Thursday 1 June 2023 (other days)
Our Lord Jesus Christ the Eternal High Priest
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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.
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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.
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Póntifex Iesu, mediátor une
ad thronum Patris precibúsque fautor,
iure conclámat celebrátque nostrum
te genus omne.
Spíritu factus grémio puéllæ
tu puer, cuius tenet ulna mundum,
natus es nobis bene digna sola
hóstia laudis.
Te sacerdótem Pater ipse sancti
gáudii donis oleóque inúnxit,
summa maiéstas sibi ut usque ferret
culmen honóris.
Carne mortáli, Deus alte, sumpta,
sánguinis præbens decus et lavácrum,
iusta pro nostræ prétia obtulísti
crímine mortis.
Christe, qui ligno crucis elevátus
cuncta traxísti, corda amóre fígens,
fac tibi, Patri, Parácleto in ævum
cántica demus. Amen.
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Jesus, our High Priest, only Mediator,
mercifully bringing prayers before the Father:
from every nation, justly we extol you,
singing your praises.
Formed by the Spirit in the womb of Mary,
Son of the Virgin, your right arm embraces
all of creation, Sacrifice and Victim,
worthy of blessing.
Named by the Father Priest and King for ever,
you were anointed with the oil of gladness,
brought to high heaven and his throne of glory,
height of all honour.
God most exalted, mortal flesh assuming,
offering your life-blood, precious gift all cleansing,
you paid the ransom, price of our redemption,
death’s curse removing.
Christ, who uplifted on the Cross of sorrow,
drew all creation, piercing hearts with ardour,
grant we may ever praise you and the Father,
one with the Spirit.
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Ps 2:1-12
| Psalm 2
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Ps 39:2-14,17-18
| Psalm 39 (40)
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Ps 84:2-14
| Psalm 84 (85)
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℣. Christus unam pro peccátis óbtulit hóstiam.
℟. Et consummávit in sempitérnum sanctificátos.
| ℣. Christ offered one sacrifice for sins.
℟. And has perfected for all time those who are sanctified.
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Iesus, Pontifex magnusFratres: Habéntes pontíficem magnum, qui penetrávit cælos, Iesum Fílium Dei, teneámus confessiónem; non enim habémus pontíficem, qui non possit cómpati infirmitátibus nostris, tentátum autem per ómnia secúndum similitúdinem absque peccáto. Adeámus ergo cum fidúcia ad thronum grátiæ, ut misericórdiam consequámur et grátiam inveniámus in auxílium opportúnum.
Omnis póntifex ex homínibus assúmptus pro homínibus constitúitur in his, quæ sunt ad Deum, ut ófferat dona et sacrifícia pro peccátis; qui æque condolére possit his, qui ignórant et errant, quóniam et ipse circúmdatus est infirmitáte et propter eam debet, quemádmodum et pro pópulo, ita étiam pro semetípso offérre pro peccátis. Nec quisquam sumit sibi illum honórem, sed qui vocátur a Deo tamquam et Aaron.
Sic et Christus non semetípsum glorificávit, ut póntifex fíeret, sed qui locútus est ad eum: «Fílius meus es tu; ego hódie génui te»; quemádmodum et in álio dicit: «Tu es sacérdos in ætérnum secúndum órdinem Melchísedech».
Qui in diébus carnis suæ, preces supplicationésque ad eum, qui possit salvum illum a morte fácere, cum clamóre válido et lácrimis ófferens et exaudítus pro sua reveréntia, et quidem cum esset Fílius, dídicit ex his, quæ passus est, obœdiéntiam; et, consummátus, factus est ómnibus obœdiéntibus sibi auctor salútis ætérnæ, appellátus a Deo póntifex iuxta órdinem Melchísedech.
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Jesus Christ the great High PriestSince in Jesus, the Son of God, we have the supreme high priest who has gone through to the highest heaven, we must never let go of the faith that we have professed. For it is not as if we had a high priest who was incapable of feeling our weaknesses with us; but we have one who has been tempted in every way that we are, though he is without sin. Let us be confident, then, in approaching the throne of grace, that we shall have mercy from him and find grace when we are in need of help.
Every high priest has been taken out of mankind and is appointed to act for men in their relations with God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins; and so he can sympathise with those who are ignorant or uncertain because he too lives in the limitations of weakness. That is why he has to make sin offerings for himself as well as for the people. No one takes this honour on himself, but each one is called by God, as Aaron was. Nor did Christ give himself the glory of becoming high priest, but he had it from the one who said to him: You are my son, today I have become your father, and in another text: You are a priest of the order of Melchizedek, and for ever.
During his life on earth, he offered up prayer and entreaty, aloud and in silent tears, to the one who had the power to save him out of death, and he submitted so humbly that his prayer was heard. Although he was Son, he learnt to obey through suffering; but having been made perfect, he became for all who obey him the source of eternal salvation and was acclaimed by God with the title of high priest of the order of Melchizedek.
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℟. Christus humiliávit semetípsum,* Factus obœ́diens usque ad mortem.
℣. Oblátus est quia ipse vóluit. * Factus obœ́diens.
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℟. Although he was the son of God, Christ learnt to obey through suffering,* and he became for all who obey him the source of eternal salvation.
℣. During his life on earth, he offered up prayer aloud, and he submitted so humbly that his prayer was heard,* and he became for all who obey him the source of eternal salvation.
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Christus sacerdos et victimaChristus útique sacérdos est, sed nobis non sibi sacérdos, cum vota religionísque sensus totíus humáni géneris nómine ætérno Patri déferat; idem páriter víctima est, sed nobis, cum semetípsum in vicem hóminis culpis obnóxii repónat. Iamvéro illud Apóstoli «hoc... sentíte in vobis quod et in Christo Iesu» a christiánis ómnibus póstulat, ut eo modo ánimum in se réferant afféctum, quamtum humána potest facúltas, quo divíni Redemptóris ánimus afféctus erat, cum sui ipsíus faciébat Sacrifícium; húmilem nempe réferant mentis demissiónem, summǽque Dei Maiestátis adoratiónem adhíbeant, honórem, laudem gratiarúmque actiónem. Póstulat prætérea ab iísdem ut víctimæ conditiónem quodámmodo sumant, ut semetípsos ad Evangélii præcépta abnégent, ut pæniténtiæ ultro libentérque dent óperam, utque admíssa quisque sua detesténtur et éxpient. Póstulat dénique ut omnes una cum Christo mýsticam in Cruce mortem obeámus, ita quidem ut Pauli senténtiam usurpáre póssimus: «Christo confíxus sum Cruci» (Gal 2, 19).
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Christ, Priest and VictimChrist is a Priest indeed; however, he is a Priest not for himself but for us, since, in the name of the whole human race, he brings our prayers and religious dispositions to the eternal Father; he is also a victim, but a victim for us, since he substitutes himself for sinners.
Now the exhortation of the Apostle, “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,” demands that all Christians should possess, as far as is humanly possible, the same dispositions as those which the divine Redeemer had when he offered himself in sacrifice: that is to say, they should with a humble attitude of mind, offer adoration, honour, praise and thanksgiving to the supreme majesty of God.
Moreover, it demands that they must assume in some way the condition of a victim, that they deny themselves as the Gospel commands, that freely and of their own accord they do penance and that each detests and makes satisfaction for his sins.
It demands, in a word, that we must all undergo with Christ a mystical death on the Cross so that we can apply to ourselves the words of St Paul, “I have been crucified with Christ” (Galatians 2:19).
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℟. In fide vivo Fílii Dei* Qui diléxit me et trádidit semetípsum pro me.
℣. Vivo, autem iam non ego, vivit vero in me Christus.* Qui diléxit me.
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℟. I live by faith in the Son of God, * Who has loved me and has given himself up for me.
℣. I live, no longer I, but Christ lives in me * Who has loved me and has given himself up for me.
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Te Deum laudámus:* te Dóminum confitémur.
Te ætérnum Patrem,* omnis terra venerátur.
Tibi omnes ángeli,*
tibi cæli et univérsæ potestátes:
tibi chérubim et séraphim*
incessábili voce proclámant:
Sanctus,* Sanctus,* Sanctus*
Dóminus Deus Sábaoth.
Pleni sunt cæli et terra* maiestátis glóriæ tuæ.
Te gloriósus* Apostolórum chorus,
te prophetárum* laudábilis númerus,
te mártyrum candidátus* laudat exércitus.
Te per orbem terrárum*
sancta confitétur Ecclésia,
Patrem* imménsæ maiestátis;
venerándum tuum verum* et únicum Fílium;
Sanctum quoque* Paráclitum Spíritum.
Tu rex glóriæ,* Christe.
Tu Patris* sempitérnus es Fílius.
Tu, ad liberándum susceptúrus hóminem,*
non horruísti Vírginis úterum.
Tu, devícto mortis acúleo,*
aperuísti credéntibus regna cælórum.
Tu ad déxteram Dei sedes,* in glória Patris.
Iudex créderis* esse ventúrus.
Te ergo quæsumus, tuis fámulis súbveni,*
quos pretióso sánguine redemísti.
Ætérna fac cum sanctis tuis* in glória numerári.
Haec ultima pars hymni ad libitum omitti potest:
Salvum fac pópulum tuum, Dómine,*
et bénedic hereditáti tuæ.
Et rege eos,* et extólle illos usque in ætérnum.
Per síngulos dies* benedícimus te;
et laudámus nomen tuum in sæculum,*
et in sæculum sæculi.
Dignáre, Dómine, die isto*
sine peccáto nos custodíre.
Miserére nostri, Dómine,* miserére nostri.
Fiat misericórdia tua, Dómine, super nos,*
quemádmodum sperávimus in te.
In te, Dómine, sperávi:*
non confúndar in ætérnum.
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God, we praise you; Lord, we proclaim you!
You, the Father, the eternal –
all the earth venerates you.
All the angels, all the heavens, every power –
The cherubim, the seraphim –
unceasingly, they cry:
“Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts:
heaven and earth are full of the majesty of your glory!”
The glorious choir of Apostles –
The noble ranks of prophets –
The shining army of martyrs –
all praise you.
Throughout the world your holy Church proclaims you.
– Father of immeasurable majesty,
– True Son, only-begotten, worthy of worship,
– Holy Spirit, our Advocate.
You, Christ:
– You are the king of glory.
– You are the Father’s eternal Son.
– You, to free mankind, did not disdain a Virgin’s womb.
– You defeated the sharp spear of Death, and opened the kingdom of heaven to those who believe in you.
– You sit at God’s right hand, in the glory of the Father.
– You will come, so we believe, as our Judge.
And so we ask of you: give help to your servants, whom you set free at the price of your precious blood.
Number them among your chosen ones in eternal glory.
The final part of the hymn may be omitted:
Bring your people to safety, Lord, and bless those who are your inheritance.
Rule them and lift them high for ever.
Day by day we bless you, Lord: we praise you for ever and for ever.
Of your goodness, Lord, keep us without sin for today.
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us.
Let your pity, Lord, be upon us, as much as we trust in you.
In you, Lord, I trust: let me never be put to shame.
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Oremus.
Deus, qui ad maiestátis tuæ glóriam et géneris humáni salútem, Unigénitum tuum Summum atque Ætérnum constituísti Sacerdótem, præsta, ut, Spíritu Sancto largiénte, quos minístros et mysteriórum suórum dispensatóres elégit, in accépto ministério adimpléndo fidéles inveniántur.
Per Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum,
qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus,
per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.
| Let us pray.
O God, who for the glory of your majesty and the salvation of the human race
made your Only-Begotten Son the Eternal High Priest,
grant that, through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit,
those whom he has chosen as ministers and stewards of his mysteries
may be found faithful in carrying out the ministry they have received.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
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Benedicámus Dómino.
– Deo grátias.
| Let us praise the Lord.
– Thanks be to God.
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