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Thursday 12 December 2019    (other days)
Thursday of the 2nd week of Advent 
 or Our Lady of Guadalupe 

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
Cónditor alme síderum,
ætérna lux credéntium,
Christe, redémptor ómnium,
exáudi preces súpplicum.
Qui cóndolens intéritu
mortis períre sǽculum,
salvásti mundum lánguidum,
donans reis remédium,
Vergénte mundi véspere,
uti sponsus de thálamo,
egréssus honestíssima
Vírginis matris cláusula.
Cuius forti poténtiæ
genu curvántur ómnia;
cæléstia, terréstria
nutu faténtur súbdita.
Te, Sancte, fide quǽsumus,
ventúre iudex sǽculi,
consérva nos in témpore
hostis a telo pérfidi.
Sit, Christe, rex piíssime,
tibi Patríque glória
cum Spíritu Paráclito,
in sempitérna sǽcula. Amen.
Hymn
On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry
Announces that the Lord is nigh;
Come then and hearken, for he brings
Glad tidings from the King of kings.
Then cleansed be every Christian breast,
And furnished for so great a guest!
Yea, let us each his heart prepare
For Christ to come and enter there.
For thou art our salvation, Lord,
Our refuge and our great reward;
Without thy grace our souls must fade,
And wither like a flower decayed.
Stretch forth thine hand, to heal our sore,
And make us rise to fall no more;
Once more upon thy people shine,
And fill the world with love divine.
All praise, eternal Son, to thee,
Whose Advent sets thy people free,
Whom, with the Father, we adore,
And Holy Ghost, for evermore.

Ps 71:1-11
Regia Messiæ potestas

“Apertis thesauris suis, obtulerunt ei munera, aurum et tus et myrrham” (Mt 2, 11).

Pósui te in lucem géntium, ut sis salus mea usque ad extrémum terræ.
1Deus, iudícium tuum regi da*
  et iustítiam tuam fílio regis;
2iúdicet pópulum tuum in iustítia*
  et páuperes tuos in iudício.
3Afferant montes pacem pópulo,*
  et colles iustítiam.
4Iudicábit páuperes pópuli†
  et salvos fáciet fílios ínopis*
  et humiliábit calumniatórem.
5Et permanébit cum sole et ante lunam,*
  in generatióne et generatiónem.
6Descéndet sicut plúvia in gramen*
  et sicut imber írrigans terram.
7Florébit in diébus eius iustítia et abundántia pacis,*
  donec auferátur luna.
8Et dominábitur a mari usque ad mare*
  et a Flúmine usque ad términos orbis terrárum.
9Coram illo prócident íncolæ desérti,*
  et inimíci eius terram lingent.
10Reges Tharsis et ínsulæ múnera ófferent,*
  reges Arabum et Saba dona addúcent.
11Et adorábunt eum omnes reges,*
  omnes gentes sérvient ei.
Glória Patri et Fílio*
  et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*
  et in sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.
Pósui te in lucem géntium, ut sis salus mea usque ad extrémum terræ.

Psalm 71 (72)
The Messiah's royal power

I will make you the light of the nations to bring my salvation to the ends of the earth.
Give the king your judgement, O God,
  give the king’s son your righteousness.
Let him judge your people with justice
  and your poor ones with wisdom.
Let the mountains bring peace to your people,
  let the hills bring righteousness.
He will give his judgement to the poor among the people,
  he will rescue the children of the destitute,
  he will lay low the false accuser.
He will endure with the sun, beneath the moon,
  from generation to generation.
He will come down like rain on the pasture,
  like a shower that waters the earth.
In his time, righteousness will flourish
  and abundance of peace,
  until the moon itself is no more.
He will rule from coast to coast,
  from the world’s centre to its farthest edge.
The desert-dwellers will cast themselves down before him;
  his enemies will eat dust at his feet.
The kings of Tharsis and the islands will bring tribute,
  the kings of Arabia and Sheba will bring gifts.
All the kings will worship him,
  all nations will serve 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.
I will make you the light of the nations to bring my salvation to the ends of the earth.

Ps 71:12-19

Salvos fáciet Dóminus fílios páuperum; ex oppressióne rédimet ánimas eórum.
12Quia liberábit ínopem clamántem*
  et páuperem, cui non erat adiútor.
13Parcet páuperi et ínopi*
  et ánimas páuperum salvas fáciet.
14Ex oppressióne et violéntia rédimet ánimas eórum,*
  et pretiósus erit sanguis eórum coram illo.
15Et vivet, et dábitur ei de auro Arábiæ,†
  et orábunt pro ipso semper;*
  tota die benedícent ei.
16Et erit ubértas fruménti in terra,*
  in summis móntium fluctuábit;
sicut Líbanus fructus eius*
  et florébit de civitáte sicut fenum terræ.
17Sit nomen eius benedíctum in sǽcula,*
  ante solem permanébit nomen eius.
Et benedicéntur in ipso omnes tribus terræ,*
  omnes gentes magnificábunt eum.
18Benedíctus Dóminus Deus, Deus Israel,*
  qui facit mirabília solus.
19Et benedíctum nomen maiestátis eius in ætérnum;*
  et replébitur maiestáte eius omnis terra. Fiat, fiat.
Glória Patri et Fílio*
  et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*
  et in sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.
Salvos fáciet Dóminus fílios páuperum; ex oppressióne rédimet ánimas eórum.

Psalm 71 (72)

The Lord will save the poor; from oppression he will rescue their lives.
Because he has given freedom to the destitute who called to him,
  to the poor, whom no-one will hear.
He will spare the poor and the needy,
  he will keep their lives safe.
He will rescue their lives from oppression and violence,
  their blood will be precious in his sight.
He will live long, and receive gifts of gold from Arabia;
  they will pray for him always,
  bless him all through the day.
There will be abundance of grain in the land,
  it will wave even from the tops of the mountains;
its fruit will be richer than Lebanon.
  The people will flourish as easily as grass.
Let his name be blessed for ever,
  let his name endure beneath the sun.
All the nations of the earth will be blessed in him,
  all nations will acclaim his greatness.
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
  who alone works wonders.
Let his majesty be blessed for ever;
  let it fill all the earth. Amen, amen.
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 will save the poor; from oppression he will rescue their lives.
Canticum
Ap 11:17-18,12:10-12

De iudicio Dei

Nunc facta est salus et regnum Dei nostri.
11,17Grátias ágimus tibi,*
  Dómine Deus omnípotens,
qui es et qui eras,*
  quia accepísti virtútem tuam magnam et regnásti.
18Et irátæ sunt gentes,*
  et advénit ira tua, et tempus mortuórum iudicári,
et réddere mercédem servis tuis prophétis et sanctis*
  et timéntibus nomen tuum, pusíllis et magnis.
12,10Nunc facta est salus et virtus et regnum Dei nostri*
  et potéstas Christi eius,
quia proiéctus est accusátor fratrum nostrórum,*
  qui accusábat illos ante conspéctum Dei nostri die ac nocte.
11Et ipsi vicérunt illum propter sánguinem Agni*
  et propter verbum testimónii sui;
et non dilexérunt ánimam suam*
  usque ad mortem.
12Proptérea lætámini, cæli*
  et qui habitátis in eis.
Glória Patri et Fílio*
  et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*
  et in sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.
Nunc facta est salus et regnum Dei nostri.
CanticleApocalypse 11

The Judgement

Victory and empire have now been won by our God.
We thank you,
  Lord God Almighty,
who are and who were,
  that you have taken up your great power and begun to reign.
The nations were angered,
  but your anger came, the time for the dead to be judged,
the time to reward the prophets and saints, your servants,
  and those who feared your name, both great and small.
Now have come the salvation and might and kingdom of our God,
  and the power of his Anointed,
for the accuser of our brethren has been brought down,
  who accused them day and night in the sight of God.
But they vanquished him through the blood of the Lamb
  and through their own witness.
They did not cling to life,
  even in the face of death.
Therefore rejoice, heavens,
  and you who dwell in them.
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.
Victory and empire have now been won by our God.
Lectio brevisIac 5:7-8,9
Patiéntes estóte, fratres, usque ad advéntum Dómini. Ecce agrícola exspéctat pretiósum fructum terræ, patiénter ferens, donec accípiat imbrem temporáneum et serótinum. Patiéntes estóte et vos, confirmáte corda vestra, quóniam advéntus Dómini appropinquávit. Ecce iudex ante iánuam assístit.
Short ReadingJames 5:7-8,9 ©
Be patient, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. Think of a farmer: how patiently he waits for the precious fruit of the ground until it has had the autumn rains and the spring rains! You too have to be patient; do not lose heart, because the Lord’s coming will be soon. The Judge is already to be seen waiting at the gates.
Responsorium breve
℣. Veni ad liberándum nos,* Dómine Deus virtútum. Veni.
℟. Osténde fáciem tuam et salvi érimus.* Dómine Deus virtútum. Glória Patri. Veni.
Short Responsory
Come to us and save us, Lord God almighty.
– Come to us and save us, Lord God almighty.
Let your face smile on us and we shall be safe.
– Come to us and save us, Lord God almighty.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
– Come to us and save us, Lord God almighty.
Canticum

Exsultatio animæ in Domino

Qui post me véniet, ante me factus est: cuius non sum dignus calceaménta sólvere.
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.
Qui post me véniet, ante me factus est: cuius non sum dignus calceaménta sólvere.
CanticleMagnificat

My soul rejoices in the Lord

The one who will come after me already existed before I was born. I am not fit to undo his sandals.
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.
The one who will come after me already existed before I was born. I am not fit to undo his sandals.
Preces
Christum Dóminum, fratres caríssimi, qui propter nos humiliávit semetípsum, invocémus, cum exsultatióne dicéntes:
– Veni, Dómine Iesu.
Dómine Iesu, qui advéntu tuo subveníre dignátus es mundo,
  ánimas nostras et córpora a delícto purífica.
– Veni, Dómine Iesu.
Quos mystério incarnatiónis tuæ non confúnderis fratres vocáre,
  aliénos a te éffici ne síveris.
– Veni, Dómine Iesu.
Tales nos rediméndos státuas,
  quales iudicándos non púnias.
– Veni, Dómine Iesu.
Christe, a cuius divítiis bonitátis et pietátis nihil témporis vacat,
  fac nos percípere immarcescíbilem glóriæ corónam.
– Veni, Dómine Iesu.
Commendámus tibi, Dómine, ánimas eórum, qui córporis néxibus absolúti sunt:
  defúncti sǽculo tibi vivant in ætérnum.
– Veni, Dómine Iesu.
Prayers and intercessions
God is light: if we live and move in light, there is love between us.
– Lord Jesus, help us to love one another.
May we who are called Christians,
  be known by our love.
– Lord Jesus, help us to love one another.
Without love the world cannot be at peace:
  rid our world of hatred and fear.
– Lord Jesus, help us to love one another.
Help husbands and wives to find comfort in sorrow and strength in trials;
  grant them enduring love.
– Lord Jesus, help us to love one another.
Lord, keep all the dead in your care:
  those we have loved and those no one remembers.
– Lord Jesus, help us to love one another.
Pater noster, qui es in cælis:
sanctificétur nomen tuum;
advéniat regnum tuum;
fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra.
Panem nostrum cotidiánum da nobis hódie;
et dimítte nobis débita nostra,
sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris;
et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem;
sed líbera nos a malo.
Our Father, who art in heaven,
  hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
  Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
  and forgive us our trespasses,
  as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
  but deliver us from evil.
Excita, Dómine, corda nostra ad præparándas Unigéniti tui vias, ut per eius advéntum purificátis tibi méntibus servíre mereámur.
Per Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum,
qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus,
per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.
Clear a pathway, Lord, in our hearts
  to make ready for your only Son,
so that when he comes
  we may serve you in sincerity of heart.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
  who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
  one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Dóminus nos benedícat, et ab omni malo deféndat, et ad vitam perdúcat ætérnam.
  Amen.
The Lord bless us, and keep us from all evil, and bring us to everlasting life.
  Amen.

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