for thy loving mercy and for praise, Wherefore shall the heathen say, * Where is now their God ? As for our God, he is in heaven : * he hath done whatsoever pleased him. Their idols are silver and gold, * even the work of men's hands. They have mouths, and speak not : * eyes have they and see not. They have ears, and hear not : * noses have they and smell not. They have hands, and handle not; feet have they and walk not:* neither speak they through their throat. They that make them are like unto them; * and so are all such as put their trust in them. But thou, house of Israel trust thou in the Lord: * he is their succor and defence. Ye house of Aaron, put your trust in the Lord he is their helper and defender. Ye that fear the Lord, put your trust in the Lord: * he is their helper and defender. The Lord hath been mindful of us and he shall bless us : ✶ even he shall bless the house of Israel, he shall bless the house of Aaron. He shall bless them that fear the Lord, * both small and great. The Lord shall increase you more and more, ✶ you and your children. Ye are the blessed of the Lord * who made heaven and earth. All the whole heavens are the Lord's the earth hath he given to the children of men. The dead praise not thee, O Lord, * neither all they that go down into silence. But we will praise the Lord : * from this time forth for evermore. Praise the Lord. 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. And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye, for I know that ye seek Jesus, alleluia. Antiphon. This is the day which the Lord hath made: we will rejoice and be glad in it. Antiphon upon Magnificat. What manner of communications + are these that ye have one to another, * as ye walk, and are sad? Alleluia. Magnificat anima mea Dominum. St. Luke 1. 46–55. MY soul doth magnify the Lord: * and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he hath regarded: * the lowliness of his hand-maiden. For behold, from henceforth * all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath magnified me: * and holy is his Name. And his mercy is on them that fear him : * throughout all generations. He hath showed strength with his arm he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seat: * and hath exalted the humble and meek. He hath filled the hungry with good things : * and the rich he hath sent empty away. He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel : * as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed, for ever. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost o; As it was in the beginning, † is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen. Antiphon upon Magnificat. What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another as ye walk, and are sad? Alleluia. V. The Lord be with you. Let us pray. The Collect. ALMIGHTY God, who through thine only-begotten Son Jesus Christ hast overcome death, and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life; We humbly beseech thee that, as by thy special grace preventing us thou dost put into our minds good desires, so by thy continual help we may bring the same to good effect; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost ever, one God, world without end. Amen. V. The Lord be with you. V. Let us bless the Lord, alleluia, alleluia. R. Thanks be to God, alleluia, alleluia. V. May the souls of the faithful through the mercy of God rest in peace. R. Amen. Antiphon of our Lady. And here is added the Regina coeli, laetare. J Y to thee, O queen of heaven, alleluia; He whom thou wast meet to bear, alleluia, 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. The Collect. 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. V. May the divine assistance remain with us always. R. Amen. AT COMPLINE The Reader shall begin : V. Bid, Sir, a blessing. Blessing. The Lord Almighty grant us a quiet night and a perfect end. R. Amen. Short Lesson. 1 St. Peter 5. 8. BRETHREN, sober, be vigilant, RETHREN, be sober, be vigilant ; because your adversary, the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: whom resist stedfast in the faith. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us. R. Thanks be to God. V. Our help is in the Name of the Lord. R. Who hath made heaven and earth. Our Father (entirely in secret). |