Saturday 11 July 2026 (other days)
Saint Benedict, Abbot
on Saturday of week 14 in Ordinary Time
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If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm.Based on the liturgy for the Common of Abbots.
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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Inter ætérnas súperum corónas,
quas sacro partas cólimus triúmpho,
émicas celsis méritis corúscus,
o Benedícte!
Sancta te compsit púerum senéctus,
nil sibi de te rápuit volúptas,
áruit mundi tibi flos, ad alta
mente leváto.
Hinc fuga lapsus pátriam, paréntes
déseris, fervens némorum colónus;
inde conscríbis documénta vitæ
pulchra beátæ.
Iam docens omnes pópulos subésse
légibus tandem placitísque Christi,
fac tuis cuncti précibus petámus
cǽlica semper.
Cláritas Patri genitǽque Proli,
Flámini Sancto decus atque cultus,
grátia quorum tibi tanta laudis
glória lucet. Amen.
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Immortal, invisible, God only wise,
In light inaccessible hid from our eyes,
Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,
Almighty, victorious, thy great Name we praise.
Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light,
Nor wanting, nor wasting, thou rulest in might;
Thy justice like mountains high soaring above
Thy clouds, which are fountains of goodness and love.
To all life thou givest, to both great and small;
In all life thou livest, the true life of all;
We blossom and flourish, like leaves on the tree,
Then wither and perish; but naught changeth thee.
Great Father of glory, pure Father of light,
Thine angels adore thee, all veiling their sight;
All laud we would render: O help us to see
’Tis only the splendour of light hideth thee.
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Ps 135:1-9
| Psalm 135 (136)
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Ps 135:10-15Edúxit Israel de médio Ægýpti, in manu poténti et bráchio exténto.
10Qui percússit Ægýptum in primogénitis eórum,*
quóniam in ætérnum misericórdia eius.
11Qui edúxit Israel de médio eórum,*
quóniam in ætérnum misericórdia eius;
12in manu poténti et bráchio exténto,*
quóniam in ætérnum misericórdia eius.
13Qui divísit mare Rubrum in divisiónes,*
quóniam in ætérnum misericórdia eius.
14Et tradúxit Israel per médium eius,*
quóniam in ætérnum misericórdia eius.
15Et excússit pharaónem et virtútem eius in mari Rubro,*
quóniam in ætérnum misericórdia eius.
Glória Patri et Fílio*
et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*
et in sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.
Edúxit Israel de médio Ægýpti, in manu poténti et bráchio exténto.
| Psalm 135 (136)He brought Israel out from Egypt, with arm outstretched, with power in his hand.
He struck down the first-born of Egypt,
for his love is for ever.
He led Israel out from their midst,
for his love is for ever.
With a strong hand and an outstretched arm,
for his love is for ever.
He divided the Red Sea in two,
for his love is for ever.
He led Israel out through the sea,
for his love is for ever.
He overthrew Pharaoh and his army,
for his love is 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.
He brought Israel out from Egypt, with arm outstretched, with power in his hand.
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Ps 135:16-26Confitémini Deo cæli; ipse redémit nos ab inimícis nostris.
16Qui tradúxit pópulum suum per desértum,*
quóniam in ætérnum misericórdia eius.
17Qui percússit reges magnos,*
quóniam in ætérnum misericórdia eius;
18et occídit reges poténtes,*
quóniam in ætérnum misericórdia eius.
19Sehon regem Amorræórum,*
quóniam in ætérnum misericórdia eius;
20et Og regem Basan,*
quóniam in ætérnum misericórdia eius.
21Et dedit terram eórum hereditátem,*
quóniam in ætérnum misericórdia eius;
22hereditátem Israel servo suo,*
quóniam in ætérnum misericórdia eius.
23Qui in humilitáte nostra memor fuit nostri,*
quóniam in ætérnum misericórdia eius;
24et redémit nos ab inimícis nostris,*
quóniam in ætérnum misericórdia eius.
25Qui dat escam omni carni,*
quóniam in ætérnum misericórdia eius.
26Confitémini Deo cæli,*
quóniam in ætérnum misericórdia eius.
Glória Patri et Fílio*
et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*
et in sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.
Confitémini Deo cæli; ipse redémit nos ab inimícis nostris.
| Psalm 135 (136)To the Lord of heaven give thanks: he set us free from our foes.
He led his people through the wilderness,
for his love is for ever.
He struck down great kings,
for his love is for ever.
Sihon, king of the Amorites,
for his love is for ever.
And Og, the king of Bashan,
for his love is for ever.
He gave their land to his people,
for his love is for ever.
A heritage for Israel his servant,
for his love is for ever.
He remembered us in our affliction,
for his love is for ever.
He rescued us from our enemies,
for his love is for ever.
He gives food to all creatures that live,
for his love is for ever.
Give thanks to the God of heaven,
for his love is 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.
To the Lord of heaven give thanks: he set us free from our foes.
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℣. Iustum dedúxit Dóminus per vias rectas.
℟. Et osténdit illi regnum Dei.
| ℣. The Lord led the virtuous man along straight paths.
℟. He showed him the kingdom of God.
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Historia Patrum: a Salomone ad Ieroboam14Post David surréxit fílius sensátus,
et propter illum habitávit in securitáte.
15Sálomon imperávit in diébus pacis;
cui Deus réquiem dedit in circúitu,
ut cónderet domum in nómine suo
et paráret sanctuárium in sempitérnum.
Quemádmodum erudítus es in iuventúte tua
16et implétus es quasi flumen sapiéntia!
Terram retéxit ánima tua,
17et replésti eam in comparatiónibus ænígmatum.
Ad ínsulas longe divulgátum est nomen tuum,
et diléctus es in pace tua.
18In cantilénis et provérbiis
et comparatiónibus et interpretatiónibus
te mirátæ sunt terræ.
19In nómine Dómini Dei,
cui est cognómen Deus Israel,
20collegísti quasi orichálcum aurum
et ut plumbum cumulásti argéntum.
21Sed reclinásti fémora tua muliéribus,
subiugátus es in córpore tuo.
22Dedísti máculam in glória tua
et profanásti semen tuum,
indúcens iracúndiam ad líberos tuos
et ingemíscere fáciens super stultítia tua,
23ut fíeret impérium bipartítum,
et ex Ephraim incíperet impérium infidéle.
24Deus autem non derelínquet misericórdiam suam
et non corrúmpet nec delébit verba sua
neque perdet a stirpe nepótes elécti sui
et semen eius, qui díligit Dóminum, non corrúmpet.
25Dedit autem réliquum Iacob
et David de ipso stirpem.
26Et finem hábuit Sálomon cum pátribus suis
27et derelíquit post se de sémine suo
gentis stultítiam 28et imminútum prudéntia,
Róboam, qui avértit gentem consílio suo.
29Et Ieróboam fílius Nabat, qui peccáre fecit Israel
et dedit viam peccándi Ephraim;
et plúrima redundavérunt peccáta ipsórum valde,
30ita ut expélleret illos a terra sua.
31Et exquisiérunt omnes nequítias,
usque dum perveníret super illos vindícta.
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The Fathers from Solomon to JeroboamA wise son succeeded David,
who lived spaciously, thanks to him.
Solomon reigned in a time of peace,
and God gave him peace all round
so that he could raise a house to his name
and prepare an everlasting sanctuary.
How wise you were in your youth,
brimming over with understanding like a river!
Your mind ranged the earth,
you filled it with mysterious sayings.
Your name reached the distant islands,
and you were loved for your peace.
Your songs, your proverbs, your sayings
and your retorts made you the wonder of the world.
In the name of the Lord God,
of him who is called the God of Israel,
you amassed gold like so much tin,
and made silver as common as lead.
You abandoned your body to women,
you became the slave of your appetites.
You stained your honour,
you profaned your stock,
so bringing wrath on your children
and grief on your posterity:
the sovereignty was split in two,
from Ephraim arose a rebel kingdom.
But the Lord would not go back on his mercy,
or undo any of his words,
he would not obliterate the issue of his elect,
nor destroy the stock of the man who loved him;
and so he granted a remnant to Jacob,
and to David a root springing from him.
Solomon rested with his ancestors,
leaving one of his stock as his successor,
the stupidest member of the nation,
brainless Rehoboam, whose policy drove the nation to rebel.
Next, Jeroboam son of Nebat, who made Israel sin,
and set Ephraim on the way of evil;
from then on their sins multiplied so excessively
as to drive them out of their country;
for they tried out every kind of wickedness,
until vengeance overtook them.
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℟. Congregábo fílios Israel et non erunt ultra duæ gentes neque polluéntur in idólis suis;* Erunt mihi pópulus et pastor unus erit ómnium eórum.
℣. Alias oves hábeo, quæ non sunt ex hoc ovíli; illas opórtet me addúcere et fient unus grex, unus pastor.* Erunt.
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℟. I will gather the sons of Israel from all sides, and they shall no longer be two nations nor defile themselves any more with their idols:* they shall be my people, and they shall all have one shepherd.
℣. I have other sheep that are not of this fold, whom I must bring in. There shall be one flock, one shepherd:* they shall be my people, and they shall all have one shepherd.
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Christo omnino nihil præponantIn primis, ut quidquid agéndum ínchoas bonum, ab eo pérfici instantíssima oratióne depóscas, ut, qui nos iam in filiórum dignátus est número computáre, non debet aliquándo de malis áctibus nostris contristári; ita enim ei omni témpore de bonis suis in nobis paréndum est, ut non solum irátus pater suos non aliquándo fílios exherédet, sed nec ut metuéndum dóminus, irritátus a malis nostris, ut nequíssimos servos perpétuam tradat ad pœnam, qui eum sequi nolúerint ad glóriam.
Exsurgámus ergo tandem aliquándo, excitánte nos Scriptúra ac dicénte: Hora est iam nos de somno súrgere. Et apértis óculis nostris ad deíficum lumen, attónitis áuribus audiámus divína cotídie clamans quid nos ádmonet vox dicens: Hódie si vocem eius audiéritis, nolíte obduráre corda vestra; et íterum: Qui habet aures audiéndi, áudiat quid Spíritus dicat Ecclésiis.
Et quid dicit? Veníte, fílii, audíte me; timórem Dómini docébo vos. Cúrrite, dum lumen vitæ habétis, ne ténebræ mortis vos comprehéndant.
Et quærens Dóminus in multitúdine pópuli, cui hæc clamat, operárium suum, íterum dicit: Quis est homo qui vult vitam et cupit vidére dies bonos? Quod si tu áudiens respóndeas: «Ego», dicit tibi Deus: «Si vis habére veram et perpétuam vitam, próhibe linguam tuam a malo, et lábia tua ne loquántur dolum; divérte a malo et fac bonum; inquíre pacem et séquere eam. Et cum hæc fecéritis, óculi mei super vos et aures meæ ad preces vestras; et ántequam me invocétis, dicam vobis: Ecce adsum».
Quid dúlcius nobis ab hac voce Dómini invitántis nos, fratres caríssimi? Ecce pietáte sua demónstrat nobis Dóminus viam vitæ.
Succínctis ergo fide vel observántia bonórum áctuum lumbis nostris, per ducátum Evangélii pergámus itínera eius, ut mereámur eum qui nos vocávit in regnum suum vidére. In cuius regni tabernáculo si vólumus habitáre, nisi illuc bonis áctibus cúrritur, mínime pervenítur.
Sicut est zelus amaritúdinis malus, qui séparat a Deo et ducit ad inférnum, ita est zelus bonus, qui séparat a vítiis et ducit ad Deum et ad vitam ætérnam. Hunc ergo zelum ferventíssimo amóre exérceant mónachi, id est, ut honóre se ínvicem prævéniant; infirmitátes suas sive córporum sive morum patientíssime tólerent; obœdiéntiam sibi certátim impéndant; nullus quod sibi útile iúdicat sequátur, sed quod magis álio; caritátem fraternitátis caste impéndant; amóre Deum tímeant; abbátem suum sincéra et húmili caritáte díligant; Christo omníno nihil præpónant, qui nos páriter ad vitam ætérnam perdúcat.
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Put Christ before everythingWhenever you begin any good work you should first of all make a most pressing appeal to Christ our Lord to bring it to perfection; that he, who has honoured us by counting us among his children, may never be grieved by our evil deeds. For we must always serve him with the good things he has given us in such a way that he may never – as an angry father disinherits his sons or even like a master who inspires fear – grow impatient with our sins and consign us to everlasting punishment, like wicked servants who would not follow him to glory.
So we should at long last rouse ourselves, prompted by the words of Scripture: Now is the time for us to rise from sleep. Our eyes should be open to the God-given light, and we should listen in wonderment to the message of the divine voice as it daily cries out: Today, if you shall hear his voice, harden not your hearts; and again: If anyone has ears to hear, let him listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches. And what does the Spirit say? Come my sons, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Hurry, while you have the light of life, so that death’s darkness may not overtake you.
And the Lord as he seeks the one who will do his work among the throng of people to whom he makes that appeal, says again: Which of you wants to live to the full; who loves long life and the enjoyment of prosperity? And, if when you hear this you say, I do, God says to you: If you desire true and everlasting life, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceit; turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. And when you have done these things my eyes will be upon you and my ears will be attentive to your prayers; and before you call upon my name I shall say to you: Behold, I am here. What could be more delightful, dearest brothers, than the voice of our Lord’s invitation to us? In his loving kindness he reveals to us the way of life.
And so, girded with faith and the performance of good works, let us follow in his paths by the guidance of the Gospel; then we shall deserve to see him who has called us into his kingdom. If we wish to attain a dwelling-place in his kingdom we shall not reach it unless we hasten there by our good deeds.
Just as there exists an evil fervour, a bitter spirit, which divides us from God and leads us to hell, so there is a good fervour which sets us apart from evil inclinations and leads us towards God and eternal life. Monks should put this fervour into practice with an overflowing love: that is, they should surpass each other in mutual esteem, accept their weaknesses, either of body or of behaviour, with the utmost patience; and vie with each other in acceding to requests. No one should follow what he considers to be good for himself, but rather what seems good for another. They should display brotherly love in a chaste manner; fear God in a spirit of love; revere their abbot with a genuine and submissive affection. Let them put Christ before all else; and may he lead us all to everlasting life.
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℟. Beátus Benedíctus, relícta domo rebúsque patris, soli Deo placére cúpiens, sanctæ conversatiónis hábitum quæsívit* Et solus in supérni Inspectóris óculis habitávit secum.
℣. Recéssit ígitur sciénter néscius et sapiénter indóctus.* Et solus.
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℟. In his desire to please God alone, blessed Benedict abandoned home and patrimony and sought the religious life;* he dwelt by himself, apart, in the presence of the all-seeing God of heaven.
℣. He left the world of men, knowingly ignorant of its ways, and wisely untrained in its wisdom;* he dwelt by himself, apart, in the presence of the all-seeing God of heaven.
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Oremus.
Deus, qui beátum Benedíctum, abbátem, in schola divíni servítii præclárum constituísti magístrum, tríbue, quǽsumus, ut, amóri tuo nihil præponéntes, viam mandatórum tuórum dilatáto corde currámus.
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.
Lord God, you appointed Saint Benedict
to be a wise master in the school of your service.
Give us grace to put your love before all else,
and so to run with joy in the way of your commandments.
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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