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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.
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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.
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Nocte surgéntes vigilémus omnes,
semper in psalmis meditémur atque
víribus totis Dómino canámus
dúlciter hymnos,
Ut, pio regi páriter canéntes,
cum suis sanctis mereámur aulam
íngredi cæli, simul et beátam
dúcere vitam.
Præstet hoc nobis Déitas Beáta
Patris ac Nati, paritérque Sancti
Spíritus, cuius résonat per omnem
glória mundum. Amen.
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O God of truth and Lord of power,
whose word their course to things assigns,
whose splendour lights the morning hour,
whose fiery sun at noonday shines:
Within us quench the flames of strife,
the harmful heat of passion quell;
give health of body to our life
and give true peace of soul as well.
In this, most loving Father, hear,
and Christ, co-equal Son, our prayer:
with Holy Ghost, one Trinity,
you reign for all eternity.
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Ps 36:1-11
| Psalm 36 (37)
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Ps 36:12-29Declína a malo et fac bonum; confírmat iustos Dóminus.
12Insidiábitur peccátor iusto*
et stridébit super eum déntibus suis.
13Dóminus autem irridébit eum,*
quóniam próspicit quod véniet dies eius.
14Gládium evaginavérunt peccatóres,*
intendérunt arcum suum,
ut deíciant páuperem et ínopem,*
ut trucídent recte ambulántes in via.
15Gládius eórum intrábit in corda ipsórum,*
et arcus eórum confringétur.
16Mélius est módicum iusto*
super divítias peccatórum multas,
17quóniam bráchia peccatórum conteréntur,*
confírmat autem iustos Dóminus.
18Novit Dóminus dies immaculatórum,*
et heréditas eórum in ætérnum erit.
19Non confundéntur in témpore malo*
et in diébus famis saturabúntur.
20Quia peccatóres períbunt,†
inimíci vero Dómini ut decor campórum defícient,*
quemádmodum fumus defícient.
21Mutuátur peccátor et non solvet,*
iustus autem miserétur et tríbuet.
22Quia benedícti eius hereditábunt terram,*
maledícti autem eius exterminabúntur.
23A Dómino gressus hóminis confirmántur,*
et viam eius volet.
24Cum cecíderit, non collidétur,*
quia Dóminus susténtat manum eius.
25Iúnior fui et sénui†
et non vidi iustum derelíctum,*
nec semen eius quærens panem.
26Tota die miserétur et cómmodat,*
et semen illíus in benedictióne erit.
27Declína a malo et fac bonum,*
et inhabitábis in sǽculum sǽculi,
28quia Dóminus amat iudícium*
et non derelínquet sanctos suos.
Iniústi in ætérnum disperíbunt,*
et semen impiórum exterminábitur.
29Iusti autem hereditábunt terram*
et inhabitábunt in sǽculum sǽculi super eam.
Glória Patri et Fílio*
et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*
et in sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.
Declína a malo et fac bonum; confírmat iustos Dóminus.
| Psalm 36 (37)Turn away from evil and do good: the Lord will support the just.
The wicked will plot against the righteous
and gnash his teeth at him;
but the Lord will deride him in his turn,
for the Lord has seen what awaits him.
The wicked have pulled out their swords,
the wicked have drawn their bows,
to throw down the poor and the destitute,
to murder whoever follows the straight path.
But their swords will enter their own hearts,
and their bows will splinter.
For the righteous, the little they have is better
than the abundant wealth of the wicked.
The limbs of the wicked will be broken
while the Lord gives his strength to the just.
The Lord knows when the day of the perfect will come;
and their inheritance will be eternal.
They will not be troubled in evil times,
and in times of famine they will have more than enough.
For the wicked will perish:
the enemies of the Lord will be like the flowers of the fields,
and like smoke they will vanish away.
The wicked man borrows and does not return;
but the righteous takes pity and gives.
The blessed ones of the Lord will inherit the earth,
but those whom he curses will be cut off.
It is the Lord who strengthens the steps of man
and chooses his path.
Even if he trips he will not fall flat,
for the Lord is holding his hand.
I was young and I have grown old,
but I have not seen the righteous man abandoned
nor his children seeking for bread.
All day long he takes pity and lends,
and his seed will be blessed.
Shun evil and do good,
and you will live for ever.
For the Lord loves right judgement,
and will not abandon his chosen ones.
The unjust will be destroyed for ever,
and the seed of the wicked will be cut off,
but the righteous will inherit the earth
and live there from age to age.
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.
Turn away from evil and do good: the Lord will support the just.
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Ps 36:30-40Exspécta Dóminum et custódi viam eius.
30Os iusti meditábitur sapiéntiam,*
et lingua eius loquétur iudícium;
31lex Dei eius in corde ipsíus,*
et non vacillábunt gressus eius.
32Consíderat peccátor iustum*
et quærit mortificáre eum;
33Dóminus autem non derelínquet eum in mánibus eius,*
nec damnábit eum, cum iudicábitur illi.
34Exspécta Dóminum et custódi viam eius,†
et exaltábit te, ut hereditáte cápias terram;*
cum exterminabúntur peccatóres, vidébis.
35Vidi ímpium superexaltátum*
et elevátum sicut cedrum viréntem;
36et transívit, et ecce non erat,*
et quæsívi eum, et non est invéntus.
37Obsérva innocéntiam et vide æquitátem,*
quóniam est postéritas hómini pacífico.
38Iniústi autem disperíbunt simul,*
postéritas impiórum exterminábitur.
39Salus autem iustórum a Dómino,*
et protéctor eórum in témpore tribulatiónis.
40Et adiuvábit eos Dóminus et liberábit eos†
et éruet eos a peccatóribus et salvábit eos,*
quia speravérunt in eo.
Glória Patri et Fílio*
et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*
et in sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.
Exspécta Dóminum et custódi viam eius.
| Psalm 36 (37)Wait for the Lord, keep to his way.
The mouth of the righteous will speak wisdom,
and his tongue will utter right judgement.
The law of his God is in his heart
and his steps will not stumble.
The wicked man watches the just
and seeks to kill him;
but the Lord will rescue the just man from his hands
and not condemn the just in the time of judgement.
Put your hope in the Lord and follow his paths,
and he will raise you up and make the land your inheritance,
let you watch as the wicked are cut off.
I have seen the sinner triumph,
flourish like a green cedar,
but he is gone, he is there no longer:
I have looked for him but have not found him.
Preserve innocence, follow uprightness:
for the future belongs to the man of peace.
The unrighteous will be destroyed altogether,
their posterity will be cut off.
The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord,
and their protection in time of trouble.
The Lord will come to their help and free them,
rescue them from the wicked and save them,
because they have put their trust in him.
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.
Wait for the Lord, keep to his way.
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℣. Bonitátem et prudéntiam et sciéntiam doce me.
℟. Quia præcéptis tuis crédidi.
| ℣. Teach me goodness and discernment and knowledge.
℟. I trust in your commands.
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Lex dilectionisIn diébus illis: Locútus est Móyses pópulo dicens:
4«Audi, Israel: Dóminus Deus noster Dóminus unus est. 5Díliges Dóminum Deum tuum ex toto corde tuo et ex tota ánima tua et ex tota fortitúdine tua. 6Erúntque verba hæc, quæ ego præcípio tibi hódie, in corde tuo, 7et inculcábis ea fíliis tuis et loquéris ea sedens in domo tua et ámbulans in itínere, decúmbens atque consúrgens; 8et ligábis ea quasi signum in manu tua, erúntque quasi appénsum quid inter óculos tuos, 9scribésque ea in póstibus domus tuæ et in portis tuis.
10Cumque introdúxerit te Dóminus Deus tuus in terram, pro qua iurávit pátribus tuis Abraham, Isaac et Iacob, ut daret tibi, civitátes magnas et óptimas, quas non ædificásti, 11domos plenas cunctárum opum, quas non implevísti, cistérnas, quas non fodísti, vinéta et olivéta, quæ non plantásti, et coméderis et saturátus fúeris, 12cave diligénter, ne obliviscáris Dómini, qui edúxit te de terra Ægýpti, de domo servitútis: 13Dóminum Deum tuum timébis et ipsi sérvies ac per nomen illíus iurábis.
14Non íbitis post deos aliénos, de diis géntium, quæ in circúitu vestro sunt, 15quóniam Deus æmulátor Dóminus Deus tuus in médio tui; nequándo irascátur furor Dómini Dei tui contra te et áuferat te de superfície terræ. 16Non tentábitis Dóminum Deum vestrum, sicut tentástis in Massa. 17Custodíte mandáta Dómini Dei vestri ac testimónia et præcépta, quæ præcépit tibi; 18et fac, quod rectum est et bonum in conspéctu Dómini, ut bene sit tibi, et ingréssus possídeas terram óptimam, de qua iurávit Dóminus pátribus tuis, 19ut deléret omnes inimícos tuos coram te, sicut locútus est Dóminus.
20Cumque interrogáverit te fílius tuus cras dicens: “Quid sibi volunt testimónia hæc et præcépta atque iudícia, quæ præcépit Dóminus Deus noster vobis?”, 21dices ei: “Servi erámus pharaónis in Ægýpto, et edúxit nos Dóminus de Ægýpto in manu forti 22fecítque signa atque prodígia magna et péssima in Ægýpto contra pharaónem et omnem domum illíus in conspéctu nostro; 23et edúxit nos inde, ut introdúctis daret terram, super qua iurávit pátribus nostris. 24Præcepítque nobis Dóminus, ut faciámus ómnia præcépta hæc et timeámus Dóminum Deum nostrum, et bene sit nobis cunctis diébus vitæ nostræ, sicut est hódie. 25Erítque iustítia nobis, si custodiérimus et fecérimus ómnia mandáta hæc coram Dómino Deo nostro, sicut mandávit nobis”».
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The law of loveThese are the words that Moses spoke beyond Jordan to the whole of Israel:
Listen, Israel: the Lord our God is the one Lord. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength. Let these words I urge on you today be written on your heart. You shall repeat them to your children and say them over to them whether at rest in your house or walking abroad, at your lying down or at your rising; you shall fasten them on your hand as a sign and on your forehead as a circlet; you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
When the Lord has brought you into the land which he swore to your fathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob that he would give you, with great and prosperous cities not of your building, houses full of good things not furnished by you, wells you did not dig, vineyards and olives you did not plant, when you have eaten these and had your fill, then take care you do not forget the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You must fear the Lord your God, you must serve him, by his name you must swear.
Do not follow other gods, gods of the peoples round you, for the Lord your God who dwells among you is a jealous God; his anger could blaze out against you and wipe you from the face of the earth. Do not put the Lord your God to the test as you tested him at Massah. Keep the commandments of the Lord your God and his decrees and laws that he has laid down for you, and do what is right and good in the eyes of the Lord so that you may prosper and take possession of the rich land which the Lord swore to give to your fathers, driving out your enemies before you; this was the promise of the Lord.
In times to come, when your son asks you, “What is the meaning of the decrees and laws and customs that the Lord our God has laid down for you?” you shall tell your son, “Once we were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt, and the Lord brought us out of Egypt by his mighty hand. Before our eyes the Lord worked great and terrible signs and wonders against Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his House. And he brought us out from there to lead us into the land he swore to our fathers he would give to us. And the Lord commanded us to observe all these laws and to fear the Lord our God, so as to be happy for ever and to live, as he has granted us to do until now. For us right living will mean this: to keep and observe all these commandments before the Lord our God as he has directed us.”
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℟. Lex Dómini immaculáta, refíciens ánimam; testimónium Dómini fidéle, sapiéntiam præstans párvulis.* Præcéptum Dómini lúcidum, illúminans óculos.
℣. Qui díligit próximum, legem implévit; plenitúdo legis est diléctio.* Præcéptum.
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℟. The law of the Lord is perfect: it revives the soul. The rule of the Lord is to be trusted, it gives wisdom to the simple.* The command of the Lord is clear, it gives light to the eyes.
℣. He who loves his neighbour has satisfied every claim of the law: the whole law is summed up in love.* The command of the Lord is clear, it gives light to the eyes.
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Vinculum caritatis Dei quis potest enarrare?Qui caritátem in Christo habet, exsequátur Christi mandáta. Vínculum caritátis Dei quis potest enarráre? Quis pulchritúdinis eius magnificéntiam éloqui valet? Altitúdo, ad quam évehit cáritas, inenarrábilis est. Cáritas nos Deo agglútinat, cáritas peccatórum multitúdinem tegit, cáritas ómnia sústinet, ómnia patiénter tólerat; nihil sórdidum in caritáte, nihil supérbum; cáritas schisma non habet, cáritas seditiónem non movet, cáritas ómnia in concórdia facit; in caritáte omnes Dei elécti sunt perfécti, sine caritáte nihil Deo accéptum est. In caritáte nos Dóminus sibi assúmpsit: propter caritátem, quam erga nos hábuit, Dóminus noster Iesus Christus voluntáte divína sánguinem suum pro nobis trádidit et carnem pro carne nostra et ánimam pro animábus nostris.
Vidétis, dilécti, quam magna et admiránda sit cáritas, et quod perféctio eius néqueat enarrári. Quis est idóneus, ut in ipsa inveniátur, præter eos, quos Deus dignos esse volúerit? Orémus ígitur et petámus ab illíus misericórdia, ut in caritáte inveniámur sine propensióne áliqua humána, inculpáti. Generatiónes omnes ab Adam usque in hodiérnum diem præteriérunt; qui vero per Dei grátiam in caritáte sunt consummáti, locum piórum óbtinent et in visitatióne regni Christi manifestabúntur. Scriptum enim est: Ingredímini in cubícula páululum quantulumcúmque, donec ira mea et furor pertránseat; et recordábor diéi boni, et suscitábo vos e sepúlcris vestris.
Beáti sumus, dilécti, si præcépta Dómini in caritátis concórdia implevérimus, ut per caritátem peccáta nostra nobis remittántur. Scriptum enim est: Beáti, quorum remíssæ sunt iniquitátes et quorum tecta sunt peccáta. Beátus vir, cui Dóminus peccátum non imputábit, neque est in ore eius dolus. Hæc beatitúdinis prædicátio ad eos pértinet, qui per Iesum Christum Dóminum nostrum a Deo sunt elécti; cui sit glória in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
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Who can express the binding power of divine love?Let the man truly possessed by the love of Christ keep his commandments. Who can express the binding power of divine love? Who can find words for the splendour of its beauty? Beyond all description are the heights to which it lifts us. Love unites us to God; it cancels innumerable sins, has no limits to its endurance, bears everything patiently. Love is neither servile nor arrogant. It does not provoke schisms or form cliques, but always acts in harmony with others. By it all God’s chosen ones have been sanctified; without it, it is impossible to please him. Out of love the Lord took us to himself; because he loved us and it was God’s will, our Lord Jesus Christ gave his life’s blood for us – he gave his body for our body, his soul for our soul.
See then, beloved, what a great and wonderful thing love is, and how inexpressible its perfection. Who are worthy to possess it unless God makes them so? To him therefore we must turn, begging of his mercy that there may be found in us a love free from human partiality and beyond reproach. Every generation from Adam’s time to ours has passed away; but those who by God’s grace were made perfect in love have a dwelling now among the saints, and when at last the kingdom of Christ appears, they will be revealed. Take shelter in your rooms for a little while, says Scripture, until my wrath subsides. Then I will remember the good days, and will raise you from your graves.
Happy are we, beloved, if love enables us to live in harmony and in the observance of God’s commandments, for then it will also gain for us the remission of our sins. Scripture pronounces happy those whose transgressions are pardoned, whose sins are forgiven. Happy the man, it says, to whom the Lord imputes no fault, on whose lips there is no guile. This is the blessing given those whom God has chosen through Jesus Christ our Lord. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
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℟. Nos, qui credídimus, cognóvimus caritátem, quam Deus habet in nobis.* Qui manet in caritáte, in Deo manet et Deus in eo.
℣. Diligámus ínvicem, quóniam cáritas ex Deo est.* Qui manet.
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℟. We ourselves have put our faith in God’s love towards us.* Anyone who lives in love lives in God, and God lives in him.
℣. Let us love one another, since love comes from God.* Anyone who lives in love lives in God, and God lives in him.
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Oremus.
Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, qui cæléstia simul et terréna moderáris, supplicatiónes pópuli tui cleménter exáudi et pacem tuam nostris concéde tempóribus.
Per Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum,
qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus,
per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.
| Let us pray.
Almighty God,
ruler of all things in heaven and on earth,
listen favourably to the prayer of your people,
and grant us your peace in our day.
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.
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Benedicámus Dómino.
– Deo grátias.
| Let us praise the Lord.
– Thanks be to God.
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