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 secúnda beáti Pauli apóstoli ad Timótheum
Tu, fili mi, confortáre in grátia, quæ est in Christo Iesu; et quæ audísti a me per multos testes, hæc comménda fidélibus homínibus, qui idónei erunt et álios docére. Collabóra sicut bonus miles Christi Iesu. Nemo mílitans ímplicat se sæculi negótiis, ut ei pláceat, qui eum elégit; si autem certat quis agóne, non coronátur nisi legítime certáverit. Laborántem agrícolam opórtet primum de frúctibus accípere. Intéllege, quæ dico; dabit enim tibi Dóminus in ómnibus intelléctum.
Memor esto Iesum Christum resuscitátum esse a mórtuis, ex sémine David, secúndum evangélium meum, in quo labóro usque ad víncula quasi male óperans, sed verbum Dei non est alligátum! Ideo ómnia sustíneo propter eléctos, ut et ipsi salútem consequántur, quæ est in Christo Iesu cum glória ætérna. Fidélis sermo: Nam si commórtui sumus, et convivémus; si sustinémus, et conregnábimus; si negábimus, et ille negábit nos; si non crédimus, ille fidélis manet, negáre enim seípsum non potest.
Hæc cómmone testíficans coram Deo verbis non conténdere: in nihil útile est, nisi ad subversiónem audiéntium. Sollícite cura teípsum probábilem exhibére Deo, operárium inconfusíbilem, recte tractántem verbum veritátis. Profána autem inanilóquia devíta, magis enim profícient ad impietátem, et sermo eórum ut cancer serpit; ex quibus est Hymenus et Philétus, qui circa veritátem aberravérunt dicéntes resurrectiónem iam factam, et subvértunt quorúndam fidem. Sed firmum fundaméntum Dei stat habens signáculum hoc: Cognóvit Dóminus, qui sunt eius, et: Discédat ab iniquitáte omnis, qui nóminat nomen Dómini. In magna autem domo non solum sunt vasa áurea et argéntea sed et lígnea et fictília, et quædam quidem in honórem, quædam autem in ignomíniam; si quis ergo emundáverit se ab istis, erit vas in honórem, sanctificátum, útile Dómino, ad omne opus bonum parátum.
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.
In secundo nocturno, anno II
Ex Homilíis sancti Ioánnis Chrysóstomi epíscopi in Epístulam secúndam ad Timótheum (Hom. 2, 4: PG 62, 612-614)
Reverére sacerdótem, quia cotídie tibi minístrat. Scriptúras legi curat, propter te domum ornat, propter te vígilat, propter te precátur, pro te stat Deo súpplicans, pro te totus eius cultus est. Hæc reverére, hæc cógita, cum omni pietáte accéde. Dic mihi, ímprobus est? Et quid hoc? Num enim qui non ímprobus est tibi magna bona largítur? Mínime: nam secúndum fidem tuam totum effícitur. Neque iustus tibi próderit, si tu fidélis non sis; neque ímprobus nocébit, si sis fidélis. Per vaccas in arca operátus est Deus, quando vóluit pópulum salvum fácere. Num sacerdótis vita, num virtus eius tale quid éfficit? Non tália sunt ea quæ Deus elargítur, ut a sacerdotáli virtúte perficiántur; totum ex grátia est; huius autem tantum est os aperíre, totum vero Deus operátur; sýmbolum hic solum implet.
Volo quid plane stupéndum adícere; sed ne mirémini, neque turbémini. Quid hoc est? Oblátio éadem est, quisquis ófferat, sive Paulus, sive Petrus; éadem est, quam Christus dedit discípulis, et quam nunc sacerdótes fáciunt; hæc illa nihil minor est, quia non hómines hanc sanctíficant, sed is ipse qui illam sanctificávit. Sicut enim verba, quæ Deus locútus est éadem sunt quæ nunc sacérdos dicit; sic oblátio éadem ipsa est, ut et baptísma quod dedit. Sic totum fídei est. Insíliit statim Spíritus in Cornélium, quia prius ille quæ sua erant fécerat et fidem contúlerat. Et hoc ígitur corpus Christi est, et illud: qui vero putat hoc minus illo esse, is nescit Christum étiam nunc adésse et operári.
Hæc ítaque cum sciámus, non enim frustra hæc ómnia a nobis dicta sunt, sed ut mentem vestram corrigámus, cautióresque vos in pósterum agámus; dictórum custódiæ advigilémus. Quod si semper audiéntes, numquam perficiámus, nihil ex dictis emoluménti percipiémus. Attendámus ergo diligénter, quæ dicta sunt perpendámus, ea describámus in mente nostra, in consciéntia nostra inscúlpta teneámus, et iúgiter glóriam referámus Patri et Fílio et Spíritui Sancto.
r. Devastávit víneam tuam aper de silva, et singuláris ferus depástus est eam; vide, Dómine, et éxcita poténtiam tuam, * Ne péreat quod plantávit déxtera tua. v. Dómine, Deus virtútum, convértere; réspice de cælo et vide, et vísita víneam istam. * Ne péreat. v. Glória Patri. * Ne péreat.
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.
