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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

Audi, benígne Cónditor,

nostras preces cum flétibus,

sacráta in abstinéntia

fusas quadragenária.

Scrutátor alme córdium,

infírma tu scis vírium;

ad te revérsis éxhibe

remissiónis grátiam.

Multum quidem peccávimus,

sed parce confiténtibus,

tuíque laude nóminis

confer medélam lánguidis.

Sic corpus extra cónteri

dona per abstinéntiam,

ieiúnet ut mens sóbria

a labe prorsus críminum.

Præsta, Beáta Trínitas,

concéde, simplex Unitas,

ut fructuósa sint tuis

hæc parcitátis múnera. 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 109:1-5,7
Messias rex et sacerdos

“Oportet illum regnare, donec ponat omnes inimicos sub pedibus eius” (1 Cor 15, 25).

Dómine, rex omnípotens, líbera nos propter nomen tuum et da nobis locum pæniténtiæ.

1Dixit Dóminus Dómino meo:*

«Sede a dextris meis,

donec ponam inimícos tuos*

scabéllum pedum tuórum».

2Virgam poténtiæ tuæ emíttet Dóminus ex Sion:*

domináre in médio inimicórum tuórum.

3Tecum principátus in die virtútis tuæ,†

in splendóribus sanctis,*

ex útero ante lucíferum génui te.

4Iurávit Dóminus et non pænitébit eum:*

«Tu es sacérdos in ætérnum secúndum órdinem Melchísedech».

5Dóminus a dextris tuis,*

conquassábit in die iræ suæ reges.

7De torrénte in via bibet,*

proptérea exaltábit caput.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Dómine, rex omnípotens, líbera nos propter nomen tuum et da nobis locum pæniténtiæ.

Psalm 109 (110)
The Messiah, king and priest

Lord, almighty King, deliver us for the sake of your name. Give us the grace to return to you.

The Lord has said to my lord:

“Sit at my right hand

while I make your enemies your footstool.”

From Zion the Lord will give you a sceptre,

and you will rule in the midst of your foes.

Royal power is yours in the day of your strength,

among the sacred splendours.

Before the dawn, I begot you from the womb.

The Lord has sworn, and he will not repent:

“You are a priest for ever,

a priest of the priesthood of Melchisedech.”

The Lord is at your right hand,

and on the day of his anger he will shatter kings.

He will drink from the stream as he goes –

he will hold his head high.

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, almighty King, deliver us for the sake of your name. Give us the grace to return to you.

How to listen

Ps 110:1-10
Magna opera Domini

“Magna et mirabilia opera tua, Domine Deus omnipotens” (Ap 15, 3).

Redémpti sumus pretióso sánguine agni immaculáti Christi.

1Confitébor Dómino in toto corde meo,*

in consílio iustórum et congregatióne.

2Magna ópera Dómini,*

exquirénda ómnibus, qui cúpiunt ea.

3Decor et magnificéntia opus eius,*

et iustítia eius manet in sǽculum sǽculi.

4Memóriam fecit mirabílium suórum,*

miséricors et miserátor Dóminus.

5Escam dedit timéntibus se;*

memor erit in sǽculum testaménti sui.

6Virtútem óperum suórum annuntiávit pópulo suo,†

ut det illis hereditátem géntium;*

7ópera mánuum eius véritas et iudícium.

Fidélia ómnia mandáta eius,†

8confirmáta in sǽculum sǽculi,*

facta in veritáte et æquitáte.

9Redemptiónem misit pópulo suo,*

mandávit in ætérnum testaméntum suum.

Sanctum et terríbile nomen eius.*

10Inítium sapiéntiæ timor Dómini,

intelléctus bonus ómnibus faciéntibus ea;*

laudátio eius manet in sǽculum sǽculi.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Redémpti sumus pretióso sánguine agni immaculáti Christi.

Psalm 110 (111)
Great are the works of the Lord

We were ransomed with the precious blood of Christ, the lamb who is without blemish.

I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart

in the council of the upright and the assembly.

Great are the works of the Lord,

to be studied by all who delight in them.

His works are splendour and majesty,

his righteousness lasts for ever and ever.

He gives us a record of the wonders he has worked,

the Lord, the kind and compassionate.

He gives food to those who fear him:

for all ages he will remember his covenant.

He has shown to his people the power of his deeds,

he has given them the inheritance of the nations.

Steadfastness and justice

are the works of the Lord.

All his precepts are to be trusted,

they stand firm for ever and ever:

they were laid down in faithfulness and justice.

He has sent deliverance to his people;

he has set up his covenant for ever.

Holy is his name, and much to be feared.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

To those who fear him comes true understanding,

and his praise endures for ever and 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.

We were ransomed with the precious blood of Christ, the lamb who is without blemish.

Canticum	1 Petr 2:21-24

De passione voluntaria servi Dei, Christi

Vere languóres nostros ipse tulit, et dolóres nostros ipse portávit.

21Christus passus est pro vobis†

vobis relínquens exémplum,*

ut sequámini vestígia eius:

22qui peccátum non fecit,*

nec invéntus est dolus in ore ipsíus;

23qui cum maledicerétur, non remaledicébat,†

cum paterétur, non comminabátur,*

commendábat autem iuste iudicánti;

24qui peccáta nostra ipse pértulit*

in córpore suo super lignum,

ut peccátis mórtui iustítiæ viverémus;*

cuius livóre sanáti estis.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Vere languóres nostros ipse tulit, et dolóres nostros ipse portávit.

Canticle	1 Peter 2

Christ's passion, freely chosen

Ours were the sufferings he bore, ours the sorrows he carried.

Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, to follow in his path.

He committed no sin, in his speech there was no deceit;

when they cursed him, he did not curse them;

when he suffered, he did not threaten retribution, but committed them to the one just judge.

He endured our sins in the sufferings of his body on the tree,

so that we would die to our sins and live for righteousness –

and by his bruises you have been healed.

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.

Ours were the sufferings he bore, ours the sorrows he carried.

Lectio brevis
cf. 1 Cor 9:24-25

Hi, qui in stádio currunt, omnes quidem currunt, sed unus áccipit bravíum. Sic cúrrite, ut comprehendátis. Omnis autem, qui in agóne conténdit, ab ómnibus se ábstinet, et illi quidem, ut corruptíbilem corónam accípiant, nos autem incorrúptam.

Scripture Reading
(1 Corinthians 9:24-25)

All the runners at the stadium are trying to win, but only one of them gets the prize. You must run in the same way, meaning to win. All the fighters at the games go into strict training; they do this just to win a wreath that will wither away, but we do it for a wreath that will never wither.

Responsorium breve

℣. Atténde, Dómine, et miserére,* Quia peccávimus tibi. Atténde.

℟. Exáudi, Christe, supplicántum preces.* Quia peccávimus tibi. Glória Patri. Atténde.

Short Responsory

Hear us, Lord, and have mercy, for we have sinned against you.

– Hear us, Lord, and have mercy, for we have sinned against you.

Listen, Christ, to the prayers of those who cry to you.

– Hear us, Lord, and have mercy, for we have sinned against you.

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

– Hear us, Lord, and have mercy, for we have sinned against you.

Canticum

Exsultatio animæ in Domino

Dómine, dimítte illam et hoc anno, usque dum fódiam circa illam, et síquidem fécerit fructum in futúrum.

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.

Dómine, dimítte illam et hoc anno, usque dum fódiam circa illam, et síquidem fécerit fructum in futúrum.

Canticle	Magnificat

My soul rejoices in the Lord

Sir, leave it one more year and give me time to dig round it and manure it: it may bear fruit next year; if not, then you can cut it down. (Year C)

Or: Whoever drinks the water that I shall give, says the Lord, will never be thirsty again.

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.

Sir, leave it one more year and give me time to dig round it and manure it: it may bear fruit next year; if not, then you can cut it down. (Year C)

Or: Whoever drinks the water that I shall give, says the Lord, will never be thirsty again.

Preces

Laus Deo Patri, qui pópulum electiónis e sémine incorruptíbili renásci vóluit per Verbum suum, quod manet in ætérnum. Ei pie supplicémus: