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Morning Prayer (Lauds)

If you have already recited the Invitatory Psalm today, you should use the alternative opening.

Dómine, lábia mea apéries.

Et os meum annuntiábit laudem tuam.

Lord, open our lips.

And we shall praise your name.

Ps 94 (95)

“Adhortamini vosmetipsos per singulos dies, donec illud «hodie» vocatur” (Hebr 3, 13).

Christum Dóminum pro nobis tentátum et passum, veníte, adorémus.

Vel: Utinam hódie vocem Dómini audiátis: Nolíte obduráre corda vestra.

(repeat antiphon*)

1Veníte, exsultémus Dómino;

iubilémus Deo salutári nostro.

2Præoccupémus fáciem eius in confessióne

et in psalmis iubilémus ei.

(repeat antiphon*)

3Quóniam Deus magnus Dóminus

et rex magnus super omnes deos.

4Quia in manu eius sunt profúnda terræ,

et altitúdines móntium ipsíus sunt.

5Quóniam ipsíus est mare, et ipse fecit illud,

et siccam manus eius formavérunt.

(repeat antiphon*)

6Veníte, adorémus et procidámus

et génua flectámus ante Dóminum, qui fecit nos,

7quia ipse est Deus noster,

et nos pópulus páscuæ eius et oves manus eius.

(repeat antiphon*)

8Utinam hódie vocem eius audiátis:

«Nolíte obduráre corda vestra,

9sicut in Meríba secúndum diem Massa in desérto,

ubi tentavérunt me patres vestri:

probavérunt me, etsi vidérunt ópera mea.

(repeat antiphon*)

10Quadragínta annis tæduit me generatiónis illíus,

et dixi: Pópulus errántium corde sunt isti.

11Et ipsi non cognovérunt vias meas;

ídeo iurávi in ira mea:

Non introíbunt in réquiem meam».

(repeat antiphon*)

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

(repeat antiphon*)

Invitatory Psalm	Psalm 94 (95)

Christ the Lord was tempted and suffered for us. Come, let us adore him.

Or: O that today you would listen to his voice: harden not your hearts.

(repeat antiphon*)

Come, let us rejoice in the Lord,

let us acclaim God our salvation.

Let us come before him proclaiming our thanks,

let us acclaim him with songs.

(repeat antiphon*)

For the Lord is a great God,

a king above all gods.

For he holds the depths of the earth in his hands,

and the peaks of the mountains are his.

For the sea is his: he made it;

and his hands formed the dry land.

(repeat antiphon*)

Come, let us worship and bow down,

bend the knee before the Lord who made us;

for he himself is our God and we are his flock,

the sheep that follow his hand.

(repeat antiphon*)

If only, today, you would listen to his voice:

“Do not harden your hearts

as you did at Meribah,

on the day of Massah in the desert,

when your fathers tested me –

they put me to the test,

although they had seen my works.”

(repeat antiphon*)

“For forty years they wearied me,

that generation.

I said: their hearts are wandering,

they do not know my paths.

I swore in my anger:

they will never enter my place of rest.”

(repeat antiphon*)

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.

(repeat antiphon*)

* If you are reciting this on your own, you can choose to say the antiphon once only at the start of the psalm and not repeat it.

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 84:2-14
Propinqua est salus nostra

“In terram delapso Salvatore nostro, benedixit Deus terram suam” (Origenes).

Benedixísti, Dómine, terram tuam; remisísti iniquitátem plebis tuæ.

2Complacuísti tibi, Dómine, in terra tua,*

convertísti captivitátem Iacob.

3Remisísti iniquitátem plebis tuæ,*

operuísti ómnia peccáta eórum.

4Contraxísti omnem iram tuam,*

revertísti a furóre indignatiónis tuæ.

5Convérte nos, Deus, salutáris noster,*

et avérte iram tuam a nobis.

6Numquid in ætérnum irascéris nobis*

aut exténdes iram tuam a generatióne in generatiónem?

7Nonne tu convérsus vivificábis nos,*

et plebs tua lætábitur in te?

8Osténde nobis, Dómine, misericórdiam tuam*

et salutáre tuum da nobis.

9Audiam, quid loquátur Dóminus Deus,†

quóniam loquétur pacem ad plebem suam et sanctos suos*

et ad eos, qui convertúntur corde.

10Vere prope timéntes eum salutáre ipsíus,*

ut inhábitet glória in terra nostra.

11Misericórdia et véritas obviavérunt sibi,*

iustítia et pax osculátæ sunt.

12Véritas de terra orta est,*

et iustítia de cælo prospéxit.

13Etenim Dóminus dabit benignitátem,*

et terra nostra dabit fructum suum.

14Iustítia ante eum ambulábit,*

et ponet in via gressus suos.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Benedixísti, Dómine, terram tuam; remisísti iniquitátem plebis tuæ.

Psalm 84 (85)
Our salvation is very near

Lord, you blessed your land; you forgave the guilt of your people.

You looked kindly, O Lord, on your land:

you ended the captivity of Jacob.

You forgave your people’s unrighteousness

and covered over their sins.

You reined back all of your anger

and renounced your indignant fury.

Rescue us, God, our saviour,

and turn your anger away from us.

Do not be angry for ever

– or will you let your wrath last from one generation to the next?

Surely you will turn round and give us life

– so that your people can rejoice in you?

Show us, Lord, your kindness

and give us your salvation.

I will listen to whatever the Lord God tells me,

for he will speak peace to his people and his chosen ones,

and to those who repent in their hearts.

Truly his salvation is close to those who fear him,

so that glory may dwell in our land.

Kindness and faithfulness have met together,

justice and peace have kissed.

Faithfulness has sprung from the earth,

and justice has looked down from heaven.

Truly the Lord will give generously,

and our land will be fruitful.

Justice will walk before him

and place its footsteps on his path.

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 blessed your land; you forgave the guilt of your people.

How to listen

Canticum
Is 26:1-4,7-9,12

Hymnus post victoriam de hostibus

“Murus civitatis habet fundamenta duodecim” (Cf. Ap 21, 14).

Anima mea desiderávit te in nocte, de mane vígilans ad te.

1Urbs fortis nobis in salútem;*

pósuit muros et antemurále.

2Aperíte portas, et ingrediátur gens iusta,*

quæ servat fidem.

3Propósitum eius est firmum;*

servábis pacem, quia in te sperávit.

4Speráte in Dóminum in sǽculis ætérnis,*

Dóminus est petra ætérna.

7Sémita iusti recta est;*

rectum callem iusti complánas.

8Et in sémita iudiciórum tuórum, Dómine, sperávimus in te;*

ad nomen tuum et ad memoriále tuum desidérium ánimæ.

9Anima mea desíderat te in nocte,*

sed et spíritu meo in præcórdiis meis te quæro.

Cum resplendúerint iudícia tua in terra,*

iustítiam discent habitatóres orbis.

12Dómine, dabis pacem nobis;*

ómnia enim ópera nostra operátus es nobis.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Anima mea desiderávit te in nocte, de mane vígilans ad te.

Canticle	Isaiah 26

Thanksgiving for victory

At night my soul longs for you; I watch for you at daybreak.

The city is ours,

with its walls and ramparts,

a refuge and stronghold.

Open the gates, let the just people enter,

the nation that keeps faith.

The agreement is made: you will keep peace,

for peace is entrusted to you.

Trust in the Lord for all ages,

for the Lord is your strength for ever.

The way of the just is straight;

you smooth the straight path of the just.

As we follow the path of your judgements,

we put all our trust in you, Lord.

Our soul’s one desire

is your name and your memory.

My soul longs for you at night,

my desire for you leaves me breathless.

When your judgements shine out on the earth –

then the peoples of the world will know your justice.

Lord, you will give us peace,

for all you have done, you did for 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.

At night my soul longs for you; I watch for you at daybreak.

Ps 66 (67)
Omnes gentes Domino confiteantur

“Notum sit vobis quoniam gentibus missum est hoc salutare Dei” (Act 28, 28).

Illúmina, Dómine, vultum tuum super nos.

2Deus misereátur nostri et benedícat nobis;*

illúminet vultum suum super nos,

3ut cognoscátur in terra via tua,*

in ómnibus géntibus salutáre tuum.

4Confiteántur tibi pópuli, Deus;*

confiteántur tibi pópuli omnes.

5Læténtur et exsúltent gentes,†

quóniam iúdicas pópulos in æquitáte*

et gentes in terra dírigis.

6Confiteántur tibi pópuli, Deus,*

confiteántur tibi pópuli omnes.

7Terra dedit fructum suum;*

benedícat nos Deus, Deus noster,

8benedícat nos Deus,*

et métuant eum omnes fines terræ.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Illúmina, Dómine, vultum tuum super nos.

Psalm 66 (67)
All peoples, praise the Lord

Lord, let your face shed its light upon us.

O God, take pity on us and bless us,

and let your face shine upon us,

so that your ways may be known across the world,

and all nations learn of your salvation.

Let the peoples praise you, O God,

let all the peoples praise you.

Let the nations be glad and rejoice,

for you judge the peoples with fairness

and you guide the nations of the earth.

Let the peoples praise you, O God,

let all the peoples praise you.

The earth has produced its harvest:

may God, our God, bless us.

May God bless us,

may the whole world revere 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.

Lord, let your face shed its light upon us.

Lectio brevis	Ioel 2:12-13

Convertímini ad me in toto corde vestro, in ieiúnio et in fletu et in planctu; et scíndite corda vestra et non vestiménta vestra, et convertímini ad Dóminum Deum vestrum, quia benígnus et miséricors est, pátiens et multæ misericórdiæ, et placábilis super malítia.

Scripture Reading	Joel 2:12-13

Come back to me with all your heart, fasting, weeping, mourning. Let your hearts be broken, not your garments torn, turn to the Lord your God again, for he is all tenderness and compassion, slow to anger, rich in graciousness, and ready to relent.

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

Non dico tibi, Petre, ut dimíttas sépties, sed usque septuágies sépties, dicit Dóminus.

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.

Non dico tibi, Petre, ut dimíttas sépties, sed usque septuágies sépties, dicit Dóminus.

Canticle	Benedictus

The Messiah and his forerunner

Peter, I do not tell you to forgive seven times, but seventy times seven, said 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.

Peter, I do not tell you to forgive seven times, but seventy times seven, said the Lord.

Preces

Benedicámus Christo, qui se nobis dedit ut panem de cælo descendéntem, atque ad eum oratiónem nostram dirigámus:

– Christe, panis et medéla animárum, róbora nos.

Dómine, fac ut, eucharístico satiáti convívio,

dona sacrifícii paschális plene participémus.

– Christe, panis et medéla animárum, róbora nos.

Tríbue nobis verbum tuum in corde bono et óptimo retinére,

ut fructum afferámus in patiéntia.

– Christe, panis et medéla animárum, róbora nos.

Fac ut in perficiéndo órdine mundi tibi álacres cooperémur,

ut per Ecclésiam tuam præcónium pacis facílius diffundátur.

– Christe, panis et medéla animárum, róbora nos.

Peccávimus, Dómine, peccávimus,

dele iniquitátes nostras grátia tua salutári.

– Christe, panis et medéla animárum, róbora nos.

Prayers and intercessions

Let us bless Christ, who is our bread from heaven.