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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

Bless’d be the Lord our God!

With joy let heaven ring;

Before his presence let all earth

Its songs of homage bring!

His mighty deeds be told;

His majesty be praised;

To God, enthroned in heavenly light,

Let every voice be raised!

All that has life and breath,

Give thanks with heartfelt songs!

To him let all creation sing

To whom all praise belongs!

Acclaim the Father’s love,

Who gave us God his Son;

Praise too the Spirit, given by both,

With both for ever one!

James Quinn SJ

Ps 118:105-112
Meditatio verbi Domini in lege

“Hoc est præceptum meum, ut diligatis invicem” (Io 15, 12).

Lucérna pédibus meis verbum tuum, Dómine, allelúia.

105Lucérna pédibus meis verbum tuum*

et lumen sémitis meis.

106Iurávi et státui*

custodíre iudícia iustítiæ tuæ.

107Humiliátus sum usquequáque, Dómine;*

vivífica me secúndum verbum tuum.

108Voluntária oris mei beneplácita sint, Dómine,*

et iudícia tua doce me.

109Anima mea in mánibus meis semper,*

et legem tuam non sum oblítus.

110Posuérunt peccatóres láqueum mihi,*

et de mandátis tuis non errávi.

111Heréditas mea testimónia tua in ætérnum,*

quia exsultátio cordis mei sunt.

112Inclinávi cor meum ad faciéndas iustificatiónes tuas*

in ætérnum, in finem.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Lucérna pédibus meis verbum tuum, Dómine, allelúia.

Psalm 118 (119): 105-112

Your word is a lamp for my steps, Lord. Alleluia.

Your word is a lamp to guide my feet,

a light for my journey.

I have firmly sworn to keep your just laws.

Lord, I am greatly afflicted:

revive me as you have promised.

Lord, accept the vows I make,

and teach me your judgements.

I hold my life in my hands,

I remember your laws.

The wicked placed a trap for me,

but I did not wander from your commandments.

Your decrees are my inheritance for ever,

they are the joy of my heart:

my heart is set on carrying them out,

for ever, until the end.

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.

Your word is a lamp for my steps, Lord. Alleluia.

Ps 15:1-11
Dominus pars hereditatis meae

“Deus suscitavit Iesum, solutis doloribus inferni” (Act 2. 24).

Adimplébis me lætítia cum vultu tuo, Dómine, allelúia.

1Consérva me, Deus,*

quóniam sperávi in te.

2Dixi Dómino: «Dóminus meus es tu,*

bonum mihi non est sine te».

3In sanctos, qui sunt in terra, ínclitos viros,*

omnis volúntas mea in eos.

4Multiplicántur dolóres eórum,*

qui post deos aliénos acceleravérunt.

Non effúndam libatiónes eórum de sanguínibus,*

neque assúmam nómina eórum in lábiis meis.

5Dóminus pars hereditátis meæ et cálicis mei:*

tu es qui détines sortem meam.

6Funes cecidérunt mihi in præcláris;*

ínsuper et heréditas mea speciósa est mihi.

7Benedícam Dóminum, qui tríbuit mihi intelléctum;*

ínsuper et in nóctibus erudiérunt me renes mei.

8Proponébam Dóminum in conspéctu meo semper;*

quóniam a dextris est mihi non commovébor.

9Propter hoc lætátum est cor meum,†

et exsultavérunt præcórdia mea;*

ínsuper et caro mea requiéscet in spe.

10Quóniam non derelínques ánimam meam in inférno,*

nec dabis sanctum tuum vidére corruptiónem.

11Notas mihi fácies vias vitæ,†

plenitúdinem lætítiæ cum vultu tuo,*

delectatiónes in déxtera tua usque in finem.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Adimplébis me lætítia cum vultu tuo, Dómine, allelúia.

Psalm 15 (16)
The Lord, my inheritance

O Lord, you will show me the fullness of joy in your presence. Alleluia.

Preserve me, Lord,

I put my hope in you.

I have said to the Lord

“You are my Lord,

in you alone is all my good.”

As for the holy and noble men of the land,

in them is all my delight.

But for those who run to alien gods,

their sorrows are many.

I will not share in their libations of blood.

I will not speak their names.

You, Lord, are my inheritance and my cup.

You control my destiny,

the lot marked out for me is of the best,

my inheritance is all I could ask for.

I will bless the Lord who gave me understanding;

even in the night my heart will teach me wisdom.

I will hold the Lord for ever in my sight:

with him at my side I can never be shaken.

Thus it is that my heart rejoices,

heart and soul together;

while my body rests in calm hope.

You will not leave my soul in the underworld.

You will not let your chosen one see decay.

You will show me the paths of life,

the fullness of joy before your face,

and delights at your right hand 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.

O Lord, you will show me the fullness of joy in your presence. Alleluia.

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	Col 1:2-6

Grátia vobis et pax a Deo Patre nostro. Grátias ágimus Deo Patri Dómini nostri Iesu Christi semper pro vobis orántes, audiéntes fidem vestram in Christo Iesu et dilectiónem, quam habétis in sanctos omnes, propter spem, quæ repósita est vobis in cælis, quam ante audístis in verbo veritátis evangélii, quod pervénit ad vos, sicut et in univérso mundo est fructíficans et crescens sicut et in vobis.

Scripture Reading
Colossians 1:2-6

Grace and peace to you from God our Father. We have never failed to remember you in our prayers and to give thanks for you to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, ever since we heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you show towards all the saints because of the hope which is stored up for you in heaven. It is only recently that you heard of this, when it was announced in the message of the truth. The Good News which has reached you is spreading and bearing fruit all over the world.

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

Beáti páuperes, quia vestrum est regnum Dei. Beáti, qui nunc esurítis, quia saturabímini.

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 páuperes, quia vestrum est regnum Dei. Beáti, qui nunc esurítis, quia saturabímini.

Canticle	Magnificat

My soul rejoices in the Lord

How happy are you who are poor: yours is the kingdom of God. Happy you who are hungry now: you shall be satisfied. (Year C)

Or: If you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your offering there before the altar, go and be reconciled with your brother first, and then come back and present your offering. 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.

How happy are you who are poor: yours is the kingdom of God. Happy you who are hungry now: you shall be satisfied. (Year C)

Preces

Deus plebem, quam elégit in hereditátem suam, ádiuvat et tuétur, ut sit beáta. Ei grátias agámus et pietátis eius mémores clamémus: