Lauds

If in private recitation, Lauds be separated from Matins, the Prayer Aperi, Domine may be said according to custom, and then the Dual Prayer is said in silence, in the manner prescribed in Common Forms.  Otherwise Lauds begins immediately after the Te Deum with the Opening Versicles as given below.

KNEEL
(PRAYER BEFORE OFFICE)
Aperi, Domine

STAND and PROFOUND INCLINATION

Sunday Office

Festal Office

Ferial Office

Sunday Office in Advent

First Sunday in Advent

Second Sunday in Advent

Third Sunday in Advent

Fourth Sunday in Advent

Festal Office in Advent

THE ORDO

In the Office of any other Feastday, the Antiphons and Psalms for Lauds are of the current weekday.

Ferial Office in Advent

In the Ferial Office, the Antiphons and Psalms for Lauds 2 are of the current weekday until Sapientia.  But from Sapientia through December 23rd, the Psalms of Lauds 2 are said with the Proper Antiphons given for Sapientiatide.

Ordinary of the
Lauds Advent Office

En clara vox redárguit
Obscúra quæque, pérsonans :
Procul fugéntur sómnia :
Ab alto Jesus prómicat.

Mens jam resúrgat, tórpida
Non ámplius jacens humi :
Sidus refúlget jam novum,
Ut tollat omne nóxium.

En Agnus ad nos míttitur
Laxáre gratis débitum :
Omnes simul cum lácrimis
Precémur indulgéntiam ;

Ut, cum secúndo fúlserit,
Metúque mundum cínxerit,
Non pro reátu púniat,
Sed nos pius tunc prótegat.

Virtus, honor, laus, glória
Deo Patri cum Fílio,
Sancto simul Paráclito,
In sæculórum sæcula.  Amen.

A thrilling voice by Jordan rings,
Rebuking guilt and darksome things:
Vain dreams of sin and visions fly;
Christ in his might shines forth on high.

Now let each torpid soul arise,
That sunk in guilt and wounded lies;
See! the new Star's refulgent ray
Shall chase disease and sin away.

The Lamb descends from heaven above
To pardon sin with freest love:
For such indulgent mercy shewn
With tearful joy our thanks we own:

That when again he shines revealed,
And trembling worlds to terror yield,
He give not sin its just reward,
But in his love protect and guard.

All praise, eternal Son, to thee
Whose Advent doth thy people free;
Whom with the Father we adore,
And Holy Ghost, for evermore.  Amen.

STAND

CANTICUM ZACHARIÆ

Luc. 1. 68-79

BENEDICTUS † Dóminus, Deus Israël: * quia visitávit, et fecit redemptiónem plebis suæ :
2  Et eréxit cornu salútis nobis: * in domo David, púeri sui.
3  Sicut locútus est per os sanctórum, * qui a sæculo sunt, prophetárum ejus :
4  Salútem ex inimícis nostris, * et de manu ómnium, qui odérunt nos.
5  Ad faciéndam misericórdiam cum pátribus nostris: * et memorári testaménti sui sancti.
6  Jusjurándum, quod jurávit ad Abraham patrem nostrum, * datúrum se nobis :
7  Ut sine timóre, de manu inimicórum nostrórum liberáti, * serviámus illi.
8  In sanctitáte, et justítia coram ipso, * ómnibus diébus nostris.
9  Et tu, puer, Prophéta Altíssimi vocáberis: * præíbis enim ante fáciem Dómini, paráre vias ejus :
10  Ad dandam sciéntiam salútis plebi ejus: * in remissiónem peccatórum eórum :
11  Per víscera misericórdiæ Dei nostri: * in quibus visitávit nos, óriens ex alto :
12  Illumináre his, qui in ténebris, et in umbra mortis sedent: * ad dirigéndos pedes nostros in viam pacis.
13  Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
14  Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper,  *  et in sæcula sæculórum.  Amen.

THE SONG OF ZACHARIAS

Luc. 1. 68-79

Blessed † be the Lord God of Israel; * for he hath visited and redeemed his people ;
2  And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us, * in the house of his servant David ;
3  As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets, * which have been since the world began ;
4  That we should be saved from our enemies, * and from the hand of all that hate us.
5  To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers, * and to remember his holy Covenant ;
6  To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Abraham, * that he would give us ;
7  That we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies * might serve him without fear ;
8  In holiness and righteousness before him, * all the days of our life.
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 ;
10  To give knowledge of salvation unto his people * for the remission of their sins,
11  Through the tender mercy of our God; * whereby the Day-Spring from on high hath visited us ;
12  To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death, * and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
13  Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
14  As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end.  Amen.

KNEEL

Preces

V.  Kyrie, eléison.
R.  Christe, eléison.  Kyrie, eléison.

V.  Lord, have mercy upon us.
R.  Christ, have mercy upon us.  Lord have mercy upon us.

V.  Convértere, Dómine, úsquequo?
R.  Et deprecábilis esto super servos tuos.

V.  Fiat misericórdia tua, Dómine, super nos.
R.  Quemádmodum sperávimus in te.

V.  Sacerdótes tui induántur justítiam.
R.  Et sancti tui exsúltent.

V.  Orémus pro beatíssimo Papa nostro N.
R.  Dóminus consérvet eum, et vivíficet eum, et beátum fáciat eum in terra, et non tradat eum in ánimam inimicórum ejus.

V.  Turn thee again, O Lord, at the last.
R.  And be gracious unto thy servants.

V.  Let thy merciful kindness, O Lord, be upon us.
R.  Like as we do put our trust in thee.

V.  Endue thy ministers with righteousness.
R.  And make thy chosen people joyful.

V.  Let us pray for our most blessed Pope N.
R.  The Lord preserve him and keep him alive, that he may be blessed upon earth ; and deliver not thou him into the will of his enemies.

Romæ præcedens Versus cum suo Responsorio omittitur; alibi vero ad litteram N. ab omnibus nomen diœcesani Episcopi exprimatur, Vacante Apostolica vel Episcopali Sede, alteruter vel uterque respectivus Versus cum suo Responsorio præteritur.

V.  Dómine, salvum fac regem.
R.  Et exáudi nos in die, qua invocavérimus te.

V.  Salvum fac pópulum tuum, Dómine, et bénedic hereditáti tuæ.
R.  Et rege eos, et extólle illos usque in ætérnum.

In Rome, the preceding Versicle and its Response are omitted.  Elsewhere, the name of the local Ordinary is inserted at the letter N.  If the Holy See or the See of the local Bishop is vacant, the appropriate V. and R., either or both as the case may be, is omitted.

V.  O Lord, save the king.
R.  And mercifully hear us, when we call upon thee.

V.  O Lord, save thy people, and bless thine inheritance.
R.  Govern them, and lift them up for ever.

V.  Fiat pax in virtúte tua.
R.  Et abundántia in túrribus tuis.

V.  Orémus pro benefactóribus nostris.
R.  Retribúere dignáre, Dómine, ómnibus, nobis bona faciéntibus propter nomen tuum, vitam ætérnam.  Amen.

V.  Orémus pro fidélibus defúnctis.
R.  Réquiem ætérnam dona eis, Dómine, et lux perpétua lúceat eis.

V.  Requiéscant in pace.
R.  Amen.

V.  Pro frátribus nostris abséntibus.
R.  Salvos fac servos tuos, Deus meus, sperántes in te.

V.  Pro afflíctis et captívis.
R.  Líbera eos, Deus Israël, ex ómnibus tribulatiónibus suis.

V.  Peace be within thy walls.
R.  And plenteousness within thy palaces.

V.  Let us pray for our benefactors.
R.  Vouchsafe, O Lord, for thy Name's sake, to reward with eternal life all them that do us good.  Amen.

V.  Let us pray for the faithful departed.
R.  Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord ; and let perpetual light shine upon them.

V.  May they rest in peace.
R.  Amen.

V.  Let us pray for our absent brethren.
R.  Save thy servants, O my God, that put their trust in thee.

V.  Let us pray for the afflicted and captives.
R.  Deliver them, O God of Israel, out of all their tribulations.

V.  Mitte eis, Dómine, auxílium de sancto.
R.  Et de Sion tuére eos.

V.  Exsúrge, Christe, ádjuva nos.
R.  Et líbera nos propter nomen tuum.

V.  Dómine, exáudi oratiónem meam.
R.  Et clamor meus ad te véniat.

V.  O Christ, arise, and help us.
R.  And deliver us for thy Name's sake.

V.  O Lord, hear my prayer.
R.  And let my cry come unto thee.

V.  Dóminus vobíscum.
R.  Et cum spíritu tuo.

Orémus.
Oratio conveniens
R.  Amen.

Let us pray.
Collect of the Day
R.  Amen.

COMMEMORATIONS, if there be any

CLOSING VERSICLES AND THAT WHICH FOLLOWETH