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Vespers (Evening Prayer)

INTRODUCTION

Deus, in adiutórium meum inténde.

Dómine, ad adiuvándum me festína.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen. Allelúia.

INTRODUCTION

O God, come to our aid.

O Lord, make haste to help 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. Alleluia.

Hymnus

Cónditor alme síderum,

ætérna lux credéntium,

Christe, redémptor ómnium,

exáudi preces súpplicum.

Qui cóndolens intéritu

mortis períre sǽculum,

salvásti mundum lánguidum,

donans reis remédium,

Vergénte mundi véspere,

uti sponsus de thálamo,

egréssus honestíssima

Vírginis matris cláusula.

Cuius forti poténtiæ

genu curvántur ómnia;

cæléstia, terréstria

nutu faténtur súbdita.

Te, Sancte, fide quǽsumus,

ventúre iudex sǽculi,

consérva nos in témpore

hostis a telo pérfidi.

Sit, Christe, rex piíssime,

tibi Patríque glória

cum Spíritu Paráclito,

in sempitérna sǽcula. Amen.

Hymn

On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry

Announces that the Lord is nigh;

Come then and hearken, for he brings

Glad tidings from the King of kings.

Then cleansed be every Christian breast,

And furnished for so great a guest!

Yea, let us each his heart prepare

For Christ to come and enter there.

For thou art our salvation, Lord,

Our refuge and our great reward;

Without thy grace our souls must fade,

And wither like a flower decayed.

Stretch forth thine hand, to heal our sore,

And make us rise to fall no more;

Once more upon thy people shine,

And fill the world with love divine.

All praise, eternal Son, to thee,

Whose Advent sets thy people free,

Whom, with the Father, we adore,

And Holy Ghost, for evermore.

Ps 140:1-9
In periculis oratio

“Et ascendit fumus incensorum de orationibus sanctorum de manu angeli coram Deo” (Ap 8, 4).

Annuntiáte pópulis et dícite: Ecce Deus salvátor noster véniet.

1Dómine, clamávi ad te, ad me festína;*

inténde voci meæ, cum clamo ad te.

2Dirigátur orátio mea sicut incénsum in conspéctu tuo,*

elevátio mánuum meárum ut sacrifícium vespertínum.

3Pone, Dómine, custódiam ori meo*

et vigíliam ad óstium labiórum meórum.

4Non declínes cor meum in verbum malítiæ*

ad machinándas machinatiónes in impietáte

cum homínibus operántibus iniquitátem;*

et non cómedam ex delíciis eórum.

5Percútiat me iustus in misericórdia et íncrepet me;†

óleum autem peccatóris non impínguet caput meum,*

quóniam adhuc et orátio mea in malítiis eórum.

6Deiécti in manus duras iúdicum eórum,*

áudient verba mea, quóniam suávia erant.

7Sicut frusta dolántis et dirumpéntis in terra,*

dissipáta sunt ossa eórum ad fauces inférni.

8Quia ad te, Dómine, Dómine, óculi mei;*

ad te confúgi, non effúndas ánimam meam.

9Custódi me a láqueo, quem statuérunt mihi,*

et a scándalis operántium iniquitátem.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Annuntiáte pópulis et dícite: Ecce Deus salvátor noster véniet.

Psalm 140 (141)
Prayer in time of danger

Proclaim it, say to the peoples: Behold, God will come and save us.

O Lord, I call on you,

hurry to my help:

listen to my voice when I call.

When I make my prayer, let it rise like incense before you;

when I raise my hands, let it be like the evening sacrifice.

Set a guard on my mouth, Lord,

a watch upon my lips.

Do not let my heart turn to evil thoughts,

to the planning of wicked deeds,

to alliance with wrongdoers.

Let me not share in their delights.

Let the just man strike and rebuke me out of kindness;

but sinners shall never anoint me with oil,

or I would be an ally in their plans.

When they fall into the hands of harsh judges,

they will see how kind my words were.

Like fragments of spoil after digging,

their bones will lie scattered round the mouth of the underworld.

To you, Lord, to you my eyes are turned.

I take refuge in you –

preserve my life.

Protect me from the trap they have laid for me,

save me from the snares of the wicked.

Let them be caught in their own nets, all of them,

while I pass by in safety.

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.

Proclaim it, say to the peoples: Behold, God will come and save us.

Ps 141:2-8
Tu es refugium meum

“Hæc omnia in Domino tempore passionis impleta sunt” (S. Hilarius).

Ecce Dóminus véniet et omnes sancti eius cum eo, et erit in die illa lux magna, allelúia.

2Voce mea ad Dóminum clamo,*

voce mea ad Dóminum déprecor;

3effúndo in conspéctu eius lamentatiónem meam,*

et tribulatiónem meam ante ipsum pronúntio.

4Cum déficit in me spíritus meus,*

tu nosti sémitas meas.

In via, qua ambulábam,*

abscondérunt láqueum mihi.

5Considerábam ad déxteram et vidébam,*

et non erat qui cognósceret me.

Périit fuga a me,*

et non est qui requírat ánimam meam.

6Clamávi ad te, Dómine;

dixi: «Tu es refúgium meum,*

pórtio mea in terra vivéntium.

7Inténde ad deprecatiónem meam,*

quia humiliátus sum nimis.

Líbera me a persequéntibus me,*

quia confortáti sunt super me.

8Educ de custódia ánimam meam*

ad confiténdum nómini tuo;

me circúmdabunt iusti,*

cum retribúeris mihi».

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Ecce Dóminus véniet et omnes sancti eius cum eo, et erit in die illa lux magna, allelúia.

Psalm 141 (142)
You are my refuge

Behold, the Lord will come, and all his holy ones with him. On that day a great light will appear. Alleluia.

My voice cries out to the Lord;

my voice cries out its entreaty.

I pour out lamentation in his sight,

I proclaim my troubles before him.

When my spirit is failing within me,

still, Lord, you know my paths.

On the road I was travelling,

they set up a trap for me.

I looked about me and saw

there was no-one beside me to help.

I have nowhere to flee;

and no-one will miss me.

I have cried to you, Lord,

I have said: “you are my refuge, my share in the land of the living.

Listen to my call for help, for I am crushed down.”

“Lead my spirit from prison, so that I may praise your name.

The upright will gather around me, because you have restored me.”

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.

Behold, the Lord will come, and all his holy ones with him. On that day a great light will appear. Alleluia.

Canticum	Phil2:6-11

De Christo, servo Dei

Véniet Dóminus in potestáte magna et vidébit eum omnis caro.

6Christus Iesus, cum in forma Dei esset,*

non rapínam arbitrátus est esse se æquálem Deo,

7sed semetípsum exinanívit

formam servi accípiens,†

in similitúdinem hóminum factus;*

et hábitu invéntus ut homo,

8humiliávit semetípsum†

factus obœ́diens usque ad mortem,*

mortem autem crucis.

9Propter quod et Deus illum exaltávit†

et donávit illi nomen,*

quod est super omne nomen,

10ut in nómine Iesu omne genu flectátur*

cæléstium et terréstrium et infernórum

11et omnis lingua confiteátur:*

«Dóminus Iesus Christus!»,

in glóriam Dei Patris.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Véniet Dóminus in potestáte magna et vidébit eum omnis caro.

Canticle	Philippians 2

Christ, God's servant

The Lord will come with great might and all flesh will see him.

Jesus Christ, although he shared God’s nature,

did not try to cling to his equality with God;

but emptied himself, took on the form of a slave,

and became like a man:

not in appearance only,

for he humbled himself by accepting death,

even death on a cross.

For this, God has raised him high,

and given him the name that is above every name,

so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bend,

in heaven, on earth, and under the earth,

and every tongue will proclaim

“Jesus Christ is Lord,”

to the glory of God the Father.

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.

The Lord will come with great might and all flesh will see him.

Lectio brevis	1 Th 5:23-24

Ipse Deus pacis sanctíficet vos per ómnia, et ínteger spíritus vester et ánima et corpus sine queréla in advéntu Dómini nostri Iesu Christi servétur. Fidélis est, qui vocat vos, qui étiam fáciet.

Scripture Reading
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 ©

May the God of peace make you perfect and holy; and may you all be kept safe and blameless, spirit, soul and body, for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. God has called you and he will not fail you.

Responsorium breve

℣. Osténde nobis, Dómine,* Misericórdiam tuam. Osténde.

℟. Et salutáre tuum da nobis.* Misericórdiam tuam. Glória Patri. Osténde.

Short Responsory

Show us, Lord, your steadfast love.

– Show us, Lord, your steadfast love.

And grant us your salvation.

– Show us, Lord, your steadfast love.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.

– Show us, Lord, your steadfast love.

Canticum

Exsultatio animæ in Domino

Ecce nomen Dómini venit de longínquo et cláritas eius replet orbem terrárum.

Magníficat*

ánima mea Dóminum,

et exsultávit spíritus meus*

in Deo salvatóre meo,

quia respéxit humilitátem ancíllæ suæ.*

Ecce enim ex hoc beátam me dicent omnes generatiónes,

quia fecit mihi magna, qui potens est,*

et sanctum nomen eius,

et misericórdia eius in progénies et progénies*

timéntibus eum.

Fecit poténtiam in bráchio suo,*

dispérsit supérbos mente cordis sui;

depósuit poténtes de sede*

et exaltávit húmiles;

esuriéntes implévit bonis*

et dívites dimísit inánes.

Suscépit Israel púerum suum,*

recordátus misericórdiæ,

sicut locútus est ad patres nostros,*

Abraham et sémini eius in sǽcula.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Ecce nomen Dómini venit de longínquo et cláritas eius replet orbem terrárum.

Canticle	Magnificat

My soul rejoices in the Lord

See, the name of the Lord comes from afar. His splendour fills the whole world.

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,

and my spirit rejoices in God, my salvation.

For he has shown me such favour –

me, his lowly handmaiden.

Now all generations will call me blessed,

because the mighty one has done great things for me.

His name is holy,

his mercy lasts for generation after generation

for those who revere him.

He has put forth his strength:

he has scattered the proud and conceited,

torn princes from their thrones;

but lifted up the lowly.

He has filled the hungry with good things;

the rich he has sent away empty.

He has come to the help of his servant Israel,

he has remembered his mercy as he promised to our fathers,

to Abraham and his children for ever.

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.

See, the name of the Lord comes from afar. His splendour fills the whole world.

Preces

Christum, gáudium et exsultatiónem ómnium eum exspectántium, invocémus, dicéntes: