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
Rex Christe, Martíni decus, hic laus tua, tu illíus; tu nos in hunc te cólere, quin ipsum in te, tríbue.
Qui das per orbis cárdines, quod gemma fulget prǽsulum, da, quos premunt culpæ graves, solvat per ingens méritum.
En pauper hic et módicus, cælum dives ingréditur; cæli cohórtes óbviant, linguæ, tribus, gentes ovant.
Ut vita, fulget tránsitus, cælis et arvo spléndidus: gaudére cunctis pius est, cunctis salus sit hæc dies.
Sit Trinitáti glória, Martínus ut conféssus est; cuius fidem per ópera in nos et ipse róboret.
Ant. 1. Bénedic, ánima mea, Dómino, et noli oblivísci omnes retributiónes eius.
Ant. 1. May my soul bless the Lord, and forget none of His benefits.
Psalmus 102 (103)
Psalm 102 (103)
Laus miserentis Domini
Per viscera misericordiæ Dei visitavit nos Oriens ex alto (Cf. Lc 1, 78).
I
I
Bénedic, ánima mea, Dómino, * et ómnia, quæ intra me sunt, nómini sancto eius.
My soul, bless the Lord, and may all that is within me bless His holy Name.
Bénedic, ánima mea, Dómino, * et noli oblivísci omnes retributiónes eius.
My soul, bless the Lord, and never forget all His blessings.
Qui propitiátur ómnibus iniquitátibus tuis, * qui sanat omnes infirmitátes tuas;
It is He who forgives all thy iniquities, and heals all thy diseases.
qui rédimit de intéritu vitam tuam, * qui corónat te in misericórdia et miseratiónibus;
It is He who redeems thy life from death, who crowns thou with mercy and graces.
qui replet in bonis ætátem tuam: * renovábitur ut áquilæ iuvéntus tua.
It is He who fulfills thy desires by showering thou with goods; thy youth will be renewed like that of the eagle.
Fáciens iustítias Dóminus * et iudícium ómnibus iniúriam patiéntibus.
The Lord has mercy, and He doth justice to all those who suffer violence (an injustice).
Notas fecit vias suas Móysi, * fíliis Israel adinventiónes suas.
He made known His ways to Moses, His will unto the children of Israel.
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. Bénedic, ánima mea, Dómino, et noli oblivísci omnes retributiónes eius.
Ant. May my soul bless the Lord, and forget none of His benefits.
Ant. 2. Quómodo miserétur pater filiórum, misértus est Dóminus timéntibus se.
Ant. 2. As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.
II
II
Miserátor et miséricors Dóminus, * longánimis et multæ misericórdiæ.
The Lord is compassionate and merciful, patient and most merciful.
Non in perpétuum conténdet, * neque in ætérnum irascétur.
He shall not be perpetually angry, and will not threaten endlessly.
Non secúndum peccáta nostra fecit nobis, * neque secúndum iniquitátes nostras retríbuit nobis.
He hath not dealt with us according to our sins, nor has He punished us according to our iniquities.
Quóniam, quantum exaltátur cælum a terra, * præváluit misericórdia eius super timéntes eum;
For as much as heaven is exalted above the earth, so much has He established His mercy on those who fear Him.
quantum distat ortus ab occidénte, * longe fecit a nobis iniquitátes nostras.
As far as the east is from the west, so much has He removed our iniquities from us.
Quómodo miserétur pater filiórum, * misértus est Dóminus timéntibus se.
As a father has compassion on His children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.
Quóniam ipse cognóvit figméntum nostrum, * recordátus est quóniam pulvis sumus.
For He Himself knows what we are made of; He remembered that we are naught but dust.
Homo sicut fenum dies eius, * tamquam flos agri sic efflorébit.
The days of man pass like grass; it will bloom like the flower of the field.
Spirat ventus in illum, et non subsístet, * et non cognóscet eum ámplius locus eius.
Let a breath pass over it), and it is no more, and the place it occupied no longer recognizes it.
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. Quómodo miserétur pater filiórum, misértus est Dóminus timéntibus se.
Ant. As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.
Ant. 3. Benedícite Dómino, ómnia ópera eius.
Ant. 3. Bless the Lord, all His works.
III
III
Misericórdia autem Dómini ab ætérno † et usque in ætérnum super timéntes eum; * et iustítia illíus in fílios filiórum,
But the Lord's mercy extends from eternity to eternity upon those who fear Him. And His righteousness is poured out on the sons of the sons
in eos, qui servant testaméntum eius * et mémores sunt mandatórum ipsíus ad faciéndum ea.
of those who keep His covenant, and keep in remembrance His commandments, to fulfill them.
Dóminus in cælo parávit sedem suam, * et regnum ipsíus ómnibus dominábitur.
The Lord has prepared His throne in heaven, and all things will be subject to His dominion.
Benedícite Dómino, omnes ángeli eius, † poténtes virtúte, faciéntes verbum illíus * in audiéndo vocem sermónum eius.
Bless the Lord, all of thee, His angels, who are mighty and mighty in strength; who carry out His word, in obedience unto the voice of His commands.
Benedícite Dómino, omnes virtútes eius, * minístri eius, qui fácitis voluntátem eius.
Bless the Lord, all of thee, His armies; thou, His ministers, who do His will.
Benedícite Dómino, ómnia ópera eius, † in omni loco dominatiónis eius. * Bénedic, ánima mea, Dómino.
Bless the Lord, all of thee, His works, in all the places of His dominion. My soul, bless 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. Benedícite Dómino, ómnia ópera eius.
Ant. Bless the Lord, all His works.
In primo nocturno, utroque anno)
De libro Isaíæ prophétæ
Clama fórtiter, ne cesses; quasi tuba exálta vocem tuam et annúntia pópulo meo scélera eórum et dómui Iacob peccáta eórum. Me étenim de die in diem quærunt et scire vias meas volunt, quasi gens quæ iustítiam fécerit et iudícium Dei sui non derelíquerit. Rogant me iudícia iustítiæ, appropinquáre Deum volunt.
"Quare ieiunávimus et non aspexísti, humiliávimus ánimam nostram et nescísti?" Ecce, in die ieiúnii vestri ágitis negótia et omnes operários vestros opprímitis. Ecce, ad lites et contentiónes ieiunátis et percútitis pugno ímpie. Nolíte ieiunáre sicut hódie, ut audiátur in excélso clamor vester. Numquid tale est ieiúnium quod elégi, dies quo homo áffligit ánimam suam? Numquid contórquere quasi iuncum caput suum et saccum et cínerem stérnere? Numquid istud vocábis ieiúnium et diem acceptábilem Dómino?
Nonne hoc est ieiúnium quod elégi: dissólvere víncula iníqua, sólvere funes iugi, dimíttere eos qui confrácti sunt líberos, et omne iugum dirúmpere? Nonne frángere esuriénti panem tuum, et egénos, vagos indúcere in domum? Cum víderis nudum, óperi eum et carnem tuam ne despéxeris. Tunc erúmpet quasi auróra lumen tuum, et sanátio tua cítius oriétur; et anteíbit fáciem tuam iustítia tua, et glória Dómini cólliget te.
Tunc invocábis et Dóminus exáudiet, clamábis et dicet: "Ecce adsum." Si abstúleris de médio tui iugum et desíeris exténdere dígitum et loqui iniquitátem; si effúderis esuriénti ánimam tuam et ánimam afflíctam satiáveris, oriétur in ténebris lux tua, et cáligo tua erit sicut merídies. Et te ducet Dóminus semper, et satiábit in locis áridis ánimam tuam et ossa tua firmábit; et eris quasi hortus irríguus et sicut fons aquárum, cuius non defícient aquæ.
r. O vere beátum, in cuius ore dolus non fuit, néminem iúdicans, néminem damnans; * Numquam in illíus ore nisi Christus, nisi pax, nisi misericórdia ínerat. v. O virum ineffábilem, nec labóre victum nec morte vincéndum, qui nec mori tímuit, nec vívere recusávit. * Numquam. v. Glória Patri. * Numquam.
In secundo nocturno, anno II)
Ex Epístulis Sulpícii Sevéri (Ep. 3, 6. 9-11.14-16: SC 133, 336-342)
Martínus óbitum suum longe ante præscívit dixítque frátribus dissolutiónem sui córporis imminére. Intérea causa éxstitit qua Condacénsem diœcésim visitáret. Nam, cléricis inter se ecclésiæ illíus discordántibus, pacem cúpiens reformáre, licet finem diérum suórum non ignorásset, proficísci tamen ob istíus modi causam non recusávit, bonam hanc virtútum suárum consummatiónem exístimans, si pacem ecclésiæ rédditam reliquísset.
Aliquándiu ergo in vico illo vel in ecclésia ad quam íerat commorátus, pace inter cléricos restitúta cum iam régredi ad monastérium cogitáret, víribus córporis cœpit repénte destítui convocatísque frátribus índicat se iam resólvi. Tum vero mæror et luctus ómnium et vox una plangéntium: "Cur nos, pater, déseris? Aut cui nos desolátos relínquis? Invádent gregem tuum lupi rapáces: quis nos a mórsibus eórum, percússo pastóre, prohibébit? Scimus quidem desideráre te Christum, sed salva tibi sunt tua præmia nec diláta minuéntur; nostri pótius miserére, quos déseris."
Tunc ille motus his flétibus, ut totus semper in Dómino misericórdiæ viscéribus affluébat, lacrimásse perhibétur; conversúsque ad Dóminum hac tantum fléntibus voce respóndit: "Dómine, si adhuc pópulo tuo sum necessárius, non recúso labórem: fiat volúntas tua."
O virum ineffábilem, nec labóre victum nec morte vincéndum, qui in nullam se partem prónior inclináverit, nec mori timúerit nec vívere recusárit! Oculis tamen ac mánibus in cælum semper inténtis, invíctum ab oratióne spíritum non relaxábat; et, cum a presbýteris, qui tunc ad eum convénerant, rogarétur ut corpúsculum láteris mutatióne releváret: "Sínite, inquit, sínite me, fratres, cælum pótius respícere quam terram, ut suo iam itínere itúrus ad Dóminum spíritus dirigátur." Hæc locútus diábolum vidit propter assístere. "Quid hic, inquit, astas, cruénta béstia? Nihil in me, funéste, repéries: Abrahæ me sinus récipit."
r. Dixérunt discípuli ad beátum Martínum: Cur nos, pater, déseris? aut cui nos desolátos relínquis? * Invádent enim gregem tuum lupi rapáces. v. Scimus quidem desideráre te Christum, nostri pótius miserére, quos déseris. * Invádent. v. Glória Patri. * Invádent.
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.
