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Morning Prayer (Lauds)

If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm.

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

O sancta mundi dómina,

regína cæli ínclita,

o stella maris fúlgida,

virgo mater mirífica,

Appáre, dulcis fília,

nitésce iam, virgúncula,

florem latúra nóbilem,

Christum Deum et hóminem.

Natális tui ánnua

en cólimus sollémnia,

quo stirpe delectíssima

mundo fulsísti génita.

Per te sumus, terrígenæ

simúlque iam cælígenæ,

pacáti pace nóbili,

more non æstimábili.

Sit Trinitáti glória

per sæculórum sǽcula,

cuius vocáris múnere

mater beáta Ecclésiæ. Amen.

Hymn

Mary Immaculate, star of the morning,

Chosen before the creation began,

Chosen to bring in the light of thy dawning,

Woe to the serpent and rescue to man.

Here, in this world of both shadow and sadness

Veiling thy splendour, thy course hast thou run:

Now thou art throned in all glory and gladness,

Crowned by the hand of thy Saviour and Son.

Sinners, we worship thy sinless perfection;

Fallen and weak, for thy pity we plead:

Grant us the shield of thy sov’reign protection,

Measure thine aid by the depth of our need.

Bend from thy throne at the voice of our crying,

Bend to this earth which thy footsteps have trod:

Stretch out thine arms to us, living and dying,

Mary Immaculate, Mother of God.

Ps 62:2-9
Anima Dominum sitiens

“Ad Deum vigilat, qui opera noctis reicit.”

Natívitas gloriósæ Vírginis Maríæ ex sémine Abrahæ, ortæ de tribu Iuda, clara ex stirpe David.

2Deus, Deus meus es tu,*

ad te de luce vígilo.

Sitívit in te ánima mea,*

te desiderávit caro mea.

In terra desérta et árida et inaquósa,†

3sic in sancto appárui tibi,*

ut vidérem virtútem tuam et glóriam tuam.

4Quóniam mélior est misericórdia tua super vitas,*

lábia mea laudábunt te.

5Sic benedícam te in vita mea*

et in nómine tuo levábo manus meas.

6Sicut ádipe et pinguédine repleátur ánima mea,*

et lábiis exsultatiónis laudábit os meum.

7Cum memor ero tui super stratum meum,*

in matutínis meditábor de te,

8quia fuísti adiútor meus,*

et in velaménto alárum tuárum exsultábo.

9Adhǽsit ánima mea post te,*

me suscépit déxtera tua.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Natívitas gloriósæ Vírginis Maríæ ex sémine Abrahæ, ortæ de tribu Iuda, clara ex stirpe David.

Psalm 62 (63)
Thirsting for God

Today is the birthday of the glorious Virgin Mary, of the seed of Abraham, who arose from the tribe of Judah and the stock of David.

O God, you are my God, I watch for you from the dawn.

My soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you.

I came to your sanctuary,

as one in a parched and waterless land,

so that I could see your might and your glory.

My lips will praise you, for your mercy is better than life itself.

Thus I will bless you throughout my life,

and raise my hands in prayer to your name;

my soul will be filled as if by rich food,

and my mouth will sing your praises and rejoice.

I will remember you as I lie in bed,

I will think of you in the morning,

for you have been my helper,

and I will take joy in the protection of your wings.

My soul clings to you; your right hand raises me up.

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.

Today is the birthday of the glorious Virgin Mary, of the seed of Abraham, who arose from the tribe of Judah and the stock of David.

How to listen

Canticum	Dan 3:57-88,56

Omnis creatura laudet Dominum

“Laudem dicite Deo nostro, omnes servi eius” (Ap 19, 5).

Quando nata est Virgo sacratíssima, tunc illuminátus est mundus; stirps beáta, radix sancta et benedíctus fructus eius.

57Benedícite, ómnia ópera Dómini, Dómino,*

laudáte et superexaltáte eum in sǽcula.

58Benedícite, cæli, Dómino,*

59benedícite, ángeli Dómini, Dómino.

60Benedícite, aquæ omnes, quæ super cælos sunt, Dómino,*

61benedícat omnis virtus Dómino.

62Benedícite, sol et luna, Dómino,*

63benedícite, stellæ cæli, Dómino.

64Benedícite, omnis imber et ros, Dómino,*

65benedícite, omnes venti, Dómino.

66Benedícite, ignis et æstus, Dómino,*

67benedícite, frigus et æstus, Dómino.

68Benedícite, rores et pruína, Dómino,*

69benedícite, gelu et frigus, Dómino.

70Benedícite, glácies et nives, Dómino,*

71benedícite, noctes et dies, Dómino.

72Benedícite, lux et ténebræ, Dómino,*

73benedícite, fúlgura et nubes, Dómino.

74Benedícat terra Dóminum,*

laudet et superexáltet eum in sǽcula.

75Benedícite, montes et colles, Dómino,*

76benedícite, univérsa germinántia in terra, Dómino.

77Benedícite, mária et flúmina, Dómino,*

78benedícite, fontes, Dómino.

79Benedícite, cete et ómnia quæ movéntur in aquis, Dómino,*

80benedícite, omnes vólucres cæli, Dómino.

81Benedícite, omnes béstiæ et pécora, Dómino,*

82benedícite, fílii hóminum, Dómino.

83Bénedic, Israel, Dómino,*

laudáte et superexaltáte eum in sǽcula.

84Benedícite, sacerdótes Dómini, Dómino,*

85benedícite, servi Dómini, Dómino.

86Benedícite, spíritus et ánimæ iustórum, Dómino,*

87benedícite, sancti et húmiles corde, Dómino.

88Benedícite, Ananía, Azaría, Mísael, Dómino,*

laudáte et superexaltáte eum in sǽcula.

Benedicámus Patrem et Fílium cum Sancto Spíritu;*

laudémus et superexaltémus eum in sǽcula.

56Benedíctus es in firmaménto cæli*

et laudábilis et gloriósus in sǽcula.

Quando nata est Virgo sacratíssima, tunc illuminátus est mundus; stirps beáta, radix sancta et benedíctus fructus eius.

Canticle	Daniel 3

All creatures, bless the Lord

When the sacred Virgin was born, then the world was filled with light. Blessed and holy is the stock which bore such blessed fruit.

Bless the Lord, all his works,

praise and exalt him for ever.

Bless the Lord, you heavens;

all his angels, bless the Lord.

Bless the Lord, you waters above the heavens;

all his powers, bless the Lord.

Bless the Lord, sun and moon;

all stars of the sky, bless the Lord.

Bless the Lord, rain and dew;

all you winds, bless the Lord.

Bless the Lord, fire and heat;

cold and warmth, bless the Lord.

Bless the Lord, dew and frost;

ice and cold, bless the Lord.

Bless the Lord, ice and snow;

day and night, bless the Lord.

Bless the Lord, light and darkness;

lightning and storm-clouds, bless the Lord.

Bless the Lord, all the earth,

praise and exalt him for ever.

Bless the Lord, mountains and hills;

all growing things, bless the Lord.

Bless the Lord, seas and rivers;

springs and fountains, bless the Lord.

Bless the Lord, whales and fish;

birds of the air, bless the Lord.

Bless the Lord, wild beasts and tame;

sons of men, bless the Lord.

Bless the Lord, O Israel,

praise and exalt him for ever.

Bless the Lord, his priests;

all his servants, bless the Lord.

Bless the Lord, spirits and souls of the just;

all who are holy and humble, bless the Lord.

Ananias, Azarias, Mishael, bless the Lord,

praise and exalt him for ever.

Let us bless Father, Son and Holy Spirit,

praise and exalt them for ever.

Bless the Lord in the firmament of heaven,

praise and glorify him for ever.

When the sacred Virgin was born, then the world was filled with light. Blessed and holy is the stock which bore such blessed fruit.

Ps 149:1-9
Exsultatio sanctorum

“Filii Ecclesiæ, filii novi populi exsultent in rege suo: in Christo” (Hesychius).

Cum iucunditáte Nativitátem Beátæ Maríæ celebrémus, ut ipsa pro nobis intercédat ad Dóminum Iesum Christum.

1Cantáte Dómino cánticum novum;*

laus eius in ecclésia sanctórum.

2Lætétur Israel in eo, qui fecit eum,*

et fílii Sion exsúltent in rege suo.

3Laudent nomen eius in choro,*

in týmpano et cíthara psallant ei,

4quia beneplácitum est Dómino in pópulo suo,*

et honorábit mansuétos in salúte.

5Iúbilent sancti in glória,*

læténtur in cubílibus suis.

6Exaltatiónes Dei in gútture eórum*

et gládii ancípites in mánibus eórum,

7ad faciéndam vindíctam in natiónibus,*

castigatiónes in pópulis,

8ad alligándos reges eórum in compédibus*

et nóbiles eórum in mánicis férreis,

9ad faciéndum in eis iudícium conscríptum:*

glória hæc est ómnibus sanctis eius.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Cum iucunditáte Nativitátem Beátæ Maríæ celebrémus, ut ipsa pro nobis intercédat ad Dóminum Iesum Christum.

Psalm 149
The saints rejoice

With joy let us celebrate the nativity of blessed Mary, that she may intercede for us with the Lord Jesus Christ.

Sing a new song to the Lord,

his praise in the assembly of the faithful.

Let Israel rejoice in its maker,

and the sons of Zion delight in their king.

Let them praise his name with dancing,

sing to him with timbrel and lyre,

for the Lord’s favour is upon his people,

and he will honour the humble with victory.

Let the faithful celebrate his glory,

rejoice even in their beds,

the praise of God in their throats;

and swords ready in their hands,

to exact vengeance upon the nations,

impose punishment on the peoples,

to bind their kings in fetters

and their nobles in manacles of iron,

to carry out the sentence that has been passed:

this is the glory prepared for all his faithful.

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.

With joy let us celebrate the nativity of blessed Mary, that she may intercede for us with the Lord Jesus Christ.

Lectio brevis	Is 11:1-3

Egrediétur virga de stirpe Iesse, et flos de radíce eius ascéndet; et requiéscet super eum spíritus Dómini: spíritus sapiéntiæ et intelléctus, spíritus consílii et fortitúdinis, spíritus sciéntiæ et timóris Dómini; et delíciæ eius in timóre Dómini.

Scripture Reading	Isaiah 11:1-3

A shoot springs from the stock of Jesse, a scion thrusts from his roots: on him the spirit of the Lord rests, a spirit of wisdom and insight, a spirit of counsel and power, a spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord. The fear of the Lord is his delight.

Responsorium breve

℣. Elégit eam Dóminus,* Et præelégit eam. Elégit.

℟. In tabernáculo suo habitáre facit eam.* Et præelégit eam. Glória Patri. Elégit.

Short Responsory

The Lord chose her. He chose her before she was born.

– The Lord chose her. He chose her before she was born.

He made her live in his own dwelling-place.

– The Lord chose her. He chose her before she was born.

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

– The Lord chose her. He chose her before she was born.

Canticum

De Messia eiusque præcursore

Natívitas tua, Dei Génetrix Virgo, gáudium annuntiávit univérso mundo: ex te enim ortus est sol iustítiæ, Christus Deus noster; qui solvens maledictiónem dedit benedictiónem et confúndens mortem donávit nobis vitam sempitérnam.

Benedíctus Dóminus Deus Israel,*

quia visitávit et fecit redemptiónem plebi suæ

et eréxit cornu salútis nobis*

in domo David púeri sui,

sicut locútus est per os sanctórum,*

qui a sæculo sunt, prophetárum eius,

salútem ex inimícis nostris*

et de manu ómnium, qui odérunt nos;

ad faciéndam misericórdiam cum pátribus nostris*

et memorári testaménti sui sancti,

iusiurándum, quod iurávit ad Abraham patrem nostrum,*

datúrum se nobis,

ut sine timóre, de manu inimicórum liberáti,*

serviámus illi

in sanctitáte et iustítia coram ipso*

ómnibus diébus nostris.

Et tu, puer, prophéta Altíssimi vocáberis:*

præíbis enim ante fáciem Dómini paráre vias eius,

ad dandam sciéntiam salútis plebi eius*

in remissiónem peccatórum eórum,

per víscera misericórdiæ Dei nostri,*

in quibus visitábit nos óriens ex alto,

illumináre his, qui in ténebris et in umbra mortis sedent*

ad dirigéndos pedes nostros in viam pacis.

Glória Patri et Fílio*

et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Canticle	Benedictus

The Messiah and his forerunner

Your birth, O Virgin Mother of God, announced joy to the whole world, for from you has risen the Sun of justice, Christ our God. He released us from the ancient curse and made us blessed; he destroyed death and gave us eternal life.

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,

for he has come to his people and brought about their redemption.

He has raised up the sign of salvation

in the house of his servant David,

as he promised through the mouth of the holy ones,

his prophets through the ages:

to rescue us from our enemies

and all who hate us,

to take pity on our fathers,

to remember his holy covenant

and the oath he swore to Abraham our father,

that he would give himself to us,

that we could serve him without fear

– freed from the hands of our enemies –

in uprightness and holiness before him,

for all of our days.

And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High:

for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his path,

to let his people know their salvation,

so that their sins may be forgiven.

Through the bottomless mercy of our God,

one born on high will visit us

to give light to those who walk in darkness,

who live in the shadow of death;

to lead our feet in the path of peace.

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.

Preces

Salvatórem nostrum celebrántes, qui ex María Vírgine nasci dignátus est, exorémus dicéntes:

– Intercédat pro nobis mater tua, Dómine.

O sol iustítiæ, quem Immaculáta Virgo ut lucens auróra præcéssit,

tríbue ut in lúmine visitatiónis tuæ semper ambulémus.

– Intercédat pro nobis mater tua, Dómine.

Verbum ætérnum, quod Maríam habitatiónis tuæ arcam incorruptíbilem elegísti,

líbera nos a corruptióne peccáti.

– Intercédat pro nobis mater tua, Dómine.

Salvátor noster, qui iuxta crucem matrem tuam habuísti,

præsta ut, ipsa intercedénte, communicántes tuis passiónibus gaudeámus.

– Intercédat pro nobis mater tua, Dómine.

Benigníssime Iesu, qui pendens in cruce, Maríam Ioánni matrem dedísti,

da nobis ita vívere ut eius fílii agnoscámur.

– Intercédat pro nobis mater tua, Dómine.

Prayers and intercessions

Let us proclaim the greatness of our Saviour who chose to be born of the Virgin Mary. Confident that he will hear us, we ask: