Today's Breviary

Die VI infra Octavam SSmi Cordis Jesu ~ Semiduplex III. ordinis

June 17, 2026

Symbol Key

℣.
Versicle, usually the leader or cantor line.
℟.
Response, prayed by the people or choir.
Ant.
Antiphon, repeated around a psalm or canticle.
*
Psalm or canticle pause, marking the natural verse division.
+
Short cross or flex mark within a verse.
Make the Sign of the Cross.
Red text
Rubrics or directions, not normally prayed aloud.
  1. Start

    Start
    silently
    Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: But deliver us from evil. Amen.
    Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
    I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried: he descended into hell; the third day he arose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven; sitteth at the right hand of God the Father almighty: from thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

    Thereafter, with hearable voice, the Versicle is said:
    ℣. O Lord, + open thou my lips.
    ℟. And my mouth shall declare thy praise.
    ℣. O God, come to my assistance;
    ℟. O Lord, make haste to help me.
    Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Alleluia.
  2. Invitatory

    Invitatory {Antiphon from the Common or Feast}
    Ant. The Sacred Heart of Jesus, which was wounded for love of us, * O come, let us worship.
    Ant. The Sacred Heart of Jesus, which was wounded for love of us, * O come, let us worship.
    Come let us praise the Lord with joy: let us joyfully sing to God our saviour. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; and make a joyful noise to him with psalms.
    Ant. The Sacred Heart of Jesus, which was wounded for love of us, * O come, let us worship.
    For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. For the Lord will not cast off his people: for in his hand are all the ends of the earth, and the heights of the mountains are his.
    Ant. O come, let us worship.
    For the sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land. (genuflect) Come let us adore and fall down: and weep before the Lord that made us: For he is the Lord our God: and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand.
    Ant. The Sacred Heart of Jesus, which was wounded for love of us, * O come, let us worship.
    Today if you shall hear his voice, harden not your hearts: As in the provocation, according to the day of temptation in the wilderness: where your fathers tempted me, they proved me, and saw my works.
    Ant. O come, let us worship.
    Forty years long was I offended with that generation, and I said: These always err in heart. And these men have not known my ways: so I swore in my wrath that they shall not enter into my rest.
    Ant. The Sacred Heart of Jesus, which was wounded for love of us, * O come, let us worship.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Ant. O come, let us worship.
    Ant. The Sacred Heart of Jesus, which was wounded for love of us, * O come, let us worship.
  3. Hymn

    Hymn {from the Common or Feast}
    O Christ, the world's Creator bright,
    Who didst mankind from sin redeem,
    Light from the Father's glorious light,
    True God of God, in bliss supreme.

    Thy love compelled thee to assume
    A mortal body, man to save;
    Reversing the old Adam's doom;
    Our ransom the new Adam gave.

    That love which gloriously framed all
    The earth, the stars, and wondrous sea
    Took pity on our parents' fall,
    Broke all our bonds and set us free.

    O Saviour, let thy potent love
    Flow ever from thy bounteous heart;
    To nations that pure fount above
    The grace of pardon will impart.

    His heart for this was opened wide,
    And wounded by the soldier's spear,
    That freely from his sacred side
    Might flow the streams our souls to clear.

    Glory to Father and to Son,
    And to the Holy Ghost the same,
    To whom all power, when time is done,
    And endless rule, in endless fame.
    Amen.
  4. Psalms with lections

    Psalms with lections {Antiphons and psalms from the Common or Feast}
    Nocturn I
    Ant. The thoughts of his Heart.
    Psalm 32 [1]
    32:1 Rejoice in the Lord, O ye just: * praise becometh the upright.
    32:2 Give praise to the Lord on the harp; * sing to him with the psaltery, the instrument of ten strings.
    32:3 Sing to him a new canticle, * sing well unto him with a loud noise.
    32:4 For the word of the Lord is right, * and all his works are done with faithfulness.
    32:5 He loveth mercy and judgment; * the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.
    32:6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were established; * and all the power of them by the spirit of his mouth:
    32:7 Gathering together the waters of the sea, as in a vessel; * laying up the depths in storehouses.
    32:8 Let all the earth fear the Lord, * and let all the inhabitants of the world be in awe of him.
    32:9 For he spoke and they were made: * he commanded and they were created.
    32:10 The Lord bringeth to nought the counsels of nations; * and he rejecteth the devices of people, and casteth away the counsels of princes.
    32:11 But the counsel of the Lord standeth for ever: * the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
    32:12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord: * the people whom he hath chosen for his inheritance.
    32:13 The Lord hath looked from heaven: * he hath beheld all the sons of men.
    32:14 From his habitation which he hath prepared, * he hath looked upon all that dwell on the earth.
    32:15 He who hath made the hearts of every one of them: * who understandeth all their works.
    32:16 The king is not saved by a great army: * nor shall the giant be saved by his own great strength.
    32:17 Vain is the horse for safety: * neither shall he be saved by the abundance of his strength.
    32:18 Behold the eyes of the Lord are on them that fear him: * and on them that hope in his mercy.
    32:19 To deliver their souls from death; * and feed them in famine.
    32:20 Our soul waiteth for the Lord: * for he is our helper and protector.
    32:21 For in him our heart shall rejoice: * and in his holy name we have trusted.
    32:22 Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, * as we have hoped in thee.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Ant. The thoughts of his Heart shall endure from generation to generation.
  5. Psalm 35

    Ant. For with thee.
    Psalm 35 [2]
    35:2 The unjust hath said within himself, that he would sin: * there is no fear of God before his eyes.
    35:3 For in his sight he hath done deceitfully, * that his iniquity may be found unto hatred.
    35:4 The words of his mouth are iniquity and guile: * he would not understand that he might do well.
    35:5 He hath devised iniquity on his bed, * he hath set himself on every way that is not good: but evil he hath not hated.
    35:6 O Lord, thy mercy is in heaven, * and thy truth reacheth even to the clouds.
    35:7 Thy justice is as the mountains of God, * thy judgments are a great deep.
    35:7 Men and beasts thou wilt preserve, O Lord: * O how hast thou multiplied thy mercy, O God!
    35:8 But the children of men * shall put their trust under the covert of thy wings.
    35:9 They shall be inebriated with the plenty of thy house; * and thou shalt make them drink of the torrent of thy pleasure.
    35:10 For with thee is the fountain of life; * and in thy light we shall see light.
    35:11 Extend thy mercy to them that know thee, * and thy justice to them that are right in heart.
    35:12 Let not the foot of pride come to me, * and let not the hand of the sinner move me.
    35:13 There the workers of iniquity are fallen, * they are cast out, and could not stand.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Ant. For with thee is the well of life, O Lord; and thou shalt give them drink of thy pleasures.
  6. Psalm 40

    Ant. Even mine own familiar friend.
    Psalm 40 [3]
    40:2 Blessed is he that understandeth concerning the needy and the poor: * the Lord will deliver him in the evil day.
    40:3 The Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth: * and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies.
    40:4 The Lord help him on his bed of sorrow: * thou hast turned all his couch in his sickness.
    40:5 I said: O Lord, be thou merciful to me: * heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee.
    40:6 My enemies have spoken evils against me: * when shall he die and his name perish?
    40:7 And if he came in to see me, he spoke vain things: * his heart gathered together iniquity to itself.
    40:7 He went out * and spoke to the same purpose.
    40:8 All my enemies whispered together against me: * they devised evils to me.
    40:9 They determined against me an unjust word: * shall he that sleepeth rise again no more?
    40:10 For even the man of my peace, in whom I trusted, * who ate my bread, hath greatly supplanted me.
    40:11 But thou, O Lord, have mercy on me, and raise me up again: * and I will requite them.
    40:12 By this I know, that thou hast had a good will for me: * because my enemy shall not rejoice over me.
    40:13 But thou hast upheld me by reason of my innocence: * and hast established me in thy sight for ever.
    40:14 Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel from eternity to eternity. * So be it. So be it.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Ant. Even mine own familiar friend who did eat of my Bread, hath laid great wait for me.
  7. ℣.

    ℣. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me.
    ℟. For I am meek and lowly in Heart.
  8. Our Father is said silently until And lead us not into temptation:.

    Our Father is said silently until And lead us not into temptation:.
    Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
    ℣. And lead us not into temptation:
    ℟. But deliver us from evil.
    Absolution. O Lord Jesus Christ, graciously hear the prayers of Thy servants, and have mercy upon us, Who livest and reignest with the Father, and the Holy Ghost, ever world without end.
    ℟. Amen.
  9. ℣.

    ℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
    Benediction. May the Eternal Father bless us with an eternal blessing.
    ℟. Amen.

    Reading 1
    Lesson from the first book of Samuel
    1 Sam 13:1-4
    1 Saul was a child of one year when he began to reign, and he reigned two years over Israel.
    2 And Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel: and two thousand were with Saul in Machmas, and in mount Bethel: and a thousand with Jonathan in Gabaa of Benjamin, and the rest of the people he sent back every man to their dwellings.
    3 And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines which was in Gabaa. And when the Philistines had heard of it, Saul sounded the trumpet over all the land, saying: Let the Hebrews hear.
    4 And all Israel heard this report: Saul hath smitten the garrison of the Philistines: and Israel took courage against the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Galgal.
    ℣. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.

    ℟. I will make an everlasting Covenant with them, and I will not cease from doing them good, and I will put my fear in their hearts,
    * So that they shall not depart from me.
    ℣. Yea, I will rejoice over them, to do them good with my whole Heart.
    ℟. So that they shall not depart from me.
  10. ℣.

    ℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
    Benediction. May the Son, the Sole-begotten, mercifully bless and keep us.
    ℟. Amen.

    Reading 2
    1 Sam 13:5-8
    5 The Philistines also were assembled to fight against Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and a multitude of people besides, like the sand on the sea shore for number. And going up they camped in Machmas at the east of Bethaven.
    6 And when the men of Israel saw that they were straitened, (for the people were distressed,) they hid themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in dens, and in pits.
    7 And some of the Hebrews passed over the Jordan into the land of Gad and Galaad. And when Saul was yet in Galgal, all the people that followed him were greatly afraid.
    8 And he waited seven days according to the appointment of Samuel, and Samuel came not to Galgal, and the people slipt away from him.
    ℣. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.

    ℟. It was not an open enemy that has done me this dishonour, for then I could have borne it,
    * But it was even thou, mine own familiar friend, who did also eat of my Bread.
    ℣. Neither was it mine adversary that did magnify himself against me, for then peradventure I would have hid myself from him.
    ℟. But it was even thou, mine own familiar friend, who did also eat of my Bread.
  11. ℣.

    ℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
    Benediction. May the grace of the Holy Spirit enlighten all our hearts and minds.
    ℟. Amen.

    Reading 3
    1 Sam 13:9-14
    9 Then Saul said: Bring me the holocaust, and the peace offerings. And he offered the holocaust.
    10 And when he had made an end of offering the holocaust, behold Samuel came: and Saul went forth to meet him and salute him.
    11 And Samuel said to him: What hast thou done? Saul answered: Because I saw that the people slipt from me, and thou wast not come according to the days appointed, and the Philistines were gathered together in Machmas,
    12 I said: Now will the Philistines come down upon me to Galgal, and I have not appeased the face of the Lord. Forced by necessity, I offered the holocaust.
    13 And Samuel said to Saul: Thou hast done foolishly, and hast not kept the commandments of the Lord thy God, which he commanded thee. And if thou hadst not done thus, the Lord would now have established thy kingdom over Israel for ever.
    14 But thy kingdom shall not continue. The Lord hath sought him a man according to his own heart: and him hath the Lord commanded to be prince over his people, because thou hast not observed that which the Lord commanded.
    ℣. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.

    ℟. And we, being dead in our sins, hath God quickened together with Christ,
    * For his great love wherewith he hath loved us.
    ℣. That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace.
    ℟. For his great love wherewith he hath loved us.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. For his great love wherewith he hath loved us.
  12. Nocturn II

    Nocturn II
    Ant. God is King.
    Psalm 46 [4]
    46:2 O clap your hands, all ye nations: * shout unto God with the voice of joy,
    46:3 For the Lord is high, terrible: * a great king over all the earth.
    46:4 He hath subdued the people under us; * and the nations under our feet.
    46:5 He hath chosen for us his inheritance, * the beauty of Jacob which he hath loved.
    46:6 God is ascended with jubilee, * and the Lord with the sound of trumpet.
    46:7 Sing praises to our God, sing ye: * sing praises to our king, sing ye.
    46:8 For God is the king of all the earth: * sing ye wisely.
    46:9 God shall reign over the nations: * God sitteth on his holy throne.
    46:10 The princes of the people are gathered together, with the God of Abraham: * for the strong gods of the earth are exceedingly exalted.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Ant. God is King upon all the earth: he reigneth over the heathen.
  13. Psalm 60

    Ant. When my Heart.
    Psalm 60 [5]
    60:2 Hear, O God, my supplication: * be attentive to my prayer.
    60:3 To thee have I cried from the ends of the earth: * when my heart was in anguish, thou hast exalted me on a rock.
    60:4 Thou hast conducted me; for thou hast been my hope: * a tower of strength against the face of the enemy.
    60:5 In thy tabernacle I shall dwell for ever: * I shall be protected under the covert of thy wings.
    60:6 For thou, my God, hast heard my prayer: * thou hast given an inheritance to them that fear thy name.
    60:7 Thou wilt add days to the days of the king: * his years even to generation and generation.
    60:8 He abideth for ever in the sight of God: * his mercy and truth who shall search?
    60:9 So will I sing a psalm to thy name for ever and ever: * that I may pay my vows from day to day.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Ant. When my Heart was in heaviness, thou didst set me up upon a rock.
  14. Psalm 93

    Ant. In the multitude.
    Psalm 93 [6]
    93:1 The Lord is the God to whom revenge belongeth: * the God of revenge hath acted freely.
    93:2 Lift up thyself, thou that judgest the earth: * render a reward to the proud.
    93:3 How long shall sinners, O Lord: * how long shall sinners glory?
    93:4 Shall they utter, and speak iniquity: * shall all speak who work injustice?
    93:5 Thy people, O Lord, they have brought low: * and they have afflicted thy inheritance.
    93:6 They have slain the widow and the stranger: * and they have murdered the fatherless.
    93:7 And they have said: The Lord shall not see: * neither shall the God of Jacob understand.
    93:8 Understand, ye senseless among the people: * and, you fools, be wise at last.
    93:9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? * or he that formed the eye, doth he not consider?
    93:10 He that chastiseth nations, shall he not rebuke: * he that teacheth man knowledge?
    93:11 The Lord knoweth the thoughts of men, * that they are vain.
    93:12 Blessed is the man whom thou shalt instruct, O Lord: * and shalt teach him out of thy law.
    93:13 That thou mayst give him rest from the evil days: * till a pit be dug for the wicked.
    93:14 For the Lord will not cast off his people: * neither will he forsake his own inheritance.
    93:15 Until justice be turned into judgment: * and they that are near it are all the upright in heart.
    93:16 Who shall rise up for me against the evildoers? * or who shall stand with me against the workers of iniquity?
    93:17 Unless the Lord had been my helper, * my soul had almost dwelt in hell.
    93:18 If I said: My foot is moved: * thy mercy, O Lord, assisted me.
    93:19 According to the multitude of my sorrows in my heart, * thy comforts have given joy to my soul.
    93:20 Doth the seat of iniquity stick to thee, * who framest labour in commandment?
    93:21 They will hunt after the soul of the just, * and will condemn innocent blood.
    93:22 But the Lord is my refuge: * and my God the help of my hope.
    93:23 And he will render them their iniquity: and in their malice he will destroy them: * the Lord our God will destroy them.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Ant. In the multitude of the sorrows that I had in my Heart, thy comforts have given joy to my soul.
  15. ℣.

    ℣. I said: Lord, be merciful unto me.
    ℟. Heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee.
  16. Our Father is said silently until And lead us not into temptation:.

    Our Father is said silently until And lead us not into temptation:.
    Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
    ℣. And lead us not into temptation:
    ℟. But deliver us from evil.
    Absolution. May His loving-kindness and mercy help us, Who liveth and reigneth with the Father, and the Holy Ghost, world without end.
    ℟. Amen.
  17. ℣.

    ℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
    Benediction. May God the Father Omnipotent, be to us merciful and clement.
    ℟. Amen.

    Reading 4
    From the Encyclical Letter of Pope Pius XI
    But in what sense can it be said that our expiatory practices can give consolation to Christ, since he is now reigning in heavenly joy? We answer in the words of Saint Augustine (from a passage entirely appropriate to this subject): Give me a lover, and he will feel the truth of what I say. Every soul which is on fire with the love of God, if it but turns its thoughts to the past, doth in its meditation perceive and contemplate Christ suffering for mankind; afflicted by grief in the midst of sorrows endured for us men and for our salvation; almost overcome by afflictions, vexations, and reproaches; yea, bruised by our sins; with whose stripes we are healed. And devout souls will have an appreciation in proportion to their understanding of these mysteries, if they perceive that the sins and crimes of men (no matter when committed) were the real reason why the Son of God was condemned to death, and that sins committed in this present are able in some wise to cause the death of Christ, renewing as they do, the cause of that selfsame death, with its sufferings and agonies, which was accomplished on the Cross; for every sin must be said to renew, in some fashion, the Lord's passion, concerning which we read in the Scriptures: They crucify themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
    ℣. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.

    ℟. The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him,
    * Yea, unto all such as call upon him faithfully.
    ℣. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy, long-suffering and of great goodness.
    ℟. Yea, unto all such as call upon him faithfully.
  18. ℣.

    ℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
    Benediction. May Christ to all His people give, for ever in His sight to live.
    ℟. Amen.

    Reading 5
    And since in the agony in the Garden the soul of Christ became sorrowful even unto death, in view of our own future sins which were foreseen by him, there can be no doubt that at the same time he was in some way consoled, through the provision of our acts of reparation, when the Angel from heaven appeared unto him to comfort him in the sorrows of his Heart, which was so bowed down with weariness and grief. And so, even at this present time, we can and we ought to console, in a mystical but nonetheless real manner, that most Sacred Heart: which same is being wounded continually by the sins of thankless men. It is in this sense, namely, that Christ is grieved over his abandonment by his friends that we are accustomed to interpret the holy liturgy whenever we say in the words of the Psalmist: Thy rebuke hath broken my Heart; I am full of heaviness; I looked for some to have pity on me, but there was no man, neither found I any to comfort me.
    ℣. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.

    ℟. I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent;
    * Yea, thou hast revealed them unto babes.
    ℣. Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight.
    ℟. Yea, thou hast revealed them unto babes.
  19. ℣.

    ℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
    Benediction. May the Spirit's fire Divine in our hearts enkindled shine.
    ℟. Amen.

    Reading 6
    To the foregoing we should add that the expiatory passion of Christ is renewed, and in a certain manner continued, in his mystical body, which same is the Church. In this connection, once more the words of Saint Augustine are appropriate: Christ suffered all that he needed to suffer; nothing at all is lacking in the number of his sufferings; therefore his sufferings are completed in him as the Head; but there remaineth even yet the sufferings of Christ to be endured in the body. Which truth verily the Lord Jesus himself made known, at the time that Saul was breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples, to whom the Lord said: I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. By these words he plainly affirmed that persecutions visited on the Church are in reality directed against the Head of the Church. Meet it is therefore that Christ, thus still suffering in his mystical body, should desire to have us sharers in his own work of expiation, even as our own need moveth us to desire and seek union with him. And since we are the body of Christ, and members of his very flesh and bones, whatever the Head must suffer all the members of the body must needs suffer together with him.
    ℣. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.

    ℟. All nations whom thou hast made shall come,
    * And they shall worship thee, O Lord.
    ℣. Yea, they shall glorify thy Name, for thou art great, and doest wondrous things.
    ℟. And they shall worship thee, O Lord.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. And they shall worship thee, O Lord.
  20. Nocturn III

    Nocturn III
    Ant. O ye that love the Lord.
    Psalm 96 [7]
    96:1 The Lord hath reigned, let the earth rejoice: * let many islands be glad.
    96:2 Clouds and darkness are round about him: * justice and judgment are the establishment of his throne.
    96:3 A fire shall go before him, * and shall burn his enemies round about.
    96:4 His lightnings have shone forth to the world: * the earth saw and trembled.
    96:5 The mountains melted like wax, at the presence of the Lord: * at the presence of the Lord of all the earth.
    96:6 The heavens declared his justice: * and all people saw his glory.
    96:7 Let them be all confounded that adore graven things, * and that glory in their idols.
    96:7 Adore him, all you his angels: * Sion heard, and was glad.
    96:8 And the daughters of Juda rejoiced, * because of thy judgments, O Lord.
    96:9 For thou art the most high Lord over all the earth: * thou art exalted exceedingly above all gods.
    96:10 You that love the Lord, hate evil: * the Lord preserveth the souls of his saints, he will deliver them out of the hand of the sinner.
    96:11 Light is risen to the just, * and joy to the right of heart.
    96:12 Rejoice, ye just, in the Lord: * and give praise to the remembrance of his holiness.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Ant. O ye that love the Lord, give thanks for a remembrance of his holiness.
  21. Psalm 97

    Ant. All the ends of the world.
    Psalm 97 [8]
    97:1 Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle: * because he hath done wonderful things.
    97:1 His right hand hath wrought for him salvation, * and his arm is holy.
    97:2 The Lord hath made known his salvation: * he hath revealed his justice in the sight of the Gentiles.
    97:3 He hath remembered his mercy * and his truth toward the house of Israel.
    97:3 All the ends of the earth have seen * the salvation of our God.
    97:4 Sing joyfully to God, all the earth; * make melody, rejoice and sing.
    97:5 Sing praise to the Lord on the harp, on the harp, and with the voice of a psalm: * with long trumpets, and sound of cornet.
    97:6 Make a joyful noise before the Lord our king: * let the sea be moved and the fulness thereof: the world and they that dwell therein.
    97:8 The rivers shall clap their hands, the mountains shall rejoice together at the presence of the Lord: * because he cometh to judge the earth.
    97:9 He shall judge the world with justice, * and the people with equity.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Ant. All the ends of the world have seen the salvation of our God.
  22. Psalm 107

    Ant. I will sing praises unto thee.
    Psalm 107 [9]
    107:2 My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready: * I will sing, and will give praise, with my glory.
    107:3 Arise, my glory; arise, psaltery and harp * I will arise in the morning early.
    107:4 I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: * and I will sing unto thee among the nations.
    107:5 For thy mercy is great above the heavens: * and thy truth even unto the clouds.
    107:6 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, and thy glory over all the earth: * that thy beloved may be delivered.
    107:7 Save with thy right hand and hear me. * God hath spoken in his holiness.
    107:8 I will rejoice, and I will divide Sichem * and I will mete out the vale of tabernacles.
    107:9 Galaad is mine: and Manasses is mine: * and Ephraim the protection of my head.
    107:10 Juda is my king: * Moab the pot of my hope.
    107:10 Over Edom I will stretch out my shoe: * the aliens are become my friends.
    107:11 Who will bring me into the strong city? * who will lead me into Edom?
    107:12 Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? * and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our armies?
    107:13 O grant us help from trouble: * for vain is the help of man.
    107:14 Through God we shall do mightily: * and he will bring our enemies to nothing.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Ant. I will sing praises unto thee among the nations, for thy mercy is greater than the heavens.
  23. ℣.

    ℣. The merciful Lord hath instituted a memorial of his wondrous deeds.
    ℟. He hath given meat unto them that fear him.
  24. Our Father is said silently until And lead us not into temptation:.

    Our Father is said silently until And lead us not into temptation:.
    Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
    ℣. And lead us not into temptation:
    ℟. But deliver us from evil.
    Absolution. May the Almighty and merciful Lord loose us from the bonds of our sins.
    ℟. Amen.
  25. ℣.

    ℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
    Benediction. May the Gospel's holy lection Be our safety and protection.
    ℟. Amen.

    Reading 7
    From the Holy Gospel according to John
    John 19:31-37
    At that time: The Jews, because it was the Preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the Sabbath Day, for that Sabbath Day was an high day, besought Pilate that their legs might broken, and that they might be taken away. And so on.

    A Homily by St. Peter Canisius the Priest
    Exhortationes domesticæ. Medit. 6-7
    Have thou all diligence to turn over in thy mind this matter, namely, That he, who is God over all, endured with unutterable charity, a most bitter death on the Cross, in the exceeding anguish of his Heart, whilst the whole world mocked him! And this he did for thee, who art but a paltry little worm! Meditate on the boundless generosity which Christ the Preserver manifested to all his own people. For at one time, standing in the midst of the people, he cried out: If any man thirst, let him come to me and drink; thereby shewing how ready he was to welcome everyone, and help him in his every need. Consider how freely he giveth thee to drink of his Heart's precious blood, considering that his sacred side was set open, wherefrom he poured forth whatever blood was still left in his body.
    ℣. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.

    ℟. If I be lifted up,
    * I will draw all men unto me.
    ℣. This he said, signifying what death he should die.
    ℟. I will draw all men unto me.
  26. ℣.

    ℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
    Benediction. God's most mighty strength alway be His people's staff and stay.
    ℟. Amen.

    Reading 8
    In Evang. Dominica I post Pascha
    And so that I may not be utterly ungrateful, often I call up before mine eyes those perennial fountains of gifts and of all good things, since from them that most sweet promise standeth out: Ye shall draw waters with joy out of the founts of the Saviour, and ye shall say in that day: Praise ye the Lord. There will I flee, to those thrice-blest holes in the rock which can never be demolished; there will I build for myself a most durable nest, holding nothing better, in all sorrows and perils that befall me, than to think on the wounds of the Lord.
    ℣. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.

    ℟. Be ye therefore followers of God;
    * And walk ye therefore in love.
    ℣. For Christ also hath loved us and hath given himself for us.
    ℟. And walk ye therefore in love.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. And walk ye therefore in love.
  27. ℣.

    ℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
    Benediction. May He that is the Angels' King to that high realm His people bring.
    ℟. Amen.

    Reading 9
    Medit. 6
    Therefore in every trial do thou flee quickly to the lovable Heart of Christ, and call to mind his goodness and charity, setting them in contrast to thine own vileness, malice, unfaithfulness, and pride. For consider how great was the charity of Christ in inviting all men unto himself: Come unto me, all ye that travail and are heavy laden, and I will refresh you. It is with this intent that he offereth himself to us, ready and desirous, out of love for us, to carry the burdens of each and all! Cast then thy sins into the abyss of his charity, and straightway thou shalt find thyself lightened of thy load.
    ℣. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.

    Te Deum
    We praise thee, O God, * we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.
    All the earth doth worship thee, * the Father everlasting.
    To thee all Angels cry aloud, * the Heavens, and all the Powers therein.
    To thee Cherubim and Seraphim * continually do cry.
    bow head Holy, Holy, Holy * Lord God of Sabaoth;
    Heaven and earth are full * of the Majesty of thy glory.
    The glorious company of the Apostles * praise thee.
    The goodly fellowship of the Prophets * praise thee.
    The noble army of Martyrs * praise thee.
    The holy Church throughout all the world * doth acknowledge thee;
    The Father, * of an infinite Majesty.
    Thine honourable, true, * and only Son;
    Also the Holy Ghost, * the Comforter.
    Thou art the King of Glory, * O Christ.
    Thou art the everlasting * Son of the Father.
    During the following verse all make a profound bow: When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man, * thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb.
    When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, * thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers.
    Thou sittest at the right hand of God, * in the glory of the Father.
    We believe that thou shalt come * to be our Judge.
    Kneel for the following verse We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, * whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious Blood.
    Make them to be numbered with thy Saints, * in glory everlasting.
    O Lord, save thy people, * and bless thine heritage.
    Govern them, * and lift them up for ever.
    Day by day * we magnify thee;
    During the following verse, by local custom, all make a profound bow. And we worship thy Name * ever, world without end.
    Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us * this day without sin.
    O Lord, have mercy upon us, * have mercy upon us.
    O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us, * as our trust is in thee.
    O Lord, in thee have I trusted, * let me never be confounded.
  28. Skip the rest, unless praying Lauds separately.

    Skip the rest, unless praying Lauds separately.
  29. Prayer

    Prayer {from the Proper of the season}
    ℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
    ℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
    Let us pray.
    O God, who hast suffered the Heart of thy Son to be wounded by our sins, and in that very Heart hast bestowed on us the abundant riches of thy love: grant that the devout homage of our hearts, which we render unto him, may of thy mercy be deemed a recompence acceptable in thy sight.
    Through the same Jesus Christ, thy Son, Our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
    ℟. Amen.
  30. Conclusion

    Conclusion
    ℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
    ℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
    ℣. Let us bless the Lord.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.
    ℣. May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
    ℟. Amen.
  31. Our Father is said completely in silence.

    Our Father is said completely in silence.
    Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: But deliver us from evil. Amen.
  1. Start

    Start
    If Matins and Lauds are separated, then is said silently:
    Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: But deliver us from evil. Amen.
    Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

    Otherwise, the hour is started directly as follows:
    ℣. O God, come to my assistance;
    ℟. O Lord, make haste to help me.
    Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Alleluia.
  2. Psalms

    Psalms {Psalms & antiphons from the Common or Feast}
    Ant. One of the soldiers.
    Psalm 92 [1]
    92:1 The Lord hath reigned, he is clothed with beauty: * the Lord is clothed with strength, and hath girded himself.
    92:1 For he hath established the world * which shall not be moved.
    92:2 Thy throne is prepared from of old: * thou art from everlasting.
    92:3 The floods have lifted up, O Lord: * the floods have lifted up their voice.
    92:3 The floods have lifted up their waves, * with the noise of many waters.
    92:4 Wonderful are the surges of the sea: * wonderful is the Lord on high.
    92:5 Thy testimonies are become exceedingly credible: * holiness becometh thy house, O Lord, unto length of days.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Ant. One of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out Blood and Water.
  3. Psalm 99

    Ant. Jesus stood.
    Psalm 99 [2]
    99:2 Sing joyfully to God, all the earth: * serve ye the Lord with gladness.
    99:2 Come in before his presence * with exceeding great joy.
    99:3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: * he made us, and not we ourselves.
    99:3 We are his people and the sheep of his pasture. * Go ye into his gates with praise, into his courts with hymns: and give glory to him.
    99:4 Praise ye his name: for the Lord is sweet, his mercy endureth for ever, * and his truth to generation and generation.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Ant. Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink.
  4. Psalm 62

    Ant. With an everlasting love.
    Psalm 62 [3]
    62:2 O God, my God, * to thee do I watch at break of day.
    62:2 For thee my soul hath thirsted; * for thee my flesh, O how many ways!
    62:3 In a desert land, and where there is no way, and no water: * so in the sanctuary have I come before thee, to see thy power and thy glory.
    62:4 For thy mercy is better than lives: * thee my lips shall praise.
    62:5 Thus will I bless thee all my life long: * and in thy name I will lift up my hands.
    62:6 Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness: * and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips.
    62:7 If I have remembered thee upon my bed, I will meditate on thee in the morning: * because thou hast been my helper.
    62:8 And I will rejoice under the covert of thy wings: my soul hath stuck close to thee: * thy right hand hath received me.
    62:10 But they have sought my soul in vain, they shall go into the lower parts of the earth: * they shall be delivered into the hands of the sword, they shall be the portions of foxes.
    62:12 But the king shall rejoice in God, all they shall be praised that swear by him: * because the mouth is stopped of them that speak wicked things.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Ant. With an everlasting love hath God loved us, and from the day that he was lifted up over the earth, he hath drawn us with loving-kindness unto his Heart.
  5. Canticle of the Three Young Men

    Ant. Come unto me.
    Canticle of the Three Young Men [4]
    Dan 3:57-88,56
    3:57 All ye works of the Lord, bless the Lord: * praise and exalt him above all for ever.
    3:58 O ye angels of the Lord, bless the Lord: * O ye heavens, bless the Lord:
    3:59 O all ye waters that are above the heavens, bless the Lord: * O all ye powers of the Lord, bless the Lord.
    3:60 O ye sun and moon, bless the Lord: * O ye stars of heaven, bless the Lord.
    3:61 O every shower and dew, bless ye the Lord: * O all ye spirits of God, bless the Lord.
    3:62 O ye fire and heat, bless the Lord: * O ye cold and heat, bless the Lord.
    3:63 O ye dews and hoar frosts, bless the Lord: * O ye frost and cold, bless the Lord.
    3:64 O ye ice and snow, bless the Lord: * O ye nights and days, bless the Lord.
    3:65 O ye light and darkness, bless the Lord: * O ye lightnings and clouds, bless the Lord.
    3:66 O let the earth bless the Lord: * let it praise and exalt him above all for ever.
    3:67 O ye mountains and hills, bless the Lord: * O all ye things that spring up in the earth, bless the Lord.
    3:68 O ye fountains, bless the Lord: * O ye seas and rivers, bless the Lord.
    3:69 O ye whales, and all that move in the waters, bless the Lord: * O all ye fowls of the air, bless the Lord.
    3:70 O all ye beasts and cattle, bless the Lord: * O ye sons of men, bless the Lord.
    3:71 O let Israel bless the Lord: * let them praise and exalt him above all for ever.
    3:72 O ye priests of the Lord, bless the Lord: * O ye servants of the Lord, bless the Lord.
    3:73 O ye spirits and souls of the just, bless the Lord: * O ye holy and humble of heart, bless the Lord.
    3:74 O Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, bless ye the Lord: * praise and exalt him above all for ever.
    3:75 (Bow head) Let us bless the Father and the Son, with the Holy Ghost; * let us praise and exalt him above all for ever.
    3:56 Blessed art thou, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven: * and worthy of praise, and glorious for ever.
    Ant. Come unto me, all ye that travail and are heavy laden, and I will refresh you.
  6. Psalm 148

    Ant. My son.
    Psalm 148 [5]
    148:1 Praise ye the Lord from the heavens * praise ye him in the high places.
    148:2 Praise ye him, all his angels: * praise ye him, all his hosts.
    148:3 Praise ye him, O sun and moon: * praise him, all ye stars and light.
    148:4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens: * and let all the waters that are above the heavens, praise the name of the Lord.
    148:5 For he spoke, and they were made: * he commanded, and they were created.
    148:6 He hath established them for ever, and for ages of ages: * he hath made a decree, and it shall not pass away.
    148:7 Praise the Lord from the earth, * ye dragons, and all ye deeps:
    148:8 Fire, hail, snow, ice, stormy winds * which fulfill his word:
    148:9 Mountains and all hills, * fruitful trees and all cedars:
    148:10 Beasts and all cattle: * serpents and feathered fowls:
    148:11 Kings of the earth and all people: * princes and all judges of the earth:
    148:12 Young men and maidens: let the old with the younger, praise the name of the Lord: * For his name alone is exalted.
    148:14 The praise of him is above heaven and earth: * and he hath exalted the horn of his people.
    148:14 A hymn to all his saints: to the children of Israel, a people approaching him.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Ant. My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
  7. Chapter Hymn Verse

    Chapter Hymn Verse {from the Common or Feast}
    Eph 3:8-9
    Brethren: Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; and to make all men see what is the fellowship of the Mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.

    Hymn
    Jesus, behind thy temple's veil,
    Hid in an ark of gold,
    On stones engraven, lay the law
    thy finger wrote of old.

    But in thy body's temple new,
    thy life-blood's throbbing shrine,
    Held, upon fleshly tables graved,
    The law of love divine.

    And when that heart in death was stilled,
    Each temple's veil was riven:
    And lo, within thy love's red shrine,
    To us to look was given.

    There make us gaze and see the love
    Which drew thee, for our sake,
    O great high-priest, thyself to God
    A sacrifice to make.

    Thou, Saviour, cause that every soul
    Which thou hast loved so well,
    May will within thine open heart
    In life and death to dwell.

    Grant it, O Father, only Son,
    And Spirit, God of grace,
    To whom all worship shall be done,
    In every time and place.
    Amen.

    ℣. With joy shall ye draw water.
    ℟. Out of the fountains of the Saviour.
  8. Canticle: Benedictus

    Canticle: Benedictus {Antiphon from the Proper of the season}
    Ant. For these things were done.
    Canticle of Zacharias
    Luke 1:68-79
    1:68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; * because he hath visited and wrought the redemption of his people:
    1:69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation to us, * in the house of David his servant:
    1:70 As he spoke by the mouth of his holy Prophets, * who are from the beginning:
    1:71 Salvation from our enemies, * and from the hand of all that hate us:
    1:72 To perform mercy to our fathers, * and to remember his holy testament,
    1:73 The oath, which he swore to Abraham our father, * that he would grant to us,
    1:74 That being delivered from the hand of our enemies, * we may serve him without fear,
    1:75 In holiness and justice before him, * all our days.
    1:76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: * for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways:
    1:77 To give knowledge of salvation to his people, * unto the remission of their sins:
    1:78 Through the bowels of the mercy of our God, * in which the Orient from on high hath visited us:
    1:79 To enlighten them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death: * to direct our feet into the way of peace.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Ant. For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled which saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.
  9. Weekday Intercessions{omit}

    Weekday Intercessions{omit}
  10. Prayer

    Prayer {from the Proper of the season}
    ℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
    ℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
    Let us pray.
    O God, who hast suffered the Heart of thy Son to be wounded by our sins, and in that very Heart hast bestowed on us the abundant riches of thy love: grant that the devout homage of our hearts, which we render unto him, may of thy mercy be deemed a recompence acceptable in thy sight.
    Through the same Jesus Christ, thy Son, Our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
    ℟. Amen.
  11. Suffrage{omit}

    Suffrage{omit}
  12. Conclusion

    Conclusion
    ℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
    ℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
    ℣. Let us bless the Lord.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.
    ℣. May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
    ℟. Amen.
  13. Our Father is said completely in silence.

    Our Father is said completely in silence.
    Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: But deliver us from evil. Amen.
    ℣. May the Lord grant us his peace.
    ℟. And life everlasting. Amen.
  14. Final Antiphon of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    Final Antiphon of the Blessed Virgin Mary
    Hail holy Queen, Mother of Mercy,
    our life, our sweetness, and our hope.
    To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve.
    To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping
    In this valley of tears.
    Turn then, most gracious Advocate,
    thine eyes of mercy toward us.
    And after this our exile show unto us
    the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
    O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

    ℣. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
    ℟. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

    Let us pray.
    O almighty, everlasting God, who by the cooperation of the Holy Spirit, didst prepare the body and soul of Mary, glorious Virgin and Mother, to become a worthy dwelling for Thy Son; grant that we who rejoice in her commemoration may, by her gracious intercession, be delivered from present evils and from everlasting death. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
    ℣. May the divine assistance remain with us always.
    ℟. Amen.
  1. Start

    Start
    silently
    Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: But deliver us from evil. Amen.
    Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
    I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried: he descended into hell; the third day he arose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven; sitteth at the right hand of God the Father almighty: from thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

    Thereafter, with hearable voice, the Versicle is said:
    ℣. O God, come to my assistance;
    ℟. O Lord, make haste to help me.
    Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Alleluia.
  2. Hymn

    Hymn {Doxology: Heart}
    Now in the sun's new dawning ray,
    Lowly of heart, our God we pray
    That he from harm may keep us free
    In all the deeds this day shall see.

    May fear of him our tongues restrain,
    Lest strife unguarded speech should stain:
    His favouring care our guardian be,
    Lest our eyes feed on vanity.

    May every heart be pure from sin
    And folly find no place therein:
    Scant need of food, excess denied,
    Wear down in us the body's pride.

    That when the light of day is gone,
    And night in course shall follow on.
    We, free from cares the world affords,
    May chant the praise that is our Lord's.

    We give thee praise, who dost impart
    Such grace, O Jesu, from thy Heart;
    Whom with the Father we adore,
    And Holy Ghost, for evermore.
    Amen.
  3. Psalms

    Psalms {Psalms for Sunday & antiphons from the Common or Feast}
    Ant. One of the soldiers.
    Psalm 53 [1]
    53:3 Save me, O God, by thy name, * and judge me in thy strength.
    53:4 O God, hear my prayer: * give ear to the words of my mouth.
    53:5 For strangers have risen up against me; and the mighty have sought after my soul: * and they have not set God before their eyes.
    53:6 For behold God is my helper: * and the Lord is the protector of my soul.
    53:7 Turn back the evils upon my enemies; * and cut them off in thy truth.
    53:8 I will freely sacrifice to thee, * and will give praise, O God, to thy name: because it is good:
    53:9 For thou hast delivered me out of all trouble: * and my eye hath looked down upon my enemies.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
  4. Psalm 118(1-16)

    Psalm 118(1-16) [2]
    118:1 (Aleph) Blessed are the undefiled in the way, * who walk in the law of the Lord.
    118:2 Blessed are they that search his testimonies: * that seek him with their whole heart.
    118:3 For they that work iniquity, * have not walked in his ways.
    118:4 Thou hast commanded * thy commandments to be kept most diligently.
    118:5 O! that my ways may be directed * to keep thy justifications.
    118:6 Then shall I not be confounded, * when I shall look into all thy commandments.
    118:7 I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, * when I shall have learned the judgments of thy justice.
    118:8 I will keep thy justifications: * O! do not thou utterly forsake me.
    118:9 (Béth) By what doth a young man correct his way? * By observing thy words.
    118:10 With my whole heart have I sought after thee: * let me not stray from thy commandments.
    118:11 Thy words have I hidden in my heart, * that I may not sin against thee.
    118:12 Blessed art thou, O Lord: * teach me thy justifications.
    118:13 With my lips * I have pronounced all the judgments of thy mouth.
    118:14 I have been delighted in the way of thy testimonies, * as in all riches.
    118:15 I will meditate on thy commandments: * and I will consider thy ways.
    118:16 I will think of thy justifications: * I will not forget thy words.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
  5. Psalm 118(17-32)

    Psalm 118(17-32) [3]
    118:17 (Ghimel) Give bountifully to thy servant, enliven me * and I shall keep thy words.
    118:18 Open thou my eyes: * and I will consider the wondrous things of thy law.
    118:19 I am a sojourner on the earth: * hide not thy commandments from me.
    118:20 My soul hath coveted to long for thy justifications, * at all times.
    118:21 Thou hast rebuked the proud: * they are cursed who decline from thy commandments.
    118:22 Remove from me reproach and contempt: * because I have sought after thy testimonies.
    118:23 For princes sat, and spoke against me: * but thy servant was employed in thy justifications.
    118:24 For thy testimonies are my meditation: * and thy justifications my counsel.
    118:25 (Daleth) My soul hath cleaved to the pavement: * quicken thou me according to thy word.
    118:26 I have declared my ways, and thou hast heard me: * teach me thy justifications.
    118:27 Make me to understand the way of thy justifications: * and I shall be exercised in thy wondrous works.
    118:28 My soul hath slumbered through heaviness: * strengthen thou me in thy words.
    118:29 Remove from me the way of iniquity: * and out of thy law have mercy on me.
    118:30 I have chosen the way of truth: * thy judgments I have not forgotten.
    118:31 I have stuck to thy testimonies, O Lord: * put me not to shame.
    118:32 I have run the way of thy commandments, * when thou didst enlarge my heart.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Ant. One of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out Blood and Water.
  6. Chapter Responsory Verse

    Chapter Responsory Verse {from the Psalter for the day of the week}
    1 Tim. 1:17
    Now to the king of ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.

    ℟.br. Christ, Son of the living God, * have mercy on us.
    ℟. Christ, Son of the living God, * have mercy on us.
    ℣. Such grace, O Jesu, from thy Heart.
    ℟. Have mercy on us.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. Christ, Son of the living God, * have mercy on us.

    ℣. Arise, O Christ, and help us.
    ℟. And deliver us for thy name's sake.
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  8. Weekday Intercessions{omit}

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  9. Sunday and Weekday Intercessions{omit}

    Sunday and Weekday Intercessions{omit}
  10. Prayer

    Prayer
    ℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
    ℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
    Let us pray.
    O Lord, our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, who has safely brought us to the beginning of this day: defend us by thy mighty power; and grant that this day we fall into no sin, but that all our doings may be ordered by thy governance, to do always what is righteous in thy sight.
    Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
    ℟. Amen.
    ℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
    ℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
    ℣. Let us bless the Lord.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.
  11. Martyrology

    Martyrology {anticipated}
    June 18th 2026, the 3rd day of the Moon, were born into the better life:

    At Edessa in Mesopotamia, St. Ephraem, deacon of the church of Edessa in the time of Emperor Valens and confessor. After suffering many trials for the faith of Christ and gaining great renown for holiness and learning, he went to rest in the Lord. He was declared a doctor of the Universal Church by Pope Benedict XV.
    At Rome, on the Ardeatine Way, in the persecution of Diocletian, the birthday of the saintly brothers Mark and Marcellian, martyrs, who were arrested by the judge Fabian, tied to a stake, and had sharp nails driven into their feet. Because they would not cease praising the name of Christ they were pierced through the sides with lances, and thus went to the kingdom of heaven with the glory of martyrdom.
    At Malaga in Spain, the holy martyrs Cyriacus and the virgin Paula, who were overwhelmed with stones, and yielded up their souls to God.
    At Tripoli in Phoenicia, in the time of the governor Adrian, St. Leontius, a soldier, who attained the crown of martyrdom through bitter torments together with the tribune Hypatius and Theodulus, whom he had converted to Christ.
    Upon the same day, [at Nicomedia,] St. Aetherius, martyr, in the persecution of Diocletian. After enduring fire and other torments, he was put to death with the sword.
    At Alexandria, the passion of St. Marina, virgin.
    At Bordeaux, [in the fifth century,] the holy Confessor Amandus, Bishop [of that see.]
    At Sacca, in Sicily, [likewise in the fifth century,] the holy Hermit Calogerus, whose holiness is chiefly manifested in delivering them that are vexed with evil spirits.
    At Schoenaug, [in the year 1165,] the holy Virgin Elizabeth, celebrated for her observance of the monastic life.
    ℣. And elsewhere many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.
  12. ℣.

    ℣. Precious in the sight of the Lord
    ℟. Is the death of his saints.
    Holy Mary and all the Saints, intercede for us with the Lord, our God, so that we may merit His help and salvation, who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
    ℟. Amen.
  13. ℣.

    ℣. O God, come to my assistance;
    ℟. O Lord, make haste to help me.
    ℣. O God, come to my assistance;
    ℟. O Lord, make haste to help me.
    ℣. O God, come to my assistance;
    ℟. O Lord, make haste to help me.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Lord have mercy upon us, Christ have mercy upon us, Lord have mercy upon us.
    Our Father is said silently until And lead us not into temptation:.
    Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
    ℣. And lead us not into temptation:
    ℟. But deliver us from evil.
    ℣. Look upon thy servants and upon thy works: and direct their children.
    ℟. And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us. Direct thou the works of our hands; yea, the work of our hands do thou direct.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Let us pray.
    O Lord, Almighty God, King of heaven and earth, Saviour of the world, bless, lead, rule and govern our hearts and bodies, our senses, words and deeds today, following thy law and commandments, that here and for eternity with thy help we shall be saved in freedom. Who livest and reignest, world without end.
    ℟. Amen.
  14. Short reading

    Short reading {from the Common or Feast}
    ℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
    Benediction. May Almighty God arrange our deeds and our day in His peace.
    ℟. Amen.
    Eph 3:17-19
    Being rooted and grounded in love, may ye be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth and length and depth and height: and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
    ℣. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.
  15. Conclusion

    Conclusion
    ℣. Our help is in the name of the Lord,
    ℟. Who made heaven and earth.
    ℣. Let us bless.
    ℟. God.
    Benediction. May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. And may the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
    ℟. Amen.
  16. Pater Noster

    Thereafter, only Pater Noster is said silently, unless another Hour follows immediately.
    Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: But deliver us from evil. Amen.
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    silently
    Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: But deliver us from evil. Amen.
    Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

    Thereafter, with hearable voice, the Versicle is said:
    ℣. O God, come to my assistance;
    ℟. O Lord, make haste to help me.
    Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Alleluia.
  2. Hymn

    Hymn {Doxology: Heart}
    Come Holy Ghost who ever One
    Art with the Father and the Son,
    It is the hour, our souls possess
    With thy full flood of holiness.

    Let flesh and heart and lips and mind
    Sound forth our witness to mankind;
    And love light up our mortal frame,
    Till others catch the living flame.

    We give thee praise, who dost impart
    Such grace, O Jesu, from thy Heart;
    Whom with the Father we adore,
    And Holy Ghost, for evermore.
    Amen.
  3. Psalms

    Psalms {Psalms for Sunday & antiphons from the Common or Feast}
    Ant. Jesus stood.
    Psalm 118(33-48) [1]
    118:33 (He) Set before me for a law the way of thy justifications, O Lord: * and I will always seek after it.
    118:34 Give me understanding, and I will search thy law; * and I will keep it with my whole heart.
    118:35 Lead me into the path of thy commandments; * for this same I have desired.
    118:36 Incline my heart into thy testimonies * and not to covetousness.
    118:37 Turn away my eyes that they may not behold vanity: * quicken me in thy way.
    118:38 Establish thy word to thy servant, * in thy fear.
    118:39 Turn away my reproach, which I have apprehended: * for thy judgments are delightful.
    118:40 Behold I have longed after thy precepts: * quicken me in thy justice.
    118:41 (Vau) Let thy mercy also come upon me, O Lord: * thy salvation according to thy word.
    118:42 So shall I answer them that reproach me in any thing; * that I have trusted in thy words.
    118:43 And take not thou the word of truth utterly out of my mouth: * for in thy words, I have hoped exceedingly.
    118:44 So shall I always keep thy law, * for ever and ever.
    118:45 And I walked at large: * because I have sought after thy commandments.
    118:46 And I spoke of thy testimonies before kings: * and I was not ashamed.
    118:47 I meditated also on thy commandments, * which I loved.
    118:48 And I lifted up my hands to thy commandments, which I loved: * and I was exercised in thy justifications.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
  4. Psalm 118(49-64)

    Psalm 118(49-64) [2]
    118:49 (Zai) Be thou mindful of thy word to thy servant, * in which thou hast given me hope.
    118:50 This hath comforted me in my humiliation: * because thy word hath enlivened me.
    118:51 The proud did iniquitously altogether: * but I declined not from thy law.
    118:52 I remembered, O Lord, thy judgments of old: * and I was comforted.
    118:53 A fainting hath taken hold of me, * because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
    118:54 Thy justifications were the subject of my song, * in the place of my pilgrimage.
    118:55 In the night I have remembered thy name, O Lord: * and have kept thy law.
    118:56 This happened to me: * because I sought after thy justifications.
    118:57 (Heth) O Lord, my portion, * I have said, I would keep thy law.
    118:58 I entreated thy face with all my heart: * have mercy on me according to thy word.
    118:59 I have thought on my ways: * and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
    118:60 I am ready, and am not troubled: * that I may keep thy commandments.
    118:61 The cords of the wicked have encompassed me: * but I have not forgotten thy law.
    118:62 I rose at midnight to give praise to thee; * for the judgments of thy justification.
    118:63 I am a partaker with all them that fear thee, * and that keep thy commandments.
    118:64 The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy: * teach me thy justifications.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
  5. Psalm 118(65-80)

    Psalm 118(65-80) [3]
    118:65 (Teth) Thou hast done well with thy servant, O Lord, * according to thy word.
    118:66 Teach me goodness and discipline and knowledge; * for I have believed thy commandments.
    118:67 Before I was humbled I offended; * therefore have I kept thy word.
    118:68 Thou art good; * and in thy goodness teach me thy justifications.
    118:69 The iniquity of the proud hath been multiplied over me: * but I will seek thy commandments with my whole heart.
    118:70 Their heart is curdled like milk: * but I have meditated on thy law.
    118:71 It is good for me that thou hast humbled me, * that I may learn thy justifications.
    118:72 The law of thy mouth is good to me, * above thousands of gold and silver.
    118:73 (Jod) Thy hands have made me and formed me: * give me understanding, and I will learn thy commandments.
    118:74 They that fear thee shall see me, and shall be glad: * because I have greatly hoped in thy words.
    118:75 I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are equity: * and in thy truth thou hast humbled me.
    118:76 O! let thy mercy be for my comfort, * according to thy word unto thy servant.
    118:77 Let thy tender mercies come unto me, and I shall live: * for thy law is my meditation.
    118:78 Let the proud be ashamed, because they have done unjustly towards me: * but I will be employed in thy commandments.
    118:79 Let them that fear thee turn to me: * and they that know thy testimonies.
    118:80 Let my heart be undefiled in thy justifications, * that I may not be confounded.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Ant. Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink.
  6. Chapter Responsory Verse

    Chapter Responsory Verse {from the Common or Feast}
    Eph 3:8-9
    Brethren: Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; and to make all men see what is the fellowship of the Mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.

    ℟.br. Take my yoke upon you * And learn of me.
    ℟. Take my yoke upon you * And learn of me.
    ℣. For I am meek and lowly in Heart.
    ℟. And learn of me.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. Take my yoke upon you * And learn of me.

    ℣. I said: Lord, be merciful unto me.
    ℟. Heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee.
  7. Weekday Intercessions{omit}

    Weekday Intercessions{omit}
  8. Prayer

    Prayer {from the Proper of the season}
    ℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
    ℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
    Let us pray.
    O God, who hast suffered the Heart of thy Son to be wounded by our sins, and in that very Heart hast bestowed on us the abundant riches of thy love: grant that the devout homage of our hearts, which we render unto him, may of thy mercy be deemed a recompence acceptable in thy sight.
    Through the same Jesus Christ, thy Son, Our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
    ℟. Amen.
  9. Conclusion

    Conclusion
    ℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
    ℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
    ℣. Let us bless the Lord.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.
    ℣. May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
    ℟. Amen.
  10. Pater Noster

    Thereafter, only Pater Noster is said silently, unless another Hour follows immediately.
    Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: But deliver us from evil. Amen.
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    silently
    Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: But deliver us from evil. Amen.
    Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

    Thereafter, with hearable voice, the Versicle is said:
    ℣. O God, come to my assistance;
    ℟. O Lord, make haste to help me.
    Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Alleluia.
  2. Hymn

    Hymn {Doxology: Heart}
    O God of truth, O Lord of might,
    Who orderest time and change aright,
    Who send’st the early morning ray,
    And light’st the glow of perfect day:

    Extinguish thou each sinful fire,
    And banish every ill desire;
    And while thou keep’st the body whole,
    Shed forth thy peace upon the soul.

    We give thee praise, who dost impart
    Such grace, O Jesu, from thy Heart;
    Whom with the Father we adore,
    And Holy Ghost, for evermore.
    Amen.
  3. Psalms

    Psalms {Psalms for Sunday & antiphons from the Common or Feast}
    Ant. With an everlasting love.
    Psalm 118(81-96) [1]
    118:81 (Caph) My soul hath fainted after thy salvation: * and in thy word I have very much hoped.
    118:82 My eyes have failed for thy word, * saying: When wilt thou comfort me?
    118:83 For I am become like a bottle in the frost: * I have not forgotten thy justifications.
    118:84 How many are the days of thy servant: * when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?
    118:85 The wicked have told me fables: * but not as thy law.
    118:86 All thy statutes are truth: * they have persecuted me unjustly, do thou help me.
    118:87 They had almost made an end of me upon earth: * but I have not forsaken thy commandments.
    118:88 Quicken thou me according to thy mercy: * and I shall keep the testimonies of thy mouth.
    118:89 (Lamed) For ever, O Lord, * thy word standeth firm in heaven.
    118:90 Thy truth unto all generations: * thou hast founded the earth, and it continueth.
    118:91 By thy ordinance the day goeth on: * for all things serve thee.
    118:92 Unless thy law had been my meditation, * I had then perhaps perished in my abjection.
    118:93 Thy justifications I will never forget: * for by them thou hast given me life.
    118:94 I am thine, save thou me: * for I have sought thy justifications.
    118:95 The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: * but I have understood thy testimonies.
    118:96 I have seen an end of all perfection: * thy commandment is exceeding broad.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
  4. Psalm 118(97-112)

    Psalm 118(97-112) [2]
    118:97 (Mem) How have I loved thy law, O Lord! * it is my meditation all the day.
    118:98 Through thy commandment, thou hast made me wiser than my enemies: * for it is ever with me.
    118:99 I have understood more than all my teachers: * because thy testimonies are my meditation.
    118:100 I have had understanding above ancients: * because I have sought thy commandments.
    118:101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way: * that I may keep thy words.
    118:102 I have not declined from thy judgments, * because thou hast set me a law.
    118:103 How sweet are thy words to my palate! * more than honey to my mouth.
    118:104 By thy commandments I have had understanding: * therefore have I hated every way of iniquity.
    118:105 (Nun) Thy word is a lamp to my feet, * and a light to my paths.
    118:106 I have sworn and am determined * to keep the judgments of thy justice.
    118:107 I have been humbled, O Lord, exceedingly: * quicken thou me according to thy word.
    118:108 The free offerings of my mouth make acceptable, O Lord: * and teach me thy judgments.
    118:109 My soul is continually in my hands: * and I have not forgotten thy law.
    118:110 Sinners have laid a snare for me: * but I have not erred from thy precepts.
    118:111 I have purchased thy testimonies for an inheritance for ever: * because they are the joy of my heart.
    118:112 I have inclined my heart to do thy justifications for ever, * for the reward.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
  5. Psalm 118(113-128)

    Psalm 118(113-128) [3]
    118:113 (Samech) I have hated the unjust: * and I have loved thy law.
    118:114 Thou art my helper and my protector: * and in thy word I have greatly hoped.
    118:115 Depart from me, ye malignant: * and I will search the commandments of my God.
    118:116 Uphold me according to thy word, and I shall live: * and let me not be confounded in my expectation.
    118:117 Help me, and I shall be saved: * and I will meditate always on thy justifications.
    118:118 Thou hast despised all them that fall off from thy judgments; * for their thought is unjust.
    118:119 I have accounted all the sinners of the earth prevaricators: * therefore have I loved thy testimonies.
    118:120 Pierce thou my flesh with thy fear: * for I am afraid of thy judgments.
    118:121 (Ain) I have done judgment and justice: * give me not up to them that slander me.
    118:122 Uphold thy servant unto good: * let not the proud calumniate me.
    118:123 My eyes have fainted after thy salvation: * and for the word of thy justice.
    118:124 Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy: * and teach me thy justifications.
    118:125 I am thy servant: * give me understanding that I may know thy testimonies.
    118:126 It is time, O Lord, to do: * they have dissipated thy law.
    118:127 Therefore have I loved thy commandments * above gold and the topaz.
    118:128 Therefore was I directed to all thy commandments: * I have hated all wicked ways.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Ant. With an everlasting love hath God loved us, and from the day that he was lifted up over the earth, he hath drawn us with loving-kindness unto his Heart.
  6. Chapter Responsory Verse

    Chapter Responsory Verse {from the Common or Feast}
    Eph 3:14-17
    For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.

    ℟.br. I said: Lord, * Be merciful unto me.
    ℟. I said: Lord, * Be merciful unto me.
    ℣. Heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee.
    ℟. Be merciful unto me.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. I said: Lord, * Be merciful unto me.

    ℣. The merciful Lord hath instituted a memorial of his wondrous deeds.
    ℟. He hath given meat unto them that fear him.
  7. Weekday Intercessions{omit}

    Weekday Intercessions{omit}
  8. Prayer

    Prayer {from the Proper of the season}
    ℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
    ℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
    Let us pray.
    O God, who hast suffered the Heart of thy Son to be wounded by our sins, and in that very Heart hast bestowed on us the abundant riches of thy love: grant that the devout homage of our hearts, which we render unto him, may of thy mercy be deemed a recompence acceptable in thy sight.
    Through the same Jesus Christ, thy Son, Our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
    ℟. Amen.
  9. Conclusion

    Conclusion
    ℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
    ℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
    ℣. Let us bless the Lord.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.
    ℣. May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
    ℟. Amen.
  10. Pater Noster

    Thereafter, only Pater Noster is said silently, unless another Hour follows immediately.
    Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: But deliver us from evil. Amen.
  1. Start

    Start
    silently
    Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: But deliver us from evil. Amen.
    Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

    Thereafter, with hearable voice, the Versicle is said:
    ℣. O God, come to my assistance;
    ℟. O Lord, make haste to help me.
    Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Alleluia.
  2. Hymn

    Hymn {Doxology: Heart}
    O strength and stay upholding all creation,
    Who ever dost thyself unmoved abide,
    Yet day by day the light in due gradation
    From hour to hour through all its changes guide:

    Grant to life’s day a calm unclouded ending,
    An eve untouched by shadows of decay,
    The brightness of a holy death-bed blending
    With dawning glories of th’ eternal day.

    We give thee praise, who dost impart
    Such grace, O Jesu, from thy Heart;
    Whom with the Father we adore,
    And Holy Ghost, for evermore.
    Amen.
  3. Psalms

    Psalms {Psalms for Sunday & antiphons from the Common or Feast}
    Ant. My son.
    Psalm 118(129-144) [1]
    118:129 (Phe) Thy testimonies are wonderful: * therefore my soul hath sought them.
    118:130 The declaration of thy words giveth light: * and giveth understanding to little ones.
    118:131 I opened my mouth, and panted: * because I longed for thy commandments.
    118:132 Look thou upon me, and have mercy on me, * according to the judgment of them that love thy name.
    118:133 Direct my steps according to thy word: * and let no iniquity have dominion over me.
    118:134 Redeem me from the calumnies of men: * that I may keep thy commandments.
    118:135 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: * and teach me thy justifications.
    118:136 My eyes have sent forth springs of water: * because they have not kept thy law.
    118:137 (Sade) Thou art just, O Lord: * and thy judgment is right.
    118:138 Thou hast commanded justice thy testimonies: * and thy truth exceedingly.
    118:139 My zeal hath made me pine away: * because my enemies forgot thy words.
    118:140 Thy word is exceedingly refined: * and thy servant hath loved it.
    118:141 I am very young and despised; but * I forget not thy justifications.
    118:142 Thy justice is justice for ever: * and thy law is the truth.
    118:143 Trouble and anguish have found me: * thy commandments are my meditation.
    118:144 Thy testimonies are justice for ever: * give me understanding, and I shall live.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
  4. Psalm 118(145-160)

    Psalm 118(145-160) [2]
    118:145 (Coph) I cried with my whole heart, hear me, O Lord: * I will seek thy justifications.
    118:146 I cried unto thee, save me: * that I may keep thy commandments.
    118:147 I prevented the dawning of the day, and cried: * because in thy words I very much hoped.
    118:148 My eyes to thee have prevented the morning: * that I might meditate on thy words.
    118:149 Hear thou my voice, O Lord, according to thy mercy: * and quicken me according to thy judgment.
    118:150 They that persecute me have drawn nigh to iniquity; * but they are gone far off from thy law.
    118:151 Thou art near, O Lord: * and all thy ways are truth.
    118:152 I have known from the beginning concerning thy testimonies: * that thou hast founded them for ever.
    118:153 (Res) See my humiliation and deliver me: * for I have not forgotten thy law.
    118:154 Judge my judgment and redeem me: * quicken thou me for thy word’s sake.
    118:155 Salvation is far from sinners; * because they have not sought thy justifications.
    118:156 Many, O Lord, are thy mercies: * quicken me according to thy judgment.
    118:157 Many are they that persecute me, and afflict me; * but I have not declined from thy testimonies.
    118:158 I beheld the transgressors, and I pined away; * because they kept not thy word.
    118:159 Behold I have loved thy commandments, O Lord; * quicken me thou in thy mercy.
    118:160 The beginning of thy words is truth: * all the judgments of thy justice are for ever.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
  5. Psalm 118(161-176)

    Psalm 118(161-176) [3]
    118:161 (Sin) Princes have persecuted me without cause: * and my heart hath been in awe of thy words.
    118:162 I will rejoice at thy words, * as one that hath found great spoil.
    118:163 I have hated and abhorred iniquity; * but I have loved thy law.
    118:164 Seven times a day I have given praise to thee, * for the judgments of thy justice.
    118:165 Much peace have they that love thy law, * and to them there is no stumbling-block.
    118:166 I looked for thy salvation, O Lord: * and I loved thy commandments.
    118:167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies: * and hath loved them exceedingly.
    118:168 I have kept thy commandments and thy testimonies: * because all my ways are in thy sight.
    118:169 (Tau) Let my supplication, O Lord, come near in thy sight: * give me understanding according to thy word.
    118:170 Let my request come in before thee; * deliver thou me according to thy word.
    118:171 My lips shall utter a hymn, * when thou shalt teach me thy justifications.
    118:172 My tongue shall pronounce thy word: * because all thy commandments are justice.
    118:173 Let thy hand be with me to save me; * for I have chosen thy precepts.
    118:174 I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord; * and thy law is my meditation.
    118:175 My soul shall live and shall praise thee: * and thy judgments shall help me.
    118:176 I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost: * seek thy servant, because I have not forgotten thy commandments.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Ant. My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
  6. Chapter Responsory Verse

    Chapter Responsory Verse {from the Common or Feast}
    Eph 3:17-19
    Being rooted and grounded in love, may ye be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth and length and depth and height: and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.

    ℟.br. The merciful Lord hath instituted * A memorial of his wondrous deeds.
    ℟. The merciful Lord hath instituted * A memorial of his wondrous deeds.
    ℣. He hath given meat unto them that fear him.
    ℟. A memorial of his wondrous deeds.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. The merciful Lord hath instituted * A memorial of his wondrous deeds.

    ℣. With joy shall ye draw water.
    ℟. Out of the fountains of the Saviour.
  7. Weekday Intercessions{omit}

    Weekday Intercessions{omit}
  8. Prayer

    Prayer {from the Proper of the season}
    ℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
    ℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
    Let us pray.
    O God, who hast suffered the Heart of thy Son to be wounded by our sins, and in that very Heart hast bestowed on us the abundant riches of thy love: grant that the devout homage of our hearts, which we render unto him, may of thy mercy be deemed a recompence acceptable in thy sight.
    Through the same Jesus Christ, thy Son, Our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
    ℟. Amen.
  9. Conclusion

    Conclusion
    ℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
    ℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
    ℣. Let us bless the Lord.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.
    ℣. May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
    ℟. Amen.
  10. Pater Noster

    Thereafter, only Pater Noster is said silently, unless another Hour follows immediately.
    Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: But deliver us from evil. Amen.
  1. Start

    Start
    silently
    Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: But deliver us from evil. Amen.
    Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

    Thereafter, with hearable voice, the Versicle is said:
    ℣. O God, come to my assistance;
    ℟. O Lord, make haste to help me.
    Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Alleluia.
  2. Psalms

    Psalms {Psalms & antiphons from the Psalter for the day of the week}
    Ant. Blessed are all * they that fear the Lord.
    Psalm 127 [1]
    127:1 Blessed are all they that fear the Lord: * that walk in his ways.
    127:2 For thou shalt eat the labours of thy hands: * blessed art thou, and it shall be well with thee.
    127:3 Thy wife as a fruitful vine, * on the sides of thy house.
    127:3 Thy children as olive plants, * round about thy table.
    127:4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed * that feareth the Lord.
    127:5 May the Lord bless thee out of Sion: * and mayst thou see the good things of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
    127:6 And mayst thou see thy children’s children, * peace upon Israel.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Ant. Blessed are all they that fear the Lord.
  3. Psalm 128

    Ant. Let them all be confounded * who hate Sion.
    Psalm 128 [2]
    128:1 Often have they fought against me from my youth, * let Israel now say.
    128:2 Often have they fought against me from my youth: * but they could not prevail over me.
    128:3 The wicked have wrought upon my back: * they have lengthened their iniquity.
    128:4 The Lord who is just will cut the necks of sinners: * let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Sion.
    128:6 Let them be as grass upon the tops of houses: * which withereth before it be plucked up:
    128:7 Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand: * nor he that gathereth sheaves his bosom.
    128:8 And they that passed by have not said: The blessing of the Lord be upon you: * we have blessed you in the name of the Lord.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Ant. Let them all be confounded who hate Sion.
  4. Ant. Out of the depths * I have cried to thee, O Lord.
    Psalm 129 [3]
    129:1 Out of the depths I have cried to thee, O Lord: * Lord, hear my voice.
    129:2 Let thy ears be attentive * to the voice of my supplication.
    129:3 If thou, O Lord, wilt mark iniquities: * Lord, who shall stand it.
    129:4 For with thee there is merciful forgiveness: * and by reason of thy law, I have waited for thee, O Lord.
    129:5 My soul hath relied on his word: * my soul hath hoped in the Lord.
    129:6 From the morning watch even until night, * let Israel hope in the Lord.
    129:7 Because with the Lord there is mercy: * and with him plentiful redemption.
    129:8 And he shall redeem Israel * from all his iniquities.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Ant. Out of the depths I have cried to thee, O Lord.
  5. Ant. O Lord * my heart is not exalted.
    Psalm 130 [4]
    130:1 O Lord, my heart is not exalted: * nor are my eyes lofty.
    130:1 Neither have I walked in great matters, * nor in wonderful things above me.
    130:2 If I was not humbly minded, * but exalted my soul:
    130:2 As a child that is weaned is towards his mother, * so reward in my soul.
    130:3 Let Israel hope in the Lord, * from henceforth now and for ever.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Ant. O Lord my heart is not exalted.
  6. Psalm 131

    Ant. The Lord hath chosen * Sion for his dwelling.
    Psalm 131 [5]
    131:1 Lord, remember David, * and all his meekness.
    131:2 How he swore to the Lord, * he vowed a vow to the God of Jacob:
    131:3 If I shall enter into the tabernacle of my house: * if I shall go up into the bed wherein I lie:
    131:4 If I shall give sleep to my eyes, * or slumber to my eyelids,
    131:5 Or rest to my temples: until I find out a place for the Lord, * a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
    131:6 Behold we have heard of it in Ephrata: * we have found it in the fields of the wood.
    131:7 We will go into his tabernacle: * we will adore in the place where his feet stood.
    131:8 Arise, O Lord, into thy resting place: * thou and the ark, which thou hast sanctified.
    131:9 Let thy priests be clothed with justice: * and let thy saints rejoice.
    131:10 For thy servant David’s sake, * turn not away the face of thy anointed.
    131:11 The Lord hath sworn truth to David, and he will not make it void: * of the fruit of thy womb I will set upon thy throne.
    131:12 If thy children will keep my covenant, * and these my testimonies which I shall teach them:
    131:12 Their children also for evermore * shall sit upon thy throne.
    131:13 For the Lord hath chosen Sion: * he hath chosen it for his dwelling.
    131:14 This is my rest for ever and ever: * here will I dwell, for I have chosen it.
    131:15 Blessing I will bless her widow: * I will satisfy her poor with bread.
    131:16 I will clothe her priests with salvation: * and her saints shall rejoice with exceeding great joy.
    131:17 There will I bring forth a horn to David: * I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.
    131:18 His enemies I will clothe with confusion: * but upon him shall my sanctification flourish.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Ant. The Lord hath chosen Sion for his dwelling.
  7. Chapter Hymn Verse

    Chapter Hymn Verse {from the Common or Feast}
    Sir 31:8-9
    Blessed is the rich man that is found without blemish: and that hath not gone after gold, nor put his trust in money nor in treasures. Who is he, and we will praise him? for he hath done wonderful things in his life.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.

    Hymn
    This the confessor of the Lord, whose triumph
    Now all the faithful celebrate, with gladness
    Erst on this feast-day merited to enter
    Into his glory.

    Saintly and prudent, modest in behaviour,
    Peaceful and sober, chaste was he, and lowly.
    While that life’s vigour, coursing through his members,
    Quickened his being.

    Sick ones of old time, to his tomb resorting,
    Sorely by ailments manifold afflicted,
    Oft-times have welcomed health and strength returning,
    At his petition.

    Whence we in chorus gladly do him honour,
    Chanting his praises with devout affection,
    That in his merits we may have a portion,
    Now and forever.

    His be the glory, power and salvation,
    Who over all things reigneth in the highest,
    Earth’s mighty fabric ruling and directing,
    Onely and Trinal.
    Amen.

    ℣. The Lord loved him and beautified him.
    ℟. He clothed him with a robe of glory.
  8. Canticle: Magnificat

    Canticle: Magnificat {Antiphon from the Proper of Saints}
    Ant. O right excellent Teacher * Light of the Holy Church, Ephrem, blessed lover of the Divine Law, pray for us to the Son of God.
    Canticle of the Blessed Virgin
    Luke 1:46-55
    1:46 My soul * doth magnify the Lord.
    1:47 And my spirit hath rejoiced * in God my Saviour.
    1:48 Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; * for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
    1:49 Because he that is mighty, hath done great things to me; * and holy is his name.
    1:50 And his mercy is from generation unto generations, * to them that fear him.
    1:51 He hath shewed might in his arm: * he hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart.
    1:52 He hath put down the mighty from their seat, * and hath exalted the humble.
    1:53 He hath filled the hungry with good things; * and the rich he hath sent empty away.
    1:54 He hath received Israel his servant, * being mindful of his mercy:
    1:55 As he spoke to our fathers, * to Abraham and to his seed for ever.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Ant. O right excellent Teacher Light of the Holy Church, Ephrem, blessed lover of the Divine Law, pray for us to the Son of God.
  9. Weekday Intercessions{omit}

    Weekday Intercessions{omit}
  10. Prayer

    Prayer {from the Proper of Saints}
    ℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
    ℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
    Let us pray.
    O God, who didst will to illumine thy Church by the wondrous learning and glorious merits of blessed Ephrem, thy Confessor and Doctor, do thou, we humbly entreat thee, by his intercession and thy continual power, defend her against the wiles of heresy and wickedness.
    Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
    ℟. Amen.

    Commemoration of Die VI infra Octavam SSmi Cordis Jesu
    Ant. But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was dead already, they broke not his legs, but one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out Blood and Water.

    ℣. With joy shall ye draw water.
    ℟. Out of the fountains of the Saviour.

    Let us pray.
    O God, who hast suffered the Heart of thy Son to be wounded by our sins, and in that very Heart hast bestowed on us the abundant riches of thy love: grant that the devout homage of our hearts, which we render unto him, may of thy mercy be deemed a recompence acceptable in thy sight.

    Commemoration of Sts. Mark and Marcellian, Martyrs
    Ant. For theirs is the Kingdom of heaven who love not their lives in this world, and have attained unto the reward of the Kingdom, and have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb.

    ℣. Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye just,
    ℟. And glory, all ye right of heart.

    Let us pray.
    O Almighty God, grant, we beseech thee, that we who do keep the Birthday of thine Holy Martyrs Mark and Marcellian, may through their prayers be delivered from all evils which do presently hang over us.
    Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
    ℟. Amen.
  11. Suffrage{omit}

    Suffrage{omit}
  12. Conclusion

    Conclusion
    ℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
    ℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
    ℣. Let us bless the Lord.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.
    ℣. May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
    ℟. Amen.
  13. And if thus the Office is ended, only Pater Noster is said silently.

    And if thus the Office is ended, only Pater Noster is said silently.
    Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: But deliver us from evil. Amen.
  1. Start

    Start
    ℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
    Benediction. May almighty God grant us a quiet night and a perfect end.
    ℟. Amen.
  2. Short reading

    Short reading
    1 Pet 5:8-9
    Brothers: Be sober and watch: because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, goeth about seeking whom he may devour. Whom resist ye, strong in faith.
    ℣. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.
  3. ℣.

    ℣. Our help is in the name of the Lord,
    ℟. Who made heaven and earth.
    Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: But deliver us from evil. Amen.
    I confess to almighty God, to blessed Mary ever Virgin, to blessed Michael the Archangel, to blessed John the Baptist, to the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and to all the Saints, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word and deed: strikes his breast through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault. Therefore I beseech blessed Mary ever Virgin, blessed Michael the Archangel, blessed John the Baptist, the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and all the Saints, to pray for me to the Lord our God.
    May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
    May the almighty and merciful Lord grant us pardon, absolution and remission of our sins. Amen.
    ℣. Turn us then, ✙︎ O God, our saviour:
    ℟. And let thy anger cease from us.
  4. ℣.

    ℣. O God, come to my assistance;
    ℟. O Lord, make haste to help me.
    Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Alleluia.
  5. Psalms

    Psalms {from the Psalter for the day of the week}
    Ant. The angel of the Lord.
    Psalm 33(2-11) [1]
    33:2 I will bless the Lord at all times, * his praise shall be always in my mouth.
    33:3 In the Lord shall my soul be praised: * let the meek hear and rejoice.
    33:4 O magnify the Lord with me; * and let us extol his name together.
    33:5 I sought the Lord, and he heard me; * and he delivered me from all my troubles.
    33:6 Come ye to him and be enlightened: * and your faces shall not be confounded.
    33:7 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him: * and saved him out of all his troubles.
    33:8 The Angel of the Lord shall encamp round about them that fear him: * and shall deliver them.
    33:9 O taste, and see that the Lord is sweet: * blessed is the man that hopeth in him.
    33:10 Fear the Lord, all ye his saints: * for there is no want to them that fear him.
    33:11 The rich have wanted, and have suffered hunger: * but they that seek the Lord shall not be deprived of any good.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
  6. Psalm 33(12-23)

    Psalm 33(12-23) [2]
    33:12 Come, children, hearken to me: * I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
    33:13 Who is the man that desireth life: * who loveth to see good days?
    33:14 Keep thy tongue from evil, * and thy lips from speaking guile.
    33:15 Turn away from evil and do good: * seek after peace and pursue it.
    33:16 The eyes of the Lord are upon the just: * and his ears unto their prayers.
    33:17 But the countenance of the Lord is against them that do evil things: * to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
    33:18 The just cried, and the Lord heard them: * and delivered them out of all their troubles.
    33:19 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a contrite heart: * and he will save the humble of spirit.
    33:20 Many are the afflictions of the just; * but out of them all will the Lord deliver them.
    33:21 The Lord keepeth all their bones, * not one of them shall be broken.
    33:22 The death of the wicked is very evil: * and they that hate the just shall be guilty.
    33:23 The Lord will redeem the souls of his servants: * and none of them that trust in him shall offend.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
  7. Psalm 60

    Psalm 60 [3]
    60:2 Hear, O God, my supplication: * be attentive to my prayer.
    60:3 To thee have I cried from the ends of the earth: * when my heart was in anguish, thou hast exalted me on a rock.
    60:4 Thou hast conducted me; for thou hast been my hope: * a tower of strength against the face of the enemy.
    60:5 In thy tabernacle I shall dwell for ever: * I shall be protected under the covert of thy wings.
    60:6 For thou, my God, hast heard my prayer: * thou hast given an inheritance to them that fear thy name.
    60:7 Thou wilt add days to the days of the king: * his years even to generation and generation.
    60:8 He abideth for ever in the sight of God: * his mercy and truth who shall search?
    60:9 So will I sing a psalm to thy name for ever and ever: * that I may pay my vows from day to day.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Ant. The angel of the Lord shall encamp round about them that fear him: and shall deliver them.
  8. Hymn

    Hymn {Doxology: Heart}
    Before the ending of the day,
    Creator of the world, we pray
    That with thy wonted favor thou
    Wouldst be our guard and keeper now.

    From all ill dreams defend our eyes,
    From nightly fears and fantasies;
    Tread under foot our ghostly foe,
    That no pollution we may know.

    We give thee praise, who dost impart
    Such grace, O Jesu, from thy Heart;
    Whom with the Father we adore,
    And Holy Ghost, for evermore.
    Amen.
  9. Chapter Responsory Verse

    Chapter Responsory Verse
    Jer 14:9
    But thou, O Lord, art among us, and thy name is called upon by us: forsake us not, O Lord our God.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.

    ℟.br. Into thy hands, O Lord, * do I commend my spirit.
    ℟. Into thy hands, O Lord, * do I commend my spirit.
    ℣. For thou hast redeemed us, O Lord, God of truth.
    ℟. I commend my spirit.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. Into thy hands, O Lord, * do I commend my spirit.

    ℣. Keep us, Lord, as the apple of thine eye.
    ℟. Protect us under the shadow of thy wings.
  10. Canticle: Nunc dimittis

    Canticle: Nunc dimittis
    Ant. Protect us.
    Canticle of Simeon
    Luke 2:29-32
    2:29 Now thou dost dismiss thy servant, O Lord, * according to thy word in peace;
    2:30 Because my eyes have seen * thy salvation,
    2:31 Which thou hast prepared * before the face of all peoples:
    2:32 A light to the revelation of the Gentiles, * and the glory of thy people Israel.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
    Ant. Protect us, Lord, while we are awake and safeguard us while we sleep; that we may keep watch with Christ, and rest in peace.
  11. Sunday Intercessions{omit}

    Sunday Intercessions{omit}
  12. Prayer

    Prayer
    ℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
    ℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
    Let us pray.
    Visit, we beseech thee, O Lord, this dwelling, and drive far from it the snares of the enemy; let thy holy angels dwell herein to preserve us in peace, and let thy blessing be always upon us.
    Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
    ℟. Amen.
  13. Conclusion

    Conclusion
    ℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
    ℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
    ℣. Let us bless the Lord.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.
    Benediction. The almighty and merciful Lord, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, bless us and keep us.
    ℟. Amen.
  14. Final Antiphon of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    Final Antiphon of the Blessed Virgin Mary
    Hail holy Queen, Mother of Mercy,
    our life, our sweetness, and our hope.
    To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve.
    To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping
    In this valley of tears.
    Turn then, most gracious Advocate,
    thine eyes of mercy toward us.
    And after this our exile show unto us
    the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
    O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

    ℣. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
    ℟. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

    Let us pray.
    O almighty, everlasting God, who by the cooperation of the Holy Spirit, didst prepare the body and soul of Mary, glorious Virgin and Mother, to become a worthy dwelling for Thy Son; grant that we who rejoice in her commemoration may, by her gracious intercession, be delivered from present evils and from everlasting death. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
    ℣. May the divine assistance remain with us always.
    ℟. Amen.
  15. Thereafter is said silently

    Thereafter is said silently
    Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: But deliver us from evil. Amen.
    Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
    I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried: he descended into hell; the third day he arose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven; sitteth at the right hand of God the Father almighty: from thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.
    If right after Compline, Matins is said, then Our Father, Hail Mary and Credo, are said twice, once each for end of the Office of the previous day, and for the beginning of the Office of the next.

About this Office

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