Show the light of thy countenance and we shall be whole. O Lord God of hosts. Glory be to the Father, &c. Come Thou and save us, O Lord God of hosts. (nn) Collect (for the week.) (as in Lauds.) SIXTH HOUR. (pp) Antiphon (be fore and after the Psalms.) (qq Text. Capitulum.) Jer. xxiii. 6. (rr) Short Response. (The variations are) Behold, the Lord shall come, and all His Saints with Him, and the light of that day shall be great. Hallelujah. In His days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely and this is the name whereby he shall be called, The Lord our righteousness. Show us Thy mercy: O Lord. And grant us Thy Salvation. O Lord. Glory be to the Father, &c. Show us Thy mercy: O Lord. Remember me, O Lord, according to the favour that Thou bearest unto Thy people. O visit me with Thy salvation. (uu)Antiphon(before and after the Psalms.) (vv) Text.(Capitulum.) Isai. xiv. 1. (ww) Short Res ponse. NINTH HOUR. (The variations are) Behold, the great Prophet shall come, and He shall rebuild Jerusalem. Hallelujah. His time is near to come, and his days shall not be prolonged for the Lord will have mercy on Jacob and will yet choose Israel. : The Lord shall arise upon thee: O Jerusalem. The Lord, &c. And His glory shall be seen upon thee: O Jerusalem. Glory be to the Father, &c. The Lord shall arise upon thee: O Jerusalem. Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts. Show the light of thy countenance, and we shall be whole. Antiphon. Psalm 121. (5) Antiphon. (ddd) Text. Capitulum. Gen. xlix. 10. Нутп. (fff) Verse and Response. VESPERS. O God, make speed, &c. O Lord, make haste, &c. I am well pleased, &c. Glory, &c. I believed .... and therefore will I speak, &c. Glory, &c. I believed, and therefore will I speak. O Praise the Lord. .... all ye heathen, &c. Glory, &c. O Praise the Lord, all ye heathen. I called upon the Lord. When I was in trouble, &c. Glory, &c. From whence cometh. I will lift up, &c. Glory, &c. The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto Him shall the gathering of the people be. Creator alme siderum, &c. Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down Righteousness. Let the earth open, and let them bring forth Salvation. (ggg) Antiphon. Lift up thine eyes, O Jerusalem. The Magnificat. Lift (hhh) The Collect My soul doth magnify, &c. up thine eyes, O Jerusalem, and behold the greatness of thy king. Behold, the Saviour comes to loose thee from thy chain. (Then follow the same Sentences with Psalm 51, instead of Psalm 130, which are inserted in Lauds.) (as before.) for the week. The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit. Let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God. May the souls of the faithful rest in peace. Amen. COMPLINE. This office is invariable throughout the year, except in the Anthems to the Virgin at the end. Instead of the Salve Regina as after Pentecost, in Advent is used the Alma Redemptoris. § 4. PART OF THE SERVICE FOR AUGUST 6TH. The Feast of the Transfiguration. MATINS. O Lord, open thou my lips. And my mouth shall shew forth Thy praise. O God, make speed to save me. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be, &c. As it was, &c. Amen. Hallelujah. (a) Invitatory. Psalm 95. Let us worship Christ Most High, the King of Glory. O come let us sing unto the Lord: let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving: and shew ourselves glad in him with psalms. Let us worship Christ, &c. For the Lord is a great God: and a great King above all gods. In his hand are all the corners of the earth: and the strength of the hills is his also. The King of glory. The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands prepared the dry land. O come, let us worship and fall down and kneel before the Lord our Maker; VOL. III.-75. For he is the Lord our God: and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. Let us worship Christ, &c. To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts: as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness; When your fathers tempted me: proved me, and saw my works. The King of glory. H Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said: It is a people that do err in their hearts; for they have not known my ways. Unto whom I sware in my wrath: that they should not enter into my rest. (c) Antiphon. Psalm 8. (1) NOCTURN 1. Thou madest Him a little lower than the Angels, to crown Him with glory and worship. Thou makest Him to have dominion of the works of Thy hands. O Lord our Governor, how excellent is thy Name in all the world: thou hast set Thy glory above the heavens! |