S. Franciscæ Romanæ Viduæ

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. Laudémus Deum nostrum, * In confessióne beátæ Francíscæ.

Ant. Let us praise our God, * in the confession of blessed Frances.

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. Laudémus Deum nostrum, In confessióne beátæ Francíscæ.

Ant. Let us praise our God, in the confession of blessed Frances.

Hymnus

Huius orátu, Deus alme, nobis
Débitas pœnas scélerum remítte;
Ut tibi puro resonémus almum
Péctore carmen.

Sit decus Patri, genitǽque Proli,
Et tibi, compar utriúsque virtus,
Spíritus semper, Deus unus, omni
Témporis ævo.
Amen.

At her prayer, O gracious God,
remit from us the fitting punishments of our sins;
that with a pure heart we may resound
a worthy hymn to you.

Let glory be to the Father, and to the Son his offspring,
and to you, O Spirit, power equal to them both,
God ever one, through every age of time.
Amen.

Nocturni

Nocturnus 1

Nocturn 1

Ant. O quam pulchra * est casta generátio cum claritáte!

Ant. O how beautiful * is the chaste generation with splendor!

Psalmus 8

Psalm 8

8:2a Dómine, Dóminus noster, * quam admirábile est nomen tuum in univérsa terra!
8:2b Quóniam eleváta est magnificéntia tua, * super cælos.
8:3 Ex ore infántium et lacténtium perfecísti laudem propter inimícos tuos, * ut déstruas inimícum et ultórem.
8:4 Quóniam vidébo cælos tuos, ópera digitórum tuórum: * lunam et stellas, quæ tu fundásti.
8:5 Quid est homo quod memor es eius? * aut fílius hóminis, quóniam vísitas eum?
8:6 Minuísti eum paulo minus ab Ángelis, † glória et honóre coronásti eum: * (7) et constituísti eum super ópera mánuum tuárum.
8:8 Ómnia subiecísti sub pédibus eius, * oves et boves univérsas: ínsuper et pécora campi.
8:9 Vólucres cæli, et pisces maris, * qui perámbulant sémitas maris.
8:10 Dómine, Dóminus noster, * quam admirábile est nomen tuum in univérsa terra!

8:2a O Lord, our Lord, * how admirable is your name throughout all the earth!
8:2b For your magnificence is elevated * above the heavens.
8:3 Out of the mouths of babes and infants you have perfected praise, because of your enemies, * so that you may destroy the enemy and the revenger.
8:4 For I will behold your heavens, the works of your fingers: * the moon and the stars, which you have founded.
8:5 What is man, that you are mindful of him? * or the son of man, that you visit him?
8:6 You reduced him to a little less than the Angels; you have crowned him with glory and honor: * and you have set him over the works of your hands.
8:8 You have subjected all things under his feet, * all sheep and oxen, and in addition the beasts of the field.
8:9 The birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, * which pass through the paths of the sea.
8:10 O Lord, our Lord, * how admirable is your name throughout all the earth!

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

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

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

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

Ant. O quam pulchra est casta generátio cum claritáte!

Ant. O how beautiful is the chaste generation with splendor!

Ant. Læva eius * sub cápite meo, et déxtera illíus amplexábitur me.

Ant. His left hand * is under my head, and his right hand shall embrace me.

Psalmus 18

Psalm 18

18:2 Cæli enárrant glóriam Dei: * et ópera mánuum eius annúntiat firmaméntum.
18:3 Dies diéi erúctat verbum, * et nox nocti índicat sciéntiam.
18:4 Non sunt loquélæ, neque sermónes, * quorum non audiántur voces eórum.
18:5 In omnem terram exívit sonus eórum: * et in fines orbis terræ verba eórum.
18:6a In sole pósuit tabernáculum suum: * et ipse tamquam sponsus procédens de thálamo suo:
18:6b Exsultávit ut gigas ad curréndam viam, * (7a) a summo cælo egréssio eius:
18:7b Et occúrsus eius usque ad summum eius: * nec est qui se abscóndat a calóre eius.
18:8 Lex Dómini immaculáta, convértens ánimas: * testimónium Dómini fidéle, sapiéntiam præstans párvulis.
18:9 Iustítiæ Dómini rectæ, lætificántes corda: * præcéptum Dómini lúcidum, illúminans óculos.
18:10 Timor Dómini sanctus, pérmanens in sǽculum sǽculi: * iudícia Dómini vera, iustificáta in semetípsa.
18:11 Desiderabília super aurum et lápidem pretiósum multum: * et dulcióra super mel et favum.
18:12 Étenim servus tuus custódit ea, * in custodiéndis illis retribútio multa.
18:13 Delícta quis intéllegit? † ab occúltis meis munda me: * (14a) et ab aliénis parce servo tuo.
18:14b Si mei non fúerint domináti, tunc immaculátus ero: * et emundábor a delícto máximo.
18:15a Et erunt ut compláceant elóquia oris mei: * et meditátio cordis mei in conspéctu tuo semper.
18:15b Dómine, adiútor meus, * et redémptor meus.

18:2 The heavens describe the glory of God: * and the firmament announces the work of his hands.
18:3 Day proclaims the word to day, * and night to night imparts knowledge.
18:4 There are no speeches or conversations, * where their voices are not being heard.
18:5 Their sound has gone forth through all the earth: * and their words to the ends of the world.
18:6a He has placed his tabernacle in the sun: * and he is like a bridegroom coming out of his bedroom:
18:6b He has exulted like a giant running along the way, * (7a) his departure is from the summit of heaven:
18:7b And his course reaches all the way to its summit: * neither is there anyone who can hide himself from his heat.
18:8 The law of the Lord is immaculate, converting souls: * the testimony of the Lord is faithful, providing wisdom to little ones.
18:9 The justice of the Lord is right, rejoicing hearts: * the precepts of the Lord are brilliant, enlightening the eyes.
18:10 The fear of the Lord is holy, enduring for all generations: * the judgments of the Lord are true, justified in themselves.
18:11 Desirable beyond gold and many precious stones: * and sweeter than honey and the honeycomb.
18:12 For, indeed, your servant keeps them, * and in keeping them, there are many rewards.
18:13 Who can understand transgression? † From my hidden faults, cleanse me, O Lord: * (14a) and from those of others, spare your servant.
18:14b If they will have no dominion over me, then I will be immaculate: * and I will be cleansed from the greatest transgression.
18:15a And the eloquence of my mouth will be so as to please: * along with the meditation of my heart in your sight always.
18:15b O Lord, my helper, * and my redeemer.

℣ 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. Læva eius sub cápite meo, et déxtera illíus amplexábitur me.

Ant. His left hand is under my head, and his right hand shall embrace me.

Ant. Revértere, * revértere, Sunamítis; revértere, ut intueámur te.

Ant. Return, * return, O Shulammite; return, that we may behold you.

Psalmus 23

Psalm 23

23:1 Dómini est terra, et plenitúdo eius: * orbis terrárum, et univérsi qui hábitant in eo.
23:2 Quia ipse super mária fundávit eum: * et super flúmina præparávit eum.
23:3 Quis ascéndet in montem Dómini? * aut quis stabit in loco sancto eius?
23:4 Ínnocens mánibus et mundo corde, * qui non accépit in vano ánimam suam, nec iurávit in dolo próximo suo.
23:5 Hic accípiet benedictiónem a Dómino: * et misericórdiam a Deo, salutári suo.
23:6 Hæc est generátio quæréntium eum, * quæréntium fáciem Dei Iacob.
23:7 Attóllite portas, príncipes, vestras, et elevámini, portæ æternáles: * et introíbit Rex glóriæ.
23:8 Quis est iste Rex glóriæ? * Dóminus fortis et potens: Dóminus potens in prǽlio.
23:9 Attóllite portas, príncipes, vestras, et elevámini, portæ æternáles: * et introíbit Rex glóriæ.
23:10 Quis est iste Rex glóriæ? * Dóminus virtútum ipse est Rex glóriæ.

23:1 The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof: * the world, and all who dwell therein.
23:2 For he has founded it upon the seas: * and has prepared it upon the rivers.
23:3 Who shall ascend the mountain of the Lord? * or who shall stand in his holy place?
23:4 The innocent in hands and clean of heart, * who has not taken his soul in vain, nor sworn deceitfully to his neighbor.
23:5 He shall receive a blessing from the Lord: * and mercy from God his savior.
23:6 This is the generation of those who seek him, * of those who seek the face of the God of Jacob.
23:7 Lift up your gates, O princes, and be lifted up, O eternal gates: * and the King of glory shall enter in.
23:8 Who is this King of glory? * The Lord who is strong and mighty: the Lord mighty in battle.
23:9 Lift up your gates, O princes, and be lifted up, O eternal gates: * and the King of glory shall enter in.
23:10 Who is this King of glory? * The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory.

℣ 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. Revértere, revértere, Sunamítis; revértere, ut intueámur te.

Ant. Return, return, O Shulammite; return, that we may behold you.

℣ 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 Parábolis Salomónis

From the Proverbs of Solomon

Prov 31:10-17

10 Mulíerem fortem quis invéniet? procul et de últimis fínibus prétium eius.
11 Confídit in ea cor viri sui, et spóliis non indigébit.
12 Reddet ei bonum, et non malum, ómnibus diébus vitæ suæ.
13 Quæsívit lanam et linum, et operáta est consília mánuum suárum.
14 Facta est quasi navis institóris, de longe portans panem suum.
15 Et de nocte surréxit, dedítque prædam domésticis suis, et cibária ancíllis suis.
16 Considerávit agrum, et emit eum; de fructu mánuum suárum plantávit víneam.
17 Accínxit fortitúdine lumbos suos, et roborávit bráchium suum.

10 Who shall find a strong woman? Far away, and from the furthest parts, is her price.
11 The heart of her husband confides in her, and he will not be deprived of spoils.
12 She will repay him with good, and not evil, all the days of her life.
13 She has sought wool and flax, and she has worked these by the counsel of her hands.
14 She has become like a merchant's ship, bringing her bread from far away.
15 And she has risen in the night, and given a prey to her household, and provisions to her maids.
16 She has considered a field and bought it. From the fruit of her own hands, she has planted a vineyard.
17 She has wrapped her waist with fortitude, and she has strengthened her arm.

℟ Veni hódie ad fontem aquæ, et orávi Dóminum, dicens:

℟ Today I came to the spring of water, and I prayed to the Lord, saying:

Dómine, Deus Abraham, tu prósperum fecísti desidérium meum.

O Lord, God of Abraham, you have made my desire prosper.

℣ Igitur puélla, cui díxero, Da mihi aquam de hýdria tua, ut bibam: et illa díxerit, Bibe, dómine, et camélis tuis potum tríbuam: ipsa est, quam præparávit Dóminus fílio dómini mei.

℣ Therefore, the maiden to whom I shall say, Give me water to drink from your jar, and she shall say, Drink, my lord, and I will give your camels drink also: she it is whom the Lord has prepared for the son of my master.

℟ Dómine, Deus Abraham, tu prósperum fecísti desidérium meum.

℟ O Lord, God of Abraham, you have made my desire prosper.

℣ 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

Unde est illa vox eius inter undas procellásque tentatiónum irruéntium deprehénsæ, atque auxílium protectiónis illíus gemebúndo clamóre quæréntis: Ut quid, Dómine, recessísti longe, déspicis in opportunitátibus, in tribulatióne? Quæ páriter vocem inimíci persequéntibus expónit, in sequéntibus Psalmi subíciens: Dixit enim in corde suo: Oblítus est Deus, avértit fáciem suam, ne vídeat usque in finem.

Hence comes that voice of hers, caught amid the waves and storms of rushing temptations, and seeking the help of his protection with a groaning cry: Why, O Lord, have you withdrawn far off, and looked away in times of opportunity, in tribulation? She likewise expounds the voice of the pursuing enemy in what follows in the Psalm, adding: For he has said in his heart: God has forgotten; he has turned away his face, so as not to see to the end.

℟ Factus est sermo Dómini ad Abram, dicens:

℟ The word of the Lord came to Abram, saying:

Noli timére, Abram: ego protéctor tuus sum, et merces tua magna nimis.

Fear not, Abram: I am your protector, and your reward is exceedingly great.

℣ Ego enim sum Dóminus Deus tuus, qui edúxi te de Ur Chaldæórum.

℣ For I am the Lord your God, who brought you forth from Ur of the Chaldeans.

℟ Noli timére, Abram: ego protéctor tuus sum, et merces tua magna nimis.

℟ Fear not, Abram: I am your protector, and your reward is exceedingly great.

℣ 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

Verum ille non oblivíscitur oratiónem páuperum, neque avértit fáciem suam a sperántibus in se: quin pótius et certántes cum hóstibus, ut vincant, ádiuvat, et victóres in ætérnum corónat. Unde hic quoque apérte dícitur, quia vidit eos laborántes in remigándo. Videt quippe Dóminus laborántes in mari, quamvis ipse pósitus in terra: quia etsi ad horam différre videátur auxílium tribulátis impéndere, nihilóminus eos, ne in tribulatiónibus defíciant, suæ respéctu pietátis corróborat: et aliquándo étiam manifésto adiutório, victis adversitátibus, quasi calcátis sedatísque flúctuum volumínibus líberat.

But he does not forget the prayer of the poor, nor does he turn his face away from those who hope in him: rather, he both helps those who struggle with enemies that they may conquer, and crowns the victors for eternity. Hence it is also plainly said here that he saw them laboring in their rowing. For the Lord sees those who labor on the sea, even though he himself stands on land: because even if he may seem for a time to delay granting help to those in tribulation, he nonetheless strengthens them by the regard of his loving kindness, lest they fail in their tribulations; and sometimes he even delivers them by manifest assistance, with adversities overcome, as though the rolling waves were trodden down and stilled.

℟ Movens Abram tabernáculum suum, venit et habitávit iuxta convállem Mambre:

℟ Abram, moving his tent, came and dwelt beside the valley of Mamre:

Ædificavítque ibi altáre Dómino.

and he built there an altar to the Lord.

℣ Dixit autem Dóminus ad eum: Leva óculos tuos, et vide: omnem terram, quam cónspicis tibi dabo, et sémini tuo in sempitérnum.

℣ And the Lord said to him: Lift up your eyes, and look: all the land that you see I will give to you, and to your offspring forever.

℟ Ædificavítque ibi altáre Dómino.

℟ and he built there an altar to the Lord.

℟ Crédidit Abram Deo, et reputátum est ei ad iustítiam:

℟ Abram believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness:

Et ídeo amícus Dei factus est.

And therefore he was made a friend of God.

℣ Fuit autem iustus coram Dómino, et ambulávit in viis eius.

℣ He was just before the Lord, and walked in his ways.

℟ Et ídeo amícus Dei factus est.

℟ And therefore he was made a friend of God.

Nocturnus 2

Nocturn 2

Ant. Spécie tua * et pulchritúdine tua inténde, próspere procéde, et regna.

Ant. In your beauty * and your comeliness go forth, advance prosperously, and reign.

Psalmus 44

Psalm 44

44:2a Eructávit cor meum verbum bonum: * dico ego ópera mea Regi.
44:2b Lingua mea cálamus scribæ: * velóciter scribéntis.
44:3 Speciósus forma præ fíliis hóminum, † diffúsa est grátia in lábiis tuis: * proptérea benedíxit te Deus in ætérnum.
44:4 Accíngere gládio tuo super femur tuum, * potentíssime.
44:5a Spécie tua et pulchritúdine tua: * inténde, próspere procéde, et regna.
44:5b Propter veritátem, et mansuetúdinem, et iustítiam: * et dedúcet te mirabíliter déxtera tua.
44:6 Sagíttæ tuæ acútæ, pópuli sub te cadent: * in corda inimicórum Regis.
44:7 Sedes tua, Deus, in sǽculum sǽculi: * virga directiónis virga regni tui.
44:8 Dilexísti iustítiam, et odísti iniquitátem: * proptérea unxit te Deus, Deus tuus, óleo lætítiæ præ consórtibus tuis.
44:9 Myrrha, et gutta, et cásia a vestiméntis tuis, a dómibus ebúrneis: * ex quibus delectavérunt te (10a) fíliæ regum in honóre tuo.
44:10b Ástitit regína a dextris tuis in vestítu deauráto: * circúmdata varietáte.
44:11 Audi fília, et vide, et inclína aurem tuam: * et oblivíscere pópulum tuum et domum patris tui.
44:12 Et concupíscet Rex decórem tuum: * quóniam ipse est Dóminus Deus tuus, et adorábunt eum.
44:13 Et fíliæ Tyri in munéribus * vultum tuum deprecabúntur: omnes dívites plebis.
44:14 Omnis glória eius fíliæ Regis ab intus, * in fímbriis áureis (15a) circumamícta varietátibus.
44:15b Adducéntur Regi vírgines post eam: * próximæ eius afferéntur tibi.
44:16 Afferéntur in lætítia et exsultatióne: * adducéntur in templum Regis.
44:17 Pro pátribus tuis nati sunt tibi fílii: * constítues eos príncipes super omnem terram.
44:18a Mémores erunt nóminis tui: * in omni generatióne et generatiónem.
44:18b Proptérea pópuli confitebúntur tibi in ætérnum: * et in sǽculum sǽculi.

44:2a My heart has uttered a good word: * I speak of my works to the King.
44:2b My tongue is like the pen of a scribe: * who writes quickly.
44:3 You are a brilliant form before the sons of men, † grace has been poured freely into your lips: * because of this, God has blessed you in eternity.
44:4 Fasten your sword to your thigh, * O most powerful one.
44:5a With your splendor and your excellence: * proceed prosperously, and reign.
44:5b For the sake of truth and meekness and justice: * and so will your right hand lead you wondrously.
44:6 Your arrows are sharp; the people will fall under you: * with the hearts of the enemies of the King.
44:7 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever: * the scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of true aim.
44:8 You have loved justice and hated iniquity: * because of this, God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness before your co-heirs.
44:9 Myrrh and balsam and cinnamon perfume your garments, from the houses of ivory: * from these, they have delighted you, (10a) the daughters of kings in your honor.
44:10b The queen assisted at your right hand in clothing of gold: * encircled with diversity.
44:11 Listen, daughter, and see, and incline your ear: * and forget your people and your father's house.
44:12 And the king will desire your beauty: * for he is the Lord your God, and they will adore him.
44:13 And the daughters of Tyre with gifts * will entreat your countenance: all the rich men of the people.
44:14 All the glory of the daughter of the King is inside, * in golden fringes, (15a) clothed all around with diversities.
44:15b After her, virgins will be led to the King: * her neighbors will be brought to you.
44:16 They will be brought with gladness and exultation: * they will be led into the temple of the King.
44:17 For your fathers, sons have been born to you: * you will establish them as leaders over all the earth.
44:18a They will remember your name always: * for generation after generation.
44:18b Because of this, peoples will confess to you in eternity: * and forever 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. Spécie tua et pulchritúdine tua inténde, próspere procéde, et regna.

Ant. In your beauty and your comeliness go forth, advance prosperously, and reign.

Ant. Adiuvábit eam * Deus vultu suo: Deus in médio eius, non commovébitur.

Ant. God will help her * with his countenance: God is in her midst, she shall not be moved.

Psalmus 45

Psalm 45

45:2 Deus noster refúgium, et virtus: * adiútor in tribulatiónibus, quæ invenérunt nos nimis.
45:3 Proptérea non timébimus dum turbábitur terra: * et transferéntur montes in cor maris.
45:4 Sonuérunt, et turbátæ sunt aquæ eórum: * conturbáti sunt montes in fortitúdine eius.
45:5 Flúminis ímpetus lætíficat civitátem Dei: * sanctificávit tabernáculum suum Altíssimus.
45:6 Deus in médio eius, non commovébitur: * adiuvábit eam Deus mane dilúculo.
45:7 Conturbátæ sunt gentes, et inclináta sunt regna: * dedit vocem suam, mota est terra.
45:8 Dóminus virtútum nobíscum: * suscéptor noster Deus Iacob.
45:9 Veníte, et vidéte ópera Dómini, quæ pósuit prodígia super terram: * áuferens bella usque ad finem terræ.
45:10 Arcum cónteret, et confrínget arma: * et scuta combúret igni.
45:11 Vacáte, et vidéte quóniam ego sum Deus: * exaltábor in géntibus, et exaltábor in terra.
45:12 Dóminus virtútum nobíscum: * suscéptor noster Deus Iacob.

45:2 Our God is our refuge and strength: * a helper in the tribulations that have greatly overwhelmed us.
45:3 Because of this, we will not be afraid when the earth will be turbulent: * and the mountains will be transferred into the heart of the sea.
45:4 They thundered, and the waters were stirred up among them: * the mountains have been disturbed by his strength.
45:5 The frenzy of the river rejoices the city of God: * the Most High has sanctified his tabernacle.
45:6 God is in its midst; it will not be shaken: * God will assist it in the early morning.
45:7 The peoples have been disturbed, and the kingdoms have been bowed down: * he uttered his voice, the earth has been moved.
45:8 The Lord of hosts is with us: * the God of Jacob is our supporter.
45:9 Draw near and behold the works of the Lord, what portents he has set upon the earth: * carrying away wars even to the end of the earth.
45:10 He will crush the bow and break the weapons: * and he will burn the shield with fire.
45:11 Be still, and see that I am God: * I will be exalted among the peoples, and I will be exalted upon the earth.
45:12 The Lord of hosts is with us: * the God of Jacob is our supporter.

℣ 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. Adiuvábit eam Deus vultu suo: Deus in médio eius, non commovébitur.

Ant. God will help her with his countenance: God is in her midst, she shall not be moved.

Ant. Aquæ multæ * non potuérunt exstínguere caritátem.

Ant. Many waters * could not quench charity.

Psalmus 47

Psalm 47

47:2 Magnus Dóminus, et laudábilis nimis * in civitáte Dei nostri, in monte sancto eius.
47:3 Fundátur exsultatióne univérsæ terræ mons Sion, * látera Aquilónis, cívitas Regis magni.
47:4 Deus in dómibus eius cognoscétur: * cum suscípiet eam.
47:5 Quóniam ecce reges terræ congregáti sunt: * convenérunt in unum.
47:6 Ipsi vidéntes sic admiráti sunt, conturbáti sunt, commóti sunt: * tremor apprehéndit eos.
47:7 Ibi dolóres ut parturiéntis: * in spíritu veheménti cónteres naves Tharsis.
47:9 Sicut audívimus, sic vídimus in civitáte Dómini virtútum, in civitáte Dei nostri: * Deus fundávit eam in ætérnum.
47:10 Suscépimus, Deus, misericórdiam tuam, * in médio templi tui.
47:11 Secúndum nomen tuum, Deus, sic et laus tua in fines terræ: * iustítia plena est déxtera tua.
47:12 Lætétur mons Sion, et exsúltent fíliæ Iudæ: * propter iudícia tua, Dómine.
47:13 Circúmdate Sion, et complectímini eam: * narráte in túrribus eius.
47:14 Pónite corda vestra in virtúte eius: * et distribúite domos eius, ut enarrétis in progénie áltera.
47:15 Quóniam hic est Deus, Deus noster in ætérnum et in sǽculum sǽculi: * ipse reget nos in sǽcula.

47:2 The Lord is great and exceedingly praiseworthy * in the city of our God, on his holy mountain.
47:3 Mount Zion is being founded with the exultation of the whole earth, * on the north side, the city of the great King.
47:4 In her houses, God will be known: * since he will support her.
47:5 For behold, the kings of the earth have been gathered together: * they have convened as one.
47:6 Such did they see, and they were astonished; they were disturbed, they were moved: * trembling took hold of them.
47:7 In that place, their pains were that of a woman in labor: * with a vehement spirit, you will crush the ships of Tarshish.
47:9 As we have heard, so we have seen, in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: * God has founded her in eternity.
47:10 We have received your mercy, O God, * in the midst of your temple.
47:11 According to your name, O God, so does your praise reach to the ends of the earth: * your right hand is full of justice.
47:12 Let mount Zion rejoice, and let the daughters of Judah exult: * because of your judgments, O Lord.
47:13 Encircle Zion and embrace her: * discourse in her towers.
47:14 Set your hearts on her virtue: * and distribute her houses, so that you may discourse of it in another generation.
47:15 For this is God, our God, in eternity and forever and ever: * he will rule us 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. Aquæ multæ non potuérunt exstínguere caritátem.

Ant. Many waters could not quench charity.

℣ Salvos nos fac, Dómine, Deus noster.

℣ Save us, O Lord our God.

℟ Ut confiteámur nómini sancto tuo.

℟ That we may give thanks to your holy name.

℣ 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

Francisca nobilis matrona Romana, ab ineunte ætate illustria dedit virtutum exempla: etenim pueriles ludos et illecebras mundi respuens, solitudine et oratione magnopere delectabatur. Undecim annos nata, virginitatem suam Deo consecrare, et monasterium ingredi proposuit: parentum tamen voluntati humiliter obtemperans, Laurentio de Pontianis, iuveni æque diviti ac nobili nupsit. In matrimonio arctioris vitæ propositum, quantum licuit, semper retinuit: a spectaculis, conviviis, aliisque huiusmodi oblectamentis abhorrens, lanea ac vulgari veste utens, et quidquid a domesticis curis supererat temporis, orationi aut proximorum utilitati tribuens: in id vero maxima sollicitudine incumbens, ut matronas Romanas a pompis sæculi et ornatus vanitate revocaret. Quapropter domum Oblatarum, sub regula sancti Benedicti, congregationis Montis Oliveti, adhuc viro alligata, in Urbe instituit. Viri exsilium, bonorum iacturam, ac universæ domus mœrorem non modo constantissime toleravit: sed gratias agens cum beato Iob, illud frequenter usurpabat: Dominus dedit, Dominus abstulit: sit nomen Domini benedictum.

Frances, a noble Roman matron, gave illustrious examples of virtue from her earliest years: for, spurning childish games and the allurements of the world, she took great delight in solitude and prayer. At eleven years of age she resolved to consecrate her virginity to God and to enter a monastery; yet, humbly obeying her parents' will, she married Lorenzo de' Ponziani, a young man as wealthy as he was noble. In marriage she always preserved, as far as was permitted, the resolution of a more austere life: shunning spectacles, banquets, and other diversions of this kind, wearing woolen and plain clothing, and devoting to prayer or to the service of her neighbors whatever time remained from her domestic duties; and for this she took the greatest care, that she might draw the matrons of Rome back from the pomp of the world and the vanity of adornment. Therefore, while still bound to her husband, she established in the City the house of the Oblates, under the Rule of Saint Benedict of the Congregation of Mount Olivet. Her husband's exile, the loss of their goods, and the grief of the whole household she bore not only with the utmost constancy, but, giving thanks with blessed Job, she frequently repeated those words: The Lord gave, the Lord has taken away: blessed be the name of the Lord.

℟ Angelus Dómini vocávit Abraham, dicens:

℟ The Angel of the Lord called to Abraham, saying:

Ne exténdas manum tuam super púerum, eo quod tímeas Dóminum.

Do not stretch out your hand against the boy, because you fear the Lord.

℣ Cumque extendísset manum ut immoláret fílium, ecce Angelus Dómini de cælo clamávit, dicens.

℣ And when he had stretched out his hand to sacrifice his son, behold the Angel of the Lord cried out from heaven, saying.

℟ Ne exténdas manum tuam super púerum, eo quod tímeas Dóminum.

℟ Do not stretch out your hand against the boy, because you fear the Lord.

℣ 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

Viro defuncto, ad prædictam Oblatarum domum convolans, nudis pedibus, fune ad collum alligato, humi prostrata, multis cum lacrimis earum numero adscribi suppliciter postulavit. Voti compos facta, licet esset omnium mater, non alio tamen quam ancillæ, vilissimæque feminæ, et immunditiæ vasculi titulo gloriabatur. Quam vilem sui existimationem et verbo declaravit et exemplo: sæpe enim e suburbana vinea revertens, et lignorum fascem proprio capiti impositum deferens, vel eisdem onustum agens per Urbem asellum, pauperibus subveniebat, in quos étiam largas eleemosynas erogabat: ægrotantesque in xenodochiis visitans, non corporali tantum cibo, sed salutaribus monitis recreabat. Corpus suum vigiliis, ieiuniis, cilicio, ferreo cingulo, crebrisque flagellis in servitutem redigere iugiter satagebat. Cibum illi semel in die herbæ et legumina, aqua potum præbuit. Hos tamen corporis cruciatus aliquando confessarii mandato, a cuius ore nutuque pendebat, modice temperavit.

Her husband having died, she hastened to the aforesaid house of the Oblates, and there, barefoot, with a rope tied about her neck, prostrating herself on the ground, she humbly begged with many tears to be received into their number. Having obtained her wish, although she was the mother of all, she gloried in no other title than that of servant, of most vile woman, and vessel of uncleanness. This lowly estimation of herself she declared both in word and in deed: for often returning from the suburban vineyard, carrying on her own head a bundle of firewood, or driving through the city a small donkey loaded with the same, she would come to the aid of the poor, upon whom she also lavished generous alms; and visiting the sick in the hospitals, she refreshed them not only with bodily food but with salutary counsel. She labored continually to reduce her body to servitude by vigils, fasts, a hair shirt, an iron belt, and frequent scourgings. Her food was herbs and legumes once a day, her drink was water. These bodily austerities she sometimes moderated slightly at the command of her confessor, on whose word and nod she hung.

℟ Vocávit Angelus Dómini Abraham de cælo, secúndo, dicens: Benedícam tibi,

℟ The Angel of the Lord called to Abraham from heaven a second time, saying: I will bless you,

Et multiplicábo te sicut stellas cæli.

And I will multiply you as the stars of heaven.

℣ Possidébit semen tuum portas inimicórum tuórum, et benedicéntur in sémine tuo omnes tribus terræ.

℣ Your seed shall possess the gates of your enemies, and in your seed shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed.

℟ Et multiplicábo te sicut stellas cæli.

℟ And I will multiply you as the stars of heaven.

℣ 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

Divina mysteria, præsertim vero Christi Domini passionem, tanto mentis ardore, tantaque lacrimarum vi contemplabatur, ut præ doloris magnitudine pene confici videretur. Sæpe étiam cum oraret, maxime sumpto sanctissimæ Eucharistiæ sacramento, spiritu in Deum elevata, ac cælestium contemplatione rapta, immobilis permanebat. Quapropter humani generis hostis variis eam contumeliis ac verberibus a proposito dimovere conabatur: quem tamen illa imperterrita semper elusit; Angeli præsertim præsidio, cuius familiari consuetudine gloriosum de eo triumphum reportavit. Gratia curationum et prophetiæ dono enituit, quo et futura prædixit, et cordium secreta penetravit. Non semel aquæ, vel per rivum decurrentes, vel e cælo labentes, intactam prorsus, dum Deo vacaret, reliquerunt. Modica panis fragmenta, quæ vix tribus sororibus reficiendis fuíssent satis, sic eius precibus Dominus multiplicavit, ut quindecim inde exsaturatis, tantum superfuerit, ut canistrum impleverit: et aliquando earumdem sororum, extra Urbem mense Ianuario ligna parantium, sitim recentis uvæ racemis ex vitæ in arbore pendentibus mirabiliter obtentis, abunde expleverit. Denique meritis et miraculis clara, migravit ad Dominum, anno ætatis suæ quinquagesimo sexto. Quam Paulus quintus Pontifex Maximus in Sanctorum numerum retulit.

She contemplated the divine mysteries, and above all the Passion of Christ the Lord, with such ardor of mind and such a flood of tears that she seemed nearly to be consumed by the greatness of her grief. Often also when she was praying, and especially after receiving the most holy Sacrament of the Eucharist, she was elevated in spirit to God and, rapt in the contemplation of heavenly things, remained motionless. For this reason the enemy of the human race strove to turn her from her purpose by various insults and blows; but she always eluded him undaunted, and especially with the aid of her Angel, through familiar intercourse with whom she won a glorious triumph over him. She was distinguished by the grace of healing and the gift of prophecy, by which she predicted the future and penetrated the secrets of hearts. Not once, but several times, water — whether flowing in a stream or falling from the sky — left her wholly unsoaked while she was occupied with God. Small fragments of bread, barely sufficient to refresh three sisters, the Lord so multiplied at her prayers that fifteen were satisfied from them, and so much remained that a basket was filled; and on another occasion the thirst of those same sisters, who were gathering wood outside the City in January, was wondrously quenched by grapes of fresh vine hanging from a tree. Finally, illustrious in merits and miracles, she migrated to the Lord in the fifty-sixth year of her age. Pope Paul V enrolled her in the number of the Saints.

℟ Deus dómini mei Abraham, dírige viam meam:

℟ O God of my lord Abraham, direct my way:

Ut cum salúte revértar in domum dómini mei.

That I may return in safety to the house of my lord.

℣ Obsecro, Dómine, fac misericórdiam cum servo tuo.

℣ I beseech you, O Lord, deal mercifully with your servant.

℟ Ut cum salúte revértar in domum dómini mei.

℟ That I may return in safety to the house of my 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.

℟ Ut cum salúte revértar in domum dómini mei.

℟ That I may return in safety to the house of my lord.

Nocturnus 3

Nocturn 3

Ant. Nigra sum, * sed formósa, fíliæ Ierúsalem; ídeo diléxit me Rex, et introdúxit me in cubículum suum.

Ant. I am dark * but beautiful, O daughters of Jerusalem; and so the King has loved me, and brought me into his chamber.

Psalmus 95

Psalm 95

95:1 Cantáte Dómino cánticum novum: * cantáte Dómino, omnis terra.
95:2 Cantáte Dómino, et benedícite nómini eius: * annuntiáte de die in diem salutáre eius.
95:3 Annuntiáte inter gentes glóriam eius, * in ómnibus pópulis mirabília eius.
95:4 Quóniam magnus Dóminus, et laudábilis nimis: * terríbilis est super omnes deos.
95:5 Quóniam omnes dii géntium dæmónia: * Dóminus autem cælos fecit.
95:6 Conféssio, et pulchritúdo in conspéctu eius: * sanctimónia et magnificéntia in sanctificatióne eius.
95:7 Afférte Dómino, pátriæ géntium, afférte Dómino glóriam et honórem: * afférte Dómino glóriam nómini eius.
95:8 Tóllite hóstias, et introíte in átria eius: * adoráte Dóminum in átrio sancto eius.
95:9 Commoveátur a fácie eius univérsa terra: * dícite in géntibus quia Dóminus regnávit.
95:10 Étenim corréxit orbem terræ qui non commovébitur: * iudicábit pópulos in æquitáte.
95:11 Læténtur cæli, et exsúltet terra: commoveátur mare, et plenitúdo eius: * gaudébunt campi, et ómnia quæ in eis sunt.
95:12 Tunc exsultábunt ómnia ligna silvárum a fácie Dómini, quia venit: * quóniam venit iudicáre terram.
95:13 Iudicábit orbem terræ in æquitáte, * et pópulos in veritáte sua.

95:1 Sing to the Lord a new song: * sing to the Lord, all the earth.
95:2 Sing to the Lord and bless his name: * announce his salvation from day to day.
95:3 Announce his glory among the Gentiles, * his miracles among all peoples.
95:4 For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised: * he is terrible beyond all gods.
95:5 For all the gods of the Gentiles are demons: * but the Lord made the heavens.
95:6 Confession and beauty are in his sight: * sanctity and magnificence are in his sanctuary.
95:7 Bring to the Lord, you natives of the nations, bring to the Lord glory and honor: * bring to the Lord glory for his name.
95:8 Lift up sacrifices, and enter into his courts: * adore the Lord in his holy court.
95:9 Let the entire earth be shaken before his face: * say among the Gentiles that the Lord has reigned.
95:10 Yet he has also corrected the world, which will not be moved: * he will judge the peoples with fairness.
95:11 Let the heavens rejoice and let the earth exult; let the sea and all its fullness be moved: * the fields and all the things that are in them will be glad.
95:12 Then all the trees of the forest will rejoice before the face of the Lord, for he comes: * for he comes to judge the earth.
95:13 He will judge the whole world with fairness, * and the peoples with his truth.

℣ 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. Nigra sum, sed formósa, fíliæ Ierúsalem; ídeo diléxit me Rex, et introdúxit me in cubículum suum.

Ant. I am dark but beautiful, O daughters of Jerusalem; and so the King has loved me, and brought me into his chamber.

Ant. Trahe me post te, * in odórem currémus unguentórum tuórum: óleum effúsum nomen tuum.

Ant. Draw me after you, * in the fragrance of your ointments we shall run: your name is oil poured out.

Psalmus 96

Psalm 96

96:1 Dóminus regnávit, exsúltet terra: * læténtur ínsulæ multæ.
96:2 Nubes, et calígo in circúitu eius: * iustítia, et iudícium corréctio sedis eius.
96:3 Ignis ante ipsum præcédet, * et inflammábit in circúitu inimícos eius.
96:4 Illuxérunt fúlgura eius orbi terræ: * vidit, et commóta est terra.
96:5 Montes, sicut cera fluxérunt a fácie Dómini: * a fácie Dómini omnis terra.
96:6 Annuntiavérunt cæli iustítiam eius: * et vidérunt omnes pópuli glóriam eius.
96:7 Confundántur omnes, qui adórant sculptília: * et qui gloriántur in simulácris suis.
96:7 Adoráte eum, omnes Ángeli eius: * audívit, et lætáta est Sion.
96:8 Et exsultavérunt fíliæ Iudæ, * propter iudícia tua, Dómine:
96:9 Quóniam tu Dóminus Altíssimus super omnem terram: * nimis exaltátus es super omnes deos.
96:10 Qui dilígitis Dóminum, odíte malum: * custódit Dóminus ánimas sanctórum suórum, de manu peccatóris liberábit eos.
96:11 Lux orta est iusto, * et rectis corde lætítia.
96:12 Lætámini, iusti, in Dómino: * et confitémini memóriæ sanctificatiónis eius.

96:1 The Lord has reigned, let the earth exult: * let the many islands rejoice.
96:2 Clouds and mist are all around him: * justice and judgment are corrections from his throne.
96:3 A fire will precede him, * and it will enflame his enemies all around.
96:4 His lightnings have enlightened the whole world: * the earth saw, and it was shaken.
96:5 The mountains flowed like wax before the face of the Lord: * before the face of the Lord of all the earth.
96:6 The heavens announced his justice: * and all peoples saw his glory.
96:7 May all those who adore graven images be confounded: * and those who glory in their false images.
96:7 Adore him, all you his Angels: * Zion heard, and was glad.
96:8 And the daughters of Judah exulted, * because of your judgments, O Lord:
96:9 For you are the Most High Lord over all the earth: * you are greatly exalted above all gods.
96:10 You who love the Lord, hate evil: * the Lord watches over the souls of his holy ones; he will deliver them from the hand of sinners.
96:11 The light has risen for the just, * and joy for the upright of heart.
96:12 Rejoice in the Lord, you just ones: * and confess to the memory of his sanctuary.

℣ 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. Trahe me post te, in odórem currémus unguentórum tuórum: óleum effúsum nomen tuum.

Ant. Draw me after you, in the fragrance of your ointments we shall run: your name is oil poured out.

Ant. Veni, Sponsa Christi, * áccipe corónam, quam tibi Dóminus præparávit in ætérnum.

Ant. Come, Bride of Christ, * receive the crown which the Lord has prepared for you for eternity.

Psalmus 97

Psalm 97

97:1 Cantáte Dómino cánticum novum: * quia mirabília fecit.
97:1 Salvávit sibi déxtera eius: * et brácchium sanctum eius.
97:2 Notum fecit Dóminus salutáre suum: * in conspéctu géntium revelávit iustítiam suam.
97:3 Recordátus est misericórdiæ suæ, * et veritátis suæ dómui Israël.
97:3 Vidérunt omnes términi terræ * salutáre Dei nostri.
97:4 Iubiláte Deo, omnis terra: * cantáte, et exsultáte, et psállite.
97:5 Psállite Dómino in cíthara, in cíthara et voce psalmi: * in tubis ductílibus, et voce tubæ córneæ.
97:6 Iubiláte in conspéctu regis Dómini: * moveátur mare, et plenitúdo eius: orbis terrárum, et qui hábitant in eo.
97:8 Flúmina plaudent manu, simul montes exsultábunt a conspéctu Dómini: * quóniam venit iudicáre terram.
97:9 Iudicábit orbem terrárum in iustítia, * et pópulos in æquitáte.

97:1 Sing to the Lord a new song: * for he has performed wonders.
97:1 His right hand has accomplished salvation for him: * with his holy arm.
97:2 The Lord has made known his salvation: * he has revealed his justice in the sight of the nations.
97:3 He has remembered his mercy, * and his truth toward the house of Israel.
97:3 All the ends of the earth have seen * the salvation of our God.
97:4 Sing joyfully to God, all the earth: * sing and exult, and sing psalms.
97:5 Sing psalms to the Lord with stringed instruments, with strings and the voice of a psalmist: * with subtle wind instruments and the voice of woodwinds.
97:6 Make a joyful noise before the Lord our king: * let the sea be moved and all its fullness, the whole world and all who dwell in it.
97:8 The rivers will clap their hands, the mountains will exult together, before the presence of the Lord: * for he comes to judge the earth.
97:9 He will judge the whole world with justice, * and the peoples with fairness.

℣ 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. Veni, Sponsa Christi, áccipe corónam, quam tibi Dóminus præparávit in ætérnum.

Ant. Come, Bride of Christ, receive the crown which the Lord has prepared for you for eternity.

℣ Exáltent Dóminum in ecclésia plebis.

℣ Let them exalt the Lord in the assembly of the people.

℟ Et in cáthedra seniórum laudent eum.

℟ And praise him in the seat of the elders.

℣ 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 Lucam

A Reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke

Luc 18:31-43

In illo témpore: Assúmpsit autem Iesus duódecim, et ait illis: Ecce ascéndimus Ierosólymam, et consummabúntur ómnia quæ scripta sunt per Prophétas de Fílio hóminis. Et réliqua.

Homilía sancti Gregórii Papæ

At that time: Jesus took the twelve aside, and he said to them: ‘Behold, we are ascending to Jerusalem, and everything shall be completed which was written by the prophets about the Son of man.’ And so forth.

A Homily of Saint Gregory the Pope

Homilia 2 in Evangelia

Redémptor noster, prǽvidens ex passióne sua discipulórum ánimos perturbándos, eis longe ante et eiúsdem passiónis pœnam, et resurrectiónis suæ glóriam prædíxit: ut cum eum moriéntem, sicut prædíctum est, cérnerent; étiam resurrectúrum non dubitárent. Sed quia carnáles adhuc discípuli nullo modo valébant cápere verba mystérii, venítur ad miráculum. Ante eórum óculos cæcus lumen recépit: ut qui cæléstis mystérii verba non cáperent, eos ad fidem cæléstia facta solidárent.

Our Redeemer, foreseeing that the minds of his disciples would be troubled by his Passion, foretold to them long beforehand both the suffering of that same Passion and the glory of his Resurrection: so that, when they saw him dying as had been foretold, they might not doubt that he would also rise again. But because the disciples were still carnal and in no way able to grasp the words of the mystery, he comes to a miracle. Before their eyes, a blind man received the light: so that those who could not grasp the words of the heavenly mystery might be confirmed in faith by heavenly deeds.

℟ Veni hódie ad fontem aquæ, et orávi Dóminum, dicens:

℟ Today I came to the spring of water, and I prayed to the Lord, saying:

Dómine, Deus Abraham, tu prósperum fecísti desidérium meum.

O Lord, God of Abraham, you have made my desire prosper.

℣ Igitur puélla, cui díxero, Da mihi aquam de hýdria tua, ut bibam: et illa díxerit, Bibe, dómine, et camélis tuis potum tríbuam: ipsa est, quam præparávit Dóminus fílio dómini mei.

℟ Dómine, Deus Abraham, tu prósperum fecísti desidérium meum.

℟ O Lord, God of Abraham, you have made my desire prosper.

℣ 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

Sed mirácula Dómini et Salvatóris nostri sic accipiénda sunt, fratres caríssimi, ut et in veritáte credántur facta, et tamen per significatiónem nobis aliquid ínnuant. Opera quippe eius et per poténtiam áliud osténdunt, et per mystérium áliud loquúntur. Ecce enim, quis iuxta históriam cæcus iste fúerit, ignorámus: sed tamen quid per mystérium signíficet, nóvimus. Cæcum quippe est genus humánum, quod in parénte primo a paradísi gáudiis expúlsum, claritátem supérnæ lucis ignórans, damnatiónis suæ ténebras pátitur. Sed tamen per Redemptóris sui præséntiam illuminátur: ut intérnæ lucis gáudia iam per desidérium vídeat, atque in via vitæ boni óperis gressus ponat.

But the miracles of our Lord and Savior must be received in this way, dearest brethren, that they be believed as truly done, and yet that through their signification they intimate something to us. For his works show one thing by their power and speak another thing by their mystery. For indeed, who that man was who was blind according to the history, we do not know: but nevertheless what he signifies through the mystery, we know. For the human race is blind, which, cast out in its first parent from the joys of paradise, and ignorant of the brightness of the heavenly light, suffers the darkness of its damnation. Yet it is illuminated through the presence of its Redeemer: so that it may now see the joys of the interior light through desire, and set the steps of good works upon the way of life.

℟ Factus est sermo Dómini ad Abram, dicens:

℟ The word of the Lord came to Abram, saying:

Noli timére, Abram: ego protéctor tuus sum, et merces tua magna nimis.

Fear not, Abram: I am your protector, and your reward is exceedingly great.

℣ Ego enim sum Dóminus Deus tuus, qui edúxi te de Ur Chaldæórum.

℣ For I am the Lord your God, who brought you forth from Ur of the Chaldeans.

℟ Noli timére, Abram: ego protéctor tuus sum, et merces tua magna nimis.

℟ Fear not, Abram: I am your protector, and your reward is exceedingly great.

℣ 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

Notándum vero est, quod cum Iesus Iéricho appropinquáre dícitur, cæcus illuminátur. Iéricho quippe luna interpretátur: luna autem in sacro elóquio pro deféctu carnis pónitur: quia dum ménstruis moméntis decréscit, deféctum nostræ mortalitátis desígnat. Dum ígitur Cónditor noster appropínquat Iéricho, cæcus ad lumen redit: quia dum divínitas deféctum nostræ carnis suscépit, humánum genus lumen, quod amíserat, recépit. Unde enim Deus humána pátitur, inde homo ad divína sublevátur. Qui vidélicet cæcus recte et iuxta viam sedére, et mendícans esse descríbitur. Ipsa enim Véritas dicit: Ego sum via.

Osee 1:8-11

℟ Cæcus sedébat secus viam, transeúnte Dómino, et clamávit ad eum: et ait illi Dóminus:

℟ A blind man sat by the road, as the Lord was passing by, and cried out to him: and the Lord said to him:

Quid vis ut fáciam tibi?
Dómine, ut vídeam lumen.

What do you want me to do for you?
Lord, that I may see the light.

℣ Stans autem Iesus, iussit illum duci ad se, et cum appropinquásset, interrogávit eum, dicens.

℣ But Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be brought to him: and when he drew near, he questioned him, saying.

℟ Quid vis ut fáciam tibi?

℟ What do you want me to do for you?

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

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

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

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

℟ Dómine, ut vídeam lumen.

℟ Lord, that I may see the light.