Today's Breviary

Most Holy Name of Jesus ~ Duplex II. classis

January 3, 2027 · Commemoratio ad Laudes & Matutinum: In Octava S. Joannis Apostoli et Evangelistæ

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 Proper of the season}
    Ant. The Name which shall be called Wonderful, the Name of Jesus is the Name which is above every name. * O come, let us worship Him.
    Ant. The Name which shall be called Wonderful, the Name of Jesus is the Name which is above every name. * O come, let us worship Him.
    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 Name which shall be called Wonderful, the Name of Jesus is the Name which is above every name. * O come, let us worship Him.
    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 Him.
    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 Name which shall be called Wonderful, the Name of Jesus is the Name which is above every name. * O come, let us worship Him.
    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 Him.
    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 Name which shall be called Wonderful, the Name of Jesus is the Name which is above every name. * O come, let us worship 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. O come, let us worship Him.
    Ant. The Name which shall be called Wonderful, the Name of Jesus is the Name which is above every name. * O come, let us worship Him.
  3. Hymn

    Hymn {from the Proper of the season}
    O Jesu, King most wonderful
    Thou conqueror renowned,
    Thou sweetness most ineffable,
    In whom all joys are found!

    When once Thou visitest the heart,
    Then truth begins to shine;
    Then earthly vanities depart;
    Then kindles love divine.

    O Jesu, light of all below,
    Thou fount of life and fire,
    Surpassing all the joys we know,
    And all we can desire:

    May every heart confess thy Name,
    And ever thee adore;
    And, seeking thee, itself inflame
    To seek thee more and more.

    Thee may our tongues forever bless;
    Thee may we love alone;
    And ever in our lives express
    The image of thine own.
    Amen.
  4. Psalms with lections

    Psalms with lections {Antiphons and psalms from the Proper of the season}
    Nocturn I
    Ant. O Lord our Lord, * how admirable is thy name in the whole earth! ‡
    Psalm 8 [1]
    8:2 O Lord our Lord, how admirable is thy name in the whole earth!
    8:2 ‡ For thy magnificence is elevated * above the heavens.
    8:3 Out of the mouth of infants and of sucklings thou hast perfected praise, because of thy enemies, * that thou mayst destroy the enemy and the avenger.
    8:4 For I will behold thy heavens, the works of thy fingers: * the moon and the stars which thou hast founded.
    8:5 What is man that thou art mindful of him? * or the son of man that thou visitest him?
    8:6 Thou hast made him a little less than the angels, thou hast crowned him with glory and honour: * and hast set him over the works of thy hands.
    8:8 Thou hast subjected all things under his feet, * all sheep and oxen: moreover the beasts also of the fields.
    8:9 The birds of the air, and the fishes of the sea, * that pass through the paths of the sea.
    8:10 O Lord our Lord, * how admirable is thy name in all the earth!
    ℣. 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 our Lord, how admirable is thy name in the whole earth!
  5. Psalm 18

    Ant. At the Name of Jesus, * let every knee bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth.
    Psalm 18 [2]
    18:2 The heavens shew forth the glory of God, * and the firmament declareth the work of his hands.
    18:3 Day to day uttereth speech, * and night to night sheweth knowledge.
    18:4 There are no speeches nor languages, * where their voices are not heard.
    18:5 Their sound hath gone forth into all the earth: * and their words unto the ends of the world.
    18:6 He hath set his tabernacle in the sun: * and he, as a bridegroom coming out of his bride chamber,
    18:6 Hath rejoiced as a giant to run the way: * his going out is from the end of heaven,
    18:7 And his circuit even to the end thereof: * and there is no one that can hide himself from his heat.
    18:8 The law of the Lord is unspotted, converting souls: * the testimony of the Lord is faithful, giving wisdom to little ones.
    18:9 The justices of the Lord are right, rejoicing hearts: * the commandment of the Lord is lightsome, enlightening the eyes.
    18:10 The fear of the Lord is holy, enduring for ever and ever: * the judgments of the Lord are true, justified in themselves.
    18:11 More to be desired than gold and many precious stones: * and sweeter than honey and the honeycomb.
    18:12 For thy servant keepeth them, * and in keeping them there is a great reward.
    18:13 Who can understand sins? from my secret ones cleanse me, O Lord: * and from those of others spare thy servant.
    18:14 If they shall have no dominion over me, then shall I be without spot: * and I shall be cleansed from the greatest sin.
    18:15 And the words of my mouth shall be such as may please: * and the meditation of my heart always in thy sight.
    18:15 O Lord, my helper, * and my redeemer.
    ℣. 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. At the Name of Jesus, let every knee bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth.
  6. Psalm 23

    Ant. Praise the Lord, * and call upon His Name; remember that His Name is exalted.
    Psalm 23 [3]
    23:1 The earth is the Lord’s and the fulness thereof: * the world, and all they that dwell therein.
    23:2 For he hath founded it upon the seas; * and hath prepared it upon the rivers.
    23:3 Who shall ascend into the mountain of the Lord: * or who shall stand in his holy place?
    23:4 The innocent in hands, and clean of heart, * who hath not taken his soul in vain, nor sworn deceitfully to his neighbour.
    23:5 He shall receive a blessing from the Lord, * and mercy from God his Saviour.
    23:6 This is the generation of them that seek him, * of them that seek the face of the God of Jacob.
    23:7 Lift up your gates, O ye princes, and be ye lifted up, O eternal gates: * and the King of Glory shall enter in.
    23:8 Who is this King of Glory? * the Lord who is strong and mighty: the Lord mighty in battle.
    23:9 Lift up your gates, O ye princes, and be ye lifted up, O eternal gates: * and the King of Glory shall enter in.
    23:10 Who is this King of Glory? * the Lord of hosts, he is the King of Glory.
    ℣. 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. Praise the Lord, and call upon His Name; remember that His Name is exalted.
  7. ℣.

    ℣. For thy Name's sake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity.
    ℟. For it is great.
  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 Acts of the Apostles
    Acts 3:1-8
    1 Now Peter and John went up into the temple at the ninth hour of prayer.
    2 And a certain man who was lame from his mother's womb, was carried: whom they laid every day at the gate of the temple, which is called Beautiful, that he might ask alms of them that went into the temple.
    3 He, when he had seen Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked to receive an alms.
    4 But Peter with John fastening his eyes upon him, said: Look upon us.
    5 But he looked earnestly upon them, hoping that he should receive something of them.
    6 But Peter said: Silver and gold I have none; but what I have, I give thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, arise, and walk.
    7 And taking him by the right hand, he lifted him up, and forthwith his feet and soles received strength.
    8 And he leaping up, stood, and walked, and went in with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
    ℣. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.

    ℟. Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bring forth a Son, and shalt call His Name Jesus
    * For He shall save His people from their sins.
    ℣. His Name was called Jesus, which was so named of the Angel, before He was conceived in the womb.
    ℟. For He shall save His people from their sins.
  10. ℣.

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

    Reading 2
    Acts 3:9-16
    9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God.
    10 And they knew him, that it was he who sat begging alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened to him.
    11 And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran to them to the porch which is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.
    12 But Peter seeing, made answer to the people: Ye men of Israel, why wonder you at this? or why look you upon us, as if by our strength or power we had made this man to walk?
    13 The God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus, whom you indeed delivered up and denied before the face of Pilate, when he judged he should be released.
    14 But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you.
    15 But the author of life you killed, whom God hath raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.
    16 And in the faith of his name, this man, whom you have seen and known, hath his name strengthened; and the faith which is by him, hath given this perfect soundness in the sight of you all.
    ℣. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.

    ℟. Blessed is thy Name, O God of our fathers, for in wrath Thou wilt remember mercy.
    * And in the time of tribulation Thou forgivest the sins of them that call upon thee.
    ℣. And blessed be thy glorious Name for ever, O Thou Who only doest wondrous things!
    ℟. And in the time of tribulation Thou forgivest the sins of them that call upon thee.
  11. ℣.

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

    Reading 3
    Acts 4:5-12
    5 And it came to pass on the morrow, that their princes, and ancients, and scribes, were gathered together in Jerusalem;
    6 And Annas the high priest, and Caiphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest.
    7 And setting them in the midst, they asked: By what power, or by what name, have you done this?
    8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said to them: Ye princes of the people, and ancients, hear:
    9 If we this day are examined concerning the good deed done to the infirm man, by what means he hath been made whole:
    10 Be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God hath raised from the dead, even by him this man standeth here before you whole.
    11 This is the stone which was rejected by you the builders, which is become the head of the corner.
    12 Neither is there salvation in any other. For there is no other name under heaven given to men, whereby we must be saved.
    ℣. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.

    ℟. I will praise thy Name continually;
    * Yea, I will praise it with thanksgiving.
    ℣. I will be glad and rejoice in thee I will sing praise to thy Name, O Thou Most High.
    ℟. Yea, I will praise it with thanksgiving.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. Yea, I will praise it with thanksgiving.
  12. Nocturn II

    Nocturn II
    Ant. They shall be mindful * of thy Name, O Lord, unto all generations.
    Psalm 44 [4]
    44:2 My heart hath uttered a good word; * I speak my works to the King.
    44:2 My tongue is the pen of a scrivener * that writeth swiftly.
    44:3 Thou art beautiful above the sons of men: grace is poured abroad in thy lips; * therefore hath God blessed thee for ever.
    44:4 Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, * O thou most mighty.
    44:5 With thy comeliness and thy beauty * set out, proceed prosperously, and reign.
    44:5 Because of truth and meekness and justice: * and thy right hand shall conduct thee wonderfully.
    44:6 Thy arrows are sharp: under thee shall people fall, * into the hearts of the king’s enemies.
    44:7 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: * the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of uprightness.
    44:8 Thou hast loved justice, and hated iniquity: * therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
    44:9 Myrrh and stacte and cassia perfume thy garments, from the ivory houses: * out of which the daughters of kings have delighted thee in thy glory.
    44:10 The queen stood on thy right hand, in gilded clothing; * surrounded with variety.
    44:11 Hearken, O daughter, and see, and incline thy ear: * and forget thy people and thy father’s house.
    44:12 And the king shall greatly desire thy beauty; * for he is the Lord thy God, and him they shall adore.
    44:13 And the daughters of Tyre with gifts, * yea, all the rich among the people, shall entreat thy countenance.
    44:14 All the glory of the king’s daughter is within, * in golden borders, clothed round about with varieties.
    44:15 After her shall virgins be brought to the king: * her neighbours shall be brought to thee.
    44:16 They shall be brought with gladness and rejoicing: * they shall be brought into the temple of the king.
    44:17 Instead of thy fathers, sons are born to thee: * thou shalt make them princes over all the earth.
    44:18 They shall remember thy name * throughout all generations.
    44:18 Therefore shall people praise thee for ever; yea, * for ever and 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. They shall be mindful of thy Name, O Lord, unto all generations.
  13. Psalm 45

    Ant. O magnify * the Lord with me, and let us exalt His Name together.
    Psalm 45 [5]
    45:2 Our God is our refuge and strength: * a helper in troubles, which have found us exceedingly.
    45:3 Therefore we will not fear, when the earth shall be troubled; * and the mountains shall be removed into the heart of the sea.
    45:4 Their waters roared and were troubled: * the mountains were troubled with his strength.
    45:5 The stream of the river maketh the city of God joyful: * the most High hath sanctified his own tabernacle.
    45:6 God is in the midst thereof, it shall not be moved: * God will help it in the morning early.
    45:7 Nations were troubled, and kingdoms were bowed down: * he uttered his voice, the earth trembled.
    45:8 The Lord of armies is with us: * the God of Jacob is our protector.
    45:9 Come and behold ye the works of the Lord: what wonders he hath done upon earth, * making wars to cease even to the end of the earth.
    45:10 He shall destroy the bow, and break the weapons: * and the shield he shall burn in the fire.
    45:11 Be still and see that I am God; * I will be exalted among the nations, and I will be exalted in the earth.
    45:12 The Lord of armies is with us: * the God of Jacob is our protector.
    ℣. 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 magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His Name together.
  14. Psalm 86

    Ant. All nations * whom Thou hast made, shall come and worship before thee, O Lord, and shall glorify thy Name.
    Psalm 86 [6]
    86:1 The foundations thereof are in the holy mountains: * The Lord loveth the gates of Sion above all the tabernacles of Jacob.
    86:3 Glorious things are said of thee, * O city of God.
    86:4 I will be mindful of Rahab and of Babylon * knowing me.
    86:4 Behold the foreigners, and Tyre, and the people of the Ethiopians, * these were there.
    86:5 Shall not Sion say: This man and that man is born in her? * and the Highest himself hath founded her.
    86:6 The Lord shall tell in his writings of peoples and of princes, * of them that have been in her.
    86:7 The dwelling in thee * is as it were of all rejoicing.
    ℣. 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 nations whom Thou hast made, shall come and worship before thee, O Lord, and shall glorify thy Name.
  15. ℣.

    ℣. For the glory of thy Name, deliver us, O Lord.
    ℟. And forgive our sins, for thy Name's sake.
  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 Sermons of St. Bernard, Abbot (of Clairvaux)
    1st on the Song of Songs
    It is not idly that the Holy Ghost likeneth the Name of the Bridegroom to oil, when He maketh the Bride say to the Bridegroom: thy Name is as oil poured forth. Oil indeed giveth light, meat, and unction. It feedeth fire, it nourisheth the flesh, it sootheth pain; it is light, food, and healing. Behold, Thus also is the Name of the Bridegroom. To preach it, is to give light; to think of it, is to feed the soul; to call on it, is to win grace and unction. Let us take it point by point. What, thinkest thou, hath made the light of faith so suddenly and so brightly to shine in the whole world but the preaching of the Name of Jesus? Is it not in the light of this Name that God hath called us into His marvellous light, even that light wherewith we being enlightened, and in His light seeing light, Paul saith truly of us: Ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord.
    ℣. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.

    ℟. Let them that know thy Name put their trust in thee
    * For Thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
    ℣. Arise, O Lord, help us, and redeem us for thy Name's sake.
    ℟. For Thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
  18. ℣.

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

    Reading 5
    This is the Name which the Apostle was commanded to bear before Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel, the Name which he bore as a light to enlighten his people, crying everywhere The night is far spent, the day is at hand; let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light, let us walk honestly as in the dayligth, He pointed out to all that candle set upon a candlestick, preaching in every place Jesus and Him crucified. How did that Name shine forth and dazzle every eye that beheld it, when it came like lightning out of the mouth of Peter to give bodily strength to the feet of the lame man, and to clear the sight of many a blind soul? Cast he not fire when he said: In the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk?
    ℣. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.

    ℟. Let us praise thy great Name,
    * For it is terrible and holy.
    ℣. Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we will call upon the Name of the Lord our God.
    ℟. For it is terrible and holy.
  19. ℣.

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

    Reading 6
    The Name of Jesus is not a Name of light only, but it is meat also. Dost thou ever call it to mind, and remain unstrengthened? Is there anything like it to enrich the soul of him that thinketh of it? What is there like it to restore the weakened senses, to fortify strength, to give birth to good lives and pure affections? The soul is fed on husks if that whereon it feedeth lack seasoning with this salt. If thou writest, thou hast no meaning for me if I read not of Jesus there. If thou preach, or dispute, thou hast no meaning for me if I hear not of Jesus there. The mention of Jesus is honey in the mouth, music in the ear, and gladness in the heart. It is our healing too. Is any sorrowful among us? Let the thought of Jesus come into his heart, and spring to his mouth. Behold, when the day of that Name beginneth to break, every cloud will flee away, and there will be a great calm. Doth any fall into sin? Doth any draw nigh to an hopeless death? And if he but call on the life-giving Name of Jesus, will he not draw the breath of a new life again?
    ℣. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.

    ℟. O Lord, let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice, let them ever shout for joy because Thou dwellest in them
    * Let them also that love thy Name be joyful in thee.
    ℣. They shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance; and in thy Name shall they rejoice all the day.
    ℟. Let them also that love thy Name be joyful in thee.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. Let them also that love thy Name be joyful in thee.
  20. Nocturn III

    Nocturn III
    Ant. Sing unto the Lord, * and bless His Name show forth His salvation from day to day.
    Psalm 95 [7]
    95:1 Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle: * sing to the Lord, all the earth.
    95:2 Sing ye to the Lord and bless his name: * shew forth his salvation from day to day.
    95:3 Declare his glory among the Gentiles: * his wonders among all people.
    95:4 For the Lord is great, and exceedingly to be praised: * he is to be feared above all gods.
    95:5 For all the gods of the Gentiles are devils: * but the Lord made the heavens.
    95:6 Praise and beauty are before him: * holiness and majesty in his sanctuary.
    95:7 Bring ye to the Lord, O ye kindreds of the Gentiles, bring ye to the Lord glory and honour: * bring to the Lord glory unto his name.
    95:8 Bring up sacrifices, and come into his courts: * adore ye the Lord in his holy court.
    95:9 Let all the earth be moved at his presence. * Say ye among the Gentiles, the Lord hath reigned.
    95:10 For he hath corrected the world, which shall not be moved: * he will judge the people with justice.
    95:11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad, let the sea be moved, and the fulness thereof: * the fields and all things that are in them shall be joyful.
    95:12 Then shall all the trees of the woods rejoice before the face of the Lord, because he cometh: * because he cometh to judge the earth.
    95:13 He shall judge the world with justice, * and the people with his truth.
    ℣. 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. Sing unto the Lord, and bless His Name show forth His salvation from day to day.
  21. Psalm 96

    Ant. According to thy Name, O God, * so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth; thy right hand is full of righteousness.
    Psalm 96 [8]
    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. According to thy Name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth; thy right hand is full of righteousness.
  22. Psalm 97

    Ant. Sing unto God, * sing praises to His Name; spread a path before Him That rideth upon the heavens the Lord is His Name.
    Psalm 97 [9]
    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. Sing unto God, sing praises to His Name; spread a path before Him That rideth upon the heavens the Lord is His Name.
  23. ℣.

    ℣. Give unto the Lord glory and honour.
    ℟. Give unto the Lord the glory due unto His Name.
  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 Luke
    Luke 2:21
    In that time: when eight days were accomplished, that the child should be circumcised, his name was called Jesus, which was called by the angel, before he was conceived in the womb. And so on.

    Homily by St. Bernard, Abbot (of Clairvaux)
    1st on the Circumcision
    Behold a mystery, great and full of wonder! The Child is circumcised, and His Name is called Jesus. Why are these two things thus mentioned together? It would seem that circumcision should rather be for the saved than for the Saviour; that the Saviour ought rather to be Circumciser than circumcised. But behold here the Mediator between God and men, how even from His childhood He joineth the things of the Highest to the things of the lowest, the things of God to the things of men. He is born of a woman, but her womb is made fruitful without the loss of the flower of her virginity. He is wrapped in swaddling-bands, but these swaddling-bands are a theme for the jubilation of angels. He is laid in a manger, but a bright star standeth in heaven over the place. So also in His circumcision, the ceremony gave proof of the reality of the Manhood which He had taken, and that Name which is above every name proclaimed the glory of His Blessed Majesty. As very son of Abraham He underwent circumcision; He assumed the Name of Jesus as very Son of God.
    ℣. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.

    ℟. Sorrow and trouble did I find.
    * Then called I upon the Name of the Lord.
    ℣. The Name of the Lord is a strong tower; I trusted in Him and I am helped.
    ℟. Then called I upon the Name of the Lord.
  26. ℣.

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

    Reading 8
    Why Jesus beareth not that Name as others have borne it before Him, as a vain and empty title. It is not in Him the shadow of a great Name, but the very meaning of that Name. That His Name was revealed from heaven, is attested by the Evangelist, where it is written, Which was so named of the Angel before He was conceived in the womb. After Jesus was born, men called Him Jesus, but angels called Him Jesus, before He was conceived in the womb. The One Lord is the Saviour of angels and of men; of men, since His Incarnation; of angels, from the beginning of their creation. His Name, saith the Evangelist, was called Jesus, which was so named of the Angel before He was conceived in the womb. In the mouth therefore of two or three witnesses is every word established; and that word whereof the Prophet spoke as cut short, is set forth at length in the Gospel: the Word made Flesh.
    ℣. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.

    ℟. O Lord, I will wait on thy Name.
    * For it is good before thy Saints.
    ℣. To give thanks unto thy Holy Name, and to triumph in thy praise.
    ℟. For it is good before thy Saints.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. For it is good before thy Saints.
  27. ℣.

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

    Reading 9
    Commemoration of: Octave Day of St. John the Evangelist
    The Lesson is taken from a treatise of St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo.
    on John. 36.
    Of the Four Evangelists, or, rather, the Four Writers of the 'one Evangel, the holy Apostle John hath not unworthily been compared by spiritual writers to an eagle, because of the lofty and glorious flight of his teaching, soaring above the other three; a flight that raiseth not himself alone, but also the hearts of all, whosoever will hear him. The other three writers walk with the Lord upon earth, as with a man, and enlarge little upon His Godhead; but John, as though it had wearied him to walk upon earth, in the very first words of his writing, riseth not above the earth only, or above the firmament, and the heavens, but above every angel, and above every power of things unseen, and flieth directly to Him by Whom all things were made, saying In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
    Then he goeth on worthily of such a beginning, and speaketh of the Lord's Godhead as none hath ever spoken, uttering freely the things which he had heard. It is not without cause that it is told of him in that Gospel how he lay on Jesus' Breast at supper. Truly he drank secretly from that Breast, and what he drank secretly he hath uttered openly, that all men may know not only how the Son of God became man, suffered, and rose again for us, but likewise how He was with the Father before He took flesh, the Onlybegotten Son, the Word of the Father, co-eternal with Him that begat Him, equal to Him That sent Him.
    John is an eagle that soareth up to the things that are not made, and fixeth his eye unquailing upon the secret and eternal Light. It is said that the father-eagle taketh his young in his talons and flieth with them, that they may look at the sun. Them that look at it boldly, he acknowledgeth for his own offspring, but them whose eyes shrink, he letteth fall from his claws as bastards. Let us consider, then, how mightily he must speak who is likened to an eagle; and yet we who are reptiles crawling on earth, weak, and of small consideration even among men, dare take in hand these utterances, to treat of them, and to explain them, and think that our intelligence understandeth them, or our speech commendeth them.
    ℣. 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 appointed thine Only-begotten Son to be the Saviour of mankind, and hast commanded that His Name should be called Jesus, mercifully grant that we who here on earth do worship that most Holy Name may be made glad in heaven by His Presence.
    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 Proper of the season}
    Ant. Thy Name is as oil * poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
    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. Thy Name is as oil poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
  3. Psalm 99

    Ant. Know ye that the Lord He is God, * and His Name endureth for ever.
    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. Know ye that the Lord He is God, and His Name endureth for ever.
  4. Psalm 62

    Ant. My soul thirsteth * for thy Holy Name, O Lord.
    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. My soul thirsteth for thy Holy Name, O Lord.
  5. Canticle of the Three Young Men

    Ant. Blessed * is the Holy Name of thy glory, and worthy to be praised, and exalted above all for ever.
    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. Blessed is the Holy Name of thy glory, and worthy to be praised, and exalted above all for ever.
  6. Psalm 148

    Ant. Young men and maidens, * old men and children, praise the Name of the Lord, for His Name alone is exalted.
    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. Young men and maidens, old men and children, praise the Name of the Lord, for His Name alone is exalted.
  7. Chapter Hymn Verse

    Chapter Hymn Verse {from the Proper of the season}
    Phil 2:8-10
    He humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death, even to the death of the cross. For which cause God also hath exalted him, and hath given him a name which is above all names: That in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those that are in heaven, on earth, and under the earth.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.

    Hymn
    O Jesu, Thou the Beauty art
    Of Angel worlds above;
    Thy name is music to the heart,
    Enchanting it with love.

    Celestial Sweetness unalloyed!
    Who eat thee hunger still;
    Who drink of thee still feel a void,
    Which naught but Thou can fill.

    O my sweet Jesu! hear the sigh,
    Which unto thee I send;
    To thee mine inmost spirit cries
    My being's hope and end!

    Stay with us, Lord, and with thy light
    Illume the soul's abyss;
    Scatter the darkness of our night,
    And fill the world with bliss.

    O Jesu, spotless Virgin flower,
    Our life and joy: to thee
    Be praise, beatitude, and power,
    Through all eternity.
    Amen.

    ℣. Our help is in the Name of the Lord.
    ℟. Who made heaven and earth.
  8. Canticle: Benedictus

    Canticle: Benedictus {Antiphon from the Proper of the season}
    Ant. He gave Himself * to deliver His people, and to get Himself an everlasting Name. Alleluia.
    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. He gave Himself to deliver His people, and to get Himself an everlasting Name. Alleluia.
  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 appointed thine Only-begotten Son to be the Saviour of mankind, and hast commanded that His Name should be called Jesus, mercifully grant that we who here on earth do worship that most Holy Name may be made glad in heaven by His Presence.
    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.

    Commemoration of Octave Day of St. John the Evangelist
    Ant. This is John who leaned at supper on the bosom of the Lord. Blessed Apostle, to whom heavenly secrets were revealed.

    ℣. This is that disciple who giveth testimony of these things.
    ℟. And we know that his testimony is true.

    Let us pray.
    Shine upon thy Church, O Lord, in thy goodness, that, enlightened by the teachings of Blessed John, thy Apostle and Evangelist, she may attain to everlasting gifts.
    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. 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
    Mother of Christ, hear thou thy people's cry
    Star of the deep and Portal of the sky!
    Mother of Him who thee from nothing made.
    Sinking we strive and call to thee for aid:
    O, by what joy which Gabriel brought to thee,
    Thou Virgin first and last, let us thy mercy see.

    ℣. After childbirth thou didst remain a virgin.
    ℟. Intercede for us, O Mother of God.

    Let us pray.
    O God, who, by the fruitful virginity of blessed Mary, hast bestowed upon mankind the reward of eternal salvation: grant, we beseech thee, that we may experience her intercession, through whom we have been made worthy to receive the author of life, Our Lord Jesus Christ thy Son. 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: Nat}
    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.

    All honour, laud, and glory be,
    O Jesu, Virgin-Born, to thee;
    Whom with the Father we adore,
    And Holy Ghost, for evermore.
    Amen.
  3. Psalms

    Psalms {Psalms for Sunday & antiphons from the Proper of the season}
    Ant. Thy Name is as oil.
    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. Thy Name is as oil poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
  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.
    ℣. Thou that wast born of the Virgin Mary.
    ℟. 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}
    The morrow is Octave of the Holy Innocents.
    January 4th 2027, the 26th day of the Moon, were born into the better life:

    In Crete, holy Titus, whom the Apostle Paul ordained Bishop for the Cretans. When he had faithfully brought to an end (about the year 105), his work of preaching, he obtained a blessed death, and was buried in that church whereof the blessed Apostle had appointed him a worthy minister. His feast is kept upon the 6th day of the month of February.
    At Rome, the holy martyrs the priest Priscus, the clerk Priscillian, and the devout woman Benedicta, who won martyrdom by the sword in the time of the wicked Emperor Julian (the Apostate).
    Likewise at Rome, the blessed martyr Dafrosa, wife of the holy martyr Flavian (mother of St Bibiana). After the execution of her husband she was first sentenced to exile, and then put to death under the aforesaid Emperor Julian.
    At Bologna, the holy martyrs Hermes, Aggaeus, and Caius, who suffered under the Emperor Maximian.
    At Adrumetum, in Africa, the holy martyr Mavillus, whom the cruel President Scapula condemned to the wild beasts in the persecution under the Emperor Severus, and who thus received the crown of martyrdom.
    Likewise in Africa, the illustrious martyrs Aquilinus, Geminus, Eugenius, Marcian, Quintus, Theodotus, and Tryphon (about end of fifth century).
    At Langres, holy Gregory, bishop of that see, famous for miracles (in the year 539).
    At Reims, in Gaul (in the year 743), the holy confessor Rigobert, bishop (in the year 722) of that see.
    ℣. 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 Proper of Saints}
    ℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing.
    Benediction. May Almighty God arrange our deeds and our day in His peace.
    ℟. Amen.
    Col 3:17
    All whatsoever you do in word or in work, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
    ℣. 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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    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: Nat}
    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.

    All honour, laud, and glory be,
    O Jesu, Virgin-Born, to thee;
    Whom with the Father we adore,
    And Holy Ghost, for evermore.
    Amen.
  3. Psalms

    Psalms {Psalms for Sunday & antiphons from the Proper of the season}
    Ant. Know ye that the Lord He is God.
    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. Know ye that the Lord He is God, and His Name endureth for ever.
  6. Chapter Responsory Verse

    Chapter Responsory Verse {from the Proper of the season}
    Phil 2:8-10
    He humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death, even to the death of the cross. For which cause God also hath exalted him, and hath given him a name which is above all names: That in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those that are in heaven, on earth, and under the earth.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.

    ℟.br. Blessed be the Name of the Lord, * Alleluia, alleluia.
    ℟. Blessed be the Name of the Lord, * Alleluia, alleluia.
    ℣. From this time forth, and for evermore.
    ℟. Alleluia, alleluia.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. Blessed be the Name of the Lord, * Alleluia, alleluia.

    ℣. Give unto the Lord glory and honour, alleluia.
    ℟. Give unto the Lord the glory due unto His Name, alleluia.
  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 appointed thine Only-begotten Son to be the Saviour of mankind, and hast commanded that His Name should be called Jesus, mercifully grant that we who here on earth do worship that most Holy Name may be made glad in heaven by His Presence.
    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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    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: Nat}
    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.

    All honour, laud, and glory be,
    O Jesu, Virgin-Born, to thee;
    Whom with the Father we adore,
    And Holy Ghost, for evermore.
    Amen.
  3. Psalms

    Psalms {Psalms for Sunday & antiphons from the Proper of the season}
    Ant. My soul thirsteth.
    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. My soul thirsteth for thy Holy Name, O Lord.
  6. Chapter Responsory Verse

    Chapter Responsory Verse {from the Proper of the season}
    Phil 2:10-11
    That in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those that are in heaven, on earth, and under the earth: And that every tongue should confess that the Lord Jesus Christ is in the glory of God the Father.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.

    ℟.br. Give unto the Lord glory and honour, * Alleluia, alleluia.
    ℟. Give unto the Lord glory and honour, * Alleluia, alleluia.
    ℣. Give unto the Lord the glory due unto His Name.
    ℟. Alleluia, alleluia.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. Give unto the Lord glory and honour, * Alleluia, alleluia.

    ℣. O magnify the Lord with me, alleluia.
    ℟. And let us exalt His Name together, alleluia.
  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 appointed thine Only-begotten Son to be the Saviour of mankind, and hast commanded that His Name should be called Jesus, mercifully grant that we who here on earth do worship that most Holy Name may be made glad in heaven by His Presence.
    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: Nat}
    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.

    All honour, laud, and glory be,
    O Jesu, Virgin-Born, to thee;
    Whom with the Father we adore,
    And Holy Ghost, for evermore.
    Amen.
  3. Psalms

    Psalms {Psalms for Sunday & antiphons from the Proper of the season}
    Ant. Young men and maidens.
    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. Young men and maidens, old men and children, praise the Name of the Lord, for His Name alone is exalted.
  6. Chapter Responsory Verse

    Chapter Responsory Verse {from the Proper of the season}
    Col 3:17
    All whatsoever you do in word or in work, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.

    ℟.br. O magnify the Lord with me, * Alleluia, alleluia.
    ℟. O magnify the Lord with me, * Alleluia, alleluia.
    ℣. And let us exalt His Name together.
    ℟. Alleluia, alleluia.
    ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
    ℟. O magnify the Lord with me, * Alleluia, alleluia.

    ℣. Our help is in the Name of the Lord, alleluia.
    ℟. Who made heaven and earth, alleluia.
  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 appointed thine Only-begotten Son to be the Saviour of mankind, and hast commanded that His Name should be called Jesus, mercifully grant that we who here on earth do worship that most Holy Name may be made glad in heaven by His Presence.
    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 Proper of the season}
    Ant. Whosoever shall call * on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
    Psalm 109 [1]
    109:1 The Lord said to my Lord: * Sit thou at my right hand:
    109:1 Until I make thy enemies * thy footstool.
    109:2 The Lord will send forth the sceptre of thy power out of Sion: * rule thou in the midst of thy enemies.
    109:3 With thee is the principality in the day of thy strength: in the brightness of the saints: * from the womb before the day star I begot thee.
    109:4 The Lord hath sworn, and he will not repent: * Thou art a priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedech.
    109:5 The Lord at thy right hand * hath broken kings in the day of his wrath.
    109:6 He shall judge among nations, he shall fill ruins: * he shall crush the heads in the land of many.
    109:7 He shall drink of the torrent in the way: * therefore shall he lift up the head.
    ℣. 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. Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
  3. Psalm 110

    Ant. Holy and terrible * is His Name; the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
    Psalm 110 [2]
    110:1 I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; * in the council of the just, and in the congregation.
    110:2 Great are the works of the Lord: * sought out according to all his wills.
    110:3 His work is praise and magnificence: * and his justice continueth for ever and ever.
    110:4 He hath made a remembrance of his wonderful works, being a merciful and gracious Lord: * he hath given food to them that fear him.
    110:5 He will be mindful for ever of his covenant: * he will shew forth to his people the power of his works.
    110:7 That he may give them the inheritance of the Gentiles: * the works of his hands are truth and judgment.
    110:8 All his commandments are faithful: confirmed for ever and ever, * made in truth and equity.
    110:9 He hath sent redemption to his people: * he hath commanded his covenant for ever.
    110:9 (bow head) Holy and terrible is his name: * the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
    110:10 A good understanding to all that do it: * his praise continueth for ever and 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. Holy and terrible is His Name; the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
  4. Psalm 111

    Ant. Yet will I rejoice * in the Lord I will joy in the God of my salvation.
    Psalm 111 [3]
    111:1 Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord: * he shall delight exceedingly in his commandments.
    111:2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth: * the generation of the righteous shall be blessed.
    111:3 Glory and wealth shall be in his house: * and his justice remaineth for ever and ever.
    111:4 To the righteous a light is risen up in darkness: * he is merciful, and compassionate and just.
    111:5 Acceptable is the man that sheweth mercy and lendeth: he shall order his words with judgment: * because he shall not be moved for ever.
    111:7 The just shall be in everlasting remembrance: * he shall not fear the evil hearing.
    111:7 His heart is ready to hope in the Lord: his heart is strengthened, * he shall not be moved until he look over his enemies.
    111:9 He hath distributed, he hath given to the poor: his justice remaineth for ever and ever: * his horn shall be exalted in glory.
    111:10 The wicked shall see, and shall be angry, he shall gnash with his teeth and pine away: * the desire of the wicked shall perish.
    ℣. 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. Yet will I rejoice in the Lord I will joy in the God of my salvation.
  5. Psalm 112

    Ant. From the rising of the sun * unto the going down of the same the Lord's Name is to be praised.
    Psalm 112 [4]
    112:1 Praise the Lord, ye children: * praise ye the name of the Lord.
    112:2 (bow head) Blessed be the name of the Lord, * from henceforth now and for ever.
    112:3 From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same, * the name of the Lord is worthy of praise.
    112:4 The Lord is high above all nations; * and his glory above the heavens.
    112:5 Who is as the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high: * and looketh down on the low things in heaven and in earth?
    112:7 Raising up the needy from the earth, * and lifting up the poor out of the dunghill:
    112:8 That he may place him with princes, * with the princes of his people.
    112:9 Who maketh a barren woman to dwell in a house, * the joyful mother of children.
    ℣. 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. From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord's Name is to be praised.
  6. Psalm 115

    Ant. I will offer * the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the Name of the Lord.
    Psalm 115 [5]
    115:1 I have believed, therefore have I spoken; * but I have been humbled exceedingly.
    115:2 I said in my excess: * Every man is a liar.
    115:3 What shall I render to the Lord, * for all the things that he hath rendered to me?
    115:4 I will take the chalice of salvation; * and I will call upon the name of the Lord.
    115:5 I will pay my vows to the Lord before all his people: * precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
    115:7 O Lord, for I am thy servant: * I am thy servant, and the son of thy handmaid.
    115:7 Thou hast broken my bonds: * I will sacrifice to thee the sacrifice of praise, and I will call upon the name of the Lord.
    115:9 I will pay my vows to the Lord in the sight of all his people: * in the courts of the house of the Lord, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.
    ℣. 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 offer the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the Name of the Lord.
  7. Chapter Hymn Verse

    Chapter Hymn Verse {from the Proper of the season}
    Phil 2:8-10
    He humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death, even to the death of the cross. For which cause God also hath exalted him, and hath given him a name which is above all names: That in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those that are in heaven, on earth, and under the earth.
    ℟. Thanks be to God.

    Hymn
    Jesu, the very thought of thee
    With sweetness fills my breast;
    But sweeter far thy face to see,
    And in thy presence rest.

    Nor voice can sing, nor heart can frame,
    Nor can the memory find,
    A sweeter sound than thy blest Name,
    O Saviour of mankind!

    O Hope of every contrite heart,
    O Joy of all the meek,
    To those who fall, how kind Thou art!
    How good to those who seek!

    But what to those who find? Ah! this
    Nor tongue nor pen can show:
    The love of Jesus, what it is
    None but his loved ones know.

    Jesu, our only joy be Thou,
    As Thou our prize wilt be;
    Jesu, be Thou our glory now,
    And through eternity.
    Amen.

    ℣. Blessed be the Name of the Lord, alleluia.
    ℟. From this time forth, and for evermore, alleluia.
  8. Canticle: Magnificat

    Canticle: Magnificat {Antiphon from the Proper of the season}
    Ant. Thou shalt call His Name Jesus, * for He shall save His people from their sins, alleluia.
    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. Thou shalt call His Name Jesus, for He shall save His people from their sins, alleluia.
  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 appointed thine Only-begotten Son to be the Saviour of mankind, and hast commanded that His Name should be called Jesus, mercifully grant that we who here on earth do worship that most Holy Name may be made glad in heaven by His Presence.
    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. 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 {Psalms & Antiphons from Sunday}
    Ant. Have mercy.
    Psalm 4 [1]
    4:2 When I called upon him, the God of my justice heard me: * when I was in distress, thou hast enlarged me.
    4:2 Have mercy on me: * and hear my prayer.
    4:3 O ye sons of men, how long will you be dull of heart? * Why do you love vanity, and seek after lying?
    4:4 Know ye also that the Lord hath made his holy one wonderful: * the Lord will hear me when I shall cry unto him.
    4:5 Be ye angry, and sin not: * the things you say in your hearts, be sorry for them upon your beds.
    4:6 Offer up the sacrifice of justice, and trust in the Lord: * many say, Who sheweth us good things?
    4:7 The light of thy countenance, O Lord, is signed upon us: * thou hast given gladness in my heart.
    4:8 By the fruit of their corn, their wine, and oil, * they are multiplied.
    4:9 In peace in the selfsame * I will sleep, and I will rest:
    4:10 For thou, O Lord, singularly * hast settled me in hope.
    ℣. 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 90

    Psalm 90 [2]
    90:1 He that dwelleth in the aid of the most High, * shall abide under the protection of the God of Jacob.
    90:2 He shall say to the Lord: Thou art my protector, and my refuge: * my God, in him will I trust.
    90:3 For he hath delivered me from the snare of the hunters: * and from the sharp word.
    90:4 He will overshadow thee with his shoulders: * and under his wings thou shalt trust.
    90:5 His truth shall compass thee with a shield: * thou shalt not be afraid of the terror of the night.
    90:6 Of the arrow that flieth in the day, of the business that walketh about in the dark: * of invasion, or of the noonday devil.
    90:7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand: * but it shall not come nigh thee.
    90:8 But thou shalt consider with thy eyes: * and shalt see the reward of the wicked.
    90:9 Because thou, O Lord, art my hope: * thou hast made the most High thy refuge.
    90:10 There shall no evil come to thee: * nor shall the scourge come near thy dwelling.
    90:11 For he hath given his angels charge over thee; * to keep thee in all thy ways.
    90:12 In their hands they shall bear thee up: * lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
    90:13 Thou shalt walk upon the asp and the basilisk: * and thou shalt trample under foot the lion and the dragon.
    90:14 Because he hoped in me I will deliver him: * I will protect him because he hath known my name.
    90:15 He shall cry to me, and I will hear him: * I am with him in tribulation, I will deliver him, and I will glorify him.
    90:16 I will fill him with length of days; * and I will shew him my salvation.
    ℣. 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 133

    Psalm 133 [3]
    133:1 Behold now bless ye the Lord, * all ye servants of the Lord:
    133:1 Who stand in the house of the Lord, * in the courts of the house of our God.
    133:2 In the nights lift up your hands to the holy places, * and bless ye the Lord.
    133:3 May the Lord out of Sion bless thee, * he that made heaven and earth.
    ℣. 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. Have mercy on me, O Lord, and hear my prayer.
  8. Hymn

    Hymn {Doxology: Nat}
    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.

    All honour, laud, and glory be,
    O Jesu, Virgin-Born, to thee;
    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
    Mother of Christ, hear thou thy people's cry
    Star of the deep and Portal of the sky!
    Mother of Him who thee from nothing made.
    Sinking we strive and call to thee for aid:
    O, by what joy which Gabriel brought to thee,
    Thou Virgin first and last, let us thy mercy see.

    ℣. After childbirth thou didst remain a virgin.
    ℟. Intercede for us, O Mother of God.

    Let us pray.
    O God, who, by the fruitful virginity of blessed Mary, hast bestowed upon mankind the reward of eternal salvation: grant, we beseech thee, that we may experience her intercession, through whom we have been made worthy to receive the author of life, Our Lord Jesus Christ thy Son. 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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