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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

Iesu, redémptor ómnium,

perpes coróna cǽlitum,

in hac die cleméntius

nostris favéto vócibus,

Sacri tui qua nóminis

conféssor almus cláruit,

cuius celébrat ánnua

devóta plebs sollémnia.

Per illa quæ sunt sǽculi

gressu seréno tránsiit,

tibi fidélis iúgiter

iter salútis pérsequens.

At rite mundi gáudiis

non cor cadúcis ápplicans,

cum ángelis cæléstibus

lætus potítur prǽmiis.

Huius benígnus ánnue

nobis sequi vestígia;

huius precátu sérvulis

dimítte noxam críminis.

Sit, Christe, rex piíssime,

tibi Patríque glória

cum Spíritu Paráclito,

in sempitérna sǽcula. Amen.

Hymn

For all the saints who from their labours rest,

Who thee by faith before the world confessed,

Thy name, O Jesu, be for ever blest.

Alleluia, Alleluia!

Thou wast their rock, their fortress and their might;

Thou, Lord, their captain in the well-fought fight;

Thou in the darkness drear their one true Light.

Alleluia, Alleluia!

O may thy soldiers, faithful, true and bold,

Fight as the saints who nobly fought of old,

And win, with them, the victor’s crown of gold.

Alleluia, Alleluia!

O blest communion! fellowship divine!

We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;

Yet all are one in thee, for all are thine.

Alleluia, Alleluia!

Ps 122:1-5
Dominus fiducia populi

“Duo cæci ... clamaverunt: «Domine, miserere nostri, Fili David»” (Mt 20, 30).

Oculi nostri semper ad Dóminum, donec misereátur nostri.

1Ad te levávi óculos meos,*

qui hábitas in cælis.

2Ecce sicut óculi servórum ad manus dominórum suórum,*

sicut óculi ancíllæ ad manus dóminæ suæ,

ita óculi nostri ad Dóminum Deum nostrum,*

donec misereátur nostri.

3Miserére nostri, Dómine, miserére nostri,*

quia multum repléti sumus despectióne;

4quia multum repléta est ánima nostra*

derisióne abundántium et despectióne superbórum.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Oculi nostri semper ad Dóminum, donec misereátur nostri.

Psalm 122 (123)
The Lord guards his people

Our eyes are turned to the Lord; we look for his mercy.

To you I lift up my eyes,

to you who dwell in the heavens.

Like the eyes of a servant watching his master,

like the eyes of a maid on her mistress’s hands,

so we keep our eyes on the Lord our God,

as we wait for his kindness.

Take pity on us, Lord, take pity:

we have had our fill of contempt.

Our souls have had their fill

of the laughter of the rich,

of the contempt of the proud.

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.

Our eyes are turned to the Lord; we look for his mercy.

How to listen

Ps 123:1-8
Adiutorium nostrum in nomine Domini

“Dixit Dominus Paulo: «Noli timere ... quia ego sum tecum»” (Act 18, 9-10).

Adiutórium nostrum in nómine Dómini, qui fecit cælum et terram.

1Nisi quia Dóminus erat in nobis, dicat nunc Israel,†

2nisi quia Dóminus erat in nobis,*

cum exsúrgerent hómines in nos:

3forte vivos deglutíssent nos,*

cum irascerétur furor eórum in nos.

4Fórsitan aqua absorbuísset nos,†

torrens pertransísset ánimam nostram*

5fórsitan pertransíssent ánimam nostram aquæ intumescéntes.

6Benedíctus Dóminus;*

qui non dedit nos in direptiónem déntibus eórum.

7Anima nostra sicut passer erépta est*

de láqueo venántium:

láqueus contrítus est,*

et nos erépti sumus.

8Adiutórium nostrum in nómine Dómini,*

qui fecit cælum et terram.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Adiutórium nostrum in nómine Dómini, qui fecit cælum et terram.

Psalm 123 (124)
Our help is in the name of the Lord

Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

If the Lord had not been with us

(so let Israel sing),

If the Lord had not been with us

when men rose up against us,

they might have skinned us alive,

such was their anger.

The waters could have drowned us,

the torrent poured over us,

the foaming waters poured over us.

Blessed be the Lord, who saved us

from being torn to pieces by their teeth.

We have escaped, like a bird

from the snare of the fowler.

The snare was broken,

and we escaped.

Our help is in the name of the Lord,

who made heaven and 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.

Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Canticum	cf. Eph 1:3-10

De Deo salvatore

In Fílio suo elégit nos Deus in adoptiónem filiórum.

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.

In Fílio suo elégit nos Deus in adoptiónem filiórum.

Canticle	Ephesians 1

God the Saviour

God chose us in his Son and made us his adopted sons.

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 chose us in his Son and made us his adopted sons.

Lectio brevis	Rom 8:28-30

Scimus quóniam diligéntibus Deum ómnia cooperántur in bonum, his, qui secúndum propósitum vocáti sunt. Nam, quos præscívit, et prædestinávit confórmes fíeri imáginis Fílii eius, ut sit ipse primogénitus in multis frátribus; quos autem prædestinávit, hos et vocávit; et quos vocávit, hos et iustificávit; quos autem iustificávit, illos et glorificávit.

Scripture Reading	Romans 8:28-30

We know that by turning everything to their good, God co-operates with all those who love him, with all those he has called according to his purpose. They are the ones he chose specially long ago and intended to become true images of his Son, so that his Son might be the eldest of many brothers. He called those he intended for this; those he called he justified, and with those he justified he shared his glory.

Responsorium breve

℣. Iustus Dóminus,* Et iustítiam diléxit. Iustus.

℟. Æquitátem vidit vultus eius.* Et iustítiam diléxit. Glória Patri. Iustus.

Short Responsory

The Lord is good; he loves good deeds.

– The Lord is good; he loves good deeds.

His face is turned towards the upright man.

– The Lord is good; he loves good deeds.

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

– The Lord is good; he loves good deeds.

Canticum

Exsultatio animæ in Domino

Amen dico vobis: Quod uni ex his mínimis meis fecístis, mihi fecístis. Veníte, benedícti Patris mei, possidéte parátum vobis regnum ab inítio mundi.

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.

Amen dico vobis: Quod uni ex his mínimis meis fecístis, mihi fecístis. Veníte, benedícti Patris mei, possidéte parátum vobis regnum ab inítio mundi.

Canticle	Magnificat

My soul rejoices in the Lord

Truly I tell you, anything you did for the least of these who are mine, you did for me. Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

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.

Truly I tell you, anything you did for the least of these who are mine, you did for me. Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Preces

Implorémus Patrem, fontem omnis sanctitátis, ut, per sanctórum exémpla et intercessiónem, ad vitam sanctam nos perdúcat, et dicámus: