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 II
De libro Esdræ
Accessérunt ad me, Esdras, príncipes dicéntes: "Non est separátus pópulus Israel, sacerdótes et Levítæ a pópulis terrárum et abominatiónibus eórum, Chanani vidélicet et Hetthæi et Pherezi et Iebusæi et Ammonitárum et Moabitárum et Ægyptiórum et Amorræórum. Tulérunt enim de filiábus eórum sibi et fíliis suis et commiscuérunt semen sanctum cum pópulis terrárum; manus étiam príncipum et magistrátuum fuit in transgressióne hac prima."
Cumque audíssem sermónem istum, scidi vestiméntum meum et pállium et evélli capíllos cápitis mei et barbæ et sedi mærens. Convenérunt autem ad me omnes qui timébant verba Dei Israel pro trangressióne eórum, qui de captivitáte vénerant; et ego sedébam tristis usque ad sacrifícium vespertínum. Et in sacrifício vespertíno surréxi de afflictióne mea et, scisso vestiménto et pállio, curvávi génua mea et expándi manus meas ad Dóminum Deum meum. Et dixi:
"Deus meus, confúndor et erubésco leváre fáciem meam ad te, quóniam iniquitátes nostræ multiplicátæ sunt super caput nostrum, et delícta nostra crevérunt usque ad cælum a diébus patrum nostrórum. Peccávimus gráviter usque ad diem hanc, et propter iniquitátes nostras tráditi sumus, ipsi et reges nostri et sacerdótes nostri, in manum regum terrárum et in gládium et in captivitátem et in rapínam et in confusiónem vultus sicut et die hac.
Et nunc ad moméntum invénimus grátiam apud Dóminum Deum nostrum, ut serváret nobis relíquias et fígeret nobis tentórium in loco sancto eius et illumináret óculos nostros Deus noster et daret nobis solátium módicum in servitúte nostra. Quia servi sumus, et in servitúte nostra non derelíquit nos Deus noster, sed inclinávit super nos misericórdiam regum Persárum, ut darent nobis solácium, et erigerétur domus Dei nostri, et instauraréntur ruínæ eius, et dedit nobis refúgium in Iuda et Ierúsalem. Dómine, Deus Israel, tua cleméntia supérstites sumus sicut die hac! Ecce coram te sumus in delícto nostro; non enim stari potest coram te propter hoc."
r. Afflícti pro peccátis nostris, cotídie cum lácrimis exspectámus finem nostrum; dolor cordis nostri ascéndat ad te, Dómine, * Ut éruas nos a malis quæ innovántur in nobis. v. Dómine Deus Israel, exáudi preces nostras; áuribus pércipe dolórem cordis nostri, * Ut éruas. v. Glória Patri. * Ut éruas.
In secundo nocturno, anno II
Ex Sermónibus sancti Bernárdi abbátis (Sermo 5 de Ascensione, 1-2: EC 5, 149-150)
Tríplicem nobis in Ecclésia primitíva virtútem Lucas sanctus brevi sermóne comméndat, ubi post domínicam ascensiónem unanímiter eos in oratióne perseverásse descríbit, exspectántes cæléstem consolatiónem, cuius accéperant repromissiónem. Laudábili síquidem magnanimitáte pusíllus grex, Pastóris solátio destitútus, mínime tamen dúbitans quóniam illi cura esset de eis, sed patérnam pro eis géreret sollicitúdinem, devótis pulsábat supplicatiónibus cælum, certus quod penetrárent illud iustórum oratiónes, nec páuperum preces sperneréntur a Dómino, aut sine copiósa benedictióne redírent. Sed nec sine longanimitáte persistébant indeficiéntes, iuxta prophéticum illud: Si moram fécerit, exspécta eum, quia véniet et non tardábit. Porro unanímitas quidem légitur evidénter expréssa, quod hæc sola divíni Spíritus charísmata mereátur. Neque enim est Deus dissensiónis, sed pacis, neque habitáre facit nisi uníus moris in domo.
Iure ígitur præparatiónem cordis eórum audívit auris divína, nec ab exspectatióne sua confúdit eos qui et magnánimes et longánimes et unánimes essent. Certíssima namque hæc testimónia sunt fídei, spei, caritátis. Et quidem evidénter spes longanimitátem, unanimitátem cáritas operátur. Numquid fides quoque magnánimum facit? Et sola. Quidquid enim sine fide præsúmitur, non est illa ánimi sólida magnitúdo, sed ventósa quædam inflátio et tumor inánis. Vis audíre magnánimum virum? Omnia, inquit, possum in eo qui me confórtat.
Imitémur tríplicem hanc præparatiónem, fratres, si desiderámus supereffluéntem mensúram Spíritus obtinére. Omnibus enim præter Christum ad mensúram datur Spíritus; sed mensúræ cúmulus supereffluéntis vidétur quodámmodo excessísse mensúram. Evidens fuit magnanímitas in conversióne nostra; sit étiam in consummatióne longanímitas, sit unanímitas in conversatióne. Huiúsmodi síquidem animábus cæléstis illa Ierúsalem desíderat instaurári, quibus nec fide magnitúdo desit in suscipiéndo ónere Christi, nec longitúdo spei in persisténdo, nec caritátis iunctúra quod est vínculum perfectiónis.
r. Attendíte, pópule meus, legem meam; * Inclináte aurem vestram in verba oris mei. v. Apériam in parábolis os meum, loquar propositiónes ab inítio sæculi. * Inclináte. v. Glória Patri. * Inclináte.
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.
