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
Christe, redémptor ómnium, consérva tuos fámulos, beátæ semper Vírginis placátus sanctis précibus.
TO Thy poor servants reconciled show mercy, Christ, for whom the mild and Virgin Patroness this grace implore before Thy Father's face.
Beáta quoque ágmina cæléstium spirítuum, prætérita, præséntia, futúra mala péllite.
Ye glorious hosts, whose circle nine before God's throne refulgent shine, shield us with your celestial arms from past, present, and future harms.
Vates ætérni iúdicis apostolíque Dómini, supplíciter expóscimus salvári vestris précibus.
Apostles with the Prophets plead for weeping sinners in their need, that from their Judge severe they gain pardon, effacing guilt's dark stain.
Mártyres Dei íncliti confessorésque lúcidi, vestris oratiónibus nos ferte in cæléstibus.
Ye purpled martyrs, you, now dressed in white because your lives confessed your Lord on earth, us exiles call unto the fatherland of all.
Chori sanctárum vírginum monachorúmque ómnium, simul cum sanctis ómnibus consórtes Christi fácite.
O choir of virgins, stainless band! and ye for whom the desert-land made sure the way to heavenly rest, prepare us mansions with the blest.
Sit Trinitáti glória, vestrásque voces iúngite ut illi laudes débitas persolvámus alácriter. Amen.
Glory, O Father! to Thy name; eternal Son, to Thine the same; to Holy Paraclete be praise throughout the everlasting days.
Ant. 1. Lux perpétua lucébit sanctis tuis, Dómine, et ætérnitas témporum, allelúia, allelúia.
Ant. 1. May endless light shine on Thy saints, Lord, and all eternity of time, hallelujah, hallelujah.
Psalmus 112 (113)
Psalm 112 (113)
Laudabile nomen Domini
Praise the name of the Lord
Deposuit potentes de sede et exaltavit humiles (Lc 1, 52).
He removes the mighty from their thrones and exalts the humble (Lk 1:52).
Laudáte, púeri Dómini, * laudáte nomen Dómini.
Praise the Lord, ye children: praise ye the name of the Lord.
Sit nomen Dómini benedíctum * ex hoc nunc et usque in sǽculum.
Blessed be the name of the Lord, from henceforth now and for ever.
A solis ortu usque ad occásum * laudábile nomen Dómini.
From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same, the name of the Lord is worthy of praise.
Excélsus super omnes gentes Dóminus, * super cælos glória eius.
The Lord is high above all nations; and his glory above the heavens.
Quis sicut Dóminus Deus noster, qui in altis hábitat * et se inclínat, ut respíciat in cælum et in terram?
Who is as the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high: and looketh down on the low things in heaven and in earth?
Súscitans de terra ínopem, * de stércore érigens páuperem,
Raising up the needy from the earth, and lifting up the poor out of the dunghill:
ut cóllocet eum cum princípibus, * cum princípibus pópuli sui.
That he may place him with princes, with the princes of his people.
Qui habitáre facit stérilem in domo, * matrem filiórum lætántem.
Who maketh a barren woman to dwell in a house, the joyful mother of children.
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. Lux perpétua lucébit sanctis tuis, Dómine, et ætérnitas témporum, allelúia, allelúia.
Ant. May endless light shine on Thy saints, Lord, and all eternity of time, hallelujah, hallelujah.
Ant. 2. Ierúsalem, cívitas Dei, luce spléndida fulgébis, allelúia.
Ant. 2. Jerusalem, city of God, thou shalt shine with a bright light, alleluia.
Psalmus 147 (147B)
Psalm 147 (147B)
Instauratio Ierusalem
Setting up Jerusalem
Veni, ostendam tibi sponsam uxorem Agni (Ap 21, 9).
Come, I will show thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb (Rev 21:9).
Lauda, Ierúsalem, Dóminum; * colláuda Deum tuum, Sion.
Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem: praise thy God, O Sion.
Quóniam confortávit seras portárum tuárum, * benedíxit fíliis tuis in te.
Because he hath strengthened the bolts of thy gates he hath blessed thy children within thee.
Qui ponit fines tuos pacem * et ádipe fruménti sátiat te.
Who hath placed peace in thy borders: and filleth thee with the fat of corn.
Qui emíttit elóquium suum terræ, * velóciter currit verbum eius.
Who sendeth forth his speech to the earth: his word runneth swiftly.
Qui dat nivem sicut lanam, * pruínam sicut cínerem spargit.
Who giveth snow like wool: scattereth mists like ashes.
Mittit crystállum suam sicut buccéllas; * ante fáciem frígoris eius quis sustinébit?
He sendeth his crystal like morsels: who shall stand before the face of his cold?
Emíttet verbum suum et liquefáciet ea, * flabit spíritus eius, et fluent aquæ.
He shall send out his word, and shall melt them: his wind shall blow, and the waters shall run.
Qui annúntiat verbum suum Iacob, * iustítias et iudícia sua Israel.
Who declareth his word to Jacob: his justices and his judgments to Israel.
Non fecit táliter omni natióni, * et iudícia sua non manifestávit eis.
He hath not done in like manner to every nation: and his judgments he hath not made manifest to them.
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. Ierúsalem, cívitas Dei, luce spléndida fulgébis, allelúia.
Ant. Jerusalem, city of God, thou shalt shine with a bright light, alleluia.
Ant. 3. Cantábant sancti cánticum novum ante sedem Dei et Agni, et resonábat terra in voces illórum, allelúia.
Ant. 3. The saints sang a new song before the seat of God and the Lamb, and the earth resounded with their voices, alleluia.
Canticum (Cf. Ap 19,1-2. 5-7)
Cantique (Cf. Ap 19:1-2, 5-7)
De nuptiis Agni
The wedding of the Lamb
Allelúia.
Hallelujah.
Salus et glória et virtus Deo nostro, * (r. Allelúia.)
Salvation, glory and strength to our God (r. Hallelujah.)
quia vera et iusta iudícia eius.
For His judgment is true and just.
r. Allelúia.
r. Hallelujah.
Allelúia.
Hallelujah.
Laudem dícite Deo nostro, omnes servi eius *
Sing praise to our God, all who serve Him
(r. Allelúia.)
(r. Hallelujah.)
et qui timétis eum, pusílli et magni!
And all those who fear Him, young and old!
r. Allelúia.
r. Hallelujah.
Alléluia.
Hallelujah.
Quóniam regnávit Dóminus, Deus noster omnípotens. *
For the Lord our God Almighty reigns.
(r. Allelúia.)
(r. Hallelujah.)
Gaudeámus et exsultémus et demus glóriam ei.
Let us rejoice and rejoice and give him glory.
r. Allelúia.
r. Hallelujah.
Allelúia.
Hallelujah.
Quia venérunt núptiæ Agni, *
For the wedding feast of the Lamb has come,
(r. Allelúia.)
(r. Hallelujah.)
et uxor eius præparávit se.
And His bride prepared for Him.
r. Allelúia.
r. Allelúia.
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. Cantábant sancti cánticum novum ante sedem Dei et Agni, et resonábat terra in voces illórum, allelúia.
Ant. The saints sang a new song before the seat of God and the Lamb, and the earth resounded with their voices, alleluia.
Lectio brevis (Hebr 12, 22-24)
Accessístis ad Sion montem et civitátem Dei vivéntis, Ierúsalem cæléstem, et multa mília angelórum, frequéntiam et ecclésiam primogenitórum, qui conscrípti sunt in cælis, et iúdicem Deum ómnium, et spíritus iustórum, qui consummáti sunt, et testaménti novi mediatórem Iesum, et sánguinem aspersiónis, mélius loquéntem quam Abel.
Thou art come to mount Sion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to the company of many thousands of angels, And to the church of the firstborn, who are written in the heavens, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of the just made perfect, And to Jesus the mediator of the new testament, and to the sprinkling of blood which speaketh better than that of Abel.
Responsorium breve
r. Exsúltent iusti * In conspéctu Dei. Exsúltent. v. Et delecténtur in lætítia. * In conspéctu Dei. Glória Patri. Exsúltent.
Canticum Evangelicum (Lc 1, 46-55)
Exultatio animæ in Domino
Magníficat ✠ * ánima mea Dóminum,
et exsultávit spíritus meus * in Deo salvatóre meo,
quia respéxit humilitátem ancíllæ suæ. * Ecce enim ex hoc beátam me dicent omnes generationes,
quia fecit mihi magna, qui potens est, * et sanctum nomen eius,
et misericórdia eius in progénies et progénies * timéntibus eum.
Fecit poténtiam in bráchio suo, * dispérsit supérbos mente cordis sui;
depósuit poténtes de sede * et exaltávit húmiles;
esuriéntes implévit bonis * et dívites dimísit inánes.
Suscépit Israel púerum suum, * recordátus misericórdiæ,
sicut locútus est ad patres nostros, * Abraham et sémini eius in sǽcula.
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.
Preces
Deum, corónam sanctórum ómnium, gaudénter deprecémur:
Let us joyfully beg God, who is the crown of all saints.
Per intercessiónem sanctórum salva nos, Dómine.
Through the intercession of the saints, save us, Lord.
Deus sapientíssime, qui Apóstolos per Christum fundaméntum Ecclésiæ constituísti,
O God, through Thy Son Jesus Christ, Thou hast built Thy Church on the foundation of the apostles,
— serva fidéles tuos in eórum doctrína.
- keep Thy faithful in their doctrine.
Qui martyribus fortitúdinem testimónii usque ad effusiónem sánguinis dedísti,
Thou madest the martyrs powerful witnesses unto the shedding of their blood,
— redde christiános testes fidéles Fílii tui.
- make Christians witnesses of Thy Son.
Qui sanctis virgínibus donum insígne dedísti Christum vírginem imitándi,
Thou gavest holy virgins the gift of imitating Christ's virginity,
— iísdem concéde, ut virginitátem tibi consecrátam peculiáre signum cæléstium bonórum agnóscant.
- grant them to make virginity consecrated to Thee the heavenly sign of Thy particular goodness.
Qui in sanctis ómnibus præséntiam, vultum et verbum tuum maniféstas,
Thou who manifest in all the saints Thy presence, Thy face and Thy word,
— tríbue fidélibus ut, eos coléndo, tibi propinquióres se esse séntiant.
- give the faithful, through their imitation, a sense of closeness to Thee.
Defúnctis concéde, ut cum beáta María Vírgine, beáto Ioseph et ómnibus sanctis perénniter hábitent,
Grant that the deceased may dwell forevermore with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Blessed Joseph and all the saints,
— atque per intercessiónem eórum idem cæléste consórtium nobis largíre.
- and through their intercession give us a place in heaven without their company.
Pater noster
Pater noster, qui es in cælis:
Our Father, who art in heaven,
sanctificétur nomen tuum;
Hallowed be thy name.
advéniat regnum tuum;
Thy kingdom come.
fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra.
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Panem nostrum cotidiánum da nobis hódie;
Give us this day our daily bread.
et dimítte nobis débita nostra,
And forgive us our trespasses,
sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris;
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem;
and do not abandon us in trial;
sed líbera nos a malo.
But deliver us from evil.
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.
Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, qui nos ómnium Sanctórum tuórum mérita sub una tribuísti celebritáte venerári, † quǽsumus, ut desiderátam nobis tuæ propitiatiónis abundántiam, multiplicátis intercessóribus, largiáris. Per Dóminum.
Almighty and eternal God, who grants us the grace of celebrating the merits of all Thy saints in a single feast, grant, we beseech Thee, that the much-desired outpouring of Thy mercy may be obtained for us through the multitude of our intercessors.
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:
v. Ite in pace. r. Deo grátias.
v. Go in peace. r. Let us give thanks to God.
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.
