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
Nox atra rerum cóntegit terræ colóres ómnium: nos confiténtes póscimus te, iuste iudex córdium,
The dusky veil of night hath laid The varied hues of earth in shade; Before Thee, righteous Judge of all, We contrite in confession fall.
Ut áuferas piácula sordésque mentis ábluas, donésque, Christe, grátiam ut arceántur crímina.
Take far away our load of sin, Our soiled minds make clean within: Thy sov’reign grace, O Christ, impart, From all offence to guard our heart.
Mens, ecce, torpet ímpia, quam culpa mordet nóxia; obscúra gestit tóllere et te, Redémptor, quǽrere.
For lo! our mind is dull and cold, Envenomed by sin’s baneful hold: Fain would it now the darkness flee, And seek, Redeemer, unto Thee.
Repélle tu calíginem intrínsecus quam máxime, ut in beáto gáudeat se collocári lúmine.
Far from it drive the shades of night, Its inmost darkness put to flight; Till in the daylight of the Blest It joys to find itself at rest.
Sit, Christe, rex piíssime, tibi Patríque glória cum Spíritu Paráclito, in sempitérna sæcula. Amen.
To thee, O Christ, our gracious king, And to thy Father, glory be, Who with the Spirit Paraclete Forever reign in majesty.
Vel:
Or:
Hymnus
Christe, precámur ádnuas orántibus servis tuis, iníquitas hæc sǽculi ne nostram captívet fidem.
Non cogitémus ímpie, invideámus némini, læsi non reddámus vicem, vincámus in bono malum.
Absit nostris e córdibus ira, dolus, supérbia; absístat avarítia, malórum radix ómnium.
Consérvet pacis fœdera non simuláta cáritas; sit illibáta cástitas credulitáte pérpeti.
Sit, Christe, rex piíssime, tibi Patríque glória cum Spíritu Paráclito, in sempitérna sǽcula. Amen.
To thee, O Christ, our gracious king, And to thy Father, glory be, Who with the Spirit Paraclete Forever reign in majesty.
Ant. 1. Elóquium Dómini scutum est ómnium sperántium in eum.
Ant. 1. The word of the Lord is a shield for all who hope in Him.
Psalmus 17 (18), 31-51
Psalm 17:31-51
Gratiarum actio
Thanksgiving
Si Deus pro nobis, quis contra nos? (Rom 8, 31).
If God is for us, who will be against us?
IV
IV
Deus, impollúta via eius, † elóquia Dómini igne examináta; * protéctor est ómnium sperántium in se.
As for my God, his way is undefiled: the words of the Lord are fire tried: he is the protector of all that trust in him.
Quóniam quis Deus præter Dóminum? * Aut quæ munítio præter Deum nostrum?
For who is God but the Lord? or who is God but our God?
Deus, qui præcínxit me virtúte * et pósuit immaculátam viam meam;
God, who hath girt me with strength; and made my way blameless.
qui perfécit pedes meos tamquam cervórum * et super excélsa státuit me;
Who hath made my feet like the feet of harts: and who setteth me upon high places.
qui docet manus meas ad prœlium, * et tendunt arcum æreum bráchia mea.
Who teacheth my hands to war: and thou hast made my arms like a brazen bow.
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. Elóquium Dómini scutum est ómnium sperántium in eum.
Ant. The word of the Lord is a shield for all who hope in Him.
Ant. 2. Déxtera tua, Dómine, suscépit me.
Ant. 2. May Thy right hand, Lord, seize me.
V
V
Et dedísti mihi scutum salútis tuæ, † et déxtera tua suscépit me, * et exaudítio tua magnificávit me.
And thou hast given me the protection of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath held me up: And thy discipline hath corrected me unto the end: and thy discipline, the same shall teach me.
Dilatásti gressus meos subtus me, * et non sunt infirmáta vestígia mea.
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; and my feet are not weakened.
Persequébar inimícos meos et comprehendébam illos * et non convertébar, donec defícerent.
I will pursue after my enemies, and overtake them: and I will not turn again till they are consumed.
Confringébam illos, nec póterant stare, * cadébant subtus pedes meos.
I will break them, and they shall not be able to stand: they shall fall under my feet.
Et præcinxísti me virtúte ad bellum * et supplantásti insurgéntes in me subtus me.
And thou hast girded me with strength unto battle; and hast subdued under me them that rose up against me.
Et inimícos meos dedísti mihi dorsum * et odiéntes me disperdidísti.
And thou hast made my enemies turn their back upon me, and hast destroyed them that hated me.
Clamavérunt, nec erat qui salvos fáceret, * ad Dóminum, nec exaudívit eos.
They cried, but there was none to save them, to the Lord: but he heard them not.
Et commínui eos ut púlverem ante fáciem venti, * ut lutum plateárum contrívi eos.
And I shall beat them as small as the dust before the wind; I shall bring them to nought, like the dirt in the streets.
Eripuísti me de contradictiónibus pópuli, * constituísti me in caput géntium.
Thou wilt deliver me from the contradictions of the people: thou wilt make me head of the Gentiles.
Pópulus, quem non cognóvi, servívit mihi, * in audítu auris obœdívit mihi.
A people, which I knew not, hath served me: at the hearing of the ear they have obeyed me.
Fílii aliéni blandíti sunt mihi, † fílii aliéni inveteráti sunt, * contremuérunt in ábditis suis.
The children that are strangers have lied to me, strange children have faded away, and have halted from their paths.
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. Déxtera tua, Dómine, suscépit me.
Ant. May Thy right hand, Lord, seize me.
Ant. 3. Vivat Dóminus, et exaltétur Deus salútis meæ.
Ant. 3. Long live the Lord, and may the God of my salvation be exalted.
VI
VI
Vivit Dóminus et benedíctus Adiútor meus, * et exaltétur Deus salútis meæ.
The Lord liveth, and blessed be my God, and let the God of my salvation be exalted:
Deus qui das vindíctas mihi † et subdis pópulos sub me, * liberátor meus de inimícis meis iracúndis;
O God, who avengest me, and subduest the people under me, my deliverer from my enemies.
et ab insurgéntibus in me exáltas me, * a viro iníquo éripis me.
And thou wilt lift me up above them that rise up against me: from the unjust man thou wilt deliver me.
Proptérea confitébor tibi in natiónibus, Dómine, * et nómini tuo psalmum dicam,
Therefore will I give glory to thee, O Lord, among the nations, and I will sing a psalm to thy name.
magníficans salútes regis sui † et fáciens misericórdiam christo suo, * David et sémini eius usque in sæculum.
Giving great deliverance to his king, and shewing mercy to David his anointed: and to his seed for ever.
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. Vivat Dóminus, et exaltétur Deus salútis meæ.
Ant. Long live the Lord, and may the God of my salvation be exalted.
In primo nocturno, anno I)
De libro Hábacuc prophétæ 2, 5-20
Profécto divítiæ decípiunt virum supérbum, et non pervéniet ad finem; qui dilátat quasi inférnus fauces suas et ipse quasi mors et non adimplétur: et cóngregat ad se omnes gentes et coacérvat ad se omnes pópulos. Numquid non omnes isti super eum parábolam sument et loquélam ænígmatum dicéntes: "Væ ei qui multíplicat non sua - úsquequo? - et ággravat pignóra super se!"
Numquid non repénte consúrgent, qui mórdeant te, et evigilábunt agitántes te, et eris in rapínam eis? Quia tu spoliásti gentes multas, spoliábunt te omnes qui réliqui fúerint de pópulis; propter sánguinem hóminum et oppressiónem terræ, civitátum et ómnium habitántium in eis. Væ, qui cóngregat lucrum iniústum in malum dómui suæ, ut ponat in excélso nidum suum et salvet se de manu mali! Consílium cepísti in confusiónem dómui tuæ, concidéndi pópulos multos, et peccásti in ánimam tuam. Quia lapís de paríete clamábit, et trabes de contignatióne respóndebit ei.
Væ, qui ædíficat civitátem in sánguinibus et condit urbem in iniquitáte! Numquid non hæc a Dómino sunt exercítuum, ut láborent pópuli pro igne, et gentes in vácuum fatigéntur? Quia replébitur terra cognitióne glóriæ Dómini, sicut aquæ opériunt mare.
Væ, qui potum dat amíco suo, mittens venénum suum et inébrians eum, ut aspíciat nuditátem eius! Repléris ignomínia pro glória; bibe tu quoque et denudáre! Transíbit ad te calix déxteræ Dómini, et véniet ignomínia super glóriam tuam. Quia vástitas Líbani opériet te, et miséria animálium deterrébit te propter sánguinem hóminum et oppressiónem terræ, civitátum et ómnium habitántium in eis. Quid prodest scúlptile, quia sculpsit illud fictor suus; conflátile et oráculum mendax, quia sperávit in figménto fictor eius, ut fáceret simúlacra muta? Væ, qui dicit ligno: "Expergíscere!", "Surge!" lápidi tacénti! Numquid ipse docére póterit? Ecce iste coopértus est auro et argénto, et omnis spíritus non est in viscéribus eius. Dóminus autem in templo sancto suo; síleat a fácie eius omnis terra.
r. Factus est mihi Dóminus in refúgium, * Et Deus meus in auxílium spei meæ. v. Deus ultiónum Dóminus, Deus ultiónum líbere egit. * Et. v. Glória Patri. * Et.
In secundo nocturno, anno I)
Ex Expositióne Richárdi a Sancto Victóre presbýteri in cánticum Hábacuc (Cap. III. Opera, Rotomagi 1650, p. 452)
In médio annórum notum fácies. Quod Apóstolus plenitúdinem témporis nóminat, hoc Hábacuc prophéta médium annórum vocat. Ad similitúdinem humáni córporis de Christi córpore senténtia profértur, quando quid futúrum sit a prophéta prævidétur, vel quo témpore ventúrum sit ab eódem prædícitur. Póstea vero quam plenitúdo témporis venit, postquam ad plenam ætátem pervénit, postquam dimídium annórum perégit, quando statúra córporis maior, virtus vero robústior, præcépta altióra accépit, accépta magnífice implévit. Iam enim ei dícitur: Dilígite inímicos vestros. - Si vis perféctus esse, vade, vende ómnia quæ habes et da paupéribus. - Qui amat ánimam suam plus quam me, non est me dignus.
Sed nóvimus quia maiórem caritátem nemo habet, quam ut ánimam suam ponat quis pro amícis suis. Patet ergo quia corpus Christi, quod est Ecclésia, ad plenam ætátem pervénit, quod médium annórum suórum transégit, quando iam pro Dómino póterat étiam inimícos dilígere, quando idónea erat Dóminum suum étiam usque ad mortem dilígere. Instábat ítaque tunc témporis tempus illud de quo per Hábacuc prædíctum fúerat, in médio annórum notum fácies.
Quid, quæso, nisi mystérium illud prius abscónditum, quod nemo huius mundi príncipum cognóvit, et quid, inquam, nisi altitúdinem illam consílii divíni super salútem géneris humáni? Fidénter ássero, quia usque ad tempus illud nemo plene cognóvit quantum Deus salútem hóminis diléxerit, qui étiam próprio Fílio non pepércit, sed pro nobis ómnibus trádidit illum. Cóngruum valde fuit ut hómini tunc innotésceret quod Deus hóminem étiam usque ad humánæ infirmitátis angústias, usque ad crucis mortísque oppróbria dilígeret, quando et homo idóneus erat cuncta mundi huius pro Dómino contémnere, ínsuper et ánimam suam pro ipso in morte pónere.
r. Magnus Dóminus noster, magnáque virtus eius, * Et sapiéntiæ eius non est númerus. v. Qui númerat multitúdinem stellárum, et ómnibus eis nómina vocat. * Et. v. Glória Patri. * Et.
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.
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.
