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
Lux ætérna, lumen potens, dies indefíciens, debellátor atræ noctis, reparátor lúminis, destructórque tenebrárum, illustrátor méntium:
Quo nascénte suscitámur, quo vocante surgimus; faciénte quo beáti, quo linquénte míseri; quo a morte liberáti, quo sumus perlúcidi;
Mortis quo victóres facti, noctis atque sǽculi; ergo nobis, rex ætérne, lucem illam tríbue, quæ fuscátur nulla nocte, solo gaudens lúmine.
Honor Patri sit ac tibi, Sancto sit Spirítui, Deo trino sed et uni, paci, vitæ, lúmini, nómini præ cunctis dulci divinóque númini. Amen.
Vel:
Or:
Hymnus
Deus de nullo véniens, Deus de Deo pródiens, Deus ab his progrédiens, in nos veni subvéniens.
Tu nostrum desidérium, tu sis amor et gáudium; in te nostra cupíditas et sit in te iucúnditas.
Pater, cunctórum Dómine, cum Génito de Vírgine, intus et in circúitu nos rege Sancto Spíritu.
Meménto, sancta Trínitas, quod tua fecit bónitas, creándo prius hóminem, recreándo per sánguinem.
Nam quos creávit Unitas, redémit Christi cáritas; patiéndo tunc díligens, nunc díligat nos éligens.
Tríadi sanctæ gáudium, pax, virtus et impérium, decus, omnipoténtia, laus, honor, reveréntia. Amen.
Ant. 1. Confiteántur Dómino misericórdiæ eius et mirabília eius fíliis hóminum.
Ant. 1. Let them celebrate before the Lord His mercies and His wonders for the children of men.
Psalmus 106
Psalm 106
Pro liberatione gratiarum actio
Thanksgiving for the liberation
Verbum misit Deus filiis Israel, annuntians pacem per Iesum Christum (Act 10,36).
God sent His word to the children of Israel, announcing peace through Jesus Christ.
I
I
Confitémini Dómino, quóniam bonus, * quóniam in sǽculum misericórdia eíus.
Praise the Lord, forasmuch as He is good and forasmuch as His mercy is eternal.
Dicant, qui redémpti sunt a Dómino, * quos redémit de manu adversárii
Let them say it those who have been redeemed by the Lord, those whom He hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy
et de regiónibus congregávit eos, † a solis ortu et occásu, * ab aquilóne et mari.
and gathered from all countries, from the east and the west, from the north and from the sea.
Erravérunt in solitúdine, in inaquóso, * viam civitátis habitatiónis non invenérunt.
They wandered in the desert, in the arid places, without finding a city where they could dwell.
Esuriéntes et sitiéntes, * ánima eórum in ipsis defécit.
Suffering from hunger and thirst, their souls had fainted.
Et clamavérunt ad Dóminum, cum tribularéntur, * et de necessitátibus eórum erípuit eos.
They cried out unto the Lord in their tribulations, and He rescued them from their necessities,
Et dedúxit eos in viam rectam, * ut irent in civitátem habitatiónis.
and He led them in the right way, to bring them to a city where they could live
Confiteántur Dómino propter misericórdiam eíus * et mirabília eíus in fílios hóminum,
Let them praise the Lord for His mercy, and for His wonders for the children of men,
quia satiávit ánimam sitiéntem * et ánimam esuriéntem replévit bonis.
for He hath filled the weary soul, and He hath filled the hungry soul with good things.
Sedéntes in ténebris et umbra mortis, * vincti in mendicitáte et ferro,
They sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, captives, in need, and in chains,
quia exacerbavérunt elóquia Dei * et consílium Altíssimi sprevérunt.
forasmuch as they had rebelled against the commands of God, and had despised the counsel of the Most High.
Et humiliávit in labóribus cor eórum, * infirmáti sunt, nec fuit qui adiuváret.
Their hearts were humbled by the work; they were exhausted, and there was no one to help them.
Et clamavérunt ad Dóminum, cum tribularéntur, * et de necessitátibus eórum liberávit eos.
They cried out unto the Lord in their tribulation, and He rescued them from their necessities,
Et edúxit eos de ténebris et umbra mortis * et víncula eórum dirúpit.
and He brought them out of darkness and out of the shadow of death, and broke their bonds.
Confiteántur Dómino propter misericórdiam eíus * et mirabília eíus in fílios hóminum,
Let them praise the Lord for His mercy, and for His wonders for the children of men;
quia contrívit portas ǽreas * et vectes férreos confrégit.
for He hath broken down the gates of brass, and broken the bolts of iron.
Stulti facti sunt in via iniquitátis suæ * et propter iniustítias suas afflícti sunt;
He hath taken them out of the way of their iniquity; for they had been humbled forasmuch as of their injustices.
omnem escam abomináta est ánima eórum, * et appropinquavérunt usque ad portas mortis.
Their souls abhorred all food, and they were near the gates of death.
Et clamavérunt ad Dóminum, cum tribularéntur, * et de necessitátibus eórum liberávit eos.
And they cried out unto the Lord in their tribulation, and He rescued them from their necessities.
Misit verbum suum et sanávit eos * et erípuit eos de interitiónibus eórum.
He sent His word, and He healed them, and rescued them from death.
Confiteántur Dómino propter misericórdiam eíus * et mirabília eíus in fílios hóminum;
Let them praise the Lord for His mercy, and for His wonders for the children of men.
et sacríficent sacrifícium laudis * et annúntient ópera eíus in exsultatióne.
Let them offer Him a sacrifice of praise, and let them publish His works with joy.
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. Confiteántur Dómino misericórdiæ eius et mirabília eius fíliis hóminum.
Ant. Let them celebrate before the Lord His mercies and His wonders for the children of men.
Ant. 2. Ipsi vidérunt ópera Dei et mirabília eius.
Ant. 2. They saw God's works and wonders.
II
II
Qui descéndunt mare in návibus, * faciéntes operatiónem in aquis multis,
Those who go down to sea in ships, and work on the vast waters,
ipsi vidérunt ópera Dómini * et mirabília eíus in profúndo.
these have seen the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the midst of the abyss.
Dixit et excitávit spíritum procéllæ, * et exaltáti sunt fluctus eíus.
He said, and the breath of the storm arose, and the waves of the sea were stirred up.
Ascéndunt usque ad cælos † et descéndunt usque ad abýssos; * ánima eórum in malis tabescébat.
They ascend to heaven, and descend unto the abyss; their souls fainted in the midst of their evils.
Turbáti sunt et moti sunt sicut ébrius, * et omnis sapiéntia eórum devoráta est.
They were troubled and agitated like a drunken man, and all their wisdom was annihilated.
Et clamavérunt ad Dóminum, cum tribularéntur, * et de necessitátibus eórum edúxit eos.
And they cried out unto the Lord in their tribulation, and He rescued them from their necessities.
Et státuit procéllam eíus in auram, * et tacuérunt fluctus eíus.
He changed the storm into a light wind, and the waves of the sea subsided.
Et lætáti sunt, quia siluérunt, * et dedúxit eos in portum voluntátis eórum.
They rejoiced to behold them appeased, and God led them unto the port where they wanted to arrive.
Confiteántur Dómino propter misericórdiam eíus * et mirabília eíus in fílios hóminum;
Let them praise the Lord for His mercies, and for His wonders on behalf of the children of men.
et exáltent eum in ecclésia plebis * et in convéntu seniórum laudent eum.
Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people, and let them praise Him in the council of the elders.
Pósuit flúmina in desértum * et éxitus aquárum in sitim,
He hath turned the rivers into a desert, and the springs of water into parched soil,
terram fructíferam in salsúginem * a malítia inhabitántium in ea.
and the fertile land in salt plains, forasmuch as of the malice of its inhabitants.
Pósuit desértum in stagna aquárum * et terram sine aqua in éxitus aquárum.
He hath turned the deserts into sheets of water, and the arid land into running waters.
Et collocávit illic esuriéntes, * et constituérunt civitátem habitatiónis.
And He settled the hungry there, and they built a city to dwell in;
Et seminavérunt agros et plantavérunt víneas, * et fecérunt fructum in provéntum suum.
they have sown fields and planted vineyards, and gathered abundant fruit.
Et benedíxit eis, et multiplicáti sunt nimis, * et iuménta eórum non minorávit.
He blessed them, and they multiplied exceedingly; He did not allow their flocks to be diminished.
Et pauci facti sunt et vexáti sunt * a tribulatióne malórum et dolóre.
Then they were reduced to a few, and overwhelmed by the affliction of their evils and pain.
Effúdit contemptiónem super príncipes * et erráre fecit eos in desérto ínvio.
Contempt was poured out upon the princes, and He caused them to wander out of the way and into places without way.
Et suscépit páuperem de inópia * et pósuit sicut oves famílias.
And He helped the poor in their poverty and multiplied families like flocks.
Vidébunt recti et lætabúntur, * et omnis iníquitas oppilábit os suum.
The righteous will behold it and rejoice, and iniquity will have to shut its mouths.
Quis sápiens, et custódiet hæc * et intélleget misericórdias Dómini?.
Who is wise to take heed of these things, and to understand the mercies 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. Ipsi vidérunt ópera Dei et mirabília eius.
Ant. They saw God's works and wonders.
Ant. 3. Vidébunt recti et lætabúntur et intéllegent misericórdias Dómini.
Ant. 3. The righteous will behold and rejoice, and understand the mercies 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. Vidébunt recti et lætabúntur et intéllegent misericórdias Dómini.
Ant. The righteous will behold and rejoice, and understand the mercies of the Lord.
In primo nocturno, anno I)
Incipit liber Ezechiélis prophétæ 1, 3-12. 26-28
Factum est verbum Dómini ad Ezechiélem fílium Buzi, sacerdótem, in terra Chaldæórum secus flumen Chobar, et facta est super eum ibi manus Dómini. Et vidi: et ecce ventus túrbinis veniébat ab aquilóne et nubes magna et ignis conglobátus, et splendor in circúitu eius, et de médio eius quasi spécies eléctri, id est de médio ignis; et ex médio eius similitúdo quáttuor animálium, et hic aspéctus eórum: similitúdo hóminis erat eis. Quáttuor fácies uni et quáttuor pennæ uni; pedes eórum pedes recti, et planta pedis eórum quasi planta pedis vítuli, et scintillábant quasi aspéctus æris candéntis. Et manus hóminis erant sub pennis eórum in quáttuor pártibus. Fácies autem et pennæ illórum quáttuor: iunctæ erant pennæ eórum áltera ad álteram; non revertebántur, cum incéderent, sed unumquódque ante fáciem suam gradiebátur.
Similitúdo autem vultus eórum: fácies hóminis et fácies leónis a dextris ipsórum quáttuor, fácies autem bovis a sinístris ipsórum quáttuor et fácies áquilæ ipsórum quáttuor. Et pennæ eórum exténtæ désuper; duæ pennæ singulórum iungebántur, et duæ tegébant córpora eórum. Et unumquódque coram fácie sua ambulábat: ubi erat ímpetus spíritus, illuc gradiebántur, nec revertebántur, cum ambulárent.
Et super firmaméntum, quod erat ímminens cápiti eórum, quasi aspéctus lápidis sapphíri similitúdo throni; et super similitúdinem throni similitúdo quasi aspéctus hóminis désuper. Et vidi quasi spéciem eléctri, velut aspéctum ignis per circúitum ab aspéctu lumbórum eius et désuper; et ab aspéctu lumbórum eius usque deórsum vidi quasi spéciem ignis splendéntis in circúitu. Velut aspéctus arcus, cum fúerit in nube in die plúviæ: sic erat aspéctus splendóris per gyrum. Hæc vísio similitúdinis glóriæ Dómini. Et vidi et cécidi in fáciem meam et audívi vocem loquéntis.
r. Fácies et pennas per quáttuor partes habébant; * Incedéntes non revertebántur, sed unumquódque ibat ante fáciem suam. v. Pedes eórum pedes recti, planta pedis ut planta vítuli. * Incedéntes. v. Glória Patri. * Incedéntes.
In secundo nocturno, anno I)
Ex Sermónibus sancti Bernárdi abbátis (Sermo in Nativ. B.M.V., 7: EC 5, 279)
Totis medúllis córdium, totis præcordiórum afféctibus et votis ómnibus Maríam venerémur, quia sic est volúntas eius qui totum nos habére vóluit per Maríam. Hæc, inquam, volúntas eius est, sed pro nobis. In ómnibus síquidem et per ómnia próvidens míseris, trepidatiónem nostram solátur, fidem éxcitat, spem róborat, diffidéntiam ábigit, érigit pusillanimitátem. Ad Patrem verebáris accédere; solo audítu térritus, ad fólia fugiébas; Iesum tibi dedit mediatórem. Quid non apud talem Patrem Fílius talis obtíneat? Exaudiétur útique pro reveréntia sua; Pater enim díligit Fílium. An vero trépidas et ad ipsum? Frater tuus est et caro tua, - tentátus per ómnia absque peccáto, ut miséricors fíeret. Hunc tibi fratrem María dedit.
Sed fórsitan et in ipso maiestátem vereáre divínam, quod, licet factus sit homo, mánserit tamen Deus. Advocátum habére vis et ad ipsum? Ad Maríam recúrre. Pura síquidem humánitas in María, non modo pura ab omni contaminatióne, sed et pura singularitáte natúræ. Nec dúbius díxerim, exaudiétur et ipsa pro reveréntia sua. Exáudiet útique matrem Fílius, et exáudiet Fílium Pater.
Filióli, hæc peccatórum scala, hæc mea máxima fidúcia est, hæc tota rátio spei meæ. Quid enim? Potéstne Fílius aut repéllere, aut sustinére repúlsam? Non audíre aut non audíri Fílius potest? Neutrum plane. Invenísti, ait ángelus, grátiam apud Deum. Felíciter! Semper hæc invéniet grátiam, et sola est grátia qua egémus. Prudens Virgo non sapiéntiam, sicut Sálomon, non divítias, non honóres, non poténtiam, sed grátiam requirébat. Nimírum sola est grátia qua salvámur.
r. Quáttuor animália ibant et revertebántur in similitúdinem fulgúris coruscántis; et erat in médio splendor ignis, * Et de igne fulgur egrédiens. v. Erat autem quasi vísio discúrrens in médio quáttuor animálium. * Et de igne. v. Glória Patri. * Et de igne.
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.
