the house of David his servant:
sicut locútus est per os sanctórum, * qui a sǽculo sunt, prophetárum eius,
As he spoke by the mouth of his holy Prophets, who are from the beginning:
salútem ex inimícis nostris * et de manu ómnium, qui odérunt nos;
Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us:
ad faciéndam misericórdiam cum pátribus nostris * et memorári testaménti sui sancti,
To perform mercy to our fathers, and to remember his holy testament,
iusiurándum, quod iurávit ad Abraham patrem nostrum, * datúrum se nobis,
The oath, which he swore to Abraham our father, that he would grant to us,
ut sine timóre, de manu inimicórum liberáti, * serviámus illi
That being delivered from the hand of our enemies, we may serve him without fear,
in sanctitáte et iustítia coram ipso * ómnibus diébus nostris.
In holiness and justice before him, all our days.
Et tu, puer, prophéta Altíssimi vocáberis: * præíbis enim ante fáciem Dómini paráre vias eius,
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways:
ad dandam sciéntiam salútis plebi eius * in remissiónem peccatórum eórum,
To give knowledge of salvation to his people, unto the remission of their sins:
per víscera misericórdiæ Dei nostri, * in quibus visitábit nos óriens ex alto,
Through the bowels of the mercy of our God, in which the Orient from on high hath visited us:
illumináre his, qui in ténebris et in umbra mortis sedent, * ad dirigéndos pedes nostros in viam pacis.
To enlighten them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death: to direct our feet into the way of peace.
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. Paradísi porta per Evam cunctis clausa est, et per Maríam Vírginem patefácta est.
Ant. Through Eve's fault, the door to Paradise was closed to all, and through the Virgin Mary, it was opened.
Preces
Salvatórem nostrum celebrántes, qui ex María Vírgine nasci dignátus est, exorémus dicéntes:
Let us lift up our prayers to the Savior, who willed to be born of the Virgin Mary, and let us say to Him:
Intercédat pro nobis mater tua, Dómine.
May Your Mother, Lord, intercede for us.
O sol iustítiæ, quem immaculáta Virgo ut lucens auróra præcéssit,
O Sun of justice, whom the Virgin Mary preceded like a shining dawn,
— tríbue ut in lúmine visitatiónis tuæ semper ambulémus.
- may we always live illuminated by the clarity of Your presence.
Verbum ætérnum, quod Maríam habitatiónis tuæ arcam incorruptíbilem elegísti,
Eternal Word, You who chose Mary as your dwelling place, an incorruptible ark,
— líbera nos a corruptióne peccáti.
- deliver us from the corruption of sin.
Salvátor noster, qui iuxta crucem matrem tuam habuísti,
Savior of the world, who had Your Mother beside the cross,
— præsta ut, ipsa intercedénte, communicántes tuis passiónibus gaudeámus.
- grant us, through his intercession, to share Your sufferings in joy.
Benigníssime Iesu, qui pendens in cruce, Maríam Ioánni matrem dedísti,
Very good Jesus, who, hanging on the cross, gave John Mary for his mother,
— da nobis ita vívere ut eius fílii agnoscámur.
- let us also live as his children.
Pater noster
Pater noster, qui es in cælis:
Our Father, who art in heaven,
sanctificétur nomen tuum;
Hallowed be thy name.
advéniat regnum tuum;
Thy kingdom come.
fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra.
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Panem nostrum cotidiánum da nobis hódie;
Give us this day our daily bread.
et dimítte nobis débita nostra,
And forgive us our trespasses,
sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris;
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem;
and do not abandon us in trial;
sed líbera nos a malo.
But deliver us from evil.
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.
Famulórum tuórum, quǽsumus, Dómine, delíctis ignósce, † ut, qui tibi placére de nostris áctibus non valémus, Genetrícis Fílii tui intercessióne salvémur. Per Dóminum.
We pray Thou, Lord, to forgive the sins of Thy servants, so that we, who cannot please Thou by our own actions, may be saved through the intercession of the Mother of Thy Son.
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:
v. Ite in pace. r. Deo grátias.
v. Go in peace. r. Let us give thanks to God.
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.
