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
Quem terra, pontus, ǽthera colunt, adórant, prǽdicant trinam regéntem máchinam, claustrum Maríæ báiulat.
Cui luna, sol et ómniadesérviunt per témpora,perfúsa cæli grátiagestant puéllæ víscera.
Beáta mater múnere,cuius, supérnus ártifex,mundum pugíllo cóntinens,ventris sub arca clausus est.
Beáta cæli núntio,fecúnda Sancto Spíritu,desiderátus géntibuscuius per alvum fusus est.
Iesu, tibi sit glória,qui natus es de Vírgine,cum Patre et almo Spíritu,in sempitérna sǽcula. 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. Confiteántur Dómino misericórdiæ eius et mirabília eius fíliis hóminum.
Ant. 1. Let them celebrate before the Lord His mercies and His wonders for the children of men.
Psalmus 106
Psalm 106
Pro liberatione gratiarum actio
Thanksgiving for the liberation
Verbum misit Deus filiis Israel, annuntians pacem per Iesum Christum (Act 10,36).
God sent His word to the children of Israel, announcing peace through Jesus Christ.
I
I
Confitémini Dómino, quóniam bonus, * quóniam in sǽculum misericórdia eíus.
Praise the Lord, forasmuch as He is good and forasmuch as His mercy is eternal.
Dicant, qui redémpti sunt a Dómino, * quos redémit de manu adversárii
Let them say it those who have been redeemed by the Lord, those whom He hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy
et de regiónibus congregávit eos, † a solis ortu et occásu, * ab aquilóne et mari.
and gathered from all countries, from the east and the west, from the north and from the sea.
Erravérunt in solitúdine, in inaquóso, * viam civitátis habitatiónis non invenérunt.
They wandered in the desert, in the arid places, without finding a city where they could dwell.
Esuriéntes et sitiéntes, * ánima eórum in ipsis defécit.
Suffering from hunger and thirst, their souls had fainted.
Et clamavérunt ad Dóminum, cum tribularéntur, * et de necessitátibus eórum erípuit eos.
They cried out unto the Lord in their tribulations, and He rescued them from their necessities,
Et dedúxit eos in viam rectam, * ut irent in civitátem habitatiónis.
and He led them in the right way, to bring them to a city where they could live
Confiteántur Dómino propter misericórdiam eíus * et mirabília eíus in fílios hóminum,
Let them praise the Lord for His mercy, and for His wonders for the children of men,
quia satiávit ánimam sitiéntem * et ánimam esuriéntem replévit bonis.
for He hath filled the weary soul, and He hath filled the hungry soul with good things.
Sedéntes in ténebris et umbra mortis, * vincti in mendicitáte et ferro,
They sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, captives, in need, and in chains,
quia exacerbavérunt elóquia Dei * et consílium Altíssimi sprevérunt.
forasmuch as they had rebelled against the commands of God, and had despised the counsel of the Most High.
Et humiliávit in labóribus cor eórum, * infirmáti sunt, nec fuit qui adiuváret.
Their hearts were humbled by the work; they were exhausted, and there was no one to help them.
Et clamavérunt ad Dóminum, cum tribularéntur, * et de necessitátibus eórum liberávit eos.
They cried out unto the Lord in their tribulation, and He rescued them from their necessities,
Et edúxit eos de ténebris et umbra mortis * et víncula eórum dirúpit.
and He brought them out of darkness and out of the shadow of death, and broke their bonds.
Confiteántur Dómino propter misericórdiam eíus * et mirabília eíus in fílios hóminum,
Let them praise the Lord for His mercy, and for His wonders for the children of men;
quia contrívit portas ǽreas * et vectes férreos confrégit.
for He hath broken down the gates of brass, and broken the bolts of iron.
Stulti facti sunt in via iniquitátis suæ * et propter iniustítias suas afflícti sunt;
He hath taken them out of the way of their iniquity; for they had been humbled forasmuch as of their injustices.
omnem escam abomináta est ánima eórum, * et appropinquavérunt usque ad portas mortis.
Their souls abhorred all food, and they were near the gates of death.
Et clamavérunt ad Dóminum, cum tribularéntur, * et de necessitátibus eórum liberávit eos.
And they cried out unto the Lord in their tribulation, and He rescued them from their necessities.
Misit verbum suum et sanávit eos * et erípuit eos de interitiónibus eórum.
He sent His word, and He healed them, and rescued them from death.
Confiteántur Dómino propter misericórdiam eíus * et mirabília eíus in fílios hóminum;
Let them praise the Lord for His mercy, and for His wonders for the children of men.
et sacríficent sacrifícium laudis * et annúntient ópera eíus in exsultatióne.
Let them offer Him a sacrifice of praise, and let them publish His works with joy.
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. Confiteántur Dómino misericórdiæ eius et mirabília eius fíliis hóminum.
Ant. Let them celebrate before the Lord His mercies and His wonders for the children of men.
Ant. 2. Ipsi vidérunt ópera Dei et mirabília eius.
Ant. 2. They saw God's works and wonders.
II
II
Qui descéndunt mare in návibus, * faciéntes operatiónem in aquis multis,
Those who go down to sea in ships, and work on the vast waters,
ipsi vidérunt ópera Dómini * et mirabília eíus in profúndo.
these have seen the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the midst of the abyss.
Dixit et excitávit spíritum procéllæ, * et exaltáti sunt fluctus eíus.
He said, and the breath of the storm arose, and the waves of the sea were stirred up.
Ascéndunt usque ad cælos † et descéndunt usque ad abýssos; * ánima eórum in malis tabescébat.
They ascend to heaven, and descend unto the abyss; their souls fainted in the midst of their evils.
Turbáti sunt et moti sunt sicut ébrius, * et omnis sapiéntia eórum devoráta est.
They were troubled and agitated like a drunken man, and all their wisdom was annihilated.
Et clamavérunt ad Dóminum, cum tribularéntur, * et de necessitátibus eórum edúxit eos.
And they cried out unto the Lord in their tribulation, and He rescued them from their necessities.
Et státuit procéllam eíus in auram, * et tacuérunt fluctus eíus.
He changed the storm into a light wind, and the waves of the sea subsided.
Et lætáti sunt, quia siluérunt, * et dedúxit eos in portum voluntátis eórum.
They rejoiced to behold them appeased, and God led them unto the port where they wanted to arrive.
Confiteántur Dómino propter misericórdiam eíus * et mirabília eíus in fílios hóminum;
Let them praise the Lord for His mercies, and for His wonders on behalf of the children of men.
et exáltent eum in ecclésia plebis * et in convéntu seniórum laudent eum.
Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people, and let them praise Him in the council of the elders.
Pósuit flúmina in desértum * et éxitus aquárum in sitim,
He hath turned the rivers into a desert, and the springs of water into parched soil,
terram fructíferam in salsúginem * a malítia inhabitántium in ea.
and the fertile land in salt plains, forasmuch as of the malice of its inhabitants.
Pósuit desértum in stagna aquárum * et terram sine aqua in éxitus aquárum.
He hath turned the deserts into sheets of water, and the arid land into running waters.
Et collocávit illic esuriéntes, * et constituérunt civitátem habitatiónis.
And He settled the hungry there, and they built a city to dwell in;
Et seminavérunt agros et plantavérunt víneas, * et fecérunt fructum in provéntum suum.
they have sown fields and planted vineyards, and gathered abundant fruit.
Et benedíxit eis, et multiplicáti sunt nimis, * et iuménta eórum non minorávit.
He blessed them, and they multiplied exceedingly; He did not allow their flocks to be diminished.
Et pauci facti sunt et vexáti sunt * a tribulatióne malórum et dolóre.
Then they were reduced to a few, and overwhelmed by the affliction of their evils and pain.
Effúdit contemptiónem super príncipes * et erráre fecit eos in desérto ínvio.
Contempt was poured out upon the princes, and He caused them to wander out of the way and into places without way.
Et suscépit páuperem de inópia * et pósuit sicut oves famílias.
And He helped the poor in their poverty and multiplied families like flocks.
Vidébunt recti et lætabúntur, * et omnis iníquitas oppilábit os suum.
The righteous will behold it and rejoice, and iniquity will have to shut its mouths.
Quis sápiens, et custódiet hæc * et intélleget misericórdias Dómini?.
Who is wise to take heed of these things, and to understand the mercies of 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. Ipsi vidérunt ópera Dei et mirabília eius.
Ant. They saw God's works and wonders.
Ant. 3. Vidébunt recti et lætabúntur et intéllegent misericórdias Dómini.
Ant. 3. The righteous will behold and rejoice, and understand the mercies of 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. Vidébunt recti et lætabúntur et intéllegent misericórdias Dómini.
Ant. The righteous will behold and rejoice, and understand the mercies of the Lord.
In primo nocturno, anno I
De libro Iúdicum
In diébus illis: Factus est super Iephte spíritus Dómini et pertránsiens Gálaad et Manásse venit in Maspha Gálaad et inde ad fílios Ammon. Votum autem vovit Dómino dicens: " Si tradíderis fílios Ammon in manus meas, quicúmque primus fúerit egréssus de fóribus domus meæ mihíque occúrrerit reverténti cum pace a fíliis Ammon, eum holocáustum ófferam Dómino. "
Transivítque Iephte ad fílios Ammon, ut pugnáret contra eos; quos trádidit Dóminus in manus eius. Percussítque eos ab Arœr usque dum vénias in Mennith vigínti civitátes et usque ad Abelchármim, plaga magna nimis; humiliatíque sunt fílii Ammon a fíliis Israel. Reverténti autem Iephte in Maspha domum suam occúrrit unigénita fília cum týmpanis et choris: non enim habébat álios líberos. Qua visa, scidit vestiménta sua et ait: " Heu, fília mi, incúrvans incurvásti me! Et tu es in eis qui me pertúrbant! Apérui enim os meum ad Dóminum et áliud fácere non pótero. " Cui illa respóndit: " Pater mi, si aperuísti os tuum ad Dóminum, fac mihi quodcúmque pollícitus es, concéssa tibi a Dómino ultióne atque victória de hóstibus tuis fíliis Ammon. "
Dixítque ad patrem: " Hoc solum mihi præsta quod déprecor: Dimítte me ut duóbus ménsibus circúmeam montes et plangam virginitátem meam cum sodálibus meis. " Cui ille respóndit: " Vade! " Et dimísit eam duóbus ménsibus. Cumque abísset cum sodálibus suis, flebat virginitátem suam in móntibus. Expletísque duóbus ménsibus, revérsa est ad patrem suum; et fecit ei sicut vóverat, quæ non cognóverat virum. Exínde mos incrébuit in Israel, et consuetúdo serváta est ut post anni círculum convéniant in unum fíliæ Israel et plangant fíliam Iepthe Galaadítæ diébus quáttuor.
r. Vidérunt te aquæ, Deus, vidérunt te aquæ, et timuérunt; * Multitúdo sónitus aquárum vocem dedérunt nubes. v. Illuxérunt coruscatiónes tuæ orbi terræ, commóta est et contrémuit terra. * Multitúdo. v. Glória Patri. * Multitúdo.
In secundo nocturno, anno I
Ex Sermónibus sancti Ephræm diáconi In Natálem Dómini (Sermo 6: Op. 2, 420)
Rachel sterilitátis impátiens virum incusábat, dicens: Da mihi líberos. Felícem Maríam in cuius sinum, ipsa non peténte, puríssime, descendísti, donum accipiénti ultro oblátum. Sara, Rebécca, Anna et Elísabeth lácrimis, votis et précibus prolem efflagitárunt, et sic tandem aliquándo post diutúrnum labórem, et plúrium annórum luctum exoráta fœcunditáte respirárunt.
Vere beátam Maríam, quæ nec prolis desidérium sensit, nec pro ea impetránda preces fudit, aut vota nuncupávit, concépit nihilóminus, íntegra virginitáte manénte, peperítque Dóminum cui sérviunt omnes de mulíere nati, sancti et iusti sacerdótes, et reges quotquot tulére prætéritæ ætátes, aut futúræ ferent.
Quæ Maríæ símilis mater usquam éxstitit, cui clausum útero fœtum allóquio cantúque mulcére lícuit, ne dum summi Fílium Opíficis, Fílium Creatóris, Fílium Altíssimi, appelláre fílium suum? Aut quæ puérpera natum sic precáta est: " Ave, spes matris, quia Deus es; ave, dilécte et fili, quia homo es. Hinc amor, inde timor cum mihi tibi apparére contíngit "?
r. Dómine Deus, propítius esto pópulo tuo, * Et convérte tribulatiónem nostram in gáudium. v. Adiuva nos, Deus salutáris noster; propter glóriam nóminis tui, Dómine, líbera nos. * Et convérte. v. Glória Patri. * Et convérte.
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.
Concéde, miséricors Deus, fragilitáti nostræ præsídium; ut, qui sanctæ Dei Genetrícis memóriam ágimus; intercessiónis eius auxílio, a nostris iniquitátibus resurgámus. Per Dóminum.
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.
