S. Gabrielis a Virgine Perdolente 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.

Laus tibi, Dómine, Rex ætérnæ glóriæ.

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

Invitatorium

Ant. Iubilémus Deo, * Salutári nostro.

Ant. Let us shout with joy to God, * our Savior.

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. Iubilémus Deo, Salutári nostro.

Ant. Let us shout with joy to God, our Savior.

Hymnus

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nocturni

Nocturnus 1

Nocturn 1

Ant. Expúgna, Dómine, * impugnántes me.

Ant. Fight, O Lord, * against those who fight against me.

Psalmus 34(1-10)

Psalm 34(1-10)

34:1 Iúdica, Dómine, nocéntes me, * expúgna impugnántes me.
34:2 Apprehénde arma et scutum: * et exsúrge in adiutórium mihi.
34:3 Effúnde frámeam, et conclúde advérsus eos, qui persequúntur me: * dic ánimæ meæ: Salus tua ego sum.
34:4 Confundántur et revereántur, * quæréntes ánimam meam.
34:4 Avertántur retrórsum, et confundántur * cogitántes mihi mala.
34:5 Fiant tamquam pulvis ante fáciem venti: * et Ángelus Dómini coárctans eos.
34:6 Fiat via illórum ténebræ et lúbricum: * et Ángelus Dómini pérsequens eos.
34:7 Quóniam gratis abscondérunt mihi intéritum láquei sui: * supervácue exprobravérunt ánimam meam.
34:8 Véniat illi láqueus, quem ignórat: et cáptio, quam abscóndit, apprehéndat eum: * et in láqueum cadat in ipsum.
34:9 Ánima autem mea exsultábit in Dómino: * et delectábitur super salutári suo.
34:10 Ómnia ossa mea dicent: * Dómine, quis símilis tibi?
34:10 Erípiens ínopem de manu fortiórum eius: * egénum et páuperem a diripiéntibus eum.

34:1 O Lord, judge those who harm me, * assail those who attack me.
34:2 Take hold of weapons and a shield: * and rise up in assistance to me.
34:3 Bring forth the spear, and close in on those who persecute me: * say to my soul, 'I am your salvation.'
34:4 Let them be confounded and in awe, * who pursue my soul.
34:4 Let them be turned back and be confounded, * who think up evil against me.
34:5 May they become like dust before the face of the wind: * and let the Angel of the Lord hem them in.
34:6 May their way become dark and slippery: * and may the Angel of the Lord pursue them.
34:7 For, without cause, they have concealed their snare for me unto destruction: * over nothing, they have rebuked my soul.
34:8 Let the snare, of which he is ignorant, come upon him, and let the deception, which he has hidden, take hold of him: * and may he fall into that very snare.
34:9 But my soul will exult in the Lord: * and delight over his salvation.
34:10 All my bones will say: * 'Lord, who is like you?'
34:10 He rescues the needy from the hand of the stronger one: * the indigent and the poor from those who plunder him.

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

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

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

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

Ant. Expúgna, Dómine, impugnántes me.

Ant. Fight, O Lord, against those who fight against me.

Ant. Restítue ánimam meam * a malefáctis eórum, Dómine.

Ant. Rescue my soul * from their evil deeds, O Lord.

Psalmus 34(11-17)

Psalm 34(11-17)

34:11 Surgéntes testes iníqui, * quæ ignorábam interrogábant me.
34:12 Retribuébant mihi mala pro bonis: * sterilitátem ánimæ meæ.
34:13 Ego autem cum mihi molésti essent, * induébar cilício.
34:13 Humiliábam in ieiúnio ánimam meam: * et orátio mea in sinu meo convertétur.
34:14 Quasi próximum, et quasi fratrem nostrum, sic complacébam: * quasi lugens et contristátus, sic humiliábar.
34:15 Et advérsum me lætáti sunt, et convenérunt: * congregáta sunt super me flagélla, et ignorávi.
34:16 Dissipáti sunt, nec compúncti, tentavérunt me, subsannavérunt me subsannatióne: * frenduérunt super me déntibus suis.
34:17 Dómine, quando respícies? * restítue ánimam meam a malignitáte eórum, a leónibus únicam meam.

34:11 Unfair witnesses have risen up, * interrogating me about things of which I am ignorant.
34:12 They repaid me evil for good: * to the deprivation of my soul.
34:13 But as for me, when they were harassing me, * I was clothed with haircloth.
34:13 I humbled my soul with fasting: * and my prayer will become my sinews.
34:14 Like a neighbor, and like our brother, so did I please: * like one mourning and contrite, so was I humbled.
34:15 And they have been joyful against me, and they joined together: * scourges have been gathered over me, and I was ignorant of it.
34:16 They have been scattered, yet they were unremorseful. They have tested me. They scoffed at me with scorn: * they gnashed their teeth over me.
34:17 Lord, when will you look down upon me? * Restore my soul from before their malice, my only one from before the lions.

℣ 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. Restítue ánimam meam a malefáctis eórum, Dómine.

Ant. Rescue my soul from their evil deeds, O Lord.

Ant. Exsúrge, Dómine, * et inténde iudício meo.

Ant. Arise, O Lord, * and attend to my judgment.

Psalmus 34(18-28)

Psalm 34(18-28)

34:18 Confitébor tibi in ecclésia magna, * in pópulo gravi laudábo te.
34:19 Non supergáudeant mihi qui adversántur mihi iníque: * qui odérunt me gratis et ánnuunt óculis.
34:20 Quóniam mihi quidem pacífice loquebántur: * et in iracúndia terræ loquéntes, dolos cogitábant.
34:21 Et dilatavérunt super me os suum: * dixérunt: Euge, euge, vidérunt óculi nostri.
34:22 Vidísti, Dómine, ne síleas: * Dómine, ne discédas a me.
34:23 Exsúrge et inténde iudício meo: * Deus meus, et Dóminus meus in causam meam.
34:24 Iúdica me secúndum iustítiam tuam, Dómine, Deus meus, * et non supergáudeant mihi.
34:25 Non dicant in córdibus suis: Euge, euge, ánimæ nostræ: * nec dicant: Devorávimus eum.
34:26 Erubéscant et revereántur simul, * qui gratulántur malis meis.
34:26 Induántur confusióne et reveréntia * qui magna loquúntur super me.
34:27 Exsúltent et læténtur qui volunt iustítiam meam: * et dicant semper: Magnificétur Dóminus qui volunt pacem servi eius.
34:28 Et lingua mea meditábitur iustítiam tuam, * tota die laudem tuam.

34:18 I will confess to you in a great Church, * I will praise you among a weighty people.
34:19 May those who are my unjust adversaries not be glad over me: * those who have hated me without cause, and who nod agreement with their eyes.
34:20 For indeed, they spoke peacefully to me: * and speaking with passion to the earth, they intended deceit.
34:21 And they opened their mouth wide over me: * they said, 'Well, well, our eyes have seen.'
34:22 You have seen, O Lord, do not be silent: * Lord, do not depart from me.
34:23 Rise up and be attentive to my judgment: * my God and my Lord, to my cause.
34:24 Judge me according to your justice, O Lord, my God, * and do not let them be glad over me.
34:25 Do not let them say in their hearts, 'Well, well, to our soul': * neither let them say, 'We have devoured him.'
34:26 Let them blush and be in awe together, * those who congratulate at my misfortunes.
34:26 Let them be clothed with confusion and awe, * who speak great things against me.
34:27 Let them exult and rejoice, who wish my justice: * and let them ever say, 'The Lord be magnified,' who will the peace of his servant.
34:28 And so my tongue will express your justice, * your praise all day long.

℣ 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. Exsúrge, Dómine, et inténde iudício meo.

Ant. Arise, O Lord, and attend to my judgment.

℣ Lingua mea meditábitur iustítiam tuam.

℣ My tongue shall meditate on your justice.

℟ Tota die laudem tuam, Dómine.

℟ All the day long, your praise, O Lord.

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

Léctio sancti Evangélii secúndum Matthǽum

A Reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew

Matt 23:1-12

In illo témpore: Locútus est Iesus ad turbas, et ad discípulos suos, dicens: Super cáthedram Móysi sedérunt scribæ et pharisǽi. Omnia ergo quæcúmque díxerint vobis, serváte, et fácite: secúndum ópera vero eórum nolíte fácere. Et réliqua.

Homilía sancti Hierónymi Presbýteri

At that time: Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, saying: The scribes and the Pharisees have sat on the chair of Moses. All things therefore whatsoever they shall say to you, observe and do; but according to their works, do not act. And so forth.

A Homily of Saint Jerome, Priest

Lib. 4 Comment. in cap. 23 Matthæi

Quid mansuétius, quid benígnius Dómino? Tentátur a pharisǽis, confringúntur insídiæ eórum, et secúndum Psalmístam: Sagíttæ parvulórum factæ sunt plagæ eórum: et nihilóminus propter sacerdótii et nóminis dignitátem hortátur pópulos, ut subiciántur eis, non ópera, sed doctrínam considerántes. Quod autem ait, Super cáthedram Móysi sedérunt scribæ et pharisǽi: per cáthedram, doctrínam Legis osténdit. Ergo et illud quod dícitur in Psalmo: In cáthedra pestiléntiæ non sedit: et, Cáthedras vendéntium colúmbas evértit: doctrínam debémus accípere.

What could be more gentle, what more kind than the Lord? He is put to the test by the Pharisees, their snares are broken, and, according to the Psalmist, the arrows of the young have become their wounds; and yet, out of respect for the dignity of the priesthood and the name, he exhorts the people to submit to them, taking into account not their works but their teaching. In saying, The scribes and the Pharisees have sat on the chair of Moses, he shows by the word chair the teaching of the Law. So also what is said in the Psalm: He has not sat in the chair of pestilence; and, He overturned the chairs of those selling doves: we ought to understand as referring to teaching.

℟ Dum exíret Iacob de terra sua, vidit glóriam Dei, et ait: Quam terríbilis est locus iste!

℟ As Jacob went out from his own land, he saw the glory of God, and said: How terrible is this place!

Non est hic áliud, nisi domus Dei, et porta cæli.

This is none other than the house of God, and the gate of heaven.

℣ Vere Deus est in loco isto, et ego nesciébam.

℣ Truly God is in this place, and I did not know it.

℟ Non est hic áliud, nisi domus Dei, et porta cæli.

℟ This is none other than the house of God, and the gate of heaven.

℣ 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

Alligant enim ónera grávia et importabília, et impónunt in húmeros hóminum, dígito autem suo nolunt ea movére. Hoc generáliter advérsus omnes magístros, qui grávia iubent, et minóra non fáciunt. Notándum autem, quod et húmeri, et dígitus, et ónera, et víncula quibus alligántur ónera, spirituáliter intellegénda sunt. Omnia vero ópera sua fáciunt, ut videántur ab homínibus. Quicúmque ígitur ita facit quódlibet, ut videátur ab homínibus, scriba et pharisǽus est.

For they bind heavy and insupportable burdens and lay them on the shoulders of men, yet they themselves are not willing to move them with so much as a finger. This is said generally against all masters who command heavy things and do lesser things themselves. It is also to be noted that the shoulders, the finger, the burdens, and the bonds with which the burdens are bound are to be understood in a spiritual sense. And all their works they do in order to be seen by men. Whoever, therefore, does anything at all in such a way as to be seen by men, is a scribe and a Pharisee.

℟ Si Dóminus Deus meus fúerit mecum in via ista, per quam ego ámbulo, et custodíerit me, et déderit mihi panem ad edéndum, et vestiméntum quo opériar, et revocáverit me cum salúte:

℟ If the Lord my God is with me on this journey, by which I travel, and watches over me, and gives me bread to eat and clothing to wear, and brings me back in safety:

Erit mihi Dóminus in refúgium, et lapis iste in signum.

The Lord will be my refuge, and this stone will be a sign.

℣ Surgens ergo mane Iacob, tulit lápidem quem supposúerat cápiti suo, et eréxit in títulum, fundénsque óleum désuper, dixit.

℣ So Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone which he had placed under his head, and set it up as a pillar, and pouring oil upon it from above, he said.

℟ Erit mihi Dóminus in refúgium, et lapis iste in signum.

℟ The Lord will be my refuge, and this stone will be a sign.

℣ 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

Dilátant enim phylactéria sua, et magníficant fímbrias. Amant quoque primos recúbitus in cenis, et primas cáthedras in synagógis, et salutatiónes in foro, et vocári ab homínibus Rabbi. Væ nobis míseris, ad quos pharisæórum vítia transiérunt. Dóminus cum dedísset mandáta Legis per Móysen, ad extrémum íntulit: Ligábis ea in manu tua, et erunt immóta ante óculos tuos. Et est sensus: Præcépta mea sint in manu tua, ut ópere compleántur: sint ante óculos tuos, ut die ac nocte meditéris in eis. Hoc pharisǽi male interpretántes, scribébant in membránis decálogum Móysi, id est, decem verba Legis, complicántes ea et ligántes in fronte, et quasi corónam cápiti faciéntes: ut semper ante óculos moveréntur.

For they broaden their phylacteries and make great their fringes. They also love the first places at dinners, and the first chairs in the synagogues, and greetings in the marketplace, and to be called by men Rabbi. Woe to us miserable ones, to whom the vices of the Pharisees have passed. When the Lord gave the commandments of the Law through Moses, he added at the end: "You shall bind them upon your hand, and they shall be immovable before your eyes." And the meaning is: Let my precepts be in your hand, that they may be fulfilled in deed; let them be before your eyes, that you may meditate on them day and night. The Pharisees, interpreting this badly, wrote on parchment the Decalogue of Moses — that is, the ten words of the Law — folding and binding them on their foreheads and making them as a kind of crown for their head, so that they might always move before their eyes.

℟ Erit mihi Dóminus in Deum, et lapis iste quem eréxi in títulum, vocábitur domus Dei: et de univérsis quæ déderis mihi,

℟ The Lord shall be my God, and this stone which I have set up as a monument shall be called the house of God; and of all things that you shall give me,

Décimas et hóstias pacíficas ófferam tibi.

I will offer you tithes and peace offerings.

℣ Si revérsus fúero próspere ad domum patris mei.

℣ If I return prosperously to my father's house.

℟ Décimas et hóstias pacíficas ófferam tibi.

℟ I will offer you tithes and peace offerings.

℣ 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.

℟ Décimas et hóstias pacíficas ófferam tibi.

℟ I will offer you tithes and peace offerings.

Nocturnus 2

Nocturn 2

Ant. Noli æmulári * in eo qui prosperátur et facit iniquitátem.

Ant. Do not vie * with him who prospers and commits iniquity.

Psalmus 36(1-15)

Psalm 36(1-15)

36:1 Noli æmulári in malignántibus: * neque zeláveris faciéntes iniquitátem.
36:2 Quóniam tamquam fænum velóciter aréscent: * et quemádmodum ólera herbárum cito décident.
36:3 Spera in Dómino, et fac bonitátem: * et inhábita terram, et pascéris in divítiis eius.
36:4 Delectáre in Dómino: * et dabit tibi petitiónes cordis tui.
36:5 Revéla Dómino viam tuam, et spera in eo: * et ipse fáciet.
36:6 Et edúcet quasi lumen iustítiam tuam: et iudícium tuum tamquam merídiem: * súbditus esto Dómino, et ora eum.
36:7 Noli æmulári in eo, qui prosperátur in via sua: * in hómine faciénte iniustítias.
36:8 Désine ab ira, et derelínque furórem: * noli æmulári ut malignéris.
36:9 Quóniam qui malignántur, exterminabúntur: * sustinéntes autem Dóminum, ipsi hereditábunt terram.
36:10 Et adhuc pusíllum, et non erit peccátor: * et quæres locum eius et non invénies.
36:11 Mansuéti autem hereditábunt terram: * et delectabúntur in multitúdine pacis.
36:12 Observábit peccátor iustum: * et stridébit super eum déntibus suis.
36:13 Dóminus autem irridébit eum: * quóniam próspicit quod véniet dies eius.
36:14 Gládium evaginavérunt peccatóres: * intendérunt arcum suum,
36:14 Ut deíciant páuperem et ínopem: * ut trucídent rectos corde.
36:15 Gládius eórum intret in corda ipsórum: * et arcus eórum confringátur.

36:1 Do not choose to imitate the malicious: * neither should you envy those who work iniquity.
36:2 For they will quickly wither away like dry grass: * and in like manner to kitchen herbs, they will soon droop.
36:3 Hope in the Lord and do good: * and dwell in the land, and so you shall be pastured with its riches.
36:4 Delight in the Lord: * and he will grant to you the petitions of your heart.
36:5 Reveal your way to the Lord, and hope in him: * and he will accomplish it.
36:6 And he will bring forth your justice like the light, and your judgment like the midday: * be subject to the Lord and pray to him.
36:7 Do not choose to compete with him who prospers in his way: * with the man who does injustices.
36:8 Cease from wrath and leave behind rage: * do not choose to imitate the malicious.
36:9 For those who are malicious will be exterminated: * but those who remain with the Lord, these will inherit the land.
36:10 Yet still a little while, and the sinner will not be: * and you will search his place and find nothing.
36:11 But the meek shall inherit the earth: * and they will delight in the multitude of peace.
36:12 The sinner will observe the just: * and he will gnash his teeth over him.
36:13 But the Lord will laugh at him: * for he knows in advance that his day will come.
36:14 The sinners have drawn the sword: * they have bent their bow,
36:14 So as to cast down the poor and the needy: * so as to massacre the upright of heart.
36:15 Let their sword enter into their own hearts: * and let their bow be broken.

℣ 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. Noli æmulári in eo qui prosperátur et facit iniquitátem.

Ant. Do not vie with him who prospers and commits iniquity.

Ant. Brácchia peccatórum * conteréntur, confírmat autem iustos Dóminus.

Ant. The arms of sinners * shall be broken, but the Lord strengthens the just.

Psalmus 36(16-29)

Psalm 36(16-29)

36:16 Mélius est módicum iusto, * super divítias peccatórum multas.
36:17 Quóniam brácchia peccatórum conteréntur: * confírmat autem iustos Dóminus.
36:18 Novit Dóminus dies immaculatórum: * et heréditas eórum in ætérnum erit.
36:19 Non confundéntur in témpore malo, et in diébus famis saturabúntur: * quia peccatóres períbunt.
36:20 Inimíci vero Dómini mox ut honorificáti fúerint et exaltáti: * deficiéntes, quemádmodum fumus defícient.
36:21 Mutuábitur peccátor, et non solvet: * iustus autem miserétur et tríbuet.
36:22 Quia benedicéntes ei hereditábunt terram: * maledicéntes autem ei disperíbunt.
36:23 Apud Dóminum gressus hóminis dirigéntur: * et viam eius volet.
36:24 Cum cecíderit non collidétur: * quia Dóminus suppónit manum suam.
36:25 Iúnior fui, étenim sénui: * et non vidi iustum derelíctum, nec semen eius quærens panem.
36:26 Tota die miserétur et cómmodat: * et semen illíus in benedictióne erit.
36:27 Declína a malo, et fac bonum: * et inhábita in sǽculum sǽculi.
36:28 Quia Dóminus amat iudícium, et non derelínquet sanctos suos: * in ætérnum conservabúntur.
36:28 Iniústi puniéntur: * et semen impiórum períbit.
36:29 Iusti autem hereditábunt terram: * et inhabitábunt in sǽculum sǽculi super eam.

36:16 Better is a little to the just, * than the great riches of the wicked.
36:17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: * but the Lord strengthens the just.
36:18 The Lord knows the days of the blameless: * and their inheritance shall be for ever.
36:19 They shall not be confounded in the evil time, and in the days of famine they shall be filled: * for the wicked shall perish.
36:20 But the enemies of the Lord, as soon as they are honored and exalted: * failing, they shall fail like smoke.
36:21 The wicked man borrows and does not repay: * but the just man shows mercy and gives.
36:22 For those who bless him shall inherit the land: * but those who curse him shall perish.
36:23 By the Lord the steps of a man are directed: * and he takes delight in his way.
36:24 When he falls he shall not be cast down: * for the Lord holds his hand beneath him.
36:25 I have been young, and now am old: * yet I have not seen the just forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.
36:26 All the day he shows mercy and lends: * and his seed shall be in blessing.
36:27 Turn from evil and do good: * and dwell for ever and ever.
36:28 For the Lord loves judgment, and will not forsake his saints: * they shall be preserved for ever.
36:28 The unjust shall be punished: * and the seed of the wicked shall perish.
36:29 But the just shall inherit the land: * and shall dwell upon it for ever and ever.

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

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

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

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

Ant. Brácchia peccatórum conteréntur, confírmat autem iustos Dóminus.

Ant. The arms of sinners shall be broken, but the Lord strengthens the just.

Ant. Custódi innocéntiam * et vide æquitátem.

Ant. Keep innocence * and behold equity.

Psalmus 36(30-40)

Psalm 36(30-40)

36:30 Os iusti meditábitur sapiéntiam, * et lingua eius loquétur iudícium.
36:31 Lex Dei eius in corde ipsíus, * et non supplantabúntur gressus eius.
36:32 Consíderat peccátor iustum: * et quærit mortificáre eum.
36:33 Dóminus autem non derelínquet eum in mánibus eius: * nec damnábit eum, cum iudicábitur illi.
36:34 Exspécta Dóminum, et custódi viam eius: et exaltábit te ut hereditáte cápias terram: * cum períerint peccatóres vidébis.
36:35 Vidi ímpium superexaltátum, * et elevátum sicut cedros Líbani.
36:36 Et transívi, et ecce non erat: * et quæsívi eum, et non est invéntus locus eius.
36:37 Custódi innocéntiam, et vide æquitátem: * quóniam sunt relíquiæ hómini pacífico.
36:38 Iniústi autem disperíbunt simul: * relíquiæ impiórum interíbunt.
36:39 Salus autem iustórum a Dómino: * et protéctor eórum in témpore tribulatiónis.
36:40 Et adiuvábit eos Dóminus et liberábit eos: * et éruet eos a peccatóribus, et salvábit eos: quia speravérunt in eo.

36:30 The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom, * and his tongue shall speak judgment.
36:31 The law of his God is in his heart, * and his steps shall not stumble.
36:32 The wicked man watches the just: * and seeks to put him to death.
36:33 But the Lord will not abandon him in his hands: * nor condemn him when he is judged.
36:34 Wait for the Lord and keep his way: and he will exalt you to inherit the land: * when the wicked have perished you shall see it.
36:35 I have seen the wicked highly exalted, * and lifted up like the cedars of Lebanon.
36:36 And I passed by, and behold he was no more: * and I sought him, and his place was not found.
36:37 Keep innocence and see righteousness: * for there is a future for the man of peace.
36:38 But the unjust shall perish together: * the remnant of the wicked shall be cut off.
36:39 But the salvation of the just is from the Lord: * and he is their protector in the time of tribulation.
36:40 And the Lord shall help them and deliver them: * and he shall rescue them from the wicked, and save them: because they have hoped in him.

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

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

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

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

Ant. Custódi innocéntiam et vide æquitátem.

Ant. Keep innocence and behold equity.

℣ 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

Gabriel, Assisii in Umbria, honesto genere natus, et Franciscus ob seráphici civis memóriam vocatus, egregiam animi índolem a púero osténdit. Adoléscens, cum Spoleti litteris operam daret, inani sæculi spécie et pompa aliquantulum állici visus est. Sed miserentis Dei munere, qui eum ad perfectiónem christianæ vitæ iamdúdum invitabat, cum in morbum incidísset, sæculi vanitátem fastidire cœpit, atque immortalia dumtáxat bona appétere. Quo autem citius Deo vocanti obtemperaret, factum est, ut insignem illam beatíssimæ Vírginis Icónem, solemni pompa extra Spoletinæ ecclésiæ septa delatam intúitus, divini amoris flammam conciperet, simulque Institutum Clericórum a Passióne Iesu amplecti statúeret. Itaque non exíguas difficultates eluctatus, in recessu Morrovallénsi, lúgubrem vestem lætus induit, et Gabriel a Vírgine perdolénte maluit appellari; ad eiusdem gaudiórum et dolórum memóriam perpetuo recoléndam.

Gabriel, born at Assisi in Umbria of an honorable family, and called Francis in memory of that city's seraphic citizen, showed a distinguished character of soul from boyhood. As a young man, when he was studying letters at Spoleto, he seemed to have been drawn somewhat by the empty appearance and pomp of the world. But by the gift of a merciful God, who had long been calling him to the perfection of the Christian life, when he fell ill, he began to be disgusted with the vanity of the world and to desire only immortal goods. In order that he might the sooner obey God who was calling him, it came about that, upon beholding the renowned icon of the most Blessed Virgin being carried in solemn procession outside the precincts of the church of Spoleto, he conceived a flame of divine love, and at the same time resolved to embrace the Institute of the Clerics of the Passion of Jesus. And so, having overcome no slight difficulties, in the retreat of Morrovalle he gladly put on the mourning habit, and preferred to be called Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin, in order to keep perpetually fresh the memory of her joys and sorrows.

℟ Dum exíret Iacob de terra sua, vidit glóriam Dei, et ait: Quam terríbilis est locus iste!

℟ As Jacob went out from his own land, he saw the glory of God, and said: How terrible is this place!

Non est hic áliud, nisi domus Dei, et porta cæli.

This is none other than the house of God, and the gate of heaven.

℣ Vere Deus est in loco isto, et ego nesciébam.

℣ Truly God is in this place, and I did not know it.

℟ Non est hic áliud, nisi domus Dei, et porta cæli.

℟ This is none other than the house of God, and the gate of heaven.

℣ 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

In tirocinio, cum regulari observántia et ómnium exercitatióne virtútum cotidie magis eminéret, brevi eo pérvenit, ut absolutæ sanctimoniæ exemplar haberétur non modo a sodálibus, vel provectis, sed étiam ultra cœnobii septa, factus bonus odor Christi in omni loco. Dominicæ passiónis cultor assiduus, in ea meditanda dies noctesque insumebat. In divinam Eucharistiam, quæ eiusdem Passiónis memóriam prodit, incredibili quodam studio ferebátur; qua cum se refíceret, seraphico ardore flagrábat. Nihil autem insígnius quam eius erga magnam Dei Parentem pietas fuit. Ipsam omni obsequii genere percólere consuevit; sed præsertim confectam afflictamque cruciátibus Iesu tam dolenter contemplari, ut vim lacrimárum profúnderet. Pérdolens Virgo quasi tota ei vitæ rátio fuit, adeptæque ab eo sanctitátis magistra; ita ut inter æquales una fúerit senténtia, ideo excitátum Dei famulum divinitus fuísse, ut cultus Maríæ perdolentis magnum exemplo eius cáperet increméntum.

For throughout the whole Church, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God" is spoken by Peter every day; and every tongue that confesses the Lord is imbued by the teaching of this voice. This faith conquers the devil and loosens the chains of his captives. This faith, drawing men out of the world, inserts them into heaven, and the gates of hell cannot prevail against it. For it has been so divinely fortified with solidity that neither the depravity of heresy has ever been able to corrupt it, nor the perfidy of paganism overcome it. In these ways therefore, most beloved, let the festival of this day be celebrated with reasonable worship: so that in the person of my humility he may be understood, he may be honored, in whom the solicitude of all pastors together with the keeping of the flocks committed to their charge perseveres, and whose dignity does not fail even in an unworthy heir.

℟ Si Dóminus Deus meus fúerit mecum in via ista, per quam ego ámbulo, et custodíerit me, et déderit mihi panem ad edéndum, et vestiméntum quo opériar, et revocáverit me cum salúte:

℟ If the Lord my God is with me on this journey, by which I travel, and watches over me, and gives me bread to eat and clothing to wear, and brings me back in safety:

Erit mihi Dóminus in refúgium, et lapis iste in signum.

The Lord will be my refuge, and this stone will be a sign.

℣ Surgens ergo mane Iacob, tulit lápidem quem supposúerat cápiti suo, et eréxit in títulum, fundénsque óleum désuper, dixit.

℣ So Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone which he had placed under his head, and set it up as a pillar, and pouring oil upon it from above, he said.

℟ Erit mihi Dóminus in refúgium, et lapis iste in signum.

℟ The Lord will be my refuge, and this stone will be a sign.

℣ 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

Inter ceteras virtútes christianam humilitátem et obœdiéntiam maxime diléxit: nam inter omnes se minimum exístimans, abiectíssima quæque ministeria domus cupide affectabat, et antistitum suórum non modo iussa, sed et optáta diligentíssime perficiebat. Idem, refrenátis sensibus et vitæ asperitáte usus, illibátum retinuit florem virginitátis ac plane mundo crucifixus unice Deo vixit, intima Dómini sui fruítus consuetúdine. Ita brevem vitæ cursum tot virtútibus nobilitátum conficiens, Insulæ in Aprutio, caritátis incendio verius quam vi morbi consumptus, divinæque Matris ope recreatus, placidíssimo éxitu ad Superos evolávit, anno millesimo octingentésimo sexagesimo secundo, ætátis suæ vigesimo quarto. Eum deinceps, a Deo miraculis illustrátum, Pius Papa décimus Cælitum beatórum número accensuit. Benedíctus vero décimus quintus, Pontifex maximus, anno millesimo nongentésimo vigesimo, post cónditum Institutum a Passióne ducentésimo, in solemnitate Ascensiónis Dómini, beato iúveni Sanctórum honores decrevit; et Pius undecimus eius Offícium et Missam ad universam Ecclésiam extendit.

Among these, through the kingdom of Castile and León, in which he had succeeded his father Alfonso, he gathered large armies and undertook annual expeditions against the Saracens, enemies of the Christian name. In these campaigns, that he might always be victorious, the chief forces were the prayers which the most devout king poured out to God, and the fact that before battle, to make God favorable to him, he would scourge himself with whips and fortify his body with a harsh hair-shirt; and so he won remarkable victories against vast Moorish armies, and restored several cities to Christian observance and dominion; and having seized the kingdoms of Jaén, Córdoba, and Murcia, and made Granada tributary, he transferred his victorious standards to the assault of Seville, the chief city of Baetica, urged on — as it is related — in a vision by the blessed Isidore, once bishop of that city. In that siege, as it is told, he had present divine assistance: for an iron chain stretched across the Guadalquivir as a barrier for the Mohammedans was broken by a stronger wind arising, by one of the royal ships carried there at the king's command with such force that, passing far beyond, it broke also the wooden bridge and at the same time shattered the hopes of the Moors and compelled them to surrender.

℟ Erit mihi Dóminus in Deum, et lapis iste quem eréxi in títulum, vocábitur domus Dei: et de univérsis quæ déderis mihi,

℟ The Lord shall be my God, and this stone which I have set up as a monument shall be called the house of God; and of all things that you shall give me,

Décimas et hóstias pacíficas ófferam tibi.

I will offer you tithes and peace offerings.

℣ Si revérsus fúero próspere ad domum patris mei.

℣ If I return prosperously to my father's house.

℟ Décimas et hóstias pacíficas ófferam tibi.

℟ I will offer you tithes and peace offerings.

℣ 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.

℟ Décimas et hóstias pacíficas ófferam tibi.

℟ I will offer you tithes and peace offerings.

Nocturnus 3

Nocturn 3

Ant. Ne in ira tua * corrípias me, Dómine.

Ant. Do not rebuke me, O Lord, * in your anger.

Psalmus 37(2-11)

Psalm 37(2-11)

37:2 Dómine, ne in furóre tuo árguas me, * neque in ira tua corrípias me.
37:3 Quóniam sagíttæ tuæ infíxæ sunt mihi: * et confirmásti super me manum tuam.
37:4 Non est sánitas in carne mea a fácie iræ tuæ: * non est pax óssibus meis a fácie peccatórum meórum.
37:5 Quóniam iniquitátes meæ supergréssæ sunt caput meum: * et sicut onus grave gravátæ sunt super me.
37:6 Putruérunt et corrúptæ sunt cicatríces meæ, * a fácie insipiéntiæ meæ.
37:7 Miser factus sum, et curvátus sum usque in finem: * tota die contristátus ingrediébar.
37:8 Quóniam lumbi mei impléti sunt illusiónibus: * et non est sánitas in carne mea.
37:9 Afflíctus sum, et humiliátus sum nimis: * rugiébam a gémitu cordis mei.
37:10 Dómine, ante te omne desidérium meum: * et gémitus meus a te non est abscónditus.
37:11 Cor meum conturbátum est, derelíquit me virtus mea: * et lumen oculórum meórum, et ipsum non est mecum.

37:2 O Lord, rebuke me not in your fury, * nor chastise me in your wrath.
37:3 For your arrows are fixed in me: * and you have laid your hand upon me.
37:4 There is no soundness in my flesh because of your anger: * there is no peace in my bones because of my sins.
37:5 For my iniquities have gone over my head: * and like a heavy burden they are weighed down upon me.
37:6 My wounds have putrefied and festered, * because of my foolishness.
37:7 I have become wretched and bowed down to the end: * all the day I walked in sorrow.
37:8 For my loins are filled with delusions: * and there is no soundness in my flesh.
37:9 I am afflicted and greatly humbled: * I groaned with the groan of my heart.
37:10 O Lord, before you is all my desire: * and my groaning is not hidden from you.
37:11 My heart is troubled, my strength has failed me: * and the light of my eyes itself is not with 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.

Ant. Ne in ira tua corrípias me, Dómine.

Ant. Do not rebuke me, O Lord, in your anger.

Ant. Inténde in adiutórium meum, * Dómine, virtus salútis meæ.

Ant. Be intent upon my help, * O Lord, the strength of my salvation.

Psalmus 37(12-23)

Psalm 37(12-23)

37:12 Amíci mei, et próximi mei * advérsum me appropinquavérunt, et stetérunt.
37:12 Et qui iuxta me erant, de longe stetérunt: * et vim faciébant qui quærébant ánimam meam.
37:13 Et qui inquirébant mala mihi, locúti sunt vanitátes: * et dolos tota die meditabántur.
37:14 Ego autem tamquam surdus non audiébam: * et sicut mutus non apériens os suum.
37:15 Et factus sum sicut homo non áudiens: * et non habens in ore suo redargutiónes.
37:16 Quóniam in te, Dómine, sperávi: * tu exáudies me, Dómine, Deus meus.
37:17 Quia dixi: Nequándo supergáudeant mihi inimíci mei: * et dum commovéntur pedes mei, super me magna locúti sunt.
37:18 Quóniam ego in flagélla parátus sum: * et dolor meus in conspéctu meo semper.
37:19 Quóniam iniquitátem meam annuntiábo: * et cogitábo pro peccáto meo.
37:20 Inimíci autem mei vivunt, et confirmáti sunt super me: * et multiplicáti sunt qui odérunt me iníque.
37:21 Qui retríbuunt mala pro bonis, detrahébant mihi: * quóniam sequébar bonitátem.
37:22 Ne derelínquas me, Dómine, Deus meus: * ne discésseris a me.
37:23 Inténde in adiutórium meum, * Dómine, Deus, salútis meæ.

37:12 My friends and my neighbors * drew near and stood against me.
37:12 And those who were close to me stood afar off: * and those who sought my soul used violence.
37:13 And those who sought evil against me spoke vanities: * and meditated deceits all the day.
37:14 But I, like a deaf man, heard not: * and was as a mute not opening his mouth.
37:15 And I became as a man that hears not: * and who has no reproofs in his mouth.
37:16 For in you, O Lord, have I hoped: * you will hear me, O Lord my God.
37:17 For I said: Lest my enemies ever exult over me: * and when my feet are shaken, they speak great things against me.
37:18 For I am ready for scourges: * and my sorrow is ever before me.
37:19 For I will declare my iniquity: * and I will think upon my sin.
37:20 But my enemies live and are stronger than I: * and those who hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
37:21 Those who return evil for good spoke ill of me: * because I pursued goodness.
37:22 Do not forsake me, O Lord my God: * do not depart from me.
37:23 Make haste to my assistance, * O Lord, God of my salvation.

℣ 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. Inténde in adiutórium meum, Dómine, virtus salútis meæ.

Ant. Be intent upon my help, O Lord, the strength of my salvation.

Ant. Ámove, Dómine, * a me plagas tuas.

Ant. Remove, O Lord, * your plagues from me.

Psalmus 38

Psalm 38

38:2 Dixi: Custódiam vias meas: * ut non delínquam in lingua mea.
38:2 Pósui ori meo custódiam, * cum consísteret peccátor advérsum me.
38:3 Obmútui, et humiliátus sum, et sílui a bonis: * et dolor meus renovátus est.
38:4 Concáluit cor meum intra me: * et in meditatióne mea exardéscet ignis.
38:5 Locútus sum in lingua mea: * Notum fac mihi, Dómine, finem meum.
38:5 Et númerum diérum meórum quis est: * ut sciam quid desit mihi.
38:6 Ecce mensurábiles posuísti dies meos: * et substántia mea tamquam níhilum ante te.
38:6 Verúmtamen univérsa vánitas, * omnis homo vivens.
38:7 Verúmtamen in imágine pertránsit homo: * sed et frustra conturbátur.
38:7 Thesaurízat: * et ignórat cui congregábit ea.
38:8 Et nunc quæ est exspectátio mea? Nonne Dóminus? * Et substántia mea apud te est.
38:9 Ab ómnibus iniquitátibus meis érue me: * oppróbrium insipiénti dedísti me.
38:10 Obmútui, et non apérui os meum, quóniam tu fecísti: * ámove a me plagas tuas.
38:12 A fortitúdine manus tuæ ego deféci in increpatiónibus: * propter iniquitátem corripuísti hóminem.
38:12 Et tabéscere fecísti sicut aráneam ánimam eius: * verúmtamen vane conturbátur omnis homo.
38:13 Exáudi oratiónem meam, Dómine, et deprecatiónem meam: * áuribus pércipe lácrimas meas.
38:13 Ne síleas: quóniam ádvena ego sum apud te, et peregrínus, * sicut omnes patres mei.
38:14 Remítte mihi, ut refrígerer priúsquam ábeam, * et ámplius non ero.

38:2 I said: I will keep my ways: * that I sin not with my tongue.
38:2 I set a guard upon my mouth, * while the wicked stood against me.
38:3 I was dumb and was humbled, and kept silence from good things: * and my sorrow was renewed.
38:4 My heart grew warm within me: * and in my meditation a fire shall blaze forth.
38:5 I spoke with my tongue: * Make me know, O Lord, my end.
38:5 And what is the number of my days: * that I may know what is wanting to me.
38:6 Behold, you have made my days as a handbreadth: * and my substance is as nothing before you.
38:6 Yet surely all is vanity, * every man that lives.
38:7 Surely man passes like an image: * yea, and he is disquieted in vain.
38:7 He lays up treasures: * and knows not for whom he gathers them.
38:8 And now what is my hope? Is it not the Lord? * And my substance is with you.
38:9 Deliver me from all my iniquities: * you have made me a reproach to the foolish.
38:10 I was dumb and opened not my mouth, because you have done it: * remove your scourges from me.
38:12 Through the strength of your hand I have failed under your rebukes: * you have corrected man for iniquity.
38:12 And you have made his soul waste away like a spider: * yet surely every man is disquieted in vain.
38:13 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and my supplication: * give ear to my tears.
38:13 Be not silent: for I am a stranger with you, and a sojourner, * as all my fathers were.
38:14 Spare me, that I may be refreshed before I depart, * and be no more.

℣ 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. Ámove, Dómine, a me plagas tuas.

Ant. Remove, O Lord, your plagues from me.

℣ 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 Marcum

A Reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark.

Marc 10:13-21

In illo témpore: Offerébant Iesu párvulos, ut tángeret illos: discípuli autem comminabántur offeréntibus. Et réliqua.

Homilía sancti Bedæ Venerábilis Presbýteri

In that time: They were bringing little children to Jesus, that he might touch them; but the disciples rebuked those who brought them. Et cetera.

A Homily of Saint Bede the Venerable, Priest.

Commentárium in Marcum 10:13-21

Ait discípulis Iesus: Sínite párvulos veníre ad me, et ne prohibuéritis eos; talium enim est regnum Dei. Significanter dixit: Talium est; non: Istórum; ut osténderet, non ætátem regnare, sed mores; et his, qui similem haberent innocéntiam et simplicitátem, præmium repromitti: Apóstolo quoque in eandem senténtiam congruénte: Fratres, nolíte fíeri púeri sensibus; sed malítia párvuli estote, sensu autem ut perfecti sitis. Amen, dico vobis: quisquis non recéperit regnum Dei velut párvulus, non intrábit in illud. Sicut puer non persevérat in iracúndia, non læsus méminit, non videns pulchram mulierem delectátur, non aliud cogitat, aliud lóquitur; sic et vos, nisi talem habuéritis innocéntiam et animi puritátem, regnum cælórum non poteritis intrare. Aliter, regnum Dei, id est doctrinam Evangélii, sicut párvuli accípere iubemur; quia quómodo párvulus in discéndo non contradicit doctóribus neque ratiónes et verba componit advérsum eos resistens, sed fideliter suscipit quod docétur et cum metu obtemperat et quiescit; ita et nos, in obœdiéndo simpliciter et sine ulla rectractatióne verbis Dómini, fácere debemus. Et complexans eos, et impónens manus super illos, benedicebat eos. Complexus benedicit párvulos, ut húmiles spíritu sua benedictióne, grátia et dilectióne dignos esse significet.

Jesus says to his disciples: Suffer the little children to come to me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the Kingdom of God. He said significantly: Of such; not: Of these; to show that it is not age that reigns, but conduct; and that the reward is promised to those who have like innocence and simplicity — the Apostle also agreeing in the same sense: Brethren, do not be children in understanding; but in malice be as little children, yet in understanding be mature. Amen, I say to you: whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God as a little child will not enter into it. As a child does not persist in anger, does not remember being hurt, is not delighted when he sees a beautiful woman, does not think one thing and say another; so you also, unless you have such innocence and purity of soul, will not be able to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. In another sense, we are commanded to receive the Kingdom of God — that is, the teaching of the Gospel — as little children; because just as a little child in learning does not contradict the teachers, nor compose arguments and words against them in resistance, but faithfully receives what is taught and with reverence obeys and is still; so also we ought to do in obeying the words of the Lord simply and without any wavering. And he embraced them and laid his hands upon them and blessed them. He embraces and blesses the little ones, to signify that the humble in spirit are worthy of his blessing, his grace, and his love.

℟ Dixit Angelus ad Iacob:

℟ The Angel said to Jacob:

Dimítte me, auróra est. Respóndit ei: Non dimíttam te, nisi benedíxeris mihi. Et benedíxit ei in eódem loco.

Let me go, for it is dawn. He answered him: I will not let you go unless you bless me. And he blessed him in that same place.

℣ Cumque surrexísset Iacob, ecce vir luctabátur cum eo usque mane: et cum vidéret quod eum superáre non posset, dixit ad eum.

℣ When Jacob had risen, behold a man wrestled with him until morning: and when he saw that he could not overcome him, he said to him.

℟ Dimítte me, auróra est. Respóndit ei: Non dimíttam te, nisi benedíxeris mihi. Et benedíxit ei in eódem loco.

℟ Let me go, for it is dawn. He answered him: I will not let you go unless you bless me. And he blessed him in that same place.

℣ Iube, Dómine, benedícere.

℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.

Benedictio. Divínum auxílium máneat semper nobíscum.

Benedictio. May the divine assistance remain always with us.

Lectio 8

Reading 8

Et, cum egréssus esset in viam, procurrens quidam, genu flexo ante eum, rogábat eum: Magister bone, quid fáciam, ut vitam ætérnam percipiam? Audierat, credo, iste quæsítor vitæ ætérnæ a Dómino, tantum eos, qui parvulórum velint esse similes, dignos esse introítu regni cæléstis: atque ideo curam gerens tractátus certioris, poscit sibi non per parábolas, sed aperte, quibus óperum meritis vitam ætérnam cónsequi possit, exponi. Iesus autem dixit ei: Præcepta nosti. Hæc est puerílis innocéntiæ castitas, quæ nobis imitanda propónitur, si regnum Dei volumus intrare. At ille respondens, ait ille: Magister, hæc ómnia observávi a iuventúte mea. Non est putandus homo iste vel voto tentántis (ut quidam putavére) Dóminum interrogasse, vel de sua esse vita mentitus, cum se legis mandáta custodisse dicebat; sed, simpliciter, ut víxerit esse conféssus. Quia si mendacii aut simulatiónis noxa reus tenerétur, nequáquam intuitus arcana cordis eius, eum diligere dicerétur Iesus.

And as he was going out onto the road, a certain man running up, kneeling before him, asked him: Good Master, what shall I do that I may receive eternal life? I believe this seeker of eternal life had heard from the Lord that only those who wished to be like little children are worthy of entry into the Kingdom of Heaven; and therefore, desiring a more certain treatment, he asks to have explained to him not through parables but openly by what merits of works eternal life can be attained. But Jesus said to him: You know the commandments. This is the chastity of childlike innocence, which is set before us to imitate if we wish to enter the Kingdom of God. But he answering said to him: Master, all these have I observed from my youth. This man is not to be thought to have questioned the Lord either out of the intention of one who tempts (as some have supposed), nor to have lied about his life when he said he had kept the commandments of the law; but, simply, to have confessed how he had lived. For if he had been guilty of the fault of lying or pretense, Jesus would never, looking upon the secrets of his heart, have been said to love him.

℟ Vidi Dóminum fácie ad fáciem:

℟ I saw the Lord face to face:

Et salva facta est ánima mea.

And my soul was saved.

℣ Et dixit mihi: Nequáquam vocáberis Iacob, sed Israël erit nomen tuum.

℣ And he said to me: You shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel shall be your name.

℟ Et salva facta est ánima mea.

℟ And my soul was saved.

℣ 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

Díligit enim Dóminus eos, qui mandáta legis, quamvis minora, custódiunt: sed nihilóminus, quod in lege minus fuerat, iis qui perfecti esse desiderant, osténdit, quia non venit solvere legem aut Prophétas, sed adimplere. Ad quam profecto adimpletiónem pertinet, quod hic consequenter adiungitur: Vade, quæcúmque habes vende et da paupéribus, et habebis thesáurum in cælo, et veni, séquere me. Quicúmque perfectus esse volúerit, debet vendere quæ habet; et non ex parte véndere, sicut Ananías et Saphira, sed totum véndere: et cum vendiderit, dare omne paupéribus, et sic sibi præparáre thesáurum in regno cælórum. Nec hoc ad perfectiónem sufficit, nisi, post contemptas divítias, Salvatórem sequátur; id est relictis malis, fáciat bona. Facílius enim sæculum contemnitur quam volúntas. Multi divítias relinquéntes, Dóminum non sequúntur. Sequitur autem Dóminum, qui imitator eius est et per vestígia illíus graditur. Qui enim dicit se in Christo credere, debet, quómodo ille ambulávit, et ipse ambuláre.

For the Lord loves those who keep the commandments of the law, even the lesser ones: but nonetheless, what had been lacking in the law, he shows to those who desire to be perfect, because he came not to abolish the law or the Prophets, but to fulfill them. To this fulfillment belongs indeed what is added next in order: Go, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven, and come, follow me. Whoever wishes to be perfect must sell what he has; and not sell only in part, as Ananias and Sapphira, but sell all: and when he has sold, give everything to the poor, and so prepare for himself a treasure in the Kingdom of Heaven. Nor does this suffice for perfection, unless, after despising riches, he follows the Savior; that is, having left evil things behind, he does good. For the world is more easily despised than one's own will. Many who leave behind riches do not follow the Lord. But he follows the Lord who is an imitator of him and walks in his footsteps. For he who says he believes in Christ ought, as he walked, himself also to walk.

℟ Cum audísset Iacob quod Esau veníret contra eum, divísit fílios suos et uxóres, dicens: Si percússerit Esau unam turmam, salvábitur áltera.

℟ When Jacob heard that Esau was coming against him, he divided his sons and wives, saying: If Esau strikes one company, the other shall be saved.

Líbera me, Dómine, qui dixísti mihi: * Multiplicábo semen tuum sicut stellas cæli, et sicut arénam maris, quæ præ multitúdine numerári non potest.

Deliver me, O Lord, who said to me: * I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven and like the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for their multitude.

℣ Dómine, qui dixísti mihi, Revértere in terram nativitátis tuæ: Dómine, qui pascis me a iuventúte mea.

℣ O Lord, who said to me, Return to the land of your birth: O Lord, who have fed me from my youth.

℟ Líbera me, Dómine, qui dixísti mihi.

℟ Deliver me, O Lord, who said to 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.

℟ Multiplicábo semen tuum sicut stellas cæli, et sicut arénam maris, quæ præ multitúdine numerári non potest.

℟ I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven and like the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for their multitude.