O7-20-2017

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Divine Office for Thursday July 20, 2017

Matutinum
Laudes
Prima
Tertia
Sexta
Nona
Vespera
Completorium

Ad Matutinum

Start
V. O Lord ++ open thou my lips
R. And my mouth shall declare thy praise.
V. O God + come to my assistance;
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Alleluia

Invitatory {Antiphona from the Common or Feast}
Ant. The Lord, the King of Confessors, * O come, let us worship.
Ant. The Lord, the King of Confessors, * O come, let us worship.
Come let us praise the Lord with joy: let us joyfully sing to God our saviour. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; and make a joyful noise to him with psalms.
Ant. The Lord, the King of Confessors, * O come, let us worship.
For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. For in his hand are all the ends of the earth: and the heights of the mountains are his.
Ant. O come, let us worship.
For the sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land. (genuflect) Come let us adore and fall down: and weep before the Lord that made us: For he is the Lord our God: and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand.
Ant. The Lord, the King of Confessors, * O come, let us worship.
Today if you shall hear his voice, harden not your hearts: As in the provocation, according to the day of temptation in the wilderness: where your fathers tempted me, they proved me, and saw my works.
Ant. O come, let us worship.
Forty years long was I offended with that generation, and I said: These always err in heart. And these men have not known my ways: so I swore in my wrath that they shall not enter into my rest.
Ant. The Lord, the King of Confessors, * O come, let us worship.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Ant. O come, let us worship.
Ant. The Lord, the King of Confessors, * O come, let us worship.

Hymn {from the Common or Feast}
This the confessor of the Lord, whose triumph
Now all the faithful celebrate, with gladness
On this fest day year by year receiveth
Merited honors

Saintly and prudent, modest in behaviour,
Peaceful and sober, chaste was he, and lowly.
While that life's vigour, coursing through his members,
Quickened his being.

Sick ones of old time, to his tomb resorting,
Sorely by ailments manifold afflicted,
Oft-times have welcomed health and strength returning,
At his petition.

Whence we in chorus gladly do him honour,
Chanting his praises with devout affection,
That in his merits we may have a portion,
Now and forever.

His be the glory, power and salvation,
Who over all things reigneth in the highest,
Earth's mighty fabric ruling and directing,
Onely and Trinal.
Amen.

Psalms with lections {Antiphons from the Psalter for the season of the Church year}
Nocturn I.
Ant. God is my salvation and my glory: and my hope is in God.
Psalm 61 [1]
61:1 Shall not my soul be subject to God? * for from him is my salvation
61:2 For he is my God and my saviour: * he is my protector, I shall be moved no more.
61:3 How long do you rush in upon a man? * you all kill, as if you were thrusting down a leaning wall, and a tottering fence.
61:4 But they have thought to cast away my price; I ran in thirst: * they blessed with their mouth, but cursed with their heart.
61:5 But be thou, O my soul, subject to God: * for from him is my patience.
61:6 For he is my God and my saviour: * he is my helper, I shall not be moved.
61:7 In God is my salvation and my glory: * he is the God of my help, and my hope is in God.
61:8 Trust in him, all ye congregation of people: pour out your hearts before him. * God is our helper for ever.
61:9 But vain are the sons of men, the sons of men are liars in the balances: * that by vanity they may together deceive.
61:10 Trust not in iniquity, and cover not robberies: * if riches abound, set not your heart upon them.
61:11 God hath spoken once, these two things have I heard, that power belongeth to God, and mercy to thee, O Lord; * for thou wilt render to every man according to his works.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. God is my salvation and my glory: and my hope is in God.

Ant. Behold the works of the Lord* and make the voice of his praise to be heard
Psalm 65(1-12) [2]
65:1 Shout with joy to God, all the earth, sing ye a psalm to his name; * give glory to his praise.
65:2 Say unto God, How terrible are thy works, O Lord! * in the multitude of thy strength thy enemies shall lie to thee.
65:3 Let all the earth adore thee, * and sing to thee: let it sing a psalm to thy name.
65:4 Come and see the works of God; * who is terrible in his counsels over the sons of men.
65:5 Who turneth the sea into dry land, in the river they shall pass on foot: * there shall we rejoice in him.
65:6 Who by his power ruleth for ever: his eyes behold the nations; * let not them that provoke him be exalted in themselves.
65:7 O bless our God, ye Gentiles: * and make the voice of his praise to be heard.
65:8 Who hath set my soul to live: * and hath not suffered my feet to be moved:
65:9 For thou, O God, hast proved us: * thou hast tried us by fire, as silver is tried.
65:10 Thou hast brought us into a net, thou hast laid afflictions on our back: * thou hast set men over our heads.
65:11 We have passed through fire and water, * and thou hast brought us out into a refreshment.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. Behold the works of the Lord* and make the voice of his praise to be heard

Ant. Come and hear, all ye that fear God * what great things he hath done for my soul
Psalm 65(13-20) [3]
65:13 I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: * I will pay thee my vows, which my lips have uttered,
65:14 And my mouth hath spoken, * when I was in trouble.
65:15 I will offer up to thee holocausts full of marrow, with burnt offerings of rams: * I will offer to thee bullocks with goats.
65:16 Come and hear, all ye that fear God, * and I will tell you what great things he hath done for my soul.
65:17 I cried to him with my mouth: * and I extolled him with my tongue.
65:18 If I have looked at iniquity in my heart, * the Lord will not hear me.
65:19 Therefore hath God heard me, * and hath attended to the voice of my supplication.
65:20 Blessed be God, * who hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. Come and hear, all ye that fear God * what great things he hath done for my soul

V. God hath not turned away my prayer
R. Nor his mercy from me

Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
V. And lead us not into temptation:
R. But deliver us from evil.
Absolution . O Lord Jesus Christ, graciously hear the prayers of Thy servants, and have mercy upon us Who livest and reignest with the Father, and the Holy Spirit, ever world without end. Amen.

V. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
Benediction . May the Eternal Father bless us with an eternal blessing. Amen.

Reading 1
Lesson from the second book of Samuel
2 Sam 15:13-15
13 And there came a messenger to David, saying: All Israel with their whole heart followeth Absalom.
14 And David said to his servants, that were with him in Jerusalem: Arise and let us flee: for we shall not escape else from the face of Absalom: make haste to go out, lest he come and overtake us, and bring ruin upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.
15 And the king's servants said to him: Whatsoever our lord the king shall command, we thy servants will willingly execute.
V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us
R. Thanks be to God.

R. Prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve Him Only
* And He will deliver you out of the hand of your enemies.
V. Return unto Him with all your hearts, and put away the strange gods from among you.
R. And He will deliver you out of the hand of your enemies.

V. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
Benediction . May the Son, the Sole-begotten, mercifully bless and keep us. Amen.

Reading 2
2 Sam 15:16-18
16 And the king went forth, and all his household on foot: and the king left ten women his concubines to keep the house:
17 And the king going forth and all Israel on foot, stood afar off from the house:
18 And all his servants walked by him, and the bands of the Cerethi, and the Phelethi, and all the Gethites, valiant warriors, six hundred men who had followed him from Geth on foot, went before the king.
V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us
R. Thanks be to God.

R. God, Which heareth all, even He sent His Angel, and took me from keeping my father's sheep, and
* Anointed me with the oil of His mercy.
V. The Lord That delivered me out of the mouth of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear
R. And anointed me with the oil of His mercy.

V. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
Benediction . May the grace of the Holy Spirit enlighten all our hearts and minds. Amen.

Reading 3
2 Sam 15:19-20
19 And the king said to Ethai the Gethite: Why comest thou with us? return and dwell with the king, for thou art a stranger, and art come out of thy own place.
20 Yesterday thou camest, and today shalt thou be forced to go forth with us? but I shall go whither I am going: return thou, and take back thy brethren with thee, and the Lord will show thee mercy, and truth, because thou hast shown grace and fidelity.
V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us
R. Thanks be to God.

R. The Lord That delivered me out of the mouth of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear
* He will deliver me out of the hand of mine enemies.
V. God hath sent forth His mercy and His truth, and delivered my soul from among the lion's whelps.
R. He will deliver me out of the hand of mine enemies.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. He will deliver me out of the hand of mine enemies.

Nocturn II.
Ant. Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered
Psalm 67(1-11) [4]
67:1 Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered: ‡ * and let them that hate him flee from before his face.
67:2 As smoke vanisheth, so let them vanish away: * as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
67:3 And let the just feast, and rejoice before God: * and be delighted with gladness.
67:4 Sing ye to God, sing a psalm to his name, * make a way for him who ascendeth upon the west: (bow head) The Lord is his name.
67:5 Rejoice ye before him: * but the wicked shall be troubled at his presence, who is the father of orphans, and the judge of widows.
67:6 God in his holy place: * God who maketh men of one manner to dwell in a house:
67:7 Who bringeth out them that were bound in strength; * in like manner them that provoke, that dwell in sepulchres.
67:8 O God, when thou didst go forth in the sight of thy people, * when thou didst pass through the desert:
67:9 The earth was moved, and the heavens dropped at the presence of the God of Sinai, * at the presence of the God of Israel.
67:10 Thou shalt set aside for thy inheritance a free rain, * O God: and it was weakened, but thou hast made it perfect.
67:11 In it shall thy animals dwell; * in thy sweetness, O God, thou hast provided for the poor.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered

Ant. Our God * is the God of salvation: and the Lord of the issues from death.
Psalm 67(12-24) [5]
67:12 The Lord shall give the word to them that preach good tidings, * with great power.
67:13 The king of powers is of the beloved, * of the beloved; and the beauty of the house shall divide spoils.
67:14 If you sleep among the midst of lots, you shall be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, * and the hinder parts of her back with the paleness of gold.
67:15 When he that is in heaven appointeth kings over her, * they shall be whited with snow in Selmon.
67:16 The mountain of God is a fat mountain, a curdled mountain, a fat mountain; * Why suspect, ye curdled mountains?
67:17 A mountain in which God is well pleased to dwell: * for there the Lord shall dwell unto the end.
67:18 The chariot of God is attended by ten thousands; thousands of them that rejoice: * the Lord is among them in Sinai, in the holy place.
67:19 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive; * thou hast received gifts in men.
67:20 Yea for those also that do not believe, * the dwelling of the Lord God.
67:21 Blessed be the Lord day by day: * the God of our salvation will make our journey prosperous to us.
67:22 Our God is the God of salvation: * and of the Lord, of the Lord are the issues from death.
67:23 But God shall break the heads of his enemies: * the hairy crown of them that walk on in their sins.
67:24 The Lord said: I will turn them from Basan, * I will turn them into the depth of the sea:
67:24 That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thy enemies; * the tongue of thy dogs be red with the same.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. Our God * is the God of salvation: and the Lord of the issues from death.

Ant. In the churches * bless ye God the Lord.
Psalm 67(25-36) [6]
67:25 They have seen thy goings, O God, * the goings of my God: of my king who is in his sanctuary.
67:26 Princes went before joined with singers, * in the midst of young damsels playing on timbrels.
67:27 In the churches bless ye God the Lord, * from the fountains of Israel.
67:28 There is Benjamin a youth, * in ecstasy of mind.
67:29 The princes of Juda are their leaders: * the princes of Zabulon, the princes of Nephthali.
67:30 Command thy strength, O God: * confirm, O God, what thou hast wrought in us.
67:31 From thy temple in Jerusalem, * kings shall offer presents to thee.
67:32 Rebuke the wild beasts of the reeds, the congregation of bulls with the kine of the people; * who seek to exclude them who are tried with silver.
67:33 Scatter thou the nations that delight in wars: ambassadors shall come out of Egypt: * Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands to God.
67:34 Sing to God, ye kingdoms of the earth: * sing ye to the Lord:
67:35 Sing ye to God, who mounteth above the heaven of heavens, * to the east.
67:36 Behold he will give to his voice the voice of power: * give ye glory to God for Israel, * his magnificence, and his power is in the clouds.
67:36 God is wonderful in his saints: the God of Israel is he who will give power and strength to his people; * blessed be God.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. In the churches * bless ye God the Lord.

V. God is wonderful in his saints
R. he God of Israel is he who will give power and strength to his people

Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
V. And lead us not into temptation:
R. But deliver us from evil.
Absolution . May His loving-kindness and mercy help us, Who liveth and reigneth with the Father, and the Holy Spirit, world without end. Amen.

V. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
Benediction . May God the Father Omnipotent, be to us merciful and clement. Amen.

Reading 4
This Jerome was born at Venice, of the Patrician family of the Miani, (in the year of our Lord 1481.) He was trained up to be a soldier, and (in 1508,] in the most troublesome times of the Commonwealth, he commanded the fortress of Castel-nuovo at Quero, in the mountains near Treviso. After the fall of the place, he was chained hand and foot, and cast into a filthy prison. When all hope of help from man had forsaken him, the most blessed Virgin, in answer to his prayers, mercifully came to him, loosed his fetters, and brought him unhurt within sight of Treviso, through the midst of the enemy, who kept all the roads. As soon as he entered the city of Treviso, as an acknowledgment of the favour he had received, he hung up his chains, which he had brought away with him, at an Altar of the Mother of God, to whom he had vowed himself. After his return to Venice he gave himself up to godly works. Amid his great tenderness to all the poor, his compassion was chiefly roused by the fatherless little boys who wandered through the city starving and filthy; them he took into an house conducted by himself, where at his own cost he provided them with board, lodging, clothing, and a Christian education.
V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us
R. Thanks be to God.

R. The Lord made him honourable, and defended him from his enemies, and kept him safe from those that lay in wait for him
* And gave him perpetual glory.
V. He went down with him into the pit, and left him not in bonds.
R. And gave him perpetual glory.

V. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
Benediction . May Christ to all His people give, for ever in His sight to live. Amen.

Reading 5
In those days there came to Venice blessed Cajetan of Tiene, and Peter Carafa, who was afterwards Paul IV. They were pleased with the spirit of Jerome, and with his new Asylum for Orphans, and took him to the Hospital for Incurables, as well to bring up Orphans, as to extend his charity equally to the sick. Soon after, by the advice of the same, he went to the mainland, and built orphanages first at Brescia, then at Bergamo and Como. His chief foundations were at Bergamo, where besides an orphanage for little boys, and another for little girls, he opened an house of Refuge for repentant harlots, being the first institution of that kind in that part of the world. In the end he went to dwell at Somascha, a hamlet in the district of Bergamo, close to the frontiers of the Venetian territory, and there made an house for himself and his disciples, and gave shape to a congregation, which is generally called the Congregation of Somascha. This congregation grew and spread, and found its work not only in the education of orphans and the service of Churches, but also in a wider usefulness to the Christian Commonwealth, by training up lads in letters and good manners. Holy Pius V. enrolled it among the religious Orders, and other Popes have given it divers privileges.
V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us
R. Thanks be to God.

R. The Lord loved him and beautified him He clothed him with a robe of glory
* And crowned him at the gates of Paradise.
V. The Lord hath put on him the breast-plate of faith, and hath adorned him.
R. And crowned him at the gates of Paradise.

V. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
Benediction . May the Spirit's fire Divine in our hearts enkindled shine. Amen.

Reading 6
Jerome went to Milan and to Ticino to gather orphans together, and in both places he gathered a multitude of little boys for whom the charity of noblemen enabled him to provide board, lodging, clothes, and schooling. He returned to Somascha, and, still making himself all things to all men, refused no toil by which he saw that he could be of any use to his neighbour. He was used to go about in the fields, helping the reapers in their work, and meanwhile teaching them in the mysteries of the faith. He was very patient in cleansing and healing the heads of little boys foul with lice, and proved so successful a physician to the stinking sores of the poor country -people, that he got a reputation for having the gift of healing. He found a cave in the mountain which hangs over Somascha, and there he would hide himself, passing whole days without meat or drink, and oftentimes scourging himself, continuing in prayer long into the night, and taking his short sleep upon the bare rock, in expiation of his own sins and the sins of others. In the far end of this cave, there drippeth out of the dry stone some water, which is said by an unwavering tradition to have come there at the prayers of the man of God. It droppeth freely even to this day, and is taken to divers places at a distance, where it often hath an healing effect upon the sick. At length an infectious disorder broke out in all the valley, and Jerome, who nursed the sick and carried the dead to burial on his own shoulders, caught it, and died a precious death, as he had himself foretold, (upon the 8th day of February,) in the fifty-seventh year of his age, and that of salvation 1537. He was famous for many miracles, both during his life and after his death Benedict X. solemnly enrolled his name among those of the Blessed, and Clement XIII. inserted it in the Kalendar of the Saints.
V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us
R. Thanks be to God.

R. This is he which did according unto all that God commanded him; and God said unto him Enter thou into My rest
* For thee have I seen righteous before Me among all people.
V. This is he which loved not his life in this world, and is come unto an everlasting kingdom.
R. For thee have I seen righteous before Me among all people.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. For thee have I seen righteous before Me among all people.

Nocturn III.
Ant. Save me, O God * for the waters are come in even unto my soul
Psalm 68(1-13) [7]
68:1 Save me, O God: for the waters are come in even unto my soul. ‡
68:2 I stick fast in the mire of the deep: * and there is no sure standing.
68:3 I am come into the depth of the sea: * and a tempest hath overwhelmed me.
68:4 I have laboured with crying; my jaws are become hoarse: * my eyes have failed, whilst I hope in my God.
68:5 They are multiplied above the hairs of my head, * who hate me without cause.
68:6 My enemies are grown strong who have wrongfully persecuted me: * then did I pay that which I took not away.
68:7 O God, thou knowest my foolishness; * and my offences are not hidden from thee.
68:8 Let not them be ashamed for me, who look for thee, O Lord, * the Lord of hosts.
68:9 Let them not be confounded on my account, * who seek thee, O God of Israel.
68:10 Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; * shame hath covered my face.
68:11 I am become a stranger to my brethren, * and an alien to the sons of my mother.
68:12 For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up: * and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
68:13 And I covered my soul in fasting: * and it was made a reproach to me.
68:13 And I made haircloth my garment: * and I became a byword to them.
68:13 They that sat in the gate spoke against me: * and they that drank wine made me their song.
68:13 But as for me, my prayer is to thee, O Lord; * for the time of thy good pleasure, O God.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. Save me, O God * for the waters are come in even unto my soul

Ant. O Lord save me * from my enemies
Psalm 68(14-29) [8]
68:14 In the multitude of thy mercy hear me, * in the truth of thy salvation.
68:15 Draw me out of the mire, that I may not stick fast: * deliver me from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.
68:16 Let not the tempest of water drown me, nor the deep swallow me up: * and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.
68:17 Hear me, O Lord, for thy mercy is kind; * look upon me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.
68:18 And turn not away thy face from thy servant: * for I am in trouble, hear me speedily.
68:19 Attend to my soul, and deliver it: * save me because of my enemies.
68:20 Thou knowest my reproach, and my confusion, * and my shame.
68:21 In thy sight are all they that afflict me; * my heart hath expected reproach and misery.
68:22 And I looked for one that would grieve together with me, * but there was none: and for one that would comfort me, and I found none.
68:23 And they gave me gall for my food, * and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
68:24 Let their table become as a snare before them, * and a recompense, and a stumblingblock.
68:25 Let their eyes be darkened that they see not; * and their back bend thou down always.
68:26 Pour out thy indignation upon them: * and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.
68:27 Let their habitation be made desolate: * and let there be none to dwell in their tabernacles.
68:28 Because they have persecuted him whom thou hast smitten; * and they have added to the grief of my wounds.
68:29 Add thou iniquity upon their iniquity: * and let them not come into thy justice.
68:29 Let them be blotted out of the book of the living; * and with the just let them not be written.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. O Lord save me * from my enemies

Ant. Look for the Lord * and your soul shall live
Psalm 68(30-37) [9]
68:30 I am poor and sorrowful: * thy salvation, O God, hath set me up.
68:31 I will praise the name of God with a canticle: * and I will magnify him with praise.
68:32 And it shall please God better than a young calf, * that bringeth forth horns and hoofs.
68:33 Let the poor see and rejoice: * seek ye God, and your soul shall live.
68:34 For the Lord hath heard the poor: * and hath not despised his prisoners.
68:35 Let the heavens and the earth praise him; * the sea, and every thing that creepeth therein.
68:36 For God will save Sion, * and the cities of Juda shall be built up.
68:37 And they shall dwell there, * and acquire it by inheritance.
68:37 And the seed of his servants shall possess it; * and they that love his name shall dwell therein.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. Look for the Lord * and your soul shall live

V. I will praise the name of God
R. And I will magnify him with praise

Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
V. And lead us not into temptation:
R. But deliver us from evil.
Absolution . May the Almighty and merciful Lord loose us from the bonds of our sins. Amen.

V. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
Benediction . May the Gospel's holy lection be our safety and protection. Amen.

Reading 7
From the Holy Gospel according to Matthew
Matt 19:13-21
At that time At that time there were brought unto Jesus little children that He should put His Hands on them, and pray. And so on.

Homily by St John Chrysostom, Patriarch of Constantinople.
Homily on Matthew
Wherefore did the disciples rebuke them that brought them From an idea of His dignity. What therefore did He To teach them to be lowly, and to be above the niceness of the world, He took the little children, and embraced them in His Arms, and declared that of such is the kingdom of heaven as also He had said above, xviii. 3, 4. And we also, if we would fain be heirs of the kingdom of heaven, let us seek with great earnestness this virtue. For this is the highest peak of philosophy, to be simple and wise this is the life of an Angel. The mind of a little child is free from all the diseases of the mind a little child keepeth no remembrance of injuries, but goeth unto such as have inflicted them, as if unto friends, and as if nothing had happened. Although his mother give him stripes, yet a little child ever seeketh her, and putteth her before all.
V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us
R. Thanks be to God.

R. This is he which wrought great wonders before God, and praised the Lord with all his heart.
* May he pray for all people, that their sins may be forgiven unto them
V. Behold a man without blame, a worshipper of God in truth, keeping himself clean from every evil work, and abiding still in his innocency.
R. May he pray for all people, that their sins may be forgiven unto them

V. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
Benediction . He whose feast-day we are keeping, be our Advocate with God. Amen.

Reading 8
If thou wert to show him a Queen adorned with her crown, he would not prefer her before his own mother, in raiment how faded soever, and he would rather see her, albeit unkempt, than the Queen in all her glorious apparel. For his use is to account of things whether they be his own, or of others, not by the standard of poverty and riches, but by that of love only. He seeketh no more than he needeth. When he is satisfied with milk, he leaveth the pap. The things that press upon us, such as the loss of money, and the like, do not press upon him, nor do the same transitory things that please us, please him, neither doth he gaze with admiration at loveliness of shape. Therefore Christ said: Of such is the kingdom of heaven, to make us do by force of will what little children do by nature.
V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us
R. Thanks be to God.

R. Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning,
* And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding.
V. Watch, therefore, for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
R. And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding.

V. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
Benediction . May He that is the Angels' King to that high realm His people bring. Amen.

Reading 9
The Pharisees' usual springs of action were spite and vanity; therefore doth the Lord everywhere command His disciples to be simple, and in teaching the one, pointeth silently at the other class. Nothing breedeth pride so much as princedom and precedence. Since, then, His disciples were to receive much honour throughout all the world, He warneth their minds beforehand, and letteth them not stumble into the snare of men, nor go seeking for honours from the mob, nor put themselves forward before others. It is true, these may seem little things, but they give occasion for very great evils. It was when they were placed in these positions, that the Pharisees fell into their direst misfortunes from looking for salutations, and foremost or good places, they got into a keen desire of distinction, and from that into ungodliness.
V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us
R. Thanks be to God.

Te Deum
We praise thee, O God we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.
All the earth doth worship thee the Father everlasting.
To thee all Angels cry aloud the Heavens, and all the Powers therein.
To thee Cherubim and Seraphim continually do cry,

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of Sabaoth;

Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty of thy glory.
The glorious company of the Apostles praise thee.
The goodly fellowship of the Prophets praise thee.
The noble army of Martyrs praise thee.

The holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge thee;
The Father of an infinite Majesty;
Thine honourable, true and only Son;
Also the Holy Spirit the Comforter.

Thou art the King of Glory O Christ.
Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father.
When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man
Thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb.

When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death
Thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers.
Thou sittest at the right hand of God in the glory of the Father.
We believe that thou shalt come to be our Judge.

Kneel for the following verse
We therefore pray thee, help thy servants whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood.
Make them to be numbered with thy Saints in glory everlasting.
O Lord, save thy people and bless thine heritage.
Govern them and lift them up for ever.

Day by day we magnify thee;
And we worship thy Name ever world without end.
Vouchsafe, O Lord to keep us this day without sin.
O Lord, have mercy upon us have mercy upon us.
O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us as our trust is in thee.

O Lord, in thee have I trusted let me never be confounded.

Skip the rest, unless praying Lauds separately

Finish
V. The Lord be with you
R. And with thy spirit
V. Let us bless the Lord
R. Thanks be to God
V. May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
R. Amen.

Ad Laudes

Start
V. O God + come to my assistance;
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Alleluia

Psalms {from the Psalter for the day of the week}
Ant. Make a joyful noise * before the Lord our king:
Psalm 97 [1]
97:1 Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle: * because he hath done wonderful things.
97:2 His right hand hath wrought for him salvation, * and his arm is holy.
97:3 The Lord hath made known his salvation: * he hath revealed his justice in the sight of the Gentiles.
97:4 He hath remembered his mercy * and his truth toward the house of Israel.
97:5 All the ends of the earth have seen * the salvation of our God.
97:6 Sing joyfully to God, all the earth; * make melody, rejoice and sing.
97:7 Sing praise to the Lord on the harp, on the harp, and with the voice of a psalm: * with long trumpets, and sound of cornet.
97:8 Make a joyful noise before the Lord our king: * let the sea be moved and the fulness thereof: the world and they that dwell therein.
97:9 The rivers shall clap their hands, the mountains shall rejoice together at the presence of the Lord: * because he cometh to judge the earth.
97:10 He shall judge the world with justice, * and the people with equity.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. Make a joyful noise * before the Lord our king:

Ant. Lord * thou hast been our refuge
Psalm 89 [2]
89:1 Lord, thou hast been our refuge ‡ * from generation to generation.
89:2 Before the mountains were made, or the earth and the world was formed; * from eternity and to eternity thou art God.
89:3 Turn not man away to be brought low: * and thou hast said: Be converted, O ye sons of men.
89:4 For a thousand years in thy sight * are as yesterday, which is past.
89:5 And as a watch in the night, * things that are counted nothing, shall their years be.
89:6 In the morning man shall grow up like grass; in the morning he shall flourish and pass away: * in the evening he shall fall, grow dry, and wither.
89:7 For in thy wrath we have fainted away: * and are troubled in thy indignation.
89:8 Thou hast set our iniquities before thy eyes: * our life in the light of thy countenance.
89:9 For all our days are spent; * and in thy wrath we have fainted away.
89:10 Our years shall be considered as a spider: * the days of our years in them are threescore and ten years.
89:11 But if in the strong they be fourscore years: * and what is more of them is labour and sorrow.
89:12 For mildness is come upon us: * and we shall be corrected.
89:13 Who knoweth the power of thy anger, * and for thy fear can number thy wrath?
89:14 So make thy right hand known: * and men learned in heart, in wisdom.
89:15 Return, O Lord, how long? * and be entreated in favour of thy servants.
89:16 We are filled in the morning with thy mercy: * and we have rejoiced, and are delighted all our days.
89:17 We have rejoiced for the days in which thou hast humbled us: * for the years in which we have seen evils.
89:18 Look upon thy servants and upon their works: * and direct their children.
89:19 And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us: and direct thou the works of our hands over us; * yea, the work of our hands do thou direct.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. Lord * thou hast been our refuge

Ant. O Lord * thy mercy is in heaven
Psalm 35 [3]
35:1 The unjust hath said within himself, that he would sin: * there is no fear of God before his eyes.
35:2 For in his sight he hath done deceitfully, * that his iniquity may be found unto hatred.
35:3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and guile: * he would not understand that he might do well.
35:4 He hath devised iniquity on his bed, * he hath set himself on every way that is not good: but evil he hath not hated.
35:5 O Lord, thy mercy is in heaven, * and thy truth reacheth even to the clouds.
35:6 Thy justice is as the mountains of God, * thy judgments are a great deep.
35:7 Men and beasts thou wilt preserve, O Lord: * O how hast thou multiplied thy mercy, O God!
35:8 But the children of men * shall put their trust under the covert of thy wings.
35:9 They shall be inebriated with the plenty of thy house; * and thou shalt make them drink of the torrent of thy pleasure.
35:10 For with thee is the fountain of life; * and in thy light we shall see light.
35:11 Extend thy mercy to them that know thee, * and thy justice to them that are right in heart.
35:12 Let not the foot of pride come to me, * and let not the hand of the sinner move me.
35:13 There the workers of iniquity are fallen, * they are cast out, and could not stand.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. O Lord * thy mercy is in heaven

Ant. My people * said the Lord, shall be filled with good things
Canticle of Jeremias [4]
(Canticle of Jeremias * Jer 31:10-18)
31:10 Hear the word of the Lord, O ye nations, * and declare it in the islands that are afar off,
31:11 And say: He that scattered Israel will gather him: * and he will keep him as the shepherd doth his flock.
31:12 For the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, * and delivered him out of the hand of one that was mightier than he.
31:13 And they shall come, and shall give praise in mount Sion: * and they shall flow together to the good things of the Lord,
31:14 For the corn, and wine, and oil, * and the increase of cattle and herds,
31:15 And their soul shall be as a watered garden, * and they shall be hungry no more.
31:16 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, * the young men and old men together:
31:17 And I will turn their mourning into joy, * and will comfort them, and make them joyful after their sorrow.
31:18 And I will fill the soul of the priests with fatness: * and my people shall be filled with my good things.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. My people * said the Lord, shall be filled with good things

Ant. To our God * be joyful and fitting praise
Psalm 146 [5]
146:1 Praise ye the Lord, because psalm is good: * to our God be joyful and comely praise.
146:2 The Lord buildeth up Jerusalem: * he will gather together the dispersed of Israel
146:3 Who healeth the broken of heart, * and bindeth up their bruises.
146:4 Who telleth the number of the stars: * and calleth them all by their names.
146:5 Great is our Lord, and great is his power: * and of his wisdom there is no number.
146:6 The Lord lifteth up the meek, * and bringeth the wicked down even to the ground.
146:7 Sing ye to the Lord with praise: * sing to our God upon the harp.
146:8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, * and prepareth rain for the earth.
146:9 Who maketh grass to grow on the mountains, * and herbs for the service of men.
146:10 Who giveth to beasts their food: * and to the young ravens that call upon him.
146:11 He shall not delight in the strength of the horse: * nor take pleasure in the legs of a man.
146:12 The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him: * and in them that hope in his mercy.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. To our God * be joyful and fitting praise

Chapter Hymn Verse {from the Common or Feast}
Sir 31;8-9
Blessed is the rich man that is found without blemish: and that hath not gone after gold, nor put his trust in money nor in treasures. Who is he, and we will praise him? for he hath done wonderful things in his life.
R. Thanks be to God.

Hymnus
Jesu, eternal truth sublime,
Through endless years the same!
Thou crown of those who through all time
Confess thy holy name:

Thy suppliant people, through the prayer
Of thy blest saint, forgive;
For his dear sake, thy wrath forbear,
And bid our spirits live.

Again returns the sacred day,
With heavenly glory bright,
Which saw him go upon his way
Into the realms of light.

All objects of our vain desire,
All earthly joys and gains,
To him were but as filthy mire;
And now with thee he reigns.

Thee, Jesu, his all-gracious Lord,
Confessing to the last,
He trod beneath him Satan's fraud,
And stood forever fast.

In holy deeds of faith and love,
In fastings and in prayers,
His days were spent; and now above
Thy heavenly feast he shares.

Then, for his sake thy wrath lay by,
And hear us while we pray;
And pardon us, O thou most high,
On this his festal day.

* All glory to the Father be;
And sole Incarnate Son;
Praise, holy Paraclete, to thee;
While endless ages run.
Amen.

V. The Lord guided the just in right paths.
R. And showed him the kingdom of God.

Canticum Benedictus {Antiphon from the Proper of Saints}
Ant. Well done, thou good and faithful servant; * thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.
(Canticle of Zacharias: Luke 1:68-79)
1:68 Blessed be the Lord + God of Israel; * because he hath visited and wrought the redemption of his people:
1:69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation to us, * in the house of David his servant:
1:70 As he spoke by the mouth of his holy Prophets, * who are from the beginning:
1:71 Salvation from our enemies, * and from the hand of all that hate us:
1:72 To perform mercy to our fathers, * and to remember his holy testament,
1:73 The oath, which he swore to Abraham our father, * that he would grant to us,
1:74 That being delivered from the hand of our enemies, * we may serve him without fear,
1:75 In holiness and justice before him, * all our days.
1:76 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:
1:77 To give knowledge of salvation to his people, * unto the remission of their sins:
1:78 Through the bowels of the mercy of our God, * in which the Orient from on high hath visited us:
1:79 To enlighten them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death: * to direct our feet into the way of peace.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Ant. Well done, thou good and faithful servant; * thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.

Weekday intercessions{omit}

Prayer {from the Proper of Saints}
V. The Lord be with you
R. And with thy spirit
Let us pray
Who wast pleased that blessed Jerome should be an helper and a father to the fatherless, grant unto us for his sake and at his prayers, the grace ever to hold fast to the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry to thee Father, and are called and are thy sons.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end.
R. Amen.

Pro S. Margarita, Virg. and Mart.

Ant. The kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchantman * seeking goodly pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

V. Grace is poured into thy lips.
R. Therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.

Let us pray
O Lord, we pray thee that thy blessed handmaiden and witness Margarita in whom
Thou hast ever been well pleased, because of her worthy maidenhood and her
mighty showing-forth of thy power, may entreat thy pardon on our behalf.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end.
R. Amen.

Finish
V. The Lord be with you
R. And with thy spirit
V. Let us bless the Lord
R. Thanks be to God
V. May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
R. Amen.

Ad Primam

Hymnus
Now in the sun’s new dawning ray,
Lowly of heart, our God we pray
That he from harm may keep us free
In all the deeds this day shall see.

May fear of him our tongues restrain,
Lest strife unguarded speech should stain:
His favouring care our guardian be,
Lest our eyes feed on vanity.

May every heart be pure from sin
And folly find no place therein:
Scant need of food, excess denied,
Wear down in us the body’s pride.

That when the light of day is gone,
And night in course shall follow on.
We, free from cares the world affords,
May chant the praise that is our Lord’s.

* All laud to God the Father be,
All praise, Eternal Son, to thee:
All glory, as is ever meet,
To God the holy Paraclete.
Amen.

Psalms {Antiphon from the Psalter for the day of the week}
Ant. He hath set me
Psalm 22 [1]
22:1 The Lord ruleth me: and I shall want nothing. * He hath set me in a place of pasture.
22:2 He hath brought me up, on the water of refreshment: * he hath converted my soul.
22:3 He hath led me on the paths of justice, * for his own name’s sake.
22:4 For though I should walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I will fear no evils, * for thou art with me.
22:5 Thy rod and thy staff, * they have comforted me.
22:6 Thou hast prepared a table before me * against them that afflict me.
22:7 Thou hast anointed my head with oil; * and my chalice which inebriateth me, how goodly is it!
22:8 And thy mercy will follow me * all the days of my life.
22:9 And that I may dwell in the house of the Lord * unto length of days.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Psalm 71(1-8) [2]
71:1 Give to the king thy judgment, O God: * and to the king’s son thy justice:
71:2 To judge thy people with justice, * and thy poor with judgment.
71:3 Let the mountains receive peace for the people: * and the hills justice.
71:4 He shall judge the poor of the people, and he shall save the children of the poor: * and he shall humble the oppressor.
71:5 And he shall continue with the sun, and before the moon, * throughout all generations.
71:6 He shall come down like rain upon the fleece; * and as showers falling gently upon the earth.
71:7 In his days shall justice spring up, and abundance of peace, * till the moon be taken away.
71:8 And he shall rule from sea to sea, * and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Psalm 71(9-20) [3]
71:9 Before him the Ethiopians shall fall down: * and his enemies shall lick the ground.
71:10 The kings of Tharsis and the islands shall offer presents: * the kings of the Arabians and of Saba shall bring gifts:
71:11 And all kings of the earth shall adore him: * all nations shall serve him.
71:12 For he shall deliver the poor from the mighty: * and the needy that had no helper.
71:13 He shall spare the poor and needy: * and he shall save the souls of the poor.
71:14 He shall redeem their souls from usuries and iniquity: * and their names shall be honourable in his sight.
71:15 And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Arabia, for him they shall always adore: * they shall bless him all the day.
71:16 And there shall be a firmament on the earth on the tops of mountains, above Libanus shall the fruit thereof be exalted: * and they of the city shall flourish like the grass of the earth.
71:17 Let his name be blessed for evermore: * his name continueth before the sun.
71:18 And in him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed: * all nations shall magnify him.
71:19 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, * who alone doth wonderful things.
71:20 And blessed be the name of his majesty for ever: * and the whole earth shall be filled with his majesty. So be it. So be it.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. He hath set me * in a place of pasture.

Chapter Responsory Verse {from the Psalter for the day of the week}
1 Tim. 1:17
Now to the king of ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
R. Thanks be to God

R.br. Christ, Son of the living God, * have mercy on us.
R. Christ, Son of the living God, * have mercy on us.
V. Thou, who sittest at the right hand of the Father
R. Have mercy on us.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. Christ, Son of the living God, * have mercy on us.

V. Arise, O Christ, and help us.
R. And deliver us for thy name's sake.

Prayers
V. The Lord be with you
R. And with thy spirit
Let us pray.
O Lord, our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, who has safely brought us to the beginning of this day: defend us by thy mighty power; and grant that this day we fall into no sin, but that all our doings may be ordered by thy governance, to do always that is righteous in thy sight.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end.
R. Amen.
V. The Lord be with you
R. And with thy spirit
V. Let us bless the Lord
R. Thanks be to God

Martyrologium (anticipated)

July 21st anno Domini 2017 The 27th Day of Moon .
Upon the same 21st day of July, were born into the better life

At Rome, the holy Virgin Praxedes.
She was learned in the divine law, and spent her time constantly in all chastity, in watchings, and prayers, and fastings, and fell asleep in Christ, [in the year 164.] She was buried on the Salarian Way, beside her Sister Pudentiana.
At Babylon, the Prophet Daniel, [in the year of the world 3429* about 626 B.C.]
At Marseilles, the holy soldier Victor. He refused either to perform military service or to offer sacrifice to idols, wherefore he was first cast into prison, where he was visited by an angel, then punished with divers torments, and lastly broken in a flour mill, and so finished his testimony.
There also suffered along with him the three soldiers, Alexander, Felician, and Longinus, [in the year 290.]
At Troyes, the holy Virgin and martyr Julia, [in the year 275.]
At the same place, under the Emperor Aurelian, the holy martyrs Claudius, Justus, Jucundinus, and five others.
At Camana, in Armenia, the holy martyr Zoticus, Bishop [of that see,] who was crowned under the Emperor Severus.
At Strasburg, [in the year 678,] holy Arbugastus, [19th] Bishop [of that see, and Patron of the Diocese,] famous for miracles.
In Syria, the holy monk John, [of Edessa,] the Companion of holy Simeon, [called the Fool, sixth century.]
V. And elsewhere many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
R. Thanks be to God.

V. Precious in the sight of the Lord
R. Is the death of his saints.
Holy Mary and all the Saints, intercede for us with the Lord, our God, so that we may merit His help and salvation, who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.

V. O God come to my assistance;
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.
V. O God come to my assistance;
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.
V. O God come to my assistance;
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Lord have mercy on us, Christ have mercy on us, Lord have mercy on us
Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
V. And lead us not into temptation:
R. But deliver us from evil.
V. Look upon thy servants and upon their works: and direct their children.
R. And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us. Direct thou the works of our hands yea, the work of our hands do thou direct.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Let us pray
O Lord, Almighty God, King of heaven and earth, Savior of the world, bless, lead, rule and govern our hearts and bodies, our senses, words and deeds today, following thy law and commandments, that here and for eternity with thy help we shall be saved in freedom. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.
V. Lord, please, bless me.
Benediction . May Almighty God arrange our deeds and our day in His peace. Amen.

Short reading {default}
2 Thess 3:5
And the Lord direct your hearts, in the charity of God, and the patience of Christ.
V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us
R. Thanks be to God

Finish
V. Our help + is in the name of the Lord,
R. Who made heaven and earth.
V. Let us bless
R. God.
V. May the Lord bless us, + protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. And may the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
R. Amen.

Ad Tertiam

Hymnus
Come Holy Spirit who ever One
Art with the Father and the Son,
It is the hour, our souls possess
With thy full flood of holiness.

Let flesh and heart and lips and mind
Sound forth our witness to mankind;
And love light up our mortal frame,
Till others catch the living flame.

* Almighty Father, hear our cry,
Through Jesus Christ, our Lord most High,
Who, with the Holy Spirit and thee,
Doth live and reign eternally.
Amen.

Psalms {Antiphon from the Psalter for the day of the week}
Ant. How good is God
Psalm 72(1-9) [1]
72:1 How good is God ‡ to Israel, * to them that are of a right heart!
72:2 But my feet were almost moved; * my steps had wellnigh slipped.
72:3 Because I had a zeal on occasion of the wicked, * seeing the prosperity of sinners.
72:4 For there is no regard to their death, * nor is there strength in their stripes.
72:5 They are not in the labour of men: * neither shall they be scourged like other men.
72:6 Therefore pride hath held them fast: * they are covered with their iniquity and their wickedness.
72:7 Their iniquity hath come forth, as it were from fatness: * they have passed into the affection of the heart.
72:8 They have thought and spoken wickedness: * they have spoken iniquity on high.
72:9 They have set their mouth against heaven: * and their tongue hath passed through the earth.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Psalm 72(10-17) [2]
72:10 Therefore will my people return here * and full days shall be found in them.
72:11 And they said: How doth God know? * and is there knowledge in the most High?
72:12 Behold these are sinners; and yet abounding in the world * they have obtained riches.
72:13 And I said: Then have I in vain justified my heart, * and washed my hands among the innocent.
72:14 And I have been scourged all the day; * and my chastisement hath been in the mornings.
72:15 If I said: I will speak thus; * behold I should condemn the generation of thy children.
72:16 I studied that I might know this thing, * it is a labour in my sight:
72:17 Until I go into the sanctuary of God, * and understand concerning their last ends.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Psalm 72(18-28) [3]
72:18 But indeed for deceits thou hast put it to them: * when they were when they were lifted up thou hast cast them down.
72:19 How are they brought to desolation? they have suddenly ceased to be: * they have perished by reason of their iniquity.
72:20 As the dream of them that awake, O Lord; * so in thy city thou shalt bring their image to nothing.
72:21 For my heart hath been inflamed, and my reins have been changed: * and I am brought to nothing, and I knew not.
72:22 I am become as a beast before thee: * and I am always with thee.
72:23 Thou hast held me by my right hand; and by thy will thou hast conducted me, * and with thy glory thou hast received me.
72:24 For what have I in heaven? * and besides thee what do I desire upon earth?
72:25 For thee my flesh and my heart hath fainted away: * thou art the God of my heart, and the God that is my portion for ever.
72:26 For behold they that go far from thee shall perish: * thou hast destroyed all them that are disloyal to thee.
72:27 But it is good for me to adhere to my God, * to put my hope in the Lord God:
72:28 That I may declare all thy praises, * in the gates of the daughter of Sion.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. How good is God * to Israel, to them that are of a right heart!

Chapter Responsory Verse {from the Common or Feast}
Sir 31:8-9
Blessed is the rich man that is found without blemish: and that hath not gone after gold, nor put his trust in money nor in treasures. Who is he, and we will praise him? for he hath done wonderful things in his life.
R. Thanks be to God.

R.br. The Lord loved him, and beautified him.
R. The Lord loved him, and beautified him.
V. He clothed him with a robe of glory.
R. And beautified him.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. The Lord loved him, and beautified him.

V. The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom.
R. And his tongue talketh judgment.

Finish
V. The Lord be with you
R. And with thy spirit
V. Let us bless the Lord
R. Thanks be to God
V. May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
R. Amen.

Ad Sextam

Hymnus
O God of truth O Lord of might,
Who orderest time and change aright,
Who send’st the early morning ray,
And light’st the glow of perfect day:

Extinguish thou each sinful fire,
And banish every ill desire;
And while thou keep’st the body whole,
Shed forth thy peace upon the soul.

* Almighty Father, hear our cry,
Through Jesus Christ, our Lord most High,
Who, with the Holy Spirit and thee,
Doth live and reign eternally.

Psalms {Antiphon from the Psalter for the day of the week}
Ant. Remember
Psalm 73(1-9) [1]
73:1 O God, why hast thou cast us off unto the end: * why is thy wrath enkindled against the sheep of thy pasture?
73:2 Remember thy congregation, * which thou hast possessed from the beginning.
73:3 The sceptre of thy inheritance which thou hast redeemed: * mount Sion in which thou hast dwelt.
73:4 Lift up thy hands against their pride unto the end; * see what things the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.
73:5 And they that hate thee have made their boasts, * in the midst of thy solemnity.
73:6 They have set up their ensigns for signs, * and they knew not both in the going out and on the highest top.
73:7 As with axes in a wood of trees, they have cut down at once the gates thereof, * with axe and hatchet they have brought it down.
73:8 They have set fire to thy sanctuary: * they have defiled the dwelling place of thy name on the earth.
73:9 They said in their heart, the whole kindred of them together: * Let us abolish all the festival days of God from the land.
73:9 Our signs we have not seen, there is now no prophet: * and he will know us no more.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Psalm 73(10-17) [2]
73:10 How long, O God, shall the enemy reproach: * is the adversary to provoke thy name for ever?
73:11 Why dost thou turn away thy hand: and thy right hand * out of the midst of thy bosom for ever?
73:12 But God is our king before ages: * he hath wrought salvation in the midst of the earth.
73:13 Thou by thy strength didst make the sea firm: * thou didst crush the heads of the dragons in the waters.
73:14 Thou hast broken the heads of the dragon: * thou hast given him to be meat for the people of the Ethiopians.
73:15 Thou hast broken up the fountains and the torrents: * thou hast dried up the Ethan rivers.
73:16 Thine is the day, and thine is the night: * thou hast made the morning light and the sun.
73:17 Thou hast made all the borders of the earth: * the summer and the spring were formed by thee.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Psalm 73(18-23) [3]
73:18 Remember this, the enemy hath reproached the Lord: * and a foolish people hath provoked thy name.
73:19 Deliver not up to beasts the souls that confess to thee: * and forget not to the end the souls of thy poor.
73:20 Have regard to thy covenant: * for they that are the obscure of the earth have been filled with dwellings of iniquity.
73:21 Let not the humble be turned away with confusion: * the poor and needy shall praise thy name.
73:22 Arise, O God, judge thy own cause: * remember thy reproaches with which the foolish man hath reproached thee all the day.
73:23 Forget not the voices of thy enemies: * the pride of them that hate thee ascendeth continually.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. Remember * thy congregation, which thou hast possessed from the beginning

Chapter Responsory Verse {from the Common or Feast}
Sir 39:6
The righteous will give his heart to resort early to the Lord that made him, and he will pray in the sight of the most High.
R. Thanks be to God.

R.br. The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom.
R. The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom.
V. And his tongue talketh judgment.
R. The righteous speaketh wisdom.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom.

V. The law of his God is in his heart.
R. None of his steps shall slide.

Finish
V. The Lord be with you
R. And with thy spirit
V. Let us bless the Lord
R. Thanks be to God
V. May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
R. Amen.

Ad Nonam

Hymnus
O strength and stay upholding all creation,
Who ever dost thyself unmoved abide,
Yet day by day the light in due gradation
From hour to hour through all its changes guide:

Grant to life’s day a calm unclouded ending,
An eve untouched by shadows of decay,
The brightness of a holy death-bed blending
With dawning glories of th’ eternal day.

* Hear us, O Father, gracious and forgiving,
And thou, O Christ, the co-eternal Word,
Who, with the Holy Spirit, by all things living
Now and to endless ages art adored.
Amen.

Psalms {Antiphon from the Psalter for the day of the week}
Ant. We will call
Psalm 74 [1]
74:1 We will praise thee, O God: * we will praise, and we will call upon thy name.
74:2 We will relate thy wondrous works: * when I shall take a time, I will judge justices.
74:3 The earth is melted, and all that dwell therein: * I have established the pillars thereof.
74:4 I said to the wicked: Do not act wickedly: * and to the sinners: Lift not up the horn.
74:5 Lift not up your horn on high: * speak not iniquity against God.
74:6 For neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the desert hills: * for God is the judge.
74:7 One he putteth down, and another he lifteth up: * for in the hand of the Lord there is a cup of strong wine full of mixture.
74:8 And he hath poured it out from this to that: but the dregs thereof are not emptied: * all the sinners of the earth shall drink.
74:9 But I will declare for ever: * I will sing to the God of Jacob.
74:10 And I will break all the horns of sinners: * but the horns of the just shall be exalted.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Psalm 75(1-7) [2]
75:1 In Judea God is known: * his name is great in Israel.
75:2 And his place is in peace: * and his abode in Sion:
75:3 There hath he broken the powers of bows, * the shield, the sword, and the battle.
75:4 Thou enlightenest wonderfully from the everlasting hills. * All the foolish of heart were troubled.
75:5 They have slept their sleep; * and all the men of riches have found nothing in their hands.
75:6 At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, * they have all slumbered that mounted on horseback.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Psalm 75(8-13) [3]
75:8 Thou art terrible, and who shall resist thee? * from that time thy wrath.
75:9 Thou hast caused judgment to be heard from heaven: * the earth trembled and was still,
75:10 When God arose in judgment, * to save all the meek of the earth.
75:11 For the thought of man shall give praise to thee: * and the remainders of the thought shall keep holiday to thee.
75:12 Vow ye, and pay to the Lord your God: * all you that are round about him bring presents.
75:13 To him that is terrible, even to him who taketh away the spirit of princes: * to the terrible with the kings of the earth.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. We will call * upon thy name O Lord. We will relate thy wondrous works:

Chapter Responsory Verse {from the Common or Feast}
Wis 10:10
She conducted the just, when he fled from his brother's wrath, through the right ways, and showed him the kingdom of God, and gave him the knowledge of the holy things, made him honourable in his labours, and accomplished his labours.
R. Thanks be to God.

R.br. The law of his God is in his heart.
R. The law of his God is in his heart.
V. None of his steps shall slide.
R. In his heart.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. The law of his God is in his heart

V. The Lord guideth the just in right paths.
R. And showed him the kingdom of God.

Finish
V. The Lord be with you
R. And with thy spirit
V. Let us bless the Lord
R. Thanks be to God
V. May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
R. Amen.

Ad Vesperas

Psalms {from the Psalter for the day of the week}
Ant. Behold how good * and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell in unity
Psalm 132 [1]
132:1 Behold how good and how pleasant it is * for brethren to dwell together in unity:
132:2 Like the precious ointment on the head, * that ran down upon the beard, the beard of Aaron,
132:3 Which ran down to the skirt of his garment: * as the dew of Hermon, which descendeth upon mount Sion.
132:4 For there the Lord hath commanded blessing, * and life for evermore.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. Behold how good * and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell in unity

Ant. Give ye glory to the Lord * for his mercy endureth for ever
Psalm 135(1-9) [2]
135:1 Praise the Lord, for he is good: * for his mercy endureth for ever.
135:2 Praise ye the God of gods: * for his mercy endureth for ever.
135:3 Praise ye the Lord of lords: * for his mercy endureth for ever.
135:4 Who alone doth great wonders: * for his mercy endureth for ever.
135:5 Who made the heavens in understanding: * for his mercy endureth for ever.
135:6 Who established the earth above the waters: * for his mercy endureth for ever.
135:7 Who made the great lights: * for his mercy endureth for ever.
135:8 The sun to rule the day: * for his mercy endureth for ever.
135:9 The moon and the stars to rule the night: * for his mercy endureth for ever.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. Give ye glory to the Lord * for his mercy endureth for ever

Ant. Give ye glory to the Lord * for he was mindful of us in our affliction:
Psalm 135(10-26) [3]
135:10 Who smote Egypt with their firstborn: * for his mercy endureth for ever.
135:11 Who brought out Israel from among them: * for his mercy endureth for ever.
135:12 With a mighty hand and with a stretched out arm: * for his mercy endureth for ever.
135:13 Who divided the Red sea into parts: * for his mercy endureth for ever.
135:14 And brought out Israel through the midst thereof: * for his mercy endureth for ever.
135:15 And overthrew Pharao and his host in the Red sea: * for his mercy endureth for ever.
135:16 Who led his people through the desert: * for his mercy endureth for ever.
135:17 Who smote great kings: * for his mercy endureth for ever.
135:18 And slew strong kings: * for his mercy endureth for ever.
135:19 Sehon king of the Amorrhites: * for his mercy endureth for ever.
135:20 And Og king of Basan: * for his mercy endureth for ever.
135:21 And he gave their land for an inheritance: * for his mercy endureth for ever.
135:22 For an inheritance to his servant Israel: * for his mercy endureth for ever.
135:23 For he was mindful of us in our affliction: * for his mercy endureth for ever.
135:24 And he redeemed us from our enemies: * for his mercy endureth for ever.
135:25 Who giveth food to all flesh: * for his mercy endureth for ever.
135:26 Give glory to the God of heaven: * for his mercy endureth for ever.
135:26 Give glory to the Lord of lords: * for his mercy endureth for ever.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. Give ye glory to the Lord * for he was mindful of us in our affliction:

Ant. Let my tongue cleave to my jaws * if I do not remember thee Jerusalem
Psalm 136 [4]
136:1 Upon the rivers of Babylon, there we sat and wept: * when we remembered Sion:
136:2 On the willows in the midst thereof * we hung up our instruments.
136:3 For there they that led us into captivity required of us * the words of songs.
136:4 And they that carried us away, said: * Sing ye to us a hymn of the songs of Sion.
136:5 How shall we sing the song of the Lord * in a strange land?
136:6 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, * let my right hand be forgotten.
136:7 Let my tongue cleave to my jaws, * if I do not remember thee:
136:8 If I make not Jerusalem * the beginning of my joy.
136:9 Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom, * in the day of Jerusalem:
136:10 Who say: Rase it, rase it, * even to the foundation thereof.
136:11 O daughter of Babylon, miserable: * blessed shall he be who shall repay thee thy payment which thou hast paid us.
136:12 Blessed be he that shall take * and dash thy little ones against the rock.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. Let my tongue cleave to my jaws * if I do not remember thee Jerusalem

Ant. I will give glory * to thy name. For thy mercy, and for thy truth:
Psalm 137 [5]
137:1 I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart: * for thou hast heard the words of my mouth.
137:2 I will sing praise to thee in the sight of the Angels: * I will worship towards thy holy temple, and I will give glory to thy name.
137:3 For thy mercy, and for thy truth: * for thou hast magnified thy holy name
137:4 In what day soever I shall call upon thee, hear me: * thou shalt multiply strength in my soul.
137:5 May all the kings of the earth give glory to thee: * for they have heard all the words of thy mouth.
137:6 And let them sing in the ways of the Lord: * for great is the glory of the Lord.
137:7 For the Lord is high, and looketh on the low: * and the high he knoweth afar off.
137:8 If I shall walk in the midst of tribulation, thou wilt quicken me: * and thou hast stretched forth thy hand against the wrath of my enemies: and thy right hand hath saved me.
137:9 The Lord will repay for me: * thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: O despise not the works of thy hands.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. I will give glory * to thy name. For thy mercy, and for thy truth:

Chapter Hymn Verse {from the Common or Feast}
Sir 31:8-9
Blessed is the rich man that is found without blemish: and that hath not gone after gold, nor put his trust in money nor in treasures. Who is he, and we will praise him? for he hath done wonderful things in his life.
R. Thanks be to God.

Hymnus
This the confessor of the Lord, whose triumph
Now all the faithful celebrate, with gladness
On this fest day year by year receiveth
Merited honors

Saintly and prudent, modest in behaviour,
Peaceful and sober, chaste was he, and lowly.
While that life's vigour, coursing through his members,
Quickened his being.

Sick ones of old time, to his tomb resorting,
Sorely by ailments manifold afflicted,
Oft-times have welcomed health and strength returning,
At his petition.

Whence we in chorus gladly do him honour,
Chanting his praises with devout affection,
That in his merits we may have a portion,
Now and forever.

His be the glory, power and salvation,
Who over all things reigneth in the highest,
Earth's mighty fabric ruling and directing,
Onely and Trinal.
Amen.

V. The Lord guided the just in right paths.
R. And showed him the kingdom of God.

Canticum Magnificat {Antiphon from the Proper of Saints}
Ant. Lo, a servant of God * who esteemed but little things earthly. And by word and work laid him up treasure in heaven.
(Canticle of the blessed Virgin * Luke 1:46-55)
1:46 My soul * doth magnify the Lord.
1:47 And my spirit hath rejoiced * in God my Saviour.
1:48 Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; * for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
1:49 Because he that is mighty, hath done great things to me; * and holy is his name.
1:50 And his mercy is from generation unto generations, * to them that fear him.
1:51 He hath shewed might in his arm: * he hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart.
1:52 He hath put down the mighty from their seat, * and hath exalted the humble.
1:53 He hath filled the hungry with good things; * and the rich he hath sent empty away.
1:54 He hath received Israel his servant, * being mindful of his mercy:
1:55 As he spoke to our fathers, * to Abraham and to his seed for ever.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Ant. Lo, a servant of God * who esteemed but little things earthly. And by word and work laid him up treasure in heaven.

Weekday intercessions{omit}

Finish
V. The Lord be with you
R. And with thy spirit
V. Let us bless the Lord
R. Thanks be to God
V. May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
R. Amen.

Ad Completorium

Start
V. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
Benediction . May almighty God grant us a quiet night and a perfect end.
Amen.

Short reading
1 Pet 5:8-9
Brothers: Be sober and watch: because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, goeth about seeking whom he may devour. Whom resist ye, strong in faith:
V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us
R. Thanks be to God.

V. Our help is + in the name of the Lord,
R. Who made heaven and earth.
Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: But deliver us from evil. Amen.
I confess to almighty God, to blessed Mary ever Virgin, to blessed Michael the Archangel, to blessed John the Baptist, to the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and to all the Saints, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word and deed: strikes his breast through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault. Therefore I beseech blessed Mary ever Virgin, blessed Michael the Archangel, blessed John the Baptist, the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and all the Saints, to pray for me to our Lord our God.
May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.
May the almighty + and merciful Lord grant us pardon, absolution and remission of our sins.
Amen.

V. Turn us then, +++ O God our saviour:
R. And let thy anger cease from us.
V. O God + come to my assistance;
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Alleluia

Psalms {Antiphon from the Psalter for the day of the week}
Ant. Thou art my helper
Psalm 69 [1]
69:1 O God, come to my assistance; * O Lord, make haste to help me.
69:2 Let them be confounded and ashamed * that seek my soul:
69:3 Let them be turned backward, and blush for shame * that desire evils to me:
69:4 Let them be presently turned away blushing for shame * that say to me: ’T is well, ’t is well.
69:5 Let all that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee; * and let such as love thy salvation say always: The Lord be magnified.
69:6 But I am needy and poor; * O God, help me.
69:7 Thou art my helper and my deliverer: * O Lord, make no delay.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Psalm 70(1-12) [2]
70:1 In thee, O Lord, I have hoped, let me never be put to confusion: * deliver me in thy justice, and rescue me.
70:2 Incline thy ear unto me, * and save me.
70:3 Be thou unto me a God, a protector, and a place of strength: * that thou mayst make me safe.
70:4 For thou art my firmament * and my refuge.
70:5 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the sinner, * and out of the hand of the transgressor of the law and of the unjust.
70:6 For thou art my patience, O Lord: * my hope, O Lord, from my youth.
70:7 By thee have I been confirmed from the womb: * from my mother’s womb thou art my protector.
70:8 Of thee shall I continually sing: * I am become unto many as a wonder, but thou art a strong helper.
70:9 Let my mouth be filled with praise, that I may sing thy glory; * thy greatness all the day long.
70:10 Cast me not off in the time of old age: * when my strength shall fail, do not thou forsake me.
70:11 For my enemies have spoken against me; * and they that watched my soul have consulted together,
70:12 Saying: God hath forsaken him: pursue and take him, * for there is none to deliver him.
70:12 O God, be not thou far from me: * O my God, make haste to my help.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Psalm 70(13-24) [3]
70:13 Let them be confounded and come to nothing that detract my soul; * let them be covered with confusion and shame that seek my hurt.
70:14 But I will always hope; * and will add to all thy praise.
70:15 My mouth shall shew forth thy justice; * thy salvation all the day long.
70:16 Because I have not known learning, I will enter into the powers of the Lord: * O Lord, I will be mindful of thy justice alone.
70:17 Thou hast taught me, O God, from my youth: * and till now I will declare thy wonderful works.
70:18 And unto old age and grey hairs: * O God, forsake me not,
70:19 Until I shew forth thy arm * to all the generation that is to come:
70:20 Thy power, and thy justice, O God, even to the highest great things thou hast done: * O God, who is like to thee?
70:21 How great troubles hast thou shewn me, many and grievous: and turning thou hast brought me to life, * and hast brought me back again from the depths of the earth:
70:22 Thou hast multiplied thy magnificence; * and turning to me thou hast comforted me.
70:23 For I will also confess to thee thy truth with the instruments of psaltery: * O God, I will sing to thee with the harp,
70:24 My lips shall greatly rejoice, when I shall sing to thee; * and my soul which thou hast redeemed.
70:24 Yea and my tongue shall meditate on thy justice all the day; * when they shall be confounded and put to shame that seek evils to me.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. Thou art my helper * and my deliverer O Lord

Hymn
Before the ending of the day,
Creator of the world, we pray
That with thy wonted favor thou
Wouldst be our guard and keeper now.

From all ill dreams defend our eyes,
From nightly fears and fantasies;
Tread under foot our ghostly foe,
That no pollution we may know.

* O Father, that we ask be done,
Through Jesus Christ, thine only Son;
Who, with the Holy Spirit and thee,
Doth live and reign eternally.
Amen.

Chapter Responsory Verse
Jer 14:9
But thou, O Lord, art among us, and thy name is called upon by us, forsake us not.
R. Thanks be to God

R.br. Into thy hands, O Lord * I commend my spirit.
R. Into thy hands, O Lord * I commend my spirit.
V. For thou hast redeemed us, O Lord, God of truth.
R. I commend my spirit.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. Into thy hands, O Lord * I commend my spirit.

V. Keep us, Lord, as the apple of thine eye.
R. Protect us under the shadow of thy wings.

Canticle Nunc dimittis
Ant. Protect us, * Lord, while we are awake and safeguard us while we sleep; that we may keep watch with Christ, and rest in peace.
(Canticle of Simeon * Luke 2:29-32)
2:29 Now thou dost dismiss thy servant, O Lord, * according to thy word in peace;
2:30 Because my eyes have seen * thy salvation,
2:31 Which thou hast prepared * before the face of all peoples:
2:32 A light to the revelation of the Gentiles, * and the glory of thy people Israel.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Ant. Protect us, * Lord, while we are awake and safeguard us while we sleep; that we may keep watch with Christ, and rest in peace.

Prayer
V. The Lord be with you
R. And with thy spirit
Let us pray
Visit we beseech thee, O Lord, this dwelling, and drive far from it the snares of the enemy let thy holy angels dwell herein to preserve us in peace and let thy blessing be always upon us.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end.
R. Amen.

Finish
V. The Lord be with you
R. And with thy spirit
V. Let us bless the Lord
R. Thanks be to God
Benediction . The almighty and merciful Lord + the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit bless us and keep us
R. Amen.

Hail holy Queen, Mother of mercy,
our life, our sweetness, and our hope.
To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve.
To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping
In this valley of tears.

Turn then, most gracious Advocate,
thine eyes of mercy toward us.
And after this our exile show unto us
the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Amen.

V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray
O almighty, everlasting God, who by the cooperation of the Holy Spirit, didst prepare the body and soul of Mary, glorious Virgin and Mother, to become a worthy dwelling for Thy Son; grant that we who rejoice in her commemoration may, by her gracious intercession, be delivered from present evils and from everlasting death. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
V. May the divine assistance + remain with us always
R. Amen.