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Divine Office for Tuesday July 25, 2017
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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 Apostles, * O come, let us adore. Ant. The Lord, the King of Apostles, * O come, let us adore. 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 Apostles, * O come, let us adore. 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 adore. 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 Apostles, * O come, let us adore. 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 adore. 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 Apostles, * O come, let us adore. 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 adore. Ant. The Lord, the King of Apostles, * O come, let us adore. |
| Hymn {from the Common or Feast}
Th' eternal gifts of Christ the King, The Apostles' glory, let us sing; And all with hearts of gladness raise Due hymns of thankful love and praise. For they the Church's princes are, Triumphant leaders in the war, The heavenly King's own warrior band, True lights to lighten every land. Theirs was the steadfast faith of saints, The hope that never yields nor faints, The love of Christ in perfect glow, That lay the prince of this world low. In them the Father's glory shone, In them the Spirit's will was done, The Son himself exults in them; Joy fills the new Jerusalem. * Praise to the Father, with the Son, And Holy Spirit, Three in One; As ever was in ages past, And so shall be while ages last. Amen. |
| Psalms with lections {Antiphons et Psalmi from the Common or Feast}
Nocturn I. Ant. Their sound * hath gone forth into all the earth: and their words unto the ends of the world Psalm 18 [1] 18:1 The heavens shew forth the glory of God, * and the firmament declareth the work of his hands. 18:2 Day to day uttereth speech, * and night to night sheweth knowledge. 18:3 There are no speeches nor languages, * where their voices are not heard. 18:4 Their sound hath gone forth into all the earth: * and their words unto the ends of the world. 18:5 He hath set his tabernacle in the sun: * and he, as a bridegroom coming out of his bride chamber, 18:6 Hath rejoiced as a giant to run the way: * his going out is from the end of heaven, 18:7 And his circuit even to the end thereof: * and there is no one that can hide himself from his heat. 18:8 The law of the Lord is unspotted, converting souls: * the testimony of the Lord is faithful, giving wisdom to little ones. 18:9 The justices of the Lord are right, rejoicing hearts: * the commandment of the Lord is lightsome, enlightening the eyes. 18:10 The fear of the Lord is holy, enduring for ever and ever: * the judgments of the Lord are true, justified in themselves. 18:11 More to be desired than gold and many precious stones: * and sweeter than honey and the honeycomb. 18:12 For thy servant keepeth them, * and in keeping them there is a great reward. 18:13 Who can understand sins? from my secret ones cleanse me, O Lord: * and from those of others spare thy servant. 18:14 If they shall have no dominion over me, then shall I be without spot: * and I shall be cleansed from the greatest sin. 18:15 And the words of my mouth shall be such as may please: * and the meditation of my heart always in thy sight. 18:15 O Lord, my helper, * and my redeemer. 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. Their sound * hath gone forth into all the earth: and their words unto the ends of the world |
| Ant. They just cried * and the Lord heard them: Psalm 33 [2] 33:1 I will bless the Lord at all times, * his praise shall be always in my mouth. 33:2 In the Lord shall my soul be praised: * let the meek hear and rejoice. 33:3 O magnify the Lord with me; * and let us extol his name together. 33:4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me; * and he delivered me from all my troubles. 33:5 Come ye to him and be enlightened: * and your faces shall not be confounded. 33:6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him: * and saved him out of all his troubles. 33:7 The Angel of the Lord shall encamp round about them that fear him: * and shall deliver them. 33:8 O taste, and see that the Lord is sweet: * blessed is the man that hopeth in him. 33:9 Fear the Lord, all ye his saints: * for there is no want to them that fear him. 33:10 The rich have wanted, and have suffered hunger: * but they that seek the Lord shall not be deprived of any good. 33:12 Come, children, hearken to me: * I will teach you the fear of the Lord. 33:13 Who is the man that desireth life: * who loveth to see good days? 33:14 Keep thy tongue from evil, * and thy lips from speaking guile. 33:15 Turn away from evil and do good: * seek after peace and pursue it. 33:16 The eyes of the Lord are upon the just: * and his ears unto their prayers. 33:17 But the countenance of the Lord is against them that do evil things: * to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. 33:18 The just cried, and the Lord heard them: * and delivered them out of all their troubles. 33:19 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a contrite heart: * and he will save the humble of spirit. 33:20 Many are the afflictions of the just; * but out of them all will the Lord deliver them. 33:21 The Lord keepeth all their bones, * not one of them shall be broken. 33:22 The death of the wicked is very evil: * and they that hate the just shall be guilty. 33:23 The Lord will redeem the souls of his servants: * and none of them that trust in him shall offend. 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. They just cried * and the Lord heard them: |
| Ant. Thou shalt make them princes * over all the earth. They shall remember thy name O Lord Psalm 44 [3] 44:1 My heart hath uttered a good word; * I speak my works to the King. 44:2 My tongue is the pen of a scrivener * that writeth swiftly. 44:3 Thou art beautiful above the sons of men: grace is poured abroad in thy lips; * therefore hath God blessed thee for ever. 44:4 Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, * O thou most mighty. 44:5 With thy comeliness and thy beauty * set out, proceed prosperously, and reign. 44:6 Because of truth and meekness and justice: * and thy right hand shall conduct thee wonderfully. 44:7 Thy arrows are sharp: under thee shall people fall, * into the hearts of the king's enemies. 44:8 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: * the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of uprightness. 44:9 Thou hast loved justice, and hated iniquity: * therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 44:10 Myrrh and stacte and cassia perfume thy garments, from the ivory houses: * out of which the daughters of kings have delighted thee in thy glory. 44:10 The queen stood on thy right hand, in gilded clothing; * surrounded with variety. 44:11 Hearken, O daughter, and see, and incline thy ear: * and forget thy people and thy father's house. 44:12 And the king shall greatly desire thy beauty; * for he is the Lord thy God, and him they shall adore. 44:13 And the daughters of Tyre with gifts, * yea, all the rich among the people, shall entreat thy countenance. 44:14 All the glory of the king's daughter is within, * in golden borders, clothed round about with varieties. 44:15 After her shall virgins be brought to the king: * her neighbours shall be brought to thee. 44:16 They shall be brought with gladness and rejoicing: * they shall be brought into the temple of the king. 44:17 Instead of thy fathers, sons are born to thee: * thou shalt make them princes over all the earth. 44:18 They shall remember thy name * throughout all generations. 44:18 Therefore shall people praise thee for ever; yea, * for ever and 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. Thou shalt make them princes * over all the earth. They shall remember thy name O Lord |
| V. Their sound hath gone forth into all the earth R. And their words unto the ends of the world. |
| 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 first letter of St Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians 1 Cor 4:1-5 1 Let a man so account of us as of the ministers of Christ, and the dispensers of the mysteries of God. 2 Here now it is required among the dispensers, that a man be found faithful. 3 But to me it is a very small thing to be judged by you, or by man's day; but neither do I judge my own self. 4 For I am not conscious to myself of any thing, yet am I not hereby justified; but he that judgeth me, is the Lord. 5 Therefore judge not before the time; until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall every man have praise from God. V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us R. Thanks be to God. R. Behold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves, said the Lord * Be ye therefore wise as serpents and simple as doves. V. Whilst you have the light, believe in the light, that you may be the children of light R. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and simple as doves. |
| V. Grant, Lord, a blessing. Benediction . May the Son, the Sole-begotten, mercifully bless and keep us. Amen. Reading 2 1 Cor 4:6-9 6 But these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollo, for your sakes; that in us you may learn, that one be not puffed up against the other for another, above that which is written. 7 For who distinguisheth thee? Or what hast thou that thou hast not received? And if thou hast received, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it? 8 You are now full; you are now become rich; you reign without us; and I would to God you did reign, that we also might reign with you. 9 For I think that God hath set forth us apostles, the last, as it were men appointed to death: we are made a spectacle to the world, and to angels, and to men. V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us R. Thanks be to God. R. Take up my yoke upon you, said the Lord, and learn of me, because I am meek, and humble of heart * For my yoke is sweet and my burden light. V. And you shall find rest to your souls. R. For my yoke is sweet and my burden light. |
| V. Grant, Lord, a blessing. Benediction . May the grace of the Holy Spirit enlighten all our hearts and minds. Amen. Reading 3 1 Cor 4:10-15 10 We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are honourable, but we without honour. 11 Even unto this hour we both hunger and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no fixed abode; 12 And we labour, working with our own hands: we are reviled, and we bless; we are persecuted, and we suffer it. 13 We are blasphemed, and we entreat; we are made as the refuse of this world, the offscouring of all even until now. 14 I write not these things to confound you; but I admonish you as my dearest children. 15 For if you have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet not many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, by the gospel, I have begotten you. V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us R. Thanks be to God. R. But when they shall deliver you up to the judges, take no thought how or what to speak: * for it shall be given you in that hour what to speak: V. For it is not you that speak, but the spirit of your Father that speaketh in you. R. for it shall be given you in that hour what to speak: V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit. R. for it shall be given you in that hour what to speak: |
| Nocturn II. Ant. The princes of the people * are gathered together, with the God of Abraham Psalm 46 [4] 46:1 O clap your hands, all ye nations: * shout unto God with the voice of joy, 46:2 For the Lord is high, terrible: * a great king over all the earth. 46:3 He hath subdued the people under us; * and the nations under our feet. 46:4 He hath chosen for us his inheritance, * the beauty of Jacob which he hath loved. 46:5 God is ascended with jubilee, * and the Lord with the sound of trumpet. 46:6 Sing praises to our God, sing ye: * sing praises to our king, sing ye. 46:7 For God is the king of all the earth: * sing ye wisely. 46:8 God shall reign over the nations: * God sitteth on his holy throne. 46:9 The princes of the people are gathered together, with the God of Abraham: * for the strong gods of the earth are exceedingly 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. Ant. The princes of the people * are gathered together, with the God of Abraham |
| Ant. Thou hast given an inheritance to them that fear thy name, O Lord Psalm 60 [5] 60:1 Hear, O God, my supplication: * be attentive to my prayer. 60:2 To thee have I cried from the ends of the earth: * when my heart was in anguish, thou hast exalted me on a rock. 60:3 Thou hast conducted me; for thou hast been my hope: * a tower of strength against the face of the enemy. 60:4 In thy tabernacle I shall dwell for ever: * I shall be protected under the covert of thy wings. 60:5 For thou, my God, hast heard my prayer: * thou hast given an inheritance to them that fear thy name. 60:6 Thou wilt add days to the days of the king: * his years even to generation and generation. 60:7 He abideth for ever in the sight of God: * his mercy and truth who shall search? 60:8 So will I sing a psalm to thy name for ever and ever: * that I may pay my vows from day to day. 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 hast given an inheritance to them that fear thy name, O Lord |
| Ant. They declared * the works of God, and understood his doings. Psalm 63 [6] 63:1 Hear, O God, my prayer, when I make supplication to thee: * deliver my soul from the fear of the enemy. 63:2 Thou hast protected me from the assembly of the malignant; * from the multitude of the workers of iniquity. 63:3 For they have whetted their tongues like a sword; * they have bent their bow a bitter thing, to shoot in secret the undefiled. 63:4 They will shoot at him on a sudden, and will not fear: * they are resolute in wickedness. 63:5 They have talked of hiding snares; * they have said: Who shall see them? 63:6 They have searched after iniquities: * they have failed in their search. 63:7 Man shall come to a deep heart: * and God shall be exalted. 63:8 The arrows of children are their wounds: * and their tongues against them are made weak. 63:9 All that saw them were troubled; * and every man was afraid. 63:10 And they declared the works of God: * and understood his doings. 63:11 The just shall rejoice in the Lord, and shall hope in him: * and all the upright in heart shall be praised. 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. They declared * the works of God, and understood his doings. |
| V. Thou shalt make them princes over all the earth R. They shall remember thy name O Lord. |
| 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 James, the Son of Zebedee and brother of the Apostle John, was a Galilean, and with his brother one of the first of His Apostles whom the Lord called, whileas they were in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets and they immediately left the ship, and their father, and followed Him. (Matth. iv. 21, 22.) And He surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder. (Mark iii. 17.) Peter, and James, and John, were the three Apostles whom the Saviour loved best; them He took and brought up into an high mountain apart, and was transfigured before them, Matth. xvii. 1,2; when He went to the house of the ruler of the synagogue to raise his daughter from the dead, He suffered no man to follow Him save Peter, and James, and John, Mark v. 37; and, at the last, just before the Jews took Him, when He cometh unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.. He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee. Matth. xxvi. 36, 37. V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us R. Thanks be to God. R. I saw men standing together, clad in shining raiment, and the Angel of the Lord spake unto me, saying * These men are holy, for they are the friends of God. V. I saw a strong Angel of God fly into the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice R. These men are holy, for they are the friends of God. |
| V. Grant, Lord, a blessing. Benediction . May Christ to all His people give, for ever in His sight to live. Amen. Reading 5 After that Jesus Christ was ascended into heaven, James preached how that He was God, and led many in Judaea and Samaria to the Christian Faith. A while afterward, he went to Spain, and there he brought some to Christ, of whom seven were afterwards ordained Bishops by Blessed Peter, and were the first such sent into that country. From Spain James went back to Jerusalem, where he taught the Faith to divers persons, and, among others, to the Magian Hermogenes. Thereupon Herod Agrippa, who had been raised to the kingdom under the Emperor Claudius, to curry favour with the Jews, condemned James to death for his firm confession that Jesus Christ is God. The officer who led James to the judgmentseat, at sight of the courage wherewith he was ready to offer up his testimony, declared himself also to be a Christian. V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us R. Thanks be to God. R. Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for My sake; * Rejoice, and be exceeding glad, for great is your reward in heaven. V. When men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake. R. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad, for great is your reward in heaven. |
| V. Grant, Lord, a blessing. Benediction . May the Spirit's fire Divine in our hearts enkindled shine. Amen. Reading 6 As they were being hurried to execution, this man asked pardon of James, and the Apostle kissed him, saying, Peace be unto thee. James healed a paralytic, and immediately afterwards both the prisoners were beheaded. The body of the Apostle was afterwards taken to Compostella, (in the province of Gallicia, in Spain,) where his grave is very famous. Multitudes of pilgrims from all parts of the earth betake themselves thither to pray, out of sheer piety or in fulfilment of vows. The Birth - day of James is kept by the Church upon this day, which is that of the bringing of his body to Compostella. It was about Easter-time (Acts xii. 2-4) that he bore witness to Jesus Christ with his blood, at Jerusalem, being the first of the Apostles to do so. V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us R. Thanks be to God. R. These are they which have conquered, and are become the friends of God, who recked not of the commandments of princes, and earned the everlasting reward. * And now have they crowns on their heads, and palms in their hands. V. These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb. R. And now have they crowns on their heads, and palms in their hands. V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit. R. And now have they crowns on their heads, and palms in their hands. |
| Nocturn III. Ant. The horns of the just * shall be exalted, alleluia Psalm 74 [7] 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. Ant. The horns of the just * shall be exalted, alleluia |
| Ant. Light is risen * to the just, alleluia, and joy to the right of heart, alleluia Psalm 96 [8] 96:1 The Lord hath reigned, let the earth rejoice: * let many islands be glad. 96:2 Clouds and darkness are round about him: * justice and judgment are the establishment of his throne. 96:3 A fire shall go before him, * and shall burn his enemies round about. 96:4 His lightnings have shone forth to the world: * the earth saw and trembled. 96:5 The mountains melted like wax, at the presence of the Lord: * at the presence of the Lord of all the earth. 96:6 The heavens declared his justice: * and all people saw his glory. 96:7 Let them be all confounded that adore graven things, * and that glory in their idols. 96:8 Adore him, all you his angels: * Sion heard, and was glad. 96:9 And the daughters of Juda rejoiced, * because of thy judgments, O Lord. 96:10 For thou art the most high Lord over all the earth: * thou art exalted exceedingly above all gods. 96:11 You that love the Lord, hate evil: * the Lord preserveth the souls of his saints, he will deliver them out of the hand of the sinner. 96:12 Light is risen to the just, * and joy to the right of heart. 96:13 Rejoice, ye just, in the Lord: * and give praise to the remembrance of his holiness. 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. Light is risen * to the just, alleluia, and joy to the right of heart, alleluia |
| Ant. They kept his testimonies, and the commandment which he gave them, alleluia Psalm 98 [9] 98:1 The Lord hath reigned, let the people be angry: * he that sitteth on the cherubims: let the earth be moved. 98:2 The Lord is great in Sion, * and high above all people. 98:3 Let them give praise to thy great name: for it is terrible and holy: * and the king’s honour loveth judgment. 98:4 Thou hast prepared directions: * thou hast done judgment and justice in Jacob. 98:5 Exalt ye the Lord our God, and adore his footstool, * for it is holy. 98:6 Moses and Aaron among his priests: * and Samuel among them that call upon his name. 98:7 They called upon the Lord, and he heard them: * he spoke to them in the pillar of the cloud. 98:8 They kept his testimonies, * and the commandment which he gave them. 98:9 Thou didst hear them, O Lord our God: * thou wast a merciful God to them, and taking vengeance on all their inventions. 98:10 Exalt ye the Lord our God, and adore at his holy mountain: * for the Lord our God is holy. 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. They kept his testimonies, and the commandment which he gave them, alleluia |
| V. Thy friends O Lord * are made exceedingly honourable: R. Their principality is exceedingly strengthened. |
| 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 20:20-25 At that time Came to Jesus the mother of Zebedee's children, with her sons, worshipping Him, and desiring a certain thing of Him. And so on. Homily by St John Chrysostom, (Patriarch of Constantinople.) 66th on Matth. Let no man be troubled if we say that the Apostles were still imperfect, for the mystery of the Cross was not yet finished, the grace of the Spirit had not yet been shed abroad in their hearts. If thou wilt behold them in their strength, consider them such as they became after the grace of the Spirit was given them, and thou wilt perceive that they had trodden under foot every vain desire. This is the cause wherefore their present imperfection is made known unto us, that is, that thou mayest see how great a change could be forthwith wrought by grace. But nevertheless let us now look how they came unto Christ, and what they said. Master, they said, we would that Thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire. Mark x. 35. And He said unto them What would ye that I should do for you? Mark X. 36. not, surely, that He knew not what their wish was, but that He would make them answer, and so uncover the wound, to lay a plaster upon it. V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us R. Thanks be to God. R. These are they who while yet they lived in the flesh, planted the Church in their own blood; * They drank of the Lord's cup, and became the friends of God. V. Their sound is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world. R. They drank of the Lord's cup, and became the friends of God. |
| V. Grant, Lord, a blessing. Benediction . He whose feast-day we are keeping, be our Advocate with God. Amen. Reading 8 Their wish proceeded from earthly motives, and they were shy and ashamed to express it, and therefore they took Christ apart, and so asked Him. The Evangelist saith, For they were gone apart, that they might not be discovered of them and then they told Him what they sought. To me it seemeth most likely that they had heard how that the disciples should sit upon twelve thrones; they were fain to obtain for themselves the chiefest places at this enthronement; they knew that the Lord loved them better than the most of the others; but they feared that Peter would still be preferred before them; and therefore they made bold to say Grant unto us that we may sit, one at thy right Hand, and the other at thy left Hand, in thy glory. Mark x. 37. They were even instant with Him, saying: Say.. that we may.. And what answered He? To show that they were asking no spiritual gift, nor even knew for themselves what they were asking, nor would have asked it if they had known what it was, Jesus said unto them Ye know not what ye ask ye know not how great a thing, how wonderful a thing this is, a thing which even is not Mine to give. V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us R. Thanks be to God. R. These men are saints, whom the Lord hath chosen in love unfeigned, and hath given them glory everlasting. These are they * By the light of whose teaching the Church is glorified, even as the moon is glorified by the light of the sun. V. The saints through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness. R. By the light of whose teaching the Church is glorified, even as the moon is glorified by the light of the sun. V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit. R. By the light of whose teaching the Church is glorified, even as the moon is glorified by the light of the sun. |
| V. Grant, Lord, a blessing. Benediction . May He that is the Angels' King to that high realm His people bring. Amen. Reading 9 And He said moreover: Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? Behold how He turneth their thoughts at once another way, speaking to them of things altogether different, as though He said, Ye come unto Me treating of honours and crowns, but I speak unto you of the wrestling and the sweat. This is not yet the time of reward, neither is My glory immediately to be revealed; but now death and danger are present with you. But consider how, by the manner of His questioning, He doth both exhort and invite them. He saith not Are ye able to bear death? Are ye able to shed your blood? but How are ye able to drink the cup whereto He presently inviteth them, saying: the cup that I shall drink of; that He may make them readier for the strife by knowing that it is a strife which they are to share with Him. 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. |
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| Prayer {from the Proper of Saints}
V. The Lord be with you R. And with thy spirit Let us pray Thou thyself, O Lord, the Sanctifier and the Shepherd of thy people, that we who are overshadowed by the help of thine Apostle James may, in our conversation, walk with thee, and in all quietness of spirit serve thee. 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. |
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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. |
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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 Common or Feast}
Ant. This is my commandment * that you love one another, as I have loved you. Psalm 92 [1] 92:1 The Lord hath reigned, he is clothed with beauty: * the Lord is clothed with strength, and hath girded himself. 92:2 For he hath established the world * which shall not be moved. 92:3 Thy throne is prepared from of old: * thou art from everlasting. 92:4 The floods have lifted up, O Lord: * the floods have lifted up their voice. 92:5 The floods have lifted up their waves, * with the noise of many waters. 92:6 Wonderful are the surges of the sea: * wonderful is the Lord on high. 92:7 Thy testimonies are become exceedingly credible: * holiness becometh thy house, O 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. Ant. This is my commandment * that you love one another, as I have loved you. |
| Ant. Greater love than this no man hath, * that a man lay down his life for his friends. Psalm 99 [2] 99:1 Sing joyfully to God, all the earth: * serve ye the Lord with gladness. 99:2 Come in before his presence * with exceeding great joy. 99:3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: * he made us, and not we ourselves. 99:4 We are his people and the sheep of his pasture. * Go ye into his gates with praise, into his courts with hymns: and give glory to him. 99:5 Praise ye his name: for the Lord is sweet, his mercy endureth for ever, * and his truth to generation and generation. 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. Greater love than this no man hath, * that a man lay down his life for his friends. |
| Ant. You are my friends, if you do the things that I command you, said the Lord Psalm 62 [3] 62:1 O God, my God, * to thee do I watch at break of day. 62:2 For thee my soul hath thirsted; * for thee my flesh, O how many ways! 62:3 In a desert land, and where there is no way, and no water: * so in the sanctuary have I come before thee, to see thy power and thy glory. 62:4 For thy mercy is better than lives: * thee my lips shall praise. 62:5 Thus will I bless thee all my life long: * and in thy name I will lift up my hands. 62:6 Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness: * and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips. 62:7 If I have remembered thee upon my bed, I will meditate on thee in the morning: * because thou hast been my helper. 62:8 And I will rejoice under the covert of thy wings: my soul hath stuck close to thee: * thy right hand hath received me. 62:9 But they have sought my soul in vain, they shall go into the lower parts of the earth: * they shall be delivered into the hands of the sword, they shall be the portions of foxes. 62:10 But the king shall rejoice in God, all they shall be praised that swear by him: * because the mouth is stopped of them that speak wicked 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. You are my friends, if you do the things that I command you, said the Lord |
| Ant. Blessed are the peacemakers * the clean of heart, they shall see God. Canticle of the Three young men [4] (Canticle of the Three young men * Dan 3:57-75,56) 3:57 All ye works of the Lord, bless the Lord: * praise and exalt him above all for ever. 3:58 O ye angels of the Lord, bless the Lord: * O ye heavens, bless the Lord: 3:59 O all ye waters that are above the heavens, bless the Lord: * O all ye powers of the Lord, bless the Lord 3:60 O ye sun and moon, bless the Lord: * O ye stars of heaven, bless the Lord. 3:61 O every shower and dew, bless ye the Lord: * O all ye spirits of God, bless the Lord. 3:62 O ye fire and heat, bless the Lord: * O ye cold and heat, bless the Lord. 3:63 O ye dews and hoar frosts, bless the Lord: * O ye frost and cold, bless the Lord. 3:64 O ye ice and snow, bless the Lord: * O ye nights and days, bless the Lord. 3:65 O ye light and darkness, bless the Lord: * O ye lightnings and clouds, bless the Lord. 3:66 O let the earth bless the Lord: * let it praise and exalt him above all for ever. 3:67 O ye mountains and hills, bless the Lord: * O all ye things that spring up in the earth, bless the Lord. 3:68 O ye fountains, bless the Lord: * O ye seas and rivers, bless the Lord. 3:69 O ye whales, and all that move in the waters, bless the Lord: * O all ye fowls of the air, bless the Lord. 3:70 O all ye beasts and cattle, bless the Lord: * O ye sons of men, bless the Lord. 3:71 O let Israel bless the Lord: * let them praise and exalt him above all for ever. 3:72 O ye priests of the Lord, bless the Lord: * O ye servants of the Lord, bless the Lord. 3:73 O ye spirits and souls of the just, bless the Lord: * O ye holy and humble of heart, bless the Lord. 3:74 O Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, bless ye the Lord: * praise and exalt him above all for ever. 3:75 (Bow head) Let us bless the Father and the Son, with the Holy Spirit; * let us praise and exalt him above all for ever. 3:56 Blessed art thou, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven: * and worthy of praise, and glorious for ever. Ant. Blessed are the peacemakers * the clean of heart, they shall see God. |
| Ant. In your patience * you shall possess your souls. Psalm 148 [5] 148:1 Praise ye the Lord from the heavens * praise ye him in the high places. 148:2 Praise ye him, all his angels: * praise ye him, all his hosts. 148:3 Praise ye him, O sun and moon: * praise him, all ye stars and light. 148:4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens: * and let all the waters that are above the heavens, praise the name of the Lord. 148:5 For he spoke, and they were made: * he commanded, and they were created. 148:6 He hath established them for ever, and for ages of ages: * he hath made a decree, and it shall not pass away. 148:7 Praise the Lord from the earth, * ye dragons, and all ye deeps: 148:8 Fire, hail, snow, ice, stormy winds * which fulfill his word: 148:9 Mountains and all hills, * fruitful trees and all cedars: 148:10 Beasts and all cattle: * serpents and feathered fowls: 148:11 Kings of the earth and all people: * princes and all judges of the earth: 148:12 Young men and maidens: * let the old with the younger, praise the name of the Lord: For his name alone is exalted. 148:13 The praise of him is above heaven and earth: * and he hath exalted the horn of his people. 148:14 A hymn to all his saints: to the children of Israel, a people approaching him. 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 your patience * you shall possess your souls. |
| Chapter Hymn Verse {from the Common or Feast}
Eph. 2:19-20 Brothers: Now therefore you are no more strangers and foreigners; but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and the domestics of God, Built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone: R. Thanks be to God. Hymnus Now let the earth with joy resound, And heaven the chant re-echo round; Nor heaven nor earth too high can raise The great Apostles' glorious praise. O ye who, throned in glory dread, Shall judge the living and the dead, Lights of the world forevermore! To you the suppliant prayer we pour. Ye close the sacred gates on high; At your command apart they fly: Oh! loose for us the guilty chain We strive to break, and strive in vain. Sickness and health your voice obey; At your command they go or stay: From sin's disease our souls restore; In good confirm us more and more. So when the world is at its end, And Christ to judgement shall descend, May we be called those joys to see Prepared from all eternity. * Praise to the Father, with the Son, And Holy Spirit, Three in One; As ever was in ages past, And so shall be while ages last. Amen. V. They declared the works of God R. And understood his doings. |
| Canticum Benedictus {Antiphon from the Proper of Saints}
Ant. You who left all * and follow me, you will get hundredfolds, and you will have the eternal life (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. You who left all * and follow me, you will get hundredfolds, and you will have the eternal life |
| Weekday intercessions{omit} |
| Prayer {from the Proper of Saints}
V. The Lord be with you R. And with thy spirit Let us pray Thou thyself, O Lord, the Sanctifier and the Shepherd of thy people, that we who are overshadowed by the help of thine Apostle James may, in our conversation, walk with thee, and in all quietness of spirit serve thee. 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. Commemoratio S. Christophori Mart. Ant. He that hateth his life * in this world, shall keep it unto life eternal. V. The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree. R. He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Let us pray Grant we beseech the almighty God, that we who celebrate the martyrdom of blessed Christopher, through his intercession be strengtened in your love 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. |
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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. |
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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 |
| 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 {Psalms for Sunday, antiphons from the Psalter for the day of the week}
Ant. Alleluia, Psalm 53 [1] 53:1 Save me, O God, by thy name, * and judge me in thy strength. 53:2 O God, hear my prayer: * give ear to the words of my mouth. 53:3 For strangers have risen up against me; and the mighty have sought after my soul: * and they have not set God before their eyes. 53:4 For behold God is my helper: * and the Lord is the protector of my soul. 53:5 Turn back the evils upon my enemies; * and cut them off in thy truth. 53:6 I will freely sacrifice to thee, * and will give praise, O God, to thy name: because it is good: 53:7 For thou hast delivered me out of all trouble: * and my eye hath looked down upon my enemies. 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 118(2-16) [2] 118:2 (Aleph) Blessed are the undefiled in the way, * who walk in the law of the Lord. 118:3 Blessed are they that search his testimonies: * that seek him with their whole heart. 118:4 For they that work iniquity, * have not walked in his ways. 118:5 Thou hast commanded * thy commandments to be kept most diligently. 118:6 O! that my ways may be directed * to keep thy justifications. 118:7 Then shall I not be confounded, * when I shall look into all thy commandments. 118:8 I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, * when I shall have learned the judgments of thy justice. 118:9 I will keep thy justifications: * O! do not thou utterly forsake me. 118:10 (Béth) By what doth a young man correct his way? * By observing thy words. 118:11 With my whole heart have I sought after thee: * let me not stray from thy commandments. 118:12 Thy words have I hidden in my heart, * that I may not sin against thee. 118:13 Blessed art thou, O Lord: * teach me thy justifications. 118:14 With my lips * I have pronounced all the judgments of thy mouth. 118:15 I have been delighted in the way of thy testimonies, * as in all riches. 118:16 I will meditate on thy commandments: * and I will consider thy ways. 118:16 I will think of thy justifications: * I will not forget thy words. 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 118(17-32) [3] 118:17 (Ghimel) Give bountifully to thy servant, enliven me * and I shall keep thy words. 118:18 Open thou my eyes: * and I will consider the wondrous things of thy law. 118:19 I am a sojourner on the earth: * hide not thy commandments from me. 118:20 My soul hath coveted to long for thy justifications, * at all times. 118:21 Thou hast rebuked the proud: * they are cursed who decline from thy commandments. 118:22 Remove from me reproach and contempt: * because I have sought after thy testimonies. 118:23 For princes sat, and spoke against me: * but thy servant was employed in thy justifications. 118:24 For thy testimonies are my meditation: * and thy justifications my counsel. 118:25 (Daleth) My soul hath cleaved to the pavement: * quicken thou me according to thy word. 118:26 I have declared my ways, and thou hast heard me: * teach me thy justifications. 118:27 Make me to understand the way of thy justifications: * and I shall be exercised in thy wondrous works. 118:28 My soul hath slumbered through heaviness: * strengthen thou me in thy words. 118:29 Remove from me the way of iniquity: * and out of thy law have mercy on me. 118:30 I have chosen the way of truth: * thy judgments I have not forgotten. 118:31 I have stuck to thy testimonies, O Lord: * put me not to shame. 118:32 I have run the way of thy commandments, * when thou didst enlarge my heart. 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. Alleluia, * Give glory to the Lord, for his mercy endureth for ever. |
| 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 26th anno Domini 2017 The 2nd Day of Moon fell on sleep Holy Anne, mother of Mary the Mother of God. On the same 26 th day of July, was also born into the better life At Philippi, in Macedonia, holy Erastus, who was left there as Bishop by the blessed Apostle Paul, and was there crowned with martyrdom. At Rome, upon the Latin Way, the holy martyrs Symphronius, Olympius, Theodulus, and Exuperia, who, as is written in the Acts of the holy Pope Stephen I., were burnt in the fire, and so gained the palm of martyrdom. At Porto Romano, the holy martyr Hyacinth. He was first cast into the fire, and then into a torrent, but escaped unhurt. Afterwards, under the Emperor Trajan, Leontius the Consular caused him to be smitten with the sword, and so ended his earthly life. The matron Julia buried his body upon her own farm hard by the city of Rome. Also at Rome, [in the second century,] the holy Priest Pastor, who giveth his name to the Church upon the Viminal Hill, which is that of holy Pudentiana. At Verona, [in the sixth century,] the holy Confessor Valens, Bishop [of that see.] In the monastery of St Benedict, in the country of Mantua, [in the year 1016,] the holy Monk and Hermit Simeon, who fell asleep in a good old age, famous for many marvels. 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 |
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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. |
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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 |
| 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 {Psalms for Sunday, antiphons from the Psalter for the day of the week}
Ant. Alleluia Psalm 118(33-48) [1] 118:33 (He) Set before me for a law the way of thy justifications, O Lord: * and I will always seek after it. 118:34 Give me understanding, and I will search thy law; * and I will keep it with my whole heart. 118:35 Lead me into the path of thy commandments; * for this same I have desired. 118:36 Incline my heart into thy testimonies * and not to covetousness. 118:37 Turn away my eyes that they may not behold vanity: * quicken me in thy way. 118:38 Establish thy word to thy servant, * in thy fear. 118:39 Turn away my reproach, which I have apprehended: * for thy judgments are delightful. 118:40 Behold I have longed after thy precepts: * quicken me in thy justice. 118:41 (Vau) Let thy mercy also come upon me, O Lord: * thy salvation according to thy word. 118:42 So shall I answer them that reproach me in any thing; * that I have trusted in thy words. 118:43 And take not thou the word of truth utterly out of my mouth: * for in thy words, I have hoped exceedingly. 118:44 So shall I always keep thy law, * for ever and ever. 118:45 And I walked at large: * because I have sought after thy commandments. 118:46 And I spoke of thy testimonies before kings: * and I was not ashamed. 118:47 I meditated also on thy commandments, * which I loved. 118:48 And I lifted up my hands to thy commandments, which I loved: * and I was exercised in thy justifications. 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 118(49-64) [2] 118:49 (Zai) Be thou mindful of thy word to thy servant, * in which thou hast given me hope. 118:50 This hath comforted me in my humiliation: * because thy word hath enlivened me. 118:51 The proud did iniquitously altogether: * but I declined not from thy law. 118:52 I remembered, O Lord, thy judgments of old: * and I was comforted. 118:53 A fainting hath taken hold of me, * because of the wicked that forsake thy law. 118:54 Thy justifications were the subject of my song, * in the place of my pilgrimage. 118:55 In the night I have remembered thy name, O Lord: * and have kept thy law. 118:56 This happened to me: * because I sought after thy justifications. 118:57 (Heth) O Lord, my portion, * I have said, I would keep thy law. 118:58 I entreated thy face with all my heart: * have mercy on me according to thy word. 118:59 I have thought on my ways: * and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. 118:60 I am ready, and am not troubled: * that I may keep thy commandments. 118:61 The cords of the wicked have encompassed me: * but I have not forgotten thy law. 118:62 I rose at midnight to give praise to thee; * for the judgments of thy justification. 118:63 I am a partaker with all them that fear thee, * and that keep thy commandments. 118:64 The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy: * teach me thy justifications. 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 118(65-80) [3] 118:65 (Teth) Thou hast done well with thy servant, O Lord, * according to thy word. 118:66 Teach me goodness and discipline and knowledge; * for I have believed thy commandments. 118:67 Before I was humbled I offended; * therefore have I kept thy word. 118:68 Thou art good; * and in thy goodness teach me thy justifications. 118:69 The iniquity of the proud hath been multiplied over me: * but I will seek thy commandments with my whole heart. 118:70 Their heart is curdled like milk: * but I have meditated on thy law. 118:71 It is good for me that thou hast humbled me, * that I may learn thy justifications. 118:72 The law of thy mouth is good to me, * above thousands of gold and silver. 118:73 (Jod) Thy hands have made me and formed me: * give me understanding, and I will learn thy commandments. 118:74 They that fear thee shall see me, and shall be glad: * because I have greatly hoped in thy words. 118:75 I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are equity: * and in thy truth thou hast humbled me. 118:76 O! let thy mercy be for my comfort, * according to thy word unto thy servant. 118:77 Let thy tender mercies come unto me, and I shall live: * for thy law is my meditation. 118:78 Let the proud be ashamed, because they have done unjustly towards me: * but I will be employed in thy commandments. 118:79 Let them that fear thee turn to me: * and they that know thy testimonies. 118:80 Let my heart be undefiled in thy justifications, * that I may not be confounded. 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. Alleluia * Lead me * into the path of thy commandments alleluia, alleluia |
| Chapter Responsory Verse {from the Common or Feast}
Eph. 2:19-20 Brothers: Now therefore you are no more strangers and foreigners; but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and the domestics of God, Built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone: R. Thanks be to God. R.br. Their sound hath gone * forth into all the earth R. Their sound hath gone * forth into all the earth: V. And their words unto the ends of the world. R. Forth into all the earth: V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit. R. Their sound hath gone * forth into all the earth: V. Thou shalt make them princes over all the earth R. They shall remember thy name, O Lord |
| Prayer {from the Proper of Saints}
V. The Lord be with you R. And with thy spirit Let us pray Thou thyself, O Lord, the Sanctifier and the Shepherd of thy people, that we who are overshadowed by the help of thine Apostle James may, in our conversation, walk with thee, and in all quietness of spirit serve thee. 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. |
| 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 |
| 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 {Psalms for Sunday, antiphons from the Psalter for the day of the week}
Ant. Alleluia Psalm 118(81-96) [1] 118:81 (Caph) My soul hath fainted after thy salvation: * and in thy word I have very much hoped. 118:82 My eyes have failed for thy word, * saying: When wilt thou comfort me? 118:83 For I am become like a bottle in the frost: * I have not forgotten thy justifications. 118:84 How many are the days of thy servant: * when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me? 118:85 The wicked have told me fables: * but not as thy law. 118:86 All thy statutes are truth: * they have persecuted me unjustly, do thou help me. 118:87 They had almost made an end of me upon earth: * but I have not forsaken thy commandments. 118:88 Quicken thou me according to thy mercy: * and I shall keep the testimonies of thy mouth. 118:89 (Lamed) For ever, O Lord, * thy word standeth firm in heaven. 118:90 Thy truth unto all generations: * thou hast founded the earth, and it continueth. 118:91 By thy ordinance the day goeth on: * for all things serve thee. 118:92 Unless thy law had been my meditation, * I had then perhaps perished in my abjection. 118:93 Thy justifications I will never forget: * for by them thou hast given me life. 118:94 I am thine, save thou me: * for I have sought thy justifications. 118:95 The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: * but I have understood thy testimonies. 118:96 I have seen an end of all perfection: * thy commandment is exceeding broad. 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 118(97-112) [2] 118:97 (Mem) How have I loved thy law, O Lord! * it is my meditation all the day. 118:98 Through thy commandment, thou hast made me wiser than my enemies: * for it is ever with me. 118:99 I have understood more than all my teachers: * because thy testimonies are my meditation. 118:100 I have had understanding above ancients: * because I have sought thy commandments. 118:101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way: * that I may keep thy words. 118:102 I have not declined from thy judgments, * because thou hast set me a law. 118:103 How sweet are thy words to my palate! * more than honey to my mouth. 118:104 By thy commandments I have had understanding: * therefore have I hated every way of iniquity. 118:105 (Nun) Thy word is a lamp to my feet, * and a light to my paths. 118:106 I have sworn and am determined * to keep the judgments of thy justice. 118:107 I have been humbled, O Lord, exceedingly: * quicken thou me according to thy word. 118:108 The free offerings of my mouth make acceptable, O Lord: * and teach me thy judgments. 118:109 My soul is continually in my hands: * and I have not forgotten thy law. 118:110 Sinners have laid a snare for me: * but I have not erred from thy precepts. 118:111 I have purchased thy testimonies for an inheritance for ever: * because they are the joy of my heart. 118:112 I have inclined my heart to do thy justifications for ever, * for the reward. 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 118(113-128) [3] 118:113 (Samech) I have hated the unjust: * and I have loved thy law. 118:114 Thou art my helper and my protector: * and in thy word I have greatly hoped. 118:115 Depart from me, ye malignant: * and I will search the commandments of my God. 118:116 Uphold me according to thy word, and I shall live: * and let me not be confounded in my expectation. 118:117 Help me, and I shall be saved: * and I will meditate always on thy justifications. 118:118 Thou hast despised all them that fall off from thy judgments; * for their thought is unjust. 118:119 I have accounted all the sinners of the earth prevaricators: * therefore have I loved thy testimonies. 118:120 Pierce thou my flesh with thy fear: * for I am afraid of thy judgments. 118:121 (Ain) I have done judgment and justice: * give me not up to them that slander me. 118:122 Uphold thy servant unto good: * let not the proud calumniate me. 118:123 My eyes have fainted after thy salvation: * and for the word of thy justice. 118:124 Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy: * and teach me thy justifications. 118:125 I am thy servant: * give me understanding that I may know thy testimonies. 118:126 It is time, O Lord, to do: * they have dissipated thy law. 118:127 Therefore have I loved thy commandments * above gold and the topaz. 118:128 Therefore was I directed to all thy commandments: * I have hated all wicked ways. 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. Alleluia * I am thine, save thou me O Lord, alleluia, alleluia |
| Chapter Responsory Verse {from the Common or Feast}
Acts 5:12 And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people. R. Thanks be to God. R.br. Thou shalt make them princes * over all the earth. R. Thou shalt make them princes * over all the earth. V. They shall remember thy name, O Lord. R. All over the earth. V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit. R. Thou shalt make them princes * over all the earth. V. O God your friends, are made exceedingly honourable: R. Their principality is exceedingly strengthened. |
| Prayer {from the Proper of Saints}
V. The Lord be with you R. And with thy spirit Let us pray Thou thyself, O Lord, the Sanctifier and the Shepherd of thy people, that we who are overshadowed by the help of thine Apostle James may, in our conversation, walk with thee, and in all quietness of spirit serve thee. 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. |
| 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 |
| 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 {Psalms for Sunday, antiphons from the Psalter for the day of the week}
Ant. Alleluia Psalm 118(129-144) [1] 118:129 (Phe) Thy testimonies are wonderful: * therefore my soul hath sought them. 118:130 The declaration of thy words giveth light: * and giveth understanding to little ones. 118:131 I opened my mouth, and panted: * because I longed for thy commandments. 118:132 Look thou upon me, and have mercy on me, * according to the judgment of them that love thy name. 118:133 Direct my steps according to thy word: * and let no iniquity have dominion over me. 118:134 Redeem me from the calumnies of men: * that I may keep thy commandments. 118:135 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: * and teach me thy justifications. 118:136 My eyes have sent forth springs of water: * because they have not kept thy law. 118:137 (Sade) Thou art just, O Lord: * and thy judgment is right. 118:138 Thou hast commanded justice thy testimonies: * and thy truth exceedingly. 118:139 My zeal hath made me pine away: * because my enemies forgot thy words. 118:140 Thy word is exceedingly refined: * and thy servant hath loved it. 118:141 I am very young and despised; but * I forget not thy justifications. 118:142 Thy justice is justice for ever: * and thy law is the truth. 118:143 Trouble and anguish have found me: * thy commandments are my meditation. 118:144 Thy testimonies are justice for ever: * give me understanding, and I shall live. 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 118(145-160) [2] 118:145 (Coph) I cried with my whole heart, hear me, O Lord: * I will seek thy justifications. 118:146 I cried unto thee, save me: * that I may keep thy commandments. 118:147 I prevented the dawning of the day, and cried: * because in thy words I very much hoped. 118:148 My eyes to thee have prevented the morning: * that I might meditate on thy words. 118:149 Hear thou my voice, O Lord, according to thy mercy: * and quicken me according to thy judgment. 118:150 They that persecute me have drawn nigh to iniquity; * but they are gone far off from thy law. 118:151 Thou art near, O Lord: * and all thy ways are truth. 118:152 I have known from the beginning concerning thy testimonies: * that thou hast founded them for ever. 118:153 (Res) See my humiliation and deliver me: * for I have not forgotten thy law. 118:154 Judge my judgment and redeem me: * quicken thou me for thy word’s sake. 118:155 Salvation is far from sinners; * because they have not sought thy justifications. 118:156 Many, O Lord, are thy mercies: * quicken me according to thy judgment. 118:157 Many are they that persecute me, and afflict me; * but I have not declined from thy testimonies. 118:158 I beheld the transgressors, and I pined away; * because they kept not thy word. 118:159 Behold I have loved thy commandments, O Lord; * quicken me thou in thy mercy. 118:160 The beginning of thy words is truth: * all the judgments of thy justice are 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. |
| Psalm 118(161-176) [3] 118:161 (Sin) Princes have persecuted me without cause: * and my heart hath been in awe of thy words. 118:162 I will rejoice at thy words, * as one that hath found great spoil. 118:163 I have hated and abhorred iniquity; * but I have loved thy law. 118:164 Seven times a day I have given praise to thee, * for the judgments of thy justice. 118:165 Much peace have they that love thy law, * and to them there is no stumbling-block. 118:166 I looked for thy salvation, O Lord: * and I loved thy commandments. 118:167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies: * and hath loved them exceedingly. 118:168 I have kept thy commandments and thy testimonies: * because all my ways are in thy sight. 118:169 (Tau) Let my supplication, O Lord, come near in thy sight: * give me understanding according to thy word. 118:170 Let my request come in before thee; * deliver thou me according to thy word. 118:171 My lips shall utter a hymn, * when thou shalt teach me thy justifications. 118:172 My tongue shall pronounce thy word: * because all thy commandments are justice. 118:173 Let thy hand be with me to save me; * for I have chosen thy precepts. 118:174 I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord; * and thy law is my meditation. 118:175 My soul shall live and shall praise thee: * and thy judgments shall help me. 118:176 I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost: * seek thy servant, because I have not forgotten thy commandments. 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. Alleluia * make thy face to shine upon thy servant, alleluia, alleluia. |
| Chapter Responsory Verse {from the Common or Feast}
Acts 5:41 And they indeed went from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were accounted worthy to suffer reproach for the name of Jesus. R. Thanks be to God. R.br. Your friends O God * are made exceedingly honourable. R. O God, your friends * are made exceedingly honourable. V. their principality is exceedingly strengthened. R. O God, your friends. V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit. R. O God, your friends * are made exceedingly honourable. V. They declared the works of God. R. And understood his doings. |
| Prayer {from the Proper of Saints}
V. The Lord be with you R. And with thy spirit Let us pray Thou thyself, O Lord, the Sanctifier and the Shepherd of thy people, that we who are overshadowed by the help of thine Apostle James may, in our conversation, walk with thee, and in all quietness of spirit serve thee. 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. |
| 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 Common or Feast}
Ant. While the King sitteth at his table, * my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof Psalm 109 [1] 109:1 The Lord said to my Lord: * Sit thou at my right hand: 109:2 Until I make thy enemies * thy footstool. 109:3 The Lord will send forth the sceptre of thy power out of Sion: * rule thou in the midst of thy enemies. 109:4 With thee is the principality in the day of thy strength: in the brightness of the saints: * from the womb before the day 109:5 The Lord hath sworn, and he will not repent: * Thou art a priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedech. 109:6 The Lord at thy right hand * hath broken kings in the day of his wrath. 109:7 He shall judge among nations, he shall fill ruins: * he shall crush the heads in the land of many. 109:8 He shall drink of the torrent in the way: * therefore shall he lift up the head. 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. While the King sitteth at his table, * my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof |
| Ant. We will run after thee, * in the savour of thy good ointments. The virgins love them exceedingly. Psalm 112 [2] 112:1 Praise the Lord, ye children: * praise ye the name of the Lord. 112:2 Blessed be the name of the Lord, * from henceforth now and for ever. 112:3 From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same, * the name of the Lord is worthy of praise. 112:4 The Lord is high above all nations; * and his glory above the heavens. 112:5 Who is as the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high: * and looketh down on the low things in heaven and in earth? 112:6 Raising up the needy from the earth, * and lifting up the poor out of the dunghill: 112:7 That he may place him with princes, * with the princes of his people. 112:8 Who maketh a barren woman to dwell in a house, * the joyful mother of children. 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 run after thee, * in the savour of thy good ointments. The virgins love them exceedingly. |
| Ant. Lo the winter is past, * the rain is over and gone. Rise up, my love, and come away Psalm 121 [3] 121:1 I Rejoiced at the things that were said to me: * We shall go into the house of the Lord. 121:2 Our feet were standing * in thy courts, O Jerusalem. 121:3 Jerusalem, which is built as a city, * which is compact together. 121:4 For thither did the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord: * the testimony of Israel, to praise the name of the Lord. 121:5 Because their seats have sat in judgment, * seats upon the house of David. 121:6 Pray ye for the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem: * and abundance for them that love thee. 121:7 Let peace be in thy strength: * and abundance in thy towers. 121:8 For the sake of my brethren, and of my neighbours, * I spoke peace of thee. 121:9 Because of the house of the Lord our God, * I have sought good things for 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. Ant. Lo the winter is past, * the rain is over and gone. Rise up, my love, and come away |
| Ant. Come, O My chosen one, * and I will establish My throne in thee. Alleluia Psalm 126 [4] 126:1 Unless the Lord build the house, * they labour in vain that build it. 126:2 Unless the Lord keep the city, * he watcheth in vain that keepeth it. 126:3 It is vain for you to rise before light, * rise ye after you have sitten, you that eat the bread of sorrow. 126:4 When he shall give sleep to his beloved, * behold the inheritance of the Lord are children: the reward, the fruit of the womb. 126:5 As arrows in the hand of the mighty, * so the children of them that have been shaken. 126:6 Blessed is the man that hath filled the desire with them; * he shall not be confounded when he shall speak to his enemies in the gate. 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, O My chosen one, * and I will establish My throne in thee. Alleluia |
| Ant. She is beautiful * among the daughters of Jerusalem Psalm 147 [5] 147:1 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem: *praise thy God, O Sion. 147:2 Because he hath strengthened the bolts of thy gates * he hath blessed thy children within thee. 147:3 Who hath placed peace in thy borders: * and filleth thee with the fat of corn. 147:4 Who sendeth forth his speech to the earth: * his word runneth swiftly. 147:5 Who giveth snow like wool: * scattereth mists like ashes. 147:6 He sendeth his crystal like morsels: * who shall stand before the face of his cold? 147:7 He shall send out his word, and shall melt them: * his wind shall blow, and the waters shall run. 147:8 Who declareth his word to Jacob: * his justices and his judgments to Israel. 147:9 He hath not done in like manner to every nation: * and his judgments he hath not made manifest to them. 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. She is beautiful * among the daughters of Jerusalem |
| Chapter Hymn Verse {from the Common or Feast}
Prov. 31:10-11 Who shall find a valiant woman? far and from the uttermost coasts is the price of her.The heart of her husband trusteth in her, and he shall have no need of spoils. R. Thanks be to God. Hymnus High let us all our voices raise In that heroic woman's praise Whose name, with saintly glory bright, Shines in the starry realms of light. Filled with a pure celestial glow, She spurned all love of things below; And heedless here on earth to stay, Climbed to the skies her toilsome way. With fasts her body she subdued, But filled her soul with prayer's sweet food: In other worlds she tastes the bliss For which she left the joys of this. O Christ, the strength of all the strong; To whom our holiest deeds belong! Through her prevailing prayers on high, In mercy hear thy people's cry! * To God the Father, with the Son, And Holy Spirit, Three in One, Be glory while the ages flow, From all above, and all below. Amen. V. In thy comeliness and thy beauty. R. Go forward, fare prosperously, and reign. |
| Canticum Magnificat {Antiphon from the Proper of Saints}
Ant. The kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchantman, seeking goodly pearls * who, when he had found one pearl of great price, gave up all that he had and bought it. (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. The kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchantman, seeking goodly pearls * who, when he had found one pearl of great price, gave up all that he had and bought it. |
| Weekday intercessions{omit} |
| Prayer {from the Proper of Saints}
V. The Lord be with you R. And with thy spirit Let us pray O God, Who wast pleased to give unto Blessed Anne such grace that she earned to become the mother of the mother of thine Only-begotten Son, mercifully grant that, now that she is with thee, we who keep her Feast - day may be holpen by her prayers. Through the same Jesus Christ, thy Son, Our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end. R. Amen. Commemoratio S. Jacobi Apostoli Ant. Be valiant * in battle, Fight the ancient serpent and accept the eternal kingdom, alleluia. V. They declared the works of God. R. And understood his doings. Let us pray Thou thyself, O Lord, the Sanctifier and the Shepherd of thy people, that we who are overshadowed by the help of thine Apostle James may, in our conversation, walk with thee, and in all quietness of spirit serve thee. 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. |
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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 |
Ant. Have mercy Psalm 4 [1] 4:1 When I called upon him, the God of my justice heard me: * when I was in distress, thou hast enlarged me. 4:2 Have mercy on me: * and hear my prayer. 4:3 O ye sons of men, how long will you be dull of heart? * Why do you love vanity, and seek after lying? 4:4 Know ye also that the Lord hath made his holy one wonderful: * the Lord will hear me when I shall cry unto him. 4:5 Be ye angry, and sin not: * the things you say in your hearts, be sorry for them upon your beds. 4:6 Offer up the sacrifice of justice, and trust in the Lord: * many say, Who sheweth us good things? 4:7 The light of thy countenance, O Lord, is signed upon us: * thou hast given gladness in my heart. 4:8 By the fruit of their corn, their wine, and oil, * they are multiplied. 4:9 In peace in the selfsame * I will sleep, and I will rest: 4:10 For thou, O Lord, singularly * hast settled me in hope. 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 90 [2] 90:1 He that dwelleth in the aid of the most High, * shall abide under the protection of the God of Jacob. 90:2 He shall say to the Lord: Thou art my protector, and my refuge: * my God, in him will I trust. 90:3 For he hath delivered me from the snare of the hunters: * and from the sharp word. 90:4 He will overshadow thee with his shoulders: * and under his wings thou shalt trust. 90:5 His truth shall compass thee with a shield: * thou shalt not be afraid of the terror of the night. 90:6 Of the arrow that flieth in the day, of the business that walketh about in the dark: * of invasion, or of the noonday devil. 90:7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand: * but it shall not come nigh thee. 90:8 But thou shalt consider with thy eyes: * and shalt see the reward of the wicked. 90:9 Because thou, O Lord, art my hope: * thou hast made the most High thy refuge. 90:10 There shall no evil come to thee: * nor shall the scourge come near thy dwelling. 90:11 For he hath given his angels charge over thee; * to keep thee in all thy ways. 90:12 In their hands they shall bear thee up: * lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. 90:13 Thou shalt walk upon the asp and the basilisk: * and thou shalt trample under foot the lion and the dragon. 90:14 Because he hoped in me I will deliver him: * I will protect him because he hath known my name. 90:15 He shall cry to me, and I will hear him: * I am with him in tribulation, I will deliver him, and I will glorify him. 90:16 I will fill him with length of days; * and I will shew him my salvation. 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 133 [3] 133:1 Behold now bless ye the Lord, * all ye servants of the Lord: 133:2 Who stand in the house of the Lord, * in the courts of the house of our God. 133:3 In the nights lift up your hands to the holy places, * and bless ye the Lord. 133:4 May the Lord out of Sion bless thee, * he that made heaven and 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. Have mercy * on me O Lord, and hear my prayer. |
| 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. |