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
Magnis prophétæ vócibus veníre Christum núntiant, lætæ salútis prævia, qua nos redémit, grátia.
With mighty voice the prophets cry: “The coming of the Christ is nigh!” His path made straight by saving grace Through which he has redeemed our race.
Hinc mane nostrum prómicat et corda læta exæstuant, cum vox fidélis pérsonat prænuntiátrix glóriæ.
So, here our morning glimmers bright, And hearts brim over with delight At hearing such a voice resound Which heralds glory all around.
Advéntus hic primus fuit, puníre quo non sæculum venit, sed ulcus térgere, salvándo quod períerat.
This Advent was his sacred birth; He did not come to doom the earth, But rather wounds to bind and mend By saving what was lost through sin.
At nos secúndus præmonet adésse Christum iánuis, sanctis corónas réddere cælíque regna pándere.
The second Advent we await When Christ will stand before the gate To open heaven's blest domain And crown the saints to share his reign.
Ætérna lux promíttitur sidúsque salvans prómitur; iam nos iubar præfúlgidum ad ius vocat cæléstium.
Eternal splendor is made known; The saving star has clearly shone. Already heaven's brilliant light Is calling us to what is right.
Te, Christe, solum quǽrimus vidére, sicut es Deus, ut perpes hæc sit vísio perénne laudis cánticum. Amen.
You, Christ, alone we strive to see, Resplendent in divinity; Give us this vision all our days, And grant an endless song of praise.
Ant. 1. De Sion véniet qui regnatúrus est: Dóminus, Emmánuel magnum nomen eius.
Ant. 1. Out of Zion will come He who is to reign: the Lord, Emmanuel, great is His name.
Psalmus 107 (108)
Psalm 107 (108)
Laus Domini et imploratio auxilii
Praise the Lord and ask for help
Quia exaltatus est super cælos Dei Filius, super omnem terram eius gloria prædicatur (Arnobius).
The Son of God has been exalted above the heavens. His glory is proclaimed over all the earth (Arnobius).
Parátum cor meum, Deus, † parátum cor meum, * cantábo et psallam. Euge, glória mea!
My heart is strengthened, O God, I will sing and make joyful instruments resound. Arise, my glory!
Exsúrge, psaltérium et cíthara, *excitábo auróram.
Awake, my lyre and my harp, that I awaken the dawn.
Confitébor tibi in pópulis, Dómine, *et psallam tibi in natiónibus,
I will praise Thee amongst the peoples, Lord, I will sing Thee amongst the nations,
quia magna est usque ad cælos misericórdia tua *et usque ad nubes véritas tua.
for Thy goodness is exalted above the heavens, and Thy faithfulness unto the clouds.
Exaltáre super cælos, Deus, *et super omnem terram glória tua.
Lift Yourself up above the heavens, O God, may Thy glory shine on all the earth.
Ut liberéntur dilécti tui, *salvum fac déxtera tua et exáudi me.
That Thy beloved ones may be delivered, save by Thy right hand and hearken unto me.
Deus locútus est in sancto suo: † «Exsultábo et dívidam Síchimam *et convállem Succoth dimétiar;
God spoke in His holiness: "I will rejoice, I will have Shechem as a portion, I will measure the valley of Succot;
meus est Gálaad et meus est Manásses† et Ephraim fortitúdo cápitis mei, *Iuda sceptrum meum.
Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine, and Ephraim is the armor of my head, Judas my scepter.
Moab lebes lavácri mei; † super Idumæam exténdam calceaméntum meum, *super Philistæam vociferábor».
Moab is the basin where I wash; on Edom I throw My sandal, on the land of the Philistines I shout for joy."
Quis dedúcet me in civitátem munítam? *Quis dedúcet me usque in Idumæam?
Who will lead me unto the fortified city! Who will take me to Edom?
Nonne, Deus, qui reppulísti nos? *Et non exíbis, Deus, in virtútibus nostris?
Was it not Thou, O God, who rejected us? O God who no longer went out with our armies?
Da nobis auxílium de tribulatióne, *quia vana salus hóminis.
Lend us Thy help against the oppressor, for man's help is vanity.
In Deo faciémus virtútem, *et ipse conculcábit inimícos nostros.
In God we will perform deeds, He shall crush our enemies.
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. De Sion véniet qui regnatúrus est: Dóminus, Emmánuel magnum nomen eius.
Ant. Out of Zion will come He who is to reign: the Lord, Emmanuel, great is His name.
Ant. 2. Propter Sion non tacébo, donec egrediátur ut splendor Iustus eius.
Ant. 2.
Canticum(Is 61,10-62, 5)
Song (Is 61:10-62:5)
Gaudens gaudebo
I tremble with joy
Vestimenta autem eius facta sunt alba sicut nix. Ecce nubes lucida obumbravit eos (Mt 17, 2.5).
His clothes became white as snow. Behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them (Mt 17:2.5).
Gaudens gaudébo in Dómino, *et exsultábit ánima mea in Deo meo,
I will be rejoicing in the Lord, and my heart will rejoice in my God,
quia índuit me vestiméntis salútis *et induménto iustítiæ circúmdedit me,
forasmuch as He hath clothed me with the garments of salvation and covered me with the mantle of righteousness,
quasi sponsum decorátum coróna *et quasi sponsam ornátam monílibus suis.
as the bridegroom adorns his head with a crown, and as the bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Sicut enim terra profert germen suum † et sicut hortus semen suum gérminat, *sic Dóminus Deus germinábit iustítiam et laudem coram univérsis géntibus.
For as the earth brings forth its seedlings, and as a garden sprouts its seed, so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to sprout before all nations.
Propter Sion non tacébo *et propter Ierúsalem non quiéscam,
For Zion's sake I will not be silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest,
donec egrediátur ut splendor iustítia eius, *et salus eius ut lampas accendátur.
until such time as His righteousness rises like the dawn, and His salvation shines like a torch.
Et vidébunt gentes iustítiam tuam *et cuncti reges glóriam tuam;
The nations will behold Thy righteousness, and all kings Thy glory,
et vocáberis nómine novo, *quod os Dómini nominábit.
and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord will choose.
Et eris coróna glóriæ in manu Dómini *et diadéma regni in manu Dei tui.
Thou shalt be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, a diadem of kingdom in the hand of thy God.
Non vocáberis ultra Derelícta, *et terra tua non vocábitur ámplius Desoláta;
Thou shalt no longer be called Forsaken, and thy land will no longer be called Desolation.
sed vocáberis Beneplácitum meum in ea, *et terra tua Nupta,
But thou shalt be called My-pleasure-in-her, and thy land Spoused.
quia complácuit Dómino in te, *et terra tua erit nupta.
For the Lord will be pleased with thee, and thy land will have a bridegroom.
Nam ut iúvenis uxórem ducit vírginem, *ita ducent te fílii tui;
As a young man takes a virgin for his wife, thy sons will lead thou;
ut gaudet sponsus super sponsam, *ita gaudébit super te Deus tuus.
and as the bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so God will rejoice over thou.
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. Propter Sion non tacébo, donec egrediátur ut splendor Iustus eius.
Ant.
Ant. 3. Spíritus Dómini super me, evangelizáre paupéribus misit me.
Ant. 3.
Psalmus 145 (146)
Psalm 145 (146)
Sperantium in Dominum beatitudo
Happiness for those who hope in the Lord.
Laudamus Dominum in vita nostra, id est in moribus nostris (Arnobius).
Let us praise the Lord during our lifetime, that is, by our actions. (Arnobius).
Lauda, ánima mea, Dóminum;† laudábo Dóminum in vita mea, *psallam Deo meo, quámdiu fúero.
Praise the Lord, O my soul, in my life I will praise the Lord: I will sing to my God as long as I shall be.
Nolíte confídere in princípibus, *in fíliis hóminum, in quibus non est salus.
Put not your trust in princes: in the children of men, in whom there is no salvation.
Exíbit spíritus eius et revertétur in terram suam; *in illa die períbunt cogitatiónes eórum.
His spirit shall go forth, and he shall return into his earth: in that day all their thoughts shall perish.
Beátus, cuius Deus Iacob est adiútor, *cuius spes in Dómino Deo suo,
Blessed is he who hath the God of Jacob for his helper, whose hope is in the Lord his God:
qui fecit cælum et terram, * mare et ómnia, quæ in eis sunt;
who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all things that are in them.
qui custódit veritátem in sǽculum, † facit iudícium oppréssis, * dat escam esuriéntibus.
Who keepeth truth for ever: who executeth judgment for them that suffer wrong: who giveth food to the hungry.
Dóminus solvit compedítos, *Dóminus illúminat cæcos,
The Lord looseth them that are fettered: the Lord enlighteneth the blind.
Dóminus érigit depréssos, *Dóminus díligit iustos,
The Lord lifteth up them that are cast down: the Lord loveth the just.
Dóminus custódit ádvenas,† pupíllum et víduam susténtat *et viam peccatórum dispérdit.
The Lord keepeth the strangers, he will support the fatherless and the widow: and the ways of sinners he will destroy.
Regnábit Dóminus in sǽcula, *Deus tuus, Sion, in generatiónem et generatiónem.
The Lord shall reign for ever: thy God, O Sion, unto generation and generation.
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. Spíritus Dómini super me, evangelizáre paupéribus misit me.
Ant.
Lectio brevis (Is 45, 8)
Roráte, cæli, désuper, et nubes pluant iustítiam; aperiátur terra, et gérminet salvatiónem, et iustítia oriátur simul.
Responsorium breve
r. Super te, Ierúsalem, * Oriétur Dóminus. Super te. v. Et glória eius in te vidébitur. * Oriétur Dóminus. Glória Patri. Super te.
r. The Lord rises upon thee, Jerusalem. upon thee. v. And His glory is manifested in thee. * Arises the Lord. Glory unto the Father. upon thee.
Ant. Ex quo facta est vox salutatiónis tuæ in áuribus meis, exsultávit in gáudio infans in útero meo, allelúia.
Ant. When the voice of thy greeting came to my ears, the child in my womb leapt for joy, alleluia.
Canticum Evangelicum Lc 1, 68-79
Gospel canticle (Lk 1:68-79)
De Messia eiusque præcursore
The Messiah and his precursor
Benedíctus ✠ Dóminus, Deus Israel, * quia visitávit et fecit redemptiónem plebi suæ
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; because he hath visited and wrought the redemption of his people:
et eréxit cornu salútis nobis * in domo David púeri sui,
And hath raised up an horn of salvation to us, in the house of David his servant:
sicut locútus est per os sanctórum, * qui a sǽculo sunt, prophetárum eius,
As he spoke by the mouth of his holy Prophets, who are from the beginning:
salútem ex inimícis nostris * et de manu ómnium, qui odérunt nos;
Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us:
ad faciéndam misericórdiam cum pátribus nostris * et memorári testaménti sui sancti,
To perform mercy to our fathers, and to remember his holy testament,
iusiurándum, quod iurávit ad Abraham patrem nostrum, * datúrum se nobis,
The oath, which he swore to Abraham our father, that he would grant to us,
ut sine timóre, de manu inimicórum liberáti, * serviámus illi
That being delivered from the hand of our enemies, we may serve him without fear,
in sanctitáte et iustítia coram ipso * ómnibus diébus nostris.
In holiness and justice before him, all our days.
Et tu, puer, prophéta Altíssimi vocáberis: * præíbis enim ante fáciem Dómini paráre vias eius,
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways:
ad dandam sciéntiam salútis plebi eius * in remissiónem peccatórum eórum,
To give knowledge of salvation to his people, unto the remission of their sins:
per víscera misericórdiæ Dei nostri, * in quibus visitábit nos óriens ex alto,
Through the bowels of the mercy of our God, in which the Orient from on high hath visited us:
illumináre his, qui in ténebris et in umbra mortis sedent, * ad dirigéndos pedes nostros in viam pacis.
To enlighten them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death: to direct our feet into the way of peace.
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. Ex quo facta est vox salutatiónis tuæ in áuribus meis, exsultávit in gáudio infans in útero meo, allelúia.
Ant. When the voice of thy greeting came to my ears, the child in my womb leapt for joy, alleluia.
Preces
Dóminum Iesum Christum, fratres caríssimi, deprecémur, qui est iudex vivórum et mortuórum ipsi dicéntes:
Veni, Dómine Iesu.
Come, Lord Jesus.
Christe Dómine, qui peccatóres salváre venísti,
Christ, Lord, who came to save sinners,
— nos ab omni tentatiónum adversitáte defénde.
- defend us from all adversity and temptation.
Qui ad iudícium maniféste ventúrus esse créderis,
Thou who will obviously come to judgment,
— poténtiam tuæ salvatiónis in nobis osténde.
- show us the power of Thy salvation.
Da nobis legis tuæ præcépta virtúte spíritus custodíre,
Grant that we may keep the precepts of Thy law by the power of the Spirit,
— ut advéntum tuum in caritáte præstolári possímus.
- so that we may await Thy coming in love.
Tu, qui es benedíctus in sǽcula, fac ut per misericórdiam tuam pie et sóbrie in hoc sǽculo vivámus,
Blessed art Thou forevermore, grant that by Thy mercy we may live piously and soberly in this age,
— exspectántes beátam spem et advéntum magnificéntiæ tuæ.
- awaiting the blessed hope and advent of Thy magnificence.
Pater noster
Pater noster, qui es in cælis:
Our Father, who art in heaven,
sanctificétur nomen tuum;
Hallowed be thy name.
advéniat regnum tuum;
Thy kingdom come.
fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra.
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Panem nostrum cotidiánum da nobis hódie;
Give us this day our daily bread.
et dimítte nobis débita nostra,
And forgive us our trespasses,
sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris;
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem;
and do not abandon us in trial;
sed líbera nos a malo.
But deliver us from evil.
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.
Deus, qui, hóminem delápsum in mortem conspíciens, Unigéniti tui advéntum redímere voluísti, † præsta, quǽsumus, ut qui húmili eius incarnatiónem devotióne faténtur, * ipsíus étiam Redemptóris consórtia mereántur. Per Dóminum.
God, who, seeing man fallen into death, wanted to redeem him by the coming of Thy only Son, we pray Thou, grant to those who recognize His incarnation with humble devotion to be able to unite their fate with Him who is also their Redeemer.
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:
v. Ite in pace. r. Deo grátias.
v. Go in peace. r. Let us give thanks to God.
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.
