Feria Quinta infra Hebdomadam XVII post Octavam Pentecostes III. SeptembrisThursday within the Seventeenth Week after the Octave of Pentecost, third week of September

℣ 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.

Ant. The great King, the Lord, * come, let us adore.

Ant. The great King, the Lord, * 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 great King, the Lord, * 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 great King, the Lord, * 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 great King, the Lord, * 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 great King, the Lord, * come, let us adore.

The dark night covers all

The colors of the earth:

We who make confession pray to you,

O just Judge of hearts.

That you may take away our offenses

And wash away the stains of our minds:

And, O Christ, grant grace

That sins may be kept far off.

Behold, the wicked mind grows torpid,

Bitten by harmful fault:

It longs to remove the dark things

And to seek you, O Redeemer.

Drive away the darkness

As far as possible from within,

That it may rejoice to be placed

In the blessed light.

Grant this, most loving Father,

And you, the Only-Begotten, equal to the Father,

With the Spirit the Paraclete,

Reigning through every age.

Amen.

At the Nocturn

Ant. In God is my salvation * and my glory: and my hope is in God.

Psalm 61 [1]

61:2 Will my soul not be subject to God? * For from him is my salvation.

61:3 Yes, he himself is my God and my salvation. * He is my supporter; I will be moved no more.

61:4 How long will you rush against a man? * Every one of you puts to death, as against a leaning wall and a battered fence.

61:5 So, truly, they intended to reject my price. I ran in thirst. * They blessed with their mouth and cursed with their heart.

61:6 Yet, truly, be subject to God, my soul. * For from him is my patience.

61:7 For he is my God and my Savior. * He is my helper; I will not be expelled.

61:8 In God is my salvation and my glory. * He is the God of my help, and my hope is in God.

61:9 All peoples gathered together: trust in him. Pour out your hearts in his sight. * God is our helper for eternity.

61:10 So, truly, the sons of men are untrustworthy. The sons of men are liars in the scales, * so that, by emptiness, they may deceive among themselves.

61:11 Do not trust in iniquity, and do not desire plunder. * If riches flow toward you, do not be willing to set your heart on them.

61:12 God has spoken once. I have heard two things: that power belongs to God, and that mercy belongs to you, O Lord. * For you will repay each one according to his works.

℣ 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. In God is my salvation and my glory: and my hope is in God.

Ant. Behold the works of the Lord, * and make the voice of his praise be heard.

Psalm 65(1-12) [2]

65:1 Shout joyfully to God, all the earth. Proclaim a psalm to his name. * Give glory to his praise.

65:3 Exclaim to God, “How terrible are your works, O Lord!” * According to the greatness of your power, your enemies will lie to you.

65:4 Let all the earth adore you and sing psalms to you. * May it sing a psalm to your name.

65:5 Draw near and see the works of God, * who is terrible in his counsels over the sons of men.

65:6 He converts the sea into dry land. They will cross the river on foot. * There, we will rejoice in him.

65:7 He rules by his power for eternity. His eyes gaze upon the nations. * May those who exasperate him, not be exalted in themselves.

65:8 Bless our God, you Gentiles, * and make the voice of his praise be heard.

65:9 He has set my soul toward life, * and he has granted that my feet may not be shaken.

65:10 For you, O God, have tested us. * You have examined us by fire, just as silver is examined.

65:11 You have led us into a snare. You have placed tribulations on our back. * You have set men over our heads.

65:12 We have crossed through fire and water. * And you have led us out to refreshment.

℣ 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. Behold the works of the Lord, and make the voice of his praise be heard.

Ant. Hear, all * you who fear God, how much he has done for my soul.

Psalm 65(13-20) [3]

65:13 I will enter your house with holocausts. * I will repay my vows to you, which my lips pronounced

65:14 and my mouth spoke, * in my tribulation.

65:15 I will offer to you holocausts full of marrow, with the burnt offerings of rams. * I will offer to you bulls as well as goats.

65:16 Come, listen, and I will tell, all you who fear God, * how much he has done for my soul.

65:17 I cried out to him with my mouth, * and I extolled him under my breath.

65:18 If I have seen iniquity in my heart, * the Lord would not heed me.

65:19 Therefore God has heeded me * and he has attended to the voice of my supplication.

65:20 Blessed is God, * who has not removed my prayer, nor his mercy, from 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.

Ant. Hear, all you who fear God, how much he has done for my soul.

Ant. Let God arise, * and let his enemies be scattered.

Psalm 67(2-11) [4]

67:2 May God rise up, and may his enemies be scattered, * and may those who hate him flee from before his face.

67:3 Just as smoke vanishes, so may they vanish. * Just as wax flows away before the face of fire, so may sinners pass away before the face of God.

67:4 And so, let the just feast, and let them exult in the sight of God * and be delighted in gladness.

67:5a Sing to God, sing a psalm to his name. * Make a path for him, who ascends over the west. (bow) The Lord is his name.

67:5b Exult in his sight; * they will be stirred up before his face, (6a) the father of orphans and the judge of widows.

67:6b God is in his holy place. * (7a) It is God who makes men dwell in a house under one custom.

67:7b He leads out those who are strongly bound, * and similarly, those who exasperate, who dwell in sepulchers.

67:8 O God, when you departed in the sight of your people, * when you passed through the desert,

67:9 the earth was moved, for the heavens rained down before the face of the God of Sinai, * before the face of the God of Israel.

67:10 You will set aside for your inheritance, O God, a willing rain. * And though it was weak, truly, you have made it perfect.

67:11 Your animals will dwell in it. * O God, in your sweetness, you have provided for the poor.

℣ 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. Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered.

Ant. Our God, * the God of salvation: and to the Lord belong the escapes from death.

Psalm 67(12-24) [5]

67:12 The Lord will give the word to evangelizers, * along with great power.

67:13 The king of powers is of the beloved, of the beloved. * And the beauty of the house will divide spoils.

67:14 If you take your rest in the midst of lots, you will be like a dove whose wings are covered with fine silver * and the back of her body with pale gold.

67:15 When the heavenly one appoints kings over her, they will be whitened with the snows of Zalmon. * (16a) The mountain of God is a fat mountain,

67:16b a dense mountain, a thick mountain. * (17a) So then, why are you distrustful of dense mountains?

67:17b The mountain on which God is well pleased to dwell, * even there, the Lord will dwell until the end.

67:18 The chariot of God is ten thousand fold: thousands rejoice. * The Lord is with them in Sinai, in the holy place.

67:19a You have ascended on high; you have taken captivity captive. * You have accepted gifts among men.

67:19b Even for those who do not believe, * the dwelling of the Lord God.

67:20 Blessed is the Lord, day after day. * The God of our salvation will make our journey prosper for us.

67:21 Our God is the God who will bring about our salvation, * and to the Lord, the Lord, belong the ways out of death.

67:22 So then, truly, God will break the heads of his enemies, * the hairy skull of those who wander around in their offenses.

67:23 The Lord said: I will turn them away from Bashan, * I will turn them into the depths of the sea,

67:24 so that your feet may be soaked in the blood of your enemies, * so that the tongue of your dogs may be soaked with the same.

℣ 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 God, the God of salvation: and to the Lord belong the escapes from death.

Ant. In the assemblies * bless the Lord God.

Psalm 67(25-36) [6]

67:25 O God, they have seen your arrival, * the arrival of my God, of my king who is in a holy place.

67:26 The leaders went ahead, united with the singers of psalms, * in the midst of girls playing on timbrels.

67:27 In the churches, bless the Lord God * from the fountains of Israel.

67:28a In that place, Benjamin is a youth * in ecstasy of mind.

67:28b The leaders of Judah are their governors: * the leaders of Zebulun, the leaders of Naphtali.

67:29 Command your strength, O God. * Confirm this, O God, what you have wrought in us.

67:30 From your temple in Jerusalem, * kings will offer gifts to you.

67:31a Rebuke the wild beasts of the reeds, a congregation of bulls with the cows of the people, * for they seek to exclude those who have been tested like silver.

67:31b Scatter the nations that are pleased by wars. (32) Ambassadors will come out of Egypt. * Ethiopia will offer in advance her hands to God.

67:33a Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth. * Sing psalms to the Lord.

67:33b Sing psalms to God. (34a) He ascends, up to the heaven of the heavens, * toward the east.

67:34b Behold, he will utter his voice, the voice of power. (35) Give glory to God over Israel. * His magnificence and his power is in the clouds.

67:36 God is wonderful in his saints. The God of Israel himself will give power and strength to his people. * Blessed is God.

℣ 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. In the assemblies bless the Lord God.

Ant. Save me, * O God, for the waters have entered even to my soul. ‡

Psalm 68(2-13) [7]

68:2 Save me, O God, for the waters have entered, even to my soul.

68:3 ‡ I have become stuck in a deep quagmire, * and there is no firm footing.

68:3 I have arrived at the height of the sea, * and a tempest has overwhelmed me.

68:4 I have endured hardships, while crying out. My throat has become hoarse; * my eyes have failed. Meanwhile, I hope in my God.

68:5 Those who hate me without cause * have been multiplied beyond the hairs of my head.

68:5 My enemies, who persecuted me unjustly, have been strengthened. * Then I was required to pay for what I did not take.

68:6 O God, you know my foolishness, * and my offenses have not been hidden from you.

68:7 Let those who wait for you not be shamed in me, O Lord, * Lord of hosts.

68:7 Let them not be confounded because of me, * those who seek you, O God of Israel.

68:8 For because of you, I have endured reproach; * confusion has covered my face.

68:9 I have become a stranger to my brothers * and a sojourner to the sons of my mother.

68:10 For zeal for your house has consumed me, * and the reproaches of those who reproached you have fallen upon me.

68:11 And I covered my soul with fasting, * and it has become a reproach to me.

68:12 And I put on a haircloth as my garment, * and I became a parable to them.

68:13 Those who sat at the gate spoke against me, * and those who drank wine made me their song.

68:13 But as for me, truly, my prayer is to you, O Lord. * This time has pleased you well, O God.

℣ 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. Save me, O God, for the waters have entered even to my soul.

Ant. Because of my enemies * deliver me, O Lord.

Psalm 68(14-29) [8]

68:14 In the multitude of your mercy, hear me, * in the truth of your salvation.

68:15 Rescue me from the quagmire, so that I may not become trapped. * Free me from those who hate me and from deep waters.

68:16 Do not allow the tempest of water to submerge me, nor the deep to absorb me. * And do not allow the well to close in on me.

68:17 Hear me, O Lord, for your mercy is kind. * Look upon me, according to the fullness of your compassion.

68:18 And do not turn your face away from your servant, * for I am in trouble: heed me quickly.

68:19 Attend to my soul, and free it. * Rescue me, because of my enemies.

68:20 You know my reproach, and my confusion, * and my reverence.

68:21 All those who trouble me are in your sight; * my heart has anticipated reproach and misery.

68:21 And I sought for one who might grieve together with me, but there was no one, * and for one who might console me, and I found no one.

68:22 And they gave me gall for my food. * And in my thirst, they gave me vinegar to drink.

68:23 Let their table be a snare before them, * and a retribution, and a scandal.

68:24 Let their eyes be darkened, so that they may not see, * and bend their back always.

68:25 Pour out your indignation upon them, * and may the fury of your anger take hold of them.

68:26 May their dwelling place be deserted, * and may there be no one who dwells in their tabernacles.

68:27 For they persecuted whomever you struck. * And they have added to the grief of my wounds.

68:28 Assign an iniquity upon their iniquity, * and may they not enter into your justice.

68:29 Delete them from the Book of the Living, * and let them not be written down with the just.

℣ 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. Because of my enemies deliver me, O Lord.

Ant. Seek the Lord, * and your soul shall live.

Psalm 68(30-37) [9]

68:30 I am poor and sorrowful, * but your salvation, O God, has taken me up.

68:31 I will praise the name of God with a canticle, * and I will magnify him with praise.

68:32 And it will please God more than a new calf * producing horns and hoofs.

68:33 Let the poor see and rejoice. * Seek God, and your soul will live.

68:34 For the Lord has heard the poor, * and he has not despised his prisoners.

68:35 Let the heavens and the earth praise him: * the sea, and everything that crawls in it.

68:36 For God will save Zion, * and the cities of Judah will be built up.

68:36 And they will dwell there, * and they will acquire it by inheritance.

68:37 And the offspring of his servants will possess it; * and those who love his name will dwell in it.

℣ 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. Seek the Lord, and your soul shall live.

℣ I will praise the name of God with a canticle.

℟ And I will magnify him with praise.

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 book of Tobit.

Tob 12:1-4

1 Then Tobit called his son to him, and he said to him, "What are we able to give to this holy man, who accompanied you?"

2 Tobias, answering, said to his father: "Father, what wages shall we give him? And what could be worthy of his benefits?"

3 He led me and he brought me back safely. He received the money from Gabael. He caused me to have my wife. And he confined the demon away from her. He caused joy to her parents. Myself, he rescued from being devoured by the fish. As for you, he also caused you to see the light of heaven. And so, we have been filled with all good things through him. What could we possibly give to him that would be worthy of these things?

4 But I implore you, my father, to ask him if he would perhaps deign to take for himself half of all the things that have been brought.

℣ But you, O Lord, have mercy on us.

℟ Thanks be to God.

℟ I beg you, O Lord, that you would release me from the bond of this reproach, or at least take me away from off the earth;

* Remember not my transgressions, nor those of my parents, nor take vengeance for my sins; for you deliver those who wait for you, O Lord.

℣ For all your judgments are just, and all your ways are mercy and truth; and now, O Lord, remember me.

℟ Remember not my transgressions, nor those of my parents, nor take vengeance for my sins; for you deliver those who wait for you, O Lord.

℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.

Benediction. May the Only Begotten Son of God be pleased to bless and assist us.

℟ Amen.

Lesson 2

Tob 12:5-10

5 And calling him, the father and the son, they took him aside. And they began to petition him, so that he would deign to accept ownership of one half part of all things that they had brought.

6 Then he said to them privately: 'Bless the God of heaven, and confess to him in the sight of all who live, for he has acted in his mercy toward you.'

7 For it is good to conceal the secret of a king, just as it is also honorable to reveal and to confess the works of God.

8 Prayer with fasting is good, and almsgiving is better than hiding away gold in storage.

9 For almsgiving delivers from death, and the same is what purges sins and makes one able to find mercy and everlasting life.

10 But those who commit sin and iniquity are enemies to their own soul.

℣ But you, O Lord, have mercy on us.

℟ Thanks be to God.

℟ At all times bless God, and ask him to direct your ways,

* And let all your counsels remain in him at all times.

℣ Seek to do what is pleasing to him in truth, and with all your strength.

℟ And let all your counsels remain in him at all times.

℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.

Benediction. May the grace of the Holy Spirit enlighten our minds and hearts.

℟ Amen.

Lesson 3

Tob 12:11-17

11 Therefore, I reveal the truth to you, and I will not hide the secret message from you.

12 When you prayed with tears, and buried the dead, and left behind your dinner, and hid the dead by day in your house, and buried them by night: I offered your prayer to the Lord.

13 And because you were acceptable to God, it was necessary for you to be tested by trials.

14 And now, the Lord has sent me to cure you, and to free Sarah, your son's wife, from the demon.

15 For I am the Angel Raphael, one of seven, who stand before the Lord.

16 And when they had heard these things, they were troubled, and being seized with fear, they fell upon the ground on their face.

17 And the Angel said to them: 'Peace be to you. Fear not.'

℣ But you, O Lord, have mercy on us.

℟ Thanks be to God.

℟ Remember, my son, that we live a life of poverty:

* You will have many good things, if you fear God.

℣ Keep him in mind, and take care never to neglect his commandments.

℟ You will have many good things, if you fear God.

℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.

℟ You will have many good things, if you fear God.

The rest is omitted unless Lauds is said separately.

℣ O Lord, hear my prayer.

℟ And let my cry come before you.

Let us pray.

Grant, we pray, O Lord, that your people may avoid the contagions of the devil, and follow you alone, O God, with a pure mind.

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.

℣ 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.