¶ In Advent.
V: The Angel of the Lord announced unto Mary.
R: And she conceived by the Holy Ghost.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, pour thy grace into our hearts: that, as
we have known the Incarnation of thy Son Jesus Christ by the
message of an Angel; so by his Cross and Passion we may be brought
unto the glory of his Resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ
thy Son our Lord. Amen.
¶ After Christmas.
V: After Childbearing, O Virgin, thou didst remain inviolate.
R: Intercede for us, O Mother of God.
O GOD, who by the fruitful virginity of Blessed Mary hast
bestowed upon mankind the reward of eternal salvation:
grant, we beseech thee, that we may know the help of her
intercession, through whom we have been accounted worthy to
receive the Author of our life, Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord.
Amen.
¶ From Advent through Candlemas:
Alma Redemptoris Mater.
Gracious Mother of our Redeemer, for ever abiding.
Heaven's gateway, and star of ocean, O succour the people,
Who, though falling, strive to rise again.
Thou Maiden who barest thy holy Creator, to the wonder of all nature;
Ever Virgin, after, as before thou receivedst that Ave
From the mouth of Gabriel; have compassion on us sinners. |
¶ After Candlemas and through Wednesday in Holy Week:
Ave, Regina Coelorum.
QUEEN of the heavens, we hail thee,
Hail thee, Lady of all the Angels;
Thou the dawn, the door of morning
Whence the world's true light is risen:
Joy to thee, O Virgin glorious,
Beautiful beyond all other;
Hail, and farewell, O most gracious,
Intercede for us always to Jesus. |
V: Vouchsafe that I may praise thee, O holy
Virgin.
R: Give me strength against thine enemies.
GRANT us, O merciful God, protection in our weakness: that we who
celebrate the memory of the holy Mother of God may, through the aid of her
intercession, rise again from our sins. Through the same Christ our Lord.
Amen.
¶ During Eastertide until First Evensong of Trinity Sunday:
Regina
Coeli.
O Queen of heaven, be joyful, alleluia;
Because he whom so meetly thou barest, alleluia,
Hath arisen, as he promised, alleluia:
Pray for us to the Father, alleluia.
V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia.
R. For the Lord is risen indeed, alleluia.
O GOD, who, by the resurrection of thy Son Jesus Christ
didst vouchsafe to give gladness unto the world: Grant, we beseech thee,
that we, being holpen by the Virgin Mary, his Mother, may attain unto
the joys of everlasting life. Through the same Christ our Lord.
Amen.
¶ From First Evensong of Trinity Sunday until the Eve of Advent Sunday:
Salve
Regina.
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy;
hail, our life, our sweetness,
and our hope.
To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve;
to thee do we send up our sighs,
mourning and weeping in this
vale of tears.
Turn then, most gracious advocate,
thine eyes of
mercy towards us;
and after this our exile,
show unto us the
blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet
Virgin Mary.
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Almighty and everlasting God, who by the cooperation of the
Holy Ghost, didst prepare the body and soul of the glorious
Virgin Mother Mary to become a habitation meet for thy Son:
Grant that as we rejoice in her commemoration, we may be
delivered by her loving intercession from our present evils and
from eternal death. Through the same Christ our Lord.
Amen.
COMPLINE
¶ The Officiant begins:
| ✠ The Lord Almighty grant us a
quiet night and a perfect end. |
| People: | Amen. |
| |
¶ Then the following may be said: |
| Officiant: | Brethren: Be sober, be vigilant, because
your adversary, the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom
he may devour: whom resist, steadfast in the faith. |
1 Peter 5:8-9a |
| But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us. |
| People: | Thanks be to God. |
| Officiant: | ✠ Our help is in the name of the Lord. |
| People: | Who hath made heaven and earth. |
Let us humbly confess our sins unto God.
¶ Silence may be kept for a brief examination of conscience
and one of the the following may be said:
¶ Officiant and people:
I confess to God, to Blessed Mary, and to all the Saints, that I have
sinned exceedingly in thought, word, and deed, through my own fault; I ask
holy Mary, and all the Saints of God, to pray for me. Amen.
Or
We confess to God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost,
that we have sinned in thought, word, and deed, through our own grievous
fault. Wherefore we pray God to have mercy upon us. Almighty God, have
mercy upon us; forgive us all our sins, and deliver us from all evil;
confirm and strengthen us in all goodness, and bring us to life
everlasting; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
¶ Then follows:
| Officiant: | ✠ O GOD, make speed to save us. |
| People: | O LORD, make haste to help us. |
¶ The Officiant may select one or more of the appointed Psalms, or the
Psalms may be distributed throughout the week as assigned.
Psalm 4. Cum invocarem.
HEAR me when I call, O God of my righteousness: * thou hast set me at liberty
when I was in trouble; have mercy upon me, and hearken unto my prayer.
2 O ye sons of men, how long will ye blaspheme mine honour, * and have such
pleasure in vanity, and seek after falsehood?
3 Know this also, that the LORD hath chosen to himself the man that is godly;
* when I call upon the LORD he will hear me.
4 Stand in awe, and sin not; * commune with your own heart, and in your
chamber, and be still.
5 Offer the sacrifice of righteousness, * and put your trust in the LORD.
6 There be many that say, * Who will show us any good?
7 LORD, lift thou up * the light of thy countenance upon us.
8 Thou hast put gladness in my heart; * yea, more than when their corn and
wine and oil increase.
9 I will lay me down in peace, and take my rest; * for it is thou, LORD,
only, that makest me dwell in safety.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Psalm 16. Conserva me, Domine.
PRESERVE me, O God; * for in thee have I put my trust.
2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, * Thou art my God; I have no
good like unto thee.
3 All my delight is upon the saints that are in the earth, * and upon such
as excel in virtue.
4 But they that run after another god * shall have great trouble.
5 Their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, * neither make mention
of their names within my lips.
6 The Lord himself is the portion of mine inheritance, and of my cup; *
thou shalt maintain my lot.
7 The lot is fallen unto me in a fair ground; * yea, I have a goodly heritage.
8 I will thank the Lord for giving me warning; * my reins also chasten me
in the night season.
9 I have set the Lord alway before me; * for he is on my right hand, therefore
I shall not fall.
10 Wherefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: * my flesh also shall
rest in hope.
11 For why? thou shalt not leave my soul in hell; * neither shalt thou suffer
thy Holy One to see corruption.
12 Thou shalt show me the path of life: in thy presence is the fulness of
joy, * and at thy right hand there is pleasure for evermore.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Psalm 31:1-6. In te, Domine, speravi.
IN thee, O LORD, have I put my trust; let me never be put to confusion;
* deliver me in thy righteousness.
2 Bow down thine ear to me; * make haste to deliver me.
3 And be thou my strong rock, and house of defence, * that thou mayest save
me.
4 For thou art my strong rock, and my castle: * be thou also my guide, and
lead me for thy Name's sake.
5 Draw me out of the net that they have laid privily for me; * for thou
art my strength.
6 Into thy hands I commend my spirit; * for thou hast redeemed me, O LORD,
thou God of truth.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Psalm 86. Inclina, Domine.
BOW down thine ear, O Lord, and hear me; * for I am poor, and in misery.
2 Preserve thou my soul, for I am holy: * my God, save thy servant that
putteth his trust in thee.
3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord; * for I will call daily upon thee.
4 Comfort the soul of thy servant; * for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up
my soul.
5 For thou, Lord, art good and gracious, * and of great mercy unto all them
that call upon thee.
6 Give ear, Lord, unto my prayer, * and ponder the voice of my humble desires.
7 In the time of my trouble I will call upon thee; * for thou hearest me.
8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; * there is not one
that can do as thou doest.
9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship thee, O Lord; *
and shall glorify thy Name.
10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: * thou art God alone.
11 Teach me thy way, O Lord, and I will walk in thy truth: * O knit my heart
unto thee, that I may fear thy Name.
12 I will thank thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart; * and will praise
thy Name for evermore.
13 For great is thy mercy toward me; * and thou hast delivered my soul from
the nethermost hell.
14 O God, the proud are risen against me; * and the congregations of violent
men have sought after my soul, and have not set thee before their eyes.
15 But thou, O Lord God, art full of compassion and mercy, * long-suffering,
plenteous in goodness and truth.
16 O turn thee then unto me, and have mercy upon me; * give thy strength
unto thy servant, and help the son of thine handmaid.
17 Show some token upon me for good; that they who hate me may see it, and
be ashamed, * because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Psalm 88. Domine, Deus.
O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee: * O
let my prayer enter into thy presence, incline thine ear unto my calling;
2 For my soul is full of trouble, * and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.
3 I am counted as one of them that go down into the pit, * and I am even
as a man that hath no strength;
4 Cast off among the dead, like unto them that are slain, and lie in the
grave, * who are out of remembrance, and are cut away from thy hand.
5 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, * in a place of darkness, and in
the deep.
6 Thine indignation lieth hard upon me, * and thou hast vexed me with all
thy storms.
7 Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me, * and made me to be
abhorred of them.
8 I am so fast in prison * that I cannot get forth.
9 My sight faileth for very trouble; * Lord, I have called daily upon thee,
I have stretched forth my hands unto thee.
10 Dost thou show wonders among the dead? * or shall the dead rise up again,
and praise thee?
11 Shall thy loving-kindness be showed in the grave? * or thy faithfulness
in destruction?
12 Shall thy wondrous works be known in the dark? * and thy righteousness
in the land where all things are forgotten?
13 Unto thee have I cried, O Lord; * and early shall my prayer come before
thee.
14 Lord, why abhorrest thou my soul, * and hidest thou thy face from me?
15 I am in misery, and like unto him that is at the point to die; * even
from my youth up, thy terrors have I suffered with a troubled mind.
16 Thy wrathful displeasure goeth over me, * and the fear of thee hath undone
me.
17 They came round about me daily like water, * and compassed me together
on every side.
18 My lovers and friends hast thou put away from me, * and hid mine acquaintance
out of my sight.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Psalm 91. Qui habitat.
WHOSO dwelleth under the defence of the Most High, * shall abide under the
shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say unto the LORD, Thou art my hope, and my stronghold; * my God,
in him will I trust.
3 For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunter, * and from the
noisome pestilence.
4 He shall defend thee under his wings, and thou shalt be safe under his
feathers; * his faithfulness and truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
5 Thou shalt not be afraid for any terror by night, * nor for the arrow
that flieth by day;
6 For the pestilence that walketh in darkness, * nor for the sickness that
destroyeth in the noon-day.
7 A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at thy right hand;
* but it shall not come nigh thee.
8 Yea, with thine eyes shalt thou behold, * and see the reward of the ungodly.
9 For thou, LORD, art my hope; * thou hast set thine house of defence very
high.
10 There shall no evil happen unto thee, * neither shall any plague come
nigh thy dwelling.
11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, * to keep thee in all
thy ways.
12 They shall bear thee in their hands, * that thou hurt not thy foot against
a stone.
13 Thou shalt go upon the lion and adder: * the young lion and the dragon
shalt thou tread under thy feet.
14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him; *
I will set him up, because he hath known my Name.
15 He shall call upon me, and I will hear him; * yea, I am with him in trouble;
I will deliver him, and bring him to honour.
16 With long life will I satisfy him, * and show him my salvation.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Psalm 130. De profundis.
OUT of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord; * Lord, hear my voice.
2 O let thine ears consider well * the voice of my complaint.
3 If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss, * O Lord, who
may abide it?
4 For there is mercy with thee; * therefore shalt thou be feared.
5 I look for the Lord; my soul doth wait for him; * in his word is my trust.
6 My soul fleeth unto the Lord before the morning watch; * I say, before
the morning watch.
7 O Israel, trust in the Lord; for with the Lord there is mercy, * and with
him is plenteous redemption.
8 And he shall redeem Israel * from all his sins.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Psalm 134. Ecce nunc.
BEHOLD now, praise the LORD, * all ye servants of the LORD;
2 Ye that by night stand in the house of the LORD, * even in the courts
of the house of our God.
3 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, * and praise the LORD.
4 The LORD that made heaven and earth * give thee blessing out of Sion.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Psalm 143:1-11. Domine, exaudi.
HEAR my prayer, O Lord, and consider my desire; * hearken unto me for thy
truth and righteousness' sake.
2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant; * for in thy sight shall
no man living be justified.
3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to
the ground; * he hath laid me in the darkness, as the men that have been
long dead.
4 Therefore is my spirit vexed within me, * and my heart within me is desolate.
5 Yet do I remember the time past; I muse upon all thy works; * yea, I exercise
myself in the works of thy hands.
6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee; * my soul gaspeth unto thee as a thirsty
land.
7 Hear me, O Lord, and that soon; for my spirit waxeth faint: * hide not
thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
8 O let me hear thy loving-kindness betimes in the morning; for in thee
is my trust: * show thou me the way that I should walk in; for I lift up
my soul unto thee.
9 Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies; * for I flee unto thee to hide
me.
10 Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth thee; for thou art my God: * let
thy loving Spirit lead me forth into the land of righteousness.
11 Quicken me, O Lord, for thy Name's sake; * and for thy righteousness'
sake bring my soul out of trouble.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
¶ One of the following, or some other suitable
passage of Scripture, is read:
| Thou, Lord, art in the midst of us, and
we are called by thy Name; leave us not, O Lord our God. |
| Jeremiah 14:9. |
Or this:
| Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of
the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work
to do his will, working in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight; through Jesus Christ, to
whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
|
| Hebrews 13:20-21 |
People: Thanks be to God.
| Officiant: | Into thy hands, O
Lord, I commend my spirit. |
| People: | For thou hast
redeemed me, O Lord, thou God of truth. |
| Officiant: | Into thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. |
| People: | Into thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. |
| Officiant: | For thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, thou God of truth. |
| People: | I commend my spirit. |
| Officiant: | Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. |
| People: | Into thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. |
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¶ The Office Hymn, or another hymn suitable
for the evening may be sung.
Te lucis ante terminum
To thee before the close of day,
Creator of the world we pray,
That with thy wonted favour thou
Wouldst be our Guard and Keeper now.
From all ill dreams defend our sight,
From fears and terrors of the night;
Withhold from us our ghostly foe,
That spot of sin we may not know.
O Father, that we ask be done,
through Jesus Christ, thine only Son,
who, with the Holy Ghost and thee,
doth live and reign eternally. Amen.
Attribution to St. Ambrose is
disputed.
Hymnal 1940 #164, Translation by J. M. Neale.
¶ There is no Office Hymn on Maundy Thursday & Good Friday.
| Then follows the Brief Respond |
| Officiant: | Keep me as
the apple of an eye. |
| People: | Hide me under the
shadow of thy wings. |
| |
|
Nunc dimittis. St. Luke ii. 29-32
Antiphon: Preserve us, O Lord, while waking, and guard us
while sleeping; * that awake we may watch with Christ, and asleep we may rest in
peace. (In Eastertide: Alleluia, alleluia,
alleluia.)
LORD, ✠ now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, * according to thy word.
For mine eyes have seen * thy salvation,
Which thou hast prepared * before the face of all people;
To be a light to lighten the Gentiles, * and to be the glory of thy people Israel.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Antiphon: Preserve us, O Lord, while waking, and guard us
while sleeping; * that awake we may watch with Christ, and asleep we may rest in
peace. (In Eastertide: Alleluia, alleluia,
alleluia.)
|
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ have mercy upon
us.
Lord have mercy upon us. |
| |
| OUR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed
be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done. On earth as it is
in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our
trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead
us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil. Amen. |
| Officiant: |
O Lord hear our prayer. |
| People: |
And let our cry come unto thee. |
| Officiant: | Let us pray. |
The Officiant then says the following or
some other suitable collect:
VISIT, we beseech thee, O Lord, this habitation, and drive far from it
all snares of the enemy; Let thy holy Angels dwell herein to preserve us in
peace, and let thy blessing be ever upon us. Through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
Or
KEEP watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night,
and give thine angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord
Christ; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering,
pity the afflicted, shield the joyous; and all for thy love's sake.
Amen.
Or
O LORD Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, who at this evening hour didst rest in the
sepulchre, and didst thereby sanctify the grave to be a bed of hope to thy people: make us
so to abound in sorrow for our sins, which were the cause of thy Passion, that when our bodies
lie in the dust, our souls may live with thee; who livest and reignest with the Father and the
Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
The following may be added:
O LORD, support us all the day long, until the shadows lengthen, and the
evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is over,
and our work is done; then in thy mercy, grant us a safe lodging, and a
holy rest, and peace at the last; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Or on Saturday:
WE give thee thanks, O God, for revealing thy Son Jesus Christ to us by the light of his
Resurrection: grant that as we sing thy glory at the close of this day, our joy may abound
in the morning as we celebrate the Paschal mystery; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
| Officiant: |
Let us bless the Lord. |
| People: |
Thanks be to God. |
¶ The Officiant concludes:
May the almighty and merciful Lord, ✠ Father, Son, and
Holy Ghost, bless us and keep us. Amen.