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
Ales diéi núntius lucem propínquam præcinit; nos excitátor méntium iam Christus ad vitam vocat.
As the bird, whose clarion gay Sounds before the dawn is grey, Christ, who brings the spirit’s day, Calls us, close at hand:
«Auférte —clamat— léctulos ægros, sopóros, désides; castíque, recti ac sóbrii vigiláte; iam sum próximus».
“Wake!” He cries, “and for my sake, From your eyes dull slumbers shake! Sober, righteous, chaste, awake! At the door I stand!”
Ut, cum corúscis flátibus auróra cælum spárserit, omnes labóre exércitos confírmet ad spem lúminis,
Iesum ciámus vócibus flentes, precántes, sóbrii; inténta supplicátio dormíre cor mundum vetat.
Lord, to Thee we lift on high Fervent prayer and bitter cry: Hearts aroused to pray and sigh May not slumber more:
Tu, Christe, somnum dísice, tu rumpe noctis víncula, tu solve peccátum vetus novúmque lumen íngere.
Break the sleep of Death and Time, Forged by Adam’s ancient crime; And the light of Eden’s prime To the world restore!
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.
Vel:
Or:
Hymnus
Amóris sensus érige ad te, largítor véniæ, ut fias clemens córdibus purgátis inde sórdibus.
Extérni huc advénimus et éxsules ingémimus; tu portus es et pátria, ad vitæ duc nos átria.
Felix quæ sitit cáritas te fontem vitæ, o Véritas; beáti valde óculi te speculántis pópuli.
Grandis est tibi glória tuæ laudis memória, quam sine fine célebrant qui cor ab imis élevant.
Præsta, Pater piíssime, Patríque compar Unice, cum Spíritu Paráclito regnans per omne sǽculum. Amen.
Almighty Father, hear our cry, Through Jesus Christ, our Lord most High, Who, with the Holy Ghost and Thee, Doth live and reign eternally.
Ant. 1. Bráchium eórum non salvábit eos, sed déxtera tua et illuminátio vultus tui.
Ant. 1. Their arm will not save them, but Thy right hand and the light of Thy face.
Psalmus 43 (44)
Psalm 43 (44)
Populi calamitates
In his omnibus superamus propter eum, qui dilexit nos (Rom 8, 37).
In all these things, we are more than conquerors through the One who loved us (Romans 8:37).
I
I
Deus, áuribus nostris audívimus; † patres nostri annuntiavérunt nobis * opus, quod operátus es in diébus eórum, in diébus antíquis.
O God, we have heard with our ears; our fathers have told us of the work that Thou hast done in their days, and in the days of old.
Tu manu tua gentes depulísti et plantásti illos, * afflixísti pópulos et dilatásti eos.
Thy hand has destroyed the nations, and thou hast set them in their place; Thou hast afflicted the peoples, and Thou hast driven them out.
Nec enim in gládio suo possedérunt terram, * et bráchium eórum non salvávit eos;
For it was not with their sword that they conquered this land, nor did their arm save them,
sed déxtera tua et bráchium tuum et illuminátio vultus tui, * quóniam complacuísti in eis.
but it is Thy right hand and Thy arm, and the light of Thy face, forasmuch as Thou lovedst them.
Tu es rex meus et Deus meus, * qui mandas salútes Iacob.
Thou art my king and my God, thou who command the salvation of Jacob.
In te inimícos nostros proiécimus * et in nómine tuo conculcávimus insurgéntes in nos.
Through Thou we will overthrow our enemies, and in Thy Name we will despise those who rise up against us.
Non enim in arcu meo sperábo, * et gládius meus non salvábit me.
For it is not in my bow that I will trust, * nor will my sword save me.
Tu autem salvásti nos de affligéntibus nos * et odiéntes nos confudísti.
But it is Thou who have saved us from those who afflicted us, and who have confounded those who hated us.
In Deo gloriábimur tota die * et in nómine tuo confitébimur in sæculum.
In God we will glory all day long, and we will praise Thy Name forevermore.
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. Bráchium eórum non salvábit eos, sed déxtera tua et illuminátio vultus tui.
Ant. Their arm will not save them, but Thy right hand and the light of Thy face.
Ant. 2. Non avértet Dóminus fáciem suam a vobis, si revérsi fuéritis ad eum.
Ant. 2. The Lord will not turn His face away from thee, if thou returnest to Him.
II
II
Nunc autem reppulísti et confudísti nos * et non egrediéris, Deus, cum virtútibus nostris.
But now Thou've turned us away and put us to shame, and Thou don't go out with our armies anymore, God.
Convertísti nos retrórsum coram inimícis nostris, * et, qui odérunt nos, diripuérunt sibi.
Thou madest us turn our backs on our enemies, and those who hated us plundered us.
Dedísti nos tamquam oves ad vescéndum * et in géntibus dispersísti nos.
Thou hast given us up as sheep for slaughter, and thou hast scattered us amongst the nations.
Vendidísti pópulum tuum sine lucro, * nec dítior factus es in commutatióne eórum.
Thou sold thy people at a low price, and there was no crowd in the purchase that was made of them.
Posuísti nos oppróbrium vicínis nostris, * subsannatiónem et derísum his, qui sunt in circúitu nostro.
Thou hast repaid us the reproach of our neighbors, and an object of insult and mockery to those around us.
Posuísti nos similitúdinem in géntibus, * commotiónem cápitis in pópulis.
Thou hast given us back the fable of the nations; the people shake their heads about us.
Tota die verecúndia mea contra me est, * et confúsio faciéi meæ coopéruit me,
All day long my shame is before my eyes, and the confusion of my face covers me entirely,
a voce exprobrántis et obloquéntis, * a fácie inimíci et ultóris.
at the voice of him who reviles and reviles me, in the sight of the enemy and the persecutor.
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. Non avértet Dóminus fáciem suam a vobis, si revérsi fuéritis ad eum.
Ant. The Lord will not turn His face away from thee, if thou returnest to Him.
Ant. 3. Exsúrge, Dómine, et iúdica causam tuam.
Ant. 3. Arise, O Lord, and defend Thy cause.
III
III
Hæc ómnia venérunt super nos,† nec oblíti sumus te; * et iníque non égimus in testaméntum tuum.
All these evils have come upon us; and yet we have not forgotten Thou, nor have we acted unjustly against Thy covenant.
Et non recéssit retro cor nostrum, * nec declinavérunt gressus nostri a via tua;
And our hearts have not withdrawn backwards; and Thou hast turned our steps away from Thy way.
sed humiliásti nos in loco vúlpium * et operuísti nos umbra mortis.
For Thou hast humbled us in a place of affliction, and the shadow of death has covered us.
Si oblíti fuérimus nomen Dei nostri * et si expandérimus manus nostras ad deum aliénum,
If we have forgotten the name of our God, and stretched out our hands to a foreign god,
nonne Deus requíret ista? * Ipse enim novit abscóndita cordis.
Won't God ask for an account of it anon? For He knoweth the secrets of the heart.
Quóniam propter te mortificámur tota die, * æstimáti sumus sicut oves occisiónis.
For it is for thy sake that we are daily given up to death, and that we are looked upon as sheep for slaughter.
Evígila, quare obdórmis, Dómine? * Exsúrge et ne repéllas in finem.
Arise; wherefore do Thou sleep, Lord? Arise, and do not put us away forevermore.
Quare fáciem tuam avértis, * oblivísceris inópiæ nostræ et tribulatiónis nostræ?
Wherefore do Thou turn away Thy face? Wherefore do Thou forget our misery and tribulation?
Quóniam humiliáta est in púlvere ánima nostra, * conglutinátus est in terra venter noster.
For our soul is humbled in the dust, and our bosom is as it were clinging unto the earth.
Exsúrge, Dómine, ádiuva nos * et rédime nos propter misericórdiam tuam.
Arise, Lord; help us, and redeem us by Thy mercy.
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. Exsúrge, Dómine, et iúdica causam tuam.
Ant. Arise, O Lord, and defend Thy cause.
In primo nocturno, anno I)
De libro Ezechiélis prophétæ 12, 1-16
In diébus illis: Factus est sermo Dómini ad me dicens: "Fili hóminis, in médio domus exasperántis tu hábitas, qui óculos habent ad vidéndum et non vident, et aures ad audiéndum et non áudiunt, quia domus exásperans est. Tu ergo, fili hóminis, fac tibi vasa transmigratiónis et transmigrábis per diem coram eis; transmigrábis autem de loco tuo ad locum álterum in conspéctu eórum, si forte aspíciant, quia domus exásperans est. Et éfferes foras vasa tua quasi vasa transmigrántis per diem in conspéctu eórum; tu autem egredíeris véspere coram eis, sicut egréditur migrans. Ante óculos eórum pérfode tibi paríetem et éfferes per eum; in conspéctu eórum in úmeris portábis, in calígine éfferes: fáciem tuam velábis et non vidébis terram, quia porténtum dedi te dómui Israel."
Feci ergo sicut præcéperat mihi Dóminus: vasa mea prótuli quasi vasa transmigrántis per diem et véspere perfódi mihi paríetem manu; et in calígine éxtuli in úmeris portans in conspéctu eórum. Et factus est sermo Dómini ad me mane dicens: "Fili hóminis, numquid non dixérunt ad te domus Israel, domus exásperans: "Quid tu facis?" Dic ad eos: Hæc dicit Dóminus Deus: Super ducem onus istud, qui est in Ierúsalem, et super omnem domum Israel quæ est in médio eius."
"Dic: Ego porténtum vestrum. Quómodo feci, sic fiet illis: in transmigratiónem et in captivitátem ibunt. Et dux, qui est in médio eórum, in úmeris portábit, in calígine, et egrediétur; paríetem perfódient ut tránsitus fiat per eum; fáciem suam opériet ut non vídeat óculo terram. Et exténdam rete meum super illum et capiétur in tendícula mea; et addúcam eum in Babylónem in terram Chaldæórum, et ipsam non vidébit ibíque moriétur. Et omnes, qui circa eum sunt, præsídium eius et ágmina eius, dispérgam in omnem ventum; et gládium evaginábo post eos. Et scient quia ego Dóminus, quando dispérsero illos in géntibus et disseminávero eos in terris. Et relínquam ex eis viros paucos a gládio et fame et pestiléntia, ut narrent ómnia scélera eórum in géntibus, ad quas ingrediéntur, et scient quia ego Dóminus."
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 Homilíis sancti Gregórii Magni papae in Ezechiélem (Hom. 3, 9-10: SC 327, 128-130)
Duæ sunt sanctórum prædicatórum vitæ, actíva scílicet et contemplatíva, sed actíva prior est témpore quam contemplatíva, quia ex bono ópere ténditur ad contemplatiónem. Contemplátiva autem maior est mérito quam actíva, quia hæc in usu præséntis óperis labórat, illa vero sápore íntimo ventúram iam réquiem degústat.
Quod bene in evangélio duæ illæ mulíeres desígnant, Martha scílicet et María. Martha étenim satagébat circa frequens ministérium; María autem sedébat ad pedes Dómini, et verba eius audiébat. Erat ergo una inténta óperi, áltera contemplatióni. Una actívæ serviébat per extérius ministérium, áltera contemplatívæ per suspensiónem cordis in verbum. Et quamvis actíva bona sit, mélior tamen est contemplatíva, quia ista cum mortáli vita déficit, illa vero in immortáli vita plénius excréscit. Unde dícitur: María óptimam partem elégit, quæ non auferétur ab ea. Quia ígitur actíva minor est mérito quam contemplatíva, recte in Ezechiélis prophétia dícitur: manus hóminis sub pennis eórum. Nam etsi per actívam boni áliquid ágimus, ad cæléste tamen desidérium per contemplatívam volámus. Unde et apúd Móysen actíva servítus, contemplatíva autem libértas vocátur.
Et cum utræque vitæ ex dono sint grátiæ, quámdiu tamen inter próximos vívimus, una nobis in necessitáte est, áltera in voluntáte. Quis enim cognóscens Deum ad eius regnum ingréditur, nisi bene prius operétur? Sine contemplatíva ergo vita intráre possunt ad cæléstem pátriam, qui bona quæ possunt operári non néglegunt; sine actíva autem intráre non possunt, si néglegunt bona operári quæ possunt. Illa ergo in necessitáte, hæc in voluntáte est. Illa in servitúte, ista in libertáte.
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.
