S. Antonii Mariæ Claret Episcopi et Confessoris

Ant. Behold the great priest, * who in his days pleased God and was found righteous.

Psalm 98

98:1 The Lord has reigned: let the peoples be angry. * He sits upon the cherubim: let the earth be moved.
98:2 The Lord is great in Zion, * and he is high above all peoples.
98:3 May they confess to your great name, for it is terrible and holy. * And the honor of the king loves judgment.
98:4 You have prepared guidance. * You have accomplished judgment and justice in Jacob.
98:5 Exalt the Lord our God, and adore the footstool of his feet, * for it is holy.
98:6 Moses and Aaron are among his priests, * and Samuel is among those who call upon his name.
98:6 They called upon the Lord, and he heeded them. * He spoke to them in the pillar of the cloud.
98:7 They kept his testimonies * and the precept that he gave them.
98:8 You heeded them, O Lord our God. * You were a forgiving God to them, though taking vengeance on all their inventions.
98:9 Exalt the Lord our God, and adore on his holy mountain. * For the Lord our God is holy.

℣ 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 great priest, who in his days pleased God and was found righteous.

Ant. There was none found like him * who kept the law of the Most High.

Psalm 142

142:1 O Lord, hear my prayer. Incline your ear to my supplication in your truth. * Heed me according to your justice.
142:2 And do not enter into judgment with your servant. * For all the living will not be justified in your sight.
142:3a For the enemy has pursued my soul. * He has lowered my life to the earth.
142:3b He has stationed me in darkness, like the dead of ages past. * (4) And my spirit has been in anguish over me. My heart within me has been disturbed.
142:5 I have called to mind the days of antiquity. I have been meditating on all your works. * I have meditated on the workings of your hands.
142:6 I have extended my hands to you. * My soul is like a land without water before you.
142:7a O Lord, heed me quickly. * My spirit has grown faint.
142:7b Do not turn your face away from me, * lest I become like those who descend into the pit.
142:8a Make me hear your mercy in the morning. * For I have hoped in you.
142:8b Make known to me the way that I should walk. * For I have lifted up my soul to you.
142:9 O Lord, rescue me from my enemies. I have fled to you. * (10a) Teach me to do your will. For you are my God.
142:10b Your good Spirit will lead me into the righteous land. * (11a) For the sake of your name, O Lord, you will revive me in your fairness.
142:11b You will lead my soul out of tribulation. * (12a) And you will scatter my enemies in your mercy.
142:12b And you will destroy all those who afflict my soul. * For I am your servant.

℣ 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. There was none found like him who kept the law of the Most High.

Ant. Therefore with an oath * the Lord made him increase among his people.

Psalm 84

84:2 O Lord, you have blessed your land. * You have turned aside the captivity of Jacob.
84:3 You have released the iniquity of your people. * You have covered all their sins.
84:4 You have mitigated all your wrath. * You have turned aside from the wrath of your indignation.
84:5 Convert us, O God, our Savior, * and turn your anger away from us.
84:6 Will you be angry with us forever? * And will you extend your wrath from generation to generation?
84:7 O God, you will turn back and revive us. * And your people will rejoice in you.
84:8 O Lord, reveal to us your mercy, * and grant to us your salvation.
84:9 I will listen to what the Lord God may be saying to me. * For he will speak peace to his people,
84:9 and to his saints, * and to those who are being converted to the heart.
84:10 So then, truly his salvation is near to those who fear him, * so that glory may inhabit our land.
84:11 Mercy and truth have met each other. * Justice and peace have kissed.
84:12 Truth has risen from the earth, * and justice has gazed down from heaven.
84:13 For so will the Lord give goodness, * and our earth will give her fruit.
84:14 Justice will walk before him, * and he will set his steps upon the way.

℣ 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. Therefore with an oath the Lord made him increase among his people.

Ant. Priests of God, * bless the Lord: servants of the Lord, sing a hymn to God. Alleluia.

Canticle of Isaiah

Isa 45:15-30

45:15 Truly, you are a hidden God, * the God of Israel, the Savior.
45:16 They have all been confounded and are ashamed; * together the fabricators of errors have departed into confusion.
45:17 Israel is saved in the Lord by an eternal salvation; * you will not be confounded, and you will not be ashamed, even forever and ever.
45:18 For thus says the Lord, who created the heavens, * God himself who formed the earth and made it, the very Molder of it:
45:19 He did not create it to no purpose; he formed it so that it would be inhabited. * I am the Lord, and there is no other.
45:20 I have not spoken in secret, * in a dark place of the earth.
45:21 I have not said to the offspring of Jacob, 'Seek me in vain.' * I am the Lord, who speaks justice, who announces what is right.
45:22 Assemble yourselves, and approach, and draw near together, * you who have been saved among the Gentiles.
45:23 They lack knowledge, who lift up the wood of their sculpture, * and who petition a god unable to save.
45:24 Announce it, and approach, and consult together: * who has caused this to be heard from the beginning, and who has foretold it from that time?
45:25 Is it not I, the Lord? And is there some other god beside me? * I am a just God who saves, and there is no one except me.
45:26 All ends of the earth, be converted to me, and you will be saved; * for I am God, and there is no other.
45:27 I have sworn by myself. The Word of justice will proceed from my mouth, * and it will not turn back.
45:28 For every knee shall bend to me, * and every tongue shall swear it.
45:29 Therefore, he will say, 'In the Lord are my justices and my dominion.' * They will go to him, and all who fight against him will be confounded.
45:30 In the Lord, all the offspring of Israel * will be justified and praised.

℣ 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. Priests of God, bless the Lord: servants of the Lord, sing a hymn to God. Alleluia.

Ant. Good * and faithful servant, enter into the joy of your Lord.

Psalm 147

147:1 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem. * Praise your God, O Zion.
147:2 For he has reinforced the bars of your gates. * He has blessed your sons within you.
147:3 He has stationed peace at your borders, * and he has satisfied you with the fat of the grain.
147:4 He sends forth his eloquence to the earth. * His word runs swiftly.
147:5 He provides snow like wool. * He strews clouds like ashes.
147:6 He sends his ice crystals like morsels. * Who can stand firm before the face of his cold?
147:7 He will send forth his word, and it will melt them. * His Spirit will breathe out, and the waters will flow.
147:8 He announces his word to Jacob, * his justices and his judgments to Israel.
147:9 He has not done so much for every nation, * and he has not made his judgments manifest to them.

℣ 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. Good and faithful servant, enter into the joy of your Lord.