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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. 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

Lucis creátor óptime,

lucem diérum próferens,

primórdiis lucis novæ

mundi parans oríginem;

Qui mane iunctum vésperi

diem vocári prǽcipis:

tætrum chaos illábitur;

audi preces cum flétibus.

Ne mens graváta crímine

vitæ sit exsul múnere,

dum nil perénne cógitat

seséque culpis ílligat.

Cælórum pulset íntimum,

vitále tollat prǽmium;

vitémus omne nóxium,

purgémus omne péssimum.

Præsta, Pater piíssime,

Patríque compar Unice,

cum Spíritu Paráclito

regnans per omne sǽculum. Amen.

Hymn

Praise to the Holiest in the height,

And in the depth be praise,

In all his words most wonderful,

Most sure in all his ways.

O loving wisdom of our God!

When all was sin and shame,

A second Adam to the fight

And to the rescue came.

O wisest love! that flesh and blood

Which did in Adam fail,

Should strive afresh against their foe,

Should strive and should prevail.

And that a higher gift than grace

Should flesh and blood refine,

God’s presence and his very self,

And essence all divine.

O generous love! that he who smote

In man for man the foe

The double agony in man

For man should undergo.

And in the garden secretly

And on the cross on high,

Should teach his brethren, and inspire

To suffer and to die.

Praise to the Holiest in the height,

And in the depth be praise,

In all his words most wonderful,

Most sure in all his ways.

St John Henry Newman

Ps 109:1-5,7
Messias rex et sacerdos

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

Virgam poténtiæ suæ emíttet Dóminus ex Sion et regnábit in ætérnum, allelúia.

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.

Virgam poténtiæ suæ emíttet Dóminus ex Sion et regnábit in ætérnum, allelúia.

Psalm 109 (110)
The Messiah, king and priest

The Lord will send his mighty sceptre from Sion, and he will rule for ever, alleluia.

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.

The Lord will send his mighty sceptre from Sion, and he will rule for ever, alleluia.

Ps 113A:1-8
Israel ex Ægypto liberatur

“Cognoscite etiam vos exiisse ab Ægýpto, qui huic sæculo renuntiastis” (S. Augustinus).

A fácie Dómini mota est terra, allelúia.

1In éxitu Israel de Ægýpto,*

domus Iacob de pópulo bárbaro,

2factus est Iuda sanctuárium eius,*

Israel potéstas eius.

3Mare vidit et fugit,*

Iordánis convérsus est retrórsum;

4montes saltavérunt ut aríetes,*

et colles sicut agni óvium.

5Quid est tibi, mare, quod fugísti?*

Et tu, Iordánis, quia convérsus es retrórsum?

6Montes, quod saltástis sicut aríetes,*

et colles, sicut agni óvium?

7A fácie Dómini contremísce, terra,*

a fácie Dei Iacob,

8qui convértit petram in stagna aquárum*

et sílicem in fontes aquárum.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

A fácie Dómini mota est terra, allelúia.

Psalm 113A (114)
Israel set free from Egypt

The earth trembled before the Lord, alleluia.

When Israel came out of Egypt,

Jacob’s people from a land of strangers,

Judah became his sanctuary

and Israel his domain.

The sea saw it, and fled;

the Jordan flowed backwards at the sight;

the mountains leapt like rams;

the hills, like yearling sheep.

Sea, what was it, what made you flee?

And you, Jordan, why did you flow uphill?

Mountains, why did you leap like rams?

Hills, like yearling sheep?

Tremble, Earth, at the presence of the Lord,

the presence of the Lord of Jacob,

who has turned the rock into a pool of water

and made a fountain out of the flint.

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 earth trembled before the Lord, alleluia.

Canticum	cf. Ap 19

De nuptiis Agni

Regnávit Dóminus Deus noster omnípotens, allelúia.

Allelúia.

1Salus et glória et virtus Deo nostro,*

(℟. Allelúia.)

2quia vera et iusta iudícia eius.

℟. Allelúia (allelúia).

Allelúia.

5Laudem dícite Deo nostro, omnes servi eius*

(℟. Allelúia.)

et qui timétis eum, pusílli et magni!

℟. Allelúia (allelúia).

Allelúia.

6Quóniam regnávit Dóminus, Deus noster omnípotens.*

(℟. Allelúia.)

7Gaudeámus et exsultémus et demus glóriam ei.

℟. Allelúia (allelúia).

Allelúia.

Quia venérunt núptiæ Agni,*

(℟. Allelúia.)

et uxor eius præparávit se.

℟. Allelúia (allelúia).

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Regnávit Dóminus Deus noster omnípotens, allelúia.

Canticle	(Apocalypse 19)

The wedding of the Lamb

The Lord is King, our God, the Almighty! Alleluia.

Alleluia.

Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,

because his judgements are true and just.

Alleluia.

Praise our God, all his servants,

and you who fear him, small and great.

Alleluia.

For the Lord reigns, our God, the Almighty:

let us rejoice and exult and give him glory.

Alleluia.

The marriage of the Lamb has come,

and his spouse has made herself ready.

Alleluia.

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 Lord is King, our God, the Almighty! Alleluia.

Lectio brevis	2 Cor 1:3-4

Benedíctus Deus et Pater Dómini nostri Iesu Christi, Pater misericordiárum et Deus totíus consolatiónis, qui consolátur nos in omni tribulatióne nostra, ut possímus et ipsi consolári eos, qui in omni pressúra sunt, per exhortatiónem, qua exhortámur et ipsi a Deo.

Scripture Reading
2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, a gentle Father and the God of all consolation, who comforts us in all our sorrows, so that we can offer others, in their sorrows, the consolation that we have received from God ourselves.

Responsorium breve

℣. Benedíctus es, Dómine,* In firmaménto cæli. Benedíctus.

℟. Et laudábilis et gloriósus in sǽcula.* In firmaménto cæli. Glória Patri. Benedíctus.

Short Responsory

Blessed are you, O Lord, in the vault of heaven.

– Blessed are you, O Lord, in the vault of heaven.

You are exalted and glorified above all else for ever.

– Blessed are you, O Lord, in the vault of heaven.

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

– Blessed are you, O Lord, in the vault of heaven.

Canticum

Exsultatio animæ in Domino

Exi a me, quia homo peccátor sum, dixit Petrus ad Iesum. Noli timére, ex hoc iam hómines eris cápiens.

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.

Exi a me, quia homo peccátor sum, dixit Petrus ad Iesum. Noli timére, ex hoc iam hómines eris cápiens.

Canticle	Magnificat

My soul rejoices in the Lord

‘Leave me, Lord; I am a sinful man,’ said Peter to Jesus, who replied, ‘Do not be afraid; from now on it is men you will catch.’ (Year C)

Or: Master, we have worked hard all night long and have caught nothing; but if you say so, I will let down the nets.

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.

‘Leave me, Lord; I am a sinful man,’ said Peter to Jesus, who replied, ‘Do not be afraid; from now on it is men you will catch.’ (Year C)

Or: Master, we have worked hard all night long and have caught nothing; but if you say so, I will let down the nets.

Preces

Christum Dóminum adorántes, qui est caput nostrum et cuius nos membra sumus, cum exsultatióne clamémus: