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
Magi vidéntes párvulum eóa promunt múnera, stratíque votis ófferunt tus, myrrham et aurum régium.
Agnósce clara insígnia virtútis ac regni tui, Puer, cui trinam Pater prædestinávit índolem:
Regem Deúmque annúntiant thesáurus et fragrans odor turis Sabǽi, at mýrrheus pulvis sepúlcrum prǽdocet.
Solemn things of mystic meaning: Incense doth the God disclose; Gold a royal child proclaimeth; Myrrh a future tomb foreshows.
O sola magnárum úrbium maior Bethlem, cui cóntigit ducem salútis cǽlitus incorporátum gígnere!
Bethlehem, of noblest cities None can once with thee compare; Thou alone the Lord from heaven Didst for us incarnate bear.
Hunc et prophétis téstibus isdémque signatóribus testátor et sator iubet adíre regnum et cérnere:
‘Tis He the Prophets’ words foretold, And by their signs shown forth of old; The Father’s witness hath ordained That we should hear with faith unfeigned.
Regnum quod ambit ómnia dia et marína et térrea a solis ortu ad éxitum et tártara et cælum supra.
Iesu, tibi sit glória, qui te revélas géntibus, cum Patre et almo Spíritu, in sempitérna sǽcula. Amen.
Ant. 1. Salvásti nos, Dómine, et in nómine tuo confitébimur in sǽculum.
Ant. 1. Thou saved us, and we'll celebrate Thy name forevermore.
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. Salvásti nos, Dómine, et in nómine tuo confitébimur in sǽculum.
Ant. Thou saved us, and we'll celebrate Thy name forevermore.
Ant. 2. Parce, Dómine, et ne des hereditátem tuam in oppróbrium.
Ant. 2. Have mercy, Lord, and do not abandon Thy heritage in disgrace.
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. Parce, Dómine, et ne des hereditátem tuam in oppróbrium.
Ant. Have mercy, Lord, and do not abandon Thy heritage in disgrace.
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 II
De libro Isaíæ prophétæ
Heu! Omnes sitiéntes, veníte ad aquas; et qui non habétis argéntum properáte, émite et comédite, veníte, émite absque argénto et absque ulla commutatióne vinum et lac. Quare appénditis argéntum non in pánibus et labórem vestrum non in saturitáte? Audíte, audiéntes me, et comédite bonum, ut delectétur in crassitúdine ánima vestra. Inclináte aurem vestram et veníte ad me; audíte, ut vivat ánima vestra, et fériam vobíscum pactum sempitérnum, misericórdias David fidéles. Ecce testem pópulis dedi eum, ducem ac præceptórem géntibus. Ecce gentem quam nesciébas vocábis, et gentes quæ te non cognovérunt ad te current, propter Dóminum Deum tuum et Sanctum Israel quia glorificávit te.
Quærite Dóminum dum inveníri potest; invocáte eum dum prope est. Derelínquat ímpius viam suam, et vir iníquus cogitatiónes suas; et revertátur ad Dóminum, et miserébitur eius, et ad Deum nostrum, quóniam multus est ad ignoscéndum. Non enim cogitatiónes meæ cogitatiónes vestræ, neque viæ vestræ viæ meæ, dicit Dóminus. Quia sicut exaltántur cæli a terra, sic exaltátæ sunt viæ meæ a viis vestris et cogitatiónes meæ a cogitatiónibus vestris.
Et quómodo descéndit imber et nix de cælo et illuc ultra non revértitur, sed inébriat terram et infúndit eam et germináre eam facit et dat semen serénti et panem comedénti, sic erit verbum meum quod egrediétur de ore meo: non revertétur ad me vácuum, sed fáciet quæcúmque vólui, et prosperábitur in his ad quæ misi illud. Quia in lætítia egrediémini et in pace deducémini; montes et colles cantábunt coram vobis laudem, et ómnia ligna regiónis plaudent manu. Pro vépribus ascéndet cupréssus, et pro urtíca crescet myrtus; et erit Dómino in glóriam, in signum ætérnum quod non auferétur.
r. Reges Tharsis et ínsulæ múnera ófferent, * Reges Arabum et Saba dona Dómino Deo addúcent. V. Omnes de Saba vénient, aurum et tus deferéntes. * Reges. v. Glória Patri. * Reges.
In secundo nocturno, anno II
Ex Sermónibus sancti Augustíni epíscopi (Sermo 52, 1-2: PL 38, 355)
Cum Iesus baptizátus esset, apérti sunt cæli et descéndit super eum Spíritus Sanctus in spécie colúmbæ; deínde vox désuper consecúta est: Hic est Fílius meus diléctus in quo bene sensi. Habémus ergo distínctam quodam modo Trinitátem: in voce Patrem, in hómine Fílium, in colúmba Spíritum Sanctum. Hoc quidem commemoráre opus erat; nam vidére facíllimum est. Evidénter enim, nec ullo dubitatiónis scrúpulo commendátur hæc Trínitas.
Nam ipse Dóminus Christus in forma servi véniens ad Ioánnem, útique Fílius est: non enim dici potest quod Pater est, aut dici potest quod Spíritus Sanctus est. Venit, inquit, Iesus: útique Fílius Dei. De colúmba quis dúbitet; aut quis dicat: " Quid est colúmba? " cum ipsum evangélium testétur apertíssime: Descéndit super eum Spíritus Sanctus in spécie colúmbæ. De voce autem illa simíliter nulla dubitátio quod Patris sit, cum dicit: Tu est Fílius meus. Habémus ergo distínctam Trinitátem. Et si considerémus loca, áudeo dícere (quamvis tímide id dicam, tamen áudeo) quasi separábilem Trinitátem. Cum Iesus venit ad flúvium, ex álio loco in álium locum; colúmba de cælo descéndit ad terram, de álio loco ad álium locum; vox ipsa Patris nec de terra, nec de aqua sónuit, sed de cælo: tria hæc quasi separántur locis, separántur offíciis, separántur opéribus.
Dicat mihi áliquis: " Osténde inseparábilem Trinitátem. Meménto cathólicum te loqui, cathólicis loqui. " Fides enim nostra, id est, fides vera, fides recta, fides cathólica, non opinióne præsumptiónis, sed testimónio lectiónis collécta, nec hærética temeritáte incérta, sed apostólica veritáte fundáta, hoc insínuat; hoc nóvimus, hoc crédimus. Ipsa fide rectíssime ac robustíssime retinémus Patrem, Fílium, Spíritum Sanctum, inseparábilem esse Trinitátem, unum Deum, non tres deos.
r. Stella quam víderant magi in Oriénte antecedébat eos, donec venírent ad locum ubi puer erat. * Vidéntes autem eam, gavísi sunt gáudio magno. v. Et intrántes domum, invenérunt púerum cum María Matre eius, et procidéntes adoravérunt eum. * Vidéntes. v. Glória Patri. * Vidéntes.
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.
