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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

Rerum, Deus, fons ómnium,

qui, rebus actis ómnibus,

totíus orbis ámbitum

censu replésti múnerum,

Ac, mole tanta cóndita,

tandem quiétem díceris

sumpsísse, dans labóribus

ut nos levémur grátius:

Concéde nunc mortálibus

deflére vitæ crímina,

instáre iam virtútibus

et munerári prósperis,

Ut cum treméndi iúdicis

horror suprémus cœ́perit,

lætémur omnes ínvicem

pacis repléti múnere.

Præsta, Pater piíssime,

Patríque compar Unice,

cum Spíritu Paráclito

regnans per omne sǽculum. 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 121:1-9
Civitas sancta Ierusalem

“Accessistis ad Sion montem et civitatem Dei viventis, Ierusalem cælestem” (Hebr 12, 22).

Rogáte quæ ad pacem sunt Ierúsalem.

1Lætátus sum in eo quod dixérunt mihi:*

«In domum Dómini íbimus».

2Stantes iam sunt pedes nostri*

in portis tuis, Ierúsalem.

3Ierúsalem, quæ ædificáta est ut cívitas,*

sibi compácta in idípsum.

4Illuc enim ascendérunt tribus, tribus Dómini,*

testimónium Israel, ad confiténdum nómini Dómini.

5Quia illic sedérunt sedes ad iudícium,*

sedes domus David.

6Rogáte, quæ ad pacem sunt Ierúsalem:*

«Secúri sint diligéntes te!

7Fiat pax in muris tuis,*

et secúritas in túrribus tuis!».

8Propter fratres meos et próximos meos*

loquar: «Pax in te!».

9Propter domum Dómini Dei nostri*

exquíram bona tibi.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Rogáte quæ ad pacem sunt Ierúsalem.

Psalm 121 (122)
Jerusalem, the holy city

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.

They filled me with joy when they said,

“We will go to the house of the Lord.”

Now our feet are standing

within your gates, Jerusalem.

Jerusalem, built as a city,

whole and self-contained:

there the tribes have gone up,

the tribes of the Lord –

the witness of Israel,

to praise the Lord’s name.

For there are the thrones of justice,

the thrones of the house of David.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:

“Safety for those who care for you,

peace inside your walls,

security within your ramparts!”

For my brethren and those near to me I will say

“Peace be upon you.”

For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,

I will call blessings upon you.

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.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.

Ps 129:1-8
De profundis clamavi

“Ipse salvum faciet populum suum a peccatis eorum” (Mt 1, 21).

A custódia matutína usque ad noctem, sperávit ánima mea in Dómino.

1De profúndis clamávi ad te, Dómine;*

2Dómine, exáudi vocem meam.

Fiant aures tuæ intendéntes*

in vocem deprecatiónis meæ.

3Si iniquitátes observáveris, Dómine,*

Dómine, quis sustinébit?

4Quia apud te propitiátio est,*

ut timeámus te.

5Sustínui te, Dómine,*

sustínuit ánima mea in verbo eius;

sperávit 6ánima mea in Dómino*

magis quam custódes auróram.

Magis quam custódes auróram*

7speret Israel in Dómino,

quia apud Dóminum misericórdia,*

et copiósa apud eum redémptio.

8Et ipse rédimet Israel*

ex ómnibus iniquitátibus eius.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

A custódia matutína usque ad noctem, sperávit ánima mea in Dómino.

Psalm 129 (130)
Out of the depths

From the morning watch even until night my soul is longing for the Lord.

Out of the depths I have cried to you, Lord:

Lord, hear my voice.

Let your ears listen out

for the voice of my pleading.

If you took notice of our transgressions, Lord –

Lord, who would be left?

But with you is forgiveness,

and for this we revere you.

I rely on you, Lord,

my spirit relies on your promise;

my soul hopes in the Lord,

more than the watchman for daybreak.

More than the watchman for daybreak,

let Israel hope in the Lord:

for with the Lord there is kindness

and abundant redemption.

He himself will redeem Israel

from all its transgressions.

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.

From the morning watch even until night my soul is longing for the Lord.

Canticum	Phil2:6-11

De Christo, servo Dei

In nómine Iesu omne genu flectátur in cælo et in terra, allelúia.

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.

In nómine Iesu omne genu flectátur in cælo et in terra, allelúia.

Canticle	Philippians 2

Christ, God's servant

Let every creature, in heaven and on earth, bend the knee at the name of Jesus. Alleluia.

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.

Let every creature, in heaven and on earth, bend the knee at the name of Jesus. Alleluia.

Lectio brevis	2 Petr 1:19-21

Habémus firmiórem prophéticum sermónem, cui bene fácitis attendéntes quasi lucérnæ lucénti in caliginóso loco, donec dies illucéscat et lúcifer oriátur in córdibus vestris, hoc primum intellegéntes quod omnis prophetía Scriptúræ própria interpretatióne non fit; non enim voluntáte humána proláta est prophetía aliquándo, sed a Spíritu Sancto ducti locúti sunt a Deo hómines.

Scripture Reading	2 Peter 1:19-21

We have confirmation of what was said in prophecies; and you will be right to depend on prophecy and take it as a lamp for lighting a way through the dark until the dawn comes and the morning star rises in your minds. At the same time, we must be most careful to remember that the interpretation of scriptural prophecy is never a matter for the individual. Why? Because no prophecy ever came from man’s initiative. When men spoke for God it was the Holy Spirit that moved them.

Responsorium breve

℣. A solis ortu usque ad occásum,* Laudábile nomen Dómini. A solis.

℟. Super cælos glória eius.* Laudábile nomen Dómini. Glória Patri. A solis.

Short Responsory

From the rising of the sun to its setting, great is the name of the Lord.

– From the rising of the sun to its setting, great is the name of the Lord.

High above the heavens is his glory.

– From the rising of the sun to its setting, great is the name of the Lord.

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

– From the rising of the sun to its setting, great is the name of the Lord.

Canticum

Exsultatio animæ in Domino

Unum tibi deest: vade, quæcúmque habes vende et da paupéribus et habébis thesáurum in cælo et veni, séquere me.

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.

Unum tibi deest: vade, quæcúmque habes vende et da paupéribus et habébis thesáurum in cælo et veni, séquere me.

Canticle	Magnificat

My soul rejoices in the Lord

There is one thing you lack. Go and sell everything you own and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me. (Year B)

Or: A certain man prepared a great feast and invited many guests. When everything was ready and the time for the feast had come he sent his servant to call those who had been invited, alleluia.

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.

There is one thing you lack. Go and sell everything you own and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me. (Year B)

Or: A certain man prepared a great feast and invited many guests. When everything was ready and the time for the feast had come he sent his servant to call those who had been invited, alleluia.

Preces

Christum, in quo lætántur omnes, qui sperant in eum, deprecémur:

– Réspice et exáudi nos, Dómine.

Testis fidélis et primogénite mortuórum, qui lavásti nos a peccátis nostris in sánguine tuo,

mirabílium tuórum redde nos mémores.

– Réspice et exáudi nos, Dómine.

Quos Evangélii vocásti præcónes,

strénui et fidéles dispensatóres mystérii regni tui inveniántur.

– Réspice et exáudi nos, Dómine.

Rex pacífice, véniat Spíritus tuus in illos, qui pópulos regunt,

ut óculos in páuperes miserósque convértant.

– Réspice et exáudi nos, Dómine.

Cónsule iis, qui discrímen ob genus, colórem, condiciónem, sermónem aut religiónem patiúntur,

ut iúrium suórum ac dignitátis agnitiónem consequántur.

– Réspice et exáudi nos, Dómine.

Omnes, qui in tuo amóre decessérunt, beatitúdinis redde partícipes,

cum Beáta María Vírgine et ómnibus sanctis tuis.

– Réspice et exáudi nos, Dómine.

Prayers and intercessions

Let us pray to Christ, who, of his fullness, gives his brothers love in return for love.