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Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin, Doctor
on Tuesday of the 2nd week of Eastertide

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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

Te, Catharína, máximis

nunc venerámur láudibus,

cunctæ lumen Ecclésiæ,

sertis ornáta plúrimis.

Magnis aucta virtútibus

et vita florens ínclita,

húmili mente ac strénua

per crucis pergis trámitem.

Stella vidéris pópulis

salúbris pacis núntia;

mores restáuras óptimos,

feróces mulces ánimos.

Sancto compúlsa Spíritu,

igníta verba lóqueris,

quæ lucem sapiéntiæ,

æstus amóris íngerunt.

Tuis confísos précibus,

virgo dilécta Dómino,

nos caritáte cóncitos

fac Sponsi regna quǽrere.

Iesu, tibi sit glória,

qui natus es de Vírgine,

cum Patre et almo Spíritu

in sempitérna sǽcula. Amen.

Hymn

All hail the power of Jesus’ name;

Let Angels prostrate fall;

Bring forth the royal diadem

To crown him Lord of all.

Crown him, ye Martyrs of your God,

Who from his altar call;

Praise him whose way of pain ye trod,

And crown him Lord of all.

Hail him, ye heirs of David’s line,

Whom David Lord did call;

The God Incarnate, Man Divine,

And crown him Lord of all.

Let every tribe and every tongue

To him their hearts enthral,

Lift high the universal song,

And crown him Lord of all.

Ps 48:2-13
Vanitas divitiarum

“Dives difficile intrabit in regnum cælorum” (Mt 19, 23).

Quæ sursum sunt quǽrite, non quæ super terram, allelúia.

2Audíte hæc, omnes gentes,*

áuribus percípite, omnes, qui habitátis orbem:

3quique húmiles et viri nóbiles,*

simul in unum dives et pauper!

4Os meum loquétur sapiéntiam*

et meditátio cordis mei prudéntiam.

5Inclinábo in parábolam aurem meam,*

apériam in psaltério ænígma meum.

6Cur timébo in diébus malis,*

cum iníquitas supplantántium circúmdabit me?

7Qui confídunt in virtúte sua*

et in multitúdine divitiárum suárum gloriántur.

8Etenim seípsum non rédimet homo;*

non dabit Deo propitiatiónem suam.

9Nímium est prétium redemptiónis ánimæ eius:†

ad últimum defíciet,*

10ut vivat usque in finem, nec vídeat intéritum.

11Et vidébit sapiéntes moriéntes;†

simul insípiens et stultus períbunt*

et relínquent aliénis divítias suas.

12Sepúlcra eórum domus illórum in ætérnum;†

tabernácula eórum in progéniem et progéniem,*

etsi vocavérunt nomínibus suis terras suas.

13Et homo, cum sit in honóre, non permanébit;†

comparátus est iuméntis, quæ péreunt,*

et símilis factus est illis.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Quæ sursum sunt quǽrite, non quæ super terram, allelúia.

Psalm 48 (49)
The uselessness of riches

Look for the things of heaven, not for the things which are upon this earth. Alleluia.

All peoples, listen –

all who live in the world, hear what I have to say:

humble and great together,

rich and poor alike!

My mouth will speak wisdom,

my inmost thoughts will bring good counsel.

I will turn my ears to a mystery,

I will expound a riddle on the lyre.

Why should I be fearful in times of trouble,

when the crimes of usurpers hem me in?

They trust in their own strength

and glory in their great riches.

But, after all, man cannot redeem himself,

he cannot ransom himself before God.

The price of his soul’s redemption is too great, he cannot pay it –

the price of eternal death avoided.

He will see that even the wise die;

the foolish and the stupid too will perish,

and their riches will pass to others.

Their tombs will be homes to them for ever,

their dwelling-place for all generations,

even if the lands they owned are named after them.

Though he be full of honour, man will not endure:

he is like the beasts of burden, that die;

he is like the beasts that perish.

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.

Look for the things of heaven, not for the things which are upon this earth. Alleluia.

How to listen

Ps 48:14-21

Redémit Dóminus ánimam meam de manu ínferi, allelúia.

14Hæc via illórum, quorum fidúcia in semetípsis,*

et finis eórum, qui cómplacent in ore suo.

15Sicut oves in inférno pósiti sunt,*

mors depáscet eos;

descéndent præcípites ad sepúlcrum,†

et figúra eórum erit in consumptiónem:*

inférnus habitáculum eórum.

16Verúmtamen Deus rédimet ánimam meam,*

de manu ínferi vere suscípiet me.

17Ne timúeris, cum dives factus fúerit homo*

et cum multiplicáta fúerit glória domus eius,

18quóniam, cum interíerit, non sumet ómnia,*

neque descéndet cum eo glória eius.

19Cum ánimæ suæ in vita ipsíus benedíxerit:*

«Laudábunt te quod benefecísti tibi»,

20tamen introíbit ad progéniem patrum suórum,*

qui in ætérnum non vidébunt lumen.

21Homo, cum in honóre esset, non intelléxit;†

comparátus est iuméntis, quæ péreunt,*

et símilis factus est illis.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Redémit Dóminus ánimam meam de manu ínferi, allelúia.

Psalm 48 (49)

The Lord has saved my soul from the power of death, alleluia.

Those who trust in themselves – this is the road they take.

This is the end of those who boast.

Like sheep they go down into the underworld,

and death is their shepherd.

They will fall headlong into the grave:

their faces will be eaten away,

and the underworld will be their dwelling-place.

But God will ransom my life;

truly he will lift me from the grasp of the underworld.

Do not fear, when a man becomes rich

and the glory of his house increases.

When he dies, he will not take it with him,

his glory will not follow him down to the grave.

Even if he calls himself blessed,

says “see how they praise me for my success,”

still he will join his fathers,

cut off from light, for ever.

Though he be full of honour, yet he does not understand.

He is like the beasts of burden, that die;

he is like the beasts that perish.

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 has saved my soul from the power of death, alleluia.

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

Hymnus redemptorum

Tua est, Dómine, magnificéntia et poténtia et glória atque victória, allelúia.

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.

Tua est, Dómine, magnificéntia et poténtia et glória atque victória, allelúia.

Canticle	Apocalypse 4,5

The song of the redeemed

Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power, the glory and the victory. Alleluia.

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.

Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power, the glory and the victory. Alleluia.

Lectio brevis	1 Cor 7:32,34

Qui sine uxóre est, sollícitus est, quæ Dómini sunt, quómodo pláceat Dómino. Et múlier innúpta et virgo cógitat, quæ Dómini sunt, ut sit sancta et córpore et spíritu.

Scripture Reading
1 Corinthians 7:32,34

An unmarried man can devote himself to the Lord’s affairs, all he need worry about is pleasing the Lord. In the same way an unmarried woman, like a young girl, can devote herself to the Lord’s affairs; all she need worry about is being holy in body and spirit.

Responsorium breve

℣. Afferéntur Regi vírgines in exsultatióne, * Allelúia, allelúia. Afferéntur.

℟. Adducéntur in templum Regis.* Allelúia, allelúia. Glória Patri. Afferéntur.

Short Responsory

The virgins come before the king. They sing for joy. Alleluia, alleluia.

– The virgins come before the king. They sing for joy. Alleluia, alleluia.

They are led into the temple of the king.

– The virgins come before the king. They sing for joy. Alleluia, alleluia.

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

– The virgins come before the king. They sing for joy. Alleluia, alleluia.

Canticum

Exsultatio animæ in Domino

Semper et ubíque Catharína Deum quærébat, et inveniébat, et possidébat per actuálem afféctum et amóris uniónem, allelúia.

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.

Semper et ubíque Catharína Deum quærébat, et inveniébat, et possidébat per actuálem afféctum et amóris uniónem, allelúia.

Canticle	Magnificat

My soul rejoices in the Lord

At all times and in all places, Catherine sought God. She found him and was united to him in love, 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.

At all times and in all places, Catherine sought God. She found him and was united to him in love, alleluia.

Preces

Christum, qui virginitátem propter regnum cælórum coléntes laudávit, festíve celebrémus et exorémus, dicéntes: