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
Candor ætérnæ Deitátis alme, Christe, tu lumen vénia atque vita ádvenis, morbis hóminum medéla, porta salútis.
Bright splendor of divinity, O Christ, our only life and light, You bring the sick a remedy, And set our crooked paths aright.
Intonat terræ chorus angelórum cǽlicum carmen, nova sæcla dicens, glóriam Patri, generíque nostro gáudia pacis.
So let the angels' song resound, To usher in the age of grace And tell of glory all around, Proclaiming joy unto our race.
Qui iaces parvus dóminans et orbi, Vírginis fructus sine labe sanctæ, Christe, iam mundo potiáris omni, semper amándus.
You lie, an infant, ruling earth, Now rule our hearts forevermore, To whom a spotless Maid gave birth, O Christ, our most beloved Lord.
Nascéris cælos pátriam datúrus, unus e nobis, caro nostra factus; ínnova mentes, trahe caritátis péctora vinclis.
You came to give us heav'n above, As one of us, you took our flesh; Entwine our hearts with bonds of love And with your grace our minds refresh.
Cœtus exsúltans canit ecce noster ángelis læto sociátus ore, et Patri tecum parilíque Amóri cántica laudis. Amen.
Behold we join the angels' song And cry to you with one accord, To whom all hymns of praise belong, The Holy Trinity, one Lord.
Ant. 1. Clamor meus, Dómine, ad te pervéniat; non abscóndas fáciem tuam a me.
Ant. 1. Let my cry, O Lord, reach Thou; do not hide Thy face from me.
Psalmus 101
Psalm 101
Exsulis vota et preces
Vows and pleas from the exiles
Consolatur nos Deus in omni tribulatione nostra (2 Cor I,4).
God will comfort us in our tribulations
I
I
Dómine, exáudi oratiónem meam, * et clamor meus ad te véniat.
Lord, hearken my prayer, and let my cry go to Thou.
Non abscóndas fáciem tuam a me; † in quacúmque die tríbulor, * inclína ad me aurem tuam.
Do not turn thy face away from me; on whatever day I am in tribulation, incline thy ear unto me.
In quacúmque die invocávero te, * velóciter exáudi me.
On whatever day I call upon Thou, hearken unto me quickly.
Quia defecérunt sicut fumus dies mei, * et ossa mea sicut crémium aruérunt.
For my days have vanished like smoke, and my bones have dried up like a trifle.
Percússum est ut fenum et áruit cor meum, * étenim oblítus sum comédere panem meum.
I was smitten like grass, and my heart withered, forasmuch as I forgot to eat my bread.
A voce gémitus mei * adhǽsit os meum carni meæ.
By dint of my voice moaning, my bones have attached themselves to my skin.
Símilis factus sum pellicáno solitúdinis, * factus sum sicut nyctícorax in ruínis. Vigilávi * et factus sum sicut passer solitárius in tecto.
I have become like the pelican of the desert; I became like the queen's owl. I have been watching, and I have become like the sparrow that stands alone on the roof.
Tota die exprobrábant mihi inimíci mei, * exardescéntes in me per me iurábant.
All day long my enemies insulted me, and those who praised me conspired against me.
Quia cínerem tamquam panem manducábam * et potum meum cum fletu miscébam,
Forasmuch as I ate ashes like bread, and mixed my drink with my tears;
a fácie iræ et increpatiónis tuæ, * quia élevans allisísti me.
The aspect of Thy anger and indignation, for after thee raised me thou crushed me.
Dies mei sicut umbra declinavérunt, * et ego sicut fenum árui.
My days have vanished like a shadow, and I have dried up like grass.
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. Clamor meus, Dómine, ad te pervéniat; non abscóndas fáciem tuam a me.
Ant. Let my cry, O Lord, reach Thou; do not hide Thy face from me.
Ant. 2. Réspice, Dómine, in oratiónem humílium.
Ant. 2. Behold, Lord, at the prayer of the humble.
II
II
Tu autem, Dómine, in ætérnum pérmanes, * et memoriále tuum in generatiónem et generatiónem.
But Thou, Lord, stand forevermore, and the memory of Thy name extends from race to race.
Tu exsúrgens miseréberis Sion, † quia tempus miseréndi eíus, * quia venit tempus,
Thou shalt arise, and Thou shalt have mercy on Zion, for the time has come, the time to have mercy on her, and the time has come.
quóniam placuérunt servis tuis lápides eíus, * et púlveris eíus miseréntur.
For its stones are loved by Thy servants, and its dust softens them.
Et timébunt gentes nomen tuum, Dómine, * et omnes reges terræ glóriam tuam,
And the nations will fear Thy name, O Lord, and all the kings of the earth Thy glory,
quia ædificávit Dóminus Sion * et appáruit in glória sua.
forasmuch as the Lord built Zion, and will be seen in His glory.
Respéxit in oratiónem ínopum * et non sprevit precem eórum.
He looked upon the prayer of the humble, and He did not despise their prayer.
Scribántur hæc pro generatióne áltera, * et pópulus, qui creábitur, laudábit Dóminum.
Let these things be written for the future generation, and the people that will be created will praise the Lord
Quia prospéxit de excélso sanctuário suo, * Dóminus de cælo in terram aspéxit,
forasmuch as He looked down from the height of His holy place. The Lord looked from heaven to earth,
ut audíret gémitus compeditórum, * ut sólveret fílios mortis;
to hearken the groans of the captives in chains, to deliver the sons of those who had been slain,
ut annúntient in Sion nomen Dómini * et laudem eíus in Ierusálem,
that they may preach the name of the Lord in Zion, and His praise in Jerusalem,
cum congregáti fúerint pópuli in unum * et regna, ut sérviant Dómino.
when the peoples and kings assemble to serve 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. Réspice, Dómine, in oratiónem humílium.
Ant. Behold, Lord, at the prayer of the humble.
Ant. 3. Tu, Dómine, terram fundásti, et ópera mánuum tuárum sunt cæli.
Ant. 3. Thou, Lord, founded the earth, and the heavens are the work of Thy hands.
III
III
Humiliávit in via virtútem meam, * abbreviávit dies meos.
He said unto him in His strength, "Let me know the few of my days."
Dicam: “Deus meus, †ne áuferas me in dimídio diérum meórum; * in generatiónem et generatiónem sunt anni tui.
I said: my God, do not call me back in the middle of my days; Thy years last from age to age.
Inítio terram fundásti; * et ópera mánuum tuárum sunt cæli.
From the beginning, Lord, Thou founded the earth, and the heavens are the work of Thy hands.
Ipsi períbunt, tu autem pérmanes; † et omnes sicut vestiméntum veteráscent, et sicut opertórium mutábis eos, et mutabúntur.
They will perish, but Thou shalt remain; and they will all age like a garment. Thou shalt change them like a garment with which one covers oneself, and they will be changed;
Tu autem idem ipse es, * et anni tui non defícient.
but Thou art still the same, and Thy years will not pass away.
Fílii servórum tuórum habitábunt, * et semen eórum in conspéctu tuo firmábitur.”
The sons of Thy servants will have a permanent home, and their seed will be firm 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. Tu, Dómine, terram fundásti, et ópera mánuum tuárum sunt cæli.
Ant. Thou, Lord, founded the earth, and the heavens are the work of Thy hands.
v. In ipso vita erat. r. Et vita erat lux hóminum.
In primo nocturno, anno II
De Cántico canticórum
Quo ábiit diléctus tuus, o pulchérrima mulíerum? Quo declinávit diléctus tuus, et quærémus eum tecum? Diléctus meus descéndit in hortum suum ad areólam arómatum, ut pascátur in hortis et lília cólligat. Ego dilécto meo, et diléctus meus mihi, qui páscitur inter lília. Pulchra es, amíca mea, sicut Thersa, decóra sicut Ierúsalem, terríbilis ut castrórum ácies ordináta. Avérte óculos tuos a me, quia ipsi me contúrbant. Capílli tui sicut grex caprárum quæ descendérunt de Gálaad. Dentes tui sicut grex óvium quæ ascendérunt de lavácro: omnes geméllis fétibus, et stérilis non est in eis. Sicut fragmen mali púnici, sic genæ tuæ per velámen tuum.
Convértere, convértere, Sulamítis; convértere, convértere, ut intueámur te. Quid aspicítis in Sulamítem, cum saltat inter binos choros? Quam pulchri sunt pedes tui in calceaméntis, fília príncipis! Flexúræ femórum tuórum sicut monília quæ fabricáta sunt manu artíficis. Grémium tuum crater tornátilis: numquam indígeat vino mixto; venter tuus sicut acérvus trítici vallátus líliis.
Duo úbera tua sicut duo hínnuli gemélli cápreæ, collum tuum sicut turris ebúrnea. Oculi tui sicut piscínæ in Hésebon, quæ sunt ad portam Bathrábbim; nasus tuus sicut turris Líbani quæ réspicit contra Damáscum. Caput tuum ut Carmélus, et comæ cápitis tui sicut púrpura; rex vincítur cincínnis. Quam pulchra es et quam decóra, caríssima, in delíciis! Statúra tua assimiláta est palmæ et úbera tua botris.
r. Sancta et immaculáta virgínitas, quibus te láudibus réferam, néscio: * Quia quem cæli cápere non póterant, tuo grémio contulísti. v. Benedícta tu in muliéribus, et benedíctus fructus ventris tui. * Quia. v. Glória Patri. * Quia.
In secundo nocturno, anno II
Ex Sermónibus Iuliáni Vizeliacénsis mónachi (Sermo 1: SC 192, 52-54)
Tenébant médium cuncta siléntium: prophétæ dumtáxat qui clamáverant, et apóstoli qui clamatúri erant. Siléntium autem hoc médium et médians erat inter clamóres ambórum, eórum vidélicet qui clamáverant et eórum qui in próximo clamatúri erant: Dum ígitur médium siléntium tenérent ómnia, omnípotens sermo - id est Verbum Patris - a regálibus sédibus venit. Et pulchre in siléntio médio mediátor Dei et hóminum, homo ad hómines, mortális mortáles, morte mórtuos salvatúrus advénit. Qui étiam mediatiónis suæ non ímmemor operátus est salútem in médio terræ: in médio cæli et terræ, tamquam cælum terrámque concílians, exaltátus a terra in cruce mórtuus est. Vide, si óculos quibus id vídeas habes, dispensatiónem mediatóris huius: in médio óritur, in médio móritur, in médio operátur salútem.
In huius étiam rei sacraméntum dum nox in suo cursu médium iter perágeret, a regálibus sédibus venit. Cuius sacraménti David quoque cónscius præsciúsque fúerat, cum dicébat gloriánter ad Fílium: Ex útero ante lucíferum génui te; ex útero non meo sed Vírginis, vel pótius ídeo meo quia Vírginis. Ante luciferum, inquit, quia nocte, cum silérent ómnia, ante ortum lucíferi tráditur Dóminus natus ex Vírgine. Ea quoque hora pastóres vigílias supra gregem custodiéntes Dei cláritas circumfúlsit.
Dum nox, inquit, in suo cursu médium iter perágeret. Quæ est ista nox? Forte hoc tempus quo a mundi orígine usque in últimum sæculi finem in hac tenebrósa Ægýpto vivunt fílii Adam, graves ignorántiæ suæ ténebras sustinéntes et se altérutrum mínime vidéntes.
r. Nésciens Mater virgo virum, péperit sine dólore Salvatórem sæculórum, ipsum Regem angelórum, * Sola virgo lactábat úbere de cælo pleno. v. Beáta víscera Maríæ Vírginis, quæ portavérunt ætérni Patris Fílium. * Sola. v. Glória Patri. * Sola.
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.
