S. Agnetis Virginis et Martyris

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. Regem Vírginum Dóminum, * Veníte, adorémus.

Ant. The Lord, King of Virgins, * 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. Regem Vírginum Dóminum, Veníte, adorémus.

Ant. The Lord, King of Virgins, come, let us adore.

Hymnus

Vírginis Proles Opiféxque Matris,
Virgo quem gessit, peperítque Virgo:
Vírginis partos cánimus decóra
Morte triúmphos.

Hæc enim palmæ dúplicis beáta
Sorte, dum gestit frágilem domáre
Córporis sexum, dómuit cruéntum
Cæde tyránnum.

Unde nec mortem, nec amíca mortis
Mille pœnárum génera expavéscens,
Sánguine effúso méruit serénum
Scándere cælum.

Huius orátu, Deus alme, nobis
Débitas pœnas scélerum remítte;
Ut tibi puro resonémus almum
Péctore carmen.

Sit decus Patri, genitǽque Proli,
Et tibi, compar utriúsque virtus,
Spíritus semper, Deus unus, omni
Témporis ævo.
Amen.

Son of a virgin, maker of thy mother,
Thou, rod and blossom from a stem unstainèd,
While we a Virgin's triumphs are rehearsing,
Hear our petition!

Lo, on thy handmaid fell a two-fold blessing,
Who, in her body vanquishing the weakness,
In that same body, grace from heaven obtaining,
Bore the world witness.

Death, nor the rending pains of death appalled her;
Bondage and torment found her undefeated:
So by the shedding of her blood attained she
Heavenly guerdon.

Fountain of mercy, hear the prayers she offers;
Purge our offences, pardon our transgressions,
So that hereafter we to thee may render
Praise with thanksgiving.

Thou, the All-Father, thou, the One-Begotten,
Thou, Holy Spirit, Three in One co-equal,
Glory be henceforth thine through all the ages,
World without ending.
Amen.

Nocturni

Nocturnus 1

Nocturn 1

Ant. Discéde a me, * pábulum mortis, quia iam ab álio amatóre prævénta sum.

Ant. Depart from me, * you nourishment of death, for I have already been claimed by another lover.

Psalmus 1

Psalm 1

1:1 Beátus vir, qui non ábiit in consílio impiórum, † et in via peccatórum non stetit, * et in cáthedra pestiléntiæ non sedit:
1:2 Sed in lege Dómini volúntas eius, * et in lege eius meditábitur die ac nocte.
1:3a Et erit tamquam lignum, quod plantátum est secus decúrsus aquárum, * quod fructum suum dabit in témpore suo:
1:3b Et fólium eius non défluet: * et ómnia quæcúmque fáciet, prosperabúntur.
1:4 Non sic ímpii, non sic: * sed tamquam pulvis, quem próicit ventus a fácie terræ.
1:5 Ídeo non resúrgent ímpii in iudício: * neque peccatóres in concílio iustórum.
1:6 Quóniam novit Dóminus viam iustórum: * et iter impiórum períbit.

1:1 Blessed is the man who has not followed the counsel of the impious, and has not remained in the way of sinners, * and has not sat in the chair of pestilence:
1:2 But his will is with the law of the Lord, * and he will meditate on his law, day and night.
1:3a And he will be like a tree that has been planted beside running waters, * which will provide its fruit in its time:
1:3b And its leaf will not fall away: * and all things whatsoever that he does will prosper.
1:4 Not so the impious, not so: * but they are like the dust that the wind casts along the face of the earth.
1:5 Therefore, the impious will not prevail again in judgment: * nor sinners in the council of the just.
1:6 For the Lord knows the way of the just: * and the path of the impious will pass away.

℣ 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. Discéde a me, pábulum mortis, quia iam ab álio amatóre prævénta sum.

Ant. Depart from me, you nourishment of death, for I have already been claimed by another lover.

Ant. Déxteram meam * et collum meum cinxit lapídibus pretiósis, trádidit áuribus meis inæstimábiles margarítas.

Ant. He encircled * my right hand and my neck with precious stones, and gave to my ears pearls beyond all price.

Psalmus 2

Psalm 2

2:1 Quare fremuérunt gentes: * et pópuli meditáti sunt inánia?
2:2 Astitérunt reges terræ, et príncipes convenérunt in unum * advérsus Dóminum, et advérsus Christum eius.
2:3 Dirumpámus víncula eórum: * et proiciámus a nobis iugum ipsórum.
2:4 Qui hábitat in cælis, irridébit eos: * et Dóminus subsannábit eos.
2:5 Tunc loquétur ad eos in ira sua, * et in furóre suo conturbábit eos.
2:6 Ego autem constitútus sum Rex ab eo super Sion montem sanctum eius, * prǽdicans præcéptum eius.
2:7 Dóminus dixit ad me: * Fílius meus es tu, ego hódie génui te.
2:8 Póstula a me, et dabo tibi gentes hereditátem tuam, * et possessiónem tuam términos terræ.
2:9 Reges eos in virga férrea, * et tamquam vas fíguli confrínges eos.
2:10 Et nunc, reges, intellégite: * erudímini, qui iudicátis terram.
2:11 Servíte Dómino in timóre: * et exsultáte ei cum tremóre.
2:12 Apprehéndite disciplínam, nequándo irascátur Dóminus, * et pereátis de via iusta.
2:13 Cum exárserit in brevi ira eius: * beáti omnes qui confídunt in eo.

2:1 Why have the Gentiles been seething: * and why have the people been pondering nonsense?
2:2 The kings of the earth have stood up, and the leaders have joined together as one * against the Lord, and against his Christ:
2:3 Let us shatter their chains: * and cast their yoke away from us.
2:4 He who dwells in heaven will ridicule them: * and the Lord will mock them.
2:5 Then will he speak to them in his anger, * and trouble them with his fury.
2:6 Yet I have been appointed king by him over Zion, his holy mountain, * preaching his precepts.
2:7 The Lord has said to me: * You are my son, this day have I begotten you.
2:8 Ask of me, and I will give to you the Gentiles for your inheritance, * and the ends of the earth for your possession.
2:9 You will rule them with an iron rod, * and you will shatter them like a potter's vessel.
2:10 And now, O kings, understand: * be instructed, you who judge the earth.
2:11 Serve the Lord in fear: * and rejoice before him with trembling.
2:12 Embrace discipline, lest at any time the Lord be angry, * and you perish from the just way.
2:13 When his wrath shall be kindled in a short time: * blessed are all who trust in 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.

Ant. Déxteram meam et collum meum cinxit lapídibus pretiósis, trádidit áuribus meis inæstimábiles margarítas.

Ant. He encircled my right hand and my neck with precious stones, and gave to my ears pearls beyond all price.

Ant. Pósuit signum * in fáciem meam, ut nullum præter eum amatórem admíttam.

Ant. He has placed his seal * upon my face, so that I admit no lover but him.

Psalmus 3

Psalm 3

3:2 Dómine, quid multiplicáti sunt qui tríbulant me? * multi insúrgunt advérsum me.
3:3 Multi dicunt ánimæ meæ: * Non est salus ipsi in Deo eius.
3:4 Tu autem, Dómine, suscéptor meus es, * glória mea, et exáltans caput meum.
3:5 Voce mea ad Dóminum clamávi: * et exaudívit me de monte sancto suo.
3:6 Ego dormívi, et soporátus sum: * et exsurréxi, quia Dóminus suscépit me.
3:7 Non timébo míllia pópuli circumdántis me: * exsúrge, Dómine, salvum me fac, Deus meus.
3:8 Quóniam tu percussísti omnes adversántes mihi sine causa: * dentes peccatórum contrivísti.
3:9 Dómini est salus: * et super pópulum tuum benedíctio tua.

3:2 Lord, why have they who trouble me been multiplied? * Many rise up against me.
3:3 Many say of my soul: * There is no salvation for him in his God.
3:4 But you, O Lord, are my sustainer, * my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.
3:5 With my voice I cried out to the Lord: * and he heard me from his holy mountain.
3:6 I slept, and took my rest: * and I arose, for the Lord sustained me.
3:7 I will not fear thousands of people surrounding me: * arise, O Lord, save me, O my God.
3:8 For you have struck all who oppose me without cause: * you have broken the teeth of sinners.
3:9 Salvation belongs to the Lord: * and your blessing is upon your people.

℣ 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. Pósuit signum in fáciem meam, ut nullum præter eum amatórem admíttam.

Ant. He has placed his seal upon my face, so that I admit no lover but him.

℣ 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

De Epístola secúnda ad Corínthios

2 Cor 7:1-3

1 Has ergo habéntes promissiónes, caríssimi, mundémus nos ab omni inquinaménto carnis et spíritus, perficiéntes sanctificatiónem in timóre Dei.
2 Cápite nos. Néminem lǽsimus, néminem corrúpimus, néminem circumvénimus.
3 Non ad condemnatiónem vestram dico. Prædíximus enim, quod in córdibus nostris estis ad commoriéndum, et ad convivéndum.

1 Therefore, having these promises, most beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of the flesh and of the spirit, perfecting sanctification in the fear of God.
2 Consider us. We have injured no one; we have corrupted no one; we have defrauded no one.
3 I am not saying this to your condemnation. For we have told you before that you are in our hearts: to die together and to live together.

℟ Diem festum sacratíssimæ Vírginis celebrémus, quáliter passa sit beáta Agnes ad memóriam revocémus: tertiodécimo ætátis suæ anno mortem pérdidit, et vitam invénit:

℟ Let us celebrate the feast of the most holy Virgin; let us recall to memory how blessed Agnes suffered: in the thirteenth year of her age she lost death and found life:

Quia solum vitæ diléxit auctórem.

Because she loved only the Author of life.

℣ Infántia quidem computabátur in annis, sed erat senéctus mentis imménsa.

℣ She was reckoned as a child in years, but the maturity of her mind was immeasurable.

℟ Quia solum vitæ diléxit auctórem.

℟ Because she loved only the Author of life.

℣ 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

2 Cor 7:4-7

4 Multa mihi fidúcia est apud vos, multa mihi gloriátio pro vobis, replétus sum consolatióne, superabúndo gáudio in omni tribulatióne nostra.
5 Nam et cum venissémus in Macedóniam, nullam réquiem hábuit caro nostra, sed omnem tribulatiónem passi sumus: foris pugnæ, intus timóres.
6 Sed qui consolátur húmiles, consolátus est nos Deus in advéntu Titi.
7 Non solum autem in advéntu eius, sed étiam in consolatióne, qua consolátus est in vobis, réferens nobis vestrum desidérium, vestrum fletum, vestram æmulatiónem pro me, ita ut magis gaudérem.

4 Great is my confidence in you. Great is my glorying over you. I have been filled with consolation. I have a superabundant joy throughout all our tribulation.
5 For when we had arrived in Macedonia, our flesh had no rest. Instead, we suffered every tribulation: exterior conflicts, interior fears.
6 But God, who consoles the humble, consoled us by the arrival of Titus,
7 and not only by his arrival, but also by the consolation with which he was consoled among you. For he brought to us your desire, your weeping, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced all the more.

℟ Déxteram meam et collum meum cinxit lapídibus pretiósis, trádidit áuribus meis inæstimábiles margarítas,

℟ He girded my right hand and my neck with precious stones, he gave to my ears priceless pearls,

Et circúmdedit me vernántibus atque coruscántibus gemmis.

And surrounded me with sparkling and glittering gems.

℣ Pósuit signum in fáciem meam, ut nullum præter eum amatórem admíttam.

℣ He placed a sign upon my face, that I should admit no lover apart from him.

℟ Et circúmdedit me vernántibus atque coruscántibus gemmis.

℟ And surrounded me with sparkling and glittering gems.

℣ 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

2 Cor 7:8-10

8 Quóniam etsi contristávi vos in epístola, non me pœ́nitet: et si pœnitéret, videns quod epístola illa (etsi ad horam) vos contristávit;
9 nunc gáudeo: non quia contristáti estis, sed quia contristáti estis ad pœniténtiam. Contristáti enim estis secúndum Deum, ut in nullo detriméntum patiámini ex nobis.
10 Quæ enim secúndum Deum tristítia est, pœniténtiam in salútem stábilem operátur: sǽculi autem tristítia mortem operátur.

8 For though I made you sorrowful by my epistle, I do not repent. And if I did repent, having realized that the same epistle made you sorrowful, if only for a time;
9 now I am glad: not because you were sorrowful, but because you were sorrowful unto repentance. For you became sorrowful for God, so that you might not suffer any harm from us.
10 For the sorrow that is according to God accomplishes a repentance which is steadfast unto salvation. But the sorrow that is of the world accomplishes death.

℟ Amo Christum, in cuius thálamum introíbo, cuius mater virgo est, cuius pater féminam nescit, cuius mihi órgana modulátis vócibus cantant:

℟ I love Christ, into whose bridal chamber I shall enter, whose mother is a virgin, whose Father knows no woman, whose instruments sing to me with melodious voices:

Quem cum amávero, casta sum; cum tetígero, munda sum; cum accépero, virgo sum.

When I have loved him, I am chaste; when I have touched him, I am pure; when I have received him, I am a virgin.

℣ Anulo fídei suæ subarrhávit me, et imménsis monílibus ornávit me.

℣ He has pledged me with the ring of his faith, and adorned me with immense jewels.

℟ Quem cum amávero, casta sum; cum tetígero, munda sum; cum accépero, virgo sum.

℟ When I have loved him, I am chaste; when I have touched him, I am pure; when I have received him, I am a virgin.

℣ 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.

℟ Quem cum amávero, casta sum; cum tetígero, munda sum; cum accépero, virgo sum.

℟ When I have loved him, I am chaste; when I have touched him, I am pure; when I have received him, I am a virgin.

Nocturnus 2

Nocturn 2

Ant. Induit me Dóminus * cýclade auro texta, et imménsis monílibus ornávit me.

Ant. The Lord has clothed me * with a robe embroidered with gold, and has adorned me with immense necklaces.

Psalmus 4

Psalm 4

4:2a Cum invocárem exaudívit me Deus iustítiæ meæ: * in tribulatióne dilatásti mihi.
4:2b Miserére mei, * et exáudi oratiónem meam.
4:3 Fílii hóminum, úsquequo gravi corde? * ut quid dilígitis vanitátem, et quǽritis mendácium?
4:4 Et scitóte quóniam mirificávit Dóminus sanctum suum: * Dóminus exáudiet me cum clamávero ad eum.
4:5 Irascímini, et nolíte peccáre: ‡ quæ dícitis in córdibus vestris, * in cubílibus vestris compungímini.
4:6 Sacrificáte sacrifícium iustítiæ, † et speráte in Dómino. * Multi dicunt: Quis osténdit nobis bona?
4:7 Signátum est super nos lumen vultus tui, Dómine: * dedísti lætítiam in corde meo.
4:8 A fructu fruménti, vini, et ólei sui * multiplicáti sunt.
4:9 In pace in idípsum * dórmiam, et requiéscam;
4:10 Quóniam tu, Dómine, singuláriter in spe * constituísti me.

4:2a When I called upon him, the God of my justice heard me: * in tribulation you gave me room.
4:2b Have mercy on me, * and hear my prayer.
4:3 O children of men, how long will you be dull of heart? * Why do you love vanity and seek falsehood?
4:4 Know also that the Lord has made his holy one wonderful: * the Lord will hear me when I cry out to him.
4:5 Be angry, and sin not: ‡ the things you say in your hearts, * repent of them upon your beds.
4:6 Offer a sacrifice of justice, † and trust in the Lord. * Many say: Who shows us good things?
4:7 The light of your face, O Lord, is signed upon us: * you have given gladness to my heart.
4:8 By the fruit of their grain, wine, and oil * they have been multiplied.
4:9 In peace, in the selfsame, * I will sleep and take my rest;
4:10 For you, O Lord, alone * have established me in hope.

℣ 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. Induit me Dóminus cýclade auro texta, et imménsis monílibus ornávit me.

Ant. The Lord has clothed me with a robe embroidered with gold, and has adorned me with immense necklaces.

Ant. Mel et lac * ex eius ore suscépi, et sanguis eius ornávit genas meas.

Ant. Honey and milk * I have received from his mouth, and his blood has adorned my cheeks.

Psalmus 5

Psalm 5

5:2 Verba mea áuribus pércipe, Dómine, * intéllege clamórem meum.
5:3 Inténde voci oratiónis meæ, * Rex meus et Deus meus.
5:4 Quóniam ad te orábo: * Dómine, mane exáudies vocem meam.
5:5 Mane astábo tibi et vidébo: * quóniam non Deus volens iniquitátem tu es.
5:6 Neque habitábit iuxta te malígnus: * neque permanébunt iniústi ante óculos tuos.
5:7a Odísti omnes, qui operántur iniquitátem: * perdes omnes, qui loquúntur mendácium.
5:7b Virum sánguinum et dolósum abominábitur Dóminus: * (8a) ego autem in multitúdine misericórdiæ tuæ.
5:8b Introíbo in domum tuam: * adorábo ad templum sanctum tuum in timóre tuo.
5:9 Dómine, deduc me in iustítia tua: * propter inimícos meos dírige in conspéctu tuo viam meam.
5:10 Quóniam non est in ore eórum véritas: * cor eórum vanum est.
5:11a Sepúlcrum patens est guttur eórum, † linguis suis dolóse agébant, * iúdica illos, Deus.
5:11b Décidant a cogitatiónibus suis, † secúndum multitúdinem impietátum eórum expélle eos, * quóniam irritavérunt te, Dómine.
5:12a Et læténtur omnes, qui sperant in te, * in ætérnum exsultábunt: et habitábis in eis.
5:12b Et gloriabúntur in te omnes, qui díligunt nomen tuum, * (13a) quóniam tu benedíces iusto.
5:13b Dómine, ut scuto bonæ voluntátis tuæ * coronásti nos.

5:2 Give ear to my words, O Lord, * attend to my cry.
5:3 Hearken to the voice of my prayer, * my King and my God.
5:4 For to you I will pray: * O Lord, in the morning you will hear my voice.
5:5 In the morning I will stand before you and watch: * for you are not a God who desires iniquity.
5:6 Neither will the wicked dwell beside you: * nor will the unjust endure before your eyes.
5:7a You have hated all who work iniquity: * you will destroy all who speak falsehood.
5:7b The Lord will abhor the man of blood and deceit: * (8a) but I, through the abundance of your mercy.
5:8b I will enter your house: * I will worship toward your holy temple in your fear.
5:9 O Lord, lead me in your justice: * because of my enemies, direct my way in your sight.
5:10 For there is no truth in their mouth: * their heart is vain.
5:11a Their throat is an open sepulchre, † they dealt treacherously with their tongues, * judge them, O God.
5:11b Let them fall from their counsels, † according to the multitude of their impieties cast them out, * for they have provoked you, O Lord.
5:12a And let all who hope in you rejoice, * they shall exult forever: and you will dwell in them.
5:12b And all who love your name shall glory in you, * (13a) for you will bless the just.
5:13b O Lord, as with a shield of your good will * you have crowned us.

℣ 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. Mel et lac ex eius ore suscépi, et sanguis eius ornávit genas meas.

Ant. Honey and milk I have received from his mouth, and his blood has adorned my cheeks.

Ant. Ipsi soli servo fidem, * ipsi me tota devotióne commítto.

Ant. To him alone I keep faith, * to him alone I commit myself with all devotion.

Psalmus 8

Psalm 8

8:2a Dómine, Dóminus noster, * quam admirábile est nomen tuum in univérsa terra!
8:2b Quóniam eleváta est magnificéntia tua, * super cælos.
8:3 Ex ore infántium et lacténtium perfecísti laudem propter inimícos tuos, * ut déstruas inimícum et ultórem.
8:4 Quóniam vidébo cælos tuos, ópera digitórum tuórum: * lunam et stellas, quæ tu fundásti.
8:5 Quid est homo quod memor es eius? * aut fílius hóminis, quóniam vísitas eum?
8:6 Minuísti eum paulo minus ab Ángelis, † glória et honóre coronásti eum: * (7) et constituísti eum super ópera mánuum tuárum.
8:8 Ómnia subiecísti sub pédibus eius, * oves et boves univérsas: ínsuper et pécora campi.
8:9 Vólucres cæli, et pisces maris, * qui perámbulant sémitas maris.
8:10 Dómine, Dóminus noster, * quam admirábile est nomen tuum in univérsa terra!

8:2a O Lord, our Lord, * how admirable is your name throughout all the earth!
8:2b For your magnificence is elevated * above the heavens.
8:3 Out of the mouths of babes and infants you have perfected praise, because of your enemies, * so that you may destroy the enemy and the revenger.
8:4 For I will behold your heavens, the works of your fingers: * the moon and the stars, which you have founded.
8:5 What is man, that you are mindful of him? * or the son of man, that you visit him?
8:6 You reduced him to a little less than the Angels; you have crowned him with glory and honor: * and you have set him over the works of your hands.
8:8 You have subjected all things under his feet, * all sheep and oxen, and in addition the beasts of the field.
8:9 The birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, * which pass through the paths of the sea.
8:10 O Lord, our Lord, * how admirable is your name throughout all the earth!

℣ 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. Ipsi soli servo fidem, ipsi me tota devotióne commítto.

Ant. To him alone I keep faith, to him alone I commit myself with all devotion.

℣ Adiuvábit eam Deus vultu suo.

℣ God will help her with his countenance.

℟ Deus in médio eius, non commovébitur.

℟ God is in her midst; she shall not be moved.

℣ 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

Ex libro S. Ambrósii Epíscopi de Virgínibus

From the Book of Saint Ambrose the Bishop on Virgins

Liber 1, post initium

Hódie natális est Vírginis, integritátem sequámur. Natális est Mártyris, hóstias immolémus. Natális est sanctæ Agnétis, miréntur viri, non despérent párvuli, stúpeant nuptæ, imiténtur innúptæ. Sed quid dignum ea loqui póssumus, cuius ne nomen quidem vácuum laudis est? Devótio supra ætátem, virtus supra natúram: ut mihi videátur non hóminis habuísse nomen, sed oráculum Mártyris, quod indicávit, quid esset futúra. Nomen Vírginis títulus est pudóris. Appellábo Mártyrem: prædicávi satis. Prolíxa laudátio est, quæ non quǽritur, sed tenétur. Nemo est laudabílior, quam qui ab ómnibus laudári potest. Quot hómines, tot præcónes, qui Mártyrem prædícant, dum loquúntur.

Today is the birthday of a Virgin; let us follow integrity. It is the birthday of a Martyr; let us offer sacrifices. It is the birthday of Saint Agnes; let men marvel, let the little ones not despair, let the married be astonished, let the unmarried imitate her. But what worthy thing can we say of her, whose very name is not without its praise? Devotion beyond her age, virtue beyond her nature: so that it seems to me she bore not a human name, but an oracle of the Martyr, which declared what she was to be. The name Virgin is the title of modesty. I will call her Martyr: I have said enough. Lengthy is the praise which is not sought, but held. No one is more praiseworthy than one who can be praised by all. As many men as there are, so many heralds who proclaim the Martyr while they speak.

℟ Induit me Dóminus vestiménto salútis, et induménto lætítiæ circúmdedit me:

℟ The Lord has clothed me with the garment of salvation, and has wrapped me with the robe of joy:

Et tamquam sponsam decorávit me coróna.

And like a bride he has adorned me with a crown.

℣ Tradidit áuribus meis inæstimábiles margarítas, circúmdedit me vernántibus atque coruscántibus gemmis.

℣ He placed in my ears pearls beyond price, and surrounded me with gems that bloom and glitter.

℟ Et tamquam sponsam decorávit me coróna.

℟ And like a bride he has adorned me with a crown.

℣ 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

Hæc trédecim annórum martýrium fecísse tráditur. Quo detestabílior crudélitas quæ nec minúsculæ pepércit ætáti; immo magna vis fídei, quæ étiam ab illa testimónium invénit ætáte. Fuítne in illo corpúsculo vúlneri locus? Et quæ non hábuit quo ferrum recíperet, hábuit quo ferrum vínceret. Hæc inter cruéntas carníficum impávida manus, hæc stridéntium grávibus immóbilis tráctibus catenárum, nunc furéntis mucróni mílitis totum offérre corpus, mori adhuc néscia, sed paráta, vel si ad aras invíta raperétur, téndere Christo inter ignes manus, atque in ipsis sacrílegis focis trophǽum Dómini signáre victóris: nunc ferrátis colla manúsque ambas insérere néxibus. Sed nullus tam tenúia membra póterat nexus inclúdere. Novum martýrii genus! Nondum idónea pœnæ, et iam matúra victóriæ; certáre diffícilis, fácilis coronári: magistérium virtútis implévit, quæ præiudícium vehébat ætátis.

She is said to have endured a martyrdom of thirteen years. How much more detestable is the cruelty that spared not even her tender age; indeed, how great is the power of faith that found even from that age a witness! Was there room for a wound in that little body? And she who had nothing whereby to receive the sword had that whereby to conquer the sword. Fearless amid the bloody hands of executioners, unmoved by the heavy dragging of clanking chains, now offering her whole body to the raging sword of the soldier — not yet knowing how to die, yet ready — even if she were dragged unwilling to the altars, stretching out her hands to Christ through the flames and signing the trophy of the victorious Lord in those sacrilegious fires; now inserting neck and both hands into iron fetters. But no bond could enclose such slender members. A new kind of martyrdom! Not yet fit for punishment, yet already ripe for victory; hard to combat, easy to crown: she fulfilled the school of virtue, who bore with her the prejudice of her age.

℟ Mel et lac ex eius ore suscépi,

℟ Honey and milk I have received from his mouth,

Et sanguis eius ornávit genas meas.

And his blood has adorned my cheeks.

℣ Osténdit mihi thesáuros incomparábiles, quos mihi se datúrum repromísit.

℣ He has shown me incomparable treasures, which he has promised he will give to me.

℟ Et sanguis eius ornávit genas meas.

℟ And his blood has adorned my cheeks.

℣ 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

Non sic ad thálamum nupta properáret, ut ad supplícii locum, læta succéssu, gradu festína Virgo procéssit. Flere omnes, ipsa sine fletu. Mirári pleríque, quod tam fácile vitæ suæ pródiga, quam nondum háuserat, iam quasi perfúncta donáret. Stupére univérsi, quod iam divinitátis testis exsísteret, quæ adhuc árbitra sui per ætátem esse non posset. Quanto terróre egit cárnifex ut timerétur, quantis blandítiis ut suadéret, quantórum vota, ut sibi ad núptias proveníret! At illa: Et hæc Sponsi iniúria est, inquit, exspectáre placitúram. Qui me sibi prior elégit, accípiet: quid, percússor, moráris? Péreat corpus, quod amári potest óculis, quibus nolo. Stetit, orávit, cervícem infléxit. Cérneres trepidáre carníficem, quasi ipse addíctus fuísset, trémere percussóris déxteram, pallére ora aliéno timéntis perículo, cum puélla non timéret suo. Habétis ígitur in una hóstia duplex martýrium, pudóris et religiónis. Et virgo permánsit, et martýrium obtínuit.

Not as a bride hastens to her bridal chamber, so with joy at her success, with swift step did the Virgin proceed to the place of execution. All wept; she herself without tears. Many marveled that she was so readily prodigal of her life, which she had not yet drawn fully in, giving it away as if she had already finished with it. All were astonished that she was already a witness to the divine, who was not yet, by reason of her age, her own mistress. With what terror the executioner acted to make himself feared, with what blandishments to persuade, with what entreaties from many to induce her to come to the marriage — but she said: This too is an injury to my Spouse, to wait to please him. He who first chose me for himself shall receive me; why do you delay, executioner? Let this body perish that can be loved by eyes I do not wish to please. She stood, she prayed, she bowed her neck. You might have seen the executioner tremble as though he himself had been condemned, the hand of the striker shaking, the face pale, fearful before another's peril, while the girl felt no fear for her own. You have therefore in one victim a twofold martyrdom, of chastity and of religion. And she remained a virgin and obtained martyrdom.

℟ Iam corpus eius córpori meo sociátum est, et sanguis eius ornávit genas meas:

℟ Now his body is united to my body, and his blood has adorned my cheeks:

Cuius mater virgo est, cuius pater féminam nescit.

Whose mother is a virgin, whose father knows not a woman.

℣ Ipsi sum desponsáta, cui Angeli serviunt, cuius pulchritúdinem sol et luna mirántur.

℣ I am betrothed to him whom the Angels serve, whose beauty the sun and moon admire.

℟ Cuius mater virgo est, cuius pater féminam nescit.

℟ Whose mother is a virgin, whose father knows not a woman.

℣ 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.

℟ Cuius mater virgo est, cuius pater féminam nescit.

℟ Whose mother is a virgin, whose father knows not a woman.

Nocturnus 3

Nocturn 3

Ant. Cuius pulchritúdinem * sol et luna mirántur, ipsi soli servo fidem.

Ant. Him whose beauty * the sun and the moon admire, to him alone I keep faith.

Psalmus 14

Psalm 14

14:1 Dómine, quis habitábit in tabernáculo tuo? * aut quis requiéscet in monte sancto tuo?
14:2 Qui ingréditur sine mácula, * et operátur iustítiam:
14:3a Qui lóquitur veritátem in corde suo, * qui non egit dolum in lingua sua:
14:3b Nec fecit próximo suo malum, * et oppróbrium non accépit advérsus próximos suos.
14:4a Ad níhilum dedúctus est in conspéctu eius malígnus: * timéntes autem Dóminum gloríficat:
14:4b Qui iurat próximo suo, et non décipit, * (5a) qui pecúniam suam non dedit ad usúram, et múnera super innocéntem non accépit.
14:5b Qui facit hæc: * non movébitur in ætérnum.

14:1 O Lord, who will dwell in your tabernacle? * or who will rest on your holy mountain?
14:2 He who walks without blemish, * and who works justice:
14:3a He who speaks the truth in his heart, * who has not acted deceitfully with his tongue:
14:3b Nor has he done evil to his neighbor, * and has not taken up a reproach against his neighbors.
14:4a In his sight, the malicious one has been reduced to nothing: * but he glorifies those who fear the Lord.
14:4b He who swears to his neighbor and does not deceive, * (5a) he who has not given his money in usury, nor accepted bribes against the innocent.
14:5b He who does these things: * will be undisturbed for eternity.

℣ 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. Cuius pulchritúdinem sol et luna mirántur, ipsi soli servo fidem.

Ant. Him whose beauty the sun and the moon admire, to him alone I keep faith.

Ant. Christus circúmdedit me * vernántibus atque coruscántibus gemmis pretiósis.

Ant. Christ has surrounded me * with blooming and glittering precious gems.

Psalmus 44

Psalm 44

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.
44:11 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.

44:2a 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.
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. Christus circúmdedit me vernántibus atque coruscántibus gemmis pretiósis.

Ant. Christ has surrounded me with blooming and glittering precious gems.

Ant. Ipsi sum desponsáta, * cui Angeli sérviunt, cuius pulchritúdinem sol et luna mirántur.

Ant. To him I am espoused, * whom the Angels serve, whose beauty the sun and moon admire.

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. Ipsi sum desponsáta, cui Angeli sérviunt, cuius pulchritúdinem sol et luna mirántur.

Ant. To him I am espoused, whom the Angels serve, whose beauty the sun and moon admire.

℣ Elégit eam Deus, et præelégit eam.

℣ God has chosen her and has chosen her before all others.

℟ In tabernáculo suo habitáre facit eam.

℟ He makes her dwell in his tabernacle.

℣ 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 Ioánnem

A Reading from the holy Gospel according to John

Ioannes 2:1-11

In illo témpore: Núptiæ factæ sunt in Cana Galilǽæ, et erat mater Iesu ibi. Vocátus est autem et Iesus, et discípuli eius ad núptias. Et réliqua.

Homilía sancti Augustíni Epíscopi

At that time: A wedding was held in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Now Jesus was also invited to the wedding, with his disciples. And so forth.

A Homily of Saint Augustine, Bishop

Tract. 9 in Ioannem, post initium

Quod Dóminus invitátus venit ad núptias, étiam excépta mýstica significatióne, confirmáre vóluit, quod ipse fecit núptias. Futúri enim erant, de quibus dixit Apóstolus, prohibéntes núbere, et dicéntes quod malum essent núptiæ, et quod diábolus eas fecísset: cum idem Dóminus dicat in Evangélio interrogátus, utrum líceat hómini dimíttere uxórem suam ex quálibet causa, non licére, excépta causa fornicatiónis. In qua responsióne, si meminístis, hoc ait: Quod Deus coniúnxit, homo non séparet.

That the Lord came when invited to the wedding — setting aside the mystical significance — he wished to confirm what he himself had instituted: marriage. For there were to come those of whom the Apostle spoke, who forbid marriage and say that it is evil, and that the devil made it; whereas the same Lord says in the Gospel, when asked whether it is lawful for a man to put away his wife for any reason, that it is not lawful, except for the cause of fornication. In which answer, if you remember, he said this: What God has joined together, let no man separate.

℟ Ipsi sum desponsáta, cui Angeli serviunt, cuius pulchritúdinem sol et luna mirántur:

℟ I am betrothed to him whom Angels serve, whose beauty the sun and moon admire:

Ipsi soli servo fidem, ipsi me tota devotióne commítto.

To him alone I keep faith, to him I commit myself with total devotion.

℣ Déxteram meam et collum meum cinxit lapídibus pretiósis, trádidit áuribus meis inæstimábiles margarítas.

℣ He girdled my right hand and my neck with precious stones, and placed in my ears pearls beyond price.

℟ Ipsi soli servo fidem, ipsi me tota devotióne commítto.

℟ To him alone I keep faith, to him I commit myself with total devotion.

℣ 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

Et qui bene erudíti sunt in fide catholica novérunt, quod Deus fécerit nuptias: et sicut coniúnctio a Deo, ita divortium a diabolo sit. Sed proptérea in causa fornicatiónis licet uxórem dimíttere: quia ipsa esse uxor prior nóluit, quæ fidem coniugalem maríto non servávit. Nec illæ, quæ virginitátem Deo vovent, quamquam ampliórem gradum honoris et sanctitátis in Ecclésia teneant, sine nuptiis sunt: nam et ipsæ pertinent ad nuptias cum tota Ecclésia, in quibus nuptiis sponsus est Christus.

And those who are well instructed in the catholic faith know that God made marriage: and just as the union is from God, so divorce is from the devil. But for this reason it is permitted to put away a wife on account of fornication: because she herself was unwilling to be a wife, who did not keep the conjugal faith to her husband. Nor are those women who vow virginity to God, even though they hold a higher degree of honor and holiness in the Church, without marriage: for they too belong to the marriage with the whole Church, in which marriage the Bridegroom is Christ.

℟ Omnípotens, adoránde, colénde, treménde, benedíco te,

℟ Almighty, to be adored, to be worshiped, to be revered, I bless you,

Quia per Fílium tuum unigénitum evási minas hóminum impiórum, et spurcítias diáboli impollúto calle transívi.

Because through your Only Begotten Son I escaped the threats of impious men, and I passed through the filth of the devil by an undefiled path.

℣ Te confíteor lábiis te corde, te totis viscéribus concupísco.

℣ I confess you with my lips, I confess you with my heart, I long for you with all my inward being.

℟ Quia per Fílium tuum unigénitum evási minas hóminum impiórum, et spurcítias diáboli impollúto calle transívi.

℟ Because through your Only Begotten Son I escaped the threats of impious men, and I passed through the filth of the devil by an undefiled path.

℣ 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.

℟ Quia per Fílium tuum unigénitum evási minas hóminum impiórum, et spurcítias diáboli impollúto calle transívi.

℟ Because through your Only Begotten Son I escaped the threats of impious men, and I passed through the filth of the devil by an undefiled path.

℣ 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

Ac per hoc ergo Dóminus invitátus venit ad nuptias, ut coniugális cástitas firmarétur, et ostenderétur sacraméntum nuptiárum: quia et illárum nuptiárum sponsus personam Dómini figurábat cui dictum est: Servásti vinum bonum usque adhuc. Bonum enim vinum Christus servávit usque adhuc, id est, Evangélium suum.

And so, therefore, the Lord, when invited, came to the wedding feast, that conjugal chastity might be strengthened, and that the sacrament of marriage might be made manifest: for the bridegroom of that wedding feast prefigured the person of the Lord, to whom it was said: 'You have kept the good wine until now.' For Christ has kept good wine until now, that is, his Gospel.

Te Deum

Te Deum laudámus: * te Dóminum confitémur.
Te ætérnum Patrem * omnis terra venerátur.
Tibi omnes Ángeli, * tibi Cæli, et univérsæ Potestátes:
Tibi Chérubim et Séraphim * incessábili voce proclámant:
(Fit reverentia) Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus * Dóminus Deus Sábaoth.
Pleni sunt cæli et terra * maiestátis glóriæ tuæ.
Te gloriósus * Apostolórum chorus,
Te Prophetárum * laudábilis númerus,
Te Mártyrum candidátus * laudat exércitus.
Te per orbem terrárum * sancta confitétur Ecclésia,
Patrem * imménsæ maiestátis;
Venerándum tuum verum * et únicum Fílium;
Sanctum quoque * Paráclitum Spíritum.
Tu Rex glóriæ, * Christe.
Tu Patris * sempitérnus es Fílius.
(Fit reverentia) Tu, ad liberándum susceptúrus hóminem: * non horruísti Vírginis úterum.
Tu, ad liberándum susceptúrus hóminem: * non horruísti Vírginis úterum.
Tu, devícto mortis acúleo, * aperuísti credéntibus regna cælórum.
Tu ad déxteram Dei sedes, * in glória Patris.
Iudex créderis * esse ventúrus.

O God, we praise you; * O Lord, we acclaim you.
Eternal Father, * all the earth reveres you.
To you all the Angels, * the heavens and all the Powers of heaven:
To you the Cherubim and Seraphim * cry out in endless praise:
(A bow is made) Holy, Holy, Holy * Lord God of hosts;
Heaven and earth are filled * with the majesty of your glory.
The glorious choir of Apostles * sings to you,
the noble company of Prophets * praises you,
the white-robed army of Martyrs * glorifies you.
Holy Church throughout the earth * proclaims you,
the Father * of boundless majesty;
your true and only Son, * worthy of adoration;
and the Holy Spirit, * the Paraclete.
You, O Christ, * are the King of glory.
You are * the Father's everlasting Son.
(A bow is made) When you resolved to save the human race, * you did not spurn the Virgin's womb.
When you resolved to save the human race, * you did not spurn the Virgin's womb.
You overcame the sting of death * and opened the Kingdom of Heaven to those who put their faith in you.
You are seated at the right hand of God * in the glory of the Father.
We believe you are the Judge * who is to come.

(Sequens versus dicitur flexis genibus)

(The following verse is said kneeling)

(Fratres, quando incipiunt « Te ergo quæsumus, » exeuntes e Stallis, reverenter inclinent ad verba « Quos pretioso » et cetera)

(Brethren, when they begin 'Te ergo quaesumus,' departing from the Stalls, let them reverently bow at the words 'Quos pretioso' and the rest)

Te ergo quǽsumus, tuis fámulis súbveni, * quos pretióso sánguine redemísti.
Ætérna fac cum Sanctis tuis * in glória numerári.
Ætérna fac cum Sanctis tuis * in glória munerári.
Salvum fac pópulum tuum, Dómine, * et bénedic hereditáti tuæ.
Et rege eos, * et extólle illos usque in ætérnum.
Per síngulos dies * benedícimus te.
(Fit reverentia, secundum consuetudinem) Et laudámus nomen tuum in sǽculum, * et in sǽculum sǽculi.
Et laudámus nomen tuum in sǽculum, * et in sǽculum sǽculi.
Dignáre, Dómine, die isto * sine peccáto nos custodíre.
Miserére nostri, Dómine, * miserére nostri.
Fiat misericórdia tua, Dómine, super nos, * quemádmodum sperávimus in te.
In te, Dómine, sperávi: * non confúndar in ætérnum.

And so we beg you, help your servants, * redeemed by your most precious blood.
Number them * among your Saints in eternal glory.
Number them * among your Saints in eternal glory.
Save your people, Lord, * and bless your inheritance.
Shepherd them * and raise them to eternal life.
Day by day * we bless you,
(A bow is made, according to custom) and we praise your name * for endless ages evermore.
and we praise your name * for endless ages evermore.
Be gracious, Lord, on this day, * and keep us from all sin.
Have mercy on us, O Lord, * have mercy.
May your mercy be upon us, Lord, * as we place our trust in you.
In you, O Lord, I rest my hope: * let me never be put to shame.