In Ascensione DominiOn the Ascension of the Lord

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.

Allelúja.

℣ 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.

Psalmi

Ant. Viri Galilǽi, * quid aspícitis in cælum? Hic Jesus qui assúmptus est a vobis in cælum, sic véniet, allelúja.

Psalmus 109 [1]

109:1a Dixit Dóminus Dómino meo: * Sede a dextris meis:

109:1b Donec ponam inimícos tuos, * scabéllum pedum tuórum.

109:2 Virgam virtútis tuæ emíttet Dóminus ex Sion: * domináre in médio inimicórum tuórum.

109:3 Tecum princípium in die virtútis tuæ in splendóribus sanctórum: * ex útero ante lucíferum génui te.

109:4 Jurávit Dóminus, et non pœnitébit eum: * Tu es sacérdos in ætérnum secúndum órdinem Melchísedech.

109:5 Dóminus a dextris tuis, * confrégit in die iræ suæ reges.

109:6 Judicábit in natiónibus, implébit ruínas: * conquassábit cápita in terra multórum.

109:7 De torrénte in via bibet: * proptérea exaltábit caput.

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

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

Ant. Viri Galilǽi, quid aspícitis in cælum? Hic Jesus qui assúmptus est a vobis in cælum, sic véniet, allelúja.

Ant. Cumque intueréntur * in cælum eúntem illum, dixérunt, allelúja.

Psalmus 110 [2]

110:1 Confitébor tibi, Dómine, in toto corde meo: * in consílio justórum, et congregatióne.

110:2 Magna ópera Dómini: * exquisíta in omnes voluntátes ejus.

110:3 Conféssio et magnificéntia opus ejus: * et justítia ejus manet in sǽculum sǽculi.

110:4 Memóriam fecit mirabílium suórum, † miséricors et miserátor Dóminus: * (5a) escam dedit timéntibus se.

110:5b Memor erit in sǽculum testaménti sui: * (6) virtútem óperum suórum annuntiábit pópulo suo:

110:7 Ut det illis hereditátem géntium: * ópera mánuum ejus véritas, et judícium.

110:8 Fidélia ómnia mandáta ejus: † confirmáta in sǽculum sǽculi, * facta in veritáte et æquitáte.

110:9a Redemptiónem misit pópulo suo: * mandávit in ætérnum testaméntum suum.

110:9b (fit reverentia) Sanctum, et terríbile nomen ejus: * (10a) inítium sapiéntiæ timor Dómini.

110:10b Intelléctus bonus ómnibus faciéntibus eum: * laudátio ejus manet in sǽculum sǽculi.

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

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

Ant. Cumque intueréntur in cælum eúntem illum, dixérunt, allelúja.

Ant. Elevátis mánibus, * benedíxit eis, et ferebátur in cælum, allelúja.

Psalmus 111 [3]

111:1 Beátus vir, qui timet Dóminum: * in mandátis ejus volet nimis.

111:2 Potens in terra erit semen ejus: * generátio rectórum benedicétur.

111:3 Glória, et divítiæ in domo ejus: * et justítia ejus manet in sǽculum sǽculi.

111:4 Exórtum est in ténebris lumen rectis: * miséricors, et miserátor, et justus.

111:5 Jucúndus homo qui miserétur et cómmodat, † dispónet sermónes suos in judício: * (6) quia in ætérnum non commovébitur.

111:7a In memória ætérna erit justus: * ab auditióne mala non timébit.

111:7b Parátum cor ejus speráre in Dómino, † (8) confirmátum est cor ejus: * non commovébitur donec despíciat inimícos suos.

111:9 Dispérsit, dedit paupéribus: † justítia ejus manet in sǽculum sǽculi, * cornu ejus exaltábitur in glória.

111:10 Peccátor vidébit, et irascétur, † déntibus suis fremet et tabéscet: * desidérium peccatórum períbit.

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

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

Ant. Elevátis mánibus, benedíxit eis, et ferebátur in cælum, allelúja.

Ant. Exaltáte Regem regum, * et hymnum dícite Deo, allelúja.

Psalmus 112 [4]

112:1 Laudáte, púeri, Dóminum: * laudáte nomen Dómini.

112:2 (fit reverentia) Sit nomen Dómini benedíctum, * ex hoc nunc, et usque in sǽculum.

112:3 A solis ortu usque ad occásum, * laudábile nomen Dómini.

112:4 Excélsus super omnes gentes Dóminus, * et super cælos glória ejus.

112:5 Quis sicut Dóminus, Deus noster, qui in altis hábitat, * (6) et humília réspicit in cælo et in terra?

112:7 Súscitans a terra ínopem, * et de stércore érigens páuperem:

112:8 Ut cóllocet eum cum princípibus, * cum princípibus pópuli sui.

112:9 Qui habitáre facit stérilem in domo, * matrem filiórum lætántem.

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

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

Ant. Exaltáte Regem regum, et hymnum dícite Deo, allelúja.

Ant. Vidéntibus illis, * elevátus est, et nubes suscépit eum in cælo, allelúja.

Psalmus 116 [5]

116:1 Laudáte Dóminum, omnes gentes: * laudáte eum, omnes pópuli:

116:2 Quóniam confirmáta est super nos misericórdia ejus: * et véritas Dómini manet in ætérnum.

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

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

Ant. Vidéntibus illis, elevátus est, et nubes suscépit eum in cælo, allelúja.

Ant. Men of Galilee, * why do you look up to heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way, alleluia.

Psalm 109 [1]

109:1a The Lord said to my Lord, * “Sit at my right hand,

109:1b until I make your enemies * your footstool.”

109:2 The Lord will send forth the scepter of your virtue from Zion. * Rule in the midst of your enemies.

109:3 It is with you from the beginning, in the day of your virtue, in the splendor of the saints. * From conception, before the light-bearer, I begot you.

109:4 The Lord has sworn, and he will not repent: * “You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.”

109:5 The Lord is at your right hand. * He has broken kings in the day of his wrath.

109:6 He will judge between the nations; he will fill up ruination. * He will shatter heads in the land of the many.

109:7 He will drink from the torrent on the way. * Because of this, he will exalt the head.

℣ 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. Men of Galilee, why do you look up to heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way, alleluia.

Ant. And while they gazed * at him going into heaven, they said, alleluia.

Psalm 110 [2]

110:1 I will confess to you, O Lord, with my whole heart, * in the council of the just and in the congregation.

110:2 Great are the works of the Lord, * exquisite in all his intentions.

110:3 Confession and magnificence are his work. * And his justice remains from age to age.

110:4 He has created a memorial to his wonders; † he is a merciful and compassionate Lord. * (5a) He has given food to those who fear him.

110:5b He will be mindful of his covenant in every age. * (6) He will announce the virtue of his works to his people,

110:7 so that he may give them the inheritance of the nations. * The works of his hands are truth and judgment.

110:8 All his commands are faithful: † confirmed from age to age, * created in truth and fairness.

110:9a He has sent redemption upon his people. * He has commanded his covenant for all eternity.

110:9b (a bow is made) Holy and terrible is his name. * (10a) The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

110:10b A good understanding is for all who do it. * His praise remains from age to age.

℣ 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. And while they gazed at him going into heaven, they said, alleluia.

Ant. With hands raised, * he blessed them, and was carried up into heaven, alleluia.

Psalm 111 [3]

111:1 Blessed is the man who fears the Lord. * He will prefer his commandments exceedingly.

111:2 His offspring will be powerful on the earth. * The generation of the upright will be blessed.

111:3 Glory and wealth will be in his house, * and his justice shall remain from age to age.

111:4 For the upright, a light has risen up in the darkness. * He is merciful and compassionate and just.

111:5 Pleasing is the man who shows mercy and lends. † He will order his words with judgment. * (6) For he will not be disturbed in eternity.

111:7a The just one will be an everlasting memorial. * He will not fear a report of disasters.

111:7b His heart is prepared to hope in the Lord. † (8) His heart has been confirmed. * He will not be disturbed, until he looks down upon his enemies.

111:9 He has distributed, he has given to the poor. † His justice shall remain from age to age. * His horn shall be exalted in glory.

111:10 The sinner will see and become angry. † He will gnash his teeth and waste away. * The desire of sinners will perish.

℣ 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 hands raised, he blessed them, and was carried up into heaven, alleluia.

Ant. Exalt the King of kings, * and sing a hymn to God, alleluia.

Psalm 112 [4]

112:1 Praise the Lord, children. * Praise the name of the Lord.

112:2 (a bow is made) Blessed is the name of the Lord, * from this time forward and even forever.

112:3 From the rising of the sun, even to its setting, * praiseworthy is the name of the Lord.

112:4 The Lord is high above all nations, * and his glory is high above the heavens.

112:5 Who is like the Lord, our God, who dwells on high, * (6) and who gazes upon the humble things in heaven and on earth?

112:7 He lifts up the needy from the ground, * and he urges the poor away from filth,

112:8 so that he may place him with the leaders, * with the leaders of his people.

112:9 He causes a barren woman to live in a house, * as the joyful mother of sons.

℣ 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. Exalt the King of kings, and sing a hymn to God, alleluia.

Ant. While they looked on, * he was lifted up, and a cloud received him into heaven, alleluia.

Psalm 116 [5]

116:1 All nations, praise the Lord. * All peoples, praise him.

116:2 For his mercy has been confirmed over us. * And the truth of the Lord remains for all eternity.

℣ 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. While they looked on, he was lifted up, and a cloud received him into heaven, alleluia.

Capitulum Hymnus Versus

Act. 1:1-2

Primum quidem sermónem feci de ómnibus, o Theóphile, quæ cœpit Jesus fácere et docére usque in diem, qua præcípiens Apóstolis per Spíritum Sanctum, quos elégit, assúmptus est.

℟ Deo grátias.

Hymnus

Salútis humánæ Sator,

Jesu, volúptas córdium

Orbis redémpti Cónditor,

Et casta lux amántium:

Qua victus es cleméntia,

Ut nostra ferres crímina?

Mortem subíres ínnocens,

A morte nos ut tólleres?

Perrúmpis inférnum chaos:

Vinctis caténas détrahis;

Victor triúmpho nóbili

Ad déxteram Patris sedes.

Te cogat indulgéntia,

Ut damna nostra sárcias,

Tuíque vultus cómpotes

Dites beáto lúmine.

Tu, dux ad astra, et sémita,

Sis meta nostris córdibus,

Sis lacrimárum gáudium,

Sis dulce vitæ prǽmium.

Amen.

℣ Ascéndit Deus in jubilatióne, allelúja.

℟ Et Dóminus in voce tubæ, allelúja.

Act. 1:1-2

Certainly, O Theophilus, I composed the first discourse about everything that Jesus began to do and to teach, instructing the Apostles, whom he had chosen through the Holy Spirit, even until the day on which he was taken up.

℟ Thanks be to God.

Hymn

Hail, thou who man's Redeemer art,

Jesu, the joy of every heart;

Great Maker of the world's wide frame,

And purest love's delight and flame:

What nameless mercy thee o'ercame,

To bear our load of sin and shame?

For guiltless, thou thy life didst give,

That sinful erring man might live.

The realms of woe are forced by thee,

Its captives from their chains set free;

And thou, amid thy ransomed train,

At God's right hand dost victor reign.

Let mercy sweet with thee prevail,

To cure the wounds we now bewail;

Oh, bless us with thy holy sight,

And fill us with eternal light.

Our guide, our way to heavenly rest,

Be thou the aim of every breast;

Be thou the soother of our tears,

Our sweet reward above the spheres.

Amen.

℣ God ascended with jubilation, alleluia.

℟ And the Lord with the sound of the trumpet, alleluia.

Canticum: Magnificat

Ant. Pater, * manifestávi nomen tuum homínibus quos dedísti mihi: nunc autem pro eis rogo, non pro mundo, quia ad te vénio, allelúja.

Canticum B. Mariæ Virginis

Luc. 1:46-55

1:46 Magníficat ✠ * ánima mea Dóminum.

1:47 Et exsultávit spíritus meus: * in Deo, salutári meo.

1:48 Quia respéxit humilitátem ancíllæ suæ: * ecce enim ex hoc beátam me dicent omnes generatiónes.

1:49 Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est: * et sanctum nomen ejus.

1:50 Et misericórdia ejus, a progénie in progénies: * timéntibus eum.

1:51 Fecit poténtiam in brácchio suo: * dispérsit supérbos mente cordis sui.

1:52 Depósuit poténtes de sede: * et exaltávit húmiles.

1:53 Esuriéntes implévit bonis: * et dívites dimísit inánes.

1:54 Suscépit Israël púerum suum: * recordátus misericórdiæ suæ.

1:55 Sicut locútus est ad patres nostros: * Ábraham, et sémini ejus in sǽcula.

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

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

Ant. Pater, manifestávi nomen tuum homínibus quos dedísti mihi: nunc autem pro eis rogo, non pro mundo, quia ad te vénio, allelúja.

Ant. Father, * I have manifested your name to the men whom you gave me; now I pray for them, not for the world, for I am coming to you, alleluia.

Canticle of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Luke 1:46-55

1:46 My soul ✠ * magnifies the Lord.

1:47 And my spirit leaps for joy * in God my Savior.

1:48 For he has looked with favor on the humility of his handmaid. * For behold, from this time, all generations shall call me blessed.

1:49 For he who is great has done great things for me, * and holy is his name.

1:50 And his mercy is from generation to generations * for those who fear him.

1:51 He has accomplished powerful deeds with his arm. * He has scattered the arrogant in the intentions of their heart.

1:52 He has deposed the powerful from their seat, * and he has exalted the humble.

1:53 He has filled the hungry with good things, * and the rich he has sent away empty.

1:54 He has taken up his servant Israel, * mindful of his mercy,

1:55 just as he spoke to our fathers: * to Abraham and to his offspring 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. Father, I have manifested your name to the men whom you gave me; now I pray for them, not for the world, for I am coming to you, alleluia.

Oratio

℣ Dómine, exáudi oratiónem meam.

℟ Et clamor meus ad te véniat.

Orémus.

Concéde, quǽsumus, omnípotens Deus: ut, qui hodiérna die Unigénitum tuum, Redemptórem nostrum, ad cælos ascendísse crédimus; ipsi quoque mente in cæléstibus habitémus.

Per eúmdem 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.

Grant, we pray, almighty God, that we who believe that your Only Begotten Son, our Redeemer, ascended this day to the heavens, may ourselves dwell in mind among heavenly things.

Through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, 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.