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
Ætérne rex altíssime, redémptor et fidélium, quo mors solúta déperit, datur triúmphus grátiæ,
Scandis tribúnal déxteræ Patris tibíque cæ ́ litus fertur potéstas ómnium, quæ non erat humánitus,
Ut trina rerum máchina cæléstium, terréstrium et inferórum cóndita, flectat genu iam súbdita.
That so, in natures triple frame, Each heavenly and each earthly name, And things in hells abyss abhorred, May bend the knee and own Him Lord.
Tremunt vidéntes ángeli versam vicem mortálium; culpat caro, purgat caro, regnat caro Verbum Dei.
Tu, Christe, nostrum gáudium, manens perénne præ ́ mium, mundi regis qui fábricam, mundána vincens gáudia.
Hinc te precántes quæsumus, ignósce culpis ómnibus et corda sursum súbleva ad te supérna grátia,
To Thee we therefore humbly pray That Thou wouldst purge our sins away, And draw our hearts by cords of grace To Thy celestial dwelling-place.
Ut, cum rubénte cœperis clarére nube iúdicis, pœnas repéllas débitas, reddas corónas pérditas.
So when the Judgment day shall come, And all must rise to meet their doom, Thou wilt remit the debts we owe, And our lost crowns again bestow.
Iesu, tibi sit glória, qui scandis ad cæléstia, cum Patre et almo Spíritu, in sempitérna sæ ́ cula. 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, utroque anno)
De Epístula beáti Pauli apóstoli ad Ephésios 4, 1-24
Fratres: Obsecro vos ego vinctus in Dómino, ut digne ambulétis vocatióne qua vocáti estis, cum omni humilitáte et mansuetúdine, cum longanimitáte, supportántes ínvicem in caritáte, sollíciti serváre unitátem spíritus in vínculo pacis; unum corpus et unus Spíritus, sicut et vocáti estis in una spe vocatiónis vestræ; unus Dóminus, una fides, unum baptísma; unus Deus et Pater ómnium, qui super omnes et per ómnia et in ómnibus. Unicuíque autem nostrum data est grátia secúndum mensúram donatiónis Christi. Propter quod dicit: Ascéndens in altum captívam duxit captivitátem, dedit dona homínibus. Illud autem ascéndit quid est, nisi quia et descéndit in inferióres partes terræ? Qui descéndit, ipse est et qui ascéndit super omnes cælos, ut impléret ómnia.
Et ipse dedit quosdam quidem apóstolos, quosdam autem prophétas, álios vero evangelístas, álios autem pastóres et doctóres ad instructiónem sanctórum in opus ministérii, in ædificatiónem córporis Christi, donec occurrámus omnes in unitátem fídei et agnitiónis Fílii Dei, in virum perféctum, in mensúram ætátis plenitúdinis Christi, ut iam non simus párvuli fluctuántes et circumácti omni vento doctrínæ in fallácia hóminum, in astútia ad circumventiónem erróris; veritátem autem faciéntes in caritáte crescámus in illum per ómnia, qui est caput Christus, ex quo totum corpus compáctum et conéxum per omnem iunctúram subministratiónis secúndum operatiónem in mensúra uniuscuiúsque partis augméntum córporis facit in ædificatiónem sui in caritáte.
Hoc ígitur dico et testíficor in Dómino, ut iam non ambulétis sicut et gentes ámbulant in vanitáte sensus sui ténebris obscurátum habéntes intelléctum, alienáti a vita Dei propter ignorántiam quæ est in illis, propter cæcitátem cordis ipsórum; qui indoléntes semetípsos tradidérunt impudicítiæ in operatiónem immundítiæ omnis in avarítia.
Vos autem non ita didicístis Christum, si tamen illum audístis et in ipso edócti estis, sicut est véritas in Iesu: depónere vos secúndum prístinam conversatiónem véterem hóminem, qui corrúmpitur secúndum desidéria erróris, renovári autem spíritu mentis vestræ et indúere novum hóminem, qui secúndum Deum creátus est in iustítia et sanctitáte veritátis.
r. Non relínquam vos órphanos, allelúia; vado et vénio ad vos; * Et gaudébit cor vestrum, allelúia, allelúia. v. Si enim non abíero, Paráclitus non véniet ad vos; si autem abíero, mittam vobis eum. * Et gaudébit. v. Glória Patri. * Et gaudébit.
In secundo nocturno, anno II )
Ex Sermónibus sancti Leónis Magni papæ (Sermo 60, 1-2: SC 74, 135-137)
Mors Christi multum discipulórum corda turbáverat et de supplício crucis, de emissióne spíritus, de exanimáti córporis sepultúra gravátis mæstitúdine méntibus quidam diffidéntiæ torpor obrépserat. Nam cum sanctæ mulíeres revolútum a monuménto lápidem, sepúlcrum córpore vácuum, et vivéntis Dómini testes ángelos nuntiárent, verba eárum apóstolis aliísque discípulis deliraméntis simília videbántur.
Quam útique hæsitatiónem humána infirmitáte mutántem, nequáquam permisísset Spíritus veritátis prædicatórum suórum inésse pectóribus, nisi illa trépida sollicitúdo et curiósa cunctátio nostræ fídei fundaménta iecísset. Nostris ígitur perturbatiónibus, nostrísque perículis in apóstolis consulebátur: nos in illis viris contra calúmnias impiórum, et contra terrénæ arguménta sapiéntiæ docebámur. Nos illórum instrúxit aspéctus, nos erudívit audítus, nos confirmávit attáctus. Grátias agámus divínæ dispensatióni et sanctórum Patrum necessáriæ tarditáti. Dubitátum est ab illis, ne dubitarétur a nobis.
Non ergo ii dies, dilectíssimi, qui inter resurrectiónem Dómini ascensionémque fluxérunt, otióso transiére decúrsu; sed magna in his confirmáta sacraménta, magna sunt reveláta mystéria. In his metus diræ mortis aufértur, et non solum ánimæ, sed étiam carnis immortálitas declarátur. In his per insufflatiónem Dómini infúnditur apóstolis ómnibus Spíritus Sanctus; et beáto apóstolo Petro supra céteros, post regni claves, ovílis domínici cura mandátur.
In his diébus, duóbus discípulis tértius in via Dóminus comes iúngitur, et ad omnem nostræ ambiguitátis calíginem detergéndam, pavéntium ac trepidántium tárditas increpátur. Flammam fídei illumináta corda concípiunt; et quæ erant tépida, reseránte Scriptúras Dómino, efficiúntur ardéntia. In fractióne quoque panis convescéntium aperiúntur obtútus; multo felícius horum óculis patefáctis, quibus natúræ suæ manifestáta est glorificátio, quam illórum géneris nostri príncipum, quibus prævaricatiónis suæ est ingésta confúsio.
r. Ego rogábo Patrem, et álium Paráclitum dabit vobis, ut máneat vobíscum in ætérnum, * Spíritum veritátis, allelúia. v. Si enim non abíero, Paráclitus non véniet ad vos; si autem abíero, mittam vobis eum. * Spíritum. v. Glória Patri. * Spíritum.
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.
