Sabbato infra Hebdomadam I post Octavam Pentecostes

June 6, 2026 · Matins

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. Christum Regem adorémus dominántem géntibus: * Qui se manducántibus dat spíritus pinguédinem.

Ant. Let us adore Christ the King who rules over the nations: * Who gives fatness of spirit to those who eat him.

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. Christum Regem adorémus dominántem géntibus: Qui se manducántibus dat spíritus pinguédinem.

Ant. Let us adore Christ the King who rules over the nations: Who gives fatness of spirit to those who eat him.

Hymnus

Sacris solémniis iuncta sint gáudia,
Et ex præcórdiis sonent præcónia;
Recédant vétera, nova sint ómnia,
Corda, voces, et ópera.

Noctis recólitur cœna novíssima,
Qua Christus créditur agnum et ázyma
Dedísse frátribus, iuxta legítima
Priscis indúlta pátribus.

Post agnum týpicum, explétis épulis,
Corpus Domínicum datum discípulis,
Sic totum ómnibus, quod totum síngulis,
Eius fatémur mánibus.

Dedit fragílibus córporis férculum,
Dedit et trístibus sánguinis póculum,
Dicens: Accípite quod trado vásculum;
Omnes ex eo bíbite.

Sic sacrifícium istud instítuit,
Cuius offícium commítti vóluit
Solis presbýteris, quibus sic cóngruit,
Ut sumant, et dent céteris.

Panis angélicus fit panis hóminum;
Dat panis cǽlicus figúris términum;
O res mirábilis: mandúcat Dóminum
Pauper, servus et húmilis.

Te, trina Déitas únaque, póscimus;
Sic nos tu vísita, sicut te cólimus:
Per tuas sémitas duc nos quo téndimus,
Ad lucem quam inhábitas.
Amen.

At this our solemn feast,
Let holy joys abound,
And from the inmost breast
Let songs of praise resound;
Let ancient rites depart,
And all be new around,
In ev'ry act and voice and heart.

Remember we that eve,
When, the last supper spread,
Christ, as we all believe,
The lamb, with leavenless bread,
Among his brethren shared,
And thus the law obeyed,
Of old unto their sires declared.

The typic lamb consumed,
The legal feast complete,
The Lord unto the twelve
His body gave to eat;
The whole to all, no less
The whole to each, did mete
With his own hands, as we confess.

He gave them, weak and frail,
His flesh, their food to be;
On them, downcast and sad,
His blood bestowèd he:
And thus to them he spake,
“Receive this cup from me,
And all of you of this partake.”

So he this sacrifice
To institute did will,
And charged his priests alone
That office to fulfil:
In them he did confide:
To whom pertaineth still
To take, and to the rest divide.

Thus angels' bread is made
The bread of man today:
The living bread from heaven
With figures doth away:
O wondrous gift indeed!
The poor and lowly may
Upon their Lord and Master feed.

O Triune Deity,
To thee we meekly pray,
So mayst thou visit us,
As we our homage pay;
And in thy footsteps bright
Conduct us on our way
To where thou dwell'st in cloudless light.
Amen.

Nocturni

Nocturnus 1

Nocturn 1

Ant. Fructum salutíferum * gustándum dedit Dóminus mortis suæ témpore.

Ant. The Lord gave * a saving fruit to be tasted at the time of his death.

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. Fructum salutíferum gustándum dedit Dóminus mortis suæ témpore.

Ant. The Lord gave a saving fruit to be tasted at the time of his death.

Ant. A fructu fruménti * et vini multiplicáti fidéles in pace Christi requiéscunt.

Ant. From the abundance of grain * and wine multiplied, the faithful rest in the peace of Christ.

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. A fructu fruménti et vini multiplicáti fidéles in pace Christi requiéscunt.

Ant. From the abundance of grain and wine multiplied, the faithful rest in the peace of Christ.

Ant. Communióne cálicis, * quo Deus ipse súmitur, non vitulórum sánguine, congregávit nos Dóminus.

Ant. By the communion of the chalice, * whereby God himself is received, and not by the blood of calves, the Lord has gathered us together.

Psalmus 15

Psalm 15

15:1 Consérva me, Dómine, quóniam sperávi in te. ‡ (2) Dixi Dómino: Deus meus es tu, * quóniam bonórum meórum non eges.
15:3 Sanctis, qui sunt in terra eius, * mirificávit omnes voluntátes meas in eis.
15:4a Multiplicátæ sunt infirmitátes eórum: * póstea acceleravérunt.
15:4b Non congregábo conventícula eórum de sanguínibus, * nec memor ero nóminum eórum per lábia mea.
15:5 Dóminus pars hereditátis meæ, et cálicis mei: * tu es, qui restítues hereditátem meam mihi.
15:6 Funes cecidérunt mihi in præcláris: * étenim heréditas mea præclára est mihi.
15:7 Benedícam Dóminum, qui tríbuit mihi intelléctum: * ínsuper et usque ad noctem increpuérunt me renes mei.
15:8 Providébam Dóminum in conspéctu meo semper: * quóniam a dextris est mihi, ne commóvear.
15:9 Propter hoc lætátum est cor meum, et exsultávit lingua mea: * ínsuper et caro mea requiéscet in spe.
15:10 Quóniam non derelínques ánimam meam in inférno: * nec dabis sanctum tuum vidére corruptiónem.
15:11 Notas mihi fecísti vias vitæ, † adimplébis me lætítia cum vultu tuo: * delectatiónes in déxtera tua usque in finem.

15:1 Keep me, O Lord, for I have hoped in you. ‡ (2) I said to the Lord: You are my God, * for you have no need of my goods.
15:3 To the saints who are in his land, * he has made all my desires wonderful in them.
15:4a Their infirmities have been multiplied: * afterward they made haste.
15:4b I will not gather their gatherings from blood, * nor will I be mindful of their names through my lips.
15:5 The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and my chalice: * it is you who will restore my inheritance to me.
15:6 The lines have fallen for me in splendid places: * for my inheritance is most splendid to me.
15:7 I will bless the Lord, who has given me understanding: * moreover even to the night my reins have instructed me.
15:8 I set the Lord always before me: * for he is at my right hand, that I be not moved.
15:9 Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced: * moreover my flesh also shall rest in hope.
15:10 For you will not abandon my soul to hell: * nor will you give your holy one to see corruption.
15:11 You have made known to me the ways of life, † you will fill me with joy with your countenance: * delights at your right hand even to the end.

℣ 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. Communióne cálicis, quo Deus ipse súmitur, non vitulórum sánguine, congregávit nos Dóminus.

Ant. By the communion of the chalice, whereby God himself is received, and not by the blood of calves, the Lord has gathered us together.

℣ Panem cæli dedit eis, allelúia.

℣ He gave them bread from heaven, alleluia.

℟ Panem Angelórum manducávit homo, allelúia.

℟ Man ate the bread of Angels, alleluia.

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 primo Regum

From the First Book of Kings

1 Reg 3:1-7

1 Puer autem Sámuel ministrábat Dómino coram Heli, et sermo Dómini erat pretiósus in diébus illis: non erat vísio manifésta.
2 Factus est ergo in quadam die, Heli iacébat in loco suo, et óculi eius caligáverant, nec póterant vidére.
3 Lucérna Dei ántequam exstinguerétur, Sámuel dormiébat in templo Dómini, ubi erat arca Dei.
4 Et vocávit Dóminus Sámuel, qui respóndens ait: Ecce ego.
5 Et cucúrrit ad Heli et dixit: Non vocávi: revértere et dormi. Et ábiit et dormívit.
6 Et adiécit Dóminus rursum vocáre Samuélem. Consurgénsque Sámuel ábiit ad Heli, et dixit: Ecce ego, quia vocásti me. Qui respóndit: Non vocávi te, fili mi: revértere et dormi.
7 Porro Sámuel necdum sciébat Dóminum, neque revelátus fúerat ei sermo Dómini.

1 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord before Eli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no manifest vision.
2 Then it happened that, on a certain day, Eli was lying in his place. And his eyes had dimmed, so that he was unable to see.
3 And so, to prevent the lamp of God from going out, Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.
4 And the Lord called Samuel. And responding, he said, 'Here I am.'
5 And he ran to Eli, and he said, 'Here I am. For you called me.' And he said: 'I did not call. Return and sleep.' And he went away, and he slept.
6 And again, the Lord continued to call to Samuel. And rising up, Samuel went to Eli, and he said: 'Here I am. For you called me.' And he responded: 'I did not call you, my son. Return and sleep.'
7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not been revealed to him.

℟ Vidi Dóminum sedéntem super sólium excélsum et elevátum, et plena erat omnis terra maiestáte eius:

℟ I saw the Lord seated upon a high and exalted throne, and the whole earth was filled with his majesty: *

Et ea, quæ sub ipso erant, replébant templum.

And the things beneath him filled the temple.

℣ Séraphim stabant super illud: sex alæ uni, et sex alæ álteri.

℣ Seraphim stood above it: six wings to the one, and six wings to the other.

℟ Et ea, quæ sub ipso erant, replébant templum.

℟ And the things beneath him filled the temple.

℣ 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

1 Reg 3:8-12

8 Et adiécit Dóminus, et vocávit adhuc Samuélem tértio. Qui consúrgens ábiit ad Heli,
9 et ait: Ecce ego, quia vocásti me. Intelléxit ergo Heli quia Dóminus vocáret púerum: et ait ad Samuélem: Vade, et dormi: et si deínceps vocáverit te, dices: Lóquere, Dómine, quia audit servus tuus. Abiit ergo Sámuel, et dormívit in loco suo.
10 Et venit Dóminus, et stetit: et vocávit, sicut vocáverat secúndo: Sámuel, Sámuel. Et ait Sámuel: Lóquere, Dómine, quia audit servus tuus.
11 Et dixit Dóminus ad Samuélem: Ecce ego fácio verbum in Israël, quod quicúmque audíerit, tínnient ambæ aures eius.
12 In die illa suscitábo advérsum Heli ómnia quæ locútus sum super domum eius: incípiam, et complébo.

8 And the Lord continued, and he called to Samuel still a third time. And rising up, he went to Eli.
9 And he said: 'Here I am. For you called me.' Then Eli understood that the Lord had called the boy. And he said to Samuel: 'Go and sleep. And if he calls to you from now on, you will say, Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.' Therefore, Samuel went away, and he slept in his place.
10 And the Lord came, and stood, and he called, just as he had called the other times, 'Samuel, Samuel.' And Samuel said, 'Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.'
11 And the Lord said to Samuel: 'Behold, I am accomplishing a word in Israel. Whoever will hear about it, both his ears will ring.
12 In that day, I will raise up against Eli all the things that I have spoken over his house. I will begin, and I will finish.'

℟ Benedíctus Dóminus Deus Israël, qui facit mirabília magna solus:

℟ Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, who alone works great wonders:

Et benedíctum nomen maiestátis eius in ætérnum.

And blessed is the name of his majesty for ever.

℣ Replébitur maiestáte eius omnis terra: fiat, fiat.

℣ All the earth shall be filled with his majesty: so be it, so be it.

℟ Et benedíctum nomen maiestátis eius in ætérnum.

℟ And blessed is the name of his majesty for ever.

℣ 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

1 Reg 3:15-20

15 Dormívit autem Sámuel usque mane, aperuítque óstia domus Dómini. Et Sámuel timébat indicáre visiónem Heli.
16 Vocávit ergo Heli Samuélem, et dixit: Sámuel fili mi? Qui respóndens ait: Præsto sum.
17 Et interrogávit eum: Quis est sermo, quem locútus est Dóminus ad te? oro te ne celáveris me: hæc fáciat tibi Deus, et hæc addat, si abscónderis a me sermónem ex ómnibus verbis quæ dicta sunt tibi.
18 Indicávit ítaque ei Sámuel univérsos sermónes, et non abscóndit ab eo. Et ille respóndit: Dóminus est: quod bonum est in óculis suis fáciat.
19 Crevit autem Sámuel, et Dóminus erat cum eo, et non cécidit ex ómnibus verbis eius in terram.
20 Et cognóvit univérsus Israël, a Dan usque Bersabée, quod fidélis Sámuel prophéta esset Dómini.

15 Then Samuel slept until morning, and he opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli.
16 Then Eli called Samuel, and he said, 'Samuel, my son?' And responding, he said, 'I am here.'
17 And he questioned him: 'What is the word that the Lord has spoken to you? I beg you that you may not conceal it from me. May God do these things to you, and may he add these other things, if you hide from me one word out of all the things that were told to you.'
18 And so, Samuel revealed to him all the words, and he did not hide them from him. And he responded: 'He is the Lord. May he do what is good in his own eyes.'
19 And Samuel grew up, and the Lord was with him, and not one of his words fell to the ground.
20 And all of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, knew Samuel to be a faithful prophet of the Lord.

℟ Benedícat nos Deus, Deus noster, benedícat nos Deus:

℟ May God bless us, our God bless us, may God bless us:

Et métuant eum omnes fines terræ.

And let all the ends of the earth fear him.

℣ Deus misereátur nostri, et benedícat nos Deus.

℣ May God have mercy on us and bless us.

℟ Et métuant eum omnes fines terræ.

℟ And let all the ends of the earth fear 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.

℟ Et métuant eum omnes fines terræ.

℟ And let all the ends of the earth fear him.

Nocturnus 2

Nocturn 2

Ant. Memor sit Dóminus * sacrifícii nostri: et holocáustum nostrum pingue fiat.

Ant. May the Lord be mindful * of our sacrifice: and may our whole burnt offering be made fat.

Psalmus 19

Psalm 19

19:2 Exáudiat te Dóminus in die tribulatiónis: * prótegat te nomen Dei Iacob.
19:3 Mittat tibi auxílium de sancto: * et de Sion tueátur te.
19:4 Memor sit omnis sacrifícii tui: * et holocáustum tuum pingue fiat.
19:5 Tríbuat tibi secúndum cor tuum: * et omne consílium tuum confírmet.
19:6 Lætábimur in salutári tuo: * et in nómine Dei nostri magnificábimur.
19:7a Ímpleat Dóminus omnes petitiónes tuas: * nunc cognóvi quóniam salvum fecit Dóminus Christum suum.
19:7b Exáudiet illum de cælo sancto suo: * in potentátibus salus déxteræ eius.
19:8 Hi in cúrribus, et hi in equis: * nos autem in nómine Dómini, Dei nostri invocábimus.
19:9 Ipsi obligáti sunt, et cecidérunt: * nos autem surréximus et erécti sumus.
19:10 Dómine, salvum fac regem: * et exáudi nos in die, qua invocavérimus te.

19:2 May the Lord hear you in the day of tribulation: * may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
19:3 May he send you help from the sanctuary: * and watch over you from Zion.
19:4 May he be mindful of all your sacrifices: * and may your burnt-offerings be fat.
19:5 May he grant to you according to your heart: * and confirm all your counsels.
19:6 We will rejoice in your salvation: * and in the name of our God, we will be magnified.
19:7a May the Lord fulfill all your petitions: * now I know that the Lord has saved his Christ.
19:7b He will hear him from his holy heaven: * the salvation of his right hand is in his power.
19:8 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: * but we will call upon the name of the Lord our God.
19:9 They have been bound, and they have fallen: * but we have risen up and we have been set upright.
19:10 O Lord, save the king: * and hear us on the day that we will call upon you.

℣ 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 sit Dóminus sacrifícii nostri: et holocáustum nostrum pingue fiat.

Ant. May the Lord be mindful of our sacrifice: and may our whole burnt offering be made fat.

Ant. Parátur * nobis mensa Dómini advérsus omnes, qui tríbulant nos.

Ant. The table of the Lord * is spread for us against all who afflict us.

Psalmus 22

Psalm 22

22:1 Dóminus regit me, et nihil mihi déerit: * in loco páscuæ ibi me collocávit.
22:2 Super aquam refectiónis educávit me: * ánimam meam convértit.
22:3 Dedúxit me super sémitas iustítiæ, * propter nomen suum.
22:4 Nam, et si ambulávero in médio umbræ mortis, non timébo mala: * quóniam tu mecum es.
22:4 Virga tua, et báculus tuus: * ipsa me consoláta sunt.
22:5 Parásti in conspéctu meo mensam, * advérsus eos, qui tríbulant me.
22:5 Impinguásti in óleo caput meum: * et calix meus inébrians quam præclárus est!
22:6 Et misericórdia tua subsequétur me * ómnibus diébus vitæ meæ:
22:6 Et ut inhábitem in domo Dómini, * in longitúdinem diérum.

22:1 The Lord governs me, and I shall want nothing: * in a place of pasture there he has settled me.
22:2 He has led me up beside the waters of refreshment: * he has converted my soul.
22:3 He has led me on the paths of justice, * for his name's sake.
22:4 For though I should walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I will fear no evils: * for you are with me.
22:4 Your rod and your staff: * these have comforted me.
22:5 You have prepared a table before me * against those who trouble me.
22:5 You have anointed my head with oil: * and my inebriating chalice, how excellent it is!
22:6 And your mercy will follow me * all the days of my life:
22:6 And that I may dwell in the house of the Lord, * for length of days.

℣ 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. Parátur nobis mensa Dómini advérsus omnes, qui tríbulant nos.

Ant. The table of the Lord is spread for us against all who afflict us.

Ant. In voce exsultatiónis * résonent epulántes in mensa Dómini.

Ant. With a voice of exultation * let those who feast at the table of the Lord resound.

Psalmus 41

Psalm 41

41:2 Quemádmodum desíderat cervus ad fontes aquárum: * ita desíderat ánima mea ad te, Deus.
41:3 Sitívit ánima mea ad Deum fortem vivum: * quando véniam, et apparébo ante fáciem Dei?
41:4 Fuérunt mihi lácrimæ meæ panes die ac nocte: * dum dícitur mihi cotídie: Ubi est Deus tuus?
41:5 Hæc recordátus sum, et effúdi in me ánimam meam: * quóniam transíbo in locum tabernáculi admirábilis, usque ad domum Dei.
41:5 In voce exsultatiónis, et confessiónis: * sonus epulántis.
41:6 Quare tristis es, ánima mea? * et quare contúrbas me?
41:6 Spera in Deo, quóniam adhuc confitébor illi: * salutáre vultus mei, et Deus meus.
41:7 Ad meípsum ánima mea conturbáta est: * proptérea memor ero tui de terra Iordánis, et Hermóniim a monte módico.
41:8 Abýssus abýssum ínvocat, * in voce cataractárum tuárum.
41:8 Ómnia excélsa tua, et fluctus tui * super me transiérunt.
41:9 In die mandávit Dóminus misericórdiam suam: * et nocte cánticum eius.
41:9 Apud me orátio Deo vitæ meæ, * dicam Deo: Suscéptor meus es.
41:10 Quare oblítus es mei? * et quare contristátus incédo, dum afflígit me inimícus?
41:11 Dum confringúntur ossa mea, * exprobravérunt mihi qui tríbulant me inimíci mei.
41:11 Dum dicunt mihi per síngulos dies: Ubi est Deus tuus? * quare tristis es, ánima mea? et quare contúrbas me?
41:12 Spera in Deo, quóniam adhuc confitébor illi: * salutáre vultus mei, et Deus meus.

41:2 As the hart longs for the water-springs, * so my soul longs for you, O God.
41:3 My soul has thirsted for God, the strong and living God: * when shall I come and appear before the face of God?
41:4 My tears have been my bread day and night: * while they say to me daily: Where is your God?
41:5 These things I remembered, and poured out my soul within me: * for I shall pass into the place of the wonderful tabernacle, even to the house of God.
41:5 With the voice of rejoicing and praise: * the sound of feasting.
41:6 Why are you sad, O my soul? * and why do you trouble me?
41:6 Hope in God, for I will still give praise to him: * the salvation of my countenance, and my God.
41:7 My soul is troubled within me: * therefore I will remember you from the land of Jordan and Hermon, from the little mountain.
41:8 Deep calls unto deep, * at the noise of your cataracts.
41:8 All your heights and your billows * have passed over me.
41:9 In the daytime the Lord commanded his mercy: * and at night his song was with me.
41:9 With me is a prayer to the God of my life: * I will say to God: You are my refuge.
41:10 Why have you forgotten me? * and why do I go sorrowful while my enemy afflicts me?
41:11 While my bones are broken, * my enemies who trouble me have reproached me.
41:11 While they say to me day after day: Where is your God? * why are you sad, O my soul? and why do you trouble me?
41:12 Hope in God, for I will still give praise to him: * the salvation of my countenance, and my God.

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

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

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

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

Ant. In voce exsultatiónis résonent epulántes in mensa Dómini.

Ant. With a voice of exultation let those who feast at the table of the Lord resound.

℣ Cibávit illos ex ádipe fruménti, allelúia.

℣ He fed them with the finest of wheat, alleluia.

℟ Et de petra, melle saturávit eos, allelúia.

℟ And from the rock he satisfied them with honey, alleluia.

℣ 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

Sermo sancti Ioánnis Chrysóstomi

Sermon of Saint John Chrysostom

Hom. 61 ad pópulum Antiochenum

Necessárium est, dilectíssimi, mysteriórum díscere miráculum, quodnam sit, et quare sit datum, et quæ eius rei utílitas. Unum corpus effícimur: membra, inquit, ex carne eius et ex óssibus eius. Sequámur autem initiáti, quæ dicúntur. Ut ítaque non tantum per caritátem hoc fiámus, verum étiam ipsa re, in illam misceámur carnem: hoc namque per escam effícitur, quam largítus est nobis volens osténdere desidérium quod erga nos habet. Proptérea semetípsum nobis immíscuit, et corpus suum in nos contemperávit, ut unum quid simus tamquam corpus cápiti coaptátum; ardénter enim amántium hoc est.

It is necessary, dearest ones, to learn the mystery of the mysteries — what it is, and why it was given, and what its benefit is. We become one body; we are, he says, members of his flesh and of his bones. Let us follow what is said to the initiated. That therefore we may become this not only through charity, but in very deed, we are mingled into that flesh — and this is accomplished through the food he has lavished upon us, wishing to show the longing he has toward us. For this reason he mingles himself with us, and blends his body into us, so that we may be one, as a body fitted to its head; for this is what belongs to those who love ardently.

℟ Quis Deus magnus sicut Deus noster?

℟ Who is a God so great as our God?

Tu es Deus, qui facis mirabília.

You are God, who works wonders.

℣ Notam fecísti in pópulis virtútem tuam: redemísti in brácchio tuo pópulum tuum.

℣ You have made known your power among the peoples: with your arm you have redeemed your people.

℟ Tu es Deus, qui facis mirabília.

℟ You are God, who works wonders.

℣ 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

Tamquam leónes ígitur ignem spirántes ab illa mensa recedámus, facti diábolo terríbiles, et caput nostrum mente revolvéntes, et caritátem quam erga nos osténdit. Nam paréntes quidem áliis sæpe fílios tradunt aléndos: ego autem, inquit, non ita, sed cárnibus meis alo, et meípsum vobis appóno, vos omnes generósos esse volens, et spem bonam de futúris vobis præbens: quippe qui vobis hic meípsum trádidi, multo magis id in futúro fáciam. Vólui frater vester fíeri, carni propter vos et sánguini communicávi: vobis vicíssim ipsam carnem et sánguinem, per quæ cognátus vester factus sum, trado.

Therefore, like lions breathing fire, let us depart from that table, made terrible to the devil, keeping the Head in our minds and pondering the love he showed us. For parents often entrust children to others to be nourished; but I, he says, do not so, but I nourish you with my own flesh, and I set myself before you, wishing you all to be noble and giving you good hope for the future: since I have given myself to you here, I will do so far more in the age to come. I willed to become your brother; I shared in flesh and blood for your sake; in turn I give you that very flesh and blood by which I became your kinsman.

℟ Tibi laus, tibi glória, tibi gratiárum áctio in sǽcula sempitérna,

℟ To you be praise, to you be glory, to you be thanksgiving throughout the ages,

O beáta Trínitas.

O blessed Trinity.

℣ Et benedíctum nomen glóriæ tuæ sanctum: et laudábile et superexaltátum in sǽcula.

℣ And blessed is the name of your holy glory: praiseworthy and supremely exalted for ever.

℟ O beáta Trínitas.

℟ O blessed Trinity.

℣ 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

Attendámus ítaque nobis ipsis, dilectíssimi, tálibus fruéntes bonis: et, cum áliquid turpe dícere voluérimus, vel nos ab ira córripi vidérimus, vel álio quópiam huiúsmodi vítio, considerémus quibus facti sumus digni; talíque cogitátio nobis irrationabílium mótuum sit corréctio. Quotquot ígitur huius partícipes córporis effícimur, quotquot sánguinem degustámus; cogitémus quod illum sursum sedéntem, qui ab Angelis adorátur incorruptíbili vicínus virtúti, hunc degustámus. Hei mihi, quot ad salútem nobis viæ! Nos corpus suum effécit; nobis suum communicávit corpus: et horum nos nihil a malis avértit.

Let us therefore be attentive to ourselves, most beloved, enjoying such great goods: and when we wish to say something shameful, or see ourselves seized by anger, or by some other vice of this kind, let us consider how great a dignity we have been made worthy of; and let such a thought be the correction of our irrational impulses. As many of us, therefore, as become partakers of this Body, as many as taste this Blood: let us consider that we taste him who sits on high, who is adored by the Angels, neighbor to incorruptible power. Alas for me, how many ways to salvation are given to us! He has made us his Body; he has shared his Body with us: and by none of these things are we turned from evil.

℟ Magnus Dóminus, et laudábilis nimis:

℟ Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised:

Et sapiéntiæ eius non est númerus.

and there is no numbering of his wisdom.

℣ Magnus Dóminus, et magna virtus eius: et sapiéntiæ eius non est finis.

℣ Great is the Lord, and great is his power: and of his wisdom there is no end.

℟ Et sapiéntiæ eius non est númerus.

℟ and there is no numbering of his wisdom.

℣ 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 sapiéntiæ eius non est númerus.

℟ and there is no numbering of his wisdom.

Nocturnus 3

Nocturn 3

Ant. Introíbo * ad altáre Dei: sumam Christum, qui rénovat iuventútem meam.

Ant. I will go * to the altar of God: I will receive Christ, who renews my youth.

Psalmus 42

Psalm 42

42:1 Iúdica me, Deus, et discérne causam meam de gente non sancta, * ab hómine iníquo, et dolóso érue me.
42:2 Quia tu es, Deus, fortitúdo mea: * quare me repulísti? et quare tristis incédo, dum afflígit me inimícus?
42:3 Emítte lucem tuam et veritátem tuam: * ipsa me deduxérunt, et adduxérunt in montem sanctum tuum, et in tabernácula tua.
42:4 Et introíbo ad altáre Dei: * ad Deum, qui lætíficat iuventútem meam.
42:5 Confitébor tibi in cíthara, Deus, Deus meus: * quare tristis es, ánima mea? et quare contúrbas me?
42:6 Spera in Deo, quóniam adhuc confitébor illi: * salutáre vultus mei, et Deus meus.

42:1 Judge me, O God, and distinguish my cause from that of an unholy people, * deliver me from the unjust and deceitful man.
42:2 For you are God, my strength: * why have you cast me off? and why do I go sorrowful while the enemy afflicts me?
42:3 Send forth your light and your truth: * they have led me and brought me to your holy mountain and into your tabernacles.
42:4 And I will go in to the altar of God: * to God, who gives joy to my youth.
42:5 I will praise you upon the harp, O God, my God: * why are you sad, O my soul? and why do you trouble me?
42:6 Hope in God, for I will still give praise to him: * the salvation of my countenance, and my God.

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

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

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

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

Ant. Introíbo ad altáre Dei: sumam Christum, qui rénovat iuventútem meam.

Ant. I will go to the altar of God: I will receive Christ, who renews my youth.

Ant. Cibávit nos Dóminus * ex ádipe fruménti: et de petra, melle saturávit nos.

Ant. The Lord has fed us * with the finest wheat: and from the rock he has satisfied us with honey.

Psalmus 80

Psalm 80

80:2 Exsultáte Deo, adiutóri nostro: * iubiláte Deo Iacob.
80:3 Súmite psalmum, et date týmpanum: * psaltérium iucúndum cum cíthara.
80:4 Buccináte in Neoménia tuba, * in insígni die solemnitátis vestræ.
80:5 Quia præcéptum in Israël est: * et iudícium Deo Iacob.
80:6 Testimónium in Ioseph pósuit illud, cum exíret de terra Ægýpti: * linguam, quam non nóverat, audívit.
80:7 Divértit ab onéribus dorsum eius: * manus eius in cóphino serviérunt.
80:8 In tribulatióne invocásti me, et liberávi te: * exaudívi te in abscóndito tempestátis: probávi te apud aquam contradictiónis.
80:9 Audi, pópulus meus, et contestábor te: * Israël, si audíeris me, non erit in te deus recens, neque adorábis deum aliénum.
80:11 Ego enim sum Dóminus Deus tuus, qui edúxi te de terra Ægýpti: * diláta os tuum, et implébo illud.
80:12 Et non audívit pópulus meus vocem meam: * et Israël non inténdit mihi.
80:13 Et dimísi eos secúndum desidéria cordis eórum: * ibunt in adinventiónibus suis.
80:14 Si pópulus meus audísset me: * Israël si in viis meis ambulásset:
80:15 Pro níhilo fórsitan inimícos eórum humiliássem: * et super tribulántes eos misíssem manum meam.
80:16 Inimíci Dómini mentíti sunt ei: * et erit tempus eórum in sǽcula.
80:17 Et cibávit eos ex ádipe fruménti: * et de petra, melle saturávit eos.

80:2 Exult before God our helper: * sing joyfully to the God of Jacob.
80:3 Take up a psalm, and bring forth the timbrel: * a pleasing Psalter with stringed instruments.
80:4 Sound the trumpet at the new moon, * on the noteworthy day of your solemnity.
80:5 For it is a precept in Israel: * and a judgment for the God of Jacob.
80:6 He set it as a testimony in Joseph, when he came out of the land of Egypt: * he heard a tongue that he knew not.
80:7 He turned his back from the burdens: * his hands had served in the basket.
80:8 In tribulation you called upon me, and I delivered you: * I heard you in the secret place of the storm; I proved you at the waters of contradiction.
80:9 Hear, O my people, and I will testify to you: * O Israel, if you will hear me, there shall be no new god among you, nor shall you adore a foreign god.
80:11 For I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt: * open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
80:12 But my people did not hear my voice: * and Israel did not heed me.
80:13 So I dismissed them according to the desires of their heart: * they shall walk in their own devices.
80:14 If my people had heard me: * if Israel had walked in my ways:
80:15 I would have humbled their enemies as nothing: * and I would have stretched forth my hand upon those who troubled them.
80:16 The enemies of the Lord have lied to him: * and their time shall be for ever.
80:17 And he fed them with the fat of wheat: * and filled them with honey from the rock.

℣ 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. Cibávit nos Dóminus ex ádipe fruménti: et de petra, melle saturávit nos.

Ant. The Lord has fed us with the finest wheat: and from the rock he has satisfied us with honey.

Ant. Ex altári tuo, * Dómine, Christum súmimus: in quem cor et caro nostra exsúltant.

Ant. From your altar, * O Lord, we receive Christ: in whom our heart and flesh exult.

Psalmus 83

Psalm 83

83:2 Quam dilécta tabernácula tua, Dómine virtútum: * concupíscit, et déficit ánima mea in átria Dómini.
83:3 Cor meum, et caro mea * exsultavérunt in Deum vivum.
83:4 Étenim passer invénit sibi domum: * et turtur nidum sibi, ubi ponat pullos suos.
83:4 Altária tua, Dómine virtútum: * Rex meus, et Deus meus.
83:5 Beáti, qui hábitant in domo tua, Dómine: * in sǽcula sæculórum laudábunt te.
83:6 Beátus vir, cuius est auxílium abs te: * ascensiónes in corde suo dispósuit, in valle lacrimárum in loco, quem pósuit.
83:8 Étenim benedictiónem dabit legislátor, ibunt de virtúte in virtútem: * vidébitur Deus deórum in Sion.
83:9 Dómine, Deus virtútum, exáudi oratiónem meam: * áuribus pércipe, Deus Iacob.
83:10 Protéctor noster, áspice, Deus: * et réspice in fáciem Christi tui:
83:11 Quia mélior est dies una in átriis tuis, * super míllia.
83:11 Elégi abiéctus esse in domo Dei mei: * magis quam habitáre in tabernáculis peccatórum.
83:12 Quia misericórdiam, et veritátem díligit Deus: * grátiam et glóriam dabit Dóminus.
83:13 Non privábit bonis eos, qui ámbulant in innocéntia: * Dómine virtútum, beátus homo, qui sperat in te.

83:2 How beloved are your tabernacles, O Lord of hosts: * my soul longs and faints for the courts of the Lord.
83:3 My heart and my flesh * have rejoiced in the living God.
83:4 For the sparrow has found itself a house: * and the turtledove a nest for itself, where it may lay its young.
83:4 Your altars, O Lord of hosts: * my King and my God.
83:5 Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord: * they shall praise you for ever and ever.
83:6 Blessed is the man whose help is from you: * he has set ascents in his heart, in the valley of tears, in the place he has appointed.
83:8 For the lawgiver shall give a blessing; they shall go from strength to strength: * the God of gods shall be seen in Zion.
83:9 O Lord, God of hosts, hear my prayer: * give ear, O God of Jacob.
83:10 Behold, O God, our protector: * and look upon the face of your Christ:
83:11 For one day in your courts is better * than a thousand elsewhere.
83:11 I have chosen to be cast down in the house of my God: * rather than to dwell in the tents of sinners.
83:12 For God loves mercy and truth: * the Lord will give grace and glory.
83:13 He will not deprive of good things those who walk in innocence: * O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man who hopes in you.

℣ 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. Ex altári tuo, Dómine, Christum súmimus: in quem cor et caro nostra exsúltant.

Ant. From your altar, O Lord, we receive Christ: in whom our heart and flesh exult.

℣ Edúcas panem de terra, allelúia.

℣ That you may bring forth bread from the earth, alleluia.

℟ Et vinum lætíficet cor hóminis, allelúia.

℟ And wine to gladden the heart of man, alleluia.

℣ 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 6:56-59

In illo témpore: Dixit Iesus turbis Iudæórum: Caro mea vere est cibus, et sanguis meus vere est potus. Et réliqua.

De Homilía sancti Augustíni Epíscopi

At that time: Jesus said to the crowds of the Jews: My flesh is truly food, and my blood is truly drink. And so forth.

From a Homily of Saint Augustine the Bishop

Tract. 27 in Ioánn. ante medium.

Díximus, fratres, hoc Dóminum commendásse in manducatióne carnis suæ et potatióne sánguinis sui, ut in illo maneámus, et ipse in nobis. Manémus autem in illo, cum sumus membra eius; manet autem ipse in nobis, cum sumus templum eius. Ut autem simus membra eius, únitas nos compáginat: ut compáginet únitas, quæ facit, nisi cáritas? Et cáritas Dei unde? Apóstolum intérroga. Cáritas, inquit, Dei diffúsa est in córdibus nostris per Spíritum Sanctum, qui datus est nobis.

We have said, brethren, that the Lord commended this in the eating of his flesh and the drinking of his blood: that we should abide in him and he in us. Now we abide in him when we are his members; and he abides in us when we are his temple. But for us to be his members, unity must bind us together; and for unity to bind us, what brings it about but charity? And the charity of God — from where? Ask the Apostle. The charity of God, he says, has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

℟ Benedicámus Patrem et Fílium cum Sancto Spíritu:

℟ Let us bless the Father and the Son with the Holy Spirit:

Laudémus et superexaltémus eum in sǽcula.

Let us praise and exalt him above all for ever.

℣ Benedíctus es, Dómine, in firmaménto cæli: et laudábilis et gloriósus in sǽcula.

℣ Blessed are you, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven: and worthy of praise and glorious for ever.

℟ Laudémus et superexaltémus eum in sǽcula.

℟ Let us praise and exalt him above all for ever.

℣ 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

Ergo spíritus est qui vivíficat; spíritus enim facit viva membra: nec viva membra spíritus facit, nisi quæ in córpore, quod végetat ipse spíritus, invénerit. Nam spíritus, qui est in te, o homo, quo constas ut homo sis, numquid vivíficat membrum quod separátum invénerit a carne tua? Spíritum tuum dico ánimam tuam. Anima tua non vivíficat, nisi membra quæ sunt in carne tua: unum si tollas, iam non vivificátur ex ánima tua, quia unitáti córporis tui non copulátur.

It is therefore the Spirit who gives life; for the Spirit makes members living: nor does the Spirit make members living except those which he finds in the body which the Spirit himself enlivens. For the spirit that is in you, O man, by which you subsist as a human being, does it give life to a member which it finds severed from your flesh? I speak of your spirit, that is, your soul. Your soul does not give life except to the members that are in your flesh; if you remove any one of them, it is no longer given life from your soul, because it is not joined to the unity of your body.

℟ Duo Séraphim clamábant alter ad álterum:

℟ Two Seraphim cried out one to the other:

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus Dóminus Deus Sábaoth: * Plena est omnis terra glória eius.

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God of hosts: * all the earth is filled with his glory.

℣ Tres sunt qui testimónium dant in cælo: Pater, Verbum, et Spíritus Sanctus: et hi tres unum sunt.

℣ For there are Three who give testimony in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit. And these Three are One.

℟ Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus Dóminus Deus Sábaoth.

℟ Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God of hosts.

℣ 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.

℟ Plena est omnis terra glória eius.

℟ All the earth is filled with his glory.

℣ 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

Hæc dicúntur, ut amémus unitátem et timeámus separatiónem. Nihil enim sic debet formidáre Christiánus quam separári a córpore Christi. Si enim separátur a córpore Christi, non est membrum eius, non vegetátur Spíritu eius. Quisquis autem, inquit Apóstolus, Spíritum Christi non habet, hic non est eius. Spíritus ergo est, qui vivíficat, caro autem non prodest quidquam. Verba, quæ ego locútus sum vobis, spíritus et vita sunt. Quid est, Spíritus et vita sunt? Spiritáliter intelligénda sunt. Intellexísti spiritáliter? Spíritus et vita sunt. Intellexísti carnáliter? Etiam sic illa spíritus et vita sunt, sed tibi non sunt.
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.

These things are said so that we may love unity and fear separation. For nothing should a Christian fear so much as to be separated from the Body of Christ. For if he is separated from the Body of Christ, he is not a member of it, he is not quickened by its Spirit. For whoever, says the Apostle, does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not his. It is the Spirit, therefore, that gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. What does this mean — are spirit and life? They are to be understood spiritually. Have you understood spiritually? They are spirit and life. Have you understood carnally? Even so, they are still spirit and life, but not for you.
We praise you, O God: * we confess you as Lord.
All the earth worships you * as the eternal Father.
To you all the Angels, * to you the Heavens and all the Powers:
To you the Cherubim and Seraphim * cry out without ceasing:
(A bow is made) Holy, Holy, Holy, * Lord God of Sabaoth.
Full are the heavens and the earth * of the majesty of your glory.
The glorious choir * of the Apostles,
The praiseworthy company * of the Prophets,
The white-robed army * of Martyrs praise you.
Throughout the world * the holy Church confesses you:
The Father * of immeasurable majesty;
Your true and only * adorable Son;
And the Holy * Spirit the Paraclete.
You are the King of glory, * O Christ.
You are the * eternal Son of the Father.
(A bow is made) You, about to take on man in order to deliver him: * did not abhor the womb of the Virgin.
You, about to take on man in order to deliver him: * did not abhor the womb of the Virgin.
You, having conquered the sting of death, * opened the Kingdom of Heaven to believers.
You sit at the right hand of God, * in the glory of the Father.
You are believed * to be 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.

We beseech you, therefore, come to the aid of your servants, * whom you have redeemed with your precious blood.
Number them among your Saints * in eternal glory.
Number them among your Saints * to receive reward in eternal glory.
Save your people, O Lord, * and bless your inheritance.
And rule them, * and lift them up for ever.
Day by day * we bless you.
(A bow is made, according to custom) And we praise your name for ever, * and for ever and ever.
And we praise your name for ever, * and for ever and ever.
Graciously keep us, O Lord, this day * without sin.
Have mercy on us, O Lord, * have mercy on us.
Let your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, * as we have hoped in you.
In you, O Lord, I have hoped: * let me not be confounded for ever.

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.

We praise you, O God: * we acknowledge you as Lord.
All the earth worships you, * O Father everlasting.
To you all the Angels, * to you the Heavens, and all the Powers:
To you the Cherubim and Seraphim * cry out without ceasing:
(A bow is made) Holy, Holy, Holy, * Lord God of Hosts.
The heavens and the earth are full * of the majesty of your glory.
The glorious choir * of the Apostles,
The praiseworthy company * of the Prophets,
The white-robed army * of Martyrs praises you.
The holy Church throughout the world * acknowledges you,
the Father * of immeasurable majesty;
Your true and only * Son, worthy of veneration;
And the Holy * Paraclete Spirit.
You, O Christ, are the King of glory.
You are the * eternal Son of the Father.
(A bow is made) You, about to take on humanity for its liberation, * did not shrink from the Virgin's womb.
You, about to take on humanity for its liberation, * did not shrink from the Virgin's womb.
Having overcome the sting of death, * you opened the Kingdom of Heaven to those who believe.
You sit at the right hand of God, * in the glory of the Father.
You are believed * to be the Judge 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)