Thursday 7 December 2023 (other days)
Saint Ambrose, Bishop, Doctor
on Thursday of the 1st week of Advent
on Thursday of the 1st week of Advent
Using calendar: Europe. You can choose a country.
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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Ætérne sol, qui lúmine
creáta comples ómnia,
supréma lux et méntium,
te corda nostra cóncinunt.
Tuo fovénte Spíritu,
hic viva luminária
fulsére, per quæ sǽculis
patent salútis sémitæ.
Quod verba missa cǽlitus,
natíva mens quod éxhibet,
per hos minístros grátiæ
novo nitóre cláruit.
Horum corónæ párticeps,
doctrína honéstus lúcida,
hic vir beátus splénduit
quem prædicámus láudibus.
Ipso favénte, quǽsumus,
nobis, Deus, percúrrere
da veritátis trámitem,
possímus ut te cónsequi.
Præsta, Pater piíssime,
Patríque compar Unice,
cum Spíritu Paráclito
regnans per omne sǽculum. Amen.
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The Advent of our God
With eager prayers we greet
And singing haste upon the road
His glorious gift to meet.
The everlasting Son
Scorns not a Virgin’s womb;
That we from bondage may be won
He bears a bondsman’s doom.
Daughter of Zion, rise
To meet thy lowly King;
Let not thy stubborn heart despise
The peace he deigns to bring.
In clouds of awful light,
As Judge he comes again,
His scattered people to unite,
With them in heaven to reign.
Let evil flee away
Ere that dread hour shall dawn.
Let this old Adam day by day
God’s image still put on.
Praise to the Incarnate Son,
Who comes to set us free,
With God the Father, ever One,
To all eternity.
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Ps 17:31-35
| Psalm 17 (18)
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Ps 17:36-46Déxtera tua, Dómine, suscépit me.
36Et dedísti mihi scutum salútis tuæ,†
et déxtera tua suscépit me,*
et exaudítio tua magnificávit me.
37Dilatásti gressus meos subtus me,*
et non sunt infirmáta vestígia mea.
38Persequébar inimícos meos et comprehendébam illos*
et non convertébar, donec defícerent.
39Confringébam illos, nec póterant stare,*
cadébant subtus pedes meos.
40Et præcinxísti me virtúte ad bellum*
et supplantásti insurgéntes in me subtus me.
41Et inimícos meos dedísti mihi dorsum*
et odiéntes me disperdidísti.
42Clamavérunt, nec erat qui salvos fáceret,*
ad Dóminum, nec exaudívit eos.
43Et commínui eos ut púlverem ante fáciem venti,*
ut lutum plateárum contrívi eos.
44Eripuísti me de contradictiónibus pópuli,*
constituísti me in caput géntium.
Pópulus, quem non cognóvi, servívit mihi,*
45in audítu auris obœdívit mihi.
Fílii aliéni blandíti sunt mihi,†
46fílii aliéni inveteráti sunt,*
contremuérunt in ábditis suis.
Glória Patri et Fílio*
et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*
et in sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.
Déxtera tua, Dómine, suscépit me.
| Psalm 17 (18)Lord, your right hand upheld me.
You have given me the shield of your salvation;
your right hand holds me up;
by answering me, you give me greatness.
You have stretched the length of my stride,
my feet do not weaken.
I pursue my enemies and surround them;
I do not turn back until they are no more.
I smash them to pieces, they cannot stand,
they fall beneath my feet.
You have wrapped me round with strength for war,
and made my attackers fall under me.
You turned my enemies’ backs on me,
you destroyed those who hated me.
They cried out, but there was no-one to save them;
they cried to the Lord, but he did not hear.
I have ground them up until they are dust in the wind,
trodden them down like the mud of the street.
You have delivered me from the murmurings of the people
and placed me at the head of the nations.
A people I do not even know serves me –
at a mere rumour of my orders, they obey.
The children of strangers beg for my favour;
they hide away and tremble where they hide.
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, your right hand upheld me.
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Ps 17:47-51Vivat Dóminus et exaltétur Deus salútis meæ.
47Vivit Dóminus et benedíctus Adiútor meus,*
et exaltétur Deus salútis meæ.
48Deus qui das vindíctas mihi†
et subdis pópulos sub me,*
liberátor meus de inimícis meis iracúndis;
49et ab insurgéntibus in me exáltas me,*
a viro iníquo éripis me.
50Proptérea confitébor tibi in natiónibus, Dómine,*
et nómini tuo psalmum dicam,
51magníficans salútes regis sui†
et fáciens misericórdiam christo suo,*
David et sémini eius usque in sǽculum.
Glória Patri et Fílio*
et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*
et in sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.
Vivat Dóminus et exaltétur Deus salútis meæ.
| Psalm 17 (18)Long life to the Lord! Praised be the God who saves me.
The Lord lives, my blessed Helper.
Let the God of my salvation be exalted.
God, you give me my revenge,
you subject peoples to my rule,
you free me from my enraged enemies.
You raise me up from those who attack me,
you snatch me from the grasp of the violent.
And so I will proclaim you among the nations, Lord,
and sing to your name.
Time and again you save your king,
you show your loving kindness to your anointed,
to David and his descendants 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.
Long life to the Lord! Praised be the God who saves me.
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℣. Audies de ore meo verbum.
℟. Et annuntiábis eis ex me.
| ℣. You will hear the word from my mouth.
℟. You will speak to them in my name.
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Sion refugium Moabitarum. Conversio Ephraim16,1Emíttite agnum dominatóri terræ,
de Petra desérti ad montem fíliæ Sion.
2Et erit: sicut avis fúgiens
et pulli de nido avolántes,
sic erunt fíliæ Moab
ad vada Arnon.
3Affer consílium fac iudícium;
pone quasi noctem umbram tuam in merídie,
abscónde fugiéntes et vagos ne prodas.
4Hábitent apud te prófugi Moab;
esto latíbulum eórum a fácie vastatóris;
finítus est enim exáctor,
consummáta est devastátio,
defécit calcátor a terra.
5Et firmábitur in misericórdia sólium;
et sedébit super illud in veritáte,
in tabernáculo David, iúdicans et quærens iudícium
et velóciter reddens, quod iustum est.
17,4Et erit in die illa: attenuábitur glória Iacob
et pinguédo carnis eius marcéscet;
5et erit, sicut cum messor árripit culmos,
et bráchium eius spicas legit;
et erit, sicut cum quis quærit spicas in valle Ráphaim.
6Et relinquétur in eo racémus,
et sicut cum excútitur ólea:
duæ vel tres olívæ in summitáte rami
sive quáttuor aut quinque in cacumínibus árboris fructíferæ,
dicit Dóminus Deus Israel.
7In die illa atténdet homo ad factórem suum,
et óculi eius ad Sanctum Israel respícient;
8et non atténdet ad altária,
quæ fecérunt manus eius,
et quæ operáti sunt dígiti eius;
non respíciet lucos et thymiatéria.
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Zion, refuge of the Moabites. The conversion of EphraimSend lambs
to the king of the country
from Sela, by way of the desert,
to the mountain of the daughter of Zion.
Flying backwards and forwards
like bewildered nestlings,
at the ford of the Arnon.
‘Advise us what to do,
decide for us.
‘Spread your shadow as if it were night
at the height of noon.
Hide those who have been driven out,
do not let the refugee be seen.
‘Let those who have been driven out of Moab
stay with you;
be their refuge
against the destroyer.’
Once the oppression is over,
and the destroyer is no more,
and those now trampling the country underfoot have gone away,
the throne will be made secure in gentleness,
and on it there will sit in all fidelity,
within the tent of David,
a judge careful for justice
and eager for integrity.
That day, the glory of Jacob will be diminished,
from being fat he will grow lean;
as when a reaper hugs an armful of standing corn
and slices off the ears,
or when they glean the ears in the Valley of Rephaim:
nothing remains but gleanings;
or when an olive tree is beaten:
two or three berries left on the topmost bough,
four or five on the branches of the tree.
It is the Lord, the God of Israel, who speaks.
That day, man will look to his creator and his eyes will turn to the Holy One of Israel. He will no longer look after the altars, his own handiwork, nor gaze at what his hands have made: the sacred poles and the solar pillars.
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℟. Germináre fáciam David germen iustítiæ et fáciet iudícium et iustítiam in terra:* Et hoc est nomen quod vocábunt eum, Dóminus iustítia nostra.
℣. Firmábitur in misericórdia sólium et sedébit super illud in veritáte, iúdicans et quærens iudícium.* Et hoc.
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℟. I will cause a righteous Branch to spring forth for David, and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land,* and this is the name by which he will be called: The Lord is our righteousness.
℣. A throne will be established in steadfast love and on it will sit in faithfulness one who judges and seeks justice,* and this is the name by which he will be called: The Lord is our righteousness.
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Gratia verborum tuorum plebem demulceasSuscepísti munus sacerdótii et, in puppe Ecclésiæ sedens, navim advérsus fluctus gubérnas. Tene clavum fídei, ut et graves huius sǽculi turbáre non possint procéllæ. Mare quidem magnum et spatiósum, sed noli veréri; quia ipse super mária fundávit eam, et super flúmina præparávit eam.
Itaque non immérito inter tot mundi freta Ecclésia Dómini tamquam supra apostólicam ædificáta petram immóbilis manet, et inconcússo advérsum ímpetus sæviéntis salis persevérat fundámine. Ablúitur undis, non quátitur, et licet frequénter eleménta mundi huius magno illísa resúltent fragóre, habet tamen, quo laborántes excípiat, tutíssimum portum salútis. Sed tamen, etsi in mari flúctuat, currit in flumínibus; et vide ne in illis flumínibus magis, de quibus dictum est: Elevavérunt flúmina vocem suam. Sunt enim flúmina, quæ de ventre eius fluent, qui potum a Christo accéperit, et de Spíritu Dei súmpserit. Hæc ergo flúmina, cum redúndant spiritáli grátia, élevant vocem suam.
Est et flúvius, qui decúrrit in sanctos suos sicut torrens. Est et flúminis ímpetus, qui lætíficat ánimam pacíficam atque tranquíllam. Ex huius flúminis plenitúdine quicúmque accéperit, sicut Ioánnes evangelísta, sicut Petrus et Paulus, élevat vocem suam: et sicut Apóstoli evangélicæ prædicatiónis vocem usque in totos fines orbis terrárum canóro diffudérunt præcónio, ita et iste íncipit evangelizáre Dóminum Iesum.
Accipe ergo a Christo, ut et tuus sonus éxeat. Cóllige aquam Christi, illam quæ laudat Dóminum. Cóllige aquam de plúribus locis, quam effúndunt nubes prophéticæ.
Quicúmque cólligit de móntibus aquam, atque ad se trahit vel haurit e fóntibus, et ipse rorat sicut nubes. Imple ergo grémium mentis tuæ, ut terra tua huméscat, et domésticis irrigétur fóntibus.
Ergo qui multa legit et intéllegit, implétur: qui fúerit implétus, álios rigat; ideóque Scriptúra dicit: Si implétæ fúerint nubes, plúviam in terram effúndent.
Sint ergo sermónes tui próflui, sint puri et dilúcidi, ut moráli disputatióne suavitátem infúndas populórum áuribus et grátia verbórum tuórum plebem demúlceas, ut volens, quo ducis, sequátur.
Allóquia tua plena intelléctus sint. Unde et Sálomon ait: Arma intelléctus lábia sapiéntis; et álibi: Lábia tua alligáta sint sensu, id est, fúlgeat sermónum tuórum manifestátio, intelléctus corúscet, et allóquium tuum atque tractátus aliéna non indígeat assertióne; sed sermo tuus velut armis suis sese ipse tueátur, nec ullum verbum tuum in vanum éxeat, et sine sensu pródeat.
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You win the people over with the grace of your wordsYou have entered upon the office of bishop. Sitting at the helm of the Church, you pilot the ship against the waves. Take firm hold of the rudder of faith so that the severe storms of this world cannot disturb you. The sea is mighty and vast, but do not be afraid, for as Scripture says: he has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the waters.
The Church of the Lord is built upon the rock of the apostles among so many dangers in the world; it therefore remains unmoved. The Church’s foundation is unshakeable and firm against the assaults of the raging sea. Waves lash at the Church but do not shatter it. Although the elements of this world constantly beat upon the Church with crashing sounds, the Church possesses the safest harbour of salvation for all in distress. Although the Church is tossed about on the sea, it rides easily on rivers, especially those rivers that Scripture speaks of: The rivers have lifted up their voice. These are the rivers flowing from the heart of the man who is given drink by Christ and who receives from the Spirit of God. When these rivers overflow with the grace of the Spirit, they lift up their voice.
There is also a stream which flows down on God’s saints like a torrent. There is also a rushing river giving joy to the heart that is at peace and makes for peace. Whoever has received from the fullness of this river, like John the Evangelist, like Peter and Paul, lifts up his voice. Just as the apostles lifted up their voices and preached the Gospel throughout the world, so those who drink these waters begin to preach the good news of the Lord Jesus.
Drink, then, from Christ, so that your voice may also be heard. Store up in your mind the water that is Christ, the water that praises the Lord. Store up water from many sources, the water that rains down from the clouds of prophecy.
Whoever gathers water from the mountains and leads it to himself or draws it from springs, is himself a source of dew like the clouds. Fill your soul, then, with this water, so that your land may not be dry, but watered by your own springs.
He who reads much and understands much, receives his fill. He who is full, refreshes others. So Scripture says: If the clouds are full, they will pour rain upon the earth.
Therefore, let your words be rivers, clean and limpid, so that in your exhortations you may charm the ears of your people. And by the grace of your words win them over to follow your leadership. Let your sermons be full of understanding. Solomon says: The weapons of the understanding are the lips of the wise; and in another place he says: Let your lips be bound with wisdom. That is, let the meaning of your words shine forth, let understanding blaze out. See that your addresses and expositions do not need to invoke the authority of others, but let your words be their own defence. Let no word escape your lips in vain or be uttered without depth of meaning.
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℟. Prǽdica verbum, insta opportúne, importúne; árgue, óbsecra, íncrepa,* In omni patiéntia et doctrína.
℣. Quis potest simíliter gloriári tibi, qui ungis reges ad pæniténtiam?* In omni.
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℟. Proclaim the message and, welcome or unwelcome, insist on it; refute falsehood, correct error, call to obedience,* but do all with the patience that the work of teaching requires.
℣. Who else can boast such deeds as yours, who anointed kings for repentance?* But do all with the patience that the work of teaching requires.
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Oremus.
Deus, qui beátum Ambrósium, epíscopum, cathólicæ fídei doctórem et apostólicæ fortitúdinis exémplum effecísti, éxcita in Ecclésia tua viros secúndum cor tuum, qui eam fórtiter et sapiénter gubérnent.
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 made Saint Ambrose
a teacher of the Catholic faith
and a pattern of apostolic fortitude.
Raise up in the church today
men after your own heart
to lead your people with wisdom and strength.
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.
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Benedicámus Dómino.
– Deo grátias.
| Let us praise the Lord.
– Thanks be to God.
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