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Vespers (Evening Prayer)

Based on the liturgy for the Common of Martyrs.

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

Sanctórum méritis ínclita gáudia

pangámus, sócii, géstaque fórtia;

nam gliscit ánimus prómere cántibus

victórum genus óptimum.

Hi (Hæ) sunt quos rétinens mundus inhórruit,

ipsum nam stérili flore peráridum

sprevére pénitus teque secúti (secútæ) sunt,

rex, Christe, bone cǽlitum.

Hi (Hæ) pro te fúrias sǽvaque sústinent;

non murmur résonat, non querimónia,

sed corde tácito mens bene cónscia

consérvat patiéntiam.

Quæ vox, quæ póterit lingua retéxere

quæ tu martýribus múnera prǽparas?

Rubri nam flúido sánguine láureis

ditántur bene fúlgidis.

Te, trina Déitas únaque, póscimus,

ut culpas ábluas, nóxia súbtrahas,

des pacem fámulis, nos quoque glóriam

per cuncta tibi sǽcula. Amen.

Hymn

All hail the power of Jesus’ name;

Let Angels prostrate fall;

Bring forth the royal diadem

To crown him Lord of all.

Crown him, ye Martyrs of your God,

Who from his altar call;

Praise him whose way of pain ye trod,

And crown him Lord of all.

Hail him, ye heirs of David’s line,

Whom David Lord did call;

The God Incarnate, Man Divine,

And crown him Lord of all.

Let every tribe and every tongue

To him their hearts enthral,

Lift high the universal song,

And crown him Lord of all.

Ps 114:1-9
Gratiarum actio

“Per multas tribulationes oportet nos intrare in regnum Dei” (Act 14, 22).

Dómine, líbera ánimam meam de morte, pedes meos a lapsu.

1Diléxi, quóniam exáudit Dóminus*

vocem deprecatiónis meæ.

2Quia inclinávit aurem suam mihi,*

cum in diébus meis invocábam.

3Circumdedérunt me funes mortis,*

et angústiæ inférni invenérunt me.

Tribulatiónem et dolórem invéni†

4et nomen Dómini invocábam:*

«O Dómine, líbera ánimam meam».

5Miséricors Dóminus et iustus,*

et Deus noster miserétur.

6Custódiens párvulos Dóminus;*

humiliátus sum, et salvum me fáciet.

7Convértere, ánima mea, in réquiem tuam,*

quia Dóminus benefécit tibi;

8quia erípuit ánimam meam de morte,†

óculos meos a lácrimis,*

pedes meos a lapsu.

9Ambulábo coram Dómino*

in regióne vivórum.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Dómine, líbera ánimam meam de morte, pedes meos a lapsu.

Psalm 114 (116A)
Thanksgiving

Lord, keep my soul from death, my feet from stumbling.

I love the Lord, for he has heard

the cry of my appeal;

because he has turned his ear to me as I call on him,

day by day.

The ropes of death surrounded me,

Hell held me tight,

I had found pain and tribulation –

but I called on the Lord’s name:

“O Lord, free my soul.”

The Lord is compassionate and just;

our God takes pity on us.

The Lord cares for the simple –

I was brought low, but he saved me.

Return, my soul, to your rest,

for the Lord has looked after you;

he has rescued my spirit from death, my eyes from tears,

he has saved my feet from stumbling.

I shall walk in the presence of the Lord

in the land of the living.

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, keep my soul from death, my feet from stumbling.

How to listen

Ps 120:1-8
Custos populi

“Non esurient amplius, neque sitient amplius, neque cadet super illos sol neque ullus æstus” (Ap 7, 16).

Auxílium meum a Dómino, qui fecit cælum et terram.

1Levábo óculos meos in montes:*

unde véniet auxílium mihi?

2Auxílium meum a Dómino,*

qui fecit cælum et terram.

3Non dabit in commotiónem pedem tuum,*

neque dormitábit, qui custódit te.

4Ecce non dormitábit neque dórmiet,*

qui custódit Israel.

5Dóminus custódit te,†

Dóminus umbráculum tuum,*

ad manum déxteram tuam.

6Per diem sol non percútiet te,*

neque luna per noctem.

7Dóminus custódiet te ab omni malo;*

custódiet ánimam tuam Dóminus.

8Dóminus custódiet intróitum tuum et éxitum tuum*

ex hoc nunc et usque in sǽculum.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Auxílium meum a Dómino, qui fecit cælum et terram.

Psalm 120 (121)
The guardian of the people

My help shall come from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

I shall lift my eyes to the hills:

where is my help to come from?

My help will come from the Lord,

who made heaven and earth.

He will not let your foot slip:

he will not doze, your guardian.

Behold, he will not doze or sleep,

the guardian of Israel.

The Lord is your guardian, the Lord is your shade;

he is at your right hand.

By day the sun will not strike you;

nor the moon by night.

The Lord will guard you from all harm;

the Lord will guard your life.

The Lord will guard your coming and your going

both now and 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.

My help shall come from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Canticum	Ap 15:3-4

Hymnus adorationis

Iustæ et veræ sunt viæ tuæ, Rex sæculórum.

3Magna et mirabília ópera tua,*

Dómine Deus omnípotens;

iustæ et veræ viæ tuæ,*

Rex géntium!

4Quis non timébit, Dómine,*

et glorificábit nomen tuum?

Quia solus Sanctus,†

quóniam omnes gentes vénient et adorábunt in conspéctu tuo,*

quóniam iudícia tua manifestáta sunt.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Iustæ et veræ sunt viæ tuæ, Rex sæculórum.

Canticle	Apocalypse 15

A hymn of adoration

Your ways are just and true, King of all the ages.

Great and wonderful are your deeds,

O Lord God the Almighty!

Just and true are your ways,

O King of the ages!

Who shall not fear and glorify your name, O Lord?

For you alone are holy.

All nations shall come and worship you,

for your judgements have been revealed.

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.

Your ways are just and true, King of all the ages.

Lectio brevis	1 Petr 4:13-14

Sed, quemádmodum communicátis Christi passiónibus, gaudéte, ut et in revelatióne glóriæ eius gaudeátis exsultántes. Si exprobrámini in nómine Christi, beáti, quóniam Spíritus glóriæ et Dei super vos requiéscit.

Scripture Reading	1 Peter 4:13-14

Beloved, if you can have some share in the sufferings of Christ, be glad, because you will enjoy a much greater gladness when his glory is revealed. It is a blessing for you when they insult you for bearing the name of Christ, because it means that you have the Spirit of glory, the Spirit of God resting on you.

Responsorium breve

℣. Lætámini in Dómino,* Et exsultáte, iusti. Lætámini.

℟. Et gloriámini, omnes recti corde.* Et exsultáte, iusti. Glória Patri. Lætámini.

Short Responsory

Rejoice in the Lord. Let the just shout for joy.

– Rejoice in the Lord. Let the just shout for joy.

Let the upright sing praise.

– Rejoice in the Lord. Let the just shout for joy.

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

– Rejoice in the Lord. Let the just shout for joy.

Canticum

Exsultatio animæ in Domino

Gaudent in cælis ánimæ sanctórum, qui Christi vestígia sunt secúti; et quia pro eius amóre sánguinem suum fudérunt, ídeo cum Christo regnábunt in ætérnum.

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.

Gaudent in cælis ánimæ sanctórum, qui Christi vestígia sunt secúti; et quia pro eius amóre sánguinem suum fudérunt, ídeo cum Christo regnábunt in ætérnum.

Canticle	Magnificat

My soul rejoices in the Lord

The saints, who followed in the footsteps of Christ, rejoice in heaven. They gave their life for love of Christ: therefore, they will reign with him for ever.

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.

The saints, who followed in the footsteps of Christ, rejoice in heaven. They gave their life for love of Christ: therefore, they will reign with him for ever.

Preces

Hac hora, qua Rex mártyrum vitam suam in cena óbtulit et in cruce depósuit, grátias agámus illi, dicéntes:

– Te, Dómine, celebrámus.

Te, Dómine, celebrámus, quia in finem dilexísti nos, salvátor noster, omnis martýrii fons et exémplum:

– Te, Dómine, celebrámus.

Quia omnes peccatóres pæniténtes in prǽmium vitæ vocásti:

– Te, Dómine, celebrámus.

Quia sánguinem novi et ætérni testaménti, in remissiónem peccatórum effúsum, hódie obtúlimus:

– Te, Dómine, celebrámus.

Quia hac die per grátiam tuam in fide perseverávimus:

– Te, Dómine, celebrámus.

Quia tuæ morti multos fratres hódie sociásti:

– Te, Dómine, celebrámus.

Prayers and intercessions

Let us give thanks to the king of martyrs, for this is the hour when he offered himself in the last supper and laid down his life on the cross.