In Octava Omnium Sanctorum

Ant. I saw a great multitude, * which no one could number, from all nations, standing before the throne.

Psalm 149

149:1 Sing to the Lord a new song: * his praise in the assembly of the saints.
149:2 Let Israel rejoice in him who made him: * and let the children of Sion exult in their king.
149:3 Let them praise his name in the choir: * let them sing psalms to him with timbrel and harp:
149:4 For the Lord takes pleasure in his people: * and will exalt the meek unto salvation.
149:5 The saints shall rejoice in glory: * they shall be joyful in their beds.
149:6 The high praises of God in their throats: * and two-edged swords in their hands.
149:7 To execute vengeance upon the nations: * chastisements upon the peoples.
149:8 To bind their kings in chains: * and their nobles in fetters of iron.
149:9 To execute upon them the judgment written: * this glory is for all his saints.

℣ 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 saw a great multitude, which no one could number, from all nations, standing before the throne.

Ant. And all the Angels * were standing around the throne, and they fell upon their faces before the throne, and worshipped God.

Psalm 91

91:2 It is good to confess to the Lord: * and to sing psalms to your name, O Most High.
91:3 To announce your mercy in the morning: * and your truth throughout the night.
91:4 Upon the ten strings, upon the psaltery: * with a canticle, upon stringed instruments.
91:5 For you, O Lord, have delighted me with your doings: * and I will exult in the works of your hands.
91:6 How great are your works, O Lord! * your thoughts have been made exceedingly deep.
91:7 A foolish man will not know these things: * and a senseless one will not understand them.
91:8 When sinners will have risen up like grass, * and when all those who work iniquity will have appeared:
91:9 That they shall pass away, age after age: * but you, O Lord, are the Most High for all eternity.
91:10 For behold your enemies, O Lord, for behold your enemies will perish: * and all those who work iniquity will be dispersed.
91:11 And my horn will be exalted like that of the single-horned beast: * and my old age in fruitful mercy.
91:12 And my eye has looked down upon my enemies: * and my ear will hear of the malignant rising up against me.
91:13 The just one will flourish like the palm tree: * he will be multiplied like the cedar of Lebanon.
91:14 Those planted in the house of the Lord * will flourish in the courts of the house of our God.
91:15 They will still be multiplied in a fruitful old age: * and they will endure well, so that they may announce:
91:16 That the Lord our God is righteous: * and that there is no iniquity in him.

℣ 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 all the Angels were standing around the throne, and they fell upon their faces before the throne, and worshipped God.

Ant. You have redeemed us, * O Lord God, in your blood, from every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and have made us a kingdom for our God.

Psalm 63

63:2 Hear, O God, my prayer of supplication: * rescue my soul from the fear of the enemy.
63:3 You have protected me from the assembly of the malignant: * from a multitude of workers of iniquity.
63:4 For they have sharpened their tongues like a sword: * they have formed their bow into a bitter thing, so that they may shoot arrows from hiding at the immaculate.
63:6 They will suddenly shoot arrows at him, and they will not be afraid: * they are resolute in their wicked talk.
63:6 They have spoken so as to hide snares: * they said: Who will see them?
63:7 They have been searching carefully for iniquities: * their exhaustive search has failed.
63:7 Man will approach with a deep heart: * and God will be exalted.
63:8 The arrows of the little ones have become their wounds: * and their tongues have been weakened against them.
63:9 All those who saw them have been troubled: * and every man was afraid.
63:10 And they announced the works of God, * and they understood his acts.
63:11 The just will rejoice in the Lord, and they will hope in him, * and all the upright of heart will be 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. You have redeemed us, O Lord God, in your blood, from every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and have made us a kingdom for our God.

Ant. Bless the Lord, * all you his elect; keep days of gladness and give praise to him.

Canticle of Sirach

Sir 36:1-16

36:1 Have mercy on us, O God of all, and look with favor on us, * and show us the light of your compassion.
36:2 And send your fear upon the nations, * who have not sought you,
36:3 that they may acknowledge that there is no God except you, * and may declare your great deeds.
36:4 Lift up your hand over foreign nations, * that they may see your power.
36:5 For just as, in their sight, you have been sanctified in us, * so also, in our sight, you will be magnified in them,
36:6 that they may know you, as we also have known you, * for there is no God apart from you, O Lord.
36:7 Renew your signs, and work new wonders. * Glorify your hand and your right arm.
36:8 Stir up your fury, and pour out your wrath. * Take away our adversary, and afflict our enemy.
36:9 Hasten the time, and remember the end, * that they may declare your wonders.
36:10 Let those who escape be devoured by the wrath of fire; * and let those who harass your people find perdition.
36:11 Crush the head of the leaders of the enemies, * who say: There is no other beside us.
36:12 Gather together all the tribes of Jacob, that they may acknowledge that there is no God except you, * and may declare your great deeds;
36:13 and you will make them your inheritance, * as from the beginning.
36:14 Take pity on your people, over whom your name has been invoked, * and on Israel, whom you have treated as your firstborn.
36:15 Take pity on Jerusalem, the city of your sanctification, * the city of your rest.
36:16 Fill Zion with your ineffable words, * and fill your people with your 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. Bless the Lord, all you his elect; keep days of gladness and give praise to him.

Ant. A hymn * belongs to all his Saints; to the children of Israel, a people drawing near to him: this glory is for all his Saints.

Psalm 150

150:1 Praise the Lord in his holy places: * praise him in the firmament of his power.
150:2 Praise him for his mighty deeds: * praise him according to the multitude of his greatness.
150:3 Praise him with the sound of trumpet: * praise him with psaltery and harp.
150:4 Praise him with timbrel and choir: * praise him with strings and pipe.
150:5 Praise him with well-sounding cymbals: † praise him with cymbals of jubilation: * (6) let every spirit praise 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. A hymn belongs to all his Saints; to the children of Israel, a people drawing near to him: this glory is for all his Saints.