Monastic Breviary

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.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried: he descended into hell; the third day he arose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven; sitteth at the right hand of God the Father almighty: from thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

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

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

Alleluia.

15:1 Preserve me, O Lord, for I have put my trust in thee. * I have said to the Lord, thou art my God, for thou hast no need of my goods.

15:3 To the saints, who are in his land, * he hath made wonderful all my desires in them.

15:4 Their infirmities were multiplied: * afterwards they made haste.

15:4 I will not gather together their meetings for blood offerings: * nor will I be mindful of their names by my lips.

15:5 The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup: * it is thou that wilt restore my inheritance to me.

15:6 The lines are fallen unto me in goodly places: * for my inheritance is goodly to me.

15:7 I will bless the Lord, who hath given me understanding: * moreover my reins also have corrected me even till night.

15:8 I set the Lord always in my sight: * for he is at my right hand, that I be not moved.

15:9 Therefore my heart hath been glad, and my tongue hath rejoiced: * moreover my flesh also shall rest in hope.

15:10 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; * nor wilt thou give thy holy one to see corruption.

15:11 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life, thou shalt fill me with joy with thy countenance: * at thy right hand are delights even to the end.

16:1 Hear, O Lord, my justice: * attend to my supplication.

16:1 Give ear unto my prayer, * which proceedeth not from deceitful lips.

16:2 Let my judgment come forth from thy countenance: * let thy eyes behold the things that are equitable.

16:3 Thou hast proved my heart, and visited it by night, * thou hast tried me by fire: and iniquity hath not been found in me.

16:4 That my mouth may not speak the works of men: * for the sake of the words of thy lips, I have kept hard ways.

16:5 Perfect thou my goings in thy paths: * that my footsteps be not moved.

16:6 I have cried to thee, for thou, O God, hast heard me: * O incline thy ear unto me, and hear my words.

16:7 Shew forth thy wonderful mercies; * thou who savest them that trust in thee.

16:8 From them that resist thy right hand keep me, * as the apple of thy eye.

16:8 Protect me under the shadow of thy wings: * from the face of the wicked who have afflicted me.

16:9 My enemies have surrounded my soul: They have shut up their fat: * their mouth hath spoken proudly.

16:11 They have cast me forth, and now they have surrounded me: * they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth.

16:12 They have taken me, as a lion prepared for the prey; * and as a young lion dwelling in secret places.

16:13 Arise, O Lord, disappoint him and supplant him; * deliver my soul from the wicked one; thy sword from the enemies of thy hand.

16:14 O Lord, divide them from the few of the earth in their life: * their belly is filled from thy hidden stores.

16:14 They are full of children: * and they have left to their little ones the rest of their substance.

16:15 But as for me, I will appear before thy sight in justice: * I shall be satisfied when thy glory shall appear.

17:2 I will love thee, O Lord, my strength: * The Lord is my firmament, my refuge, and my deliverer.

17:3 My God is my helper, * and in him will I put my trust.

17:3 My protector, and the horn of my salvation, * and my support.

17:4 Praising, I will call upon the Lord: * and I shall be saved from my enemies.

17:5 The sorrows of death surrounded me: * and the torrents of iniquity troubled me.

17:6 The sorrows of hell encompassed me: * and the snares of death prevented me.

17:7 In my affliction I called upon the Lord, * and I cried to my God:

17:7 And he heard my voice from his holy temple: * and my cry before him came into his ears.

17:8 The earth shook and trembled: * the foundations of the mountains were troubled and were moved, because he was angry with them.

17:9 There went up a smoke in his wrath: and a fire flamed from his face: * coals were kindled by it.

17:10 He bowed the heavens, and came down, * and darkness was under his feet.

17:11 And he ascended upon the cherubim, and he flew; * he flew upon the wings of the winds.

17:12 And he made darkness his covert, his pavilion round about him: * dark waters in the clouds of the air.

17:13 At the brightness that was before him the clouds passed, * hail and coals of fire.

17:14 And the Lord thundered from heaven, and the Highest gave his voice: * hail and coals of fire.

17:15 And he sent forth his arrows, and he scattered them: * he multiplied lightnings, and troubled them.

17:16 Then the fountains of waters appeared, * and the foundations of the world were discovered:

17:16 At thy rebuke, O Lord, * at the blast of the spirit of thy wrath.

17:17 He sent from on high, and took me: * and received me out of many waters.

17:18 He delivered me from my strongest enemies, and from them that hated me: * for they were too strong for me.

17:19 They prevented me in the day of my affliction: * and the Lord became my protector.

17:20 And he brought me forth into a large place: * he saved me, because he was well pleased with me.

17:21 And the Lord will reward me according to my justice; * and will repay me according to the cleanness of my hands:

17:22 Because I have kept the ways of the Lord; * and have not done wickedly against my God.

17:23 For all his judgments are in my sight: * and his justices I have not put away from me.

17:24 And I shall be spotless with him: * and shall keep myself from my iniquity.

17:25 And the Lord will reward me according to my justice: * and according to the cleanness of my hands before his eyes.

Now to the king of ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Lord have mercy upon us, Christ have mercy upon us, Lord have mercy upon 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.

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 what is righteous in thy sight.

Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.

November 14th 2026, the 4th day of the Moon,

On the morrow we keep in England the feast of holy Erconwald, Bishop of London, who was famous for many miracles, and of whom mention is made upon the last day of April.

Upon the same 14th day of November, were born into the better life:

At Gangra, in Paphlagonia, the holy martyr Hypatius, Bishop (of that see,) who was stoned to death by the Novatian heretics on his way back from the great Council of Nicea.

At Heraclea, in Thrace, the holy martyrs Clementine, Theodotus, and Philomenus.

At Alexandria, the holy martyr Serapion, whom the persecutors under the Emperor Decius most cruelly tormented until they dislocated all his joints, and then cast him down headlong from the top of his own house, and so made him a martyr for Christ.

At Troyes, in Gaul, under the Emperor Aurelian, the holy martyr Venerandus.

Likewise in Gaul, the holy Virgin Veneranda, who received the crown of martyrdom under the Emperor Antonine and Asclepiades the President.

At Emesa, many holy Women, who, for Christ's faith's sake, were most cruelly tortured and murdered under the savage Arab chief Mady.

At Bologna, the holy Confessor Jucundus, Bishop (of that see.) In Ireland, (in the year 1181,) holy Lorcan Ua Tuathail, Archbishop of Dublin.

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.

Lord have mercy upon us, Christ have mercy upon us, Lord have mercy upon 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.

Let us pray.

O Lord, Almighty God, King of heaven and earth, Saviour 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 livest and reignest, world without end.

The Rule of our Holy Father Benedict. Chapter 35: Concerning the Weekly Kitcheners. Continued.

And let the weekly kitcheners each receive, over and above the appointed portion, somewhat to drink and bread, one hour before refection, that they may serve their brethren at the hour of refection without murmuring or great labour: on solemnities however let them wait until after Mass. On Sunday let the in-coming and the out-going weekly officials prostrate themselves before all the brethren in the oratory at the end of Lauds and ask prayers for themselves; and let the one going out from the week’s work say this versicle: “Blessed art Thou, O Lord God, because Thou hast holpen me and comforted me”; and when this has been said thrice let the one going out receive his blessing. Then let the one coming in follow on and say: “O God, make speed to save me; O Lord, make haste to help me”; and let this likewise be repeated thrice by all and the blessing received let him enter upon his office.

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.

129:1 Out of the depths I have cried to thee, O Lord: * Lord, hear my voice.

129:2 Let thy ears be attentive * to the voice of my supplication.

129:3 If thou, O Lord, wilt mark iniquities: * Lord, who shall stand it.

129:4 For with thee there is merciful forgiveness: * and by reason of thy law, I have waited for thee, O Lord.

129:4 My soul hath relied on his word: * my soul hath hoped in the Lord.

129:6 From the morning watch even until night, * let Israel hope in the Lord.

129:7 Because with the Lord there is mercy: * and with him plentiful redemption.

129:8 And he shall redeem Israel * from all his iniquities.

skip second «O Lord, hear my prayer»

Let us pray.

O God the giver of pardon, and the lover of human salvation, we beseech thy clemency: that thou grant the brethren of our congregation, kinsfolk, and benefactors, which are departed out of this world, blessed Mary ever Virgin making intercession with all the saints, to come to the fellowship of eternal blessedness.

Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.