Lauds

[℣. O God, come to my assistance; ℟. O Lord, make haste to help me.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.

As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia.]

Antiphon. Wisdom has built herself a house, she has prepared her wine, she has laid her table, alleluia. [Prov 9:1–2]

Sung to Adest dies from the feast of St. Dominic.

Psalm 92 (93)

The Lord has reigned, he is clothed with beauty: * the Lord is clothed with strength, and has girded himself.

For he has established the world * which shall not be moved.

Your throne is prepared from of old: * you are from everlasting.

The floods have lifted up, O Lord: * the floods have lifted up their voice.

The floods have lifted up their waves, * with the noise of many waters.

Wonderful are the surges of the sea: * wonderful is the Lord on high.

Your testimonies have become exceedingly credible: * holiness becomes your house, O Lord, unto length of days.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. * ℟. Ant.

Antiphon. You have nourished your people with the food of the angels, and you have provided them bread from heaven, alleluia. [Cf. Wis 16:20]

Sung to Pauper esca from the feast of St. Dominic.

Psalm 99 (100)

Sing joyfully to God, all the earth: * serve the Lord with gladness.

Come in before his presence * with exceeding great joy.

Know that the Lord, he is God: * he made us, and not we ourselves.

We are his people and the sheep of his pasture. * Go into his gates with praise, into his courts with hymns: and give glory to him.

Praise his name: for the Lord is sweet, his mercy endures forever, * and his truth to generation and generation.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. * ℟. Ant.

Antiphon. Rich is the bread of Christ and he will offer delicacies to kings, alleluia. [Cf. Gen 49:20]

Sung to Scala caelo from the feast of St. Dominic.

Psalm 21 (22)

O God my God, look upon me: why have you forsaken me? * Far from my salvation are the words of my sins.

O my God, I shall cry by day, and you will not hear: * and by night, and it shall not be reputed as folly in me.

But you dwell in the holy place, * the praise of Israel.

In you have our fathers hoped: * they have hoped, and you have delivered them.

They cried to you, and they were saved: * they trusted in you and were not confounded.

But I am a worm, and no man: * the reproach of men, and the outcast of the people.

All those who saw me have laughed me to scorn: * they have spoken with the lips, and wagged the head.

He hoped in the Lord, let him deliver him: * let him save him, seeing he delights in him.

For you are he who has drawn me out of the womb: * my hope from the breasts of my mother. I was cast upon you from the womb.

From my mother’s womb you are my God, * depart not from me.

For tribulation is very near: * for there is none to help me.

Many calves have surrounded me: * fat bulls have besieged me.

They have opened their mouths against me, * as a lion ravening and roaring.

I am poured out like water; * and all my bones are scattered.

My heart has become like wax melting * in the midst of my bowels.

My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue has cleaved to my jaws: * and you have brought me down into the dust of death.

For many dogs have encompassed me: * the council of the malignant has besieged me.

They have dug my hands and my feet. * They have numbered all my bones.

And they have looked and stared upon me. * They parted my garments amongst them; and upon my vesture they cast lots.

But you, O Lord, remove not your help to a distance from me; * look towards my defense.

Deliver, O God, my soul from the sword: * my only one from the hand of the dog.

Save me from the lion’s mouth; * and my lowness from the horns of the unicorns.

I will declare your name to my brethren: * in the midst of the church will I praise you.

Ye that fear the Lord, praise him: * all you the seed of Jacob, glorify him.

Let all the seed of Israel fear him: * because he has not slighted nor despised the supplication of the poor man.

Neither has he turned away his face from me: * and when I cried to him he heard me.

With you is my praise in a great church: * I will pay my vows in the sight of those who fear him.

The poor shall eat and shall be filled: and they shall praise the Lord that seek him: * their hearts shall live forever and ever.

All the ends of the earth * shall remember, and shall be converted to the Lord:

and all the kindreds of the Gentiles * shall adore in his sight.

For the kingdom is the Lord’s; * and he shall have dominion over the nations.

All the fat ones of the earth have eaten and have adored: * all those who go down to the earth shall fall before him.

And to him my soul shall live: * and my seed shall serve him.

There shall be declared to the Lord a generation to come: * and the heavens shall show forth his justice to a people that shall be born, which the Lord has made.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. * ℟. Ant.

Benedicite

Daniel 3:57–88

Antiphon. The holy priests offer incense and breads to God, alleluia. [Cf. Lev 21:6; Dan 3:38, 84]

Sung to Ingressus Angelus from the feast of the Annunciation.

All you works of the Lord, bless the Lord: * praise and exalt him above all forever.

O you angels of the Lord, bless the Lord: * O you heavens, bless the Lord:

O all you waters that are above the heavens, bless the Lord; * O all you powers of the Lord, bless the Lord.

O you sun and moon, bless the Lord: * O you stars of heaven, bless the Lord.

O every shower and dew, bless the Lord: * O all you spirits of God, bless the Lord.

O you fire and heat, bless the Lord: * O you cold and heat, bless the Lord.

O you dews and hoar frosts, bless the Lord: * O you frost and cold, bless the Lord.

O you ice and snow, bless the Lord: * O you nights and days, bless the Lord.

O you light and darkness, bless the Lord: * O you lightnings and clouds, bless the Lord.

O let the earth bless the Lord: * let it praise and exalt him above all forever.

O you mountains and hills, bless the Lord: * O all you things that spring up in the earth, bless the Lord.

O you fountains, bless the Lord: * O you seas and rivers, bless the Lord.

O you whales, and all that move in the waters, bless the Lord: * O all you fowls of the air, bless the Lord.

O all you beasts and cattle, bless the Lord: * O you sons of men, bless the Lord.

O let Israel bless the Lord: * let them praise and exalt him above all forever.

O you priests of the Lord, bless the Lord: * O you servants of the Lord, bless the Lord.

O you spirits and souls of the just, bless the Lord: * O you holy and humble of heart, bless the Lord.

O Hananiah, Azariah, and Mishael, bless the Lord: * praise and exalt him above all forever.

Let us bless the Father and the Son, with the Holy Spirit; * let us praise and exalt him above all forever.

Blessed are you, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven: * and worthy of praise, and glorious forever.

Antiphon. To the one who conquers I will give hidden manna and a new name, alleluia. [Cf. Rev 2:17]

Sung to Ex quo omnia from the feast of the Trinity.

Psalms 148–150

[Ps 148] Praise the Lord from the heavens; * praise him in the high places.

Praise him, all his angels; * praise him, all his hosts.

Praise him, O sun and moon; * praise him, all you stars and light.

Praise him, you heavens of heavens; * and let all the waters that are above the heavens, praise the name of the Lord.

For he spoke, and they were made; * he commanded, and they were created.

He has established them forever, and for ages of ages; * he has made a decree, and it shall not pass away.

Praise the Lord from the earth, * you dragons, and all you deeps:

fire, hail, snow, ice, stormy winds * which fulfill his word:

mountains and all hills, * fruitful trees and all cedars:

beasts and all cattle, * serpents and feathered fowls:

kings of the earth and all people, * princes and all judges of the earth;

young men and maidens; * let the old with the younger, praise the name of the Lord: for his name alone is exalted.

The praise of him is above heaven and earth; * and he has exalted the horn of his people.

A hymn to all his saints; * to the children of Israel, a people approaching to him.

[Ps 149] Sing to the Lord a new canticle; * let his praise be in the church of the saints.

Let Israel rejoice in him that made him, * and let the children of Zion be joyful in their king.

Let them praise his name in choir, * let them sing to him with the timbrel and the psaltery.

For the Lord is well pleased with his people, * and he will exalt the meek unto salvation.

The saints shall rejoice in glory; * they shall be joyful in their beds.

The high praise of God shall be in their mouth, * and two-edged swords in their hands:

to execute vengeance upon the nations, * chastisements among the people:

to bind their kings with fetters, * and their nobles with manacles of iron.

To execute upon them the judgment that is written: * this glory is to all his saints.

[Ps 150] Praise the Lord in his holy places; * praise him in the firmament of his power.

Praise him for his mighty acts; * praise him according to the multitude of his greatness.

Praise him with sound of trumpet; * praise him with psaltery and harp.

Praise him with timbrel and choir; * praise him with strings and organs.

Praise him on high sounding cymbals: praise him on cymbals of joy; * let every spirit praise the Lord.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. * ℟. Ant.

Chapter

1 Corinthians 11:23–24

The Lord Jesus Christ, on the night he was betrayed, took bread and, giving thanks, broke it and said: take and eat. This is my Body, which will be given up for you. Do this in my memory.

[℟. Thanks be to God.]

Hymn

Verbum supernum

The celestial Word coming forth,
not leaving the right hand of the Father,
going out to its work,
comes to the evening of life.

• Handed over by a disciple
  to his enemies for his death,
  he first gave himself to his disciples
  on a plate of life.
• He gave them his Flesh and Blood
  under two species,
  so that he might feed all men
  of twofold substance.
• Being born he gave himself as a companion, dining he gave himself as nourishment,
  dying he gave himself as a ransom,
  reigning he gives himself as a reward.
• O saving Victim,
  you who open the door of heaven,
  wars and enemies press us,
  give us strength, bring us help.
• To the Lord, one and three,
  be eternal praise,
  may he give us eternal life
  in the homeland. Amen.
• Sung to Aeterne rex altissime from the feast of the Ascension.

Versicle

[Cf. Psalm 147:3 (14)]

℣. He has established peace in your borders, alleluia.

℟. And with the finest grain he has filled you, alleluia.

Benedictus

Luke 1:68—79

Antiphon for the Benedictus. I am the living bread who descended from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever, [alleluia]. [John 6:51–52]

Sung to Pax aeterna from the feast of the Dedication.

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; * because he has visited and wrought the redemption of his people:

and has raised up a horn of salvation to us, * in the house of David his servant:

as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets, * who are from the beginning:

salvation from our enemies, * and from the hand of all that hate us:

to perform mercy to our fathers, * and to remember his holy testament,

the oath, which he swore to Abraham our father, * that he would grant to us,

that being delivered from the hand of our enemies, * we may serve him without fear,

in holiness and justice before him, * all our days.

And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the highest: * for you shall go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways:

to give knowledge of salvation to his people, * unto the remission of their sins:

through the bowels of the mercy of our God, * in which the orient from on high has visited us:

to enlighten those who sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death: * to direct our feet into the way of peace.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. * ℟. Ant.

Prayer

[℣. O Lord, hear my prayer. ℟. And let my cry come unto you.]

Let us pray. God, who has left us in a wonderful sacrament a memorial of your Passion, grant, we ask, that we may venerate the sacred mystery of your Body and Blood, so that we may always feel in ourselves the fruit of your redemption. Who lives and reigns with God the Father in unity with the Holy Spirit, God, world without end. Amen.

[℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟. And let my cry come unto you.
℣. Let us bless the Lord.
℟. Thanks be to God.
℣. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
℟. Amen.
Our Father, etc.
℣. May the Lord grant us his peace.
℟. And life everlasting. Amen.

Final Antiphon of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Hail holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To you do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To you 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 your womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

℣. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
℟. 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, did prepare the body and soul of Mary, glorious Virgin and Mother, to become a worthy dwelling for your 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.

℣. May the divine assistance remain with us always.
℟. Amen.]