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. Salvásti nos, Dómine, et in nómine tuo confitébimur in sǽculum.
Ant. 1. Thou saved us, and we'll celebrate Thy name forevermore.
Psalmus 43 (44)
Psalm 43 (44)
Populi calamitates
In his omnibus superamus propter eum, qui dilexit nos (Rom 8, 37).
In all these things, we are more than conquerors through the One who loved us (Romans 8:37).
I
I
Deus, áuribus nostris audívimus; † patres nostri annuntiavérunt nobis * opus, quod operátus es in diébus eórum, in diébus antíquis.
O God, we have heard with our ears; our fathers have told us of the work that Thou hast done in their days, and in the days of old.
Tu manu tua gentes depulísti et plantásti illos, * afflixísti pópulos et dilatásti eos.
Thy hand has destroyed the nations, and thou hast set them in their place; Thou hast afflicted the peoples, and Thou hast driven them out.
Nec enim in gládio suo possedérunt terram, * et bráchium eórum non salvávit eos;
For it was not with their sword that they conquered this land, nor did their arm save them,
sed déxtera tua et bráchium tuum et illuminátio vultus tui, * quóniam complacuísti in eis.
but it is Thy right hand and Thy arm, and the light of Thy face, forasmuch as Thou lovedst them.
Tu es rex meus et Deus meus, * qui mandas salútes Iacob.
Thou art my king and my God, thou who command the salvation of Jacob.
In te inimícos nostros proiécimus * et in nómine tuo conculcávimus insurgéntes in nos.
Through Thou we will overthrow our enemies, and in Thy Name we will despise those who rise up against us.
Non enim in arcu meo sperábo, * et gládius meus non salvábit me.
For it is not in my bow that I will trust, * nor will my sword save me.
Tu autem salvásti nos de affligéntibus nos * et odiéntes nos confudísti.
But it is Thou who have saved us from those who afflicted us, and who have confounded those who hated us.
In Deo gloriábimur tota die * et in nómine tuo confitébimur in sæculum.
In God we will glory all day long, and we will praise Thy Name 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. Salvásti nos, Dómine, et in nómine tuo confitébimur in sǽculum.
Ant. Thou saved us, and we'll celebrate Thy name forevermore.
Ant. 2. Parce, Dómine, et ne des hereditátem tuam in oppróbrium.
Ant. 2. Have mercy, Lord, and do not abandon Thy heritage in disgrace.
II
II
Nunc autem reppulísti et confudísti nos * et non egrediéris, Deus, cum virtútibus nostris.
But now Thou've turned us away and put us to shame, and Thou don't go out with our armies anymore, God.
Convertísti nos retrórsum coram inimícis nostris, * et, qui odérunt nos, diripuérunt sibi.
Thou madest us turn our backs on our enemies, and those who hated us plundered us.
Dedísti nos tamquam oves ad vescéndum * et in géntibus dispersísti nos.
Thou hast given us up as sheep for slaughter, and thou hast scattered us amongst the nations.
Vendidísti pópulum tuum sine lucro, * nec dítior factus es in commutatióne eórum.
Thou sold thy people at a low price, and there was no crowd in the purchase that was made of them.
Posuísti nos oppróbrium vicínis nostris, * subsannatiónem et derísum his, qui sunt in circúitu nostro.
Thou hast repaid us the reproach of our neighbors, and an object of insult and mockery to those around us.
Posuísti nos similitúdinem in géntibus, * commotiónem cápitis in pópulis.
Thou hast given us back the fable of the nations; the people shake their heads about us.
Tota die verecúndia mea contra me est, * et confúsio faciéi meæ coopéruit me,
All day long my shame is before my eyes, and the confusion of my face covers me entirely,
a voce exprobrántis et obloquéntis, * a fácie inimíci et ultóris.
at the voice of him who reviles and reviles me, in the sight of the enemy and the persecutor.
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. Parce, Dómine, et ne des hereditátem tuam in oppróbrium.
Ant. Have mercy, Lord, and do not abandon Thy heritage in disgrace.
Ant. 3. Exsúrge, Dómine, et iúdica causam tuam.
Ant. 3. Arise, O Lord, and defend Thy cause.
III
III
Hæc ómnia venérunt super nos,† nec oblíti sumus te; * et iníque non égimus in testaméntum tuum.
All these evils have come upon us; and yet we have not forgotten Thou, nor have we acted unjustly against Thy covenant.
Et non recéssit retro cor nostrum, * nec declinavérunt gressus nostri a via tua;
And our hearts have not withdrawn backwards; and Thou hast turned our steps away from Thy way.
sed humiliásti nos in loco vúlpium * et operuísti nos umbra mortis.
For Thou hast humbled us in a place of affliction, and the shadow of death has covered us.
Si oblíti fuérimus nomen Dei nostri * et si expandérimus manus nostras ad deum aliénum,
If we have forgotten the name of our God, and stretched out our hands to a foreign god,
nonne Deus requíret ista? * Ipse enim novit abscóndita cordis.
Won't God ask for an account of it anon? For He knoweth the secrets of the heart.
Quóniam propter te mortificámur tota die, * æstimáti sumus sicut oves occisiónis.
For it is for thy sake that we are daily given up to death, and that we are looked upon as sheep for slaughter.
Evígila, quare obdórmis, Dómine? * Exsúrge et ne repéllas in finem.
Arise; wherefore do Thou sleep, Lord? Arise, and do not put us away forevermore.
Quare fáciem tuam avértis, * oblivísceris inópiæ nostræ et tribulatiónis nostræ?
Wherefore do Thou turn away Thy face? Wherefore do Thou forget our misery and tribulation?
Quóniam humiliáta est in púlvere ánima nostra, * conglutinátus est in terra venter noster.
For our soul is humbled in the dust, and our bosom is as it were clinging unto the earth.
Exsúrge, Dómine, ádiuva nos * et rédime nos propter misericórdiam tuam.
Arise, Lord; help us, and redeem us by Thy mercy.
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. Exsúrge, Dómine, et iúdica causam tuam.
Ant. Arise, O Lord, and defend Thy cause.
In primo nocturno, anno I)
De libro secúndo Chronicórum 30, 1-13
Misit Ezechías ad omnem Israel et Iudam scripsítque et epístulas ad Ephraim et Manássen, ut venírent ad domum Dómini in Ierúsalem et fácerent Pascha Dómino, Deo Israel. Iníto quoque consílio regis et príncipum et univérsi cœtus in Ierúsalem, decrevérunt, ut fácerent Pascha mense secúndo. Non enim potúerant fácere in témpore suo, quia sacerdótes, qui possent suffícere, sanctificáti non fúerant, et pópulus necdum congregátus erat in Ierúsalem. Plácuit ergo sermo regi et omni multitúdini, et decrevérunt, ut mítterent núntios in univérsum Israel de Bersabée usque Dan, ut venírent et fácerent Pascha Dómino, Deo Israel, in Ierúsalem; in plúrima enim multitúdine non fécerant sicut lege præscríptum est. Perrexerúntque cursóres cum epístulis ex regis manu et príncipum eius in univérsum Israel et Iudam, iuxta quod rex iússerat, prædicántes:
"Fílii Israel, revertímini ad Dóminum, Deum Abraham et Isaac et Israel, ut revertátur ad relíquias quæ effugérunt manum regum Assyriórum. Nolíte fíeri sicut patres vestri et fratres, qui recessérunt a Dómino, Deo patrum suórum, et trádidit eos in intéritum, ut ipsi cérnitis. Nolíte nunc induráre cérvices vestras sicut patres vestri. Trádite manus Dómino et veníte ad sanctuárium eius, quod sanctificávit in ætérnum; servíte Dómino Deo vestro, ut avertátur a vobis ira furóris eius. Si enim vos revérsi fuéritis ad Dóminum, fratres vestri et fílii habébunt misericórdiam coram dóminis suis, qui illos duxére captívos, et reverténtur in terram hanc: miséricors enim et clemens est Dóminus Deus vester et non avértet fáciem suam a vobis, si revérsi fuéritis ad eum."
Igitur cursóres pergébant de civitáte in civitátem per terram Ephraim et Manásse usque Zábulon, illis irridéntibus et subsannántibus eos. Attamen quidam viri ex Aser et Manásse et Zábulon se humiliavérunt et venérunt Ierúsalem. In Iuda quoque facta est manus Dómini, ut daret eis cor unum, ut fácerent præcéptum regis et príncipum iuxta verbum Dómini. Congregátus est ergo in Ierúsalem pópulus multus, ut fáceret sollemnitátem Azymórum in mense secúndo, ecclésia magna valde.
r. Laudábilis pópulus, quem Dóminus exercítuum benedíxit, dicens: Opus mánuum meárum tu es, * Heréditas mea, Israel. v. Beáta gens cuius Dóminus Deus eius, pópulus eléctus quem elégit in hereditátem sibi. * Heréditas. v. Glória Patri. * Heréditas.
In secundo nocturno, anno I)
Ex Epístulis sancti Hierónymi presbýteri (Ep. 53 ad s. Paulinum, 10-11: CSEL 54, 463-465)
Oro te, frater caríssime, inter scriptúras vívere, istas meditári, nihil áliud nosse, nihil quærere, nonne tibi vidétur iam hic in terris regni cæléstis habitáculum? Non sum tam pétulans et hebes, ut hæc me nosse pollícear et eórum fructus in terra cápere, quórum radíces in cælo fixæ sunt; sed velle fáteor, sed eníti præ me fero: magístrum rénuens cómitem spóndeo. Peténti datur, pulsánti apéritur, quærens ínvenit. Discámus in terris, quorum nobis sciéntia persevéret in cælo.
Festína, quæso te, et hæréntis in salo navículæ funem magis præcide, quam solve. Nemo renuntiatúrus sæculo bene potest véndere, quæ contémpsit, ut vénderet. Quidquid in sumptus de tuo túleris, pro lucro cómputa. Credénti totus mundus divitiárum est, infidélis autem étiam óbolo índiget. Sic vivámus quasi nihil habéntes et ómnia possidéntes. Victus atque véstitus divítiæ christianórum.
Si habes in potestáte rem tuam, vende; si non habes, próice. Tollénti túnicam et pállium relinquéndum est. Scílicet, nisi tu semper recrástinans et diem de die trahens caute et pedetémptim tuas possessiúnculas vendíderis, non habet Christus, unde alat páuperes suos. Totum Deo dedit, qui se óbtulit. Apóstoli tantum navem et rétia reliquérunt; vídua duo æra mittit in gazophylácium et præfértur Crœsi divítiis. Fácile contémnit ómnia, qui se semper cógitat esse moritúrum.
r. Sint lumbi vestri præcíncti et lucérnæ ardéntes in mánibus vestris, * Et vos símiles homínibus exspectántibus dóminum suum quando revertátur a núptiis. v. Vigiláte ergo, quia nescítis qua hora Dóminus vester ventúrus sit. * Et vos. v. Glória Patri. * Et vos.
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.
