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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

O lux, Beáta Trínitas

et principális Unitas,

iam sol recédit ígneus:

infúnde lumen córdibus.

Te mane laudum cármine,

te deprecémur véspere;

te nostra supplex glória

per cuncta laudet sǽcula.

Christum rogámus et Patrem,

Christi Patrísque Spíritum;

unum potens per ómnia,

fove precántes, Trínitas. Amen.

Hymn

Holy God, we praise thy name;

Lord of all, we bow before thee!

All on earth thy sceptre own,

All in heaven above adore thee.

Infinite thy vast domain,

Everlasting is thy reign.

Hark! the loud celestial hymn,

Angel choirs above are raising;

Cherubim and seraphim,

In unceasing chorus praising,

Fill the heavens with sweet accord:

Holy, holy, holy, Lord.

Holy Father, holy Son,

Holy Spirit, three we name thee.

While in essence only one

Undivided God we claim thee;

And adoring bend the knee,

While we own the mystery.

Spare thy people, Lord, we pray,

By a thousand snares surrounded;

Keep us without sin today;

Never let us be confounded.

Lo, I put my trust in thee;

Never, Lord, abandon me.

Ps 109:1-5,7
Messias rex et sacerdos

“Oportet illum regnare, donec ponat omnes inimicos sub pedibus eius” (1 Cor 15, 25).

Sacérdos in ætérnum Christus Dóminus secúndum órdinem Melchísedech, allelúia.

1Dixit Dóminus Dómino meo:*

«Sede a dextris meis,

donec ponam inimícos tuos*

scabéllum pedum tuórum».

2Virgam poténtiæ tuæ emíttet Dóminus ex Sion:*

domináre in médio inimicórum tuórum.

3Tecum principátus in die virtútis tuæ,†

in splendóribus sanctis,*

ex útero ante lucíferum génui te.

4Iurávit Dóminus et non pænitébit eum:*

«Tu es sacérdos in ætérnum secúndum órdinem Melchísedech».

5Dóminus a dextris tuis,*

conquassábit in die iræ suæ reges.

7De torrénte in via bibet,*

proptérea exaltábit caput.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Sacérdos in ætérnum Christus Dóminus secúndum órdinem Melchísedech, allelúia.

Psalm 109 (110)
The Messiah, king and priest

Christ the Lord is a priest for ever according to the order of Melchizedek. Alleluia.

The Lord has said to my lord:

“Sit at my right hand

while I make your enemies your footstool.”

From Zion the Lord will give you a sceptre,

and you will rule in the midst of your foes.

Royal power is yours in the day of your strength,

among the sacred splendours.

Before the dawn, I begot you from the womb.

The Lord has sworn, and he will not repent:

“You are a priest for ever,

a priest of the priesthood of Melchisedech.”

The Lord is at your right hand,

and on the day of his anger he will shatter kings.

He will drink from the stream as he goes –

he will hold his head high.

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.

Christ the Lord is a priest for ever according to the order of Melchizedek. Alleluia.

Ps 113B:1-18
Laus veri Dei

“Conversi estis ad Deum a simulacris servire Deo vivo et vero” (1 Th 1, 9).

Deus noster in cælo; ómnia quæcúmque vóluit, fecit, allelúia.

1Non nobis, Dómine, non nobis,†

sed nómini tuo da glóriam*

super misericórdia tua et veritáte tua.

2Quare dicent gentes:*

«Ubi est Deus eórum?».

3Deus autem noster in cælo,*

ómnia, quæcúmque vóluit, fecit.

4Simulácra géntium argéntum et aurum,*

ópera mánuum hóminum.

5Os habent et non loquéntur,*

óculos habent et non vidébunt.

6Aures habent et non áudient,*

nares habent et non odorábunt.

7Manus habent et non palpábunt,†

pedes habent et non ambulábunt;*

non clamábunt in gútture suo.

8Símiles illis erunt, qui fáciunt ea,*

et omnes, qui confídunt in eis.

9Domus Israel sperávit in Dómino:*

adiutórium eórum et scutum eórum est.

10Domus Aaron sperávit in Dómino:*

adiutórium eórum et scutum eórum est.

11Qui timent Dóminum, speravérunt in Dómino:*

adiutórium eórum et scutum eórum est.

12Dóminus memor fuit nostri*

et benedícet nobis:

benedícet dómui Israel,*

benedícet dómui Aaron,

13benedícet ómnibus, qui timent Dóminum,*

pusíllis cum maióribus.

14Adíciat Dóminus super vos,*

super vos et super fílios vestros.

15Benedícti vos a Dómino,*

qui fecit cælum et terram.

16Cæli, cæli sunt Dómino,*

terram autem dedit fíliis hóminum.

17Non mórtui laudábunt te, Dómine,*

neque omnes, qui descéndunt in siléntium,

18sed nos, qui vívimus, benedícimus Dómino*

ex hoc nunc et usque in sǽculum.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Deus noster in cælo; ómnia quæcúmque vóluit, fecit, allelúia.

Psalm 113B (115)
Praise of the true God

Our God is in heaven; he has power to do whatever he will. Alleluia.

Not to us, Lord, not to us,

but to your own name give the glory,

because of your kindness and faithfulness.

Why should the nations say:

“Where is their God?”

Our God is in the heavens,

and what he wills, he does.

The idols of the nations are silver and gold,

the work of human hands.

They have mouths but do not speak,

they have eyes but do not see.

They have ears but do not hear,

they have nostrils but do not smell.

They have hands but they do not feel,

they have feet but they do not walk;

no voice comes from their throats.

Their makers will be like them,

and all who put their trust in them.

The house of Israel trusts in the Lord;

he is their help and their shield.

The house of Aaron trusts in the Lord;

he is their help and their shield.

All who fear the Lord trust in the Lord;

he is their help and their shield.

The Lord has remembered us and he will bless us.

He will bless the house of Israel,

he will bless the house of Aaron –

he will bless all who fear the Lord.

May the Lord add to your numbers

and to those of your children.

May the Lord bless you,

the Lord who made heaven and earth.

The heavens are the Lord’s,

but the earth he has given to men.

It is not the dead who will praise you, O Lord,

nor those who go down into the silence;

but we, who live, will bless the Lord,

now and 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.

Our God is in heaven; he has power to do whatever he will. Alleluia.

Canticum	cf. Ap 19

De nuptiis Agni

Laudem dícite Deo, omnes servi eius, pusílli et magni, allelúia.

Allelúia.

1Salus et glória et virtus Deo nostro,*

(℟. Allelúia.)

2quia vera et iusta iudícia eius.

℟. Allelúia (allelúia).

Allelúia.

5Laudem dícite Deo nostro, omnes servi eius*

(℟. Allelúia.)

et qui timétis eum, pusílli et magni!

℟. Allelúia (allelúia).

Allelúia.

6Quóniam regnávit Dóminus, Deus noster omnípotens.*

(℟. Allelúia.)

7Gaudeámus et exsultémus et demus glóriam ei.

℟. Allelúia (allelúia).

Allelúia.

Quia venérunt núptiæ Agni,*

(℟. Allelúia.)

et uxor eius præparávit se.

℟. Allelúia (allelúia).

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Laudem dícite Deo, omnes servi eius, pusílli et magni, allelúia.

Canticle	(Apocalypse 19)

The wedding of the Lamb

Praise God, all you his servants, both great and small. Alleluia.

Alleluia.

Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,

because his judgements are true and just.

Alleluia.

Praise our God, all his servants,

and you who fear him, small and great.

Alleluia.

For the Lord reigns, our God, the Almighty:

let us rejoice and exult and give him glory.

Alleluia.

The marriage of the Lamb has come,

and his spouse has made herself ready.

Alleluia.

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.

Praise God, all you his servants, both great and small. Alleluia.

Lectio brevis	2 Th 2:13-14

Debémus grátias ágere Deo semper pro vobis, fratres, dilécti a Dómino, quod elégerit vos Deus primítias in salútem in sanctificatióne Spíritus et fide veritátis, ad quod et vocávit vos per evangélium nostrum in acquisitiónem glóriæ Dómini nostri Iesu Christi.

Scripture Reading
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14

We feel that we must be continually thanking God for you, brothers whom the Lord loves, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctifying Spirit and by faith in the truth. Through the Good News that we brought he called you to this so that you should share the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Responsorium breve

℣. Magnus Dóminus noster,* Et magna virtus eius. Magnus.

℟. Et sapiéntiæ eius non est númerus.* Et magna virtus eius. Glória Patri. Magnus.

Short Responsory

Great is our Lord; great is his might.

– Great is our Lord; great is his might.

His wisdom can never be measured.

– Great is our Lord; great is his might.

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

– Great is our Lord; great is his might.

Canticum

Exsultatio animæ in Domino

Beáti éritis, cum vos óderint hómines propter Fílium hóminis: gaudéte et exsultáte, ecce enim merces vestra multa est in cælo.

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.

Beáti éritis, cum vos óderint hómines propter Fílium hóminis: gaudéte et exsultáte, ecce enim merces vestra multa est in cælo.

Canticle	Magnificat

My soul rejoices in the Lord

Happy are you when people hate you, drive you out, abuse you, denounce your name as criminal, on account of the Son of Man. Rejoice when that day comes and dance for joy, for then your reward will be great in heaven. (Year C)

Or: Blessed are you who are in need; the kingdom of God is yours. Blessed are you who hunger now; you shall be satisfied.

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.

Or: Blessed are you who are in need; the kingdom of God is yours. Blessed are you who hunger now; you shall be satisfied.

Preces

Laus et honor Christo, qui salváre in perpétuum potest accedéntes per semetípsum ad Deum, semper vivens ad interpellándum pro nobis. Qua fide suffúlti eum implorémus:

– Meménto pópuli tui, Dómine.

Iam declinánte die, Sol iustítiæ, te super cunctum genus humánum invocámus,

ut luce tua, numquam decidénte, omnes sine fine fruántur.

– Meménto pópuli tui, Dómine.

Custódi testaméntum, quod sánguine divíno sanxísti,

et sanctífica Ecclésiam tuam, ut sit immaculáta.

– Meménto pópuli tui, Dómine.

Meménto, Dómine, congregatiónis tuæ,

loci habitatiónis tuæ.

– Meménto pópuli tui, Dómine.

In viam pacis et prosperitátis dírige iter faciéntes,

ut cum salúte et gáudio ad optáta loca pervéniant.

– Meménto pópuli tui, Dómine.

Animas, Dómine, súscipe defunctórum,

véniam tuam eis concéde et glóriam sempitérnam.

– Meménto pópuli tui, Dómine.

Prayers and intercessions

Through the gospel, the Lord Jesus calls us to share in his glory. Let us make our prayer with him to our heavenly Father.