Little Office for Benedictine Oblates
Incline unto mine aid, O God.
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.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
(Or: Praise be to thee, O Lord, King of eternal glory.)
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Alleluia.
(Vel: Laus tibi Domine, Rex aeternae gloriae.)
O Lord, open thou my lips:
Domine, labia mea aperies:
And my mouth shall declare thy praise.
Et os meum annuntiabit laudem tuam.
Psalm 3
Why, O Lord, are they multiplied that afflict me? many are they who rise up against me.
Many say to my soul: There is no salvation for him in his God.
But thou, O Lord, art my protector, my glory, and the lifter of my head.
I have cried to the Lord with my voice: and he hath heard me from his holy hill.
I have slept and have taken my rest: and I have risen up, because the Lord hath protected me.
I will not fear thousands of the people surrounding me:
arise, O Lord, save me, O my God.
For thou hast struck all them who are my adversaries without cause:
thou hast broken the teeth of sinners.
Salvation is of the Lord: and thy blessing is upon thy people.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
Domine quid multiplicati sunt qui tribulant me? multi insurgunt adversum me.
Multi dicunt animae meae: non est salus ipsi in Deo ejus.
Tu autem Domine, susceptor meus es, gloria mea, et exaltans caput meum.
Voce mea ad Dominum clamavi: et exaudivit me de monte sancto suo.
Ego dormivi et soporatus sum, et exsurrexi quia Dominus suscepit me.
Non timebo millia populi circumdantis me:
exsurge, Domine, salvum me fac Deus meus.
Quoniam tu percussisti omnes adversantes mihi sine causa:
dentes peccatorum contrivisti.
Domine est salus: et super populum tuum benedictio tua.
Gloria Patri, etc.
Hymn
Now, from the slumbers of the night arising,
Nocte surgentes vigilemus omnes,
Chant we the holy psalmody of David,
Semper in psalmis meditemur, atque
Hymns to our Master, with a voice concordant,
Viribus totis Domino canamus
Sweetly intoning.
Dulciter hymnos.
So may our Monarch mercifully hear us,
Ut pio Regi pariter canentes,
That we may merit with His Saints to enter
Cum suis Sanctis mereamur aulam
Mansions eternal, therewithal possessing
Ingredi coeli, simul et beatam
Joy beatific.
Ducere vitam.
This be our portion, God forever blessed,
Praestet hoc nobis Deitas beata
Father eternal, Son, and Holy Spirit,
Patris, ac Nati, pariterque Sancti
Whose is the glory, which through all creation
Spiritus, cujus reboat in omni
Ever resoundeth. Amen. Amen.
Gloria mundo. Amen. Amen.
Ant.
Admirable is thy Name.
Admirabile est.
Psalm 8
O Lord, our Lord, how admirable is thy name in the whole world.
For thy magnificence is elevated above the heavens.
Out of the mouths of infants and of sucklings thou hast perfected praise because of thy enemies,
that thou mayest destroy the enemy and avenger.
For I will behold thy heavens, the work of thy fingers:
the moon and the stars which thou hast founded.
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 honour:
and hast set him over the works of thy hands.
Thou hast subjected all things under his feet, all sheep and oxen:
moreover the beasts also of the field.
The birds of the air and the fish 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.
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.
Subjecisti omnia 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, etc.
Ant.
O Lord, admirable is thy Name in all the earth. (P.T. Alleluia).
Admirabile est nomen tuum, Domine, in universa terra. (T.P. Alleluia).
Lesson (1 Cor. 16, 13–14)
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, do manfully, and be strengthened.
Let all your things be done in charity.
Vigilate, state in fide; viriliter agite et confortamini.
Omnia vestra in caritate fiant.
But thou, O Lord, have mercy on us.
Tu autem Domine, miserere nobis.
Thanks be to God.
Deo gratias.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.
Our Father (silently).
Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison.
Pater noster (secreto).
And lead us not into temptation.
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem.
But deliver us from evil.
Sed libera nos a malo.
Let us pray.
Make us, O Lord, to have a perpetual fear and love of thy holy Name,
for thou never failest to govern those whom thou dost solidly establish in thy love.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with thee,
in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end.
Sancti nominis tui, Domine, timorem pariter et amorem fac nos habere perpetuum:
quia nunquam tua gubernatione destituis, quos in soliditate tuae dilectionis instituis.
Per Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat
in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum.
Amen.
Amen.
To thee be praise, to thee be hymns: to thee be glory,
God the Father, and the Son, together with the Holy Ghost, for all eternity. Amen.
Te decet laus, te decet
tibi gloria Deo Patri, et ✠ Filio, cum Sancto Spiritu in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Incline unto mine aid, O God.
Deus in adjutorium meum intende.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Domine, ad adjuvandum me festina.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
Gloria Patri, etc.
Ant.
We praise thy glorious Name.
Laudamus nomen tuum.
Canticle of David (1 Par. 29:10–13)
Blessed art thou, O Lord, the God of Israel our father, from eternity to eternity.
Thine, O Lord, is magnificence, and power, and glory, and victory.
And to thee is praise: for all that is in heaven, and in earth, is thine.
Thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art above all princes.
Thine are riches, and thine is glory: thou hast dominion over all.
In thy hand is power and might: in thy hand greatness, and the empire of all things.
Now therefore, our God, we give thanks to thee, and we praise thy glorious Name.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
Benedictus es, Domine, Deus Israel patris nostri, ab aeterno in aeternum.
Tua est, Domine, magnificentia, et potentia, et gloria atque victoria.
Et tibi laus: cuncta enim quae in caelo sunt, et in terra, tua sunt.
Tuum, Domine, regnum, et tu es super omnes principes.
Tuae divitiae, et tua est gloria: tu dominaris omnium.
In manu tua virtus et potentia: in manu tua magnitudo, et imperium omnium.
Nunc igitur, Deus noster, confitemur tibi, et laudamus nomen tuum inclytum.
Gloria Patri, etc.
Ant.
We praise thy glorious Name, O our God.
Laudamus nomen tuum inclytum, Deus noster.
Little Chapter (Rom. 13:12–13)
The night has passed and the day is at hand. Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness and put on the armour of light: let us walk honestly as in the day.
Nox praecessit, dies autem appropinquavit: abjiciamus ergo opera tenebrarum, et induamur arma lucis: sicut in die honeste ambulemus.
Thanks be to God.
Deo gratias.
Short Responsory
Heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee. Heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee.
Sana animam meam, quia peccavi tibi. Sana animam meam, quia peccavi tibi.
I said, Lord, be merciful to me. For I have sinned against thee.
Ego dixi, Domine, miserere mei. Quia peccavi tibi.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee.
Sana animam meam, quia peccavi tibi.
Hymn
O Thou, who dost all nature sway,
Tu, Trinitatis Unitas,
Dread Trinity in Unity,
Orbem potenter quae regis,
Accept the trembling praise we pay
Attende laudis canticum,
To Thy eternal majesty.
Quod excubantes psallimus.
The star that heralds in the dawn
Ortus refulget lucifer,
Is slowly fading in the skies;
Praeitque solem nuntius:
The darkness melts: O Thou true Light,
Caduunt tenebrae noctium:
Upon our darkened souls arise.
Lux sancta nos illuminat.
To God the Father glory be,
Deo Patri sit gloria,
And to the sole begotten Son,
Ejusque soli Filio,
And Holy Ghost coequally,
Cum Spiritu Paraclito,
While everlasting ages run. Amen.
Nunc et per omne saeculum. Amen.
We are filled in the morning with thy mercy.
Repleti sumus mane misericordia tua.
We have rejoiced and are delighted.
Exsultavimus et delectati sumus.
Ant.
Enlighten, O Lord.
Illuminare, Domine.
Canticle of Zachary (Luke 1:68–79)
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel: because he hath visited and wrought the redemption of his people.
And hath raised up an 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 Most High:
for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his way.
To give to his people the knowledge of salvation, 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, etc.
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, etc.
Ant.
Enlighten, O Lord, them that sit in darkness: and direct our feet into the way of peace, O God of Israel. (P.T. Alleluia).
Illuminare, Domine, his qui in tenebris sedent: et dirige pedes nostros in viam pacis, Deus Israel. (T.P. Alleluia).
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.
Our Father (aloud).
Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison.
Pater noster (clara voce.)
And lead us not into temptation.
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem.
But deliver us from evil.
Sed libera nos a malo.
Let us pray.
O God, who through thine only begotten Son hast overcome death and opened to us the gates of everlasting life; grant that our holy desires, which have been stirred within us by thy grace, may by thy further aid be happily fulfilled. Through the same Jesus Christ thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end.
Deus, qui per Unigenitum tuum aeternitatis nobis aditum devicta morte reserasti:
vota nostra, quae praeveniendo aspiras, etiam adjuvando prosequere.
Per eumdem Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat
in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum.
Amen.
Amen.
Ant.
O model of the heavenly life, Teacher and Guide, Benedict, whose spirit now rejoices with Christ in heaven:
O caelestis norma vitae, Doctor et Dux Benedicte, cujus cum Christo spiritus exsultat in caelestibus:
gregem, pastor alme, serva, sancta prece corrobora, via caelos clarescente fac te duce penetrare.
Let us pray.
O beloved Shepherd, preserve thy flock, strengthen it with thy holy prayer, and under thy guidance lead it along the glorious path to heaven.
The Lord led the just through right ways.
Justum deduxit Dominus per vias rectas.
And showed him the kingdom of God.
Et ostendit illi regnum Dei.
Let us pray.
Raise up, O Lord, in thy Church, the Spirit wherewith our holy Father, the Abbot Benedict, was animated:
that, filled with the same, we may strive to love what he loved, and to practice what he taught. Through Christ our Lord.
Excita Domine, in Ecclesia tua Spiritum, cui beatus Pater noster Benedictus Abbas servivit:
ut, eodem nos repleti, studeamus amare quod amavit, et opere exercere quod docuit.
Per Christum Dominum nostrum.
Amen.
Amen.
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.
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, etc.
Gloria Patri, etc.
Hymn
Psalm 22 (23)
The Lord ruleth me: and I shall want nothing. He hath set me in a place of pasture.
He hath brought me up on the water of refreshment: He hath converted my soul.
He hath led me on the paths of justice: for His own name's sake.
For though I should walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me.
Thy rod and Thy staff, they have comforted me.
Thou hast prepared a table before me against them that afflict me.
Thou hast anointed my head with oil; and my chalice which inebriateth me, how goodly is it!
And Thy mercy will follow me all the days of my life;
And that I may dwell in the house of the Lord unto length of days.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
Dominus regit me, et nihil mihi deerit: in loco pascuae ibi me collocavit.
Super aquam refectionis educavit me: animam meam convertit.
Deduxit me super semitas justitiae, propter nomen suum.
Nam et si ambulavero in medio umbrae mortis, non timebo mala: quoniam tu mecum es.
Virga tua, et baculus tuus: ipsa me consolata sunt.
Parasti in conspectu meo mensam, adversus eos, qui tribulant me.
Impinguasti in oleo caput meum: et calix meus inebrians quam praeclarus est!
Et misericordia tua subsequetur me omnibus diebus vitae meae:
Et ut inhabitem in domo Domini, in longitudinem dierum.
Gloria Patri, etc.
Chapter (1 Tim. 1:17)
To the King of ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honour and glory forever and ever. Amen.
Regi saeculorum immortali et invisibili, soli Deo honor et gloria in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Thanks be to God.
Deo gratias.
Arise, O Christ, and help us.
Exsurge, Christe, adjuva nos.
And deliver us for thy name's sake.
Et libera nos propter nomen tuum.
Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Our Father (silently).
Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison.
Pater noster (secreto).
And lead us not into temptation.
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem.
But deliver us from evil.
Sed libera nos a malo.
Let us pray.
O Lord God Almighty, who hast brought us to the beginning of this day, save us today by Thy strength, so that we may not fall into any sin this day, but that our words, thoughts, and deeds may all tend to the fulfilment of Thy righteousness.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, forever and ever.
Domine Deus omnipotens, qui ad principium hujus diei nos pervenire fecisti: tua nos hodie salva virtute; ut in hac die ad nullum declinemus peccatum, sed semper ad tuam justitiam faciendam nostra procedant eloquia, dirigantur cogitationes et opera.
Per Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum.
Amen.
Amen.
Let us bless the Lord.
Benedicamus Domino.
Thanks be to God.
Deo gratias.
Precious in the sight of the Lord.
Pretiosa in conspectu Domini.
Is the death of His saints.
Mors Sanctorum ejus.
Holy Mary and all the Saints intercede for us with the Lord, that we may merit to be helped and saved by Him who liveth and reigneth forever and ever.
Sancta Maria, et omnes Sancti intercedant pro nobis ad Dominum ut nos mereamur ab eo adjuvari et salvari, qui vivit et regnat in saecula saeculorum.
Amen.
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 x3
Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Our Father (silently).
Gloria Patri x3
Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison.
Pater noster (secreto).
And lead us not into temptation.
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem.
But deliver us from evil.
Sed libera nos a malo.
Look down, O Lord, upon Thy servants and upon Thy works, and direct their children.
Respice in servos tuos Domine, et in opera tua, et dirige filios eorum.
And let the splendour of the Lord our God be upon us, and direct the works of our hands over us; yea, the work of our hands do Thou direct.
Et sit splendor Domini Dei nostri super nos, et opera manuum nostrarum dirige super nos, et opus manuum nostrarum dirige.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
Gloria Patri, etc.
As it was in the beginning, etc.
Sicut erat, etc.
Let us pray.
Direct and sanctify, rule and govern our hearts and bodies, our thoughts, words, and actions, O Lord God, King of heaven and earth, this day; so that, with Thy help, we may be righteous and saved here and hereafter, O Saviour of the world, who livest and reignest forever and ever.
Dirigere et sanctificare, regere et gubernare dignare, Domine Deus Rex caeli et terrae, hodie corda et corpora nostra, sensus, sermones, et actus nostros in lege tua, et in operibus mandatorum tuorum: ut hic, et in aeternum, te auxiliant, salvi et liberi esse mereamur, Salvator mundi, qui vivis et regnas in saecula saeculorum.
Amen.
Amen.
Pray, Lord, give Thy blessing.
Jube, Domine, benedicere.
May the Almighty Lord order our days and our deeds in His peace.
Dies et actus nostros in sua pace disponat Dominus omnipotens.
Amen.
Amen.
Short reading (From the Prologue of the Rule of S. Benedict)
Thanks be to God.
Deo gratias.
Our help is in the name of the Lord.
Adjutorium nostrum in nomine Domini.
Who made heaven and earth.
Qui fecit caelum et terram.
Bless ye the Lord.
Benedicite.
God.
Deus.
May the Lord bless us, and keep us from all evil, and bring us to life everlasting; and may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Dominus nos benedicat, et ab omni malo defendat, et ad vitam perducat aeternam: et fidelium animae per misericordiam Dei requiescant in pace.
Amen.
Amen.
Commemoration of all brethren, relatives, and benefactors of our Order
May they rest in peace.
Requiescant in pace.
Amen.
Amen.
Psalm 129 (130)
Out of the depths I have cried to Thee, O Lord: Lord, hear my voice.
Let Thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.
If Thou, O Lord, wilt mark iniquities: Lord, who shall stand it?
For with Thee there is forgiveness: and by reason of Thy law I have waited for Thee, O Lord.
My soul hath relied on His word: my soul hath hoped in the Lord.
From the morning watch even until night: let Israel hope in the Lord.
Because with the Lord there is mercy: and with Him plentiful redemption.
And He shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord.
And let perpetual light shine upon them.
De profundis clamavi ad te Domine: Domine exaudi vocem meam.
Fiant aures tuae intendentes, in vocem deprecationis meae.
Si iniquitates observaveris Domine: Domine quis sustinebit?
Quia apud te propitiatio est: et propter legem tuam sustinui te Domine.
Sustinuit anima mea in verbo ejus: speravit anima mea in Domino.
A custodia matutina usque ad noctem: speret Israel in Domino.
Quia apud Dominum misericordia: et copiosa apud eum redemptio.
Et ipse redimet Israel, ex omnibus iniquitatibus ejus.
Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine.
Et lux perpetua luceat eis.
From the gates of hell.
A porta inferi.
Deliver their souls, O Lord.
Erue Domine animas eorum.
May they rest in peace.
Requiescant in pace.
Amen.
Amen.
O Lord, hear my prayer.
Domine exaudi orationem meam.
And let my cry come unto Thee.
Et clamor meus ad te veniat.
Let us pray.
O God, the giver of pardon and the lover of human salvation, we beseech Thy clemency; that, through the intercession of the Blessed Mary ever Virgin and of all Thy Saints, Thou wouldst grant to the brethren, kindred, and benefactors of our congregation who have passed out of this life, to come to the fellowship of everlasting blessedness.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, forever and ever.
Deus, veniae largitor et humanae salutis amator: quaesumus clementiam tuam; ut nostrae congregationis fratres, propinquos, et benefactores, qui ex hoc saeculo transierunt, beata Maria semper Virgine intercedente cum omnibus Sanctis tuis, ad perpetuae beatitudinis consortium pervenire concedas.
Per Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum.
Amen.
Amen.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord.
Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine.
And let perpetual light shine upon them.
Et lux perpetua luceat eis.
May they rest in peace.
Requiescant in pace.
Amen.
Amen.
Incline unto mine aid, O God.
Deus in adjutorium meum intende.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Domine, ad adjuvandum me festina.
Glory be to the Father (as at Matins)
Gloria Patri, etc.
Hymn
Come, Holy Ghost, who ever one,
Nunc, Sancte nobis Spiritus,
Reignest with Father and with Son,
Unum Patri cum Filio,
It is the hour, our souls possess
Dignare promptus ingeri
With thy full flood of holiness.
Nostro refusus pectori.
Let flesh, and heart, and lips, and mind,
Os, lingua, mens, sensus, vigor,
Sound forth our witness to mankind;
Confessionem personent,
And love light up our mortal frame
Flammescat igne caritas,
Till others catch the living flame.
Accendat ardor proximos.
Now to the Father, to the Son,
Praesta, Pater piissime,
And to the Spirit, Three in One,
Patrique compar Unice,
Be praise, and thanks, and glory given,
Cum Spiritu Paraclito,
By men on earth, by Saints in heaven. Amen.
Regnans per omne saeculum. Amen.
Psalm 120
I have lifted up mine eyes to the mountains: from whence help shall come to me.
My help is from the Lord: who hath made heaven and earth.
Let him not suffer thy foot to be moved: neither let him slumber that keepeth thee.
Behold, he shall neither slumber nor sleep, that keepeth Israel.
The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy protection 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 henceforth now and forever.
Glory be etc.
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 lunam 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 etc.
Little Chapter (Jer. 17:14)
Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed: save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.
Sana me, Domine, et sanabor: salvum me fac, et salvus ero: quoniam laus mea tu es.
Thanks be to God.
Deo gratias.
Be thou my helper, forsake me not.
Adjutor meus esto, ne derelinquas me.
Nor despise me, O God, my Saviour.
Neque despicias me, Deus, salutaris meus.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.
Pater noster (silently).
Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison.
Pater noster (secreto).
And lead us not into temptation.
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem.
But deliver us from evil.
Sed libera nos a malo.
Let us pray.
O God, who didst instruct the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit; grant that by the light of the same Spirit we may be always truly wise and rejoice in his consolation.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Holy Ghost, one God, world without end.
Deus qui corda fidelium Sancti Spiritus illustratione docuisti: da nobis in eodem Spiritu recta sapere, et de ejus semper consolatione gaudere.
Per Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate ejusdem Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum.
Amen.
Amen.
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.
Incline unto mine aid, O God.
Deus in adjutorium meum intende.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Domine ad adjuvandum me festina.
Glory be to the Father (as at Matins).
Gloria Patri, etc.
Hymn
O God, who canst not change nor fail,
Rector potens, verax Deus,
Guiding the hours, as they go by,
Qui temperas rerum vices,
Brightening with beams the morning pale,
Splendore mane instruis,
And burning in the mid-day sky:
Et ignibus meridiem:
Psalm 123
If the Lord had not been with us, now let 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.
Glory be, etc.
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.
Gloria Patri, etc.
Little Chapter (Gal. 6, 2)
Bear ye one another's burdens: and so you shall fulfil the law of Christ.
Alter alterius onera portate, et sic adimplebitis legem Christi.
Thanks be to God.
Deo gratias.
The Lord shall govern me and nothing shall be wanting unto me.
Dominus regit me, et nihil mihi deerit.
He hath set me in a place of pasture.
In loco pascuae ibi me collocavit.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.
Our Father (silently).
Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison.
Pater noster (secreto).
And lead us not into temptation.
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem.
But deliver us from evil.
Sed libera nos a malo.
Let us pray.
Grant to thy people, we beseech thee, O Lord, to avoid the defilements of the devil,
and with a pure mind to follow thee, the only God.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with thee,
in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end.
Da, quaesumus, Domine, populo tuo diabolica vitare contagia:
et te solum Deum pura mente sectari.
Per Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat
in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum.
Amen.
Amen.
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.
Incline unto mine aid, O God.
Deus in adjutorium meum intende.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Domine ad adjuvandum me festina.
Glory be to the Father (as at Matins).
Gloria Patri, etc.
Hymn
O God, unchangeable and true,
Rerum, Deus, tenax vigor,
Of all the light and power,
Immotus in te permanens,
Dispensing light in silence through
Lucis diurnae tempora
Every successive hour.
Successibus determinans.
Lord, brighten our declining day,
Largire lumen vespere,
That it may never wane,
Quo vita nusquam decidat,
Till death, when all things round decay,
Sed praemium mortis sacrae,
Brings back the morn again.
Perennis instet gloria.
This grace on thy redeemed confer,
Praesta, Pater piissime,
Father, coequal Son,
Patrique compar Unice,
And Holy Ghost the Comforter,
Cum Spiritu Paraclito,
Eternal Three in One. Amen.
Regnans per omne saeculum. Amen.
Psalm 127
Blessed are they that fear the Lord, that walk in his ways.
For thou shalt eat the labors of thy hands: blessed art thou, and it shall be well with thee.
Thy wife as a fruitful vine, on the sides 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 mayst thou see the good things of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
And mayst thou see thy children's children, peace upon Israel.
Glory be etc.
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 etc.
Little Chapter (1 Cor. 6, 20)
For you are bought with a great price. Glorify and bear God in your body.
Empti enim estis pretio magno. Glorificate et portate Deum in corpore vestro.
Thanks be to God.
Deo gratias.
Cleanse thou me from my secret faults, O Lord.
Ab occultis meis munda me, Domine.
Preserve thy servant also from the sins of others.
Et ab alienis parce servo tuo.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.
Pater Noster (silently).
Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison.
Pater Noster (secreto).
And lead us not into temptation.
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem.
But deliver us from evil.
Sed libera nos a malo.
Let us pray.
O God, who by the self-abasement of thy Son hast raised up a fallen world, grant to thy faithful people perpetual joy; and as thou hast delivered them from the danger of eternal death, so do thou give unto them the joys of everlasting happiness.
Through the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end.
Deus, qui in Filii tui humilitate jacentem mundum erexisti: fidelibus tuis perpetuam concede laetitiam; ut, quos perpetuae mortis eripuisti casibus, gaudiis facias perfrui sempiternis.
Per eumdem Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum.
Amen.
Amen.
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.
Incline unto mine aid, O God.
Deus in adjutorium meum intende.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Domine ad adjuvandum me festina.
Glory be to the Father (as at Matins).
Gloria Patri, etc.
Psalm 116
O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
For his mercy is confirmed upon us: and the truth of the Lord remaineth forever.
Glory be to the Father.
Laudate Dominum omnes gentes, laudate eum omnes populi.
Quoniam confirmata est super nos misericordia ejus: et veritas Domini manet in aeternum.
Gloria Patri, etc.
Hymn
O Trinity of blessed light,
O lux beata Trinitas,
O Unity of princely might,
Et principalis Unitas,
The fiery sun now goes his way.
Jam sol recedet igneus,
Shed Thou within our hearts Thy ray.
Infunde lumen cordibus.
To Thee our morning song of praise,
Te mane laudum carmine,
To Thee our evening prayer we raise;
Te deprecemur vespere,
Thy glory suppliant we adore
Te nostra supplex gloria
Forever and forevermore.
Per cuncta laudet saecula.
All praise to God the Father be;
Deo Patri sit gloria,
All thanks, Eternal Son, to Thee;
Ejusque soli Filio,
All glory, as is ever meet,
Cum Spiritu Paraclito,
To God the Holy Paraclete. Amen.
Et nunc et in perpetuum. Amen.
May our evening prayer ascend to thee, O Lord.
Vespertina oratio ascendit ad te, Domine.
And may thy mercy descend upon us.
Et descendat super nos misericordia tua.
Ant.
All generations.
Beatam me dicent.
Canticle of the B.V.M. (Luke 1, 46–55)
My doth magnify the Lord.
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
For he hath regarded the humility 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 unto generations: unto them that fear him.
He hath showed might in 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 received Israel his servant, being mindful of his mercy.
As he spoke to our fathers: to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
Glory be to the Father.
Magnificat anima mea Dominum.
Et exsultavit spiritus meus in Deo salutari meo.
Quia respexit humilitatem ancillae suae: ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generationes.
Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est: et sanctum nomen ejus.
Et misericordia ejus a progenie in progenies timentibus eum.
Fecit potentiam in brachio suo: dispersit superbos mente cordis sui.
Deposuit potentes de sede, et exaltavit humiles.
Esurientes implevit bonis: et divites dimisit inanes.
Suscepit Israel puerum suum, recordatus misericordiae suae.
Sicut locutus est ad patres nostros, Abraham et semini ejus in saecula.
Gloria Patri, etc.
Ant.
All generations shall call me blessed, for God hath regarded his lowly handmaid (P.T. Alleluia).
Beatam me dicent omnes generationes, quia ancillam humilem respexit Deus (T.P. Alleluia).
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.
Pater noster (aloud).
Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison.
Pater noster (clara voce).
And lead us not into temptation.
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem.
But deliver us from evil.
Sed libera nos a malo.
Let us pray.
Incline thine ear, O Lord, we beseech thee, to our prayers, and enlighten the darkness of our minds by the grace of thy visitation. Who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end.
Aurem tuam, quaesumus, Domine, precibus nostris accomoda, et mentis nostrae tenebras gratia tuae visitationis illustra.
Qui vivis et regnas cum Deo Patre in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum.
Amen.
Amen.
Commemoration of S. Benedict
Most holy Confessor of the Lord, Father and Guide of monks, Benedict, intercede for the salvation of ourselves, and of all.
Sanctissime Confessor Domini, monachorum Pater et Dux, Benedicte, intercede pro nostra omniumque salute.
The Lord hath loved and adorned him.
Amavit eum Dominus et ornavit eum.
He hath invested him with the stole of glory.
Stolam gloriae induit eum.
Let us pray.
Raise up, O Lord, in thy Church, the Spirit wherewith our holy Father, the Abbot Benedict, was animated, that, filled with the same, we may strive to love what he loved, and to practice what he taught. Through Christ our Lord.
Excita, Domine, in Ecclesia tua Spiritum, cui beatus Pater noster Benedictus Abbas servivit, ut eodem nos repleti, studeamus amare quod amavit, et opere exercere quod docuit.
Per Christum Dominum nostrum.
Amen.
Amen.
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.
Pray, O Lord, a blessing.
Jube, Domne, benedicere.
The Lord almighty grant us a peaceful night and a perfect end.
Noctem quietam, et finem perfectum concedat nobis Dominus omnipotens.
Amen.
Amen.
Short Lesson (I Pet. 5, 8–9)
Brethren: Be sober and watch: because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, goeth about, seeking whom he may devour: whom resist ye, strong in faith. But thou, O Lord, have mercy on us.
Fratres: Sobrii estote, et vigilate: quia adversarius vester diabolus tamquam leo rugiens circuit, quaerens quem devoret: cui resistite fortes in fide. Tu autem Domine miserere nobis.
Thanks be to God.
Deo gratias.
Incline unto mine aid, O God.
Deus in adjutorium meum intende.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Domine ad adjuvandum me festina.
Glory be to the Father (as at Matins).
Gloria Patri, etc.
Psalm 133
Behold, now, bless ye the Lord: all ye servants of the Lord.
Ye that stand in the house of the Lord: in the courts of the house of our God.
Lift up your hands by night to the holy places: and bless ye the Lord.
May the Lord bless thee out of Sion: who hath made heaven and earth.
Glory be to the Father.
Ecce nunc benedicite Dominum, omnes servi Domini.
Qui statis in domo Domini, in atriis domus Dei nostri.
In noctibus extollite manus vestras in sancta, et benedicite Dominum.
Benedicat te Dominus ex Sion, qui fecit caelum et terram.
Gloria Patri, etc.
Hymn
Before the ending of the day,
Te lucis ante terminum,
Creator of the world, we pray
Rerum Creator, poscimus,
That with Thy wonted favor Thou
Ut pro tua clementia
Wouldst be our Guard and Keeper now.
Sis praesul et custodia.
From all ill dreams defend our eyes,
Procul recedant somnia,
From nightly fears and fantasies;
Et noctium phantasmata;
Tread under foot our ghostly foe;
Hostemque nostrum comprime,
That no pollution we may know.
Ne polluantur corpora.
O Father, what we ask be done,
Praesta Pater piissime,
Through Jesus Christ, Thine only Son;
Patrique compar Unice,
Who, with the Holy Ghost and Thee,
Cum Spiritu Paraclito
Doth live and reign eternally. Amen.
Regnans per omne saeculum. Amen.
Little Chapter (Jer. 14, 9)
But thou, O Lord, art among us, and thy holy Name is invoked upon us: forsake us not, O Lord our God.
Tu autem in nobis es, Domine, et nomen sanctum tuum invocatum est super nos: ne derelinquas nos, Domine Deus noster.
Thanks be to God.
Deo gratias.
Keep us, O Lord, as the apple of thine eye.
Custodi nos, Domine, ut pupillam oculi.
Protect us under the shadow of thy wings.
Sub umbra alarum tuarum protege nos.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.
Our Father (silently).
Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison.
Pater noster (secreto).
And lead us not into temptation.
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem.
But deliver us from evil.
Sed libera nos a malo.
Let us pray.
Visit, we beseech thee, O Lord, this house, and drive far from it all snares of the enemy; let thy holy Angels dwell therein, who may keep us in peace, and let thy blessing be always upon us.
Do thou, we beseech thee, O Lord, by the intercession of blessed Mary ever Virgin, keep this family from all harm; and mercifully deign to protect from the snares of the enemy those who with their whole heart prostrate themselves before thee. Through Christ our Lord.
Visita, quaesumus, Domine, habitationem istam, et omnes insidias inimici ab ea longe repelle: Angeli tui sancti habitent in ea, qui nos in pace custodiant, et benedictio tua sit super nos semper.
Defende, quaesumus, Domine, beata Maria semper Virgine intercedente, istam ab omni adversitate familiam, et toto corde tibi prostratam ab hostium propitius tuere clementer insidiis. Per Christum Dominum nostrum.
Amen.
Amen.
May the almighty and merciful Lord, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, bless and protect us.
Benedicat et custodiat nos omnipotens et misericors Dominus, Pater, et Filius, et Spiritus Sanctus.
Amen.
Amen.