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Our Lady of the Rosary
on Wednesday of week 27 in Ordinary Time
on Wednesday of week 27 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 the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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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Quem terra, pontus, ǽthera
colunt, adórant, prǽdicant
trinam regéntem máchinam,
claustrum Maríæ báiulat.
Cui luna, sol et ómnia
desérviunt per témpora,
perfúsa cæli grátia
gestant puéllæ víscera.
Beáta mater múnere,
cuius, supérnus ártifex,
mundum pugíllo cóntinens,
ventris sub arca clausus est.
Beáta cæli núntio,
fecúnda Sancto Spíritu,
desiderátus géntibus
cuius per alvum fusus est.
Iesu, tibi sit glória,
qui natus es de Vírgine,
cum Patre et almo Spíritu,
in sempitérna sǽcula. Amen.
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Hail, of paradise the portal!
Tree of Life regained, immortal;
Whence, through thee, all sweetness floweth,
And salvation’s fruit still groweth.
Thou our hearts aright inclinest,
On our life’s way brightly shinest;
Us from God’s just anger savest,
Who to man our Saviour gavest.
Hail! Blest shrine of God the Father,
Thither sinners haste to gather;
Pardon for their guilt obtaining,
Freedom from the foe’s enchaining;
Strength from thee the weak shall borrow,
Comfort, thou, of all who sorrow;
From the final wrath tremendous,
Mother of our Christ, defend us.
Star of ocean! Mother fairest!
Who the name of Mary bearest;
In thy bright illumination
Pales each star and constellation.
Hail, O Father! Hail, sweet Mother!
Hail, O Son of God, our Brother!
Let the hosts of heaven adore thee,
Every spirit bow before thee.
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Ps 88:2-19
| Psalm 88 (89)
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Ps 88:20-30Fílius Dei factus est ex sémine David secúndum carnem.
20Tunc locútus es in visióne sanctis tuis et dixísti:†
«Pósui adiutórium in poténte*
et exaltávi eléctum de plebe.
21Invéni David servum meum;*
óleo sancto meo unxi eum.
22Manus enim mea firma erit cum eo,*
et bráchium meum confortábit eum.
23Nihil profíciet inimícus in eo,*
et fílius iniquitátis non ópprimet eum.
24Et concídam a fácie ipsíus inimícos eius*
et odiéntes eum percútiam.
25Et véritas mea et misericórdia mea cum ipso,*
et in nómine meo exaltábitur cornu eius.
26Et ponam super mare manum eius*
et super flúmina déxteram eius.
27Ipse invocábit me: “Pater meus es tu,*
Deus meus et refúgium salútis meæ”.
28Et ego primogénitum ponam illum,*
excélsum præ régibus terræ.
29In ætérnum servábo illi misericórdiam meam*
et testaméntum meum fidéle ipsi.
30Et ponam in sǽculum sǽculi semen eius*
et thronum eius sicut dies cæli.
Glória Patri et Fílio*
et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*
et in sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.
Fílius Dei factus est ex sémine David secúndum carnem.
| Psalm 88 (89)The Son of God was born into the house of David when he came into this world.
In a vision you spoke to your holy ones.
You said, “I have given strength to a warrior,
I have raised a chosen one from the people.
I have found David my servant,
I have anointed him with my holy oil.
For my hand will always give him support,
my right arm will give him strength.
The enemy shall make no headway against him,
the son of iniquity shall have no power over him.
I will crush his foes in his sight
and strike down those who hate him.
My faithfulness and kindness shall be with him
and his strength will be triumphant through my name.
I shall extend his power over the sea,
and his right hand over the rivers.
He will call upon me: ‘you are my father,
my God and my safe refuge.’
And I shall make him my first-born,
supreme over all the kings of the earth.
My kindness to him will continue for ever,
my covenant with him will remain firm.
For all ages I shall establish his descendants,
and for all the days of heaven his throne will stand.”
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 Son of God was born into the house of David when he came into this world.
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Ps 88:31-38Semel iurávi David servo meo: Semen eius in ætérnum manébit.
31Si autem derelíquerint fílii eius legem meam*
et in iudíciis meis non ambuláverint,
32si iustificatiónes meas profanáverint*
et mandáta mea non custodíerint,
33visitábo in virga delíctum eórum*
et in verbéribus iniquitátem eórum.
34Misericórdiam autem meam non avértam ab eo,*
neque méntiar in veritáte mea.
35Non profanábo testaméntum meum*
et, quæ procédunt de lábiis meis, non fáciam írrita.
36Semel iurávi in sancto meo:*
David non méntiar.
37Semen eius in ætérnum manébit,*
et thronus eius sicut sol in conspéctu meo
38et sicut luna firmus stabit in ætérnum*
et testis in cælo fidélis».
Glória Patri et Fílio*
et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*
et in sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.
Semel iurávi David servo meo: Semen eius in ætérnum manébit.
| Psalm 88 (89)Once for all, I have sworn to David my servant: his dynasty shall last for ever.
“But if his children abandon my law
and walk no more in the paths of my decrees;
if they profane my judgements
and do not keep to my commandments,
I will punish their transgressions with a rod,
I will punish their wickedness with a beating.
Even so, I will not turn my kindness away from him,
nor will I be untrue to my word.
I will not profane my covenant,
I will not go against the word I have spoken.
I have sworn in my sanctuary, once and for all:
I will not lie to David.
His seed shall remain for ever,
his throne firm as the sun in my sight,
just as the moon stays firm for ever,
a faithful witness in the sky.”
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.
Once for all, I have sworn to David my servant: his dynasty shall last for ever.
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℣. María conservábat ómnia verba hæc.
℟. Cónferens in corde suo.
| ℣. Mary remembered all these things.
℟. She treasured them all in her heart.
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De magistris erroris. De senioribusCaríssime: 4,1Spíritus maniféste dicit quia in novíssimis tempóribus discédent quidam a fide, attendéntes spirítibus seductóribus et doctrínis dæmoniórum, 2in hypócrisi loquéntium mendácium et cauteriátam habéntium suam consciéntiam, 3prohibéntium núbere, abstinére a cibis, quos Deus creávit ad percipiéndum cum gratiárum actióne fidélibus et his, qui cognovérunt veritátem. 4Quia omnis creatúra Dei bona, et nihil reiciéndum, quod cum gratiárum actióne percípitur, 5sanctificátur enim per verbum Dei et oratiónem.
6Hæc propónens frátribus bonus eris miníster Christi Iesu, enutrítus verbis fídei et bonæ doctrínæ, quam assecútus es; 7profánas autem et aníles fábulas devíta.
Exérce teípsum ad pietátem; 8nam corporális exercitátio ad módicum útilis est, píetas autem ad ómnia útilis est promissiónem habens vitæ, quæ nunc est, et futúræ. 9Fidélis sermo et omni acceptióne dignus: 10in hoc enim laborámus et certámus, quia sperántes sumus in Deum vivum, qui est salvátor ómnium hóminum, máxime fidélium. 11Prǽcipe hæc et doce.
12Nemo adulescéntiam tuam contémnat, sed exémplum esto fidélium in verbo, in conversatióne, in caritáte, in fide, in castitáte. 13Dum vénio, atténde lectióni, exhortatióni, doctrínæ. 14Noli neglégere donatiónem, quæ in te est, quæ data est tibi per prophetíam cum impositióne mánuum presbytérii. 15Hæc meditáre, in his esto, ut proféctus tuus maniféstus sit ómnibus. 16Atténde tibi et doctrínæ; insta in illis; hoc enim fáciens et teípsum salvum fácies et eos, qui te áudiunt.
5,1Seniórem ne increpáveris, sed óbsecra ut patrem, iúvenes ut fratres, 2anus ut matres, iuvénculas ut soróres in omni castitáte.
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Concerning false teachersThe Spirit has explicitly said that during the last times there will be some who will desert the faith and choose to listen to deceitful spirits and doctrines that come from the devils; and the cause of this is the lies told by hypocrites whose consciences are branded as though with a red-hot iron: they will say marriage is forbidden, and lay down rules about abstaining from foods which God created to be accepted with thanksgiving by all who believe and who know the truth. Everything God has created is good, and no food is to be rejected, provided grace is said for it: the word of God and the prayer make it holy. If you put all this to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus and show that you have really digested the teaching of the faith and the good doctrine which you have always followed. Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales. Train yourself spiritually. ‘Physical exercises are useful enough, but the usefulness of spirituality is unlimited, since it holds out the reward of life here and now and of the future life as well’; that is a saying that you can rely on and nobody should doubt it. I mean that the point of all our toiling and battling is that we have put our trust in the living God and he is the saviour of the whole human race but particularly of all believers. This is what you are to enforce in your teaching.
Do not let people disregard you because you are young, but be an example to the believers in the way you speak and behave, and in your love, your faith and your purity. Make use of the time until I arrive by reading to the people, preaching and teaching. You have in you a spiritual gift which was given to you when the prophets spoke and the body of elders laid their hands on you; do not let it lie unused. Think hard about all this, and put it into practice, and everyone will be able to see how you are advancing. Take great care about what you do and what you teach; always do this, and in this way you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.
Do not speak harshly to a man older than yourself, but advise him as you would your own father; treat the younger men as brothers and older women as you would your mother. Always treat young women with propriety, as if they were sisters.
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℟. Píetas ad ómnia útilis est, promissiónem habens vitæ; in hoc laborámus et certámus,* Quia sperávimus in Deum vivum.
℣. Persecutiónem pátimur, sed non derelínquimur; deícimur, sed non perímus.* Quia sperávimus.
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℟. The usefulness of spirituality is unlimited, since it holds out the reward of life.* The point of all our toiling and battling is that we have put our trust in the living God.
℣. We have been persecuted, but never deserted; assaulted, but never killed.* The point of all our toiling and battling is that we have put our trust in the living God.
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Salutis mysteria meditari oportetQuod enim ex te nascétur sanctum, vocábitur Fílius Dei, Fons sapiéntiæ, Verbum Patris in excélsis! Hoc Verbum mediánte te, Virgo sancta, caro fiet, ut, qui dicit: Ego in Patre et Pater in me, dicat nihilóminus: «Quia ego a Deo procéssi et veni».
In princípio, inquit, erat Verbum. Iam scatet fons, sed ínterim tantum in semetípso. Dénique et Verbum erat apud Deum, lucem profécto hábitans inaccessíbilem; et dicébat Dóminus ab inítio: Ego cógito cogitatiónes pacis et non afflictiónis. Sed penes te est cogitátio tua, et quid cógites, nescímus; quis enim cognóverat sensum Dómini aut quis consiliárius eius erat?
Descéndit ítaque cogitátio pacis in opus pacis: Verbum caro factum est et hábitat iam in nobis; hábitat plane per fidem in córdibus nostris, hábitat in memória nostra, hábitat in cogitatióne et usque ad ipsam descéndit imaginatiónem. Quid enim prius cogitáret homo de Deo, nisi fórsitan idólum corde fabricarétur? Incomprehensíbilis erat et inaccessíbilis, invisíbilis et inexcogitábilis omníno; nunc vero comprehéndi vóluit, vidéri vóluit, vóluit cogitári.
Quonam modo, inquis? Nimírum iacens in præsépio, in virgináli grémio cubans, in monte prǽdicans, in oratióne pernóctans; aut in cruce pendens, in morte pallens, liber inter mórtuos et in inférno ímperans, seu étiam tértia die resúrgens et Apóstolis loca clavórum, victóriæ signa, demónstrans, novíssime coram eis cæli secréta conscéndens.
Quid horum non vere, non pie, non sancte cogitátur? Quidquid horum cógito, Deum cógito et per ómnia ipse est Deus meus. Hæc ego meditári dixi sapiéntiam et prudentiam iudicávi eructáre memóriam suavitátis, quam in huiuscémodi núcleis virga sacerdotális copióse pro dúxit, quam in supérnis háuriens ubérius nobis María refúdit.
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We should meditate on the mysteries of salvationThe child to be born of you will be called holy, the Son of God, the fountain of wisdom, the Word of the Father on high. Through you, blessed Virgin, this Word will become flesh, so that even though, as he says: I am in the Father and the Father is in me, it is still true for him to say: “I came forth from God and am here.”
In the beginning was the Word. The spring was gushing forth, yet still within himself. Indeed, the Word was with God, truly dwelling in inaccessible light. And the Lord said from the beginning: I think thoughts of peace and not of affliction. Yet your thought was locked within you, and whatever you thought, we did not know; for who knew the mind of the Lord, or who was his counsellor?
And so the idea of peace came down to do the work of peace: The Word was made flesh and even now dwells among us. It is by faith that he dwells in our hearts, in our memory, our intellect and penetrates even into our imagination. What concept could man have of God if he did not first fashion an image of him in his heart? By nature incomprehensible and inaccessible, he was invisible and unthinkable, but now he wished to be understood, to be seen and thought of.
But how, you ask, was this done? He lay in a manger and rested on a virgin’s breast, preached on a mountain, and spent the night in prayer. He hung on a cross, grew pale in death, and roamed free among the dead and ruled over those in hell. He rose again on the third day, and showed the apostles the wounds of the nails, the signs of victory; and finally in their presence he ascended to the sanctuary of heaven.
How can we not contemplate this story in truth, piety and holiness? Whatever of all this I consider, it is God I am considering; in all this he is my God. I have said it is wise to meditate on these truths, and I have thought it right to recall the abundant sweetness, given by the fruits of this priestly root; and Mary, drawing abundantly from heaven, has caused this sweetness to overflow for us.
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℟. María Virgo, non est tibi símilis in filiábus Ierúsalem: tu mater Regis regum, tu dómina angelórum, tu regína cælórum.* Benedícta tu in muliéribus et benedíctus fructus ventris tui.
℣. Ave, grátia plena; Dóminus tecum.* Benedícta.
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℟. There is none like you among the daughters of Jerusalem, O Virgin Mary, mother of the King of kings, mistress of angels and queen of heaven.* Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
℣. Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.* Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
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Oremus.
Grátiam tuam, quǽsumus, Dómine, méntibus nostris infúnde, ut qui, Angelo nuntiánte, Christi Fílii tui incarnatiónem cognóvimus, Beáta María Vírgine intercedénte, per passiónem eius et crucem ad resurrectiónis glóriam perducámur.
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, open our hearts to your grace.
May we, who learned to believe,
through the angel’s message,
in the incarnation of Christ your Son,
be brought by his passion and cross,
at the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
to the glory of his resurrection.
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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