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Divine Office for Friday July 28, 2017

 

Matutinum
Laudes
Prima
Tertia
Sexta
Nona
Vespera
Completorium

Ad Matutinum

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

The world its terrors urged in vain;
They recked not of the body's pain;
One step, and holy death made sure
The life that ever shall endure.

To flames the martyr saints are hailed;
By teeth of savage beasts assailed;
Against them, armed with ruthless brand
And hooks of steel, their torturers stand.

The mangled frame is tortured sore,
The holy life-drops freshly pour;
They stand unmoved amidst the strife,
By grace of everlasting life.

Redeemer, hear us of thy love,
That, with the martyr host above,
Hereafter, of thine endless grace,
thy servants also may have place.
Amen.
Psalms with lections {Antiphons from the Psalter for the season of the Church year}
Nocturn I.
Ant. The Lord set up a testimony in Jacob: and made a law in Israel
Psalm 77(1-8) [1]
77:1 Attend, O my people, to my law: * incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
77:2 I will open my mouth in parables: * I will utter propositions from the beginning.
77:3 How great things have we heard and known, * and our fathers have told us.
77:4 They have not been hidden from their children, * in another generation.
77:5 Declaring the praises of the Lord, and his powers, * and his wonders which he hath done.
77:6 And he set up a testimony in Jacob: * and made a law in Israel.
77:7 How great things he commanded our fathers, that they should make the same known to their children: * that another generation might know them.
77:8 The children that should be born and should rise up, * and declare them to their children.
77:8 That they may put their hope in God and may not forget the works of God: * and may seek his commandments.
77:8 That they may not become like their fathers, * a perverse and exasperating generation.
77:8 A generation that set not their heart aright: * and whose spirit was not faithful to God.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. The Lord set up a testimony in Jacob: and made a law in Israel
Ant. The Lord did wonderful things
Psalm 77(9-16) [2]
77:9 The sons of Ephraim who bend and shoot with the bow: * they have turned back in the day of battle.
77:10 They kept not the covenant of God: * and in his law they would not walk.
77:11 And they forgot his benefits, * and his wonders that he had shewn them.
77:12 Wonderful things did he do in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, * in the field of Tanis.
77:13 He divided the sea and brought them through: * and he made the waters to stand as in a vessel.
77:14 And he conducted them with a cloud by day: * and all the night with a light of fire.
77:15 He struck the rock in the wilderness: * and gave them to drink, as out of the great deep.
77:16 He brought forth water out of the rock: * and made streams run down as rivers.
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 Lord did wonderful things * in the sight of their fathers
Ant. The Lord opened
Psalm 77(17-31) [3]
77:17 And they added yet more sin against him: * they provoked the most High to wrath in the place without water.
77:18 And they tempted God in their hearts, * by asking meat for their desires.
77:19 And they spoke ill of God: * they said: Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?
77:20 Because he struck the rock, and the waters gushed out, * and the streams overflowed.
77:21 Can he also give bread, * or provide a table for his people?
77:22 Therefore the Lord heard, and was angry: * and a fire was kindled against Jacob, and wrath came up against Israel.
77:23 Because they believed not in God: * and trusted not in his salvation.
77:24 And he had commanded the clouds from above, * and had opened the doors of heaven.
77:25 And had rained down manna upon them to eat, * and had given them the bread of heaven.
77:26 Man ate the bread of angels: * he sent them provisions in abundance.
77:27 He removed the south wind from heaven: * and by his power brought in the southwest wind.
77:28 And he rained upon them flesh as dust: * and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea.
77:29 And they fell in the midst of their camp, * round about their pavilions.
77:30 So they did eat, and were filled exceedingly, and he gave them their desire: * they were not defrauded of that which they craved.
77:31 As yet their meat was in their mouth: * and the wrath of God came upon them.
77:31 And he slew the fat ones amongst them, * and brought down the chosen men of 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. The Lord opened * the doors of heaven and had rained down manna upon them to eat
V. he struck the rock, and the waters gushed out
R. And the streams overflowed
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 book of Kings
1 Kgs 5:1-4
1 And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon: for he heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram had always been David's friend.
2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying:
3 Thou knowest the will of David my father, and that he could not build a house to the name of the Lord his God, because of the wars that were round about him, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.
4 But now the Lord my God hath given me rest round about: and there is no adversary nor evil occurrence.
V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us
R. Thanks be to God.

R. Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
* Because the hand of the Lord was with him, he smote the Philistine, and took away the reproach from Israel.
V. Is not this David? Did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
R. Because the hand of the Lord was with him, he smote the Philistine, and took away the reproach from Israel.
V. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
Benediction . May the Son, the Sole-begotten, mercifully bless and keep us. Amen.

Reading 2
1 Kgs 5:5-6
5 Wherefore I purpose to build a temple to the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord spoke to David my father, saying: my son, whom I will set upon the throne in thy piece, he shall build a house to my name.
6 Give orders therefore that thy servants cut me down cedar trees out of Libanus, and let my servants be with thy servants: and I will give thee the hire of thy servants whatsoever thou wilt ask, for thou knowest how there is not among my people a man that has skill to hew wood like to the Sidonians.
V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us
R. Thanks be to God.

R. Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain upon you
* For there are the mighty of Israel fallen
V. All ye mountains that stand round about, the Lord look upon you but let Him pass by Gilboa
R. For there are the mighty of Israel fallen
V. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
Benediction . May the grace of the Holy Spirit enlighten all our hearts and minds. Amen.

Reading 3
1 Kgs 5:7-9
7 Now when Hiram had heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced exceedingly, and said: Blessed be the Lord God this day, who hath given to David a very wise son over this numerous people.
8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying: I have heard all thou hast desired of me: and I will do all thy desire concerning cedar trees, and fir trees.
9 My servants shall bring them down from Libanus to the sea: and I will put them together in floats in the sea, and convey them to the place, which thou shalt signify to me; and will land them there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt allow me necessaries, to furnish food for my household.
V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us
R. Thanks be to God.

R. Thus saith the Lord I took thee out of thy father's house, and appointed thee to be ruler over My people, over Israel.
* And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, to establish thy kingdom for ever.
V. And I have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies.
R. And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, to establish thy kingdom for ever.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, to establish thy kingdom for ever.
Nocturn II.
Ant. God is their helper
Psalm 77(32-41) [4]
77:32 In all these things they sinned still: * and they believed not for his wondrous works.
77:33 And their days were consumed in vanity, * and their years in haste.
77:34 When he slew them, then they sought him: * and they returned, and came to him early in the morning.
77:35 And they remembered that God was their helper: * and the most high God their redeemer.
77:36 And they loved him with their mouth: * and with their tongue they lied unto him:
77:37 But their heart was not right with him: * nor were they counted faithful in his covenant.
77:38 But he is merciful, and will forgive their sins: * and will not destroy them.
77:39 And many a time did he turn away his anger: * and did not kindle all his wrath.
77:40 And he remembered that they are flesh: * a wind that goeth and returneth not.
77:41 How often did they provoke him in the desert: * and move him to wrath in the place without water?
77:41 And they turned back and tempted God: * and grieved the holy one of 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. God is their helper * and the most high God their redeemer
Ant. The Lord redeemed them
Psalm 77(42-58) [5]
77:42 They remembered not his hand, * in the day that he redeemed them from the hand of him that afflicted them:
77:43 How he wrought his signs in Egypt, * and his wonders in the field of Tanis.
77:44 And he turned their rivers into blood, * and their showers that they might, not drink.
77:45 He sent amongst them divers sorts of flies, which devoured them: * and frogs which destroyed them.
77:46 And he gave up their fruits to the blast, * and their labours to the locust.
77:47 And he destroyed their vineyards with hail, * and their mulberry trees with hoarfrost.
77:48 And he gave up their cattle to the hail, * and their stock to the fire.
77:49 And he sent upon them the wrath of his indignation: * indignation and wrath and trouble, which he sent by evil angels.
77:50 He made a way for a path to his anger: * he spared not their souls from death, and their cattle he shut up in death.
77:51 And he killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt: * the firstfruits of all their labour in the tabernacles of Cham.
77:52 And he took away his own people as sheep: * and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
77:53 And he brought them out in hope, and they feared not: * and the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
77:54 And he brought them into the mountain of his sanctuary: * the mountain which his right hand had purchased.
77:55 And he cast out the Gentiles before them: * and by lot divided to them their land by a line of distribution.
77:56 And he made the tribes of Israel * to dwell in their tabernacles.
77:57 Yet they tempted, and provoked the most high God: * and they kept not his testimonies.
77:58 And they turned away, and kept not the covenant: * even like their fathers they were turned aside as a crooked bow.
77:58 They provoked him to anger on their hills: * and moved him to jealousy with their graven 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. The Lord redeemed them * from the hand of him that afflicted them
Ant. God built
Psalm 77(59-72) [6]
77:59 God heard, and despised them, * and he reduced Israel exceedingly as it were to nothing.
77:60 And he put away the tabernacle of Silo, * his tabernacle where he dwelt among men.
77:61 And he delivered their strength into captivity: * and their beauty into the hands of the enemy.
77:62 And he shut up his people under the sword: * and he despised his inheritance.
77:63 Fire consumed their young men: * and their maidens were not lamented.
77:64 Their priests fell by the sword: * and their widows did not mourn.
77:65 And the Lord was awaked as one out of sleep, * and like a mighty man that hath been surfeited with wine.
77:66 And he smote his enemies on the hinder parts: * he put them to an everlasting reproach.
77:67 And he rejected the tabernacle of Joseph: * and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:
77:68 But he chose the tribe of Juda, * mount Sion which he loved.
77:69 And he built his sanctuary as of unicorns, in the land * which he founded for ever.
77:70 And he chose his servant David, and took him from the flocks of sheep: * he brought him from following the ewes great with young,
77:71 To feed Jacob his servant, * and Israel his inheritance.
77:72 And he fed them in the innocence of his heart: * and conducted them by the skilfulness of his hands.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. God built * his sanctuary in the earth
V. The Lord chose the tribe of Juda
R. Mount Sion which he loved
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
Nazarius was baptized by the blessed Pope Linus, and afterwards went to Gaul. There he met with the boy Celsus, whom he instructed in the Christian law, and baptized. They went together to Treves, and, in the persecution under Nero, were both thrown into the sea, from which they had a marvellous escape. Later on, they came to Milan, where they spread the Faith of Christ, and as they remained firm in declaring that He is God, the Prsefect Anolinus had them beheaded. Their bodies were buried outside the Roman gate, and lay long unknown, till, by a revelation from God, Blessed Ambrose found them, smeared with fresh blood, as though they had only a short time undergone martyrdom. They were taken up from thence, carried into the city, and laid in an honourable sepulchre.
V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us
R. Thanks be to God.

R. thy Saints, O Lord, have passed a wonderful way, serving thy commandments, that they might be found without hurt in the midst of the mighty waters.
* Dry land appeared, and, out of the Red Sea, a way without impediment.
V. He smote the rock, and the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed.
R. Dry land appeared, and, out of the Red Sea, a way without impediment.
V. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
Benediction . May Christ to all His people give, for ever in His sight to live. Amen.

Reading 5
Victor was by birth an African, and governed the Church in the time of the Emperor Severus. He confirmed the decree of Pius I. that the Holy Passover should be kept upon the Lord's Day. To bring this rule into use, Councils were held in many places, and in the First Synod of Nice it was decided that the Holy Passover Day should be kept after the 14th day of the month (Nisan), lest the Christians should seem to be copying the Jews. Victor decided that if need be, baptism can be administered with any water, as long as it be natural. He cast out of the Church Theodotus the tanner, of Constantinople, who taught that Christ was nothing but a man. He wrote upon the subject of the Passover, and some other small works. He held two Ordinations in the month of December, wherein he ordained four Priests, seven Deacons, and twelve Bishops for divers places. He received the crown of his testimony, and was buried at the Vatican on the 28th day of July, in the year of our Lord 197. He sat in the throne of Peter nine years, one month, and twenty-eight days.
V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us
R. Thanks be to God.

R. The Saints of God shrank not from the stripes of the executioners, but died for Christ's Name's sake
* That they might be made joint-heirs in the house of the Lord.
V. They gave their bodies for God's sake to death.
R. That they might be made joint-heirs in the house of the Lord.
V. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
Benediction . May the Spirit's fire Divine in our hearts enkindled shine. Amen.

Reading 6
Innocent of Albano flourished in the time of St Jerome and St Austin. Concerning him, St Jerome saith, writing to Demetrias Keep firm hold on the faith of holy Innocent, who is the heir and the child of the Apostolic See, and of Anastasius of blessed memory, and receive not any strange doctrine, how wise and acute soever thou mayest count thyself. Orosius writeth that God kept Innocent at Ravenna that he might not see the destruction of the Roman people, even as righteous Lot was withdrawn by God's Providence (from being at the burning of Sodom.) He condemned Pelagius and Caelestius, and made a decree against their heresy, that little children, even those whose mother was a Christian, must be born again in baptism, that the new birth may wash away in them the stain which they have contracted in their conception. He approved also that a Fast should be kept upon Saturday in memory of the Lord Christ's lying in the grave on that day. He sat in the throne of Peter fifteen years, one month, and ten days. He held four Ordinations in the month of December, and made therein thirty Priests, fifteen Deacons, and forty - four Bishops for divers places. He was buried in the Bearand-Cap Cemetery, upon the 28th of July, in the year 417.
V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us
R. Thanks be to God.

R. As gold in the furnace hath the Lord tried His chosen ones, and received them as a burnt - offering, and yet a while, and they shall be regarded
* For the grace of God, and His peace, are with His chosen.
V. They that put their trust in Him shall understand the truth and such as be faithful in love shall abide with Him.
R. For the grace of God, and His peace, are with His chosen.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. For the grace of God, and His peace, are with His chosen.
Nocturn III.
Ant. Help us, O God, our saviour
Psalm 78 [7]
78:1 O God, the heathens are come into thy inheritance, they have defiled thy holy temple: * they have made Jerusalem as a place to keep fruit.
78:2 They have given the dead bodies of thy servants to be meat for the fowls of the air: * the flesh of thy saints for the beasts of the earth.
78:3 They have poured out their blood as water, round about Jerusalem, * and there was none to bury them.
78:4 We are become a reproach to our neighbours: * a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.
78:5 How long, O Lord, wilt thou be angry for ever: * shall thy zeal be kindled like a fire?
78:6 Pour out thy wrath upon the nations that have not known thee: * and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.
78:7 Because they have devoured Jacob; * and have laid waste his place.
78:8 Remember not our former iniquities: let thy mercies speedily prevent us, * for we are become exceeding poor.
78:9 Help us, O God, our saviour: and for the glory of thy name, O Lord, deliver us: * and forgive us our sins for thy name's sake:
78:10 Lest they should say among the Gentiles: Where is their God? * And let him be made known among the nations before our eyes,
78:11 By the revenging the blood of thy servants, which hath been shed: * let the sighing of the prisoners come in before thee.
78:12 According to the greatness of thy arm, * take possession of the children of them that have been put to death.
78:13 And render to our neighbours sevenfold in their bosom: * the reproach wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
78:14 But we thy people, and the sheep of thy pasture, * will give thanks to thee for ever.
78:15 We will shew forth thy praise, * unto 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. Help us, O God, our saviour * deliver us: and forgive us our sins
Ant. I am the Lord
Psalm 80 [8]
80:1 Rejoice O God our helper: * sing aloud to the God of Jacob.
80:2 Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel: * the pleasant psaltery with the harp.
80:3 Blow up the trumpet on the new moon, * on the noted day of your solemnity.
80:4 For it is a commandment in Israel, * and a judgment to the God of Jacob.
80:5 He ordained it for a testimony in Joseph, when he came out of the land of Egypt: * he heard a tongue which he knew not.
80:6 He removed his back from the burdens: * his hands had served in baskets.
80:7 Thou calledst upon me in affliction, and I delivered thee: * I heard thee in the secret place of tempest: I proved thee at the waters of contradiction.
80:8 Hear, O my people, and I will testify to thee: * O Israel, if thou wilt hearken to me; there shall be no new god in thee: neither shalt thou adore a strange god.
80:9 For I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt: * open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
80:10 But my people heard not my voice: * and Israel hearkened not to me.
80:11 So I let them go according to the desires of their heart: * they shall walk in their own inventions.
80:12 If my people had heard me: * if Israel had walked in my ways:
80:13 I should soon have humbled their enemies, * and laid my hand on them that troubled them.
80:14 The enemies of the Lord have lied to him: * and their time shall be for ever.
80:15 And he fed them with the fat of wheat, * and filled them with honey out of the rock.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. I am the Lord * God of Israel, who brought out you from the land of Egypt
Ant. Be not thou silent O Lord
Psalm 82 [9]
82:1 O God, who shall be like to thee? * Hold not thy peace, neither be O God, thou still,
82:2 For lo, thy enemies have made a noise: * and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
82:3 They have taken a malicious counsel against thy people, * and have consulted against thy saints.
82:4 They have said: Come and let us destroy them, * so that they be not a nation: and let the name of Israel be remembered no more.
82:5 For they have contrived with one consent: * they have made a covenant together against thee; the tabernacles of the Edomites, and the Ismahelites:
82:6 Moab, and the Agarens, Gebal, and Ammon and Amalec: * the Philistines, with the inhabitants of Tyre.
82:7 Yea, and the Assyrian also is joined with them: * they are come to the aid of the sons of Lot.
82:8 Do to them as thou didst to Madian and to Sisara: * as to Jabin at the brook of Cisson.
82:9 Who perished at Endor: * and became as dung for the earth.
82:10 Make their princes like Oreb, and Zeb, * and Zebee, and Salmana.
82:11 All their princes, * who have said: Let us possess the sanctuary of God for an inheritance.
82:12 O my God, make them like a wheel; * and as stubble before the wind.
82:13 As fire which burneth the wood: * and as a flame burning mountains:
82:14 So shalt thou pursue them with thy tempest: * and shalt trouble them in thy wrath.
82:15 Fill their faces with shame; * and they shall seek thy name, O Lord.
82:16 Let them be ashamed and troubled for ever and ever: * and let them be confounded and perish.
82:17 And let them know that the Lord is thy name: * thou alone art the most High over all the earth.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. Be not thou silent O Lord * for Thy enemies lifted up their head
V. Let them know that the Lord is thy name
R. Thou alone art the most High over all the 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.
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 Luke
Luke 21:9-19
At that time Jesus said unto His disciples When ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by. And so on.

Homily by Pope St Gregory the Great.
35th on the Gospels.
Our Lord and Redeemer willeth us to know what shall be the signs that the end of the world is at hand, to the end that ye may be the less terrified, when that cometh whereof ye have already had warning. Darts strike less which are seen coming: and the plagues of the earth will be to us more bearable, if we are harnessed against them with the shield of foreknowledge. Behold, how He saith When ye shall hear of wars and commotions be not terrified for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by. It behoveth us to ponder these words of our Redeemer, wherein He warneth us of suffering, from without, and from within. Wars are the work of a foreign enemy, commotions of the citizens. Therefore, that He may let us know that we shall be troubled from within and from without, He showeth that our wrestling shall be in part against strangers, and in part against our brethren.
V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us
R. Thanks be to God.

R. Because of the covenant of the Lord, and the laws of their fathers, the Saints of God abode in brotherly love,
* For one spirit and one faith was ever in them.
V. Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.
R. For one spirit and one faith was ever in them.
V. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
Benediction . They whose feast-day we are keeping, be our Advocates with God. Amen

Reading 8
When these woes come, the end is not by and by. And He saith further Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and pestilences, and famines, and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven. Before the last tribulation cometh, shall come many other tribulations: and, by the many woes which shall come first, shall be foreshadowed the everlasting woe which shall come in the end. And therefore, after wars and commotions, the end is not yet by and by many woes must come first, to give warning of the woe that hath no end.
V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us
R. Thanks be to God.

R. O ye My Saints, who, being in the flesh, didst have striving
* I will render unto you a reward of your labours.
V. Come, ye blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom
R. I will render unto you a reward of your labours.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. I will render unto you a reward of your labours.
V. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
Benediction . May He that is the Angels' King to that high realm His people bring. Amen.

Reading 9
But, forasmuch as the signs and troubles whereof the Lord speaketh are so manifold, we must needs shortly consider each for, of necessity, we must suffer some things from heaven, some from the earth, some from the powers of nature, and some from men. For where He saith Nation shall rise against nation He speaketh concerning the troubling of men where great earthquakes shall be in divers places concerning wrath from above: where: and pestilences concerning the frailty of the body where and famines concerning the barrenness of the earth: where: fearful signs from heaven, and tempests concerning commotions of the air. As, then, all things shall have an end, so, before the end, shall all things be troubled and we who have sinned and come short in all things, shall in all things be afflicted, that it may be fulfilled that is written: and the world shall fight with Him against the unwise. Wisd v. 21.
V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us
R. Thanks be to God.


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

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of Sabaoth;

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

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

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

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

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

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

O Lord, in thee have I trusted let me never be confounded.
Skip the rest, unless praying Lauds separately
Prayer {from the Proper of Saints}
V. The Lord be with you
R. And with thy spirit
Let us pray
Uppon us, O Lord, be somewhat of the blessing of the testification of thine holy servants Nazarius, Celsus, Victor, and Innocent, and may the same ever plead with thee on behalf of our weakness, and ever obtain for us thy succour.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end.
R. Amen.

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

Ad Laudes

Start
V. O God + come to my assistance;
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Alleluia
Psalms {from the Psalter for the day of the week}
Ant. Exalt ye the Lord
Psalm 98 [1]
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. Exalt ye the Lord * our God, and worship him upon his holy mountain
Ant. Deliver me from my enemies
Psalm 142 [2]
142:1 Hear, O Lord, my prayer: give ear to my supplication in thy truth: * hear me in thy justice.
142:2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant: * for in thy sight no man living shall be justified.
142:3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul: * he hath brought down my life to the earth.
142:4 He hath made me to dwell in darkness as those that have been dead of old: * and my spirit is in anguish within me: my heart within me is troubled.
142:5 I remembered the days of old, I meditated on all thy works: * I meditated upon the works of thy hands.
142:6 I stretched forth my hands to thee: * my soul is as earth without water unto thee.
142:7 Hear me speedily, O Lord: * my spirit hath fainted away.
142:8 Turn not away thy face from me, * lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
142:9 Cause me to hear thy mercy in the morning; * for in thee have I hoped.
142:10 Make the way known to me, wherein I should walk: * for I have lifted up my soul to thee.
142:11 Deliver me from my enemies, O Lord, to thee have I fled: * teach me to do thy will, for thou art my God.
142:12 Thy good spirit shall lead me into the right land: * for thy name’s sake, O Lord, thou wilt quicken me in thy justice.
142:12 Thou wilt bring my soul out of trouble: * and in thy mercy thou wilt destroy my enemies.
142:12 And thou wilt cut off all them that afflict my soul: * for I am thy servant.
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. Deliver me from my enemies * O Lord, to thee have I fled
Ant. Lord, thou hast blessed thy land
Psalm 84 [3]
84:1 Lord, thou hast blessed thy land: * thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob.
84:2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people: * thou hast covered all their sins.
84:3 Thou hast mitigated all thy anger: * thou hast turned away from the wrath of thy indignation.
84:4 Convert us, O God our saviour: * and turn off thy anger from us.
84:5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever: * or wilt thou extend thy wrath from generation to generation?
84:6 Thou wilt turn, O God, and bring us to life: * and thy people shall rejoice in thee.
84:7 Shew us, O Lord, thy mercy; * and grant us thy salvation.
84:8 I will hear what the Lord God will speak in me: * for he will speak peace
84:9 And unto his saints: * and unto them that are converted to the heart.
84:10 Surely his salvation is near to them that fear him: * that glory may dwell in our land.
84:11 Mercy and truth have met each other: * justice and peace have kissed.
84:12 Truth is sprung out of the earth: * and justice hath looked down from heaven.
84:13 For the Lord will give goodness: * and our earth shall yield her fruit.
84:14 Justice shall walk before him: * and shall set his steps in the way.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. Lord, thou hast blessed thy land * Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people
Ant. In the Lord
Canticle of Isaias [4]
(Canticle of Isaias * Isa 45:15-30)
45:15 Verily thou art a hidden God, * the God of Israel the saviour.
45:16 They are all confounded and ashamed: * the forgers of errors are gone together into confusion.
45:17 Israel is saved in the Lord with an eternal salvation: * you shall not be confounded, and you shall not be ashamed for ever and ever.
45:18 For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens, * God himself that formed the earth, and made it, the very maker thereof:
45:19 He did not create it in vain: he formed it to be inhabited. * I am the Lord, and there is no other.
45:20 I have not spoken in secret, * in a dark place of the earth:
45:21 I have not said to the seed of Jacob: Seek me in vain. * I am the Lord that speak justice, that declare right things.
45:22 Assemble yourselves, and come, and draw near together, * ye that are saved of the Gentiles:
45:23 They have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven work, * and pray to a god that cannot save.
45:24 Tell ye, and come, and consult together: * who hath declared this from the beginning, who hath foretold this from that time?
45:25 Have not I the Lord, and there is no God else besides me? * A just God and a saviour, there is none besides me.
45:26 Be converted to me, and you shall be saved, all ye ends of the earth: * for I am God, and there is no other.
45:27 I have sworn by myself, the word of justice shall go out of my mouth, * and shall not return:
45:28 For every knee shall be bowed to me, * and every tongue shall swear.
45:29 Therefore shall he say: In the Lord are my justices and empire: * they shall come to him, and all that resist him shall be confounded.
45:30 In the Lord shall all the seed * of Israel be justified and 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. In the Lord * is the justice and the throne of the children of Israel
Ant. Praise the Lord,
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. Praise the Lord, * O Jerusalem:
Chapter Hymn Verse {from the Common or Feast}
Wis 3:1-3
But the souls of the just are in the hand of God, and the torment of death shall not touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die, but they are in peace.
R. Thanks be to God.

Hymnus
O glorious King of martyr hosts,
Thou crown that each confessor boasts,
Who leadest to celestial day
Those who have cast earth's joys away:

Thine ear in mercy, Saviour, lend,
While unto thee our prayers ascend;
And as we count their triumphs won,
Forgive the sins that we have done.

Martyrs in thee their triumphs gain,
From thee confessors grace obtain;
O'ercome in us the lust of sin,
That we thy pardoning love may win.

To thee who, dead, again dost live,
All glory, Lord, thy people give;
All glory, as is ever meet,
To Father and to Paraclete. Amen.
Amen.

V. The saints shall rejoice in glory:
R. They shall be joyful in their beds.
Canticum Benedictus {Antiphon from the Proper of Saints}
Ant. Even the very hairs of your head are all numbered:
(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. Even the very hairs of your head are all numbered: * fear not therefore; ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Weekday intercessions{omit}
Prayer {from the Proper of Saints}
V. The Lord be with you
R. And with thy spirit
Let us pray
Uppon us, O Lord, be somewhat of the blessing of the testification of thine holy servants Nazarius, Celsus, Victor, and Innocent, and may the same ever plead with thee on behalf of our weakness, and ever obtain for us thy succour.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end.
R. Amen.

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

Ad Primam

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

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

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

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

* All laud to God the Father be,
All praise, Eternal Son, to thee:
All glory, as is ever meet,
To God the holy Paraclete.
Amen.
Psalms {Antiphon from the Psalter for the day of the week}
Ant. Depart not from me.
Psalm 21(1-12) [1]
21:1 O God my God, look upon me: why hast thou forsaken me? * Far from my salvation are the words of my sins.
21:2 O my God, I shall cry by day, and thou wilt not hear: * and by night, and it shall not be reputed as folly in me.
21:3 But thou dwellest in the holy place, * the praise of Israel.
21:4 In thee have our fathers hoped: * they have hoped, and thou hast delivered them.
21:5 They cried to thee, and they were saved: * they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
21:6 But I am a worm, and no man: * the reproach of men, and the outcast of the people.
21:7 All they that saw me have laughed me to scorn: * they have spoken with the lips, and wagged the head.
21:8 He hoped in the Lord, let him deliver him: * let him save him, seeing he delighteth in him.
21:9 For thou art he that hast drawn me out of the womb: * my hope from the breasts of my mother. I was cast upon thee from the womb.
21:10 From my mother’s womb thou art my God, * depart not from me.
21:11 For tribulation is very near: * for there is none 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.
Psalm 21(13-23) [2]
21:13 Many calves have surrounded me: * fat bulls have besieged me.
21:14 They have opened their mouths against me, * as a lion ravening and roaring.
21:15 I am poured out like water; * and all my bones are scattered.
21:16 My heart is become like wax melting * in the midst of my bowels.
21:17 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue hath cleaved to my jaws: * and thou hast brought me down into the dust of death.
21:18 For many dogs have encompassed me: * the council of the malignant hath besieged me.
21:19 They have dug my hands and feet. * They have numbered all my bones.
21:20 And they have looked and stared upon me. * They parted my garments amongst them; and upon my vesture they cast lots.
21:21 But thou, O Lord, remove not thy help to a distance from me; * look towards my defence.
21:22 Deliver, O God, my soul from the sword: * my only one from the hand of the dog.
21:23 Save me from the lion’s mouth; * and my lowness from the horns of the unicorns.
21:23 I will declare thy name to my brethren: * in the midst of the church will I praise thee.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Psalm 21(24-32) [3]
21:24 Ye that fear the Lord, praise him: * all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him.
21:25 Let all the seed of Israel fear him: * because he hath not slighted nor despised the supplication of the poor man.
21:26 Neither hath he turned away his face from me: * and when I cried to him he heard me.
21:27 With thee is my praise in a great church: * I will pay my vows in the sight of them that fear him.
21:28 The poor shall eat and shall be filled: and they shall praise the Lord that seek him: * their hearts shall live for ever and ever.
21:29 All the ends of the earth * shall remember, and shall be converted to the Lord:
21:30 And all the kindreds of the Gentiles * shall adore in his sight.
21:31 For the kingdom is the Lord’s; * and he shall have dominion over the nations.
21:32 All the fat ones of the earth have eaten and have adored: * all they that go down to the earth shall fall before him.
21:32 And to him my soul shall live: * and my seed shall serve him.
21:32 There shall be declared to the Lord a generation to come: * and the heavens shall shew forth his justice to a people that shall be born, which the Lord hath made.
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. Depart not from me. * For tribulation is very near: for there is none to help me.
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 29th anno Domini 2017 The 5th Day of Moon was born into the better life

At Tarascon, in Gaul, the holy Virgin Martha, the hostess of our Saviour, and the sister of blessed Mary Magdalene and of holy Lazarus.
On the same day is commemorated at Rome, upon the Aurelian Way, the holy martyr Pope Felix II., who was expelled from his See by the Arian Emperor Constantius because of his defence of the Catholic faith, and who fell gloriously, secretly murdered with the sword, at Cera, in Tuscany. [Concerning Felix there has been much dispute. The Missal and Breviary, by suppressing the title of Pope or Bishop (always given in such cases), seem to confirm the view now generally adopted by historians, viz., that he was an African martyr, who suffered on November 10, and whose reliques were brought to Rome on July 29 but the Martyrology retains another theory, now generally rejected, which identifies this Saint with one Felix, intruded into the See of Rome by Constantius during the Pontificate of Liberius, and now commonly regarded as an Anti-Pope of very dubious orthodoxy.] His body was brought thence by clerks and buried upon the aforesaid Way, whence it was afterwards taken to the church of SS. Cosmas and Damian, where it was found under the altar in the time of the Supreme Pontiff Gregory XIII., along with the relics of the holy martyrs Mark, Marcellian, and Tranquillinus, along with which it was again buried in the same spot upon the last day of July.
Under the same altar were also found the bodies of the holy martyrs Abundius the Priest and Abundantius the Deacon, which not long after were solemnly taken to the church of the Society of Jesus, upon the eve of their birthday into the better life.
Upon the same day, were born into the same better life At Rome, on the Way to Porto, in the time of the Emperor Diocletian, the holy martyrs Simplicius, Faustinus, and Beatrix. Simplicius and Faustinus were beheaded, after many and divers torments, and their sister Beatrix was strangled in prison, for confessing Christ.
Likewise at Rome, the holy martyrs the Virgins Lucilla and Flora, Eugene, Antonine, Theodore, and eighteen others their Companions, who suffered martyrdom under the Emperor Gallienus.
At Gangra, in Paphlagonia, the holy martyr Callinicus, who was first beaten with iron rods and tormented in other and divers ways, and at length cast into a furnace, and so resigned his spirit to God.
In Norway, [in the year 1030,] the holy martyr King Olaf II.
At Troyes, in Gaul, [in the fifth century,] the holy Confessor Lupus, Bishop [of that See,] who went into Britain along with blessed German to rid that country of the Pelagian heresy, and who by his unceasing prayers delivered the city of Troyes from the fury of Attila when he was wasting all Gaul, and at length fell asleep in peace, after having performed the office of the Priesthood with worship for two and fifty years.
At St Brieux, [in the year 1237,] the holy Confessor William, Bishop [of that see.]
On the same day deceased also blessed Prosper, Bishop of Orleans, [in the fifth century.]
At Todi, [in the third century,] the holy Confessor Faustinus.
At Mamia, in Galicia, [in the fifth century,] the holy [Virgin] Seraphina.
V. And elsewhere many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
R. Thanks be to God.
V. Precious in the sight of the Lord
R. Is the death of his saints.
Holy Mary and all the Saints, intercede for us with the Lord, our God, so that we may merit His help and salvation, who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.

V. O God come to my assistance;
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.
V. O God come to my assistance;
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.
V. O God come to my assistance;
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Lord have mercy on us, Christ have mercy on us, Lord have mercy on us
Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
V. And lead us not into temptation:
R. But deliver us from evil.
V. Look upon thy servants and upon their works: and direct their children.
R. And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us. Direct thou the works of our hands yea, the work of our hands do thou direct.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Let us pray
O Lord, Almighty God, King of heaven and earth, Savior of the world, bless, lead, rule and govern our hearts and bodies, our senses, words and deeds today, following thy law and commandments, that here and for eternity with thy help we shall be saved in freedom. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.
V. Lord, please, bless me.
Benediction . May Almighty God arrange our deeds and our day in His peace. Amen.
Short reading {default}
2 Thess 3:5
And the Lord direct your hearts, in the charity of God, and the patience of Christ.
V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us
R. Thanks be to God
Finish
V. Our help + is in the name of the Lord,
R. Who made heaven and earth.
V. Let us bless
R. God.
V. May the Lord bless us, + protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. And may the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
R. Amen.

Ad Tertiam

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

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

* Almighty Father, hear our cry,
Through Jesus Christ, our Lord most High,
Who, with the Holy Spirit and thee,
Doth live and reign eternally.
Amen.
Psalms {Antiphon from the Psalter for the day of the week}
Ant. Stir up thy might O Lord
Psalm 79(1-8) [1]
79:1 Give ear, O thou that rulest Israel: * thou that leadest Joseph like a sheep.
79:2 Thou that sittest upon the cherubims, * shine forth before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasses.
79:3 Stir up thy might, and come * to save us.
79:4 Convert us, O God: * and shew us thy face, and we shall be saved.
79:5 O Lord God of hosts, * how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy servant?
79:6 How long wilt thou feed us with the bread of tears: * and give us for our drink tears in measure?
79:7 Thou hast made us to be a contradiction to our neighbours: * and our enemies have scoffed at us.
79:8 O God of hosts, convert us: * and shew thy face, and we shall be saved.
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 79(9-20) [2]
79:9 Thou hast brought a vineyard out of Egypt: * thou hast cast out the Gentiles and planted it.
79:10 Thou wast the guide of its journey in its sight: * thou plantedst the roots thereof, and it filled the land.
79:11 The shadow of it covered the hills: * and the branches thereof the cedars of God.
79:12 It stretched forth its branches unto the sea, * and its boughs unto the river.
79:13 Why hast thou broken down the hedge thereof, * so that all they who pass by the way do pluck it?
79:14 The boar out of the wood hath laid it waste: * and a singular wild beast hath devoured it.
79:15 Turn again, O God of hosts, * look down from heaven, and see, and visit this vineyard:
79:16 And perfect the same which thy right hand hath planted: * and upon the son of man whom thou hast confirmed for thyself.
79:17 Things set on fire and dug down * shall perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.
79:18 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand: * and upon the son of man whom thou hast confirmed for thyself.
79:19 And we depart not from thee, thou shalt quicken us: * and we will call upon thy name.
79:20 O Lord God of hosts, convert us: * and shew thy face, and we shall be saved.
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 81 [3]
81:1 God hath stood in the congregation of gods: * and being in the midst of them he judgeth gods.
81:2 How long will you judge unjustly: * and accept the persons of the wicked?
81:3 Judge for the needy and fatherless: * do justice to the humble and the poor.
81:4 Rescue the poor; * and deliver the needy out of the hand of the sinner.
81:5 They have not known nor understood: they walk on in darkness: * all the foundations of the earth shall be moved.
81:6 I have said: You are gods * and all of you the sons of the most High.
81:7 But you like men shall die: * and shall fall like one of the princes.
81:8 Arise, O God, judge thou the earth: * for thou shalt inherit among all the nations.
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. Stir up thy might O Lord * and come to save us
Chapter Responsory Verse {from the Common or Feast}
Wis 3:1-3
But the souls of the just are in the hand of God, and the torment of death shall not touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die, but they are in peace.
R. Thanks be to God.

R.br. Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous.
R. Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous.
V. And shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
R. And rejoice, ye righteous.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous.

V. Let the righteous rejoice before God.
R. Yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.
Prayer {from the Proper of Saints}
V. The Lord be with you
R. And with thy spirit
Let us pray
Uppon us, O Lord, be somewhat of the blessing of the testification of thine holy servants Nazarius, Celsus, Victor, and Innocent, and may the same ever plead with thee on behalf of our weakness, and ever obtain for us thy succour.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end.
R. Amen.

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

Ad Sextam

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 {Antiphon from the Psalter for the day of the week}
Ant. Blessed are they
Psalm 83(1-8) [1]
83:1 How lovely are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! * my soul longeth and fainteth for the courts of the Lord.
83:2 My heart and my flesh * have rejoiced in the living God.
83:3 For the sparrow hath found herself a house, * and the turtledove a nest for herself where she may lay her young ones:
83:4 Thy altars, O Lord of hosts, * my king and my God.
83:5 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house, O Lord: * they shall praise thee for ever and ever.
83:6 Blessed is the man whose help is from thee: * in his heart he hath disposed to ascend by steps, in the vale of tears, in the place which he hath set.
83:7 For the lawgiver shall give a blessing, they shall go from virtue to virtue: * the God of gods shall be seen in Sion.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Psalm 83(9-13) [2]
83:9 O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer: * give ear, O God of Jacob.
83:10 Behold, O God our protector: * and look on the face of thy Christ.
83:11 For better is one day in thy courts * above thousands.
83:12 I have chosen to be an abject in the house of my God, * rather than to dwell in the tabernacles of sinners.
83:13 For God loveth mercy and truth: * the Lord will give grace and glory.
83:13 He will not deprive of good things them that walk in innocence: * O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Psalm 86 [3]
86:1 The foundations thereof are in the holy mountains: * The Lord loveth the gates of Sion above all the tabernacles of Jacob.
86:2 Glorious things are said of thee, * O city of God.
86:3 I will be mindful of Rahab and of Babylon * knowing me.
86:4 Behold the foreigners, and Tyre, and the people of the Ethiopians, * these were there.
86:5 Shall not Sion say: This man and that man is born in her? * and the Highest himself hath founded her.
86:6 The Lord shall tell in his writings of peoples and of princes, * of them that have been in her.
86:7 The dwelling in thee * is as it were of all rejoicing.
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. Blessed are they * that dwell in thy house, O Lord:
Chapter Responsory Verse {from the Common or Feast}
Wis 10:17
And she rendered to the just the wages of their labours, and conducted them in a wonderful way: and she was to them for a covert by day, and for the light of stars by night:
R. Thanks be to God.

R.br. Let the righteous rejoice before God.
R. Let the righteous rejoice before God.
V. Yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.
R. Before God.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. Let the righteous rejoice before God.

V. The righteous live for evermore.
R. Their reward also is with the Lord.
Prayer {from the Proper of Saints}
V. The Lord be with you
R. And with thy spirit
Let us pray
Uppon us, O Lord, be somewhat of the blessing of the testification of thine holy servants Nazarius, Celsus, Victor, and Innocent, and may the same ever plead with thee on behalf of our weakness, and ever obtain for us thy succour.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end.
R. Amen.

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

Ad Nonam

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 {Antiphon from the Psalter for the day of the week}
Ant. Mercy and truth shall go before thy face, O Lord
Psalm 88(1-19) [1]
88:1 The mercies of the Lord * I will sing for ever.
88:2 I will shew forth thy truth with my mouth * to generation and generation.
88:3 For thou hast said: Mercy shall be built up for ever in the heavens: * thy truth shall be prepared in them.
88:4 I have made a covenant with my elect: I have sworn to David my servant: * Thy seed will I settle for ever.
88:5 And I will build up thy throne * unto generation and generation.
88:6 The heavens shall confess thy wonders, O Lord: * and thy truth in the church of the saints.
88:7 For who in the clouds can be compared to the Lord: * or who among the sons of God shall be like to God?
88:8 God, who is glorified in the assembly of the saints: * great and terrible above all them that are about him.
88:9 O Lord God of hosts, who is like to thee? * thou art mighty, O Lord, and thy truth is round about thee.
88:10 Thou rulest the power of the sea: * and appeasest the motion of the waves thereof.
88:11 Thou hast humbled the proud one, as one that is slain: * with the arm of thy strength thou hast scattered thy enemies.
88:12 Thine are the heavens, and thine is the earth: the world and the fulness thereof thou hast founded: * the north and the sea thou hast created.
88:13 Thabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name: * thy arm is with might.
88:14 Let thy hand be strengthened, and thy right hand exalted: * justice and judgment are the preparation of thy throne.
88:15 Mercy and truth shall go before thy face: * blessed is the people that knoweth jubilation.
88:16 They shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance: and in thy name they shall rejoice all the day, * and in thy justice they shall be exalted.
88:17 For thou art the glory of their strength: * and in thy good pleasure shall our horn be exalted.
88:18 For our protection is of the Lord, * and of our king the holy one of 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.
Psalm 88(20-38) [2]
88:20 Then thou spokest in a vision to thy saints, and saidst: * I have laid help upon one that is mighty, and have exalted one chosen out of my people.
88:21 I have found David my servant: * with my holy oil I have anointed him.
88:22 For my hand shall help him: * and my arm shall strengthen him.
88:23 The enemy shall have no advantage over him: * nor the son of iniquity have power to hurt him.
88:24 And I will cut down his enemies before his face; * and them that hate him I will put to flight.
88:25 And my truth and my mercy shall be with him: * and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
88:26 And I will set his hand in the sea; * and his right hand in the rivers.
88:27 He shall cry out to me: Thou art my father: * my God, and the support of my salvation.
88:28 And I will make him my firstborn, * high above the kings of the earth.
88:29 I will keep my mercy for him for ever: * and my covenant faithful to him.
88:30 And I will make his seed to endure for evermore: * and his throne as the days of heaven.
88:31 And if his children forsake my law, * and walk not in my judgments:
88:32 If they profane my justices: * and keep not my commandments:
88:33 I will visit their iniquities with a rod: *and their sins with stripes.
88:34 But my mercy I will not take away from him: * nor will I suffer my truth to fail.
88:35 Neither will I profane my covenant: * and the words that proceed from my mouth I will not make void.
88:36 Once have I sworn by my holiness: I will not lie unto David: * his seed shall endure for ever.
88:37 And his throne as the sun before me: * and as the moon perfect for ever, and a faithful witness in heaven.
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 88(39-53) [3]
88:39 But thou hast rejected and despised: * thou hast been angry with thy anointed.
88:40 Thou hast overthrown the covenant of thy servant: * thou hast profaned his sanctuary on the earth.
88:41 Thou hast broken down all his hedges: * thou hast made his strength fear.
88:42 All that pass by the way have robbed him: * he is become a reproach to his neighbours.
88:43 Thou hast set up the right hand of them that oppress him: * thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
88:44 Thou hast turned away the help of his sword; * and hast not assisted him in battle.
88:45 Thou hast made his purification to cease: * and thou hast cast his throne down to the ground.
88:46 Thou hast shortened the days of his time: * thou hast covered him with confusion.
88:47 How long, O Lord, turnest thou away unto the end? * shall thy anger burn like fire?
88:48 Remember what my substance is: * for hast thou made all the children of men in vain?
88:49 Who is the man that shall live, and not see death: * that shall deliver his soul from the hand of hell?
88:50 Lord, where are thy ancient mercies, * according to what thou didst swear to David in thy truth?
88:51 Be mindful, O Lord, of the reproach of thy servants * which I have held in my
Bosom of many nations:
88:52 Wherewith thy enemies have reproached, O Lord; * wherewith they have reproached the change of thy anointed.
88:53 Blessed be the Lord for evermore. * So be it. So be it.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. Mercy and truth shall go before thy face, O Lord
Chapter Responsory Verse {from the Common or Feast}
Wis 3:7-8
The just shall shine, and shall run to and fro like sparks among the reeds. They shall judge nations, and rule over people, and their Lord shall reign for ever.
R. Thanks be to God.

R.br. The righteous live for evermore.
R. The righteous live for evermore.
V. Their reward also is with the Lord.
R. For evermore.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. The righteous live for evermore.

V. Let the Saints be joyful in glory.
R. Let them sing aloud upon their beds.
Prayer {from the Proper of Saints}
V. The Lord be with you
R. And with thy spirit
Let us pray
Uppon us, O Lord, be somewhat of the blessing of the testification of thine holy servants Nazarius, Celsus, Victor, and Innocent, and may the same ever plead with thee on behalf of our weakness, and ever obtain for us thy succour.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end.
R. Amen.

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

Ad Vesperas

Start
V. O God + come to my assistance;
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Alleluia
Psalms {from the Psalter for the day of the week}
Ant. Lord
Psalm 138(1-13) [1]
138:1 Lord, thou hast proved me, and known me: * thou hast known my sitting down, and my rising up.
138:2 Thou hast understood my thoughts afar off: * my path and my life thou hast searched out.
138:3 And thou hast foreseen all my ways: * for there is no speech on my tongue.
138:4 Behold, O Lord, thou hast known all things, the last and those of old: * thou hast formed me, and hast laid thy hand upon me.
138:5 Thy knowledge is become wonderful to me: * it is high, and I cannot reach to it.
138:6 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? * or whither shall I flee from thy face?
138:7 If I ascend into heaven, thou art there: * if I descend into hell, thou art present.
138:8 If I take my wings early in the morning, * and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea:
138:9 Even there also shall thy hand lead me: * and thy right hand shall hold me.
138:10 And I said: Perhaps darkness shall cover me: * and night shall be my light in my pleasures.
138:11 But darkness shall not be dark to thee, and night shall be light as the day: * the darkness thereof, and the light thereof are alike to thee.
138:12 For thou hast possessed my reins: * thou hast protected me from my mother’s womb.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. Lord * thou hast proved me, and known me:
Ant. Wonderful are thy works
Psalm 138(14-24) [2]
138:14 I will praise thee, for thou art fearfully magnified: * wonderful are thy works, and my soul knoweth right well.
138:15 My bone is not hidden from thee, which thou hast made in secret: * and my substance in the lower parts of the earth.
138:16 Thy eyes did see my imperfect being, and in thy book all shall be written: * days shall be formed, and no one in them
138:17 But to me thy friends, O God, are made exceedingly honourable: * their principality is exceedingly strengthened.
138:18 I will number them, and they shall be multiplied above the sand: * I rose up and am still with thee.
138:19 If thou wilt kill the wicked, O God: * ye men of blood, depart from me:
138:20 Because you say in thought: * They shall receive thy cities in vain.
138:21 Have I not hated them, O Lord, that hated thee: * and pined away because of thy enemies?
138:22 I have hated them with a perfect hatred: * and they are become enemies to me.
138:23 Prove me, O God, and know my heart: * examine me, and know my paths.
138:24 And see if there be in me the way of iniquity: * and lead me in the eternal way.
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. Wonderful are thy works * and my soul knoweth right well
Ant. Do not thou forsake me
Psalm 139 [3]
139:1 Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: * rescue me from the unjust man.
139:2 Who have devised iniquities in their hearts: * all the day long they designed battles.
139:3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent: * the venom of asps is under their lips.
139:4 Keep me, O Lord, from the hand of the wicked: * and from unjust men deliver me.
139:5 Who have proposed to supplant my steps: * the proud have hidden a net for me.
139:6 And they have stretched out cords for a snare: * they have laid for me a stumbling block by the wayside.
139:7 I said to the Lord: Thou art my God: * hear, O Lord, the voice of my supplication.
139:8 O Lord, Lord, the strength of my salvation: * thou hast overshadowed my head in the day of battle.
139:9 Give me not up, O Lord, from my desire to the wicked: * they have plotted against me; do not thou forsake me, lest they should triumph.
139:10 The head of them compassing me about: * the labour of their lips shall overwhelm them.
139:11 Burning coals shall fall upon them; thou wilt cast them down into the fire: * in miseries they shall not be able to stand.
139:12 A man full of tongue shall not be established in the earth: * evil shall catch the unjust man unto destruction.
139:13 I know that the Lord will do justice to the needy, * and will revenge the poor.
139:14 But as for the just, they shall give glory to thy name: * and the upright shall dwell with thy countenance.
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. Do not thou forsake me * O Lord, the strength of my salvation
Ant. I have cried to thee, O Lord, hearken to my voice
Psalm 140 [4]
140:1 I have cried to thee, O Lord, hear me: * hearken to my voice, when I cry to thee.
140:2 Let my prayer be directed as incense in thy sight; * the lifting up of my hands, as evening sacrifice.
140:3 Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth: * and a door round about my lips.
140:4 Incline not my heart to evil words; * to make excuses in sins.
140:5 With men that work iniquity: * and I will not communicate with the choicest of them.
140:6 The just man shall correct me in mercy, and shall reprove me: * but let not the oil of the sinner fatten my head.
140:7 For my prayer also shall still be against the things with which they are well pleased: * their judges falling upon the rock have been swallowed up.
140:8 They shall hear my words, for they have prevailed: * as when the thickness of the earth is broken up upon the ground.
140:9 Our bones are scattered by the side of hell. * But to thee, O Lord, Lord, are my eyes: in thee have I put my trust, take not away my soul.
140:10 Keep me from the snare, which they have laid for me, * and from the stumbling blocks of them that work iniquity.
140:11 The wicked shall fall in his net: * I am alone until I pass.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. I have cried to thee, O Lord, hearken to my voice
Ant. Bring my soul
Psalm 141 [5]
141:1 I cried to the Lord with my voice: * with my voice I made supplication to the Lord.
141:2 In his sight I pour out my prayer, * and before him I declare my trouble:
141:3 When my spirit failed me, * then thou knewest my paths.
141:4 In this way wherein I walked, * they have hidden a snare for me.
141:5 I looked on my right hand, and beheld, * and there was no one that would know me.
141:6 Flight hath failed me: * and there is no one that hath regard to my soul.
141:7 I cried to thee, O Lord: * I said: Thou art my hope, my portion in the land of the living.
141:8 Attend to my supplication: * for I am brought very low.
141:9 Deliver me from my persecutors; * for they are stronger than I.
141:10 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: * the just wait for me, until thou reward me.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. Bring my soul * out of prison, that I may praise thy name
Chapter Hymn Verse {from the Common or Feast}
Wis 3:1-3
But the souls of the just are in the hand of God, and the torment of death shall not touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die, but they are in peace.
R. Thanks be to God.

Hymnus
Sing, O sons of the Church sounding the martyrs' praise!
God's true soldiers applaud, who, in their weary days,
Won bright trophies of good, glad be the voice ye raise,
While these heroes of Christ ye sing!

They, while yet in the world were by the world abhorred;
Felt how fading the joys, fleeting the wealth it stored;
Spurned all pleasure for thee, and at thy call, O Lord,
Came forth strong in thy name, as King.

Lord, how bravely they bore fury and pain for thee!
Scourge, rod, sword, and the rack strongly endured; but free
Sang out, bold in thy love, longing on high to be;
Earth's might never their souls could bend.

While they, shedding their blood, victims for Jesus fell,
No sound out of their lips came of their throes to tell;
Bowed low, patient and meek, loving the Lord so well,
Turned they still to the Christ, their friend.

What joys, bright with the blood shed for thy love they share,
Those brave martyrs of thine crowned with thy laurels rare;
Man's tongue never can tell, never can half declare,
How pure now is their bliss above!

Yet we, Father on high, God of eternal might,
Lift weak voices in prayer asking for peace and light;
Cleanse thou out of our hearts every stain and blight,
So our songs may be songs of love, Amen.
Amen.

V. The saints shall rejoice in glory:
R. They shall be joyful in their beds.
Canticum Magnificat {Antiphon from the Proper of Saints}
Ant. In heaven do rejoice the souls of the Saints
(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. In heaven do rejoice the souls of the Saints * who have followed the steps of Christ; and because they shed their blood for the love of Christ, therefore shall they be made glad for ever with Christ.
Weekday intercessions{omit}
Prayer {from the Proper of Saints}
V. The Lord be with you
R. And with thy spirit
Let us pray
Uppon us, O Lord, be somewhat of the blessing of the testification of thine holy servants Nazarius, Celsus, Victor, and Innocent, and may the same ever plead with thee on behalf of our weakness, and ever obtain for us thy succour.
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. Marthae Virginis
Ant. Come, Bride of Christ, and take the everlasting crown * which the Lord hath prepared for thee.

V. In thy comeliness and thy beauty.
R. Go forward, fare prosperously, and reign.

Let us pray
Gratiously hear us O God our savior, that we who are gladdened by the Festival of blessed N. may learn from it piety and devotion

Commemoratio Sanctae Mariae Sabbato
Ant. Blessed Mother and inviolate Maiden! * glorious Queen of the world! Plead for us with the Lord!

V. Grace is poured abroad in thy lips;
R. Therefore hath God blessed thee for ever.

Let us pray
Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord God, unto all thy servants, that they may remain continually in the enjoyment of soundness both of mind and body, and by the glorious intercession of the Blessed Mary, always a Virgin, may be delivered from present sadness, and enter into the joy of thine eternal gladness.

Commemoratio Ss. Felicis, Simplicii, Faustini and Beatricis Mart.

Ant. For theirs is the Kingdom of heaven * who love not their lives in this world, and have attained unto the reward of the Kingdom, and have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb.

V. Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye just,
R. And glory, all ye right of heart.

Let us pray
Grant, O Lord, we beseech thee, that as thy Christian people do here in time unite in solemn joy for the blessedness of thy Martyrs Felix, Simplicius, Faustinus, and Beatrix, they may also rejoice with them hereafter in their eternal joy, and may understand by very knowledge, that whereof they now speak in their prayers.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end.
R. Amen.
Finish
V. The Lord be with you
R. And with thy spirit
V. Let us bless the Lord
R. Thanks be to God
V. May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
R. Amen.

Ad Completorium

Start
V. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
Benediction . May almighty God grant us a quiet night and a perfect end.
Amen.
Short reading
1 Pet 5:8-9
Brothers: Be sober and watch: because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, goeth about seeking whom he may devour. Whom resist ye, strong in faith:
V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us
R. Thanks be to God.
V. Our help is + in the name of the Lord,
R. Who made heaven and earth.
Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: But deliver us from evil. Amen.
I confess to almighty God, to blessed Mary ever Virgin, to blessed Michael the Archangel, to blessed John the Baptist, to the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and to all the Saints, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word and deed: strikes his breast through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault. Therefore I beseech blessed Mary ever Virgin, blessed Michael the Archangel, blessed John the Baptist, the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and all the Saints, to pray for me to our Lord our God.
May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.
May the almighty + and merciful Lord grant us pardon, absolution and remission of our sins.
Amen.
V. Turn us then, +++ O God our saviour:
R. And let thy anger cease from us.
V. O God + come to my assistance;
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Alleluia
Psalms {Antiphon from the Psalter for the day of the week}
Ant. I have cried
Psalm 76(1-13) [1]
76:1 I cried to the Lord with my voice; * to God with my voice, and he gave ear to me.
76:2 In the day of my trouble I sought God, with my hands lifted up to him in the night, * and I was not deceived.
76:3 My soul refused to be comforted: * I remembered God, and was delighted, and was exercised, and my spirit swooned away.
76:4 My eyes prevented the watches: * I was troubled, and I spoke not.
76:5 I thought upon the days of old: * and I had in my mind the eternal years.
76:6 And I meditated in the night with my own heart: * and I was exercised and I swept my spirit.
76:7 Will God then cast off for ever? * or will he never be more favourable again?
76:8 Or will he cut off his mercy for ever, * from generation to generation?
76:9 Or will God forget to shew mercy? * or will he in his anger shut up his mercies?
76:10 And I said, Now have I begun: * this is the change of the right hand of the most High.
76:11 I remembered the works of the Lord: * for I will be mindful of thy wonders from the beginning.
76:12 And I will meditate on all thy works: * and will be employed in thy inventions.
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 76(14-21) [2]
76:14 Thy way, O God, is in the holy place: who is the great God like our God? * Thou art the God that dost wonders.
76:15 Thou hast made thy power known among the nations: * with thy arm thou hast redeemed thy people the children of Jacob and of Joseph.
76:16 The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee: * and they were afraid, and the depths were troubled.
76:17 Great was the noise of the waters: * the clouds sent out a sound.
76:18 For thy arrows pass: * the voice of thy thunder in a wheel.
76:19 Thy lightnings enlightened the world: * the earth shook and trembled.
76:20 Thy way is in the sea, and thy paths in many waters: * and thy footsteps shall not be known.
76:21 Thou hast conducted thy people like sheep, * by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
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 85 [3]
85:1 Incline thy ear, O Lord, and hear me: * for I am needy and poor.
85:2 Preserve my soul, for I am holy: * save thy servant, O my God, that trusteth in thee.
85:3 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I have cried to thee all the day. * Give joy to the soul of thy servant, for to thee, O Lord, I have lifted up my soul.
85:4 For thou, O Lord, art sweet and mild: * and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee.
85:5 Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer: * and attend to the voice of my petition.
85:6 I have called upon thee in the day of my trouble: * because thou hast heard me.
85:7 There is none among the gods like unto thee, O Lord: * and there is none according to thy works.
85:8 All the nations thou hast made shall come and adore before thee, O Lord: * and they shall glorify thy name.
85:9 For thou art great and dost wonderful things: * thou art God alone.
85:10 Conduct me, O Lord, in thy way, and I will walk in thy truth: * let my heart rejoice that it may fear thy name.
85:11 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, * and I will glorify thy name for ever:
85:12 For thy mercy is great towards me: * and thou hast delivered my soul out of the lower hell.
85:13 O God, the wicked are risen up against me, and the assembly of the mighty have sought my soul: * and they have not set thee before their eyes.
85:14 And thou, O Lord, art a God of compassion, and merciful, * patient, and of much mercy, and true.
85:15 O look upon me, and have mercy on me: * give thy command to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.
85:16 Shew me a token for good: that they who hate me may see, and be confounded, * because thou, O Lord, hast helped me and hast comforted me.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ant. I have cried * to the Lord with my voice, do not forget to show mercy, O God
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.