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
Tu, Trinitátis Unitas, orbem poténter qui regis, atténde laudum cántica quæ excubántes psállimus.
O Three in One, and One in Three, Who rulest all things mightily: Bow down to hear the songs of praise Which, freed from bonds of sleep, we raise.
Quo, fraude quicquid dæmonum in nóctibus delíquimus, abstérgat illud cælitus tuæ potéstas glóriæ.
If, by the wiles of Satan caught, This night-time we have sinned in aught, That sin Thy glorious power to-day, From heaven descending, cleanse away.
Te corde fido quǽsumus, reple tuo nos lúmine, per quod diérum círculis nullis ruámus áctibus.
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.
Vel:
Or:
Hymnus
Adésto, Christe, córdibus, celsa redémptis cáritas; infúnde nostris férvidos fletus, rogámus, vócibus.
Ad te preces, piíssime Iesu, fide profúndimus; dimítte, Christe, quǽsumus, factis malum quod fécimus.
Sanctæ crucis signáculo, tuo sacráto córpore, defénde nos ut fílios omnes, rogámus, úndique.
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.
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. Exsúrge, Dómine, in adiutórium mihi.
Ant. 1. Arise, O Lord, and help me.
Psalmus 34 (35), 1-2. 3c. 9-19. 22-23. 27-28
Psalm 34 (35), 1-2. 3c. 9-19. 22-23. 27-28
Dominus salvator in persecutione
Congregati sunt ... et consilium fecerunt, ut Iesum dolo tenerent et occiderent. (Mt 26, 3. 4)
I
I
Iúdica, Dómine, iudicántes me; * impúgna impugnántes me.
Judge, Lord, those who do me harm; fight those who fight me.
Apprehénde clípeum et scutum † et exsúrge in adiutórium mihi. * Dic ánimæ meæ: "Salus tua ego sum."
Take up Thy weapons and Thy shield, and arise to help me. Say to my soul, I am thy salvation.
Anima autem mea exsultábit in Dómino * et delectábitur super salutári suo.
But my soul will rejoice in the Lord, and delight in his Saviour.
Omnia ossa mea dicent: * "Dómine, quis símilis tibi?
All my bones will say: * Lord, who is like Thou,
Erípiens ínopem de manu fortiórum eius, * egénum et páuperem a diripiéntibus eum."
who snatch the poor from the hands of those who are stronger than him; the needy and the poor to those who despoil him?
Surgéntes testes iníqui, *quæ ignorábam, interrogábant me;
Iniquitous witnesses have risen; They asked me about what I didn't know.
retribuébant mihi mala pro bonis, * desolátio est ánimæ meæ.
They have not returned evil for good; it was sterility for my soul.
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, in adiutórium mihi.
Ant. Arise, O Lord, and help me.
Ant. 2. Iúdica causam meam; defénde, quia potens es, Dómine.
Ant. 2. Judge my cause; defend me, for Thou art powerful, O Lord.
II
II
Ego autem, cum infirmaréntur, * induébar cilício,
But when they tormented me, I put on a haircloth.
humiliábam in ieiúnio ánimam meam, * et orátio mea in sinu meo convertebátur.
I humbled my soul by fasting, and my prayer returned to my bosom.
Quasi pro próximo et quasi pro fratre meo ambulábam, * quasi lugens matrem contristátus incurvábar.
I had the same compassion for them as I did for a relative or a brother; I bent down as if in mourning and sadness.
Cum autem vacillárem, lætáti sunt et convenérunt; * convenérunt contra me percutiéntes, et ignorávi.
And they rejoiced, and gathered together against me; misfortunes have come upon me, without my knowing the reason.
Diripuérunt et non desistébant; † tentavérunt me, subsannavérunt me subsannatióne, * frenduérunt super me déntibus suis.
They have been dispersed; but, without compunction, they have anon put me unto the test; they have overwhelmed me with insults; They gnashed their teeth at me.
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. Iúdica causam meam; defénde, quia potens es, Dómine.
Ant. Judge my cause; defend me, for Thou art powerful, O Lord.
Ant. 3. Lingua mea, tota die, meditábitur iustítiam tuam.
Ant. 3. All day long my tongue has meditated on Thy justice.
III
III
Dómine, quámdiu aspícies? † Restítue ánimam meam a malignitáte eórum, * a leónibus únicam meam.
Lord, when will Thou behold? Save my soul from their malignity; snatch my only from these lions.
Confitébor tibi in ecclésia magna, * in pópulo multo laudábo te.
I will praise Thou in a great assembly; I will praise Thee in the midst of a many people.
Non supergáudeant mihi inimíci mei mendáces, * qui odérunt me gratis et ánnuunt óculis.
Let not those who attack me unjustly, who hate me without reason, and who blink their eyes, not rejoice over me.
Vidísti, Dómine, ne síleas; * Dómine, ne discédas a me.
Thou hast seen, Lord; do not remain silent; * Lord, depart not from me.
Exsúrge et evígila ad iudícium meum, * Deus meus et Dóminus meus, ad causam meam.
Arise and take care of my right; my God and my Lord, defend my cause.
Exsúltent et læténtur, qui volunt iustítiam meam, * et dicant semper: «Magnificétur Dóminus, qui vult pacem servi sui».
Let them be glad and glad that they want my justification; and let them say without ceasing, Glory unto the Lord, those who desire the peace of His servant.
Et lingua mea meditábitur iustítiam tuam, * tota die laudem tuam.
And my tongue will praise Thy righteousness, and Thy praise all day long.
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. Lingua mea, tota die, meditábitur iustítiam tuam.
Ant. All day long my tongue has meditated on Thy justice.
In primo nocturno, anno I
De Epístula beáti Pauli apóstoli ad Ephésios
Fratres: Confortámini in Dómino et in poténtia virtútis eius. Indúite armatúram Dei, ut possítis stare advérsus insídias Diáboli. Quia non est nobis colluctátio advérsus sánguinem et carnem sed advérsus principátus, advérsus potestátes, advérsus mundi rectóres tenebrárum harum, advérsus spiritália nequítiæ in cæléstibus. Proptérea accípite armatúram Dei, ut possítis resístere in die malo et, ómnibus perféctis, stare.
State ergo succíncti lumbos vestros in veritáte et indúti lorícam iustítiæ et calceáti pedes in præparatióne evangélii pacis, in ómnibus suméntes scutum fídei, in quo possítis ómnia tela Malígni ígnea exstínguere; et gáleam salútis assúmite et gládium Spíritus, quod est verbum Dei, per omnem oratiónem et obsecratiónem orántes omni témpore in Spíritu, et in ipso vigilántes in omni instántia et obsecratióne pro ómnibus sanctis et pro me, ut detur mihi sermo in aperitióne oris mei cum fidúcia notum fácere mystérium evangélii, pro quo legatióne fungor in caténa, ut in ipso áudeam, prout opórtet me loqui.
Ut autem et vos sciátis, quæ circa me sunt, quid agam, ómnia nota vobis fáciet Týchicus, caríssimus frater et fidélis miníster in Dómino, quem misi ad vos in hoc ipsum, ut cognoscátis, quæ circa nos sunt, et consolétur corda vestra. Pax frátribus et cáritas cum fide a Deo Patre et Dómino Iesu Christo. Grátia cum ómnibus, qui díligunt Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum in incorruptióne.
r. Confitébor tibi, Dómine Deus, in toto corde meo, et honorificábo nomen tuum in ætérnum, * Quia misericórdia tua, Dómine, magna est super me. v. Et eripuísti ánimam meam ex inférno inferióri, * Quia. v. Glória Patri. * Quia.
In secundo nocturno, anno I
Ex Tractátu sancti Irenæi epíscopi Advérsus hæreses (Lib. 4, 37: SC 100, 938-942)
Bonus agonísta ad incorruptélæ agónem adhortátur nos, uti coronémur et pretiósam arbitrémur corónam, vidélicet quæ per agónem nobis acquíritur, sed non ultro coálitam; et quanto per agónem nobis ádvenit, tanto est pretiósior; quanto autem pretiósior, tanto magis semper eam diligámus. Sed neque simíliter diligúntur ea quæ ultro advéniunt quam illa quæ cum multa sollicitúdine adinveniúntur.
Quóniam ígitur pro nobis erat plus dilígere Deum, cum agóne hoc nobis adveníre et Dóminus dócuit et Apóstolus trádidit. Et álias autem esset vidélicet nostrum insensátum bonum, quod esset inexercitátum. Sed et vidére non tantum nobis esset desiderábile, nisi cognovíssemus quantum esset malum non vidére, et bene valére autem male valéntis experiéntia honorabílius éfficit, et lucem tenebrárum comparátio, et vitam mortis. Sic et cæléste regnum honorabílius est his qui cognovérunt terrénum; quanto autem honorabílius, tanto magis dilígimus illud; et si plus illud dilexérimus, clarióres érimus apud Deum.
Pro nobis ígitur ómnia hæc sustínuit Deus, uti per ómnia erudíti in ómnibus in futúrum simus cauti et perseverémus in omni eius dilectióne, rationabíliter edócti dilígere Deum, Deo quidem magnanimitátem præstánte in apostásia hóminis, hómine autem erudíto per eam, quemádmodum et prophéta ait: Emendábit te abscéssio tua, præfiniénte Deo ómnia ad hóminis perfectiónem et ad efficáciam et manifestatiónem dispositiónum, uti et bónitas ostendátur et iustítia perficiátur et Ecclésia ad figúram imáginis Fílii eius coaptétur, et tandem aliquándo matúrus fiat homo, in tantis maturéscens ad vidéndum et capiéndum Deum.
r. Miserére mei, Dómine, quóniam ad te clamábo tota die. Lætífica ánimam servi tui, quóniam ad te, Dómine, ánimam meam levávi. * Quóniam tu, Dómine, suávis ac mitis es ómnibus invocántibus te. v. Non est símilis tui in diis, Dómine, et non est secúndum ópera tua; * Quóniam. v. Glória Patri. * Quóniam.
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.
