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
Ales diéi núntius lucem propínquam præcinit; nos excitátor méntium iam Christus ad vitam vocat.
As the bird, whose clarion gay Sounds before the dawn is grey, Christ, who brings the spirit’s day, Calls us, close at hand:
«Auférte —clamat— léctulos ægros, sopóros, désides; castíque, recti ac sóbrii vigiláte; iam sum próximus».
“Wake!” He cries, “and for my sake, From your eyes dull slumbers shake! Sober, righteous, chaste, awake! At the door I stand!”
Ut, cum corúscis flátibus auróra cælum spárserit, omnes labóre exércitos confírmet ad spem lúminis,
Iesum ciámus vócibus flentes, precántes, sóbrii; inténta supplicátio dormíre cor mundum vetat.
Lord, to Thee we lift on high Fervent prayer and bitter cry: Hearts aroused to pray and sigh May not slumber more:
Tu, Christe, somnum dísice, tu rumpe noctis víncula, tu solve peccátum vetus novúmque lumen íngere.
Break the sleep of Death and Time, Forged by Adam’s ancient crime; And the light of Eden’s prime To the world restore!
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.
Vel:
Or:
Hymnus
Amóris sensus érige ad te, largítor véniæ, ut fias clemens córdibus purgátis inde sórdibus.
Extérni huc advénimus et éxsules ingémimus; tu portus es et pátria, ad vitæ duc nos átria.
Felix quæ sitit cáritas te fontem vitæ, o Véritas; beáti valde óculi te speculántis pópuli.
Grandis est tibi glória tuæ laudis memória, quam sine fine célebrant qui cor ab imis élevant.
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 II
De Epístula beáti Pauli apóstoli ad Philippénses
Fratres mei, gaudéte in Dómino. Eadem vobis scríbere mihi quidem non pigrum, vobis autem secúrum. Vidéte canes, vidéte malos operários, vidéte concisiónem! Nos enim sumus circumcísio, qui Spíritu Dei servímus et gloriámur in Christo Iesu et non in carne fidúciam habéntes, quamquam ego hábeam confidéntiam et in carne. Si quis álius vidétur confídere in carne, ego magis: circumcísus octáva die, ex génere Israel, de tribu Béniamin, Hebræus ex Hebræis, secúndum legem pharisæus, secúndum æmulatiónem pérsequens ecclésiam, secúndum iustítiam, quæ in lege est, conversátus sine queréla.
Quæ mihi erant lucra, hæc arbitrátus sum propter Christum detriméntum. Verúmtamen exístimo ómnia detriméntum esse propter eminéntiam sciéntiæ Christi Iesu Dómini mei, propter quem ómnia detriméntum feci et árbitror ut stércora, ut Christum lucrifáciam et invéniar in illo non habens meam iustítiam, quæ ex lege est, sed illam, quæ per fidem est Christi, quæ ex Deo est iustítia in fide, ad cognoscéndum illum et virtútem resurrectiónis eius et communiónem passiónum illíus, confórmans me morti eius, si quo modo occúrram ad resurrectiónem, quæ est ex mórtuis.
Non quod iam accéperim aut iam perféctus sim, pérsequor autem si umquam comprehéndam, sicut et comprehénsus sum a Christo Iesu. Fratres, ego me non árbitror comprehendísse; unum autem: quæ quidem retro sunt, oblivíscens, ad ea vero, quæ ante sunt, exténdens me ad destinátum pérsequor, ad bravíum supérnæ vocatiónis Dei in Christo Iesu. Quicúmque ergo perfécti, hoc sentiámus; et si quid áliter sápitis, et hoc vobis Deus revelábit; verúmtamen, ad quod pervénimus, in eódem ambulémus.
r. Confitébimur tibi, Deus; confitébimur tibi, * Et invocábimus nomen tuum. v. Narrábo ómnia mirabília tua. Dum accépero tempus, ego iustítiam iudicábo. * Et invocábimus. v. Glória Patri. * Et invocábimus.
In secundo nocturno, anno II
Ex Epístula sancti Polycárpi epíscopi et mártyris ad Philippénses (Nn. 9-11: Funk 1, 307-311)
Rogo vos omnes ut obœdiátis verbo iustítiæ et sustineátis in omni patiéntia, quam et óculis ipsis vidístis non solum in beátis Ignátio et Zósimo et Rufo, sed étiam in áliis qui ex vobis, ac in ipso Paulo ceterísque apóstolis; persuásum vobis habéntes hos omnes non in vácuum cucurrísse, sed in fide ac iustítia, et in débito ipsis loco esse apud Dóminum, cum quo et passi sunt. Non enim præsens sæculum dilexérunt, sed eum qui pro nobis mórtuus est ac propter nos a Deo est resuscitátus.
In his ergo state et Dómini exémplar sequámini, firmi in fide et immutábiles, fraternitátis amatóres, diligéntes ínvicem, in veritáte sociáti, mansuetúdinem Dómini altérutri præstolántes, nullum despiciéntes. Cum possítis benefácere, nolíte différre, quia eleemósyna de morte líberat. Omnes vobis ínvicem subiécti estóte, conversatiónem vestram irreprehensíbilem habéntes in géntibus, ut ex bonis óperibus vestris et vos laudem accipiátis et Dóminus in vobis non blasphemétur. Sobrietátem ergo docéte omnes, in qua et vos conversámini.
Nimis contristátus sum pro Valénte, qui présbyter factus est aliquándo apud vos, quod sic ignóret is locum qui datus est ei. Móneo ítaque ut abstineátis vos ab avarítia et sitis casti et veráces. Abstinéte vos ab omni malo. Qui autem non potest se in his gubernáre, quómodo álii pronúntiat hoc? Si quis non se abstinúerit ab avarítia, ab idololatría coinquinábitur et tamquam inter gentes iudicábitur, qui ignórant iudícium Dómini. Aut nescímus quia sancti mundum iudicábunt? sicut Paulus docet. Ego autem nihil tale sensi in vobis vel audívi, in quibus laborávit beátus Paulus, qui estis in princípio epístulæ eius. De vobis étenim gloriátur in ómnibus Ecclésiis quæ Deum solæ tunc cognóverant; nos autem nondum cognoverámus.
r. Cogitávi dies antíquos, et annos ætérnos in mente hábui; et meditátus sum nocte cum corde meo, * Et dixi: Miserére, Deus. v. Illuxérunt coruscatiónes tuæ orbi terræ, vidit et commóta est terra. * Et dixi. v. Glória Patri. * Et dixi.
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.
