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Friday 24 March 2023    (other days)
Friday of the 4th week of Lent 

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Midday Prayer (Sext)

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.
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.
Hymnus
Qua Christus hora sítiit
crucem vel in qua súbiit,
quos præstat in hac psállere
ditet siti iustítiæ.
Simul sit his esúries,
quam ipse de se sátiet,
crimen sit ut fastídium
virtúsque desidérium.
Charísma Sancti Spíritus
sic ínfluat psalléntibus,
ut carnis æstus frígeat
et mentis algor férveat.
Christum rogámus et Patrem,
Christi Patrísque Spíritum;
unum potens per ómnia,
fove precántes, Trínitas. Amen.
Hymn
Lord God and Maker of all things,
Creation is upheld by you.
While all must change and know decay,
You are unchanging, always new.
You are man’s solace and his shield,
His Rock secure on which to build.
You are the spirit’s tranquil home,
In you alone is hope fulfilled.
To God the Father and the Son
And Holy Spirit render praise:
Blest Trinity, from age to age
The strength of all our living days.
Stanbrook Abbey Hymnal

Psalms of the day

Complementary psalms

The psalms of the day are shown here. If you are reciting more than one daytime hour (Terce, Sext, None) today, use the psalms of the day at one hour and the complementary psalms at the others.

PSALMS OF THE DAY

Ps 118:161-168
Meditatio verbi Domini in lege

“Estóte factóres verbi et non auditóres tantum” (Iac 1, 22)

Vivo ego, dicit Dóminus; nolo mortem peccatóris, sed ut magis convertátur et vivat.
161Príncipes persecúti sunt me gratis,*
  et a verbis tuis formidávit cor meum.
162Lætábor ego super elóquia tua,*
  sicut qui invénit spólia multa.
163Mendácium ódio hábui et abominátus sum;*
  legem autem tuam diléxi.
164Sépties in die laudem dixi tibi*
  super iudícia iustítiæ tuæ.
165Pax multa diligéntibus legem tuam,*
  et non est illis scándalum.
166Exspectábam salutáre tuum, Dómine,*
  et præcépta tua feci.
167Custodívit ánima mea testimónia tua*
  et diléxi ea veheménter.
168Servávi mandáta tua et testimónia tua,*
  quia omnes viæ meæ in conspéctu tuo.
Glória Patri et Fílio*
  et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*
  et in sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.

Psalm 118(119): 161-168

As I live, says the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked man; rather let him turn from his evil way and live.
Princes are hounding me for no reason.
  Your words fill me with dread.
I shall rejoice over your sayings
  like one who has found a great treasure.
I loathe and detest untruthfulness
  but I love the truth of your law.
Seven times a day I praise you
  for the righteousness of your judgements.
Those who love you have abounding peace:
  there is nothing to trip them up.
I looked forward to your salvation, O Lord,
  and followed your commandments.
I keep your precepts in my heart:
  I love them intensely.
I have followed your commands and your precepts.
  All that I do is in your sight.
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.

Ps 132:1-3
Fraternæ concordiæ iucunditas

“Diligamus nos invicem, quia caritas ex Deo est” (1 Io 4, 7).

1Ecce quam bonum et quam iucúndum*
  habitáre fratres in unum:
2sicut unguéntum óptimum in cápite,†
  quod descéndit in barbam, barbam Aaron,*
  quod descéndit in oram vestiménti eius;
3sicut ros Hermon,*
  qui descéndit in montes Sion,
quóniam illic mandávit Dóminus benedictiónem,*
  vitam usque in sǽculum.
Glória Patri et Fílio*
  et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*
  et in sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.

Psalm 132 (133)
The pleasure of brotherly unity

How pleasant it is, how good,
  when brothers dwell together in unity.
Like precious oil poured upon the head,
  flowing down the beard, the beard of Aaron,
  flowing onto the collar of his robes.
Like the dew of Hermon,
  flowing onto the mountains of Zion.
From there the Lord sends blessing
  and life everlasting.
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.

Ps 139:2-9,13-14
Tu es refugium meum

“Filius hominis traditur in manus peccatorum” (Mt 26, 45).

2Eripe me, Dómine, ab hómine malo,*
  a viro violéntiæ serva me.
3Qui cogitavérunt mala in corde,*
  tota die constituébant prœ́lia.
4Acuérunt linguas suas sicut serpéntis,*
  venénum áspidum sub lábiis eórum.
5Custódi me, Dómine, de manu peccatóris†
  et a viro violéntiæ serva me,*
  qui cogitavérunt supplantáre gressus meos.
6Abscondérunt supérbi láqueum mihi†
  et funes extendérunt in rete,*
  iuxta iter offendícula posuérunt mihi.
7Dixi Dómino: «Deus meus es tu;*
  áuribus pércipe, Dómine, vocem deprecatiónis meæ».
8Dómine, Dómine, virtus salútis meæ,*
  obumbrásti caput meum in die belli.
9Ne concédas, Dómine, desidéria ímpii;*
  consília eius ne perfícias.
13Cognóvi quia fáciet Dóminus iudícium ínopis*
  et vindíctam páuperum.
14Verúmtamen iusti confitebúntur nómini tuo,*
  et habitábunt recti in conspéctu tuo.
Glória Patri et Fílio*
  et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*
  et in sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.
Vivo ego, dicit Dóminus; nolo mortem peccatóris, sed ut magis convertátur et vivat.

Psalm 139 (140)
You are my refuge

Tear me, Lord, from men of evil,
  keep me safe from men of violence.
They plan evil in their hearts,
  make warlike plots all day long.
They sharpen their tongues like serpents:
  vipers’ venom is on their lips.
Protect me, Lord, from the power of the wicked,
  keep me safe from men of violence
  who plan to make me stumble.
In their pride they have laid a trap for me,
  stretched out a network of ropes,
  set snares in my path.
I have said to the Lord, ‘You are my God.
  Lord, listen to my pleading.’
Lord, O Lord, the power that saves me:
  you have shielded my head on the day of battle.
Lord, do not grant the wicked their desires:
  do not fulfil their plans.
I know that the Lord will do justice to the needy
  and give judgement in favour of the poor.
The righteous will proclaim your name
  and the upright will dwell in your presence.
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.
As I live, says the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked man; rather let him turn from his evil way and live.

Continue

OR:

At the daytime hours (Terce, Sext, None) when you don’t choose to use the psalms of the day, use the complementary psalms instead.

COMPLEMENTARY PSALMS

Ps 122:1-5
Dominus fiducia populi

“Duo cæci ... clamaverunt: «Domine, miserere nostri, Fili David»” (Mt 20, 30).

Vivo ego, dicit Dóminus; nolo mortem peccatóris, sed ut magis convertátur et vivat.
1Ad te levávi óculos meos,*
  qui hábitas in cælis.
2Ecce sicut óculi servórum ad manus dominórum suórum,*
  sicut óculi ancíllæ ad manus dóminæ suæ,
ita óculi nostri ad Dóminum Deum nostrum,*
  donec misereátur nostri.
3Miserére nostri, Dómine, miserére nostri,*
  quia multum repléti sumus despectióne;
4quia multum repléta est ánima nostra*
  derisióne abundántium et despectióne superbórum.
Glória Patri et Fílio*
  et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*
  et in sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.

Psalm 122 (123)
The Lord guards his people

As I live, says the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked man; rather let him turn from his evil way and live.
To you I lift up my eyes,
  to you who dwell in the heavens.
Like the eyes of a servant watching his master,
  like the eyes of a maid on her mistress’s hands,
  so we keep our eyes on the Lord our God,
  as we wait for his kindness.
Take pity on us, Lord, take pity:
  we have had our fill of contempt.
Our souls have had their fill
  of the laughter of the rich,
  of the contempt of the proud.
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.

Ps 123:1-8
Adiutorium nostrum in nomine Domini

“Dixit Dominus Paulo: «Noli timere ... quia ego sum tecum»” (Act 18, 9-10).

1Nisi quia Dóminus erat in nobis, dicat nunc Israel,†
  2nisi quia Dóminus erat in nobis,*
  cum exsúrgerent hómines in nos:
3forte vivos deglutíssent nos,*
  cum irascerétur furor eórum in nos.
4Fórsitan aqua absorbuísset nos,†
  torrens pertransísset ánimam nostram*
  5fórsitan pertransíssent ánimam nostram aquæ intumescéntes.
6Benedíctus Dóminus;*
  qui non dedit nos in direptiónem déntibus eórum.
7Anima nostra sicut passer erépta est*
  de láqueo venántium:
láqueus contrítus est,*
  et nos erépti sumus.
8Adiutórium nostrum in nómine Dómini,*
  qui fecit cælum et terram.
Glória Patri et Fílio*
  et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*
  et in sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.

Psalm 123 (124)
Our help is in the name of the Lord

If the Lord had not been with us
  (so let Israel sing),
If the Lord had not been with us
  when men rose up against us,
they might have skinned us alive,
  such was their anger.
The waters could have drowned us,
  the torrent poured over us,
  the foaming waters poured over us.
Blessed be the Lord, who saved us
  from being torn to pieces by their teeth.
We have escaped, like a bird
  from the snare of the fowler.
The snare was broken,
  and we escaped.
Our help is in the name of the Lord,
  who made heaven and 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.

Ps 124:1-5
Dominus custos populi sui

“Pax super Israel Dei” (Gal 6, 16).

1Qui confídunt in Dómino sicut mons Sion:*
  non commovébitur, in ætérnum manet.
2Ierúsalem, montes in circúitu eius,†
  et Dóminus in circúitu pópuli sui*
  ex hoc nunc et usque in sǽculum.
3Quia non requiéscet virga iniquitátis super sortem iustórum,*
  ut non exténdant iusti ad iniquitátem manus suas.
4Bénefac, Dómine, bonis*
  et rectis corde.
5Declinántes autem per vias pravas†
  addúcet Dóminus cum operántibus iniquitátem.*
  Pax super Israel!
Glória Patri et Fílio*
  et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*
  et in sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.
Vivo ego, dicit Dóminus; nolo mortem peccatóris, sed ut magis convertátur et vivat.

Psalm 124 (125)
The Lord guards his people

Those who trust in the Lord are like the mountain of Zion:
  it cannot be shaken, it will stand firm for ever.
Jerusalem – the mountains stand guard over it,
  and the Lord stands guard over his people,
  both now and for ever.
The sceptre of the wicked shall not rest
  upon the inheritance of the just;
lest the just themselves stretch out their hands
  and turn to wickedness.
Be good, O Lord, to the good
  and the upright of heart.
As for those who turn away to crooked paths,
  the Lord shall treat them like the doers of evil.
Peace be on Israel!
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.
As I live, says the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked man; rather let him turn from his evil way and live.

Continue

CONCLUSION

Lectio brevis
cf. Jer 3:12b,14a
Revertímini, ait Dóminus, et non avértam fáciem meam a vobis, quia pius ego sum, et non iráscar in perpétuum. Convertímini, fílii, qui avérsi estis a me, dicit Dóminus.
Scripture Reading
(Jeremiah 3:12,14) ©
Come back, says the Lord, and I will frown on you no more, since I am merciful and I shall not keep my resentment for ever. Come back, disloyal children, says the Lord.
℣. Avérte fáciem tuam a peccátis meis.
℟. Et omnes iniquitátes meas dele.
℣. From my sins turn away your face.
℟. And blot out all my guilt.
Oremus.
  Deus, qui fragilitáti nostræ cóngrua subsídia præparásti, concéde, quǽsumus, ut suæ reparatiónis efféctum et cum exsultatióne suscípiat et pia conversatióne recénseat.
  Per Christum Dóminum nostrum.
  Amen.
Let us pray.
Lord God, you have prepared fitting remedies for our weakness:
  grant that we may reach out gladly for your healing grace,
  and thereby live in accordance with your will.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Benedicámus Dómino.
– Deo grátias.
Let us praise the Lord.
– Thanks be to God.

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