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Dominica IV in Quadragesima

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Psalmus 143 (1,8)

Blessed be the Lord * my support, and my deliverer.

Blessed be the Lord my God, who teacheth my hands to fight, * and my fingers to war.

  1. Misericórdia mea, et refúgium meum: * suscéptor meus, et liberátor meus:

    2. My mercy, and my refuge: * my support, and my deliverer:

  2. Protéctor meus, et in ipso sperávi: * qui subdit pópulum meum sub me.

    3. My protector, and I have hoped in him: * who subdueth my people under me.

  3. Dómine, quid est homo quia innotuísti ei? * aut fílius hóminis, quia réputas eum?

    4. Lord, what is man, that thou art made known to him? * or the son of man, that thou makest account of him?

  4. Homo vanitáti símilis factus est: * dies ejus sicut umbra prætéreunt.

    5. Man is like to vanity: * his days pass away like a shadow.

  5. Dómine, inclína cælos tuos, et descénde: * tange montes, et fumigábunt.

    6. Lord, bow down thy heavens and descend: * touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

  6. Fúlgura coruscatiónem, et dissipábis eos: * emítte sagíttas tuas, et conturbábis eos.

    7. Send forth lightning, and thou shalt scatter them: * shoot out thy arrows, and thou shalt trouble them.

  7. Emítte manum tuam de alto, † éripe me, et líbera me de aquis multis: * de manu filiórum alienórum.

    8. Put forth thy hand from on high, take me out, and deliver me from many waters: * from the hand of strange children:

  8. Quorum os locútum est vanitátem: * et déxtera eórum, déxtera iniquitátis.

    9. Whose mouth hath spoken vanity: * and their right hand is the right hand of iniquity.

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

    10. 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.

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

Blessed be the Lord * my support, and my deliverer.

Psalmus 143 (9,15)

Happy is that people * whose God is the Lord.

To thee, O God, I will sing a new canticle: * on the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings I will sing praises to thee.

  1. Qui das salútem régibus: * qui redemísti David, servum tuum, de gládio malígno: éripe me.

    2. Who givest salvation to kings: * who hast redeemed thy servant David from the malicious sword: Deliver me,

  2. Et érue me de manu filiórum alienórum, † quorum os locútum est vanitátem: * et déxtera eórum, déxtera iniquitátis.

    3. And rescue me out of the hand of strange children; whose mouth hath spoken vanity: * and their right hand is the right hand of iniquity:

  3. Quorum fílii, sicut novéllæ plantatiónes * in juventúte sua.

    4. Whose sons are as new plants * in their youth:

  4. Fíliæ eórum compósitæ: * circumornátæ ut similitúdo templi.

    5. Their daughters decked out, * adorned round about after the similitude of a temple:

  5. Promptuária eórum plena: * eructántia ex hoc in illud.

    6. Their storehouses full, * flowing out of this into that.

  6. Oves eórum fœtósæ, abundántes in egréssibus suis: * boves eórum crassæ.

    7. Their sheep fruitful in young, abounding in their goings forth: * their oxen fat.

  7. Non est ruína macériæ, neque tránsitus: * neque clamor in platéis eórum.

    8. There is no breach of wall, nor passage, * nor crying out in their streets.

  8. Beátum dixérunt pópulum, cui hæc sunt: * beátus pópulus, cujus Dóminus Deus ejus.

    9. They have called the people happy, that hath these things: * but happy is that people whose God is the Lord.

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

    10. 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.

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

Happy is that people * whose God is the Lord.

Psalmus 144 (1,7)

For the Lord is great * and exceedingly to be praised: His greatness has no end.

I will extol thee, O God my king: * and I will bless thy name for ever; yea, for ever and ever.

  1. Per síngulos dies benedícam tibi: * et laudábo nomen tuum in sǽculum, et in sǽculum sǽculi.

    2. Every day will I bless thee: * and I will praise thy name for ever; yea, for ever and ever.

  2. Magnus Dóminus, et laudábilis nimis: * et magnitúdinis ejus non est finis.

    3. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: * and of his greatness there is no end.

  3. Generátio et generátio laudábit ópera tua: * et poténtiam tuam pronuntiábunt.

    4. Generation and generation shall praise thy works: * and they shall declare thy power.

  4. Magnificéntiam glóriæ sanctitátis tuæ loquéntur: * et mirabília tua narrábunt.

    5. They shall speak of the magnificence of the glory of thy holiness: * and shall tell thy wondrous works.

  5. Et virtútem terribílium tuórum dicent: * et magnitúdinem tuam narrábunt.

    6. And they shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: * and shall declare thy greatness.

  6. Memóriam abundántiæ suavitátis tuæ eructábunt: * et justítia tua exsultábunt.

    7. They shall publish the memory of the abundance of thy sweetness: * and shall rejoice in thy justice.

  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.

For the Lord is great * and exceedingly to be praised: His greatness has no end.

Psalmus 144 (8,13)

The Lord is sweet * to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

The Lord is gracious and merciful: * patient and plenteous in mercy.

  1. Suávis Dóminus univérsis: * et miseratiónes ejus super ómnia ópera ejus.

    2. The Lord is sweet to all: * and his tender mercies are over all his works.

  2. Confiteántur tibi, Dómine, ómnia ópera tua: * et sancti tui benedícant tibi.

    3. Let all thy works, O Lord, praise thee: * and let thy saints bless thee.

  3. Glóriam regni tui dicent: * et poténtiam tuam loquéntur:

    4. They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom: * and shall tell of thy power:

  4. Ut notam fáciant fíliis hóminum poténtiam tuam: * et glóriam magnificéntiæ regni tui.

    5. To make thy might known to the sons of men: * and the glory of the magnificence of thy kingdom.

  5. Regnum tuum regnum ómnium sæculórum: * et dominátio tua in omni generatióne et generatiónem.

    6. Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all ages: * and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

  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 Lord is sweet * to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

Psalmus 144 (13,21)

The Lord is faithful * in all his words: and holy in all his works. ‡

Quæ non repetitur in Psalmo

The Lord is faithful in all his words: * and holy in all his works.

  1. Allevat Dóminus omnes qui córruunt: * et érigit omnes elísos.

    2. The Lord lifteth up all that fall: * and setteth up all that are cast down.

  2. Oculi ómnium in te sperant, Dómine: * et tu das escam illórum in témpore opportúno.

    3. The eyes of all hope in thee, O Lord: * and thou givest them meat in due season.

  3. Aperis tu manum tuam: * et imples omne ánimal benedictióne.

    4. Thou openest thy hand, * and fillest with blessing every living creature.

  4. Justus Dóminus in ómnibus viis suis: * et sanctus in ómnibus opéribus suis.

    5. The Lord is just in all his ways: * and holy in all his works.

  5. Prope est Dóminus ómnibus invocántibus eum: * ómnibus invocántibus eum in veritáte.

    6. The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him: * to all that call upon him in truth.

  6. Voluntátem timéntium se fáciet: † et deprecatiónem eórum exáudiet: * et salvos fáciet eos.

    7. He will do the will of them that fear him: * and he will hear their prayer, and save them.

  7. Custódit Dóminus omnes diligéntes se: * et omnes peccatóres dispérdet.

    8. The Lord keepeth all them that love him; * but all the wicked he will destroy.

  8. Laudatiónem Dómini loquétur os meum: * et benedícat omnis caro nómini sancto ejus in sǽculum, et in sǽculum sǽculi.

    9. My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: * and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever; yea, for ever and ever.

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

    10. 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.

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

The Lord is faithful * in all his words: and holy in all his works. ‡

Capitulum Responsorium Versus

Gal 4:22-24

Fratres: Scriptum est, quóniam Abraham duos fílios hábuit: † unum de ancílla, et unum de líbera: sed qui de ancílla, secúndum carnem natus est: * qui autem de líbera, per repromissiónem: quæ sunt per allegoríam dicta.

Brothers: For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, and the other by a free woman. But he who was of the bondwoman, was born according to the flesh: but he of the free woman, was by promise, which things are said by an allegory.


Hymnus

1. O kind Creator, bow thine ear To mark the cry, to know the tear Before thy throne of mercy spent In this thy holy fast of Lent. 2. Our hearts are open, Lord, to thee: Thou knowest our infirmity; Pour out on all who seek thy face Abundance of thy pardoning grace. 3. Our sins are many, this we know; Spare us, good Lord, thy mercy show; And for the honour of thy name Our fainting souls to life reclaim. 4. Give us the self-control that springs From discipline of outward things, That fasting inward secretly The soul may purely dwell with thee. 5. We pray thee, Holy Trinity, One God, unchanging Unity, That we from this our abstinence May reap the fruits of penitence. Amen.

Versus


Canticum: Canticum B. Mariæ Virginis

Woman, hath no man condemned thee? * No man, Lord. Neither do I condemn thee; go, and sin no more.

1. My soul + * doth magnify the Lord. 2. And my spirit hath rejoiced * in God my Saviour.

  1. Quia respéxit humilitátem ancíllæ suæ: * ecce enim ex hoc beátam me dicent omnes generatiónes.

    2. Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; * for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

  2. Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est: * et sanctum nomen ejus.

    3. Because he that is mighty, hath done great things to me; * and holy is his name.

  3. Et misericórdia ejus a progénie in progénies * timéntibus eum.

    4. And his mercy is from generation unto generations, * to them that fear him.

  4. Fecit poténtiam in bráchio suo: * dispérsit supérbos mente cordis sui.

    5. He hath shewed might in his arm: * he hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart.

  5. Depósuit poténtes de sede, * et exaltávit húmiles.

    6. He hath put down the mighty from their seat, * and hath exalted the humble.

  6. Esuriéntes implévit bonis: * et dívites dimísit inánes.

    7. He hath filled the hungry with good things; * and the rich he hath sent empty away.

  7. Suscépit Israël púerum suum, * recordátus misericórdiæ suæ.

    8. He hath received Israel his servant, * being mindful of his mercy:

  8. Sicut locútus est ad patres nostros, * Abraham et sémini ejus in sǽcula.

    9. As he spoke to our fathers, * to Abraham and to his seed for ever.

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

    10. 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.

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

Woman, hath no man condemned thee? * No man, Lord. Neither do I condemn thee; go, and sin no more.

Oratio

Orémus.

Concéde, quǽsumus; omnípotens Deus: † ut, qui ex mérito nostræ actiónis afflígimur, tuæ grátiæ consolatióne respirémus.
Per Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum: † qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus, * per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.

Grant, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that we who for our evil deeds are worthily punished, may, by the comfort of thy grace, mercifully be relieved.
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