Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary According to the Rite of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans)
Dominican
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O Lord, open my lips.
And my mouth shall announce thy praise.
Incline unto my aid, O God.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
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.
From Septuagesima until Easter, instead of Alleluia is said: Praise be to Thee, O Lord, King of everlasting glory.
Invitatory
Our King, a Virgin's Son: Come, let us adore.
Psalm 94
Come let us praise the Lord with joy: let us joyfully sing to God our Saviour:
let us approach to his presence in confession, and in Psalms let us make joy unto him.
Our King, a Virgin's Son: Come, let us adore.
For God is a great Lord, and a great King above all Gods:
because our Lord repelleth not his people:
for that in his hand are all the bounds of the earth, and he beholdeth the heights of the mountains.
Come, let us adore.
For the sea is his, and he made it: and his hands founded the dry land:
come let us adore, and fall down before God:
let us weep before our Lord, that made us:
because he is the Lord our God: we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Our King, a Virgin's Son: Come, let us adore.
Today if ye 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:
proved, and saw my works.
Come, let us adore.
Forty years was I nigh unto this generation: and said, they always err in heart:
and they have not known my ways, to whom I swear in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest.
Our King, a Virgin's Son: Come, let us adore.
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.
Come, let us adore.
Our King, a Virgin's Son: Come, let us adore.
Hymn
Whom earth, and sea, and sky proclaim,
Quem terra, pontus, aethera
The ruler of the triple frame,
Colunt, adorant, praedicant,
He unto Whom their praises,
Trinam regentem machinam
Within the womb of Mary lies.
Claustrum Mariae bajulat.
Her womb, the seat of every grace,
Cui luna, sol, et omnia
Is now the Lord's abiding place,
Deserviunt per tempora,
That Lord's to Whom the sun by day,
Perfusa caeli gratia,
The moon by night, their service pay.
Gestant puellae viscera.
O Happy Mother that thou art,
Beata Mater munere,
Close underneath thy beating heart,
Cujus supernus artifex,
Lies thy Creator-God, who plann'd,
Mundum pugillo continens,
The world He holds within His hand.
Ventris sub arca clausus est.
Blest by herald angel's tongue,
Beata caeli nuntio,
O'er thee God's shadowing Spirit hung,
Fecunda Sancto Spiritu,
And fill'd thy womb which issued forth,
Desideratus gentibus
The long-desir'd of all the earth.
Cujus per alvum fusus est.
O Mary, Mother of all grace,
Maria, mater gratiae,
Mother of Mercy to our race,
Mater misericordiae,
Protect us now from Satan's power,
Tu nos ab hoste protege,
And own us at life's closing hour.
Et hora mortis suscipe.
All glory be Thee, O Lord,
Gloria tibi, Domine,
The Virgin's son, by all ador'd,
Qui natus es de Virgine,
And equal praise forever greet,
Cum Patre et Sancto Spiritu,
The Father and the Paraclete. Amen.
In sempiterna saecula. Amen.
Psalm 8
O Lord our Governor, how excellent is thy Name in all the world.
For thou hast set thy glory above the heavens.
Out of the mouth of very babes and sucklings hast thou perfected praise, because of thine enemies, that thou mightest destroy the enemy and the avenger.
For I will consider thy heavens, even the works of thy fingers; the moon and the stars which thou hast ordained.
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him.
Thou madest him lower than the Angels, thou hast crowned him with glory and worship: thou makest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands.
Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet: all sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field.
The fowls of the air, and the fishes of the sea; and whatsoever walketh through the paths of the seas.
O Lord our Governor, how excellent is thy Name in all the world.
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.
Domine, Dominus noster, quam admirabile est nomen tuum in universa terra!
Quoniam elevata est magnificentia tua super caelos.
Ex ore infantium et lactentium perfecisti laudem propter inimicos tuos, ut destruas inimicum et ultorem.
Quoniam videbo caelos tuos, opera digitorum tuorum: lunam et stellas, quae tu fundasti.
Quid est homo, quod memor es ejus? aut filius hominis, quoniam visitas eum?
Minuisti eum paulo minus ab Angelis, gloria et honore coronasti eum: et constituisti eum super opera manuum tuarum.
Omnia subjecisti sub pedibus ejus, oves et boves universas: insuper et pecora campi.
Volucres caeli, et pisces maris, qui perambulant semitas maris.
Domine, Dominus noster, quam admirabile est nomen tuum in universa terra!
Gloria Patri.
Psalm 18
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
Day to day uttereth speech; and night to night sheweth knowledge.
There is neither speech nor language; where their voices are not heard.
Their sound is gone out into all lands; and their words into the ends of the world.
In the sun hath he set his tabernacle: and he, as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber.
Hath rejoiced as a giant to run his course, his going forth is from the uttermost part of the heaven.
And his circuit even unto the end thereof; and there is no one that can hide himself from his heat.
The law of the Lord is an undefiled law, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, and giveth wisdom unto the simple.
The statutes of the Lord are right, and rejoice the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, and giveth light unto the eyes.
The fear of the Lord is holy, and endureth for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true, justified in themselves.
More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much precious stone; sweeter also than honey, and the honeycomb.
For thy servant keepeth them, and in keeping of them there is great reward.
Who can tell how oft he offendeth? O cleanse thou me from my secret faults.
Save thy servant also from the sins of others. If they get not the dominion over me, so shall I be undefiled, and innocent from the great offence.
And the words of my mouth shall be such as may please, and the meditation of my heart be always in thy sight.
O Lord, my strength and my redeemer.
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.
Caeli enarrant gloriam Dei, et opera manuum ejus annuntiat firmamentum.
Dies diei eructat verbum, et nox nocti indicat scientiam.
Non sunt loquelae, neque sermones quorum non audiantur voces eorum.
In omnem terram exivit sonus eorum: et in fines orbis terrae verba eorum.
In sole posuit tabernaculum suum: et ipse tamquam sponsus procedens de thalamo suo.
Exsultavit ut gigas ad currendam viam, a summo caelo egressio ejus.
Et occursus ejus usque ad summum ejus: nec est qui se abscondat a calore ejus.
Lex Domini immaculata, convertens animas: testimonium Domini fidele, sapientiam praestans parvulis.
Justitiae Domini rectae, laetificantes corda: praeceptum Domini lucidum, illuminans oculos.
Timor Domini sanctus, permanens in saeculum saeculi: judicia Domini vera, justificata in semetipsa.
Desiderabilia super aurum et lapidem pretiosum multum: et dulciora super mel et favum.
Etenim servus tuus custodit ea, in custodiendis illis retributio multa.
Delicta quis intelligit? ab occultis meis munda me: et ab alienis parce servo tuo.
Si mei non fuerint dominati, tunc immaculatus ero: et emundabor a delicto maximo.
Et erunt ut complaceant eloquia oris mei: et meditatio cordis mei in conspectu tuo semper.
Domine, adjutor meus, et redemptor meus.
Gloria Patri.
Psalm 23
The earth is the Lord's, and all the fullness thereof, the compass of the world, and they that dwell therein.
For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the rivers.
Who shall ascend into the mountain of the Lord? Or who shall stand in his holy place?
Even he that hath clean hands, and a pure heart, and that hath not lift up his soul unto vanity, nor deceitfully sworn to his neighbour.
He shall receive a blessing from the Lord: and mercy from God his saviour.
This is the generation of them that seek him, even of them that seek the face of the God of Jacob.
Lift up your gates, O ye princes, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting gates, and the King of glory shall come in.
Who is this King of glory? It is the Lord strong and mighty, even the Lord mighty in battle.
Lift up your gates, O ye princes, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting gates, and the King of glory shall come in.
Who is this King of glory? Even the Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory.
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.
Domini est terra, et plenitudo ejus: orbis terrarum et universi qui habitant in eo.
Quia ipse super maria fundavit eum: et super flumina praeparavit eum.
Quis ascendet in montem Domini? aut quis stabit in loco sancto ejus?
Innocens manibus et mundo corde, qui non accepit in vano animam suam, nec juravit in dolo proximo suo.
Hic accipiet benedictionem a Domino: et misericordiam a Deo, salutari suo.
Haec est generatio quaerentium eum, quaerentium faciem Dei Jacob.
Attollite portas, principes, vestras, et elevamini, portae aeternales: et introibit rex gloriae.
Quis est iste rex gloriae? Dominus fortis et potens: Dominus potens in proelio.
Attollite portas, principes, vestras, et elevamini, portae aeternales: et introibit rex gloriae.
Quis est iste rex gloriae? Dominus virtutum ipse est rex gloriae.
Gloria Patri.
Antiphon
Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
Grace is poured forth on thy lips.
Therefore God hath blessed thee forever.
Our Father (silently)
But deliver us from evil. Amen.
We pray thee, vouchsafe us a blessing.
Blessing.
May the tender Virgin of virgins intercede for us with the Lord.
Amen.
Lesson I
O Holy Mary, Virgin of virgins, Mother and daughter of the King of Kings! Bestow upon us thy consolation, that through thee we may deserve the reward of the heavenly kingdom, and reign with the elect of God unto all eternity.
But thou, O Lord, have mercy on us.
Thanks be to God.
Reading
O Holy Mary, Virgin of virgins, Mother and daughter of the King of Kings! Bestow upon us thy consolation, that through thee we may deserve the reward of the heavenly kingdom, and reign with the elect of God unto all eternity.
But thou, O Lord, have mercy on us.
Thanks be to God.
Responsory
O holy and immaculate Virginity, with what praises to extol thee, I know not: For thou gavest from thy bosom Him Whom the heavens could not contain.
Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. For thou gavest from thy bosom Him Whom the heavens could not contain.
We pray thee, vouchsafe us a blessing.
Blessing.
May the Holy Mother of God be our helper.
Amen.
Reading
O Holy Mary, most compassionate of all the compassionate, and holiest of all the holy, make intercession for us. Through thee, O Virgin, may He receive our prayers, Who, born for us of thee, reigneth above the skies; that so, by His loving-kindness, our sins may be cleansed away.
But thou, O Lord, have mercy on us.
Responsory
Blessed art thou, O Virgin Mary, who didst bear the Lord, the Creator of the world: Thou gavest birth unto Him Who made thee, and remainest a virgin evermore.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Thou gavest birth unto Him Who made thee, and remainest a virgin evermore.
We pray thee, vouchsafe us a blessing.
Blessing.
May the Virgin Mary, with her loving Child, bless us.
Amen.
Reading
O holy Mother of God, who didst worthily deserve to conceive Him Whom the whole world cannot contain, cleanse away our sins by thy loving intercession that we who have been redeemed may through thee be able to ascend to the seat of perpetual glory, where, with Him, thy Son, thou reignest forever.
But thou, O Lord, have mercy on us.
Responsory
Happy thou, O sacred Virgin Mary, and most worthy of all praise: For out of thee arose the Sun of Justice, Christ our God.
Pray for the people, plead for the clergy, make intercession for the devout female sex; let all feel thy helping power who celebrate thy blessed memory. For out of thee arose the Sun of Justice, Christ our God.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost:
Christ our God.
Hymn
We praise thee, O God, we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.
Te Deum laudamus, te Dominum confitemur.
All the earth doth worship thee, the Father everlasting.
Te aeternum Patrem omnis terra veneratur.
To thee all Angels cry aloud, the Heavens, and all the Powers therein.
Tibi omnes Angeli, tibi Caeli, et universae Potestates.
To thee Cherubim and Seraphim continually do cry:
Tibi Cherubim et Seraphim incessabili voce proclamant:
Holy, Holy, Holy, * Lord God of Sabaoth.
Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth.
Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty of thy glory.
Pleni sunt caeli et terra majestatis gloriae tuae.
The glorious company of the Apostles praise thee.
Te gloriosus Apostolorum chorus.
The goodly fellowship of the Prophets praise thee.
Te Prophetarum laudabilis numerus.
The noble army of Martyrs praise thee.
Te Martyrum candidatus laudat exercitus.
The holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge thee:
Te per orbem terrarum sancta confitetur Ecclesia:
The Father, of an infinite Majesty;
Patrem immensae majestatis.
Thine honorable, true, and only Son;
Venerandum tuum verum et unicum Filium.
Also the Holy Ghost, the Comforter.
Sanctum quoque Paraclitum Spiritum.
Thou art the King of Glory, * O Christ.
Tu Rex gloriae, Christe.
Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father.
Tu Patris sempiternus es Filius.
When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man, thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb.
Tu ad liberandum suscepturus hominem, non horruisti Virginis uterum.
When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers.
Tu devicto mortis aculeo, aperuisti credentibus regna caelorum.
Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father.
Tu ad dexteram Dei sedes in gloria Patris.
We believe that thou shalt come to be our Judge.
Judex crederis esse venturus.
We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious Blood.
Te ergo quaesumus, tuis famulis subveni, quos pretioso sanguine redemisti.
Make them to be numbered with thy Saints, in glory everlasting.
Aeterna fac cum sanctis tuis in gloria numerari.
O Lord, save thy people, and bless thine heritage.
Salvum fac populum tuum, Domine, et benedic hereditati tuae.
Govern them, and lift them up for ever.
Et rege eos, et extolle illos usque in aeternum.
Day by day we magnify thee;
Per singulos dies benedicimus te.
And we worship thy Name ever, world without end.
Et laudamus nomen tuum in saeculum, et in saeculum saeculi.
Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin.
Dignare, Domine, die isto sine peccato nos custodire.
O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us.
Miserere nostri, Domine, miserere nostri.
O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us, as our trust is in thee.
Fiat misericordia tua, Domine, super nos, quemadmodum speravimus in te.
O Lord, in thee have I trusted, let me never be confounded.
In te, Domine, speravi: non confundar in aeternum.
Before Lauds
Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei Genitrix.
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi.
Responsory
O holy and immaculate Virginity, with what praises to extol thee, I know not: For thou gavest from thy bosom Him Whom the heavens could not contain.
Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. For thou gavest from thy bosom Him Whom the heavens could not contain.
Responsory
Blessed art thou, O Virgin Mary, who didst bear the Lord, the Creator of the world: Thou gavest birth unto Him Who made thee, and remainest a virgin evermore.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Thou gavest birth unto Him Who made thee, and remainest a virgin evermore.
Responsory
Happy thou, O sacred Virgin Mary, and most worthy of all praise: For out of thee arose the Sun of Justice, Christ our God.
Pray for the people, plead for the clergy, make intercession for the devout female sex; let all feel thy helping power who celebrate thy blessed memory. For out of thee arose the Sun of Justice, Christ our God.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost:
Christ our God.
On those Sundays and feast days when the Te Deum is omitted, the following is added:
Yea, happy art thou, O Holy Mother of God, and most worthy of all praise: For out of thee arose the Sun of Justice, even Christ our Lord.
Laudate Dominum de caelis: laudate eum in excelsis.
Laudate eum, omnes Angeli ejus: laudate eum, omnes virtutes ejus.
Laudate eum, sol et luna: laudate eum, omnes stellae et lumen.
Laudate eum, caeli caelorum: et aquae omnes, quae super caelos sunt, laudent nomen Domini.
Quia ipse dixit, et facta sunt: ipse mandavit, et creata sunt.
Statuit ea in aeternum et in saeculum saeculi: praeceptum posuit, et non praeteribit.
Laudate Dominum de terra, dracones et omnes abyssi.
Ignis, grando, nix, glacies, spiritus procellarum: quae faciunt verbum ejus.
Montes et omnes colles: ligna fructifera et omnes cedri.
Bestiae et universa pecora: serpentes et volucres pennatae.
Reges terrae et omnes populi: principes et omnes judices terrae.
Juvenes et virgines: senes cum junioribus laudent nomen Domini.
Quia exaltatum est nomen ejus solius.
Confessio ejus super caelum et terram: et exaltavit cornu populi sui.
Laudate Dominum de caelis: laudate eum in excelsis.
Laudate eum, omnes Angeli ejus: laudate eum, omnes virtutes ejus.
Laudate eum, sol et luna: laudate eum, omnes stellae et lumen.
Laudate eum, caeli caelorum: et aquae omnes, quae super caelos sunt, laudent nomen Domini.
Quia ipse dixit, et facta sunt: ipse mandavit, et creata sunt.
Statuit ea in aeternum et in saeculum saeculi: praeceptum posuit, et non praeteribit.
Laudate Dominum de terra, dracones et omnes abyssi.
Ignis, grando, nix, glacies, spiritus procellarum: quae faciunt verbum ejus.
Montes et omnes colles: ligna fructifera et omnes cedri.
Bestiae et universa pecora: serpentes et volucres pennatae.
Reges terrae et omnes populi: principes et omnes judices terrae.
Juvenes et virgines: senes cum junioribus laudent nomen Domini.
Quia exaltatum est nomen ejus solius.
Confessio ejus super caelum et terram: et exaltavit cornu populi sui.
Hymnus omnibus sanctis ejus: filiis Israel, populo appropinquanti sibi.
Incline unto my aid, O God.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
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 (or Praise to thee.)
Psalm 92
The Lord hath reigned, and hath put on glorious apparel: the Lord hath put on his apparel, and girded himself with strength.
For he hath established the round world, that it cannot be moved.
Thy throne is prepared from of old: thou art from everlasting.
The floods have lift up, O Lord: yea, the floods have lift up their voice.
The floods have lift up their waves, with the noise of many waters.
The waves of the sea are mighty: glorious is the Lord, who dwelleth on high.
Thy testimonies are become exceeding credible: holiness becometh thine house, O Lord, unto length of days.
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.
Psalm 99
O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands: serve the Lord with gladness.
Come before his presence with exceeding great joy.
Know ye that the Lord he is God; it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves.
We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture: O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise; be ye thankful unto him.
Give praises unto his Name: for the Lord is gracious, his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth from generation to generation.
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.
Psalm 62
O God, thou art my God, to thee do I watch at break of day.
My soul hath thirsted for thee, my flesh also in many different ways.
In a barren and dry land where no water is: so in the sanctuary have I come before thee, that I might behold thy power and thy glory.
For thy mercy is better than the life itself: my lips shall praise thee.
Thus will I bless thee as long as I live: and I will lift up my hands in thy Name.
My soul shall be filled as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips.
If I have remembered thee in my bed, I will think upon thee in the morning: because thou hast been my helper.
And under the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice, my soul hath hung upon thee; thy right hand hath upholden me.
But they have sought my soul in vain, they shall go down into the nether parts of the earth: they shall be delivered into the hands of the sword, they shall be a portion for foxes.
But the king shall rejoice in God; all they also that swear by him shall be commended; for the mouth of them that speak wicked things shall be stopped.
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.
Psalm 66
May God have mercy on us, and bless us: may he shew us the light of his countenance, and be merciful unto us.
That thy way may be known upon earth: thy salvation in all nations.
Let people confess to thee, O God: let all the people give praise to thee.
Let the nations be glad and rejoice: for thou judgest the folk righteously, and govern the nations upon earth.
Let the people, O God, confess to thee: let all the people give praise to thee. Then shall the earth bring forth her increase.
May God, our God bless us. May God bless us: and all the ends of the world shall fear him.
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.
Canticle of the Three Youths
O all ye Works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: O ye Heavens, bless ye the Lord.
O ye Waters that be above the Firmament, bless ye the Lord: O all ye Powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord.
O ye Sun and Moon, bless ye the Lord: O ye Stars of Heaven, bless ye the Lord.
O ye Showers and Dew, bless ye the Lord: O ye winds of God, bless ye the Lord.
O ye Fire and Heat, bless ye the Lord: O ye Winter and Summer, bless ye the Lord.
O ye Dews and Frosts, bless ye the Lord: O ye Frost and Cold, bless ye the Lord.
O ye Ice and Snow, bless ye the Lord: O ye Nights and Days, bless ye the Lord.
O ye Light and Darkness, bless ye the Lord: O ye Lightnings and Clouds, bless ye the Lord.
O let the Earth bless the Lord; yea, let it praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Mountains and Hills, bless ye the Lord: O all ye Green Things upon the earth, bless ye the Lord.
O ye Wells, bless ye the Lord: O ye Seas and Floods, bless ye the Lord.
O ye Whales, and all that move in the waters, bless ye the Lord: O all ye Fowls of the Air, bless ye the Lord.
O all ye Beasts and Cattle, bless ye the Lord: O ye Children of Men, bless ye the Lord.
O let Israel bless the Lord; praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: O ye Servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord.
O ye Spirits and Souls of the Righteous, bless ye the Lord: O ye holy and humble Men of heart, bless ye the Lord.
O Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, bless ye the Lord: praise him and magnify him for ever.
Let us bless the Father and the Son, with the Holy Ghost: let us praise him and magnify him for ever.
Blessed art thou, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven; and to be praised and exalted above all for ever.
Psalm 148
O praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise ye him in the height.
Praise him, all ye Angels of his: praise him, all his host.
Praise ye him, O sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars and light.
Praise him, all ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens, praise the Name of the Lord.
For he spake the word, and they were made: he commanded, and they were created.
He hath established them for ever, yea, unto ages of ages: he hath set forth a law, and it shall not pass away.
Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons and all deeps.
Fire and hail, snow and ice, wind and storm, fulfilling his word.
Mountains and all hills; fruitful trees and all cedars.
Beasts and all cattle; creeping things and flying fowls.
Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the world.
Young men and maidens, old men and children, praise the Name of the Lord: for his Name only is exalted.
His praise is above heaven and earth: and he shall exalt the horn of his people.
A hymn unto all his saints: even unto the children of Israel, a people that draw nigh unto him.
Psalm 149
O sing unto the Lord a new song: let his praise be in the church of the saints.
Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: and let the children of Sion be joyful in their king.
Let them praise his name in choir: let them sing praises unto him with tabret and harp.
For the Lord hath pleasure in his people: and he will exalt the meek unto salvation.
The saints shall rejoice in glory: let them rejoice in their beds.
The high praise of God shall be in their mouth: and a two-edged sword in their hands.
To execute vengeance upon the nations, and to rebuke the people.
To bind their kings with fetters, and their nobles with links of iron.
To execute upon them the judgment that is written: Such honour have all his saints.
Psalm 150
Praise ye the Lord in his holy places: praise him in the firmament of his power.
Praise ye him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with psaltery and harp.
Praise him with timbrel and choir: praise him upon the strings and organs.
Praise him upon the well-tuned cymbals: praise him on cymbals of joy.
Let every thing that hath breath, praise the Lord.
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.
Antiphon
After childbirth thou didst still remain a virgin undefiled: Mother of God, intercede for us.
Post partum, Virgo, inviolata permansisti: Dei Genitrix, intercede pro nobis.
Chapter
Like a vine, I gave forth an odor of sweetness: and my flowers are the fruits of honor and riches.
Ego quasi vitis fructificavi suavitatem odoris: et flores mei fructus honoris et honestatis.
Thanks be to God.
Deo gratias.
Hymn
O glorious Lady, throned in light,
O gloriosa Domina,
Sublime above the starry height:
Excelsa supra sidera,
Thine arms thy great Creator pressed,
Qui te creavit provide,
A suckling at thy sacred breast.
Lactasti sacro ubere.
Through the dear Blossom of thy womb,
Quod Heva tristis abstulit,
Thou changest hapless Eva's doom:
Tu reddis almo germine:
Through thee to contrite souls is given,
Intrent ut astra flebiles,
An opening to their home in heaven.
Caeli fenestra facta es.
Thou art the great King's portal bright,
Tu Regis alti janua,
With pearls and stones of living light:
Et porta lucis fulgida:
Come then, ye ransomed nations, sing,
Vitam datam per Virginem,
The life divine 'twas hers to bring.
Gentes redemptae plaudite.
O Mary, Mother of all grace,
Maria, mater gratiae,
Mother of Mercy to our race,
Mater misericordiae,
Protect us now from Satan's power,
Tu nos ab hoste protege,
And own us at life's closing hour.
Et hora mortis suscipe.
All glory be Thee, O Lord,
Gloria tibi, Domine,
The Virgin's son, by all ador'd,
Qui natus es de Virgine,
And equal praise forever greet,
Cum Patre et Sancto Spiritu,
The Father and the Paraclete. Amen.
In sempiterna saecula. Amen.
God hath chosen her, and preferred her.
Elegit eam Deus, et praelegit eam.
And He maketh her dwell in His tabernacle.
Et habitare eam facit in tabernaculo suo.
Canticle of Zachary
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he hath visited and redeemed his people.
And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us, in the house of his servant David.
As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets, which have been since the world began.
That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us.
To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers, and to remember his holy Covenant.
To perform the oath which he swore to our forefather Abraham, that he would give us.
That we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear.
In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
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.
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people for the remission of their sins.
Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the Day-Spring from on high hath visited us.
To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death, and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
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.
Benedictus Dominus, Deus Israel, quia visitavit, et fecit redemptionem plebis suae:
Et erexit cornu salutis nobis, in domo David pueri sui.
Sicut locutus est per os sanctorum, qui a saeculo sunt, prophetarum ejus:
Salutem ex inimicis nostris, et de manu omnium, qui oderunt nos:
Ad faciendam misericordiam cum patribus nostris: et memorari testamenti sui sancti.
Jusjurandum, quod juravit ad Abraham patrem nostrum, datum se nobis:
Ut sine timore, de manu inimicorum nostrorum liberati, serviamus illi.
In sanctitate et justitia coram ipso, omnibus diebus nostris.
Et tu, puer, propheta Altissimi vocaberis: praeibis enim ante faciem Domini parare vias ejus:
Ad dandam scientiam salutis plebi ejus: in remissionem peccatorum eorum:
Per viscera misericordiae Dei nostri: in quibus visitavit nos Oriens ex alto.
Illuminare his, qui in tenebris et in umbra mortis sedent: ad dirigendos pedes nostros in viam pacis.
Gloria Patri.
Antiphon
O glorious Mother of God, Mary, ever virgin, who alone wast found worthy to bear the Lord of all, and though a virgin, to nurse the King of angels: be graciously mindful of us, we beseech thee, and pray to Christ for us, that we, being upheld by thy care, may deserve to attain to heavenly kingdoms.
O Lord, hear my prayer.
And let my cry come onto Thee.
Antiphon
Blessed be the Redeemer of all, Who, in providing for the salvation of men, gave Saint Dominic to the world.
Benedictus Redemptor omnium, qui saluti providens hominum, mundo dedit sanctum Dominicum.
The law of his God is in his heart.
Lex Dei ejus in corde ipsius.
And his steps shall not fail.
Et non supplantabuntur gressus ejus.
Prayer
Memoria B. P. N. Dominici
Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord God, that we, Thy servants, may enjoy continual health of mind and body; and that through the glorious intercession of blessed Mary, ever virgin, we may be delivered from present sorrow and enjoy eternal happiness. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Commemoration of Our Holy Father, Saint Dominic
Antiphon
O what happiness and glory belong always to the saints, how distinguished the merits of the Preachers, by whose words and deeds the world is adorned, by whose works the mind grows
stronger.
The Saints shall be joyful in glory.
They shall sing for joy on their
couches.
Prayer
O God, Who didst vouchsafe to enlighten Thy Church by the merits and teachings of Thy blessed Confessor, Our Father Dominic, grant through his intercession that it may never be destitute of temporal help, and may always increase in spiritual growth. Through Christ our Lord.
Commemoration of all the Saints of the Dominican Order
Antiphon
O what happiness and glory belong always to the saints, how distinguished the merits of the Preachers, by whose words and deeds the world is adorned, by whose works the mind grows stronger.
O quam felix gloria semper est Sanctorum, quam praeclara merita sunt Praedicatorum! quorum verbo et opere mundus decoratur, eorumque munere mens consolidatur.
The Saints shall be joyful in glory.
Exsultabunt Sancti in gloria.
They shall sing for joy on their couches.
Laetabuntur in cubilibus suis.
Prayer
Grant, we beseech Thee, almighty God: that the examples of the saints of our Order may incite us to a better life; that we may imitate the deeds of them whose memory we celebrate. Through Christ our Lord.
Commemoration of all Saints
Antiphon
All ye saints of God vouchsafe to make intercession for our salvation, and for that of all.
Sancti Dei omnes intercedere dignemini pro nostra omniumque salute.
Pray for us, all ye saints of God.
Orate pro nobis, omnes Sancti Dei.
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi.
Prayer
Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord, that all Thy saints may pray for us unceasingly, and vouchsafe in Thy clemency to hear them. Through Christ our Lord.
Commemoration for Peace
Antiphon
Give peace, O Lord, in our days, because there is no other who will fight for us, except Thee, our God.
Da pacem, Domine, in diebus nostris: quia non est alius, qui pugnet pro nobis, nisi tu Deus noster.
Let peace be in thy strength.
Fiat pax in virtute tua.
And abundance in thy towers.
Et abundantia in turribus tuis.
Prayer
O God, from Whom are holy desires, right counsels, and just works, grant to Thy servants that peace which the world cannot give; that our hearts being devoted to Thy commandments, and the fear of enemies being taken away, the times may, by Thy protection, be peaceful. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
Amen.
O Lord, hear my prayer.
And let my cry come unto Thee.
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
For Advent
Benedictus Antiphon:
The Holy Ghost shall come down upon thee, O Mary: fear not, thou shalt bear within thy womb the Son of God, alleluia.
Prayer
O God, Who wast pleased that, at the message of an angel, Thy Word should take flesh from the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary, grant that we, Thy suppliants, who believe her to be truly the Mother of God, may be helped through her intercession with Thee. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
From Christmas to Purification
Benedictus Antiphon:
A Woman in childbirth brought forth a King Whose name is eternal: and, possessing a mother's joy with a virgin's honor, her like hath not appeared before nor since.
Prayer
O God, Who through the fruitful virginity of blessed Mary, hast given to mankind the reward of eternal salvation, grant, we beseech Thee, that we may feel the intercession she makes for us, through whom we have been made worthy to receive the Author of life, Christ our Lord. Amen.
Paschaltide
Benedictus Antiphon:
O blessed Mary, Mother of God, perpetual virgin, temple of the Lord, sanctuary of the Holy Ghost, thou alone without equal wast pleasing to our Lord Jesus Christ: pray for the people, plead for the clergy, make intercession for the devout female sex.
Alleluia, Alleluia.
Prayer
Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord God, that we, Thy servants, may enjoy continual health of mind and body; and that through the glorious intercession of blessed Mary, ever virgin, we may be delivered from present sorrow and enjoy eternal happiness. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou.
Incline unto my aid, O God.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
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 (or Praise to thee.)
Incline unto my aid, O God.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
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.
Hymn
Author of grace, sweet Saviour mine,
Memento, salutis auctor,
Remember that Thy flesh divine,
Quod nostri quondam corporis,
From the unsullied Virgin came,
Ex illibata Virgine
Made like unto our mortal frame.
Nascendo, formam sumpseris.
O Mary, Mother of all grace,
Maria, mater gratiae,
Mother of Mercy to our race,
Mater misericordiae,
Protect us now from Satan's power,
Tu nos ab hoste protege
And own us at life's closing hour.
Et hora mortis suscipe.
All glory be Thee, O Lord,
Gloria tibi, Domine,
The Virgin's son, by all ador'd,
Qui natus es de Virgine,
And equal praise forever greet,
Cum Patre et Sancto Spiritu,
The Father and the Paraclete. Amen.
In sempiterna saecula. Amen.
Psalm 119
When I was in trouble, I called upon the Lord, and he heard me.
Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
What shall be given unto thee, or what shall be added unto thee, to a deceitful tongue?
Even the sharp arrows of the mighty, with hot burning coals.
Woe is me, that I sojourning is prolonged; I have dwelt with the inhabitants of Kedar.
My soul hath long dwelt among them. With them that hated peace I was peaceable: when I spake unto them, they fought against me without cause.
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.
Ad Dominum cum tribularer clamavi: et exaudivit me.
Domine, libera animam meam a labiis iniquis, et a lingua dolosa.
Quid detur tibi aut quid apponatur tibi ad linguam dolosam?
Sagittae potentis acutae, cum carbonibus desolatoriis.
Heu mihi quia incolatus meus prolongatus est: habitavi cum habitantibus Cedar: multum incola fuit anima mea.
Cum his, qui oderunt pacem, eram pacificus: cum loquebar illis, impugnabant me gratis.
Gloria Patri.
Psalm 120
I have lifted up mine eyes unto the hills; from whence cometh my help.
My help cometh even from the Lord, who hath made heaven and earth.
May he not suffer thy foot to be moved; neither let him slumber that keepeth thee.
Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord is thy keeper, the Lord is thy defence upon thy right hand.
The sun shall not burn thee by day, neither the moon by night.
The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: yea, it is even he that shall keep thy soul.
The Lord shall preserve thy going out, and thy coming in: from this time forth for evermore.
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.
Levavi oculos meos in montes, unde veniet auxilium mihi.
Auxilium meum a Domino, qui fecit caelum et terram.
Non det in commotionem pedem tuum: neque dormitet qui custodit te.
Ecce non dormitabit neque dormiet, qui custodit Israel.
Dominus custodit te, Dominus protectio tua, super manum dexteram tuam.
Per diem sol non uret te: neque luna per noctem.
Dominus custodit te ab omni malo: custodiat animam tuam Dominus.
Dominus custodiat introitum tuum, et exitum tuum: ex hoc nunc, et usque in saeculum.
Gloria Patri.
Psalm 121
I rejoiced at the things that were said unto me: We will go into the house of the Lord.
Our feet shall stand in thy gates, O Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is built as a city that is at unity in itself.
For thither did the tribes go up, even the tribes of the Lord, to testify unto Israel, to give thanks unto the Name of the Lord.
For their seats have sat in judgment, even the seats upon the house of David.
O pray for the peace of Jerusalem; they shall prosper that love thee.
Peace be within thy walls, and plenteousness within thy palaces.
For my brethren and companions' sakes, I spake peace of thee.
Yea, because of the house of the Lord our God, I have sought to do thee good.
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.
Laetatus sum in his, quae dicta sunt mihi: In domum Domini ibimus.
Stantes erant pedes nostri, in atriis tuis, Jerusalem.
Jerusalem, quae aedificatur ut civitas: cujus participatio ejus in idipsum.
Illuc enim ascenderunt tribus, tribus Domini: testimonium Israel ad confitendum nomini Domini.
Quia illic sederunt sedes in judicio, sedes super domum David.
Rogate quae ad pacem sunt Jerusalem: et abundantia diligentibus te.
Fiat pax in virtute tua: et abundantia in turribus tuis.
Propter fratres meos, et proximos meos, loquebar pacem de te.
Propter domum Domini Dei nostri, quaesivi bona tibi.
Gloria Patri.
Antiphon
Vouchsafe that I may praise thee, O sacred Virgin: give me strength against thine enemies.
Dignare me laudare te, Virgo sacrata: da mihi virtutem contra hostes tuos.
Chapter
From the beginning and before the world, was I created, and unto the world to come I shall not cease to be; and in the holy dwelling-place I ministered before Him.
Thanks be to God.
After childbirth, a virgin, thou still didst remain undefiled.
After childbirth, a virgin, thou still didst remain undefiled.
Mother of God, intercede for us: thou still didst remain undefiled.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
After childbirth, a virgin, * thou still didst remain undefiled.
Blessed art thou amongst women.
And blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
O Lord, hear my prayer.
And let my cry come unto Thee.
Prayer
Pour forth, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy grace into our hearts, that we to whom the Incarnation of Christ thy Son was made known by the message of an Angel, may by his Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of the Resurrection. Through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
O Lord, hear my prayer.
And let my cry come unto Thee.
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Incline unto my aid, O God.
Ave, Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Benedicta tu.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
Deus, in adjutorium meum intende.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end, Amen. Alleluia.
Domine, ad adjuvandum me festina.
From Septuagesima until Easter, instead of Alleluia is said: Praise be to Thee, O Lord, King of everlasting glory.
Hymn
Author of grace.
Memento, salutis auctor.
Psalm 122
Unto thee have I lift up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
Behold, even as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters.
And as the eyes of a maiden are on the hands of her mistress, even so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until he have mercy upon us.
Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us; for we are utterly despised.
Our soul is greatly filled; we are a reproof to the wealthy, and contempt to the proud.
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.
Ad te levavi oculos meos, qui habitas in caelis.
Ecce sicut oculi servorum, in manibus dominorum suorum.
Sicut oculi ancillae in manibus dominae suae: ita oculi nostri ad Dominum Deum nostrum donec misereatur nostri.
Miserere nostri, Domine, miserere nostri: quia multum repleti sumus despectione:
Quia multum repleta est anima nostra: opprobrium abundantibus, et despectio superbis.
Gloria Patri.
Psalm 123
If the Lord himself had not been on our side, let Israel now say: if the Lord himself had not been on our side.
When men rose up against us, perchance they had swallowed us up alive.
When they were so wrathfully displeased at us, perchance their waters had drowned us.
Our soul hath passed through the torrent: perchance our soul had passed through a water insupportable.
Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us over for a prey unto their teeth.
Our soul is escaped even as a bird, out of the snare of the fowler.
The snare is broken, and we are delivered.
Our help is in the Name of the Lord, who hath made heaven and earth.
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.
Nisi quia Dominus erat in nobis, dicat nunc Israel: nisi quia Dominus erat in nobis.
Cum exsurgerent homines in nos, forte vivos deglutissent nos:
Cum irasceretur furor eorum in nos, forsitan aqua absorbuisset nos.
Torrentem pertransivit anima nostra: forsitan pertransisset anima nostra aquam intolerabilem.
Benedictus Dominus, qui non dedit nos in captionem dentibus eorum.
Anima nostra sicut passer erepta est de laqueo venantium. Laqueus contritus est, et nos liberati sumus.
Adjutorium nostrum in nomine Domini, qui fecit caelum et terram.
Gloria Patri.
Psalm 124
They that put their trust in the Lord shall be even as the mount Sion: he shall stand fast for ever, that dwelleth in Jerusalem.
Mountains stand round about: even so standeth the Lord round about his people, from this time forth for evermore.
For the Lord shall not leave the rod of sinners upon the lot of the just: that the righteous may not stretch forth their hand unto wickedness.
Do well, O Lord, unto those that are good and true of heart.
But such as turn aside unto bonds, the Lord shall lead them forth with the evil doers: peace upon Israel.
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.
Qui confidunt in Domino, sicut mons Sion: non commovebitur in aeternum, qui habitat in Jerusalem.
Montes in circuitu ejus: et Dominus in circuitu populi sui, ex hoc nunc et usque in saeculum.
Quia non relinquet Dominus virgam peccatorum super sortem justorum: ut non extendant justi ad iniquitatem manus suas.
Benefac, Domine, bonis, et rectis corde.
Declinantes autem in obligationes, adducet Dominus cum operantibus iniquitatem: pax super Israel.
Gloria Patri.
Antiphon
Rejoice, O Virgin Mary, thou alone hast destroyed all heresies throughout the whole world.
Gaude, Maria Virgo, cunctas haereses sola interemisti in universo mundo.
Chapter
And so in Sion was I established, and in the holy city likewise did I rest, and in Jerusalem was my power.
Thanks be to God.
Holy Mary, Mother of Christ, hear thy servants imploring thee.
And bring to us from heaven the pardon thou obtainest: hear thy servants imploring thee.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
Holy Mary, Mother of Christ, hear thy servants imploring thee.
Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
O Lord, hear my prayer.
And let my cry come unto Thee.
Prayer
Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord God, that we, Thy servants, may enjoy continual health of mind and body; and that through the glorious intercession of blessed Mary, ever virgin, we may be delivered from present sorrow and enjoy eternal happiness. Through Christ our Lord.
O Lord, hear my prayer.
And let my cry come unto Thee.
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Incline unto my aid, O God.
Ave, Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Benedicta tu.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
Deus, in adjutorium meum intende.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end, Amen. Alleluia.
Domine, ad adjuvandum me festina.
From Septuagesima until Easter, instead of Alleluia is said: Praise be to Thee, O Lord, King of everlasting glory.
Hymn
Author of grace.
Memento, salutis auctor.
Psalm 125
When the Lord brought back the captives of Sion, then we became like men comforted.
Then was our mouth filled with gladness, and our tongue with joy.
Then shall they say among the heathen: The Lord hath done great things for them.
Yea, the Lord hath done great things for us; whereof we rejoice.
Turn again our captivity, O Lord, as the rivers in the south.
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Going they went and wept, casting their seed.
But coming they shall come again with joyfulness, carrying their sheaves.
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.
In convertendo Dominus captivitatem Sion: facti sumus sicut consolati.
Tunc repletum est gaudio os nostrum: et lingua nostra exsultatione.
Tunc dicent inter gentes: Magnificavit Dominus facere cum eis.
Magnificavit Dominus facere nobiscum: facti sumus laetantes.
Converte, Domine, captivitatem nostram sicut torrens in austro.
Qui seminant in lacrimis, in exsultatione metent.
Euntes ibant et flebant, mittentes semina sua.
Venientes autem venient cum exsultatione, portantes manipulos suos.
Gloria Patri.
Psalm 126
Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.
Except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
It is vain for you to rise up before the light: rise ye after ye have taken your rest, ye that eat the bread of sorrow.
When he giveth his beloved sleep: behold, children are the heritage of the Lord: the reward, and the fruit of the womb.
Like as the arrows in the hand of the mighty, even so are the children of them that have been shaken.
Blessed is the man that hath filled the desire with them: he shall not be confounded when he shall speak with his enemies in the gate.
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.
Nisi Dominus aedificaverit domum, in vanum laboraverunt qui aedificant eam.
Nisi Dominus custodierit civitatem, frustra vigilat qui custodit eam.
Vanum est vobis ante lucem surgere: surgite postquam sederitis, qui manducatis panem doloris.
Cum dederit dilectis suis somnum: ecce hereditas Domini filii: merces, fructus ventris.
Sicut sagittae in manu potentis: ita filii excussorum.
Beatus vir qui implevit desiderium suum ex ipsis: non confundetur cum loquetur inimicis suis in porta.
Gloria Patri.
Psalm 127
Blessed are all they that fear the Lord, and walk in his ways.
For thou shalt eat the labors of thine hands: blessed art thou, and it shall be well with thee.
Thy wife shall be as the fruitful vine upon the walls of thine house.
Thy children like the olive-branches round about thy table.
Lo, thus shall the man be blessed, that feareth the Lord.
The Lord bless thee out of Sion, that thou shalt see Jerusalem in prosperity all the days of thy life.
Yea, that thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel.
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.
Beati omnes qui timent Dominum, qui ambulant in viis ejus.
Labores manuum tuarum quia manducabis: beatus es, et bene tibi erit.
Uxor tua sicut vitis abundans, in lateribus domus tuae.
Filii tui sicut novellae olivarum, in circuitu mensae tuae.
Ecce sic benedicetur homo, qui timet Dominum.
Benedicat tibi Dominus ex Sion: et videas bona Jerusalem omnibus diebus vitae tuae.
Et videas filios filiorum tuorum, pacem super Israel.
Gloria Patri.
Antiphon
In offspring a mother, in childbirth a virgin, rejoice and be glad, O Virgin, Mother of the Lord.
In prole mater, in partu virgo, gaude et laetare, Virgo mater Domini.
Chapter
And I took root in an honorable people, and in the portion of my God is his inheritance, and my abode is in the full assembly of the saints.
Thanks be to God.
Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ: O holy Mother of God.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
God hath chosen her and preferred her.
God hath chosen her and preferred her.
And He maketh her to dwell in His tabernacle.
O Lord, hear my prayer.
And let my cry come unto Thee.
Prayer
Protect Thy servants, O Lord, by granting them the gift of peace, and as they have confidence in the patronage of blessed Mary, ever virgin, so do Thou make them safe from all enemies. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God world without end. Amen.
O Lord, hear my prayer.
And let my cry come unto Thee.
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Incline unto my aid, O God.
Ave, Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Benedicta tu.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
Deus, in adjutorium meum intende.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end, Amen. Alleluia.
Domine, ad adjuvandum me festina.
From Septuagesima until Easter, instead of Alleluia is said: Praise be to Thee, O Lord, King of everlasting glory.
Hymn
Author of grace.
Memento, salutis auctor.
Psalm 128
Many a time have they fought against me from my youth up, let Israel now say.
Yea, many a time have they fought against me from my youth up; but they have not prevailed against me.
The ungodly have wrought upon my back; they have lengthened their iniquity.
The righteous Lord hath hewn the necks of the ungodly: let them be confounded and turned backward, as many as hate Sion.
Let them be even as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it be grown up.
Whereof the mower filleth not his hand, neither he that bindeth up the sheaves his bosom.
And they who go by say not: The blessing of the Lord be upon you; we have blessed you in the Name of the Lord.
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.
Saepe expugnaverunt me a juventute mea, dicat nunc Israel:
Saepe expugnaverunt me a juventute mea: etenim non potuerunt mihi.
Supra dorsum meum fabricaverunt peccatores: prolongaverunt iniquitatem suam.
Dominus justus concidit cervices peccatorum: confundantur et convertantur retrorsum omnes, qui oderunt Sion.
Fiant sicut fenum tectorum: quod priusquam evellatur, exaruit.
De quo non implevit manum suam qui metit, et sinum suum qui manipulos colligit.
Et non dixerunt qui praeteribant: Benedictio Domini super vos: benediximus vobis in nomine Domini.
Gloria Patri.
Psalm 129
Out of the depths I have cried unto thee, O Lord: Lord, hear my voice.
O let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.
If thou, O Lord, shalt observe our iniquities: Lord, who may endure it?
For with thee there is merciful forgiveness: and by reason of thy law, I have waited for thee, O Lord.
My soul hath relied on his word: my soul hath hoped in the Lord.
From the morning watch even until night: let Israel hope in the Lord.
Because with the Lord there is mercy: and with him plentiful redemption.
And he shall redeem Israel, from all his iniquities.
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.
De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine: Domine, exaudi vocem meam.
Fiant aures tuae intendentes, in vocem deprecationis meae.
Si iniquitates observaveris, Domine: Domine, quis sustinebit?
Quia apud te propitiatio est: et propter legem tuam sustinui te, Domine.
Sustinuit anima mea in verbo ejus: speravit anima mea in Domino.
A custodia matutina usque ad noctem: speret Israel in Domino.
Quia apud Dominum misericordia: et copiosa apud eum redemptio.
Et ipse redimet Israel, ex omnibus iniquitatibus ejus.
Gloria Patri.
Psalm 130
O Lord, mine heart is not exalted: nor are mine eyes raised up high.
Neither have I walked in great matters, nor in wondrous things above me.
If I was not humbly minded, but exalted my soul.
Like as a child that is weaned is towards his mother, even so is the reward in my soul.
Let Israel hope in the Lord, from this time forth for evermore.
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.
Domine, non est exaltatum cor meum: neque elati sunt oculi mei.
Neque ambulavi in magnis: neque in mirabilibus super me.
Si non humiliter sentiebam: sed exaltavi animam meam.
Sicut ablactatus est super matre sua, ita retributio in anima mea.
Speret Israel in Domino, ex hoc nunc et usque in saeculum.
Gloria Patri.
Antiphon
Blessed Mother and Virgin undefiled, glorious Queen of the world, intercede for us with the Lord.
Beata mater, et intacta virgo, gloriosa regina mundi, intercede pro nobis ad Dominum.
Chapter
I was exalted like the cedar in Libanus, and like a cypress on Mount Sion. Like a palm tree in Cades was I exalted, and like a rose plant in Jericho.
Thanks be to God.
God hath chosen her and preferred her.
And He maketh her to dwell in His tabernacle: and preferred her.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
God hath chosen her and preferred her.
O ever virgin, Mary, Holy Mother of God.
Intercede for us with Lord our God.
O Lord, hear my prayer.
And let my cry come unto Thee.
Prayer
Forgive, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the sins of Thy servants, that we who cannot be pleasing to Thee by our deeds, may be saved by the intercession of the Mother of Thy Son, our Lord, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God world without end. Amen.
O Lord, hear my prayer.
And let my cry come unto Thee.
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Incline unto my aid, O God.
Ave, Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Benedicta tu.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
Deus, in adjutorium meum intende.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end, Amen. Alleluia.
Domine, ad adjuvandum me festina.
From Septuagesima until Easter, instead of Alleluia is said: Praise be to Thee, O Lord, King of everlasting glory.
Psalm 109
The Lord said unto my Lord: Sit thou on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
The Lord shall send the rod of thy power out of Sion: be thou ruler, even in the midst among thine enemies.
Thine shall be the dominion in the day of thy power, amid the brightness of the saints: from the womb before the day star have I begotten thee.
The Lord sware, and will not repent: Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedech.
The Lord upon thy right hand shall wound even kings in the day of his wrath.
He shall judge among the heathen; he shall fill the places with the dead bodies: and smite in sunder the heads over divers countries.
He shall drink of the brook in the way; therefore shall he lift up his head.
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.
Dixit Dominus Domino meo: Sede a dextris meis.
Donec ponam inimicos tuos, scabellum pedum tuorum.
Virgam virtutis tuae emittet Dominus ex Sion: dominare in medio inimicorum tuorum.
Tecum principium in die virtutis tuae in splendoribus sanctorum: ex utero ante luciferum genui te.
Juravit Dominus, et non poenitebit eum: Tu es sacerdos in aeternum secundum ordinem Melchisedech.
Dominus a dextris tuis, confregit in die irae suae reges.
Judicabit in nationibus, implebit ruinas: conquassabit capita in terra multorum.
De torrente in via bibet: propterea exaltabit caput.
Gloria Patri.
Psalm 112
Praise the Lord, O ye his servants: O praise the Name of the Lord.
Blessed be the Name of the Lord, from this time forth for evermore.
From the rising up of the sun unto the going down of the same, the Lord's Name be praised.
The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.
Who is like unto the Lord our God, that hath his dwelling on high, and beholdeth what is lowly in heaven and in the earth?
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill.
That he may set him with the princes, even with the princes of his people.
He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children.
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.
Laudate, pueri, Dominum: laudate nomen Domini.
Sit nomen Domini benedictum, ex hoc nunc, et usque in saeculum.
A solis ortu usque ad occasum, laudabile nomen Domini.
Excelsus super omnes gentes Dominus, et super caelos gloria ejus.
Quis sicut Dominus Deus noster, qui in altis habitat, et humilia respicit in caelo et in terra?
Suscitans a terra inopem, et de stercore erigens pauperem.
Ut collocet eum cum principibus, cum principibus populi sui.
Qui habitare facit sterilem in domo, matrem filiorum laetantem.
Gloria Patri.
Psalm 121
I rejoiced at the things that were said unto me: We will go into the house of the Lord.
Our feet shall stand in thy gates, O Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is built as a city that is at unity in itself.
For thither did the tribes go up, even the tribes of the Lord, to testify unto Israel, to give thanks unto the Name of the Lord.
For their seats have sat in judgment, even the seats upon the house of David.
O pray for the peace of Jerusalem; they shall prosper that love thee.
Peace be within thy walls, and plenteousness within thy palaces.
For my brethren and companions' sakes, I spake peace of thee.
Yea, because of the house of the Lord our God, I have sought to do thee good.
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.
Laetatus sum in his quae dicta sunt mihi: In domum Domini ibimus.
Stantes erant pedes nostri, in atriis tuis, Jerusalem.
Jerusalem, quae aedificatur ut civitas: cujus participatio ejus in idipsum.
Illuc enim ascenderunt tribus, tribus Domini: testimonium Israel ad confitendum nomini Domini.
Quia illic sederunt sedes in judicio, sedes super domum David.
Rogate quae ad pacem sunt Jerusalem: et abundantia diligentibus te.
Fiat pax in virtute tua: et abundantia in turribus tuis.
Propter fratres meos, et proximos meos, loquebar pacem de te.
Propter domum Domini Dei nostri, quaesivi bona tibi.
Gloria Patri.
Psalm 126
Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.
Except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
It is vain for you to rise up before the light: rise ye after ye have taken your rest, ye that eat the bread of sorrow.
When he giveth his beloved sleep: behold, children are the heritage of the Lord: the reward, and the fruit of the womb.
Like as the arrows in the hand of the mighty, even so are the children of them that have been shaken.
Blessed is the man that hath filled the desire with them: he shall not be confounded when he shall speak with his enemies in the gate.
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.
Nisi Dominus aedificaverit domum, in vanum laboraverunt qui aedificant eam.
Nisi Dominus custodierit civitatem, frustra vigilat qui custodit eam.
Vanum est vobis ante lucem surgere: surgite postquam sederitis, qui manducatis panem doloris.
Cum dederit dilectis suis somnum: ecce hereditas Domini filii: merces, fructus ventris.
Sicut sagittae in manu potentis: ita filii excussorum.
Beatus vir qui implevit desiderium suum ex ipsis: non confundetur cum loquetur inimicis suis in porta.
Gloria Patri.
Psalm 147
Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem: praise thy God, O Sion.
For he hath made fast the bars of thy gates, and hath blessed thy children within thee.
Who hath placed peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the fat of the crops.
Who sendeth forth his commandment upon earth, and his word runneth swiftly.
Who giveth snow like wool, and scattereth the mist like ashes.
He sendeth his ice like morsels: who is able to abide before the face of his frost?
He shall send out his word, and shall melt them: his spirit shall breathe forth, and the waters shall flow.
Who declareth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and judgments unto Israel.
He hath not dealt so with every nation: neither hath he given them knowledge of his judgments.
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.
Lauda, Jerusalem, Dominum: lauda Deum tuum, Sion.
Quoniam confortavit seras portarum tuarum: benedixit filiis tuis in te.
Qui posuit fines tuos pacem: et adipe frumenti satiat te.
Qui emittit eloquium suum terrae: velociter currit sermo ejus.
Qui dat nivem sicut lanam: nebulam sicut cinerem spargit.
Mittit crystallum suam sicut buccellas: ante faciem frigoris ejus quis sustinebit?
Emittet verbum suum: et liquefaciet ea: flabit spiritus ejus, et fluent aquae.
Qui annuntiat verbum suum Jacob: justitias, et judicia sua Israel.
Non fecit taliter omni nationi: et judicia sua non manifestavit eis.
Gloria Patri.
Antiphon
Holy Mother of God, Mary ever virgin, intercede for us with the Lord
our God.
Little Chapter (Eccli. 24)
Like a vine, I gave forth a sweet perfume like cinnamon and aromatical balm: I yielded an odor of sweetness,
like the choicest myrrh.
Thanks be to God.
Chapter
Like a vine, I gave forth a sweet perfume like cinnamon and aromatical balm: I yielded an odor of sweetness, like the choicest myrrh.
Sicut cinnamomum, et balsamum aromatizans odorem dedi: quasi myrrha electa dedi suavitatem odoris.
Thanks be to God.
Deo gratias.
Hymn
Hail, O star of ocean,
Ave, maris stella,
God's own Mother blest,
Dei Mater alma,
Ever sinless Virgin,
Atque semper virgo,
Gate of heaven's rest.
Felix caeli porta.
Taking that sweet Ave,
Sumens illud Ave
Which from Gabriel came.
Gabrielis ore,
Peace confirm within us,
Funda nos in pace,
Changing Eva's name.
Mutans nomen Hevae.
Break the sinners' fetters,
Solve vincula reis,
To the blind give day,
Profer lumen caecis:
Ward all evils from us,
Mala nostra pelle,
For all blessings pray.
Bona cuncta posce.
Show thyself a mother,
Monstra te esse matrem:
May the Word Divine,
Sumat per te preces,
Born for us thine infant,
Qui pro nobis natus
Hear our pray'rs through thine.
Tulit esse tuus.
Virgin all excelling,
Virgo singularis,
Mildest of the mild,
Inter omnes mitis,
Free from sin preserve us,
Nos culpis solutos,
Meek and undefil'd.
Mites fac et castos.
Keep our lives all spotless,
Vitam praesta puram,
Make our way secure:
Iter para tutum,
Till we find in Jesus,
Ut videntes Jesum
Joys that shall endure.
Semper collaetemur.
Praise to God the Father,
Sit laus Deo Patri,
Honor to the Son,
Summo Christo decus,
To the Holy Spirit,
Spiritui Sancto,
Be glory one. Amen.
Tribus honor unus. Amen.
Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei Genitrix.
That we may be made worthy of
Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi.
the promises of Christ.
Canticle of the Blessed Virgin Mary
My soul doth magnify the Lord;
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God
my Saviour.
For he hath regarded the lowliness of his handmaiden: for behold, from
henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
For he that is mighty hath magnified
me, and holy is his Name.
And his mercy is on them that fear
him throughout all generations.
He hath shewed strength with his arm, he hath scattered the proud in the
imagination of their hearts.
He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the
humble and meek.
He hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he hath sent
empty away.
He remembering his mercy hath
holpen his servant Israel.
As he promised to our forefathers,
Abraham and his seed for ever.
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.
Magnificat anima mea Dominum;
Et exsultavit spiritus meus in Deo salutari meo.
Quia respexit humilitatem ancillae suae: ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generationes.
Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est: et sanctum nomen ejus,
Et misericordia ejus a progenie in progenies timentibus eum.
Fecit potentiam in brachio suo: dispersit superbos mente cordis sui.
Deposuit potentes de sede, et exaltavit humiles.
Esurientes implevit bonis: et divites dimisit inanes.
Suscepit Israel, puerum suum, recordatus misericordiae suae,
Sicut locutus est ad patres nostros, Abraham et semini ejus in saecula.
Gloria Patri.
Antiphon
Holy Mary, succor the miserable, help the faint hearted, comfort the sorrowful, pray for the people, plead for the clergy, make intercession for the devout female sex.
O Lord, hear my prayer.
And let my cry come unto Thee.
Prayer
Memoria B. P. N. Dominici
Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord God, that we, Thy servants, may enjoy continual health of mind and body; and that through the glorious intercession of blessed Mary, ever virgin, we may be delivered from present sorrow and enjoy eternal happiness. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Commemoration of Our Holy Father, Saint Dominic
Antiphon
O great and holy Father, Dominic, at the hour of death take us to thyself, and while here regard us always graciously.
The mouth of the just man shall speak wisdom.
And his tongue shall speak
judgment.
Oration
O God, Who didst vouchsafe to enlighten Thy Church by the merits and teachings of Thy blessed Confessor, Our Father Dominic, grant through his intercession that it may never be destitute of temporal help, and may always increase in spiritual growth.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Commemoration of all the Saints of the Dominican Order
Prayer
O God, Who didst vouchsafe to enlighten Thy Church by the merits and teachings of Thy blessed Confessor, Our Father Dominic, grant through his intercession that it may never be destitute of temporal help, and may always increase in spiritual growth.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Commemoration of all the Saints of the Dominican Order
Antiphon
The holy grace of Christ hath exalted the saints, whom the Order of Father Dominic has raised up. We beg to be helped by their merits and to be
commended to God by their prayers.
The wisdom of the holy the peoples shall speak.
And their praise the Church shall
proclaim.
Oration
Grant, we beseech Thee, almighty God, that the examples of the saints of our Order may incite us to a better life; that we may imitate the deeds of them whose memory we celebrate. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Commemoration of all Saints
Prayer
Grant, we beseech Thee, almighty God, that the examples of the saints of our Order may incite us to a better life; that we may imitate the deeds of them whose memory we celebrate. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Commemoration of all Saints
Antiphon
All ye saints of God vouchsafe to make intercession for our salvation,
and for that of all.
Pray for us, all ye saints of God.
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Oration
Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord: that all Thy saints may pray for us unceasingly, and vouchsafe in Thy clemency to hear them. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Commemoration for Peace
Prayer
Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord: that all Thy saints may pray for us unceasingly, and vouchsafe in Thy clemency to hear them. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Commemoration for Peace
Antiphon
Give peace, O Lord, in our days, because there is no other who will
fight for us, except Thee, our God.
Let peace be in thy strength.
And abundance in thy towers.
Oration
O God, from Whom are holy desires, right counsels, and just works, grant to Thy servants that peace which the world cannot give; that our hearts being devoted to Thy commandments, and the fear of enemies being taken away, the times may, by Thy protection, be peaceful. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
Amen.
During Advent
Magnificat Antiphon:
O Virgin of virgins, how will this be done? For thou art seen to have none like thee either before or after. Ye daughters of Jerusalem, why look ye at me in wonder? This mystery
which ye see is all divine.
Oration
O God, Who wast pleased that, at the message of an angel, Thy Word should take flesh from the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary, grant that we, Thy suppliants, who believe her to be truly the Mother of God, may be helped through her intercession with Thee. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
From Christmas to Purification
Magnificat Antiphon:
O wonderful intercourse! The Creator of human kind, taking unto Himself a living body, vouchsafed to be born of a virgin; and coming forth amongst us, a man without human generation bestowed upon us His
divinity.
Oration
O God, Who through the fruitful virginity of blessed Mary, hast given to mankind the reward of eternal salvation, grant, we beseech Thee, that we may feel the intercession she makes for us, through whom we have been made worthy to receive the Author of life, Christ our
Lord. Amen.
During Paschaltide
O Queen of heaven, rejoice, alleluia; for He Whom thou didst merit to bear, alleluia, hath risen as He said
alleluia; pray to God for us, alleluia.
During Ascensiontide
O Queen of heaven, rejoice, alleluia; for He Whom thou didst merit to bear, alleluia, hath ascended as He said alleluia; pray to God for us,
alleluia.
Prayer
O God, from Whom are holy desires, right counsels, and just works, grant to Thy servants that peace which the world cannot give; that our hearts being devoted to Thy commandments, and the fear of enemies being taken away, the times may, by Thy protection, be peaceful. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
Amen.
O Lord, hear my prayer.
And let my cry come unto Thee.
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
During Advent
Magnificat Antiphon:
O Virgin of virgins, how will this be done? For thou art seen to have none like thee either before or after. Ye daughters of Jerusalem, why look ye at me in wonder? This mystery which ye see is all divine.
Prayer
O God, Who wast pleased that, at the message of an angel, Thy Word should take flesh from the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary, grant that we, Thy suppliants, who believe her to be truly the Mother of God, may be helped through her intercession with Thee. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
From Christmas to Purification
Magnificat Antiphon:
O wonderful intercourse! The Creator of human kind, taking unto Himself a living body, vouchsafed to be born of a virgin; and coming forth amongst us, a man without human generation bestowed upon us His divinity.
Prayer
O God, Who through the fruitful virginity of blessed Mary, hast given to mankind the reward of eternal salvation, grant, we beseech Thee, that we may feel the intercession she makes for us, through whom we have been made worthy to receive the Author of life, Christ our Lord. Amen.
During Paschaltide:
O Queen of heaven, rejoice, alleluia; for He Whom thou didst merit to bear, alleluia, hath risen as He said alleluia; pray to God for us, alleluia.
During Ascensiontide:
O Queen of heaven, rejoice, alleluia; for He Whom thou didst merit to bear, alleluia, hath ascended as He said alleluia; pray to God for us, alleluia.
Prayer
Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord God, that we, Thy servants, may enjoy continual health of mind and body; and that through the glorious intercession of blessed Mary, ever virgin, we may be delivered from present sorrow and enjoy eternal happiness. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Convert us, O God, our Saviour.
And turn away Thy wrath from us.
Incline unto my aid, O God.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
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.
Psalm 131
O Lord, remember David, and all his meekness.
How he sware unto the Lord, and vowed a vow unto the God of Jacob.
I will not come within the tabernacle of mine house, nor go up into the bed wherein I lie.
I will not suffer mine eyes to sleep, nor mine eyelids to slumber.
Neither the temples of my head to take any rest: until I find out a place for the Lord, a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah, and found it in the fields of the wood.
We will go into his tabernacle, and worship in the place where his feet stood.
Arise, O Lord, into thy resting-place; thou, and the ark which thou hast sanctified.
Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints rejoice.
For the sake of thy servant David, turn not away the face of thine anointed.
The Lord hath made a faithful oath unto David, and he shall not make it void: of the fruit of thy womb shall I set upon thy throne.
If thy children will keep my covenant, and my testimonies that I shall teach them.
Their children also for evermore shall sit upon thy throne.
For the Lord hath chosen Sion: he hath chosen it to be a habitation for himself.
This shall be my rest for ever and ever: here will I dwell, for I have chosen it.
Blessing I will bless her widow: and will satisfy her poor with bread.
I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints shall rejoice with exceeding great joy.
There will I bring forth a horn unto David: I have prepared a lantern for mine anointed.
His enemies will I clothe with confusion: but upon him shall my sanctification flourish.
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.
Psalm 132
Behold, how good and joyful a thing it is, for brethren to dwell together in unity.
It is like the precious oil upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even upon the beard of Aaron.
That went down to the skirts of his clothing: like as the dew of Hermon, which fell upon mount Sion.
For there the Lord hath commanded blessing, and life for evermore.
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.
Psalm 133
Behold now, bless the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord.
Ye that stand in the house of the Lord, even in the courts of the house of our God.
Lift up your hands by night in the sanctuary, and bless ye the Lord.
The Lord that made heaven and earth give thee blessing out of Sion.
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.
Antiphon
O Virgin Mary, there is no one in the world born of woman like to thee; flourishing like the rose, fragrant as the lily: pray for us, O holy Mother of
God.
Little Chapter (Eccli. 24)
I am the mother of fair love, and of fear, and of knowledge, and of holy
hope.
Thanks be to God.
Intercede for us, O holy Virgin of virgins, * Mary, Mother of God.
Intercede for us, O holy Virgin of
virgins, Mary, Mother of God.
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ: Mary, Mother of God.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Ghost.
Intercede for us, O holy Virgin of
virgins, * Mary, Mother of God.
Chapter
I am the mother of fair love, and of fear, and of knowledge, and of holy hope.
Thanks be to God.
Intercede for us, O holy Virgin of virgins, * Mary, Mother of God.
Intercede for us, O holy Virgin of virgins, Mary, Mother of God.
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ: Mary, Mother of God.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
Intercede for us, O holy Virgin of virgins, * Mary, Mother of God.
Hymn
Virgin all excelling,
Virgo singularis,
Mildest of the mild,
Inter omnes mitis,
Free from sin preserve us,
Nos culpis solutos,
Meek and undefiled.
Mites fac et castos.
Keep our lives all spotless,
Vitam praesta puram,
Make our way secure:
Iter para tutum:
Till we find in Jesus,
Ut videntes Jesum
Joys that shall endure.
Semper collaetemur.
Praise to God the Father,
Sit laus Deo Patri,
Honour to the Son,
Summo Christo decus,
To the Holy Spirit,
Spiritui Sancto,
Be glory one. Amen.
Tribus honor unus. Amen.
After childbirth thou didst still remain a virgin undefiled:
Post partum, Virgo, inviolata permansisti.
Mother of God, intercede for us.
Dei Genitrix, intercede pro nobis.
Canticle of Simeon
Now Thou dost dismiss Thy
servant, O Lord according to Thy word.
Because mine eyes have seen Thy
salvation,
Which thou hast prepared before the
face of all people;
A light for the revelation of the gentiles, and to be the glory of Thy
people Israel.
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.
Nunc dimittis servum tuum, Domine, secundum verbum tuum in pace:
Quia viderunt oculi mei salutare tuum,
Quod parasti ante faciem omnium populorum:
Lumen ad revelationem gentium, et gloriam plebis tuae Israel.
Gloria Patri.
Antiphon
We fly to thy patronage, O holy Mother of God; despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us from all dangers, O ever blessed Virgin.
O Lord, hear my prayer.
And let my cry come unto Thee.
Oration
Grant, O merciful God, protection for our frailty: that we who celebrate the memory of the holy Mother of God may, by the help of her intercession, arise from our sins. Through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
O Lord, hear my prayer.
And let my cry come unto Thee.
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Blessing
May the blessing of Almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost descend upon and remain with us
forever.
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.
Salve Regina
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, hail, 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 vale of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us; and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Make me worthy to praise thee, holy Virgin.
Give me strength against thine
enemies.
Let us pray,
Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord God, that we, Thy servants, may enjoy continual health of mind and body; and that, through the intercession of blessed Mary, ever virgin, we may be delivered from present sorrow, and enjoy eternal happiness. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
O Lumen
O Light of the Church, doctor of truth, Rose of patience, ivory of chastity, freely hast thou dispensed the
water of wisdom: Preacher of grace, unite us to the blessed.
Pray for us, blessed Father Dominic.
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray,
Grant, we beseech Thee, almighty God, that we who are oppressed with the weight of our sins may be relieved by the intercession of Thy Confessor and our Father, the Blessed Dominic. Through Christ our
Lord. Amen.
Termination
May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Our Father and I believe.
Prayer
Grant, O merciful God, protection for our frailty: that we who celebrate the memory of the holy Mother of God may, by the help of her intercession, arise from our sins. Through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
O Lord, hear my prayer.
And let my cry come unto Thee.
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Blessing
May the blessing of Almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost descend upon and remain with us forever.
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.
Salve Regina
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, hail, 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 vale of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us; and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Make me worthy to praise thee, holy Virgin.
Give me strength against thine enemies.
Let us pray,
Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord God, that we, Thy servants, may enjoy continual health of mind and body; and that, through the intercession of blessed Mary, ever virgin, we may be delivered from present sorrow, and enjoy eternal happiness. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
O Lumen
O Light of the Church, doctor of truth, Rose of patience, ivory of chastity, freely hast thou dispensed the water of wisdom: Preacher of grace, unite us to the blessed.
Pray for us, blessed Father Dominic.
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray,
Grant, we beseech Thee, almighty God, that we who are oppressed with the weight of our sins may be relieved by the intercession of Thy Confessor and our Father, the Blessed Dominic. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Termination
May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Our Father and I believe.