Monastic Breviary
Little Office of the BVM
Little Office of the BVM
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Turn us then, ✙ O God, our saviour:
Convérte nos ✙ Deus, salutáris noster.
And let thy anger cease from us.
Et avérte iram tuam a nobis.
O God, ✠ come to my assistance;
Deus ✠ in adiutórium meum inténde.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Dómine, ad adiuvándum me festína.
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.
Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Alleluia.
Allelúia.
Psalms
Psalm 128 [1]
128:1 Often have they fought against me from my youth, * let Israel now say.
128:2 Often have they fought against me from my youth: * but they could not prevail over me.
128:3 The wicked have wrought upon my back: * they have lengthened their iniquity.
128:4 The Lord who is just will cut the necks of sinners: * let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Sion.
128:6 Let them be as grass upon the tops of houses: * which withereth before it be plucked up:
128:7 Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand: * nor he that gathereth sheaves his bosom.
128:8 And they that passed by have not said: The blessing of the Lord be upon you: * we have blessed you in the name of the Lord.
128:1 Sæpe expugnavérunt me a iuventúte mea, * dicat nunc Israël.
128:2 Sæpe expugnavérunt me a iuventúte mea: * étenim non potuérunt mihi.
128:3 Supra dorsum meum fabricavérunt peccatóres: * prolongavérunt iniquitátem suam.
128:4 Dóminus iustus concídit cervíces peccatórum: * confundántur et convertántur retrórsum omnes, qui odérunt Sion.
128:6 Fiant sicut fænum tectórum: * quod priúsquam evellátur, exáruit:
128:7 De quo non implévit manum suam qui metit, * et sinum suum qui manípulos cólligit.
128:8 Et non dixérunt qui præteríbant: Benedíctio Dómini super vos: * benedíximus vobis in nómine Dómini.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Psalm 129 [2]
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.
129:1 De profúndis clamávi ad te, Dómine: * Dómine, exáudi vocem meam:
129:2 Fiant aures tuæ intendéntes, * in vocem deprecatiónis meæ.
129:3 Si iniquitátes observáveris, Dómine: * Dómine, quis sustinébit?
129:4 Quia apud te propitiátio est: * et propter legem tuam sustínui te, Dómine.
129:4 Sustínuit ánima mea in verbo eius: * sperávit ánima mea in Dómino.
129:6 A custódia matutína usque ad noctem: * speret Israël in Dómino.
129:7 Quia apud Dóminum misericórdia: * et copiósa apud eum redémptio.
129:8 Et ipse rédimet Israël, * ex ómnibus iniquitátibus eius.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Psalm 130 [3]
130:1 O Lord, my heart is not exalted: * nor are my eyes lofty.
130:1 Neither have I walked in great matters, * nor in wonderful things above me.
130:2 If I was not humbly minded, * but exalted my soul:
130:2 As a child that is weaned is towards his mother, * so reward in my soul.
130:3 Let Israel hope in the Lord, * from henceforth now and for ever.
130:1 Dómine, non est exaltátum cor meum: * neque eláti sunt óculi mei.
130:1 Neque ambulávi in magnis: * neque in mirabílibus super me.
130:2 Si non humíliter sentiébam: * sed exaltávi ánimam meam:
130:2 Sicut ablactátus est super matre sua, * ita retribútio in ánima mea.
130:3 Speret Israël in Dómino, * ex hoc nunc et usque in sǽculum.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Hymn
Meménto salútis Auctor,
Quod nostri quondam córporis,
Ex illibáta Vírgine
Nascéndo, formam súmpseris.
María Mater grátiæ,
Mater misericórdiæ:
Tu nos ab hoste prótege,
Et hora mortis súscipe.
All honour, praise and glory be,
O Jesu, Virgin-Born, to thee;
All glory, as is ever meet,
To Father, and to Paraclete.
Amen.
Glória tibi, Dómine,
Qui natus es de Vírgine,
Cum Patr[e], et Sancto Spíritu,
In sempitérna sǽcula.
Amen.
Chapter Verse
Sir 24:24
I am mother of fair love, and fear, and knowledge, and holy hope.
Ego mater pulchræ dilectiónis, et timóris, et agnitiónis, et sanctæ spei.
Thanks be to God.
Deo grátias.
Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
Ora pro nobis sancta Dei Génetrix.
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Ut digni efficiámur promissiónibus Christi.
Canticle: Nunc dimittis
We take refuge * under thy protection, O holy Mother of God! Despise not our supplications in our need, but deliver us always from all dangers, O Virgin, glorious and blessed!
Sub tuum præsídium * confúgimus, sancta Dei Génetrix: nostras deprecatiónes ne despícias in necessitátibus, sed a perículis cunctis libera nos semper, Virgo gloriósa et benedícta.
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.
2:29 Nunc dimíttis ✠ servum tuum, Dómine, * secúndum verbum tuum in pace:
2:30 Quia vidérunt óculi mei * salutáre tuum,
2:31 Quod parásti * ante fáciem ómnium populórum,
2:32 Lumen ad revelatiónem géntium, * et glóriam plebis tuæ Israël.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
We take refuge * under thy protection, O holy Mother of God! Despise not our supplications in our need, but deliver us always from all dangers, O Virgin, glorious and blessed!
Sub tuum præsídium * confúgimus, sancta Dei Génetrix: nostras deprecatiónes ne despícias in necessitátibus, sed a perículis cunctis libera nos semper, Virgo gloriósa et benedícta.
Prayer
O Lord, hear my prayer.
Dómine, exáudi oratiónem meam.
And let my cry come unto thee.
Et clamor meus ad te véniat.
Let us pray.
Orémus.
O Lord, we pray thee, that the glorious intercession of Mary, blessed, and glorious, and everlastingly Virgin, may shield us and bring us on toward eternal life.
Beátæ et gloriósæ semper Vírginis Maríæ, quǽsumus, Dómine, intercéssio gloriósa nos prótegat, et ad vitam perdúcat ætérnam.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
Per Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.
Conclusion
O Lord, hear my prayer.
Dómine, exáudi oratiónem meam.
And let my cry come unto thee.
Et clamor meus ad te véniat.
Let us bless the Lord.
Benedicámus Dómino.
Thanks be to God.
Deo grátias.
The almighty and merciful Lord, ✠ the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, bless us and keep us.
Benedícat et custódiat nos omnípotens et miséricors Dóminus, ✠ Pater, et Fílius, et Spíritus Sanctus.
Amen.
Antiphona finalis B.M.V.
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.
Salve, Regína, mater misericórdiæ;
vita, dulcédo et spes nóstra, salve.
Ad te clamámus éxsules fílii Hevæ.
Ad te suspirámus geméntes et flentes
in hac lacrimárum valle.
Eia ergo, advocáta nostra,
illos tuos misericórdes óculos ad nos convérte.
Et Iesum, benedíctum fructum ventris tui,
nobis post hoc exsílium osténde.
O clemens, o pia, o dulcis Virgo María.
Salve Regina Mode I
Liber antiphonarius, 1960, p. 68 · Transcribed by Andrew Hinkley · GregoBase, CC0
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei Génetrix.
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Ut digni efficiámur promissiónibus Christi.
Let us pray.
Orémus.
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.
Then, in the public recitation of the Office, if the Community is to leave the Choir, the following Versicle is said.
Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, qui gloriósæ Vírginis Matris Maríæ corpus et ánimam, ut dignum Fílii tui habitáculum éffici mererétur, Spíritu Sancto cooperánte, præparásti: da, ut, cuius commemoratióne lætámur, eius pia intercessióne, ab instántibus malis et a morte perpétua liberémur. Per eúndem Christum Dóminum nostrum. Amen.
Si descendendum sit a choro, concluditur dicendo.
May the divine assistance ✠ remain with us always.
Divínum auxílium ✠ máneat semper nobíscum.
And with our brothers, who are absent. Amen.
Et cum frátribus nostris abséntibus. Amen.
Texts from the Divinum Officium project.