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 sol, qui lúmine creáta comples ómnia, supréma lux et méntium, te corda nostra cóncinunt.
Tuo fovénte Spíritu, hic viva luminária fulsére, per quæ sæculis patent salútis sémitæ.
Quod verba missa cælitus, natíva mens quod éxhibet, per hos minístros grátiæ novo nitóre cláruit.
Horum corónæ párticeps, doctrína honéstus lúcida, hic vir beátus splénduit quem prædicámus láudibus.
Ipso favénte, quǽsumus, nobis, Deus, percúrrere da veritátis trámitem, possímus ut te cónsequi.
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 Esther 5, 1-5; 7, 1-6. 9-10
Et factum est die tértio, indúta Esther regálibus vestiméntis stetit in átrio domus régiæ quod erat intérius contra basílicam regis. At ille sedébat super sólium suum in consistório palátii contra óstium domus. Et factum est cum vidísset Esther regínam stantem, plácuit óculis eius, et exténdit contra eam virgam áuream quam tenébat manu; quæ accédens tétigit summitátem virgæ eius.
Dixítque ad eam rex: "Quid vis, Esther regína? Quæ est petítio tua? Etiámsi dimídiam partem regni petíeris, dábitur tibi." At illa respóndit: "Si regi placet, óbsecro ut vénias ad me hódie et Aman tecum ad convívium quod parávi." Statímque rex: "Vocáte, inquit, cito Aman, ut fiat verbum Esther." Intrávit ítaque rex et Aman, ut bíberent cum regína. Dixítque ei rex étiam in secúndo die, postquam vino incalúerat: "Quæ est petítio tua, Esther, ut detur tibi, et quid vis fíeri? Etiámsi dimídiam regni mei partem petíeris, impetrábis."
Dixit Esther ad regem: "Si invéni grátiam in óculis tuis, o rex, et si tibi placet, dona mihi ánimam meam pro qua rogo, et pópulum meum pro quo óbsecro. Tráditi enim sumus, ego et pópulus meus, ut conterámur, iugulémur et pereámus. Atque útinam in servos et fámulas venderémur: tacuíssem, quia tribulátio hæc non esset digna conturbáre regem."
Respondénsque rex Asuérus ait: "Quis est iste et ubi est, ut hæc áudeat fácere?" Dixit Esther: "Hostis et inimícus noster péssimus iste est Aman." Quod ille áudiens íllico obstúpuit coram rege et regína. Dixit Harbóna, unus de eunúchis qui stabant in ministério regis: "En étiam lignum, quod paráverat Mardochæo, qui locútus est bonum pro rege, stat in domo Aman habens altitúdinis quinquagínta cúbitos." Cui dixit rex: "Appéndite eum in eo." Suspénsus est ítaque Aman in patíbulo quod paráverat Mardochæo; et regis ira quiévit.
r. Confórta me, Rex, sanctórum principátum tenens, * Et da sermónem rectum et benesonántem in os meum. v. Da nobis, Dómine, locum pæniténtiæ, et ne claudas ora canéntium te, Dómine. * Et da. v. Glória Patri. * Et da.
In secundo nocturno, anno II)
Ex Collatiónibus Ioánnis Cassiáni abbátis (Coll. 24, 3. 6: SC 64, 174. 176-177)
Ei qui de interióris hóminis puritáte pervígilem sollicitúdinem gerit, expeténda sunt loca, quæ mentem eius nulla ad cultúræ distentiónem ubertátis suæ fecunditáte sollícitent nec de céllulæ fixa atque immóbili statióne protúrbent atque ad áliquod subdivále opus prodíre compéllant, et ita velut in apértum effúsis cogitatiónibus omnem mentis directiónem ac subtilíssimum certe illíus destinatiónis intúitum per divérsa dispérgat.
Quamóbrem ita monáchi omnis inténtio in unum semper est defigénda cunctarúmque cogitatiónum eius ortus atque circúitus in id ipsum, id est ad memóriam Dei strénue revocándi. Nisi solam Dómini caritátem velut centrum immobíliter fixum per univérsa óperum molitionúmque nostrárum moménta circúmagens probábili, ut ita díxerim, círcíno caritátis ómnium cogitatiónum vel aptáverit vel reppúlerit qualitátem, nequáquam structúram illam ædifícii spiritális, cuius Paulus est architéctus, probábili arte moliétur.
Nec pulchritúdinem domus illíus possidébit, quam beátus David in corde suo Dómino cúpiens exhibére: Dómine, inquit, diléxi decórem domus tuæ, et locum habitatiónis glóriæ tuæ, sed indecóram in corde suo atque indígnam Spíritui Sancto domum continuóque lapsúram imprudénter attóllet, non glorificándus beáti cohabitatóris hóspitio, sed ruína constructiónis suæ lugúbriter oppriméndus.
r. Spem in álium numquam hábui præter in te, Deus Israel, * Qui irásceris et propítius eris, et ómnia peccáta hóminum in tribulatióne dimíttis. v. Dómine, Deus cæli et terræ, réspice ad humilitátem nostram, * Qui irásceris. v. Glória Patri. * Qui irásceris.
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.
