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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

Imménsa et una, Trínitas,

cuius potéstas ómnia

facit regítque témpora

et exstat ante sǽcula,

Tu sola pleno súfficis

tibi beáta gáudio;

tu pura, simplex, próvida

cælos et orbem cóntines.

Omnis, Pater, fons grátiæ,

Lumen patérnæ glóriæ,

Sancte utriúsque Spíritus

intermináta cáritas,

Ex te supréma orígine,

Trias benígna, prófluit

creáta quicquid sústinet,

quicquid decóre pérficit.

Quos et coróna múneras

adoptiónis íntimæ,

nos templa fac niténtia

tibi placére iúgiter.

O viva lux, nos ángelis

da iungi in aula cǽlica,

ut grati amóris láudibus

te concinámus pérpetim. Amen.

Hymn

O Trinity of blessèd light,

O Unity of princely might,

The fiery sun now goes his way;

Shed thou within our hearts thy ray.

To thee our morning song of praise,

To thee our evening prayer we raise;

Thy glory humbly we adore

For ever and for evermore.

All laud to God the Father be;

All praise, eternal Son, to thee;

All glory, as is ever meet,

To God the Holy Paraclete.

Ps 112:1-9
Laudabile nomen Domini

“Deposuit potentes de sede et exaltavit humiles” (Lc 1, 52).

Glória tibi, Trínitas æquális, una Déitas, et ante ómnia sǽcula et nunc et in perpétuum.

1Laudáte, púeri Dómini,*

laudáte nomen Dómini.

2Sit nomen Dómini benedíctum*

ex hoc nunc et usque in sǽculum.

3A solis ortu usque ad occásum*

laudábile nomen Dómini.

4Excélsus super omnes gentes Dóminus,*

super cælos glória eius.

5Quis sicut Dóminus Deus noster, qui in altis hábitat*

6et se inclínat, ut respíciat in cælum et in terram?

7Súscitans de terra ínopem,*

de stércore érigens páuperem,

8ut cóllocet eum cum princípibus,*

cum princípibus pópuli sui.

9Qui habitáre facit stérilem in domo,*

matrem filiórum lætántem.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Glória tibi, Trínitas æquális, una Déitas, et ante ómnia sǽcula et nunc et in perpétuum.

Psalm 112 (113)
Praise of the Lord's name

All glory belongs to you, Holy Trinity, one God, before all ages, now and for ever.

Praise, servants of the Lord,

praise the name of the Lord.

Let the Lord’s name be blessed,

now and for ever.

From the sun’s rising to its setting,

the Lord’s name is to be praised.

The Lord is high over all peoples,

his glory is above the heavens.

Who is like the Lord our God, who lives on high,

who bends down to watch over heaven and earth?

He raises the weak from the ground,

the poor from the dunghill,

raises them among the princes,

the princes of his people.

He gives the barren woman a household,

makes her the happy mother of children.

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.

All glory belongs to you, Holy Trinity, one God, before all ages, now and for ever.

Ps 147:12-20
Instauratio Ierusalem

“Veni, ostendam tibi sponsam uxorem Agni” (Ap 21, 9).

Benedícta sit Sancta Trínitas atque indivísa Unitas; confitébimur ei, quia fecit nobíscum misericórdiam suam.

12Lauda, Ierúsalem, Dóminum;*

colláuda Deum tuum, Sion.

13Quóniam confortávit seras portárum tuárum,*

benedíxit fíliis tuis in te.

14Qui ponit fines tuos pacem*

et ádipe fruménti sátiat te.

15Qui emíttit elóquium suum terræ,*

velóciter currit verbum eius.

16Qui dat nivem sicut lanam,*

pruínam sicut cínerem spargit.

17Mittit crystállum suam sicut buccéllas;*

ante fáciem frígoris eius quis sustinébit?

18Emíttet verbum suum et liquefáciet ea,*

flabit spíritus eius, et fluent aquæ.

19Qui annúntiat verbum suum Iacob,*

iustítias et iudícia sua Israel.

20Non fecit táliter omni natióni,*

et iudícia sua non manifestávit eis.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Benedícta sit Sancta Trínitas atque indivísa Unitas; confitébimur ei, quia fecit nobíscum misericórdiam suam.

Psalm 147 (147B)
God, the foundation of Jerusalem

Blessed be the holy Trinity and undivided Unity. Let us give praise to him, for he has shown mercy to us.

Praise the Lord, Jerusalem

— Zion, praise your God.

For he has strengthened the bars of your gates,

he has blessed your children.

He keeps your borders in peace,

he fills you with the richest wheat.

He sends out his command over the earth,

and swiftly runs his word.

He sends down snow that is like wool,

frost that is like ashes.

He sends hailstones like crumbs

— who can withstand his cold?

He will send out his word, and all will be melted;

his spirit will breathe, and the waters will flow.

He proclaims his word to Jacob,

his laws and judgements to Israel.

He has not done this for other nations:

he has not shown them his judgements.

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.

Blessed be the holy Trinity and undivided Unity. Let us give praise to him, for he has shown mercy to us.

Canticum	cf. Eph 1:3-10

De Deo salvatore

Glória et honor Deo in unitáte Trinitátis, Patri et Fílio cum Sancto Spíritu, in sempitérna sǽcula.

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.

Glória et honor Deo in unitáte Trinitátis, Patri et Fílio cum Sancto Spíritu, in sempitérna sǽcula.

Canticle	Ephesians 1

God the Saviour

Glory and honour be to God in the unity of the Trinity, to the Father and to the Son with the Holy Spirit, for ever and ever.

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.

Glory and honour be to God in the unity of the Trinity, to the Father and to the Son with the Holy Spirit, for ever and ever.

Lectio brevis	Rom 11:33-36

O altitúdo divitiárum et sapiéntiæ et sciéntiæ Dei! Quam incomprehensibília sunt iudícia eius et investigábiles viæ eius! Quis enim cognóvit sensum Dómini? Aut quis consiliárius eius fuit? Aut quis prior dedit illi, et retribuétur ei? Quóniam ex ipso et per ipsum et in ipsum ómnia. Ipsi glória in sǽcula. Amen.

Scripture Reading	Romans 11:33-36 ©

How rich are the depths of God – how deep his wisdom and knowledge – and how impossible to penetrate his motives or understand his methods! Who could ever know the mind of the Lord? Who could ever be his counsellor? Who could ever give him anything or lend him anything? All that exists comes from him; all is by him and for him. To him be glory for ever! Amen.

Responsorium breve

℣. Benedicámus Patrem et Fílium cum Sancto Spíritu.* Laudémus eum in sǽcula. Benedicámus.

℟. Soli Deo honor et glória. * Laudémus eum in sǽcula. Glória Patri. Benedicámus Patrem et Fílium cum Sancto Spíritu. Laudémus eum in sǽcula.

Short Responsory

Let us bless the Father and the Son with the Holy Spirit.

– Let us bless the Father and the Son with the Holy Spirit.

To God alone be all honour and glory.

– Let us bless the Father and the Son with the Holy Spirit.

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

– Let us bless the Father and the Son with the Holy Spirit.

Canticum

Exsultatio animæ in Domino

Grátias tibi, Deus; grátias tibi, vera et una Trínitas, una et summa Déitas, sancta et una Unitas.

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.

Grátias tibi, Deus; grátias tibi, vera et una Trínitas, una et summa Déitas, sancta et una Unitas.

Canticle	Magnificat

My soul rejoices in the Lord

We give you thanks, O God; we give thanks to you the one and true Trinity, the one and highest God, the one and all-holy Unity.

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.

We give you thanks, O God; we give thanks to you the one and true Trinity, the one and highest God, the one and all-holy Unity.

Preces

Pater per Spíritum Sanctum carnem Christi Fílii sui vivificávit et vivificántem pro nobis constítuit. Ad Deum unum et trinum hanc vocem glóriæ dirigámus: