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.
Eternal Sun, who fills all creatures with light, supreme light of souls, it is Thou whom our hearts sing of.
Tuo fovénte Spíritu, hic viva luminária fulsére, per quæ sæculis patent salútis sémitæ.
Set ablaze by Thy Spirit, living beacons shone upon this earth and opened the paths to salvation for the centuries to come.
Quod verba missa cælitus, natíva mens quod éxhibet, per hos minístros grátiæ novo nitóre cláruit.
What is taught by the words from heaven and the light of natural reason has shone with new brilliance through these ministers of grace.
Horum corónæ párticeps, doctrína honéstus lúcida, hic vir beátus splénduit quem prædicámus láudibus.
He shares in their crown and derives his glory from his clear teaching—this blessed one whose praises we sing.
Ipso favénte, quǽsumus, nobis, Deus, percúrrere da veritátis trámitem, possímus ut te cónsequi.
Through His help, O God, we pray that Thou grant us the grace to follow the path of truth so that we may reach Thou.
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. Si quis vult primus esse, erit ómnium novíssimus et ómnium miníster.
Ant. 1. If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all and the servant of all.
Psalmus 20 (21)
Psalm 20 (21)
Gratiarum actio pro regis victoria
Thanksgiving for the King's victory
Accepit vitam, ut resurgeret, et longitudinem dierum in sæculum sæculi (S. Irenæus).
He has received life, the Risen One, for ever and ever (S. Irenaeus).
Dómine in virtúte tua lætábitur rex, * et super salutáre tuum exsultábit veheménter.
Lord, the king rejoices in Thy strength; how Thy help fills him with gladness!
Desidérium cordis eius tribuísti ei * et voluntátem labiórum eius non denegásti.
Thou gavest him what his heart desired, Thou didst not refuse what his lips asked.
Quóniam prævenísti eum in benedictiónibus dulcédinis; * posuísti in cápite eius corónam de auro puríssimo.
For Thee hast warned him of exquisite blessings, Thou hast put on his head a crown of pure gold.
Vitam pétiit a te, et tribuísti ei, * longitúdinem diérum in sæculum et in sǽculum sǽculi.
He asked thou for life, thou gavest it unto him, for long days forevermore and for ever.
Magna est glória eius in salutári tuo, * magnificéntiam et decórem impónes super eum;
Great is his glory, thanks to Thy help; Thou put on him splendor and magnificence.
quóniam pones eum benedictiónem in sǽculum sǽculi, * lætificábis eum in gáudio ante vultum tuum.
Thou makest it forevermore an object of blessings; Thou fill him with joy in front of thy face.
Quóniam rex sperat in Dómino * et in misericórdia Altíssimi non commovébitur.
For the king trusts in the Lord, and by the goodness of the Most High he doth not waver.
[Invéniet manus tua omnes inimícos tuos, * déxtera tua invéniet, qui te odérunt.
[Thy hand, O king, will reach all thy enemies, thy right hand will reach those who hate thou.
Pones eos ut clíbanum ignis in témpore vultus tui: † Dóminus in ira sua deglútiet eos, * et devorábit eos ignis.
Thou shalt make them like a fiery furnace on the day when thou show thy face; the Lord will destroy them in His wrath, and fire will devour them.
Fructum eórum de terra perdes * et semen eórum de fíliis hóminum.
Thou shalt wipe out their seed from the earth, and their descendants from the children of men.
Quóniam intendérunt in te mala, * cogitavérunt consília: nihil potuérunt.
They have prepared for thee destruction, they have devised evil designs, but they will be powerless.
Quóniam pones eos dorsum, * arcus tuos tendes in vultum eórum.]
For thee shalt turn thy back on them; with thy darts thou shalt aim at the forehead.]
Exaltáre, Dómine, in virtúte tua; * cantábimus et psallémus virtútes tuas.
Arise, Lord, in Thy strength! We want to sing and celebrate Thy power.
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. Si quis vult primus esse, erit ómnium novíssimus et ómnium miníster.
Ant. If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all and the servant of all.
Ant. 2. Cum apparúerit princeps pastórum, percipiétis immarcescíbilem glóriæ corónam, allelúia.
Ant. 2. When the Prince of shepherds appears, thou shalt receive the crown of glory, which never fades, alleluia.
Psalmus 91 (92)
Psalm 91 (92)
Laus Domini creatoris
Praise be unto the Lord the Creator
Laudes enuntiantur pro gestis Unigeniti (S. Athanasius).
Praises celebrate the great deeds of the only-begotten Son (St. Athanasius).
I
I
Bonum est confitéri Dómino * et psállere nómini tuo, Altíssime,
It is good to praise the Lord and to sing Thy name, O Most High;
annuntiáre mane misericórdiam tuam * et veritátem tuam per noctem,
to proclaim Thy mercy in the morning, and Thy truth during the night,
in decachórdo et psaltério, * cum cántico in cíthara.
on the ten-stringed harp, and the psaltery, with a canticle on the zither.
Quia delectásti me, Dómine, in factúra tua, * et in opéribus mánuum tuárum exsultábo.
For Thee hast rejoiced me, O Lord, in Thy creation, and I will rejoice over the works of Thy hands.
Quam magnificáta sunt ópera tua, Dómine: * nimis profúndæ factæ sunt cogitatiónes tuæ.
How beautiful are Thy works, Lord, how deep Thy thoughts are.
Vir insípiens non cognóscet, * et stultus non intélleget hæc.
The stupid man will not know them, and the fool will not understand them.
Cum germináverint peccatóres sicut fenum, * et florúerint omnes, qui operántur iniquitátem,
When sinners have sprouted like grass, and all those who work iniquity have come forward,
hoc tamen erit ad intéritum in sǽculum sǽculi; * tu autem altíssimus in ætérnum, Dómine.
yet it will be destined for destruction for ever and ever. But Thou, Lord, are eternally the Most High, O Lord.
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. Cum apparúerit princeps pastórum, percipiétis immarcescíbilem glóriæ corónam, allelúia.
Ant. When the Prince of shepherds appears, thou shalt receive the crown of glory, which never fades, alleluia.
Ant. 3. Serve bone et fidélis, intra in gáudium Dómini tui (T.P. Allelúia).
Ant. 3. Good and faithful servant, enter into the joy of thy Lord (T.P. Alleluia).
II
II
Quóniam ecce inimíci tui, Dómine, † quóniam ecce inimíci tui períbunt, * et dispergéntur omnes, qui operántur iniquitátem.
For behold, Lord, thy enemies, behold, thy enemies will perish, and all those who work iniquity will be scattered.
Exaltábis sicut unicórnis cornu meum, * perfusus sum óleo úberi.
And my horn will rise up like the unicorn's, I have been bathed in abundant oil.
Et despíciet óculus meus inimícos meos, * et in insurgéntibus in me malignántibus áudiet auris mea.
And my eye will despise my enemies, and my ear will hearken the cries of anguish of the wicked who rise up against me.
Iustus ut palma florébit, * sicut cedrus Líbani succréscet.
The righteous will blossom like the palm tree, and it will multiply like the cedar of Lebanon.
Plantáti in domo Dómini, * in átriis Dei nostri florébunt.
Planted in the house of the Lord, they will flourish in the courts of the house of our God.
Adhuc fructus dabunt in senécta, * úberes et bene viréntes erunt,
They will still bear fruit in old age, and they will flourish and be very vigorous,
ut annúntient quóniam rectus Dóminus refúgium meum, * et non est iníquitas in eo.
to proclaim that the Lord our God is righteous, and that there is no iniquity in Him.
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. Serve bone et fidélis, intra in gáudium Dómini tui (T.P. Allelúia).
Ant. Good and faithful servant, enter into the joy of thy Lord (T.P. Alleluia).
v. Audies de ore meo verbum. R/ . Et annuntiábis eis ex me.
In primo nocturno, anno II
De Libro Sirácidæ 6, 5-23
Os dulce multíplicat amícos et mítigat inimícos; et lingua éucharis salútem dicit. Multi pacífici sint tibi, et consiliárius sit tibi unus de mille. Si póssides amícum, in tentatióne pósside eum et ne fácile credas ei. Est enim amícus secúndum opportunitátem suam et non permanébit in die tribulatiónis. Et est amícus qui convértitur ad inimicítiam et rixam convícii tui denudábit. Est autem amícus sócius mensæ et non permanébit in die necessitátis; in prósperis erit tibi quasi coæquális et in domésticis tuis fiduciáliter aget. Si humiliátus fúeris, convertétur contra te et a fácie tua abscóndet se.
Ab inimícis tuis separáre et de amícis tuis atténde. Amícus fidélis protéctio fortis; qui autem invénit illum, invénit thesáurum. Amíco fidéli nulla est comparátio, et non est ponderátio contra bonitátem illíus. Amícus fidélis medicaméntum vitæ, et qui métuunt Dóminum invénient illum. Qui timet Deum, æque habébit amicítiam eius, quóniam secúndum illum erit amícus illíus.
Fili, a iuventúte tua éxcipe doctrínam et usque ad canos invénies sapiéntiam. Quasi is qui arat et séminat, accéde ad eam et sústine bonos fructus illíus. In ópere enim ipsíus exíguum laborábis et cito edes de generatiónibus illíus. Quam áspera est nímium sapiéntia indóctis homínibus, et non permanébit in illa excors. Quasi lapis probatiónis gravis erit super illum, et non demorábitur proícere illam. Doctrína est enim secúndum nomen eius et non est multis manifésta; quibus autem cógnita est, pérmanet usque ad conspéctum Dei.
r. Gyrum cæli circuívi sola et in flúctibus maris ambulávi; in omni gente et in omni pópulo primátum ténui; * Superbórum et sublímium colla, própria virtúte, calcávi. v. Ego in altíssimis hábito, et thronus meus in colúmna nubis. * Superbórum. v. Glória Patri. * Superbórum.
In II nocturno, utroque anno
Ex Scriptis sancti Ioánnis Henríci Newman, presbýteri et Ecclésiæ doctóris
(Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Chapter V: Position of My Mind since 1845, London 1864, pp. 238-239, 250-251)
Tamquam fluctibus agitatum in portum me tandem venisse videbatur
Ex illa die qua cathólicus factus sum et déinceps, nihil plane sententiárum de religióne narrándum plus hábeo. Mentem autem nequáquam pigram réliqui neque a ratiocinatiónibus theológicis abstínui, sed neve variatiónes in cogitatióne neve sollicitúdines in corde reférre váleo. Omnis dúbii expers, in pace perfécta atque tranquillitáte hucúsque vivo. De intelléctu vel móribus a die conversiónis meæ mutátis nihil cónscius sum. Etenim, nec fidem in veritátes Revelatiónis principáles firmiórem, nec mei compotiórem, nec meípsum ferventiórem sentiébam. At tamquam flúctibus agitátum in portum me tandem venísse videbátur; unde meípsum usque ad hodiérnam diem beátum iúgiter ǽstimo.
Neque artículos ínsuper qui de sýmbolo anglicáno desunt diffíciles recéptu invéni. Nonnúllos enim iamdúdum accéperam; ómnibus autem absque periclitatióne consénsi. Quos in die receptiónis sine ulla disceptatióne proféssus sum, eósdem étiam nunc ita confíteor. Sunt enim difficultátes intellegéndi in ómnibus sýmboli christiáni artículis sive a cathólicis sive a protestántibus proféssis quas neque negáre neque simplíciter me sólvere posse assevéro. Ac tamétsi multi sunt qui difficultátes in Religióne séntiant, quorum ego unus sum, coniunctiónem tamen numquam vidére pótui inter apprehensiónem illárum difficultátum, quamvis acúte et quotquot sint, et dubitatiónem doctrinárum cum quibus coniúnctæ sunt. Decem mília enim difficultátum ne síngulum quidem dúbium gígnere posse mihi vidétur, eo quod difficultátes nequáquam dúbiis commetiúntur. Difficultátes enimvéro in arguméntis prorsus adésse possunt; hic autem de difficultátibus in ipsis doctrínis intrínsecis vel quoad earúndem doctrinárum relatiónes in altérutras loquor. Scílicet ut áliquis vexátur dum quæstiónem mathemáticam sólvere non potest, étiam cum solútio illi sive prǽstita sive reténta est, sed non dúbitat quin solútio admítti possit vel solútio quædam vera exsístat. Ex ómnibus fídei dogmátibus, mea senténtia valde difficíllimum est quod Deus exsístat, sed méntibus nostris quam potentíssime imprímitur.
Sunt tamen qui doctrínam Transubstantiatiónis diffícilem créditu aiunt. Ego quidem, cum illi doctrínæ non credíderam donec cathólicus essem, nihilóminus simul ac Ecclésiam Románam Cathólicam esse oráculum Dei cognóveram, atque eam docuísse istam doctrínam ab orígine esse revelátam, facíllime crédidi. Quod hanc doctrínam mente concípere sit árduum, immo impossíbile, libénter concédo; sed quómodo sit diffícile huic crédere, quæso. Toto vero dógmati reveláto, ab Apóstolis docto et Ecclésiæ trádito et ab Ecclésia mihi declaráto, credo; atque ut nunc interpretátur et, implícite, sicut ab illa auctoritáte cui commíssum est prætérea símili modo interpretábitur usque ad consummatiónem sǽculi, idem accípio. Insuper illis traditiónibus semper et ubíque in Ecclésia recéptis, in quibus res continétur definitiónum dogmaticárum intérdum declaratárum, et quæ in ómnibus sǽculis dógmati Cathólico iam declaráto textum et exémplum præbent, adhǽreo. Aliis quoque Sanctæ Sedis senténtiis, sive theológicis sive non, per instruménta a se statúta procedéntibus, quæstióne utrum infallibilitáte sint prǽditæ prætermíssa, quibus saltem parére atque obtemperáre débeo, me submítto. Existimánda est porro, ut opínor, Cathólicæ fídei investigátio paulátim per sǽcula spécies certas et várias assumpsísse, in formam sciéntiæ se exstruxísse, ratióne et locutióne sibi própriis a doctíssimis sicut Athanásio, Augustíno atque Thoma de Aquíno evolútis, se ornásse; neque talem hereditátem intellectuálem nobis his posterióribus diébus legátam ullo modo dirúmpere vellem.
r. Evangélii factus sum miníster secúndum donum grátiæ Dei, quæ data est mihi secúndum operatiónem virtútis eius, * Ut innotéscat per ecclésiam multifórmis sapiéntia Dei. v. Cum autem vénerit ille, Spíritus veritátis, dedúcet vos in omnem veritátem. * Ut innotéscat.
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.
