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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.

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.

Hymnus

Iesu, quadragenáriæ

dicátor abstinéntiæ,

qui ob salútem méntium

præcéperas ieiúnium,

Adésto nunc Ecclésiæ,

adésto pæniténtiæ,

qua supplicámus cérnui

peccáta nostra dílui.

Tu retroácta crímina

tua remítte grátia

et a futúris ádhibe

custódiam mitíssime,

Ut, expiáti ánnuis

compunctiónis áctibus,

tendámus ad paschália

digne colénda gáudia.

Te rerum univérsitas,

clemens, adóret, Trínitas,

et nos novi per véniam

novum canámus cánticum. Amen.

Hymn

Sole hope of all the world and Lord,

Bestower of the great reward,

Receive the prayers thy servants raise

Mixed with meet psalms and chants of praise.

And though our conscience doth proclaim

Our deep transgressions and our shame,

Cleanse us, O God, we humbly plead,

From sins of thought and word and deed.

Our sins remember thou no more;

Forgive: thou art of mighty pow’r:

So take upon thee, Lord, our care

That pure in heart we make our prayer.

Therefore accept, O Lord, this tide

Of fast which thou hast sanctified,

That we may reach by mystic ways

The sacraments of Easter days.

Ps 40:2-14
Infirmi oratio

“Unus ex vobis me tradet, qui manducat mecum” (Mc 14, 18).

Sana, Dómine, ánimam meam, quia peccávi tibi.

2Beátus, qui intéllegit de egéno,*

in die mala liberábit eum Dóminus.

3Dóminus servábit eum et vivificábit eum†

et beátum fáciet eum in terra*

et non tradet eum in ánimam inimicórum eius.

4Dóminus opem feret illi super lectum dolóris eius;*

univérsum stratum eius versábis in infirmitáte eius.

5Ego dixi: «Dómine, miserére mei;*

sana ánimam meam, quia peccávi tibi».

6Inimíci mei dixérunt mala mihi:*

«Quando moriétur, et períbit nomen eius?».

7Et si ingrediebátur, ut visitáret, vana loquebátur;†

cor eius congregábat iniquitátem sibi,*

egrediebátur foras et detrahébat.

8Simul advérsum me susurrábant omnes inimíci mei;*

advérsum me cogitábant mala mihi:

«9Malefícium effúsum est in eo;*

et, qui decúmbit, non adíciet ut resúrgat».

10Sed et homo pacis meæ, in quo sperávi,*

qui edébat panem meum, levávit contra me calcáneum.

11Tu autem, Dómine, miserére mei*

et resúscita me, et retríbuam eis.

12In hoc cognóvi quóniam voluísti me,*

quia non gaudébit inimícus meus super me;

13me autem propter innocéntiam suscepísti*

et statuísti me in conspéctu tuo in ætérnum.

14Benedíctus Dóminus Deus Israel*

a sǽculo et usque in sǽculum. Fiat, fiat.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Sana, Dómine, ánimam meam, quia peccávi tibi.

Psalm 40 (41)
Prayer in time of sickness

Lord, heal my soul, for I have sinned against you.

Blessed is he who takes thought for the helpless,

for the Lord will keep him safe in time of trouble.

The Lord will guard him and give him life.

He will give him good fortune on the earth,

and not betray him into the power of his enemies.

The Lord will lend him strength on his bed of pain;

you will transform all his sickness into health.

I said, “Lord, have mercy, heal my soul,

for I have sinned against you.”

My enemies spoke against me, saying: “When will he die?

When will his name perish?”

When one of them came to visit me, he talked of nothing,

but stored up wickedness in his heart.

He went out, and told tales against me.

All my enemies whispered together against me,

imagined the worst:

“A plague has taken hold of him:

he has lain down and will not rise.”

Even my dearest friend, in whom I put my trust, who had eaten my bread –

even he trampled me down.

But you, Lord – have mercy on me,

revive me, and I will pay them back.

This is how I know that I have your favour,

when my enemy cannot triumph over me,

when you raise me up because of my innocence,

and put me in your presence for all eternity.

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,

from the beginning to the end of time.

Amen! Amen!

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, heal my soul, for I have sinned against you.

Ps 45:2-12
Deus refugium et virtus

“Vocabunt nomen eius Emmanuel, quod est interpretatum Nobiscum Deus” (Mt 1, 23).

Dóminus virtútum nobíscum, refúgium nobis Deus Iacob.

2Deus est nobis refúgium et virtus,*

adiutórium in tribulatiónibus invéntus est nimis.

3Proptérea non timébimus, dum turbábitur terra,*

et transferéntur montes in cor maris.

4Fremant et intuméscant aquæ eius,*

conturbéntur montes in elatióne eius.

5Flúminis rivi lætíficant civitátem Dei,*

sancta tabernácula Altíssimi.

6Deus in médio eius, non commovébitur;*

adiuvábit eam Deus mane dilúculo.

7Fremuérunt gentes, commóta sunt regna;*

dedit vocem suam, liquefácta est terra.

8Dóminus virtútum nobíscum,*

refúgium nobis Deus Iacob.

9Veníte et vidéte ópera Dómini,*

quæ pósuit prodígia super terram.

Auferet bella usque ad finem terræ,†

10arcum cónteret et confrínget arma*

et scuta combúret igne.

11Vacáte et vidéte quóniam ego sum Deus:*

exaltábor in géntibus et exaltábor in terra.

12Dóminus virtútum nobíscum,*

refúgium nobis Deus Iacob.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Dóminus virtútum nobíscum, refúgium nobis Deus Iacob.

Psalm 45 (46)
God, our refuge and our strength

The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold.

The Lord is our refuge and our strength,

a true help in our troubles.

Therefore we do not fear,

even when the earth is shaken and mountains fall into the depths of the sea,

the waves roar and foam

and rise up to shake the mountains.

The streams of the river give joy to the city of God,

the holy dwelling-place of the Most High.

God is within it, it will not be shaken;

God will give help as the day dawns.

The nations are in turmoil and kingdoms totter:

at the sound of his voice, the earth flows like water.

The Lord of strength is with us,

the God of Jacob is our refuge.

Come and see the works of the Lord,

who has done wonders on the earth.

He puts an end to wars over all the world:

he tramples the bow, shatters weapons, and burns the shields with fire.

Stop and see that I am God:

I will be exalted among the nations, exalted on the earth.

The Lord of strength is with us,

the God of Jacob is our refuge.

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 of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold.

Canticum	Ap 15:3-4

Hymnus adorationis

Omnes gentes vénient et adorábunt coram te, Dómine.

3Magna et mirabília ópera tua,*

Dómine Deus omnípotens;

iustæ et veræ viæ tuæ,*

Rex géntium!

4Quis non timébit, Dómine,*

et glorificábit nomen tuum?

Quia solus Sanctus,†

quóniam omnes gentes vénient et adorábunt in conspéctu tuo,*

quóniam iudícia tua manifestáta sunt.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Omnes gentes vénient et adorábunt coram te, Dómine.

Canticle	Apocalypse 15

A hymn of adoration

All the peoples will come and adore you, Lord.

Great and wonderful are your deeds,

O Lord God the Almighty!

Just and true are your ways,

O King of the ages!

Who shall not fear and glorify your name, O Lord?

For you alone are holy.

All nations shall come and worship you,

for your judgements have been revealed.

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.

All the peoples will come and adore you, Lord.

Lectio brevis
cf. 1 Petr 2:21b-24

Christus passus est pro vobis†

vobis relínquens exémplum, *

ut sequámini vestígia eius:

qui peccátum non fecit, *

nec invéntus est dolus in ore ipsíus;

qui cum maledicerétur, non remaledicébat,†

cum paterétur, non comminabátur, *

commendábat autem iuste iudicánti;

qui peccáta nostra ipse pértulit *

in córpore suo super lignum,

ut peccátis mórtui iustítiæ viverémus; *

cuius livóre sanáti estis.

Scripture Reading	1 Peter 2 ©

Christ suffered for you and left an example for you to follow the way he took. He had not done anything wrong, and there had been no perjury in his mouth. He was insulted and did not retaliate with insults; when he was tortured he made no threats but he put his trust in the righteous judge. He was bearing our faults in his own body on the cross, so that we might die to our faults and live for holiness; through his wounds you have been healed.

Responsorium breve

℣. Ego dixi: Dómine,* Miserére mei. Ego.

℟. Sana ánimam meam, quia peccávi tibi.* Miserére mei. Glória Patri. Ego.

Short Responsory

I said: ‘Lord, have mercy on me.’

– I said: ‘Lord, have mercy on me.’

‘Heal my soul, for I have sinned against you.’

– I said: ‘Lord, have mercy on me.’

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

– I said: ‘Lord, have mercy on me.’

Canticum

Exsultatio animæ in Domino

Si mihi non créditis, opéribus crédite, quæ ego fácio in nómine Dei.

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.

Si mihi non créditis, opéribus crédite, quæ ego fácio in nómine Dei.

Canticle	Magnificat

My soul rejoices in the Lord

If you refuse to believe in me, believe in the works which I do in my Father’s name.

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.

If you refuse to believe in me, believe in the works which I do in my Father’s name.

Preces

Dóminum Iesum, qui per próprium sánguinem pópulum sanctificávit, deprecémur:

– Miserére, Dómine, pópulo tuo.

Redémptor noster, per passiónem tuam tríbue fidélibus membra sua mortificáre, in certamínibus contra mala et advérsa sústine eos, spe róbora firmióre,

quo expeditióres ad resurrectiónem tuam celebrándam occúrrant.

– Miserére, Dómine, pópulo tuo.

Fac ut christiáni, ob prophéticum munus, notítiam tui ubíque diffúndant

atque ardéntis fídei, spei et caritátis testimónio eam confírment.

– Miserére, Dómine, pópulo tuo.

Confórta virtúte tua omnes afflíctos

eísque consolándis fratérnas fac nos curas impéndere.

– Miserére, Dómine, pópulo tuo.

Doce fidéles passiónem tuam in ærúmnis suis participáre,

ut salutáre tuum in seípsis maniféstent.

– Miserére, Dómine, pópulo tuo.

Auctor vitæ, meménto eórum, qui de hac vita transiérunt

eísque resurrectiónis glóriam largíre.

– Miserére, Dómine, pópulo tuo.

Prayers and intercessions

Let us pray to the Lord Jesus, who sanctified his people by his own blood.