Incipit
Pater noster, qui es in cælis, sanctificétur nomen tuum: advéniat regnum tuum: fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra. Panem nostrum quotidiánum da nobis hódie: et dimítte nobis débita nostra, sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris: et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem: sed líbera nos a malo. Amen.
Ave Maria, gratia plena; Dominus tecum: benedícta tu in muliéribus, et benedíctus fructus ventris tui Jesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatóribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostræ. Amen.
Credo in Deum, Patrem omnipoténtem, Creatórem cæli et terræ.
Et in Jesum Christum, Fílium ejus únicum, Dóminum nostrum: qui concéptus est de Spíritu Sancto, natus ex María Vírgine, passus sub Póntio Piláto, crucifíxus, mórtuus, et sepúltus: descéndit ad ínferos; tértia die resurréxit a mórtuis; ascéndit ad cælos; sedet ad déxteram Dei Patris omnipoténtis: inde ventúrus est judicáre vivos et mórtuos.
Credo in Spíritum Sanctum, sanctam Ecclésiam cathólicam, Sanctórum communiónem, remissiónem peccatórum, carnis resurrectiónem, vitam ætérnam. Amen.
V. Dómine, lábia ✠ mea apéries.
R. Et os meum annuntiábit laudem tuam.
V. Deus ✝ in adjutórium meum inténde.
R. Dómine, ad adjuvándum me festína.
V. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
R. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Alleluia.
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Start
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.
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.
I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried: he descended into hell; the third day he arose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven; sitteth at the right hand of God the Father almighty: from thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins. The resurrection of the body. And life everlasting. Amen.
V. O Lord, ✠ open thou my lips.
R. And my mouth shall declare thy praise.
V. O God, ✝ come to my assistance;
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Alleluia.
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Invitatorium {Antiphona ex Proprio Sanctorum}
Ant. Regem Praecursoris Dominum, * Venite adoremus.
Ant. Regem Praecursoris Dominum, * Venite adoremus.
Veníte, exsultémus Dómino, jubilémus Deo, salutári nostro: præoccupémus fáciem ejus in confessióne, et in psalmis jubilémus ei.
Ant. Regem Praecursoris Dominum, * Venite adoremus.
Quóniam Deus magnus Dóminus, et Rex magnus super omnes deos, quóniam non repéllet Dóminus plebem suam: quia in manu ejus sunt omnes fines terræ, et altitúdines móntium ipse cónspicit.
Ant. Venite adoremus.
Quóniam ipsíus est mare, et ipse fecit illud, et áridam fundavérunt manus ejus (genuflectitur) veníte, adorémus, et procidámus ante Deum: plorémus coram Dómino, qui fecit nos, quia ipse est Dóminus, Deus noster; nos autem pópulus ejus, et oves páscuæ ejus.
Ant. Regem Praecursoris Dominum, * Venite adoremus.
Hódie, si vocem ejus audiéritis, nolíte obduráre corda vestra, sicut in exacerbatióne secúndum diem tentatiónis in desérto: ubi tentavérunt me patres vestri, probavérunt et vidérunt ópera mea.
Ant. Venite adoremus.
Quadragínta annis próximus fui generatióni huic, et dixi; Semper hi errant corde, ipsi vero non cognovérunt vias meas: quibus jurávi in ira mea; Si introíbunt in réquiem meam.
Ant. Regem Praecursoris Dominum, * Venite adoremus.
V. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
R. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Ant. Venite adoremus.
Ant. Regem Praecursoris Dominum, * Venite adoremus.
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Invitatory {Antiphona from the Proper of Saints}
Ant. The Lord He is the King of His Fore-runner. * O come, let us worship Him
Ant. The Lord He is the King of His Fore-runner. * O come, let us worship Him
Come let us praise the Lord with joy: let us joyfully sing to God our saviour. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; and make a joyful noise to him with psalms.
Ant. The Lord He is the King of His Fore-runner. * O come, let us worship Him
For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. For in his hand are all the ends of the earth: and the heights of the mountains are his.
Ant. O come, let us worship Him
For the sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land. (genuflect) Come let us adore and fall down: and weep before the Lord that made us: For he is the Lord our God: and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand.
Ant. The Lord He is the King of His Fore-runner. * O come, let us worship Him
Today if you 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, they proved me, and saw my works.
Ant. O come, let us worship Him
Forty years long was I offended with that generation, and I said: These always err in heart. And these men have not known my ways: so I swore in my wrath that they shall not enter into my rest.
Ant. The Lord He is the King of His Fore-runner. * O come, let us worship Him
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Ant. O come, let us worship Him
Ant. The Lord He is the King of His Fore-runner. * O come, let us worship Him
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Hymnus {ex Proprio Sanctorum}
Antra deserti teneris sub annis
Civium turmas fugiens, petisti,
Ne levi posses maculare vitam
Crimine linguae.
Praebuit durum tegumen camelus
Artubus sacris, strophium bidentes:
Cui latex haustum, sociata pastum
Mella locustis.
Ceteri tantum cecinere Vatum
Corde praesago jubar affuturum:
Tu quidem mundi scelus auferentem
Indice prodis.
Non fuit vasti spatium per orbis
Sanctior quisquam genitus Joanne,
Qui nefas saecli meruit lavantem
Tingere lymphis.
Sit decus Patri, genitaeque Proli,
Et tibi compar utriusque virtus
Spiritus semper, Deus unus, omni
Temporis aevo.
Amen.
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Hymn {from the Proper of Saints}
Thou, in thy childhood, to the desert caverns
Fleddest for refuge from the cities' turmoil,
Where the world's slander might not dim thy lustre,
Lonely abiding.
Camel's hair raiment clothed thy saintly members;
Leathern the girdle which thy loins encircled;
Locusts and honey, with the fountain-water,
Daily sustained thee.
Oft in past ages, seers with hearts expectant
Sang the far-distant advent of the day-star;
thine was the glory, as the world's Redeemer
First to proclaim him.
Far as the wide world reacheth, born of woman,
Holier was there none than John the Baptist;
Meetly in water laving him who cleanseth
Man from pollution.
Praise to the Father, to the Son begotten,
And to the Spirit, equal power possessing,
One God whose glory, through the lapse of ages,
Ever resoundeth.
Amen.
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Psalmi cum lectionibus {Antiphonae et Psalmi ex Proprio Sanctorum}
Nocturn I.
Ant. Priusquam te formarem * in utero, novi te: et antequam progredereris, sanctificavi te
Psalmus 1 [1]
1:1 Beátus vir, qui non ábiit in consílio impiórum, et in via peccatórum non stetit, * et in cáthedra pestiléntiæ non sedit:
1:2 Sed in lege Dómini volúntas ejus, * et in lege ejus meditábitur die ac nocte.
1:3 Et erit tamquam lignum, quod plantátum est secus decúrsus aquárum, * quod fructum suum dabit in témpore suo:
1:4 Et fólium ejus non défluet: * et ómnia quæcúmque fáciet, prosperabúntur.
1:5 Non sic ímpii, non sic: * sed tamquam pulvis, quem prójicit ventus a fácie terræ.
1:6 Ideo non resúrgent ímpii in judício: * neque peccatóres in concílio justórum.
1:7 Quóniam novit Dóminus viam justórum: * et iter impiórum períbit.
V. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
R. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Ant. Priusquam te formarem * in utero, novi te: et antequam progredereris, sanctificavi te
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Psalms with lections {Antiphons et Psalmi from the Proper of Saints}
Nocturn I.
Ant. Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, * and before thou earnest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee
Psalm 1 [1]
1:1 Blessed is the man who hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, * nor sat in the chair of pestilence.
1:2 But his will is in the law of the Lord, * and on his law he shall meditate day and night.
1:3 And he shall be like a tree which is planted near the running waters, * which shall bring forth its fruit, in due season.
1:4 And his leaf shall not fall off: * and all whatsoever he shall do shall prosper.
1:5 Not so the wicked, not so: * but like the dust, which the wind driveth from the face of the earth.
1:6 Therefore the wicked shall not rise again in judgment: * nor sinners in the council of the just.
1:7 For the Lord knoweth the way of the just: * and the way of the wicked shall perish.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Ant. Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, * and before thou earnest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee
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Ant. Ad omnia quae mittam te, * dicit Dominus, ibis: ne timeas, et quae mandavero tibi, loqueris ad eos
Psalmus 2 [2]
2:1 Quare fremuérunt Gentes: * et pópuli meditáti sunt inánia?
2:2 Astitérunt reges terræ, et príncipes convenérunt in unum * advérsus Dóminum, et advérsus Christum ejus.
2:3 Dirumpámus víncula eórum: * et projiciámus a nobis jugum ipsórum.
2:4 Qui hábitat in cælis, irridébit eos: * et Dóminus subsannábit eos.
2:5 Tunc loquétur ad eos in ira sua, * et in furóre suo conturbábit eos.
2:6 Ego autem constitútus sum Rex ab eo super Sion montem sanctum ejus, * prædicans præcéptum ejus.
2:7 Dóminus dixit ad me: * Fílius meus es tu, ego hódie génui te.
2:8 Póstula a me, et dabo tibi Gentes hereditátem tuam, * et possessiónem tuam términos terræ.
2:9 Reges eos in virga férrea, * et tamquam vas fíguli confrínges eos.
2:10 Et nunc, reges, intellígite: * erudímini, qui judicátis terram.
2:11 Servíte Dómino in timóre: * et exsultáte ei cum tremóre.
2:12 Apprehéndite disciplínam, nequándo irascátur Dóminus, * et pereátis de via justa.
2:13 Cum exárserit in brevi ira ejus: * beáti omnes qui confídunt in eo.
V. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
R. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Ant. Ad omnia quae mittam te, * dicit Dominus, ibis: ne timeas, et quae mandavero tibi, loqueris ad eos
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Ant. The Lord said unto me Thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee; * fear not; and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak
Psalm 2 [2]
2:1 Why have the Gentiles raged, * and the people devised vain things?
2:2 The kings of the earth stood up, and the princes met together, * against the Lord and against his Christ.
2:3 Let us break their bonds asunder: * and let us cast away their yoke from us.
2:4 He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh at them: * and the Lord shall deride them.
2:5 Then shall he speak to them in his anger, * and trouble them in his rage.
2:6 But I am appointed king by him over Sion his holy mountain, * preaching his commandment.
2:7 The Lord hath said to me: * Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee.
2:8 Ask of me, and I will give thee the Gentiles for thy inheritance, * and the utmost parts of the earth for thy possession.
2:9 Thou shalt rule them with a rod of iron, * and shalt break them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
2:10 And now, O ye kings, understand: * receive instruction, you that judge the earth.
2:11 Serve ye the Lord with fear: * and rejoice unto him with trembling.
2:12 Embrace discipline, lest at any time the Lord be angry, * and you perish from the just way.
2:13 When his wrath shall be kindled in a short time, * blessed are all they that trust in him.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Ant. The Lord said unto me Thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee; * fear not; and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak
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Ant. Ne timeas * a facie eorum, quia ego tecum sum, dicit Dominus
Psalmus 3 [3]
3:1 Dómine quid multiplicáti sunt qui tríbulant me? * multi insúrgunt advérsum me.
3:2 Multi dicunt ánimæ meæ: * Non est salus ipsi in Deo ejus.
3:3 Tu autem, Dómine, suscéptor meus es, * glória mea, et exáltans caput meum.
3:4 Voce mea ad Dóminum clamávi: * et exaudívit me de monte sancto suo.
3:5 Ego dormívi, et soporátus sum: * et exsurréxi, quia Dóminus suscépit me.
3:6 Non timébo míllia pópuli circumdántis me: * exsúrge, Dómine, salvum me fac, Deus meus.
3:7 Quóniam tu percussísti omnes adversántes mihi sine causa: * dentes peccatórum contrivísti.
3:8 Dómini est salus: * et super pópulum tuum benedíctio tua.
V. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
R. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Ant. Ne timeas * a facie eorum, quia ego tecum sum, dicit Dominus
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Ant. Be not afraid of their faces; * for I am with thee, saith the Lord
Psalm 3 [3]
3:1 Why, O Lord, are they multiplied that afflict me? * many are they who rise up against me.
3:2 Many say to my soul: * There is no salvation for him in his God.
3:3 But thou, O Lord art my protector, * my glory, and the lifter up of my head.
3:4 I have cried to the Lord with my voice: * and he hath heard me from his holy hill.
3:5 I have slept and taken my rest: * and I have risen up, because the Lord hath protected me.
3:6 I will not fear thousands of the people, surrounding me: * arise, O Lord; save me, O my God.
3:7 For thou hast struck all them who are my adversaries without cause: * thou hast broken the teeth of sinners.
3:8 Salvation is of the Lord: * and thy blessing is upon thy people.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Ant. Be not afraid of their faces; * for I am with thee, saith the Lord
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V. Fuit homo missus a Deo.
R. Cui nomen erat Joannes.
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V. There was a man sent from God
R. Whose name was John.
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Pater noster, qui es in cælis, sanctificétur nomen tuum: advéniat regnum tuum: fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra. Panem nostrum quotidiánum da nobis hódie: et dimítte nobis débita nostra, sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris:
V. Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem:
R. Sed líbera nos a malo.
Absolutio. Exaudi, Domine Jesu Christe, preces servorum tuorum, et miserere nobis: Qui cum Patre et Spiritu Sancto vivis et regnas in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
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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.
V. And lead us not into temptation:
R. But deliver us from evil.
Absolution. O Lord Jesus Christ, graciously hear the prayers of Thy servants, and have mercy upon us Who livest and reignest with the Father, and the Holy Ghost, ever world without end. Amen.
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V. Jube, domne, benedicere.
Benedictio. Benedictione perpetua benedicat nos Pater aeternus. Amen.
Lectio 1
Incipit liber Jeremiae Prophetae.
Jer 1:1-5
1 Verba Jeremiae filii Helciae, de sacerdotibus qui fuerunt in Anathoth, in terra Benjamin.
2 Quod factum est verbum Domini ad eum in diebus Josiae filii Amon, regis Juda, in tertiodecimo anno regni ejus.
3 Et factum est in diebus Joakim filii Josiae, regis Juda, usque ad consummationem undecimi anni Sedeciae, filii Josiae, regis Juda, usque ad transmigrationem Jerusalem, in mense quinto.
4 Et factum est verbum Domini ad me, dicens:
5 Priusquam te formarem in utero, novi te, et antequam exires de vulva, sanctificavi te, et prophetam in Gentibus dedi te.
V. Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R. Deo grátias.
R. Fuit homo missus a Deo cui nomen erat Joannes:
* Hic venit in testimonium, ut testimonium perhiberet de lumine, et pararet Domino plebem perfectam.
V. Erat Joannes in deserto praedicans baptismum poenitentiae.
R. Hic venit in testimonium, ut testimonium perhiberet de lumine, et pararet Domino plebem perfectam.
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V. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
Benediction. May the Eternal Father bless us with an eternal blessing. Amen.
Reading 1
Lesson from the book of Jeremias
Jer 1:1-5
1 The words of Jeremias the son of Helcias, of the priests that were in Anathoth, in the land of Benjamin.
2 The word of the Lord which came to him in the days of Josias the son of Amon king of Juda, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
3 And which came to him in the days of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, unto the end of the eleventh year of Sedecias the son of Josias king of Juda, even unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive, in the fifth month.
4 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
5 Before I formed thee in the bowels of thy mother, I knew thee: and before thou camest forth out of the womb, I sanctified thee, and made thee a prophet unto the nations.
V. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R. Thanks be to God.
R. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
* The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
V. John was in the wilderness, preaching the baptism of repentance.
R. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
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V. Jube, domne, benedicere.
Benedictio. Unigenitus Dei Filius nos benedicere et adjuvare dignetur. Amen.
Lectio 2
Jer 1:6-10
6 Et dixi: A, a, a, Domine Deus, ecce nescio loqui, quia puer ego sum.
7 Et dixit Dominus ad me: Noli dicere: Puer sum: quoniam ad omnia quae mittam te ibis, et universa quaecumque mandavero tibi loqueris.
8 Ne timeas a facie eorum, quia tecum ego sum ut eruam te, dicit Dominus.
9 Et misit Dominus manum suam, et tetigit os meum, et dixit Dominus ad me: Ecce dedi verba mea in ore tuo:
10 Ecce constitui te hodie super Gentes et super regna, ut evellas, et destruas, et disperdas, et dissipes, et aedifices, et plantes.
V. Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R. Deo grátias.
R. Elisabeth Zachariae magnum virum genuit, Joannem Baptistam praecursorem Domini:
* Qui viam Domino praeparavit in eremo.
V. Fuit homo missus a Deo, cui nomen erat Joannes.
R. Qui viam Domino praeparavit in eremo.
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V. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
Benediction. May the Son, the Sole-begotten, mercifully bless and keep us. Amen.
Reading 2
Jer 1:6-10
6 And I said: Ah, ah, ah, Lord God: behold, I cannot speak, for I am a child.
7 And the Lord said to me: Say not: I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee: and whatsoever I shall command thee, thou shalt speak.
8 Be not afraid at their presence: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.
9 And the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth: and the Lord said to me: Behold I have given my words in thy mouth:
10 Lo, I have set thee this day over the nations, and over the kingdoms, to root up, and pull down, and to waste, and to destroy, and to build, and to plant.
V. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R. Thanks be to God.
R. Elizabeth, the wife of Zacharias, was the mother of a mighty man, even of John the Baptist, the Forerunner of the Lord,
* who made straight in the desert an highway for the Lord. 1
V. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
R. Who made straight in the desert an highway for the Lord.
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V. Jube, domne, benedicere.
Benedictio. Spiritus Sancti gratia illuminet sensus et corda nostra. Amen.
Lectio 3
Jer 1:17-19
17 Tu ergo, accinge lumbos tuos, et surge, et loquere ad eos omnia quae ego praecipio tibi. Ne formides a facie eorum, nec enim timere te faciam vultum eorum.
18 Ego quippe dedi te hodie in civitatem munitam, et in columnam ferream, et in murum aereum, super omnem terram, regibus Juda, principibus ejus, et sacerdotibus, et populo terrae.
19 Et bellabunt adversum te, et non praevalebunt, quia ego tecum sum, ait Dominus, ut liberem te.
V. Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R. Deo grátias.
R. Priusquam te formarem in utero, novi te: et antequam exires de ventre, sanctificavi te:
* Et prophetam in Gentibus dedi te.
V. Vir dilectus a Deo, et hominibus honoratus est.
R. Et prophetam in Gentibus dedi te.
V. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
R. Et prophetam in Gentibus dedi te.
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V. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
Benediction. May the grace of the Holy Spirit enlighten all our hearts and minds. Amen.
Reading 3
Jer 1:17-19
17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak to them all that I command thee. Be not afraid at their presence: for I will make thee not to fear their countenance.
18 For behold I have made thee this day a fortified city, and a pillar of iron, and a wall of brass, over all the land, to the kings of Juda, to the princes thereof, and to the priests, and to the people of the land.
19 And they shall fight against thee, and shall not prevail: for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.
V. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R. Thanks be to God.
R. Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou earnest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee
* And I ordained thee a Prophet unto the nations.
V. A man beloved of God and men, he was had in honour.
R. And I ordained thee a Prophet unto the nations.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
R. And I ordained thee a Prophet unto the nations.
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Nocturn II.
Ant. Misit Dominus * manum suam, et tetigit os meum, et prophetam in Gentibus dedit me Dominus
Psalmus 4 [4]
4:1 Cum invocárem exaudívit me Deus justítiæ meæ: * in tribulatióne dilatásti mihi.
4:2 Miserére mei, * et exáudi oratiónem meam.
4:3 Fílii hóminum, úsquequo gravi corde? * ut quid dilígitis vanitátem, et quæritis mendácium?
4:4 Et scitóte quóniam mirificávit Dóminus sanctum suum: * Dóminus exáudiet me cum clamávero ad eum.
4:5 Irascímini, et nolíte peccáre: * quæ dícitis in córdibus vestris, in cubílibus vestris compungímini.
4:6 Sacrificáte sacrifícium justítiæ, et speráte in Dómino. * Multi dicunt: Quis osténdit nobis bona?
4:7 Signátum est super nos lumen vultus tui, Dómine: * dedísti lætítiam in corde meo.
4:8 A fructu fruménti, vini, et ólei sui * multiplicáti sunt.
4:9 In pace in idípsum * dórmiam, et requiéscam;
4:10 Quóniam tu, Dómine, singuláriter in spe * constituísti me.
V. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
R. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Ant. Misit Dominus * manum suam, et tetigit os meum, et prophetam in Gentibus dedit me Dominus
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Nocturn II.
Ant. The Lord put forth His hand, and touched my mouth, * and the Lord ordained me a Prophet unto the nations
Psalm 4 [4]
4:1 When I called upon him, the God of my justice heard me: * when I was in distress, thou hast enlarged me.
4:2 Have mercy on me: * and hear my prayer.
4:3 O ye sons of men, how long will you be dull of heart? * Why do you love vanity, and seek after lying?
4:4 Know ye also that the Lord hath made his holy one wonderful: * the Lord will hear me when I shall cry unto him.
4:5 Be ye angry, and sin not: * the things you say in your hearts, be sorry for them upon your beds.
4:6 Offer up the sacrifice of justice, and trust in the Lord: * many say, Who sheweth us good things?
4:7 The light of thy countenance, O Lord, is signed upon us: * thou hast given gladness in my heart.
4:8 By the fruit of their corn, their wine, and oil, * they are multiplied.
4:9 In peace in the selfsame * I will sleep, and I will rest:
4:10 For thou, O Lord, singularly * hast settled me in hope.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Ant. The Lord put forth His hand, and touched my mouth, * and the Lord ordained me a Prophet unto the nations
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Ant. Ecce dedi verba mea * in ore tuo: ecce constitui te super Gentes et regna
Psalmus 5 [5]
5:1 Verba mea áuribus pércipe, Dómine, * intéllige clamórem meum.
5:2 Inténde voci oratiónis meæ, * Rex meus et Deus meus.
5:3 Quóniam ad te orábo: * Dómine, mane exáudies vocem meam.
5:4 Mane astábo tibi et vidébo: * quóniam non Deus volens iniquitátem tu es.
5:5 Neque habitábit juxta te malígnus: * neque permanébunt injústi ante óculos tuos.
5:6 Odísti omnes, qui operántur iniquitátem: * perdes omnes, qui loquúntur mendácium.
5:7 Virum sánguinum et dolósum abominábitur Dóminus: * ego autem in multitúdine misericórdiæ tuæ.
5:8 Introíbo in domum tuam: * adorábo ad templum sanctum tuum in timóre tuo.
5:9 Dómine, deduc me in justítia tua: * propter inimícos meos dírige in conspéctu tuo viam meam.
5:10 Quóniam non est in ore eórum véritas: * cor eórum vanum est.
5:11 Sepúlcrum patens est guttur eórum, linguis suis dolóse agébant, * júdica illos, Deus.
5:12 Décidant a cogitatiónibus suis, secúndum multitúdinem impietátum eórum expélle eos, * quóniam irritavérunt te, Dómine.
5:13 Et læténtur omnes, qui sperant in te, * in ætérnum exsultábunt: et habitábis in eis.
5:14 Et gloriabúntur in te omnes, qui díligunt nomen tuum, * quóniam tu benedíces justo.
5:15 Dómine, ut scuto bonæ voluntátis tuæ * coronásti nos.
V. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
R. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Ant. Ecce dedi verba mea * in ore tuo: ecce constitui te super Gentes et regna
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Ant. Behold, I have put My words in thy mouth; * see, I have this day set thee over the nations, and over the kingdoms
Psalm 5 [5]
5:1 Give ear, O Lord, to my words * understand my cry.
5:2 Hearken to the voice of my prayer, * O my King and my God.
5:3 For to thee will I pray: * O Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear my voice.
5:4 In the morning I will stand before thee, and will see: * because thou art not a God that willest iniquity.
5:5 Neither shall the wicked dwell near thee: * nor shall the unjust abide before thy eyes.
5:6 Thou hatest all the workers of iniquity: * thou wilt destroy all that speak a lie.
5:7 The bloody and the deceitful man the Lord will abhor. * But as for me in the multitude of thy mercy,
5:8 I will come into thy house; * I will worship towards thy holy temple, in thy fear.
5:9 Conduct me, O Lord, in thy justice: * because of my enemies, direct my way in thy sight.
5:10 For there is no truth in their mouth: * their heart is vain.
5:11 Their throat is an open sepulchre: they dealt deceitfully with their tongues: * judge them, O God.
5:12 Let them fall from their devices: according to the multitude of their wickednesses cast them out: * for they have provoked thee, O Lord.
5:13 But let all them be glad that hope in thee: * they shall rejoice for ever, and thou shalt dwell in them.
5:14 And all they that love thy name shall glory in thee: * For thou wilt bless the just.
5:15 O Lord, thou hast crowned us, * as with a shield of thy good will.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Ant. Behold, I have put My words in thy mouth; * see, I have this day set thee over the nations, and over the kingdoms
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Ant. Dominus * ab utero vocavit me, de ventre matris meae recordatus est nominis mei
Psalmus 8 [6]
8:1 Dómine, Dóminus noster, * quam admirábile est nomen tuum in univérsa terra!
8:2 Quóniam eleváta est magnificéntia tua, * super cælos.
8:3 Ex ore infántium et lacténtium perfecísti laudem propter inimícos tuos, * ut déstruas inimícum et ultórem.
8:4 Quóniam vidébo cælos tuos, ópera digitórum tuórum: * lunam et stellas, quæ tu fundásti.
8:5 Quid est homo quod memor es ejus? * aut fílius hóminis, quóniam vísitas eum?
8:6 Minuísti eum paulo minus ab Ángelis, glória et honóre coronásti eum: * et constituísti eum super ópera mánuum tuárum.
8:7 Omnia subjecísti sub pédibus ejus, * oves et boves univérsas: ínsuper et pécora campi.
8:8 Vólucres cæli, et pisces maris, * qui perámbulant sémitas maris.
8:9 Dómine, Dóminus noster, * quam admirábile est nomen tuum in univérsa terra!
V. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
R. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Ant. Dominus * ab utero vocavit me, de ventre matris meae recordatus est nominis mei
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Ant. The Lord hath called me from the womb; * from the bowels of my mother hath He made mention of my name
Psalm 8 [6]
8:1 O Lord our Lord, * how admirable is thy name in the whole earth!
8:2 For thy magnificence is elevated * above the heavens.
8:3 Out of the mouth of infants and of sucklings thou hast perfected praise, because of thy enemies, * that thou mayst destroy the enemy and the avenger.
8:4 For I will behold thy heavens, the works of thy fingers: * the moon and the stars which thou hast founded.
8:5 What is man that thou art mindful of him? * or the son of man that thou visitest him?
8:6 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.
8:7 Thou hast subjected all things under his feet, * all sheep and oxen: moreover the beasts also of the fields.
8:8 The birds of the air, and the fishes of the sea, * that pass through the paths of the sea.
8:9 O Lord our Lord, * how admirable is thy name in all the earth!
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Ant. The Lord hath called me from the womb; * from the bowels of my mother hath He made mention of my name
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V. Inter natos mulierum non surrexit major.
R. Joanne Baptista.
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V. Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater
R. Than John the Baptist
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Pater noster, qui es in cælis, sanctificétur nomen tuum: advéniat regnum tuum: fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra. Panem nostrum quotidiánum da nobis hódie: et dimítte nobis débita nostra, sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris:
V. Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem:
R. Sed líbera nos a malo.
Absolutio. Ipsius pietas et misericordia nos adjuvet, qui cum Patre et Spiritu Sancto vivit et regnat in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
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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.
V. And lead us not into temptation:
R. But deliver us from evil.
Absolution. May His loving-kindness and mercy help us, Who liveth and reigneth with the Father, and the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen.
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V. Jube, domne, benedicere.
Benedictio. Deus Pater omnipotens sit nobis propitius et clemens. Amen.
Lectio 4
Sermo sancti Augustini Episcopi.
Serm. 20. de Sanctis.
Post illum sacrosanctum Domini natalis diem nullius hominum nativitatem legimus celebrari, nisi solius beati Joannis Baptistae. In aliis Sanctis et electis Dei novimus illum diem coli, quo illos, post consummationem laborum, et devictum triumphatumque mundum, in perpetuas aeternitates praesens haec vita parturiit. In aliis consummata ultimi diei merita celebrantur; in hoc etiam prima dies, et ipsa etiam hominis' initia consecrantur: pro hac absque dubio causa, quia per hunc Dominus adventum suum, ne subito homines insperatum non agnoscerent, voluit esse testatum.
V. Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R. Deo grátias.
R. Descendit Angelus Domini ad Zachariam, dicens: Accipe puerum in senectute tua:
* Et habebit nomen Joannes Baptista.
V. Iste puer magnus coram Domino: nam et manus ejus cum ipso est.
R. Et habebit nomen Joannes Baptista.
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V. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
Benediction. May God the Father Omnipotent, be to us merciful and clement. Amen.
Reading 4
From the Sermons of St Austin, Bishop of Hippo.
20th on the Saints.
Outside the most holy Birthday of the Lord, we find celebrated in the Gospel the birth of only one other, namely, that of the blessed Baptist, John. As regardeth all others among God's holy and chosen ones we know that that day is observed whereon, with their work finished, and the world conquered and finally trampled down, they were born from this into a better life, even one of everlasting blessedness. In others is honoured the crowning of the struggle on their last day of dying life, but in John is honoured the first day; in him the very beginning is found hallowed. And the reason of this is, without doubt, because he was sent from God to bear witness to the coming of the Light, lest when It came It might take the darkness by surprise, and the darkness might not comprehend It. Now, John was a figure of the Old Testament, and showed in his own person a typical embodiment of the Law;
V. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R. Thanks be to God.
R. The Angel of the Lord was sent down unto Zacharias, saying Thou shalt beget a son in thine old age;
* and his name shall be called John the Baptist.
V. The child shall be great in the sight of the Lord; for His hand is with him.
R. And his name shall be called John the Baptist.
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V. Jube, domne, benedicere.
Benedictio. Christus perpetuae det nobis gaudia vitae. Amen.
Lectio 5
Joannes autem figura fuit veteris Testamenti, et in se formam praetulit legis: et ideo Joannes praenuntiavit Salvatorem, sicut lex gratiam praecucurrit. Quod autem nondum natus de secreto materni uteri prophetavit, et expers lucis jam testis est veritatis: hoc est intelligendum, quod latens sub velamine et carne litterae, et Redemptorem mundo spiritu praedicavit, et nobis Dominum nostrum de quodam legis utero proclamavit. Ergo quia Judaei erraverunt a ventre, id est a lege, quae a Christo gravida erat, erraverunt a ventre, locuti sunt falsa: ideo hic venit in testimonium, ut testimonium perhiberet de lumine.
V. Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R. Deo grátias.
R. Hic est praecursor dilectus, et lucerna lucens ante Dominum:
* Ipse est enim Joannes, qui viam Domino praeparavit in eremo; sed et Agnum Dei demonstravit, et illuminavit mentes hominum.
V. Ipse praeibit ante illum in spiritu et virtute Eliae.
R. Ipse est enim Joannes, qui viam Domino praeparavit in eremo; sed et Agnum Dei demonstravit, et illuminavit mentes hominum.
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V. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
Benediction. May Christ to all His people give, for ever in His sight to live. Amen.
Reading 5
Therefore John heralded beforehand the coming of the Saviour, even as the Law was our schoolmaster to bring us to the grace of Christ. Gal. iii. 24. But as touching this, that he prophesied while yet in the hidden depths of his mother's womb, and while himself lightless bore testimony to the truth, we are to understand it as a figure how that while himself wrapped round with the veil and carnal ordinances of the letter, he by the spirit preached unto the world a Redeemer, and testified that Jesus is our Lord even while for himself, working under the law, the birth of the new dispensation was still in the womb of the future, and not come to day. The Jews were estranged from the womb, that is from the Law, that womb heavy with the Christ That was to be; they went astray from the belly, speaking lies, Ps. lvii. 4; and therefore John came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. John i. 7.
V. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R. Thanks be to God.
R. This is the well-beloved Fore-runner, a burning and a shining light before the Lord.
* For even this is John, who made straight in the desert an highway for our God. This also is he which bare witness, saying Behold the Lamb of God! And his light lightened the minds of men.
V. He shall go before Him in the spirit and power of Elias.
R. For even this is John, who made straight in the desert an highway for our God. This also is he which bare witness, saying Behold the Lamb of God! And his light lightened the minds of men.
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V. Jube, domne, benedicere.
Benedictio. Ignem sui amoris accendat Deus in cordibus nostris. Amen.
Lectio 6
Quod autem Joannes in carcere constitutus ad Christum discipulos suos ordinat; lex ad Evangelium transmittit. Quae lex juxta typum Joannis, quasi ignorantiae clausa carcere, in obscuro et in occulto jacebat, et Judaica caecitate sensus intra litteram tenebatur inclusus. De hoc beatus Evangelista proloquitur: Ille erat lucerna ardens, id est, Spiritus Sancti igne succensus, ut mundo ignorantiae nocte possesso, lumen salutis ostenderet, et quasi inter densissimas delictorum tenebras, splendidissimum justitiae solem lucis suae radio demonstraret, et de seipso dicens: Ego vox clamantis in deserto.
V. Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R. Deo grátias.
R. Innuebant patri ejus, quem vellet vocari eum: et postulans pugillarem, scripsit, dicens:
* Joannes est nomen ejus.
V. Apertum est os Zachariae, et prophetavit, dicens.
R. Joannes est nomen ejus.
V. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
R. Joannes est nomen ejus.
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V. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
Benediction. May the Spirit's fire Divine in our hearts enkindled shine. Amen.
Reading 6
But as for this, that when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples Matth. xi. 2 this is the Law sending to the Gospel. For John here was a figure of the Law, imprisoned in ignorance, lying in the dark, and in a hidden place, and he was fettered through Jewish misunderstanding within the bonds of the letter. But of him was it said, as is written in the Blessed Evangelist He was a burning and a shining light that is to say, that, when the whole world was wrapt in the night of ignorance, this Saint was kindled by the fire of the Holy Ghost, to show before men the light of salvation, and at the hour of the thickest darkness of sin, appeared like a bright morning star to herald the rising of that Sun so right gloriously radiant, the Son of righteousness, Christ our Lord. And this is why John said of himself: I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord. John i. 15.
V. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R. Thanks be to God.
R. They made signs to his father, how he would have him called; and he asked for a writing-table, and wrote, saying
* His name is John.
V. The mouth of Zacharias was opened, and he prophesied, saying
R. His name is John.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
R. His name is John.
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Nocturn III.
Ant. Posuit os meum * Dominus quasi gladium acutum: sub umbra manus suae protexit me
Psalmus 14 [7]
14:1 Dómine, quis habitábit in tabernáculo tuo? * aut quis requiéscet in monte sancto tuo?
14:2 Qui ingréditur sine mácula, * et operátur justítiam:
14:3 Qui lóquitur veritátem in corde suo, * qui non egit dolum in lingua sua:
14:4 Nec fecit próximo suo malum, * et oppróbrium non accépit advérsus próximos suos.
14:5 Ad níhilum dedúctus est in conspéctu ejus malígnus: * timéntes autem Dóminum gloríficat:
14:6 Qui jurat próximo suo, et non décipit, * qui pecúniam suam non dedit ad usúram, et múnera super innocéntem non accépit.
14:7 Qui facit hæc: * non movébitur in ætérnum.
V. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
R. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Ant. Posuit os meum * Dominus quasi gladium acutum: sub umbra manus suae protexit me
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Nocturn III.
Ant. The Lord hath made my mouth * like a sharp sword; in the shadow of His hand hath He hid me
Psalm 14 [7]
14:1 Lord, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? * or who shall rest in thy holy hill?
14:2 He that walketh without blemish, * and worketh justice:
14:3 He that speaketh truth in his heart, * who hath not used deceit in his tongue:
14:4 Nor hath done evil to his neighbour: * nor taken up a reproach against his neighbours.
14:5 In his sight the malignant is brought to nothing: * but he glorifieth them that fear the Lord:
14:6 He that sweareth to his neighbour, and deceiveth not; * He that hath not put out his money to usury, nor taken bribes against the innocent:
14:7 He that doth these things, * shall not be moved for ever.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Ant. The Lord hath made my mouth * like a sharp sword; in the shadow of His hand hath He hid me
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Ant. Formans me * ex utero servum sibi Dominus, dicit: Dedi te in lucem Gentium, ut sis salus mea usque ad extremum terrae
Psalmus 20 [8]
20:1 Dómine in virtúte tua lætábitur rex: * et super salutáre tuum exsultábit veheménter.
20:2 Desidérium cordis ejus tribuísti ei: * et voluntáte labiórum ejus non fraudásti eum.
20:3 Quóniam prævenísti eum in benedictiónibus dulcédinis: * posuísti in cápite ejus corónam de lápide pretióso.
20:4 Vitam pétiit a te: * et tribuísti ei longitúdinem diérum in sæculum, et in sæculum sæculi.
20:5 Magna est glória ejus in salutári tuo: * glóriam et magnum decórem impónes super eum.
20:6 Quóniam dabis eum in benedictiónem in sæculum sæculi: * lætificábis eum in gáudio cum vultu tuo.
20:7 Quóniam rex sperat in Dómino: * et in misericórdia Altíssimi non commovébitur.
20:8 Inveniátur manus tua ómnibus inimícis tuis: * déxtera tua invéniat omnes, qui te odérunt.
20:9 Pones eos ut clíbanum ignis in témpore vultus tui: * Dóminus in ira sua conturbábit eos, et devorábit eos ignis.
20:10 Fructum eórum de terra perdes: * et semen eórum a fíliis hóminum.
20:11 Quóniam declinavérunt in te mala: * cogitavérunt consília, quæ non potuérunt stabilíre.
20:12 Quóniam pones eos dorsum: * in relíquiis tuis præparábis vultum eórum.
20:13 Exaltáre, Dómine, in virtúte tua: * cantábimus et psallémus virtútes tuas.
V. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
R. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Ant. Formans me * ex utero servum sibi Dominus, dicit: Dedi te in lucem Gentium, ut sis salus mea usque ad extremum terrae
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Ant. And now, saith the Lord That formed me from the womb * to be His servant I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be My salvation unto the end of the earth
Psalm 20 [8]
20:1 In thy strength, O Lord, the king shall joy; * and in thy salvation he shall rejoice exceedingly.
20:2 Thou hast given him his heart’s desire: * and hast not withholden from him the will of his lips.
20:3 For thou hast prevented him with blessings of sweetness: * thou hast set on his head a crown of precious stones.
20:4 He asked life of thee: * and thou hast given him length of days for ever and ever.
20:5 His glory is great in thy salvation: * glory and great beauty shalt thou lay upon him.
20:6 For thou shalt give him to be a blessing for ever and ever: * thou shalt make him joyful in gladness with thy countenance.
20:7 For the king hopeth in the Lord: * and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
20:8 Let thy hand be found by all thy enemies: * let thy right hand find out all them that hate thee.
20:9 Thou shalt make them as an oven of fire, * in the time of thy anger: the Lord shall trouble them in his wrath, and fire shall devour them.
20:10 Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth: * and their seed from among the children of men.
20:11 For they have intended evils against thee: * they have devised counsels which they have not been able to establish.
20:12 For thou shalt make them turn their back: * in thy remnants thou shalt prepare their face.
20:13 Be thou exalted, O Lord, in thy own strength: * we will sing and praise thy power.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Ant. And now, saith the Lord That formed me from the womb * to be His servant I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be My salvation unto the end of the earth
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Ant. Reges videbunt, * et consurgent principes, et adorabunt Dominum Deum tuum, qui elegit te
Psalmus 33 [9]
33:1 Benedícam Dóminum in omni témpore: * semper laus ejus in ore meo.
33:2 In Dómino laudábitur ánima mea: * áudiant mansuéti, et læténtur.
33:3 Magnificáte Dóminum mecum: * et exaltémus nomen ejus in idípsum.
33:4 Exquisívi Dóminum, et exaudívit me: * et ex ómnibus tribulatiónibus meis erípuit me.
33:5 Accédite ad eum, et illuminámini: * et fácies vestræ non confundéntur.
33:6 Iste pauper clamávit, et Dóminus exaudívit eum: * et de ómnibus tribulatiónibus ejus salvávit eum.
33:7 Immíttet Ángelus Dómini in circúitu timéntium eum: * et erípiet eos.
33:8 Gustáte, et vidéte quóniam suávis est Dóminus: * beátus vir, qui sperat in eo.
33:9 Timéte Dóminum, omnes sancti ejus: * quóniam non est inópia timéntibus eum.
33:10 Dívites eguérunt et esuriérunt: * inquiréntes autem Dóminum non minuéntur omni bono.
33:12 Veníte, filii, audíte me: * timórem Dómini docébo vos.
33:13 Quis est homo qui vult vitam: * díligit dies vidére bonos?
33:14 Próhibe linguam tuam a malo: * et lábia tua ne loquántur dolum.
33:15 Divérte a malo, et fac bonum: * inquíre pacem, et perséquere eam.
33:16 Óculi Dómini super justos: * et aures ejus in preces eórum.
33:17 Vultus autem Dómini super faciéntes mala: * ut perdat de terra memóriam eórum.
33:18 Clamavérunt justi, et Dóminus exaudívit eos: * et ex ómnibus tribulatiónibus eórum liberávit eos.
33:19 Juxta est Dóminus iis, qui tribuláto sunt corde: * et húmiles spíritu salvábit.
33:20 Multæ tribulatiónes justórum: * et de ómnibus his liberábit eos Dóminus.
33:21 Custódit Dóminus ómnia ossa eórum: * unum ex his non conterétur.
33:22 Mors peccatórum péssima: * et qui odérunt justum, delínquent.
33:23 Rédimet Dóminus ánimas servórum suórum: * et non delínquent omnes qui sperant in eo.
V. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
R. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Ant. Reges videbunt, * et consurgent principes, et adorabunt Dominum Deum tuum, qui elegit te
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Ant. Kings shall see, and princes shall arise, and worship the Lord thy God, Who hath chosen thee
Psalm 33 [9]
33:1 I will bless the Lord at all times, * his praise shall be always in my mouth.
33:2 In the Lord shall my soul be praised: * let the meek hear and rejoice.
33:3 O magnify the Lord with me; * and let us extol his name together.
33:4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me; * and he delivered me from all my troubles.
33:5 Come ye to him and be enlightened: * and your faces shall not be confounded.
33:6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him: * and saved him out of all his troubles.
33:7 The Angel of the Lord shall encamp round about them that fear him: * and shall deliver them.
33:8 O taste, and see that the Lord is sweet: * blessed is the man that hopeth in him.
33:9 Fear the Lord, all ye his saints: * for there is no want to them that fear him.
33:10 The rich have wanted, and have suffered hunger: * but they that seek the Lord shall not be deprived of any good.
33:12 Come, children, hearken to me: * I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
33:13 Who is the man that desireth life: * who loveth to see good days?
33:14 Keep thy tongue from evil, * and thy lips from speaking guile.
33:15 Turn away from evil and do good: * seek after peace and pursue it.
33:16 The eyes of the Lord are upon the just: * and his ears unto their prayers.
33:17 But the countenance of the Lord is against them that do evil things: * to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
33:18 The just cried, and the Lord heard them: * and delivered them out of all their troubles.
33:19 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a contrite heart: * and he will save the humble of spirit.
33:20 Many are the afflictions of the just; * but out of them all will the Lord deliver them.
33:21 The Lord keepeth all their bones, * not one of them shall be broken.
33:22 The death of the wicked is very evil: * and they that hate the just shall be guilty.
33:23 The Lord will redeem the souls of his servants: * and none of them that trust in him shall offend.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Ant. Kings shall see, and princes shall arise, and worship the Lord thy God, Who hath chosen thee
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V. Elisabeth Zachariae magnum virum genuit.
R. Joannem Baptistam praecursorem Domini.
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V. Elizabeth, the wife of Zacharias, was the mother of a mighty man
R. Even of John the Baptist, the Fore-runner of the Lord
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Pater noster, qui es in cælis, sanctificétur nomen tuum: advéniat regnum tuum: fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra. Panem nostrum quotidiánum da nobis hódie: et dimítte nobis débita nostra, sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris:
V. Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem:
R. Sed líbera nos a malo.
Absolutio. A vinculis peccatorum nostrorum absolvat nos omnipotens et misericors Dominus. Amen.
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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.
V. And lead us not into temptation:
R. But deliver us from evil.
Absolution. May the Almighty and merciful Lord loose us from the bonds of our sins. Amen.
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V. Jube, domne, benedicere.
Benedictio. Evangelica lectio sit nobis salus et protectio. Amen.
Lectio 7
Lectio sancti Evangelii secundum Lucam.
Luke 1:57-69
Elisabeth impletum est tempus pariendi, et peperit filium. Et audierunt vicini et cognati ejus quia magnificavit Dominus misericordiam suam cum illa, et congratulabantur ei. Et reliqua.
Homilia sancti Ambrosii Episcopi.
Lib. 2. Comm. in Lucae cap. 1. ante finem.
Peperit filium Elisabeth, et congratulabantur vicini. Habet Sanctorum editio laetitiam plurimorum, quia commune est bonum: justitia enim communis est virtus. Et ideo in ortu justi futurae vitae insigne praemittitur, et gratia secuturae virtutis exsultatione vicinorum praefigurante signatur. Pulchre autem tempus, quo fuit in utero Propheta, describitur, ne Mariae praesentia taceatur: sed tempus siletur infantiae, eo quia infantiae impedimenta nescivit. Et ideo in Evangelio nihil super eo legimus, nisi ortum ejus, et oraculum, exsultationem in utero, vocem in deserto.
V. Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R. Deo grátias.
R. Praecursor Domini venit, de quo ipse testatur:
* Nullus major inter natos mulierum Joanne Baptista.
V. Hic est enim propheta, et plus quam propheta, de quo Salvator ait.
R. Nullus major inter natos mulierum Joanne Baptista.
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V. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
Benediction. May the Gospel's holy lection be our safety and protection. Amen.
Reading 7
From the Holy Gospel according to Luke
Luke 1:57-69
Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered, and she brought forth a son. And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had showed great mercy upon her, and they rejoiced with her. And so on.
Homily by St Ambrose, Bishop of Milan.
Bk. ii. Comm. on Luke i.
Elizabeth's full time came that she should be delivered, and she brought forth a son. And her neighbours rejoiced with her. The birth of a Saint is a joy for many, for it is a good to all. Righteousness is an help to all, and therefore when a righteous man is born it is an heralding of his life, which is still to come, that the helpful excellency of his future should be hailed by the, as it were, prophetic joy of the neighbours. It is well that we should be told concerning the prophet, while he was yet in the womb, that we may know how that Mary was there; but we hear nothing of his childhood, because,we know that it was safe and strong through the nearness of the Lord, Himself then in that womb which was free from the sorrows of pregnancy. And therefore we read in the Gospel nothing touching him save his coming, the annunciation thereof to his father, the leap which he gave in the womb, and his crying in the wilderness.
V. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R. Thanks be to God.
R. The Fore-runner of the Lord cometh, to whom He Himself bare witness, saying
* Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist.
V. A Prophet? Yea, and much more than a Prophet. This is he of whom the Saviour saith
R. Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist.
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V. Jube, domne, benedicere.
Benedictio. Cujus festum colimus, ipse intercedat pro nobis ad Dominum. Amen.
Lectio 8
Neque enim ullam infantiae sensit aetatem, qui supra naturam, supra aetatem in utero positus matris, a mensura coepit aetatis plenitudinis Christi. Mire sanctus Evangelista praemittendum putavit, quod plurimi infantem patris nomine Zachariam appellandum putaverint: ut advertas matri non nomen alicujus displicuisse degeneris, sed id Sancto infusum Spiritu, quod ab Angelo ante Zachariae fuerat praenuntiatum. Et quidem ille mutus intimare vocabulum filii nequivit uxori: sed per prophetiam Elisabeth didicit, quod non didicerat a marito.
V. Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R. Deo grátias.
R. Gabriel Angelus apparuit Zachariae dicens: Nascetur tibi filius, nomen ejus Joannes vocabitur:
* Et multi in nativitate ejus gaudebunt
V. Erit enim magnus coram Domino, vinum et siceram non bibet.
R. Et multi in nativitate ejus gaudebunt
V. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
R. Et multi in nativitate ejus gaudebunt
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V. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
Benediction. He whose feast-day we are keeping, be our Advocate with God. Amen.
Reading 8
It was not for him to feel childishness, who beyond all use of nature or of his age, when as yet he lay in his mother's womb, leapt at once unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ. Eph. iv. 13. It is strange how that the Holy Evangelist hath judged meet to tell us that they thought to call the child Zacharias, after the name of his father, that thou mayest notice that the mother would have none of the names whereby their kindred were called, but only that name which the Holy Ghost had dictated, and which the Angel had told before unto Zacharias. The dumb man had certainly not been able to tell his wife by what name to call the child, and Elizabeth must needs have learnt by revelation what she could not have heard from her husband.
V. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R. Thanks be to God.
R. The Angel Gabriel appeared unto Zacharias, and said thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John
* And many shall rejoice at his birth.
V. For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink.
R. And many shall rejoice at his birth.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
R. And many shall rejoice at his birth.
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V. Jube, domne, benedicere.
Benedictio. Per evangelica dicta, deleantur nostra delicta. Amen.
Lectio 9
Commemoratio Dominica
Lectio sancti Evangelii secundum Lucam.
Luke 5:1-11
In illo tempore: Cum turbae irruerent in Jesum, ut audirent verbum Dei, et ipse stabat secus stagnum Genesareth. Et reliqua.
Homilia sancti Ambrosii Episcopi.
Liber 4. in Lucae cap. 5. prope fin. libri.
Ubi Dominus multis impartivit varia genera sanitatum, nec tempore, nec loco potuit ab studio sanandi turba cohiberi. Vesper incubuit, sequebantur: stagnum occurrit, urgebant: et ideo ascendit in Petri navim. Haec est illa navis quae adhuc secundum Matthaeum fluctuat, secundum Lucam repletur piscibus: ut et principia Ecclesiae fluctuantis, et posteriora exuberantis agnoscas. Pisces enim sunt, qui hanc enavigant vitam. Ibi adhuc discipulis Christus dormit, hic praecipit: dormit enim tepidis, vigilat perfectus.
V. Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R. Deo grátias.
Te Deum
Te Deum laudámus: * te Dóminum confitémur.
Te ætérnum Patrem * omnis terra venerátur.
Tibi omnes Angeli, * tibi Cæli, et univérsæ Potestates:
Tibi Chérubim et Séraphim * incessábili voce proclámant:
(Fit reverentia) Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus * Dóminus Deus Sábaoth.
Pleni sunt cæli et terra * majestátis glóriæ tuæ.
Te gloriósus * Apostolórum chorus,
Te Prophetárum * laudábilis númerus,
Te Mártyrum candidátus * laudat exércitus.
Te per orbem terrárum * sancta confitétur Ecclésia,
Patrem * imménsæ majestátis;
Venerándum tuum verum * et únicum Fílium;
Sanctum quoque * Paráclitum Spíritum.
Tu Rex glóriæ, * Christe.
Tu Patris * sempitérnus es Fílius.
Fit reverentia
Tu, ad liberándum susceptúrus hóminem: * non horruísti Vírginis uterum.
Tu, devícto mortis acúleo, * aperuísti credéntibus regna cælórum.
Tu ad déxteram Dei sedes, * in glória Patris.
Judex créderis * esse ventúrus.
Sequens versus dicitur flexis genibus
Te ergo quæsumus, tuis fámulis súbveni, * quos pretióso sánguine redemísti.
Ætérna fac cum Sanctis tuis * in glória munerári.
Salvum fac pópulum tuum, Dómine, * et bénedic hereditáti tuæ.
Et rege eos, * et extólle illos usque in ætérnum.
Per síngulos dies * benedícimus te.
Fit reverentia, secundum consuetudinem
Et laudámus nomen tuum in sæculum, * et in sæculum sæculi.
Dignáre, Dómine, die isto * sine peccáto nos custodíre.
Miserére nostri, Dómine, * miserére nostri.
Fiat misericórdia tua, Dómine, super nos, * quemádmodum sperávimus in te.
In te, Dómine, sperávi: * non confúndar in ætérnum.
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V. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
Benediction. May the Gospel's glorious word Cleansing to our souls afford. Amen.
Reading 9
Commemoration of Sunday
From the Holy Gospel according to Luke
Luke 5:1-11
At that time As the people pressed upon Jesus, to hear the word of God, He stood by the lake of Gennesareth. And so on.
Homily by St Ambrose, Bishop of Milan.
Bk. iv. on Luke v.
When the Lord wrought so many works of healing, neither time nor place could restrain the people from seeking health. Evening came, and they still followed Him He went down to the lake, and they still pressed upon Him and therefore He entered into Peter's ship. This is that ship, which spiritually up to this very hour, according to the expression of Matthew, is buffeted by tempests, but still, according to Luke, is filled with fishes, this signifying, that, for a while, to labour is present to the Church, but, hereafter, it shall be to rejoice. The fishes are they which swim in the troublous waters of human life. In this ship also spiritually doth Christ, for His disciples, still sleep, and still command for He sleepeth for the lukewarm, and watcheth for the perfect.
V. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R. Thanks be to God.
Te Deum
We praise thee, O God, * we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.
All the earth doth worship thee, * the Father everlasting.
To thee all Angels cry aloud, * the Heavens, and all the Powers therein.
To thee Cherubim and Seraphim * continually do cry.
(bow head) Holy, Holy, Holy * Lord God of Sabaoth;
Heaven and earth are full * of the Majesty of thy glory.
The glorious company of the Apostles * praise thee.
The goodly fellowship of the Prophets * praise thee.
The noble army of Martyrs * praise thee.
The holy Church throughout all the world * doth acknowledge thee;
The Father, * of an infinite Majesty.
Thine honourable, true, * and only Son;
Also the Holy Ghost, * the Comforter.
Thou art the King of Glory, * O Christ.
Thou art the everlasting * Son of the Father.
During the following verse all make a profound bow:
When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man, * thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb.
When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, * thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers.
Thou sittest at the right hand of God, * in the glory of the Father.
We believe that thou shalt come * to be our Judge.
Kneel for the following verse
We therefore pray thee, 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 heritage.
Govern them, * and lift them up for ever.
Day by day * we magnify thee;
During the following verse, by local custom, all make a profound bow.
And we worship thy Name * ever, world without end.
Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us * this day without sin.
O Lord, have mercy upon us, * have mercy upon us.
O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us, * as our trust is in thee.
O Lord, in thee have I trusted, * let me never be confounded.
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Reliqua omittuntur, nisi Laudes separandae sint.
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Skip the rest, unless praying Lauds separately
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Oratio {ex Proprio Sanctorum}
V. Dómine, exáudi oratiónem meam.
R. Et clamor meus ad te véniat.
Orémus
Deus, qui praesentem diem honorabilem nobis in beati Joannis nativitate fecisti: da populis tuis spiritualium gratiam gaudiorum; et omnium fidelium mentes dirige in viam salutis aeternae.
Per Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum, Filium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.
R. Amen.
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Prayer {from the Proper of Saints}
V. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto thee.
Let us pray
O God, Who hast made this day to be honourable in our eyes because of the Birth of the blessed John, graciously quicken thy people with spiritual joy, and order the minds of all the faithful in the way of everlasting salvation.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.
R. Amen.
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Conclusio
V. Dómine, exáudi oratiónem meam.
R. Et clamor meus ad te véniat.
V. Benedicámus Dómino.
R. Deo grátias.
V. Fidélium ánimæ per misericórdiam Dei requiéscant in pace.
R. Amen.
Pater noster, qui es in cælis, sanctificétur nomen tuum: advéniat regnum tuum: fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra. Panem nostrum quotidiánum da nobis hódie: et dimítte nobis débita nostra, sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris: et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem: sed líbera nos a malo. Amen.
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Finish
V. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto thee.
V. Let us bless the Lord.
R. Thanks be to God.
V. May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
R. Amen.
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.
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