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℣. O God, ✠ come to my assistance;
℟. O Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Alleluia.
Hymn
Now in the sun's new dawning ray,
Lowly of heart, our God we pray
That he from harm may keep us free
In all the deeds this day shall see.
May fear of him our tongues restrain,
Lest strife unguarded speech should stain:
His favouring care our guardian be,
Lest our eyes feed on vanity.
May every heart be pure from sin
And folly find no place therein:
Scant need of food, excess denied,
Wear down in us the body's pride.
That when the light of day is gone,
And night in course shall follow on.
We, free from cares the world affords,
May chant the praise that is our Lord's.
All laud to God the Father be,
All praise, Eternal Son, to thee:
All glory, as is ever meet,
To God the holy Paraclete.
Amen.
Psalms
{from the Psalter for the day of the week}
Ant. For thy mercy, * O Lord, is before my eyes; and I am well pleased with thy truth.
Psalm 25
Judge me, O Lord, for I have walked in my innocence: * and I have put my trust in the Lord, and shall not be weakened.25:1
Prove me, O Lord, and try me; * burn my reins and my heart.25:2
For thy mercy is before my eyes; * and I am well pleased with thy truth.25:3
I have not sat with the council of vanity: * neither will I go in with the doers of unjust things.25:4
I have hated the assembly of the malignant; * and with the wicked I will not sit.25:5
I will wash my hands among the innocent; * and will compass thy altar, O Lord:25:6
That I may hear the voice of thy praise: * and tell of all thy wondrous works.25:7
I have loved, O Lord, the beauty of thy house; * and the place where thy glory dwelleth.25:8
Take not away my soul, O God, with the wicked: * nor my life with bloody men:25:9
In whose hands are iniquities: * their right hand is filled with gifts.25:10
But as for me, I have walked in my innocence: * redeem me, and have mercy on me.25:11
My foot hath stood in the direct way: * in the churches I will bless thee, O Lord.25:12
℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Psalm 51
Why dost thou glory in malice, * thou that art mighty in iniquity?51:3
All the day long thy tongue hath devised injustice: * as a sharp razor, thou hast wrought deceit.51:4
Thou hast loved malice more than goodness: * and iniquity rather than to speak righteousness.51:5
Thou hast loved all the words of ruin, * O deceitful tongue.51:6
Therefore will God destroy thee for ever: * he will pluck thee out, and remove thee from thy dwelling place: and thy root out of the land of the living.51:7
The just shall see and fear, and shall laugh at him, and say: * Behold the man that made not God his helper:51:8
But trusted in the abundance of his riches: * and prevailed in his vanity.51:9
But I, as a fruitful olive tree in the house of God, * have hoped in the mercy of God for ever, yea for ever and ever.51:10
I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: * and I will wait on thy name, for it is good in the sight of thy saints.51:11
℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Psalm 52
The fool said in his heart: * There is no God.52:1
They are corrupted, and become abominable in iniquities: * there is none that doth good.52:2
God looked down from heaven on the children of men: * to see if there were any that did understand, or did seek God.52:3
All have gone aside, they are become unprofitable together, * there is none that doth good, no not one.52:4
Shall not all the workers of iniquity know, * who eat up my people as they eat bread?52:5
They have not called upon God: * there have they trembled for fear, where there was no fear.52:6
For God hath scattered the bones of them that please men: * they have been confounded, because God hath despised them.52:6
Who will give out of Sion the salvation of Israel? * when God shall bring back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.52:7
℣. 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. For thy mercy, O Lord, is before my eyes; and I am well pleased with thy truth.
Prayer
℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
Let us pray.
O
Lord, our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, who has safely brought us to the beginning of this day: defend us by thy mighty power; and grant that this day we fall into no sin, but that all our doings may be ordered by thy governance, to do always what is righteous in thy sight.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.
℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
℣. Let us bless the Lord.
℟. Thanks be to God.
Martyrology
{anticipated}
September 10th 2026, the 28th day of the Moon, were born into the better life:
At Tolentino, in the March of Ancona, the holy Confessor Nicholas, of the Order of Hermits of St Augustine.
In Africa, the holy Bishops Nemesian, Felix, Lucius, another also named Felix, Litteus, Polyan, Victor, Jader, Dativus, and others, who, when the storm of persecution broke under the Emperors Valerian and Gallienus, at their first steadfastness in confessing Christ were heavily cudgelled, bound, and condemned to penal servitude in the mines, where they finished their glorious contending.
At Chalcedon, the holy martyrs Sosthenes and Victor, who were condemned to be burnt by Priscus the Proconsul of Asia, in the persecution under the Emperor Diocletian, after they had overcome bonds and beasts then they saluted one another with an holy kiss, and gave up their souls in prayer to God.
In Bithynia, the holy sisters Menodora, Metrodora, and Nymphodora, Virgins, who passed into glory crowned with martyrdom, under Maximian the Emperor and Fronto the President.
Likewise the holy martyrs Apellius, Luke, and Clement, (who were among the first disciples of the Lord Christ.)
At Liege, in Belgium, (in the seventh century,) the holy martyr Theodard, the Bishop, who laid down his life for the sheep, and shone with the grace of miracles after his death.
At Rome, (in the fifth century,) the blessed Confessor Pope Hilary.
At Compostella, holy Bishop Peter, famous for many graces and miracles.
In the city of Albi, (in the sixth Bishop (of that see.) At Novara, (in the sixth century,) holy Agapius, Bishop (of that see.) At Constantinople, (in the fifth century,) the holy Virgin Pulcheria, Empress of the Romans, famous for godliness.
℣. And elsewhere many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
℟. Thanks be to God.
℣.
Precious in the sight of the Lord
℟. Is the death of his saints.
Holy Mary and all the Saints, intercede for us with the Lord, our God, so that we may merit His help and salvation, who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
℟. Amen.
The Capitular Office
℣. O God, come to my assistance;
℟. O Lord, make haste to help me.
℣. O God, come to my assistance;
℟. O Lord, make haste to help me.
℣. O God, come to my assistance;
℟. O Lord, make haste to help me.
℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Lord have mercy upon us, Christ have mercy upon us, Lord have mercy upon us.
Our Father
is said silently until
And lead us not into temptation:
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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.
℣. Look upon thy servants and upon thy works: and direct their children.
℟. And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us. Direct thou the works of our hands; yea, the work of our hands do thou direct.
℣. 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.
Let us pray.
O
Lord, Almighty God, King of heaven and earth, Saviour of the world, bless, lead, rule and govern our hearts and bodies, our senses, words and deeds today, following thy law and commandments, that here and for eternity with thy help we shall be saved in freedom. Who livest and reignest, world without end.
℟. Amen.
Short reading
{Throughout the Year} ℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing. Benediction. May Almighty God arrange our deeds and our day in His peace. ℟. Amen. 2 Thess 3:5 And the Lord direct your hearts, in the charity of God, and the patience of Christ. ℣. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us. ℟. Thanks be to God.
Conclusion
℣. Our help is ✠ in the name of the Lord,
℟. Who made heaven and earth.
℣. Let us bless.
℟. God.
Benediction.
May the Lord bless us, ✠ protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. And may the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
℟. Amen.
