S. Joannis Chrysostomi Episcopi Confessoris et Ecclesiæ DoctorisS. John Chrysostom, Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church

Incipit

℣ 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.

Laus tibi, Dómine, Rex ætérnæ glóriæ.

℣ 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.

Praise to you, O Lord, King of eternal glory.

Psalmi

Ant. Dóminus regnávit, * exsúltet terra. ‡

Psalmus 96 [1]

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. Dóminus regnávit, exsúltet terra.

Ant. Te decet hymnus, * Deus, in Sion. ‡

Psalmus 64 [2]

64:2 Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion: * ‡ et tibi reddétur votum in Jerúsalem.

64:3 Exáudi oratiónem meam: * ad te omnis caro véniet.

64:4 Verba iniquórum prævaluérunt super nos: * et impietátibus nostris tu propitiáberis.

64:5 Beátus, quem elegísti, et assumpsísti: * inhabitábit in átriis tuis.

64:5 Replébimur in bonis domus tuæ: * sanctum est templum tuum, mirábile in æquitáte.

64:6 Exáudi nos, Deus, salutáris noster, * spes ómnium fínium terræ, et in mari longe.

64:7 Prǽparans montes in virtúte tua, accínctus poténtia: * qui contúrbas profúndum maris sonum flúctuum ejus.

64:8 Turbabúntur gentes, et timébunt qui hábitant términos a signis tuis: * éxitus matutíni, et véspere delectábis.

64:10 Visitásti terram, et inebriásti eam: * multiplicásti locupletáre eam.

64:10 Flumen Dei replétum est aquis, parásti cibum illórum: * quóniam ita est præparátio ejus.

64:11 Rivos ejus inébria, multíplica genímina ejus: * in stillicídiis ejus lætábitur gérminans.

64:12 Benedíces corónæ anni benignitátis tuæ: * et campi tui replebúntur ubertáte.

64:13 Pinguéscent speciósa desérti: * et exsultatióne colles accingéntur.

64:14 Indúti sunt aríetes óvium, et valles abundábunt fruménto: * clamábunt, étenim hymnum dicent.

℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

Ant. Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion.

Ant. Tibi, Dómine, psallam, * et intéllegam in via immaculáta.

Psalmus 100 [3]

100:1 Misericórdiam, et judícium * cantábo tibi, Dómine:

100:2 Psallam, et intéllegam in via immaculáta, * quando vénies ad me.

100:2 Perambulábam in innocéntia cordis mei, * in médio domus meæ.

100:3 Non proponébam ante óculos meos rem injústam: * faciéntes prævaricatiónes odívi.

100:4 Non adhǽsit mihi cor pravum: * declinántem a me malígnum non cognoscébam.

100:5 Detrahéntem secréto próximo suo, * hunc persequébar.

100:5 Supérbo óculo, et insatiábili corde, * cum hoc non edébam.

100:6 Óculi mei ad fidéles terræ ut sédeant mecum: * ámbulans in via immaculáta, hic mihi ministrábat.

100:7 Non habitábit in médio domus meæ qui facit supérbiam: * qui lóquitur iníqua, non diréxit in conspéctu oculórum meórum.

100:8 In matutíno interficiébam omnes peccatóres terræ: * ut dispérderem de civitáte Dómini omnes operántes iniquitátem.

℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

Ant. Tibi, Dómine, psallam, et intéllegam in via immaculáta.

Ant. Dómine, magnus es tu, * et præclárus in virtúte tua.

Canticum Judith [4]

Judith 16:15-22

16:15 Hymnum cantémus Dómino, * hymnum novum cantémus Deo nostro.

16:16 Adonái, Dómine, magnus es tu, et præclárus in virtúte tua, * et quem superáre nemo potest.

16:17 Tibi sérviat omnis creatúra tua: * quia dixísti, et facta sunt:

16:18 Misísti spíritum tuum, et creáta sunt, * et non est qui resístat voci tuæ.

16:19 Montes a fundaméntis movebúntur cum aquis: * petræ, sicut cera, liquéscent ante fáciem tuam.

16:20 Qui autem timent te, * magni erunt apud te per ómnia.

16:21 Væ genti insurgénti super genus meum: Dóminus enim omnípotens vindicábit in eis, * in die judícii visitábit illos.

16:22 Dabit enim ignem, et vermes in carnes eórum, * ut urántur, et séntiant usque in sempitérnum.

℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

Ant. Dómine, magnus es tu, et præclárus in virtúte tua.

Ant. Laudábo Deum meum * in vita mea.

Psalmus 145 [5]

145:2a Lauda, ánima mea, Dóminum, † laudábo Dóminum in vita mea: * psallam Deo meo quámdiu fúero.

145:2b Nolíte confídere in princípibus: * (3) in fíliis hóminum, in quibus non est salus.

145:4 Exíbit spíritus ejus, et revertétur in terram suam: * in illa die períbunt omnes cogitatiónes eórum.

145:5 Beátus, cujus Deus Jacob adjútor ejus, † spes ejus in Dómino, Deo ipsíus: * (6) qui fecit cælum et terram, mare, et ómnia, quæ in eis sunt.

145:7a Qui custódit veritátem in sǽculum, † facit judícium injúriam patiéntibus: * dat escam esuriéntibus.

145:7b Dóminus solvit compedítos: * (8a) Dóminus illúminat cæcos.

145:8b Dóminus érigit elísos, * Dóminus díligit justos.

145:9 Dóminus custódit ádvenas, † pupíllum et víduam suscípiet: * et vias peccatórum dispérdet.

145:10 Regnábit Dóminus in sǽcula, Deus tuus, Sion, * in generatiónem et generatiónem.

℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

Ant. Laudábo Deum meum in vita mea.

Ant. The Lord has reigned, * let the earth rejoice.

Psalm 96 [1]

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 Lord has reigned, let the earth rejoice.

Ant. A hymn is fitting for you, * O God, in Zion.

Psalm 64 [2]

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. A hymn is fitting for you, O God, in Zion.

Ant. To you, O Lord, I will sing a psalm, * and I will understand in the immaculate way.

Psalm 100 [3]

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. To you, O Lord, I will sing a psalm, and I will understand in the immaculate way.

Ant. O Lord, you are great, * and glorious in your power.

Canticle of Judith [4]

Judith 16:15-21

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 splendor is in your virtue, * and no one is able to overcome you.

16:17 Let all your creatures serve you. * For you spoke, and they became.

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 the 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, throughout 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 on 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. O Lord, you are great, and glorious in your power.

Ant. I will praise my God * all my life.

Psalm 145 [5]

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. I will praise my God all my life.

Capitulum Hymnus Versus

Sir 44:16-17

Ecce sacérdos magnus, qui in diébus suis plácuit Deo, et invéntus est justus: et in témpore iracúndiæ factus est reconciliátio.

℟ Deo grátias.

Hymnus

Jesu Redémptor ómnium,

Perpes coróna Prǽsulum,

In hac die cleméntius

Indúlgeas precántibus.

Tui sacri qua nóminis

Conféssor almus cláruit:

Hujus celébrat ánnua

Devóta plebs solémnia.

Qui rite mundi gáudia

Hujus cadúca réspuens,

Æternitátis prǽmio

Potítur inter Ángelos.

Hujus benígnus ánnue

Nobis sequi vestígia:

Hujus precátu, sérvulis

Dimítte noxam críminis.

Sit Christe, Rex piíssime,

Tibi, Patríque glória,

Cum Spíritu Paráclito,

Nunc, et per omne sǽculum.

Amen.

℣ Justum dedúxit Dóminus per vias rectas.

℟ Et osténdit illi regnum Dei.

Sir 44:16-17

Behold, the great priest, who in his days pleased God and was found to be just; and so, in the time of wrath he was made a reconciliation.

℟ Thanks be to God.

Hymn

Jesu, the world’s Redeemer, O hear;

thy bishops’ fadeless crown, draw near:

Accept with gentlest love today

The prayers and praises that we pay.

The meek confessor of thy name

Today attained a glorious fame;

Whose yearly feast, in solemn state,

Thy faithful people celebrate.

The world and all its boasted good,

As vain and passing, he eschewed;

And therefore with angelic bands,

In endless joy forever stands.

Grant then that we, most gracious God,

May follow in the steps he trod:

And, at his prayer, thy servants free

From stain of all iniquity.

To thee, O Christ, our loving King,

All glory, praise, and thanks we bring:

All glory, as is ever meet,

To Father and to Paraclete.

Amen.

℣ The Lord led the just man by the right ways.

℟ And revealed to him the kingdom of God.

Canticum: Benedictus

Ant. Euge, serve bone * et fidélis, quia in pauca fuísti fidélis, supra multa te constítuam, dicit Dóminus.

Canticum Zachariæ

Luc. 1:68-79

1:68 Benedíctus ✠ Dóminus, Deus Israël: * quia visitávit, et fecit redemptiónem plebis suæ:

1:69 Et eréxit cornu salútis nobis: * in domo David, púeri sui.

1:70 Sicut locútus est per os sanctórum, * qui a sǽculo sunt, prophetárum ejus:

1:71 Salútem ex inimícis nostris, * et de manu ómnium, qui odérunt nos.

1:72 Ad faciéndam misericórdiam cum pátribus nostris: * et memorári testaménti sui sancti.

1:73 Jusjurándum, quod jurávit ad Ábraham patrem nostrum, * datúrum se nobis:

1:74 Ut sine timóre, de manu inimicórum nostrórum liberáti, * serviámus illi.

1:75 In sanctitáte, et justítia coram ipso, * ómnibus diébus nostris.

1:76 Et tu, puer, Prophéta Altíssimi vocáberis: * præíbis enim ante fáciem Dómini, paráre vias ejus:

1:77 Ad dandam sciéntiam salútis plebi ejus: * in remissiónem peccatórum eórum:

1:78 Per víscera misericórdiæ Dei nostri: * in quibus visitávit nos, óriens ex alto:

1:79 Illumináre his, qui in ténebris, et in umbra mortis sedent: * ad dirigéndos pedes nostros in viam pacis.

℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

Ant. Euge, serve bone et fidélis, quia in pauca fuísti fidélis, supra multa te constítuam, dicit Dóminus.

Ant. Well done, good * and faithful servant. Since you have been faithful over a few things, I will appoint you over many things, says the Lord.

Canticle of Zechariah

Luke 1:68-79

1:68 Blessed ✠ is the Lord God of Israel. * For he has visited and has wrought the redemption of his people.

1:69 And he has raised up a horn of salvation for us, * in the house of David his servant,

1:70 just as he spoke by the mouth of his holy Prophets, * who are from ages past:

1:71 salvation from our enemies, * and from the hand of all those who hate us,

1:72 to accomplish mercy with our fathers, * and to call to mind his holy testament,

1:73 the oath, which he swore to Abraham, our father, * that he would grant to us,

1:74 so that, having been freed from the hand of our enemies, * we may serve him without fear,

1:75 in holiness and in justice before him, * throughout all our days.

1:76 And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High. * For you will go before the face of the Lord: to prepare his ways,

1:77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people * for the remission of their sins,

1:78 through the heart of the mercy of our God, * by which, descending from on high, he has visited us,

1:79 to illuminate those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, * and to direct our feet in the way of peace.

℣ 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. Well done, good and faithful servant. Since you have been faithful over a few things, I will appoint you over many things, says the Lord.

Oratio

℣ Dómine, exáudi oratiónem meam.

℟ Et clamor meus ad te véniat.

Orémus.

Ecclésiam tuam, quǽsumus, Dómine, grátia cæléstis amplíficet: quam beáti Joánnis Chrysóstomi Confessóris tui atque Pontíficis illustráre voluísti gloriósis méritis et doctrínis.

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.

Enlarge your Church, we pray, O Lord, with heavenly grace: which you have willed to adorn with the glorious merits and teachings of blessed John Chrysostom, your Confessor and Bishop.

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.