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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

Veni, creátor Spíritus,

mentes tuórum vísita,

imple supérna grátia,

quæ tu creásti, péctora.

Qui díceris Paráclitus,

donum Dei altíssimi,

fons vivus, ignis, cáritas

et spiritális únctio.

Tu septifórmis múnere,

dextræ Dei tu dígitus,

tu rite promíssum Patris

sermóne ditans gúttura.

Accénde lumen sénsibus,

infúnde amórem córdibus,

infírma nostri córporis,

virtúte firmans pérpeti.

Hostem repéllas lóngius

pacémque dones prótinus;

ductóre sic te prǽvio

vitémus omne nóxium.

Per te sciámus da Patrem

noscámus atque Fílium,

te utriúsque Spíritum

credámus omni témpore.

Amen.

Hymn

Come, O Creator Spirit, come,

And make within our hearts thy home;

To us thy grace celestial give,

Who of thy breathing move and live.

O Comforter, that name is thine,

Of God most high the gift divine;

The well of life, the fire of love,

Our souls’ anointing from above.

Our senses with thy light inflame,

Our hearts to heavenly love reclaim;

Our bodies’ poor infirmity

With strength perpetual fortify.

May we by thee the Father learn,

And know the Son, and thee discern,

Who art of both; and thus adore

In perfect faith for evermore.

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

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

Spíritus Dómini replévit orbem terrárum, 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.

Spíritus Dómini replévit orbem terrárum, allelúia.

Psalm 109 (110)
The Messiah, king and priest

The Spirit of the Lord has filled the whole world. 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.

The Spirit of the Lord has filled the whole world. Alleluia.

Ps 113A:1-8
Israel ex Ægypto liberatur

“Cognoscite etiam vos exiisse ab Ægýpto, qui huic sæculo renuntiastis” (S. Augustinus).

Confírma hoc, Deus, quod operátus es in nobis, a templo sancto tuo, quod est in Ierúsalem, allelúia.

1In éxitu Israel de Ægýpto,*

domus Iacob de pópulo bárbaro,

2factus est Iuda sanctuárium eius,*

Israel potéstas eius.

3Mare vidit et fugit,*

Iordánis convérsus est retrórsum;

4montes saltavérunt ut aríetes,*

et colles sicut agni óvium.

5Quid est tibi, mare, quod fugísti?*

Et tu, Iordánis, quia convérsus es retrórsum?

6Montes, quod saltástis sicut aríetes,*

et colles, sicut agni óvium?

7A fácie Dómini contremísce, terra,*

a fácie Dei Iacob,

8qui convértit petram in stagna aquárum*

et sílicem in fontes aquárum.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Confírma hoc, Deus, quod operátus es in nobis, a templo sancto tuo, quod est in Ierúsalem, allelúia.

Psalm 113A (114)
Israel set free from Egypt

Send forth your power, Lord, from your holy temple in Jerusalem, and bring to perfection your work among us. Alleluia.

When Israel came out of Egypt,

Jacob’s people from a land of strangers,

Judah became his sanctuary

and Israel his domain.

The sea saw it, and fled;

the Jordan flowed backwards at the sight;

the mountains leapt like rams;

the hills, like yearling sheep.

Sea, what was it, what made you flee?

And you, Jordan, why did you flow uphill?

Mountains, why did you leap like rams?

Hills, like yearling sheep?

Tremble, Earth, at the presence of the Lord,

the presence of the Lord of Jacob,

who has turned the rock into a pool of water

and made a fountain out of the flint.

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.

Send forth your power, Lord, from your holy temple in Jerusalem, and bring to perfection your work among us. Alleluia.

Canticum	cf. Ap 19

De nuptiis Agni

Repléti sunt omnes Spíritu Sancto, et cœpérunt loqui, 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.

Repléti sunt omnes Spíritu Sancto, et cœpérunt loqui, allelúia.

Canticle	(Apocalypse 19)

The wedding of the Lamb

They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak. 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.

They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak. Alleluia.

Lectio brevis	Eph 4:3-6

Sollíciti estóte serváre unitátem spíritus in vínculo pacis; unum corpus et unus Spíritus, sicut et vocáti estis in una spe vocatiónis vestræ; unus Dóminus, una fides, unum baptísma; unus Deus et Pater ómnium, qui super omnes et per ómnia et in ómnibus.

Scripture Reading	Ephesians 4:3-6 ©

Do all you can to preserve the unity of the Spirit by the peace that binds you together. There is one Body, one Spirit, just as you were all called into one and the same hope when you were called. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God who is Father of all, over all, through all and within all.

Responsorium breve

℣. Spíritus Dómini replévit orbem terrárum,* Allelúia, allelúia. Spíritus.

℟. Et hoc quod cóntinet ómnia, sciéntiam habet vocis.* Allelúia, allelúia. Glória Patri. Spíritus.

Short Responsory

The Spirit of the Lord has filled the whole world, alleluia, alleluia.

– The Spirit of the Lord has filled the whole world, alleluia, alleluia.

It is he who holds all things in being and understands every word that is spoken.

– The Spirit of the Lord has filled the whole world, alleluia, alleluia.

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

– The Spirit of the Lord has filled the whole world, alleluia, alleluia.

Canticum

Exsultatio animæ in Domino

Hódie compléti sunt dies Pentecóstes, allelúia; hódie Spíritus Sanctus in igne discípulis appáruit, et tríbuit eis charísmatum dona; misit eos in univérsum mundum prædicáre et testificári: Qui credíderit et baptizátus fúerit, salvus erit, allelúia.

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.

Canticle	Magnificat

My soul rejoices in the Lord

This is the day of Pentecost, alleluia. Today the Holy Spirit appeared to the disciples in the form of fire and gave to them his special gifts; he sent them into the world to proclaim that whoever believes and is baptized will be saved. 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.

Preces

Deum Patrem, qui per Christum suam congregávit Ecclésiam, cum exsultatióne deprecémur, dicéntes: