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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

Lúminis fons, lux et orígo lucis,

tu pius nostris précibus favéto,

luxque, peccáti ténebris fugátis,

nos tua adórnet.

Ecce transáctus labor est diéi,

teque nos tuti sumus adnuénte;

en tibi grates ágimus libéntes

tempus in omne.

Solis abscéssus ténebras redúxit:

ille sol nobis rádiet corúscus

luce qui fulva fovet angelórum

ágmina sancta.

Quas dies culpas hodiérna texit,

Christus deléto pius atque mitis,

pectus et puro rútilet nitóre

témpore noctis.

Laus tibi Patri, decus atque Nato,

Flámini Sancto párilis potéstas,

cuncta qui sceptro régitis suprémo

omne per ævum. Amen.

Hymn

Abide with us; the orb of day doth vanish;

Thou Light of Light, the powers of darkness banish:

At evenfall, good Lord, thy people bless;

Shine in our hearts, thou Sun of righteousness.

For this past day let every creature living

Ascribe thee glory, honour and thanksgiving:

Let man, together with the Angel-host

Bless God the Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

Jesu, Good Shepherd, thou who never sleepest,

But o’er thy sheepfold watch and ward who keepest;

The day is spent; it draws to eventide:

With thy disciples, Lord, this night abide.

Ps 44:2-10
Regis nuptiæ

“Ecce Sponsus venit; exite obviam ei” (Mt 25, 6).

Speciósus forma præ fíliis hóminum, diffúsa est grátia in lábiis tuis.

2Eructávit cor meum verbum bonum, †

dico ego ópera mea regi. *

Lingua mea cálamus scribæ velóciter scribéntis.

3Speciósus forma es præ fíliis hóminum, †

diffúsa est grátia in lábiis tuis, *

proptérea benedíxit te Deus in ætérnum.

4Accíngere gládio tuo super femur tuum, potentíssime; *

magnificéntia tua et ornátu tuo.

5Et ornátu tuo procéde, currum ascénde*

propter veritátem et mansuetúdinem et iustítiam.

Et dóceat te mirabília déxtera tua:†

6sagíttæ tuæ acútæ – pópuli sub te cadent – *

in corda inimicórum regis.

7Sedes tua, Deus, in sǽculum sǽculi; *

sceptrum æquitátis sceptrum regni tui.

8Dilexísti iustítiam et odísti iniquitátem, †

proptérea unxit te Deus, Deus tuus, *

óleo lætítiæ præ consórtibus tuis.

9Myrrha et áloe et cásia ómnia vestiménta tua, *

e dómibus ebúrneis chordæ deléctant te.

10Fíliæ regum in pretiósis tuis; *

ástitit regína a dextris tuis ornáta auro ex Ophir.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Speciósus forma præ fíliis hóminum, diffúsa est grátia in lábiis tuis.

Psalm 44 (45)
The wedding of the King

You are the fairest of the children of men, and graciousness is poured upon your lips.

My heart cries out on a joyful theme:

I will tell my poem to the king,

my tongue like the pen of the swiftest scribe.

You have been given more than human beauty,

and grace is poured out upon your lips,

so that God has blessed you for ever.

Strap your sword to your side, mighty one,

in all your greatness and splendour.

In your splendour go forth, mount your chariot,

on behalf of truth, kindness and justice.

Let your right hand show your marvels,

let your arrows be sharp against the hearts of the king’s enemies

– the peoples will fall before you.

Your throne is firm, O God, from age to age,

your royal sceptre is a sceptre of justice.

You love uprightness, hate injustice

– for God, your God has anointed you

with the oil of gladness, above all your companions.

Myrrh and aloes and cassia anoint your garments.

From ivory palaces the sound of harps delights you.

In your retinue go the daughters of kings.

At your right hand, the queen is adorned with gold of Ophir.

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 the fairest of the children of men, and graciousness is poured upon your lips.

Ps 44:11-18

Ecce Sponsus venit: exíte óbviam ei.

11Audi, fília, et vide, †

et inclína aurem tuam, *

et oblivíscere pópulum tuum et domum patris tui;

12et concupíscet rex spéciem tuam. *

Quóniam ipse est dóminus tuus, et adóra eum.

13Fília Tyri cum munéribus; *

vultum tuum deprecabúntur dívites plebis.

14Gloriósa nimis fília regis intrínsecus, *

textúris áureis circumamícta.

15In véstibus variegátis adducétur regi; *

vírgines post eam, próximæ eius, afferúntur tibi.

16Afferúntur in lætítia et exsultatióne, *

adducúntur in domum regis.

17Pro pátribus tuis erunt tibi fílii; *

constítues eos príncipes super omnem terram.

18Memor ero nóminis tui *

in omni generatióne et generatióne;

proptérea pópuli confitebúntur tibi *

in ætérnum et in sǽculum sǽculi.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Ecce Sponsus venit: exíte óbviam ei.

Psalm 44 (45)
The King's bride

Behold, the Bridegroom is coming: go out and meet him.

Listen, my daughter, and understand;

turn your ears to what I have to say.

Forget your people, forget your father’s house,

and the king will desire you for your beauty.

He is your lord, so worship him.

The daughters of Tyre will bring you gifts;

the richest of your subjects will beg you to look on them.

How great is the king’s daughter, within the palace!

She is clothed in woven gold.

She will be taken to the king in coloured garments,

her maidens will escort her to your presence.

In gladness and rejoicing they are brought

and led to the house of the king.

Instead of your fathers you will have sons:

you will make them rulers over all the world.

I will remember your name

from generation to generation.

And so your people will do you honour

for ever and 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.

Behold, the Bridegroom is coming: go out and meet him.

Canticum	cf. Eph 1:3-10

De Deo salvatore

Propósuit Deus in plenitúdine témporum instauráre ómnia in Christo.

3Benedíctus Deus et Pater Dómini nostri Iesu Christi,*

qui benedíxit nos in omni benedictióne spiritáli in cæléstibus in Christo,

4sicut elégit nos in ipso ante mundi constitutiónem,†

ut essémus sancti et immaculáti*

in conspéctu eius in caritáte,

5qui prædestinávit nos in adoptiónem filiórum†

per Iesum Christum in ipsum,*

secúndum beneplácitum voluntátis suæ,

6in laudem glóriæ grátiæ suæ,*

in qua gratificávit nos in Dilécto,

7in quo habémus redemptiónem per sánguinem eius,*

remissiónem peccatórum,

secúndum divítias grátiæ eius,†

8quae superabundávit in nobis*

in omni sapiéntia et prudéntia,

9notum fáciens nobis mystérium voluntátis suæ,*

secúndum beneplácitum eius,

quod propósuit in eo,*

10in dispensatiónem plenitúdinis témporum:

recapituláre ómnia in Christo,*

quæ in cælis et quæ in terra.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Propósuit Deus in plenitúdine témporum instauráre ómnia in Christo.

Canticle	Ephesians 1

God the Saviour

God planned to bring all things together under Christ when the fullness of time had come.

Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

who has blessed us, in Christ,

with every spiritual blessing in heaven.

In love, he chose us before the creation of the world,

to be holy and spotless in his sight.

He predestined us to be his adopted children through Jesus Christ,

simply because it pleased him to do so.

This he did for the praise of the glory of his grace,

of his free gift to us in his Beloved,

in whose blood we have gained redemption,

and the forgiveness of our sins.

This he did according to the riches of his grace,

which he gave us in abundance,

with all wisdom and discernment,

revealing to us the mysteries of his will,

because it pleased him to do so.

In this action he has planned, in the fulfilment of time,

to bring all things together in Christ,

from the heavens and from the earth.

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.

God planned to bring all things together under Christ when the fullness of time had come.

Lectio brevis	1 Th 2:13

Grátias ágimus Deo sine intermissióne, quóniam cum accepissétis a nobis verbum audítus Dei, accepístis non ut verbum hóminum sed, sicut est vere, verbum Dei, quod et operátur in vobis, qui créditis.

Scripture Reading
1 Thessalonians 2:13

We constantly thank God for you because as soon as you heard the message that we brought you as God’s message, you accepted it for what it really is, God’s message and not some human thinking; and it is still a living power among you who believe it.

Responsorium breve

℣. Dirigátur, Dómine,* Ad te orátio mea. Dirigátur.

℟. Sicut incénsum in conspéctu tuo.* Ad te orátio mea. Glória Patri. Dirigátur.

Short Responsory

Let my prayer come before you, O Lord.

– Let my prayer come before you, O Lord.

Let it rise in your presence like incense.

– Let my prayer come before you, O Lord.

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

– Let my prayer come before you, O Lord.

Canticum

Exsultatio animæ in Domino

Magníficet te semper ánima mea, Deus meus.

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.

Magníficet te semper ánima mea, Deus meus.

Canticle	Magnificat

My soul rejoices in the Lord

Let my soul proclaim your greatness for ever, O my God.

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.

Let my soul proclaim your greatness for ever, O my God.

Preces

Laudémus Christum, qui díligit Ecclésiam eámque nutrit et fovet. Eum fidénter rogémus clamántes: