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
Verbum supérnum pródiens, a Patre lumen éxiens, qui natus orbi súbvenis cursu declívi témporis:
Illúmina nunc péctora tuóque amóre cóncrema; audíta per præcóni sint pulsa tandem lúbrica.
Iudéxque cum post áderis rimári facta péctoris, reddens vicem pro ábditis iustísque regnum pro bonis,
Non demum artémur malis pro qualitáte críminis, sed cum beátis cómpotes simus perénnes cǽlites.
Sit, Christe, rex piíssime, tibi Patríque glória cum Spíritu Paráclito, in sempitérna sǽcula. Amen.
To thee, O Christ, our gracious king, And to thy Father, glory be, Who with the Spirit Paraclete Forever reign in majesty.
Ant. 1. Díligam te, Dómine, virtus mea.
Ant. 1. I love thee, Lord, my strength.
Psalmus 17 (18), 2-30
Psalm 17 (18), 2-30
Gratiarum actio pro salute et victoria
Thanksgiving for salvation and victory.
In illa hora factus est terræmotus magnus (Apc 11, 13).
In that hour there was a great earthquake (Rev 11:13).
I
I
Díligam te, Dómine, fortitúdo mea. * Dómine, firmaméntum meum et refúgium meum et liberátor meus;
I will love Thou, Lord, my strength. Lord, my firmament, my refuge and my deliverer.
Deus meus, adiútor meus, et sperábo in eum; * protéctor meus et cornu salútis meæ et suscéptor meus.
My God is my helper, and I will hope in Him. He is my protector, and the horn of my salvation, and my defender.
Laudábilem invocábo Dóminum * et ab inimícis meis salvus ero.
I will call upon the Lord in praise of Him, and I will be delivered from my enemies.
Circumdedérunt me fluctus mortis, * et torréntes Bélial conturbavérunt me;
The waves of death have encircled me, and the torrents of Belial have afflicted me,
funes inférni circumdedérunt me, * præoccupavérunt me láquei mortis.
The pains of death have surrounded me, and the torrents of iniquity have filled me with trouble.
In tribulatióne mea invocávi Dóminum * et ad Deum meum clamávi;
In my affliction I called on the Lord, and cried out to my God.
exaudívit de templo suo vocem meam, * et clamor meus in conspéctu eius introívit in aures eius.
And from His holy temple He heard my voice; and my cry penetrated into His presence even to His ears.
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. Díligam te, Dómine, virtus mea.
Ant. I love thee, Lord, my strength.
Ant. 2. Salvum me fecit Dóminus, quóniam vóluit me.
Ant. 2. The Lord gave me salvation, forasmuch as He was pleased with me.
II
II
Commóta est et contrémuit terra; † fundaménta móntium concússa sunt et commóta sunt, * quóniam irátus est.
The earth shook and trembled: the foundations of the mountains were troubled and were moved, because he was angry with them.
Ascéndit fumus de náribus eius, † et ignis de ore eius dévorans; * carbónes succénsi processérunt ab eo.
There went up a smoke in his wrath: and a fire flamed from his face: coals were kindled by it.
Inclinávit cælos et descéndit, * et calígo sub pédibus eius.
He bowed the heavens, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
Et ascéndit super cherub et volávit, * ferebátur super pennas ventórum.
And he ascended upon the cherubim, and he flew; he flew upon the wings of the winds.
Et pósuit ténebras latíbulum suum, † in circúitu eius tabernáculum eius, * tenebrósa aqua, nubes áeris.
And he made darkness his covert, his pavilion round about him: dark waters in the clouds of the air.
Præ fulgóre in conspéctu eius nubes transiérunt, * grando et carbónes ignis.
At the brightness that was before him the clouds passed, hail and coals of fire.
Et intónuit de cælo Dóminus, † et Altíssimus dedit vocem suam: * grando et carbónes ignis.
And the Lord thundered from heaven, and the highest gave his voice: hail and coals of fire.
Et misit sagíttas suas et dissipávit eos, * fúlgura iecit et conturbávit eos.
And he sent forth his arrows, and he scattered them: he multiplied lightnings, and troubled them.
Et apparuérunt fontes aquárum, * et reveláta sunt fundaménta orbis terrárum
16 Then the fountains of waters appeared, and the foundations of the world were discovered:
ab increpatióne tua, Dómine, * ab inspiratióne spíritus iræ tuæ.
At thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the spirit of thy wrath.
Misit de summo et accépit me * et assúmpsit me de aquis multis;
He sent from on high, and took me: and received me out of many waters.
erípuit me de inimícis meis fortíssimis † et ab his, qui odérunt me, * quóniam confortáti sunt super me.
He delivered me from my strongest enemies, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
Oppugnavérunt me in die afflictiónis meæ, * et factus est Dóminus fulciméntum meum;
They prevented me in the day of my affliction: and the Lord became my protector.
et edúxit me in latitúdinem, * salvum me fecit, quóniam vóluit me.
And he brought me forth into a large place: he saved me, because he was well pleased with me.
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. Salvum me fecit Dóminus, quóniam vóluit me.
Ant. The Lord gave me salvation, forasmuch as He was pleased with me.
Ant. 3. Tu, Dómine, accénde lucérnam meam; illuminábis ténebras meas.
Ant. 3. Thou, Lord, make my torch shine; light my darkness
III
III
Et retríbuet mihi Dóminus secúndum iustítiam meam * et secúndum puritátem mánuum meárum reddet mihi,
And the Lord will reward me according to my justice; and will repay me according to the cleanness of my hands:
quia custodívi vias Dómini * nec ímpie recéssi a Deo meo.
Because I have kept the ways of the Lord; and have not done wickedly against my God.
Quóniam ómnia iudícia eius in conspéctu meo, * et iustítias eius non réppuli a me;
For all his judgments are in my sight: and his justices I have not put away from me.
et fui immaculátus cum eo * et observávi me ab iniquitáte.
And I shall be spotless with him: and shall keep myself from my iniquity.
Et retríbuet mihi Dóminus secúndum iustítiam meam * et secúndum puritátem mánuum meárum in conspéctu oculórum eius.
And the Lord will reward me according to my justice; and according to the cleanness of my hands before his eyes.
Cum sancto sanctus eris * et cum viro innocénte ínnocens eris
With the holy, thou wilt be holy; and with the innocent man thou wilt be innocent.
et cum elécto eléctus eris * et cum pervérso cállidus eris.
And with the elect thou wilt be elect: and with the perverse thou wilt be perverted.
Quóniam tu pópulum húmilem salvum fácies * et óculos superbórum humiliábis.
For thou wilt save the humble people; but wilt bring down the eyes of the proud.
Quóniam tu accéndis lucérnam meam, Dómine; * Deus meus illúminat ténebras meas.
For thou lightest my lamp, O Lord: O my God enlighten my darkness.
Quóniam in te aggrédiar hóstium turmas * et in Deo meo transíliam murum.
For by thee I shall be delivered from temptation; and through my God I shall go over a wall.
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, accénde lucérnam meam; illuminábis ténebras meas.
Ant. Thou, Lord, make my torch shine; light my darkness
In primo nocturno, anno I
De libro Isaíæ prophétæ
Et dixit Dóminus ad me: " Sume tibi tábulam grandem et scribe in ea stilo hóminis: " Maher Salal Has Baz ". Et adhíbui mihi testes fidéles, Uríam sacerdótem et Zacharíam fílium Barachíæ; et accéssi ad prophetíssam, et concépit et péperit fílium. Et dixit Dóminus ad me: " Voca nomen eius Maher Salal Has Baz, quia ántequam sciat puer clamáre: "Pater mi" et "Mater mea", afferéntur opes Damásci et spólia Samaríæ coram rege Assyriórum. "
Et adiécit Dóminus loqui ad me adhuc dicens: " Pro eo quod abiécit pópulus iste aquas Sílœ, quæ vadunt cum siléntio, et defécit coram Rasin et fílio Romelíæ, propter hoc ecce Dóminus addúcet super eos aquas Flúminis fortes et multas, regem Assyriórum et omnem glóriam eius, et ascéndet super omnes rivos eius et fluet super univérsas ripas eius; et ibit per Iudam inúndans et díffluens, usque ad collum véniet. Et erit exténsio alárum eius implens latitúdinem terræ tuæ, o Emmánuel. " Clamórem tóllite, pópuli, et consternémini, et audíte, univérsæ procul terræ: accingímini et perterrémini, accingímini et perterrémini. Iníte consílium, et dissipábitur; loquímini verbum, et non fiet, quia " nobíscum Deus. "
Hæc enim ait Dóminus ad me, cum apprehéndit me manu et mónuit ne irem in via pópuli huius, dicens: " Ne vocétis coniuratiónem, quodcúmque pópulus iste vocat coniuratiónem, et timórem eius ne timeátis neque paveátis ". Dóminum exercítuum ipsum sanctificáte: ipse pavor vester et ipse terror vester; et erit in sanctuárium, in lápidem offensiónis et in petram scándali duábus dómibus Israel, in láqueum et in insídias habitántibus Ierúsalem. Et offéndent ex eis plúrimi et cadent et conteréntur et irretiéntur et capiéntur. Liga testimónium, signa legem in discípulis meis. Et exspectábo Dóminum qui abscóndit fáciem suam a domo Iacob, et præstolábor eum. Ecce ego et púeri quos dedit mihi Dóminus in signum et in porténtum Israel a Dómino exercítuum qui hábitat in monte Sion.
r. Aliéni non transíbunt per Ierúsalem ámplius: * Nam in illa die stillábunt montes dulcédinem et colles fluent lac et mel, dicit Dóminus. v. Ego véniam, dicit Dóminus, et sanábo contritiónem pópuli mei. * Nam in. v. Glória Patri. * Nam in.
In secundo nocturno, anno I
Ex Oratiónibus sancti Gregórii Nazianzéni epíscopi (Orat. 45, 9. 22. 26: PG 36, 634-635. 654. 658-659)
Ipse Dei Fílius, ille sæculis antíquior, ille invisíbilis, ille incomprehensíbilis, ille incorpóreus, illud ex princípio princípium, illud ex lúmine lumen, ille fons vitæ et immortalitátis, illa archétypi expréssio, illud immótum sigíllum, illa per ómnia símilis imágo, ille Patris términus et rátio, ille, inquam, ad imáginem suam se confert, carnémque carnis causa gerit, et cum intellectuáli ánima propter ánimam meam iúngitur, ut símile per símile repúrget, atque humána ómnia, excépto peccáto, súscipit; concéptus quidem ex Vírgine, ánimo et carne a Spíritu præpurgáta (nam et generatiónem honóre áffici, et virginitátem præférri oportébat); progréssus autem Deus cum assúmpta humanitáte, unum ex duóbus inter se contráriis, carne nimírum et spíritu, quorum álterum deitátem dedit, álterum accépit.
Qui álios ditat, pauper effícitur; carnis enim meæ paupertátem subit, ut ego deitátis ipsíus opes cónsequar. Qui plenus est, exinanítur; sua enim glória ad breve tempus exinanítur, ut plenitúdinis ipsíus ego párticeps effíciar. Quænam hæ bonitátis divítiæ? Quodnam erga me mystérium? Divínam imáginem accépi, nec custodívi. Ille meam carnem áccipit, ut et imágini salútem, et carni immortalitátem áfferat; secúndum consórtium nobíscum init, et quidem prióri longe admirabílius.
Per humanitátem a Deo assúmptam, hómini sanctitátem afférri oportébat; ut, tyránno per vim superáto, nos liberáret, atque ad se per mediatórem Fílium redúceret, hoc, ad Patris honórem, cui in ómnibus rebus cédere perspícitur, dispensántem. Ad ovem errántem bonus ille Pastor evénit, ánimam suam pro óvibus ponens, ad montes et colles in quibus sacrificábas; et errántem invénit, et invéntam, iísdem úmeris, quibus et crucis lignum, sústulit, et accéptam ad supérnam vitam redúxit.
r. Montes Israel, ramos vestros expándite et floréte et fructus fácite: * Prope est ut véniat dies Dómini. v. Roráte, cæli, désuper, et nubes pluant iustum: aperiátur terra et gérminet Salvatórem. * Prope est. v. Glória Patri. * Prope est.
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.
