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If you have already recited the Invitatory Psalm today, you should use the alternative opening.Dómine, lábia mea apéries.
Et os meum annuntiábit laudem tuam.
| Lord, open our lips.
And we shall praise your name.
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Regem ventúrum Dóminum, veníte, adorémus.
(repeat antiphon*)
1Dómini est terra et plenitúdo eius,*
orbis terrárum et qui hábitant in eo.
2Quia ipse super mária fundávit eum*
et super flúmina firmávit eum.
(repeat antiphon*)
3Quis ascéndet in montem Dómini,*
aut quis stabit in loco sancto eius?
4Innocens mánibus et mundo corde,†
qui non levávit ad vana ánimam suam,*
nec iurávit in dolum.
5Hic accípiet benedictiónem a Dómino*
et iustificatiónem a Deo salutári suo.
6Hæc est generátio quæréntium eum,*
quæréntium fáciem Dei Iacob.
(repeat antiphon*)
7Attóllite, portæ, cápita vestra,†
et elevámini, portæ æternáles,*
et introíbit rex glóriæ.
8Quis est iste rex glóriæ?*
Dóminus fortis et potens, Dóminus potens in prœ́lio.
(repeat antiphon*)
9Attóllite, portæ, cápita vestra,†
et elevámini, portæ æternáles,*
et introíbit rex glóriæ.
10Quis est iste rex glóriæ?*
Dóminus virtútum ipse est rex glóriæ.
(repeat antiphon*)
Glória Patri et Fílio*
et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*
et in sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.
(repeat antiphon*)
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Let us adore the Lord, the King who is to come.
(repeat antiphon*)
The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness,
the world and all who live in it.
He himself founded it upon the seas
and set it firm over the waters.
(repeat antiphon*)
Who will climb the mountain of the Lord?
Who will stand in his holy place?
The one who is innocent of wrongdoing and pure of heart,
who has not given himself to vanities or sworn falsely.
He will receive the blessing of the Lord
and be justified by God his saviour.
This is the way of those who seek him,
seek the face of the God of Jacob.
(repeat antiphon*)
Gates, raise your heads. Stand up, eternal doors,
and let the king of glory enter.
Who is the king of glory?
The Lord of might and power.
The Lord, strong in battle.
(repeat antiphon*)
Gates, raise your heads. Stand up, eternal doors,
and let the king of glory enter.
Who is the king of glory?
The Lord of hosts
– he is the king of glory.
(repeat antiphon*)
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.
(repeat antiphon*)
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* If you are reciting this on your own, you can choose to say the antiphon once only at the start of the psalm and not repeat it.
Vox clara ecce íntonat,
obscúra quæque íncrepat:
procul fugéntur sómnia;
ab æthre Christus prómicat.
Mens iam resúrgat tórpida
quæ sorde exstat sáucia
sidus refúlget iam novum,
ut tollat omne nóxium.
E sursum Agnus míttitur
laxáre gratis débitum;
omnes pro indulgéntia
vocem demus cum lácrimis,
Secúndo ut cum fúlserit
mundúmque horror cínxerit,
non pro reátu púniat,
sed nos pius tunc prótegat.
Summo Parénti glória
Natóque sit victória,
et Flámini laus débita
per sæculórum sǽcula. Amen.
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Hark! a herald voice is calling
Through the shadows of the night
‘Cast away the dreams of darkness
Christ descends with heavenly light.’
Wakened by the solemn warning,
Let the earthbound soul arise;
Christ, her sun, all sloth dispelling,
Shines upon the morning skies.
Lo, the Lamb, so long expected,
Comes with pardon down from heav’n;
Let us haste, with tears of sorrow,
One and all to be forgiv’n;
So, when next he comes with glory,
And his judgement-day draws near,
Faithful he may find his servants,
Watching till their Lord appear.
Honour, glory, might, and blessing
To the Father and the Son,
With the everlasting Spirit,
While eternal ages run.
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Ps 84:2-14
| Psalm 84 (85)
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Hymnus post victoriam de hostibus
Anima mea desiderávit te in nocte, de mane vígilans ad te.
1Urbs fortis nobis in salútem;*
pósuit muros et antemurále.
2Aperíte portas, et ingrediátur gens iusta,*
quæ servat fidem.
3Propósitum eius est firmum;*
servábis pacem, quia in te sperávit.
4Speráte in Dóminum in sǽculis ætérnis,*
Dóminus est petra ætérna.
7Sémita iusti recta est;*
rectum callem iusti complánas.
8Et in sémita iudiciórum tuórum, Dómine, sperávimus in te;*
ad nomen tuum et ad memoriále tuum desidérium ánimæ.
9Anima mea desíderat te in nocte,*
sed et spíritu meo in præcórdiis meis te quæro.
Cum resplendúerint iudícia tua in terra,*
iustítiam discent habitatóres orbis.
12Dómine, dabis pacem nobis;*
ómnia enim ópera nostra operátus es nobis.
Glória Patri et Fílio*
et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*
et in sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.
Anima mea desiderávit te in nocte, de mane vígilans ad te.
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Thanksgiving for victoryAt night my soul longs for you; I watch for you at daybreak.
The city is ours,
with its walls and ramparts,
a refuge and stronghold.
Open the gates, let the just people enter,
the nation that keeps faith.
The agreement is made: you will keep peace,
for peace is entrusted to you.
Trust in the Lord for all ages,
for the Lord is your strength for ever.
The way of the just is straight;
you smooth the straight path of the just.
As we follow the path of your judgements,
we put all our trust in you, Lord.
Our soul’s one desire
is your name and your memory.
My soul longs for you at night,
my desire for you leaves me breathless.
When your judgements shine out on the earth –
then the peoples of the world will know your justice.
Lord, you will give us peace,
for all you have done, you did for us.
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.
At night my soul longs for you; I watch for you at daybreak.
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Ps 66 (67)
| Psalm 66 (67)
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Non auferétur sceptrum de Iuda et báculus ducis de pédibus eius, donec véniat ille, cuius est, et cui erit obœdiéntia géntium.
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The sceptre shall not pass from Judah, nor the mace from between his feet, until the one comes to whom it belongs, to whom the peoples shall render obedience.
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℣. Super te, Ierúsalem, * Oriétur Dóminus. Super te.
℟. Et glória eius in te vidébitur.* Oriétur Dóminus. Glória Patri. Super te.
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The glory of the Lord will shine on you, Jerusalem. Like the sun he will rise over you.
– The glory of the Lord will shine on you, Jerusalem. Like the sun he will rise over you.
His glory will appear in your midst.
– The glory of the Lord will shine on you, Jerusalem. Like the sun he will rise over you.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
– The glory of the Lord will shine on you, Jerusalem. Like the sun he will rise over you.
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De Messia eiusque præcursoreEleváre, eleváre, consúrge, Ierúsalem: solve víncula colli tui, captíva fília Sion.
Benedíctus Dóminus Deus Israel,*
quia visitávit et fecit redemptiónem plebi suæ
et eréxit cornu salútis nobis*
in domo David púeri sui,
sicut locútus est per os sanctórum,*
qui a sæculo sunt, prophetárum eius,
salútem ex inimícis nostris*
et de manu ómnium, qui odérunt nos;
ad faciéndam misericórdiam cum pátribus nostris*
et memorári testaménti sui sancti,
iusiurándum, quod iurávit ad Abraham patrem nostrum,*
datúrum se nobis,
ut sine timóre, de manu inimicórum liberáti,*
serviámus illi
in sanctitáte et iustítia coram ipso*
ómnibus diébus nostris.
Et tu, puer, prophéta Altíssimi vocáberis:*
præíbis enim ante fáciem Dómini paráre vias eius,
ad dandam sciéntiam salútis plebi eius*
in remissiónem peccatórum eórum,
per víscera misericórdiæ Dei nostri,*
in quibus visitábit nos óriens ex alto,
illumináre his, qui in ténebris et in umbra mortis sedent*
ad dirigéndos pedes nostros in viam pacis.
Glória Patri et Fílio*
et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*
et in sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.
Eleváre, eleváre, consúrge, Ierúsalem: solve víncula colli tui, captíva fília Sion.
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The Messiah and his forerunnerAwake, awake; rise up, Jerusalem; throw away your bonds, captive daughter of Sion.
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
for he has come to his people and brought about their redemption.
He has raised up the sign of salvation
in the house of his servant David,
as he promised through the mouth of the holy ones,
his prophets through the ages:
to rescue us from our enemies
and all who hate us,
to take pity on our fathers,
to remember his holy covenant
and the oath he swore to Abraham our father,
that he would give himself to us,
that we could serve him without fear
– freed from the hands of our enemies –
in uprightness and holiness before him,
for all of our days.
And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High:
for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his path,
to let his people know their salvation,
so that their sins may be forgiven.
Through the bottomless mercy of our God,
one born on high will visit us
to give light to those who walk in darkness,
who live in the shadow of death;
to lead our feet in the path of peace.
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.
Awake, awake; rise up, Jerusalem; throw away your bonds, captive daughter of Sion.
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Deus Pater omnípotens íterum manum suam exténdet ad possidéndum resíduum pópuli sui. Proínde eum rogémus:
– Advéniat regnum tuum, Dómine.
Concéde, Dómine, ut faciámus fructus dignos pæniténtiæ,
ad accipiéndum regnum tuum, quod prope est.
– Advéniat regnum tuum, Dómine.
Para, Dómine, viam in córdibus nostris Verbo tuo ventúro,
ut eius glória in nobis revelétur.
– Advéniat regnum tuum, Dómine.
Humília montes supérbiæ nostræ,
exálta valles infirmitátis nostræ.
– Advéniat regnum tuum, Dómine.
Murum ódii evérte, natiónes dividéntem,
et vias concórdiæ fac homínibus planas.
– Advéniat regnum tuum, Dómine.
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It is time for us to wake from our sleep: the day of our salvation is near.
– Lord, may your kingdom come!
Help us to show our repentance
by a new way of living.
– Lord, may your kingdom come!
Prepare us for the coming of your Word
by opening our hearts to receive him.
– Lord, may your kingdom come!
Help us to overcome our pride,
and raise us from the depths of our weakness.
– Lord, may your kingdom come!
Throw down the walls of hatred between nations;
clear the way for those who work for peace.
– Lord, may your kingdom come!
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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;
et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem;
sed líbera nos a malo.
| 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 forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
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Deus, qui novam creatúram per Unigénitum tuum nos esse fecísti, in ópera misericórdiæ tuæ propítius intuére et in advéntu Fílii tui ab ómnibus nos máculis vetustátis emúnda.
Per Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum,
qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus,
per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.
| Father,
through your Son you have made us a new people.
Look on us now as the new creation of your love,
and by the coming of your Son, cleanse us from every stain of sin.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
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Dóminus nos benedícat, et ab omni malo deféndat, et ad vitam perdúcat ætérnam.
Amen.
| The Lord bless us, and keep us from all evil, and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.
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