S. Martini Episcopi et Confessoris

Ant. The disciples said * to blessed Martin: Why, father, do you forsake us, or to whom do you leave us desolate? For ravening wolves will invade your flock.

Psalm 96

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 disciples said to blessed Martin: Why, father, do you forsake us, or to whom do you leave us desolate? For ravening wolves will invade your flock.

Ant. Lord, * if I am still needed by your people, I do not refuse the toil: your will be done.

Psalm 64

64:2 O God, a hymn adorns you in Zion, * and a vow will be repaid to you in Jerusalem.
64:3 Hear my prayer: * all flesh will come to you.
64:4 Words of iniquity have prevailed over us. * And you will pardon our impieties.
64:5 Blessed is he whom you have chosen and taken up. * He will dwell in your courts.
64:5 We will be filled with the good things of your house. * Holy is your temple: wonderful in equity.
64:6 Hear us, O God our Savior, * the hope of all the ends of the earth and of a sea far away.
64:7 You prepare the mountains in your virtue, wrapped with power. * You stir up the depths of the sea, the noise of its waves.
64:8 The nations will be troubled, and those who dwell at the limits will be afraid, before your signs. * You will make the passing of morning and evening enjoyable.
64:10 You have visited the earth, and you have saturated it. * You have enriched it in so many ways.
64:10 The river of God has been filled with water. You have prepared their food. * For thus is its preparation.
64:11 Drench its streams, multiply its fruits; * it will spring up and rejoice in its showers.
64:12 You will bless the crown of the year with your kindness, * and your fields will be filled with abundance.
64:13 The beauty of the desert will fatten, * and the hills will be wrapped with exultation.
64:14 The rams of the sheep have been clothed, and the valleys will abound with grain. * They will cry out; yes, they will even utter a hymn.

℣ 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. Lord, if I am still needed by your people, I do not refuse the toil: your will be done.

Ant. O man beyond all telling, * conquered by neither toil nor death, who feared not to die, nor refused to live!

Psalm 100

100:1 I will sing mercy and judgment * to you, O Lord.
100:2 I will sing psalms. And I will have understanding within the immaculate way, * when you will draw near to me.
100:2 I wandered about in the innocence of my heart, * in the midst of my house.
100:3 I will not display any unjust thing before my eyes. * I have hated those carrying out betrayals.
100:4 The perverse heart did not adhere to me. * And the malignant, who turned away before me, I would not recognize.
100:5 The one who secretly detracted his neighbor, * this one I pursued.
100:5 The one with an arrogant eye and an insatiable heart, * with that one I would not eat.
100:6 My eyes looked toward the faithful of the earth, to sit with me. * The one walking in the immaculate way, this one ministered to me.
100:7 He who has acted arrogantly will not dwell in the midst of my house. * He who has spoken iniquity was not guided with the sight of my eyes.
100:8 In the morning, I executed all the sinners of the earth, * so that I might scatter all the workers of iniquity from the city of the Lord.

℣ 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. O man beyond all telling, conquered by neither toil nor death, who feared not to die, nor refused to live!

Ant. With eyes and hands * always raised toward heaven, he never relaxed his unconquered spirit from prayer, alleluia.

Canticle of Judith

Iudith 16:15-22

16:15 Let us sing a canticle to the Lord, * let us sing a new hymn to our God.
16:16 O Adonai, O Lord, you are great, and splendid in your power, * and no one is able to overcome you.
16:17 Let all your creatures serve you: * for you spoke, and they were made:
16:18 You sent forth your Spirit, and they were created, * and there is no one who can withstand your voice.
16:19 The mountains will be moved from their foundations by the waters: * the rocks, like wax, will liquefy before your face.
16:20 But those who fear you * will be great with you in all things.
16:21 Woe to the people that rises up against my people: for the Lord almighty will be vindicated against them, * in the day of judgment he will visit them.
16:22 For he will bestow fire and worms upon their flesh, * so that they may burn and have sensations without ceasing.

℣ 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. With eyes and hands always raised toward heaven, he never relaxed his unconquered spirit from prayer, alleluia.

Ant. Martin * is received rejoicing into the bosom of Abraham: Martin, once poor and lowly, enters heaven rich, honored with heavenly hymns.

Psalm 145

145:2a Praise the Lord, O my soul. † I will praise the Lord with my life. * I will sing psalms to my God as long as I shall be.
145:2b Do not trust in the leaders, * (3) in the sons of men, in whom there is no salvation.
145:4 His spirit will depart, and he will return to his earth. * In that day, all their thoughts will perish.
145:5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob: † his hope is in the Lord God himself, * (6) who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all the things that are in them.
145:7a He preserves the truth forever. † He executes judgment for those who suffer injury. * He provides food for the hungry.
145:7b The Lord releases those who are bound. * (8a) The Lord enlightens the blind.
145:8b The Lord sets upright those who have been thrown down. * The Lord loves the just.
145:9 The Lord watches over new arrivals. † He will support the orphan and the widow. * And he will destroy the ways of sinners.
145:10 The Lord shall reign forever: your God, O Zion, * from generation to generation.

℣ 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. Martin is received rejoicing into the bosom of Abraham: Martin, once poor and lowly, enters heaven rich, honored with heavenly hymns.