that unfeignedly love Thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Memorial of the Passion. (To be said daily from Trinity Monday to Advent.) Antiphon. We adore Thee, O Christ, and bless Thee, for by Thy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world. (On Sundays and Holy Days is added Alleluia !) V. By the power of Thy Cross. R. Deliver us from our enemies, O God. The Collect. O GOD, Who to enlighten the darkness of the world didst vouchsafe to mount upon the Holy Cross, may it please Thee to enlighten our hearts and bodies, Thou Saviour of the world, Who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. y. The Lord be with you. Ry. And with thy spirit. May the Souls of the Faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen. MONDAY, AT VESPERS. But from Septuagesima Sunday to Wednesday in Holy Week inclusive is said instead, Praise to Thee, O Lord, we sing, Ps. cxvi. Dilexi quondam. I am well pleased: that the Lord hath heard the voice of my prayer. 2. That He hath inclined His ear unto me therefore will I call upon Him, as long as I live. 3. The snares of death compassed me round about: and the pains of hell gat hold upon me. 4. I shall find trouble and heaviness, and I will call upon the Name of the Lord: O Lord, I beseech Thee, deliver my soul. 5. Gracious is the Lord, and righteous yea, our God is merciful. 6. The Lord preserveth the simple: I was in misery, and He helped me. 7. Turn again then unto thy rest, O my soul: for the Lord hath rewarded thee. 8. And why? Thou hast delivered my soul from death: mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. 9. I will walk before the Lord: in the land of the living. Glory be to the Father, &c. Antiphon. The Lord hath inclined His ear unto me. Antiphon. I believed. Ps. cxvi. 10. Credidi. 10. I believed, and therefore will I speak; but I was sore troubled: I said in my haste, All men are liars. 11. What reward shall I give unto the Lord: for all the benefits that He hath done unto me. 12. I will receive the Cup of Salvation: and call upon the Name of the Lord. 13. I will pay my vows now in the presence of all His people: right dear in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints. 14. Behold, O Lord, how that I am Thy servant: I am Thy servant, and the son of Thine handmaid; Thou hast broken my bonds in sunder. 15. I will offer to Thee the Sacrifice of Thanksgiving: and will call the Name of the Lord. upon 16. I will pay my vows unto the Lord, in the sight of all His people: in the courts of the Lord's house, even in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord. Glory be to the Father, &c. Antiphon. I believed, and therefore will I speak. Antiphon. O praise the Lord. Ps. cxvii. Laudate Dominum. 1. O praise the Lord, all ye heathen: praise Him all ye nations. 2. For His merciful kindness is ever more and more towards us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise the Lord. Glory be to the Father, &c. Antiphon. O praise the Lord, all ye heathen. Antiphon. I called upon the Lord. Ps. cxx. Ad Dominum. When I was in trouble I called upon the Lord: and He heard me. 2. Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips and from a deceitful tongue. : 3. What reward shall be given or done unto thee, thou false tongue: even mighty and sharp arrows, with hot burning coals. 4. Wo is me, that I am constrained to dwell with Mesech: and to have my habitation among the tents of Kedar. 5. My soul hath long dwelt among them that are enemies unto peace. 6. I labour for peace, but when I speak unto them thereof: they make them ready to battle. Glory be to the Father, &c. Antiphon. I called upon the Lord: and He heard me. 3. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved and He that keepeth thee will not sleep. 4. Behold, He that keepeth Israel: shall neither slumber nor sleep. 5. The Lord Himself is thy Keeper: the Lord is thy Defence upon thy right hand; 6. So that the sun shall not burn thee by day: neither the moon by night. 7. The Lord shall preserve the from all evil: yea, it is even He that shall keep thy soul. 8. The Lord shall preserve thy going out, and thy coming in: from this time forth for evermore. Glory be to the Father, &c. Antiphon. My help cometh even of the Lord. The Chapter, 2 Thess. iii. 5. The Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ. Ry. Thanks be to God. In Services of the Season, this chapter is said at Vespers (1.) daily from Epiphany to Septuagesima; (2.) on all week-dags from Septuagesima to the First Sunday in Lent; and (3.) daily from Trinity to Advent. Hymn for Mondays from Epiphany to Lent. Immense cœli Conditor. O GREAT Creator of the sky, Who wouldest not the floods on high Upon our souls, good LORD, bestow O FATHER, that we ask be done, Who, with the HOLY GHOST and Thee, Shall live and reign eternally. Amen. y. Lord, let my prayer be set forth. Ry. In Thy sight as the Incense. In Services of the Season, this Hymn, Magnificat, St. Luke i. the Lord. . Let Thy merciful kindness, O Lord, be upon us. R. As we do put our trust in Thee. V. Let Thy priests be clothed with righteousness. Ry. And Thy saints sing with joyfulness. . O Lord, save the Queen. R. And mercifully hear us when we call upon Thee. V. O God, save Thy servants and handmaidens. Ry. Which put their trust in Thee. V. O Lord, save Thy people. Ry. And bless Thine inheritance. V. Peace be within Thy walls. R. And plenteousness within Thy palaces. V. Let us pray for the dead in Christ. R. Grant them, O Lord, eternal rest, and let everlasting light shine upon them. V. Hearken unto my voice, O Lord, when I cry unto Thee. R. Have mercy upon me and hear me. Psalm li. Miserere mei, Deus, p. cxxxi. At the end of the Psalm, let the Reader (if a Priest, rise from his knees, go to the step of the sanctuary, and) say, ỹ. O Lord, arise, help us. Ry. And deliver us for Thy Name's sake. V. Turn Thee again, O Lord God of Hosts. Ry. Shew the light of Thy Countenance, and we shall be whole. y. O Lord, hear my prayer. Ry. And let my cry come unto Thee. V. The Lord be with you. The Collect as in the Proper Services. TUESDAY, AT VESPERS. V. O God, make speed to save us. R. O Lord, make haste to help us. . Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost. R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia! But from Septuagesima Sunday to Wednesday in Holy Week, inclusive, is said instead, Praise to Thee, O Lord, we sing, Ps. cxxii. Lætatus sum. I was glad when they said unto me: We will go into the House of the Lord. 2. Our feet shall stand in thy gates: O Jerusalem. 3. Jerusalem is built as a city: that is at unity in itself. 4. For thither the tribes go up, even the tribes of the Lord: to testify unto Israel, to give thanks unto the Name of the Lord. 5. For there is the seat of judgment: even the seat of the house of David. 6. O pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. 7. Peace be within thy walls: and plenteousness within thy palaces. 8 For my brethren and companions' sakes: I will wish thee prosperity. 9. Yea, because of the House of the Lord our God: I will seek to do thee good. Glory be to the Father, &c. Antiphon. We will go gladly into the House of the Lord. Antiphon. O Thou that dwellest. Ps. cxxiii. Ad te levavi oculos meos. Unto Thee lift I up mine eyes: 0 Thou that dwellest in the Heavens. 2. Behold, even as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress: even so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until He have mercy upon us. 3. Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we are utterly despised. 4. Our soul is filled with the scornful reproof of the wealthy: and with the despitefulness of the proud. Glory be to the Father, &c. Antiphon. O Thou that dwellest in the heavens, have mercy upon us. Antiphon. Our help. Ps. cxxiv. Nisi quia Dominus. If the Lord Himself had not been on our side, now may Israel say: if the Lord Himself had not been on our side, when men rose up against us; 2. They had swallowed us up quick when they were so wrathfully displeased at us. 3. Yea, the waters had drowned us and the stream had gone over our soul. 4. The deep waters of the proud : had gone even over our soul. 5. But praised be the Lord: Who hath not given us over for a prey unto their teeth. 6. Our soul is escaped even as a bird out of the snare of the fowler: the snare is broken, and we are delivered. 7. Our help standeth in the Name of the Lord: Who hath made heaven and earth. weeping, and beareth forth good seed: shall doubtless come again with Joy, and bring his Sheaves Glory be to the Father, &c. Antiphon. Our help standeth in with him. the Name of the Lord. Antiphon. Do well. Ps. cxxv. Qui confidunt. They that put their trust in the Lord shall be even as the mount Sion which may not be removed, but standeth fast for ever. 2. The hills stand about Jerusalem: even so standeth the Lord round about His people, from this time forth for evermore. 3. For the rod of the ungodly cometh not into the lot of the righteous lest the righteous put their hand unto wickedness. 4. Do well, O Lord: unto those that are good and true of heart. 5. As for such as turn back unto their own wickedness: the Lord shall lead them forth with the evildoers; but peace shall be upon Israel. Glory be to the Father, &c. Antiphon. Do well, O Lord, unto those that are good and true of heart. Antiphon. Then were we like. Ps. cxxvi. In convertendo. When the Lord turned again the captivity of Sion: then were we like unto them that dream. : 2. Then was our mouth filled with laughter and our tongue with joy. 3. Then said they among the heathen: The Lord hath done Great Things for them. 4. Yea, the Lord hath done Great Things for us already: whereof we rejoice. 5. Turn our captivity, O Lord: as the rivers in the south. 6. They that sow in tears: shall reap in joy. 7. He that now goeth on his way Glory be to the Father, &c. Antiphon. Then were we like unto them that dream. The Chapter, 2 Thess. iii. 5. The Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ. Ry. Thanks be to God. In Services of the Season, this Chapter is said at Vespers (1.) daily from Epiphany to Septuagesima; (2.) on week-days from Septuagesima to the First Sunday in Lent; and (3.) daily from Trinity to Advent. Hymn for Tuesdays from Epiphany to Lent. Telluris ingens Conditor. EARTH'S mighty Maker, Whose com mand Rais'd from the sea the solid land; And pleasant pasture of the field. . Lord, let my prayer be set forth. |