Little Office of S. Anthony of Padua
Ordinary
At Matins
O Lord, open my lips.
Domine labia mea aperies.
And my mouth will announce Thy praise.
Et os meum annuntiabit laudem tuam.
At Compline
Convert us, O God our Saviour.
Converte nos, Deus salutaris noster.
And turn away Thy wrath from us.
Et averte iram tuam a nobis.
At all the Hours
O God, come to my aid.
Deus in adiutorium meum intende.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Domine ad adiuvandum me festina.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Alleluia.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Alleluia.
During Lent until Easter, instead of the alleluia the following is said: Praise to Thee, O Lord, King of everlasting glory.
While in the world's delights
he was wont to stray,
he learned to shun the snare of vice
and rougher paths obey;
to passions and to pleasures false
he ceased to yield his heart,
and Anthony resolved to God
his whole to set apart.
Dum mundi in deliciis
solet ambulare
inventus, capita vitiis
aspera vitare,
et sensualitatibus
pravis indulgere,
se statuit Antonius
Deo devovere.
Having first professed
the rule of Aurelian,
he made wondrous progress
in the heights of virtue:
then chose the life of the poor
among the Friars Minor,
moved by the constant deaths
of the Martyrs of Morocco.
Aurelianam primitus
regulam professus,
in arduis virtutibus
miros fecit gressus:
vitam deinde pauperum
elegit Minorum,
quem movit constans Martyrum
mors Marochiorum.
Under the name of Anthony,
led by zeal for God,
he soon bore noble fruits
of sanctity:
by day and night
he gave himself to prayer,
and with austere works
he mortified the flesh.
Antonii sub nomine
zelo Dei ductus,
praeclaros sanctimoniae
mox produxit fructus:
Diebus dum et noctibus
precibus vacabat,
Et austeris operibus
carnem macerabat.
Renowed then as a herald
of God's holy Word,
he received successively
a talent from heaven;
to teach the wicked
the path of virtue,
and to call back the straying
to the life of salvation.
Praeconio deinde inclytus
Verbi Dei factus,
id successive caelitus
est talentum nactus;
ut doceret impios
semitam virtutis,
et revocaret devios
in vitam salutis.
In the books of Scripture
he was so versed
that he seemed to outstrip all
and win the palm:
therefore he was called
the ark of sacred writings,
rightly named the gem
of all Doctors.
In Scripturae codicibus
ita versabatur,
praeripere quod omnibus
palmam videbatur:
sacrorum inde codicum
arca est vocatus,
recte Doctorum omnium
gemma nuncupatus.
A Most ardent assailant
of heretics he became,
greatest terror and dread
of the pagan crowd:
banisher of crimes,
corrector of morals,
salvation of those in danger,
protector of his clients.
Impugnator acerrimus
fit haereticorum,
terror et pavor maximus
turbae paganorum:
eliminator criminum
morumque corrector,
salus periclitantium,
clientum protector.
Worn at last by many labors
he fell ill,
and foretold to those around him
that his death was near:
while the Brethren wished
to hide it from the people,
news of it quickly spread
throughout the town.
Multis tandem laboribus
fractus aegrotabat,
suamque circumstantibus
mortem nuntiabat:
istam dum Fratres populo
volunt occultare,
inventa mox in oppido
coepit divulgare.
Conclusion of the Hour
Ant.
O Offspring of Spain, terror of the unbelievers, new light of Italy, noble treasure of the city of Padua: grant us, Anthony, the patronage of Christ's grace, that the brief time given for pardon may not slip by in vain.
O Proles Hispaniae, pavor infidelium, nova lux Italiae, nobile depositum urbis Paduanae: fer, Antoni, gratiae Christi patrocinium, ne prolapsis veniae tempus breve creditum defluat inane.
Pray for us, blessed Anthony.
Ora pro nobis, beate Antoni.
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi.
Let us pray.
May Thy Church, O God, be gladdened by the devout prayers of Blessed Anthony, Thy Confessor, so that it may always be protected by spiritual help and deserve to enjoy eternal joys. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who lives and reigns with Thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever.
Amen.
Ecclesiam tuam, Deus, Beati Antonii Confessoris tui deprecatio votiva laetificet, ut spiritualibus semper muniatur auxiliis, et gaudiis perfrui mereatur aeternis. Per Dominum Iesum Christum Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti, Deus per omnia saecula saeculorum.
Amen.