As he promised hath arisen, alleluia : Pour for us to God thy prayer, alleluia. V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia. R. For the Lord hath risen indeed, alleluia. Let us pray. GOD, who by the Resurrection of thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ hast vouchsafed to bring gladness into the world; Grant, we beseech thee, that through his Mother the Virgin Mary, we may lay hold of the joys of life everlasting. Through the same Christ our Lord. R. Amen. After the Antiphon is said: V.The Divine help remain with us always. R. Amen. EASTER DAY AT MATINS. The Our Father, Hail Mary, and I believe are said silently. V. O Lord, open thou my lips. R. And my mouth shall show forth thy praise. V. O God, make speed to save me. R. O Lord, make haste to help me. V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; R. As it was in the beginning, † is now, and ever shall be, ✶ world without end. Amen. Alleluia. The Invitatory. The Lord is risen indeed, Alleluia. R. The Lord is risen indeed, * Alleluia. Psalm 95. Venite, exultemus Domino. COME, let us sing unto the Lord let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and show ourselves glad in him with psalms. V. The Lord is risen indeed, * Alleluia. For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. In his hand are all the corners of the earth: * and the strength of the hills is his also. R. Alleluia. The sea is his, and he made it : * and his hands prepared the dry land. O come, let us worship and fall down * and kneel before the Lord our Maker. For he is the Lord our God; * and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. R. The Lord is risen indeed, * Alleluia. To-dayifye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness; When your fathers tempted me, * proved me, and saw my works. R. Alleluia. Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, * It is a people that do err in their hearts, for they have not known my ways; Unto whom I sware in my wrath* that they should not enter into my rest. R. The Lord is risen indeed, * Alleluia. 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. R. Alleluia. |