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Sunday 9 November 2025    (other days)
Dedication of the Lateran Basilica 
Feast

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Office of Readings

If you have already recited the Invitatory Psalm today, you should use the alternative opening.
Dómine, lábia mea apéries.
  Et os meum annuntiábit laudem tuam.
Lord, open our lips.
  And we shall praise your name.
Ps 66 (67)

“Notum sit vobis quoniam gentibus missum est hoc salutare Dei” (Act 28, 28).

Christum, Sponsum Ecclésiæ, adorémus in ea.
Vel: Christum, qui diléxit Ecclésiam, veníte, adorémus.
(repeat antiphon*)
2Deus misereátur nostri et benedícat nobis;*
  illúminet vultum suum super nos,
3ut cognoscátur in terra via tua,*
  in ómnibus géntibus salutáre tuum.
  (repeat antiphon*)
4Confiteántur tibi pópuli, Deus;*
  confiteántur tibi pópuli omnes.
5Læténtur et exsúltent gentes,†
  quóniam iúdicas pópulos in æquitáte*
  et gentes in terra dírigis.
  (repeat antiphon*)
6Confiteántur tibi pópuli, Deus,*
  confiteántur tibi pópuli omnes.
7Terra dedit fructum suum;*
  benedícat nos Deus, Deus noster,
8benedícat nos Deus,*
  et métuant eum omnes fines terræ.
  (repeat antiphon*)
Glória Patri et Fílio*
  et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*
  et in sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.
(repeat antiphon*)
Invitatory PsalmPsalm 66 (67)
Christ is the spouse of the Church: come, let us adore him.
(repeat antiphon*)
O God, take pity on us and bless us,
  and let your face shine upon us,
so that your ways may be known across the world,
  and all nations learn of your salvation.
  (repeat antiphon*)
Let the peoples praise you, O God,
  let all the peoples praise you.
Let the nations be glad and rejoice,
  for you judge the peoples with fairness
  and you guide the nations of the earth.
  (repeat antiphon*)
Let the peoples praise you, O God,
  let all the peoples praise you.
The earth has produced its harvest:
  may God, our God, bless us.
May God bless us,
  may the whole world revere him.
  (repeat antiphon*)
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.
(repeat antiphon*)

* If you are reciting this on your own, you can choose to say the antiphon once only at the start of the psalm and not repeat it.

Hymnus
Christe, cunctórum dominátor alme,
plebs tibi supplex résonet in aula,
ánnuo cuius rédeunt colénda
témpore festa.
Hic locus nempe vocitátur aula
regis imménsi nitidíque cæli
porta, quæ vitæ pátriam peténtes
áccipit omnes.
Hæc tuam plebem sacra cogit ædes,
hæc sacraméntis pia ditat usque,
cǽlicis escis alit in perénnis
múnera vitæ.
Quǽsumus ergo, Deus, ut seréno
ádnuas vultu fámulos gubérnans,
qui tui summo célebrant amóre
gáudia templi.
Æqua laus summum célebret Paréntem
teque, Salvátor, pie rex, per ævum;
Spíritus Sancti résonet per omnem
glória mundum. Amen.
Hymn
All creatures of our God and king,
Lift up your voice and with us sing:
  Alleluia! alleluia!
Thou burning sun with golden beam,
Thou silver moon with softer gleam:
  O praise him, O praise him!
  Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Thou rushing wind that art so strong,
Ye clouds that sail in heaven along,
  O praise him, alleluia!
Thou rising morn, in praise rejoice,
Ye lights of evening, find a voice:
  O praise him, O praise him!
  Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Thou flowing water pure and clear,
Make music for thy Lord to hear:
  Alleluia! alleluia!
Thou fire so masterful and bright,
That givest man both warmth and light:
  O praise him, O praise him!
  Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
And all ye men of tender heart,
Forgiving others, take your part:
  O sing ye, alleluia!
Ye who long pain and sorrow bear,
Praise God and on him cast your care:
  O praise him, O praise him!
  Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Ps 23:1-10
Domini in templum adventus

“Christo apertæ sunt portæ cæli propter carnalem eius assumptionem” (S. Irenæus).

Attóllite, portæ, cápita vestra et elevámini, portæ æternáles.
1Dómini est terra et plenitúdo eius,*
  orbis terrárum et qui hábitant in eo.
2Quia ipse super mária fundávit eum*
  et super flúmina firmávit eum.
3Quis ascéndet in montem Dómini,*
  aut quis stabit in loco sancto eius?
4Innocens mánibus et mundo corde,†
  qui non levávit ad vana ánimam suam,*
  nec iurávit in dolum.
5Hic accípiet benedictiónem a Dómino*
  et iustificatiónem a Deo salutári suo.
6Hæc est generátio quæréntium eum,*
  quæréntium fáciem Dei Iacob.
7Attóllite, portæ, cápita vestra,†
  et elevámini, portæ æternáles,*
  et introíbit rex glóriæ.
8Quis est iste rex glóriæ?*
  Dóminus fortis et potens, Dóminus potens in prœ́lio.
9Attóllite, portæ, cápita vestra,†
  et elevámini, portæ æternáles,*
  et introíbit rex glóriæ.
10Quis est iste rex glóriæ?*
  Dóminus virtútum ipse est rex glóriæ.
Glória Patri et Fílio*
  et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*
  et in sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.
Attóllite, portæ, cápita vestra et elevámini, portæ æternáles.

Psalm 23 (24)
The Lord comes to his temple

O gates, lift high your heads; grow higher, ancient doors.
The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness,
  the world and all who live in it.
He himself founded it upon the seas
  and set it firm over the waters.
Who will climb the mountain of the Lord?
  Who will stand in his holy place?
The one who is innocent of wrongdoing and pure of heart,
  who has not given himself to vanities or sworn falsely.
He will receive the blessing of the Lord
  and be justified by God his saviour.
This is the way of those who seek him,
  seek the face of the God of Jacob.
Gates, raise your heads. Stand up, eternal doors,
  and let the king of glory enter.
Who is the king of glory?
The Lord of might and power.
  The Lord, strong in battle.
Gates, raise your heads. Stand up, eternal doors,
  and let the king of glory enter.
Who is the king of glory?
The Lord of hosts
  – he is the king of glory.
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.
O gates, lift high your heads; grow higher, ancient doors.

How to listen

Ps 83:2-13
Desiderium templi Domini

“Non habemus hic manentem civitatem, sed futuram inquirimus” (Hebr 13, 14).

Quam dilécta tabernácula tua, Dómine virtútum.†
2Quam dilécta tabernácula tua, Dómine virtútum!*
  3Concupíscit et déficit ánima mea in átria Dómini.
Cor meum et caro mea*
  exsultavérunt in Deum vivum.
4Etenim passer invénit sibi domum,†
  et turtur nidum sibi, ubi ponat pullos suos:*
  altária tua, Dómine virtútum, rex meus et Deus meus.
5Beáti, qui hábitant in domo tua:*
  in perpétuum laudábunt te.
6Beátus vir, cuius est auxílium abs te,*
  ascensiónes in corde suo dispósuit.
7Transeúntes per vallem sitiéntem in fontem ponent eam,*
  étenim benedictiónibus véstiet eam plúvia matutína.
8Ibunt de virtúte in virtútem,*
  vidébitur Deus deórum in Sion.
9Dómine Deus virtútum, exáudi oratiónem meam;*
  áuribus pércipe, Deus Iacob.
10Protéctor noster áspice, Deus,*
  et réspice in fáciem christi tui.
11Quia mélior est dies una in átriis tuis super mília,†
  elégi ad limen esse in domo Dei mei*
  magis quam habitáre in tabernáculis peccatórum.
12Quia sol et scutum est Dóminus Deus,†
  grátiam et glóriam dabit Dóminus;*
  non privábit bonis eos, qui ámbulant in innocéntia.
13Dómine virtútum,*
  beátus homo, qui sperat in te.
Glória Patri et Fílio*
  et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*
  et in sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.
Quam dilécta tabernácula tua, Dómine virtútum.

Psalm 83 (84)
Longing for the Lord's temple

How delightful is your dwelling-place, Lord, God of hosts!
How delightful is your dwelling-place, Lord of hosts!
  My soul is weak with longing for the courts of your palace.
  My heart and my body rejoice in the living God.
Even the sparrow finds itself a home,
  the swallow a nest to raise her young –
  in your altars, O Lord,
  Lord of strength, my king and my God.
Blessed are they who dwell in your house:
  they will praise you for ever.
Blessed the man whose help comes from you,
  who has set his heart on climbing to you.
They pass through the valley of thirst
  and make a spring there:
  the morning rain will cover it with blessings.
They will go from strength to strength:
  they will see the God of gods, in Zion.
Lord God of hosts, listen to my prayer;
  hear me, O God of Jacob.
Take notice of us, God our protector,
  and look on the face of your anointed one.
One day in the courts of my God
  is worth more than a thousand elsewhere.
I would rather be at the doorstep of the house of my God
  than live in the dwellings of sinners.
For the Lord my God is my sun and my shield.
  The Lord gives grace and glory.
He will not deny his good things
  to those who walk in purity.
Blessed is he who trusts in you,
  O Lord of hosts.
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.
How delightful is your dwelling-place, Lord, God of hosts!

Ps 86:1-7
Ierusalem omnium gentium mater

“Illa quæ sursum est Ierusalem, libera est, quæ est mater nostra” (Gal 4, 26).

Gloriósa dicta sunt de te, cívitas Dei.
1Fundaménta eius in móntibus sanctis;†
  2díligit Dóminus portas Sion*
  super ómnia tabernácula Iacob.
3Gloriósa dicta sunt de te,*
  cívitas Dei!
4Memor ero Rahab et Babylónis inter sciéntes me;†
  ecce Philistǽa et Tyrus cum Æthiópia:*
  hi nati sunt illic.
5Et de Sion dicétur: «Hic et ille natus est in ea;*
  et ipse firmávit eam Altíssimus».
6Dóminus réferet in librum populórum:*
  «Hi nati sunt illic».
7Et cantant sicut choros ducéntes:*
  «Omnes fontes mei in te».
Glória Patri et Fílio*
  et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*
  et in sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.
Gloriósa dicta sunt de te, cívitas Dei.

Psalm 86 (87)
Jerusalem, mother of all nations

Of you are told glorious things, O city of God.
Its foundations are set on the sacred mountains –
  the Lord loves the gates of Zion
  more than all the tents of Jacob.
Glorious things are said of you, city of God!
I shall count Rahab and Babylon among those who acknowledge me.
  The Philistines, Tyrians, Ethiopians –
  all have their birthplace here.
Of Zion it will be said “Here is the birthplace of all people:
  the Most High himself has set it firm.”
The Lord shall write in the book of the nations:
  “Here is their birthplace.”
They will sing as in joyful processions:
  “All my being springs from you.”
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.
Of you are told glorious things, O city of God.
℣. Adorábo ad templum sanctum tuum.
℟. Et confitébor nómini tuo, Dómine.
℣. I bow down before your holy temple.
℟. I will praise your name, O Lord.
Lectio prior
De Epístola prima beáti Petri apóstoli 2, 1-17

Tamquam lapides vivi superædificamini

Caríssimi: 1Deponéntes omnem malítiam et omnem dolum et simulatiónes et invídias et omnes detractiónes, 2sicut modo géniti infántes, rationále sine dolo lac concupíscite, ut in eo crescátis in salútem, 3si gustástis quóniam dulcis Dóminus. 4Ad quem accedéntes, lápidem vivum, ab homínibus quidem reprobátum, coram Deo autem eléctum, pretiósum, 5et ipsi tamquam lápides vivi ædificámini domus spiritális in sacerdótium sanctum offérre spiritáles hóstias acceptábiles Deo per Iesum Christum. 6Propter quod cóntinet Scriptúra:
  «Ecce pono in Sion lápidem angulárem, eléctum, pretiósum;
  et, qui credit in eo, non confundétur».
  7Vobis ígitur honor credéntibus; non credéntibus autem «Lapis, quem reprobavérunt ædificántes,
  hic factus est in caput ánguli»
  8et «lapis offensiónis et petra scándali»; qui offéndunt verbo non credéntes, in quod et pósiti sunt.
  9Vos autem genus eléctum, regále sacerdótium, gens sancta, pópulus in acquisitiónem, ut virtútes annuntiétis eius, qui de ténebris vos vocávit in admirábile lumen suum; 10qui aliquándo non pópulus, nunc autem pópulus Dei; qui non consecúti misericórdiam, nunc autem misericórdiam consecúti.
  11Caríssimi, óbsecro tamquam ádvenas et peregrínos abstinére vos a carnálibus desidériis, quæ mílitant advérsus ánimam; 12conversatiónem vestram inter gentes habéntes bonam, ut in eo, quod detréctant de vobis tamquam de malefactóribus, ex bonis opéribus considerántes gloríficent Deum in die visitatiónis.
  13Subiécti estóte omni humánæ creatúræ propter Dóminum: sive regi quasi præcellénti 14sive dúcibus tamquam ab eo missis ad vindíctam malefactórum, laudem vero bonórum; 15quia sic est volúntas Dei, ut benefaciéntes obmutéscere faciátis imprudéntium hóminum ignorántiam, 16quasi líberi, et non quasi velámen habéntes malítiæ libertátem, sed sicut servi Dei.
  17Omnes honoráte, fraternitátem dilígite, Deum timéte, regem honorificáte.
First Reading1 Peter 2:1-17

Living stones make a spiritual house

Be sure, then, you are never spiteful, or deceitful, or hypocritical, or envious and critical of each other. You are new born, and, like babies, you should be hungry for nothing but milk – the spiritual honesty which will help you to grow up to salvation – now that you have tasted the goodness of the Lord.
  He is the living stone, rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him; set yourselves close to him so that you too, the holy priesthood that offers the spiritual sacrifices which Jesus Christ has made acceptable to God, may be living stones making a spiritual house. As scripture says: See how I lay in Zion a precious cornerstone that I have chosen and the man who rests his trust on it will not be disappointed. That means that for you who are believers, it is precious; but for unbelievers, the stone rejected by the builders has proved to be the keystone, a stone to stumble over, a rock to bring men down. They stumble over it because they do not believe in the word; it was the fate in store for them.
  But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, a people set apart to sing the praises of God who called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people at all and now you are the People of God; once you were outside the mercy and now you have been given mercy.
  I urge you, my dear people, while you are visitors and pilgrims to keep yourselves free from the selfish passions that attack the soul. Always behave honourably among pagans so that they can see your good works for themselves and, when the day of reckoning comes, give thanks to God for the things which now make them denounce you as criminals.
  For the sake of the Lord, accept the authority of every social institution: the emperor, as the supreme authority, and the governors as commissioned by him to punish criminals and praise good citizenship. God wants you to be good citizens, so as to silence what fools are saying in their ignorance. You are slaves of no one except God, so behave like free men, and never use your freedom as an excuse for wickedness. Have respect for everyone and love for our community; fear God and honour the emperor.
Responsorium
Cf. Tob 13, 16; Ap 21, 19-21
℟. Lápides pretiósi omnes muri tui.* Et turres Ierúsalem gemmis ædificabúntur.
℣. Portæ Ierúsalem ex sapphíro et smarágdo ædificabúntur et ex lápide pretióso omnis circúitus muri eius.* Et turres.
Responsory
℟. All your walls are precious stones, O Jerusalem,* and your towers shall be built of jewels.
℣. Your gates, O Jerusalem, shall be built of sapphire and emerald, and your surrounding wall of precious stone,* and your towers shall be built of jewels.
Lectio altera
Ex Sermónibus sancti Cæsárii Arelaténsis epíscopi (Sermo 229, 1-3: CCL 104, 905-908)

Omnes per baptismum templa Dei facti sumus

Natálem templi huius diem, fratres dilectíssimi, Christo propítio cum exsultatióne et gáudio hódie celebrámus; sed templum Dei verum et vivum nos esse debémus. Mérito tamen sollemnitátem matris Ecclésiæ christiáni pópuli fidéliter colunt, per quam se spiritáliter renátos esse cognóscunt. Nam qui per primam nativitátem vasa iræ Dei fúimus, per secúndam vasa misericórdiæ fíeri merúimus. Prima enim natívitas prodúxit nos ad mortem; secúnda revocávit ad vitam.
  Omnes enim nos, caríssimi, ante baptísmum fana diáboli fúimus, post baptísmum templa Christi esse merúimus; et si de salúte ánimæ nostræ atténtius cogitémus, templum Dei verum et vivum nos esse cognóscimus. Non solum in manufáctis hábitat Deus, nec in domo de lignis et lapídibus facta; sed præcípue in ánima ad imáginem Dei facta, et manu ipsíus artíficis cóndita. Sic enim beátus Paulus apóstolus dixit: Templum Dei sanctum est, quod estis vos.
  Et quia Christus véniens proiécit diábolum de córdibus nostris, ut sibi templum præparáret in nobis, quantum póssumus cum ipsíus adiutório laborémus, ne in nobis per mala ópera nostra patiátur iniúriam. Omnis enim qui male agit, Christo iniúriam facit. Sicut enim dixi, prius quam nos redímeret Christus, diáboli domus fúimus; póstea domus Dei esse merúimus: Deus enim de nobis dignátus est sibi fácere domum.
  Unde nos, caríssimi, si natálem templi cum gáudio celebráre vólumus, templa Dei vivéntia malis opéribus in nobis destrúere non debémus. Et hoc dicam, quod omnes intellégere possunt: quóties ad ecclésiam venímus, qualem illam inveníre vólumus, tales et ánimas nostras præparáre debémus.
  Vis basílicam nítidam inveníre? Noli tuam ánimam peccatórum sórdibus inquináre. Si tu vis ut basílica luminósa sit, et Deus hoc vult, ut ánima tua tenebrósa non sit, sed fiat quod Dóminus dicit, ut lúceat lux in nobis bonórum óperum et ille glorificétur qui in cælis est. Quómodo tu intras in ecclésiam istam, sic Deus vult intráre in ánimam tuam, sicut ipse promísit: Et habitábo in illis et inambulábo.
Second Reading
From a sermon of St Caesarius of Arles

Baptism makes every one of us into a temple of God.

My fellow Christians, today is the birthday of this church, an occasion for celebration and rejoicing. We, however, ought to be the true and living temple of God. Nevertheless, Christians rightly commemorate this feast of the church, their mother, for they know that through her they were reborn in the spirit. At our first birth, we were vessels of God’s wrath; reborn, we became vessels of his mercy. Our first birth brought death to us, but our second restored us to life.
  Indeed, before our baptism we were sanctuaries of the devil; but after our baptism we merited the privilege of being temples of Christ. And if we think more carefully about the meaning of our salvation, we shall realise that we are indeed living and true temples of God. God does not dwell only in things made by human hands, nor in homes of wood and stone, but rather he dwells principally in the soul made according to his own image and fashioned by his own hand. Therefore, the apostle Paul says: The temple of God is holy, and you are that temple.
  When Christ came, he banished the devil from our hearts, in order to build in them a temple for himself. Let us therefore do what we can with his help, so that our evil deeds will not deface that temple. For whoever does evil, does injury to Christ. As I said earlier, before Christ redeemed us, we were the house of the devil, but afterwards, we merited the privilege of being the house of God. God himself in his loving mercy saw fit to make of us his own home. My fellow Christians, do we wish to celebrate joyfully the birth of this temple? Then let us not destroy the living temples of God in ourselves by works of evil. I shall speak clearly, so that all can understand. Whenever we come to church, we must prepare our hearts to be as beautiful as we expect this church to be. Do you wish to find this basilica immaculately clean? Then do not soil your soul with the filth of sins. Do you wish this basilica to be full of light? God too wishes that your soul be not in darkness, but that the light of good works shine in us, so that he who dwells in the heavens will be glorified. Just as you enter this church building, so God wishes to enter into your soul, for he promised: I shall live in them, I shall walk through their hearts.
ResponsoriumCf. Ez 47, 1. 9
℟. Vidi aquam egrediéntem de templo, a látere dextro, allelúia; et omnes ad quos pervénit aqua ista* Salvi facti sunt et dicent: Allelúia, allelúia.
℣. In dedicatióne templi decantábat pópulus laudem et in ore eórum dulcis resonábat sonus.* Salvi.
Responsory
℟. I saw a stream of water flowing from the right side of the temple, alleluia.* Wherever this water flowed, it brought life, and all who were saved by it cried out: Alleluia, alleluia!
℣. When the church was consecrated, the congregation broke in to cries of joy, and sounds of sweet singing burst from their mouths.* Wherever this water flowed, it brought life, and all who were saved by it cried out: Alleluia, alleluia!
Canticum
Te Deum laudámus:* te Dóminum confitémur.
Te ætérnum Patrem,* omnis terra venerátur.
Tibi omnes ángeli,*
  tibi cæli et univérsæ potestátes:
tibi chérubim et séraphim*
  incessábili voce proclámant:
Sanctus,* Sanctus,* Sanctus*
  Dóminus Deus Sábaoth.
Pleni sunt cæli et terra* maiestátis glóriæ tuæ.
Te gloriósus* Apostolórum chorus,
te prophetárum* laudábilis númerus,
te mártyrum candidátus* laudat exércitus.
Te per orbem terrárum*
  sancta confitétur Ecclésia,
Patrem* imménsæ maiestátis;
venerándum tuum verum* et únicum Fílium;
Sanctum quoque* Paráclitum Spíritum.
Tu rex glóriæ,* Christe.
Tu Patris* sempitérnus es Fílius.
Tu, ad liberándum susceptúrus hóminem,*
  non horruísti Vírginis úterum.
Tu, devícto mortis acúleo,*
  aperuísti credéntibus regna cælórum.
Tu ad déxteram Dei sedes,* in glória Patris.
Iudex créderis* esse ventúrus.
Te ergo quæsumus, tuis fámulis súbveni,*
  quos pretióso sánguine redemísti.
Ætérna fac cum sanctis tuis* in glória numerári.
Haec ultima pars hymni ad libitum omitti potest:
Salvum fac pópulum tuum, Dómine,*
  et bénedic hereditáti tuæ.
Et rege eos,* et extólle illos usque in ætérnum.
Per síngulos dies* benedícimus te;
et laudámus nomen tuum in sæculum,*
  et in sæculum sæculi.
Dignáre, Dómine, die isto*
  sine peccáto nos custodíre.
Miserére nostri, Dómine,* miserére nostri.
Fiat misericórdia tua, Dómine, super nos,*
  quemádmodum sperávimus in te.
In te, Dómine, sperávi:*
  non confúndar in ætérnum.
CanticleTe Deum
God, we praise you; Lord, we proclaim you!
You, the Father, the eternal –
all the earth venerates you.
All the angels, all the heavens, every power –
The cherubim, the seraphim –
unceasingly, they cry:
“Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts:
heaven and earth are full of the majesty of your glory!”
The glorious choir of Apostles –
The noble ranks of prophets –
The shining army of martyrs –
all praise you.
Throughout the world your holy Church proclaims you.
– Father of immeasurable majesty,
– True Son, only-begotten, worthy of worship,
– Holy Spirit, our Advocate.
You, Christ:
– You are the king of glory.
– You are the Father’s eternal Son.
– You, to free mankind, did not disdain a Virgin’s womb.
– You defeated the sharp spear of Death, and opened the kingdom of heaven to those who believe in you.
– You sit at God’s right hand, in the glory of the Father.
– You will come, so we believe, as our Judge.
And so we ask of you: give help to your servants, whom you set free at the price of your precious blood.
Number them among your chosen ones in eternal glory.
The final part of the hymn may be omitted:
Bring your people to safety, Lord, and bless those who are your inheritance.
Rule them and lift them high for ever.
Day by day we bless you, Lord: we praise you for ever and for ever.
Of your goodness, Lord, keep us without sin for today.
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us.
Let your pity, Lord, be upon us, as much as we trust in you.
In you, Lord, I trust: let me never be put to shame.
Oremus.
  In ipsa ecclesia dedicata:
  Deus, qui nobis per síngulos annos huius sancti templi tui consecratiónis réparas diem, exáudi preces pópuli tui et præsta, ut fiat hic tibi semper purum servítium et nobis plena redémptio. Per Dóminum.
  Extra ipsam ecclesiam dedicatam:
  Deus, qui de vivis et eléctis lapídibus ætérnum habitáculum tuæ prǽparas maiestáti, multíplica in Ecclésia tua spíritum grátiæ, quem dedísti, ut fidélis tibi pópulus in cæléstis ædificatiónem Ierúsalem semper accréscat. Per Dóminum.
  Vel:
  Deus, qui pópulum tuum Ecclésiam vocáre dignátus es, da, ut plebs in nómine tuo congregáta te tímeat, te díligat, te sequátur et ad cæléstia promíssa, te ducénte, pervéniat.
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 have called your people to become your Church.
Grant that all who are gathered in your name
  may fear you and love you and follow you
  and, under your guidance, attain to your promises in heaven.
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.
Benedicámus Dómino.
– Deo grátias.
Let us praise the Lord.
– Thanks be to God.

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