In Dedicatione Archibasilicæ Ss. Salvatoris

Nocturn 1

Ant. Lift up your gates, * O you princes, and be lifted up, O eternal gates.

Psalm 23

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. Lift up your gates, O you princes, and be lifted up, O eternal gates.

Ant. The Lord shall be my God, * and this stone shall be called the house of God.

Psalm 45

45:2 Our God is our refuge and strength, * a helper in the tribulations that have greatly overwhelmed us.
45:3 Because of this, we will not be afraid when the earth will be turbulent * and the mountains will be transferred into the heart of the sea.
45:4 They thundered, and the waters were stirred up among them; * the mountains have been disturbed by his strength.
45:5 The frenzy of the river rejoices the city of God. * The Most High has sanctified his tabernacle.
45:6 God is in its midst; it will not be shaken. * God will assist it in the early morning.
45:7 The peoples have been disturbed, and the kingdoms have been bowed down. * He uttered his voice: the earth has been moved.
45:8 The Lord of hosts is with us. * The God of Jacob is our supporter.
45:9 Draw near and behold the works of the Lord: what portents he has set upon the earth, * carrying away wars even to the end of the earth.
45:10 He will crush the bow and break the weapons, * and he will burn the shield with fire.
45:11 Be empty, and see that I am God. * I will be exalted among the peoples, and I will be exalted upon the earth.
45:12 The Lord of hosts is with us. * The God of Jacob is our supporter.

℣ 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 Lord shall be my God, and this stone shall be called the house of God.

Ant. Moses built * an altar to the Lord God.

Psalm 47

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. Moses built an altar to the Lord God.

℣ Your house, O Lord, is befitting holiness,

℟ For the length of days.

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.

Hear us, Lord Jesus Christ, and have mercy on your servants: 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.

Reading 1

From the Book of Revelation of the blessed Apostle John

Apo 21:9-11

9 And one of the seven Angels, those holding the bowls filled with the seven last afflictions, approached and spoke with me, saying: 'Come, and I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.'
10 And he took me up in spirit to a great and high mountain. And he showed me the Holy City Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
11 having the glory of God. And its light was like that of a precious stone, even like that of the jasper stone or like crystal.

℣ But you, O Lord, have mercy on us.

℟ Thanks be to God.

℟ At the dedication of the temple the people sang praise:

And a sweet sound resounded in their mouths.

℣ The house of the Lord is founded upon the summit of the mountains, and all nations shall come to it.

℟ And a sweet sound resounded in their mouths.

℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.

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

℟ Amen.

Reading 2

Apo 21:12-15

12 And it had a wall, great and high, having twelve gates. And at the gates were twelve Angels. And names were written upon them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel:
13 On the East were three gates, and on the North were three gates, and on the South were three gates, and on the West were three gates.
14 And the wall of the City had twelve foundations. And upon them were the twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.
15 And he who was speaking with me was holding a golden measuring reed, in order to measure the City, and its gates and wall.

℣ But you, O Lord, have mercy on us.

℟ Thanks be to God.

℟ The house of the Lord is founded upon the summit of the mountains, and exalted above all hills:

And all nations shall come to it, and shall say: Glory to you, O Lord.

℣ They shall indeed come with exultation, carrying their sheaves.

℟ And all nations shall come to it, and shall say: Glory to you, O Lord.

℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.

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

℟ Amen.

Reading 3

Apo 21:16-18

16 And the city is laid out as a square, and so its length is as great as the width. And he measured the city with the golden reed for twelve thousand stadia, and its length and height and breadth were equal.
17 And he measured its wall as one hundred and forty-four cubits, the measure of a man, which is of an Angel.
18 And the structure of its wall was of jasper stone. Yet truly, the city itself was of pure gold, similar to pure glass.

℣ But you, O Lord, have mercy on us.

℟ Thanks be to God.

℟ Bless, O Lord, this house, which I have built for your name: of those who come to this place

Hear their prayers from your lofty throne of glory.

℣ O Lord, if your people are converted, and pray toward your sanctuary.

℟ Hear their prayers from your lofty throne of glory.

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

℟ Hear their prayers from your lofty throne of glory.

Nocturn 2

Ant. This place is none other * than the house of God and the gate of heaven.

Psalm 83

83:2 How beloved are your tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! * My soul longs and faints for the courts of the Lord.
83:3 My heart and my flesh * have exulted in the living God.
83:4 For even the sparrow has found a home for himself, * and the turtle-dove a nest for herself, where she may lay her young:
83:4 your altars, O Lord of hosts, * my king and my God.
83:5 Blessed are those who dwell in your house, O Lord. * They will praise you from age to age.
83:6 Blessed is the man whose help is from you. * In his heart, he is disposed to ascend from the valley of tears, from the place which he has determined.
83:8 For even the lawgiver will provide a blessing; they will go from virtue to virtue. * The God of gods will be seen in Zion.
83:9 O Lord, God of hosts, hear my prayer. * Pay attention, O God of Jacob.
83:10 O God, gaze upon our protector, * and look upon the face of your Christ.
83:11 For one day in your courts is better * than thousands elsewhere.
83:11 I have chosen to be lowly in the house of my God, * rather than to dwell in the tabernacles of sinners.
83:12 For God loves mercy and truth. * The Lord will give grace and glory.
83:13 He will not withhold good things from those who walk in innocence. * O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man who hopes in you.

℣ 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. This place is none other than the house of God and the gate of heaven.

Ant. Jacob saw a ladder, * whose top touched the heavens, and angels descending, and said: Truly this place is holy.

Psalm 86

86:1 Its foundations are in the holy mountains: * the Lord loves the gates of Zion above all the tabernacles of Jacob.
86:3 Glorious things are being said of you, * O City of God.
86:4 I will be mindful of Rahab and of Babylon * knowing me.
86:4 Behold, the foreigners, and Tyre, and the people of the Ethiopians: * these have been there.
86:5 Will not Zion say that this man and that man were born in her? * And the Most High himself has founded her.
86:6 The Lord will explain, in the writings of peoples and of leaders, * about those who have been in her.
86:7 For so the dwelling place within you * is with all rejoicing.

℣ 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. Jacob saw a ladder, whose top touched the heavens, and angels descending, and said: Truly this place is holy.

Ant. Jacob erected * a stone as a pillar, pouring oil upon it from above.

Psalm 87

87:2 O Lord, God of my salvation: * I have cried out, day and night, in your presence.
87:3 Let my prayer enter in your sight. * Incline your ear to my petition.
87:4 For my soul has been filled with evils, * and my life has drawn near to Hell.
87:5 I am considered to be among those who will descend into the pit. * I have become like a man without assistance, idle among the dead.
87:6 I am like the wounded sleeping in sepulchers, whom you no longer remember, * and who have been repelled by your hand.
87:7 They have lain me in the lower pit: * in dark places and in the shadow of death.
87:8 Your fury has been confirmed over me. * And you have brought all your waves upon me.
87:9 You have sent my acquaintances far from me. * They have set me as an abomination to themselves.
87:9 I was handed over, yet I did not depart. * My eyes languished before destitution.
87:10 All day long, I cried out to you, O Lord. * I stretched out my hands to you.
87:11 Will you perform wonders for the dead? * Or will physicians raise to life, and so confess to you?
87:12 Could anyone declare your mercy in the sepulcher, * or your truth from within perdition?
87:13 Will your wonders be known in the darkness, * or your justice in the land of oblivion?
87:14 And I have cried out to you, O Lord, * and in early morning, my prayer will come before you.
87:15 Lord, why do you reject my prayer? * Why do you turn your face away from me?
87:16 I am poor, and I have been amid hardships from my youth. * And, though I have been exalted, I am humbled and disturbed.
87:17 Your wrath has crossed into me, * and your terrors have disturbed me.
87:18 They have surrounded me like water, all day long. * They have surrounded me, all at once.
87:19 Friend and neighbor, * and my acquaintances, you have sent far away from me, away from misery.

℣ 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. Jacob erected a stone as a pillar, pouring oil upon it from above.

℣ My house.

℟ Shall be called a house of prayer.

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.

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.

Reading 4

The rites that the Roman Church observes in the consecration of churches and altars were first instituted by blessed Pope Sylvester. For although from the time of the Apostles there had already been places dedicated to God, which some called oratories and others churches, where assemblies were held on the first day of the week, and the Christian people were accustomed to pray, to hear the word of God, and to receive the Eucharist; these were not yet consecrated with so solemn a rite, nor had there yet been erected within them an altar raised as a title, which, anointed with chrism, would express the figure of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is our altar, our Victim, and our Priest.

℣ But you, O Lord, have mercy on us.

℟ Thanks be to God.

℟ For those praying in this place,

Forgive the sins of your people, O God, and show them the good way by which they shall walk, and give glory in this place.

℣ Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock, you who are enthroned upon the Cherubim.

℟ Forgive the sins of your people, O God, and show them the good way by which they shall walk, and give glory in this place.

℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.

Benediction. May Christ grant us the joys of eternal life.

℟ Amen.

Reading 5

But when the Emperor Constantine obtained health and salvation through the sacrament of Baptism, then for the first time, by a law promulgated by him, it was permitted throughout the whole world for Christians to build churches; and he encouraged them to this sacred building not only by edict but also by his own example. For he both dedicated a church to the Savior in his Lateran palace, and adjoined to it a basilica in the name of Saint John the Baptist, in that place where he himself, baptized by Saint Sylvester, was cleansed of the leprosy of unbelief; and the same Pontiff consecrated it on the fifth day before the Ides of November. The memory of this consecration is celebrated on this present day, on which for the first time at Rome a church was publicly consecrated, and the image of the Savior, depicted on the wall, appeared to the Roman people.

℣ But you, O Lord, have mercy on us.

℟ Thanks be to God.

℟ O how awesome is this place:

Truly this is none other than the house of God and the gate of heaven.

℣ This is the house of the Lord, firmly built, well founded upon a solid rock.

℟ Truly this is none other than the house of God and the gate of heaven.

℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.

Benediction. May God kindle the fire of his love in our hearts.

℟ Amen.

Reading 6

If, however, blessed Silvester afterward decreed in the consecration of the altar of the Prince of the Apostles that henceforth altars should be built only of stone, nonetheless the altar of the Lateran basilica was erected of wood. This is not surprising; for since from Saint Peter until Silvester, on account of the persecutions, the Pontiffs were unable to remain in a fixed place, wherever necessity had driven them, whether into crypts or cemeteries or the houses of the pious, they offered the sacred rites upon that wooden altar, hollow in the likeness of an ark. Saint Silvester, when peace was restored to the Church, placed that altar in honor of the Prince of the Apostles—who is said to have offered sacrifice upon it—and of the other Pontiffs who up to that time had used it for the celebration of the mysteries, in the Lateran as the first church, and decreed that henceforth no one but the Roman Pontiff should celebrate Mass upon it.
That same church, shattered and overturned by fires, ravagings, and earthquakes, and restored by the assiduous care of the Supreme Pontiffs, and then rebuilt with new construction, was solemnly consecrated by Pope Benedict XIII, of the Order of Preachers, on the twenty-eighth day of April of the year seventeen hundred and twenty-six, who appointed the celebration of its anniversary to be observed on this day. And as for what Pius IX had judged should be completed, Pope Leo XIII had the great nave, crumbling with age, extended and enlarged by a great reconstruction; had the old mosaic, already in many parts previously restored, restored to its ancient model and transferred to the new apse, adorned with magnificent workmanship and elegance; had the transept hall, with its coffered ceiling and floor renewed, polished; the sacristy, the canons' residence, and the permanent portico to the Constantinian Baptistery were added, in the year eighteen hundred and eighty-four.

℣ But you, O Lord, have mercy on us.

℟ Thanks be to God.

℟ Rising in the morning, Jacob set up a stone as a pillar, pouring oil upon it; he made a vow to the Lord:

Truly this place is holy, and I did not know it.

℣ And when Jacob awoke from his sleep, he said.

℟ Truly this place is holy, and I did not know it.

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

℟ Truly this place is holy, and I did not know it.

Nocturn 3

Ant. He who dwells * in the shelter of the Most High shall abide in the protection of the God of heaven.

Psalm 90

90:1 Whoever dwells with the assistance of the Most High * will abide in the protection of the God of heaven.
90:2 He will say to the Lord, “You are my supporter and my refuge.” * My God, I will hope in him.
90:3 For he has freed me from the snare of those who go hunting, * and from the harsh word.
90:4 He will overshadow you with his shoulders, * and you will hope under his wings.
90:5 His truth will surround you with a shield. * You will not be afraid: before the terror of the night,
90:6 before the arrow flying in the day, † before the troubles that wander in the darkness, * nor of invasion and the midday demon.
90:7 A thousand will fall before your side † and ten thousand before your right hand. * Yet it will not draw near you.
90:8 So then, truly, you will consider with your eyes, * and you will see the retribution of sinners.
90:9 For you, O Lord, are my hope. * You have set the Most High as your refuge.
90:10 Disaster will not draw near to you, * and the scourge will not approach your tabernacle.
90:11 For he has given his Angels charge over you, * so as to preserve you in all your ways.
90:12 With their hands, they will carry you, * lest you hurt your foot against a stone.
90:13 You will walk over the asp and the king serpent, * and you will trample the lion and the dragon.
90:14 Because he has hoped in me, I will free him. * I will protect him because he has known my name.
90:15 He will cry out to me, and I will heed him. ‡ I am with him in tribulation. * I will rescue him, and I will glorify him.
90:16 I will fill him with length of days. * And I will reveal to him my salvation.

℣ 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. He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High shall abide in the protection of the God of heaven.

Ant. The temple of the Lord * is holy; it is the work of God, it is the building of God.

Psalm 95

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. The temple of the Lord is holy; it is the work of God, it is the building of God.

Ant. Blessed * is the glory of the Lord from his holy place, alleluia.

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. Blessed is the glory of the Lord from his holy place, alleluia.

℣ This is the house of the Lord, firmly built.

℟ It is well founded upon solid rock.

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.

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.

Reading 7

A Reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke

Luc 19:1-10

At that time: Jesus entered and walked through Jericho. And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, and he was the leader of the tax collectors, and he was wealthy. And so forth.

A Homily of Saint Ambrose the Bishop

Lib. 8 in Luc., prope finem

Zacchaeus, small in stature — that is, exalted by no dignity of inborn nobility, lowly in merit as the people of the nations — upon hearing of the coming of the Lord Savior, whom his own had not received, desired to see him. But no one easily sees Jesus; no one can see Jesus while standing on the earth. And because he had neither prophets nor the law, as it were the natural grace of form, he climbed a sycamore tree, treading underfoot with his step the vanity of the Jews, and also correcting the errors of his earlier life. And therefore Jesus received him as a guest in the inner chamber of his house.

℣ But you, O Lord, have mercy on us.

℟ Thanks be to God.

℟ My house shall be called a house of prayer, says the Lord: in it everyone who asks receives; and he who seeks finds;

And to him who knocks it shall be opened.

℣ Ask, and you shall receive; seek, and you shall find.

℟ And to him who knocks it shall be opened.

℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.

Benediction. May the divine assistance remain always with us.

℟ Amen.

Reading 8

And rightly did he climb the tree, that the good tree might bring forth good fruit, and that he, cut off from the wild olive by nature, and contrary to nature grafted into the good olive, might be able to bear the fruit of the law. For the root is holy, even if the branches are unprofitable. The people of the Gentiles, by the faith of the Resurrection, transcend their unfruitful glory, as if by a certain elevation of the body. Zacchaeus, therefore, is in the sycamore; the blind man is on the road: the Lord is on the point of showing mercy to one, and honours the other with the distinction of his lodging; he questions one in order to heal him, and invites himself, uninvited, to the other. For he knew that the reward of his hospitality would be abundant. Yet, though Zacchaeus had not yet heard the voice of the one inviting him, he had already seen his kindly affection.

℣ But you, O Lord, have mercy on us.

℟ Thanks be to God.

℟ All your walls are of precious stones,

And the towers of Jerusalem shall be built with gems.

℣ The gates of Jerusalem shall be built with sapphire and emerald, and with precious stone all the circuit of its wall.

℟ And the towers of Jerusalem shall be built with gems.

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

℟ And the towers of Jerusalem shall be built with gems.

℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.

Benediction. May the King of Angels lead us to the company of the citizens on high.

℟ Amen.

Reading 9

But, lest we seem to have quickly left behind and passed by that blind man, as though disdainful of the poor, and hastened to the rich man, let us wait for him, because the Lord also waited; let us question him, because Christ also questioned. Let us question, because we do not know: he questioned, because he knew. Let us question, that we may learn from one where this man was healed: he questioned, that from one we might learn whence we may merit to see the Lord. For he questioned, that we might believe that no one, unless confessing, can be saved.

℣ 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.