S. Romualdi Abbatis

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.

Laus tibi, Dómine, Rex ætérnæ glóriæ.

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

Invitatorium

Ant. Pópulus Dómini, et oves páscuæ eius: * Veníte, adorémus.

Ant. We are the people of the Lord and the sheep of his pasture: * 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. Pópulus Dómini, et oves páscuæ eius: Veníte, adorémus.

Ant. We are the people of the Lord and the sheep of his pasture: come, let us adore.

Hymnus

Ex more docti mýstico
Servémus hoc ieiúnium,
Deno diérum círculo
Ducto quater notíssimo.

Lex et prophétæ prímitus
Hoc prætulérunt, póstmodum
Christus sacrávit, ómnium
Rex atque factor témporum.

Utámur ergo párcius
Verbis, cibis et pótibus,
Somno, iocis, et árctius
Perstémus in custódia.

Vitémus autem nóxia,
Quæ súbruunt mentes vagas:
Nullúmque demus cállidi
Hostis locum tyránnidi.

Flectámus iram víndicem,
Plorémus ante Iúdicem,
Clamémus ore súpplici,
Dicámus omnes cérnui:

Nostris malis offéndimus
Tuam, Deus, cleméntiam:
Effúnde nobis désuper,
Remíssor, indulgéntiam.

Meménto quod sumus tui,
Licet cadúci, plásmatis:
Ne des honórem nóminis
Tui, precámur, álteri.

Laxa malum, quod fécimus,
Auge bonum, quod póscimus:
Placére quo tandem tibi
Possímus hic, et pérpetim.

Præsta, beáta Trínitas,
Concéde, simplex Únitas,
Ut fructuósa sint tuis
Ieiuniórum múnera.
Amen.

The fast, as taught by holy lore,
We keep in solemn course once more:
The fast to all men known, and bound
In forty days of yearly round.

The law and seers that were of old
In diverse ways this Lent foretold,
Which Christ, all seasons’ King and Guide,
In after ages sanctified.

More sparing therefore let us make
The words we speak, the food we take,
Our sleep and mirth, —and closer barred
Be every sense in holy guard.

Avoid the evil thoughts that roll
Like waters o’er the heedless soul;
Nor let the foe occasion find
Our souls in slavery to bind.

In prayer together let us fall,
And cry for mercy, one and all,
And weep before the Judge’s feet,
And his avenging wrath entreat.

Thy grace have we offended sore,
By sins, O God, which we deplore;
But pour upon us from on high,
O pardoning One, thy clemency.

Remember thou, though frail we be,
That yet thine handiwork are we;
Nor let the honour of thy name
Be by another put to shame.

Forgive the sin that we have wrought;
Increase the good that we have sought:
That we at length, our wanderings o'er,
May please thee here and evermore.

Grant O thou Blessed Trinity,
Grant, O Essential Unity,
That this our fast of forty days
May work our profit and thy praise.
Amen.

Nocturni

Nocturnus 1

Nocturn 1

Ant. Memor fuit in sǽculum * testaménti sui Dóminus Deus noster.

Ant. The Lord our God has been mindful * for ever of his covenant.

Psalmus 104(1-15)

Psalm 104(1-15)

104:1 Confitémini Dómino, et invocáte nomen eius: * annuntiáte inter gentes ópera eius.
104:2 Cantáte ei, et psállite ei: * narráte ómnia mirabília eius.
104:3 Laudámini in nómine sancto eius: * lætétur cor quæréntium Dóminum.
104:4 Quǽrite Dóminum, et confirmámini: * quǽrite fáciem eius semper.
104:5 Mementóte mirabílium eius, quæ fecit: * prodígia eius, et iudícia oris eius.
104:6 Semen Ábraham, servi eius: * fílii Iacob, elécti eius.
104:7 Ipse Dóminus Deus noster: * in univérsa terra iudícia eius.
104:8 Memor fuit in sǽculum testaménti sui: * verbi, quod mandávit in mille generatiónes:
104:9 Quod dispósuit ad Ábraham: * et iuraménti sui ad Isaac:
104:10 Et státuit illud Iacob in præcéptum: * et Israël in testaméntum ætérnum:
104:11 Dicens: Tibi dabo terram Chánaan, * funículum hereditátis vestræ.
104:12 Cum essent número brevi, * paucíssimi et íncolæ eius:
104:13 Et pertransiérunt de gente in gentem, * et de regno ad pópulum álterum.
104:14 Non relíquit hóminem nocére eis: * et corrípuit pro eis reges.
104:15 Nolíte tángere christos meos: * et in prophétis meis nolíte malignári.

104:1 Give praise to the Lord and call upon his name: * declare his works among the nations.
104:2 Sing to him, and sing praise to him: * tell all his wondrous works.
104:3 Be praised in his holy name: * let the heart of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
104:4 Seek the Lord, and be confirmed: * seek his face always.
104:5 Remember his miracles, which he has done: * his portents, and the judgments of his mouth:
104:6 You offspring of Abraham his servant: * you sons of Jacob, his elect.
104:7 He is the Lord our God: * his judgments are throughout the entire earth.
104:8 He has remembered his covenant for all ages: * the word that he entrusted to a thousand generations,
104:9 which he assigned to Abraham: * and his oath to Isaac:
104:10 And he stationed the same for Jacob with a precept: * and for Israel with an eternal testament:
104:11 saying: To you I will give the land of Canaan, * the allotment of your inheritance.
104:12 Though they may have been but a small number, * very few, and foreigners there:
104:13 and though they passed from nation to nation, * and from one kingdom to another people.
104:14 He allowed no man to harm them: * and he reproved kings on their behalf.
104:15 Do not be willing to touch my anointed ones: * and do not be willing to malign my prophets.

℣ 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. Memor fuit in sǽculum testaménti sui Dóminus Deus noster.

Ant. The Lord our God has been mindful for ever of his covenant.

Ant. Auxit Dóminus * pópulum suum: et firmávit eum super inimícos eius.

Ant. The Lord increased * his people: and strengthened them against their enemies.

Psalmus 104(16-27)

Psalm 104(16-27)

104:16 Et vocávit famem super terram: * et omne firmaméntum panis contrívit.
104:17 Misit ante eos virum: * in servum venúmdatus est Ioseph.
104:18 Humiliavérunt in compédibus pedes eius, ferrum pertránsiit ánimam eius * donec veníret verbum eius.
104:19 Elóquium Dómini inflammávit eum: * misit rex, et solvit eum; princeps populórum, et dimísit eum.
104:21 Constítuit eum dóminum domus suæ: * et príncipem omnis possessiónis suæ:
104:22 Ut erudíret príncipes eius sicut semetípsum: * et senes eius prudéntiam docéret.
104:23 Et intrávit Israël in Ægýptum: * et Iacob áccola fuit in terra Cham.
104:24 Et auxit pópulum suum veheménter: * et firmávit eum super inimícos eius.
104:25 Convértit cor eórum ut odírent pópulum eius: * et dolum fácerent in servos eius.
104:26 Misit Móysen, servum suum: * Aaron, quem elégit ipsum.
104:27 Pósuit in eis verba signórum suórum: * et prodigiórum in terra Cham.

104:16 And he called a famine upon the land: * and he crushed every foundation of the bread.
104:17 He sent a man before them: * Joseph, who had been sold as a slave.
104:18 They humbled his feet in shackles; the iron pierced his soul, * until his word arrived.
104:19 The eloquence of the Lord inflamed him: * the king sent, and released him; the ruler of the peoples, and he dismissed him.
104:21 He established him as master of his house: * and ruler of all his possessions:
104:22 so that he might instruct his princes as himself: * and teach his elders prudence.
104:23 And Israel entered into Egypt: * and Jacob became a sojourner in the land of Ham.
104:24 And he helped his people greatly: * and he strengthened them over their enemies.
104:25 He turned their heart to hate his people: * and to deal deceitfully with his servants.
104:26 He sent Moses, his servant: * and Aaron, the one whom he chose.
104:27 He placed with them signs of his word: * and portents in the land of Ham.

℣ 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. Auxit Dóminus pópulum suum: et firmávit eum super inimícos eius.

Ant. The Lord increased his people: and strengthened them against their enemies.

Ant. Edúxit Deus * pópulum suum in exsultatióne, et eléctos suos in lætítia.

Ant. God led out * his people in exultation, and his chosen ones in gladness.

Psalmus 104(28-45)

Psalm 104(28-45)

104:28 Misit ténebras, et obscurávit: * et non exacerbávit sermónes suos.
104:29 Convértit aquas eórum in sánguinem: * et occídit pisces eórum.
104:30 Édidit terra eórum ranas: * in penetrálibus regum ipsórum.
104:31 Dixit, et venit cœnomyía: * et cínifes in ómnibus fínibus eórum.
104:32 Pósuit plúvias eórum grándinem: * ignem comburéntem in terra ipsórum.
104:33 Et percússit víneas eórum, et ficúlneas eórum: * et contrívit lignum fínium eórum.
104:34 Dixit, et venit locústa, et bruchus, * cuius non erat númerus:
104:35 Et comédit omne fænum in terra eórum: * et comédit omnem fructum terræ eórum.
104:36 Et percússit omne primogénitum in terra eórum: * primítias omnis labóris eórum.
104:37 Et edúxit eos cum argénto et auro: * et non erat in tríbubus eórum infírmus.
104:38 Lætáta est Ægýptus in profectióne eórum: * quia incúbuit timor eórum super eos.
104:39 Expándit nubem in protectiónem eórum: * et ignem ut lucéret eis per noctem.
104:40 Petiérunt, et venit cotúrnix: * et pane cæli saturávit eos.
104:41 Dirúpit petram et fluxérunt aquæ: * abiérunt in sicco flúmina;
104:42 Quóniam memor fuit verbi sancti sui: * quod hábuit ad Ábraham, púerum suum.
104:43 Et edúxit pópulum suum in exsultatióne, * et eléctos suos in lætítia.
104:44 Et dedit illis regiónes géntium: * et labóres populórum possedérunt:
104:45 Ut custódiant iustificatiónes eius, * et legem eius requírant.

104:28 He sent darkness and made it conceal: * and he did not afflict them with his speech.
104:29 He turned their waters into blood: * and he slaughtered their fish.
104:30 Their land brought forth frogs: * even in the inner chambers of their kings.
104:31 He spoke, and there came forth common flies: * and gnats, in every region.
104:32 He gave them a shower of hail: * and a burning fire, in the same land.
104:33 And he struck their vineyards and their fig trees: * and he crushed the trees of their region.
104:34 He spoke, and the locust came forth, and the caterpillar, * of which there was no number:
104:35 And it devoured all the grass in their land: * and it consumed all the fruit of their land.
104:36 And he struck all the first-born in their land: * the first-fruits of all their labor.
104:37 And he led them out with silver and gold: * and there was not an infirm one among their tribes.
104:38 Egypt was joyful at their departure: * for the fear of them lay heavy upon them.
104:39 He spread a cloud for their protection: * and a fire, to give them light through the night.
104:40 They petitioned, and the quail came: * and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
104:41 He ruptured the rock and the waters flowed: * rivers gushed in the dry land;
104:42 For he had called to mind his holy word: * which he kept near to his servant Abraham.
104:43 And he led forth his people in exultation, * and his elect in rejoicing.
104:44 And he gave them the regions of the Gentiles: * and they possessed the labors of the peoples:
104:45 So that they might observe his justifications, * and inquire about his law.

℣ 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. Edúxit Deus pópulum suum in exsultatióne, et eléctos suos in lætítia.

Ant. God led out his people in exultation, and his chosen ones in gladness.

℣ Memor fuit Dóminus verbi sancti sui.

℣ The Lord was mindful of his holy word.

℟ Quod locútus est ad Ábraham, púerum suum.

℟ Which he spoke to Abraham, his servant.

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 libro Génesis

From the Book of Genesis

Gen 5:15-21

15 Vixit autem Maláleel sexagínta quinque annis, et génuit Iared.
16 Et vixit Maláleel, postquam génuit Iared, octingéntis trigínta annis, et génuit fílios et fílias.
17 Et facti sunt omnes dies Maláleel octingénti nonagínta quinque anni, et mórtuus est.
18 Vixítque Iared centum sexagínta duóbus annis, et génuit Henoch.
19 Et vixit Iared, postquam génuit Henoch, octingéntis annis, et génuit fílios et fílias.
20 Et facti sunt omnes dies Iared nongénti sexagínta duo anni, et mórtuus est.
21 Porro Henoch vixit sexagínta quinque annis, et génuit Mathúsalam.

15 And Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, and then he conceived Jared.
16 And after he conceived Jared, Mahalalel lived for eight hundred and thirty years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
17 And all the days of Mahalalel that passed were eight hundred and ninety-five years, and then he died.
18 And Jared lived for one hundred and sixty-two years, and then he conceived Enoch.
19 And after he conceived Enoch, Jared lived for eight hundred years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
20 And all the days of Jared that passed were nine hundred and sixty-two years, and then he died.
21 Now Enoch lived for sixty-five years, and then he conceived Methuselah.

℟ Plantáverat autem Dóminus Deus paradísum voluptátis a princípio:

℟ Now the Lord God had planted a paradise of pleasure from the beginning:

In quo pósuit hóminem, quem formáverat.

In which he placed the man he had formed.

℣ Produxítque Dóminus Deus de humo omne lignum pulchrum visu, et ad vescéndum suáve; lignum étiam vitæ in médio paradísi.

℣ And the Lord God brought forth from the ground every tree that was beautiful to the sight and pleasant to eat; the tree of life also in the midst of paradise.

℟ In quo pósuit hóminem, quem formáverat.

℟ In which he placed the man he had formed.

℣ 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

Gen 5:22-27

22 Et ambulávit Henoch cum Deo: et vixit, postquam génuit Mathúsalam, trecéntis annis, et génuit fílios et fílias.
23 Et facti sunt omnes dies Henoch trecénti sexagínta quinque anni.
24 Ambulavítque cum Deo, et non appáruit: quia tulit eum Deus.
25 Vixit quoque Mathúsala centum octogínta septem annis, et génuit Lamech.
26 Et vixit Mathúsala, postquam génuit Lamech, septingéntis octogínta duóbus annis, et génuit fílios et fílias.
27 Et facti sunt omnes dies Mathúsala nongénti sexagínta novem anni, et mórtuus est.

22 And Enoch walked with God. And after he conceived Methuselah, he lived for three hundred years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
23 And all the days of Enoch that passed were three hundred and sixty-five years.
24 And he walked with God, and then he was seen no more, because God took him.
25 Likewise, Methuselah lived for one hundred and eighty-seven years, and then he conceived Lamech.
26 And after he conceived Lamech, Methuselah lived for seven hundred and eighty-two years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
27 And all the days of Methuselah that passed were nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and then he died.

℟ Ecce Adam quasi unus ex nobis factus est sciens bonum et malum:

℟ Behold, Adam has become like one of us, knowing good and evil:

Vidéte, ne forte sumat de ligno vitæ, et vivat in ætérnum.

See to it, lest he put forth his hand and also take from the tree of life, and live forever.

℣ Fecit quoque Dóminus Deus Adæ túnicam pellíceam, et índuit eum, et dixit.

℣ The Lord God also made for Adam a tunic of skins, and clothed him, and said:

℟ Vidéte, ne forte sumat de ligno vitæ, et vivat in ætérnum.

℟ See to it, lest he put forth his hand and also take from the tree of life, and live forever.

℣ 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

Gen 5:28-31

28 Vixit autem Lamech centum octogínta duóbus annis, et génuit fílium:
29 vocavítque nomen eius Noë, dicens: Iste consolábitur nos ab opéribus et labóribus mánuum nostrárum in terra, cui maledíxit Dóminus.
30 Vixítque Lamech, postquam génuit Noë, quingéntis nonagínta quinque annis, et génuit fílios et fílias.
31 Et facti sunt omnes dies Lamech septingénti septuagínta septem anni, et mórtuus est.

28 Then Lamech lived for one hundred and eighty-two years, and he conceived a son.
29 And he called his name Noah, saying, 'This one will console us from the works and hardships of our hands, in the land that the Lord has cursed.'
30 And after he conceived Noah, Lamech lived for five hundred and ninety-five years, and he conceived sons and daughters.
31 And all the days of Lamech that passed were seven hundred and seventy-seven years, and then he died.

℟ Ubi est Abel frater tuus? dixit Dóminus ad Cain. Néscio, Dómine, numquid custos fratris mei sum ego? Et dixit ad eum: Quid fecísti?

℟ Where is your brother Abel? said the Lord to Cain. I do not know, O Lord, am I my brother's keeper? And he said to him: What have you done?

Ecce vox sánguinis fratris tui Abel clamat ad me de terra.

Behold, the voice of your brother Abel's blood cries out to me from the earth.

℣ Maledíctus eris super terram, quæ apéruit os suum, et suscépit sánguinem fratris tui de manu tua.

℣ Cursed shall you be upon the earth, which has opened its mouth and received your brother's blood from your hand.

℟ Ecce vox sánguinis fratris tui Abel clamat ad me de terra.

℟ Behold, the voice of your brother Abel's blood cries out to me from 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.

℟ Ecce vox sánguinis fratris tui Abel clamat ad me de terra.

℟ Behold, the voice of your brother Abel's blood cries out to me from the earth.

Nocturnus 2

Nocturn 2

Ant. Salvávit eos Dóminus * propter nomen suum.

Ant. The Lord saved them * for his name's sake.

Psalmus 105(1-15)

Psalm 105(1-15)

105:1 Confitémini Dómino, quóniam bonus: * quóniam in sǽculum misericórdia eius.
105:2 Quis loquétur poténtias Dómini, * audítas fáciet omnes laudes eius?
105:3 Beáti, qui custódiunt iudícium, * et fáciunt iustítiam in omni témpore.
105:4 Meménto nostri, Dómine, in beneplácito pópuli tui: * vísita nos in salutári tuo:
105:5 Ad vidéndum in bonitáte electórum tuórum, ad lætándum in lætítia gentis tuæ: * ut laudéris cum hereditáte tua.
105:6 Peccávimus cum pátribus nostris: * iniúste égimus, iniquitátem fécimus.
105:7 Patres nostri in Ægýpto non intellexérunt mirabília tua: * non fuérunt mémores multitúdinis misericórdiæ tuæ.
105:7 Et irritavérunt ascendéntes in mare, * Mare Rubrum.
105:8 Et salvávit eos propter nomen suum: * ut notam fáceret poténtiam suam.
105:9 Et incrépuit Mare Rubrum, et exsiccátum est, * et dedúxit eos in abýssis sicut in desérto.
105:10 Et salvávit eos de manu odiéntium: * et redémit eos de manu inimíci.
105:11 Et opéruit aqua tribulántes eos: * unus ex eis non remánsit.
105:12 Et credidérunt verbis eius: * et laudavérunt laudem eius.
105:13 Cito fecérunt, oblíti sunt óperum eius: * et non sustinuérunt consílium eius.
105:14 Et concupiérunt concupiscéntiam in desérto: * et tentavérunt Deum in inaquóso.
105:15 Et dedit eis petitiónem ipsórum: * et misit saturitátem in ánimas eórum.

105:1 Confess to the Lord, for he is good: * for his mercy is with every generation.
105:2 Who will declare the powers of the Lord, * who will make a hearing for all his praises?
105:3 Blessed are those who keep judgment, * and who do justice at all times.
105:4 Remember us, O Lord, with good will for your people: * visit us with your salvation:
105:5 so that we may see the goodness of your elect, so that we may rejoice in the joy of your nation: * so that you may be praised along with your inheritance.
105:6 We have sinned, as have our fathers: * we have acted unjustly; we have wrought iniquity.
105:7 Our fathers did not understand your miracles in Egypt: * they did not remember the multitude of your mercies.
105:7 And they provoked you, while going up to the sea, * the Red Sea.
105:8 And he saved them for the sake of his name: * so that he might make known his power.
105:9 And he rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up, * and he led them into the abyss, as if into a desert.
105:10 And he saved them from the hand of those who hated them: * and he redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
105:11 And the water covered those who troubled them: * not one of them remained.
105:12 And they believed his words: * and they sang his praises.
105:13 As soon as they had finished, they forgot his works: * and they would not endure his counsel.
105:14 And they coveted their desire in the desert: * and they tempted God in a waterless place.
105:15 And he granted to them their request: * and he sent abundance into their souls.

℣ 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. Salvávit eos Dóminus propter nomen suum.

Ant. The Lord saved them for his name's sake.

Ant. Oblíti sunt Deum * qui salvávit eos.

Ant. They forgot God * who saved them.

Psalmus 105(16-31)

Psalm 105(16-31)

105:16 Et irritavérunt Móysen in castris: * Aaron, sanctum Dómini.
105:17 Apérta est terra, et deglutívit Dathan: * et opéruit super congregatiónem Abíron.
105:18 Et exársit ignis in synagóga eórum * flamma combússit peccatóres.
105:19 Et fecérunt vítulum in Horeb * et adoravérunt scúlptile.
105:20 Et mutavérunt glóriam suam * in similitúdinem vítuli comedéntis fænum.
105:21 Oblíti sunt Deum, qui salvávit eos, * qui fecit magnália in Ægýpto, mirabília in terra Cham: terribília in Mari Rubro.
105:23 Et dixit ut dispérderet eos: * si non Móyses, eléctus eius, stetísset in confractióne in conspéctu eius:
105:24 Ut avérteret iram eius ne dispérderet eos: * et pro níhilo habuérunt terram desiderábilem:
105:25 Non credidérunt verbo eius, et murmuravérunt in tabernáculis suis: * non exaudiérunt vocem Dómini.
105:26 Et elevávit manum suam super eos: * ut prostérneret eos in desérto:
105:27 Et ut deíceret semen eórum in natiónibus: * et dispérgeret eos in regiónibus.
105:28 Et initiáti sunt Beélphegor: * et comedérunt sacrifícia mortuórum.
105:29 Et irritavérunt eum in adinventiónibus suis: * et multiplicáta est in eis ruína.
105:30 Et stetit Phínees, et placávit: * et cessávit quassátio.
105:31 Et reputátum est ei in iustítiam: * in generatiónem et generatiónem usque in sempitérnum.

105:16 And they provoked Moses in the camp: * and Aaron, the holy one of the Lord.
105:17 The earth opened and swallowed Dathan: * and it covered the congregation of Abiram.
105:18 And a fire broke out in their congregation: * a flame burned up the sinners.
105:19 And they fashioned a calf at Horeb, * and they adored a graven image.
105:20 And they exchanged their glory * for the likeness of a calf that eats hay.
105:21 They forgot God, who saved them, * who did great things in Egypt, wonders in the land of Ham, and terrible things at the Red Sea.
105:23 And he said that he would destroy them: * yet Moses, his elect, stood firm before him in the breach,
105:24 in order to avert his wrath, lest he destroy them: * and they held the desirable land to be nothing.
105:25 They did not trust in his word, and they murmured in their tabernacles: * they did not heed the voice of the Lord.
105:26 And he lifted up his hand over them: * in order to prostrate them in the desert:
105:27 and in order to cast their offspring among the nations: * and to scatter them among the regions.
105:28 And they were initiated into Baal of Peor: * and they ate the sacrifices of the dead.
105:29 And they provoked him with their inventions: * and ruination was multiplied in them.
105:30 Then Phinehas stood up and placated him: * and so the violent disturbance ceased.
105:31 And it was reputed to him unto justice: * from generation to generation, even 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. Oblíti sunt Deum qui salvávit eos.

Ant. They forgot God who saved them.

Ant. Cum tribularéntur * vidit Dóminus: et audívit oratiónem eórum.

Ant. When they were in tribulation * the Lord saw them: and heard their prayer.

Psalmus 105(32-48)

Psalm 105(32-48)

105:32 Et irritavérunt eum ad aquas contradictiónis: * et vexátus est Móyses propter eos: quia exacerbavérunt spíritum eius.
105:33 Et distínxit in lábiis suis: * non disperdidérunt gentes, quas dixit Dóminus illis.
105:35 Et commísti sunt inter gentes, et didicérunt ópera eórum: et serviérunt sculptílibus eórum: * et factum est illis in scándalum.
105:37 Et immolavérunt fílios suos, * et fílias suas dæmóniis.
105:38 Et effudérunt sánguinem innocéntem: * sánguinem filiórum suórum et filiárum suárum, quas sacrificavérunt sculptílibus Chánaan.
105:39 Et infécta est terra in sanguínibus, et contamináta est in opéribus eórum: * et fornicáti sunt in adinventiónibus suis.
105:40 Et irátus est furóre Dóminus in pópulum suum: * et abominátus est hereditátem suam.
105:41 Et trádidit eos in manus géntium: * et domináti sunt eórum qui odérunt eos.
105:42 Et tribulavérunt eos inimíci eórum, et humiliáti sunt sub mánibus eórum: * sæpe liberávit eos.
105:43 Ipsi autem exacerbavérunt eum in consílio suo: * et humiliáti sunt in iniquitátibus suis.
105:44 Et vidit, cum tribularéntur: * et audívit oratiónem eórum.
105:45 Et memor fuit testaménti sui: * et pœnítuit eum secúndum multitúdinem misericórdiæ suæ.
105:46 Et dedit eos in misericórdias * in conspéctu ómnium qui céperant eos.
105:47 Salvos nos fac, Dómine, Deus noster: * et cóngrega nos de natiónibus:
105:47 Ut confiteámur nómini sancto tuo: * et gloriémur in laude tua.
105:48 Benedíctus Dóminus, Deus Israël, a sǽculo et usque in sǽculum: * et dicet omnis pópulus: Fiat, fiat.

105:32 And they provoked him at the Waters of Contradiction: * and Moses was afflicted because of them,
105:33 for they exasperated his spirit: * and so he divided them with his lips.
105:35 And they were mixed among the Gentiles, and they learned their works; and they served their graven images: * and it became a scandal to them.
105:37 And they sacrificed their sons, * and their daughters, to demons.
105:38 And they shed innocent blood: * the blood of their sons and of their daughters, which they sacrificed to the graven images of Canaan.
105:39 And the land was infected with bloodshed, and was contaminated with their works: * and they fornicated according to their own inventions.
105:40 And the Lord became furiously angry with his people: * and he abhorred his inheritance.
105:41 And he handed them over into the hands of the nations: * and those who hated them held dominion over them.
105:42 And their enemies afflicted them, and they were humbled under their hands: * many times he delivered them.
105:43 But they provoked him with their counsel: * and they were brought low by their iniquities.
105:44 And he saw, when they were in tribulation: * and he heard their prayer.
105:45 And he was mindful of his covenant: * and he repented according to the multitude of his mercies.
105:46 And he provided for them with mercies * in the sight of all those who had seized them.
105:47 Save us, O Lord our God: * and gather us from the nations:
105:47 That we may give thanks to your holy name: * and glory in your praise.
105:48 Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, from age to age: * and let all the people say: Amen. Amen.

℣ 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. Cum tribularéntur vidit Dóminus: et audívit oratiónem eórum.

Ant. When they were in tribulation the Lord saw them: and heard their prayer.

℣ 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

Romuáldus, Ravénnæ, Sérgio patre, nóbili génere natus, adoléscens in propínquum monastérium Classénse pœniténtiæ causa secéssit: ubi religiósi hóminis sermóne ad pietátis stúdium veheméntius incénsus, viso étiam semel et íterum per noctem in ecclésia beáto Apollinári, quod Dei servus illi futúrum promíserat, mónachus effícitur. Mox ad Marínum, vitæ sanctitáte ac severióre disciplína in fínibus Venetórum eo témpore célebrem, se cóntulit, ut ad arctam et sublímem perfectiónis viam eo magístro ac duce uterétur.

Romuald, born at Ravenna of the noble family of his father Sergius, withdrew as a young man to the nearby monastery of Classe for the sake of penance; where, inflamed more ardently to the pursuit of piety by the words of a religious man, and having seen blessed Apollinaris in the church once and again by night, which a servant of God had promised him would happen, he became a monk. He soon betook himself to Marinus, celebrated at that time in the region of the Veneti for holiness of life and the strictness of his discipline, in order to follow him as teacher and guide on the narrow and sublime way of perfection.

℟ Tulit Dóminus hóminem, et pósuit eum in paradíso voluptátis:

℟ The Lord took the man and placed him in the paradise of pleasure:

Ut operarétur et custodíret illum.

That he might work it and keep it.

℣ Plantáverat autem Dóminus Deus paradísum voluptátis a princípio, in quo pósuit hóminem quem formáverat.

℣ Now the Lord God had planted a paradise of pleasure from the beginning, in which he placed the man he had formed.

℟ Ut operarétur et custodíret illum.

℟ That he might work it and keep it.

℣ 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

Multis sátanæ insídiis et hóminum invídia oppugnátus, tanto humílior se assídue ieiúniis et oratiónibus exercébat, et rerum cæléstium meditatióne, vim lacrimárum profúndens, fruebátur: vultu tamen ádeo læto semper erat, ut intuéntes exhilaráret. Magno apud príncipes et reges in honóre fuit; multíque eius consílio, mundi illécebris abiéctis, solitúdinem petiérunt. Martýrii quoque cupiditáte flagrávit, cuius causa dum in Pannóniam proficíscitur, morbo, quo afflictabátur cum progrederétur, levabátur cum recéderet, revérti cógitur.

Beset by many snares of Satan and by the envy of men, all the more humble he constantly exercised himself in fasts and prayers, and enjoyed the meditation of heavenly things, pouring forth a torrent of tears; yet his face was so joyful and serene that he seemed to all to be utterly free from sadness.

℟ Dixit Dóminus Deus: Non est bonum hóminem esse solum:

℟ The Lord God also said: It is not good for the man to be alone:

Faciámus ei adiutórium símile sibi.

Let us make a helper for him similar to himself.

℣ Adæ vero non inveniebátur adiútor símilis sibi: dixit vero Deus.

℣ But for Adam there was not found a helper similar to himself; and God said:

℟ Faciámus ei adiutórium símile sibi.

℟ Let us make a helper for him similar to himself.

℣ 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

In vita et post mortem miráculis clarus, spíritu étiam prophetíæ non cáruit. Scalam a terra cælum pertingéntem, in similitúdinem Iacob Patriárchæ, per quam hómines in veste cándida ascendébant et descendébant, per visum conspéxit; eóque Camaldulénses mónachos, quorum institúti auctor fuit, designári mirabíliter agnóvit. Dénique cum annos centum et vigínti ágeret, et centum ipsos in summa vitæ asperitáte Deo servísset, ad eum migrávit, anno salútis millésimo vigésimo séptimo. Eius corpus quinquénnio postquam sepúltum fúerat, íntegrum repértum, Fabriáni in ecclésia sui órdinis honorífice cónditum est.

Cant 1:1-4

℟ Immísit Dóminus sopórem in Adam, et tulit unam de costis eius: † Et ædificávit costam, quam túlerat Dóminus de Adam, in mulíerem, et addúxit eam ad Adam, ut vidéret quid vocáret eam:

℟ The Lord cast a deep sleep upon Adam, and took one of his ribs: † and the Lord built the rib, which he had taken from Adam, into a woman, and brought her to Adam, that he might see what he would call her:

Et vocávit nomen eius Virágo, quia de viro sumpta est.

and he called her name Woman, because she was taken from man.

℣ Cumque obdormísset, tulit unam de costis eius, et replévit carnem pro ea.

℣ And while he slept, he took one of his ribs, and filled up flesh in its place.

℟ Et ædificávit costam, quam túlerat Dóminus de Adam, in mulíerem, et addúxit eam ad Adam, ut vidéret quid vocáret eam.

℟ And the Lord built the rib, which he had taken from Adam, into a woman, and brought her to Adam, that he might see what he would call her.

℣ 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 vocávit nomen eius Virágo, quia de viro sumpta est.

℟ and he called her name Woman, because she was taken from man.

Nocturnus 3

Nocturn 3

Ant. Clamavérunt ad Dóminum * et de necessitátibus eórum liberávit eos.

Ant. They cried out to the Lord * and he delivered them from their distress.

Psalmus 106(1-14)

Psalm 106(1-14)

106:1 Confitémini Dómino quóniam bonus: * quóniam in sǽculum misericórdia eius.
106:2 Dicant qui redémpti sunt a Dómino, quos redémit de manu inimíci: * et de regiónibus congregávit eos:
106:3 A solis ortu, et occásu: * ab aquilóne, et mari.
106:4 Erravérunt in solitúdine in inaquóso: * viam civitátis habitáculi non invenérunt.
106:5 Esuriéntes, et sitiéntes: * ánima eórum in ipsis defécit.
106:6 Et clamavérunt ad Dóminum cum tribularéntur: * et de necessitátibus eórum erípuit eos.
106:7 Et dedúxit eos in viam rectam: * ut irent in civitátem habitatiónis.
106:8 Confiteántur Dómino misericórdiæ eius: * et mirabília eius fíliis hóminum.
106:9 Quia satiávit ánimam inánem: * et ánimam esuriéntem satiávit bonis.
106:10 Sedéntes in ténebris, et umbra mortis: * vinctos in mendicitáte et ferro.
106:11 Quia exacerbavérunt elóquia Dei: * et consílium Altíssimi irritavérunt.
106:12 Et humiliátum est in labóribus cor eórum: * infirmáti sunt, nec fuit qui adiuváret.
106:13 Et clamavérunt ad Dóminum cum tribularéntur: * et de necessitátibus eórum liberávit eos.
106:14 Et edúxit eos de ténebris, et umbra mortis: * et víncula eórum disrúpit.

106:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good: * for his mercy endures for ever.
106:2 Let those who have been redeemed by the Lord say so, those whom he redeemed from the hand of the enemy: * and gathered them from the regions:
106:3 From the rising of the sun and its setting: * from the north and from the sea.
106:4 They wandered in solitude in a waterless place: * they did not find the way to a city of habitation.
106:5 Hungry and thirsty: * their soul fainted within them.
106:6 And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation: * and he rescued them from their necessity.
106:7 And he led them in the right way: * that they might go forth to a city of habitation.
106:8 Let them confess to the Lord his mercies: * and his wonders to the sons of men.
106:9 For he has satisfied the empty soul: * and the hungry soul he has filled with good things.
106:10 Those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death: * shackled in poverty and in iron.
106:11 For they had provoked the words of God: * and had spurned the counsel of the Most High.
106:12 And their heart was brought low with hardships: * they were weakened, and there was no one to help them.
106:13 And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation: * and he freed them from their distress.
106:14 And he led them out of darkness and the shadow of death: * and he broke apart their chains.

℣ 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. Clamavérunt ad Dóminum et de necessitátibus eórum liberávit eos.

Ant. They cried out to the Lord and he delivered them from their distress.

Ant. Ipsi vidérunt * ópera Dei et mirabília eius.

Ant. They themselves saw * the works of God and his wonders.

Psalmus 106(15-30)

Psalm 106(15-30)

106:15 Confiteántur Dómino misericórdiæ eius: * et mirabília eius fíliis hóminum.
106:16 Quia contrívit portas ǽreas: * et vectes férreos confrégit.
106:17 Suscépit eos de via iniquitátis eórum: * propter iniustítias enim suas humiliáti sunt.
106:18 Omnem escam abomináta est ánima eórum: * et appropinquavérunt usque ad portas mortis.
106:19 Et clamavérunt ad Dóminum cum tribularéntur: * et de necessitátibus eórum liberávit eos.
106:20 Misit verbum suum, et sanávit eos: * et erípuit eos de interitiónibus eórum.
106:21 Confiteántur Dómino misericórdiæ eius: * et mirabília eius fíliis hóminum.
106:22 Et sacríficent sacrifícium laudis: * et annúntient ópera eius in exsultatióne.
106:23 Qui descéndunt mare in návibus, * faciéntes operatiónem in aquis multis.
106:24 Ipsi vidérunt ópera Dómini, * et mirabília eius in profúndo.
106:25 Dixit, et stetit spíritus procéllæ: * et exaltáti sunt fluctus eius.
106:26 Ascéndunt usque ad cælos, et descéndunt usque ad abýssos: * ánima eórum in malis tabescébat.
106:27 Turbáti sunt, et moti sunt sicut ébrius: * et omnis sapiéntia eórum devoráta est.
106:28 Et clamavérunt ad Dóminum cum tribularéntur: * et de necessitátibus eórum edúxit eos.
106:29 Et státuit procéllam eius in auram: * et siluérunt fluctus eius.
106:30 Et lætáti sunt quia siluérunt: * et dedúxit eos in portum voluntátis eórum.

106:15 Let them confess to the Lord his mercies: * and his wonders to the sons of men.
106:16 For he has crushed the gates of brass: * and broken the iron bars.
106:17 He has taken them up from the way of their iniquity: * for they were brought low because of their injustices.
106:18 Their soul abhorred all food: * and they drew near even to the gates of death.
106:19 And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation: * and he delivered them from their necessity.
106:20 He sent his word, and healed them: * and rescued them from their utter destruction.
106:21 Let them confess to the Lord his mercies: * and his wonders to the sons of men.
106:22 And let them offer sacrifice with the sacrifice of praise: * and declare his works in exultation.
106:23 Those who descend to the sea in ships, * making their livelihood in the great waters:
106:24 These have seen the works of the Lord, * and his wonders in the deep.
106:25 He spoke, and a windstorm arose: * and its waves were exalted.
106:26 They ascend even to the heavens, and descend even to the abyss: * their soul wasted away in distress.
106:27 They were troubled and moved like a drunkard: * and all their wisdom was consumed.
106:28 And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation: * and he led them out of their distress.
106:29 And he replaced the storm with a breeze: * and its waves were stilled.
106:30 And they rejoiced that it was stilled: * and he led them into the haven they desired.

℣ 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 vidérunt ópera Dei et mirabília eius.

Ant. They themselves saw the works of God and his wonders.

Ant. Vidébunt recti * et lætabúntur, et intéllegent misericórdias Dómini.

Ant. The righteous shall see * and rejoice, and shall understand the mercies of the Lord.

Psalmus 106(31-43)

Psalm 106(31-43)

106:31 Confiteántur Dómino misericórdiæ eius: * et mirabília eius fíliis hóminum.
106:32 Et exáltent eum in ecclésia plebis: * et in cáthedra seniórum laudent eum.
106:33 Pósuit flúmina in desértum: * et éxitus aquárum in sitim.
106:34 Terram fructíferam in salsúginem: * a malítia inhabitántium in ea.
106:35 Pósuit desértum in stagna aquárum: * et terram sine aqua in éxitus aquárum.
106:36 Et collocávit illic esuriéntes: * et constituérunt civitátem habitatiónis.
106:37 Et seminavérunt agros, et plantavérunt víneas: * et fecérunt fructum nativitátis.
106:38 Et benedíxit eis, et multiplicáti sunt nimis: * et iuménta eórum non minorávit.
106:39 Et pauci facti sunt: * et vexáti sunt a tribulatióne malórum, et dolóre.
106:40 Effúsa est contémptio super príncipes: * et erráre fecit eos in ínvio, et non in via.
106:41 Et adiúvit páuperem de inópia: * et pósuit sicut oves famílias.
106:42 Vidébunt recti, et lætabúntur: * et omnis iníquitas oppilábit os suum.
106:43 Quis sápiens et custódiet hæc? * et intélleget misericórdias Dómini.

106:31 Let them confess to the Lord his mercies: * and his wonders to the sons of men.
106:32 And let them exalt him in the assembly of the people: * and praise him in the chair of the elders.
106:33 He has placed rivers in the desert: * and sources of water in a waterless land.
106:34 A fruit-bearing land into brine: * because of the malice of those who dwell in it.
106:35 He has placed the desert in pools of water: * and a land without water in sources of water.
106:36 And he has gathered the hungry there: * and they have built a city of habitation.
106:37 And they sowed fields and planted vineyards: * and they yielded the fruit of their increase.
106:38 And he blessed them, and they were multiplied exceedingly: * and their cattle he did not diminish.
106:39 And they became few: * and were afflicted by the tribulation of evils and sorrow.
106:40 Contempt was poured out upon their leaders: * and he caused them to wander in trackless places and not on the way.
106:41 And he helped the poor man out of destitution: * and set families like flocks.
106:42 The upright will see and rejoice: * and every iniquity will stop its mouth.
106:43 Who is wise and will keep these things? * And who will understand the mercies of the Lord?

℣ 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. Vidébunt recti et lætabúntur, et intéllegent misericórdias Dómini.

Ant. The righteous shall see and rejoice, and shall understand the mercies of the 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 Matthǽum

A Reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew

Matt 19:27-29

In illo témpore: Dixit Petrus ad Iesum: Ecce nos relíquimus ómnia, et secúti sumus te: quid ergo erit nobis? Et réliqua.

Homilía sancti Bedæ Venerábilis Presbýteri

At that time: Peter said to Jesus: Behold, we have left all things, and followed you; what then shall there be for us? And so forth.

From a Homily of Saint Bede the Venerable, Priest

Homilia in Natali S. Benedicti Ep.

Perféctus ille est, qui ábiens vendit ómnia quæ habet, et dat paupéribus, ac véniens séquitur Christum; habébit enim thesáurum non deficiéntem in cælis. Unde bene, interrogánte Petro, dixit tálibus Iesus: Amen dico vobis, quod vos qui secúti estis me, in regeneratióne, cum séderit Fílius hóminis in sede maiestátis suæ, sedébitis et vos super sedes duódecim, iudicántes duódecim tribus Israël. In hac quippe vita pro eius nómine laborántes, in ália prǽmium speráre dócuit, id est, in regeneratióne; cum vidélicet in vitam immortálem fuérimus resurgéndo regeneráti, qui in vitam cadúcam mortáliter erámus géniti.

He is perfect who, going away, sells all that he has and gives it to the poor, and, coming, follows Christ; for he shall have a treasure that does not fail in the heavens. Hence it is that, when Peter asked, Jesus fittingly said to such men: Amen I say to you, that you who have followed me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on the throne of his majesty, you also shall sit upon twelve seats, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. In this present life, toiling for his name, he taught them to hope for a reward in another — that is, in the regeneration; namely, when we shall have been regenerated unto immortal life through the resurrection, we who were mortally born unto a passing life.

℟ Plantáverat autem Dóminus Deus paradísum voluptátis a princípio:

℟ Now the Lord God had planted a paradise of pleasure from the beginning:

In quo pósuit hóminem, quem formáverat.

In which he placed the man he had formed.

℣ Produxítque Dóminus Deus de humo omne lignum pulchrum visu, et ad vescéndum suáve; lignum étiam vitæ in médio paradísi.

℣ And the Lord God brought forth from the ground every tree that was beautiful to the sight and pleasant to eat; the tree of life also in the midst of paradise.

℟ In quo pósuit hóminem, quem formáverat.

℟ In which he placed the man he had formed.

℣ 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 iusta prorsus retribútio, ut, qui hic pro Christo humánæ glóriam celsitúdinis neglexérunt, illic a Christo iúdices glorificáti singuláriter cum eo assídeant qui a sequéndis eius vestígiis nulla ratióne póterant avélli. Nemo autem putet duódecim tantum Apóstolos, quia pro Iuda prævaricánte Matthías eléctus est, tunc esse iudicatúros; sicut nec duódecim solæ sunt tribus Israël iudicándæ: alióquin tribus Levi, quæ tertiadécima est, iniudicáta recédet.

And it is an altogether just recompense that those who here for Christ's sake despised the glory of human loftiness should there sit glorified as judges with Christ, uniquely beside him, who could by no means be torn from following in his footsteps. But let no one suppose that only the twelve Apostles — since Matthias was elected in place of the traitor Judas — will then be judges; just as neither are only the twelve tribes of Israel to be judged: otherwise the tribe of Levi, which is the thirteenth, will depart unjudged.

℟ Ecce Adam quasi unus ex nobis factus est sciens bonum et malum:

℟ Behold, Adam has become like one of us, knowing good and evil:

Vidéte, ne forte sumat de ligno vitæ, et vivat in ætérnum.

See to it, lest he put forth his hand and also take from the tree of life, and live forever.

℣ Fecit quoque Dóminus Deus Adæ túnicam pellíceam, et índuit eum, et dixit.

℣ The Lord God also made for Adam a tunic of skins, and clothed him, and said:

℟ Vidéte, ne forte sumat de ligno vitæ, et vivat in ætérnum.

℟ See to it, lest he put forth his hand and also take from the tree of life, and live forever.

℣ 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

Et Paulus, qui tertiusdécimus est Apóstolus, iudicándi sorte privábitur? cum ipse dicat: Nescítis quóniam ángelos iudicábimus, quanto magis sæculária? Sciéndum namque est, omnes, qui ad exémplum Apostolórum, sua reliquérunt ómnia et secúti sunt Christum, iúdices cum eo ventúros, sicut étiam omne mortálium genus esse iudicándum. Quia enim duodenário sæpe número solet in Scriptúris univérsitas designári, per duódecim sedes Apostolórum ómnium numerósitas iudicántium, et, per duódecim tribus Israël, univérsitas eórum qui iudicándi sunt, osténditur.

And will Paul, who is the thirteenth Apostle, be deprived of the lot of judging? when he himself says: Do you not know that we shall judge angels, how much more the things of this world? For it is to be known that all who, after the example of the Apostles, have left all things and followed Christ, will come as judges with him, just as also every mortal race is to be judged. For since the whole is often designated in the Scriptures by the number twelve, through the twelve thrones the totality of all who are to judge from among the Apostles is shown, and through the twelve tribes of Israel the totality of those who are to be judged.

℟ Ubi est Abel frater tuus? dixit Dóminus ad Cain. Néscio, Dómine, numquid custos fratris mei sum ego? Et dixit ad eum: Quid fecísti?

℟ Where is your brother Abel? said the Lord to Cain. I do not know, O Lord, am I my brother's keeper? And he said to him: What have you done?

Ecce vox sánguinis fratris tui Abel clamat ad me de terra.

Behold, the voice of your brother Abel's blood cries out to me from the earth.

℣ Maledíctus eris super terram, quæ apéruit os suum, et suscépit sánguinem fratris tui de manu tua.

℣ Cursed shall you be upon the earth, which has opened its mouth and received your brother's blood from your hand.

℟ Ecce vox sánguinis fratris tui Abel clamat ad me de terra.

℟ Behold, the voice of your brother Abel's blood cries out to me from 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.

℟ Ecce vox sánguinis fratris tui Abel clamat ad me de terra.

℟ Behold, the voice of your brother Abel's blood cries out to me from the earth.