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℣. O Lord,
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open thou my lips.
℟. And my mouth shall declare thy praise.
℣. 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.
Invitatory
{Antiphon from the Proper of Saints}
Ant. The Lord, he is the King of the Archangels, * O come, let us worship him.
Ant. The Lord, he is the King of the Archangels, * O come, let us worship him.
Come let us praise the Lord with joy: let us joyfully sing to God our saviour. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; and make a joyful noise to him with psalms.
Ant. The Lord, he is the King of the Archangels, * O come, let us worship him.
For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. For the Lord will not cast off his people: for in his hand are all the ends of the earth, and the heights of the mountains are his.
Ant. O come, let us worship him.
For the sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.
(genuflect)
Come let us adore and fall down: and weep before the Lord that made us: For he is the Lord our God: and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand.
Ant. The Lord, he is the King of the Archangels, * O come, let us worship him.
Today if you shall hear his voice, harden not your hearts: As in the provocation, according to the day of temptation in the wilderness: where your fathers tempted me, they proved me, and saw my works.
Ant. O come, let us worship him.
Forty years long was I offended with that generation, and I said: These always err in heart. And these men have not known my ways: so I swore in my wrath that they shall not enter into my rest.
Ant. The Lord, he is the King of the Archangels, * O come, let us worship him.
℣. 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. O come, let us worship him.
Ant. The Lord, he is the King of the Archangels, * O come, let us worship him.
Hymn
{from the Proper of Saints}
Christ, of the angels praise and adoration,
Father and Saviour thou, of every nation,
Graciously grant us all to gain a station,
Where Thou art reigning.
Angel Physician, health on man bestowing,
Raphael send us from the skies all glowing,
All sickness curing, wisest counsel showing
In doubt and danger.
May the fair Mother of the Light be over us,
Virgin of peace, with all the angel chorus,
And may the heavenly army go before us,
Guiding and guarding.
O
May the Godhead, endless bliss possessing,
Father, Son, Spirit, grant to us this blessing;
All His creation joins His praise confessing,
Now and forever.
Amen.
Psalms with lections
{Antiphons and psalms from the Proper of Saints}
At the Nocturn
Ant. When Tobias went in, * he found a young man with his loins girded, and as it were ready to set forth, and knowing not that it was an Angel, he saluted him.
Psalm 8
O Lord our Lord, * how admirable is thy name in the whole earth!8:2
For thy magnificence is elevated * above the heavens.8:2
Out of the mouth of infants and of sucklings thou hast perfected praise, because of thy enemies, * that thou mayst destroy the enemy and the avenger.8:3
For I will behold thy heavens, the works of thy fingers: * the moon and the stars which thou hast founded.8:4
What is man that thou art mindful of him? * or the son of man that thou visitest him?8:5
Thou hast made him a little less than the angels, thou hast crowned him with glory and honour: * and hast set him over the works of thy hands.8:6
Thou hast subjected all things under his feet, * all sheep and oxen: moreover the beasts also of the fields.8:8
The birds of the air, and the fishes of the sea, * that pass through the paths of the sea.8:9
O Lord our Lord, * how admirable is thy name in all the earth!8:10
℣. 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. When Tobias went in, he found a young man with his loins girded, and as it were ready to set forth, and knowing not that it was an Angel, he saluted him.
Ant.
The Angel Raphael * hid himself, and said: I am Azarias, the son of Ananias the Great.
Psalm 10
In the Lord I put my trust: how then do you say to my soul: * Get thee away from hence to the mountain, like a sparrow?10:2
For, lo, the wicked have bent their bow: they have prepared their arrows in the quiver, * to shoot in the dark the upright of heart.10:3
For they have destroyed the things which thou hast made: * but what has the just man done?10:4
The Lord is in his holy temple, * the Lord’s throne is in heaven.10:5
His eyes look on the poor man: * his eyelids examine the sons of men.10:5
The Lord trieth the just and the wicked: * but he that loveth iniquity, hateth his own soul.10:6
He shall rain snares upon sinners: * fire and brimstone, and storms of winds, shall be the portion of their cup.10:7
For the Lord is just, and hath loved justice: * his countenance hath beheld righteousness.10:8
℣. 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. The Angel Raphael hid himself, and said: I am Azarias, the son of Ananias the Great.
Ant.
I will bring thy son safely * into the land of the Medes, and bring him back safely unto thee again, alleluia.
Psalm 14
Lord, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? * or who shall rest in thy holy hill?14:1
He that walketh without blemish, * and worketh justice:14:2
He that speaketh truth in his heart, * who hath not used deceit in his tongue:14:3
Nor hath done evil to his neighbour: * nor taken up a reproach against his neighbours.14:3
In his sight the malignant is brought to nothing: * but he glorifieth them that fear the Lord:14:4
He that sweareth to his neighbour, and deceiveth not; * He that hath not put out his money to usury, nor taken bribes against the innocent:14:4
He that doth these things, * shall not be moved for ever.14:5
℣. 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. I will bring thy son safely into the land of the Medes, and bring him back safely unto thee again, alleluia.
Ant.
And the Angel said: * Take the fish by the gill, and draw him out of the water.
Psalm 18
The heavens shew forth the glory of God, * and the firmament declareth the work of his hands.18:2
Day to day uttereth speech, * and night to night sheweth knowledge.18:3
There are no speeches nor languages, * where their voices are not heard.18:4
Their sound hath gone forth into all the earth: * and their words unto the ends of the world.18:5
He hath set his tabernacle in the sun: * and he, as a bridegroom coming out of his bride chamber,18:6
Hath rejoiced as a giant to run the way: * his going out is from the end of heaven,18:6
And his circuit even to the end thereof: * and there is no one that can hide himself from his heat.18:7
The law of the Lord is unspotted, converting souls: * the testimony of the Lord is faithful, giving wisdom to little ones.18:8
The justices of the Lord are right, rejoicing hearts: * the commandment of the Lord is lightsome, enlightening the eyes.18:9
The fear of the Lord is holy, enduring for ever and ever: * the judgments of the Lord are true, justified in themselves.18:10
More to be desired than gold and many precious stones: * and sweeter than honey and the honeycomb.18:11
For thy servant keepeth them, * and in keeping them there is a great reward.18:12
Who can understand sins? from my secret ones cleanse me, O Lord: * and from those of others spare thy servant.18:13
If they shall have no dominion over me, then shall I be without spot: * and I shall be cleansed from the greatest sin.18:14
And the words of my mouth shall be such as may please: * and the meditation of my heart always in thy sight.18:15
O Lord, my helper, * and my redeemer.18:15
℣. 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 the Angel said: Take the fish by the gill, and draw him out of the water.
Ant.
Tell me, I pray thee, * brother Azarias, to what use is that which thou hast bidden me keep of the fish.
Psalm 23
The earth is the Lord’s and the fulness thereof: * the world, and all they that dwell therein.23:1
For he hath founded it upon the seas; * and hath prepared it upon the rivers.23:2
Who shall ascend into the mountain of the Lord: * or who shall stand in his holy place?23:3
The innocent in hands, and clean of heart, * who hath not taken his soul in vain, nor sworn deceitfully to his neighbour.23:4
He shall receive a blessing from the Lord, * and mercy from God his Saviour.23:5
This is the generation of them that seek him, * of them that seek the face of the God of Jacob.23:6
Lift up your gates, O ye princes, and be ye lifted up, O eternal gates: * and the King of Glory shall enter in.23:7
Who is this King of Glory? * the Lord who is strong and mighty: the Lord mighty in battle.23:8
Lift up your gates, O ye princes, and be ye lifted up, O eternal gates: * and the King of Glory shall enter in.23:9
Who is this King of Glory? * the Lord of hosts, he is the King of Glory.23:10
℣. 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. Tell me, I pray thee, brother Azarias, to what use is that which thou hast bidden me keep of the fish.
Ant.
The gall is a healing to the eyes, * but the virtue of the heart and the liver putteth the power of the devil to flight.
Psalm 33
I will bless the Lord at all times, * his praise shall be always in my mouth.33:2
In the Lord shall my soul be praised: * let the meek hear and rejoice.33:3
O magnify the Lord with me; * and let us extol his name together.33:4
I sought the Lord, and he heard me; * and he delivered me from all my troubles.33:5
Come ye to him and be enlightened: * and your faces shall not be confounded.33:6
This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him: * and saved him out of all his troubles.33:7
The Angel of the Lord shall encamp round about them that fear him: * and shall deliver them.33:8
O taste, and see that the Lord is sweet: * blessed is the man that hopeth in him.33:9
Fear the Lord, all ye his saints: * for there is no want to them that fear him.33:10
The rich have wanted, and have suffered hunger: * but they that seek the Lord shall not be deprived of any good.33:11
Come, children, hearken to me: * I will teach you the fear of the Lord.33:12
Who is the man that desireth life: * who loveth to see good days?33:13
Keep thy tongue from evil, * and thy lips from speaking guile.33:14
Turn away from evil and do good: * seek after peace and pursue it.33:15
The eyes of the Lord are upon the just: * and his ears unto their prayers.33:16
But the countenance of the Lord is against them that do evil things: * to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.33:17
The just cried, and the Lord heard them: * and delivered them out of all their troubles.33:18
The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a contrite heart: * and he will save the humble of spirit.33:19
Many are the afflictions of the just; * but out of them all will the Lord deliver them.33:20
The Lord keepeth all their bones, * not one of them shall be broken.33:21
The death of the wicked is very evil: * and they that hate the just shall be guilty.33:22
The Lord will redeem the souls of his servants: * and none of them that trust in him shall offend.33:23
℣. 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. The gall is a healing to the eyes, but the virtue of the heart and the liver putteth the power of the devil to flight.
Ant.
Here is Sara * the daughter of Raguel, who shall be given unto thee to wife, and all her substance with her.
Psalm 95
Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle: * sing to the Lord, all the earth.95:1
Sing ye to the Lord and bless his name: * shew forth his salvation from day to day.95:2
Declare his glory among the Gentiles: * his wonders among all people.95:3
For the Lord is great, and exceedingly to be praised: * he is to be feared above all gods.95:4
For all the gods of the Gentiles are devils: * but the Lord made the heavens.95:5
Praise and beauty are before him: * holiness and majesty in his sanctuary.95:6
Bring ye to the Lord, O ye kindreds of the Gentiles, bring ye to the Lord glory and honour: * bring to the Lord glory unto his name.95:7
Bring up sacrifices, and come into his courts: * adore ye the Lord in his holy court.95:8
Let all the earth be moved at his presence. * Say ye among the Gentiles, the Lord hath reigned.95:9
For he hath corrected the world, which shall not be moved: * he will judge the people with justice.95:10
Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad, let the sea be moved, and the fulness thereof: * the fields and all things that are in them shall be joyful.95:11
Then shall all the trees of the woods rejoice before the face of the Lord, because he cometh: * because he cometh to judge the earth.95:12
He shall judge the world with justice, * and the people with his truth.95:13
℣. 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. Here is Sara the daughter of Raguel, who shall be given unto thee to wife, and all her substance with her.
Ant.
She hath had seven husbands, * who were all strangled by an evil spirit; I am afraid lest the like should befall me.
Psalm 96
The Lord hath reigned, let the earth rejoice: * let many islands be glad.96:1
Clouds and darkness are round about him: * justice and judgment are the establishment of his throne.96:2
A fire shall go before him, * and shall burn his enemies round about.96:3
His lightnings have shone forth to the world: * the earth saw and trembled.96:4
The mountains melted like wax, at the presence of the Lord: * at the presence of the Lord of all the earth.96:5
The heavens declared his justice: * and all people saw his glory.96:6
Let them be all confounded that adore graven things, * and that glory in their idols.96:7
Adore him, all you his angels: * Sion heard, and was glad.96:7
And the daughters of Juda rejoiced, * because of thy judgments, O Lord.96:8
For thou art the most high Lord over all the earth: * thou art exalted exceedingly above all gods.96:9
You that love the Lord, hate evil: * the Lord preserveth the souls of his saints, he will deliver them out of the hand of the sinner.96:10
Light is risen to the just, * and joy to the right of heart.96:11
Rejoice, ye just, in the Lord: * and give praise to the remembrance of his holiness.96:12
℣. 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.
Ant. She hath had seven husbands, who were all strangled by an evil spirit; I am afraid lest the like should befall me.
Ant.
Spend three days * in prayer with thy wife, that thou mayest obtain the blessing of sons, in the seed of Abraham.
Psalm 102
Bless the Lord, O my soul: * and let all that is within me bless his holy name.102:1
Bless the Lord, O my soul, * and never forget all he hath done for thee.102:2
Who forgiveth all thy iniquities: * who healeth all thy diseases.102:3
Who redeemeth thy life from destruction: * who crowneth thee with mercy and compassion.102:4
Who satisfieth thy desire with good things: * thy youth shall be renewed like the eagle’s.102:5
The Lord doth mercies, * and judgment for all that suffer wrong.102:6
He hath made his ways known to Moses: * his wills to the children of Israel.102:7
The Lord is compassionate and merciful: * longsuffering and plenteous in mercy.102:8
He will not always be angry: * nor will he threaten for ever.102:9
He hath not dealt with us according to our sins: * nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.102:10
For according to the height of the heaven above the earth: * he hath strengthened his mercy towards them that fear him.102:11
As far as the east is from the west, * so far hath he removed our iniquities from us.102:12
As a father hath compassion on his children, so hath the Lord compassion on them that fear him: * for he knoweth our frame.102:13
He remembereth that we are dust: * man’s days are as grass, as the flower of the field so shall he flourish.102:14
For the spirit shall pass in him, and he shall not be: * and he shall know his place no more.102:16
But the mercy of the Lord is from eternity * and unto eternity upon them that fear him:102:17
And his justice unto children’s children, * to such as keep his covenant,102:17
And are mindful of his commandments * to do them.102:18
The Lord hath prepared his throne in heaven: * and his kingdom shall rule over all.102:19
Bless the Lord, all ye his angels: * you that are mighty in strength, and execute his word, hearkening to the voice of his orders.102:20
Bless the Lord, all ye his hosts: * you ministers of his that do his will.102:21
Bless the Lord, all his works: * in every place of his dominion, O my soul, bless thou the Lord.102:22
℣. 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. Spend three days in prayer with thy wife, that thou mayest obtain the blessing of sons, in the seed of Abraham.
℣.
The Angel Raphael took hold on the evil spirit.
℟. And drove him away into the desert of Upper Egypt.
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.
Absolution.
May the Almighty and merciful Lord loose us from the bonds of our sins.
℟. Amen.
℣.
Grant, Lord, a blessing.
Benediction.
May His blessing be upon us who doth live and reign for ever.
℟. Amen.
Reading 1
From the Book of Tobias
Tob 12:1-4
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Then Tobias called to him his son, and said to him: What can we give to this holy man, that is come with thee?
2
Tobias answering, said to his father: Father, what wages shall we give him? or what can be worthy of his benefits?
3
He conducted me and brought me safe again, he received the money of Gabelus, he caused me to have my wife, and he chased from her the evil spirit, he gave joy to her parents, myself he delivered from being devoured by the fish, thee also he hath made to see the light of heaven, and we are filled with all good things through him. What can we give him sufficient for these things?
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But I beseech thee, my father, to desire him, that he would vouchsafe to accept one half of all things that have been brought.
℣. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
℟. Thanks be to God.
℟. At that time the prayers of them twain were heard in the presence of the glory of the Most High God;
* And holy Raphael, the Angel of the Lord, was sent to heal the twain of them, whose prayers had been uttered at one time in the presence of the Lord.
℣. Tobias and Sara were in tribulation, and began to pray with tears.
℟. And holy Raphael, the Angel of the Lord, was sent to heal the twain of them, whose prayers had been uttered at one time in the presence of the Lord.
℣.
Grant, Lord, a blessing.
Benediction.
He whose feast-day we are keeping, be our Advocate with God.
℟. Amen.
Reading 2
Tob 12:5-13
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So the father and the son, calling him, took him aside: and began to desire him that he would vouchsafe to accept of half of all things that they had brought.
6
Then he said to them secretly: Bless ye the God of heaven, give glory to him in the sight of all that live, because he hath shewn his mercy to you.
7
For it is good to hide the secret of a king: but honourable to reveal and confess the works of God.
8
Prayer is good with fasting and alms more than to lay up treasures of gold:
9
For alms delivereth from death, and the same is that which purgeth away sins, and maketh to find mercy and life everlasting.
10
But they that commit sin and iniquity, are enemies to their own soul.
11
I discover then the truth unto you, and I will not hide the secret from you.
12
When thou didst pray with tears, and didst bury the dead, and didst leave thy dinner, and hide the dead by day in thy house, and bury them by night, I offered thy prayer to the Lord.
13
And because thou wast acceptable to God, it was necessary that temptation should prove thee.
℣. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
℟. Thanks be to God.
℟. When Tobias went forth he found a very well-favoured young man standing with his loins girded, and as it were ready to set forth, and he saluted him and said:
* Whence art thou, O good young man?
℣. And he knew not that it was an Angel of the Lord, and saluted him, and said:
℟. Whence art thou, O good young man?
℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
℟. Whence art thou, O good young man?
℣.
Grant, Lord, a blessing.
Benediction.
May He that is the Angels' King to that high realm His people bring.
℟. Amen.
Reading 3
Tob 12:14-22
14
And now the Lord hath sent me to heal thee, and to deliver Sara thy son's wife from the devil.
15
For I am the angel Raphael, one of the seven, who stand before the Lord.
16
And when they had heard these things, they were troubled, and being seized with fear they fell upon the ground on their face.
17
And the angel said to them: Peace be to you, fear not.
18
For when I was with you, I was there by the will of God: bless ye him, and sing praises to him.
19
I seemed indeed to eat and to drink with you: but I use an invisible meat and drink, which cannot be seen by men.
20
It is time therefore that I return to him that sent me: but bless ye God, and publish all his wonderful works.
21
And when he had said these things, he was taken from their sight, and they could see him no more.
22
Then they lying prostrate for three hours upon their face, blessed God: and rising up, they told all his wonderful works.
℣. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
℟. Thanks be to God.
Te Deum
We praise thee, O God, * we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.
All the earth doth worship thee, * the Father everlasting.
To thee all Angels cry aloud, * the Heavens, and all the Powers therein.
To thee Cherubim and Seraphim * continually do cry.
bow head
Holy, Holy, Holy * Lord God of Sabaoth;
Heaven and earth are full * of the Majesty of thy glory.
The glorious company of the Apostles * praise thee.
The goodly fellowship of the Prophets * praise thee.
The noble army of Martyrs * praise thee.
The holy Church throughout all the world * doth acknowledge thee;
The Father, * of an infinite Majesty.
Thine honourable, true, * and only Son;
Also the Holy Ghost, * the Comforter.
Thou art the King of Glory, * O Christ.
Thou art the everlasting * Son of the Father.
During the following verse all make a profound bow:
When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man, * thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb.
When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, * thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers.
Thou sittest at the right hand of God, * in the glory of the Father.
We believe that thou shalt come * to be our Judge.
Kneel for the following verse
We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, * whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious Blood.
Make them to be numbered with thy Saints, * in glory everlasting.
O Lord, save thy people, * and bless thine heritage.
Govern them, * and lift them up for ever.
Day by day * we magnify thee;
During the following verse, by local custom, all make a profound bow.
And we worship thy Name * ever, world without end.
Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us * this day without sin.
O Lord, have mercy upon us, * have mercy upon us.
O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us, * as our trust is in thee.
O Lord, in thee have I trusted, * let me never be confounded.
Skip the rest, unless praying
Lauds
separately.
Prayer
{from the Proper of Saints}
℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
Let us pray.
O
God, Who didst give thy blessed Archangel Raphael unto thy servant Tobias to be his fellow wayfarer, grant unto us, thy servants, that the same may ever keep and shield us, help and defend us.
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.
Conclusion
℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
℣. Let us bless the Lord.
℟. Thanks be to God.
℣. May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
℟. Amen.
