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
Hic est dies verus Dei, sancto serénus lúmine, quo díluit sanguis sacer probrósa mundi crímina.
This truly is the day of God; His holy light shines bright today, When by his sacred blood, once shed, He washed the sins of men away.
Fidem refúndit pérditis cæcósque visu illúminat; quem non gravi solvit metu latrónis absolútio?
Bestowing faith upon the lost, Unto the blind he grants new sight; Has not his pardon of the thief Put all our mortal dread to flight?
Opus stupent et ángeli, pœnam vidéntes córporis Christóque adhæréntem reum vitam beátam cárpere.
The angels marvel at the sight: Though lowly and oppressed by strife, A guilty man may cling to Christ And thus attain the blessed life.
Mystérium mirábile, ut ábluat mundi luem, peccáta tollat ómnium carnis vítia mundans caro,
O wondrous mystery of grace! The sick are brought to health again; He takes away the sins of all, The crimes of flesh by flesh made clean.
Quid hoc potest sublímius, ut culpa quærat grátiam, metúmque solvat cáritas reddátque mors vitam novam?
What, then, could be more grand than this: That fault should lead to fuller grace, That charity should loose all fear, And death to life should cede its place?
Esto perénne méntibus paschále, Iesu, gáudium, et nos renátos grátiæ tuis triúmphis ággrega.
Lord Jesus, grant unto our souls Eternal paschal joy, we pray, And grant a share in victory To those reborn by grace today.
Iesu, tibi sit glória, qui morte victa prænites, cum Patre et almo Spíritu, in sempitérna sæcula. Amen.
All glory, Jesus, be to you, The conqueror whom we adore, The Father and the Spirit blest Who reign with you for evermore.
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 II )
De Actibus Apostolórum 2, 42 - 3, 10
Erant autem discípuli perseverántes in doctrína apostolórum et communicatióne, in fractióne panis et oratiónibus. Fiébat autem omni ánimæ timor; multa quoque prodígia et signa per apóstolos fiébant. Omnes autem, qui credíderant erant páriter et habébant ómnia commúnia, et possessiónes et substántias vendébant et dividébant illas ómnibus, prout cuíque opus erat; cotídie quoque perdurántes unanímiter in templo et frangéntes circa domos panem, sumébant cibum cum exsultatióne et simplicitáte cordis, collaudántes Deum et habéntes grátiam ad omnem plebem. Dóminus autem augébat qui salvi fíerent cotídie in idípsum.
Petrus autem et Ioánnes ascendébant in templum ad horam oratiónis nonam. Et quidam vir qui erat claudus ex útero matris suæ, baiulabátur, quem ponébant cotídie ad portam templi quæ dícitur Speciósa, ut péteret eleemósynam ab intrœúntibus in templum; is cum vidísset Petrum et Ioánnem incipiéntes introíre in templum, rogábat ut eleemósynam accíperet. Intuens autem in eum Petrus cum Ioánne dixit: «Réspice in nos.»
Et ille intendébat in eos, sperans se áliquid acceptúrum ab eis. Petrus autem dixit: «Argéntum et aurum non est mihi; quod autem hábeo, hoc tibi do: In nómine Iesu Christi Nazaréni surge et ámbula!» Et apprehénsa ei manu déxtera, allevávit eum; et prótinus consolidátæ sunt bases eius et tali, et exsíliens stetit et ambulábat et intrávit cum illis in templum, ámbulans et exsíliens et laudans Deum. Et vidit omnis pópulus eum ambulántem et laudántem Deum; cognoscébant autem illum quóniam ipse erat qui ad eleemósynam sedébat ad Speciósam portam templi, et impléti sunt stupóre et éxstasi in eo quod contígerat illi.
r. Surréxit Dóminus vere, allelúia, allelúia, et appáruit Petro, * Allelúia, allelúia, allelúia. v. Et ipsi narrábant quæ gesta fúerint in via, et quómodo cognovérunt eum in fractióne panis. * Allelúia. v. Glória Patri. * Allelúia.
In secundo nocturno, anno II )
Ex Sermónibus sancti Augustíni epíscopi (Sermo 232, 2: PL 38, 1108)
Resurréctio Dómini nostri Iesu Christi hódie recitáta est. Nunc attendámus quod hódie cum legerétur audívimus. Nam quod heri commendávi caritáti vestræ, expréssius hódie audívimus, infidelitátem discipulórum: ut intellegámus quantum eius benefício nobis præstitum est ut quod non vídimus, sic credámus.
Vocávit eos, instrúxit eos, vixit cum eis in terra, fecit ante eórum óculos tanta mirabília usque ad mórtuos suscitándos. Mórtuos resuscitávit, carnem suam posse resuscitáre non credebátur. Venérunt mulíeres ad monuméntum; corpus in monuménto non invenérunt; resurrexísse Dóminum ab ángelis audiérunt; féminæ viris nuntiavérunt. Et quid scriptum est? Quid audístis? Visa sunt ista ante óculos eórum quasi deliraménta.
Magna infelícitas conditiónis humánæ! Quando locúta est Eva quod díxerat serpens, audíta est cito. Mulíeri mentiénti créditum est, ut morerémur: non est créditum féminis vera dicéntibus ut viverémus. Si non erat credéndum féminis, quare Adam crédidit Evæ? Si féminis credéndum, quare sanctis muliéribus non credidérunt discípuli? Et ídeo in hoc facto consideránda est benígna dispensátio Dómini nostri. Nam hoc est quod egit Dóminus Iesus Christus, ut prius illum sexus fémíneus resurrexísse nuntiáret. Quia per sexum femíneum cécidit homo, per sexum femíneum reparátus est homo, quia virgo Christum pepérerat, fémina resurrexísse nuntiábat. Per féminam mors, per féminam vita.
r. Cándidi facti sunt Nazari eius, allelúia; splendórem Deo dedérunt, allelúia; * Et sicut lac coaguláti sunt, allelúia, allelúia. v. In omnem terram exívit sonus eórum et in fines orbis terræ verba eórum. * Et sicut lac. v. Glória Patri. * Et sicut lac.
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.
Deus, qui diversitátem géntium in confessióne tui nóminis adunásti, da, ut renátis fonte baptísmatis una sit fides méntium et píetas actiónum. Per Dóminum.
O God, who has gathered the various nations together in the confession of Thy Name; grant that those who are reborn in the fountain of baptism may have but one spirit of faith, and one piety in performing their actions.
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.
