Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

Semidouble

Matins

Lauds

COLLECT OF THE DAY

CLOSING VERSICLES AND THAT WHICH FOLLOWETH
 

Matins

The first part of Matins is in the Ordinary

First Nocturn

Second Nocturn

Third Nocturn
 

First Nocturn

Absolutio: Exáudi, Dómine Jesu Christe, preces servórum tuórum, et miserére nobis : Qui cum Patre et Spíritu Sancto vivis et regnas in sæcula sæculórum.
R.  Amen.

Absolution:  Graciously hear, O Lord Jesu Christ, the prayers of thy servants, and have mercy upon us.  Who, with the Father, and the Holy Ghost, livest and reignest, for ever and ever.
R.  Amen.

Benedíctio 1: Benedictióne perpétua benedícat nos Pater ætérnus.
R.  Amen.

Benediction 1:  May the Father Eternal bless us with a never-ending blessing.
R.  Amen.

Factum est autem cum perfecísset Sálomon ædifícium domus Dómini et ædifícium regis et mone quod optáverat et volúerat fácere, appáruit ei Dóminus secúndo, sicut apparúerat ei in Gábaon.  Dixítque Dóminus ad eum : Exaudívi oratiónem tuam et deprecatiónem tuam, quam deprecátus es coram me ; sanctificávi domum hanc, quam ædificásti, ut pónerem nomen meum ibi in sempitérnum ; et erunt óculi mei et cor meum ibi cunctis diébus.  Tu quoque, si ambuláveris coram me sicut ambulávit pater tuus in simplicitáte cordis et in æquitáte, et féceris ómnia quæ præcépi tibi et legítima mea et judícia mea serváveris, ponam thronum regni tui super Israël in sempitérnum, sicut locútus sum David, patri tuo dicens : Non auferétur vir de génere tuo de sólio Israël.

And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do, that the Lord appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon.  And the Lord said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.  And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments: then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.

V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R.  Deo grátias.

V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R.  Thanks be to God.

R.  Præparáte corda vestra Dómino, et servíte illi soli : * Et liberábit vos de mánibus inimicórum vestrórum.
V.  Convertímini ad eum in toto corde vestro, et auférte deos aliénos de médio vestri.
R.  Et liberábit vos de mánibus inimicórum vestrórum.

R.  Prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only,  *  And he will deliver you out of the hand of your enemies.
V.  Return unto him with all your hearts, and put away the strange gods from among you.
R.  And he will deliver you out of the hand of your enemies.

Benedíctio 2: Unigénitus Dei Fílius nos benedícere et adjuváre dignétur.
R.  Amen.

Benediction 2: May the Son of God, the sole-begotten, mercifully bless and keep us.
R.  Amen.

Si autem aversióne avérsi fuéritis vos et fílii vestri non sequéntes me nec custodiéntes mandáta mea et cæremónias meas quas propósui vobis, sed abiéritis et coluéritis deos aliénos et adoravéritis eos ; áuferam Israël de superfície terræ quam dedi eis, et templum quod sanctificávi nómini meo projíciam a conspéctu meo, erítque Israël in provérbium et in fábulam cunctis pópulis, et domus hæc erit in exémplum : omnis qui transíerit per eam stupébit et sibilábit et dicet : Quare fecit Dóminus sic terræ huic et dómui huic?  Et respondébunt : Quia dereliquérunt Dóminum Deum suum, qui edúxit patres eórum de terra Ægypti, et secúti sunt deos aliénos et adoravérunt eos et coluérunt eos ; idcírco indúxit Dóminus super eos omne malum hoc.

But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them: then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people: and at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and to this house?  And they shall answer, Because they forsook the Lord their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the Lord brought upon them all this evil.

V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R.  Deo grátias.

V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R.  Thanks be to God.

R.  Deus ómnium exaudítor est : ipse misit Angelum suum, et tulit me de óvibus patris mei : * Et unxit me unctióne misericórdiæ suæ.
V.  Dóminus, qui erípuit me de ore leónis, et de manu béstiæ liberávit me.
R.  Et unxit me unctióne misericórdiæ suæ.

R.  God, which heareth all, even he sent his Angel, and took me from keeping my father's sheep, *  Whereupon he anointed me with the anointing of his mercy.
V.  Even the Lord that delivered me out of the mouth of the lion and the paw of the bear.
R.  Whereupon he anointed me with the anointing of his mercy.

Benedíctio 3: Spíritus Sancti grátia illúminet sensus et corda nostra.
R.  Amen.

Benediction 3: May the grace of the Holy Spirit all our heart and mind enlighten.
R.  Amen.

Explétis autem annis vigínti postquam ædificáverat Sálomon duas domos, id est domus Dómini et domum regis (Hiram rege Tyri præbénte Salomóni ligna cédrina et abiégna et aurum juxta omne quod opus habúerat), tunc dedit Sálomon Hiram vigínti óppida in terra Galilææ.  Et egréssus est Hiram de Tyro ut vidéret óppida, quæ déderat ei Sálomon, et non placuérunt ei, et ait : Hæcine sunt civitátes, quas dedísti mihi, frater?  Et appellávit eas terram Chabul usque in diem hanc.  Misit quoque Hiram ad regem Salomónem centum vigínti talénta auri.

And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord, and the king's house, (now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.  And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not.  And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day.  And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.

V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R.  Deo grátias.

V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R.  Thanks be to God.

R.  Dóminus, qui erípuit me de ore leónis, et de manu béstiæ liberávit me, * Ipse me erípiet de mánibus inimicórum meórum.
V.  Misit Deus misericórdiam suam et veritátem suam : ánimam meam erípuit de médio catulórum leónum.
R.  Ipse me erípiet de mánibus inimicórum meórum.
V.  Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto.
R.  Ipse me erípiet de mánibus inimicórum meórum.

R.  The Lord that delivered me out of the mouth of the lion and the paw of the bear. * He it is who will now deliver me out of the hand of mine enemies.
V.  God hath sent forth his mercy and truth, and delivered my soul from among the lions.
R.  He it is who will now deliver me out of the hand of mine enemies.
V.  Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
R.  He it is who will now deliver me out of the hand of mine enemies.

Second Nocturn
 

Second Nocturn

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.

V.  Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere.

V.  Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), thy blessing.

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.

Facta est quidem nonnúlla imágo rei futúræ étiam in Salomóne, in eo quod templum ædificávit, et pacem hábuit secúndum nomen suum (Sálomon quippe pacíficus est Latíne), et in exórdio regni sui mirabíliter laudábilis fuit.  Sed eádem sua persóna per umbram futúri prænuntiábat étiam ipse Christum Dóminum nostrum, non exhibébat.  Unde quædam de illo ita scripta sunt, quasi de ipso ista prædícta sint, dum Scriptúra sancta étiam rebus gestis prophétans, quodámmodo in eo figúram delíneat futurórum.

Solomon is to us a type of things which were yet to come : in that, first, he built the temple ; secondly, he brought to his people that peace which his name implieth, for the name Solomon signifieth The Peaceful One ; and thirdly, he began his reign in such a marvellously praiseworthy fashion.  By such things Solomon foreshadowed in his own person the true Prince of Peace who was to come, albeit Solomon was far from the reality which we recognize in our Lord Christ.  Nevertheless, some things are thus told of Solomon which are, as it were, things written concerning Christ ; for the Holy Scripture in this way, by giving the history of things past, doth teach all the while of things to come.

V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R.  Deo grátias.

V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R.  Thanks be to God.

R.  Percússit Saul mille, et David decem míllia : * Quia manus Dómini erat cum illo : percússit Philisthæum, et ábstulit oppróbrium ex Israël.
V.  Nonne iste est David, de quo canébant in choro, dicéntes : Saul percússit mille, et David decem míllia?
R.  Quia manus Dómini erat cum illo : percússit Philisthæum, et ábstulit oppróbrium ex Israël.

R.  Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.  *  Because the hand of the Lord was with him, he smote the Philistine, and took away the reproach from Israel.
V.  Is not this David of whom they sang one to another in the dances, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands?
R.  Because the hand of the Lord was with him, he smote the Philistine, and took away the reproach from Israel.

V.  Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere.

V.  Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), thy blessing.

Benedíctio 5: Christus perpétuæ det nobis gáudia vitæ.
R.  Amen.

Benediction 5: May Christ bestow upon us the joys of life eternal.
R.  Amen.

Nam præter libros divínæ históriæ, ubi regnásse narrátur, Psalmus étiam septuagésimus primus título nóminis ejus inscríptus est.  In quo tam multa dicúntur, quæ omníno ei conveníre non possunt, Dómino autem Christo aptíssima perspicuitáte convéniunt : ut evidénter appáreat, quod in illo figúra qualiscúmque adumbráta sit, in isto autem ipsa véritas præsentáta.

For besides the books of the sacred history wherein his reign is recorded, consider a Psalm which is superscribed with his name, to wit, the seventy-first.  In this Psalm are many things which cannot suit him, but are most clearly applicable to the Lord Christ, thus shewing that Solomon was, as it were, a shadowy figure cast before, of that which was afterwards revealed in very truth in the Person of Christ.

V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R.  Deo grátias.

V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R.  Thanks be to God.

R.  Montes Gélboë, nec ros nec plúvia véniant super vos, * Ubi cecidérunt fortes Israël.
V.  Omnes montes, qui estis in circúitu ejus, vísitet Dóminus : a Gélboë autem tránseat.
R.  Ubi cecidérunt fortes Israël.

R.  O ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew nor rain upon you! *  For there the mighty of Israel are fallen.
V.  Ye other mountains that stand round about, may the Lord look upon you, but let him pass by Gilboa.
R.  For there the mighty of Israel are fallen.

V.  Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere.

V.  Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), thy blessing.

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.

Notum est enim quibus términis regnum conclúsum fúerit Salomónis : et tamen in eo Psalmo légitur, ut ália táceam : Dominábitur a mari usque ad mare, et a flúmine usque ad términos orbis terræ ; quod in Christo vidémus impléri.  A flúmine quippe dominándi sumpsit exórdium, ubi baptizátus a Joánne, eódem monstránte, cœpit agnósci a discípulis, qui eum non solum magístrum, verum étiam Dóminum appellavérunt.

Without going into the rest, I may say that we know what were the limits of Solmon's dominions, and yet in that Psalm we read : His dominion shall be also from the one sea to the other, and from the river unto the world's end.  This we see fulfilled in Christ.  It was from the river, that is, from his Baptism by John in Jordan, that he began his assumption of dominion, for then it was after John pointed him out that his disciples began to acknowledge him, calling him, not only Master, that is, he that doth teach, but Lord, that is, he that hath dominion over us.

V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R.  Deo grátias.

V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R.  Thanks be to God.

R.  Ego te tuli de domo patris tui, dicit Dóminus, et pósui te páscere gregem pópuli mei : * Et fui tecum in ómnibus ubicúmque ambulásti, firmans regnum tuum in ætérnum.
V.  Fecíque tibi nomen grande, juxta nomen magnórum, qui sunt in terra : et réquiem dedi tibi ab ómnibus inimícis tuis.
R.  Et fui tecum in ómnibus ubicúmque ambulásti, firmans regnum tuum in ætérnum.
V.  Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto.
R.  Et fui tecum in ómnibus ubicúmque ambulásti, firmans regnum tuum in ætérnum.

R.  I took thee from thy father's house to be Ruler over my people Israel, * And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, to establish the Throne of thy Kingdom forever.
V.  And I have made thee a great Name, above the name of great men that are in the earth, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies.
R.  And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, to establish the Throne of thy Kingdom forever.
V.  Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
R.  And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, to establish the Throne of thy Kingdom forever.

Third Nocturn
 

Third Nocturn

Absolutio: A vínculis peccatórum nostrórum absólvat nos omnípotens et miséricors Dóminus.
R.  Amen.

Absolution:  May the Lord Almighty and merciful break the bonds of our sins and set us free.
R.  Amen.

V.  Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere.

V.  Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), thy blessing.

Benedíctio 7: Evangélica léctio sit nobis salus et protéctio.
R.  Amen.

Benediction 7:  May the Gospel's holy lection be our safeguard and protection.
R.  Amen.

In illo témpore : Dixit Jesus discípulis suis parábolam hanc : Homo quidam erat dives, qui habébat víllicum, et hic diffamátus est apud illum quasi dissipásset bona ipsíus.  Et réliqua.

At that time : Jesus spake this parable unto his disciples : There was a certain rich man which had a steward ; and the same was acccused unto him that he had wasted his goods.  And so on, and that which followeth.

Si dispensátor iníqui mammónæ, dómini voce laudátur, quod de re iníqua sibi justítiam præparárit ; et passus dispéndia dóminus laudat dispensatóris prudéntiam, quod advérsus dóminum quidem fraudulénter, sed pro se prudénter égerit : quanto magis Christus, qui nullum damnum sustinére potest, et pronus est ad cleméntiam, laudábit discípulus suos, si in eos qui creditúri sibi sunt, misericórdes fúerint?

The lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely though wickedly.  The lord, although himself defrauded by it, could not but praise the shrewdness of his dishonest servant, because he had cheated him with profit to himself.  How much more will our Master Christ, who is above any defrauding by us, and is himself the great Forgiver of debts, praise us if we deal indulgently with those who are to believe in him?

V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R.  Deo grátias.

V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R.  Thanks be to God.

R.  Peccávi super númerum arénæ maris, et multiplicáta sunt peccáta mea : et non sum dignus vidére altitúdinem cæli præ multitúdine iniquitátis meæ : quóniam irritávi iram tuam, * Et malum coram te feci.
V.  Quóniam iniquitátem meam ego cognósco : et delíctum meum contra me est semper, quia tibi soli peccávi.
R.  Et malum coram te feci.

R.  I have sinned above the number of the sands of the sea ; yea, I am not worthy to look up toward heaven because of the  multitude of mine iniquities ; against thee only have I sinned ;  *   And done this evil in thy sight.
V.  I acknowledge my faults, and my sin is ever before me ; against thee only have I sinned.
R.  And done this evil in thy sight.

V.  Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere.

V.  Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), thy blessing.

Benedíctio 8: Divínum auxílium máneat semper nobíscum.
R.  Amen.

Benediction 8: May help divine be with us all, for ever abiding.
R.  Amen.

Dénique post parábolam íntulit : Et ego vobis dico, Fácite vobis amícos de iníquo mammóna.  Mammóna autem non Hebræórum, sed Syrórum lingua divítiæ nuncupántur, quod de iniquitáte colléctæ sint.  Si ergo iníquitas bene dispensáta vértitur in justítiam ; quanto magis sermo divínus, in quo nulla est iníquitas, qui et Apóstolis créditus est, si bene fúerit dispensátus, dispensatóres suos levábit in cælum?

After he had spoken this parable the Lord saith : Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness.  This word : Mammon : is not Hebrew but Syriac, and is to be interpreted in the sense of our phrase : Filthy lucre.  If then filthy lucre (as we call it) can be so used by them that have it as to bring about the profit of righteousness, shew much more can they who, like the Apostles, have stewardship of the mysteries of God (which are true and clean riches) profit themselves, even everlastingly, by their right use of such things?

V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R.  Deo grátias.

V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R.  Thanks be to God.

R.  Duo Séraphim clamábant alter ad álterum : * Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus Dóminus Deus Sábaoth : * Plena est omnis terra glória ejus.
V.  Tres sunt qui testimónium dant in cælo : Pater, Verbum, et Spíritus Sanctus : et hi tres unum sunt.
R.  Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus Dóminus Deus Sábaoth.
V.  Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto.
R.  Plena est omnis terra glória ejus.

R.  The two Seraphim did cry the One to the Other : * Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God of Hosts : * The whole earth is full of his glory.
V.  For there are Three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost : and these Three are One.
R.  Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God of Hosts.
V.  Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
R.  The whole earth is full of his glory.

V.  Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere.

V.  Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), thy blessing.

Benedíctio 9: Ad societátem cívium supernórum perdúcat nos Rex Angelórum.
R.  Amen.

Benediction 9: May the King of Angels give us fellowship with all the citizens of heaven.
R.  Amen.

Quam ob rem séquitur : Qui fidélis est in mínimo, hoc est, in carnálibus ; et in multis fidélis erit, hoc est, in spirituálibus.  Qui autem in parvo iníquus est, ut non det frátribus ad uténdum, quod a Deo pro ómnibus est creátum ; iste et in spirituáli pecúnia dividénda iníquus erit, ut non pro necessitáte, sed pro persónis doctrínam Dómini dívidat.  Si autem, inquit, carnáles divítia, quæ labúntur, non bene dispensátis ; veras æternásque divítias doctrínæ Dei quis credet vobis?

Hence it followeth, as the Lord saith : He that is faithful in that which is least, (that is, in matters pertaining to the body,) is faithful also in much, (that is, in spiritual things,) and he that is unjust in the least, (that is, by not sharing with his needy brother those things which God hath created for the use of all,) is unjust also in much, (that is, he will deal out spiritual things unfairly, not according to need but with respect of persons.)  Thus it is as though the Lord saith : If ye have not been faithful in the use of earthly riches which pass away, who will commit to your charge the true and everlasting riches  of the Word of God?

V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R.  Deo grátias.

V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R.  Thanks be to God.

Lauds

V.  Dóminus regnávit, decórem índuit.
R.  Induit Dóminus fortitúdinem, et præcínxit se virtúte.

V.  The Lord is King, and hath put on glorious apparel.
R.  The Lord hath put on his apparel, and girded himself with strength.

Ad Bened. Ant:  Ait dóminus víllico : * Quid hoc áudio de te?  redde ratiónem villicatiónis tuæ, allelúja.

Ant. on Bened:  The Lord said unto his steward : * How is it that I hear this of thee?  Give an account of thy stewardship, alleluia.

Oremus.
Largíre nobis, quæsumus, Dómine, semper spíritum cogitándi quæ recta sunt, propítius et agéndi : ut, qui sine te esse non póssumus, secúndum te vívere valeámus.  Per Dóminum.

Let us pray.
Grant unto us, O Lord, we beseech thee, the spirit to think and do always such things as be rightful, that we, who cannot do anything that is good without thee, may by thee be enabled to live according to thy will.  Through.

COMMEMORATIONS, if there be any

SUFFRAGE OF ALL SAINTS if it is said

CLOSING VERSICLES AND THAT WHICH FOLLOWETH
 

Vespers

Ad Magnif. Ant:  Quid fáciam, * quia dóminus meus aufert a me villicatiónem?  Fódere non váleo, mendicáre erubésco.  Scio quid fáciam, ut, cum amótus fúero a villicatióne, recípiant me in domos suas.

Ant. on Magnif:  What shall I do? * For my lord taketh away from me the stewardship.  I cannot dig ; to beg, I am ashamed.  I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

Oremus.
Largíre nobis, quæsumus, Dómine, semper spíritum cogitándi quæ recta sunt, propítius et agéndi : ut, qui sine te esse non póssumus, secúndum te vívere valeámus.  Per Dóminum.

Let us pray.
Grant unto us, O Lord, we beseech thee, the spirit to think and do always such things as be rightful, that we, who cannot do anything that is good without thee, may by thee be enabled to live according to thy will.  Through.

COMMEMORATIONS, if there be any

SUFFRAGE OF ALL SAINTS if it is said

CLOSING VERSICLES AND THAT WHICH FOLLOWETH