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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.

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

Iesu, quadragenáriæ

dicátor abstinéntiæ,

qui ob salútem méntium

præcéperas ieiúnium,

Adésto nunc Ecclésiæ,

adésto pæniténtiæ,

qua supplicámus cérnui

peccáta nostra dílui.

Tu retroácta crímina

tua remítte grátia

et a futúris ádhibe

custódiam mitíssime,

Ut, expiáti ánnuis

compunctiónis áctibus,

tendámus ad paschália

digne colénda gáudia.

Te rerum univérsitas,

clemens, adóret, Trínitas,

et nos novi per véniam

novum canámus cánticum. Amen.

Hymn

Sole hope of all the world and Lord,

Bestower of the great reward,

Receive the prayers thy servants raise

Mixed with meet psalms and chants of praise.

And though our conscience doth proclaim

Our deep transgressions and our shame,

Cleanse us, O God, we humbly plead,

From sins of thought and word and deed.

Our sins remember thou no more;

Forgive: thou art of mighty pow’r:

So take upon thee, Lord, our care

That pure in heart we make our prayer.

Therefore accept, O Lord, this tide

Of fast which thou hast sanctified,

That we may reach by mystic ways

The sacraments of Easter days.

Ps 122:1-5
Dominus fiducia populi

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

Oculi nostri semper ad Dóminum, donec misereátur nostri.

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.

Oculi nostri semper ad Dóminum, donec misereátur nostri.

Psalm 122 (123)
The Lord guards his people

Our eyes are turned to the Lord; we look for his mercy.

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.

Our eyes are turned to the Lord; we look for his mercy.

How to listen

Ps 123:1-8
Adiutorium nostrum in nomine Domini

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

Adiutórium nostrum in nómine Dómini, qui fecit cælum et terram.

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.

Adiutórium nostrum in nómine Dómini, qui fecit cælum et terram.

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

Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

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.

Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Canticum	cf. Eph 1:3-10

De Deo salvatore

In Fílio suo elégit nos Deus in adoptiónem filiórum.

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.

In Fílio suo elégit nos Deus in adoptiónem filiórum.

Canticle	Ephesians 1

God the Saviour

God chose us in his Son and made us his adopted sons.

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.

God chose us in his Son and made us his adopted sons.

Lectio brevis	Rom 12:1-2

Obsecro vos, fratres, per misericórdiam Dei, ut exhibeátis córpora vestra hóstiam vivéntem, sanctam, Deo placéntem, rationábile obséquium vestrum; et nolíte conformári huic sæculo, sed transformámini renovatióne mentis, ut probétis quid sit volúntas Dei, quid bonum et bene placens et perféctum.

Scripture Reading	Romans 12:1-2

Think of God’s mercy, my brothers, and worship him, I beg you, in a way that is worthy of thinking beings, by offering your living bodies as a holy sacrifice, truly pleasing to God. Do not model yourselves on the behaviour of the world around you, but let your behaviour change, modelled by your new mind. This is the only way to discover the will of God and know what is good, what it is that God wants, what is the perfect thing to do.

Responsorium breve

℣. Ego dixi: Dómine,* Miserére mei. Ego.

℟. Sana ánimam meam, quia peccávi tibi.* Miserére mei. Glória Patri. Ego.

Short Responsory

I said: ‘Lord, have mercy on me.’

– I said: ‘Lord, have mercy on me.’

‘Heal my soul, for I have sinned against you.’

– I said: ‘Lord, have mercy on me.’

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

– I said: ‘Lord, have mercy on me.’

Canticum

Exsultatio animæ in Domino

Iesus, tránsiens per médium illórum, ibat.

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.

Iesus, tránsiens per médium illórum, ibat.

Canticle	Magnificat

My soul rejoices in the Lord

Jesus walked straight through them all, and went away.

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.

Jesus walked straight through them all, and went away.

Preces

Dóminum Iesum Christum, qui nos pópulum suum a peccátis salvos fecit, humíliter invocémus:

– Iesu, Fili David, miserére nostri.

Orámus te, Christe, pro sancta Ecclésia tua, pro qua teípsum tradidísti, ut eam sanctificáres, mundans lavácro aquæ in verbo vitæ;

continénter rénova eam et purífica pæniténtia.

– Iesu, Fili David, miserére nostri.

Magíster bone, notam fac iuvénibus viam, quam unicuíque eórum mandásti,

ut ámbulent in ea et bene sit eis.

– Iesu, Fili David, miserére nostri.

Qui misértus es ómnium languórum, érige spem ægrotántium et sana eos

nosque fac de iis sublevándis sollícitos.

– Iesu, Fili David, miserére nostri.

Redde nos mémores dignitátis, quam per baptísmum nobis dedísti,

ut tibi semper vivámus.

– Iesu, Fili David, miserére nostri.

Pacem et glóriam largíre defúnctis

nobísque cum illis aliquándo tecum regnáre concéde.

– Iesu, Fili David, miserére nostri.

Prayers and intercessions

Let us call on the name of the Lord Jesus, who saves his people from their sins.