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Matins |
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The
first part of Matins is in the Ordinary
Invitatory and Hymn
First Nocturn
Second Nocturn
Third Nocturn
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First Nocturn |
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The Lessons for the First Nocturn
are taken from the occurrent Scripture. If, however, they are to be
taken from the Common, they are read from that of Holy Women, Mulierem fortem.
Scripture Lessons
Lessons from Common of
Holy Women
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Second Nocturn |
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Absolutio:
Ipsíus píetas
et misericórdia nos
ádjuvet, qui cum Patre et Spíritu
Sancto vivit et regnat in sæcula sæculórum.
R. Amen. |
Absolution:
May his loving-kindness and mercy assist us. Who, with the Father, and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth, for ever and ever.
R. Amen. |
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V.
Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere. |
V. Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), thy blessing. |
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Benedíctio
4: Deus Pater omnípotens
sit nobis propítius et clemens.
R. Amen. |
Benediction
4: May God the Father Almighty shew us his mercy and pity.
R. Amen. |
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Lesson iv |
Uppsala, Sweden, where St. Bridget was born
in the year of our Lord 1304 |
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Birgítta, in Suécia illústribus et piis paréntibus orta,
sanctíssime vixit. Cum adhuc in útero gestarétur, a naufrágio
propter eam mater erépta est. Decénnis, post audítum de passióne
Dómini sermónem, sequénti nocte Jesum in cruce, recénti sánguine perfúsum,
vidit, et de eádem passióne secum loquéntem. Quo ex témpore in
ejúsdem meditatióne ita afficiebátur, ut de ea sine lácrimis cogitáre
deínceps numquam posset. |
Bridget was the daughter of princely and godly parents,
and was born in Sweden. Her life was a very holy one. When she
was still in the womb, her mother was for her sake saved from shipwreck.
When she was ten years old, she heard a sermon upon the sufferings of the
Lord, and the following night she saw Jesus on the Cross, covered with
fresh Blood, and heard him speaking to her of his same sufferings.
From that time forth the thought of them touched her so keenly, that she
could never again call them to mind without weeping. |
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V.
Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R. Deo grátias. |
V.
But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R. Thanks be to God. |
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R. Propter
veritátem, et mansuetúdinem, et justítiam :
* Et dedúcet te mirabíliter déxtera tua.
V.
Spécie tua et pulchritúdine tua inténde,
próspere procéde, et regna.
R. Et dedúcet te mirabíliter
déxtera tua. |
R. Ride on
because of the Word of truth, of meekness, and righteousness :
* And thy right hand shall teach thee
terrible things.
V.
In thy comeliness, yea, in thy beauty, go forth, ride prosperously, and
reign.
R. And thy right hand shall
teach thee terrible things. |
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V.
Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere. |
V. Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), thy blessing. |
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Benedíctio
5: Christus perpétuæ
det nobis gáudia vitæ.
R. Amen. |
Benediction
5: May Christ bestow upon us the joys of life eternal.
R. Amen. |
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Lesson v |
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Ulfóni, Neríciæ príncipi,
in matrimónium trádita, virum ipsum ad pietátis offícia, tum óptimis
exémplis, tum efficácibus verbis, adhortáta est. In filiórum
educatióne piíssima ; paupéribus, et máxime infírmis, domo ad id múneris
dicáta, inserviébat quam diligentíssime, illórum pedes sólita laváre et osculári. Cum autem una cum viro suo redíret Compostélla, ubi sancti
Jacóbi Apóstoli sepúlcrum visitáverant, et Atrébati Ulfo gráviter
ægrotáret, sanctus Dionysius Birgíttæ noctu appáruit, et de maríti salúte
aliísque de rebus, quæ futúræ erant, præmónuit. |
She was given in marriage to Ulpho, Prince of Nericia.
She moved her husband to godly works, as well by her noble ensample as by
her earnest words. She expended the most motherly care upon the
up-bringing of her children. She opened an hospital, in which she
carefully tended the poor, especially the sick, and would wash and kiss
their feet. She made a pilgrimage with her husband to Compostella,
to visit the grave of the holy Apostle James. On their way back
Ulpho fell grievously ill at Arras, and St. Denys appeared in the night to
Bridget, to tell her as well that her husband would be healed, as divers
other things to come. |
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V.
Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R. Deo grátias. |
V.
But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R. Thanks be to God. |
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R. Dilexísti
justítiam, et odísti iniquitátem : *
Proptérea unxit te Deus, Deus tuus, óleo lætítiæ.
V.
Propter veritátem, et mansuetúdinem, et
justítiam.
R. Proptérea unxit te Deus, Deus
tuus, óleo lætítiæ. |
R. Thou hast
loved righteousness and hated iniquity :
* Wherefore God,
even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness.
V.
Because of the Word of truth, of
meekness, and of righteousness.
R.
Wherefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness. |
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V.
Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere. |
V. Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), thy blessing. |
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Benedíctio
6: Ignem sui amóris
accéndat Deus in córdibus
nostris.
R. Amen. |
Benediction
6: May God enkindle in our hearts the fire of his holy love.
R. Amen. |
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Lesson vi |
The Vestiture of St. Bridget |
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Viro Cisterciénsi mónacho facto et paulo post defúncto,
Birgítta, audíta Christi voce in somnis, arctiórem vitæ
formam est aggréssa. Cui deínde arcána multa fuérunt divínitus
reveláta. Monastérium Vastanénse sub régula sancti Salvatóris, ab
ipso Dómino accépta, instítuit. Romam Dei jussu venit, ubi plúrimos
ad amórem divínum veheménter accéndit. Inde Jerosólymam pétiit, et
íterum Romam. Qua ex peregrinatióne cum in febrim incidísset,
grávibus per annum íntegrum afflictáta morbis, cumuláta méritis,
prænuntiáto mortis die, migrávit in cælum. Corpus ejus ad Vastanénse
monastérium translátum est ; et miráculis illústrem Bonifátius nonus in
Sanctórum númerum rétulit. |
Her husband died, after having become a Cistercian
monk. Bridget, having heard the voice of Christ in a dream, took
upon herself an harder way of life. During her life God made known
to her many hidden things. She founded the monastery of Vadstena,
under the Rule of the Holy Saviour, a Rule which she had received from the
Lord himself. By the command of God she went to Rome, where she
stirred up many by her example to seek the love of God. Thence she
went to Jerusalem, and then returned again to Rome. From this
pilgrimage she caught a fever, of which she lay sick an whole year in
sharp sufferings, and then, laden with good works, and after foretelling
the day of her own death, she departed from earth to heaven. Her
body was taken to the monastery of Vadstena. She was famous for
miracles, and Boniface IX enrolled her name among those of the Saints. |
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V.
Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R. Deo grátias. |
V.
But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R. Thanks be to God. |
The Abbey Church of Vadstena |
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R. Fallax
grátia, et vana est pulchritúdo : * Múlier
timens Dóminum ipsa laudábitur.
V.
Date ei de fructu mánuum suárum, et
laudent eam in portis ópera ejus.
R. Múlier timens Dóminum ipsa
laudábitur.
V.
Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui
Sancto.
R. Múlier timens Dóminum ipsa
laudábitur. |
R. Favour is
deceitful and beauty is vain,
* But the woman
that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.
V.
Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her own works praise her in
the gates.
R.
But the woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.
V.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Ghost.
R.
But the woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised. |
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If this Feast be reduced to the
rank of Simple, and Lesson IX of this Feast is to be said according to the
Rubrics, the following abbreviated version may be used. |
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Birgítta, in Suécia illústribus et piis
paréntibus orta, sanctíssime vixit. In passiónis Domínicæ
meditatióne ita afficiebátur, ut de ea sine lácrimis cogitáre non posset.
Ulfóni, Neríciæ príncipi, in matrimónium trádita, virum ipsum ad pietátis
offícia, tum óptimis exémplis, tum efficácibus verbis adhortáta est.
In filiórum educatióne piíssima, paupéribus et infírmis inserviébat.
Viro Cisterciénsi mónacho facto et paulo post defúncto, Birgítta arctiórem
vitæ formam est aggréssa. Cui deínde arcána multa fuérunt divínitus
reveláta. Monastérium Vastanénse sub régula sancti Salvatóris
instítuit, Jerosólymam, devotiónis causa, pétiit. Tandem Romæ,
grávibus per annum íntegrum afflictáta morbis, migrávit in cælum.
Ipsam, miráculis illústrem, Bonifátius nonus in Sanctórum númerum rétulit. |
Born in Sweden of noble and devout
parents, Bridget lived a very holy life. She was so affected by
meditating on the Passion of the Lord that she could not think thereon
without tears. She was given in marriage to Ulpho, Prince of Nericia,
and urged him to godly works, as well by her noble ensample as by her
earnest words. She educated her children most devoutly and served
the poor and the sick. Her husband became a Cistercian monk and died
soon after, and Bridget thereupon adopted a more austere way of life.
Many secret things were then divinely revealed to her. She founded
the monastery of Vadstena under the Rule of the Holy Saviour, and went to
Jerusalem on a pilgrimage. Finally at Rome, when she had suffered
for a whole year from a grave illness, she went to heaven. Renowned
for miracles, she was enrolled among the Saints by Boniface IX. |
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V.
Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R. Deo grátias. |
V.
But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R. Thanks be to God. |
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The Tomb of St. Bridget at the Abbey of
Vadstena |
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TE DEUM LAUDAMUS |
TE DEUM |
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The Town of Vadstena
and the Abbey Church founded by St. Bridget |
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After the conclusion of the
Second Nocturn, the Third Nocturn is begun according to the current
weekday, as given in the table below. |
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Third Nocturn |
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In the
Third Nocturn, the Gospel Homily Simile est regnum cælorum
thesauro abscondito
is read from the Common of Holy Women.
Gospel Homily from
Common of Holy Women
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