S. Francisci Xaverii Confessoris

Matutinum Laudes Prima Tertia Sexta Nona Vesperae Completorium

Incipit

℣ Dómine, lábia ☩ mea apéries.

℣ O Lord, ☩ open my lips.

℟ Et os meum annuntiábit laudem tuam.

℟ And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.

℣ Deus ✠ in adiutórium meum inténde.

℣ O God, ✠ come to my assistance.

℟ Dómine, ad adiuvándum me festína.

℟ Lord, make haste to help me.

Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

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.

Allelúia.

Alleluia.

Invitatorium

Ant. Deum magnum Dóminum, * Veníte, adorémus.

Ant. The great Lord God, * come, let us adore.

Psalmus 94

Psalm 94

94:1 Veníte, exsultémus Dómino: * iubilémus Deo salutári nostro:
94:2 Præoccupémus fáciem eius in confessióne: * et in psalmis iubilémus ei.
repeat full invitatory antiphon
94:3 Quóniam Deus magnus Dóminus: * et Rex magnus super omnes deos.
94:4 Quia in manu eius sunt omnes fines terræ: * et altitúdines móntium ipsíus sunt.
repeat full invitatory antiphon
94:5 Quóniam ipsíus est mare, et ipse fecit illud: * et siccam manus eius formavérunt.
repeat full invitatory antiphon
94:7 Et nos pópulus páscuæ eius, et oves manus eius. * Hódie si vocem eius audiéritis, nolíte obduráre corda vestra:
94:8 Sicut in irritatióne secúndum diem tentatiónis in desérto: * ubi tentavérunt me patres vestri, probavérunt me, et vidérunt ópera mea.
repeat full invitatory antiphon
94:9 Quadragínta annis offénsus fui generatióni illi, * et dixi: Semper hi errant corde.
94:10 Et isti non cognovérunt vias meas, ut iurávi in ira mea: * Si introíbunt in réquiem meam.
repeat full invitatory antiphon

94:1 Come, let us exult in the Lord: * let us shout joyfully to God, our Savior:
94:2 Let us anticipate his presence with confession: * and let us sing joyfully to him with psalms.
Repeat the full invitatory antiphon.
94:3 For the Lord is a great God: * and a great King over all gods.
94:4 For in his hand are all the limits of the earth: * and the heights of the mountains are his.
Repeat the full invitatory antiphon.
94:5 For the sea is his, and he made it: * and his hands formed the dry land.
Repeat the full invitatory antiphon.
94:7 And we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. * If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts:
94:8 As in the provocation, according to the day of temptation in the wilderness: * where your fathers tempted me; they tested me, though they had seen my works.
Repeat the full invitatory antiphon.
94:9 For forty years, I was offended by that generation, * and I said: These have always strayed in heart.
94:10 And these have not known my ways, so I swore in my wrath: * They shall not enter into my rest.
Repeat the full invitatory antiphon.

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

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

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

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

Ant. Deum magnum Dóminum, Veníte, adorémus.

Ant. The great Lord God, come, let us adore.

Hymnus

Verbum supérnum, pródiens
E Patris ætérni sinu,
Qui natus orbi súbvenis,
Labénte cursu témporis:

Illúmina nunc péctora,
Tuóque amóre cóncrema;
Ut cor cadúca déserens
Cæli volúptas ímpleat.

Ut, cum tribúnal Iúdicis
Damnábit igni nóxios,
Et vox amíca débitum
Vocábit ad cælum pios;

Non esca flammárum nigros
Volvámur inter túrbines,
Vultu Dei sed cómpotes
Cæli fruámur gáudiis.

Patri, simúlque Fílio,
Tibíque, Sancte Spíritus,
Sicut fuit, sit iúgiter
Sæclum per omne glória.
Amen.

Celestial Word, to this our earth
Sent down from God's eternal clime,
To save mankind by mortal birth
Into a world of change and time;

Enlighten our hearts; vain hopes destroy;
And in thy love's consuming fire
Fill all the soul with heavenly joy,
And melt the dross of low desire.

So when the Judge of quick and dead
Shall bid his awful summons come,
To whelm the guilty soul with dread,
And call the blessed to their home.

Saved from the whirling, black abyss,
Forevermore to us be given
To share the feast of saintly bliss,
And see the face of God in heaven.

To God the Father and the Son
Our songs with one accord we raise;
And to the Holy Spirit, One
With them, be ever equal praise
Amen.

Nocturni

Nocturnus 1

Nocturn 1

Ant. Speciósus forma * præ fíliis hóminum, diffúsa est grátia in lábiis tuis.

Ant. Fairest in form * above the sons of men, grace has been poured upon your lips.

Psalmus 44(2a-10b)

Psalm 44(2a-10b)

44:2a Eructávit cor meum verbum bonum: * dico ego ópera mea Regi.
44:2b Lingua mea cálamus scribæ: * velóciter scribéntis.
44:3 Speciósus forma præ fíliis hóminum, † diffúsa est grátia in lábiis tuis: * proptérea benedíxit te Deus in ætérnum.
44:4 Accíngere gládio tuo super femur tuum, * potentíssime.
44:5a Spécie tua et pulchritúdine tua: * inténde, próspere procéde, et regna.
44:5b Propter veritátem, et mansuetúdinem, et iustítiam: * et dedúcet te mirabíliter déxtera tua.
44:6 Sagíttæ tuæ acútæ, pópuli sub te cadent: * in corda inimicórum Regis.
44:7 Sedes tua, Deus, in sǽculum sǽculi: * virga directiónis virga regni tui.
44:8 Dilexísti iustítiam, et odísti iniquitátem: * proptérea unxit te Deus, Deus tuus, óleo lætítiæ præ consórtibus tuis.
44:9 Myrrha, et gutta, et cásia a vestiméntis tuis, a dómibus ebúrneis: * ex quibus delectavérunt te (10a) fíliæ regum in honóre tuo.
44:10b Ástitit regína a dextris tuis in vestítu deauráto: * circúmdata varietáte.

44:2a My heart has uttered a good word: * I speak of my works to the King.
44:2b My tongue is like the pen of a scribe: * who writes quickly.
44:3 You are a brilliant form before the sons of men, † grace has been poured freely into your lips: * because of this, God has blessed you in eternity.
44:4 Fasten your sword to your thigh, * O most powerful one.
44:5a With your splendor and your excellence: * proceed prosperously, and reign.
44:5b For the sake of truth and meekness and justice: * and so will your right hand lead you wondrously.
44:6 Your arrows are sharp; the people will fall under you: * with the hearts of the enemies of the King.
44:7 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever: * the scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of true aim.
44:8 You have loved justice and hated iniquity: * because of this, God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness before your co-heirs.
44:9 Myrrh and balsam and cinnamon perfume your garments, from the houses of ivory: * from these, they have delighted you, (10a) the daughters of kings in your honor.
44:10b The queen assisted at your right hand in clothing of gold: * encircled with diversity.

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

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

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

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

Ant. Speciósus forma præ fíliis hóminum, diffúsa est grátia in lábiis tuis.

Ant. Fairest in form above the sons of men, grace has been poured upon your lips.

Ant. Confitebúntur tibi * pópuli Deus in ætérnum.

Ant. The peoples will praise you, * O God, for ever.

Psalmus 44(11-18b)

Psalm 44(11-18b)

44:11 Audi fília, et vide, et inclína aurem tuam: * et oblivíscere pópulum tuum et domum patris tui.
44:12 Et concupíscet Rex decórem tuum: * quóniam ipse est Dóminus Deus tuus, et adorábunt eum.
44:13 Et fíliæ Tyri in munéribus * vultum tuum deprecabúntur: omnes dívites plebis.
44:14 Omnis glória eius fíliæ Regis ab intus, * in fímbriis áureis (15a) circumamícta varietátibus.
44:15b Adducéntur Regi vírgines post eam: * próximæ eius afferéntur tibi.
44:16 Afferéntur in lætítia et exsultatióne: * adducéntur in templum Regis.
44:17 Pro pátribus tuis nati sunt tibi fílii: * constítues eos príncipes super omnem terram.
44:18a Mémores erunt nóminis tui: * in omni generatióne et generatiónem.
44:18b Proptérea pópuli confitebúntur tibi in ætérnum: * et in sǽculum sǽculi.

44:11 Listen, daughter, and see, and incline your ear: * and forget your people and your father's house.
44:12 And the king will desire your beauty: * for he is the Lord your God, and they will adore him.
44:13 And the daughters of Tyre with gifts * will entreat your countenance: all the rich men of the people.
44:14 All the glory of the daughter of the King is inside, * in golden fringes, (15a) clothed all around with diversities.
44:15b After her, virgins will be led to the King: * her neighbors will be brought to you.
44:16 They will be brought with gladness and exultation: * they will be led into the temple of the King.
44:17 For your fathers, sons have been born to you: * you will establish them as leaders over all the earth.
44:18a They will remember your name always: * for generation after generation.
44:18b Because of this, peoples will confess to you in eternity: * and forever and ever.

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

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

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

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

Ant. Confitebúntur tibi pópuli Deus in ætérnum.

Ant. The peoples will praise you, O God, for ever.

Ant. Adiútor in tribulatiónibus * Deus noster.

Ant. God is our helper * in tribulations.

Psalmus 45

Psalm 45

45:2 Deus noster refúgium, et virtus: * adiútor in tribulatiónibus, quæ invenérunt nos nimis.
45:3 Proptérea non timébimus dum turbábitur terra: * et transferéntur montes in cor maris.
45:4 Sonuérunt, et turbátæ sunt aquæ eórum: * conturbáti sunt montes in fortitúdine eius.
45:5 Flúminis ímpetus lætíficat civitátem Dei: * sanctificávit tabernáculum suum Altíssimus.
45:6 Deus in médio eius, non commovébitur: * adiuvábit eam Deus mane dilúculo.
45:7 Conturbátæ sunt gentes, et inclináta sunt regna: * dedit vocem suam, mota est terra.
45:8 Dóminus virtútum nobíscum: * suscéptor noster Deus Iacob.
45:9 Veníte, et vidéte ópera Dómini, quæ pósuit prodígia super terram: * áuferens bella usque ad finem terræ.
45:10 Arcum cónteret, et confrínget arma: * et scuta combúret igni.
45:11 Vacáte, et vidéte quóniam ego sum Deus: * exaltábor in géntibus, et exaltábor in terra.
45:12 Dóminus virtútum nobíscum: * suscéptor noster Deus Iacob.

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 still, 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.

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

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

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

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

Ant. Adiútor in tribulatiónibus Deus noster.

Ant. God is our helper in tribulations.

℣ Dóminus virtútum nobíscum.

℣ The Lord of hosts is with us.

℟ Suscéptor noster, Deus Iacob.

℟ Our protector is the God of Jacob.

Pater noster, qui es in cælis, sanctificétur nomen tuum: advéniat regnum tuum: fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra. Panem nostrum cotidiánum da nobis hódie: et dimítte nobis débita nostra, sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris:

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:

℣ Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem:

℣ And lead us not into temptation:

℟ Sed líbera nos a malo.

℟ But deliver us from evil.

Absolutio. Exáudi, Dómine Iesu Christe, preces servórum tuórum, et miserére nobis: Qui cum Patre et Spíritu Sancto vivis et regnas in sǽcula sæculórum.

Absolutio. 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.

℣ Iube, Dómine, benedícere.

℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.

Benedictio. Benedictióne perpétua benedícat nos Pater ætérnus.

Benedictio. May the eternal Father bless us with his everlasting blessing.

Lectio 1

Reading 1

Incipit Sophonías Prophéta

Soph 1:1-3

1 Verbum Dómini, quod factum est ad Sophoníam, fílium Chusi, fílii Godolíæ, fílii Amaríæ, fílii Ezecíæ, in diébus Iosíæ, fílii Amon, regis Iudæ.
2 Cóngregans congregábo ómnia a fácie terræ, dicit Dóminus,
3 cóngregans hóminem et pecus, cóngregans volatília cæli et pisces maris; et ruínæ impiórum erunt, et dispérdam hómines a fácie terræ, dicit Dóminus.

1 The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
2 While gathering, I will gather together all things from the face of the earth, says the Lord.
3 I will gather man and cattle; I will gather the flying things of the air and the fish of the sea. And the impious will be a catastrophe. And I will disperse men before the face of the earth, says the Lord.

℟ Indicábo tibi, homo, quid sit bonum aut quid Dóminus requírat a te:

℟ I will show you, O man, what is good, or what the Lord requires of you:

Fácere iudícium et iustítiam et sollícitum ambuláre cum Deo tuo.

To do judgment and justice, and to walk solicitous with your God.

℣ Spera in Dómino, et fac bonitátem, et inhábita terram.

℣ Hope in the Lord, and do good, and dwell in the land.

℟ Fácere iudícium et iustítiam et sollícitum ambuláre cum Deo tuo.

℟ To do judgment and justice, and to walk solicitous with your God.

℣ Iube, Dómine, benedícere.

℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.

Benedictio. Unigénitus Dei Fílius nos benedícere et adiuváre dignétur.

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

Lectio 2

Reading 2

Soph 1:4-6

4 Et exténdam manum meam super Iudam et super omnes habitántes Ierúsalem: et dispérdam de loco hoc relíquias Baal, et nómina ædituórum cum sacerdótibus,
5 et eos qui adórant super tecta milítiam cæli, et adórant et iurant in Dómino, et iurant in Melchom,
6 et qui avertúntur de post tergum Dómini, et qui non quæsiérunt Dóminum, nec investigavérunt eum.

4 And I will extend my hand over Judah and over all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And I will disperse from this place the remnant of Baal, and the names of the administrators along with the priests,
5 and those who adore the military campaign over the ceiling of the sky, both those who adore and swear by the Lord, and those who swear by Melchom,
6 both those who turn aside from following after the Lord, and those who have not sought the Lord, nor inquired about him.

℟ Angústiæ mihi sunt úndique, et quid éligam ignóro;

℟ Anguish is upon me on every side, and I know not what to choose;

Mélius est mihi incídere in manus hóminum, quam derelínquere legem Dei mei.

It is better for me to fall into the hands of men, than to forsake the law of my God.

℣ Si enim hoc égero, mors mihi est; si autem non égero, non effúgiam manus vestras.

℣ For if I do this, death awaits me; but if I do not do it, I shall not escape your hands.

℟ Mélius est mihi incídere in manus hóminum, quam derelínquere legem Dei mei.

℟ It is better for me to fall into the hands of men, than to forsake the law of my God.

℣ Iube, Dómine, benedícere.

℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.

Benedictio. Ad gáudia paradísi perdúcat nos misericórdia Christi.

Benedictio. May the mercy of Christ lead us to the joys of paradise.

Lectio 3

Reading 3

Soph 1:7-9

7 Siléte a fácie Dómini Dei, quia iuxta est dies Dómini: quia præparávit Dóminus hóstiam, sanctificávit vocátos suos.
8 Et erit, in die hóstiæ Dómini, visitábo super príncipes, et super fílios regis, et super omnes qui indúti sunt veste peregrína;
9 et visitábo super omnem qui arrogánter ingréditur super limen in die illa, qui complent domum Dómini Dei sui iniquitáte et dolo.

7 Be silent before the face of the Lord God. For the day of the Lord is near; for the Lord has prepared a victim, he has sanctified those he has called.
8 And this shall be: in the day of the victim of the Lord, I will visit upon the leaders, and upon the sons of the king, and upon all who have been clothed with strange garments.
9 And I will visit upon all who enter arrogantly over the threshold in that day, those who fill the house of the Lord their God with iniquity and deceit.

℟ Misit Dóminus Angelum suum et conclúsit ora leónum,

℟ The Lord sent his Angel and shut the mouths of the lions,

Et non contaminavérunt, quia coram eo iniustítia invénta non est in me.

and they did not defile me, because before him no iniquity was found in me.

℣ Misit Deus misericórdiam suam et veritátem suam: ánimam meam erípuit de médio catulórum leónum.

℣ God sent his mercy and his truth: he rescued my soul from the midst of lion cubs.

℟ Et non contaminavérunt, quia coram eo iniustítia invénta non est in me.

℟ and they did not defile me, because before him no iniquity was found in me.

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

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

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

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

℟ Et non contaminavérunt: quia coram eo iniustítia invénta non est in me.

℟ and they did not defile me: because before him no iniquity was found in me.

Nocturnus 2

Nocturn 2

Ant. Magnus Dóminus * et laudábilis nimis in civitáte Dei nostri.

Ant. Great is the Lord * and greatly to be praised in the city of our God.

Psalmus 47

Psalm 47

47:2 Magnus Dóminus, et laudábilis nimis * in civitáte Dei nostri, in monte sancto eius.
47:3 Fundátur exsultatióne univérsæ terræ mons Sion, * látera Aquilónis, cívitas Regis magni.
47:4 Deus in dómibus eius cognoscétur: * cum suscípiet eam.
47:5 Quóniam ecce reges terræ congregáti sunt: * convenérunt in unum.
47:6 Ipsi vidéntes sic admiráti sunt, conturbáti sunt, commóti sunt: * tremor apprehéndit eos.
47:7 Ibi dolóres ut parturiéntis: * in spíritu veheménti cónteres naves Tharsis.
47:9 Sicut audívimus, sic vídimus in civitáte Dómini virtútum, in civitáte Dei nostri: * Deus fundávit eam in ætérnum.
47:10 Suscépimus, Deus, misericórdiam tuam, * in médio templi tui.
47:11 Secúndum nomen tuum, Deus, sic et laus tua in fines terræ: * iustítia plena est déxtera tua.
47:12 Lætétur mons Sion, et exsúltent fíliæ Iudæ: * propter iudícia tua, Dómine.
47:13 Circúmdate Sion, et complectímini eam: * narráte in túrribus eius.
47:14 Pónite corda vestra in virtúte eius: * et distribúite domos eius, ut enarrétis in progénie áltera.
47:15 Quóniam hic est Deus, Deus noster in ætérnum et in sǽculum sǽculi: * ipse reget nos in sǽcula.

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 her 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.

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

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

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

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

Ant. Magnus Dóminus et laudábilis nimis in civitáte Dei nostri.

Ant. Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised in the city of our God.

Ant. Os meum loquétur * sapiéntiam: et meditátio cordis mei prudéntiam.

Ant. My mouth will speak * wisdom: and the meditation of my heart, understanding.

Psalmus 48(2-13)

Psalm 48(2-13)

48:2 Audíte hæc, omnes gentes: * áuribus percípite omnes, qui habitátis orbem:
48:3 Quique terrígenæ, et fílii hóminum: * simul in unum dives et pauper.
48:4 Os meum loquétur sapiéntiam: * et meditátio cordis mei prudéntiam.
48:5 Inclinábo in parábolam aurem meam: * apériam in psaltério propositiónem meam.
48:6 Cur timébo in die mala? * iníquitas calcánei mei circúmdabit me:
48:7 Qui confídunt in virtúte sua: * et in multitúdine divitiárum suárum gloriántur.
48:8 Frater non rédimit, rédimet homo: * non dabit Deo placatiónem suam.
48:9 Et prétium redemptiónis ánimæ suæ: * et laborábit in ætérnum, et vivet adhuc in finem.
48:11 Non vidébit intéritum, cum víderit sapiéntes moriéntes: * simul insípiens, et stultus períbunt.
48:11 Et relínquent aliénis divítias suas: * et sepúlcra eórum domus illórum in ætérnum.
48:12 Tabernácula eórum in progénie et progénie: * vocavérunt nómina sua in terris suis.
48:13 Et homo, cum in honóre esset, non intelléxit: * comparátus est iuméntis insipiéntibus, et símilis factus est illis.

48:2 Hear these things, all nations: * pay attention, all you who inhabit the world:
48:3 whoever is earth-born, and you sons of men: * together as one, the rich and the poor.
48:4 My mouth will speak wisdom: * and the meditation of my heart will speak prudence.
48:5 I will incline my ear to a parable: * I will open my case with the psaltery.
48:6 Why should I fear in the evil day? * the iniquity at my heel will surround me:
48:7 Those who trust in their own strength: * and who glory in the multitude of their riches.
48:8 No brother redeems, nor will man buy back: * he will not give to God his appeasement.
48:9 Nor the price for the redemption of his soul: * and he will labor continuously, and still live until the end.
48:11 He will not see death, when he sees the wise dying: * the foolish and the senseless will perish together.
48:11 And they will leave their riches to strangers: * and their sepulchers will be their houses forever.
48:12 Their tabernacles from generation to generation: * they have called their names in their own lands.
48:13 And man, when he was held in honor, did not understand: * he has been compared to the senseless beasts, and he has become like them.

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

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

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

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

Ant. Os meum loquétur sapiéntiam: et meditátio cordis mei prudéntiam.

Ant. My mouth will speak wisdom: and the meditation of my heart, understanding.

Ant. Ne timúeris * cum dívite non descéndet in sepúlcrum glória eius.

Ant. Do not fear * when a rich man dies; his glory will not descend into the tomb with him.

Psalmus 48(14-21)

Psalm 48(14-21)

48:14 Hæc via illórum scándalum ipsis: * et póstea in ore suo complacébunt.
48:15 Sicut oves in inférno pósiti sunt: * mors depáscet eos.
48:15 Et dominabúntur eórum iusti in matutíno: * et auxílium eórum veteráscet in inférno a glória eórum.
48:16 Verúmtamen Deus rédimet ánimam meam de manu ínferi: * cum accéperit me.
48:17 Ne timúeris, cum dives factus fúerit homo: * et cum multiplicáta fúerit glória domus eius.
48:18 Quóniam cum interíerit, non sumet ómnia: * neque descéndet cum eo glória eius.
48:19 Quia ánima eius in vita ipsíus benedicétur: * confitébitur tibi cum beneféceris ei.
48:20 Introíbit usque in progénies patrum suórum: * et usque in ætérnum non vidébit lumen.
48:21 Homo, cum in honóre esset, non intelléxit: * comparátus est iuméntis insipiéntibus, et símilis factus est illis.

48:14 This way of theirs is a scandal to them: * and afterwards, they will delight in their mouth.
48:15 They have been placed in Hell like sheep: * death will feed on them.
48:15 And the just will have dominion over them in the morning: * and their help will grow old in Hell for their glory.
48:16 Even so, truly God will redeem my soul from the hand of Hell: * when he will receive me.
48:17 Do not be afraid, when a man will have been made rich: * and when the glory of his house will have been multiplied.
48:18 For when he dies, he will take nothing away: * and his glory will not descend with him.
48:19 For his soul will be blessed in his lifetime: * and he will admit to you when you do good to him.
48:20 He will even enter with the progeny of his fathers: * and even in eternity, he will not see the light.
48:21 Man, when he was in honor, did not understand: * he has been compared to the senseless beasts, and he has become like them.

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

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

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

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

Ant. Ne timúeris cum dívite non descéndet in sepúlcrum glória eius.

Ant. Do not fear when a rich man dies; his glory will not descend into the tomb with him.

℣ Os iusti meditábitur sapiéntiam.

℣ The mouth of the just man shall meditate wisdom.

℟ Et lingua eius loquétur iudícium.

℟ And his tongue shall speak judgment.

℣ Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem:

℣ And lead us not into temptation:

℟ Sed líbera nos a malo.

℟ But deliver us from evil.

Absolutio. Ipsíus píetas et misericórdia nos ádiuvet, qui cum Patre et Spíritu Sancto vivit et regnat in sǽcula sæculórum.

Absolutio. May his loving kindness and mercy assist us, he who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever.

℣ Iube, Dómine, benedícere.

℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.

Benedictio. Deus Pater omnípotens sit nobis propítius et clemens.

Benedictio. May God the almighty Father be gracious and merciful to us.

Lectio 4

Reading 4

Francíscus, in Xavério diœcésis Pampelonénsis nobílibus paréntibus natus, Parísiis sancto Ignátio sese cómitem et discípulum iunxit. Ipso magistro eo brevi devénit, ut in rerum divinárum contemplatióne defíxus, a terra aliquándo sublímis elevarétur: quod illi sacrificánti coram pópuli multitúdine aliquóties evénit. Has ánimi delícias magnis sui córporis cruciátibus merebátur. Nam interdícto sibi, non carnis solum et vini, sed panis quoque tritícei usu, vílibus cibis vesci sólitus, per bíduum subínde triduúmque omni prorsus aliménto abstínuit. Férreis in se flagéllis ita sǽviit, ut sæpe copióso cruóre difflúeret; somnum brevíssimum humi iacens carpébat.

Francis, born of noble parents at Xavier in the diocese of Pamplona, joined himself at Paris to Saint Ignatius as companion and disciple. Under that master he advanced so quickly that, absorbed in the contemplation of divine things, he was sometimes raised from the ground, which happened to him several times when he was offering the sacrifice in the presence of a multitude of people. He purchased these spiritual consolations at the cost of great bodily torments. For, having forbidden himself the use not only of meat and wine but also of wheaten bread, and accustomed to feed on coarse food, he would abstain from all nourishment whatsoever for two or three days at a stretch. He scourged himself so savagely with iron disciplines that he often flowed with copious blood; the briefest sleep he took lying on the ground.

℟ Ave, María, grátia plena, Dóminus tecum:

℟ Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you:

Spíritus Sanctus supervéniet in te, et virtus Altíssimi obumbrábit tibi: quod enim ex te nascétur Sanctum, vocábitur Fílius Dei.

The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you: for that which shall be born of you is Holy, and shall be called the Son of God.

℣ Quómodo fiet istud, quóniam virum non cognósco? Et respóndens Angelus, dixit ei.

℣ How shall this come to pass, since I know not man? And the Angel answering said to her.

℟ Spíritus Sanctus supervéniet in te, et virtus Altíssimi obumbrábit tibi: quod enim ex te nascétur Sanctum, vocábitur Fílius Dei.

℟ The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you: for that which shall be born of you is Holy, and shall be called the Son of God.

℣ Iube, Dómine, benedícere.

℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.

Benedictio. Christus perpétuæ det nobis gáudia vitæ.

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

Lectio 5

Reading 5

Vitæ austeritáte ac sanctitáte apostólico múneri iam matúrus, cum Ioánnes tértius Lusitániæ rex áliquot nascéntis societátis viros a Paulo tértio pro Indiis postulásset, sancti Ignátii hortátu, ab eódem Pontífice ad tantum opus cum apostólici núntii potestáte delígitur. Eo appúlsus, íllico variárum géntium difficíllimis et váriis linguis divínitus instrúctus appáruit. Quin eum quandóque único idiómate ad divérsas gentes concionántem, unaquǽque sua lingua loquéntem audívit. Províncias innúmeras pédibus semper, et sæpe nudis, peragrávit. Fidem Iapóniæ et sex áliis regiónibus invéxit. Multa centéna hóminum mília ad Christum in Indiis convértit; magnósque príncipes, regésque complúres sacro fonte expiávit. Et cum tam magna pro Deo ágeret, ea erat humilitáte, ut sancto Ignátio, tunc præpósito suo, flexis génibus scríberet.

Already mature by austerity of life and holiness for apostolic service, when John III, king of Portugal, requested from Paul III some men of the nascent Society for the Indies, he was chosen at the urging of Saint Ignatius by that same Pontiff for so great a work, with the authority of apostolic nuncio. Having arrived there, he was immediately seen to have been divinely endowed with a knowledge of the very difficult and varied languages of diverse peoples. Indeed, sometimes while preaching in a single tongue to different peoples, each one heard him speaking in its own language. He journeyed through countless provinces always on foot, and often barefoot. He brought the faith to Japan and six other regions. He converted many hundreds of thousands of men to Christ in the Indies; and he purified great princes and several kings with the sacred font. And while he was accomplishing such great things for God, such was his humility that he wrote to Saint Ignatius, his superior at that time, kneeling.

℟ Salvatórem exspectámus, Dóminum Iesum Christum,

℟ We await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,

Qui reformábit corpus humilitátis nostræ configurátum córpori claritátis suæ.

Who will refashion the body of our lowliness, conformed to the body of his glory.

℣ Sóbrie, et iuste, et pie vivámus in hoc sǽculo, exspectántes beátam spem, et advéntum glóriæ magni Dei.

℣ Let us live soberly, and justly, and piously in this age, awaiting the blessed hope and the coming of the glory of the great God.

℟ Qui reformábit corpus humilitátis nostræ configurátum córpori claritátis suæ.

℟ Who will refashion the body of our lowliness, conformed to the body of his glory.

℣ Iube, Dómine, benedícere.

℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.

Benedictio. Ignem sui amóris accéndat Deus in córdibus nostris.

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

Lectio 6

Reading 6

Hunc dilatándi Evangélii ardórem multitúdine et excelléntia miraculórum Dóminus roborávit. Cæco visum réddidit. Tantum marínæ aquæ signo crucis convértit in dulcem, quantum quingéntis vectóribus, qui siti adigebántur ad mortem, diu suffécit: qua in várias quoque regiónes asportáta, ægri plúrimi súbito curáti sunt. Plures mórtuos revocávit ad vitam, inter quos prídie sepúltum érui iussum e túmulo suscitávit, duósque álios, dum efferréntur, apprehénsa eórum manu, paréntibus e féretro vivos restituit Prophetíæ spíritu passim afflátus, plúrima et loco et témpore remotíssima enuntiávit. Demum in Sanciáno, Sinárum ínsula, die secúnda Decémbris, óbiit plenus méritis, laboribúsque conféctus. Demórtui cadáver viva calce per multos menses bis óbrutum, sed pénitus incorrúptum, odóre et sánguine manávit; et ubi Málacam delátum est, pestem sævíssimam conféstim exstínxit. Dénique ubíque terrárum novis maximísque fulgéntem miráculis Gregórius décimus quintus Sanctis adscrípsit. Pius autem décimus ipsum sodalitáti et óperi Propagándæ Fídei cæléstem patrónum elégit atque constítuit.

The Lord confirmed this zeal for spreading the Gospel by the multitude and excellence of miracles. He restored sight to a blind man. He converted by the sign of the cross as much sea water into fresh water as sufficed for a long time for five hundred travelers who were being driven to death by thirst; and when it was carried to various regions, very many sick persons were suddenly cured. He recalled several dead persons to life, among whom he raised up one who had been buried the day before, ordering him to be brought forth from the tomb, and restored two others alive to their parents from the bier, seizing them by the hand while they were being carried out. Inspired everywhere with the spirit of prophecy, he announced very many things most remote in place and time. Finally, at Sancian, an island of China, on the second day of December, he died, full of merits and worn out with labors. His corpse, buried twice under quicklime for many months yet wholly incorrupt, gave off fragrance and blood; and when it was brought to Malacca, it immediately extinguished a most severe plague. Finally, resplendent everywhere with new and great miracles, Gregory XV enrolled him among the Saints. And Pius X chose and appointed him as heavenly patron of the Society and of the work of Propagating the Faith.

℟ Obsecro, Dómine, mitte quem missúrus es: vide afflictiónem pópuli tui:

℟ I beseech you, O Lord, send him who is to be sent: see the affliction of your people:

Sicut locútus es, veni, * Et líbera nos.

As you have spoken, come, * And deliver us.

℣ Qui regis Israël, inténde, qui dedúcis velut ovem Ioseph, qui sedes super Chérubim.

℣ You who rule Israel, give heed, who lead Joseph like a sheep, who sit upon the Cherubim.

℟ Sicut locútus es, veni.

℟ As you have spoken, come.

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

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

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

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

℟ Et líbera nos.

℟ And deliver us.

Nocturnus 3

Nocturn 3

Ant. Deus deórum, * Dóminus locútus est.

Ant. God of gods, * the Lord has spoken.

Psalmus 49(1-15)

Psalm 49(1-15)

49:1 Deus deórum, Dóminus locútus est: * et vocávit terram,
49:1 A solis ortu usque ad occásum: * ex Sion spécies decóris eius.
49:3 Deus maniféste véniet: * Deus noster et non silébit.
49:3 Ignis in conspéctu eius exardéscet: * et in circúitu eius tempéstas válida.
49:4 Advocábit cælum desúrsum: * et terram discérnere pópulum suum.
49:5 Congregáte illi sanctos eius: * qui órdinant testaméntum eius super sacrifícia.
49:6 Et annuntiábunt cæli iustítiam eius: * quóniam Deus iudex est.
49:7 Audi, pópulus meus, et loquar: Israël, et testificábor tibi: * Deus, Deus tuus ego sum.
49:8 Non in sacrifíciis tuis árguam te: * holocáusta autem tua in conspéctu meo sunt semper.
49:9 Non accípiam de domo tua vítulos: * neque de grégibus tuis hircos.
49:10 Quóniam meæ sunt omnes feræ silvárum: * iuménta in móntibus et boves.
49:11 Cognóvi ómnia volatília cæli: * et pulchritúdo agri mecum est.
49:12 Si esuríero, non dicam tibi: * meus est enim orbis terræ, et plenitúdo eius.
49:13 Numquid manducábo carnes taurórum? * aut sánguinem hircórum potábo?
49:14 Ímmola Deo sacrifícium laudis: * et redde Altíssimo vota tua.
49:15 Et ínvoca me in die tribulatiónis: * éruam te, et honorificábis me.

49:1 The God of gods, the Lord has spoken: * and he has called the earth,
49:1 From the rising of the sun to its setting: * the beauty of his glory shines forth from Zion.
49:3 God will come manifestly: * our God and he will not be silent.
49:3 Fire will blaze before him: * and around him a mighty tempest.
49:4 He will call to heaven above: * and to the earth, to judge his people.
49:5 Gather to him his holy ones: * those who ratify his covenant over sacrifices.
49:6 And the heavens will proclaim his justice: * for God is judge.
49:7 Hear, O my people, and I will speak: O Israel, and I will testify against you: * I am God, your God.
49:8 I will not reprove you for your sacrifices: * your burnt offerings are always before me.
49:9 I will not accept calves from your house: * nor he-goats from your flocks.
49:10 For all the wild beasts of the forest are mine: * the cattle on the mountains and the oxen.
49:11 I know all the birds of the air: * and the beauty of the field is with me.
49:12 If I were hungry, I would not tell you: * for the world is mine, and the fullness thereof.
49:13 Shall I eat the flesh of bulls? * Or drink the blood of goats?
49:14 Offer to God a sacrifice of praise: * and pay your vows to the Most High.
49:15 And call upon me in the day of tribulation: * I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.

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

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

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

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

Ant. Deus deórum, Dóminus locútus est.

Ant. God of gods, the Lord has spoken.

Ant. Intellégite, * qui obliviscímini Deum.

Ant. Understand, * you who forget God.

Psalmus 49(16-23)

Psalm 49(16-23)

49:16 Peccatóri autem dixit Deus: * Quare tu enárras iustítias meas, et assúmis testaméntum meum per os tuum?
49:17 Tu vero odísti disciplínam: * et proiecísti sermónes meos retrórsum:
49:18 Si vidébas furem, currébas cum eo: * et cum adúlteris portiónem tuam ponébas.
49:19 Os tuum abundávit malítia: * et lingua tua concinnábat dolos.
49:20 Sedens advérsus fratrem tuum loquebáris, et advérsus fílium matris tuæ ponébas scándalum: * hæc fecísti, et tácui.
49:21 Existimásti, iníque, quod ero tui símilis: * árguam te, et státuam contra fáciem tuam.
49:22 Intellégite hæc, qui obliviscímini Deum: * nequándo rápiat, et non sit qui erípiat.
49:23 Sacrifícium laudis honorificábit me: * et illic iter, quo osténdam illi salutáre Dei.

49:16 But to the sinner God has said: * Why do you recite my commandments, and take my covenant upon your lips?
49:17 Yet you have hated discipline: * and have cast my words behind you.
49:18 If you saw a thief, you ran with him: * and with adulterers you cast your lot.
49:19 Your mouth has abounded in malice: * and your tongue fashioned deceits.
49:20 Sitting, you spoke against your brother, and against the son of your mother you laid a stumbling block: * these things you did, and I was silent.
49:21 You thought, O wicked one, that I would be like you: * I will reprove you and set the charge before your face.
49:22 Understand these things, you who forget God: * lest he seize you, and there be none to deliver you.
49:23 A sacrifice of praise will honor me: * and there is the way by which I will show him the salvation of God.

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

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

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

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

Ant. Intellégite, qui obliviscímini Deum.

Ant. Understand, you who forget God.

Ant. Acceptábis sacrifícium * iustítiæ super altáre tuum, Dómine.

Ant. You will accept a sacrifice * of justice upon your altar, O Lord.

Psalmus 50

Psalm 50

50:3a Miserére mei, Deus, * secúndum magnam misericórdiam tuam.
50:3b Et secúndum multitúdinem miseratiónum tuárum, * dele iniquitátem meam.
50:4 Ámplius lava me ab iniquitáte mea: * et a peccáto meo munda me.
50:5 Quóniam iniquitátem meam ego cognósco: * et peccátum meum contra me est semper.
50:6 Tibi soli peccávi, et malum coram te feci: * ut iustificéris in sermónibus tuis, et vincas cum iudicáris.
50:7 Ecce enim, in iniquitátibus concéptus sum: * et in peccátis concépit me mater mea.
50:8 Ecce enim, veritátem dilexísti: * incérta et occúlta sapiéntiæ tuæ manifestásti mihi.
50:9 Aspérges me hyssópo, et mundábor: * lavábis me, et super nivem dealbábor.
50:10 Audítui meo dabis gáudium et lætítiam: * et exsultábunt ossa humiliáta.
50:11 Avérte fáciem tuam a peccátis meis: * et omnes iniquitátes meas dele.
50:12 Cor mundum crea in me, Deus: * et spíritum rectum ínnova in viscéribus meis.
50:13 Ne proícias me a fácie tua: * et spíritum sanctum tuum ne áuferas a me.
50:14 Redde mihi lætítiam salutáris tui: * et spíritu principáli confírma me.
50:15 Docébo iníquos vias tuas: * et ímpii ad te converténtur.
50:16 Líbera me de sanguínibus, Deus, Deus salútis meæ: * et exsultábit lingua mea iustítiam tuam.
50:17 Dómine, lábia mea apéries: * et os meum annuntiábit laudem tuam.
50:18 Quóniam si voluísses sacrifícium, dedíssem útique: * holocáustis non delectáberis.
50:19 Sacrifícium Deo spíritus contribulátus: * cor contrítum, et humiliátum, Deus, non despícies.
50:20 Benígne fac, Dómine, in bona voluntáte tua Sion: * ut ædificéntur muri Ierúsalem.
50:21 Tunc acceptábis sacrifícium iustítiæ, oblatiónes, et holocáusta: * tunc impónent super altáre tuum vítulos.

50:3a Have mercy on me, O God, * according to your great mercy.
50:3b And according to the multitude of your tender mercies, * blot out my iniquity.
50:4 Wash me more thoroughly from my iniquity: * and cleanse me from my sin.
50:5 For I acknowledge my iniquity: * and my sin is always before me.
50:6 Against you only have I sinned, and have done evil in your sight: * that you may be justified in your words, and prevail when you are judged.
50:7 For behold, I was conceived in iniquities: * and in sins did my mother conceive me.
50:8 For behold, you have loved truth: * the uncertain and hidden things of your wisdom you have made manifest to me.
50:9 You will sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed: * you will wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow.
50:10 To my hearing you will give joy and gladness: * and the bones that have been humbled shall rejoice.
50:11 Turn away your face from my sins: * and blot out all my iniquities.
50:12 Create a clean heart in me, O God: * and renew a right spirit within my inmost parts.
50:13 Cast me not away from your face: * and take not your holy spirit from me.
50:14 Restore to me the joy of your salvation: * and strengthen me with a sovereign spirit.
50:15 I will teach the unjust your ways: * and the wicked shall be converted to you.
50:16 Deliver me from blood, O God, God of my salvation: * and my tongue shall extol your justice.
50:17 O Lord, you will open my lips: * and my mouth shall declare your praise.
50:18 For if you had desired sacrifice, I would indeed have given it: * with burnt offerings you will not be delighted.
50:19 A sacrifice to God is a troubled spirit: * a contrite and humbled heart, O God, you will not despise.
50:20 Deal favorably, O Lord, with your good will toward Sion: * that the walls of Jerusalem may be built up.
50:21 Then shall you accept a sacrifice of justice, oblations, and burnt offerings: * then shall they lay calves upon your altar.

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

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

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

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

Ant. Acceptábis sacrifícium iustítiæ super altáre tuum, Dómine.

Ant. You will accept a sacrifice of justice upon your altar, O Lord.

℣ Lex Dei eius in corde ipsíus.

℣ The law of his God is in his heart.

℟ Et non supplantabúntur gressus eius.

℟ And his steps shall not be overthrown.

℣ Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem:

℣ And lead us not into temptation:

℟ Sed líbera nos a malo.

℟ But deliver us from evil.

Absolutio. A vínculis peccatórum nostrórum absólvat nos omnípotens et miséricors Dóminus.

Absolutio. May the almighty and merciful Lord absolve us from the bonds of our sins.

℣ Iube, Dómine, benedícere.

℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.

Benedictio. Ille nos benedícat, qui sine fine vivit et regnat.

Benedictio. May he bless us who lives and reigns without end.

Lectio 7

Reading 7

Léctio sancti Evangélii secúndum Marcum

A Reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark.

Marc 16:15-18

In illo témpore: Dixit Iesus discípulis suis: Euntes in mundum univérsum prædicate Evangélium omni creaturæ. Et réliqua.

Homilía sancti Gregórii Papæ

In that time: Jesus said to his disciples: Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature. Et cetera.

A Homily of Saint Gregory the Pope.

Homilia 29 in Evangelia, post initium

Potest omnis creaturæ nómine omnis natio Géntium designari. Ante enim dictum fuerat: In viam Géntium ne abieritis; nunc autem dícitur: Prædicate omni creaturæ: ut scilicet prius a Iudǽa Apostolórum repulsa prædicátio tunc nobis in adiutórium fieret, cum hanc illa ad damnatiónis suæ testimónium superba repulísset. Sed cum discipulos ad prædicándum Véritas mittit, quid aliud in mundo facit, nisi grana seminis spargit? Et pauca grana mittit in semine, ut multárum messium fruges recipiat ex nostra fide.

By every creature may be understood every nation of the Gentiles. For it had previously been said: Do not go into the way of the Gentiles; but now it is said: Preach to every creature — so that the preaching rejected with pride by Judea might first, to its testimony of condemnation, become a help to us when she had proudly rejected it. But when the Truth sends his disciples to preach, what else does he do in the world but scatter grains of seed? And he sends a few grains in the sowing, that he may receive the harvests of many crops from our faith.

℟ Ecce virgo concípiet, et páriet fílium, dicit Dóminus:

℟ Behold, a virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, says the Lord:

Et vocábitur nomen eius Admirábilis, Deus, Fortis.

And his name shall be called Wonderful, God, the Mighty One.

℣ Super sólium David, et super regnum eius sedébit in ætérnum.

℣ He will sit upon the throne of David and upon his kingdom for ever.

℟ Et vocábitur nomen eius Admirábilis, Deus, Fortis.

℟ And his name shall be called Wonderful, God, the Mighty One.

℣ Iube, Dómine, benedícere.

℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.

Benedictio. Divínum auxílium máneat semper nobíscum.

Benedictio. May the divine assistance remain always with us.

Lectio 8

Reading 8

Neque étenim in universo mundo tanta fidelium messis exsúrgeret, si de manu Dómini super rationalem terram illa electa grana prædicántium non venissent. Sequitur: Qui crediderit et baptizátus fúerit, salvus erit: qui vero non crediderit, condemnábitur. Fortasse unusquísque apud semetípsum dicat: Ego iam credidi, salvus ero. Verum dicit, si fidem opéribus tenet. Vera étenim fides est, quæ in hoc, quod verbis dicit, móribus non contradicit. Hinc est enim quod de quibusdam falsis fidelibus Paulus dicit: Qui confiténtur se nosse Deum, factis autem negant.

Nor indeed would so great a harvest of the faithful rise up throughout the entire world, if those chosen grains of preachers had not come down from the hand of the Lord upon the rational earth. What follows: Whoever has believed and has been baptized will be saved; but whoever has not believed will be condemned. Perhaps each one may say within himself: I have already believed; I shall be saved. He speaks truly, if he holds the faith by works. For true faith is that which does not contradict in conduct what it affirms in words. Hence it is that Paul says of certain false believers: They confess that they know God, but deny him by their deeds.

℟ Audíte verbum Dómini, gentes, et annuntiáte illud in fínibus terræ:

℟ Hear the word of the Lord, O nations, and declare it in the ends of the earth:

Et ínsulis, quæ procul sunt, dícite: Salvátor noster advéniet.

And to the islands that are far off, say: Our Savior will come.

℣ Annuntiáte, et audítum fácite: loquímini, et clamáte.

℣ Announce and make it heard: speak, and cry aloud.

℟ Et ínsulis, quæ procul sunt, dícite: Salvátor noster advéniet.

℟ And to the islands that are far off, say: Our Savior will come.

℣ Iube, Dómine, benedícere.

℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.

Benedictio. Ad societátem cívium supernórum perdúcat nos Rex Angelórum.

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

Lectio 9

Reading 9

Signa autem eos qui credituri sunt, hæc sequéntur: In nómine meo dæmónia eiícient, linguis loquéntur novis, serpéntes tollent: et si mortiferum quid biberint, non eis nocébit: super ægros manus impónent, et bene habébunt. Numquidnam, fratres mei, quia ista signa non fácitis, minime creditis? Sed hæc necessaria in exordio Ecclésiæ fuérunt. Ut enim ad fidem cresceret multitúdo credéntium, miraculis fuerat nutriénda: quia et nos, cum arbústa plantamus, tamdiu eis aquam infúndimus, quoúsque ea in terra iam coaluisse videámus: et si semel radícem fixerint, irrigátio cessabit. Hinc est enim quod Paulus dicit: Linguæ in signum sunt non fidelibus, sed infidelibus.

And these signs shall follow those who believe: In my name they shall cast out devils; they shall speak in new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not harm them; they shall lay hands upon the sick, and they shall recover. Is it not so, my brothers, that because you do not perform these signs, you do not believe? But these things were necessary at the beginning of the Church. For in order that faith might grow among the multitude of believers, it had to be nourished by miracles; just as we, when we plant shrubs, pour water upon them until we see that they have already taken root in the earth; and once they have fixed a root, the watering ceases. Hence it is that Paul says: Tongues are a sign not for believers, but for unbelievers.

℟ Ecce dies véniunt, dicit Dóminus, et suscitábo David germen iustum: et regnábit rex, et sápiens erit, et fáciet iudícium et iustítiam in terra:

℟ Behold, the days are approaching, says the Lord, and I will raise up to David a righteous branch; and a king shall reign and be wise, and shall do judgment and justice in the land:

Et hoc est nomen quod vocábunt eum: * Dóminus iustus noster.

And this is the name they will call him: * The Lord, our Just One.

℣ In diébus illis salvábitur Iuda, et Israël habitábit confidénter.

℣ In those days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell in confidence.

℟ Et hoc est nomen quod vocábunt eum:

℟ And this is the name they will call him:

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

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

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

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

℟ Dóminus iustus noster.

℟ The Lord, our Just One.