(By local custom, it may be said either privately, or in unison by the whole Choir, but in a low tone of voice.)

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1 Prayer before Vespers It is considered praiseworthy to say the following prayer, kneeling, in preparation for the Office; for which Pope Pius XI granted an Indulgence of three years. (By local custom, it may be said either privately, or in unison by the whole Choir, but in a low tone of voice.) Aperi, Dómine, os meum ad benedicéndum nomen sanctum tuum: munda quoque cor meum ab ómnibus vanis, pervérsis et aliénis cogitatiónibus; intelléctum illúmina, afféctum inflámma, ut digne, atténte ac devóte hoc Offícium recitáre váleam, et exaudíri mérear ante conspéctum divínæ Majestátis tuæ. Per Christum Dóminum nostrum. Amen. Dómine, in unióne illíus divínæ intentiónis, qua ipse in terris laudes Deo persolvísti, has tibi Horas (vel hanc tibi Horam) persólvo. Open, O Lord, my mouth to bless thy holy Name; cleanse also my heart from all vain, evil, and wandering thoughts; enlighten my understanding and kindle my affections; that I may worthily, attentively, and devoutly say this Office, and so be meet to be heard before the presence of thy divine Majesty. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. O Lord, in union with that divine intention wherewith thou, whilst here on earth, didst render praises unto God, I desire to offer this my Office of prayer unto thee. VESPERS - STAND and PROFOUND INCLINATION The Dual Prayer is always said in silence, in the manner prescribed in Common Forms. Pater noster, qui es in cælis, sanctificétur nomen tuum. Advéniat regnum tuum. Fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo, et in terra. Panem nostrum cotidiánum da nobis hódie, et dimítte nobis débita nostra sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris. Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem, sed líbera nos a malo. Amen. Ave María, grátia plena, Dóminus tecum. Benedícta tu in muliéribus, et benedíctus fructus ventris tui, Iesus. Sancta María, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatóribus, nunc, et in hora mortis nostræ. Amen. 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 Hail Mary, full of grace the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. And afterwards the Opening Versicles, as prescribed in Common Forms. The Officiant makes the Sign of the Cross and says:

2 V. Deus, in adjutórium meum inténde V. O God, make speed to save me. And the Choir, making the holy Sign, responds: R. Dómine, ad adjuvándum me festína. R. O Lord, make haste to help me. Then the choir, making together a profound reverence, recites in unison: Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. Here all return to an erect position: Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, et in sæcula sæculórum. Amen. Allelúja. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia. And then the Psalms with Antiphon. Always at Vespers are said five Psalms, with their Antiphons, according to the Office of the day, as given in the Psalter, or as prescribed in the Proper or in the Common. The appropriate Antiphon is begun by the Officiant, whereupon the Psalm is intoned by the Precentor. The choir remains seated from the end of the intonation of the first Psalm by the Precentor until the end of the last Antiphon. Ant. Dómine, probásti me, et cognovísti me. Ant. O Lord, thou hast searched me out, and known me. Psalmus 138. i. Domine, probasti Psalm 138. i. Domine, probasti Dómine, probásti me, et cognovísti me: * tu cognovísti sessiónem meam, et resurrectiónem meam. 2 Intellexísti cogitatiónes meas de longe: * sémitam meam, et funículum meum investigásti. 3 Et omnes vias meas prævidísti: * quia non est sermo in lingua mea. 4 Ecce, Dómine, tu cognovísti ómnia novíssima, et antíqua: * tu formásti me, et posuísti super me manum tuam. 5 Mirábilis facta est sciéntia tua ex me: * confortáta est, et non pótero ad eam. O Lord, thou hast searched me out, and known me : * thou hast known my down-sitting, and mine uprising. 2 Thou hast understood my thoughts afar off : * thou hast searched out my path and my line. 3 And thou hast foreseen all my ways : * for there is not a word in my tongue. 4 Behold, O Lord, thou hast known all things, the last and those of old : * thou hast formed me, and hast laid thine hand upon me. 5 Thy knowledge is become wonderful for me; * it hath waxed strong, and I cannot attain unto it.

3 6 Quo ibo a spíritu tuo? * et quo a fácie tua fúgiam? 7 Si ascéndero in cælum, tu illic es: * si descéndero in inférnum, ades. 8 Si súmpsero pennas meas dilúculo, * et habitávero in extrémis maris. 9 Etenim illuc manus tua dedúcet me: * et tenébit me déxtera tua. 10 Et dixi: Fórsitan ténebræ conculcábunt me: * et nox illuminátio mea in deliciis meis. 11 Quia ténebræ non obscurabúntur a te, et nox sicut dies illuminábitur: * sicut ténebræ ejus, ita et lumen ejus. 12 Quia tu possedísti renes meos: * suscepísti me de útero matris meæ. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sæcula sæculórum. Amen. 6 Whither shall I go then from thy Spirit? * or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 7 If I climb up into heaven, thou art there; * if I go down to hell, thou art there also. 8 If I take the wings of the morning, * and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; 9 Even there also shall thy hand lead me, * and thy right hand shall hold me. 10 If I say, Peradventure the darkness shall cover me; * then shall the night be my light in my pleasures. 11 Yea, the darkness is no darkness with thee, but the night is as clear as the day; * the darkness and light to thee are both alike. 12 For my reins are thine; * thou hast protected me from my mother's womb. 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. Ant. me. Dómine, probásti me, et cognovísti Ant. O Lord, thou hast searched me out, and known me. : Ant. Mirabília ópera tua, Dómine, et ánima mea cognóscit nimis. Ant. Marvellous are thy works, O Lord, and that my soul knoweth right well. Psalmus 138. ii. Confitebor tibi Psalm 138. ii. Confitebor tibi 13 Confitébor tibi quia terribíliter magnificátus es: * mirabília ópera tua, et ánima mea cognóscit nimis. 14 Non est occultátum os meum a te, quod fecísti in occúlto: * et substántia mea in inferióribus terræ. 15 Imperféctum meum vidérunt óculi tui, et in libro tuo omnes scribéntur: * dies formabúntur, et nemo in eis. 16 Mihi autem nimis honorificáti sunt amíci tui, Deus: * nimis confortátus est principátus 13 I will give glory unto thee, for thou art fearfully magnified: * marvellous are thy works, and that my soul knoweth right well. 14 My bones are not hid from thee, which thou hast made in secret, * and my substance in the nether parts of the earth. 15 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being imperfect, and in thy book shall all be written : * days shall be fashioned, and no one in them. 16 Right honourable are thy friends unto me, O God. * their rule and governance is

4 eórum. 17 Dinumerábo eos, et super arénam multiplicabúntur: * exsurréxi, et adhuc sum tecum. 18 Si occíderis, Deus, peccatóres: * viri sánguinum, declináte a me. 19 Quia dícitis in cogitatióne: * Accípient in vanitáte civitátes tuas. 20 Nonne qui odérunt te, Dómine, óderam? * et super inimícos tuos tabescébam? 21 Perfécto ódio óderam illos: * et inimíci facti sunt mihi. 22 Proba me, Deus, et scito cor meum: * intérroga me, et cognósce sémitas meas. 23 Et vide, si via iniquitátis in me est: * et deduc me in via ætérna. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sæcula sæculórum. Amen. exceeding stedfast. 17 I will number them, and they shall be more in number than the sand: * I rose up, and am present with thee. 18 If thou wilt slay the wicked, O God : * depart from me, ye men of blood. 19 For ye speak in thought : * They shall receive thy cities in vain. 20 Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? * and am not I grieved because of thine enemies? 21 Yea, with a perfect hatred have I hated them right sore; * and they are become enemies unto me. 22 Try me, O God, and know thou my heart; * examine me, and know thou my paths. 23 Look well if there be any way of wickedness in me; * and lead me in the way everlasting. 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. Ant. Mirabília ópera tua, Dómine, et ánima mea cognóscit nimis. Ant. Marvellous are thy works, O Lord, and that my soul knoweth right well. Ant. Ne derelínquas me, Dómine, virtus salútis meæ. Ant. Forsake me not, O Lord, thou strength of my salvation. Psalmus 139. Eripe me, Domine Psalm 139. Eripe me, Domine Eripe me, Dómine, ab hómine malo: * a viro iníquo éripe me. 2 Qui cogitavérunt iniquitátes in corde: * tota die constituébant prælia. 3 Acuérunt linguas suas sicut serpéntis: * venénum áspidum sub lábiis eórum. 4 Custódi me, Dómine, de manu peccatóris: * Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man; * and preserve me from the wicked man; 2 Who have imagined mischief in their hearts, * and have stirred up strife all the day long. 3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; * adder's poison is under their lips. 4 Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the

5 et ab homínibus iníquis éripe me. 5 Qui cogitavérunt supplantáre gressus meos: * abscondérunt supérbi láqueum mihi: 6 Et funes extendérunt in láqueum: * juxta iter scándalum posuérunt mihi. 7 Dixi Dómino : Deus meus es tu: * exáudi, Dómine, vocem deprecatiónis meæ. 8 Dómine, Dómine, virtus salútis meæ: * obumbrásti super caput meum in die belli. 9 Ne tradas me, Dómine, a desidério meo peccatóri: * cogitavérunt contra me, ne derelínquas me, ne forte exalténtur. 10 Caput circúitus eórum: * labor labiórum ipsórum opériet eos. 11 Cadent super eos carbónes, in ignem dejícies eos: * in misériis non subsístent. 12 Vir linguósus non dirigétur in terra: * virum injústum mala cápient in intéritu. 13 Cognóvi quia fáciet Dóminus judícium ínopis: * et vindíctam páuperum. 14 Verúmtamen justi confitebúntur nómini tuo: * et habitábunt recti cum vultu tuo. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sæcula sæculórum. Amen. ungodly; * preserve me from wicked men. 5 Who are purposed to overthrow my goings : * the proud have laid a snare for me. 6 And they have spread a net abroad with cords; * yea, and have laid for me a stumbling block by the wayside. 7 I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God, * hear the voice of my prayers, O Lord. 8 O Lord, Lord, thou strength of my salvation; * thou hast overshadowed my head in the day of battle. 9 Give me not up, O Lord, from my desire to the wicked : * they have plotted against me, forsake me not, lest they should triumph. 10 The head of them that compass me about : * the labour of their lips shall overwhelm them. 11 Hot burning coals shall fall upon them, thou shalt cast them into the fire, * in miseries they never rise up again. 12 A man full of words shall not prosper upon the earth: * evil shall hunt the wicked person unto destruction. 13 I know that the Lord shall do justice to the needy, * and shall avenge the poor. 14 As for the just, they shall give thanks unto thy Name; * and the righteous shall dwell in thy 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. Ant. Ne derelínquas me, Dómine, virtus salútis meæ. Ant. Forsake me not, O Lord, thou strength of my salvation. Ant. Dómine, clamávi ad te, exáudi me. Ant. me. Lord, I have cried unto thee, hear thou Psalmus 140. Domine, clamavi Psalm 140. Domine, clamavi

6 Dómine, clamávi ad te, exáudi me: * inténde voci meæ, cum clamávero ad te. 2 Dirigátur orátio mea sicut incénsum in conspéctu tuo: * elevátio mánuum meárum sacrifícium vespertínum. 3 Pone, Dómine, custódiam ori meo: * et óstium circumstántiæ lábiis meis. 4 Non declínes cor meum in verba malítiæ: * ad excusándas excusatiónes in peccátis. 5 Cum homínibus operántibus iniquitátem: * et non communicábo cum eléctis eórum. 6 Corrípiet me justus in misericórdia, et increpábit me: * óleum autem peccatóris non impínguet caput meum. 7 Quóniam adhuc et orátio mea in beneplácitis eórum: * absórpti sunt juncti petræ júdices eórum. 8 Audient verba mea quóniam potuérunt: * sicut crassitúdo terræ erúpta est super terram. 9 Dissipáta sunt ossa nostra secus inférnum: * quia ad te, Dómine, Dómine, óculi mei: in te sperávi, non áuferas ánimam meam. 10 Custódi me a láqueo, quem statuérunt mihi: * et a scándalis operántium iniquitátem. 11 Cadent in retiáculo ejus peccatóres: * singuláriter sum ego donec tránseam. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sæcula sæculórum. Amen. Lord, I have cried unto thee, hear thou me : * hearken unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. 2 Let my prayer be set forth in thy sight as the incense; * and let the lifting up of my hands be an evening sacrifice. 3 Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, * and a door round about my lips. 4 Incline not mine heart to any evil thing; * to make excuses in sin. 5 With the men that work wickedness, * and I will not take counsel with the chosen among them. 6 The righteous shall correct me in mercy, and shall reprove me; * but let not the balm of the sinner anoint my head. 7 For my prayer also shall be against what is acceptable to them : * their judges, overthrown in stony places, are swallowed up. 8 They shall hear my words, for they have prevailed : * as when the thickness of the earth is broken up upon the ground. 9 Our bones lie scattered before the pit, * but mine eyes look unto thee, O Lord God: in thee is my trust; O cast not out my soul. 10 Keep me from the snare that they have laid for me, * and from the traps of the wicked doers. 11 The ungodly shall fall into their own net, * I am alone until I pass through. 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. Ant. Dómine, clamávi ad te, exáudi me. Ant. me. Lord, I have cried unto thee, hear thou Ant. Educ de custódia ánimam meam, Dómine, ad confiténdum nómini tuo. Ant. Bring my soul out of prison, O Lord, that I may give thanks unto thy Name.

7 Psalmus 141. Voce mea ad Dominum Psalm 141. Voce mea ad Dominum Voce mea ad Dóminum clamávi: * voce mea ad Dóminum deprecátus sum: 2 Effúndo in conspéctu ejus oratiónem meam, * et tribulatiónem meam ante ipsum pronúntio. 3 In deficiéndo ex me spíritum meum: * et tu cognovísti sémitas meas. 4 In via hac, qua ambulábam, * abscondérunt láqueum mihi. 5 Considerábam ad déxteram, et vidébam: * et non erat qui cognósceret me. 6 Périit fuga a me: * et non est qui requírat ánimam meam. 7 Clamávi ad te, Dómine, * dixi: Tu es spes mea, pórtio mea in terra vivéntium. 8 Inténde ad deprecatiónem meam: * quia humiliátus sum nimis. 9 Líbera me a persequéntibus me: * quia confortáti sunt super me. 10 Educ de custódia ánimam meam ad confiténdum nómini tuo: * me exspéctant justi, donec retríbuas mihi. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sæcula sæculórum. Amen. With my voice I cried unto the Lord; * yea, even unto the Lord did I make my supplication. 2 I poured out my prayer in his sight, * and before him I declare my trouble. 3 When my spirit failed me, * thou knewest my path. 4 In the way wherein I walked, * have they privily laid a snare for me. 5 I looked also upon my right hand, and beheld, * and there was no man that would know me. 6 Flight hath failed me, * and there is no man that hath regard for my soul. 7 I cried unto thee, O Lord, * and said, Thou art my hope, and my portion in the land of the living. 8 Consider my supplication; * for I am brought very low. 9 O deliver me from my persecutors; * for they have waxed strong against me. 10 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks unto thy Name; * the righteous wait for me, until thou reward 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. Ant. Educ de custódia ánimam meam, Dómine, ad confiténdum nómini tuo. Ant. Bring my soul out of prison, O Lord, that I may give thanks unto thy Name. : Capitulum Eccli V. Ab inítio et ante sæcula creáta sum, et usque ad futúrum sæculum non désinam, et in habitatióne sancta coram ipso ministrávi. R. Deo grátias. The Little Chapter Eccli V. He created me from the beginning before the world, and I shall never fail. In the holy tabernacle I served before him. R. Thanks be to God.

8 The first stanza of the following Hymn is said kneeling Ave, maris stella, Dei Mater alma, Atque semper Virgo, Felix cæli porta. Sea-Star! we acclaim thee, God's kind Mother name thee! Hail, thou Maid immortal, Heaven's blissful portal. Sumens illud Ave Gabriélis ore, Funda nos in pace, Mutans Hevæ nomen. Solve vincla reis, Profer lumen cæcis, Mala nostra pelle, Bona cuncta posce. Monstra te esse matrem, Sumat per te preces, Qui pro nobis natus Tulit esse tuus. Virgo singuláris, Inter omnes mitis, Nos, culpis solútos, Mites fac et castos. Vitam præsta puram, Iter para tutum, Ut, vidéntes Jesum, Semper collætémur. Sit laus Deo Patri, Summo Christo decus, Spirítui Sancto, Tribus honor unus. Amen. Ave was the token By the Angel spoken! Peace on earth it telleth, Eva's name re-spelleth. Ask light for the blinded, Free the worldly-minded; Thus our ills repressing, Win us every blessing. Be to us a Mother; For thy Son, our Brother, Will, for our salvation, Heed thy supplication. Maiden meek and lowly, Singularly holy, Hardened sinners render Meek and chaste and tender. In straight paths direct us, On our way protect us, Till on Jesus gazing, We shall join thy praising. Father, Son eternal, Holy Ghost supernal, Thee we bless as Trinal, One and First and Final. Amen. V. Diffúsa est grátia in lábiis tuis. R. Proptérea benedíxit te Deus in ætérnum. V. Full of grace are thy lips. R. Because God hath blessed thee for ever.

9 Magnificat Ant: Beáta Mater et intácta Virgo, gloriósa Regína mundi, intercéde pro nobis ad Dóminum. Magnificat : * ánima mea Dóminum. 2 Et exsultávit spíritus meus: * in Deo, salutári meo. 3 Quia respéxit humilitátem ancíllæ suæ: * ecce enim ex hoc beátam me dicent omnes generatiónes. 4 Quia fecit mihi magna, qui potens est: * (Fit reverentia) et sanctum nomen ejus. 5 Et misericórdia ejus, a progénie in progénies: * timéntibus eum. 6 Fecit poténtiam in bráchio suo: * dispérsit supérbos mente cordis sui. 7 Depósuit poténtes de sede: * et exaltávit húmiles. 8 Esuriéntes implévit bonis: * et dívites dimísit inánes. 9 Suscépit Israël púerum suum: * recordátus misericórdiæ suæ. 10 Sicut locútus est ad patres nostros: * Abraham, et sémini ejus in sæcula. 11 Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto. 12 Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sæcula sæculórum. Amen Ant: Beáta Mater et intácta Virgo, gloriósa Regína mundi, intercéde pro nobis ad Dóminum. Ant: O blissful Mother and spotless Virgin, most glorious Queen of the universe, intercede for us with the Lord. My soul * doth magnify the Lord. 2 And my spirit hath rejoiced * in God my Saviour. 3 For he hath regarded the lowliness of his handmaiden : * for behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. 4 For he that is mighty hath magnified me; * (Here all make a profound reverence) and holy is his Name. 5 And his mercy is on them that fear him * throughout all generations. 6 He hath shewed strength with his arm; * he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. 7 He hath put down the mighty from their seat, * and hath exalted the humble and meek. 8 He hath filled the hungry with good things; * and the rich he hath sent empty away. 9 He remembering his mercy * hath holpen his servant Israel. 10 As he promised to our forefathers, * Abraham and his seed for ever. 11 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost. 12 As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen. Ant: O blissful Mother and spotless Virgin, most glorious Queen of the universe, intercede for us with the Lord. V. Dómine, exáudi oratiónem meam. R. Et clamor meus ad te véniat. V. O Lord, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come unto thee.

10 Oremus. Concéde nos fámulos tuos, quæsumus, Dómine Deus, perpétua mentis et córporis sanitáte gaudére : et gloriósa beátæ Maríæ semper Vírginis intercessióne, a præsénti liberári tristítia, et ætérna pérfrui lætítia. Per Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum Fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sæcula sæculórum. R. Amen. V. Let us pray. V. O Lord God Almighty, we beseech thee to grant unto us thy servants continual health both in mind and body: and by the glorious intercession of blessed Mary Ever-Virgin, to be delivered from our present sorrow, and attain unto everlasting gladness. Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. R. Amen. Preces V. Kyrie, eléison. R. Christe, eléison. Kyrie, eléison. Pater noster. quod dicitur a solo Hebdomadario totum clara voce, usque ad: V. Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem. R. Sed líbera nos a malo. V. Ego dixi : Dómine, miserére mei. R. Sana ánimam meam quia peccávi tibi. V. Convértere, Dómine, úsquequo? R. Et deprecábilis esto super servos tuos. V. Fiat misericórdia tua, Dómine, super nos. R. Quemádmodum sperávimus in te. V. Sacerdótes tui induántur justítiam. R. Et sancti tui exsúltent. The Preces V. Lord, have mercy upon us. R. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord have mercy upon us. V. 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 R. But deliver us from evil. V. I said : Lord, be merciful unto me. R. Heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee. V. Turn thee again, O Lord, at the last. R. And be gracious unto thy servants. V. Let thy merciful kindness, O Lord, be upon us. R. Like as we do put our trust in thee. V. Endue thy ministers with righteousness. R. And make thy chosen people joyful.

11 V. Orémus pro beatíssimo Papa nostro Benedictus. R. Dóminus consérvet eum, et vivíficet eum, et beátum fáciat eum in terra, et non tradat eum in ánimam inimicórum ejus. V. Orémus et pro Antístite nostro Earl. R. Stet et pascat in fortitúdine tua, Dómine, in sublimitáte nóminis tui. V. Dómine, salvum fac regem. R. Et exáudi nos in die, qua invocavérimus te. V. Salvum fac pópulum tuum, Dómine, et bénedic hereditáti tuæ. R. Et rege eos, et extólle illos usque in ætérnum. V. Meménto Congregatiónis tuæ. R. Quam possedísti ab inítio. V. Fiat pax in virtúte tua. R. Et abundántia in túrribus tuis. V. Orémus pro benefactóribus nostris. R. Retribúere dignáre, Dómine, ómnibus, nobis bona faciéntibus propter nomen tuum, vitam ætérnam. Amen. V. Orémus pro fidélibus defúnctis. R. Réquiem ætérnam dona eis, Dómine, et lux perpétua lúceat eis. V. Requiéscant in pace. R. Amen. V. Pro frátribus nostris abséntibus. R. Salvos fac servos tuos, Deus meus, V. Let us pray for our most blessed Pope Benedict. R. The Lord preserve him and keep him alive, that he may be blessed upon earth ; and deliver not thou him into the will of his enemies. V. Let us pray for our Bishop Earl. R. May he stand firm, and feed his flock ; in thy strength, O Lord, and in the majesty of thy Name. V. O Lord, save the king. R. And mercifully hear us, when we call upon thee. V. O Lord, save thy people, and bless thine inheritance. R. Govern them, and lift them up for ever. V. O think upon thy congregation. R. Whom thou hast purchased, and redeemed of old. V. Peace be within thy walls. R. And plenteousness within thy palaces. V. Let us pray for our benefactors. R. Vouchsafe, O Lord, for thy Name's sake, to reward with eternal life all them that do us good. Amen. V. Let us pray for the faithful departed. R. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord ; and let perpetual light shine upon them. V. May they rest in peace. R. Amen. V. Let us pray for our absent brethren. R. Save thy servants, O my God, that put

12 sperántes in te. V. Pro afflíctis et captívis. R. Líbera eos, Deus Israël, ex ómnibus tribulatiónibus suis. V. Mitte eis, Dómine, auxílium de sancto. R. Et de Sion tuére eos. V. Dómine, Deus virtútum, convérte nos. R. Et osténde fáciem tuam, et salvi érimus. V. Exsúrge, Christe, ádjuva nos. R. Et líbera nos propter nomen tuum. V. Dómine, exáudi oratiónem meam. R. Et clamor meus ad te véniat. their trust in thee. V. Let us pray for the afflicted and captives. R. Deliver them, O God of Israel, out of all their tribulations. V. Send them help, O Lord, from thy sanctuary. R. And strengthen them out of Sion. V. Turn us again, O Lord God of Hosts. R. Shew the light of thy countenance, and we shall be whole. V. O Christ, arise, and help us. R. And deliver us for thy Name's sake. V. O Lord, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come unto thee Collect R. Oremus. Præsta, quæsumus, omnipotens Deus: ut, observationes sacras annua devotione recolentes, et corpore tibi placeamus et mente. Per Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti, Deus, per omnia sæcula sæculorum. V. Amen. V. Dóminus vobíscum. R. Et cum spíritu tuo. V. Benedicámus Dómino. R. Deo grátias. V. Fidélium ánimæ per misericórdiam Dei requiéscant in pace. R. Amen. Collect: R. Let us pray: Grant, O almighty God, we beseech Thee, that by our devout keeping of the holy observances year by year, we may, in body and in soul, be pleasing unto Thee. Through Christ, our Lord. V. Amen. V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. V. Bless we the Lord. R. Thanks be to God. V. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R. Amen.