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Morning Prayer (Lauds)

If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm.

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

Iam, Christe, sol iustítiæ,

mentis dehíscant ténebræ,

virtútum ut lux rédeat,

terris diem cum réparas.

Dans tempus acceptábile

et pǽnitens cor tríbue,

convértat ut benígnitas

quos longa suffert píetas;

Quiddámque pæniténtiæ

da ferre, quo fit démptio,

maióre tuo múnere,

culpárum quamvis grándium.

Dies venit, dies tua,

per quam reflórent ómnia;

lætémur in hac ut tuæ

per hanc redúcti grátiæ.

Te rerum univérsitas,

clemens, adóret, Trínitas,

et nos novi per véniam

novum canámus cánticum. Amen.

Hymn

Lord, who throughout these forty days

For us didst fast and pray,

Teach us with thee to mourn our sins,

And close by thee to stay.

As thou with Satan didst contend,

And didst the victory win,

O give us strength in thee to fight,

In thee to conquer sin.

As thirst and hunger thou didst bear,

So teach us, gracious Lord,

To die to self, and daily live

By thy most holy word.

And through these days of penitence,

And through thy Passiontide,

Yea, evermore, in life and death,

Jesus, with us abide.

Ps 35:2-13
Malitia peccatoris, Domini bonitas

“Qui sequitur me, non ambulabit in tenebris, sed habebit lucem vitæ” (Io 8, 12).

Deus, in lúmine tuo vidébimus lumen.

2Susúrrat iníquitas ad ímpium in médio cordis eius;*

non est timor Dei ante óculos eius.

3Quóniam blandítur ipsi in conspéctu eius,*

ut non invéniat iniquitátem suam et óderit.

4Verba oris eius iníquitas et dolus*

désiit intellégere, ut bene ágeret.

5Iniquitátem meditátus est in cubíli suo,†

ástitit omni viæ non bonæ,*

malítiam autem non odívit.

6Dómine, in cælo misericórdia tua*

et véritas tua usque ad nubes;

7iustítia tua sicut montes Dei,†

iudícia tua abýssus multa:*

hómines et iuménta salvábis, Dómine.

8Quam pretiósa misericórdia tua, Deus!*

Fílii autem hóminum in tégmine alárum tuárum sperábunt;

9inebriabúntur ab ubertáte domus tuæ,*

et torrénte voluptátis tuæ potábis eos.

10Quóniam apud te est fons vitæ,*

et in lúmine tuo vidébimus lumen.

11Præténde misericórdiam tuam sciéntibus te*

et iustítiam tuam his, qui recto sunt corde.

12Non véniat mihi pes supérbiæ,*

et manus peccatóris non móveat me.

13Ibi cecidérunt, qui operántur iniquitátem,*

expúlsi sunt, nec potuérunt stare.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Deus, in lúmine tuo vidébimus lumen.

Psalm 35 (36)
The sinner's wickedness; God's goodness

In your light, God, we see light.

Evil whispers to the sinner in the depths of his heart:

the fear of God does not stand before his eyes.

Evil’s flattering light disguises his wickedness,

so that he does not hate it.

His words are false and deceitful,

he no longer considers how to do good.

Even when in bed he plots mischief;

he follows the wrong path; he does not hate malice.

Lord, your mercy fills the heavens,

your faithfulness rises to the sky.

Your justice is like the mountains of God,

your judgements are like the deeps of the sea.

Lord, you protect both men and beasts.

How precious is your kindness, O God!

The sons of men will take shelter under your wings;

they will eat their fill from the riches of your house,

drink all they want from the stream of your joy.

For with you is the spring of life-giving water.

In your light we shall see true light.

Hold out your mercy to those who know you,

offer your justice to the upright in heart.

Let me not be crushed under the heels of the proud,

nor dispossessed by the hands of sinners.

The doers of evil have fallen where they stood,

they are cast down and cannot rise.

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.

In your light, God, we see light.

Canticum
Iudt 16:1-2,13-15

Dominus, creator mundi, populum suum protegit

“Cantant novum canticum” (Ap 5, 9).

Dómine, magnus es tu, et præclárus in virtúte tua.

1Incípite Deo meo in týmpanis,*

cantáte Dómino meo in cýmbalis,

modulámini illi psalmum novum,*

exaltáte et invocáte nomen ipsíus.

2Tu es Deus cónterens bella,†

qui ponis castra in médio pópuli tui,*

ut erípias me de manu persequéntium me.

13Cantábo Deo meo hymnum novum:†

Dómine, magnus es tu et clarus,*

mirábilis in virtúte et insuperábilis.

14Tibi sérviat omnis creatúra tua,*

quóniam dixísti, et facta sunt,

misísti spíritum tuum, et ædificáta sunt,*

et non est, qui resístat voci tuæ.

15Montes enim a fundaméntis agitabúntur cum aquis,*

petræ autem a fácie tua tamquam cera liquéscent.

Illis autem qui timent te*

propítius adhuc eris.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Dómine, magnus es tu, et præclárus in virtúte tua.

Canticle	Judith 16

The Lord, creator of the world, protects his people

Lord, you are great, you are glorious, you are wonderfully strong.

Make music to my God with drums,

sing to my Lord with cymbals.

Begin a new song to him,

extol and call upon his name.

You are the God who crushes battle-lines,

you set up your camp among your people,

you save me from the grip of my persecutors.

I will sing a new song to God:

Lord, you are great and glorious,

wonderful in your unconquerable power.

Let all your creatures serve you,

for you spoke and they were made,

you sent forth your spirit, and they were created:

there is no-one who can resist your command.

For the mountains will be shaken to their roots,

the seas will be stirred up,

at your sight the rocks will melt like wax –

but to those who fear you,

you will show your loving kindness.

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 are great, you are glorious, you are wonderfully strong.

Ps 46:2-10
Dominus universorum rex

“Sedet ad dexteram Patris et regni eius non erit finis.”

Iubiláte Deo in voce exsultatiónis.

2Omnes gentes, pláudite mánibus,*

iubiláte Deo in voce exsultatiónis,

3quóniam Dóminus Altíssimus, terríbilis,*

rex magnus super omnem terram.

4Subiécit pópulos nobis*

et gentes sub pédibus nostris.

5Elégit nobis hereditátem nostram,*

glóriam Iacob, quem diléxit.

6Ascéndit Deus in iúbilo,*

et Dóminus in voce tubæ.

7Psállite Deo, psállite;*

psállite regi nostro, psállite.

8Quóniam rex omnis terræ Deus,*

psállite sapiénter.

9Regnávit Deus super gentes,*

Deus sedet super sedem sanctam suam.

10Príncipes populórum congregáti sunt*

cum pópulo Dei Abraham,

quóniam Dei sunt scuta terræ:*

veheménter elevátus est.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Iubiláte Deo in voce exsultatiónis.

Psalm 46 (47)
The Lord is King

Cry to God with shouts of joy.

All nations, clap your hands;

cry out to God in exultation,

for the Lord, the Most High, is greatly to be feared,

and King over all the earth.

He has made whole peoples our subjects,

put nations beneath our feet.

He has chosen our inheritance for us,

the pride of Jacob, whom he loved.

God ascends amid rejoicing,

the Lord goes up with trumpet blast.

Sing to God, sing praise.

Sing to our king, sing praise.

God is king over the whole earth:

sing to him with all your skill.

God reigns over the nations;

God sits on his holy throne.

The nobles of the peoples join together

with the people of the God of Abraham,

for to God belong the armies of the earth;

he is high above all things.

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.

Cry to God with shouts of joy.

Lectio brevis	Is 50:5-7

Dóminus Deus apéruit mihi aurem; ego autem non rebellávi, retrórsum non ábii. Dorsum meum dedi percutiéntibus et genas meas velléntibus: fáciem meam non avérti ab increpatiónibus et sputis. Dóminus Deus auxiliátor meus; ídeo non sum confúsus, ídeo pósui fáciem meam ut petram duríssimam, et scio quóniam non confúndar.

Short Reading	Isaiah 50:5-7 ©

The Lord has opened my ear. For my part, I made no resistance, neither did I turn away. I offered my back to those who struck me, my cheeks to those who tore at my beard; I did not cover my face against insult and spittle. The Lord comes to my help, so that I am untouched by the insults. So, too, I set my face like flint; I know I shall not be shamed.

Responsorium breve

℣. Ipse liberábit me* De láqueo venántium. Ipse.

℟. Et a verbo malígno.* De láqueo venántium. Glória Patri. Ipse.

Short Responsory

It is he who will free me from the snare of the hunters.

– It is he who will free me from the snare of the hunters.

And from the evil word.

– It is he who will free me from the snare of the hunters.

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

– It is he who will free me from the snare of the hunters.

Canticum

De Messia eiusque præcursore

Si vos manséritis in sermóne meo, vere discípuli mei éritis, dicit Dóminus, et cognoscétis veritátem, et véritas liberábit vos.

Benedíctus Dóminus Deus Israel,*

quia visitávit et fecit redemptiónem plebi suæ

et eréxit cornu salútis nobis*

in domo David púeri sui,

sicut locútus est per os sanctórum,*

qui a sæculo sunt, prophetárum eius,

salútem ex inimícis nostris*

et de manu ómnium, qui odérunt nos;

ad faciéndam misericórdiam cum pátribus nostris*

et memorári testaménti sui sancti,

iusiurándum, quod iurávit ad Abraham patrem nostrum,*

datúrum se nobis,

ut sine timóre, de manu inimicórum liberáti,*

serviámus illi

in sanctitáte et iustítia coram ipso*

ómnibus diébus nostris.

Et tu, puer, prophéta Altíssimi vocáberis:*

præíbis enim ante fáciem Dómini paráre vias eius,

ad dandam sciéntiam salútis plebi eius*

in remissiónem peccatórum eórum,

per víscera misericórdiæ Dei nostri,*

in quibus visitábit nos óriens ex alto,

illumináre his, qui in ténebris et in umbra mortis sedent*

ad dirigéndos pedes nostros in viam pacis.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Si vos manséritis in sermóne meo, vere discípuli mei éritis, dicit Dóminus, et cognoscétis veritátem, et véritas liberábit vos.

Canticle	Benedictus

The Messiah and his forerunner

If you remain faithful to my commands you will indeed be my disciples, you will learn the truth and the truth will make you free, says the Lord.

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,

for he has come to his people and brought about their redemption.

He has raised up the sign of salvation

in the house of his servant David,

as he promised through the mouth of the holy ones,

his prophets through the ages:

to rescue us from our enemies

and all who hate us,

to take pity on our fathers,

to remember his holy covenant

and the oath he swore to Abraham our father,

that he would give himself to us,

that we could serve him without fear

– freed from the hands of our enemies –

in uprightness and holiness before him,

for all of our days.

And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High:

for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his path,

to let his people know their salvation,

so that their sins may be forgiven.

Through the bottomless mercy of our God,

one born on high will visit us

to give light to those who walk in darkness,

who live in the shadow of death;

to lead our feet in the path of peace.

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 remain faithful to my commands you will indeed be my disciples, you will learn the truth and the truth will make you free, says the Lord.

Preces

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