S. Bernardini Senensis Confessoris

Matutinum Laudes Prima Tertia Sexta Nona Vesperae Completorium

Incipit

℣ Dómine, lábia ☩ mea apéries.

℣ O Lord, ☩ open my lips.

℟ Et os meum annuntiábit laudem tuam.

℟ And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.

℣ Deus ✠ in adiutórium meum inténde.

℣ O God, ✠ come to my assistance.

℟ Dómine, ad adiuvándum me festína.

℟ Lord, make haste to help me.

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

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

Allelúia.

Alleluia.

Invitatorium

Ant. 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

Rex sempitérne Cǽlitum,
Rerum Creátor ómnium,
Æquális ante sǽcula
Semper Parénti Fílius:

Nascénte qui mundo Faber
Imáginem vultus tui
Tradens Adámo, nóbilem
Limo iugásti spíritum.

Cum livor et fraus dǽmonis
Fœdásset humánum genus:
Tu, carne amíctus, pérditam
Formam refórmas ártifex.

Qui, natus olim e Vírgine,
Nunc e sepúlcro násceris,
Tecúmque nos a mórtuis
Iubes sepúltos súrgere.

Qui, pastor ætérnus, gregem
Aqua lavas baptísmatis:
Hæc est lavácrum méntium:
Hæc est sepúlcrum críminum.

Nobis diu qui débitæ
Redémptor affíxus cruci,
Nostræ dedísti pródigus
Prétium salútis sánguinem.

Ut sis perénne méntibus
Paschále, Iesu, gáudium,
A morte dira críminum
Vitæ renátos líbera.

Deo Patri sit glória,
Et Fílio, qui a mórtuis
Surréxit, ac Paráclito,
In sempitérna sǽcula.
Amen.

O thou, the heavens' eternal King,
Creator, unto thee we sing,
With God the Father ever One,
Co-equal, co-eternal Son.

Thy hand, when first the world began,
Made in thine own pure image man,
And linked to Adam, sprung from earth,
A living soul of heavenly birth.

And when by craft the envious foe
Had marred thy noblest work below,
Clothed in our flesh, thou didst restore
The image thou hadst made before.

Once wast thou born of Mary's womb;
And now, new-born from out the tomb,
O Christ, thou bidd'st us rise with thee
From death to immortality.

Eternal Shepherd, thou dost lave
Thy flock in pure baptismal wave,
That mystic bath, that grave of sin,
Where ransomed souls new life begin.

Redeemer, thou for us didst deign
To hang upon the Cross of pain,
And give for us the lavish price
Of thine own blood in sacrifice.

Grant, Lord, in thee each faithful mind
Unceasing paschal joy may find;
And from the death of sin set free
Souls newly born to life by thee.

To thee, once dead, who now dost live,
All glory, Lord, thy people give,
Whom, with the Father, we adore,
And Holy Ghost forevermore.
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 Epístola beáti Iacóbi Apóstoli

Ias 5:1-6

1 Agite nunc dívites, ploráte ululántes in misériis vestris, quæ advénient vobis.
2 Divítiæ vestræ putrefáctæ sunt, et vestiménta vestra a tíneis comésta sunt.
3 Aurum et argéntum vestrum æruginávit: et ærúgo eórum in testimónium vobis erit, et manducábit carnes vestras sicut ignis. Thesaurizástis vobis iram in novíssimis diébus.
4 Ecce merces operariórum, qui messuérunt regiónes vestras, quæ fraudáta est a vobis, clamat: et clamor eórum in aures Dómini sábbaoth introívit.
5 Epuláti estis super terram, et in luxúriis enutrístis corda vestra in die occisiónis.
6 Addixístis, et occidístis iustum, et non resístit vobis.

1 Act now, you who are wealthy! Weep and wail in your miseries, which will soon come upon you!
2 Your riches have been corrupted, and your garments have been eaten by moths.
3 Your gold and silver have rusted, and their rust will be a testimony against you, and it will eat away at your flesh like fire. You have stored up wrath for yourselves unto the last days.
4 Consider the pay of the workers who reaped your fields: it has been misappropriated by you; it cries out. And their cry has entered into the ears of the Lord of hosts.
5 You have feasted upon the earth, and you have nourished your hearts with luxuries, unto the day of slaughter.
6 You led away and killed the Just One, and he did not resist you.

℟ Deus, cánticum novum cantábo tibi, allelúia:

℟ O God, I will sing to you a new song, alleluia:

In psaltério decem chordárum psallam tibi, allelúia, allelúia.

On the psaltery of ten strings I will sing praise to you, alleluia, alleluia.

℣ Deus meus es tu, et confitébor tibi: Deus meus es tu, et exaltábo te.

℣ You are my God, and I will confess you; you are my God, and I will exalt you.

℟ In psaltério decem chordárum psallam tibi, allelúia, allelúia.

℟ On the psaltery of ten strings I will sing praise to you, alleluia, alleluia.

℣ 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

Ias 5:7-11

7 Patiéntes ígitur estóte, fratres, usque ad advéntum Dómini. Ecce agrícola exspéctat pretiósum fructum terræ, patiénter ferens donec accípiat temporáneum et serótinum.
8 Patiéntes ígitur estóte et vos, et confirmáte corda vestra: quóniam advéntus Dómini appropinquávit.
9 Nolíte ingemíscere, fratres, in altérutrum, ut non iudicémini. Ecce iudex ante iánuam assístit.
10 Exémplum accípite, fratres, éxitus mali, labóris, et patiéntiæ, prophétas qui locúti sunt in nómine Dómini.
11 Ecce beatificámus eos qui sustinuérunt. Sufferéntiam Iob audístis, et finem Dómini vidístis, quóniam miséricors Dóminus est, et miserátor.

7 Therefore, be patient, brothers, until the advent of the Lord. Consider that the farmer anticipates the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently, until he receives the early and the late rains.
8 Therefore, you too should be patient and should strengthen your hearts. For the advent of the Lord draws near.
9 Brothers, do not complain against one another, so that you may not be judged. Behold, the judge stands before the door.
10 My brothers, consider the Prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of departing from evil, of labor, and of patience.
11 Consider that we beatify those who have endured. You have heard of the patient suffering of Job. And you have seen the end of the Lord, that the Lord is merciful and compassionate.

℟ Bonum est confitéri Dómino, allelúia:

℟ It is good to give praise to the Lord, alleluia:

Et psállere, allelúia.

And to sing psalms, alleluia.

℣ In decachórdo psaltério, cum cántico et cíthara.

℣ Upon the psaltery of ten strings, with canticle and harp.

℟ Et psállere, allelúia.

℟ And to sing psalms, alleluia.

℣ 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 psállere, allelúia.

℟ And to sing psalms, alleluia.

℣ 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 psállere, allelúia.

℟ And to sing psalms, alleluia.

℣ 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

Ias 5:12-16

12 Ante ómnia autem, fratres mei, nolíte iuráre, neque per cælum, neque per terram, neque áliud quodcúmque iuraméntum. Sit autem sermo vester: Est, est: Non, non: ut non sub iudício decidátis.
13 Tristátur áliquis vestrum? oret. Æquo ánimo est? psallat.
14 Infirmátur quis in vobis? indúcat presbýteros ecclésiæ, et orent super eum, ungéntes eum óleo in nómine Dómini:
15 et orátio fídei salvábit infírmum, et alleviábit eum Dóminus: et si in peccátis sit, remitténtur ei.
16 Confitémini ergo altérutrum peccáta vestra, et oráte pro ínvicem ut salvémini: multum enim valet deprecátio iusti assídua.

12 But before all things, my brothers, do not choose to swear, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor in any other oath. But let your word 'Yes' be yes, and your word 'No' be no, so that you may not fall under judgment.
13 Is any of you sad? Let him pray. Is he even-tempered? Let him sing psalms.
14 Is anyone ill among you? Let him bring in the priests of the Church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
15 And a prayer of faith will save the infirm, and the Lord will alleviate him. And if he has sins, these will be forgiven him.
16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be saved. For the unremitting prayer of a just person prevails over many things.

℟ Cantáte Dómino, allelúia:

℟ Sing to the Lord, alleluia:

Psalmum dícite ei, allelúia.

Sing a psalm to him, alleluia.

℣ Afférte Dómino glóriam et honórem, afférte Dómino glóriam nómini eius.

℣ Bring to the Lord glory and honor, bring to the Lord glory for his name.

℟ Psalmum dícite ei, allelúia.

℟ Sing a psalm to him, alleluia.

℣ 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.

℟ Psalmum dícite ei, allelúia.

℟ Sing a psalm to him, alleluia.

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

Bernardinus Albizesca, nobili Senénsi família ortus, ab ineunte ætate non obscura sanctitátis dedit indícia; nam a piis paréntibus honeste educatus, neglectis puerílibus ludis, inter prima grammaticæ stúdia pietátis opéribus ánimum inténdit, ieiuniis, oratióni, et beatíssimæ Vírginis cultui præcipue addictus. Misericórdia vero in páuperes fuit insígnis. Quæ quidem ómnia procedénte témpore quo mélius posset excólere, eórum número adscribi vóluit, qui Senis in hospitali domo beátæ Maríæ de Scala Deo inserviunt, unde complures sanctitáte celebres viri prodiérunt. Ibi corporis afflictatióne et ægrotántium cura, dum atrox pestiléntia grassarétur, incredibili caritate sese exercuit. Inter ceteras autem virtútes castitátem, egregia forma repugnante, sanctíssime custodívit adeo ut eo præsénte nemo umquam, ne impudentíssimus quidem, verbum minus honestum proferre auderet.

Bernardine Albizesca, born of a noble Sienese family, gave clear signs of holiness from the beginning of his youth; for, honestly educated by pious parents, neglecting childish games, amid his first studies of grammar he devoted his mind to works of piety, given especially to fasting, prayer, and the veneration of the most Blessed Virgin. Indeed, he was conspicuous for mercy toward the poor. And in order to cultivate all these things the better as time went on, he wished to be enrolled among those who serve God in Siena in the hospital of Blessed Mary of the Scala, from which many men renowned for holiness have come forth. There, by bodily mortification and the care of the sick, while a dreadful pestilence was raging, he exercised himself with incredible charity. Among his other virtues, he preserved chastity most holily, despite his distinguished appearance that resisted it, so that in his presence no one ever, not even the most shameless, dared to utter an immodest word.

℟ In ecclésiis benedícite Deo, allelúia:

℟ Bless God in the churches, alleluia:

Dómino de fóntibus Israël, allelúia, allelúia.

the Lord from the fountains of Israel, alleluia, alleluia.

℣ Psalmum dícite nómini eius, date glóriam laudi eius.

℣ Sing a psalm to his name, give glory to his praise.

℟ Dómino de fóntibus Israël, allelúia, allelúia.

℟ the Lord from the fountains of Israel, alleluia, alleluia.

℣ 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

Gravi morbo tentatus, eoque ad quatuor menses patientíssime toleráto, demum incolumis, de religiosæ vitæ instituto capesséndo deliberare cœpit. Quo ut sibi viam muniret, ædiculam in extrema urbe conduxit; in quam cum sese abdidísset, asperrimam omni ex parte vitam trahebat, Deum assidue orans, ut, quid sibi sequéndum esset, osténderet. Quare divinitus factus est, ut beáti Francisci ordinem præ ceteris optaret, in quo humilitate, patiéntia aliisque religiosi hóminis virtútibus excelluit. Id cum cœnobii rector animadverteret, iamque antea Bernardini doctrinam et sacrárum litterárum perítiam perspectam haberet, prædicándi onus eidem impósuit: quo humillime suscepto, cum se minus idoneum agnosceret ob vocis exilitátem ac raucitátem, Dei ope implorata, non sine miraculo eiusmodi impediménto liberátus est.

Afflicted by a grave illness, which he endured with the utmost patience for four months, he recovered at length and began to deliberate about embracing the religious life. To prepare the way for himself, he rented a small dwelling at the edge of the city; withdrawing into it, he led a life of the greatest austerity in every respect, praying to God without ceasing that he might be shown what course he ought to follow. By divine providence it came about that he chose above all others the Order of Blessed Francis, in which he excelled in humility, patience, and the other virtues of a man of religion. When the superior of the monastery took note of this, and had already come to know Bernardine's learning and mastery of the sacred Scriptures, he laid upon him the burden of preaching. Having accepted this office in all humility, yet recognizing himself to be less than adequate on account of the weakness and hoarseness of his voice, he implored the help of God, and was freed from that impediment not without a miracle.

℟ In toto corde meo, allelúia, exquisívi te, allelúia:

℟ With my whole heart, alleluia, I have sought you, alleluia:

Ne repéllas me a mandátis tuis, allelúia, allelúia.

Cast me not away from your commandments, alleluia, alleluia.

℣ Benedíctus es tu, Dómine, doce me iustificatiónes tuas.

℣ Blessed are you, O Lord, teach me your justifications.

℟ Ne repéllas me a mandátis tuis, allelúia, allelúia.

℟ Cast me not away from your commandments, alleluia, alleluia.

℣ 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

Cumque ea témpora vitiis criminibúsque redundarent, et cruentis factiónibus in Italia, divina humanaque ómnia permixta essent, Bernardinus urbes atque oppida concursans, in nómine Iesu, quem semper in ore et in péctore gerebat, collapsam pietátem moresque verbo et exemplo magna ex parte restituit. Quo factum est, ut præcláræ civitátes eum sibi episcopum a summo Pontifice postularent; quod ille munus invicta humilitate constantíssime reiécit. Denique vir Dei imménsis labóribus exhaustus, multis magnisque editis miraculis, libris étiam pie docteque conscriptis, cum vixísset annos sex ac sexagínta, in urbe Aquila in Vestinis beato fine quiévit. Quem novis in dies coruscántem signis, anno post obitum sexto, Nicolaus quintus Pontifex maximus in Sanctórum númerum retulit.

As those times were overflowing with vices and crimes, and in Italy all things divine and human were confounded by bloody factions, Bernardino, hastening through cities and towns, in the name of Jesus which he always bore on his lips and in his heart, largely restored the collapsed piety and morals by word and example. By which means it came about that distinguished cities demanded him as their bishop from the Supreme Pontiff; which office he declined with unconquerable humility most steadfastly. Finally, the man of God, exhausted by immense labors, having brought forth many great miracles, and having also written books devoutly and learnedly, after having lived sixty-six years, rested in a blessed end in the city of Aquila in the Vestini. Nicholas V, Supreme Pontiff, enrolled him, shining daily with new signs, in the number of the Saints six years after his death.

℟ Hymnum cantáte nobis, allelúia:

℟ Sing us a hymn, alleluia:

Quómodo cantábimus cánticum Dómini in terra aliéna? allelúia, allelúia.

How shall we sing the song of the Lord in a foreign land? alleluia, alleluia.

℣ Illic interrogavérunt nos, qui captívos duxérunt nos, verba cantiónum.

℣ There they asked us, who led us captive, the words of songs.

℟ Quómodo cantábimus cánticum Dómini in terra aliéna? allelúia, allelúia.

℟ How shall we sing the song of the Lord in a foreign land? alleluia, alleluia.

℣ 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.

℟ Quómodo cantábimus cánticum Dómini in terra aliéna? allelúia, allelúia.

℟ How shall we sing the song of the Lord in a foreign land? alleluia, alleluia.

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 Ioánnem

A Reading from the holy Gospel according to John

Ioannes 16:5-14

In illo témpore: Dixit Iesus discípulis suis: Vado ad eum qui misit me; et nemo ex vobis intérrogat me, Quo vadis? Et réliqua.

Homilía sancti Augustíni Epíscopi

At that time: Jesus said to his disciples: I go to him who sent me; and none of you asks me, Where are you going? And so forth.

A Homily of Saint Augustine the Bishop

Tractatus 94 in Ioannem, initio

Cum Dóminus Iesus prædixísset discípulis suis persecutiónes, quas passúri erant post eius abscéssum, subiúnxit atque ait: Hæc autem vobis ab inítio non dixi, quia vobíscum eram: nunc autem vado ad eum, qui me misit. Ubi primum vidéndum est, utrum eis futúras non prædíxerit ante passiónes. Sed álii tres Evangelístæ satis eum prædixísse ista demónstrant, ántequam ventum esset ad cenam: qua perácta, secúndum Ioánnem ista locútus est, ubi ait: Hæc autem vobis ab inítio non dixi, quia vobíscum eram.

When the Lord Jesus had foretold to his disciples the persecutions they were to suffer after his departure, he added and said: But these things I did not tell you from the beginning, because I was with you; but now I go to him who sent me. Here we must first consider whether he had not foretold future persecutions to them before. But the other three Evangelists demonstrate sufficiently that he had foretold these things before the supper was reached; and after the supper was finished, according to John, he spoke these words, when he says: But these things I did not tell you from the beginning, because I was with you.

℟ Deus, cánticum novum cantábo tibi, allelúia:

℟ O God, I will sing to you a new song, alleluia:

In psaltério decem chordárum psallam tibi, allelúia, allelúia.

On the psaltery of ten strings I will sing praise to you, alleluia, alleluia.

℣ Deus meus es tu, et confitébor tibi: Deus meus es tu, et exaltábo te.

℣ You are my God, and I will confess you; you are my God, and I will exalt you.

℟ In psaltério decem chordárum psallam tibi, allelúia, allelúia.

℟ On the psaltery of ten strings I will sing praise to you, alleluia, alleluia.

℣ 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

An forte hinc ista sólvitur quǽstio, quia et illi eum narrant passióni próximum fuísse cum hæc díceret? Non ergo ab inítio, quando cum illis erat: quia iam discessúrus, iamque ad Patrem perrectúrus hæc dixit. Et ídeo étiam secúndum illos Evangelístas verum est, quod hic dictum est: Hæc autem vobis ab inítio non dixi. Sed quid ágimus de fide Evangélii secúndum Matthǽum, qui hæc eis a Dómino non solum cum iam Pascha esset cum discípulis cœnatúrus, imminénte passióne, verum et ab inítio denuntiáta esse commémorat; ubi primum nominátim duódecim exprimúntur Apóstoli, et ad ópera divína mittúntur?

Perhaps the question is resolved from this, that those Evangelists also narrate that he was near to his Passion when he said these things? Not, therefore, from the beginning, when he was with them: because already about to depart, already about to go to the Father, he said these things. And therefore, even according to those Evangelists, what is said here is true: These things I did not tell you from the beginning. But what do we do with the testimony of the Gospel according to Matthew, who recalls that these things were announced by the Lord to his disciples not only when, the Passover now at hand, he was about to sup with his disciples, with his Passion imminent, but also from the beginning — where the twelve Apostles are first expressly named, and are sent forth for divine works?

℟ Bonum est confitéri Dómino, allelúia:

℟ It is good to give praise to the Lord, alleluia:

Et psállere, allelúia.

And to sing psalms, alleluia.

℣ In decachórdo psaltério, cum cántico et cíthara.

℣ Upon the psaltery of ten strings, with canticle and harp.

℟ Et psállere, allelúia.

℟ And to sing psalms, alleluia.

℣ 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 psállere, allelúia.

℟ And to sing psalms, alleluia.

℣ 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

Quid sibi ergo vult, quod hic ait: Hæc autem vobis ab inítio non dixi, quia vobíscum eram: nisi quia ea, quæ hic dicit de Spíritu Sancto, quod sit ventúrus ad eos, et testimónium perhibitúrus, quando mala illa passúri sunt, hæc ab inítio eis non dixit, quia cum ipsis erat? Consolátor ergo ille, vel advocátus (utrúmque enim interpretátur, quod erat Græce Paráclitus), Christo abscedénte fúerat necessárius: et ídeo de illo non díxerat ab inítio, quando cum illis erat, quia eius præséntia consolabántur.

What does it mean, then, that he says here: These things I have not told you from the beginning, because I was with you — unless it means that what he speaks here about the Holy Spirit, namely that he will come to them and bear witness, when they are about to suffer those evils, he had not told them from the beginning, because he was with them? The Consoler, therefore, or advocate — for both meanings are conveyed by the Greek word Paraclete — had been necessary at the departure of Christ; and therefore he had not spoken of him from the beginning, when he was with them, because they were consoled by his presence.

Te Deum

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

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

(Sequens versus dicitur flexis genibus)

(The following verse is said kneeling)

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

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

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

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