SABADO DE GLORIA LITURGIA PASCUAL

Benedictio ignis V. Dóminus vobíscum. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. Orémus. Deus, qui per Fílium tuum, angulárem scílicet lápidem, claritátis tuæ ignem fidélibus contulísti: prodúctum e sílice, nostris profutúrum úsibus, novum hunc ignem sanctí ☩ fica: et concéde nobis, ita per hæc festa paschália cœléstibus desidériis inflammári; ut ad perpétuæ claritátis, puris méntibus, valeámus festa pertíngere. Per eúndem Christum Dóminum nostrum. R. Amen.	1 The Blessing of the New Fire V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. Let us pray. O God, Who hast bestowed on the faithful the fire of Thy brightness by Thy Son, Who is the Cornerstone, hallow this new fire produced from a flint that it may be profitable to us: and grant that during this Paschal festival we may be so inflamed with heavenly desires, that with pure minds we may come to the solemnity of perpetual light. Through the same Christ our Lord. R. Amen.
Top  Next De benedictione cerei Paschalis Christus heri et hódie, Princípium et Finis, Alpha et Omega; Ipsíus sunt témpora et sǽcula; Ipsi gloria et imperium per universa æternitátis sǽcula. Amen. Per sua sancta vúlnera gloriósa custódiat et consérvet nos Christus Dóminus. Amen. Lumen Christi glorióse resurgéntis Díssipet ténebras cordis et mentis. V. Dóminus vobíscum. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. Orémus. Véniat, quǽsumus, omnípotens Deus, super hoc incénsum céreum larga tuæ bene ☩ dictiónis infúsio: et hunc noctúrnum splendórem invisíbilis regenerátor, inténde; ut non solum sacrifícium, quod hac nocte litátum est, arcána lúminis tui admixtióne refúlgeat; sed in quocúmque loco ex huius sanctificatiónis mystério aliquid fúerit deportátum, expúlsa diabólicæ fraudis nequítia, virtus tuæ maiestátis assístat. Per Christum Dóminum nostrum. R. Amen.	2 The Blessing of the Paschal Candle Christ yesterday and today The Beginning and End Alpha and Omega. His are the times and the ages. To Him be glory and empire through all eternal ages. Through His holy and glorious wounds may Christ the Lord preserve and keep us. Amen. May the light of Christ, gloriously risen Dispel the darkness of the heart and mind. V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. Let us pray. May the abundant outpouring of Thy ☩ blessing, we beseech Thee, almighty God, descend upon this incense: and do Thou, O invisible Regenerator, lighten this nocturnal brightness, that not only the sacrifice that is offered this night may shine by the secret mixture of Thy light: but also into whatever place anything of this mysterious sanctification shall be brought, there the power of Thy Majesty may be present and all the malicious artifices of Satan may be defeated. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen.
Top  Next De solemni processione V. Lumen Christi. R. Deo grátias. V. Lumen Christi. R. Deo grátias. V. Lumen Christi. R. Deo grátias.	3 The Procession with the Paschal Candle V. The light of Christ. genuflects toward the Paschal candle, singing in response: R. Thanks be to God. V. The light of Christ. R. Thanks be to God. V. The light of Christ. R. Thanks be to God.
Top  Next De præconio paschali Iube, domne, benedícere. Dóminus sit in corde tuo, et in lábiis tuis, ut digne et competénter annúntiem suum paschále præcónium: in nómine Patris, et Fílii, ☩ et Spíritus Sancti. Amen. Exsúltet iam Angélica turba coelórum: exsúltent divína mystéria: et pro tanti Regis victória tuba ínsonet salutáris. Gáudeat et tellus tantis irradiáta fulgóribus: et ætérni Regis splendóre illustráta, totíus orbis se séntiat amisísse calíginem. Lætétur et mater Ecclésia, tanti lúminis adornáta fulgóribus: et magnis populórum vócibus hæc aula resúltet. Quaprópter astántes vos, fratres caríssimi, ad tam miram huius sancti lúminis claritátem, una mecum, quæso, Dei omnipoténtis misericórdiam invocáte. Ut, qui me non meis méritis intra Levitárum númerum dignatus est aggregáre: lúminis sui claritátem infúndens, Cérei huius laudem implére perfíciat. Per Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum, Fílium suum: qui cum eo vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus: Per omnia sǽcula sæculórum. R. Amen. V. Dóminus vobíscum. R. Et cum Spíritu tuo. V. Sursum corda. R. Habémus ad Dóminum. V. Grátias agámus Dómino Deo nostro. R. Dignum et iustum est. Vere dignum et iustum est, invísibilem Deum Patrem omnipoténtem Filiúmque eius unigénitum, Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum, toto cordis ac mentis afféctu et vocis ministério personáre. Qui pro nobis ætérno Patri Adæ débitum solvit: et véteris piáculi cautiónem pio cruóre detérsit. Hæc sunt enim festa paschália, in quibus verus ille Agnus occíditur, cuius sánguine postes fidelium consecrántur. Hæc nox est, in qua primum patres nostros, fílios Israël edúctos de Ægýpto, Mare Rubrum sicco vestígio transire fecísti. Hæc ígitur nox est, quæ peccatórum ténebras colúmnæ illuminatióne purgávit. Hæc nox est, quæ hódie per univérsum mundum in Christo credéntes, a vítiis sǽculi et calígine peccatórum segregátos, reddit grátiæ, sóciat sanctitáti. Hæc nox est, in qua, destrúctis vínculis mortis, Christus ab ínferis victor ascéndit. Nihil enim nobis nasci prófuit, nisi rédimi profuísset. O mira circa nos tuæ pietátis dignátio! O inæstimábilis diléctio caritátis: ut servum redimeres, Fílium tradidísti! O certe necessárium Adæ peccátum, quod Christi morte delétum est! O felix culpa, quæ talem ac tantum méruit habére Redemptórem! O vere beáta nox, quæ sola méruit scire tempus et horam, in qua Christus ab ínferis resurréxit! Hæc nox est, de qua scriptum est: Et nox sicut dies illuminábitur: Et nox illuminátio mea in deliciis meis. Huius ígitur sanctificátio noctis fugat scélera, culpas lavat: et reddit innocéntiam lapsis et mæstis lætítiam. Fugat ódia, concórdiam parat et curvat impéria. In huius ígitur noctis grátia, súscipe, sancte Pater, incénsi huius sacrifícium vespertínum: quod tibi in hac Cérei oblatióne solémni, per ministrórum manus de opéribus apum, sacrosáncta reddit Ecclésia. Sed iam colúmnæ huius præcónia nóvimus, quam in honórem Dei rútilans ignis accéndit. Qui licet sit divísus in partes, mutuáti tamen lúminis detriménta non novit. Alitur enim liquántibus ceris, quas in substántiam pretiósæ huius lámpadis apis mater edúxit. O vere beáta nox, quæ exspoliávit Ægýptios, ditávit Hebrǽos! Nox, in qua terrénis cæléstia, humánis divína iungúntur. Orámus ergo te, Dómine: ut Céreus iste in honórem tui nóminis consecrátus, ad noctis huius calíginem destruéndam, indefíciens persevéret. Et in odórem suavitátis accéptus, supérnis lumináribus misceátur. Flammas eius lúcifer matutínus invéniat. Ille, inquam, lúcifer, qui nescit occásum. Ille, qui regréssus ab ínferis, humáno géneri serénus illúxit. Precámur ergo te, Dómine: ut nos fámulos tuos, omnémque clerum, et devotíssimum pópulum: una cum beatíssimo Papa nostro N., et Antístite nostro N., quiéte témporum concéssa, in his paschálibus gáudiis, assídua protectióne régere, gubernáre et conserváre digneris. Réspice étiam ad eos, qui nos in potestáte regunt, et, ineffábili pietátis et misericórdiæ tuæ múnere, dírige cogitatiónes eórum ad iustítiam et pacem, ut de terréna operositáte ad cæléstem pátriam pervéniant cum omni populo tuo. Per eúndem Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum: Qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus: per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. R. Amen.	4 The Singing of the Paschal Proclamation Sir, give me Thy blessing. C. May the Lord be on thy heart and on thy lips, that thou mayest worthily and fittingly proclaim His Paschal praise. R. Amen. Let the angelic choirs of Heaven now rejoice; let the divine Mysteries rejoice; and let the trumpet of salvation sound forth the victory of so great a King. Let the earth also rejoice, made radiant by such splendor; and, enlightened with the brightness of the eternal King, let it know that the darkness of the whole world is scattered. Let our mother the Church also rejoice, adorned with the brightness of so great a light; and let this temple resound with the loud acclamations of the people. Wherefore I beseech you, most beloved brethren, who are here present in the wondrous brightness of this holy light, to invoke wtih me the mercy of almighty God. That He who has vouchsafed to admit me among the Levites, without any merits of mine, would pour forth the brightness of His light upon me, and enable me to perfect the praise of this wax candle. Through our Lord Jesus Christ His Son, Who with Him and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth one God for ever and ever. R. Amen. V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. V. Lift up thy hearts. R. We have them lifted up to the Lord. V. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.. R. It is meet and just. It is truly meet and right to proclaim with all our heart and all the affection of our mind, and with the ministry of our voices, the invisible God, the Father almighty, and His only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ, who repaid for us to His eternal Father the debt of Adam, and by the merciful shedding of His Blood, cancelled the debt incurred by original sin. For this is the Paschal Festival; in which that true Lamb is slain, with Whose Blood the doorposts of the faithful are consecrated. This is the night in which Thou didst formerly cause our forefathers, the children of Israel, when brought out of Egypt, to pass through the Red Sea with dry foot. This, therefore, is the night which dissipated the darkness of sinners by the light of the pillar. This is the night which at this time throughout the world restores to grace and unites in sanctity those that believe in Christ, and are separated from the vices of the world and the darkness of sinners. This is the night in which, destroying the chains of death, Christ arose victorious from the grave. For it would have profited us nothing to have been born, unless redemption had also been bestowed upon us. O wondrous condescension of Thy mercy towards us! O inestimable affection of love: that Thou mightest redeem a slave, Thou didst deliver up Thy Son! O truly needful sin of Adam, which was blotted out by the death of Christ! O happy fault, that merited to possess such and so great a Redeemer! O truly blessed night, which alone deserved to know the time and hour when Christ rose again from hell! This is the night of which it is written: And the night shall be as clear as the day; and the night is my light in my delights. Therefore the hallowing of this night puts to flight all wickedness, cleanses sins, and restores innocence to the fallen, and gladness to the sorrowful. It drives forth hatreds, it prepares concord, and brings down haughtiness. Wherefore, in this sacred night, receive, O holy Father, the evening sacrifice of this incense, which holy Church renders to Thee by the hands of Thy ministers in the solemn offering of this wax candle, made out the work of bees. Now also we know the praises of this pillar, which the shining fire enkindles to the honor of God. Which fire, although divided into parts, suffers no loss from its light being borrowed. For it is nourished by the melting wax, which the mother bee produced for the substance of this precious light. O truly blessed night, which plundered the Egyptians and enriched the Hebrews! A night in which heavenly things are united to those of earth, and things divine to those which are of man. We beseech Thee, therefore, O Lord, that this wax candle hallowed in honor of Thy Name, may continue to burn to dissipate the darkness of this night. And being accepted as a sweet savor, may be united with the heavenly lights. Let the morning star find its flame alight. That star, I mean, which knows no setting. He Who returning from hell, serenely shone forth upon mankind. We beseech Thee therefore, O Lord, that Thou wouldst grant peaceful times during this Paschal Festival, and vouchsafe to rule, govern, and keep with Thy constant protection us Thy servants, and all the clergy, and the devout people, together with our most holy Father, Pope N., and our Bishop N.. Have regard, also, for those who reign over us, and, grant them Thine ineffable kindness and mercy, direct their thoughts in justice and peace, that from their earthy toil, they may come to their heavenly reward with all Thy people. Through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God: World without end. R.Amen.
Top  Next De lectionibus In principio creavit Deus cælum et terram. Terra autem erat inanis et vacua, et tenebræ erant super faciem abyssi: et Spiritus Dei ferebatur super aquas. Dixitque Deus: Fiat lux. Et facta est lux. Et vidit Deus lucem quod esset bona: et divisit lucem a tenebris. Appellavitque lucem Diem, et tenebras Noctem: factumque est vespere et mane, dies unus. Dixit quoque Deus: Fiat firmamentum in medio aquarum: et dividat aquas ab aquis. Et fecit Deus firmamentum, divisitque aquas quæ erant sub firmamento, ab his quæ erant super firmentum. Et factum est ita. Vocavit Deus firmamentum Cælum: et factum est vespere et mane, dies secundus. Dixit vero Deus: Congregentur aquæ, quæ sub cælo sunt, in locum unum: et appareat arida. Et factum est ita. Et vocavit Deus aridam, Terram, congregationisque aquarum appellavit Maria. Et vidit Deus quod esset bonum. Et ait: Germinet terra herbam virentem, et facientem semen, et lignum pomiferum faciens fructum iuxta genus suum, cuius semen in semetipso sit super terram. Et factum est ita. Et protulit terra herbam virentem, et facientem semen iuxta genus suum, lignumque faciens fructum, et habens unumquodque sementem secundum speciem suam. Et vidit Deus quod esset bonum. Et factum est vespere et mane, dies tertius. Dixit autem Deus: Fiant luminaria in firmamento cæli, et dividant diem ac noctem, et sint in signa et tempora, et dies et annos: ut luminent terram. Et factum est ita. Fecitque Deus duo luminaria magna: luminaria maius, ut præesset diei, et luminarie minus, ut præesset nocti: et stellas. Et posuit eas in firmamento cæli, ut lucerent super terram, et præessent diei ac nocti, et dividerent lucem ac tenebras. Et vidit Deus quod esset bonum. Et factum est vespere et mane, dies quartus. Dixit etiam Deus: Producant aquæ reptile animæ viventis, et volatile super terram sub firmamento cæli. Creavitque Deus cete grandia, et omnem animam viventem atque motabilem, quam produxerant aquæ in species suas, et omne volatile secundum genus suum. Et vidit Deus quod esset bonum. Benedixitque eis, dicens: Crescite, et multiplicamini, et replete aquas maris: avesque multiplicentur super terram. Et factum est vespere et mane, dies quintus. Dixit quoque Deus: Producat terra animam viventem in genere suo: iumenta, et reptilia, et bestias terræ secundum species suas. Factumque est ita. Et fecit Deus quod esset bonum, et ait: Faciamus hominem ad imaginem et similitudinem nostram: et præsit piscibus maris, et volatilibus cæli, et bestiis, universæque terræ, omnique reptili quod movetur in terra. Et creavit Deus hominem ad imaginem suam: ad imaginem Dei creavit illum, masculum et feminam creavit eos. Benedixitque illis Deus, et ait: Crescite et multiplicamini, et replete terram, et subiicite eam, et dominamini piscibus maris, et volatilibus cæli, et universis animantibus, quæ moventur super terram. Dixitque Deus: Ecce dedi vobis omnem herbam afferentem semen super terram, et universa ligna quæ habent in semetipsis sementum generis sui, ut sint vobis in escam: et cunctis animantibus terræ, omnique volucri cæli, et universis, quæ moventur in terra, et in quibus est anima vivens, ut habeant ad vescendum. Et factum est ita. Viditque Deus cuncta quæ fecerat: et erant valde bona. Et factum est vespere et mane, dies sextus. Igitur perfecti sunt cæli et terra, et omnis ornatus eorum. Complevitque Deus die septimo opus suum quod fecerat: et requievit die septimo ab universo opere quod patrarat. Oremus. V. Flectamus genua. R. Levate. Deus, qui mirabiliter creasti hominem, et mirabilius redemisti: da nobis, quæsumus, contra oblectamenta peccati, mentis ratione persistere; ut mereamur ad æterna gaudia pervenire. Per Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum, Filium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum. R. Amen.	5 The Readings In the beginning, God created heaven and earth. And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved over the water. And God said: Be light made. And light was made. And God saw the light that it was good: and He divided the light from the darkness. And He called the light Day, and the darkness Night: and there was evening and morning, one day. And God said: Let there be a firmament made amidst the waters: and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made a firmament, and divided the waters that were under the firmament from those that were above the firmament. And it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven: and the evening and morning were the second day. God also said: Let the waters that are under the heaven be gathered together into one place; and let the dry land appear. And it was so done. And God called the dry land Earth: and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. And God saw that it was good. And He said: Let the earth bring forth his green herb, after its kind, which may have seed in itself upon the earth. And it was so done. And the earth brought forth the green herb, and such as tieldeth seed according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. And the evening and morning were the third day. And God said: Let there be lights made in the firmament of heaven to divide the day and the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years.: to shine in the firmament of heaven. and to give light to the earth. And it was so done. And God made two great lights: a greater light to rule the day; and a lesser light to rule the night: and the stars. And He set them in the firmament of heaven, to shine upon the earth, and to rule the day and the night, and to divide the earth, and to rule the day and the night, and to divide the light and the darkness. And God saw that it was good. And the evening and morning were the fourth day. God also said: Let het waters bring forth the creeping creature having life, and the fowl that may fly over the earth under the firmament of heaven. And God created the great whales, and every living thing and moving creature which the waters brought forth, according to their kinds, and every winged fowl according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. And He blessed them, saying: Increase and multiply, and fill the waters of the sea: and let the birds be multiplied upon the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. And God said: Let the earth bring forth the living creature in its kind, cattle, and creeping things, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds. And it was so done. And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, and cattle, and every thing and every thing that creepeth on the earth after its kind. And God saw that it was good. And He said: Let us make man to His own image and likeness: and let him have dominion over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and the beasts, and the whole earth, and every creeping creature that moveth upon the earth. And God created man to His own image: to the image of God He created him, male and female He created them. And God blessed them, saying: Increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and all living creatures that move upon the earth. And God said: Behold, I have given you every herb-bearing seed upon the earth, and all trees that have in themselves seed of their own kind to be your meat: and to all the beasts of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to all that move upon the earth, and wherein there is life, that they may have to feed upon. And it was so done. And God saw all the things that He had made, and they were very good. And the evening and morning were the sixth day. So the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the furniture of them. And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had made: and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Let us pray. V. Let us kneel. R. Arise. O God, who hast wonderfully created man, and more wonderfully restored him: grant us, we beseech Thee, to stand firm with strong minds against the allurements of sin, that we may deserve to arrive at everlasting joys. 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.
Top  Next In diebus illis: Factum est in vigilia matutina, et ecce respiciens Dominus super castra Aegyptiorum per columnam ignis et nubis, interfecit exercitum eorum: et subvertit rotas curruum, ferebanturque in profundum. Dixerunt ergo Aegyptii: Fugiamus Israëlem: Dominus enim pugnat pro eis contra nos. Et ait Dominus ad Moysen: Extende manum tuam super mare, ut revertantur aquæ ad Aegyptios super currus et equites eorum. Cumque extendisset Moyses manum contra mare, reversum est primo diluculo ad priorem locum: fugientibusque Aegyptiis occurrerunt aquæ, et involvit eos Dominus in mediis fluctibus. Reversæque sunt aquæ, et operuerunt currus et equites cuncti exercitus Pharaonis, qui sequentes ingressi fuerant mare: nec unus quidem superfuit ex eis. Filii autem Israël perrexerunt per medium sicci maris, et aquæ eis erant quasi pro muro a dextris et a sinistris: liberavitque Dominus in die illa Israël de manu Aegyptiorum. Et viderunt Aegyptios mortuos super littus maris, et manum magnam. quam exercuerat Dominus contra eos: timuitque populus Dominum, et crediderunt Domino, et Moysi servo eius. Tunc cecinit Moyses, et filii Israël carmen hoc Domino, et dixerunt: Cantemus Domino: gloriose enim honorificatus est: equum et ascensorum proiecit in mare: adiutor, et protector factus est mihi in salutem. V. Hic Deus meus, et honorificabo eum: Deus patris mei, et exaltabo eum. V. Dominus conterens bella: Dominus nomen est illi. Oremus. V. Flectamus genua. R. Levate. Deus, cuius antiqua miracula etiam nostris sæculis coruscare sentimus: dum quod uni populo, a persecutione Aegyptiaca liberando, dexteræ tuæ potentia contulisti, id in salutem gentium per aquam regenerationis operaris: præsta; ut in Abrahæ filios, et in Israëliticam dignitatem, totius mundi transeat plenitudo. Per Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum, Filium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum. R. Amen.	6 In those days, it came to pass in the morning watch, and behold the Lord looking upon the Egyptian army through the pillar of fire, and of the cloud, slew their host: and overthrew the wheels of the chariots, and they were carried into the deep. And the Egyptians said: Let us flee from Israel: for the Lord fighteth for them against us. And the Lord said to Moses: Stretch forth thy hand over the sea, that the waters may com again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots and horsemen. And when Moses had stretched forth his hand towards the sea, it returned at the first break of day to the former place: and as the Egyptians were fleeing away the waters came upon them, and the Lord shut them up in the middle of the waves. And the waters returned, and covered the chariots and the horsemen of all the army of Pharao, who had come into the sea after them: neither did there so much as one of them remain. But the children of Israel marched through the midst of the sea upon dry land, and the waters were to them as a wall on the right hand and the left: and the Lord delivered Israel on that day out of the hand of the Egyptians. And they saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore, and the mighty hand of the Lord had used against them: and the people feared the Lord, and they believed the Lord, and Moses His servant. Then Moses and the children of Israel sung this canticle to the Lord, and said: Let us sing to the Lord, for He is gloriously honored: the horse and the rider He hath thrown into the sea: He has become my Helper and Protector unto salvation. V. He is my God, and I will honor Him: the God of my father, and I will extol Him. V. He is the Lord that destroys wars: the Lord is His Name. Let us pray. V. Let us kneel. R. Arise. O God, Whose ancient miracles we see shining also in our days, whilst by the water of regeneration Thou dost operate for the salvation of the Gentiles, that which by the power of Thy right hand Thou didst confer upon one people, by delivering them from the Egyptian persecution: grant that all the nations of the world may become the children of Abraham, and partake of the dignity of the people of Israel. 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.
Top  Next In die illa erit germen Domini in magnificentia, et gloria, et fructus terræ sublimis, et exultatio his, qui salvati fuerint de Israël. Et erit: Omnis qui relictus fuerit in Sion, et residuus in Ierusalem, sanctus vocabitur, omnis qui scriptus est in vita in Ierusalem. Si abluerit Dominus sordes filiarum Sion, et sanguinem Ierusalem laverit de medio eius, in spiritu iudicii, et spiritu ardoris. Et creabit Dominus super omnem locum montis Sion, et ubi invocatus est, nubem per diem, et fumum, et splendorem ignis flammantis in nocte: super omnem enim gloriam protectio. Et tabernaculum erit in umbraculum diei ab æstu, et in securitatem, et absconsionem a turbine, et a pluvia. Vinea facta est dilecto in cornu, in loco uberi. V. Et maceriam circumdedit, et circumfodit: et plantavit vineam Sorec: et ædificavit turrim in medio eius. V. Et torcular fodit in ea: vinea enim Domini Sabaoth, domus Israël est. Oremus. V. Flectamus genua. R. Levate. Deus, qui in omnibus Ecclesiæ tuæ filiis sanctorum prophetarum voce manifestasti, in omni loco dominationis tuæ, satorem te bonorum seminum, et electorum palmitum esse cultorem: tribue populis tuis, qui et vinearum apud te nomine censentur, et segetum; ut, spinarum et tribulorum squalore resecato, digna efficiantur fruge fecundi. Per Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum, Filium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum. R. Amen.	7 In that day the bud of the Lord shall be in magnificence and glory, and the fruit of the earth shall be high, and a great joy to them that shall have escaped of Israel. And it shall come to pass, that every one that shall be left in Sion, and that shall remain in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, every one that is written in life in Jerusalem. If the Lord shall wash away the filth of the daughters of Sion, and shall wash away the blood of Jerusalem out of the midst thereof, by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning. And the Lord will create upon every place of mount Sion, and where he is called upon, a cloud by day, and a smoke and the brightness of a flaming fire in the night: for over all the glory shall be a protection. And there shall be a tabernacle for a shade in the daytime from the heat, and for a security and covert from the whirlwind, and from rain. A vineyard was made on a hill in a fruitful place. V. And he fenced it in, and picked the stones out of it, and planted it with the choicest vines, and built a tower in the midst thereof. V. And set up a winepress therein: for the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel. Let us pray. V. Let us kneel. R. Arise. O God, Who hast declared to all the children of Thy Church by the voice of the holy prophets, that in all places of Thine empire, Thou art the Sower of good seed, and the Cultivator of chosen branches: grant to Thy people who are called by Thee by the name of vines and harvestfield, that they may root out all thorns and briars, and produce good fruit in abundance. 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.
Top  Next In diebus illis: Scripsit ergo Moyses canticum et docuit filios Israël. Præcepitque Dominus Iosue filio Nun et ait: Confortare, et esto robustus: tu enim introduces filios Israël in terram, quam pollicitus sum, et ego ero tecum. Postquam ergo scripsit Moses verba legis huius in volumine, atque conplevit: præcepit Levitis, qui portabant arcam foederis Domini dicens: Tollite librum istum, et ponite eum in latere arcæ foederis Domini Dei vestri: ut sit ibi contra te in testimonium. Ego enim scio contentionem tuam, et cervicem tuam durissimam. Adhuc vivente me, et ingrediente vobiscum, semper contentiose egistis contra Dominum: quanto magis cum mortuus fuero? Congregate ad me omnes maiores natu per tribus vestras, atque doctores, et loquar audientibus eis sermones istos, et invocabo contra eos cælum et terram. Novi enim quod post mortem meam inique agetis, et declinabitis cito de via, quam præcepi vobis: et occurrent vobis mala in extremo tempore, quando feceritis malum in conspectu Domini, ut irritetis eum per opera manuum vestrarum. Locutus est ergo Moyses, audiente universo coetu Israël, verba carminis huius, et ad finem usque conplevit: Attende, cælum, et loquar: et audiat terra verba ex ore meo. V. Exspectetur sicut pluvia eloquium meum: et descendant sicut ros verba mea, sicut imber super gramina. V. Et sicut nix super fænum: quia nomen Domini invocabo. V. Date magnitudinem Deo nostro: Deus, vera opera eius, et omnes viæ eius iudicia. V. Deus fidelis, in quo non est iniquitas: iustus et sanctus Dominus. Oremus. V. Flectamus genua. R. Levate. Deus, celsitudo humilium et fortitudo rectorum, qui per sanctum Moysen puerum tuum, ita erudire populum tuum sacri carminis tui decantatione voluisti, ut illa legis iteratio fieret etiam nostra directio: excita in omnem iustificatarum gentium plenitudinem potentiam tuam, et da lætitiam, mitigando terrorem; ut, omnium peccatis tua remissione deletis, quod denuntiatum est in ultionem, transeat in salutem. Per Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum, Filium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum. R. Amen.	8 In those days: Moses therefore wrote the canticle, and taught it to the children of Israel. And the Lord commanded Josue the son of Nun, and said: Take courage, and be valiant: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I have promised, and I will be with thee. Therefore after Moses had wrote the words of this law in a volume, and finished it: he commanded the Levites, who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying: Take this book, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God: that it may be there for a testimony against thee. For I know thy obstinacy, and thy most stiff neck. While I am yet living, and going in with you, you have always been rebellious against the Lord: how much more when I shall be dead? Gather unto me all the ancients of your tribes, and your doctors, and I will speak these words in their hearing, and will call heaven and earth to witness against them. For I know that, after my death, you will do wickedly, and will quickly turn aside form the way that I have commanded you: and evils shall come upon you in the latter times, when you shall do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him by the works of your hands. Moses therefore spoke, in the hearing of the whole assembly of Israel, the words of this canticle, and finished it even to the end: Hear, O ye heavens, the things I speak, let the earth give ear to the words of my mouth. V. Let my doctrine gather as the rain, let my speech distill as the dew, as a shower upon the herb. V. And as drops upon the grass: because I will invoke the name of the Lord. V. Give ye magnificence to our God: The works of God are perfect, and all his ways are judgments. V. God is faithful and without any iniquity, he is just and right. Let us pray. V. Let us kneel. R. Arise. O God, the exaltation of the humble, and the strength of the righteous, Who, by Thy holy servant Moses, wast pleased so to instruct Thy people by the singing of Thy sacred canticle, that the renewal of the law should be also our guidance: show forth Thy power to all the multitude of Gentiles justified by Thee, and by mitigating Thy terror grant them joy: that, all sins being blotted out by Thy remission, the threatened vengeance may give way to salvation. 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.
Top  Next De prima parte Litaniarum V. Kýrie eléison. R. Kýrie eléison. V. Christe eléison. R. Christe eléison. V. Kýrie eléison. R. Kýrie eléison. V. Pater de cǽlis, Deus. R. Miserére nobis. V. Fili Redémptor mundi, Deus. R. Miserére nobis. V. Spíritus Sancte, Deus. R. Miserére nobis. V. Sancta Trínitas, unus Deus. R. Miserére nobis. V. Sancta María. R. Ora pro nobis. V. Sancta Dei Génetrix. R. Ora pro nobis. V. Sancta Virgo vírginum. R. Ora pro nobis. V. Sancte Míchaël. R. Ora pro nobis. V. Sancte Gábriel. R. Ora pro nobis. V. Sancte Ráphaël. R. Ora pro nobis. V. Omnes sancti Angeli et Archángeli. R. Oráte pro nobis. V. Omnes sancti beatórum Spirítuum órdines. R. Oráte pro nobis. V. Sancte Ioánnes Baptísta. R. Ora pro nobis. V. Sancte Ioseph. R. Ora pro nobis. V. Omnes sancte Patriárchæ et Prophétæ. R. Oráte pro nobis. V. Sancte Petre. R. Ora pro nobis. V. Sancte Paule. R. Ora pro nobis. V. Sancte Andréa. R. Ora pro nobis. V. Sancte Ioánnes. R. Ora pro nobis. V. Omnes sancti Apóstoli et Evangelístæ. R. Oráte pro nobis. V. Omnes sancti Discípuli Dómini. R. Oráte pro nobis. V. Sancte Stéphane. R. Ora pro nobis. V. Sancte Laurénti. R. Ora pro nobis. V. Sancte Vincénti. R. Ora pro nobis. V. Omnes sancti Mártyres. R. Oráte pro nobis. V. Sancte Silvéster. R. Ora pro nobis. V. Sancte Gregóri. R. Ora pro nobis. V. Sancte Augustíne. R. Ora pro nobis. V. Omnes sancti Pontífices et Confessóres. R. Oráte pro nobis. V. Omnes sancti Doctóres. R. Oráte pro nobis. V. Sancte Antóni. R. Ora pro nobis. V. Sancte Benedícte. R. Ora pro nobis. V. Sancte Domínice. R. Ora pro nobis. V. Sancte Francísce. R. Ora pro nobis. V. Omnes sancti Sacerdótes et Levítæ. R. Oráte pro nobis. V. Omnes sancti Mónachi et Eremítæ. R. Oráte pro nobis. V. Sancta María Magdaléna. R. Ora pro nobis. V. Sancta Agnes. R. Ora pro nobis. V. Sancta Cæcília. R. Ora pro nobis. V. Sancta Agatha. R. Ora pro nobis. V. Sancta Anastásia. R. Ora pro nobis. V. Omnes sanctæ Vírgines et Víduæ. R. Oráte pro nobis. V. Omnes Sancti et Sanctæ Dei. R. Intercédite pro nobis.	9 The First Part of the Litany V. Lord, have mercy. R. Lord, have mercy. V. Christ, have mercy. R. Christ, have mercy. V. Lord, have mercy. R. Lord, have mercy. V. God the Father of heaven. R. Have mercy on us. V. God the Son, Redeemer of the world. R. Have mercy on us. V. God the Holy Ghost. R. Have mercy on us. V. Holy Trinity, one God. R. Have mercy on us. V. Holy Mary. R. Pray for us. V. Holy Mother of God. R. Pray for us. V. Holy Virgin of virgins. R. Pray for us. V. Saint Michael. R. Pray for us. V. Saint Gabriel. R. Pray for us. V. Saint Raphael. R. Pray for us. V. All ye holy Angels and Archangels. R. Pray for us. V. All ye holy orders of blessed Spirits. R. Pray for us. V. Saint John the Baptist. R. Pray for us. V. Saint Joseph. R. Pray for us. V. All ye holy Patriarchs and Prophets. R. Pray for us. V. Saint Peter. R. Pray for us. V. Saint Paul. R. Pray for us. V. Saint Andrew. R. Pray for us. V. Saint John. R. Pray for us. V. All ye holy Apostles and Evangelists. R. Pray for us. V. All ye holy Disciples of the Lord. R. Pray for us. V. Saint Stephen. R. Pray for us. V. Saint Lawrence. R. Pray for us. V. Saint Vincent. R. Pray for us. V. All ye holy Martyrs. R. Pray for us. V. Saint Silvester. R. Pray for us. V. Saint Gregory. R. Pray for us. V. Saint Augustine. R. Pray for us. V. All ye holy Bishops and Confessors. R. Pray for us. V. All ye holy Doctors. R. Pray for us. V. Saint Anthony. R. Pray for us. V. Saint Benedict. R. Pray for us. V. Saint Dominic. R. Pray for us. V. Saint Francis. R. Pray for us. V. All ye holy Priests and Deacons. R. Pray for us. V. All ye holy Monks and Hermits. R. Pray for us. V. Saint Mary Magdalene. R. Pray for us. V. Saint Agnes. R. Pray for us. V. Saint Cecilia. R. Pray for us. V. Saint Agatha. R. Pray for us. V. Saint Anastasia. R. Pray for us. V. All ye holy Virgins and Widows. R. Pray for us. V. All ye holy Saints of God. R. Intercede for us.
Top  Next De benedictione aquæ baptismalis V. Dóminus vobíscum. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. Orémus. Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, adésto magnæ pietátis tuæ mystériis, adésto sacraméntis: et ad recreándos novos pópulos, quos tibi fons baptismátis párturit, spíritum adoptiónis emítte ; ut, quod nostræ humilitátis geréndum est ministério, virtútis tuæ impleátur efféctu. Per Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum: Qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus: Per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. R. Amen. V. Dóminus vobíscum. R. Et cum spíritu tuo. V. Sursum corda. R. Habémus ad Dóminum. V. Grátias agámus Dómino Deo nostro. R. Dignum et iustum est. Vere dignum et iustum est, æquum et salutare, nos tibi semper et ubique gratias agere, Domine, sancte Pater, omnipotens æterne Deus: qui invisibili potentia, sacramentorum tuorum mirabiliter operaris effectum: et licet nos tantis mysteriis exsequendis simus indigni: tu tamen gratiæ tuæ dona non deserens, etiam ad nostras preces aures tuæ pietatis inclinas. Deus, cuius Spiritus super aquas inter ipsa munda primordia ferebatur: ut iam tunc virtutem sanctificationis, aquarum natura conciperet. Deus, qui nocentis mundi crimina per aquas abluens, regenerationis speciem in ipsa diluvii effusione signasti: ut, unius eiusdemque elementi mysterio, et finis esset vitiis, et origo virtutibus. Respice, Domine, in faciem Ecclesiæ tuæ, et multiplica in ea regenerationes tuas, qui gratiæ tuæ affluentis impetu lætificas civitatem tuam: fontemque baptismatis aperis toto orbe terrarum gentibus innovandis: ut, tuæ maiestatis imperio, sumat Unigeniti tui gratiam de Spiritu Sancto. Qui hanc aquam, regenerandis hominibus præparatam, arcana sui numinis admixtione fecundet: ut, sanctificatione concepta, ab immaculato divini fontis utero, in novam renata creaturam, progenies cælestis emergat: et quos aut sexus in corpore, aut ætas discernit in tempore, omnes in unam pariat gratia mater infantiam. Procul ergo hinc, iubente te, Domine, omnis spiritus immundus abscedat: procul tota nequitia diabolicæ fraudis absistat. Nihil hoc loci habeat contrariæ virtutis admixtio: non insidiando cicumvolet: non latendo subrepat: non inficiendo corrumpat. Sit hæc sancta et innocens creatura, libera ab omni impugnatoris incursu, et totius nequitiæ purgata discessu. Sit fons vivus, aqua regenerans, unda purificans: ut omnes hoc lavacro salutifero diluendi, operante in eis Spiritu Sancto, perfectæ purgationis indulgentiam consequantur. Unde benedico te, creatura aquæ, per Deum ☩ vivum, per Deum ☩ verum, per Deum ☩ sanctum: per Deum, qui te, in principio, verbo separavit ab arida: cuius Spiritus super te ferebatur. Qui te paradisi fonte manare fecit, et in quatuor fluminibus totam terram rigare præcepit. Qui te in deserto amaram, suavitate indita, fecit esse potabilem, et sitienti populo de petra produxit. Bene ☩ dico te et per Iesum Christum Filium eius unicum, Dominum nostrum: qui te in Cana Galilææ signo admirabili, sua potentia convertit in vinum. Qui pedibus super te ambulavit: et a Ioanne in Iordane in te baptizatus est. Qui te una cum sanguine de latere suo produxit: et discipulis suis iussit, ut credentes baptizarentur in te, dicens: Ite, docete omnes gentes, baptizantes eos in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Hæc nobis præcepta servantibus tu, Deus omnipotens, clemens adesto: tu benignus aspira. Tu has simplices aquas tuo ore benedicito: ut præter naturalem emundationem, quam lavandis possunt adhibere corporibus, sint etiam purificandis mentibus efficaces. Descendat in hanc plenitudinem fontis virtus Spiritus Sancti. Descendat in hanc plenitudinem fontis virtus Spiritus Sancti. Descendat in hanc plenitudinem fontis virtus Spiritus Sancti. Totamque huius aquæ substantiam, regenerandi fecundet effectu. Totamque huius aquæ substantiam, regenerandi fecundet effectu. Totamque huius aquæ substantiam, regenerandi fecundet effectu. Hic omnium peccatorum maculæ deleantur: hic natura ad imaginem tuam condita, et ad honorem sui reformata principii, conctis vetustatis squaloribus emundetur: ut omnis homo, sacramentum hoc regenerationis ingressus, in veræ innocentiæ novam infantium renascatur. Per Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum Filium tuum: qui venturus est iudicare vivos et mortuos, et sæculum per ignem. R. Amen.	10 The Blessing of the Baptismal Water V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. Let us pray Almighty and everlasting God, be present at these Mysteries of Thy great kindness, be present at these Sacraments: and send forth Thy Spirit of adoption to regenerate the new people, whom the font of baptism brings forth; that what is to be done by our humble ministry may be accomplished by the effect of Thy power. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God: World without end. R. Amen. V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. V. Lift up thy hearts. R. We have them lifted up to the Lord. V. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.. R. It is meet and just. It is meet and just, right and availing unto salvation, to give Thee thanks always and in all places, O holy Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God, Who, by Thine ineffable power dost wonderfully produce the effect of Thy Sacraments: and though we are unworthy to perform such great mysteries: yet, as Thou dost not abandon the gifts of Thy grace, so Thou inclinest the ears of Thy goodness, even to our prayers. O God, Whose Spirit in the very beginning of the world moved over the waters, that even then the nature of water might receive the virtue of sanctification. O God, Who by water didst wash away the crimes of the guilty world, and by the pouring out of the deluge didst give a figure of regeneration, that one and the same element might in a mystery be the end of vice and the beginning of virtue. Look, O Lord, on the face of Thy Church, and multiply in her Thy regenerations, who by the streams of Thine abundant grace fillest Thy city with joy, and openest the font of Baptism all over the world for the renewal of the Gentiles: that by the command of Thy Majesty she may receive the grace of Thine only Son from the Holy Ghost. May He by a secret mixture of His divine virtue render this water fruitful for the regeneration of men, to the end that a heavenly offspring, conceived by sanctification, may emerge from the immaculate womb of this divine font, reborn a new creature: and may all, however distinguished either by sex in body, or by age in time, be brought forth to the same infancy by grace, their mother. Therefore may all unclean spirits, by Thy command, O Lord, depart far from hence: may the whole malice of diabolical deceit be entirely banished: may no power of the enemy prevail here: let him not fly about to lay his snares; may he not creep in by stealth: may he not corrupt with his poison. May this holy and innocent creature be free from all the assaults of the enemy, and purified by the destruction of all his wickedness. May it be a living fountain, a regenerating water, a purifying stream: that all those that are to be washed in this saving bath may obtain, by the operation of the Holy Ghost, the grace of a perfect cleansing. Therefore, I bless thee, O creature of water, by the living ☩ God, by the true ☩ God, by the holy ☩God: by that God Who, in the beginning, separated thee by His Word from the dry land, Whose Spirit moved over thee. Who made thee flow from the fountain of paradise and commanded thee to water the whole earth with thy four rivers. Who, changing thy bitterness in the desert into sweetness made thee fit to drink, and produced thee out of a rock to quench the thirsty people. I bless ☩ thee also by our Lord Jesus Christ, His only Son: Who in Cana of Galilee changed thee into wine by a wonderful miracle of His power. Who walked upon thee with dry foot, and was baptized in thee by John in the Jordan. Who made thee flow out of His side together with His Blood, and commanded His disciples that such as believed should be baptised in thee, saying: Go, teach all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Do thou, almighty God, mercifully assist us who observe this commandment: do Thou graciously inspire us. Do Thou with Thy mouth bless these clear waters: that besides their natural virtue of cleansing the body, they may also prove efficacious for the purifying of the soul. May the virtue of the Holy Ghost descend into all the water of this font. May the virtue of the Holy Ghost descend into all the water of this font. Withdrawing it yet again, he again lowers it to the bottom of the vessel, repeating in yet a higher tone May the virtue of the Holy Ghost descend into all the water of this font. And make the whole substance of this water fruitful for regeneration. And make the whole substance of this water fruitful for regeneration. And make the whole substance of this water fruitful for regeneration. Here may the stains of all sins be washed out; here may human nature, created in v. Here may the stains of all sins be washed out; here may human nature, created in v. Here may the stains of all sins be washed out; here may human nature, created in Thine image, and reformed to the honor of its Author, be cleansed from all the filth of the old man: that all who receive the Sacrament of regeneration, may be born again new children of true innocence. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son: Who shall come to judge the living and the dead, and the world by fire. R. Amen.
Top  Next Sanctificetur ☩ et fecundetur fons iste Oleo salutis renascentibus ex eo, in vitam æternam. R. Amen. Infusio Chrismatis Domini nostri Iesu Christi, et Spiritus Sancti Paracliti, fiat in nomine santæ Trinitatis. R. Amen. Commixtio Chrismatis sanctificationis, et Olei unctionis, et aquæ baptismatis, pariter fiat in nomine Pa ☩tris, et Fi ☩ lii, et Spiritus ☩ Sancti. R. Amen. Sicut cervus desiderat ad fontes aquarum: ita desiderat anima mea ad te, Deus. V. Sitivit anima mea ad Deum vivum, quando veniam, et apparebo ante faciem Dei? V. Fuerunt mihi lacrymæ meæ panes die ac nocte, dum dicitur mihi per singulos dies: Ubi est Deus tuus? V. Dóminus vobíscum. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. Oremus Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, respice propitius ad devotionem populi renascentis, qui sicut cervus, aquarum tuarum expetit fontem: et concede propitius; ut fidei ipsius sitis, baptismatis mysterio, animam corpusque sanctificet. Per Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti, Deus, per omnia sǽcula sæculórum. R. Amen.	11 May this font be sanctified and made fruitful by the Oil of salvation, for those who are born anew therein unto life everlasting. R. Amen. May the infusion of the Chrism of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of the Holy Ghost the Comforter, be made in the Name of the Holy Trinity. R. Amen. May this mixture of the Chrism of sanctification, and of the Oil of unction, and of the water of Baptism, be made to the Name of the ☩ Father, ☩ and of the Son, and of the Holy ☩ Ghost. R. Amen. As the hart panteth after the fountains of water, so my soul panteth after Thee, O God. V. My soul hath thirsted for the living God: when shall I come and appear before the face of God? V. My tears have become my bread day and night, while they say to me daily: Where is thy God? V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. Let us pray. O Almighty and everlasting God, look mercifully on the devotion of Thy people about to be reborn, who like the hart pant after the fountain of Thy waters: and mercifully grant that the thirst of their faith may, by the Sacrament of Baptism, hallow their souls and bodies. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen.
Top  Next De renovatione promissionum baptismatis Hac sacratissima nocte, fratres carissimi, sancta Mater Ecclesia, recolens Domini nostri Iesu Christi mortem ei sepulturam, eum redamando vigilat; et, celebrans eiusdem gloriosam resurrectionem, lætabunda gaudet. Quoniam vero, ut docet Apostolus, consepulti sumus cum Christo per baptismum in mortem, quomodo Christus resurrexit a mortuis, ita et nos in novitate vitæ oportet ambulare; scientes, veterem hominem nostrum simul cum Christo crucifixem esse, ut ultra non serviamus peccato. Existimemus ergo nos mortuos quidem esse peccato, viventis autem Deo in Christo Iesu Domino nostro. Quapropter, fratres carissimi, quadragesimali exercitatione absoluta, sancti baptismatis promissionis renovemus, quibus olim satanæ et operibus eius, sicut et mundo, qui inimicus est Dei, abrenuntiavimus, et Deo in sancta Ecclesia catholica fideliter servire promisimus. Itaque: S. Abrenuntiatis Satanæ? O. Abrenuntiamus. S. Et omnibus operibus eius? O. Abrenuntiamus. S. Et omnibus pompis eius? O. Abrenuntiamus. S. Creditis in Deum, Patrem omnipotentem, Creatorem coeli et terræ? O. Credimus. S. Creditis in Iesum Christum, Filium eius unicum, Dominum nostrum, natum et passum? O. Credimus. S. Creditis et in Spiritum Sanctum, sanctam Ecclesiam catholicam, Sanctorum communionem, remissionem peccatorem, carnis resurrectionem, et vitam æternam? O. Credimus. S. Nunc autem una simul Deum precemur, sicut Dominus noster Iesus Christus orare nos docuit: O. Pater noster, qui es in coelis, sanctificetur nomen tuum. Adveniat regnum tuum. Fiat voluntas tua, sicut in coelo et in terra. Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie, et dimitte nobis debita nostra, sicut et nos dimittibus debitoribus nostris. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem, sed libera nos a malo. S. Et Deus omnipotens, Pater Domini nostri Iesu Christi, qui nos regeneravit ex aqua et Spiritu Sancto, quique nobis dedit remissionem peccatorum, ipse nos custodiat gratia sua in eodem Christo Iesu Domino nostro in vitam æternam. O. Amen.	12 The Renewal of Baptismal Promises On this most sacred night, dearly beloved brethren, Holy Mother Church, recalling the death and burial of Our Lord Jesus Christ, returneth His love by keeping vigil; and aboundeth with joy at celebrating His glorious Resurrection. But because, as the Apostle teaches, we are baptised into His death and buried together with Christ: and as Christ rose again from the dead, so we too must walk in newness of life; knowing that our old man hath been crucified together with Christ so that we shall no longer be in servitude to sin. Let us therefore look upon ourselves therefore as dead indeed to sin but living to God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Therefore, dearly beloved brethren, the Lenten observance now completed, let us renew the promises of baptism by which formerly we renounced Satan and his works, and the world likewise, the enemy of God; and by which we promised to serve God faithfully in the Holy Catholic Church. Therefore: S. Do you renounce Satan? A. We do renounce him. S. And all his works? A. We do renounce them. S. And all his pomps? A. We do renounce them. S. Do you believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth? A. We do believe. S. Do you believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was born into this world and who suffered for us? A. We do believe. S. Do you also believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy Catholic Church, the Communionion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting? A. We do believe. S. And now let us pray together as one, just as our Lord Jesus Christ taught us to pray: A. 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. S. And may God almighty, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath regenerated us by water and the Holy Ghost, and who hath given us remission of sins, may He by His grace keep us in the same Christ Jesus our Lord to life everlasting. A. Amen.
Top  Next De altera parte Litaniarum V. Propítius esto. R. Parce nobis, Dómine. V. Propítius esto. R. Exaudi nos, Dómine. V. Ab omni malo. R. Líbera nos, Dómine. V. Ab omni peccáto. R. Líbera nos, Dómine. V. A morte perpétua. R. Líbera nos, Dómine. V. Per mystérium sanctæ Incarnatiónis tuæ. R. Líbera nos, Dómine. V. Per advéntum tuum. R. Líbera nos, Dómine. V. Per nativitátem tuum. R. Líbera nos, Dómine. V. Per baptísmum et sanctum ieiúnium tuum. R. Líbera nos, Dómine. V. Per crucem et passiónem tuam. R. Líbera nos, Dómine. V. Per mortem et sepultúram tuam. R. Líbera nos, Dómine. V. Per sanctam resurrectiónem tuam. R. Líbera nos, Dómine. V. Per admirábilem ascensiónem tuam. R. Líbera nos, Dómine. V. Per advéntum Spíritus Sancti Parácliti. R. Líbera nos, Dómine. V. In die iudícii. R. Líbera nos, Dómine. V. Peccatóres. R. Te rogámus, audi nos. V. Ut nobis parcas. R. Te rogámus, audi nos. V. Ut Ecclésiam tuam sanctam régere et conserváre dignéris. R. Te rogámus, audi nos. V. Ut domnum apostólicum et omnes ecclesiásticos órdines in sancta religióne conserváre dignéris. R. Te rogámus, audi nos. V. Ut inimícos sanctæ Ecclésiæ humiliáre dignéris. R. Te rogámus, audi nos. V. Ut régibus et princípibus christiánis, pacem et veram concórdiam donáre dignéris. R. Te rogámus, audi nos. V. Ut nosmetípsos in tuo sancto servítio confortáre et conserváre dignéris. R. Te rogámus, audi nos. V. Ut ómnibus benefactóribus nostris sempitérna bona retríbuas. R. Te rogámus, audi nos V. Ut fructus terræ dare et conserváre dignéris. R. Te rogámus, audi nos. V. Ut ómnibus fidélibus defúnctis réquiem ætérnam donáre dignéris. R. Te rogámus, audi nos. V. Ut nos exaudíre dignéris. R. Te rogámus, audi nos. V. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi. R. Parce nobis, Dómine. V. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi. R. Exaudi nos, Dómine. V. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi. R. Miserére nobis. V. Christe, audi nos. R. Christe, exáudi nos.	13 IX. Second Part of the Litany V. Be merciful. R. Spare us, O Lord. V. Be merciful. R. Graciously hear us, O Lord. V. From all evil. R. Deliver us, O Lord. V. From all sin. R. Deliver us, O Lord. V. From everlasting death. R. Deliver us, O Lord. V. Through the mystery of Thy holy incarnation. R. Deliver us, O Lord. V. Through Thy coming. R. Deliver us, O Lord. V. Through Thy Nativity. R. Deliver us, O Lord. V. Through Thy Baptism and holy fasting. R. Deliver us, O Lord. V. Through Thy Cross and Passion. R. Deliver us, O Lord. V. Through Thy Death and Burial. R. Deliver us, O Lord. V. Through Thy holy Resurrection. R. Deliver us, O Lord. V. Through Thy wonderful Ascension. R. Deliver us, O Lord. V. Through the coming of the Holy Ghost, the Paraclete. R. Deliver us, O Lord. V. In the day of judgement. R. Deliver us, O Lord. V. We sinners. R. Beseech Thee to hear us. V. That Thou wouldst spare us. R. We beseech Thee to hear us. V. That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to govern and preserve Thy holy Church. R. We beseech Thee to hear us. V. That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to preserve our Apostolic Prelate, and all orders of the Church in holy religion. R. We beseech Thee to hear us. V. That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to hunble the enemies of holy Church. R. We beseech Thee to hear us. V. That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to give peace and true concord to Christian kings and princes. R. We beseech Thee to hear us. V. That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to confirm and preserve us in Thy holy service. R. We beseech Thee to hear us. V. That Thou wouldst render eternal blessings to all our benefactors. R. We beseech Thee to hear us. V. That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to give and preserve the fruits of the earth. R. We beseech Thee to hear us. V. That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to grant eternal rest to all the faithful departed. R. We beseech Thee to hear us. V. That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to hear us. R. We beseech Thee to hear us. V. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world. R. Spare us, O Lord. V. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world. R. Graciously hear us, O Lord. V. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world. R. Have mercy on us. V. Christ, hear us. R. Christ, graciously hear us.
Top  Next De Missa solemni Vigiliæ paschalis Ab illo bene ☩ dicáris, in cuius honore cremáberis. Amen.	14 Holy Mass Be thou blessed ☩ by Him in whose honour thou shalt be burned. Amen.
Top  Next Kyrie S.Kýrie, eléison. M. Kýrie, eléison. S. Kýrie, eléison. M. Christe, eléison. S. Christe, eléison. M. Christe, eléison. S. Kýrie, eléison. M. Kýrie, eléison. S. Kýrie, eléison.	15 Kyrie P. Lord, have mercy. S. Lord, have mercy. P. Lord, have mercy. S. Christ, have mercy. P. Christ, have mercy. S. Christ, have mercy. P. Lord, have mercy. S. Lord, have mercy. P. Lord, have mercy.
Top  Next Gloria Gloria in excelsis Deo Et in terra pax homínibus bonæ voluntátis. Laudámus te. Benedícimus te. Adorámus te. Glorificámus te. Grátias ágimus tibi propter magnam glóriam tuam. Dómine Deus, Rex coeléstis, Deus Pater omnípotens. Dómine Fili unigénite, Iesu Christe. Dómine Deus, Agnus Dei, Fílius Patris. Qui tollis peccáta mundi, miserére nobis. Qui tollis peccáta mundi, súscipe deprecatiónem nostram. Qui sedes ad déxteram Patris, miserére nobis. Quóniam tu solus Sanctus. Tu solus Dóminus. Tu solus Altíssimus, Iesu Christe. Cum Sancto Spíritu in glória Dei Patris. Amen.	16 Gloria Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace to men of good will. We praise Thee. We bless Thee. We adore Thee. We glorify Thee. We give Thee thanks for Thy great glory. O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father almighty. O Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son. O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father. Who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Who takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Who sittest at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For Thou only are holy. Thou only art the Lord. Thou only art most high, O Jesus Christ. Together with the Holy Ghost in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Top  Next Oratio V. Dóminus vobíscum. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. Orémus. Deus, qui hanc sacratíssimum noctem gloria domínicæ Resurrectiónis illústras: consérva in nova famíliæ tuæ progénie adoptiónis spíritum, quem dedísti; ut, córpore et mente renováti, puram tibi exhíbeant servitútem. Per eundem Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti, Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum. R. Amen.	17 COLLECT V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. Let us pray O God, who dost illuminate this most holy night by the glory of the Lord's Resurrection, preserve in the new children of Thy family the spirit of adoption which Thou hast given; that renewed in body and mind, they may render to Thee a pure service. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen.
Top  Next Epistola  Lectio Epistolæ beati Pauli apostoli ad Colossenses. Fratres: si consurrexístis cum Christo, quæ sursum sunt quǽrite, ubi Christus est in déxtera Dei sedens: quæ sursum sunt sápite, non quæ super terram. Mórtui enim estis, et vita vestra est abscóndita cum Christo in Deo. Cum Christus apparúerit, vita vestra: tunc et vos apparébitis cum ipso in glória. R. Deo gratias.	18 EPISTLE  Lesson from the Epistle of Blessed Paul the Apostle to the Colossians. Brethren, if you be risen with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God: mind the things that are above, not the things that are upon the earth. For you are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ should appear, who is your life, then you also shall appear with Him in glory. R. Thanks be to God.
Top  Next S. Allelúia. C. Allelúia. S. Allelúia. C. Allelúia. S. Allelúia. C. Allelúia. V. Confitémini Dómino, quóniam bonus: quóniam in sǽculum misericórdia eius. V. Laudáte Dominum omnes gentes: et collaudáte eum, omnes pópuli. V. Quóniam confirmáta est super nos misericórdia eius: et véritas Dómini manet in ætérnum.	19 V. Allleuia. R. Alleluia. V. Allleuia. R. Alleluia. V. Allleuia. R. Alleluia. V. Give praise to the Lord for He is good: for His mercy endureth forever. V. O praise the Lord, all ye nations, and praise Him all ye people. V. For His mercy is confirmed upon us: and the truth of the Lord remaineth forever.
Top  Next Evangelium Munda cor meum ac labia mea, omnípotens Deus, qui labia Isaíæ Prophétæ cálculo mundásti igníto: ita me tua grata miseratióne dignáre mundáre, ut sanctum Evangélium tuum digne váleam nuntiáre. Per Christum, Dóminum nostrum. Amen. D. Iube, domne, benedicere. S. Dóminus sit in corde tuo et in lábiis tuis: ut digne et cpmpeténter annúnties Evangélium suum: In nómine Patris, et Fílii, ☩ et Spíritus Sancti. Amen. V. Dóminus vobíscum. R. Et cum spíritu tuo. Sequéntia ☩ sancti Evangélii secúndum Matthǽum. R. Glória tibi, Dómine. Véspere autem sábbati, quæ lucéscit in prima sábbati, venit María Magdaléne, et áltera María vidére sepúlcrum. Et ecce terræmótus factus est magnus. Angelus enim Dómini descéndit de cælo: et accédens revólvit lápidem, et sedébat super eum: erat autem aspéctus eius sicut fulgur: et vestiméntum eius sicut nix. Præ timóre autem eius extérriti sunt custódes, et factu sunt velut mórtui. Respóndens autem Angelus, dixit muliéribus: «Nolíte timére vos: scio enim, quod Iesum, qui crucifíxus est, quǽritis: non est hic: surréxit enim, sicut dixit. Veníte, et vidéte locum, ubi pósitus erat Dóminus. Et cito eúntes dícite discípulis eius, quia surréxit et ecce præcédit vos in Galilǽam: ibi eum vidébitis. Ecce prædíxi vobis». R. Laus tibi, Christe. S. Per Evangélica dicta, deleántur nostra delícta.	20 GOSPEL  Cleanse my heart and my lips, O almighty God, who didst cleanse the lips of the prophet Isaias with a burning coal, and vouchsafe, through Thy gracious mercy, so to purify me, that I may worthily announce Thy holy Gospel. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. D. Sir, give me thy blessing. P. The Lord be in thy heart and on thy lips, that thou mayest worthily and in a becoming manner, proclaim His holy Gospel. In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. P. The Lord be with you. S. And with thy spirit. Continuation of the holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. And in the end of the Sabbath, when it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalen and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. And behold there was a great earthquake. For an Angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and coming, rolled back the stone and sat upon it: and his countenance was as lightening and his raiment as snow. And for fear of him the guards were struck with terror and became as dead men. And the Angel answering, said to the women: Fear not you: for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified: He is not here: for His is risen, as He said. Come and see the place where the Lord was laid. And going quickly, tell ye His disciples that He is risen: and behold He will go before you into Galilee: there you shall see Him. Lo, I have foretold it to you.
Top  Next V. Dóminus vobíscum. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. Orémus. Suscipe, sancte Pater, omnipotens ætérne Deus, hanc immaculátam hóstiam, quam ego indígnus fámulus tuus óffero tibi Deo meo vivo et vero, pro innumerabílibus peccátis, et offensiónibus, et neglegéntiis meis, et pro ómnibus circumstántibus, sed et pro ómnibus fidélibus christiánis vivis atque defúnctis: ut mihi, et illis profíciat ad salútem in vitam ætérnam. Amen.	21 V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. Let us pray. Accept, O holy Father, almighty and eternal God, this unspotted host, which I, Thy unworthy servant, offer unto Thee, my living and true God, for my innumerable sins, offenses, and negligences, and for all here present: as also for all faithful Christians, both living and dead, that it may avail both me and them for salvation unto life everlasting. Amen.
Top  Next Deus, qui humánæ substántiæ dignitátem mirabíliter condidísti, et mirabílius reformásti: da nobis per huius aquæ et vini mystérium, eius divinitátis esse consórtes, qui humanitátis nostræ fíeri dignátus est párticeps, Iesus Christus, Fílius tuus, Dóminus noster: Qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus: per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.	22 O God, who, in creating human nature, didst wonderfully dignify it, and still more wonderfully restore it, grant that, by the Mystery of this water and wine, we may be made partakers of His divine nature, who vouchsafed to be made partaker of our human nature, even Jesus Christ our Lord, Thy Son, who with Thee, liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God: world without end. Amen.
Top  Next Offérimus tibi, Dómine, cálicem salutáris, tuam deprecántes cleméntiam: ut in conspéctu divínæ maiestátis tuæ, pro nostra et totíus mundi salute, cum odóre suavitátis ascéndat. Amen. In spíritu humilitátis et in ánimo contríto suscipiámur a te, Dómine: et sic fiat sacrifícium nostrum in conspéctu tuo hódie, ut pláceat tibi, Dómine Deus. Veni, sanctificátor omnípotens ætérne Deus: et bene ☩ dic hoc sacrifícium, tuo sancto nómini præparátum.	23 We offer unto Thee, O Lord, the chalice of salvation, beseeching Thy clemency, that it may ascend before Thy divine Majesty, as a sweet savor, for our salvation, and for that of the whole world. Amen. Accept us, O Lord, in the spirit of humility and contrition of heart, and grant that the sacrifice which we offer this day in Thy sight may be pleasing to Thee, O Lord God. Come, O almighty and eternal God, the Sanctifier, and bless ☩ this Sacrifice, prepared for the glory of Thy holy Name.
Top  Next Incense Per intercessiónem beáti Michaélis Archángeli, stantis a dextris altáris incénsi, et ómnium electórum suórum, incénsum istud dignétur Dóminus bene ☩ dícere, et in odórem suavitátis accípere. Per Christum, Dóminum nostrum. Amen. Incénsum istud a te benedíctum ascéndat ad te, Dómine: et descéndat super nos misericórdia tua. Dirigátur, Dómine, orátio mea, sicut incénsum, in conspéctu tuo: elevátio mánuum meárum sacrifícium vespertínum. Pone, Dómine, custódiam ori meo, et óstium circumstántiæ lábiis meis: ut non declínet cor meum in verba malítiæ, ad excusándas excusatiónes in peccátis. Accéndat in nobis Dóminus ignem sui amóris, et flammam ætérnæ caritátis. Amen.	24 Incense May the Lord, by the intercession of blessed Michael the Archangel, who standeth at the right side of the altar of incense, and of all His Elect, vouchsafe to bless ☩ this incense and receive it as an odor of sweetness: through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. May this incense, which Thou hast blessed, O Lord, ascend to Thee, and may Thy mercy descend upon us. Let my prayer, O Lord, be directed as incense in Thy sight: the lifting up of my hands as an evening sacrifice. Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, and a door round about my lips. May my heart not incline to evil words, to make excuses for sins. May the Lord enkindle within us the fire of His love, and the flame of everlasting charity. Amen.
Top  Next Lavábo inter innocéntes manus meas: et circúmdabo altáre tuum. Dómine: Ut áudiam vocem laudis, et enárrem univérsa mirabília tua. Dómine, diléxi decórem domus tuæ et locum habitatiónis glóriæ tuæ. Ne perdas cum ímpiis, Deus, ánimam meam, et cum viris sánguinum vitam meam: In quorum mánibus iniquitátes sunt: déxtera eórum repléta est munéribus. Ego autem in innocéntia mea ingréssus sum: rédime me et miserére mei. Pes meus stetit in dirécto: in ecclésiis benedícam te, Dómine. V. Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto. R. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen	25 I will wash my hands among the innocent: and I will compass Thine altar, O Lord That I may hear the voice of praise: and tell of all Thy wonderous works. I have loved, O Lord, the beauty of Thy house and the place where Thy glory dwelleth. Take not away my soul, O God, with the wicked: nor my life with blood-thirsty men. In whose hands are iniquities, their right hand is filled with gifts. But I have walked in my innocence: redeem me, and have mercy on me. My foot hath stood in the direct way, in the churches I will bless Thee, O Lord. 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.
Top  Next Súscipe, sancta Trinitas, hanc oblatiónem, quam tibi offérimus ob memóriam passiónis, resurrectiónis, et ascensiónis Iesu Christi, Dómini nostri: et in honórem beátæ Maríæ semper Vírginis, et beáti Ioannis Baptistæ, et sanctórum Apostolórum Petri et Pauli, et istórum et ómnium Sanctórum: ut illis profíciat ad honórem, nobis autem ad salútem: et illi pro nobis intercédere dignéntur in coelis, quorum memóriam ágimus in terris. Per eúndem Christum, Dóminum nostrum. Amen.	26 Receive, O holy Trinity, this oblation which we make to Thee, in memory of the Passion, Resurrection and Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ, and in honor of Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, blessed John the Baptist, the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the Saints, that it may avail unto their honor and our salvation, and may they vouchsafe to intercede for us in heaven, whose memory we celebrate on earth. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Top  Next S. Oráte, fratres: ut meum ac vestrum sacrifícium acceptábile fiat apud Deum Patrem omnipoténtem. M. Suscípiat Dóminus sacrifícium de mánibus tuis vel meis ad laudem et glóriam nominis sui, ad utilitátem quoque nostram, totiúsque Ecclésiæ suæ sanctæ. S. Amen. Suscipe, quæsumus, Domine, preces populi tui, cum oblationibus hostiarum: ut paschalibus initiata mysteriis, ad æternitatis nobis medelam, te operante, proficiant. Per Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum, Filium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum. R. Amen.	27 P. Brethren, pray that my Sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God the Father almighty. S. May the Lord receive the Sacrifice from thy hands, to the praise and glory of His Name, to our benefit and that of all His holy Church. P. Amen. Accept, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the prayers of Thy people together with the sacrifice they offer: that what has begun by the Paschal Mysteries, may by Thine arrangement result in our eternal healing. 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.
Top  Next Præfatio V. Dóminus vobíscum. R. Et cum spíritu tuo. V. Sursum corda. R. Habémus ad Dóminum. V. Grátias agámus Dómino, Deo nostro. R. Dignum et iustum est. Vere dignum et iustum est, æquum et salutare, te quidem Domine omni tempore, sed in hoc potissimum nocte gloriosis prædicare, cum Pascha nostrum immolatus est Christus. Ipse enim verus est Angus qui abstulit peccáta mundi. Qui mortem nostram moriendo destruxit, et vitam resurgendo reparavit. Et ideo cum Angelis et Archangelis, cum Thronis et Dominationibus, cumque omnia milita coelestis exercitus, hymnum gloriæ tuæ canimus, sine fine dicentes: Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dóminus, Deus Sábaoth. Pleni sunt coeli et terra glória tua. Hosánna in excélsis. Benedíctus, qui venit in nómine Dómini. Hosánna in excélsis.	28 PREFACE P. The Lord be with you. S. And with thy spirit. P. Lift up your hearts. S. We have lifted them up to the Lord. P. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. S. It is meet and just. It it truly meet and just, right and for our salvation, at all times to praise Thee, O Lord, but more gloriously especially this night when Christ our Pasch was sacrificed. For He is the Lamb Who hath taken away the sins of the world: Who by dying hath destroyed our death: and by rising again hath restored us to life. And therefore with Angels and Archangels, with Thrones and Dominations, and with all the hosts of the heavenly army, we sing the hymn of Thy glory, evermore saying: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth! Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory! Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!
Top  Next Canon Te igitur, clementíssime Pater, per Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum, Dóminum nostrum, súpplices rogámus, ac pétimus, uti accepta habeas et benedícas, hæc ☩ dona, hæc ☩ múnera, hæc ☩ sancta sacrifícia illibáta, in primis, quæ tibi offérimus pro Ecclésia tua sancta cathólica: quam pacificáre, custodíre, adunáre et régere dignéris toto orbe terrárum: una cum fámulo tuo Papa nostro N.p et Antístite nostro N.b et ómnibus orthodóxis, atque cathólicæ et apostólicæ fídei cultóribus.	29 Canon We therefore, humbly pray and beseech Thee, most merciful Father, through Jesus Christ; Thy Son, our Lord, that Thou wouldst vouchsafe to accept and bless these ☩ gifts, these ☩ presents, these ☩ holy unspotted Sacrifices, which in the first place we offer Thee for Thy holy Catholic Church to which vouchsafe to grant peace, as also to preserve, unite, and govern it throughout the world, together with Thy servant N.p our Pope, and N.b our Bishop, and all orthodox believers and professors of the Catholic and Apostolic Faith.
Top  Next Meménto, Dómine, famulórum famularúmque tuarum N. et N. et ómnium circumstántium, quorum tibi fides cógnita est et nota devótio, pro quibus tibi offérimus: vel qui tibi ófferunt hoc sacrifícium laudis, pro se suísque ómnibus: pro redemptióne animárum suárum, pro spe salútis et incolumitátis suæ: tibíque reddunt vota sua ætérno Deo, vivo et vero.	30 Be mindful, O Lord, of Thy servants and handmaidens, N. et N. and of all here present, whose faith and devotion are known unto Thee, for whom we offer, or who offer up to Thee, this sacrifice of praise for themselves, their families and friends, for the redemption of their souls, for the health and salvation they hope for; and who now pay their vows to Thee, the everlasting, living and true God.
Top  Next Communicantes, et noctem sacratissimum celebrantes Resurrectionis Domini nostri Iesu Christi secundum carnem: sed et memoriam venerantes, in primis gloriosæ semper Virginis Mariæ, Genitricis eiusdem Dei et Domini nostri Iesu Christi: sed et beáti Ioseph, eiúsdem Vírginis Spónsi, et beatórum Apostolórum ac Mártyrum tuórum, Petri et Pauli, Andréæ, Iacóbi, Ioánnis, Thomæ, Iacóbi, Philíppi, Bartholomæi, Matthæi, Simónis et Thaddæi: Lini, Cleti, Cleméntis, Xysti, Cornélii, Cypriáni, Lauréntii, Chrysógoni, Ioánnis et Pauli, Cosmæ et Damiáni: et ómnium Sanctórum tuórum; quorum méritis precibúsque concédas, ut in ómnibus protectiónis tuæ muniámur auxílio. Per eúndem Christum, Dóminum nostrum. Amen.	31 Communicating, and keeping this most holy night of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the flesh; and also reverencing the memory, first, of the glorious Mary, ever Virgin, Mother of the same our God and Lord Jesus Christ: as also of the blessed Joseph, her Spouse, and of the blessed Apostles and Martyrs Peter and Paul, Andrew, James, John, Thomas, James, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Simon, and Thaddeus; Linus, Cletus, Clement, Xystus, Cornelius, Cyprian, Lawrence, Chrysogonus, John and Paul, Cosmas and Damian, and of all Thy Saints, through whose merits and prayers, grant that we may in all things be defended by the help of Thy protection. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Top  Next Hanc igitur oblationem servitutis nostræ, set et cunctæ familiæ tuæ, quam tibi offerimus pro his quoque, quos regenerare dignatus es ex aqua, et Spiritu Sancto, tribuens eis remissionem omnium peccatorum, quæsumus Domine, ut placatus accipias: diesque nostros in tua pace disponas, atque ab æterna damnatione nos eripi, et in electorum tuorum iubeas grege numberari. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.	32 We therefore beseech Thee, O Lord, graciously to accept this oblation of our service, as also of Thy whole family, which we make unto Thee on behalf of these whom Thou hast vouchsafed to bring to a new birth by water and the Holy Ghost, granting them remission of all their sins: and to dispose our days in Thy peace, preserve us from final damnation and rank us in the number of Thine Elect. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Top  Next Quam oblatiónem tu, Deus, in ómnibus, quæsumus, bene ☩ díctam, adscríp ☩ tam, ra ☩ tam, rationábilem, acceptabilémque fácere dignéris: ut nobis Cor ☩ pus, et San ☩ guis fiat dilectíssimi Fílii tui, Dómini nostri Iesu Christi.	33 Which oblation do Thou, O God, vouchsafe in all respects, to bless, ☩ approve, ☩ ratify, ☩ make worthy and acceptable; that it may be made for us the Body ☩ and Blood ☩ of Thy most beloved Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Top  Next Qui prídie quam paterétur, accépit panem in sanctas ac venerábiles manus suas, Elevat oculos ad coelum, ad te Deum, Patrem suum omnipoténtem, tibi grátias agens, bene ☩ dixit, fregit, dedítque discípulis suis, dicens: Accípite, et manducáte ex hoc omnes.	34 Who, the day before He suffered, took bread into His holy and venerable hands, and with His eyes lifted up towards heaven unto Thee, God, His almighty Father, giving thanks to Thee, He blessed ☩ it, broke it and gave it to His disciples saying: Take and eat ye all of this,
Top  Next HOC EST ENIM CORPUS MEUM.	35 FOR THIS IS MY BODY.
Top  Next Símili modo postquam coenátum est, accípiens et hunc præclárum Cálicem in sanctas ac venerábiles manus suas: tibi grátias agens, bene ☩ dixit, dedítque discípulis suis, dicens: Accípite, et bíbite ex eo omnes.	36 In like manner, after He had supped, taking also this excellent chalice into His holy and venerable hands He blessed ☩ , and gave it to His disciples, saying: Take and drink ye all of this,
Top  Next HIC EST ENIM CALIX SANGUINIS MEI, NOVI ET AETERNI TESTAMENTI: MYSTERIUM FIDEI: QUI PRO VOBIS ET PRO MULTIS EFFUNDETUR IN REMISSIONEM PECCATORUM. Hæc quotiescúmque fecéritis, in mei memóriam faciétis.	37 FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL TESTAMENT, THE MYSTERY OF FAITH; WHICH SHALL BE SHED FOR YOU AND FOR MANY UNTO THE REMISSION OF SINS. As often as ye do these things, ye shall do them in remembrance of Me.
Top  Next Unde et mémores, Dómine, nos servi tui, sed et plebs tua sancta, eiusdem Christi Fílii tui, Dómini nostri, tam beátæ passiónis, nec non et ab ínferis resurrectiónis, sed et in coelos gloriósæ ascensiónis: offérimus præcláræ maiestáti tuæ de tuis donis ac datis, hóstiam ☩ puram, hóstiam ☩ sanctam, hóstiam ☩immaculátam, Panem ☩ sanctum vitæ ætérnæ, et Calicem ☩ salútis perpétuæ.	38 Wherefore, O Lord, we Thy servants, as also Thy holy people, calling to mind the blessed Passion of the same Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, and also His Resurrection from the dead and His glorious Ascension into heaven: do offer unto Thy most excellent Majesty of Thine own gifts, bestowed upon us, a pure ☩ Host, a holy ☩ Host, an unspotted ☩ Host, the holy ☩ Bread of eternal life, and the Chalice ☩ of everlasting salvation.
Top  Next Supra quæ propítio ac seréno vultu respícere dignéris: et accépta habére, sicúti accépta habére dignátus es múnera púeri tui iusti Abel, et sacrifícium Patriárchæ nostri Abrahæ: et quod tibi óbtulit summus sacérdos tuus Melchísedech, sanctum sacrifícium, immaculátam hóstiam.	39 Upon which vouchsafe to look with a propitious and serene countenance, and to accept them, as Thou wert graciously pleased to accept the gifts of Thy just servant Abel, and the sacrifice of our patriarch Abraham, and that which Thy high priest Melchisedech offered to Thee, a holy Sacrifice, and unspotted Victim.
Top  Next Súpplices te rogámus, omnípotens Deus: iube hæc perférri per manus sancti Angeli tui in sublíme altáre tuum, in conspéctu divínæ maiestátis tuæ: ut, quotquot ex hac altáris participatióne sacrosánctum Fílii tui Cor ☩ pus, et Sán ☩ guinem sumpsérimus, omni benedictióne coelésti et grátia repleámur. Per eúndem Christum, Dóminum nostrum. Amen.	40 We most humbly beseech Thee, almighty God, command these offerings to be borne by the hands of Thy holy Angels to Thine altar on high, in the sight of Thy divine majesty, that as many as shall partake of the most holy Body ☩ and Blood ☩ of Thy Son at this altar, may be filled with every heavenly grace and blessing. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Top  Next Meménto étiam, Dómine, famulórum famularúmque tuárum N. et N., qui nos præcessérunt cum signo fídei, et dórmiunt in somno pacis. Ipsis, Dómine, et ómnibus in Christo quiescéntibus locum refrigérii, lucis pacis ut indúlgeas, deprecámur. Per eúndem Christum, Dóminum nostrum. Amen.	41 Remember also, O Lord, Thy servants and handmaids N. and N., who are gone before us with the sign of faith, and rest in the sleep of peace. To these, O Lord, and to all that rest in Christ, grant, we beseech Thee, a place of refreshment, light, and peace; Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Top  Next Nobis quoque peccatóribus fámulis tuis, de multitúdine miseratiónum tuárum sperántibus, partem áliquam et societátem donáre dignéris, cum tuis sanctis Apóstolis et Martýribus: cum Ioánne, Stéphano, Matthía, Bárnaba, Ignátio, Alexándro, Marcellíno, Petro, Felicitáte, Perpétua, Agatha, Lúcia, Agnéte, Cæcília, Anastásia, et ómnibus Sanctis tuis: intra quorum nos consórtium, non æstimátor mériti, sed véniæ, quæsumus, largítor admítte. Per Christum, Dóminum nostrum.	42 To us also, Thy sinful servants, confiding in the multitude of Thy mercies, vouchsafe to grant some part and fellowship with Thy holy Apostles and Martyrs, with John, Stephen, Matthias, Barnabas, Ignatius, Alexander, Marcellinus, Peter, Felicitas, Perpetua, Agatha, Lucy, Agnes, Cecilia, Anastasia, and with all Thy Saints, into whose company we beseech Thee to admit us, not weighing our merits, but pardoning our offenses. Through Christ our Lord.
Top  Next Per quem hæc ómnia, Dómine, semper bona creas, sancti ☩ ficas, viví ☩ ficas, bene ☩ dícis et præstas nobis. Per ip ☩ sum, et cum ip ☩ so, et in ip ☩ so, est tibi Deo Patri omnipotenti, in unitáte Spíritus ☩ Sancti, omnis honor, et glória. Per omnia sǽcula sæcolorum. R. Amen.	43 By Whom, O Lord, Thou dost ever create. sanctify, ☩ quicken, ☩ bless, ☩ and give unto us all these good things. By Him, ☩ and with Him, ☩ and in Him ☩ is to Thee, God the Father ☩ almighty, in the unity of the Holy ☩ Ghost, all honor and glory. P. World without end. S. Amen.
Top  Next Preparatio Communionis Orémus: Præcéptis salutáribus móniti, et divína institutione formati audemus dicere: Pater noster, qui es in cælis, Sanctificetur nomen tuum. Adveniat regnum tuum. Fiat voluntas tua, sicut in coelo et in terra. Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie. Et dimitte nobis debita nostra, sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem: R. Sed libera nos a malo. S. Amen.	44 Preparation for Communion Let us pray. Instructed by Thy saving precepts, and following Thy divine institution, we are bold to say: 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. M. But deliver us from evil. P. Amen.
Top  Next Líbera nos, quæsumus, Dómine, ab ómnibus malis, prætéritis, præséntibus et futúris: et intercedénte beáta et gloriósa semper Vírgine Dei Genetríce María, cum beátis Apóstolis tuis Petro et Paulo, atque Andréa, et ómnibus Sanctis, da propítius pacem in diébus nostris: ut, ope misericórdiæ tuæ adiúti, et a peccáto simus semper líberi et ab omni perturbatióne secúri. Per eúndem Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum. Qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus. V. Per omnia sǽcula sæculórum. R. Amen. Pax Domini sit semper vobiscum. R. Et cum spiritu tuo.	45 Deliver us, we beseech Thee, O Lord, from all evils, past, present, and to come; and by the intercession of the Blessed and glorious ever Virgin Mary, Mother of God, and of the holy Apostles, Peter and Paul, and of Andrew, and of all the Saints, mercifully grant peace in our days, that through the assistance of Thy mercy we may be always free from sin, and secure from all disturbance. Through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord. Who with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth God, P. World without end. S. Amen. P. The peace ☩ of the Lord be ☩ always with ☩ you. S. And with thy spirit.
Top  Next Hæc commíxtio, et consecrátio Córporis et Sánguinis Dómini nostri Iesu Christi, fiat accipiéntibus nobis in vitam ætérnam. Amen.	46 May this mixture and consecration of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ be to us who receive it effectual unto eternal life. Amen.
Top  Next Dómine Iesu Christe, Fili Dei vivi, qui ex voluntáte Patris, cooperánte Spíritu Sancto, per mortem tuam mundum vivificásti: líbera me per hoc sacrosánctum Corpus et Sánguinem tuum ab ómnibus iniquitátibus meis, et univérsis malis: et fac me tuis semper inhærére mandátis, et a te numquam separári permíttas: Qui cum eódem Deo Patre et Spíritu Sancto vivis et regnas Deus in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.	47 O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, who, according to the will of Thy Father, with the cooperation of the Holy Ghost, hast by Thy death given life to the world; deliver me by this Thy most sacred Body and Blood, from all my iniquities and from all evils; and make me always cleave to Thy commandments, and suffer me never to be separated from Thee, Who livest and reignest, with the same God the Father and the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
Top  Next Percéptio Córporis tui, Dómine Iesu Christe, quod ego indígnus súmere præsúmo, non mihi provéniat in iudícium et condemnatiónem: sed pro tua pietáte prosit mihi ad tutaméntum mentis et córporis, et ad medélam percipiéndam: Qui vivis et regnas cum Deo Patre in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.	48 Let not the partaking of Thy Body, O Lord, Jesus Christ, which I, though unworthy, presume to receive, turn to my judgment and condemnation; but let it, through Thy mercy, become a safeguard and remedy, both for soul and body; Who with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, livest and reignest God, world without end. Amen.
Top  Next Panem coeléstem accipiam, et nomen Dómini invocábo. V. Dómine, non sum dignus, ut intres sub tectum meum: sed tantum dic verbo, et sanábitur ánima mea V. Dómine, non sum dignus, ut intres sub tectum meum: sed tantum dic verbo, et sanábitur ánima mea. V. Dómine, non sum dignus, ut intres sub tectum meum: sed tantum dic verbo, et sanábitur ánima mea.	49 I will take the Bread of heaven, and will call upon the Name of the Lord. V. Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst enter under my roof; say but the word, and my soul shall be healed. V. Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst enter under my roof; say but the word, and my soul shall be healed. V. Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst enter under my roof; say but the word, and my soul shall be healed.
Top  Next Corpus Dómini nostri Iesu Christi custódiat ánimam meam in vitam ætérnam. Amen.	50 The Body of our Lord Jesus Christ preserve my soul unto life everlasting. Amen.
Top  Next Quid retríbuam Dómino pro ómnibus, quæ retríbuit mihi? Cálicem salutáris accípiam, et nomen Dómini invocábo. Laudans invocábo Dóminum, et ab inimícis meis salvus ero. Sanguis Dómini nostri Iesu Christi custódiat ánimam meam in vitam ætérnam. Amen.	51 What return shall I make to the Lord for all He has given to me? I will take the chalice of salvation, and call upon the Name of the Lord. Praising I will call upon the Lord, and I shall be saved from my enemies. The Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ preserve my soul unto life everlasting. Amen.
Top  Next Communio Populi Anima Christi, sanctifica me. Corpus Christi, salva me. Sanguis Christi, inebria me. Aqua lateris Christi, lava me. Passio Christi, conforta me. O bone Iesu, exaudi me. Intra tua vulnera absconde me. Ne permittas me separari a te. Ab hoste maligno defende me. In hora mortis meæ voca me. Et iube me venire ad te, Ut cum Sanctis tuis laudem te. In sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.	52 Communio Populi Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, inebriate me. Water from Christ's side, wash me. Passion of Christ, strengthen me. O good Jesus, hear me. Within Thy wounds hide me. Suffer me not to be separated from Thee. From the malicious enemy defend me. In the hour of my death call me. And bid me come unto Thee. That I may praise Thee with Thy saints. and with Thy angels, Forever and ever. Amen.
Top  Next Quod ore súmpsimus, Dómine, pura mente capiámus: et de munere temporáli fiat nobis remédium sempitérnum. Corpus tuum, Dómine, quod sumpsi, et Sanguis, quem potávi, adhæreat viscéribus meis: et præsta; ut in me non remáneat scélerum mácula, quem pura et sancta refecérunt sacraménta: Qui vivis et regnas in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.	53 Grant, O Lord, that what we have taken with our mouth, we may receive with a pure mind; and from a temporal gift may it become to us an eternal remedy. May Thy Body, O Lord, which I have received, and Thy Blood which I have drunk, cleave to my bowels; and grant that no stain of sin may remain in me, who have been fed with this pure and holy Sacrament; Who livest and reignest for ever and ever. Amen.
Top  Next Pro Laudibus Ant. Allelúia, allelúia, allelúia. Laudáte Dóminum in sanctis eius * laudáte eum in firmaménto virtútis eius. Laudáte eum in virtútibus eius, * laudáte eum secúndum multitúdinem magnitúdinis eius. Laudáte eum in sono tubæ, * laudáte eum in psaltério, et cíthara. Laudáte eum in týmpano, et choro: * laudáte eum in chordis et órgano. Laudáte eum in cýmbalis benesonántibus: laudáte eum in cýmbalis iubilatiónis: * omnes spíritus laudet Dóminum. V. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto. R. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen. Ant. Allelúia, allelúia, allelúia.	54 Solemn Lauds of Easter Day Ant. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Praise ye the Lord in His holy places: * praise ye Him in the firmament of His power. Praise ye Him for His mighty acts: * praise ye Him according to the multitude of His greatness. Praise Him with sound of trumpets: * praise Him with psaltery and harp. Praise Him with timbrel and choir: * praise Him with strings and organs. Praise Him on high sounding cymbals: praise Him on cymbals of joy. * Let every spirit praise the Lord. 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. Ant. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Top  Next Ant. Et valde mane una sabbatórum, véniunt ad monuméntum, orto iam sole, allelúia. Benedíctus ☩ Dóminus, Deus Israël: * quia visitávit, et fecit redemptiónem plebis suæ: Et eréxit cornu salútis nobis: * in domo David, púeri sui. Sicut locútus est per os sanctórum, * qui a sæculo sunt, prophetárum eius: Salútem ex inimícis nostris, * et de manu ómnium, qui odérunt nos. Ad faciéndam misericórdiam cum pátribus nostris: * et memorári testaménti sui sancti. Iusiurándum, quod iurávit ad Ábraham patrem nostrum, * datúrum se nobis: Ut sine timóre, de manu inimicórum nostrórum liberáti, * serviámus illi. In sanctitáte, et iustítia coram ipso, * ómnibus diébus nostris. Et tu, puer, Prophéta Altíssimi vocáberis: * præíbis enim ante fáciem Dómini, paráre vias eius: Ad dandam sciéntiam salútis plebi eius: * in remissiónem peccatórum eórum: Per víscera misericórdiæ Dei nostri: * in quibus visitávit nos, óriens ex alto: Illumináre his, qui in ténebris, et in umbra mortis sedent: * ad dirigéndos pedes nostros in viam pacis. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen. Ant. Et valde mane una sabbatórum, véniunt ad monuméntum, orto iam sole, allelúia.	55 Ant. And very early in the morning, the first day of the week, they came to the sepulchre, the sun being now risen, alleluia. Blessed ☩ be the Lord God of Israel: * because He hath visited and wrought the redemption of His people. And hath raised up a horn of salvation to us, * in the house of David His servant. As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, * who are from the beginning. Salvation from our enemies * and from the hand of all that hate us. To perform mercy to our fathers * and to remember His holy testament. The oath, which He swore to Abraham our father, * that He would grant to us, That, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, * we may serve Him without fear, In holiness and justice before Him * all our days. And thou, child, shall be called the prophet of the Highest: * for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways, To give knowledge of salvation to His people * unto the remission of their sins. Through the bowels of the mercy of our God, * in which the Orient from on high hath visited us, To enlighten them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, * to direct our feet into the way of peace. 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. And very early in the morning, the first day of the week, they came to the sepulchre, the sun being now risen, alleluia.
Top  Next V. Dóminus vobíscum. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. Orémus. Spíritum nobis, Dómine, tuæ caritátis infúnde: ut, quos sacraméntis Paschálibus satiásti tua fácias pietáte concórdes. Per Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum, Filium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate eiusdem Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum. R. Amen.	56 V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. Let us pray Pour forth upon us, O Lord, the spirit of Thy love: that those whose hunger Thou hast satisfied with the Sacraments of Easter may in Thy kindness be one in heart. Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. R. Amen.
Top  Next Conclusio V. Ite, Missa est, allelúia, allelúia. R. Deo grátias, allelúia, allelúia. Pláceat tibi, sancta Trínitas, obséquium servitútis meæ: et præsta; ut sacrifícium, quod óculis tuæ maiestátis indígnus óbtuli, tibi sit acceptábile, mihíque et ómnibus, pro quibus illud óbtuli, sit, te miseránte, propitiábile. Per Christum, Dóminum nostrum. Amen. Benedícat vos omnípotens Deus, Pater, et Fílius, ☩ et Spíritus Sanctus. R. Amen.	57 DISMISSAL V. Go, the Mass is offered, alleluia, alleluia. R. Thanks be to God, alleluia, alleluia. May the performance of my homage be pleasing to Thee, O holy Trinity: and grant that the Sacrifice which I, though unworthy, have offered up in the sight of Thy Majesty, may be acceptable to Thee, and through Thy mercy, be a propitiation for me, and for all those for whom I have offered it. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. P. May almighty God bless you, the Father, Son, ☩ and Holy Ghost. S. Amen.
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hoy vamos de nones los ingleses nos alaban

19 reasons why Spain is still the world's greatest holiday destination

Cuenca Credit: alamy

• Hugh Morris

14 April 2017 • 9:00am

The World Ecomonic Forum's biennial Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report was published this month and Spain - once again - topped the charts. All things considered, it's simply the greatest holiday destination on the planet. Here's why:

1. The sun, sun and sun

The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain, if indeed at all, as the country is statistically Europe’s sunniest. The coastal resorts of the Mediterranean enjoy, on average, more than 300 days of sunshine each year – well into the autumn and winter months.

2. Its enviable cities

Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, Seville, Malaga. Too many of the world’s must-visit cities are found in Spain, from the cultural majesty of the capital, Madrid, to the trendy, proudly-Catalonian air of Barcelona, visitors plotting a trip are spoilt for choice

Liturgy of St John Chrysostom (Valaam Monastery) viernes santo en el monasterio de Valaam

The Habashi Liturgy - Coptic Orthodox Mass - Arabic roguermos por los martires de Alejandria y Egipto misa en copto

Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow - The Mother of God will save Holy Rus

Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow celebrates Palm Sunday

Moscow Orthodox Patriarchate - Good Friday Service

Moscow Orthodox Patriarchate - Good Friday Service

HOY VIERNES SANTO PIDO POR EL ALMA MI MAESTRO RODRIGO ROYO GRAN ESCRITOR VALENCIANO DE ALCIRA Y FALANGISTA. QUE DEFENDIÓ LA CRUZ EN RUSIA

Rodrigo Royo "TODAVIA", LA MEJOR NOVELA DE LA GUERRA CIVIL

 

 

 

Por ser el otro día las Candelas no corrimos el gallo la antevíspera pero fuimos en procesión con las paridas con un pichón y dos tórtolas y a la mañana siguiente una vela a san Blas que nos librará de la tos ferina.

 

Con hogueras honramos a santa Brígida y hoy santa Águeda bendita nos muestra, pudorosa, los pechos cercenados por el pretor Quinciano a cuyo apetito carnal no quiso condescender aquella doncella romana ¿Por qué, cobarde, cercenas las tetas de una mujer? La gloriosa virgen siciliana nos amamantará con el maná de la Redención y los zamarriegos están que lo tiran. Es fiesta en Zamarramala y dicen que hoy mandan las mujeres y aunque no lo crean las “Pusis” Cristo fue el primer feminista.

 

Pero me inhibo, no quiero leer las noticias amenazadoras que coartarán nuestras libertades y, uncido al carro vigilante de Google, me sumo en una de las novelas que guardaban turno en las filas de mi anaquel “Todavía” de mi maestro Rodrigo Royo y paso una horas deliciosas estos días primeros de febrero cuando vuelven las cigüeñas y la epacta llega bien apretada de festividades y honras significativas a los santos mártires, doctores, confesores y santas vírgenes de nuestra Santa Madre la Iglesia.

 

¿Será que en las auras de la noche hay un remecer de primavera? La novela de mi maestro y director el que me abrió las difíciles y misteriosas puertas carreteras de esta profesión y parece que me habla desde las páginas del libro primorosamente editado y que fue premio Ateneo de Sevilla 1974 es un grito frente a las crueldades del destino y un susurro de resignación pues tendrá que ser así aunque no sea justo tanto olvido.

 

Escuché la voz de Rodrigo, su carcajada, su estilo inimitable. Escribir es encontrar una voz propia que llega entre las alas de los ángeles y me acuerdo de la frase de Quevedo Escucho con mis ojos con los muertos vivo en conversación con los difuntos. Es la magia de la literatura y hay que dar gracias a Dios porque los españoles podemos hallar verdaderos tesoros escondidos en los libros de autores a los que dieron de lado, de apellidos malditos, ristra de nombres descatalogados.

 

Ningún texto de los que pregona el Mundo en sus páginas culturales ensalzando mediocridades en inglés logra la talla de un manuscrito como este (Rodrigo Royo siempre escribía a mano y con pluma, nunca a máquina.) Claro esto es la ley del embudo. España vive un proceso de desespañolización tendente a privar a las nuevas generaciones de la verdad y del goce estético. España despanzurrada y exangüe, España sin medula. Es un ente de razón, una mariposa disecada entre las páginas de un misal.

 

 Este olvido es para mí mucho más nocivo que todos eso escándalos financieros de la hora presente (a nuestros cronistas de la radio y de la tele, a nuestros bustos parlantes parece les dieron azogue y pica, pues no paran, oye, en sus letanías, el país está hecho una braga)) que siendo graves en sí tienen por objeto comerle el coco al currito de a pie, lavarle el cerebro. Friegas de papel de estraza de crispación, insultos al pasado.

 

El mensaje de esta gran novela dice que los vencedores habiendo ganado la guerra luego la perdieron en la paz dentro de un marco largo de la legalidad y la reconversión tecnológica, del fracaso de las ideologías. De ahí nos viene el letargo.

 

Los luchadores por la libertad de uno y otro consorcio devinieron esclavos. Hemos vuelto a la normalidad, se escuchaba el aullido cenagoso de la mentira. Las espadas lucían en el aire esgrimiendo su desquite. Los goznes de la historia chirriaban estridentes con su oxidada marcha atrás. Estamos otra vez en el punto de partida pero qué hermoso era el verano en Alea. Queremos mujeres y a vosotros ¿os gustan las profesionales o las aficionadas? Igual me da, yo lo que quiero es joder… pero en la inmensa oscuridad del cielo las estrellas se desvanecían asustadas...

 

Miguel Chorreta el anarquista y Rafael el falangista el hijo del terrateniente se parecen como dos hermanos mielgos y se complementan en su mentalidad revolucionaria, en su bondad en su lucha por el bien común, apéndice psicológicos de las contradicciones del novelista, puesto que articulan en su propuesta revolucionaria dos aspectos de la vasta personalidad del autor que en Alea (Alcira) en la Mancha valenciana efectúa un canto a su patria chica como apéndice de su patria grande: España. Alea era una tarjeta postal un pueblo con castillo en manos de veinte familias. Alea. Alcira. “alea jacta est”. Nunca sin embargo pasaremos el Rubicón.

 

Viene la revolución y Chorreta manda fusilar al dictado de lo que le impone su mente pero contraviniendo los consejos de su corazón al cura a don Práxedes y a otros diez más. Les dan el paseo de madrugada a la luz de los faros de un Hispano Suiza con el motor al relentí iluminando la ardiente oscuridad del barbecho una noche de agosto. Escena impresionante. Cuando entran los nacionales y cambian las banderas, Chorreta y sus compinches serán pasados por las armas, cabe las tapias del cementerio. Eso sí los nacionales a sus víctimas no las paseaban,  las fusilaban tras un juicio previo ante un consejo de guerra aunque para el caso viene a ser lo mismo. Escena no menos impresionante porque entre le pelotón de soldados hay algún militar que se viene abajo y rehúsa la orden de fuego. Rafael el falangista quiso  reanudar la labor dejada a medias por el anarquista pero a Rafael también fue engullido por las pirañas de la normalidad: los banqueros, los tecnócratas que mean agua bendita, la imponderable castuza política que cayó sobre nosotros como un baldón.

 

Ni Galdós ni Baroja hubieran sido capaces de describir una cosa así, con tanta solercia, con tanta acuidad, con tanto salero. Eran demasiado garbanceros, demasiado famosos y en este país unos ensillan y otros cabalgan. También en literatura.

 

Rodrigo Royo realiza un tour de force en tales episodios con capacidades sinfónicas porque era aparte de un gran escritor y periodista un excelente violinista La novela viene a tener calidades de partitura sinfónica. Cruda trama pero tan árido escenario se le hubiera ido de las manos a cualquier narrador menos capaz. Entre medias se dan cita la ternura, el amor, las dudas porque ni unos ni otros son enteramente buenos ni enteramente perversos. La guerra. culpable del odio fratricida, se escucha lejana en este pueblo de la retaguardia.

 

El enfrentamiento de dos ideologías urde los hilos del pathos que dejaría un reguero de sangre y más de un millón de muertos. Después, cada mochuelo a su olivo.

 

Miguel Chorreta (maravillosamente descrito y una prolongación del alma del novelista) aparte de guerrillero se muestra como un organizador capaz que piensa en el futuro e idea un sistema de pozos artesianos para extraer de los montes cercanos un raudal que llevase el agua al pueblo de secano. Luego está la gracia, la chispa, el donaire y el interés que hacen sugestiva y maravillosa a una obra de arte, el lenguaje, la sintaxis de un estilo sencillo pero por eso mismo inimitable.

 

He escuchado la voz de Rodrigo a lo largo de estas páginas, sus carcajadas, su inconformismo, su intolerancia, su bonhomía y su perdón porque era generoso y magnánimo con sus semejantes (Padre, perdónalos) y la alacridad frente a las cuestiones sexuales.

 

El capítulo del burdel de Valencia donde conocen el amor los jóvenes de Alea constituye una obra maestra de psicología así como la descripción del amor platónico que siente Rafael hacia su novia Carmenchu a la cual no llega a conocer en sentido bíblico  Los hombres y las mujeres cuando les ha salido callos en el corazón sienten la punzada del desencanto por no haber consumado el amor de su adolescencia. El hombre a veces lo perdona y se lo perdona a sí mismo. La mujer no se lo perdona jamás ni se lo perdona al hombre. Volver la vista atrás ¿para qué? 

 

Ello revela un gran conocimiento por parte del autor de la psicología amorosa. Estas rendijas del pasado quedarán en el recuerdo como burletes que nadie conseguirá tapar. Miguel el jefe del comité es el buen salvaje pero el destino le va a jugar una mala pasada a este anarquista cuyo ideal consistía en hacer el bien y si no lograba hacer el bien realizar el menor daño posible a sus semejantes.

 

Hay la escena de la castración de un miliciano e incluso la violación de una mujer que a no ser por la pericia para relatar que exhibe el autor hubieran resultado chabacanas pero se convierten en elegantes páginas de humor y de distanciamiento cervantino.

 

“Todavía” es un clásico, sin duda una de las grandes novelas de nuestra guerra civil escrita de forma sencilla, ágil pero manejando infinidad de recursos de fabulación que sólo poseen aquellos hombres del Movimiento (Tomás Salvador, Luis Romero, Emilio Romero, José Luis Castillo Puche, Rafael Sánchez Mazas, Rodrigo Royo, Álvaro Cunqueiro, Cela, Vicente Soto) toda una pléyade surgida en aquel illic et nunc que nunca volverá a repetirse en España. “Todavía” me ha traído esta noche auras del azahar de los naranjales levantinos en este día frío de Santa Águeda cuando en Madrid empieza a sentirse la primavera.

 

La última vez que lo vi el año 80 ante una mesa enorme de caoba de director de periódico – parecía un evacuado de la guerra civil- de la calle San Roque, cerraba hostigado por unos y por otros el diario Informaciones daba sopas a un gatito que le habían regalado las monjas y me dijo:

 

-Hora es ya de irse a escribir una novela

 

Nunca la llegó a escribir pero se puso a tocar el violín para amansar a las fieras. Sus acreedores le zarandeaban por la pechera. Murió a los pocos meses.

 

“Todavía” fue su testamento literario pero esta noche de febrero oí su voz que me gritaba. Rodrigo era un ángel encaramado en lo más alto de un lucero. Lo fusilaron unos y otros y su voz o su lamento que escucho desde mi celda es el llanto de España.

 

Todavía no nos podrán arrebatar el entusiasmo, el goce estético que nos produce una obra de arte, aunque lo hayamos perdido todo, hasta la camisa a manos de los arrebatacapas de siempre. Estamos rodeados y hoy el cine, la tele, los periódicos, los “books” son una herramienta propagandística. Fuera, quedan pocos todavías. Mejor encontrarlos adentro.

 

 

 

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