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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

Tellúris ingens cónditor,

mundi solum qui éruens,

pulsis aquæ moléstiis,

terram dedísti immóbilem,

Ut germen aptum próferens,

fulvis decóra flóribus,

fecúnda fructu sísteret

pastúmque gratum rédderet:

Mentis perústæ vúlnera

munda viróre grátiæ,

ut facta fletu díluat

motúsque pravos átterat,

Iussis tuis obtémperet,

nullis malis appróximet,

bonis repléri gáudeat

et mortis actum nésciat.

Præsta, Pater piíssime,

Patríque compar Unice,

cum Spíritu Paráclito

regnans per omne sǽculum. Amen.

Hymn

O Strength and Stay upholding all creation,

Who ever dost thyself unmoved abide,

Yet day by day the light in due gradation

From hour to hour in all its changes guide –

Grant to life’s day a calm unclouded ending,

An eve untouched by shadows of decay,

The brightness of a holy death-bed blending

With dawning glories of the eternal day.

Hear us, O Father, gracious and forgiving,

Through Jesus Christ thy co-eternal Word,

Who, with the Holy Ghost, by all things living

Now and to endless ages art adored.

Ps 19:2-10
Oratio pro regis victoria

“Quicumque invocaverit nomen Domini, salvus erit” (Act 2, 21).

Tríbuit Dóminus victóriam Christo suo.

2Exáudiat te Dóminus in die tribulatiónis,*

prótegat te nomen Dei Iacob.

3Mittat tibi auxílium de sancto*

et de Sion tueátur te.

4Memor sit omnis sacrifícii tui*

et holocáustum tuum pingue hábeat.

5Tríbuat tibi secúndum cor tuum*

et omne consílium tuum adímpleat.

6Lætábimur in salutári tuo†

et in nómine Dei nostri levábimus signa;*

ímpleat Dóminus omnes petitiónes tuas.

7Nunc cognóvi quóniam salvum fecit Dóminus christum suum:†

exaudívit illum de cælo sancto suo,*

in virtútibus salútis déxteræ eius.

8Hi in cúrribus et hi in equis,*

nos autem nomen Dómini Dei nostri invocávimus.

9Ipsi incurváti sunt et cecidérunt,*

nos autem surréximus et erécti sumus.

10Dómine, salvum fac regem,*

et exáudi nos in die, qua invocavérimus te.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Tríbuit Dóminus victóriam Christo suo.

Psalm 19 (20)
Prayer for victory

The Lord will give victory to his Anointed One.

May the Lord hear your prayer in the day of tribulation,

may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.

May he send you help from his holy place;

from Zion, may he extend his protection.

May he remember every one of your sacrifices

and find merit in your burnt-offerings.

May he deal with you as your heart desires

and bring all your plans to fulfilment.

We will rejoice in your salvation,

we will raise our banners in the name of God;

may the Lord grant all your prayers.

Now I know that the Lord keeps his anointed one safe:

in his sanctuary in heaven he hears his prayer,

and lends the support of his strong right hand.

Some put their faith in chariots

and some in horses,

but we invoked the name of the Lord our God.

They stumbled and fell,

but we rose and we stand upright.

Lord, keep the king safe,

and hear our prayer whenever we call 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.

The Lord will give victory to his Anointed One.

Ps 20:2-8,14
Gratiarum actio pro regis victoria

“Accepit vitam, ut resurgeret, et longitudinem dierum in sæculum sæculi” (S. Irenæus).

Cantábimus et psallémus virtútes tuas.

2Dómine in virtúte tua lætábitur rex,*

et super salutáre tuum exsultábit veheménter.

3Desidérium cordis eius tribuísti ei*

et voluntátem labiórum eius non denegásti.

4Quóniam prævenísti eum in benedictiónibus dulcédinis;*

posuísti in cápite eius corónam de auro puríssimo.

5Vitam pétiit a te, et tribuísti ei,*

longitúdinem diérum in sǽculum et in sǽculum sǽculi.

6Magna est glória eius in salutári tuo,*

magnificéntiam et decórem impónes super eum;

7quóniam pones eum benedictiónem in sǽculum sǽculi,*

lætificábis eum in gáudio ante vultum tuum.

8Quóniam rex sperat in Dómino*

et in misericórdia Altíssimi non commovébitur.

14Exaltáre, Dómine, in virtúte tua;*

cantábimus et psallémus virtútes tuas.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Cantábimus et psallémus virtútes tuas.

Psalm 20 (21)
Thanksgiving for victory

We shall sing and praise your power.

Lord, the king will rejoice in your strength,

he will triumph in your saving power.

You have granted him his heart’s desire,

you have not denied the wish that he spoke.

For you showered him with blessings

even before he asked for them.

You have placed a crown of purest gold upon his head.

He asked you for life,

and you granted it to him,

length of days for ever and for ever.

Great is his glory through your help:

you cover him with splendour and majesty.

You lay a blessing upon him that will last for ever,

you make him rejoice in joy before you.

For the king hopes in the Lord,

and through the kindness of the Most High he will not be shaken.

Stand high above us, Lord, in your power;

and we will sing and celebrate your might.

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.

We shall sing and praise your power.

Canticum
Ap 4:11,5:9,10,12

Hymnus redemptorum

Fecísti nos, Dómine, regnum et sacerdótes Deo nostro.

4,11Dignus es, Dómine et Deus noster,*

accípere glóriam et honórem et virtútem,

quia tu creásti ómnia,*

et propter voluntátem tuam erant et creáta sunt.

5,9Dignus es, Dómine, accípere librum*

et aperíre signácula eius,

quóniam occísus es†

et redemísti Deo in sánguine tuo*

ex omni tribu et lingua et pópulo et natióne

10et fecísti eos Deo nostro regnum et sacerdótes,*

et regnábunt super terram.

12Dignus est Agnus, qui occísus est,†

accípere virtútem et divítias et sapiéntiam*

et fortitúdinem et honórem et glóriam et benedictiónem.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Fecísti nos, Dómine, regnum et sacerdótes Deo nostro.

Canticle	Apocalypse 4,5

The song of the redeemed

Lord, you made us a kingdom and priests to serve our God.

You are worthy, our Lord and our God,

to receive glory and honour and power;

for you made all things,

and it is by your will that they exist and were created.

You are worthy, Lord,

to receive the book and open its seals,

for you were killed,

and with your blood you have ransomed people

from every tribe and language and people and nation,

and made them rulers and priests for God;

and they will rule over the earth.

The Lamb is worthy, who was killed,

to receive power and riches and wisdom,

strength and honour, glory and blessing.

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.

Lord, you made us a kingdom and priests to serve our God.

Lectio brevis	1 Io 3:1,2

Vidéte qualem caritátem dedit nobis Pater, ut fílii Dei nominémur, et sumus! Caríssimi, nunc fílii Dei sumus, et nondum manifestátum est quid érimus; scimus quóniam, cum ipse apparúerit, símiles ei érimus, quóniam vidébimus eum, sícuti est.

Scripture Reading	1 John 3:1,2 ©

Think of the love that the Father has lavished on us,

by letting us be called God’s children;

and that is what we are.

My dear people, we are already the children of God

but what we are to be in the future has not yet been revealed;

all we know is, that when it is revealed

we shall be like him

because we shall see him as he really is.

Responsorium breve

℣. In ætérnum, Dómine,* Pérmanet verbum tuum. In ætérnum.

℟. In sǽculum sǽculi véritas tua.* Pérmanet verbum tuum. Glória Patri. In ætérnum.

Short Responsory

Your word, O Lord, will endure for ever.

– Your word, O Lord, will endure for ever.

Your truth will last from age to age.

– Your word, O Lord, will endure for ever.

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

– Your word, O Lord, will endure for ever.

Canticum

Exsultatio animæ in Domino

Exsúltet spíritus meus in Dómino Deo, salutári meo.

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.

Exsúltet spíritus meus in Dómino Deo, salutári meo.

Canticle	Magnificat

My soul rejoices in the Lord

My spirit exults in the Lord God, my saviour.

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.

My spirit exults in the Lord God, my saviour.

Preces

Christo Dómino, in médio nostri vivénti, nos, pópulus eius acquisitiónis, laudes persolvámus et supplicémus dicéntes:

– Ad laudem tuam exáudi nos, Dómine.

Dómine, rex et dominátor géntium, adésto pópulis et ómnibus potestátem habéntibus,

ut commúne bonum iuxta legem tuam concórditer persequántur.

– Ad laudem tuam exáudi nos, Dómine.

Tu, qui captívam duxísti nostram captivitátem,

restítue ad filiórum libertátem fratres, qui córpore vel spíritu captivitátem patiúntur.

– Ad laudem tuam exáudi nos, Dómine.

Semper irreprehensíbiles iúvenes nostri tibi sátagant inveníri,

et tibi vocánti magnanímiter obsecúndent.

– Ad laudem tuam exáudi nos, Dómine.

Fac ut exémplum tuum púeri imiténtur,

atque sapiéntia et grátia semper profíciant.

– Ad laudem tuam exáudi nos, Dómine.

Defúncti in regnum suscipiántur ætérnum,

ubi nos tecum conregnatúros sperámus.

– Ad laudem tuam exáudi nos, Dómine.

Prayers and intercessions

Through Christ we are sons of God: in him we see what we shall be when we come to the Father. With confidence we pray: