III. classis

Ss. Fabiani et Sebastiani Martyrum

Tempora: Feria III infra Hebdomadam II post Epiphaniam

Ad Laudes

Incipit

Psalmus 95

Sing ye * to the Lord and bless his name.

Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle: * sing to the Lord, all the earth.

  1. Cantáte Dómino, et benedícite nómini ejus: * annuntiáte de die in diem salutáre ejus.

    2. Sing ye to the Lord and bless his name: * shew forth his salvation from day to day.

  2. Annuntiáte inter gentes glóriam ejus, * in ómnibus pópulis mirabília ejus.

    3. Declare his glory among the Gentiles: * his wonders among all people.

  3. Quóniam magnus Dóminus, et laudábilis nimis: * terríbilis est super omnes deos.

    4. For the Lord is great, and exceedingly to be praised: * he is to be feared above all gods.

  4. Quóniam omnes dii Géntium dæmónia: * Dóminus autem cælos fecit.

    5. For all the gods of the Gentiles are devils: * but the Lord made the heavens.

  5. Conféssio, et pulchritúdo in conspéctu ejus: * sanctimónia et magnificéntia in sanctificatióne ejus.

    6. Praise and beauty are before him: * holiness and majesty in his sanctuary.

  6. Afférte Dómino, pátriæ Géntium, † afférte Dómino glóriam et honórem: * afférte Dómino glóriam nómini ejus.

    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.

  7. Tóllite hóstias, et introíte in átria ejus: * adoráte Dóminum in átrio sancto ejus.

    8. Bring up sacrifices, and come into his courts: * adore ye the Lord in his holy court.

  8. Commoveátur a fácie ejus univérsa terra: * dícite in Géntibus quia Dóminus regnávit.

    9. Let all the earth be moved at his presence. * Say ye among the Gentiles, the Lord hath reigned.

  9. Etenim corréxit orbem terræ qui non commovébitur: * judicábit pópulos in æquitáte.

    10. For he hath corrected the world, which shall not be moved: * he will judge the people with justice.

  10. Læténtur cæli, et exsúltet terra: † commoveátur mare et plenitúdo ejus: * gaudébunt campi, et ómnia quæ in eis sunt.

    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.

  11. Tunc exsultábunt ómnia ligna silvárum a fácie Dómini, quia venit: * quóniam venit judicáre terram.

    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.

  12. Judicábit orbem terræ in æquitáte, * et pópulos in veritáte sua.

    13. He shall judge the world with justice, * and the people with his truth.

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

    14. 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.

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

Sing ye * to the Lord and bless his name.

Psalmus 42

The salvation of my countenance * and my God.

Judge me, O God, and distinguish my cause from the nation that is not holy: * deliver me from the unjust and deceitful man.

  1. Quia tu es, Deus, fortitúdo mea: † quare me repulísti? * et quare tristis incédo, dum afflígit me inimícus?

    2. For thou art God my strength: * why hast thou cast me off? and why do I go sorrowful whilst the enemy afflicteth me?

  2. Emítte lucem tuam et veritátem tuam: † ipsa me deduxérunt, et adduxérunt in montem sanctum tuum, * et in tabernácula tua.

    3. Send forth thy light and thy truth: * they have conducted me, and brought me unto thy holy hill, and into thy tabernacles.

  3. Et introíbo ad altáre Dei: * ad Deum, qui lætíficat juventútem meam.

    4. And I will go in to the altar of God: * to God who giveth joy to my youth.

  4. Confitébor tibi in cíthara, Deus, Deus meus: * quare tristis es, ánima mea? et quare contúrbas me?

    5. To thee, O God my God, I will give praise upon the harp: * why art thou sad, O my soul? and why dost thou disquiet me?

  5. Spera in Deo, quóniam adhuc confitébor illi: * salutáre vultus mei, et Deus meus.

    6. Hope in God, for I will still give praise to him: * the salvation of my countenance, and my God.

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

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

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

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

The salvation of my countenance * and my God.

Psalmus 66

May the Lord shine the light * of his countenance upon us.

May God have mercy on us, and bless us: * may he cause the light of his countenance to shine upon us, and may he have mercy on us.

  1. Ut cognoscámus in terra viam tuam, * in ómnibus Géntibus salutáre tuum.

    2. That we may know thy way upon earth: * thy salvation in all nations.

  2. Confiteántur tibi pópuli, Deus: * confiteántur tibi pópuli omnes.

    3. Let people confess to thee, O God: * let all people give praise to thee.

  3. Læténtur et exsúltent Gentes: * quóniam júdicas pópulos in æquitáte, et Gentes in terra dírigis.

    4. Let the nations be glad and rejoice: * for thou judgest the people with justice, and directest the nations upon earth.

  4. Confiteántur tibi pópuli, Deus, confiteántur tibi pópuli omnes: * terra dedit fructum suum.

    5. Let the people, O God, confess to thee: * let all the people give praise to thee: the earth hath yielded her fruit.

  5. Benedícat nos Deus, Deus noster, benedícat nos Deus: * et métuant eum omnes fines terræ.

    6. May God, our God bless us, may God bless us: * and all the ends of the earth fear him.

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

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

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

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

May the Lord shine the light * of his countenance upon us.

Canticum: Canticum Tobiæ [4]

Give ye glory to him * in your works.

Thou art great, O Lord, for ever, * and thy kingdom is unto all ages:

  1. Quóniam tu flagéllas, et salvas: dedúcis ad ínferos, et redúcis: * et non est qui effúgiat manum tuam.

    2. For thou scourgest, and thou savest: thou leadest down to hell, and bringest up again: * and there is none that can escape thy hand.

  2. Confitémini Dómino, fílii Israël, * et in conspéctu géntium laudáte eum:

    3. Give glory to the Lord, ye children of Israel, * and praise him in the sight of the Gentiles:

  3. Quóniam ídeo dispérsit vos inter gentes, quæ ignórant eum, * ut vos enarrétis mirabília ejus,

    4. Because he hath therefore scattered you among the Gentiles, who know not him, * that you may declare his wonderful works,

  4. Et faciátis scire eos, * quia non est álius Deus omnípotens præter eum.

    5. And make them know * that there is no other almighty God besides him.

  5. Ipse castigávit nos propter iniquitátes nostras: * et ipse salvábit nos propter misericórdiam suam.

    6. He hath chastised us for our iniquities: * and he will save us for his own mercy.

  6. Aspícite ergo quæ fecit nobíscum, et cum timóre et tremóre confitémini illi: * Regémque sæculórum exaltáte in opéribus vestris.

    7. See then what he hath done with us, and with fear and trembling give ye glory to him: * and extol the eternal King of worlds in your works.

  7. Ego autem in terra captivitátis meæ confitébor illi: * quóniam osténdit majestátem suam in gentem peccatrícem.

    8. As for me, I will praise him in the land of my captivity: * because he hath shewn his majesty toward a sinful nation.

  8. Convertímini ítaque, peccatóres, et fácite justítiam coram Deo, * credéntes quod fáciat vobíscum misericórdiam suam:

    9. Be converted therefore, ye sinners, and do justice before God, * believing that he will shew his mercy to you.

  9. Ego autem, et ánima mea * in eo lætábimur.

    10. And I and my soul * will rejoice in him.

  10. Benedícite Dóminum, omnes elécti ejus: * ágite dies lætítiæ, et confitémini illi.

    11. Bless ye the Lord, all his elect, * keep days of joy, and give glory to him.

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

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

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

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

Give ye glory to him * in your works.

Psalmus 134

Praise * the name of the Lord, ye who stand in the house of the Lord.

Praise ye the name of the Lord: * O you his servants, praise the Lord:

  1. Qui statis in domo Dómini, * in átriis domus Dei nostri.

    2. You that stand in the house of the Lord, * in the courts of the house of our God.

  2. Laudáte Dóminum, quia bonus Dóminus: * psállite nómini ejus, quóniam suáve.

    3. Praise ye the Lord, for the Lord is good: * sing ye to his name, for it is sweet.

  3. Quóniam Jacob elégit sibi Dóminus, * Israël in possessiónem sibi.

    4. For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself: * Israel for his own possession.

  4. Quia ego cognóvi quod magnus est Dóminus, * et Deus noster præ ómnibus diis.

    5. For I have known that the Lord is great, * and our God is above all gods.

  5. Omnia quæcúmque vóluit, Dóminus fecit in cælo, et in terra, * in mari, et in ómnibus abýssis.

    6. Whatsoever the Lord pleased he hath done, in heaven, in earth, * in the sea, and in all the deeps.

  6. Edúcens nubes ab extrémo terræ: * fúlgura in plúviam fecit.

    7. He bringeth up clouds from the end of the earth: * he hath made lightnings for the rain.

  7. Qui prodúcit ventos de thesáuris suis: * qui percússit primogénita Ægýpti ab hómine usque ad pecus.

    8. He bringeth forth winds out of his stores: * He slew the firstborn of Egypt from man even unto beast.

  8. Et misit signa, et prodígia in médio tui, Ægýpte: * in Pharaónem, et in omnes servos ejus.

    9. He sent forth signs and wonders in the midst of thee, O Egypt: * upon Pharao, and upon all his servants.

  9. Qui percússit gentes multas: * et occídit reges fortes:

    10. He smote many nations, * and slew mighty kings:

  10. Sehon, regem Amorrhæórum, et Og, regem Basan, * et ómnia regna Chánaan.

    11. Sehon king of the Amorrhites, and Og king of Basan, * and all the kingdoms of Chanaan.

  11. Et dedit terram eórum hereditátem, * hereditátem Israël, pópulo suo.

    12. And gave their land for an inheritance, * for an inheritance to his people Israel.

  12. Dómine, nomen tuum in ætérnum: * Dómine, memoriále tuum in generatiónem et generatiónem.

    13. Thy name, O Lord, is for ever: * thy memorial, O Lord, unto all generations.

  13. Quia judicábit Dóminus pópulum suum: * et in servis suis deprecábitur.

    14. For the Lord will judge his people, * and will be entreated in favour of his servants.

  14. Simulácra Géntium argéntum et aurum: * ópera mánuum hóminum.

    15. The idols of the Gentiles are silver and gold, * the works of men’s hands.

  15. Os habent, et non loquéntur: * óculos habent, et non vidébunt.

    16. They have a mouth, but they speak not: * they have eyes, but they see not.

  16. Aures habent, et non áudient: * neque enim est spíritus in ore ipsórum.

    17. They have ears, but they hear not: * neither is there any breath in their mouths.

  17. Símiles illis fiant qui fáciunt ea: * et omnes qui confídunt in eis.

    18. Let them that make them be like to them: * and every one that trusteth in them.

  18. Domus Israël, benedícite Dómino: * domus Aaron, benedícite Dómino.

    19. Bless the Lord, O house of Israel: * bless the Lord, O house of Aaron.

  19. Domus Levi, benedícite Dómino: * qui timétis Dóminum, benedícite Dómino.

    20. Bless the Lord, O house of Levi: * you that fear the Lord, bless the Lord.

  20. Benedíctus Dóminus ex Sion, * qui hábitat in Jerúsalem.

    21. Blessed be the Lord out of Sion, * who dwelleth in Jerusalem.

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

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

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

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

Praise * the name of the Lord, ye who stand in the house of the Lord.

Capitulum Responsorium Versus

Sap 3:1-3

Iustórum ánimæ in manu Dei sunt, † et non tanget illos torméntum mortis. * Visi sunt óculis insipiéntium mori: illi autem sunt in pace.

But the souls of the just are in the hand of God, and the torment of death shall not touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die, but they are in peace.


Hymnus

1. O glorious King of martyr hosts, Thou crown that each confessor boasts, Who leadest to celestial day Those who have cast earth's joys away: 2. Thine ear in mercy, Saviour, lend, While unto thee our prayers ascend; And as we count their triumphs won, Forgive the sins that we have done. 3. Martyrs in thee their triumphs gain, From thee confessors grace obtain; O'ercome in us the lust of sin, That we thy pardoning love may win. 4. To thee who, dead, again dost live, All glory, Lord, thy people give; All glory, as is ever meet, To Father and to Paraclete. Amen.

Versus


Canticum: Canticum Zachariæ

Even the very hairs of your head are all numbered: * fear not therefore; ye are of more value than many sparrows.

Blessed be the Lord + God of Israel; * because he hath visited and wrought the redemption of his people:

  1. Et eréxit cornu salútis nobis: * in domo David, púeri sui.

    2. And hath raised up an horn of salvation to us, * in the house of David his servant:

  2. Sicut locútus est per os sanctórum, * qui a sǽculo sunt, prophetárum ejus:

    3. As he spoke by the mouth of his holy Prophets, * who are from the beginning:

  3. Salútem ex inimícis nostris, * et de manu ómnium, qui odérunt nos.

    4. Salvation from our enemies, * and from the hand of all that hate us:

  4. Ad faciéndam misericórdiam cum pátribus nostris: * et memorári testaménti sui sancti.

    5. To perform mercy to our fathers, * and to remember his holy testament,

  5. Jusjurándum, quod jurávit ad Abraham patrem nostrum, * datúrum se nobis:

    6. The oath, which he swore to Abraham our father, * that he would grant to us,

  6. Ut sine timóre, de manu inimicórum nostrórum liberáti, * serviámus illi.

    7. That being delivered from the hand of our enemies, * we may serve him without fear,

  7. In sanctitáte, et justítia coram ipso, * ómnibus diébus nostris.

    8. In holiness and justice before him, * all our days.

  8. Et tu, puer, Prophéta Altíssimi vocáberis: * præíbis enim ante fáciem Dómini, paráre vias ejus:

    9. 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:

  9. Ad dandam sciéntiam salútis plebi ejus: * in remissiónem peccatórum eórum:

    10. To give knowledge of salvation to his people, * unto the remission of their sins:

  10. Per víscera misericórdiæ Dei nostri: * in quibus visitávit nos, óriens ex alto:

    11. Through the bowels of the mercy of our God, * in which the Orient from on high hath visited us:

  11. Illumináre his, qui in ténebris, et in umbra mortis sedent: * ad dirigéndos pedes nostros in viam pacis.

    12. To enlighten them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death: * to direct our feet into the way of peace.

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

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

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

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

Even the very hairs of your head are all numbered: * fear not therefore; ye are of more value than many sparrows.

Oratio

Orémus.

Infirmitátem nostram réspice, omnípotens Deus: † et, quia pondus própriæ actiónis gravat, beatórum Mártyrum tuórum Fabiáni et Sebastiáni intercéssio gloriósa nos prótegat.
Per Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum: † qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus, * per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.

Be mindful of our weakness, almighty God, and since the burden of our sins weighs heavily upon us, may the glorious intercession of thy holy Martyrs Fabian and Sebastian sustain 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.

Conclusio