Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Lauds.


V. O God, come unto my assistance.
R.O lord,make haste to help me.
Glory be to the Father.

Hymn:

O Lady set in glory great,
Above the stars in high degree,
That gave him suck with sacred breast,
By providence that formed thee.

By thy fair blossom thou restored,
What lamentable Eve decayed:
That wailing wights might mount the stars,
The heavens' window thou art made.

The gate thou art of the high king,
The port of light that glisters clear,
Since life was given by a maid.
Let freed men show joyful cheer.

Glory be unto thee O Lord,
That born was of the virgin pure.
With the father and holy Ghost,
All ages ever to endure. Amen.

Ant.I Blessed art thou, O Mary, for of thee the salvation of the world has come. Now because of thy glory, thou rejoicest before the Lord. Intercede for us to thy son.
Psalm 62.
O God my God: to thee I watch from the morning light.
My soul hath thirsted to thee: my flesh to thee very many ways.
In desert land, and inaccessible, and without water, so in the holy have I appeared to thee:
that I might see thy strength, and thy glory.
Because thy mercy is better than lives:
my lips shall praise thee.
So will I bless thee in my life: and in thy name I will lift up my hands.
As with lard and fatness let my soul be filled:
and my mouth shall praise with lips of joyfulness.
So have I been mindful of thee upon my bed, in the morning I will meditate on thee:
because thou hast been my helper.
And in the cover of thy wings I will rejoice, my soul hath cleaved after thee:
thy right hand hath received me.
Ant.I Blessed art thou, O Mary, for of thee the salvation of the world has come. Now because of thy glory, thou rejoicest before the Lord. Intercede for us to thy son.

Ant.II Thou art the glory of Jerusalem, thou art the rejoicing of Israel ,thou art the fairest honor of our race.
Canticle of the holy children.
All the works of our Lord bless ye our Lord:
praise and extol him for ever.
Bless our Lord ye Angels of our Lord:
the heavens bless our Lord.
All waters that are above the heavens, bless ye our Lord:
bless our Lord all ye powers of our Lord.
Sun and Moon bless ye our Lord:
stars of heaven bless ye our Lord.
Shower and dew bless ye our Lord:
every spirit of God bless ye our Lord.
Fire and heat bless ye our Lord:
cold and summer bless ye our Lord.
Dews, and hoar frost bless ye our Lord:
frost, and cold bless ye our Lord.
Ice, and snow bless ye our Lord:
nights and days bless ye our Lord.
Light, and darkness bless ye our Lord:
lightnings and clouds bless ye our Lord.
Let the earth bless our Lord:
let it praise, and extol him for ever.
Mountains and little hills bless ye our Lord:
all things that spring in the earth bless ye our Lord.
Bless our Lord ye fountains:
seas, and rivers bless ye our Lord.
Whales, and all that move in the waters, bless ye our Lord:
bless our Lord all ye fowls of the air.
All beasts and cattle bless ye our Lord:
sons of men bless ye our Lord.
Let Israel bless our Lord:
let it praise, and extol him for ever.
Priests of our Lord bless ye our Lord:
servants of our Lord bless ye our Lord.
Spirits, and souls of the just bless ye our Lord:
holy, and humble of heart bless ye our Lord.
Ananias, Azarias, Misael, bless ye our Lord:
praise and extol him for ever.
Let us bless the Father, and the Son with the Holy Ghost:'
let us praise, and extol him forever
Blessed art thou O Lord in the firmament of heaven:
and praised, and glorified, and extolled forever.
(Here is not said 'Glory be' or 'Amen')
Ant.II Thou art the glory of Jerusalem, thou art the rejoicing of Israel ,thou art the fairest honor of our race.

Ant.III O Virgin Mary, rejoice always, for thou hast merited to bear Christ the Saviour.
Psalm 149
Sing ye to our Lord a new song:
his praise in the church of saints.
Let Israel be joyful in him, that made him:
and let the daughters of Sion rejoice in their king.
Let them praise his name in dance:
on timbrel, and psaltery let them sing to him.
Because our Lord is well pleased in his people:
and he hath exalted the meek unto salvation.
The saints shall rejoice in glory:
they shall be joyful in their beds.
The joyfulness of God in their throats and two-edged swords in their hands.
To do revenge in the nations:
chastisements amongst his peoples.
To bind their kings in fetters:
and their nobles in iron manacles.
That they may do in them the judgment that is written:
this glory is to all his saints.
Ant.III O Virgin Mary, rejoice always, for thou hast merited to bear Christ the Saviour.

Chapter.
Is.61:10
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, and my soul shall be joyful in my God: for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation: and with the robe of justice he hath covered me, as a bridegroom decked with a crown, and as a bride adorned with her jewels.

Resp.
R. The Lord hath chosen her* and hath predestinated her
V.The Lord hath chosen her* and hath predestinated her
R. He hath made her to dwell in his tabernacle.
V. And hath predestinated her
R.Glory be.
V.The Lord hath chosen her* and hath predestinated her.

Ant. The portals of heaven through Eve were fixed shut; and through Mary the Virgin were opened wide.
Benedictus.
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel:
he hath visited and wrought the redemption of his people.
And hath erected the horn of salvation to us:
in the house of David his servant.
As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets:
that are from the beginning.
Salvation from our enemies:
and from the hand of all that hate us.
To work mercy with our fathers:'
and to remember his holy testament.
The oath, which he swore to Abraham our father:
that he would give to us.
That without fear being delivered from the hand of our enemies:
we may serve him.
In holiness and justice before him: all our days.
And thou child, shalt be called the prophet of the highest:
for thou shalt go before the face of our Lord, to prepare his ways.
To give knowledge of salvation to his people:
unto remission of their sins.
Through the dephth of the mercy of our God in which the orient from on high, hath visited us.
To illuminate them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death:
to direct our feet into the way of peace.
Ant. The portals of heaven through Eve were fixed shut; and through Mary the Virgin were opened wide.

Our Father.

In Advent:
O God, which wouldst thy word, should take flesh, of the womb of blessed Mary the virgin, the angel declaring it, grant unto us thy suppliants, that we which truly do believe her to be the mother of God: may be by her intercessions holpen with thee. Through the same Lord Jesus Christ thy son: who liveth and reigneth, God, with thee, in the unity of the holy Ghost, world without end.
In Christmas season:
O God, which by the fruitful virginity of the blessed virgin Mary, hast given unto mankind the rewards of eternal salvation: Grant we beseech thee, that we may perceive her to make intercession for us, by whom we have deserved to receive the author of life, our Lord Jesus Christ thy son. Who liveth and reigneth, God, with thee, in the unity of the holy Ghost, world without end.
In Lent and passiontide:
Grant aid O merciful God unto our fragility: that we which make memory of the holy mother of God: may by the help of her intercession arise from our iniquities. Through our Lord Jesus Christ thy son, who liveth and reigneth, God, with thee, in the unity of the holy Ghost, world without end.
Throughout the year:
O Lord God we beseech thee grant us thy servants, to enjoy perpetual health of mind, and body: and by the glorious intercession of the ever blessed virgin Mary, to be delivered from this present sorrow, and to enjoy gladness everlasting. Through our Lord Jesus Christ thy son: who liveth and reigneth, God, with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world without end.
Or:
May we be assisted, we beseech Thee, O Lord, by the worshipful intercession of Thy glorious Mother, the ever-Virgin Mary; that we, who have been enriched by her perpetual blessings, may be delivered from all dangers, and through her loving kindness made to be of one heart and mind: Who livest and reignest for ever and ever. Amen.
Blessing:
May The Lord bless us, and defend us from all evil, and bring us to life everlasting, Amen.

Then may be said silently:

To God Most Holy, in his Divine Majesty of Trinity in Unity;
To Jesus Christ, our Lord and God made man and crucified for us;
To blessed Mary Ever-Virgin, from whose glorious purity he took flesh;
And to the entire Company of the Saints of God, in heaven;
Be praise, honour, power, and glory, from every creature on earth:
And likewise to us sinners may there be full remission of all our sins:
Throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

V. Blessed is the womb of the Virgin Mary, which bore the Son of the everlasting Father.

R.And blessed are the paps which gave suck to Christ the Lord.

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