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Morning Prayer (Lauds)

If you have already recited the Invitatory Psalm today, you should use the alternative opening.

Dómine, lábia mea apéries.

Et os meum annuntiábit laudem tuam.

Lord, open our lips.

And we shall praise your name.

Ps 94 (95)

“Adhortamini vosmetipsos per singulos dies, donec illud «hodie» vocatur” (Hebr 3, 13).

Regem Apostolórum Dóminum, veníte, adorémus.

(repeat antiphon*)

1Veníte, exsultémus Dómino;

iubilémus Deo salutári nostro.

2Præoccupémus fáciem eius in confessióne

et in psalmis iubilémus ei.

(repeat antiphon*)

3Quóniam Deus magnus Dóminus

et rex magnus super omnes deos.

4Quia in manu eius sunt profúnda terræ,

et altitúdines móntium ipsíus sunt.

5Quóniam ipsíus est mare, et ipse fecit illud,

et siccam manus eius formavérunt.

(repeat antiphon*)

6Veníte, adorémus et procidámus

et génua flectámus ante Dóminum, qui fecit nos,

7quia ipse est Deus noster,

et nos pópulus páscuæ eius et oves manus eius.

(repeat antiphon*)

8Utinam hódie vocem eius audiátis:

«Nolíte obduráre corda vestra,

9sicut in Meríba secúndum diem Massa in desérto,

ubi tentavérunt me patres vestri:

probavérunt me, etsi vidérunt ópera mea.

(repeat antiphon*)

10Quadragínta annis tæduit me generatiónis illíus,

et dixi: Pópulus errántium corde sunt isti.

11Et ipsi non cognovérunt vias meas;

ídeo iurávi in ira mea:

Non introíbunt in réquiem meam».

(repeat antiphon*)

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

(repeat antiphon*)

Invitatory Psalm	Psalm 94 (95)

The Lord is the King of apostles: come, let us adore him.

(repeat antiphon*)

Come, let us rejoice in the Lord,

let us acclaim God our salvation.

Let us come before him proclaiming our thanks,

let us acclaim him with songs.

(repeat antiphon*)

For the Lord is a great God,

a king above all gods.

For he holds the depths of the earth in his hands,

and the peaks of the mountains are his.

For the sea is his: he made it;

and his hands formed the dry land.

(repeat antiphon*)

Come, let us worship and bow down,

bend the knee before the Lord who made us;

for he himself is our God and we are his flock,

the sheep that follow his hand.

(repeat antiphon*)

If only, today, you would listen to his voice:

“Do not harden your hearts

as you did at Meribah,

on the day of Massah in the desert,

when your fathers tested me –

they put me to the test,

although they had seen my works.”

(repeat antiphon*)

“For forty years they wearied me,

that generation.

I said: their hearts are wandering,

they do not know my paths.

I swore in my anger:

they will never enter my place of rest.”

(repeat antiphon*)

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.

(repeat antiphon*)

* If you are reciting this on your own, you can choose to say the antiphon once only at the start of the psalm and not repeat it.

Hymnus

Præclára qua tu glória,

Levi beáte, cíngeris,

laus est Dei cleméntiæ,

spes nostra ad indulgéntiam.

Telóneo quando ássidens

nummis inhǽres ánxius,

Matthǽe, Christus ádvocans

opes tibi quas prǽparat!

Iam cordis ardens ímpetu

curris, Magístrum súscipis,

sermóne factus ínclito

princeps in urbe cǽlica.

Tu verba vitæ cólligens

Davídque facta Fílii,

per scripta linquis áurea

cæléste mundo pábulum.

Christum per orbem núntians

conféssus atque sánguine,

dilectiónis vívidæ

suprémo honóras pígnore.

O martyr atque apóstole,

evangelísta nóbilis,

tecum fac omne in sǽculum

Christo canámus glóriam. Amen.

Hymn

O fathers of our ancient faith,

With all the heav’ns we sing your fame

Whose sound went forth in all the earth

To tell of Christ and bless His name.

You took the gospel to the poor,

The word of God alight in you,

Which in our day is told again:

That timeless word, forever new.

You told of God who died for us

And out of death triumphant rose,

Who gave the truth that made us free,

And changeless through the ages goes.

Like sparks among the straw, you ran

To set the universe ablaze,

To kindle love of Christ the Lord

And take his peace on all your ways.

Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost

Whose gift is faith that never dies:

A light in darkness now, until

The day-star in our hearts arise.

Stanbrook Abbey Hymnal

Ps 62:2-9
Anima Dominum sitiens

“Ad Deum vigilat, qui opera noctis reicit.”

Hoc est præcéptum meum, ut diligátis ínvicem, sicut diléxi vos.

2Deus, Deus meus es tu,*

ad te de luce vígilo.

Sitívit in te ánima mea,*

te desiderávit caro mea.

In terra desérta et árida et inaquósa,†

3sic in sancto appárui tibi,*

ut vidérem virtútem tuam et glóriam tuam.

4Quóniam mélior est misericórdia tua super vitas,*

lábia mea laudábunt te.

5Sic benedícam te in vita mea*

et in nómine tuo levábo manus meas.

6Sicut ádipe et pinguédine repleátur ánima mea,*

et lábiis exsultatiónis laudábit os meum.

7Cum memor ero tui super stratum meum,*

in matutínis meditábor de te,

8quia fuísti adiútor meus,*

et in velaménto alárum tuárum exsultábo.

9Adhǽsit ánima mea post te,*

me suscépit déxtera tua.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Hoc est præcéptum meum, ut diligátis ínvicem, sicut diléxi vos.

Psalm 62 (63)
Thirsting for God

This is my commandment: love one another as I have loved you.

O God, you are my God, I watch for you from the dawn.

My soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you.

I came to your sanctuary,

as one in a parched and waterless land,

so that I could see your might and your glory.

My lips will praise you, for your mercy is better than life itself.

Thus I will bless you throughout my life,

and raise my hands in prayer to your name;

my soul will be filled as if by rich food,

and my mouth will sing your praises and rejoice.

I will remember you as I lie in bed,

I will think of you in the morning,

for you have been my helper,

and I will take joy in the protection of your wings.

My soul clings to you; your right hand raises me up.

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.

This is my commandment: love one another as I have loved you.

Canticum	Dan 3:57-88,56

Omnis creatura laudet Dominum

“Laudem dicite Deo nostro, omnes servi eius” (Ap 19, 5).

Maiórem caritátem nemo habet, ut ánimam suam ponat quis pro amícis suis.

57Benedícite, ómnia ópera Dómini, Dómino,*

laudáte et superexaltáte eum in sǽcula.

58Benedícite, cæli, Dómino,*

59benedícite, ángeli Dómini, Dómino.

60Benedícite, aquæ omnes, quæ super cælos sunt, Dómino,*

61benedícat omnis virtus Dómino.

62Benedícite, sol et luna, Dómino,*

63benedícite, stellæ cæli, Dómino.

64Benedícite, omnis imber et ros, Dómino,*

65benedícite, omnes venti, Dómino.

66Benedícite, ignis et æstus, Dómino,*

67benedícite, frigus et æstus, Dómino.

68Benedícite, rores et pruína, Dómino,*

69benedícite, gelu et frigus, Dómino.

70Benedícite, glácies et nives, Dómino,*

71benedícite, noctes et dies, Dómino.

72Benedícite, lux et ténebræ, Dómino,*

73benedícite, fúlgura et nubes, Dómino.

74Benedícat terra Dóminum,*

laudet et superexáltet eum in sǽcula.

75Benedícite, montes et colles, Dómino,*

76benedícite, univérsa germinántia in terra, Dómino.

77Benedícite, mária et flúmina, Dómino,*

78benedícite, fontes, Dómino.

79Benedícite, cete et ómnia quæ movéntur in aquis, Dómino,*

80benedícite, omnes vólucres cæli, Dómino.

81Benedícite, omnes béstiæ et pécora, Dómino,*

82benedícite, fílii hóminum, Dómino.

83Bénedic, Israel, Dómino,*

laudáte et superexaltáte eum in sǽcula.

84Benedícite, sacerdótes Dómini, Dómino,*

85benedícite, servi Dómini, Dómino.

86Benedícite, spíritus et ánimæ iustórum, Dómino,*

87benedícite, sancti et húmiles corde, Dómino.

88Benedícite, Ananía, Azaría, Mísael, Dómino,*

laudáte et superexaltáte eum in sǽcula.

Benedicámus Patrem et Fílium cum Sancto Spíritu;*

laudémus et superexaltémus eum in sǽcula.

56Benedíctus es in firmaménto cæli*

et laudábilis et gloriósus in sǽcula.

Maiórem caritátem nemo habet, ut ánimam suam ponat quis pro amícis suis.

Canticle	Daniel 3

All creatures, bless the Lord

A man can have no greater love than to lay down his life for his friends.

Bless the Lord, all his works,

praise and exalt him for ever.

Bless the Lord, you heavens;

all his angels, bless the Lord.

Bless the Lord, you waters above the heavens;

all his powers, bless the Lord.

Bless the Lord, sun and moon;

all stars of the sky, bless the Lord.

Bless the Lord, rain and dew;

all you winds, bless the Lord.

Bless the Lord, fire and heat;

cold and warmth, bless the Lord.

Bless the Lord, dew and frost;

ice and cold, bless the Lord.

Bless the Lord, ice and snow;

day and night, bless the Lord.

Bless the Lord, light and darkness;

lightning and storm-clouds, bless the Lord.

Bless the Lord, all the earth,

praise and exalt him for ever.

Bless the Lord, mountains and hills;

all growing things, bless the Lord.

Bless the Lord, seas and rivers;

springs and fountains, bless the Lord.

Bless the Lord, whales and fish;

birds of the air, bless the Lord.

Bless the Lord, wild beasts and tame;

sons of men, bless the Lord.

Bless the Lord, O Israel,

praise and exalt him for ever.

Bless the Lord, his priests;

all his servants, bless the Lord.

Bless the Lord, spirits and souls of the just;

all who are holy and humble, bless the Lord.

Ananias, Azarias, Mishael, bless the Lord,

praise and exalt him for ever.

Let us bless Father, Son and Holy Spirit,

praise and exalt them for ever.

Bless the Lord in the firmament of heaven,

praise and glorify him for ever.

A man can have no greater love than to lay down his life for his friends.

Ps 149:1-9
Exsultatio sanctorum

“Filii Ecclesiæ, filii novi populi exsultent in rege suo: in Christo” (Hesychius).

Vos amíci mei estis, si fecéritis quæ præcípio vobis, dicit Dóminus.

1Cantáte Dómino cánticum novum;*

laus eius in ecclésia sanctórum.

2Lætétur Israel in eo, qui fecit eum,*

et fílii Sion exsúltent in rege suo.

3Laudent nomen eius in choro,*

in týmpano et cíthara psallant ei,

4quia beneplácitum est Dómino in pópulo suo,*

et honorábit mansuétos in salúte.

5Iúbilent sancti in glória,*

læténtur in cubílibus suis.

6Exaltatiónes Dei in gútture eórum*

et gládii ancípites in mánibus eórum,

7ad faciéndam vindíctam in natiónibus,*

castigatiónes in pópulis,

8ad alligándos reges eórum in compédibus*

et nóbiles eórum in mánicis férreis,

9ad faciéndum in eis iudícium conscríptum:*

glória hæc est ómnibus sanctis eius.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Vos amíci mei estis, si fecéritis quæ præcípio vobis, dicit Dóminus.

Psalm 149
The saints rejoice

You are my friends if you do what I command you, says the Lord.

Sing a new song to the Lord,

his praise in the assembly of the faithful.

Let Israel rejoice in its maker,

and the sons of Zion delight in their king.

Let them praise his name with dancing,

sing to him with timbrel and lyre,

for the Lord’s favour is upon his people,

and he will honour the humble with victory.

Let the faithful celebrate his glory,

rejoice even in their beds,

the praise of God in their throats;

and swords ready in their hands,

to exact vengeance upon the nations,

impose punishment on the peoples,

to bind their kings in fetters

and their nobles in manacles of iron,

to carry out the sentence that has been passed:

this is the glory prepared for all his faithful.

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.

You are my friends if you do what I command you, says the Lord.

Lectio brevis	Eph 2:19-22

Iam non estis extránei et ádvenæ, sed estis concíves sanctórum et doméstici Dei, superædificáti super fundaméntum apostolórum et prophetárum, ipso summo angulári lápide Christo Iesu, in quo omnis ædificátio compácta crescit in templum sanctum in Dómino, in quo et vos coædificámini in habitáculum Dei in Spíritu.

Scripture Reading
Ephesians 2:19-22 ©

You are no longer aliens or foreign visitors: you are citizens like all the saints, and part of God’s household. You are part of a building that has the apostles and prophets for its foundations, and Christ Jesus himself for its main cornerstone. As every structure is aligned on him, all grow into one holy temple in the Lord; and you too, in him, are being built into a house where God lives, in the Spirit.

Responsorium breve

℣. Constítues eos príncipes* Super omnem terram. Constítues.

℟. Mémores erunt nóminis tui, Dómine.* Super omnem terram. Glória Patri. Constítues.

Short Responsory

You will make them rulers over all the land.

– You will make them rulers over all the land.

Your name, Lord, will be remembered.

– You will make them rulers over all the land.

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

– You will make them rulers over all the land.

Canticum

De Messia eiusque præcursore

Vidit Iesus hóminem sedéntem in telóneo, Matthǽum nómine; et ait illi: Séquere me. Et surgens secútus est eum.

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.

Vidit Iesus hóminem sedéntem in telóneo, Matthǽum nómine; et ait illi: Séquere me. Et surgens secútus est eum.

Canticle	Benedictus

The Messiah and his forerunner

Jesus saw a man called Matthew seated at the tax office and said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And he rose and followed him.

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.

Jesus saw a man called Matthew seated at the tax office and said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And he rose and followed him.

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