Dominica Sanctissimæ TrinitatisSunday of the Most Holy Trinity
Incipit
℣ Dómine, lábia ✠ mea apéries.
℟ Et os meum annuntiábit laudem tuam.
℣ Deus ✠ in adjutórium meum inténde.
℟ Dómine, ad adjuvándum me festína.
Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Allelúja.
℣ O Lord, ✠ open my lips.
℟ And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
℣ O God, ✠ come to my assistance.
℟ Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Alleluia.
Invitatorium
Ant. Deum verum, unum in Trinitáte, et Trinitátem in Unitáte, * Veníte, adorémus.
Ant. Deum verum, unum in Trinitáte, et Trinitátem in Unitáte, * Veníte, adorémus.
Veníte, exsultémus Dómino, jubilémus Deo, salutári nostro: præoccupémus fáciem ejus in confessióne, et in psalmis jubilémus ei.
Ant. Deum verum, unum in Trinitáte, et Trinitátem in Unitáte, * Veníte, adorémus.
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. Veníte, adorémus.
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. Deum verum, unum in Trinitáte, et Trinitátem in Unitáte, * Veníte, adorémus.
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. Veníte, adorémus.
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. Deum verum, unum in Trinitáte, et Trinitátem in Unitáte, * Veníte, adorémus.
℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Ant. Veníte, adorémus.
Ant. Deum verum, unum in Trinitáte, et Trinitátem in Unitáte, * Veníte, adorémus.
Ant. The true God, one in Trinity and Trinity in Unity: * Come, let us adore.
Ant. The true God, one in Trinity and Trinity in Unity: * Come, let us adore.
Come, let us exult in the Lord. Let us shout joyfully to God, our Savior. Let us anticipate his presence with confession, and let us sing joyfully to him with psalms.
Ant. The true God, one in Trinity and Trinity in Unity: * Come, let us adore.
For the Lord is a great God and a great King over all gods. For the Lord will not drive away his people. For in his hand are all the limits of the earth, and he beholds the heights of the mountains.
Ant. Come, let us adore.
For the sea is his, and he made it, and his hands established the dry land. (kneel) Come, let us adore and fall prostrate before God, and let us weep before the Lord who made us. For he is the Lord our God, and we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.
Ant. The true God, one in Trinity and Trinity in Unity: * Come, let us adore.
If today you 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 tested and saw my works.
Ant. Come, let us adore.
For forty years, I was near to that generation, and I said: These have always strayed in heart. But they have not known my ways. To them I swore in my wrath: They shall not enter into my rest.
Ant. The true God, one in Trinity and Trinity in Unity: * Come, let us adore.
℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Ant. Come, let us adore.
Ant. The true God, one in Trinity and Trinity in Unity: * Come, let us adore.
Hymnus
Summæ Parens cleméntiæ,
Mundi regis qui máchinam,
Uníus et substántiæ,
Trinúsque persónis Deus:
Da déxteram surgéntibus,
Exsúrgat et mens sóbria,
Flagrans et in laudem Dei
Grates repéndet débitas.
Deo Patri sit glória,
Natóque Patris único,
Cum Spíritu Paráclito,
In sempitérna sǽcula.
Amen.
O God, by whose command is swayed
This ordered world which thou hast made;
Parent of heavenly clemency,
In nature One, in persons Three;
Assist us while our minds we raise,
Inflamed with thy immortal praise;
That with our sober thoughts, we may
Forever our thanksgiving pay.
May age by age thy wonders tell,
Eternal praise thy works reveal,
And sing with the celestial host
The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Amen.
Psalmi cum lectionibus
Nocturnus I
Ant. Adésto, unus Deus * omnípotens, Pater, Fílius, et Spíritus Sanctus.
Psalmus 8 [1]
8:2a Dómine, Dóminus noster, * quam admirábile est nomen tuum in univérsa terra!
8:2b 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: * (7) et constituísti eum super ópera mánuum tuárum.
8:8 Ómnia subjecísti sub pédibus ejus, * oves et boves univérsas: ínsuper et pécora campi.
8:9 Vólucres cæli, et pisces maris, * qui perámbulant sémitas maris.
8:10 Dómine, Dóminus noster, * quam admirábile est nomen tuum in univérsa terra!
℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Ant. Adésto, unus Deus omnípotens, Pater, Fílius, et Spíritus Sanctus.
Ant. Te unum * in substántia, Trinitátem in persónis confitémur.
Psalmus 18 [2]
18:2 Cæli enárrant glóriam Dei: * et ópera mánuum ejus annúntiat firmaméntum.
18:3 Dies diéi erúctat verbum, * et nox nocti índicat sciéntiam.
18:4 Non sunt loquélæ, neque sermónes, * quorum non audiántur voces eórum.
18:5 In omnem terram exívit sonus eórum: * et in fines orbis terræ verba eórum.
18:6a In sole pósuit tabernáculum suum: * et ipse tamquam sponsus procédens de thálamo suo:
18:6b Exsultávit ut gigas ad curréndam viam, * (7a) a summo cælo egréssio ejus:
18:7b Et occúrsus ejus usque ad summum ejus: * nec est qui se abscóndat a calóre ejus.
18:8 Lex Dómini immaculáta, convértens ánimas: * testimónium Dómini fidéle, sapiéntiam præstans párvulis.
18:9 Justítiæ Dómini rectæ, lætificántes corda: * præcéptum Dómini lúcidum, illúminans óculos.
18:10 Timor Dómini sanctus, pérmanens in sǽculum sǽculi: * judícia Dómini vera, justificáta in semetípsa.
18:11 Desiderabília super aurum et lápidem pretiósum multum: * et dulcióra super mel et favum.
18:12 Étenim servus tuus custódit ea, * in custodiéndis illis retribútio multa.
18:13 Delícta quis intéllegit? † ab occúltis meis munda me: * (14a) et ab aliénis parce servo tuo.
18:14b Si mei non fúerint domináti, tunc immaculátus ero: * et emundábor a delícto máximo.
18:15a Et erunt ut compláceant elóquia oris mei: * et meditátio cordis mei in conspéctu tuo semper.
18:15b Dómine, adjútor meus, * et redémptor meus.
℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Ant. Te unum in substántia, Trinitátem in persónis confitémur.
Ant. Te semper idem * esse, vívere, et intellégere profitémur.
Psalmus 23 [3]
23:1 Dómini est terra, et plenitúdo ejus: * orbis terrárum, et univérsi qui hábitant in eo.
23:2 Quia ipse super mária fundávit eum: * et super flúmina præparávit eum.
23:3 Quis ascéndet in montem Dómini? * aut quis stabit in loco sancto ejus?
23:4 Ínnocens mánibus et mundo corde, * qui non accépit in vano ánimam suam, nec jurávit in dolo próximo suo.
23:5 Hic accípiet benedictiónem a Dómino: * et misericórdiam a Deo, salutári suo.
23:6 Hæc est generátio quæréntium eum, * quæréntium fáciem Dei Jacob.
23:7 Attóllite portas, príncipes, vestras, et elevámini, portæ æternáles: * et introíbit Rex glóriæ.
23:8 Quis est iste Rex glóriæ? * Dóminus fortis et potens: Dóminus potens in prǽlio.
23:9 Attóllite portas, príncipes, vestras, et elevámini, portæ æternáles: * et introíbit Rex glóriæ.
23:10 Quis est iste Rex glóriæ? * Dóminus virtútum ipse est Rex glóriæ.
℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Ant. Te semper idem esse, vívere, et intellégere profitémur.
℣ Benedicámus Patrem et Fílium cum Sancto Spíritu.
℟ Laudémus et superexaltémus eum in sǽcula.
Pater Noster dicitur secreto usque ad Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem:
Pater noster, qui es in cælis, sanctificétur nomen tuum: advéniat regnum tuum: fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra. Panem nostrum cotidiánum 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.
Absolutio. Exáudi, Dómine Jesu Christe, preces servórum tuórum, et miserére nobis: Qui cum Patre et Spíritu Sancto vivis et regnas in sǽcula sæculórum.
℟ Amen.
℣ Jube, Dómine, benedícere.
Benedictio. Benedictióne perpétua benedícat nos Pater ætérnus.
℟ Amen.
Lectio 1
De Isaía Prophéta
Isa 6:1-4
1 In anno, quo mórtuus est rex Ozías, vidi Dóminum sedéntem super sólium excélsum et elevátum: et ea, quæ sub ipso erant, replébant templum.
2 Séraphim stabant super illud: sex alæ uni, et sex alæ álteri, duábus velábant fáciem ejus, et duábus velábant pedes ejus, et duábus volábant.
3 Et clamábant alter ad álterum, et dicébant: Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus, Dóminus exercítuum, plena est omnis terra glória ejus.
4 Et commóta sunt superliminária cárdinum a voce clamántis, et domus repléta est fumo.
℣ Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
℟ Deo grátias.
℟ Vidi Dóminum sedéntem super sólium excélsum et elevátum, et plena erat omnis terra majestáte ejus:
* Et ea, quæ sub ipso erant, replébant templum.
℣ Séraphim stabant super illud: sex alæ uni, et sex alæ álteri.
℟ Et ea, quæ sub ipso erant, replébant templum.
℣ Jube, Dómine, benedícere.
Benedictio. Unigénitus Dei Fílius nos benedícere et adjuváre dignétur.
℟ Amen.
Lectio 2
Isa 6:5-8
5 Et dixi: Væ mihi, quia tácui, quia vir pollútus lábiis ego sum, et in médio pópuli pollúta lábia habéntis ego hábito, et Regem Dóminum exercítuum vidi óculis meis.
6 Et volávit ad me unus de Séraphim, et in manu ejus cálculus, quem fórcipe túlerat de altári.
7 Et tétigit os meum, et dixit: Ecce tétigit hoc lábia tua, et auferétur iníquitas tua, et peccátum tuum mundábitur.
8 Et audívi vocem Dómini dicéntis: Quem mittam? et quis ibit nobis? Et dixi: Ecce ego, mitte me.
℣ Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
℟ Deo grátias.
℟ Benedíctus Dóminus Deus Israël, qui facit mirabília magna solus:
* Et benedíctum nomen majestátis ejus in ætérnum.
℣ Replébitur majestáte ejus omnis terra: fiat, fiat.
℟ Et benedíctum nomen majestátis ejus in ætérnum.
℣ Jube, Dómine, benedícere.
Benedictio. Spíritus Sancti grátia illúminet sensus et corda nostra.
℟ Amen.
Lectio 3
Isa 6:9-12
9 Et dixit: Vade, et dices pópulo huic: Audíte audiéntes, et nolíte intellégere: et vidéte visiónem, et nolíte cognóscere.
10 Excǽca cor pópuli hujus, et aures ejus ággrava, et óculos ejus claude, ne forte vídeat óculis suis, et áuribus suis áudiat, et corde suo intéllegat, et convertátur, et sanem eum.
11 Et dixi: Usquequo, Dómine? Et dixit: Donec desoléntur civitátes absque habitatóre, et domus sine hómine, et terra relinquétur desérta,
12 Et longe fáciet Dóminus hómines, et multiplicábitur quæ derelícta fúerat in médio terræ.
℣ Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
℟ Deo grátias.
℟ Benedícat nos Deus, Deus noster, benedícat nos Deus:
* Et métuant eum omnes fines terræ.
℣ Deus misereátur nostri, et benedícat nos Deus.
℟ Et métuant eum omnes fines terræ.
℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
℟ Et métuant eum omnes fines terræ.
Nocturnus II
Ant. Te invocámus, * te laudámus, te adorámus, o beáta Trínitas.
Psalmus 46 [4]
46:2 Omnes gentes, pláudite mánibus: * jubiláte Deo in voce exsultatiónis.
46:3 Quóniam Dóminus excélsus, terríbilis: * Rex magnus super omnem terram.
46:4 Subjécit pópulos nobis: * et gentes sub pédibus nostris.
46:5 Elégit nobis hereditátem suam: * spéciem Jacob, quam diléxit.
46:6 Ascéndit Deus in júbilo: * et Dóminus in voce tubæ.
46:7 Psállite Deo nostro, psállite: * psállite Regi nostro, psállite.
46:8 Quóniam Rex omnis terræ Deus: * psállite sapiénter.
46:9 Regnábit Deus super gentes: * Deus sedet super sedem sanctam suam.
46:10 Príncipes populórum congregáti sunt cum Deo Ábraham: * quóniam dii fortes terræ veheménter eleváti sunt.
℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Ant. Te invocámus, te laudámus, te adorámus, o beáta Trínitas.
Ant. Spes nostra, * salus nostra, honor noster, o beáta Trínitas.
Psalmus 47 [5]
47:2 Magnus Dóminus, et laudábilis nimis * in civitáte Dei nostri, in monte sancto ejus.
47:3 Fundátur exsultatióne univérsæ terræ mons Sion, * látera Aquilónis, cívitas Regis magni.
47:4 Deus in dómibus ejus cognoscétur: * cum suscípiet eam.
47:5 Quóniam ecce reges terræ congregáti sunt: * convenérunt in unum.
47:6 Ipsi vidéntes sic admiráti sunt, conturbáti sunt, commóti sunt: * tremor apprehéndit eos.
47:7 Ibi dolóres ut parturiéntis: * in spíritu veheménti cónteres naves Tharsis.
47:9 Sicut audívimus, sic vídimus in civitáte Dómini virtútum, in civitáte Dei nostri: * Deus fundávit eam in ætérnum.
47:10 Suscépimus, Deus, misericórdiam tuam, * in médio templi tui.
47:11 Secúndum nomen tuum, Deus, sic et laus tua in fines terræ: * justítia plena est déxtera tua.
47:12 Lætétur mons Sion, et exsúltent fíliæ Judæ: * propter judícia tua, Dómine.
47:13 Circúmdate Sion, et complectímini eam: * narráte in túrribus ejus.
47:14 Pónite corda vestra in virtúte ejus: * et distribúite domos ejus, ut enarrétis in progénie áltera.
47:15 Quóniam hic est Deus, Deus noster in ætérnum et in sǽculum sǽculi: * ipse reget nos in sǽcula.
℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Ant. Spes nostra, salus nostra, honor noster, o beáta Trínitas.
Ant. Líbera nos, * salva nos, vivífica nos, o beáta Trínitas.
Psalmus 71 [6]
71:2 Deus, judícium tuum regi da: * et justítiam tuam fílio regis:
71:2 Judicáre pópulum tuum in justítia, * et páuperes tuos in judício.
71:3 Suscípiant montes pacem pópulo: * et colles justítiam.
71:4 Judicábit páuperes pópuli, et salvos fáciet fílios páuperum: * et humiliábit calumniatórem.
71:5 Et permanébit cum sole, et ante lunam, * in generatióne et generatiónem.
71:6 Descéndet sicut plúvia in vellus: * et sicut stillicídia stillántia super terram.
71:7 Oriétur in diébus ejus justítia, et abundántia pacis: * donec auferátur luna.
71:8 Et dominábitur a mari usque ad mare: * et a flúmine usque ad términos orbis terrárum.
71:9 Coram illo prócident Æthíopes: * et inimíci ejus terram lingent.
71:10 Reges Tharsis, et ínsulæ múnera ófferent: * reges Árabum et Saba dona addúcent.
71:11 Et adorábunt eum omnes reges terræ: * omnes gentes sérvient ei:
71:12 Quia liberábit páuperem a poténte: * et páuperem, cui non erat adjútor.
71:13 Parcet páuperi et ínopi: * et ánimas páuperum salvas fáciet.
71:14 Ex usúris et iniquitáte rédimet ánimas eórum: * et honorábile nomen eórum coram illo.
71:15 Et vivet, et dábitur ei de auro Arábiæ, et adorábunt de ipso semper: * tota die benedícent ei.
71:16 Et erit firmaméntum in terra in summis móntium, superextollétur super Líbanum fructus ejus: * et florébunt de civitáte sicut fænum terræ.
71:17 Sit nomen ejus benedíctum in sǽcula: * ante solem pérmanet nomen ejus.
71:17 Et benedicéntur in ipso omnes tribus terræ: * omnes gentes magnificábunt eum.
71:18 Benedíctus Dóminus, Deus Israël, * qui facit mirabília solus:
71:19 Et benedíctum nomen majestátis ejus in ætérnum: * et replébitur majestáte ejus omnis terra: fiat, fiat.
℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Ant. Líbera nos, salva nos, vivífica nos, o beáta Trínitas.
℣ Benedíctus es, Dómine, in firmaménto cæli.
℟ Et laudábilis et gloriósus in sǽcula.
Pater Noster dicitur secreto usque ad Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem:
Pater noster, qui es in cælis, sanctificétur nomen tuum: advéniat regnum tuum: fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra. Panem nostrum cotidiánum 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.
Absolutio. Ipsíus píetas et misericórdia nos ádjuvet, qui cum Patre et Spíritu Sancto vivit et regnat in sǽcula sæculórum.
℟ Amen.
℣ Jube, Dómine, benedícere.
Benedictio. Deus Pater omnípotens sit nobis propítius et clemens.
℟ Amen.
Lectio 4
Ex libro sancti Fulgéntii Epíscopi, de fide ad Petrum
Inter Opera Augustini, tom. 3
Fides, quam sancti Patriárchæ atque Prophétæ ante incarnatiónem Fílii Dei divínitus accepérunt, quam étiam sancti Apóstoli ab ipso Dómino in carne pósito audiérunt, et Spíritus Sancti magistério instrúcti non solum sermóne prædicavérunt, verum étiam ad instructiónem salubérrimam posterórum scriptis suis índitam reliquérunt; unum Deum prǽdicat Trinitátem, id est, Patrem, et Fílium, et Spíritum Sanctum. Sed Trínitas vera non esset, si una eadémque persóna dicerétur Pater et Fílius et Spíritus Sanctus.
℣ Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
℟ Deo grátias.
℟ Quis Deus magnus sicut Deus noster?
* Tu es Deus, qui facis mirabília.
℣ Notam fecísti in pópulis virtútem tuam: redemísti in brácchio tuo pópulum tuum.
℟ Tu es Deus, qui facis mirabília.
℣ Jube, Dómine, benedícere.
Benedictio. Christus perpétuæ det nobis gáudia vitæ.
℟ Amen.
Lectio 5
Si enim, sicut est Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti una substántia, sic esset una persóna; nihil omníno esset in quo veráciter Trínitas dicerétur. Rursus quidem Trínitas esset vera, sed unus Deus Trínitas ipsa non esset, si quemádmodum Pater, et Fílius, et Spíritus Sanctus personárum sunt ab ínvicem proprietáte distíncti, sic fuíssent naturárum quoque diversitáte discréti. Sed quia in illo uno vero Deo Trinitáte, non solum quod unus Deus est, sed étiam quod Trínitas est, naturáliter verum est; proptérea ipse verus Deus in persónis Trínitas est, et in una natúra unus est.
℣ Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
℟ Deo grátias.
℟ Tibi laus, tibi glória, tibi gratiárum áctio in sǽcula sempitérna,
* O beáta Trínitas.
℣ Et benedíctum nomen glóriæ tuæ sanctum: et laudábile et superexaltátum in sǽcula.
℟ O beáta Trínitas.
℣ Jube, Dómine, benedícere.
Benedictio. Ignem sui amóris accéndat Deus in córdibus nostris.
℟ Amen.
Lectio 6
Per hanc unitátem naturálem totus Pater in Fílio et Spíritu Sancto est, totus Fílius in Patre et Spíritu Sancto est, totus quoque Spíritus Sanctus in Patre et Fílio. Nullus horum extra quémlibet ipsórum est: quia nemo álium aut præcédit æternitáte, aut excédit magnitúdine, aut súperat potestáte: quia nec Fílio nec Spíritu Sancto, quantum ad natúræ divínæ unitátem pértinet, aut antérior aut major Pater est; nec Fílii ætérnitas atque imménsitas, velut antérior aut major, Spíritus Sancti immensitátem æternitatémque aut præcédere aut excédere naturáliter potest.
℣ Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
℟ Deo grátias.
℟ Magnus Dóminus, et laudábilis nimis:
* Et sapiéntiæ ejus non est númerus.
℣ Magnus Dóminus, et magna virtus ejus: et sapiéntiæ ejus non est finis.
℟ Et sapiéntiæ ejus non est númerus.
℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
℟ Et sapiéntiæ ejus non est númerus.
Nocturnus III
Ant. Cáritas * Pater est, grátia Fílius, communicátio Spíritus Sanctus, o beáta Trínitas.
Psalmus 95 [7]
95:1 Cantáte Dómino cánticum novum: * cantáte Dómino, omnis terra.
95:2 Cantáte Dómino, et benedícite nómini ejus: * annuntiáte de die in diem salutáre ejus.
95:3 Annuntiáte inter gentes glóriam ejus, * in ómnibus pópulis mirabília ejus.
95:4 Quóniam magnus Dóminus, et laudábilis nimis: * terríbilis est super omnes deos.
95:5 Quóniam omnes dii géntium dæmónia: * Dóminus autem cælos fecit.
95:6 Conféssio, et pulchritúdo in conspéctu ejus: * sanctimónia et magnificéntia in sanctificatióne ejus.
95:7 Afférte Dómino, pátriæ géntium, afférte Dómino glóriam et honórem: * afférte Dómino glóriam nómini ejus.
95:8 Tóllite hóstias, et introíte in átria ejus: * adoráte Dóminum in átrio sancto ejus.
95:9 Commoveátur a fácie ejus univérsa terra: * dícite in géntibus quia Dóminus regnávit.
95:10 Étenim corréxit orbem terræ qui non commovébitur: * judicábit pópulos in æquitáte.
95:11 Læténtur cæli, et exsúltet terra: commoveátur mare, et plenitúdo ejus: * gaudébunt campi, et ómnia quæ in eis sunt.
95:12 Tunc exsultábunt ómnia ligna silvárum a fácie Dómini, quia venit: * quóniam venit judicáre terram.
95:13 Judicábit orbem terræ in æquitáte, * et pópulos in veritáte sua.
℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Ant. Cáritas Pater est, grátia Fílius, communicátio Spíritus Sanctus, o beáta Trínitas.
Ant. Verax est * Pater, véritas Fílius, véritas Spíritus Sanctus, o beáta Trínitas.
Psalmus 96 [8]
96:1 Dóminus regnávit, exsúltet terra: * læténtur ínsulæ multæ.
96:2 Nubes, et calígo in circúitu ejus: * justítia, et judícium corréctio sedis ejus.
96:3 Ignis ante ipsum præcédet, * et inflammábit in circúitu inimícos ejus.
96:4 Illuxérunt fúlgura ejus orbi terræ: * vidit, et commóta est terra.
96:5 Montes, sicut cera fluxérunt a fácie Dómini: * a fácie Dómini omnis terra.
96:6 Annuntiavérunt cæli justítiam ejus: * et vidérunt omnes pópuli glóriam ejus.
96:7 Confundántur omnes, qui adórant sculptília: * et qui gloriántur in simulácris suis.
96:7 Adoráte eum, omnes Ángeli ejus: * audívit, et lætáta est Sion.
96:8 Et exsultavérunt fíliæ Judæ, * propter judícia tua, Dómine:
96:9 Quóniam tu Dóminus Altíssimus super omnem terram: * nimis exaltátus es super omnes deos.
96:10 Qui dilígitis Dóminum, odíte malum: * custódit Dóminus ánimas sanctórum suórum, de manu peccatóris liberábit eos.
96:11 Lux orta est justo, * et rectis corde lætítia.
96:12 Lætámini, justi, in Dómino: * et confitémini memóriæ sanctificatiónis ejus.
℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Ant. Verax est Pater, véritas Fílius, véritas Spíritus Sanctus, o beáta Trínitas.
Ant. Pater, * et Fílius, et Spíritus Sanctus una substántia est, o beáta Trínitas.
Psalmus 97 [9]
97:1 Cantáte Dómino cánticum novum: * quia mirabília fecit.
97:1 Salvávit sibi déxtera ejus: * et brácchium sanctum ejus.
97:2 Notum fecit Dóminus salutáre suum: * in conspéctu géntium revelávit justítiam suam.
97:3 Recordátus est misericórdiæ suæ, * et veritátis suæ dómui Israël.
97:3 Vidérunt omnes términi terræ * salutáre Dei nostri.
97:4 Jubiláte Deo, omnis terra: * cantáte, et exsultáte, et psállite.
97:5 Psállite Dómino in cíthara, in cíthara et voce psalmi: * in tubis ductílibus, et voce tubæ córneæ.
97:6 Jubiláte in conspéctu regis Dómini: * moveátur mare, et plenitúdo ejus: orbis terrárum, et qui hábitant in eo.
97:8 Flúmina plaudent manu, simul montes exsultábunt a conspéctu Dómini: * quóniam venit judicáre terram.
97:9 Judicábit orbem terrárum in justítia, * et pópulos in æquitáte.
℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Ant. Pater, et Fílius, et Spíritus Sanctus una substántia est, o beáta Trínitas.
℣ Verbo Dómini cæli firmáti sunt.
℟ Et Spíritu oris ejus omnis virtus eórum.
Pater Noster dicitur secreto usque ad Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem:
Pater noster, qui es in cælis, sanctificétur nomen tuum: advéniat regnum tuum: fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra. Panem nostrum cotidiánum 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.
Absolutio. A vínculis peccatórum nostrórum absólvat nos omnípotens et miséricors Dóminus.
℟ Amen.
℣ Jube, Dómine, benedícere.
Benedictio. Evangélica léctio sit nobis salus et protéctio.
℟ Amen.
Lectio 7
Léctio sancti Evangélii secúndum Matthǽum
Matt 28:18-20
In illo témpore: Dixit Jesus discípulis suis: Data est mihi omnis potéstas in cælo et in terra. Eúntes ergo docéte omnes gentes, baptizántes eos in nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Et réliqua.
Homilía sancti Gregórii Nazianzéni
In Tractatu de fide, post init.
Quis catholicórum ignórat Patrem vere esse Patrem, Fílium vere esse Fílium, et Spíritum Sanctum vere esse Spíritum Sanctum? sicut ipse Dóminus ad Apóstolos suos dicit: Eúntes baptizáte omnes gentes in nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Hæc est perfécta Trínitas in unitáte consístens, quam scílicet uníus substántiæ profitémur. Non enim nos secúndum córporum conditiónem, divisiónem in Deo fácimus; sed secúndum divínæ natúræ poténtiam, quæ in matéria non est, et nóminum persónas vere constáre crédimus, et unitátem divinitátis esse testámur.
℣ Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
℟ Deo grátias.
℟ Benedicámus Patrem et Fílium cum Sancto Spíritu:
* Laudémus et superexaltémus eum in sǽcula.
℣ Benedíctus es, Dómine, in firmaménto cæli: et laudábilis et gloriósus in sǽcula.
℟ Laudémus et superexaltémus eum in sǽcula.
℣ Jube, Dómine, benedícere.
Benedictio. Divínum auxílium máneat semper nobíscum.
℟ Amen.
Lectio 8
Nec extensiónem partis alicújus ex parte, ut quidam putavérunt, Dei Fílium dícimus: nec verbum sine re, velut sonum vocis, accípimus: sed tria nómina et tres persónas uníus esse esséntiæ, uníus majestátis atque poténtiæ crédimus. Et ídeo unum Deum confitémur: quia únitas majestátis, plúrium vocábulo deos próhibet appellári.
℣ Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
℟ Deo grátias.
℟ Duo Séraphim clamábant alter ad álterum:
* Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus Dóminus Deus Sábaoth: * Plena est omnis terra glória ejus.
℣ Tres sunt qui testimónium dant in cælo: Pater, Verbum, et Spíritus Sanctus: et hi tres unum sunt.
℟ Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus Dóminus Deus Sábaoth.
℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
℟ Plena est omnis terra glória ejus.
℣ Jube, Dómine, benedícere.
Benedictio. Ad societátem cívium supernórum perdúcat nos Rex Angelórum.
℟ Amen.
Lectio 9
Dénique Patrem et Fílium cathólice nominámus; duos autem Deos dícere, nec póssumus, nec debémus. Non quod Fílius Dei Deus non sit, immo verus Deus de Deo vero; sed quia non aliúnde, quam de ipso uno Patre, Dei Fílium nóvimus, perínde unum Deum dícimus. Hoc enim Prophétæ, hoc Apóstoli tradidérunt: hoc ipse Dóminus dócuit, cum dicit: Ego et Pater unum sumus. Unum ad unitátem divinitátis, ut dixi, refert; Sumus autem, persónis assígnat.
℣ Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
℟ Deo grátias.
Te Deum
Te Deum laudámus: * te Dóminum confitémur.
Te ætérnum Patrem * omnis terra venerátur.
Tibi omnes Ángeli, * tibi Cæli, et univérsæ Potestátes:
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 úterum.
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 quǽsumus, tuis fámulis súbveni, * quos pretióso sánguine redemísti.
Ætérna fac cum Sanctis tuis * in glória numerári.
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 sǽculum, * et in sǽculum sǽculi.
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.
Reliqua omittuntur, nisi Laudes separandæ sint.
Nocturn I
Ant. Be present, one God * almighty, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Psalm 8 [1]
8:2a O Lord, our Lord, * how admirable is your name throughout all the earth!
8:2b For your magnificence is elevated * above the heavens.
8:3 Out of the mouths of babes and infants, you have perfected praise, because of your enemies, * so that you may destroy the enemy and the revenger.
8:4 For I will behold your heavens, the works of your fingers: * the moon and the stars, which you have founded.
8:5 What is man, that you are mindful of him, * or the son of man, that you visit him?
8:6 You reduced him to a little less than the Angels; † you have crowned him with glory and honor, * (7) and you have set him over the works of your hands.
8:8 You have subjected all things under his feet, * all sheep and oxen, and in addition: the beasts of the field,
8:9 the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, * which pass through the paths of the sea.
8:10 O Lord, our Lord, * how admirable is your name throughout all the earth!
℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Ant. Be present, one God almighty, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Ant. You, one * in substance, Three in Persons, we confess.
Psalm 18 [2]
18:2 The heavens describe the glory of God, * and the firmament announces the work of his hands.
18:3 Day proclaims the word to day, * and night to night imparts knowledge.
18:4 There are no speeches or conversations, * where their voices are not being heard.
18:5 Their sound has gone forth through all the earth, * and their words to the ends of the world.
18:6a He has placed his tabernacle in the sun, * and he is like a bridegroom coming out of his bedroom.
18:6b He has exulted like a giant running along the way; * (7a) his departure is from the summit of heaven.
18:7b And his course reaches all the way to its summit. * Neither is there anyone who can hide himself from his heat.
18:8 The law of the Lord is immaculate, converting souls. * The testimony of the Lord is faithful, providing wisdom to little ones.
18:9 The justice of the Lord is right, rejoicing hearts. * The precepts of the Lord are brilliant, enlightening the eyes.
18:10 The fear of the Lord is holy, enduring for all generations. * The judgments of the Lord are true, justified in themselves:
18:11 desirable beyond gold and many precious stones, * and sweeter than honey and the honeycomb.
18:12 For, indeed, your servant keeps them, * and in keeping them, there are many rewards.
18:13 Who can understand transgression? † From my hidden faults, cleanse me, O Lord, * (14a) and from those of others, spare your servant.
18:14b If they will have no dominion over me, then I will be immaculate, * and I will be cleansed from the greatest transgression.
18:15a And the eloquence of my mouth will be so as to please, * along with the meditation of my heart, in your sight, forever,
18:15b O Lord, my helper * and my redeemer.
℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Ant. You, one in substance, Three in Persons, we confess.
Ant. We profess that you are ever the same * in being, in life, and in understanding.
Psalm 23 [3]
23:1 The earth and all its fullness belong to the Lord: * the whole world and all that dwells in it.
23:2 For he has founded it upon the seas, * and he has prepared it upon the rivers.
23:3 Who will ascend to the mountain of the Lord? * And who will stand in his holy place?
23:4 The innocent of hands and the clean of heart, * who has not received his soul in vain, nor sworn deceitfully to his neighbor.
23:5 He will receive a blessing from the Lord, * and mercy from God, his Savior.
23:6 This is the generation that seeks him, * that seeks the face of the God of Jacob.
23:7 Lift up your gates, you princes, and be lifted up, eternal gates. * And the King of Glory shall enter.
23:8 Who is this King of Glory? * The Lord who is strong and powerful; the Lord powerful in battle.
23:9 Lift up your gates, you princes, and be lifted up, eternal gates. * And the King of Glory shall enter.
23:10 Who is this King of Glory? * The Lord of virtue. He himself is the King of Glory.
℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Ant. We profess that you are ever the same in being, in life, and in understanding.
℣ Let us bless the Father and the Son with the Holy Spirit.
℟ Let us praise and exalt him above all for ever.
The Our Father is said silently as far as And lead us not into temptation:
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 also forgive those who trespass against us:
℣ And lead us not into temptation:
℟ But deliver us from evil.
Absolution. Hear the prayers of your servants, Lord Jesus Christ, and have mercy on us: You who live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever.
℟ Amen.
℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.
Benediction. May the eternal Father bless us with his everlasting blessing.
℟ Amen.
Lesson 1
From the Prophet Isaiah
Isa 6:1-4
1 In the year in which king Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, sublime and exalted, and the things that were under him filled the temple.
2 The Seraphim were standing above the throne. One had six wings, and the other had six wings: with two they were covering his face, and with two they were covering his feet, and with two they were flying.
3 And they were crying out to one another, and saying: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts! All the earth is filled with his glory!”
4 And the lintels above the hinges were shaken at the voice of the one crying out. And the house was filled with smoke.
℣ But you, O Lord, have mercy on us.
℟ Thanks be to God.
℟ I saw the Lord seated upon a high and exalted throne, and the whole earth was filled with his majesty:
* And the things beneath him filled the temple.
℣ Seraphim stood above it: six wings to the one, and six wings to the other.
℟ And the things beneath him filled the temple.
℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.
Benediction. May the Only Begotten Son of God be pleased to bless and assist us.
℟ Amen.
Lesson 2
Isa 6:5-8
5 And I said: “Woe to me! For I have remained silent. For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live in the midst of a people having unclean lips, and I have seen with my eyes the King, the Lord of hosts!”
6 And one of the Seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a burning coal, which he had taken with tongs from the altar.
7 And he touched my mouth, and he said, “Behold, this has touched your lips, and so your iniquities will be taken away, and your sin will be cleansed.”
8 And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send?” and, “Who will go for us?” And I said: “Here I am. Send me.”
℣ But you, O Lord, have mercy on us.
℟ Thanks be to God.
℟ Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, who alone works great wonders:
* And blessed is the name of his majesty for ever.
℣ All the earth shall be filled with his majesty: so be it, so be it.
℟ And blessed is the name of his majesty for ever.
℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.
Benediction. May the grace of the Holy Spirit enlighten our minds and hearts.
℟ Amen.
Lesson 3
Isa 6:9-12
9 And he said: “Go forth! And you shall say to this people: ‘When you listen, you will hear and not understand. And when you see a vision, you will not comprehend.’
10 Blind the heart of this people. Make their ears heavy and close their eyes, lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and then I would heal them.”
11 And I said, “For how long, O Lord?” And he said, “Until the cities are desolate, without an inhabitant, and the houses are without a man, and the land will be left behind, deserted.”
12 For the Lord will take the men far away, and she who will have been left behind will be multiplied in the midst of the earth.
℣ But you, O Lord, have mercy on us.
℟ Thanks be to God.
℟ May God bless us, our God bless us, may God bless us:
* And let all the ends of the earth fear him.
℣ May God have mercy on us and bless us.
℟ And let all the ends of the earth fear him.
℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
℟ And let all the ends of the earth fear him.
Nocturn II
Ant. You we invoke, * you we praise, you we adore, O blessed Trinity.
Psalm 46 [4]
46:2 All nations, clap your hands. * Shout joyfully to God with a voice of exultation.
46:3 For the Lord is exalted and terrible: * a great King over all the earth.
46:4 He has subjected the peoples to us * and subdued the nations under our feet.
46:5 He has chosen us for his inheritance: * the splendor of Jacob, whom he has loved.
46:6 God ascends with jubilation, * and the Lord with the voice of the trumpet.
46:7 Sing psalms to our God, sing psalms. * Sing psalms to our King, sing psalms.
46:8 For God is the King of all the earth. * Sing psalms wisely.
46:9 God will reign over the peoples. * God sits upon his holy throne.
46:10 The leaders of the peoples have been gathered together by the God of Abraham. * For the strong gods of the earth have been exceedingly exalted.
℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Ant. You we invoke, you we praise, you we adore, O blessed Trinity.
Ant. Our hope, * our salvation, our honor, O blessed Trinity.
Psalm 47 [5]
47:2 The Lord is great and exceedingly praiseworthy, * in the city of our God, on his holy mountain.
47:3 Mount Zion is being founded with the exultation of the whole earth, * on the north side, the city of the great king.
47:4 In her houses, God will be known, * since he will support her.
47:5 For behold, the kings of the earth have been gathered together; * they have convened as one.
47:6 Such did they see, and they were astonished: they were disturbed, they were moved. * Trembling took hold of them.
47:7 In that place, their pains were that of a woman in labor. * With a vehement spirit, you will crush the ships of Tarshish.
47:9 As we have heard, so we have seen, in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God. * God has founded it in eternity.
47:10 We have received your mercy, O God, * in the midst of your temple.
47:11 According to your name, O God, so does your praise reach to the ends of the earth. * Your right hand is full of justice.
47:12 Let mount Zion rejoice, and let the daughters of Judah exult, * because of your judgments, O Lord.
47:13 Encircle Zion and embrace her. * Discourse in her towers.
47:14 Set your hearts on her virtue. * And distribute her houses, so that you may discourse of it in another generation.
47:15 For this is God, our God, in eternity and forever and ever. * He will rule us forever.
℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Ant. Our hope, our salvation, our honor, O blessed Trinity.
Ant. Deliver us, * save us, give us life, O blessed Trinity.
Psalm 71 [6]
71:2 Give your judgment, O God, to the king, * and your justice to the king’s son,
71:2 to judge your people with justice * and your poor with judgment.
71:3 Let the mountains take up peace for the people, * and the hills, justice.
71:4 He will judge the poor of the people, and he will bring salvation to the sons of the poor. * And he will humble the false accuser.
71:5 And he will remain, with the sun and before the moon, * from generation to generation.
71:6 He will descend like rain upon fleece, * and like showers showering upon the earth.
71:7 In his days, justice will rise like the sun, with abundance of peace, * until the moon is taken away.
71:8 And he will rule from sea to sea * and from the river to the limits of the whole world.
71:9 In his sight, the Ethiopians will fall prostrate, * and his enemies will lick the ground.
71:10 The kings of Tarshish and the islands will offer gifts. * The kings of Arabia and of Seba will bring gifts.
71:11 And all the kings of the earth shall adore him. * All nations will serve him.
71:12 For he will free the poor from the powerful, * and the poor one who has no helper.
71:13 He will spare the poor and the indigent, * and he will bring salvation to the souls of the poor.
71:14 He will redeem their souls from usuries and from iniquity, * and their names shall be honorable in his sight.
71:15 And he will live, and to him will be given from the gold of Arabia, and by him they will always adore. * They will bless him all day long.
71:16 And there will be a firmament on earth, at the summits of mountains: its fruits will be extolled above Lebanon, * and those of the city will flourish like the grass of the earth.
71:17 May his name be blessed forever; * may his name remain before the sun.
71:17 And all the tribes of the earth will be blessed in him. * All nations will magnify him.
71:18 Blessed is the Lord, God of Israel, * who alone does wondrous things.
71:19 And blessed is the name of his majesty in eternity. * And all the earth will be filled with his majesty. Amen. Amen.
℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Ant. Deliver us, save us, give us life, O blessed Trinity.
℣ Blessed are you, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven.
℟ And praiseworthy and glorious for ever.
The Our Father is said silently as far as And lead us not into temptation:
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 also forgive those who trespass against us:
℣ And lead us not into temptation:
℟ But deliver us from evil.
Absolution. May his loving kindness and mercy assist us, he who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever.
℟ Amen.
℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.
Benediction. May God the almighty Father be gracious and merciful to us.
℟ Amen.
Lesson 4
From the book of Saint Fulgentius the Bishop, On Faith to Peter
Among the Works of Augustine, volume 3
The faith which the holy Patriarchs and Prophets received divinely before the Incarnation of the Son of God, which the holy Apostles also heard from the Lord himself while dwelling in the flesh, and which, instructed by the teaching of the Holy Spirit, they not only proclaimed by word but also committed to writing for the most wholesome instruction of posterity — this faith proclaims one God in Trinity, that is, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. But the Trinity would not be true if the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit were said to be one and the same person.
℣ But you, O Lord, have mercy on us.
℟ Thanks be to God.
℟ Who is a God so great as our God?
* You are God, who works wonders.
℣ You have made known your power among the peoples: with your arm you have redeemed your people.
℟ You are God, who works wonders.
℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.
Benediction. May Christ grant us the joys of eternal life.
℟ Amen.
Lesson 5
For if, just as it is one substance of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, it were also one Person, there would be nothing at all in which the Trinity could truly be spoken of. Again, the Trinity would indeed be real, but the Trinity itself would not be one God, if, just as the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit are distinct from one another by the property of their persons, so they had also been separated by a diversity of natures. But because in that one true God, the Trinity, it is naturally true not only that he is one God, but also that he is Trinity; therefore that same true God is Trinity in persons, and one in one nature.
℣ But you, O Lord, have mercy on us.
℟ Thanks be to God.
℟ To you be praise, to you be glory, to you be thanksgiving throughout the ages,
* O blessed Trinity.
℣ And blessed is the name of your holy glory: praiseworthy and supremely exalted for ever.
℟ O blessed Trinity.
℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.
Benediction. May God kindle the fire of his love in our hearts.
℟ Amen.
Lesson 6
Through this natural unity, the entire Father is in the Son and in the Holy Spirit; the entire Son is in the Father and in the Holy Spirit; and the entire Holy Spirit likewise is in the Father and in the Son. None of these is outside any of the others: for no one of them either precedes another in eternity, or exceeds another in greatness, or surpasses another in power; for neither is the Father, as regards the unity of the divine nature, earlier or greater than the Son or the Holy Spirit; nor can the eternity and immensity of the Son, as though prior or greater, by nature precede or exceed the immensity and eternity of the Holy Spirit.
℣ But you, O Lord, have mercy on us.
℟ Thanks be to God.
℟ Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised:
* and there is no numbering of his wisdom.
℣ Great is the Lord, and great is his power: and of his wisdom there is no end.
℟ and there is no numbering of his wisdom.
℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
℟ and there is no numbering of his wisdom.
Nocturn III
Ant. Charity * is the Father, grace the Son, communion the Holy Spirit, O blessed Trinity.
Psalm 95 [7]
95:1 Sing to the Lord a new song. * Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
95:2 Sing to the Lord and bless his name. * Announce his salvation from day to day.
95:3 Announce his glory among the Gentiles, * his miracles among all peoples.
95:4 For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised. * He is terrible, beyond all gods.
95:5 For all the gods of the Gentiles are demons, * but the Lord made the heavens.
95:6 Confession and beauty are in his sight. * Sanctity and magnificence are in his sanctuary.
95:7 Bring to the Lord, you natives of the nations, bring to the Lord glory and honor. * Bring to the Lord glory for his name.
95:8 Lift up sacrifices, and enter into his courts. * Adore the Lord in his holy court.
95:9 Let the entire earth be shaken before his face. * Say among the Gentiles: The Lord has reigned.
95:10 For he has even corrected the whole world, which will not be shaken. * He will judge the peoples with fairness.
95:11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth exult; let the sea and all its fullness be moved. * The fields and all the things that are in them will be glad.
95:12 Then all the trees of the forest will rejoice before the face of the Lord: for he arrives. * For he arrives to judge the earth.
95:13 He will judge the whole world with fairness * and the peoples with his truth.
℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Ant. Charity is the Father, grace the Son, communion the Holy Spirit, O blessed Trinity.
Ant. The Father is true, * the Son is truth, the Holy Spirit is truth, O blessed Trinity.
Psalm 96 [8]
96:1 The Lord has reigned, let the earth exult. * Let the many islands rejoice.
96:2 Clouds and mist are all around him. * Justice and judgment are corrections from his throne.
96:3 A fire will precede him, * and it will enflame his enemies all around.
96:4 His lightnings have enlightened the whole world. * The earth saw, and it was shaken.
96:5 The mountains flowed like wax before the face of the Lord, * before the face of the Lord of all the earth.
96:6 The heavens announced his justice, * and all peoples saw his glory.
96:7 May all those who adore graven images be confounded, * along with those who glory in their false images.
96:7 All you his Angels: Adore him. * Zion heard, and was glad.
96:8 And the daughters of Judah exulted * because of your judgments, O Lord.
96:9 For you are the Most High Lord over all the earth. * You are greatly exalted above all gods.
96:10 You who love the Lord: hate evil. * The Lord watches over the souls of his holy ones. He will free them from the hand of the sinner.
96:11 The light has risen for the just, * and joy for the upright of heart.
96:12 Rejoice in the Lord, you just ones, * and confess to the memory of his sanctuary.
℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Ant. The Father is true, the Son is truth, the Holy Spirit is truth, O blessed Trinity.
Ant. The Father, * and the Son, and the Holy Spirit are one substance, O blessed Trinity.
Psalm 97 [9]
97:1 Sing to the Lord a new song, * for he has performed wonders.
97:1 His right hand has accomplished salvation for him, * with his holy arm.
97:2 The Lord has made known his salvation. * He has revealed his justice in the sight of the nations.
97:3 He has remembered his mercy * and his truth toward the house of Israel.
97:3 All the ends of the earth have seen * the salvation of our God.
97:4 Sing joyfully to God, all the earth. * Sing and exult, and sing psalms.
97:5 Sing psalms to the Lord with stringed instruments, with strings and the voice of a psalmist, * with subtle wind instruments and the voice of woodwinds.
97:6 Make a joyful noise before the Lord our king. * Let the sea be moved and all its fullness, the whole world and all who dwell in it.
97:8 The rivers will clap their hands, the mountains will exult together, before the presence of the Lord. * For he comes to judge the earth.
97:9 He will judge the whole world with justice, * and the peoples with fairness.
℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Ant. The Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit are one substance, O blessed Trinity.
℣ By the word of the Lord the heavens were established.
℟ And by the Spirit of his mouth all their power.
The Our Father is said silently as far as And lead us not into temptation:
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 also forgive those who trespass against us:
℣ And lead us not into temptation:
℟ But deliver us from evil.
Absolution. May the almighty and merciful Lord absolve us from the bonds of our sins.
℟ Amen.
℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.
Benediction. May the evangelical reading be our salvation and protection.
℟ Amen.
Lesson 7
A Reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew
Matt 28:18-20
At that time: Jesus said to his disciples: All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go forth and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. And so forth.
A Homily of Saint Gregory Nazianzen
Treatise on Faith, after the beginning
What Catholic does not know that the Father is truly Father, the Son is truly Son, and the Holy Spirit is truly Holy Spirit? As the Lord himself says to his Apostles: Going, baptize all nations in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. This is the perfect Trinity subsisting in unity, which we profess to be of one substance. For we do not, after the manner of bodies, make division in God; but according to the power of the divine nature, which is not in matter, we both believe that the persons of the names truly subsist and testify that the unity of the divinity is one.
℣ But you, O Lord, have mercy on us.
℟ Thanks be to God.
℟ Let us bless the Father and the Son with the Holy Spirit:
* Let us praise and exalt him above all for ever.
℣ Blessed are you, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven: and worthy of praise and glorious for ever.
℟ Let us praise and exalt him above all for ever.
℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.
Benediction. May the divine assistance remain always with us.
℟ Amen.
Lesson 8
We do not say that the Son of God is an extension of one part from another part, as some have supposed; nor do we take the Word as something without substance, like the sound of a voice: but we believe that the three Names and three Persons are of one essence, one majesty, and one power. And therefore we confess one God: because the unity of majesty forbids the plural name of gods.
℣ But you, O Lord, have mercy on us.
℟ Thanks be to God.
℟ Two Seraphim cried out one to the other:
* Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God of hosts. * All the earth is filled with his glory.
℣ For there are Three who give testimony in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit. And these Three are One.
℟ Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God of hosts.
℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
℟ All the earth is filled with his glory.
℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.
Benediction. May the King of Angels lead us to the company of the citizens on high.
℟ Amen.
Lesson 9
In the end we name Father and Son in Catholic usage; but to speak of two Gods we neither can nor ought. Not that the Son of God is not God — he is indeed true God from true God — but because we know the Son of God from no other than from that one Father himself, therefore we say one God. For the Prophets, the Apostles, and the Lord himself taught this, when he says: I and the Father are one. One he refers to the unity of divinity, as I have said; but We are, he assigns to the Persons.
℣ But you, O Lord, have mercy on us.
℟ Thanks be to God.
Te Deum
O God, we praise you; * O Lord, we acclaim you.
Eternal Father, * all the earth reveres you.
To you all the Angels, * the heavens and all the Powers of heaven:
To you the Cherubim and Seraphim * cry out in endless praise:
(A bow is made) Holy, Holy, Holy * Lord God of hosts;
Heaven and earth are filled * with the majesty of your glory.
The glorious choir of Apostles * sings to you,
the noble company of Prophets * praises you,
the white-robed army of Martyrs * glorifies you.
Holy Church throughout the earth * proclaims you,
the Father * of boundless majesty;
your true and only Son, * worthy of adoration;
and the Holy Spirit, * the Paraclete.
You, O Christ, * are the King of glory.
You are * the Father's everlasting Son.
(A bow is made) When you resolved to save the human race, * you did not spurn the Virgin's womb.
You overcame the sting of death * and opened the Kingdom of Heaven to those who put their faith in you.
You are seated at the right hand of God * in the glory of the Father.
We believe you are the Judge * who is to come.
(The following verse is said kneeling) And so we beg you, help your servants, * redeemed by your most precious blood.
Number them * among your Saints in eternal glory.
Save your people, Lord, * and bless your inheritance.
Shepherd them * and raise them to eternal life.
Day by day * we bless you,
(A bow is made, according to custom) and we praise your name * for endless ages evermore.
Be gracious, Lord, on this day, * and keep us from all sin.
Have mercy on us, O Lord, * have mercy.
May your mercy be upon us, Lord, * as we place our trust in you.
In you, O Lord, I rest my hope: * let me never be put to shame.
The rest is omitted unless Lauds is said separately.
Oratio
℣ Dómine, exáudi oratiónem meam.
℟ Et clamor meus ad te véniat.
Orémus.
Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, qui dedísti fámulis tuis in confessióne veræ fídei, ætérnæ Trinitátis glóriam agnóscere, et in poténtia majestátis adoráre Unitátem: quǽsumus; ut, ejúsdem fídei firmitáte, ab ómnibus semper muniámur advérsis.
Per Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum, Fílium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.
℟ Amen.
℣ O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟ And let my cry come before you.
Let us pray.
Almighty ever-living God, who have given your servants, in the confession of the true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of majesty to adore the Unity: we pray that, by the steadfastness of that same faith, we may always be defended against all adversities.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son: who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
℟ Amen.
Conclusio
℣ Dómine, exáudi oratiónem meam.
℟ Et clamor meus ad te véniat.
℣ Benedicámus Dómino.
℟ Deo grátias.
℣ Fidélium ánimæ per misericórdiam Dei requiéscant in pace.
℟ Amen.
℣ O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟ And let my cry come before you.
℣ Let us bless the Lord.
℟ Thanks be to God.
℣ May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
℟ Amen.