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
Dulci deprómat cármine devóta plebs sollémnia, dum in cælórum cúlmine hæc virgo micat glória.
Virgo, quæ Christi láudibus vacávit iam viríliter, sanctórum nunc agmínibus coniúngitur felíciter.
Vicit per pudicítiam infírmæ carnis vítium; sprevit mundi blandítiam Christi sequens vestígium.
Per hanc nos, Christe, dírige servans a cunctis hóstibus; culpárum lapsus córrige nos ímbuens virtútibus.
Iesu, tibi sit glória, qui natus es de Vírgine, cum Patre et almo Spíritu, in sempitérna sæcula. Amen.
Jesus, to Thee be glory given, Whom erst the Virgin-Mother bore, With Father and with Holy Ghost, Through endless ages evermore.
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 Sirácidæ 16, 24 - 17, 12
Audi me, fili, et disce prudéntiam sensus, et dicam in æquitáte disciplínam et scrutábor enarráre sapiéntiam; et in verbis meis atténde in corde tuo. Edico in æquitáte spíritus virtútes, quas pósuit Deus in ópera sua ab inítio, et in veritáte enúntio sciéntiam eius. Quando creávit Deus ópera sua ab inítio, et ab institutióne ipsórum distínxit partes illórum, ornávit in ætérnum ópera illórum, et dominátum eórum in generatiónibus suis. Nec esuriérunt, nec laboravérunt et non destitérunt ab opéribus suis. Unusquísque próximum sibi non angustiávit et usque in ætérnum non erunt incredíbiles verbo illíus. Post hæc Deus in terram respéxit et complévit illam bonis suis; ánima omnis vitális coopéruit fáciem ipsíus, et in ipsam íterum revérsio illórum.
Deus creávit de terra hóminem et secúndum imáginem suam fecit illum; et íterum convértit illum in ipsam et secúndum se vestívit illum virtúte. Númerum diérum et tempus dedit illi et dedit illi potestátem eórum quæ sunt super terram. Pósuit timórem illíus super omnem carnem, ut dominarétur bestiárum et volatílium. Creávit illis consílium et linguam et óculos et aures et cor dedit illis excogitándi, et disciplína intelléctus replévit illos. Creávit illis sciéntiam spíritus, sensu implévit cor illórum et mala et bona osténdit illis.
Deus pósuit timórem suum super corda hóminum osténdens illis magnália óperum suórum, et dedit illis gloriári in mirabílibus illíus, ut nomen sanctificatiónis colláudent et magnália enárrent óperum eius. Addidit illis disciplínam et legem vitæ hereditávit illos. Testaméntum ætérnum constítuit cum illis et iustítiam et iudícia sua osténdit illis. Et magnália honóris eius vidit óculus illórum et honórem vocis eius audiérunt aures illórum, et dixit illis: "Atténdite ab omni iníquo." Et mandávit illis unicuíque de próximo suo.
r. Fili, noli defícere a disciplína Dómini, et ne fatígeris dum ab eo argúeris: * Quem enim díligit, Dóminus corrípit, et quasi pater in fílio complácet sibi. v. Audi, fili mi, disciplínam patris tui, et ne dimíttas legem matris tuæ. * Quem enim. v. Glória Patri. * Quem enim.
In secundo nocturno, anno II
Ex Sermónibus sancti Augustíni epíscopi (Sermo 105, 3-4: PL 38, 617-618)
María meliórem partem elégit, quæ non auferétur ab ea. Hoc enim elégit, quod semper manébit: Non auferétur ab ea. Circa unum se vóluit occupári. Iam tenébat: Mihi adhærére Deo bonum est. Sedébat ad pedes cápitis nostri. Quanto humílius sedébat, tanto ámplius capiébat. Cónfluit enim aqua ad humilitátem convállis, denátat de tumóribus collis. Non ergo Dóminus opus reprehéndit, sed munus distínxit: Circa multa es occupáta: porro unum est necessárium. Iam hoc sibi María elégit. Transit labor multitúdinis, et remánet cáritas unitátis. Ergo quod elégit, non auferétur ab ea. A te quod elegísti auferétur. Sed bono tuo auferétur, ut quod mélius est detur. Auferétur enim a te labor, ut réquies detur. Tu návigas, illa iam in portu est.
Vidétis ergo, caríssimi, et quantum árbitror, iam intellégetis in his duábus muliéribus, quæ ambæ fúerant Dómino gratæ, ambæ amábiles, ambæ discípulæ, duas vitas esse figurátas, præséntem et futúram, laboriósam et quiétam, ærumnósam et beátam, temporálem et ætérnam.
Remansérunt ergo in illa domo, quæ suscéperat Dóminum, in duábus féminis duæ vitæ, ambæ innocéntes, ambæ laudábiles: una laboriósa, áltera otiósa; nulla facinorósa, nulla desidiósa. Ambæ innocéntes, ambæ, inquam, laudábiles, sed una laboriósa, áltera otiósa; nulla facinorósa, quam cavére debet laboriósa; nulla desidiósa, quam cavére debet otiósa. Erant ergo in illa domo istæ duæ vitæ, et ipse fons vitæ. In Martha erat imágo præséntium, in María futurórum. Quod agébat Martha, ibi sumus; quod agébat María, hoc sperámus. Hoc agámus bene, ut illud habeámus plene.
r. Ipsi sum desponsáta cui ángeli sérviunt, cuius pulchritúdinem sol et luna mirántur; ipsi soli servo fidem, * Ipsi me tota devotióne commítto. v. Dextram meam et collum meum cinxit lapídibus pretiósis, trádidit áuribus meis inæstimábiles margarítas. * Ipsi. v. Glória Patri. * Ipsi.
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.
