S. Raymundi de Peñafort Confessoris

Lectio brevis

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.

Psalmus 76 (2,13)

I have cried to the Lord with my voice, do not forget to show mercy, O God.

I cried to the Lord with my voice; * to God with my voice, and he gave ear to me.

2. In die tribulatiónis meæ Deum exquisívi, † mánibus meis nocte contra eum: * et non sum decéptus.

In the day of my trouble I sought God, with my hands lifted up to him in the night, * and I was not deceived.

3. Rénuit consolári ánima mea: † memor fui Dei, et delectátus sum, et exercitátus sum: * et defécit spíritus meus.

My soul refused to be comforted: * I remembered God, and was delighted, and was exercised, and my spirit swooned away.

4. Anticipavérunt vigílias óculi mei: * turbátus sum, et non sum locútus.

My eyes prevented the watches: * I was troubled, and I spoke not.

5. Cogitávi dies antíquos: * et annos ætérnos in mente hábui.

I thought upon the days of old: * and I had in my mind the eternal years.

6. Et meditátus sum nocte cum corde meo, * et exercitábar, et scopébam spíritum meum.

And I meditated in the night with my own heart: * and I was exercised and I swept my spirit.

7. Numquid in ætérnum projíciet Deus: * aut non appónet ut complacítior sit adhuc?

Will God then cast off for ever? * or will he never be more favourable again?

8. Aut in finem misericórdiam suam abscíndet, * a generatióne in generatiónem?

Or will he cut off his mercy for ever, * from generation to generation?

9. Aut obliviscétur miseréri Deus: * aut continébit in ira sua misericórdias suas?

Or will God forget to shew mercy? * or will he in his anger shut up his mercies?

10. Et dixi: Nunc cœpi: * hæc mutátio déxteræ Excélsi.

And I said, Now have I begun: * this is the change of the right hand of the most High.

11. Memor fui óperum Dómini: * quia memor ero ab inítio mirabílium tuórum.

I remembered the works of the Lord: * for I will be mindful of thy wonders from the beginning.

12. Et meditábor in ómnibus opéribus tuis: * et in adinventiónibus tuis exercébor.

And I will meditate on all thy works: * and will be employed in thy inventions.

13. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

14. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Psalmus 76 (14,21)

Thy way, O God, is in the holy place: who is the great God like our God? * Thou art the God that dost wonders.

2. Notam fecísti in pópulis virtútem tuam: * redemísti in bráchio tuo pópulum tuum fílios Jacob et Joseph.

Thou hast made thy power known among the nations: * with thy arm thou hast redeemed thy people the children of Jacob and of Joseph.

3. Vidérunt te aquæ, Deus, vidérunt te aquæ: * et timuérunt et turbátæ sunt abýssi.

The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee: * and they were afraid, and the depths were troubled.

4. Multitúdo sónitus aquárum: * vocem dedérunt nubes.

Great was the noise of the waters: * the clouds sent out a sound.

5. Etenim sagíttæ tuæ tránseunt: * vox tonítrui tui in rota.

For thy arrows pass: * the voice of thy thunder in a wheel.

6. Illuxérunt coruscatiónes tuæ orbi terræ: * commóta est, et contrémuit terra.

Thy lightnings enlightened the world: * the earth shook and trembled.

7. In mari via tua, et sémitæ tuæ in aquis multis: * et vestígia tua non cognoscéntur.

Thy way is in the sea, and thy paths in many waters: * and thy footsteps shall not be known.

8. Deduxísti sicut oves pópulum tuum, * in manu Móysi et Aaron.

Thou hast conducted thy people like sheep, * by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

9. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

10. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Psalmus 85

Incline thy ear, O Lord, and hear me: * for I am needy and poor.

2. Custódi ánimam meam, quóniam sanctus sum: * salvum fac servum tuum, Deus meus, sperántem in te.

Preserve my soul, for I am holy: * save thy servant, O my God, that trusteth in thee.

3. Miserére mei, Dómine, quóniam ad te clamávi tota die: † lætífica ánimam servi tui, * quóniam ad te, Dómine, ánimam meam levávi.

Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I have cried to thee all the day. * Give joy to the soul of thy servant, for to thee, O Lord, I have lifted up my soul.

4. Quóniam tu, Dómine, suávis et mitis: * et multæ misericórdiæ ómnibus invocántibus te.

For thou, O Lord, art sweet and mild: * and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee.

5. Auribus pércipe, Dómine, oratiónem meam: * et inténde voci deprecatiónis meæ.

Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer: * and attend to the voice of my petition.

6. In die tribulatiónis meæ clamávi ad te: * quia exaudísti me.

I have called upon thee in the day of my trouble: * because thou hast heard me.

7. Non est símilis tui in diis, Dómine: * et non est secúndum ópera tua.

There is none among the gods like unto thee, O Lord: * and there is none according to thy works.

8. Omnes gentes quascúmque fecísti, vénient, et adorábunt coram te, Dómine: * et glorificábunt nomen tuum.

All the nations thou hast made shall come and adore before thee, O Lord: * and they shall glorify thy name.

9. Quóniam magnus es tu, et fáciens mirabília: * tu es Deus solus.

For thou art great and dost wonderful things: * thou art God alone.

10. Deduc me, Dómine, in via tua, † et ingrédiar in veritáte tua: * lætétur cor meum ut tímeat nomen tuum.

Conduct me, O Lord, in thy way, and I will walk in thy truth: * let my heart rejoice that it may fear thy name.

11. Confitébor tibi, Dómine, Deus meus, in toto corde meo, * et glorificábo nomen tuum in ætérnum.

I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, * and I will glorify thy name for ever:

12. Quia misericórdia tua magna est super me: * et eruísti ánimam meam ex inférno inferióri.

For thy mercy is great towards me: * and thou hast delivered my soul out of the lower hell.

13. Deus iníqui insurrexérunt super me, † et synagóga poténtium quæsiérunt ánimam meam: * et non proposuérunt te in conspéctu suo.

O God, the wicked are risen up against me, and the assembly of the mighty have sought my soul: * and they have not set thee before their eyes.

14. Et tu, Dómine, Deus miserátor et miséricors, * pátiens, et multæ misericórdiæ, et verax.

And thou, O Lord, art a God of compassion, and merciful, * patient, and of much mercy, and true.

15. Réspice in me, et miserére mei, † da impérium tuum púero tuo: * et salvum fac fílium ancíllæ tuæ.

O look upon me, and have mercy on me: * give thy command to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.

16. Fac mecum signum in bonum, † ut vídeant qui odérunt me, et confundántur: * quóniam tu, Dómine, adjuvísti me, et consolátus es me.

Shew me a token for good: that they who hate me may see, and be confounded, * because thou, O Lord, hast helped me and hast comforted me.

17. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

18. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

I have cried to the Lord with my voice, do not forget to show mercy, O God.

Canticum: Nunc dimittis

Protect us, * Lord, while we are awake and safeguard us while we sleep; that we may keep watch with Christ, and rest in peace.

Now thou dost dismiss thy servant, O Lord, + * according to thy word in peace;

2. Quia vidérunt óculi mei * salutáre tuum,

Because my eyes have seen * thy salvation,

3. Quod parásti * ante fáciem ómnium populórum,

Which thou hast prepared * before the face of all peoples:

4. Lumen ad revelatiónem Géntium, * et glóriam plebis tuæ Israël.

A light to the revelation of the Gentiles, * and the glory of thy people Israel.

5. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

6. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Protect us, * Lord, while we are awake and safeguard us while we sleep; that we may keep watch with Christ, and rest in peace.

Lectio brevis

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.

Psalmus 76 (2,13)

I have cried to the Lord with my voice, do not forget to show mercy, O God.

I cried to the Lord with my voice; * to God with my voice, and he gave ear to me.

2. In die tribulatiónis meæ Deum exquisívi, † mánibus meis nocte contra eum: * et non sum decéptus.

In the day of my trouble I sought God, with my hands lifted up to him in the night, * and I was not deceived.

3. Rénuit consolári ánima mea: † memor fui Dei, et delectátus sum, et exercitátus sum: * et defécit spíritus meus.

My soul refused to be comforted: * I remembered God, and was delighted, and was exercised, and my spirit swooned away.

4. Anticipavérunt vigílias óculi mei: * turbátus sum, et non sum locútus.

My eyes prevented the watches: * I was troubled, and I spoke not.

5. Cogitávi dies antíquos: * et annos ætérnos in mente hábui.

I thought upon the days of old: * and I had in my mind the eternal years.

6. Et meditátus sum nocte cum corde meo, * et exercitábar, et scopébam spíritum meum.

And I meditated in the night with my own heart: * and I was exercised and I swept my spirit.

7. Numquid in ætérnum projíciet Deus: * aut non appónet ut complacítior sit adhuc?

Will God then cast off for ever? * or will he never be more favourable again?

8. Aut in finem misericórdiam suam abscíndet, * a generatióne in generatiónem?

Or will he cut off his mercy for ever, * from generation to generation?

9. Aut obliviscétur miseréri Deus: * aut continébit in ira sua misericórdias suas?

Or will God forget to shew mercy? * or will he in his anger shut up his mercies?

10. Et dixi: Nunc cœpi: * hæc mutátio déxteræ Excélsi.

And I said, Now have I begun: * this is the change of the right hand of the most High.

11. Memor fui óperum Dómini: * quia memor ero ab inítio mirabílium tuórum.

I remembered the works of the Lord: * for I will be mindful of thy wonders from the beginning.

12. Et meditábor in ómnibus opéribus tuis: * et in adinventiónibus tuis exercébor.

And I will meditate on all thy works: * and will be employed in thy inventions.

13. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

14. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Psalmus 76 (14,21)

Thy way, O God, is in the holy place: who is the great God like our God? * Thou art the God that dost wonders.

2. Notam fecísti in pópulis virtútem tuam: * redemísti in bráchio tuo pópulum tuum fílios Jacob et Joseph.

Thou hast made thy power known among the nations: * with thy arm thou hast redeemed thy people the children of Jacob and of Joseph.

3. Vidérunt te aquæ, Deus, vidérunt te aquæ: * et timuérunt et turbátæ sunt abýssi.

The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee: * and they were afraid, and the depths were troubled.

4. Multitúdo sónitus aquárum: * vocem dedérunt nubes.

Great was the noise of the waters: * the clouds sent out a sound.

5. Etenim sagíttæ tuæ tránseunt: * vox tonítrui tui in rota.

For thy arrows pass: * the voice of thy thunder in a wheel.

6. Illuxérunt coruscatiónes tuæ orbi terræ: * commóta est, et contrémuit terra.

Thy lightnings enlightened the world: * the earth shook and trembled.

7. In mari via tua, et sémitæ tuæ in aquis multis: * et vestígia tua non cognoscéntur.

Thy way is in the sea, and thy paths in many waters: * and thy footsteps shall not be known.

8. Deduxísti sicut oves pópulum tuum, * in manu Móysi et Aaron.

Thou hast conducted thy people like sheep, * by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

9. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

10. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Psalmus 85

Incline thy ear, O Lord, and hear me: * for I am needy and poor.

2. Custódi ánimam meam, quóniam sanctus sum: * salvum fac servum tuum, Deus meus, sperántem in te.

Preserve my soul, for I am holy: * save thy servant, O my God, that trusteth in thee.

3. Miserére mei, Dómine, quóniam ad te clamávi tota die: † lætífica ánimam servi tui, * quóniam ad te, Dómine, ánimam meam levávi.

Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I have cried to thee all the day. * Give joy to the soul of thy servant, for to thee, O Lord, I have lifted up my soul.

4. Quóniam tu, Dómine, suávis et mitis: * et multæ misericórdiæ ómnibus invocántibus te.

For thou, O Lord, art sweet and mild: * and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee.

5. Auribus pércipe, Dómine, oratiónem meam: * et inténde voci deprecatiónis meæ.

Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer: * and attend to the voice of my petition.

6. In die tribulatiónis meæ clamávi ad te: * quia exaudísti me.

I have called upon thee in the day of my trouble: * because thou hast heard me.

7. Non est símilis tui in diis, Dómine: * et non est secúndum ópera tua.

There is none among the gods like unto thee, O Lord: * and there is none according to thy works.

8. Omnes gentes quascúmque fecísti, vénient, et adorábunt coram te, Dómine: * et glorificábunt nomen tuum.

All the nations thou hast made shall come and adore before thee, O Lord: * and they shall glorify thy name.

9. Quóniam magnus es tu, et fáciens mirabília: * tu es Deus solus.

For thou art great and dost wonderful things: * thou art God alone.

10. Deduc me, Dómine, in via tua, † et ingrédiar in veritáte tua: * lætétur cor meum ut tímeat nomen tuum.

Conduct me, O Lord, in thy way, and I will walk in thy truth: * let my heart rejoice that it may fear thy name.

11. Confitébor tibi, Dómine, Deus meus, in toto corde meo, * et glorificábo nomen tuum in ætérnum.

I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, * and I will glorify thy name for ever:

12. Quia misericórdia tua magna est super me: * et eruísti ánimam meam ex inférno inferióri.

For thy mercy is great towards me: * and thou hast delivered my soul out of the lower hell.

13. Deus iníqui insurrexérunt super me, † et synagóga poténtium quæsiérunt ánimam meam: * et non proposuérunt te in conspéctu suo.

O God, the wicked are risen up against me, and the assembly of the mighty have sought my soul: * and they have not set thee before their eyes.

14. Et tu, Dómine, Deus miserátor et miséricors, * pátiens, et multæ misericórdiæ, et verax.

And thou, O Lord, art a God of compassion, and merciful, * patient, and of much mercy, and true.

15. Réspice in me, et miserére mei, † da impérium tuum púero tuo: * et salvum fac fílium ancíllæ tuæ.

O look upon me, and have mercy on me: * give thy command to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.

16. Fac mecum signum in bonum, † ut vídeant qui odérunt me, et confundántur: * quóniam tu, Dómine, adjuvísti me, et consolátus es me.

Shew me a token for good: that they who hate me may see, and be confounded, * because thou, O Lord, hast helped me and hast comforted me.

17. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

18. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

I have cried to the Lord with my voice, do not forget to show mercy, O God.

Canticum: Nunc dimittis

Protect us, * Lord, while we are awake and safeguard us while we sleep; that we may keep watch with Christ, and rest in peace.

Now thou dost dismiss thy servant, O Lord, + * according to thy word in peace;

2. Quia vidérunt óculi mei * salutáre tuum,

Because my eyes have seen * thy salvation,

3. Quod parásti * ante fáciem ómnium populórum,

Which thou hast prepared * before the face of all peoples:

4. Lumen ad revelatiónem Géntium, * et glóriam plebis tuæ Israël.

A light to the revelation of the Gentiles, * and the glory of thy people Israel.

5. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

6. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Protect us, * Lord, while we are awake and safeguard us while we sleep; that we may keep watch with Christ, and rest in peace.