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Dominica I Passionis

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Incipit

Invitatorium

When you hear the voice of the Lord today * Do not harden your heart.

Hymnus

1. Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle Sing the last, the dread affray; O'er the cross, the victor's trophy, Sound the high triumphal lay: Tell how Christ, the world's Redeemer, As a victim won the day. 2. God, his Maker, sorely grieving That the first-made Adam fell, When he ate the fruit of sorrow, Whose reward was death and hell, Noted then this wood, the ruin Of the ancient wood to quell. 3. For the work of our salvation Needs would have his order so, And the multiform deceiver's Art by art would overthrow, And from thence would bring the med'cine Whence the insult of the foe. 4. Wherefore, when the sacred fullness Of the appointed time was come, This world's Maker left his Father, Sent the heav'nly mansion from, And proceeded, God Incarnate, Of the Virgin's holy womb. 5. Weeps the infant in the manger That in Bethlehem's stable stands; And his limbs the Virgin Mother Doth compose in swaddling bands, Meetly thus in linen folding Of her God the feet and hands. 6. To the Trinity be glory Everlasting, as is meet; Equal to the Father, equal To the Son, and Paraclete: Trinal Unity, whose praises All created things repeat. Amen.

Nocturnus I

Psalmus 1

Blessed is the man * who studieth the law of the Lord.

Blessed is the man who hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, * nor sat in the chair of pestilence.

  1. Sed in lege Dómini volúntas ejus, * et in lege ejus meditábitur die ac nocte.

    2. But his will is in the law of the Lord, * and on his law he shall meditate day and night.

  2. Et erit tamquam lignum, quod plantátum est secus decúrsus aquárum, * quod fructum suum dabit in témpore suo:

    3. And he shall be like a tree which is planted near the running waters, * which shall bring forth its fruit, in due season.

  3. Et fólium ejus non défluet: * et ómnia quæcúmque fáciet, prosperabúntur.

    4. And his leaf shall not fall off: * and all whatsoever he shall do shall prosper.

  4. Non sic ímpii, non sic: * sed tamquam pulvis, quem prójicit ventus a fácie terræ.

    5. Not so the wicked, not so: * but like the dust, which the wind driveth from the face of the earth.

  5. Ideo non resúrgent ímpii in judício: * neque peccatóres in concílio justórum.

    6. Therefore the wicked shall not rise again in judgment: * nor sinners in the council of the just.

  6. Quóniam novit Dóminus viam justórum: * et iter impiórum períbit.

    7. For the Lord knoweth the way of the just: * and the way of the wicked shall perish.

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

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

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

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

Blessed is the man * who studieth the law of the Lord.

Psalmus 2

Serve ye the Lord * with fear: and rejoice unto him with trembling.

Why have the Gentiles raged, * and the people devised vain things?

  1. Astitérunt reges terræ, et príncipes convenérunt in unum * advérsus Dóminum, et advérsus Christum ejus.

    2. The kings of the earth stood up, and the princes met together, * against the Lord and against his Christ.

  2. Dirumpámus víncula eórum: * et projiciámus a nobis jugum ipsórum.

    3. Let us break their bonds asunder: * and let us cast away their yoke from us.

  3. Qui hábitat in cælis, irridébit eos: * et Dóminus subsannábit eos.

    4. He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh at them: * and the Lord shall deride them.

  4. Tunc loquétur ad eos in ira sua, * et in furóre suo conturbábit eos.

    5. Then shall he speak to them in his anger, * and trouble them in his rage.

  5. Ego autem constitútus sum Rex ab eo super Sion montem sanctum ejus, * prǽdicans præcéptum ejus.

    6. But I am appointed king by him over Sion his holy mountain, * preaching his commandment.

  6. Dóminus dixit ad me: * Fílius meus es tu, ego hódie génui te.

    7. The Lord hath said to me: * Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee.

  7. Póstula a me, et dabo tibi Gentes hereditátem tuam, * et possessiónem tuam términos terræ.

    8. Ask of me, and I will give thee the Gentiles for thy inheritance, * and the utmost parts of the earth for thy possession.

  8. Reges eos in virga férrea, * et tamquam vas fíguli confrínges eos.

    9. Thou shalt rule them with a rod of iron, * and shalt break them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.

  9. Et nunc, reges, intellígite: * erudímini, qui judicátis terram.

    10. And now, O ye kings, understand: * receive instruction, you that judge the earth.

  10. Servíte Dómino in timóre: * et exsultáte ei cum tremóre.

    11. Serve ye the Lord with fear: * and rejoice unto him with trembling.

  11. Apprehéndite disciplínam, nequándo irascátur Dóminus, * et pereátis de via justa.

    12. Embrace discipline, lest at any time the Lord be angry, * and you perish from the just way.

  12. Cum exárserit in brevi ira ejus: * beáti omnes qui confídunt in eo.

    13. When his wrath shall be kindled in a short time, * blessed are all they that trust in him.

  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.

Serve ye the Lord * with fear: and rejoice unto him with trembling.

Psalmus 3

Arise, * O Lord; save me, O my God.

Why, O Lord, are they multiplied that afflict me? * many are they who rise up against me.

  1. Multi dicunt ánimæ meæ: * Non est salus ipsi in Deo ejus.

    2. Many say to my soul: * There is no salvation for him in his God.

  2. Tu autem, Dómine, suscéptor meus es, * glória mea, et exáltans caput meum.

    3. But thou, O Lord art my protector, * my glory, and the lifter up of my head.

  3. Voce mea ad Dóminum clamávi: * et exaudívit me de monte sancto suo.

    4. I have cried to the Lord with my voice: * and he hath heard me from his holy hill.

  4. Ego dormívi, et soporátus sum: * et exsurréxi, quia Dóminus suscépit me.

    5. I have slept and taken my rest: * and I have risen up, because the Lord hath protected me.

  5. Non timébo míllia pópuli circumdántis me: * exsúrge, Dómine, salvum me fac, Deus meus.

    6. I will not fear thousands of the people, surrounding me: * arise, O Lord; save me, O my God.

  6. Quóniam tu percussísti omnes adversántes mihi sine causa: * dentes peccatórum contrivísti.

    7. For thou hast struck all them who are my adversaries without cause: * thou hast broken the teeth of sinners.

  7. Dómini est salus: * et super pópulum tuum benedíctio tua.

    8. Salvation is of the Lord: * and thy blessing is upon thy people.

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

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

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

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

Arise, * O Lord; save me, O my God.

Psalmus 8

How admirable * is thy name, O Lord, in the whole earth!

O Lord our Lord, * how admirable is thy name in the whole earth!

  1. Quóniam eleváta est magnificéntia tua, * super cælos.

    2. For thy magnificence is elevated * above the heavens.

  2. Ex ore infántium et lacténtium perfecísti laudem propter inimícos tuos, * ut déstruas inimícum et ultórem.

    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.

  3. Quóniam vidébo cælos tuos, ópera digitórum tuórum: * lunam et stellas, quæ tu fundásti.

    4. For I will behold thy heavens, the works of thy fingers: * the moon and the stars which thou hast founded.

  4. Quid est homo quod memor es ejus? * aut fílius hóminis, quóniam vísitas eum?

    5. What is man that thou art mindful of him? * or the son of man that thou visitest him?

  5. Minuísti eum paulo minus ab Angelis, † glória et honóre coronásti eum: * et constituísti eum super ópera mánuum tuárum.

    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.

  6. Omnia subjecísti sub pédibus ejus, * oves et boves univérsas: ínsuper et pécora campi.

    7. Thou hast subjected all things under his feet, * all sheep and oxen: moreover the beasts also of the fields.

  7. Vólucres cæli, et pisces maris, * qui perámbulant sémitas maris.

    8. The birds of the air, and the fishes of the sea, * that pass through the paths of the sea.

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

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

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

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

How admirable * is thy name, O Lord, in the whole earth!

Psalmus 9 (2,11)

Thou hast sat on the throne * who judgest justice.

I will give praise to thee, O Lord, with my whole heart: * I will relate all thy wonders.

  1. Lætábor et exsultábo in te: * psallam nómini tuo, Altíssime.

    2. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: * I will sing to thy name, O thou most high.

  2. In converténdo inimícum meum retrórsum: * infirmabúntur, et períbunt a fácie tua.

    3. When my enemy shall be turned back: * they shall be weakened and perish before thy face.

  3. Quóniam fecísti judícium meum et causam meam: * sedísti super thronum, qui júdicas justítiam.

    4. For thou hast maintained my judgment and my cause: * thou hast sat on the throne, who judgest justice.

  4. Increpásti Gentes, et périit ímpius: * nomen eórum delésti in ætérnum, et in sǽculum sǽculi.

    5. Thou hast rebuked the Gentiles, and the wicked one hath perished: * thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.

  5. Inimíci defecérunt frámeæ in finem: * et civitátes eórum destruxísti.

    6. The swords of the enemy have failed unto the end: * and their cities thou hast destroyed.

  6. Périit memória eórum cum sónitu: * et Dóminus in ætérnum pérmanet.

    7. Their memory hath perished with a noise. * But the Lord remaineth for ever.

  7. Parávit in judício thronum suum: * et ipse judicábit orbem terræ in æquitáte, judicábit pópulos in justítia.

    8. He hath prepared his throne in judgment: * And he shall judge the world in equity, he shall judge the people in justice.

  8. Et factus est Dóminus refúgium páuperi: * adjútor in opportunitátibus, in tribulatióne.

    9. And the Lord is become a refuge for the poor: * a helper in due time in tribulation.

  9. Et sperent in te qui novérunt nomen tuum: * quóniam non dereliquísti quæréntes te, Dómine.

    10. And let them trust in thee who know thy name: * for thou hast not forsaken them that seek thee, O Lord.

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

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

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

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

Thou hast sat on the throne * who judgest justice.

Psalmus 9 (12,21)

Arise, O Lord, * let not man prevail.

Sing ye to the Lord, who dwelleth in Sion: * declare his ways among the Gentiles.

  1. Quóniam requírens sánguinem eórum recordátus est: * non est oblítus clamórem páuperum.

    2. For requiring their blood he hath remembered them: * he hath not forgotten the cry of the poor.

  2. Miserére mei, Dómine: * vide humilitátem meam de inimícis meis.

    3. Have mercy on me, O Lord: * see my humiliation which I suffer from my enemies.

  3. Qui exáltas me de portis mortis, * ut annúntiem omnes laudatiónes tuas in portis fíliæ Sion.

    4. Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death, * that I may declare all thy praises in the gates of the daughter of Sion.

  4. Exsultábo in salutári tuo: * infíxæ sunt Gentes in intéritu, quem fecérunt.

    5. I will rejoice in thy salvation: * the Gentiles have stuck fast in the destruction which they have prepared.

  5. In láqueo isto, quem abscondérunt, * comprehénsus est pes eórum.

    6. Their foot hath been taken * in the very snare which they hid.

  6. Cognoscétur Dóminus judícia fáciens: * in opéribus mánuum suárum comprehénsus est peccátor.

    7. The Lord shall be known when he executeth judgments: * the sinner hath been caught in the works of his own hands.

  7. Convertántur peccatóres in inférnum, * omnes Gentes quæ obliviscúntur Deum.

    8. The wicked shall be turned into hell, * all the nations that forget God.

  8. Quóniam non in finem oblívio erit páuperis: * patiéntia páuperum non períbit in finem.

    9. For the poor man shall not be forgotten to the end: * the patience of the poor shall not perish for ever.

  9. Exsúrge, Dómine, non confortétur homo: * judicéntur Gentes in conspéctu tuo.

    10. Arise, O Lord, let not man be strengthened: * let the Gentiles be judged in thy sight.

  10. Constítue, Dómine, legislatórem super eos: * ut sciant Gentes quóniam hómines sunt.

    11. Appoint, O Lord, a lawgiver over them: * that the Gentiles may know themselves to be but men.

  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.

Arise, O Lord, * let not man prevail.

Psalmus 9 (22,32)

Why, O Lord, * hast thou retired afar off? ‡

Quæ non repetitur in Psalmo

Why, O Lord, hast thou retired afar off? * why dost thou slight us in our wants, in the time of trouble?

  1. Dum supérbit ímpius, incénditur pauper: * comprehendúntur in consíliis quibus cógitant.

    2. Whilst the wicked man is proud, the poor is set on fire: * they are caught in the counsels which they devise.

  2. Quóniam laudátur peccátor in desidériis ánimæ suæ: * et iníquus benedícitur.

    3. For the sinner is praised in the desires of his soul: * and the unjust man is blessed.

  3. Exacerbávit Dóminum peccátor, * secúndum multitúdinem iræ suæ non quæret.

    4. The sinner hath provoked the Lord, * according to the multitude of his wrath he will not seek him.

  4. Non est Deus in conspéctu ejus: * inquinátæ sunt viæ illíus in omni témpore.

    5. God is not before his eyes: * his ways are filthy at all times.

  5. Auferúntur judícia tua a fácie ejus: * ómnium inimicórum suórum dominábitur.

    6. Thy judgments are removed from his sight: * he shall rule over all his enemies.

  6. Dixit enim in corde suo: * Non movébor a generatióne in generatiónem sine malo.

    7. For he hath said in his heart: * I shall not be moved from generation to generation, and shall be without evil.

  7. Cujus maledictióne os plenum est, et amaritúdine, et dolo: * sub lingua ejus labor et dolor.

    8. His mouth is full of cursing, and of bitterness, and of deceit: * under his tongue are labour and sorrow.

  8. Sedet in insídiis cum divítibus in occúltis: * ut interfíciat innocéntem.

    9. He sitteth in ambush with the rich, in private places, * that he may kill the innocent.

  9. Oculi ejus in páuperem respíciunt: * insidiátur in abscóndito, quasi leo in spelúnca sua.

    10. His eyes are upon the poor man: * he lieth in wait, in secret, like a lion in his den.

  10. Insidiátur ut rápiat páuperem: * rápere páuperem, dum áttrahit eum.

    11. He lieth in ambush, that he may catch the poor man: * so catch the poor, whilst he draweth him to him.

  11. In láqueo suo humiliábit eum: * inclinábit se, et cadet, cum dominátus fúerit páuperum.

    12. In his net he will bring him down, * he will crouch and fall, when he shall have power over the poor.

  12. Dixit enim in corde suo: Oblítus est Deus, * avértit fáciem suam ne vídeat in finem.

    13. For he hath said in his heart: God hath forgotten, * he hath turned away his face, not to see to the end.

  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.

Why, O Lord, * hast thou retired afar off? ‡

Psalmus 9 (33,39)

Arise, O Lord God, * let thy hand be exalted. ‡

Quæ non repetitur in Psalmo

Arise, O Lord God, let thy hand be exalted: * forget not the poor.

  1. Propter quid irritávit ímpius Deum? * dixit enim in corde suo: Non requíret.

    2. Wherefore hath the wicked provoked God? * for he hath said in his heart: He will not require it.

  2. Vides quóniam tu labórem et dolórem consíderas: * ut tradas eos in manus tuas.

    3. Thou seest it, for thou considerest labour and sorrow: * that thou mayst deliver them into thy hands.

  3. Tibi derelíctus est pauper: * órphano tu eris adjútor.

    4. To thee is the poor man left: * thou wilt be a helper to the orphan.

  4. Cóntere bráchium peccatóris et malígni: * quærétur peccátum illíus, et non inveniétur.

    5. Break thou the arm of the sinner and of the malignant: * his sin shall be sought, and shall not be found.

  5. Dóminus regnábit in ætérnum, et in sǽculum sǽculi: * períbitis, Gentes, de terra illíus.

    6. The Lord shall reign to eternity, yea, for ever and ever: * ye Gentiles shall perish from his land.

  6. Desidérium páuperum exaudívit Dóminus: * præparatiónem cordis eórum audívit auris tua.

    7. The Lord hath heard the desire of the poor: * thy ear hath heard the preparation of their heart.

  7. Judicáre pupíllo et húmili, * ut non appónat ultra magnificáre se homo super terram.

    8. To judge for the fatherless and for the humble, * that man may no more presume to magnify himself upon earth.

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

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

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

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

Arise, O Lord God, * let thy hand be exalted. ‡

Psalmus 10

The Lord is just * and He hath loved justice.

In the Lord I put my trust: how then do you say to my soul: * Get thee away from hence to the mountain, like a sparrow?

  1. Quóniam ecce peccatóres intendérunt arcum, † paravérunt sagíttas suas in pháretra, * ut sagíttent in obscúro rectos corde.

    2. For, lo, the wicked have bent their bow: they have prepared their arrows in the quiver, * to shoot in the dark the upright of heart.

  2. Quóniam quæ perfecísti, destruxérunt: * justus autem quid fecit?

    3. For they have destroyed the things which thou hast made: * but what has the just man done?

  3. Dóminus in templo sancto suo, * Dóminus in cælo sedes ejus.

    4. The Lord is in his holy temple, * the Lord’s throne is in heaven.

  4. Oculi ejus in páuperem respíciunt: * pálpebræ ejus intérrogant fílios hóminum.

    5. His eyes look on the poor man: * his eyelids examine the sons of men.

  5. Dóminus intérrogat justum et ímpium: * qui autem díligit iniquitátem, odit ánimam suam.

    6. The Lord trieth the just and the wicked: * but he that loveth iniquity, hateth his own soul.

  6. Pluet super peccatóres láqueos: * ignis, et sulphur, et spíritus procellárum pars cálicis eórum.

    7. He shall rain snares upon sinners: * fire and brimstone, and storms of winds, shall be the portion of their cup.

  7. Quóniam justus Dóminus, et justítias diléxit: * æquitátem vidit vultus ejus.

    8. For the Lord is just, and hath loved justice: * his countenance hath beheld righteousness.

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

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

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

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

The Lord is just * and He hath loved justice.

Versus

Pater

Pater noster, qui es in cælis, sanctificétur nomen tuum: advéniat regnum tuum: fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra. Panem nostrum cotidiánum da nobis hódie: et dimítte nobis débita nostra, sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris:


℣. Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem:
℟. Sed líbera nos a malo.

Absolutio. Exáudi, Dómine Iesu Christe, preces servórum tuórum, et miserére nobis: Qui cum Patre et Spíritu Sancto vivis et regnas in sǽcula sæculórum.
℟. Amen.
Benedictio:

Ille nos benedícat, qui sine fine vivit et regnat.

Lectio 1
Incipit liber Ieremíæ Prophétæ
Ier 1:1-6

Verba Ieremíæ fílii Helcíæ, de sacerdótibus, qui fuérunt in Anathoth, in terra Béniamin. Quod factum est verbum Dómini ad eum in diébus Iosíæ fílii Amon regis Iuda, in tertiodécimo anno regni eius. Et factum est in diébus Ioakim fílii Iosíæ regis Iuda, usque ad consummatiónem undécimi anni Sedecíæ fílii Iosíæ regis Iuda, usque ad transmigratiónem Ierúsalem, in mense quinto. Et factum est verbum Dómini ad me, dicens: Priúsquam te formárem in útero, novi te: et ántequam exíres de vulva, sanctificávi te, et prophétam in géntibus dedi te. Et dixi: A, a, a, Dómine Deus: ecce néscio loqui, quia puer ego sum.

The words of Jeremias the son of Helcias, of the priests that were in Anathoth, in the land of Benjamin. The word of the Lord which came to him in the days of Josias the son of Amon king of Juda, in the thirteenth year of his reign. And which came to him in the days of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, unto the end of the eleventh year of Sedecias the son of Josias king of Juda, even unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive, in the fifth month. And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Before I formed thee in the bowels of thy mother, I knew thee: and before thou camest forth out of the womb, I sanctified thee, and made thee a prophet unto the nations. And I said: Ah, ah, ah, Lord God: behold, I cannot speak, for I am a child.

Benedictio:

Divínum auxílium máneat semper nobíscum.

Lectio 2
Ier 1:7-13

Et dixit Dóminus ad me: Noli dícere: Puer sum: quóniam ad ómnia, quæ mittam te, ibis: et univérsa, quæcúmque mandávero tibi, loquéris. Ne tímeas a fácie eórum: quia tecum ego sum, ut éruam te, dicit Dóminus. Et misit Dóminus manum suam, et tétigit os meum: et dixit Dóminus ad me: Ecce dedi verba mea in ore tuo: Ecce constítui te hódie super gentes, et super regna, ut evéllas, et déstruas, et dispérdas, et díssipes, et ædífices, et plantes. Et factum est verbum Dómini ad me, dicens: Quid tu vides, Ieremía? Et dixi: Virgam vigilántem ego vídeo. Et dixit Dóminus ad me: Bene vidísti, quia vigilábo ego super verbo meo, ut fáciam illud. Et factum est verbum Dómini secúndo ad me, dicens: Quid tu vides? Et dixi: Ollam succénsam ego vídeo, et fáciem eius a fácie Aquilónis.

And the Lord said to me: Say not: I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee: and whatsoever I shall command thee, thou shalt speak. Be not afraid at their presence: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord. And the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth: and the Lord said to me: Behold I have given my words in thy mouth: Lo, I have set thee this day over the nations, and over the kingdoms, to root up, and pull down, and to waste, and to destroy, and to build, and to plant. And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: What seest thou, Jeremias? And I said: I see a rod watching. And the Lord said to me: Thou hast seen well: for I will watch over my word to perform it. And the word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying: What seest thou? I see a boiling caldron, and the face thereof from the face of the north.

Ier 1:14-19

Et dixit Dóminus ad me: Ab Aquilóne pandétur malum super omnes habitatóres terræ. Quia ecce ego convocábo omnes cognatiónes regnórum Aquilónis, ait Dóminus: et vénient et ponent unusquísque sólium suum in intróitu portárum Ierúsalem, et super omnes muros eius in circúitu, et super univérsas urbes Iuda. Et loquar iudícia mea cum eis super omnem malítiam eórum, qui dereliquérunt me, et libavérunt diis aliénis, et adoravérunt opus mánuum suárum. Tu ergo, accínge lumbos tuos, et surge, et lóquere ad eos ómnia quæ ego præcípio tibi. Ne formídes a fácie eórum: nec enim timére te fáciam vultum eórum. Ego quippe dedi te hódie in civitátem munítam, et in colúmnam férream, et in murum ǽreum, super omnem terram, régibus Iuda, princípibus eius, et sacerdótibus et pópulo terræ. Et bellábunt advérsum te, et non prævalébunt: quia ego tecum sum, ait Dóminus, ut líberem te.

And the Lord said to me: from the north shall an evil break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land. For behold I will call together all the families of the kingdoms of the north: saith the Lord: and they shall come, and shall set every one his throne in the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and upon all the walls thereof round about, and upon all the cities of Juda, And I will pronounce my judgements against them, touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have sacrificed to strange gods, and have adored the work of their own hands. Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak to them all that I command thee. Be not afraid at their presence for I will make thee not to fear their countenance. For behold I have made thee this day a fortified city, and a pillar of iron, and a wall of brass, over all the land, to the kings of Juda, to the princes thereof, and to the priests, and to the people of the land. And they shall fight against thee, and shall not prevail: for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.

Benedictio:

Per evangélica dicta, deleántur nostra delícta.

Lectio 3
Léctio sancti Evangélii secúndum Ioánnem
Ioannes 8:46-59

In illo témpore: Dicébat Iesus turbis Iudæórum: Quis ex vobis árguet me de peccáto? Si veritátem dico vobis, quare non créditis mihi? Et réliqua.

At that time, Jesus said to the multitude of Jews: Which of you shall convince me of sin? If I say the truth to you, why do you not believe me? And so on.

Homilía sancti Gregórii Papæ
Homilia 18 in Evangelia

Pensáte, fratres caríssimi, mansuetúdinem Dei. Relaxáre peccáta vénerat, et dicébat: Quis ex vobis árguet me de peccáto? Non dedignátur ex ratióne osténdere se peccatórem non esse, qui ex virtúte divinitátis póterat peccatóres iustificáre. Sed terríbile est valde, quod súbditur: Qui ex Deo est, verba Dei audit: proptérea vos non audítis, quia ex Deo non estis. Si enim ipse verba Dei audit qui ex Deo est, et audíre verba eius non potest quisquis ex illo non est: intérroget se unusquísque, si verba Dei in aure cordis pércipit; et intélleget unde sit. Cæléstem pátriam desideráre Véritas iubet, carnis desidéria cónteri, mundi glóriam declináre, aliéna non appétere, própria largíri.

Dearly beloved brethren, consider the gentleness of God. He came to take away sins, and He saith Which of you convinceth Me of sin? He Who, through the might of His Godhead, was able to justify sinners, was contented to show by argument that He was not Himself a sinner. But exceeding dread is that which followeth. He that is of God heareth God's words; ye, therefore, hear them not, because ye are not of God. If, then, whosoever is of God heareth God's words, and whosoever is not of Him cannot hear His words, let each one ask himself if he, in the ear of his heart, heareth God's words, and understandeth Whose words they are? The Truth commandeth us to long for a Fatherland in heaven, to bridle the lusts of the flesh, to turn away from the glory of the world, to seek no man's goods, and to give away our own.

Reliqua omittuntur, nisi Laudes separandæ sint.

Oratio

Orémus.

Quǽsumus, omnípotens Deus, famíliam tuam propítius réspice: † ut, te largiénte, regátur in córpore; * et, te servánte, custodiátur in mente.
Per Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum: † qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus, * per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.

We beseech thee, Almighty God, mercifully to look upon this thy family, that by thy great goodness they may be governed and preserved evermore, both in body and soul.
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