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Vespers (Evening Prayer)

Based on the liturgy for the Common of One Virgin.

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

Iesu, coróna vírginum,

quem Mater illa cóncipit

quæ sola virgo párturit,

hæc vota clemens áccipe,

Qui pascis inter lília

sæptus choréis vírginum,

sponsus decórus glória

sponsísque reddens prǽmia.

Quocúmque pergis, vírgines

sequúntur, atque láudibus

post te canéntes cúrsitant

hymnósque dulces pérsonant.

Te deprecámur, lárgius

nostris adáuge méntibus

nescíre prorsus ómnia

corruptiónis vúlnera.

Iesu, tibi sit glória,

qui natus es de Vírgine,

cum Patre et almo Spíritu,

in sempitérna 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 71:1-11
Regia Messiæ potestas

“Apertis thesauris suis, obtulerunt ei munera, aurum et tus et myrrham” (Mt 2, 11).

Ipse constitútus est a Deo iudex vivórum et mortuórum, allelúia.

1Deus, iudícium tuum regi da*

et iustítiam tuam fílio regis;

2iúdicet pópulum tuum in iustítia*

et páuperes tuos in iudício.

3Afferant montes pacem pópulo,*

et colles iustítiam.

4Iudicábit páuperes pópuli†

et salvos fáciet fílios ínopis*

et humiliábit calumniatórem.

5Et permanébit cum sole et ante lunam,*

in generatióne et generatiónem.

6Descéndet sicut plúvia in gramen*

et sicut imber írrigans terram.

7Florébit in diébus eius iustítia et abundántia pacis,*

donec auferátur luna.

8Et dominábitur a mari usque ad mare*

et a Flúmine usque ad términos orbis terrárum.

9Coram illo prócident íncolæ desérti,*

et inimíci eius terram lingent.

10Reges Tharsis et ínsulæ múnera ófferent,*

reges Arabum et Saba dona addúcent.

11Et adorábunt eum omnes reges,*

omnes gentes sérvient ei.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Ipse constitútus est a Deo iudex vivórum et mortuórum, allelúia.

Psalm 71 (72)
The Messiah's royal power

God has appointed him to judge all men, both living and dead. Alleluia.

Give the king your judgement, O God,

give the king’s son your righteousness.

Let him judge your people with justice

and your poor ones with wisdom.

Let the mountains bring peace to your people,

let the hills bring righteousness.

He will give his judgement to the poor among the people,

he will rescue the children of the destitute,

he will lay low the false accuser.

He will endure with the sun, beneath the moon,

from generation to generation.

He will come down like rain on the pasture,

like a shower that waters the earth.

In his time, righteousness will flourish

and abundance of peace,

until the moon itself is no more.

He will rule from coast to coast,

from the world’s centre to its farthest edge.

The desert-dwellers will cast themselves down before him;

his enemies will eat dust at his feet.

The kings of Tharsis and the islands will bring tribute,

the kings of Arabia and Sheba will bring gifts.

All the kings will worship him,

all nations will serve him.

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 has appointed him to judge all men, both living and dead. Alleluia.

How to listen

Ps 71:12-19

Benedicéntur in ipso omnes tribus terræ, allelúia.

12Quia liberábit ínopem clamántem*

et páuperem, cui non erat adiútor.

13Parcet páuperi et ínopi*

et ánimas páuperum salvas fáciet.

14Ex oppressióne et violéntia rédimet ánimas eórum,*

et pretiósus erit sanguis eórum coram illo.

15Et vivet, et dábitur ei de auro Arábiæ,†

et orábunt pro ipso semper;*

tota die benedícent ei.

16Et erit ubértas fruménti in terra,*

in summis móntium fluctuábit;

sicut Líbanus fructus eius*

et florébit de civitáte sicut fenum terræ.

17Sit nomen eius benedíctum in sǽcula,*

ante solem permanébit nomen eius.

Et benedicéntur in ipso omnes tribus terræ,*

omnes gentes magnificábunt eum.

18Benedíctus Dóminus Deus, Deus Israel,*

qui facit mirabília solus.

19Et benedíctum nomen maiestátis eius in ætérnum;*

et replébitur maiestáte eius omnis terra. Fiat, fiat.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Benedicéntur in ipso omnes tribus terræ, allelúia.

Psalm 71 (72)

Every tribe shall be blessed in him. Alleluia.

Because he has given freedom to the destitute who called to him,

to the poor, whom no-one will hear.

He will spare the poor and the needy,

he will keep their lives safe.

He will rescue their lives from oppression and violence,

their blood will be precious in his sight.

He will live long, and receive gifts of gold from Arabia;

they will pray for him always,

bless him all through the day.

There will be abundance of grain in the land,

it will wave even from the tops of the mountains;

its fruit will be richer than Lebanon.

The people will flourish as easily as grass.

Let his name be blessed for ever,

let his name endure beneath the sun.

All the nations of the earth will be blessed in him,

all nations will acclaim his greatness.

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,

who alone works wonders.

Let his majesty be blessed for ever;

let it fill all the earth. Amen, amen.

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.

Every tribe shall be blessed in him. Alleluia.

Canticum
Ap 11:17-18,12:10-12

De iudicio Dei

Iesus Christus heri et hódie, ipse et in sǽcula, allelúia.

11,17Grátias ágimus tibi,*

Dómine Deus omnípotens,

qui es et qui eras,*

quia accepísti virtútem tuam magnam et regnásti.

18Et irátæ sunt gentes,*

et advénit ira tua, et tempus mortuórum iudicári,

et réddere mercédem servis tuis prophétis et sanctis*

et timéntibus nomen tuum, pusíllis et magnis.

12,10Nunc facta est salus et virtus et regnum Dei nostri*

et potéstas Christi eius,

quia proiéctus est accusátor fratrum nostrórum,*

qui accusábat illos ante conspéctum Dei nostri die ac nocte.

11Et ipsi vicérunt illum propter sánguinem Agni*

et propter verbum testimónii sui;

et non dilexérunt ánimam suam*

usque ad mortem.

12Proptérea lætámini, cæli*

et qui habitátis in eis.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Iesus Christus heri et hódie, ipse et in sǽcula, allelúia.

Canticle	Apocalypse 11

The Judgement

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and for ever, alleluia.

We thank you,

Lord God Almighty,

who are and who were,

that you have taken up your great power and begun to reign.

The nations were angered,

but your anger came, the time for the dead to be judged,

the time to reward the prophets and saints, your servants,

and those who feared your name, both great and small.

Now have come the salvation and might and kingdom of our God,

and the power of his Anointed,

for the accuser of our brethren has been brought down,

who accused them day and night in the sight of God.

But they vanquished him through the blood of the Lamb

and through their own witness.

They did not cling to life,

even in the face of death.

Therefore rejoice, heavens,

and you who dwell in them.

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 Christ is the same yesterday, today and for ever, alleluia.

Lectio brevis	1 Cor 7:32,34

Qui sine uxóre est, sollícitus est, quæ Dómini sunt, quómodo pláceat Dómino. Et múlier innúpta et virgo cógitat, quæ Dómini sunt, ut sit sancta et córpore et spíritu.

Scripture Reading
1 Corinthians 7:32,34

An unmarried man can devote himself to the Lord’s affairs, all he need worry about is pleasing the Lord. In the same way an unmarried woman, like a young girl, can devote herself to the Lord’s affairs; all she need worry about is being holy in body and spirit.

Responsorium breve

℣. Afferéntur Regi vírgines in exsultatióne, * Allelúia, allelúia. Afferéntur.

℟. Adducéntur in templum Regis.* Allelúia, allelúia. Glória Patri. Afferéntur.

Short Responsory

The virgins come before the king. They sing for joy. Alleluia, alleluia.

– The virgins come before the king. They sing for joy. Alleluia, alleluia.

They are led into the temple of the king.

– The virgins come before the king. They sing for joy. Alleluia, alleluia.

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

– The virgins come before the king. They sing for joy. Alleluia, alleluia.

Canticum

Exsultatio animæ in Domino

Veni, sponsa Christi, áccipe corónam, quam tibi Dóminus præparávit in ætérnum, allelúia.

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.

Veni, sponsa Christi, áccipe corónam, quam tibi Dóminus præparávit in ætérnum, allelúia.

Canticle	Magnificat

My soul rejoices in the Lord

Come, bride of Christ, and receive the crown which the Lord has prepared for you. Alleluia.

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.

Come, bride of Christ, and receive the crown which the Lord has prepared for you. Alleluia.

Preces

Christum, qui virginitátem propter regnum cælórum coléntes laudávit, festíve celebrémus et exorémus, dicéntes: