Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary According to the Roman Rite
Roman
The Hail Mary is prayed silently.
Hail Mary, full of grace; The Lord is with thee; Blessed art thou amongst women, And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Ave Maria, gratia plena; Dominus tecum: benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui Jesus.
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.
All trace the sign of the cross on their lips.
Lord, ✠ Thou shalt open my lips.
Domine, labia ✠ ea aperies.
And my mouth shall declare Thy praise.
Et os meum annuntiabit laudem tuam.
O God, ✠ hasten to mine aid
Deus ✠ in adjutorium meum intende.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Domine, ad adjuvandum me festina.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. (outside lent:) Alleluia. (from Septuagesima to Holy Saturday:) Praise be to Thee, O Lord, King of glory everlasting.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen. (outside lent:) Alleluia. (from Septuagesima to Holy Saturday:) Laus tibi, Domine, Rex aeternae gloriae.
Invitatory
Antiphon
Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum.
Antiphon
Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum.
Psalm 94
O come, let us exult in the Lord; let us rejoice before God our Saviour. Let us come into His presence with thanksgiving; and rejoice before Him with psalms.
Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods; for the Lord will not cast off His people, for in His hand are all the ends of the earth; and the heights of the mountains He beholdeth.
The Lord is with thee.
For the sea is His, and He made it; and His hands formed the dry land. (genuflect) Come, let us worship and fall down before God; let us weep before the Lord that made us; for He is the Lord our God; and we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
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.
The Lord is with thee.
Forty years long was I nigh unto that generation, and said: They do always err in their heart; and they have not known My ways, to whom I swore in My wrath that they should not enter into My rest.
Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
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.
Venite, exsultemus Domino, jubilemus Deo, salutari nostro: praeoccupemus faciem ejus in confessione, et in psalmis jubilemus ei.
Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum.
Quoniam Deus magnus Dominus, et Rex magnus super omnes deos, quoniam non repellet Dominus plebem suam: quia in manu ejus sunt omnes fines terrae, et altitudines montium ipse conspicit.
Dominus tecum.
Quoniam ipsius est mare, et ipse fecit illud, et aridam fundaverunt manus ejus (genuflectitur) venite, adoremus, et procidamus ante Deum: ploremus coram Domino, qui fecit nos, quia ipse est Dominus, Deus noster; nos autem populus ejus, et oves pascuae ejus.
Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum.
Hodie, si vocem ejus audieritis, nolite obdurare corda vestra, sicut in exacerbatione secundum diem tentationis in deserto: ubi tentaverunt me patres vestri, probaverunt et viderunt opera mea.
Dominus tecum.
Quadraginta annis proximus fui generationi huic, et dixi; Semper hi errant corde, ipsi vero non cognoverunt vias meas: quibus juravi in ira mea; Si introibunt in requiem meam.
Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Antiphon
The Lord is with thee.
Dominus tecum.
Antiphon
Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum.
Hymn
The Lord, Whom earth, and air, and sea
Quem terra, pontus, sidera
With one adoring voice resound;
Colunt, adorant, praedicant,
Who rules them all in majesty;
Trinam regentem machinam,
In Mary's heart a cloister found.
Claustrum Mariae bajulat.
Lo! in a humble virgin's womb
Cui luna, sol, et omnia
Overshadowed by almighty power,
Deserviunt per tempora,
He Whom the stars, and sun, and moon,
Perfusa caeli gratia,
Each serve in their appointed hour.
Gestant puellae viscera.
O Mother blest, to whom was given
Beata Mater munere,
Within thy compass to contain
Cujus supernus artifex
The Architect of earth and heaven,
Mundum pugillo continens,
Whose hands the universe sustain!
Ventris sub arca clausus est.
To thee was sent an angel down;
Beata caeli nuntio,
In thee the Spirit was enshrined;
Fœcunda sancto Spiritu,
From thee came forth that mighty One,
Desideratus gentibus,
The long-desired of all mankind.
Cujus per alvum fusus est.
O Jesu! born of virgin bright,
Jesu, tibi sit gloria,
Immortal glory be to Thee;
Qui natus es de Virgine,
Praise to the Father infinite,
Cum Patre et almo Spiritu,
And Holy Ghost eternally.
In sempiterna saecula.
Amen.
Amen.
Psalms for Sunday, Monday and Thursday
Antiphon
Blessed art thou amongst women.
Benedicta tu.
Psalm 8
O Lord, our Lord, how admirable is Thy name in the whole earth!
For Thy magnificence is exalted above the heavens.
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings Thou hast perfected praise because of Thine enemies, that Thou mayest destroy the enemy and the avenger.
For I will behold Thy heavens, the works of Thy fingers: the moon and the stars which Thou hast set.
What is man that Thou art mindful of him? or the son of man that Thou visitest him?
Thou hast made him a little less than the angels, Thou hast crowned him with glory and honor; and hast set him over the works of Thy hands.
All things Thou hast put under his feet: sheep and all oxen, yea, also the beasts of the field.
The birds of the air and the fishes of the sea, that pass through the paths of the sea.
O Lord, our Lord, how admirable is Thy name in all the 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.
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, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Antiphon
Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui.
Antiphon
Like unto choice myrrh.
Sicut myrrha.
Psalm 18
The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament declareth the works of His hands.
Day unto day uttereth speech; and night unto night showeth knowledge.
They are not speeches nor words, whose voices are not heard.
Unto all the earth their sound hath gone forth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
In the sun hath He set His tabernacle; and as a bridegroom cometh out His bride-chamber.
He hath rejoiced as a giant to run His course. His going forth is from the end of heaven;
And His course even unto the end thereof: and there is none that is hid from His heat.
The law of the Lord is without spot, converting souls: the testimony of the Lord is faithful, giving wisdom to little ones.
The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing hearts: the commandment of the Lord is lightsome, enlightening the eyes.
The fear of the Lord is holy, enduring for ever and ever: the judgments of the Lord are true, justified in themselves.
More to be desired are they than gold and many precious stones; and sweeter than honey and the honey-comb.
For Thy servant keepeth them; and in keeping them there is great reward.
Who understandeth his sins? From my secret ones cleanse me, and from strangers spare Thy servant.
If they shall have no dominion over me, then shall I be without spot: and I shall be cleansed from grievous sin.
And the sayings of my mouth and the meditation of my heart in Thy sight shall be ever pleasing.
O Lord, my helper 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 intellegit? 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, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Antiphon
Like unto choice myrrh thou yieldest a sweet smell, O holy Mother of God.
Sicut myrrha electa, odorem dedisti suavitatis, sancta Dei Genitrix.
Antiphon
Before this Virgin's couch.
Ante torum.
Psalm 23
The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof: the world and all they that dwell therein.
For He hath founded it upon the seas; and hath prepared it upon the rivers.
Who shall go up to the mountain of the Lord? or who shall stand in His holy place?
He that hath clean hands and a pure heart: who hath not taken his soul in vain, nor sworn deceitfully 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: of them that seek the face of the God of Jacob.
Lift up your gates, O ye princes, and be ye lifted up, O eternal gates: and the King of glory shall enter in.
Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty: the Lord mighty in battle.
Lift up your gates, O ye princes, and be ye lifted up, O eternal gates; and the King of glory shall enter in.
Who is this King of glory? 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 praelio.
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, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Antiphon
Before this Virgin's couch sing us again and again the sweet songs of the play.
Ante torum hujus Virginis frequentate nobis dulcia cantica dramatis.
Grace is poured forth on thy lips.
Diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis.
Therefore hath God blessed thee for ever.
Propterea benedixit te Deus in aeternum.
Our Father... [continue silently]
Pater noster... [continue silently]
And lead us not into temptation:
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem:
But deliver us from evil.
Sed libera nos a malo.
Psalms for Tuesday and Friday
Psalms for Tuesday and Friday
Antiphon
In thy comeliness.
Specie tua.
Psalm 44
My heart hath uttered a good word: I address my works to the King.
My tongue is the pen of a writer that writeth swiftly.
Thou art beautiful above the sons of men, grace is poured forth on Thy lips; therefore God hath blessed Thee for ever.
Gird Thy sword upon Thy thigh, O Thou most mighty.
With Thy comeliness and Thy beauty, bend [Thy bow], advance prosperously, and reign.
In behalf of truth and meekness and justice; and Thy right hand shall guide Thee wondrously.
Thine arrows are sharp; under Thee shall the peoples fall, into the hearts of the King's enemies.
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the scepter of Thy kingdom is a scepter of uprightness.
Thou lovest justice and hatest iniquity: therefore God, Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows.
Myrrh and aloes and cassia perfume Thy garments, from out of ivory palaces: from which kings' daughters gladden Thee in Thine honor.
On Thy right hand standeth the Queen, in golden raiment wrought about with variety.
Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people and thy father's house.
And the King shall greatly desire thy beauty; for He is the Lord thy God, and Him they shall adore.
And the daughters of Tyre, all the rich ones of the people, with gifts shall entreat thy face.
All her glory [is that] of the King's daughter from within, with fringes of gold, arrayed in divers colors.
After her shall virgins be brought unto the King: her neighbors shall be brought unto thee.
With joy and gladness shall they be brought: they shall be brought into the temple of the King.
Instead of thy fathers, sons are born to thee: thou shalt make them princes over all the earth.
They shall be mindful of thy name from generation to generation.
Therefore shall the people praise thee for ever: yea for ever and 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.
Eructavit cor meum verbum bonum: dico ego opera mea Regi.
Lingua mea calamus scribae: velociter scribentis.
Speciosus forma prae filiis hominum, diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis: propterea benedixit te Deus in aeternum.
Accingere gladio tuo super femur tuum, potentissime.
Specie tua et pulchritudine tua: intende, prospere procede, et regna.
Propter veritatem, et mansuetudinem, et justitiam: et deducet te mirabiliter dextera tua.
Sagittae tuae acutae, populi sub te cadent: in corda inimicorum Regis.
Sedes tua, Deus, in saeculum saeculi: virga directionis virga regni tui.
Dilexisti justitiam, et odisti iniquitatem: propterea unxit te Deus, Deus tuus, oleo laetitiae prae consortibus tuis.
Myrrha, et gutta, et casia a vestimentis tuis, a domibus eburneis: ex quibus delectaverunt te filiae regum in honore tuo.
astitit regina a dextris tuis in vestitu deaurato: circumdata varietate.
Audi filia, et vide, et inclina aurem tuam: et obliviscere populum tuum et domum patris tui.
Et concupiscet Rex decorem tuum: quoniam ipse est Dominus Deus tuus, et adorabunt eum.
Et filiae Tyri in muneribus vultum tuum deprecabuntur: omnes divites plebis.
Omnis gloria ejus filiae Regis ab intus, in fimbriis aureis circumamicta varietatibus.
Adducentur Regi virgines post eam: proximae ejus afferentur tibi.
Afferentur in laetitia et exsultatione: adducentur in templum Regis.
Pro patribus tuis nati sunt tibi filii: constitues eos principes super omnem terram.
Memores erunt nominis tui: in omni generatione et generationem.
Propterea populi confitebuntur tibi in aeternum: et in saeculum saeculi.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Antiphon
In thy comeliness and thy beauty, go forth, advance prosperously and reign.
Specie tua et pulchritudine tua intende, prospere procede, et regna.
Antiphon
God shall help her.
Adjuvabit eam.
Psalm 45
Our God is a refuge and strength; a helper in troubles, which have come upon us heavily.
Therefore shall we not fear when the earth shall be troubled; and the mountains shall be removed into the heart of the sea.
Their waters roar and are troubled: the mountains are troubled at the violence thereof.
The stream of the river maketh glad the city of God: the Most High hath hallowed His tabernacle.
God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved: God shall help her in the morning early.
Nations were troubled, and kingdoms bowed down: He gave forth His voice: the earth quaked.
The Lord of hosts is with us: the God of Jacob is our helper.
Come ye and behold the works of the Lord: what wonders He hath wrought upon earth, making wars to cease even to the ends of the earth.
He shall break the bow and snap the weapons in sunder; and the shields shall He burn with fire.
Be still, and see that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, and I will be exalted in the earth.
The Lord of hosts is with us: the God of Jacob is our helper.
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.
Deus noster refugium, et virtus: adjutor in tribulationibus, quae invenerunt nos nimis.
Propterea non timebimus dum turbabitur terra: et transferentur montes in cor maris.
Sonuerunt, et turbatae sunt aquae eorum: conturbati sunt montes in fortitudine ejus.
Fluminis impetus laetificat civitatem Dei: sanctificavit tabernaculum suum Altissimus.
Deus in medio ejus, non commovebitur: adjuvabit eam Deus mane diluculo.
Conturbatae sunt gentes, et inclinata sunt regna: dedit vocem suam, mota est terra.
Dominus virtutum nobiscum: susceptor noster Deus Jacob.
Venite, et videte opera Domini, quae posuit prodigia super terram: auferens bella usque ad finem terrae.
Arcum conteret, et confringet arma: et scuta comburet igni.
Vacate, et videte quoniam ego sum Deus: exaltabor in gentibus, et exaltabor in terra.
Dominus virtutum nobiscum: susceptor noster Deus Jacob.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Antiphon
God shall help her with His countenance; God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved.
Adjuvabit eam Deus vultu suo: Deus in medio ejus, non commovebitur.
Antiphon
As of people all rejoicing.
Sicut laetantium.
Psalm 86
His foundations are in the holy mountains; the Lord loveth the gates of Sion above all the dwellings of Jacob.
Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God.
I will be mindful of Rahab and of Babylon, that know me.
Behold strangers, and Tyre, and the people of the Ethiopians, these were there.
Shall it not be said of Sion: This one, and that one, is born in her: and the Most High Himself hath founded her?
The Lord shall tell it in His writings of peoples and of princes, of them that have been in her.
As of people all rejoicing, so is our dwelling in thee.
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.
Fundamenta ejus in montibus sanctis: diligit Dominus portas Sion super omnia tabernacula Jacob.
Gloriosa dicta sunt de te, civitas Dei.
Memor ero Rahab, et Babylonis scientium me.
Ecce, alienigenae, et Tyrus, et populus aethiopum, hi fuerunt illic.
Numquid Sion dicet: Homo, et homo natus est in ea: et ipse fundavit eam Altissimus?
Dominus narrabit in scripturis populorum, et principum: horum, qui fuerunt in ea.
Sicut laetantium omnium habitatio est in te.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Antiphon
As of people all rejoicing, so is our dwelling in thee, O holy Mother of God.
Sicut laetantium omnium nostrum habitatio est in te, sancta Dei Genitrix.
Grace is poured forth on thy lips.
Diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis.
Therefore hath God blessed thee for ever.
Propterea benedixit te Deus in aeternum.
Our Father... [continue silently]
Pater noster... [continue silently]
And lead us not into temptation:
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem:
But deliver us from evil.
Sed libera nos a malo.
Psalms for Wednesday and Saturday
Psalms for Wednesday and Saturday
Antiphon
Rejoice, O Virgin Mary.
Gaude, Maria Virgo.
Psalm 95
O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth.
Sing unto the Lord, and bless His name: tell forth His salvation from day to day.
Tell forth His glory among the gentiles: His wonders amongst all peoples.
For the Lord is great, and highly to be praised: He is to be feared above all gods.
For all the gods of the Gentiles are devils; but the Lord made the heavens.
Praise and beauty are before Him; holiness and majesty are in His sanctuary.
Bring unto the Lord, O ye kindred of the Gentiles, bring unto the Lord glory and honor: bring unto the Lord glory unto His name.
Bring sacrifices, and come into His courts: adore ye the Lord in His holy court.
Let all the earth be moved at His presence: tell ye among the Gentiles that the Lord hath reigned.
For He hath established the world, and it shall not be moved: He will judge the peoples with equity.
Let the heavens rejoice and let the earth be glad: let the sea be moved, and the fuless thereof; the fields shall be joyful, and all things that are therein.
Then shall all the trees of the woods rejoice before the face of the Lord, for He cometh: for He cometh to judge the earth.
He shall judge the world with equity, and the peoples in His truth.
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.
Cantate Domino canticum novum: cantate Domino, omnis terra.
Cantate Domino, et benedicite nomini ejus: annuntiate de die in diem salutare ejus.
Annuntiate inter gentes gloriam ejus, in omnibus populis mirabilia ejus.
Quoniam magnus Dominus, et laudabilis nimis: terribilis est super omnes deos.
Quoniam omnes dii gentium daemonia: Dominus autem caelos fecit.
Confessio, et pulchritudo in conspectu ejus: sanctimonia et magnificentia in sanctificatione ejus.
Afferte Domino, patriae gentium, afferte Domino gloriam et honorem: afferte Domino gloriam nomini ejus.
Tollite hostias, et introite in atria ejus: adorate Dominum in atrio sancto ejus.
Commoveatur a facie ejus universa terra: dicite in gentibus quia Dominus regnavit.
etenim correxit orbem terrae qui non commovebitur: judicabit populos in aequitate.
Laetentur caeli, et exsultet terra: commoveatur mare, et plenitudo ejus: gaudebunt campi, et omnia quae in eis sunt.
Tunc exsultabunt omnia ligna silvarum a facie Domini, quia venit: quoniam venit judicare terram.
Judicabit orbem terrae in aequitate, et populos in veritate sua.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Antiphon
Rejoice, O Virgin Mary, alone thou hast destroyed all heresies throughout the world.
Gaude, Maria Virgo: cunctas haereses sola interemisti in universo mundo.
Antiphon
Vouchsafe that I.
Dignare me.
Psalm 96
The Lord doth reign; let the earth rejoice: let the multitude of the isles be glad.
Clouds and darkness are round about Him: justice and judgment are the foundation of His throne.
Fire shall go forth before Him, and shall burn up His enemies on every side.
His lightnings shone upon the world: the earth saw, and was moved.
The mountains melted like wax before the face of the Lord; yea, all the earth, at the presence of the Lord.
The heavens declared His justice; and all the peoples saw His glory.
Let them all be confounded that adore graven things; and that glory in their idols.
Adore Him, all ye His angels; Sion heard, and was glad.
And the daughters of Juda rejoiced, because of Thy judgments, O Lord.
For Thou art Lord most high over all the earth: Thou art exalted exceedingly above all gods.
Ye that love the Lord, hate evil: the Lord keepeth the souls of His saints; He will deliver them out of the hand of the sinner.
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.
Dominus regnavit, exsultet terra: laetentur insulae multae.
Nubes, et caligo in circuitu ejus: justitia, et judicium correctio sedis ejus.
Ignis ante ipsum praecedet, et inflammabit in circuitu inimicos ejus.
Illuxerunt fulgura ejus orbi terrae: vidit, et commota est terra.
Montes, sicut cera fluxerunt a facie Domini: a facie Domini omnis terra.
Annuntiaverunt caeli justitiam ejus: et viderunt omnes populi gloriam ejus.
Confundantur omnes, qui adorant sculptilia: et qui gloriantur in simulacris suis.
Adorate eum, omnes angeli ejus: audivit, et laetata est Sion.
Et exsultaverunt filiae Judae, propter judicia tua, Domine:
Quoniam tu Dominus Altissimus super omnem terram: nimis exaltatus es super omnes deos.
Qui diligitis Dominum, odite malum: custodit Dominus animas sanctorum suorum, de manu peccatoris liberabit eos.
Lux orta est justo, et rectis corde laetitia.
Laetamini, justi, in Domino: et confitemini memoriae sanctificationis ejus.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Antiphon
Vouchsafe that I may praise thee, holy Virgin; grant me might against thine enemies.
Dignare me laudare te, Virgo sacrata: da mihi virtutem contra hostes tuos.
Antiphon
After childbirth.
Post partum.
Antiphon
The Angel of the Lord.
Angelus Domini.
Psalm 97
Sing unto the Lord a new song: for He hath done wonderful things.
His right hand and His holy arm hath wrought salvation for Him.
The Lord hath made known His salvation: He hath revealed His justice in the sight of the Gentiles.
He hath remembered His mercy and His truth toward the house of Israel.
All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Sing joyfully unto God, all the earth; sing, rejoice, and give praise.
Give praise unto the Lord upon the harp, upon the harp and with voice of psalms: with the long trumpets and sound of the horn.
Sing joyfully before the Lord our King; let the sea be moved, and the fulness thereof; the compass of the earth, and they that dwell therein.
The rivers shall clap their hands, the mountains shall rejoice together at the presence of the Lord, for He cometh to judge the earth.
He shall judge the world with justice, and the peoples with equity.
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.
Cantate Domino canticum novum: quia mirabilia fecit.
Salvavit sibi dextera ejus: et bracchium sanctum ejus.
Notum fecit Dominus salutare suum: in conspectu gentium revelavit justitiam suam.
Recordatus est misericordiae suae, et veritatis suae domui Israel.
Viderunt omnes termini terrae salutare Dei nostri.
Jubilate Deo, omnis terra: cantate, et exsultate, et psallite.
Psallite Domino in cithara, in cithara et voce psalmi: in tubis ductilibus, et voce tubae corneae.
Jubilate in conspectu regis Domini: moveatur mare, et plenitudo ejus: orbis terrarum, et qui habitant in eo.
Flumina plaudent manu, simul montes exsultabunt a conspectu Domini: quoniam venit judicare terram.
Judicabit orbem terrarum in justitia, et populos in aequitate.tionis ejus
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Antiphon
After childbirth, O Virgin, thou didst remain inviolate; plead for us, O Mother of God.
Post partum, Virgo, inviolata permansisti: Dei Genitrix, intercede pro nobis.
Antiphon
The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary, and she conceived by the Holy Ghost.
Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae; et concepit de Spiritu Sancto.
Grace is poured forth on thy lips.
Diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis.
Therefore hath God blessed thee for ever.
Propterea benedixit te Deus in aeternum.
Our Father... [continue silently]
Pater noster... [continue silently]
And lead us not into temptation:
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem:
But deliver us from evil.
Sed libera nos a malo.
The Absolution
Through the prayers and merits of Blessed Mary, ever a virgin, and of all the saints, may the Lord bring us to the kingdom of heaven.
The Absolution Outside Advent
Precibus et meritis beatae Mariae semper Virginis et omnium Sanctorum, perducat nos Dominus ad regna caelorum.
Amen.
Amen.
The Blessing
Pray, a blessing.
Jube, domne, benedicere.
May the Virgin Mary with her loving Child bless us.
Nos cum prole pia benedicat Virgo Maria.
Amen.
Amen.
Lessons and Responsories Outside Advent
Lessons and Responsories Outside Advent
Lesson I - Ecclesiasticus xxiv
In all these I sought rest, and I shall abide in the inheritance of the Lord. Then the Creator of all things commanded and said to me; and He that made me rested in my tabernacle, and He said to me: Let thy dwelling be in Jacob, and thine inheritance in Israel, and take root in My chosen people. Do Thou, Lord, have mercy on us.
In omnibus requiem quaesivi, et in hereditate Domini morabor. Tunc praecepit, et dixit mihi Creator omnium: et qui creavit me, requievit in tabernaculo meo. Et dixit mihi: In Jacob inhabita, et in Israel hereditare, et in electis meis mitte radices. Tu autem, Domine, miserere nobis.
Thanks be to God.
Deo gratias.
Responsory
O holy and immaculate virginity, I know not with what praises to extol thee. For Him Whom heaven could not hold thou didst carry at thy bosom.
Sancta et immaculata virginitas, quibus te laudibus efferam, nescio: Quia quem caeli capere non poterant, tuo gremio contulisti.
Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui.
For Him Whom heaven could not hold thou didst carry at thy bosom.
Quia quem caeli capere non poterant, tuo gremio contulisti.
The Blessing
Pray, a blessing.
Jube, domne, benedicere.
May the Virgin of virgins herself plead for us before the Lord.
Ipsa Virgo Virginum intercedat pro nobis ad Dominum
Amen.
Amen.
Lesson II - Sirach 24:15-16
And so was I established in Sion, and in the holy city likewise I rested; and my power was in Jerusalem. 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 saints. Do Thou, Lord, have mercy on us.
Et sic in Sion firmata sum, et in civitate sanctificata similiter requievi, et in Ierusalem potestas mea. Et radicavi in populo honorificato, et in parte Dei mei hereditas illius, et in plenitudine sanctorum detentio mea. Tu autem, Domine, miserere nobis.
Thanks be to God.
Deo gratias.
Responsory
Blessed art thou, O Virgin Mary, who didst bear the Lord, the Creator of the world. Thou didst bring forth Him that made thee and remainest a virgin for ever.
Beata es, Virgo Maria, quae Dominum portasti, Creatorem mundi: Genuisti qui te fecit, et in aeternum permanes Virgo.
Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum.
Thou didst bring forth Him that made thee, and remainest a virgin for ever.
Genuisti qui te fecit, et in aeternum permanes Virgo.
The following verses are added to the responsory on days when the Te Deum is said:
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Thou didst bring forth Him that made thee, and remainest a virgin for ever.
Genuisti qui te fecit, et in aeternum permanes Virgo.
The Blessing
Pray, a blessing.
Jube, domne, benedicere.
Through the Virgin Mother may the Lord grant us salvation and peace.
Per Virginem matrem concedat nobis Dominus salutem et pacem.
Amen.
Amen.
Lesson III - Sirach 24:17-20
I was exalted like a cedar in Lebanon, and as a cypress-tree on Mount Sion. I was exalted like a palm-tree in Cades, and as a rose-plant in Jericho. As a fair olive-tree in the plains, and as a plane-tree by the water in the streets, was I exalted. I gave forth a sweet fragrance like cinnamon and aromatic balm. I yielded a sweet smell like choicest myrrh. Do Thou, Lord, have mercy on us.
Quasi cedrus exaltata sum in Libano, et quasi cypressus in monte Sion: Quasi palma exaltata sum in Cades, et quasi plantatio rosae in Iericho: Quasi oliva speciosa in campis, et quasi platanus exaltata sum iuxta aquam in plateis. Sicut cinnamomum et balsamum aromatizans odorem dedi: quasi myrrha electa dedi suavitatem odoris: Tu autem, Domine, miserere nobis.
Thanks be to God.
Deo gratias.
Responsory
The Blessing
The following responsory is said only on days when the Te Deum is not said:
Happy indeed art thou, O holy Virgin Mary, and most worthy of all praise: For out of thee arose the Sun of righteousness, Christ our God.
Pray for the people, intercede for the clergy, plead for religious women. Let all enjoy thine aid who keep holy commemoration of thee.
For out of thee arose the Sun of righteousness, Christ our God.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
Christ our God.
Lessons and Responsories for Advent
Lesson I - Luke 1: 26-28
The angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the Virgin's name was Mary. And the angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou amongst women. Do thou, Lord, have mercy on us.
Thanks be to God.
Responsory
The angel Gabriel was sent to Mary, the Virgin, who was espoused to Joseph, declaring to her the word, and the Virgin trembles at the light. Fear not, Mary, thou hast found grace with the Lord: Behold, thou shalt conceive, and shalt bring forth, and He shall be called the Son of the Most High.
Missus est Gabriel Angelus ad Mariam Virginem desponsatam Ioseph, nuntians ei verbum; et expavescit Virgo de lumine: ne timeas, Maria, invenisti gratiam apud Dominum: Ecce concipies et paries, et vocabitur Altissimi Filius.
The Lord shall give unto Him the throne of David His father, and He shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever.
Dabit ei Dominus Deus sedem David, patris eius, et regnabit in domo Jacob in aeternum.
Behold, thou shalt conceive, and shalt bring forth, and He shall be called the Son of the Most High.
Ecce concipies et paries, et vocabitur Altissimi Filius.
The Blessing
Pray, a blessing.
Jube, domne, benedicere.
May the Virgin of virgins herself plead for us before the Lord.
Ipsa Virgo Virginum intercedat pro nobis ad Dominum.
Amen.
Amen.
Lesson II - Luke 1:26-28
And when she had heard these things, she was troubled at his saying, and thought within herself what manner of salutation this should be. And the angel said unto her: Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God. Behold, thou shalt conceive in the womb, and shalt bring forth a Son, and thou shalt call His name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give unto Him the throne of David His father, and He shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever; and of His kingdom there shall be no end. Do thou, Lord, have mercy on us.
Quae cum audisset, turbata est in sermone eius, et cogitabat qualis esset ista salutatio. Et ait Angelus ei: Ne timeas, Maria: invenisti enim gratiam apud Deum: Ecce concipies in utero, et paries filium, et vocabis nomen eius Iesum: Hic erit magnus, et Filius Altissimi vocabitur, et dabit illi Dominus Deus sedem David patris eius: et regnabit in domo Iacob in aeternum, Et regni eius non erit finis. Tu autem, Domine, miserere nobis.
Thanks be to God.
Deo gratias.
Responsory
Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee; for the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
Ave, Maria, gratia plena; Dominus tecum: Spiritus Sanctus superveniet in te, et virtus Altissimi obumbrabit tibi: quod enim ex te nascetur Sanctum, vocabitur Filius Dei.
How shall this be done, seeing I know not man? And the angel answering said unto her: The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall over-shadow thee; for the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
Quomodo fiet istud, quoniam virum non cognosco? Et respondens Angelus, dixit ei.
The following verses are added to the responsory on days when the Te Deum is said:
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee; for the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
Spiritus Sanctus superveniet in te, et virtus Altissimi obumbrabit tibi: quod enim ex te nascetur Sanctum, vocabitur Filius Dei.
The Blessing
Pray, a blessing.
Jube, domne, benedicere.
Through the Virgin Mother may the Lord grant us salvation and peace.
Per Virginem matrem concedat nobis Dominus salutem et pacem.
Amen.
Amen.
Lesson III - Luke 1: 34-38
And Mary said to the angel: How shall this be done, seeing I know not man? And the angel answering said unto her: The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. And behold, thy cousin Elizabeth, she also hath conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month with her who is called barren; for no word shall be impossible with God. And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it done to me according to Thy word. Do Thou, Lord, have mercy on us.
Dixit autem Maria ad Angelum: Quomodo fiet istud, quoniam virum non cognosco? Et respondens Angelus dixit ei: Spiritus Sanctus superveniet in te, et virtus Altissimi obumbrabit tibi. Ideoque et quod nascetur ex te Sanctum, vocabitur Filius Dei. Et ecce Elisabeth cognata tua, et ipsa concepit filium in senectute sua: et hic mensis sextus est illi, quae vocatur sterilis: Quia non erit impossibile apud Deum omne verbum. Dixit autem Maria: Ecce ancilla Domini: fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum. Tu autem, Domine, miserere nobis.
Thanks be to God.
Deo gratias.
Responsory
The following responsory is said only on days when the Te Deum is not said:
Receive, O Virgin Mary, the word which the Lord hath sent thee through an angel: Thou shalt conceive, and shalt bring forth both God and man, that thou mayest be called blessed amongst all women.
Suscipe verbum, Virgo Maria, quod tibi a Domino per Angelum transmissum est: concipies et paries Deum pariter et hominem, Ut benedicta dicaris inter omnes mulieres.
Yea, thou shalt bring forth a Son, and shalt suffer no loss of virginity: thou shalt be with child, and shalt be a mother ever undefiled.
Paries quidem filium, et virginitatis non patieris detrimentum: efficieris gravida, et eris mater semper intacta.
That thou mayest be called blessed amongst all women.
Ut benedicta dicaris inter omnes mulieres.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
That thou mayest be called blessed amongst all women.
Ut benedicta dicaris inter omnes mulieres.
Te Deum
The following Hymn, Te Deum, is said from Christmas until Septuagesima, and from Easter Sunday until Advent. From Septuagesima until Easter, it is said only on festivals of the Blessed Virgin.
When the Te Deum is said, the third Responsory is omitted, and Gloria Patri is said in the second Responsory, as was noted above.
We praise Thee, O God; we acknowledge Thee to be the Lord.
Thee, the Father everlasting, all the earth doth worship.
To Thee all the angels, to Thee the heavens, and all the powers,
To Thee the cherubim and seraphim cry out without ceasing:
During the following verse, all make a profound bow.
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts.
Full are the heavens and the earth of the majesty of Thy glory.
Thee the glorious choir of the apostles.
Thee the admirable company of the prophets.
Thee the white-robed army of martyrs doth praise.
Thee the holy Church throughout the world doth confess.
The Father of incomprehensible Majesty.
Thine adorable, true, and only Son.
And the Holy Ghost the Paraclete.
Thou, O Christ, art the King of glory.
Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father.
During the following verse, all make a profound bow.
Thou, having taken upon Thee to deliver man, didst not disdain the Virgin's womb.
Thou, having overcome the sting of death, hast opened to believers the kingdom of heaven.
Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father.
Thou, we believe, art the Judge to come.
During the following verse, all kneel.
We beseech Thee, therefore, to help Thy servants, whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy precious blood.
Make them to be numbered with Thy saints in glory everlasting.
O Lord, save Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance.
And govern them, and exalt them for ever.
Day by day we bless Thee.
During the following verse, all make a profound bow.
And we praise Thy name for ever; yea, for ever and ever.
Vouchsafe, O Lord, this day, to keep us without sin.
Have mercy on us, O Lord; have mercy on us.
Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us; as we have trusted in Thee.
In Thee, O Lord, have I trusted: let me not be confounded for ever.
If Lauds is to be prayed immediately, the rest is omitted.
Collect
Let us pray.
O God, Who didst will that Thine eternal Word should take flesh in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary, when the angel delivered his message: grant that Thy petitioners, who verily believe her to be the Mother of God, may be assisted by her intercession. Through the same Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Amen.
Conclusion
O Lord, hear my prayer.
Domine, exaudi orationem meam.
And let my cry come unto Thee.
Et clamor meus ad te veniat.
Let us bless the Lord.
Benedicamus Domino.
Thanks be to God.
Deo gratias.
May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Fidelium animae per misericordiam Dei requiescant in pace.
Amen.
Amen.
The Our Father is prayed silently.
The Hail Mary is prayed silently.
Hail Mary, full of grace; The Lord is with thee; Blessed art thou amongst women, And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Ave Maria, gratia plena; Dominus tecum: benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui Jesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.
O God, ✠ come to my assistance;
Deus ✠ in adjutorium meum intende.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Domine, ad adjuvandum me festina.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. (Outside Lent:) Alleluia. (from Septuagesima to Holy Saturday:) Praise be to Thee, O Lord, King of glory everlasting.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen. (Outside Lent:) Alleluia. (from Septuagesima to Holy Saturday:) Laus tibi, Domine, Rex aeternae gloriae.
Psalms
Antiphon
Mary is taken up.
Assumpta est Maria in caelum.
Antiphon
The angel Gabriel was sent.
Missus est.
Antiphon
O wondrous union!
O admirabile commercium!
Psalm 92
The Lord reigneth: He is clothed with beauty: the Lord is clothed with strength, and hath girded Himself.
For He hath established the world, which shall not be moved.
Thy throne is prepared of old: Thou art from everlasting.
The floods have lifted up, O Lord: the floods have lifted up their voice.
The floods have lifted up their waves, with the noise of many waters.
Wonderful are the surges of the sea: wonderful is the Lord on high.
Thy testimonies are made exceedingly trustworthy: holiness becometh Thy 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.
Dominus regnavit, decorem indutus est: indutus est Dominus fortitudinem, et praecinxit se.
etenim firmavit orbem terrae, qui non commovebitur.
Parata sedes tua ex tunc: a saeculo tu es.
Elevaverunt flumina, Domine: elevaverunt flumina vocem suam.
Elevaverunt flumina fluctus suos, a vocibus aquarum multarum.
Mirabiles elationes maris: mirabilis in altis Dominus.
Testimonia tua credibilia facta sunt nimis: domum tuam decet sanctitudo, Domine, in longitudinem dierum.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Antiphon
Mary is taken up into heaven, the angels rejoice, and praising, bless the Lord.
Assumpta est Maria in caelum: gaudent Angeli, laudantes benedicunt Dominum.
Antiphon
The Virgin Mary.
Maria Virgo assumpta est.
Antiphon
The angel Gabriel was sent to Mary the Virgin, who was espoused to Joseph.
Missus est Gabriel Angelus ad Mariam Virginem desponsatam Joseph.
Antiphon
Hail, Mary.
Ave, Maria.
Antiphon
O wondrous union! The Creator of mankind, taking a living body, vouchsafed to be born of a virgin, and becoming man, without man's concurrence, bestowed upon us His Godhead.
O admirabile commercium! Creator generis humani, animatum corpus sumens, de Virgine nasci dignatus est; et procedens homo sine semine, largitus est nobis suam Deitatem.
Antiphon
When thou wert wondrously born.
Quando natus es.
Psalm 99
Sing joyfully unto God all the earth: serve ye the Lord with gladness.
Come in before His presence with exceeding joy.
Know ye that the Lord He is God: He hath made us, and not we ourselves.
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture: go ye into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with hymns; and give thanks unto Him.
Praise ye His name; for the Lord is gracious, His mercy is for ever, 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.
Jubilate Deo, omnis terra: servite Domino in laetitia.
Introite in conspectu ejus, in exsultatione.
Scitote quoniam Dominus ipse est Deus: ipse fecit nos, et non ipsi nos.
Populus ejus, et oves pascuae ejus: introite portas ejus in confessione, atria ejus in hymnis: confitemini illi.
Laudate nomen ejus: quoniam suavis est Dominus, in aeternum misericordia ejus, et usque in generationem et generationem veritas ejus.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Antiphon
The Virgin Mary is taken up into the heavenly bride-chamber, where the King of kings sitteth on a starry throne.
Maria Virgo assumpta est ad aethereum thalamum, in quo Rex regum stellato sedet solio.
Antiphon
We run after the sweet smell.
In odorem.
Antiphon
Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou amongst women, Alleluia.
Ave, Maria, gratia plena; Dominus tecum: benedicta tu in mulieribus.
Antiphon
Fear not, O Mary.
Ne timeas, Maria.
Antiphon
When thou wert wondrously born of a virgin, and becoming man without man's concurrence, bestowed upon us His Godhead.
Quando natus es ineffabiliter ex Virgine, tunc impletae sunt Scripturae: sicut pluvia in vellus descendisti, ut salvum faceres genus humanum: te laudamus, Deus noster.
Antiphon
The bush which Moses saw.
Rubum, quem viderat Moyses.
Psalm 62
O God, my God, to Thee do I wake at break of day.
For Thee my soul thirsteth; for Thee my flesh longeth, O how exceedingly!
In a desert, pathless, and waterless land: so have I come before Thee in the holy place, that I might see Thy power and Thy glory.
For Thy mercy is better than life: my lips shall praise Thee.
Thus will I bless Thee all my life long; and in Thy name will I lift up my hands.
Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise Thee with joyful lips.
If I have remembered Thee upon my bed, on Thee will I meditate in the morning; because Thou hast been my helper.
And I will rejoice under the covert of Thy wings: my soul cleaveth unto Thee; Thy right hand upholdeth me.
But they seek my soul in vain: they shall go into the lower parts of the earth: they shall be delivered into the power of the sword: they shall be portions for foxes.
But the king shall rejoice in God, all they that swear by Him shall be praised: because the mouth of them that speak wicked things is 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.
Deus, Deus meus, ad te de luce vigilo.
Sitivit in te anima mea, quam multipliciter tibi caro mea.
In terra deserta, et invia, et inaquosa: sic in sancto apparui tibi, ut viderem virtutem tuam, et gloriam tuam.
Quoniam melior est misericordia tua super vitas: labia mea laudabunt te.
Sic benedicam te in vita mea: et in nomine tuo levabo manus meas.
Sicut adipe et pinguedine repleatur anima mea: et labiis exsultationis laudabit os meum.
Si memor fui tui super stratum meum, in matutinis meditabor in te: quia fuisti adjutor meus.
Et in velamento alarum tuarum exsultabo, adhaesit anima mea post te: me suscepit dextera tua.
Ipsi vero in vanum quaesierunt animam meam, introibunt in inferiora terrae: tradentur in manus gladii, partes vulpium erunt.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Psalm 66
God be merciful unto us, and bless us: cause His countenance to shine upon us, and be merciful unto us.
That we may know Thy way upon earth: Thy salvation in all nations.
Let the peoples give thanks to Thee, O God: let all the peoples give Thee thanks.
O let the nations be glad and rejoice; for Thou judgest the peoples with justice, and governest the nations upon earth.
Let the peoples give thanks to Thee, O God: let all the peoples give Thee thanks.
May God, even our own God, bless us, may God bless us; and may all the ends of the earth 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.
Deus misereatur nostri, et benedicat nobis: illuminet vultum suum super nos, et misereatur nostri.
Ut cognoscamus in terra viam tuam, in omnibus gentibus salutare tuum.
Confiteantur tibi populi, Deus: confiteantur tibi populi omnes.
Laetentur et exsultent gentes: quoniam judicas populos in aequitate, et gentes in terra dirigis.
Confiteantur tibi populi, Deus, confiteantur tibi populi omnes: terra dedit fructum suum.
Benedicat nos Deus, Deus noster, benedicat nos Deus: et metuant eum omnes fines terrae.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Antiphon
We run after the sweet smell of thine ointments; maidens love thee exceedingly.
In odorem unguentorum tuorum currimus: adolescentulae dilexerunt te nimis.
Antiphon
Blessed art thou.
Benedicta.
Antiphon
Fear not, O Mary: thou hast found grace before the Lord: behold, thou shalt conceive, and shalt bring forth a Son, Alleluia.
Ne timeas, Maria, invenisti gratiam apud Dominum: ecce concipies et paries filium.
Antiphon
The Lord shall give Him.
Dabit ei Dominus.
Antiphon
The bush which Moses saw unconsumed we acknowledge to be thine admirable virginity, which thou didst keep inviolate; Mother of God, plead for us.
Rubum, quem viderat Moyses incombustum, conservatam agnovimus tuam laudabilem virginitatem: Dei Genetrix, intercede pro nobis.
Antiphon
The root of Jesse hath budded.
Germinavit radix Iesse.
Canticum Trium Puerorum
All ye works of the Lord, bless the Lord, praise and exalt Him above all for ever.
O ye angels of the Lord, bless the Lord: O ye heavens, bless the Lord.
O all ye waters that are above the heavens, bless the Lord: O all ye powers of the Lord, bless the Lord.
O ye sun and moon, bless the Lord; O ye stars of heaven, bless the Lord.
O every shower and dew, bless ye the Lord; O all ye spirits of God, bless the Lord.
O ye fire and heat, bless the Lord; O ye cold and heat, bless the Lord.
O ye dews and hoar-frosts, bless the Lord; O ye frost and cold, bless the Lord.
O ye ice and snow, bless the Lord; O ye nights and days, bless the Lord.
O ye light and darkness, bless the Lord; O ye lightnings and clouds, bless the Lord.
O let the earth bless the Lord; let it praise and exalt Him above all for ever.
O ye mountains and hills, bless the Lord; O all ye things that spring up in the earth, bless the Lord.
O ye fountains, bless the Lord; O ye seas and rivers, bless the Lord.
O ye whales, and all that move in the waters, bless the Lord; O all ye fowls of the air, bless the Lord.
O all ye beasts and cattle, bless the Lord; O ye sons of men, bless the Lord.
O let Israel bless the Lord; let him praise and exalt Him above all for ever.
O ye priests of the Lord, bless the Lord; O ye servants of the Lord, bless the Lord.
O ye spirits and souls of the just, bless the Lord; O ye holy and humble of heart, bless the Lord.
O Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, bless ye the Lord; praise and exalt Him above all for ever.
Let us bless the Father, and the Son, with the Holy Ghost; let us praise and magnify Him for ever.
Blessed art Thou, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven; and worthy of praise, and glorious, and magnified for ever.
Benedicite, omnia opera Domini, Domino: laudate et superexaltate eum in saecula.
Benedicite, angeli Domini, Domino: benedicite, caeli, Domino.
Benedicite, aquae omnes, quae super caelos sunt, Domino: benedicite, omnes virtutes Domini, Domino.
Benedicite, sol et luna, Domino: benedicite, stellae caeli, Domino.
Benedicite, omnis imber et ros, Domino: benedicite, omnes spiritus Dei, Domino.
Benedicite, ignis et aestus, Domino: benedicite, frigus et aestus, Domino.
Benedicite, rores et pruina, Domino: benedicite, gelu et frigus, Domino.
Benedicite, glacies et nives, Domino: benedicite, noctes et dies, Domino.
Benedicite, lux et tenebrae, Domino: benedicite, fulgura et nubes, Domino.
Benedicat terra Dominum: laudet et superexaltet eum in saecula.
Benedicite, montes et colles, Domino: benedicite, universa germinantia in terra, Domino.
Benedicite, fontes, Domino: benedicite, maria et flumina, Domino.
Benedicite, cete, et omnia, quae moventur in aquis, Domino: benedicite, omnes volucres caeli, Domino.
Benedicite, omnes bestiae et pecora, Domino: benedicite, filii hominum, Domino.
Benedicat Israel Dominum: laudet et superexaltet eum in saecula.
Benedicite, sacerdotes Domini, Domino: benedicite, servi Domini, Domino.
Benedicite, Anania, Azaria, Misael, Domino: laudate et superexaltate eum in saecula.
Benedicamus Patrem et Filium cum Sancto Spiritu: laudemus et superexaltemus eum in saecula.
Benedictus es, Domine, in firmamento caeli: et laudabilis, et gloriosus, et superexaltatus in saecula.
Antiphon
Blessed art thou, daughter, of the Lord, for through thee do we share in the fruit of life.
Benedicta filia tu a Domino: quia per te fructum vitae communicavimus.
Antiphon
Thou art beautiful.
Pulchra es.
Antiphon
The Lord shall give Him the throne of David His father, and He shall reign for ever.
Dabit ei Dominus sedem David, patris ejus, et regnabit in aeternum.
Antiphon
Behold the handmaid of the Lord.
Ecce ancilla Domini.
Antiphon
The root of Jesse hath budded, a star hath arisen out of Jacob; a virgin hath brought forth a Saviour; we give praise to Thee, Our God.
Germinavit radix Iesse, orta est stella ex Iacob: Virgo peperit Salvatorem; te laudamus, Deus noster.
Antiphon
Behold, Mary.
Ecce Maria.
Psalm 148
Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise Him in the heights.
Praise Him, all ye His angels; praise Him, all His hosts.
Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all ye stars and light.
Praise Him, ye heavens of heavens; and let all the waters that are above the heavens, praise the name of the Lord.
For He spake, and they were made: He commanded, and they were created.
He hath established them for ever, and for evermore; He hath made a decree, and it shall not pass away.
Praise the Lord from the earth; ye dragons and all deeps.
Fire, hail, snow, ice, and stormy winds, which fulfil His word.
Mountains and all hills; fruitful trees and all cedars.
Beasts and all cattle; creeping things, and feathered fowls.
Kings of the earth and all peoples; princes and all judges of the earth.
Young men and maidens, old men and children, let them praise the name of the Lord; for His name alone is exalted.
His praise is above heaven and earth; and He hath exalted the horn of His people.
A song of praise to all His saints; to the children of Israel, a people drawing nigh unto Him.
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.
Psalm 149
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 Him name in the choir; let them sing unto Him with timbrel and psaltery.
For the Lord is well pleased with His people; and He will exalt the meek unto salvation.
The saints shall rejoice in glory: they shall be joyful in their beds.
The high praises of God shall be in their mouth; and two-edged swords in their hands:
To execute vengeance upon the nations; and chastisements among the peoples:
To bind their kings with fetters; and their nobles with chains of iron.
To execute upon them the judgement that is written: Such glory have all his saints.
Cantate Domino canticum novum: laus ejus in ecclesia sanctorum.
Laetetur Israel in eo, qui fecit eum: et filii Sion exsultent in rege suo.
Laudent nomen ejus in choro: in tympano, et psalterio psallant ei:
Quia beneplacitum est Domino in populo suo: et exaltabit mansuetos in salutem.
Exsultabunt sancti in gloria: laetabuntur in cubilibus suis.
Exaltationes Dei in gutture eorum: et gladii ancipites in manibus eorum.
Ad faciendam vindictam in nationibus: increpationes in populis.
Ad alligandos reges eorum in compedibus: et nobiles eorum in manicis ferreis.
Ut faciant in eis judicium conscriptum: gloria haec est omnibus sanctis ejus.
Psalm 150
Praise ye the Lord in his holy places: praise Him in the firmament of his power.
Praise Him in His might acts: praise Him according to the multitude of His greatness.
Praise Him with sound of trumpet: praise Him with psaltery and harp.
Priase him with timbrel and choir: praise Him with strings and organs.
Praise Him upon the high-sounding cymbals; praise Him upon cymbals of joy: let every spirit 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.
Laudate Dominum in sanctis ejus: laudate eum in firmamento virtutis ejus.
Laudate eum in virtutibus ejus: laudate eum secundum multitudinem magnitudinis ejus.
Laudate eum in sono tubae: laudate eum in psalterio, et cithara.
Laudate eum in tympano, et choro: laudate eum in chordis, et organo.
Laudate eum in cymbalis benesonantibus: laudate eum in cymbalis jubilationis: omnis spiritus laudet Dominum.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Antiphon
Thou art beautiful and comely, O daughter of Jerusalem: terrible as an army set in array.
Pulchra es, et decora, filia Jerusalem: terribilis ut castrorum acies ordinata.
Antiphon
Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it done unto me according to thy word.
Ecce ancilla Domini: fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum.
Antiphon
Behold, Mary, hath brought us forth a Saviour, Whom when John saw, he cried aloud, saying: Behold the Lamb of God! Behold Him Who taketh away the sins of the world, Alleluia.
Ecce Maria genuit nobis Salvatorem, quem Ioannes videns, exclamavit, dicens: Ecce Agnus Dei, ecce qui tollit peccata mundi, alleluia.
Little Chapter from Christmas until Advent - Cant vi
The daughters of Sion saw her, and declared her most blessed; and queens praised her.
Viderunt eam filiae Sion, et beatissimam praedicaverunt et reginae laudaverunt eam.
Thanks be to God.
Deo gratias.
Little Chapter in Advent - Is 11:1-2
There shall come forth a rod out of the root of Jesse, and a flower shall rise up out of his root, and the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him.
Egredietur virga de radice Iesse, et flos de radice eius ascendet. Et requiescet super eum Spiritus Domini.
Thanks be to God.
Deo gratias.
Hymn
The first verse of the hymn is said kneeling.
O Queen of all the virgin choir,
Enthroned above the starry sky,
Who with thy bosom's milk didst feed
Thine own Creator, Lord most high.
What man had lost in hapless Eve,
Thy sacred womb to man restores;
Thou to the wretched here beneath
Hast open'd heaven's eternal doors.
Hail, O refulgent Hall of light!
Hail, Gate august of heaven's high King!
Through thee redeemed to endless life,
Thy praise let all the nations sing.
O Jesu! born of Virgin bright,
Immortal glory be to Thee;
Praise to the Father infinite
And Holy Ghost eternally.
Amen.
Blessed art thou amongst women.
Benedicta tu in mulieribus.
And blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
Et benedictus fructus ventris tui.
Canticle of the Zachary - Lk 1
Antiphon
O Mary, blessed Mother of God.
Beata Dei Genitrix, Maria.
Antiphon
The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee.
Spiritus Sanctus.
Antiphon
A wondrous mystery.
During Eastertide, instead of the above, the following antiphon is said:
Ant. O Queen of heaven.
Blessed be the Lord ✠ God of Israel, because He hath visited and wrought the redemption of His people.
And hath raised up a horn of salvation to us in the house of David His servant;
As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, who are from the beginning:
Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us.
To perform mercy to our fathers, and to remember His holy testament.
The oath which He swore to Abraham our father, that He would grant to us,
That being delivered from the hand of our enemies, we may serve Him without fear,
In holiness and justice before Him all our days.
And 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 to His people, unto the remission of their sins;
Through the bowels of the mercy of our God, in which the Orient from on high hath visited us.
To enlighten them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death; to direct our feet into the way of peace.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy 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, daturum 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, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Antiphon
O Mary, blessed Mother of God, ever a virgin, the Lord's own temple, shrine of the Holy Ghost, thou alone as none other didst please Our Lord Jesus Christ; pray for the people; intercede for the clergy; plead for religious women.
Beata Dei Genitrix, Maria, Virgo perpetua, templum Domini, sacrarium Spiritus Sancti, sola sine exemplo placuisti Domino nostro Jesu Christo: ora pro populo, interveni pro clero, intercede pro devoto femineo sexu.
Antiphon
The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, Mary; fear not, thou shalt hold within thy womb the Son of God, Alleluia.
Spiritus Sanctus in te descendet, Maria: ne timeas, habebis in utero Filium Dei, alleluja.
Antiphon
Ant. Regina caeli,laetare, alleluia; quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia; resurrexit, sicut dixit, alleluia: ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia.
Kyrie Eleison
Christe Eleision
Kyrie Eleison
Kyrie Eleison
Christe Eleision
Kyrie Eleison
Collect
Commemoration of the Saints Outside Advent
A wondrous mystery is revealed today: marvels are wrought. God is made man; He still remaineth what He was, and hath taken upon Him what He was not, suffering neither confusion nor division.
During Eastertide, instead of the above, the following antiphon is said:
Ant. O Queen of heaven rejoice! alleluia: for He whom thou didst merit to bear, alleluia, hath arisen as he said, alleluia; pray for us to God, alleluia.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Collect
O Lord, hear my prayer.
And let my cry come unto Thee.
From Candlemas until Christmas
Let us pray,
O God, Who didst will that Thine eternal Word should take flesh in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary, when the angel delivered his message: grant that Thy petitioners, who verily believe her to be the Mother of God, may be assisted by her intercession. Through the same Christ our Lord.
Amen.
From Christmas until Candlemas
Let us pray,
O God, Who, by the fruitful virginity of blessed Mary, hast given to mankind the rewards of eternal salvation; grant, we beseech Thee, that we may experience her intercession for us, by whom we deserved to receive the Author of life, Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
Amen.
Commemoration of the Saints outside Advent
Antiphon
Commemoration of the Saints in Advent
All ye saints of God, vouchsafe to plead for our salvation and for that of all mankind.
Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye just.
And be joyful, all ye that are of right heart.
Let us pray,
Shield, O Lord, Thy people, and ever keep them in Thy care, who put their trust in the pleading of Thine apostles Peter and Paul, and of the other apostles.
May all Thy saints, we beseech Thee, O Lord, everywhere come to our help, that while we do honor to their merits, we may also enjoy their intercession: grant Thine own peace unto our times, and drive away all wickedness from Thy Church; direct our way, our actions, and our wishes and those of all Thy servants in the way of salvation; to our benefactors render everlasting blessings, and to all the faithful departed grant eternal rest. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
Amen.
Commemoration of the Saints During Advent
Antiphon
Conclusion
The Our Father is prayed silently.
Behold, the Lord shall come, and all His saints with Him, and in that day there shall be great light, Alleluia.
Behold, the Lord shall appear upon a shining cloud.
And with Him thousands of saints.
Let us pray,
Cleanse our consciences, we beseech Thee, O Lord, by Thy visitation, that when Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Our Lord, shall come with all the saints, He may find within us a resting-place made ready for Him. Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
Amen.
Conclusion
O Lord, hear my prayer.
And let my cry come unto Thee.
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Amen.
The Our Father is prayed silently.
Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: But deliver us from evil. Amen.
May the Lord grant us His peace.
And life everlasting. Amen.
Anthem
Then is said one of the following Anthems of the Blessed Virgin Mary according to the season.
From Candlemas until Compline on Holy Saturday exclusively
Hail, O Queen of heav'n enthroned!
Hail, by angels Mistress owned!
Root of Jesse! Gate of morn,
When the world's true Light was born:
Glorious Virgin, joy to thee,
Beautiful surpassingly!
Fairest thou where all are fair!
Plead for us a pitying prayer.
Vouchsafe that I may praise thee, O Blessed Virgin.
Grant me strength agains thine enemies.
Let us pray,
O most merciful God, grant succor unto our frailty; that as we celebrate the memory of the holy Mother of God, so by the help of her intercession we may rise again from our sins. Through the same Christ our Lord.
Amen.
From Compline of Holy Saturday until None on the Saturday after Pentecost inclusively
O Queen of heaven rejoice, Alleluia,
For He Whom thou wast to bear, Alleluia,
Hath risen, as He said, Alleluia.
Pray for us to God, Alleluia.
Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, Alleluia.
For the Lord hath risen indeed, Alleluia.
Let us pray,
O God, Who didst vouchsafe to give joy to the world through the Resurrection of Thy Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ; grant, we beseech Thee, that, through His Mother, the Virgin Mary, we may obtain the joys of everlasting life. Through the same Christ our Lord.
Amen.
From Compline of the Saturday after Pentecost until Advent
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 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.
Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray,
Almighty, everlasting God, Who, by the co-operation of the Holy Ghost, didst so make ready the body and soul of the glorious Virgin Mother Mary that she deserved to become a meet dwelling for Thy Son; grant that we, who rejoice in her memory, may through her loving intercession be delivered the evils that hang over us, and from everlasting death. Through the same Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Final Blessing
May the divine assistance ✠ remain always with us.
Amen.
Introduction
As at Lauds
Hymn
Remember, O creator Lord,
Memento, rerum Conditor,
That in the Virgin's sacred womb
Nostri quod olim corporis,
Thou wast conceived, and of her flesh
Sacrata ab alvo Virginis
Didst our mortality assume.
Nascendo formam sumpseris.
Mother of grace! O Mary blest!
Maria Mater gratiae,
To thee, sweet fount of love, we fly;
Dulcis Parens clementiae,
Shield us through life, and take us hence
Tu nos ab hoste protege,
To thy dear bosom, when we die.
Et mortis hora suscipe.
O Jesu! born of Virgin bright,
Jesu, tibi sit gloria,
Immortal glory be to Thee;
Qui natus es de Virgine,
Praise to the Father infinite,
Cum Patre, et almo Spiritu,
And Holy Ghost eternally.
In sempiterna saecula.
Amen.
Amen.
Antiphon
And she is taken up.
Assumpta est.
Antiphon
There was sent.
Missus est.
Antiphon
O wondrous union!
O admirabile commercium!
Psalm 53
Save me, O God, by Thy name; and judge me in Thy strength.
Hear my prayer, O God: give ear unto the words of my mouth.
For strangers have risen up against me, and the mighty have sought after my soul: and they have not set God before their eyes.
For behold, God is my helper, and the Lord is the protector of my soul.
Turn back evil upon mine enemies: and destroy them in Thy truth.
I will freely sacrifice unto Thee, and will give thanks to Thy name, O Lord, for it is good.
For Thou has delivered me out of all my trouble; and mine eye hath looked down upon mine enemies.
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.
Deus, in nomine tuo salvum me fac: et in virtute tua iudica me.
Deus, exaudi orationem meam: auribus percipe verba oris mei.
Quoniam alieni insurrexerunt adversum me, et fortes quaesierunt animam meam: et non proposuerunt Deum ante conspectum suum.
Ecce enim, Deus adiuvat me: et Dominus susceptor est animae meae.
Averte mala inimicis meis: et in veritate tua disperde illos.
Voluntarie sacrificabo tibi, et confitebor nomini tuo, Domine: quoniam bonum est:
Quoniam ex omni tribulatione eripuisti me: et super inimicos meos despexit oculus meus.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Psalm 84
Thou hast blessed Thy land, O Lord: Thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob.
Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of Thy people: Thou hast covered all their sins.
Thou hast softened all Thine anger: Thou hast turned away from the wrath of Thine indignation.
Convert us, O God, our Saviour; and turn away Thine anger from us.
Wilt Thou be angry with us for ever: or wilt Thou stretch out Thy wrath from generation to generation?
Thou wilt turn again, O God, and quicken us; and Thy people shall rejoice in Thee.
Show us Thy mercy, O Lord; and grant us Thy salvation.
I will hearken what the Lord shall say within me; for He will speak peace unto His people.
And unto His saints; and unto them that are converted in heart.
Surely His salvation is unto them that fear Him: that glory may dwell in our land.
Mercy and truth have met together: justice and peace have kissed.
Truth is sprung out of the earth; and justice hath looked down from heaven.
For the Lord shall give goodness; and our earth shall yield her fruit.
Justice shall walk before Him; and shall set His steps in the right way.
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.
Benedixisti, Domine, terram tuam: avertisti captivitatem Iacob.
Remisisti iniquitatem plebis tuae: operuisti omnia peccata eorum.
Mitigasti omnem iram tuam: avertisti ab ira indignationis tuae.
Converte nos, Deus, salutaris noster: et averte iram tuam a nobis.
Numquid in aeternum irasceris nobis? aut extendes iram tuam a generatione in generationem?
Deus, tu conversus vivificabis nos: et plebs tua laetabitur in te.
Ostende nobis, Domine, misericordiam tuam: et salutare tuum da nobis.
audiam quid loquatur in me Dominus Deus: quoniam loquetur pacem in plebem suam.
Et super sanctos suos: et in eos, qui convertuntur ad cor.
Verumtamen prope timentes eum salutare ipsius: ut inhabitet gloria in terra nostra.
Misericordia, et veritas obviaverunt sibi: iustitia, et pax osculatae sunt.
Veritas de terra orta est: et iustitia de caelo prospexit.
etenim Dominus dabit benignitatem: et terra nostra dabit fructum suum.
Iustitia ante eum ambulabit: et ponet in via gressus suos.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Psalm 116
Praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise Him, all ye peoples.
For His mercy is confirmed upon us; and the truth of the Lord remaineth 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.
Laudate Dominum, omnes gentes: laudate eum, omnes populi:
Quoniam confirmata est super nos misericordia eius: et veritas Domini manet in aeternum.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Antiphon
Mary is taken up into heaven. The angels rejoice and praising bless the Lord.
Assumpta est Maria in caelum: gaudent Angeli, laudantes benedicunt Dominum.
Antiphon
The angel Gabriel was sent to Mary the Virgin, who was espoused to Joseph.
Missus est Gabriel Angelus ad Mariam Virginem desponsatam Joseph.
Antiphon
O wondrous union! the Creator of mankind, taking a body with a living soul, vouchsafed to be born of a virgin; and becoming man without man's concurrence, bestowed upon us His Godhead.
O admirabile commercium! Creator generis humani, animatum corpus sumens, de Virgine nasci dignatus est; et procedens homo sine semine, largitus est nobis suam Deitatem.
Little Chapter Outside Advent - Song of Songs 6:9
Who is she that cometh forth as the morning rising, fair as the moon, bright as the sun, terrible as an army set in array?
Quae est ista, quae progreditur quasi aurora consurgens, pulchra ut luna, electa ut sol, terribilis ut castrorum acies ordinata?
Thanks be to God.
Deo gratias.
Little Chapter During Advent - Isaiah 7:14-15
Behold, a Virgin shall conceive and shall bear a Son, and His name shall be called Emmanuel: butter and honey shall He eat, that He may know to refuse the evil and choose the good.
Ecce virgo concipiet, et pariet filium, et vocabitur nomen eius Emmanuel. Butýrum et mel comedet, ut sciat reprobare malum, et eligere bonum.
Thanks be to God.
Deo gratias.
Vouchsafe that I may praise thee, O holy Virgin.
Dignare me laudare te, Virgo sacrata.
Grant me strength against thine enemies.
Da mihi virtutem contra hostes tuos.
Lord have mercy on us,
Christ have mercy on us,
Lord have mercy on us,
Kyrie, eleison.
Christe, eleison.
Kyrie, eleison.
Prayer
O Lord, hear my prayer.
Domine, exaudi orationem meam.
And let my cry come unto Thee.
Et clamor meus ad te veniat.
Outside Advent
Let us pray.
O God, Who didst vouchsafe to choose the virgin palace of blessed Mary for Thy dwelling; grant, we beseech Thee, that we, who are shielded by her protection, may by Thy grace join with gladness in her commemoration. Who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
Amen.
During Advent
Let us pray.
O God, Who, by the fruitful virginity of blessed Mary, hast given to mankind the rewards of eternal salvation: grant, we beseech Thee, that we may experience her intercession for us, by whom we deserved to receive the Author of life, Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son. Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
Amen.
Conclusion
O Lord, hear my prayer.
Domine, exaudi orationem meam.
And let my cry come unto Thee.
Et clamor meus ad te veniat.
Let us bless the Lord.
Benedicamus Domino.
Thanks be to God.
Deo gratias.
May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Fidelium animae per misericordiam Dei requiescant in pace.
Amen.
Amen.
Introduction
As at Lauds
Hymn
Remember, O creator Lord,
Memento, rerum Conditor,
That in the Virgin's sacred womb
Nostri quod olim corporis,
Thou wast conceived, and of her flesh
Sacrata ab alvo Virginis
Didst our mortality assume.
Nascendo formam sumpseris.
Mother of grace! O Mary blest!
Maria Mater gratiae,
To thee, sweet fount of love, we fly;
Dulcis Parens clementiae,
Shield us through life, and take us hence
Tu nos ab hoste protege,
To thy dear bosom, when we die.
Et mortis hora suscipe.
O Jesu! born of Virgin bright,
Jesu, tibi sit gloria,
Immortal glory be to Thee;
Qui natus es de Virgine,
Praise to the Father infinite,
Cum Patre, et almo Spiritu,
And Holy Ghost eternally.
In sempiterna saecula.
Amen.
Amen.
Antiphon
The Virgin Mary.
Maria Virgo.
Antiphon
Hail, Mary.
Ave, Maria.
Antiphon
When thou wert born.
Quando natus es.
Psalm 119
When I was in trouble, I cried unto the Lord: and He heard me.
O Lord, deliver my soul from wicked lips and from a deceitful tongue.
What shall be given unto Thee, or what shall be added unto Thee, to a deceitful tongue?
Sharp arrows of the mighty One, with destroying coals.
Woe is me, that my sojourn is prolonged: I have dwelt with the inhabitants of Cedar: my soul hath long been a sojourner.
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, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Psalm 120
I have lifted up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence my help shall come.
My help is from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.
Let Him 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, nor the moon by night.
The Lord keepeth thee from all evil: may the Lord keep thy soul.
May the Lord keep thy coming in, and thy going out, 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, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Psalm 121
I was glad at the things that were said unto me: We will go into the house of the Lord.
Our feet were standing within thy courts, O Jerusalem.
Jerusalem, which is built as a city, that is compact together.
For thither the tribes went up, the tribes of the Lord: an ordinance for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord.
For there are setup thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
Pray ye for the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem; and plenty be to them that love Thee.
Let peace be in Thy stronghold, and plenty in Thy towers.
For my brethren and my neighbors' sake, I spake peace concerning thee.
For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I have sought good things for thee.
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, Ierusalem.
Ierusalem, quae aedificatur ut civitas: cuius participatio eius in idipsum.
Illuc enim ascenderunt tribus, tribus Domini: testimonium Israel ad confitendum nomini Domini.
Quia illic sederunt sedes in iudicio, sedes super domum David.
Rogate quae ad pacem sunt Ierusalem: 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, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Antiphon
The Virgin Mary is taken up into the heavenly bridechamber, where the King of kings sitteth on a starry throne.
Maria Virgo assumpta est ad aethereum thalamum, in quo Rex regum stellato sedet solio.
Antiphon
Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou amongst women, Alleluia.
Ave, Maria, gratia plena; Dominus tecum: benedicta tu in mulieribus.
Antiphon
When Thou wert wondrously born of a virgin, then were the Scriptures fulfilled: Thou earnest down like the rain upon the fleece, that Thou mightest save mankind. We praise Thee, our God.
Quando natus es ineffabiliter ex Virgine, tunc impletae sunt Scripturae: sicut pluvia in vellus descendisti, ut salvum faceres genus humanum: te laudamus, Deus noster.
Little Chapter Outside Advent - Sirach 24:15
And so was I established in Sion, and in the holy city likewise I rested; and my power was in Jerusalem.
Et sic in Sion firmata sum, et in civitate sanctificata similiter requievi, et in Ierusalem potestas mea.
Thanks be to God.
Deo gratias.
Little Chapter During Advent - Isaiah 11:1-2
There shall come forth a rod out of the root of Jesse, and a flower shall rise up out of his root. And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him.
Egredietur virga de radice Iesse, et flos de radice eius ascendet. Et requiescet super eum Spiritus Domini.
Thanks be to God.
Deo gratias.
Grace is poured forth upon thy lips.
Diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis.
Wherefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
Propterea benedixit te Deus in aeternum.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Kyrie, eleison.
Christe, eleison.
Kyrie, eleison.
Prayer
O Lord, hear my prayer.
Domine, exaudi orationem meam.
And let my cry come unto Thee.
Et clamor meus ad te veniat.
Outside Advent
Let us pray.
O God, Who, by the fruitful virginity of blessed Mary, hast given to mankind the rewards of eternal salvation: grant, we beseech Thee, that we may experience her intercession for us, by whom we deserved to receive the Author of life, Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son. Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
Amen.
During Advent
Let us pray.
O God, Who didst will that Thine eternal Word should take flesh in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary, when the angel delivered his message: grant that Thy petitioners, who verily believe her to be the Mother of God, may be assisted by her intercession with Thee through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
Amen.
Conclusion
As at Matins
Introduction
As at Lauds
Hymn
Remember, O creator Lord,
Memento, rerum Conditor,
That in the Virgin's sacred womb
Nostri quod olim corporis,
Thou wast conceived, and of her flesh
Sacrata ab alvo Virginis
Didst our mortality assume.
Nascendo formam sumpseris.
Mother of grace! O Mary blest!
Maria Mater gratiae,
To thee, sweet fount of love, we fly;
Dulcis Parens clementiae,
Shield us through life, and take us hence
Tu nos ab hoste protege,
To thy dear bosom, when we die.
Et mortis hora suscipe.
O Jesu! born of Virgin bright,
Jesu, tibi sit gloria,
Immortal glory be to Thee;
Qui natus es de Virgine,
Praise to the Father infinite,
Cum Patre, et almo Spiritu,
And Holy Ghost eternally.
In sempiterna saecula.
Amen.
Amen.
Antiphon
We run after the sweet smell.
In odorem.
Antiphon
Fear not, O Mary.
Ne timeas, Maria.
Antiphon
The bush which Moses.
Rubum, quem viderat.
Psalm 122
Unto Thee have I lifted up mine eyes, O Thou that dwellest in the heavens.
Behold, as the eyes of slaves are on the hands of their masters;
As the eyes of a handmaid are on the hands of her mistress, so are our eyes unto the Lord our God, until He have mercy upon us.
Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us; for we are greatly filled with contempt.
Yea, our soul is greatly filled: we are the reproach of the rich, the contempt of 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, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Psalm 123
If the Lord had not been with us, now may Israel say: If the Lord had not been with us,
When men rose up against us, peradventure they had swallowed us up alive;
When their fury was enkindled against us, perchance the waters had swallowed us up.
Our soul hath passed through a torrent: peradventure our soul would have passed through overwhelming waters.
Blessed be the Lord, Who hath not given us up to be a prey unto their teeth.
Our soul hath been delivered as a sparrow out of the snare of the fowlers.
The snare is broken, and we are delivered.
Our help is in the name of the Lord, Who 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, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Psalm 124
They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Sion: he shall not be moved for ever that dwelleth in Jerusalem.
The hills stand round about her: even so is the Lord round about His people from this time forth for evermore.
For the Lord will not leave the rod of sinners over the lot of the just: that the just may not stretch forth their hands unto wickedness.
Do well, O Lord, unto those that are good, and unto them that are right of heart.
But such as turn aside unto deceits, the Lord shall number with the workers of iniquity; but peace shall be 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, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Antiphon
We run after the sweet smell of thine ointments; maidens love thee exceedingly.
In odorem unguentorum tuorum currimus: adolescentulae dilexerunt te nimis.
Antiphon
Fear not, O Mary: thou hast found grace before the Lord: behold, thou shalt conceive, and shalt bring forth a Son, Alleluia.
Ne timeas, Maria, invenisti gratiam apud Dominum: ecce concipies et paries filium.
Antiphon
The bush which Moses saw unconsumed we acknowledge to be thine admirable virginity, which thou didst keep inviolate; Mother of God, plead for us.
Little Chapter Outside Advent - Sirach 24:16
And I took root in an honourable people, and in the portion of my God, His inheritance: and my abode is in the full assembly of saints.
Thanks be to God.
Little Chapter II During Advent - Luke 1:32-33
The Lord God shall give Him the throne of David his father; and He shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever, and of His kingdom there shall be no end.
Thanks be to God.
Blessed art thou amongst women.
And blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Prayer
O Lord, hear my prayer.
Domine, exaudi orationem meam.
And let my cry come unto Thee.
Et clamor meus ad te veniat.
Outside Advent
Let us pray.
O Most merciful God, grant succor unto our frailty; that as we celebrate the memory of the holy Mother of God, so by the help of her intercession we may rise again from our transgressions. Through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
Amen.
During Advent
Let us pray.
O God, Who, by the fruitful virginity of blessed Mary, hast given to mankind the rewards of eternal salvation; grant, we beseech Thee, that we may experience her intercession for us, by whom we deserved to receive the Author of life, Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
Amen.
Conclusion
As at Matins
Introduction
As at Lauds
Hymn
Remember, O creator Lord,
Memento, rerum Conditor,
That in the Virgin's sacred womb
Nostri quod olim corporis,
Thou wast conceived, and of her flesh
Sacrata ab alvo Virginis
Didst our mortality assume.
Nascendo formam sumpseris.
Mother of grace! O Mary blest!
Maria Mater gratiae,
To thee, sweet fount of love, we fly;
Dulcis Parens clementiae,
Shield us through life, and take us hence
Tu nos ab hoste protege,
To thy dear bosom, when we die.
Et mortis hora suscipe.
O Jesu! born of Virgin bright,
Jesu, tibi sit gloria,
Immortal glory be to Thee;
Qui natus es de Virgine,
Praise to the Father infinite,
Cum Patre, et almo Spiritu,
And Holy Ghost eternally.
In sempiterna saecula.
Amen.
Amen.
Antiphon
Thou art beautiful.
Pulchra es.
Antiphon
Behold the handmaid of the Lord.
Ecce ancilla Domini.
Antiphon
Behold, Mary.
Ecce Maria.
Psalm 125
When the Lord turned again the captivity of Sion, we became like men consoled.
Then was our mouth filled with gladness, and our tongue with joy.
Then shall they say among the Gentiles: The Lord hath done great things for them.
The Lord hath done great, things for us: we are become joyful.
Turn again our captivity, O Lord, as a river in the south.
They that sow in tears, shall reap in joy.
They went forth on their way and wept, scattering their seed.
But returning they shall come with joy, bringing their sheaves with them.
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, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Psalm 126
Unless the Lord build a house, they labor in vain that build it.
Unless the Lord keep the city, he watcheth in vain that keepeth it.
In vain do ye rise before the light: rise not till ye have rested, O ye that eat the bread of sorrow.
When He giveth sleep to His beloved: lo, children are an heritage from the Lord, and the fruit of the womb a reward.
Like as arrows in the hand of the mighty One, so are the children of those who have been cast out.
Blessed is the man whose desire is satisfied with them: he shall not be confounded when he speaketh 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, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Psalm 127
Blessed are all they that fear the Lord, that walk in His ways.
For thou shalt eat the labours of thy hands: blessed art thou, and it shall be well with thee.
Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine on the walls of thy house.
Thy children as olive plants, round about thy table.
Behold, thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord.
May the Lord bless thee out of Sion, and mayest thou see the good things of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
Mayest thou 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, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Antiphon
Thou art beautiful and comely, O daughter of Jerusalem: terrible as an army set in array.
Pulchra es, et decora, filia Jerusalem: terribilis ut castrorum acies ordinata.
Antiphon
Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it done unto me according to thy word.
Ecce ancilla Domini: fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum.
Antiphon
Behold, Mary, hath brought us forth a Saviour, Whom when John saw, he cried aloud, saying: Behold the Lamb of God! Behold Him Who taketh away the sins of the world, Alleluia.
Little Chapter Outside Advent - Sirach 24:19-20
In the ways, like cinnamon and aromatic balm, I gave forth a sweet fragrance: like the choicest myrrh, I yielded a sweet smell.
Thanks be to God.
After childbirth, O Virgin, thou didst remain inviolate.
Plead for us, O Mother of God.
Little Chapter During Advent - Sirach 24:19-20
Behold a virgin shall conceive, and shall bear a son; and His name shall be called Emmanuel. Butter and honey shall He eat, that He may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good.
Thanks be to God.
The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary.
And she conceived of the Holy Ghost.
Prayer
O Lord, hear my prayer.
Domine, exaudi orationem meam.
And let my cry come unto Thee.
Et clamor meus ad te veniat.
Outside Advent
Let us pray.
Forgive, O Lord, we beseech Thee, the sins of Thy servants; so that we who cannot become pleasing to Thee from our own actions, may be saved by the pleading of the Mother of Thy Son, Our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
Amen.
During Advent
Let us pray.
O God, Who, by the fruitful virginity of blessed Mary, hast given to mankind the rewards of eternal salvation: grant, we beseech Thee, that we may experience her intercession for us, by whom we deserved to receive the Author of life, Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son. Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
Amen.
Conclusion
As at Matins
Introduction
As at Lauds
Psalms
Ant. from Candlemas until Advent: While the King. Ant. in Advent: The angel Gabriel was sent. Ant. from Christmas to Candlemas: O wondrous union!
Antiphon
Psalm 109
The Lord said to my Lord: Sit Thou at My right hand.
Until I make Thine enemies Thy footstool.
The Lord will send forth the scepter of Thy power out of Sion: rule Thou in the midst of Thine enemies.
Thine is 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 hath sworn, and He will not repent: Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchisedech.
The Lord upon Thy right hand: hath overthrown kings in the day of His wrath.
He shall judge among the nations; He shall fill the land with the fallen. He shall smite in sunder the heads in the land of many.
He shall drink of a 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 pœnitebit 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, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Antiphon
While the King was at table, my spikenard yielded a sweet smell.
Dum esset Rex in accubitu suo, nardus mea dedit odorem suavitatis.
Antiphon
His left hand.
Laeva ejus.
Antiphon
The angel Gabriel was sent to Mary the Virgin, who was espoused to Joseph.
Missus est Gabriel Angelus ad Mariam Virginem desponsatam Joseph.
Antiphon
Hail, Mary.
Ave, Maria.
Antiphon
O wondrous union! The Creator of mankind, taking a living body, vouchsafed to be born of a virgin, and becoming man, without man's concurrence, bestowed upon us His Godhead.
O admirabile commercium! Creator generis humani, animatum corpus sumens, de Virgine nasci dignatus est; et procedens homo sine semine, largitus est nobis suam Deitatem.
Antiphon
When thou wert wondrously born.
Quando natus es.
Psalm 112
Praise the Lord, ye servants: praise the name of the Lord.
Blessed be the name of the Lord, from this time forth for evermore.
From the rising of the sun unto its going down, the name of the Lord is worthy to be praised.
The Lord is high above all nations; and His glory is above the heavens.
Who is like unto the Lord our God, Who dwelleth on high, yet regardeth lowly things in heaven and on earth?
Who raiseth up the needy from the earth, and lifteth the poor out of the dunghill;
That He may set him with the princes, even with the princes of His people.
Who maketh the barren woman to dwell in her house, the 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, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Antiphon
His left hand is under my head, and His right hand shall embrace me.
Laeva ejus sub capite meo, et dextera illius amplexabitur me.
Antiphon
I am black.
Nigra sum.
Antiphon
Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou amongst women, Alleluia.
Ave, Maria, gratia plena; Dominus tecum: benedicta tu in mulieribus.
Antiphon
Fear not, O Mary.
Ne timeas, Maria.
Antiphon
When thou wert wondrously born of a virgin, and becoming man without man's concurrence, bestowed upon us His Godhead.
Quando natus es ineffabiliter ex Virgine, tunc impletae sunt Scripturae: sicut pluvia in vellus descendisti, ut salvum faceres genus humanum: te laudamus, Deus noster.
Antiphon
The bush which Moses saw.
Rubum, quem viderat Moyses.
Psalm 121
I was glad at the things that were said unto me: We will go into the house of the Lord.
Our feet were standing within thy courts, O Jerusalem.
Jerusalem, which is built as a city, that is compact together.
For thither the tribes went up, the tribes of the Lord: an ordinance for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord.
For there are setup thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
Pray ye for the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem; and plenty be to them that love Thee.
Let peace be in Thy stronghold, and plenty in Thy towers.
For my brethren and my neighbors' sake, I spake peace concerning thee.
For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I have sought good things for thee.
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, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Antiphon
I am black, but beautiful, O ye daughters of Jerusalem: therefore the King hath loved me, and brought me into His chamber.
Nigra sum, sed formosa, filiae Jerusalem; ideo dilexit me Rex, et introduxit me in cubiculum suum.
Antiphon
Now winter is past.
Jam hiems transiit.
Antiphon
Fear not, O Mary: thou hast found grace before the Lord: behold, thou shalt conceive, and shalt bring forth a Son, Alleluia.
Ne timeas, Maria, invenisti gratiam apud Dominum: ecce concipies et paries filium.
Antiphon
The Lord shall give Him.
Dabit ei Dominus.
Antiphon
The bush which Moses saw unconsumed we acknowledge to be thine admirable virginity, which thou didst keep inviolate; Mother of God, plead for us.
Rubum, quem viderat Moyses incombustum, conservatam agnovimus tuam laudabilem virginitatem: Dei Genetrix, intercede pro nobis.
Antiphon
The root of Jesse hath budded.
Germinavit radix Jesse.
Psalm 126
Unless the Lord build a house, they labor in vain that build it.
Unless the Lord keep the city, he watcheth in vain that keepeth it.
In vain do ye rise before the light: rise not till ye have rested, O ye that eat the bread of sorrow.
When He giveth sleep to His beloved: lo, children are an heritage from the Lord, and the fruit of the womb a reward.
Like as arrows in the hand of the mighty One, so are the children of the outcast.
Blessed is the man whose desire is satisfied with them: he shall not be confounded when he speaketh 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, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Antiphon
Now winter is past, the rain is over and gone: arise, my love, and come.
Jam hiems transiit, imber abiit et recessit: surge, amica mea, et veni.
Antiphon
Beautiful art thou.
Speciosa.
Antiphon
The Lord shall give Him the throne of David His father, and He shall reign for ever.
Dabit ei Dominus sedem David, patris ejus, et regnabit in aeternum.
Antiphon
Behold the handmaid of the Lord.
Ecce ancilla Domini.
Antiphon
The root of Jesse hath budded, a star hath arisen out of Jacob; a virgin hath brought forth a Saviour; we give praise to Thee, Our God.
Germinavit radix Jesse, orta est stella ex Jacob: Virgo peperit Salvatorem; te laudamus, Deus noster.
Antiphon
Behold, Mary.
Ecce Maria.
Psalm 147
Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem: praise thy God, O Sion.
For He hath strengthened the bars of thy gates: He hath blessed thy children within thee.
Who maketh thy borders peaceful, and filleth thee with the fat of corn.
Who sendeth forth His decree upon earth: very swiftly runneth His word.
Who giveth snow like wool: He scattereth mist like ashes.
He sendeth His ice like morsels: who shall stand before the face of His cold?
He sendeth forth His word and melteth them; His wind bloweth, and the waters flow.
Who declareth His word unto Jacob: His justice and judgment to Israel.
He hath not done so to every nation; nor hath He shown them 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, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Antiphon
Beautiful art thou, and sweet in thy delight, O holy Mother of God.
Speciosa facta es et suavis in deliciis tuis, sancta Dei Genitrix.
Antiphon
Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it done unto me according to thy word.
Ecce ancilla Domini: fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum.
Antiphon
Behold, Mary, hath brought us forth a Saviour, Whom when John saw, he cried aloud, saying: Behold the Lamb of God! Behold Him Who taketh away the sins of the world, Alleluia.
Ecce Maria genuit nobis Salvatorem, quem Ioannes videns, exclamavit, dicens: Ecce Agnus Dei, ecce qui tollit peccata mundi, alleluia.
Little Chapter Outside Advent - Sir 24:24
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 have I ministered before Him.
Ab initio et ante saecula creata sum, et usque ad futurum saeculum non desinam, et in habitatione sancta coram ipso ministravi.
Thanks be to God.
Deo gratias.
Little Chapter During Advent - Is 11:1-2
There shall come forth a rod out of the root of Jesse, and a flower shall rise up out of his root, and the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him.
Egredietur virga de radice Jesse, et flos de radice ejus ascendet. Et requiescet super eum Spiritus Domini.
Thanks be to God.
Deo gratias.
Hymn
The first verse of the hymn is said kneeling.
Hail, thou star of ocean!
Portal of the sky!
Ever Virgin Mother
Of the Lord most high!
Oh! by Gabriel's Ave,
Uttered long ago,
Eva's name reversing,
Establish peace below.
Break the captives' fetters,
Light on blindness pour;
All our ills expelling,
Every bliss implore.
Show thyself a Mother;
Offer Him our sighs,
Who for us Incarnate
Did not thee despise.
Virgin of all virgins!
To thy shelter take us:
Gentlest of the gentle!
Chaste and gentle make us.
Still, as on we journey,
Help our weak endeavour,
Till with thee and Jesus
We rejoice for ever.
Through the highest heaven,
To the almighty Three,
Father, Son, and Spirit,
One same glory be.
Amen.
Canticle of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Lk 1
Diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis.
Diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis.
Propterea benedixit te Deus in aeternum.
Propterea benedixit te Deus in aeternum.
Canticle of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Lk 1
Antiphon
O blessed Mother.
Beata Mater.
Antiphon
The Holy Ghost.
During Eastertide, instead of the above, the following antiphon is said:
Ant. O Queen of heaven.
Antiphon
How great the mystery of our inheritance!
My soul ✠ doth magnify the Lord. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
For He hath regarded the lowliness of His handmaid; for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
For He that is mighty hath done great things unto me; and holy is His name.
And His mercy is from generation to generation unto them that fear Him.
He hath showed strength with His arm: He hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart.
He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the humble.
He hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He hath sent empty away.
He hath upholden His servant Israel, being mindful of His mercy.
As He spake unto our fathers, unto Abraham and to 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.
Magnum hereditatis mysterium.
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 bracchio 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, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Antiphon
O blessed Mother, and Virgin undefiled, O glorious Queen of the world, plead for us before the Lord!
Beata Mater et intacta Virgo, gloriosa Regina mundi, intercede pro nobis ad Dominum.
Antiphon
The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, Mary; fear not, thou shalt hold within thy womb the Son of God, Alleluia.
During Eastertide, instead of the above, the following antiphon is said:
Ant. O Queen of heaven rejoice! alleluia: for He whom thou didst merit to bear, alleluia, hath arisen as he said, alleluia; pray for us to God, alleluia.
Antiphon
How great the mystery of our inheritance! The womb of one that knoweth not man hath become the temple of God! He was not defiled in taking flesh of her. All nations shall come and shall say: Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Magnum hereditatis mysterium: templum Dei factus est uterus nescientis virum: non est pollutus ex ea carnem assumens; omnes gentes venient dicentes: Gloria tibi, Domine.
Kyrie, eleison.
Christe, eleison.
Kyrie, eleison.
Collect
O Lord, hear my prayer.
Domine, exaudi orationem meam.
And let my cry come unto Thee.
Et clamor meus ad te veniat.
Outside Advent
Let us pray.
Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord God, that we, Thy servants, may enjoy perpetual health of mind and body; and, by the glorious intercession of the Blessed Mary, ever virgin, be delivered from present sorrow and possess eternal joy. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Amen.
During Advent
Let us pray.
O God, Who, by the fruitful virginity of blessed Mary, hast given to mankind the rewards of eternal salvation; grant, we beseech Thee, that we may experience her intercession for us, by whom we deserved to receive the Author of life, Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
Amen.
Amen.
Commemoration of the Saints Outside Advent
Antiphon
All ye saints of God, vouchsafe to plead for our salvation and for that of all mankind.
Sancti Dei omnes, intercedere dignemini pro nostra omniumque salute.
Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye just.
Laetamini in Domino et exsultate, justi.
And be joyful, all ye that are of right heart.
Et gloriamini, omnes recti corde.
Let us pray.
Shield, O Lord, Thy people, and ever keep them in Thy care, who put their trust in the pleading of Thine apostles Peter and Paul, and of the other apostles.
May all Thy saints, we beseech Thee, O Lord, everywhere come to our help, that while we do honor to their merits, we may also enjoy their intercession: grant Thine own peace unto our times, and drive away all wickedness from Thy Church; direct our way, our actions, and our wishes and those of all Thy servants in the way of salvation; to our benefactors render everlasting blessings, and to all the faithful departed grant eternal rest. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
Protege, Domine, populum tuum, et, Apostolorum tuorum Petri et Pauli et aliorum Apostolorum patrocinio confidentem, perpetua defensione conserva.
Omnes Sancti tui, quaesumus, Domine, nos ubique adjuvent: ut, dum eorum merita recolimus, patrocinia sentiamus: et pacem tuam nostris concede temporibus, et ab Ecclesia tua cunctam repelle nequitiam; iter, actus et voluntates nostras et omnium famulorum tuorum, in salutis tuae prosperitate dispone, benefactoribus nostris sempiterna bona retribue, et omnibus fidelibus defunctis requiem aeternam concede.
Amen.
Amen.
Commemoration of the Saints During Advent
Antiphon
Behold, the Lord shall come, and all His saints with Him, and in that day there shall be great light, Alleluia.
Ecce Dominus veniet, et omnes Sancti ejus cum eo: et erit in die illa lux magna, Alleluia.
Behold, the Lord shall appear upon a shining cloud.
Ecce apparebit Dominus super nubem candidam.
And with Him thousands of saints.
Et cum eo Sanctorum millia.
Let us pray.
Cleanse our consciences, we beseech Thee, O Lord, by Thy visitation, that when Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Our Lord, shall come with all the saints, He may find within us a resting-place made ready for Him. Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
Conscientias nostras, quaesumus, Domine, visitando purifica: ut, veniens Jesus Christus, Filius tuus, Dominus noster, cum omnibus Sanctis, paratam sibi in nobis inveniat mansionem: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum.
Amen.
Amen.
Conclusion
As at Matins
Conclusion
As at Matins
The Hail Mary is prayed silently.
Ave Maria, gratia plena; Dominus tecum: benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui Jesus.
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.
Ave Maria, gratia plena; Dominus tecum: benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui Jesus.
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.
In the first versicle, the sign of the cross is made with the thumb over the heart instead of in the usual manner.
Convert us, ✠ O God, our Saviour:
Converte nos ✠ Deus, salutaris noster.
And turn away Thine anger from us.
Et averte iram tuam a nobis.
O God, ✠ hasten to mine aid.
Deus ✠ in adjutorium meum intende.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Domine, ad adjuvandum me festina.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. (outside lent:) Alleluia. (from Septuagesima to Holy Saturday:) Praise be to Thee, O Lord, King of glory everlasting.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen. (outside lent:) Alleluia. (from Septuagesima to Holy Saturday:) Laus tibi, Domine, Rex aeternae gloriae.
Psalm 128
Often have they fought against me from my youth; let Israel now say.
Often have they fought against me from my youth; but they could not prevail against me.
The wicked have wrought upon my back: they have prolonged their iniquity.
The just Lord hath hewn asunder the necks of sinners: let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Sion.
Let them be as grass of the housetops, which withereth before it be plucked up.
Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that gathereth sheaves, his bosom.
And they that passed by say not: The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we bless 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 iuventute mea, dicat nunc Israel.
Saepe expugnaverunt me a iuventute mea: etenim non potuerunt mihi.
Supra dorsum meum fabricaverunt peccatores: prolongaverunt iniquitatem suam.
Dominus iustus concidit cervices peccatorum: confundantur et convertantur retrorsum omnes, qui oderunt Sion.
Fiant sicut faenum 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, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Psalm 129
Out of the depths have I 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, wilt observe iniquities, Lord, who shall stand 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.
For 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 eius: 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 eius.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Psalm 130
O Lord, my heart is not lifted up; nor are mine eyes lofty.
Neither do I walk in great matters, nor in things too wonderful me.
If I had not been humbly minded, but have lifted up my soul,
As a child that is weaned upon his mother's breast, so let my reward be 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, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Hymn
Remember, O creator Lord,
Memento, rerum Conditor,
That in the Virgin's sacred womb
Nostri quod olim corporis,
Thou wast conceived, and of her flesh
Sacrata ab alvo Virginis
Didst our mortality assume.
Nascendo formam sumpseris.
Mother of grace! O Mary blest!
Maria Mater gratiae,
To thee, sweet fount of love, we fly;
Dulcis Parens clementiae,
Shield us through life, and take us hence
Tu nos ab hoste protege,
To thy dear bosom, when we die.
Et mortis hora suscipe.
O Jesu! born of Virgin bright,
Jesu, tibi sit gloria,
Immortal glory be to Thee;
Qui natus es de Virgine,
Praise to the Father infinite,
Cum Patre, et almo Spiritu,
And Holy Ghost eternally.
In sempiterna saecula.
Amen.
Amen.
Little Chapter Outside Advent - Sir 24:24
I am the Mother of fair love, and of fear, and of knowledge, and of holy hope.
Ego mater pulchrae dilectionis, et timoris, et agnitionis, et sanctae spei.
Thanks be to God.
Deo gratias.
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.
Little Chapter During Advent - Is 7:14-15
Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a Son, and His name will be called Emmanuel: Butter and honey shall He eat, that he may know to refuse evil and to choose good.
Ecce virgo concipiet, et pariet Filium, et vocabitur nomen ejus Emmanuel. Butyrum et mel comedet, ut sciat reprobare malum, et eligere bonum.
Thanks be to God.
Deo gratias.
The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary.
Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae.
And she conceived of the Holy Ghost.
Et concepit de Spiritu sancto.
Nunc Dimittis
Nunc dimittis
Ant. from Candlemas until Advent We fly to thy patronage.
Ant. During Advent The Holy Ghost.
During Eastertide, instead of the above, the following antiphon is said:
Ant. O Queen of heaven.
Ant. from Christmas to Candlemas How great the mystery of our inheritance!
Antiphon
Now ✠ Thou dost dismiss Thy servant, O Lord, ✠ according to Thy word in peace:
Because mine eyes have seen Thy salvation,
Which Thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples:
A light to the revelation of the Gentiles and 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, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Antiphon
We fly unto thy patronage, O holy Mother of God; despise not our petitions in our necessities, but ever deliver us from all evil, O glorious and blessed Virgin.
The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, Mary; fear not, thou shalt hold within thy womb the Son of God, Alleluia.
During Eastertide, instead of the above, the following antiphon is said:
Ant. O Queen of heaven rejoice, Alleluia, for He Whom thou wast to bear, Alleluia, hath risen, as He said, Alleluia; pray for us to God, Alleluia.
How great the mystery of our inheritance! The womb of the one that knoweth not man hath become the temple of God! He was not defiled in taking flesh of her. All nations shall come and shall say: Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
Magnum hereditatis mysterium! Templum Dei factus est uterus nescientis virum: non est pollutus ex ea carnem assumens: omnes gentes venient dicentes: Gloria tibi, Domine.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Kyrie, eleison.
Christe, eleison.
Kyrie, eleison.
Prayer
O Lord, hear my prayer.
Domine, exaudi orationem meam.
And let my cry come unto Thee.
Et clamor meus ad te veniat.
From Candlemas until Advent
Let us pray.
May the glorious pleading of the blessed and glorious Mary, ever a virgin, sheild us, we beseech Thee, O Lord, and bring us to life everlasting. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
Amen.
During Advent
Let us pray.
O God, Who didst will that Thine eternal Word should take flesh in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary, when the angel delivered his message; grant that Thy petitioners, who verily believe her to be the Mother of God, may be assisted by her intercesstion. Through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
Amen.
From Christmas to Candlemas
Let us pray.
O God, Who by the fruitful virginity of blessed Mary hast given to mankind the rewards of eternal salvation; grant, we beseech Thee, that we may experience her intercession for us, by whom we deserved to receive the Author of life,Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
Amen.
Conclusion
O Lord, hear my prayer.
Domine, exaudi orationem meam.
And let my cry come unto Thee.
Et clamor meus ad te veniat.
Let us bless the Lord.
Benedicamus Domino.
Thanks be to God.
Deo gratias.
The Blessing
May the almighty and merciful Lord, ✠ Father and Son and Holy Ghost, bless and keep us.
Amen.
Benedicat and custodiat nos omnipotens et misericors Dominus, ✠ Pater, et Filius, et Spiritus Sanctus
Amen.
Anthem as at Lauds