S. Luciæ Virginis et Martyris

Matutinum Laudes Prima Tertia Sexta Nona Vesperae Completorium

Incipit

℣ 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.

Hymnus

Iam lucis orto sídere,
Deum precémur súpplices,
Ut in diúrnis áctibus
Nos servet a nocéntibus.

Linguam refrénans témperet,
Ne litis horror ínsonet:
Visum fovéndo cóntegat,
Ne vanitátes háuriat.

Sint pura cordis íntima,
Absístat et vecórdia;
Carnis terat supérbiam
Potus cibíque párcitas.

Ut, cum dies abscésserit,
Noctémque sors redúxerit,
Mundi per abstinéntiam
Ipsi canámus glóriam.

Deo Patri sit glória,
Eiúsque soli Fílio,
Cum Spíritu Paráclito,
Nunc et per omne sǽculum.
Amen.

Now in the sun's new dawning ray,
Lowly of heart, our God we pray
That he from harm may keep us free
In all the deeds this day shall see.

May fear of him our tongues restrain,
Lest strife unguarded speech should stain:
His favouring care our guardian be,
Lest our eyes feed on vanity.

May every heart be pure from sin
And folly find no place therein:
Scant need of food, excess denied,
Wear down in us the body's pride.

That when the light of day is gone,
And night in course shall follow on.
We, free from cares the world affords,
May chant the praise that is our Lord's.

All laud to God the Father be,
All praise, Eternal Son, to thee:
All glory, as is ever meet,
To God the holy Paraclete.
Amen.

Psalmi

Ant. Misericórdia tua, * Dómine, ante óculos meos: et complácui in veritáte tua.

Ant. Your mercy, * O Lord, is before my eyes: and I have been pleasing in your truth.

Psalmus 25

Psalm 25

25:1 Iúdica me, Dómine, quóniam ego in innocéntia mea ingréssus sum: * et in Dómino sperans non infirmábor.
25:2 Proba me, Dómine, et tenta me: * ure renes meos et cor meum.
25:3 Quóniam misericórdia tua ante óculos meos est: * et complácui in veritáte tua.
25:4 Non sedi cum concílio vanitátis: * et cum iníqua geréntibus non introíbo.
25:5 Odívi ecclésiam malignántium: * et cum ímpiis non sedébo.
25:6 Lavábo inter innocéntes manus meas: * et circúmdabo altáre tuum, Dómine:
25:7 Ut áudiam vocem laudis, * et enárrem univérsa mirabília tua.
25:8 Dómine, diléxi decórem domus tuæ, * et locum habitatiónis glóriæ tuæ.
25:9 Ne perdas cum ímpiis, Deus, ánimam meam, * et cum viris sánguinum vitam meam:
25:10 In quorum mánibus iniquitátes sunt: * déxtera eórum repléta est munéribus.
25:11 Ego autem in innocéntia mea ingréssus sum: * rédime me, et miserére mei.
25:12 Pes meus stetit in dirécto: * in ecclésiis benedícam te, Dómine.

25:1 Judge me, O Lord, for I have walked in my innocence, * and trusting in the Lord I shall not falter.
25:2 Prove me, O Lord, and try me: * purify my reins and my heart.
25:3 For your mercy is before my eyes, * and I have been well pleased in your truth.
25:4 I have not sat with the council of vanity, * and I will not enter with those who do iniquity.
25:5 I have hated the assembly of the malignant, * and with the wicked I will not sit.
25:6 I will wash my hands among the innocent, * and I will compass your altar, O Lord:
25:7 That I may hear the voice of praise, * and tell of all your wondrous works.
25:8 O Lord, I have loved the beauty of your house, * and the place where your glory dwells.
25:9 Take not away my soul, O God, with the wicked, * nor my life with men of blood:
25:10 In whose hands are iniquities: * their right hand is filled with bribes.
25:11 But as for me, I have walked in my innocence: * redeem me, and have mercy on me.
25:12 My foot has stood in the right way: * in the assemblies I will bless you, O 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.

Psalmus 51

Psalm 51

51:3 Quid gloriáris in malítia, * qui potens es in iniquitáte?
51:4 Tota die iniustítiam cogitávit lingua tua: * sicut novácula acúta fecísti dolum.
51:5 Dilexísti malítiam super benignitátem: * iniquitátem magis quam loqui æquitátem.
51:6 Dilexísti ómnia verba præcipitatiónis, * lingua dolósa.
51:7 Proptérea Deus déstruet te in finem, * evéllet te, et emigrábit te de tabernáculo tuo: et radícem tuam de terra vivéntium.
51:8 Vidébunt iusti, et timébunt, et super eum ridébunt, et dicent: * Ecce homo, qui non pósuit Deum adiutórem suum:
51:9 Sed sperávit in multitúdine divitiárum suárum: * et præváluit in vanitáte sua.
51:10 Ego autem, sicut olíva fructífera in domo Dei, * sperávi in misericórdia Dei in ætérnum: et in sǽculum sǽculi.
51:11 Confitébor tibi in sǽculum, quia fecísti: * et exspectábo nomen tuum, quóniam bonum est in conspéctu sanctórum tuórum.

51:3 Why do you glory in malice, * you who are mighty in iniquity?
51:4 All day long your tongue devised injustice: * like a sharp razor you have wrought deceit.
51:5 You have loved malice above kindness: * and iniquity more than speaking equity.
51:6 You have loved all words of ruin, * O deceitful tongue.
51:7 Therefore God will destroy you utterly, * he will pluck you out and remove you from your dwelling, and your root from the land of the living.
51:8 The just shall see, and shall fear, and shall laugh at him, and shall say: * Behold the man who did not take God for his helper:
51:9 But trusted in the abundance of his riches: * and grew strong in his vanity.
51:10 But I, as a fruitful olive tree in the house of God, * have hoped in the mercy of God forever: yea, for ever and ever.
51:11 I will praise you forever, because you have done it: * and I will wait on your name, for it is good in the sight of your holy ones.

℣ 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.

Psalmus 52

Psalm 52

52:1 Dixit insípiens in corde suo: * Non est Deus.
52:2 Corrúpti sunt, et abominábiles facti sunt in iniquitátibus: * non est qui fáciat bonum.
52:3 Deus de cælo prospéxit super fílios hóminum: * ut vídeat si est intéllegens, aut requírens Deum.
52:4 Omnes declinavérunt, simul inútiles facti sunt: * non est qui fáciat bonum, non est usque ad unum.
52:5 Nonne scient omnes qui operántur iniquitátem, * qui dévorant plebem meam ut cibum panis?
52:6 Deum non invocavérunt: * illic trepidavérunt timóre, ubi non erat timor.
52:6 Quóniam Deus dissipávit ossa eórum qui homínibus placent: * confúsi sunt, quóniam Deus sprevit eos.
52:7 Quis dabit ex Sion salutáre Israël? * cum convérterit Deus captivitátem plebis suæ, exsultábit Iacob, et lætábitur Israël.

52:1 The fool has said in his heart: * There is no God.
52:2 They are corrupt, and have become abominable in their iniquities: * there is none who does good.
52:3 God has looked down from heaven upon the children of men: * to see if there be any who understand, or who seek God.
52:4 All have turned aside, they are become unprofitable together: * there is none who does good, not even one.
52:5 Shall not all who work iniquity know, * who devour my people as they eat bread?
52:6 They have not called upon God: * there they trembled with fear, where there was no fear.
52:6 For God has scattered the bones of those who please men: * they have been confounded, because God has despised them.
52:7 Who will give out of Zion the salvation of Israel? * When God shall turn away the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

℣ 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. Misericórdia tua, Dómine, ante óculos meos: et complácui in veritáte tua.

Ant. Your mercy, O Lord, is before my eyes: and I have been pleasing in your truth.

Capitulum

Zach 8:19

Pacem et veritátem dilígite, ait Dóminus omnípotens.

Love truth and peace, says the Lord Almighty.

℟ Christe, Fili Dei vivi, * Miserére nobis.

℟ Christ, Son of the living God, * have mercy on us.

℟ Iesu Christe, Fili Dei vivi, * Miserére nobis.

℟ Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, * have mercy on us.

℟ Christe, Fili Dei vivi, * Miserére nobis.

℟ Christ, Son of the living God, * have mercy on us.

℟ Iesu Christe, Fili Dei vivi, * Miserére nobis.

℟ Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, * have mercy on us.

℣ Qui sedes ad déxteram Patris.

℣ Who sits at the right hand of the Father.

℟ Miserére nobis.

℟ Have mercy on us.

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

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

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

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

℟ Christe, Fili Dei vivi, * Miserére nobis.

℟ Christ, Son of the living God, * have mercy on us.

Qui ventúrus es in mundum.

Who are to come into the world.

℣ Exsúrge, Christe, ádiuva nos.

℣ Arise, O Christ, help us.

℟ Et líbera nos propter nomen tuum.

℟ And deliver us for your name's sake.

Oratio

℣ Dómine, exáudi oratiónem meam.

℣ O Lord, hear my prayer.

℟ Et clamor meus ad te véniat.

℟ And let my cry come unto you.

Orémus.

Let us pray.

Dómine Deus omnípotens, qui ad princípium huius diéi nos perveníre fecísti: tua nos hódie salva virtúte; ut in hac die ad nullum declinémus peccátum, sed semper ad tuam iustítiam faciéndam nostra procédant elóquia, dirigántur cogitatiónes et ópera.

O Lord God almighty, who have brought us to the beginning of this day: save us today by your power; that on this day we may turn aside to no sin, but that our words may always proceed, our thoughts be directed, and our works ordered, toward the doing of your justice.

Per Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son: who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.

℟ Amen.

℣ Dómine, exáudi oratiónem meam.

℣ O Lord, hear my prayer.

℟ Et clamor meus ad te véniat.

℟ And let my cry come unto you.

℣ Benedicámus Dómino.

℣ Let us bless the Lord.

℟ Deo grátias.

℟ Thanks be to God.

Martyrologium

Décimo nono Kaléndas Ianuárii

Ubédæ, in Hispánia, natális sancti Ioánnis a Cruce, Presbýteri et Confessóris, sanctæ Terésiæ in Carmelitárum reformatióne sócii; quem, a Summo Pontífice Benedícto Décimo tértio Sanctis adscríptum, Pius Papa Undécimus Doctórem universális Ecclésiæ declarávit. Ipsíus tamen festívitas ágitur octávo Kaléndas Decémbris.
Rhemis, in Gállia, pássio sanctórum Nicásii Epíscopi, ac soróris Eutrópiæ Vírginis, et Sociórum Mártyrum; qui a bárbaris Ecclésiæ hóstibus cæsi sunt.
Alexandríæ sanctórum Mártyrum Herónis, Arsénii, Isidóri, et Dióscori púeri. Horum tres primos Iudex, in persecutióne Deciána, cum eos, váriis torméntis dilánians, pari armátos constántia vidéret, tradi ígnibus iubet; Dióscorus vero, multiplíciter flagellátus, divíno nutu ad consolatiónem fidélium dimíssus est.
Antiochíæ natális sanctórum Mártyrum Drusi, Zósimi et Theodóri.
Eódem die pássio sanctórum Iusti et Abúndii, qui, sub Numeriáno Imperatóre et Olýbrio Prǽside, coniécti in ignem, et, cum inde evasíssent illǽsi, gládio percússi sunt.
In Cypro natális beáti Spiridiónis Epíscopi, qui unus fuit ex illis Confessóribus, quos Galérius Maximiánus, dextro oculo effósso et sinístro póplite succíso, ad metálla damnáverat. Hic prophetíæ dono et signórum glória ínclitus fuit, et in Nicǽno Concílio philósophum éthnicum, Christiánæ religióni insultántem, devícit et ad fidem perdúxit.
Bérgomi sancti Viatóris, Epíscopi et Confessóris.
Pápiæ sancti Pompéii Epíscopi.
Neápoli, in Campánia, sancti Agnélli Abbátis, virtúte miraculórum illústris, qui obséssam urbem sæpe visus est Crucis vexíllo ab hóstibus liberáre.
Medioláni sancti Matroniáni Eremítæ.

The Fourteenth of December

At Ubeda in Spain, the birthday of Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Confessor, companion of Saint Teresa in the reform of the Carmelites; whom, enrolled among the Saints by the Supreme Pontiff Benedict XIII, Pope Pius XI declared Doctor of the Universal Church. His feast, however, is celebrated on the twenty-fourth of November.
At Reims in Gaul, the passion of Saints Nicasius the Bishop, his sister Eutropia the Virgin, and companion Martyrs; who were slain by barbarian enemies of the Church.
At Alexandria, the holy Martyrs Heron, Arsenius, Isidore, and the boy Dioscorus. The judge, in the Decian persecution, tearing apart the first three with various torments and seeing them armed with equal constancy, ordered them to be handed over to the flames; Dioscorus, however, having been beaten in many ways, was dismissed by divine dispensation for the consolation of the faithful.
At Antioch, the birthday of the holy Martyrs Drusus, Zosimus, and Theodore.
On the same day, the passion of Saints Justus and Abundius, who, under the Emperor Numerianus and the governor Olybrius, cast into fire and, having escaped thence unharmed, were struck with the sword.
In Cyprus, the birthday of Blessed Spiridon the Bishop, who was one of those Confessors whom Galerius Maximianus had condemned to the mines, with the right eye gouged out and the left knee severed. He was renowned for the gift of prophecy and the glory of signs, and at the Council of Nicaea he vanquished an ethnic philosopher who was insulting the Christian religion and brought him to the faith.
At Bergamo, Saint Viator, Bishop and Confessor.
At Pavia, Saint Pompeius the Bishop.
At Naples in Campania, Saint Agnellus the Abbot, illustrious for the power of miracles, who was often seen to free the besieged city from enemies with the banner of the Cross.
At Milan, Saint Matronian the Hermit.

Pretiosa

℣ Pretiósa in conspéctu Dómini.

℣ Precious in the sight of the Lord.

℟ Mors Sanctórum eius.

℟ The death of his Saints.

Sancta María et omnes Sancti intercédant pro nobis ad Dóminum, ut nos mereámur ab eo adiuvári et salvári, qui vivit et regnat in sǽcula sæculórum.

May holy Mary and all the Saints intercede for us to the Lord, that we may merit to be helped and saved by him, who lives and reigns for ever and ever.

℟ Amen.

Capitulum

℣ Deus in adiutórium meum inténde.

℣ O God, come to my assistance.

℟ Dómine, ad adiuvándum me festína.

℟ Lord, make haste to help me.

℣ Deus in adiutórium meum inténde.

℣ O God, come to my assistance.

℟ Dómine, ad adiuvándum me festína.

℟ Lord, make haste to help me.

℣ 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.

℣ 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.

Kýrie, eléison. Christe, eléison. Kýrie, eléison.

Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

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.

℣ Réspice in servos tuos, Dómine, et in ópera tua, et dírige fílios eórum.

℣ Look upon your servants, O Lord, and upon your works, and direct their children.

℟ Et sit splendor Dómini Dei nostri super nos, et ópera mánuum nostrárum dírige super nos, et opus mánuum nostrárum dírige.

℟ And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us; direct the works of our hands upon us, and the work of our hands, direct it.

Orémus.

Let us pray.

Dirígere et sanctificáre, régere et gubernáre dignáre, Dómine Deus, Rex cæli et terræ, hódie corda et córpora nostra, sensus, sermónes et actus nostros in lege tua, et in opéribus mandatórum tuórum: ut hic et in ætérnum, te auxiliánte, salvi et líberi esse mereámur, Salvátor mundi: Qui vivis et regnas in sǽcula sæculórum.

Be pleased to direct and sanctify, to rule and to govern, O Lord God, King of heaven and earth, this day our hearts and our bodies, our senses, our words, and our actions, in your law and in the works of your commandments: that here and in eternity, with your help, we may merit to be saved and free, O Savior of the world: who live and reign for ever and ever.

Lectio brevis

℣ Iube, Dómine, benedícere.

℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.

Benedictio. Dies et actus nostros in sua pace dispónat Dóminus omnípotens.

Benediction. May the almighty Lord direct our days and deeds in his peace.

℟ Amen.

Sir 51:13-14

Dómine, Deus meus, exaltásti super terram habitatiónem meam, et pro morte defluénte deprecáta sum. Invocávi Dóminum, Patrem Dómini mei, ut non derelínquat me in die tribulatiónis meæ, et in témpore superbórum sine adiutório.

You exalted my habitation upon the earth, and I made supplication that death would pass away. I called upon the Lord, the Father of my Lord, so that he would not abandon me in the day of my tribulation, nor in the time of arrogance without assistance.

Conclusio

℣ Adiutórium nostrum ✠ in nómine Dómini.

℣ Our help ✠ is in the name of the Lord.

℟ Qui fecit cælum et terram.

℟ Who made heaven and earth.

℣ Benedícite.

℣ Bless us.

℟ Deus.

℟ God.

Benedictio. Dóminus nos benedícat, ✠ et ab omni malo deféndat, et ad vitam perdúcat ætérnam. Et fidélium ánimæ per misericórdiam Dei requiéscant in pace.

Benediction. May the Lord bless us, ✠ and defend us from all evil, and lead us to eternal life. And may the souls of the faithful rest in peace through the mercy of God.