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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. 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

Pergráta mundo núntiat

auróra solis spícula,

res et colóre véstiens

iam cuncta dat nitéscere.

Qui sol per ævum prǽnites,

o Christe, nobis vívidus,

ad te canéntes vértimur,

te gestiéntes pérfrui.

Tu Patris es sciéntia

Verbúmque per quod ómnia

miro refúlgent órdine

mentésque nostras áttrahunt.

Da lucis ut nos fílii

sic ambulémus ímpigri,

ut Patris usque grátiam

mores et actus éxprimant.

Sincéra præsta ut prófluant

ex ore nostro iúgiter,

et veritátis dúlcibus

ut excitémur gáudiis.

Sit, Christe, rex piíssime,

tibi Patríque glória

cum Spíritu Paráclito,

in sempitérna sǽcula. Amen.

Hymn

O Christ, the Light of heaven

And of the world true Light,

You come in all your radiance

To cleave the web of night.

May what is false within us

Before your truth give way,

That we may live untroubled,

With quiet hearts this day.

May steadfast faith sustain us,

And hope made firm in you;

The love that we have wasted,

O God of love, renew.

Blest Trinity we praise you

In whom our quest will cease;

Keep us with you for ever

In happiness and peace.

Stanbrook Abbey Hymnal

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.

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	1 Io 4:14-15

Nos vídimus et testificámur quóniam Pater misit Fílium salvatórem mundi. Quisque conféssus fúerit: Iesus est Fílius Dei, Deus in ipso manet, et ipse in Deo.

Scripture Reading	1 John 4:14-15

We ourselves saw and we testify that the Father sent his Son as saviour of the world. If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him, and he in God.

Responsorium breve

℣. Deus meus, adiútor meus,* Et sperábo in eum. Deus meus.

℟. Refúgium meum et liberátor meus.* Et sperábo in eum. Glória Patri. Deus meus.

Short Responsory

My helper is my God; I will place my trust in him.

– My helper is my God; I will place my trust in him.

He is my refuge; he sets me free.

– My helper is my God; I will place my trust in him.

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

– My helper is my God; I will place my trust in him.

Canticum

De Messia eiusque præcursore

Eréxit nobis Dóminus cornu salútis, sicut locútus est per os prophetárum suórum.

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.

Eréxit nobis Dóminus cornu salútis, sicut locútus est per os prophetárum suórum.

Canticle	Benedictus

The Messiah and his forerunner

The Lord has raised up a mighty saviour for us, as he promised through the lips of his prophets.

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.

The Lord has raised up a mighty saviour for us, as he promised through the lips of his prophets.

Preces

Christum, qui sibi pópulum novum acquisívit in sánguine suo, adorémus et rogémus supplíciter:

– Meménto pópuli tui, Dómine.

Rex et Redémptor noster, audi Ecclésiam tuam, huius diéi inítio te laudántem,

doce eam sine intermissióne glorificáre maiestátem tuam.

– Meménto pópuli tui, Dómine.

Spes et fírmitas nostra, in te confídimus,

neque umquam confundémur.

– Meménto pópuli tui, Dómine.

Infirmitátem nostram réspice et in adiutórium nostrum festína,

quia sine te nihil póssumus fácere.

– Meménto pópuli tui, Dómine.

Páuperum et derelictórum meménto, ne dies novus sit eis pondus,

sed solámen et gáudium.

– Meménto pópuli tui, Dómine.

Prayers and intercessions

By shedding his blood for us, Christ gathered together a new people from every corner of the earth. Let us pray to him: