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Wednesday 24 April 2024    (other days)
Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Priest, Martyr 
 or Wednesday of the 4th week of Eastertide 

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Morning Prayer (Lauds)

If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm.
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
Martyr Dei, qui (quæ) únicum
Patris sequéndo Fílium
victis triúmphas hóstibus,
victor (victrix) fruens cæléstibus,
Tui precátus múnere
nostrum reátum dílue,
arcens mali contágium,
vitæ repéllens tǽdium.
Solúta sunt iam víncula
tui sacráti córporis;
nos solve vinclis sǽculi
amóre Fílii Dei.
Honor Patri cum Fílio
et Spíritu Paráclito,
qui te coróna pérpeti
cingunt in aula glóriæ. Amen.
Hymn
All hail the power of Jesus’ name;
  Let Angels prostrate fall;
Bring forth the royal diadem
  To crown him Lord of all.
Crown him, ye Martyrs of your God,
  Who from his altar call;
Praise him whose way of pain ye trod,
  And crown him Lord of all.
Hail him, ye heirs of David’s line,
  Whom David Lord did call;
The God Incarnate, Man Divine,
  And crown him Lord of all.
Let every tribe and every tongue
  To him their hearts enthral,
Lift high the universal song,
  And crown him Lord of all.

Ps 107:2-14
Laus Domini et imploratio auxilii

Quia exaltatus est super cælos Dei Filius, super omnem terram eius gloria prædicatur” (Arnobius).

Exaltáre super omnes cælos, Deus, allelúia.
2Parátum cor meum, Deus,†
  parátum cor meum,*
  †cantábo et psallam. Euge, glória mea!
  3Exsúrge, psaltérium et cíthara,*
  excitábo auróram.
4Confitébor tibi in pópulis, Dómine,*
  et psallam tibi in natiónibus,
5quia magna est usque ad cælos misericórdia tua*
  et usque ad nubes véritas tua.
6Exaltáre super cælos, Deus,*
  et super omnem terram glória tua.
7Ut liberéntur dilécti tui,*
  salvum fac déxtera tua et exáudi me.
8Deus locútus est in sancto suo:†
  «Exsultábo et dívidam Síchimam*
  et convállem Succoth dimétiar;
9meus est Gálaad et meus est Manásses†
  et Ephraim fortitúdo cápitis mei,*
  Iuda sceptrum meum.
10Moab lebes lavácri mei;†
  super Idumǽam exténdam calceaméntum meum,*
  super Philistǽam vociferábor».
11Quis dedúcet me in civitátem munítam?*
  Quis dedúcet me usque in Idumǽam?
12Nonne, Deus, qui reppulísti nos?*
  Et non exíbis, Deus, in virtútibus nostris?
13Da nobis auxílium de tribulatióne,*
  quia vana salus hóminis.
14In Deo faciémus virtútem,*
  et ipse conculcábit inimícos nostros.
Glória Patri et Fílio*
  et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*
  et in sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.
Exaltáre super omnes cælos, Deus, allelúia.

Psalm 107 (108)
Praise of the Lord and a plea for help

O God, arise above the heavens. Alleluia.
My heart is ready, O God –
  my heart is ready.
  I shall sing and make music.
Awake, my glory!
  Rise up, harp and lyre!
  We will awaken the dawn.
I will proclaim you to the peoples, O Lord,
  sing of you to the nations:
for your kindness is great, it reaches the heavens;
  great is your faithfulness, high as the clouds.
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
  let your glory stretch over the earth.
Give deliverance to your beloved,
  let your right hand bring safety – answer my prayer!
God has spoken from his holy place:
“I shall triumph, dividing Shechem,
  measuring off the vale of Succoth.
Mine is Gilead, mine is Manasseh;
  Ephraim my helmet, Judah my sceptre.
But Moab shall be my wash-basin,
  on Edom I will place my sandal;
  I will cry in triumph over the Philistine.”
Who shall lead me to the fortified city?
  Who shall lead me to Edom?
Surely you, God – although you rejected us.
  Will you not come out, O God, with our armies?
Give us help in our troubles,
  for vain is the help of man.
With God we shall triumph –
  he will trample our enemies.
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.
O God, arise above the heavens. Alleluia.

CanticumIs 61:10-62:5

Iubilatio prophetæ de nova Ierusalem

Civitatem sanctam Ierusalem novam vidi ... paratam sicut sponsam ornatam viro suo” (Cf. Ap 21, 2).

Dóminus germinávit iustítiam et laudem coram univérsis géntibus, allelúia.
61,10Gaudens gaudébo in Dómino,*
  et exsultábit ánima mea in Deo meo,
quia índuit me vestiméntis salútis*
  et induménto iustítiæ circúmdedit me,
quasi sponsum decorátum coróna*
  et quasi sponsam ornátam monílibus suis.
11Sicut enim terra profert germen suum†
  et sicut hortus semen suum gérminat,*
  sic Dóminus Deus germinábit iustítiam et laudem coram univérsis géntibus.
62,1Propter Sion non tacébo*
  et propter Ierúsalem non quiéscam,
donec egrediátur ut splendor iustítia eius,*
  et salus eius ut lampas accendátur.
2Et vidébunt gentes iustítiam tuam*
  et cuncti reges glóriam tuam;
et vocáberis nómine novo,*
  quod os Dómini nominábit.
3Et eris coróna glóriæ in manu Dómini*
  et diadéma regni in manu Dei tui.
4Non vocáberis ultra Derelícta,*
  et terra tua non vocábitur ámplius Desoláta;
sed vocáberis Beneplácitum meum in ea,*
  et terra tua Nupta,
quia complácuit Dómino in te,*
  et terra tua erit nupta.
5Nam ut iúvenis uxórem ducit vírginem,*
  ita ducent te fílii tui;
ut gaudet sponsus super sponsam,*
  ita gaudébit super te Deus tuus.
Glória Patri et Fílio*
  et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*
  et in sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.
Dóminus germinávit iustítiam et laudem coram univérsis géntibus, allelúia.
CanticleIsaiah 61-62

The prophet rejoices over the new Jerusalem

The Lord will make justice and praise spring up in the sight of the nations. Alleluia.
I will rejoice with joy in the Lord,
  and my spirit shall be joyful in my God,
for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation
  and wrapped me round with the robe of justice,
like a bridegroom decked with a crown,
  like a bride adorned with her jewels.
Just as the earth sends up its shoots,
  and the garden makes its seeds to sprout,
so the Lord God will make justice spring up
  and praise before all the nations.
For Zion’s sake I will not be silent,
  for the sake of Jerusalem I will not be still
until her justice comes forth as brightness,
  and her salvation is lit up like a torch.
And the Gentiles shall see your justice,
  and all the kings see your glory.
You shall be called by a new name,
  chosen by the mouth of the Lord.
You shall be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord,
  a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
No longer called “Forsaken,”
  your land no longer called “Desolate,”
you will be called “My pleasure in her,”
  and your land “The Wedded”;
for the Lord has been well pleased with you,
  and your land will receive its bridegroom.
For as a young man takes a virgin to wife,
  so will your sons take you;
and as a husband takes joy in his spouse,
  so your God will rejoice at 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.
The Lord will make justice and praise spring up in the sight of the nations. Alleluia.

Ps 145:1-10
Sperantium in Dominum beatitudo

Laudamus Dominum in vita nostra, id est in moribus nostris” (Arnobius).

Regnábit Dóminus in sǽcula, Deus tuus, Sion, allelúia.
1Lauda, ánima mea, Dóminum;†
  2laudábo Dóminum in vita mea,*
  psallam Deo meo, quámdiu fúero.
3Nolíte confídere in princípibus,*
  in fíliis hóminum, in quibus non est salus.
4Exíbit spíritus eius et revertétur in terram suam;*
  in illa die períbunt cogitatiónes eórum.
5Beátus, cuius Deus Iacob est adiútor,*
  cuius spes in Dómino Deo suo,
6qui fecit cælum et terram,*
  mare et ómnia, quæ in eis sunt;
qui custódit veritátem in sǽculum,†
  7facit iudícium oppréssis,*
  dat escam esuriéntibus.
Dóminus solvit compedítos,*
  8Dóminus illúminat cæcos,
Dóminus érigit depréssos,*
  Dóminus díligit iustos,
9Dóminus custódit ádvenas,†
  pupíllum et víduam susténtat*
  et viam peccatórum dispérdit.
10Regnábit Dóminus in sǽcula,*
  Deus tuus, Sion, in generatiónem et generatiónem.
Glória Patri et Fílio*
  et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*
  et in sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.
Regnábit Dóminus in sǽcula, Deus tuus, Sion, allelúia.

Psalm 145 (146)
The blessedness of those who hope in the Lord

The Lord will reign for ever. He is your God, O Sion. Alleluia.
Praise the Lord, my soul.
  I will praise the Lord all my life,
  make music to my God as long as I exist.
Do not trust in princes to save you,
  they are only sons of men.
One day their breath will leave them, they will return to the ground;
  on that day perish all their plans.
Happy the one whose help is the God of Jacob,
  whose hope is in the Lord his God,
who made heaven and earth and all that is in them,
  who keeps faith for ever,
  who gives justice to the oppressed,
  who gives food to the hungry.
The Lord frees prisoners,
  he gives light to the blind,
  he raises the fallen.
The Lord loves the upright, cares for strangers,
  sustains orphans and widows;
  but the wicked he sends astray.
The Lord will reign for all ages,
  your God, O Zion, from generation to generation.
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 reign for ever. He is your God, O Sion. Alleluia.

Lectio brevis1 Io 5:3-5
Hæc est cáritas Dei, ut mandáta eius servémus; et mandáta eius grávia non sunt, quóniam omne, quod natum est ex Deo, vincit mundum; et hæc est victória, quæ vicit mundum: fides nostra. Quis est qui vincit mundum, nisi qui credit quóniam Iesus est Fílius Dei?
Scripture Reading1 John 5:3-5 ©
This is what loving God is – keeping his commandments;
and his commandments are not difficult,
because anyone who has been begotten by God
has already overcome the world.
This is the victory over the world – our faith.
Who can overcome the world?
Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

Responsorium breve
℣. Fortitúdo mea* Et laus mea Dóminus. Fortitúdo.
℟. Et factus est mihi in salútem.* Et laus mea Dóminus. Glória Patri. Fortitúdo.
Short Responsory
The Lord is my strength. I will sing praise to him. Alleluia, alleluia.
The Lord is my strength. I will sing praise to him. Alleluia, alleluia.
He is my salvation.
The Lord is my strength. I will sing praise to him. Alleluia, alleluia.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
The Lord is my strength. I will sing praise to him. Alleluia, alleluia.

Canticum

De Messia eiusque præcursore

Gaudéte et exsultáte, omnes sancti, quóniam merces vestra copiósa est in cælis, allelúia.
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.
Gaudéte et exsultáte, omnes sancti, quóniam merces vestra copiósa est in cælis, allelúia.
CanticleBenedictus

The Messiah and his forerunner

Rejoice, all you saints, and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, alleluia.
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.
Rejoice, all you saints, and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, alleluia.

Preces
Fratres, Salvatórem nostrum, testem fidélem, per mártyres interféctos propter verbum Dei, celebrémus, clamántes:
Redemísti nos Deo in sánguine tuo.
Per mártyres tuos, qui líbere mortem in testimónium fídei sunt ampléxi,
  da nobis, Dómine, veram spíritus libertátem.
Redemísti nos Deo in sánguine tuo.
Per mártyres tuos, qui fidem usque ad sánguinem sunt conféssi,
  da nobis, Dómine, puritátem fideíque constántiam.
Redemísti nos Deo in sánguine tuo.
Per mártyres tuos, qui, sustinéntes crucem, tua vestígia sunt secúti,
  da nobis, Dómine, ærúmnas vitæ fórtiter sustinére.
Redemísti nos Deo in sánguine tuo.
Per mártyres tuos, qui stolas suas lavérunt in sánguine Agni,
  da nobis, Dómine, omnes insídias carnis mundíque devíncere.
Redemísti nos Deo in sánguine tuo.
Prayers and intercessions
Through the martyrs who were slain for God’s word, let us give glory to our Saviour, the faithful and true witness.
You redeemed us by your precious blood.
Through the martyrs, who bore witness to your love,
  set us free to live for you.
You redeemed us by your precious blood.
Through the martyrs, who proclaimed your saving death,
  give us a deep and constant faith.
You redeemed us by your precious blood.
Through the martyrs, who took up your cross,
  grant us courage for every trial.
You redeemed us by your precious blood.
Through the martyrs, washed in the blood of the Lamb,
  give us grace to conquer our weakness.
You redeemed us by your precious blood.

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.

Deus, qui beátum Fidélem, amóre tuo succénsum, in fídei propagatióne martýrii palma decoráre dignátus es, ipso interveniénte, concéde, ut, in caritáte fundáti, cum illo resurrectiónis Christi virtútem cognóscere mereámur.
Per Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum,
qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus,
per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.
Lord God, you crowned Saint Fidelis with a martyr’s death,
  when, filled with your love, he was preaching the faith.
Let our lives be rooted in love,
  so that with him, and by his prayer,
  we may know the power of God’s resurrection.
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.

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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