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. Clamor meus, Dómine, ad te pervéniat; non abscóndas fáciem tuam a me.
Ant. 1. Let my cry, O Lord, reach Thou; do not hide Thy face from me.
Psalmus 101
Psalm 101
Exsulis vota et preces
Vows and pleas from the exiles
Consolatur nos Deus in omni tribulatione nostra (2 Cor I,4).
God will comfort us in our tribulations
I
I
Dómine, exáudi oratiónem meam, * et clamor meus ad te véniat.
Lord, hearken my prayer, and let my cry go to Thou.
Non abscóndas fáciem tuam a me; † in quacúmque die tríbulor, * inclína ad me aurem tuam.
Do not turn thy face away from me; on whatever day I am in tribulation, incline thy ear unto me.
In quacúmque die invocávero te, * velóciter exáudi me.
On whatever day I call upon Thou, hearken unto me quickly.
Quia defecérunt sicut fumus dies mei, * et ossa mea sicut crémium aruérunt.
For my days have vanished like smoke, and my bones have dried up like a trifle.
Percússum est ut fenum et áruit cor meum, * étenim oblítus sum comédere panem meum.
I was smitten like grass, and my heart withered, forasmuch as I forgot to eat my bread.
A voce gémitus mei * adhǽsit os meum carni meæ.
By dint of my voice moaning, my bones have attached themselves to my skin.
Símilis factus sum pellicáno solitúdinis, * factus sum sicut nyctícorax in ruínis. Vigilávi * et factus sum sicut passer solitárius in tecto.
I have become like the pelican of the desert; I became like the queen's owl. I have been watching, and I have become like the sparrow that stands alone on the roof.
Tota die exprobrábant mihi inimíci mei, * exardescéntes in me per me iurábant.
All day long my enemies insulted me, and those who praised me conspired against me.
Quia cínerem tamquam panem manducábam * et potum meum cum fletu miscébam,
Forasmuch as I ate ashes like bread, and mixed my drink with my tears;
a fácie iræ et increpatiónis tuæ, * quia élevans allisísti me.
The aspect of Thy anger and indignation, for after thee raised me thou crushed me.
Dies mei sicut umbra declinavérunt, * et ego sicut fenum árui.
My days have vanished like a shadow, and I have dried up like grass.
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. Clamor meus, Dómine, ad te pervéniat; non abscóndas fáciem tuam a me.
Ant. Let my cry, O Lord, reach Thou; do not hide Thy face from me.
Ant. 2. Réspice, Dómine, in oratiónem humílium.
Ant. 2. Behold, Lord, at the prayer of the humble.
II
II
Tu autem, Dómine, in ætérnum pérmanes, * et memoriále tuum in generatiónem et generatiónem.
But Thou, Lord, stand forevermore, and the memory of Thy name extends from race to race.
Tu exsúrgens miseréberis Sion, † quia tempus miseréndi eíus, * quia venit tempus,
Thou shalt arise, and Thou shalt have mercy on Zion, for the time has come, the time to have mercy on her, and the time has come.
quóniam placuérunt servis tuis lápides eíus, * et púlveris eíus miseréntur.
For its stones are loved by Thy servants, and its dust softens them.
Et timébunt gentes nomen tuum, Dómine, * et omnes reges terræ glóriam tuam,
And the nations will fear Thy name, O Lord, and all the kings of the earth Thy glory,
quia ædificávit Dóminus Sion * et appáruit in glória sua.
forasmuch as the Lord built Zion, and will be seen in His glory.
Respéxit in oratiónem ínopum * et non sprevit precem eórum.
He looked upon the prayer of the humble, and He did not despise their prayer.
Scribántur hæc pro generatióne áltera, * et pópulus, qui creábitur, laudábit Dóminum.
Let these things be written for the future generation, and the people that will be created will praise the Lord
Quia prospéxit de excélso sanctuário suo, * Dóminus de cælo in terram aspéxit,
forasmuch as He looked down from the height of His holy place. The Lord looked from heaven to earth,
ut audíret gémitus compeditórum, * ut sólveret fílios mortis;
to hearken the groans of the captives in chains, to deliver the sons of those who had been slain,
ut annúntient in Sion nomen Dómini * et laudem eíus in Ierusálem,
that they may preach the name of the Lord in Zion, and His praise in Jerusalem,
cum congregáti fúerint pópuli in unum * et regna, ut sérviant Dómino.
when the peoples and kings assemble to serve the 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. Réspice, Dómine, in oratiónem humílium.
Ant. Behold, Lord, at the prayer of the humble.
Ant. 3. Tu, Dómine, terram fundásti, et ópera mánuum tuárum sunt cæli.
Ant. 3. Thou, Lord, founded the earth, and the heavens are the work of Thy hands.
III
III
Humiliávit in via virtútem meam, * abbreviávit dies meos.
He said unto him in His strength, "Let me know the few of my days."
Dicam: “Deus meus, †ne áuferas me in dimídio diérum meórum; * in generatiónem et generatiónem sunt anni tui.
I said: my God, do not call me back in the middle of my days; Thy years last from age to age.
Inítio terram fundásti; * et ópera mánuum tuárum sunt cæli.
From the beginning, Lord, Thou founded the earth, and the heavens are the work of Thy hands.
Ipsi períbunt, tu autem pérmanes; † et omnes sicut vestiméntum veteráscent, et sicut opertórium mutábis eos, et mutabúntur.
They will perish, but Thou shalt remain; and they will all age like a garment. Thou shalt change them like a garment with which one covers oneself, and they will be changed;
Tu autem idem ipse es, * et anni tui non defícient.
but Thou art still the same, and Thy years will not pass away.
Fílii servórum tuórum habitábunt, * et semen eórum in conspéctu tuo firmábitur.”
The sons of Thy servants will have a permanent home, and their seed will be firm 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. Tu, Dómine, terram fundásti, et ópera mánuum tuárum sunt cæli.
Ant. Thou, Lord, founded the earth, and the heavens are the work of Thy hands.
In primo nocturno, anno II)
De libro secúndo Maccabæórum 6, 18-28
In diébus illis: Eleazárus quidam, unus de primóribus scribárum, vir iam ætáte provéctus et aspéctu faciéi decórus, apérto ore compellebátur carnem porcínam manducáre. At ille magis cum illústri fama mortem quam cum exsecratióne vitam compléctens, voluntárie præíbat ad supplícium, éxspuens autem, quemádmodum opórtet accédere eos qui sústinent non admíttere illa, quæ non est fas gustáre, propter nímium vivéndi amórem.
Hi autem, qui iníquo sacrifício præpósiti erant, propter antíquam cum viro amicítiam tolléntes eum secréto rogábant ut afférret carnes, quibus uti ei licéret quæque ab ipso parátæ essent, et fíngeret se eas manducáre, quas rex imperáverat de sacrifícii cárnibus, ut hoc facto a morte liberarétur et propter véterem cum illis amicítiam consequerétur humanitátem.
At ille, consílio decóro ínito ac digno ætáte et senectútis eminéntia et acquisíta nobilíque canítie atque óptima a púero vitæ disciplína, magis autem sancta et a Deo cóndita legislatióne, consequénter senténtiam osténdit: cito, dicens, dimítterent ad ínferos. " Non enim ætáti nostræ dignum est fíngere, ut multi adulescéntium arbitrántes Eleazárum nonagínta annórum transísse ad morem alienigenárum et ipsi propter meam simulatiónem et propter módicum et pusíllum vitæ tempus decipiántur propter me, et exsecratiónem atque máculam meæ senectúti conquíram. Nam etsi in præsénti témpore evásero eam quæ ex homínibus est pœnam, manus tamen Omnipoténtis nec vivus nec defúnctus effúgiam. Quam ob rem viríliter nunc vita excedéndo senectúte quidem dignus apparébo, adulescéntibus autem exémplum forte relíquero, ut prompto ánimo ac fórtiter pro sacris ac sanctis légibus honésta morte perfungántur." Et, cum hæc dixísset, conféstim ad supplícium venit.
r. Congregátæ sunt gentes in multitúdine, ut dimicárent contra nos, et ignorámus quid ágere debeámus. * Dómine Deus, ad te sunt óculi nostri, ne pereámus. v. Qui regis Israel, inténde, qui dedúcis velut ovem Ioseph. * Dómine Deus. v. Glória Patri. * Dómine Deus.
In secundo nocturno, anno II)
Ex Sermónibus sancti Leónis Magni papæ(Sermo 94, 2-3: SC 200, 256-258)
Quamvis, dilectíssimi, nos ad expléndam nostri offícii servitútem, et infírmi inveniámur et segnes, dum si quid devóte et strénue ágere cúpimus, ipsíus nostræ conditiónis fragilitáte tardámur; habéntes tamen incessábilem propitiatiónem omnipoténtis et perpétui Sacerdótis, qui símilis nostri, æquális Patri, divinitátem usque ad humána submísit, humanitátem usque ad divína provéxit, digne et pie de ipsíus constitutióne gaudémus; quóniam etsi multis pastóribus curam suárum óvium delegávit, ipse tamen dilécti gregis custódiam non relíquit. De cuius principáli æternóque præsídio, étiam apostólicæ opis múnimen accépimus, quod útique ab ópere suo non vacat; et fírmitas fundaménti, cui totíus Ecclésiæ superstrúitur altitúdo, nulla incumbéntis sibi templi mole lasséscit.
Solíditas enim illíus fídei, quæ in apostolórum príncipe est laudáta, perpétuat; et, sicut pérmanet quod in Christo Petrus crédidit, ita pérmanet quod in Petro Christus instítuit. Manet ergo disposítio veritátis et beátus Petrus in accépta fortitúdine perséverans, suscépta Ecclésiæ gubernácula non relíquit. Sic enim præ céteris est ordinátus, ut dum Petra dícitur, dum fundaméntum pronuntíatur, dum regni cælórum iánitor constitúitur, dum ligandórum solvendorúmque árbiter, mansúra étiam in cælis iudiciórum suórum definitióne, præfícitur, qualis ipsi cum Christo esset socíetas, per ipsa appellatiónum eius mystéria noscerémus.
Qui nunc plénius et poténtius ea quæ sibi commíssa sunt perágit, et omnes partes officiórum atque curárum in ipso et cum ipso, per quem est glorificátus, exséquitur. Si quid ítaque a nobis recte ágitur, rectéque decérnitur, si quid a misericórdia Dei cotidiánis supplicatiónibus obtinétur, illíus est óperum atque meritórum, cuius in sede sua vivit potéstas, excéllit auctóritas. Hoc enim obtínuit, dilectíssimi, illa conféssio, quæ Deo Patre apostólico inspiráta cordi, ómnia humanárum opiniónum incérta transcéndit, et firmitátem petræ, quæ nullis impulsiónibus quaterérur, accépit.
r. Iste est qui ante Deum magnas virtútes operátus est, et omnis terra doctrína eius repléta est; * Ipse intercédat pro nobis ad Dóminum Deum nostrum. v. In médio ecclésiæ apéruit os eius, et implévit eum Dóminus spíritu sapiéntiæ et intelléctus. * Ipse. v. Glória Patri. * Ipse.
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.
