Lord, grant Thy blessing.
The Blessing
May the Lord Almighty grant us a quiet night, and a perfect end. R. Amen.
Short Lesson
Bretheren, be sober, and vigilant, for your adversary the devil as a roaring lion goeth about, seeking whom he may devour; whom resist strong in faith. And do Thou, O Lord, have mercy on us.
R. Thanks be to God.
V. Our help is in the name of the Lord.
R. Who hath made heaven and earth.
Our Father (inaudible).
Then follows the Confiteor.
Then is said:
Convert us, O God our Savior.
R. And turn away Thine anger from us.
V. Come unto my help, O God.
R. 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 (or, in Lent, Praise to Thee, O Lord, King of eternal glory).
Ant. Have mercy.
In Paschal time, Ant. Alleluia.
Psalm 4
When I called upon Him, the God of my justice heard me: when I was in straits,
Thou didst set me at liberty.
Have mercy on me: and hear my prayer.
O ye sons of men, how long will ye be dull of heart? Why do ye love vanity, and
seek after lying?
Know ye also that the Lord hath exalted His holy one: the Lord will hear me when
I cry unto Him.
Be ye angry, and sin not: the things ye say in your hearts, be sorry for upon your beds.
Offer up the sacrifice of justice, and trust in the Lord: many say, Who showeth us
good things?
The light of Thy countenance, O Lord, is signed upon us: Thou hast given gladness
in my heart.
By the fruit of their corn, and wine, and oil: are they multiplied.
In peace in the selfsame: I will sleep and I will rest.
For Thou, O Lord, alone: hast established me in hope.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
Psalm 30
In Thee, O Lord, have I hoped, let me never be confounded: deliver me in Thy
justice.
Bow down Thine ear unto me: make haste to deliver me.
Be Thou unto me a God, a protector: and a house of refuge to save me.
For Thou art my strength and my refuge: and for Thy name’s sake Thou wilt lead
me, and nourish me.
Thou wilt bring me out of this snare, which they have hidden for me: for Thou art
my protector.
Into Thy hands I commend my spirit: Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, God of truth.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
Psalm 90
He that dwelleth in the help of the most High: shall abide under the protection of
the God of heaven.
He shall say unto the Lord: Thou art my upholder, and my refuge: my God, in Him
will I hope.
For He hath delivered me from the snare of the hunters; and from the sharp word.
He shall overshadow thee with His shoulders: and under His wings shalt thou trust.
His truth shall compass thee with a shield: thou shalt not be afraid for the terror
of the night;
For the arrow that flieth in the day; for the plague that walketh in the darkness; for
the assault of the evil one in the noonday.
A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand: but it shall
not come nigh thee.
But with thine eyes shalt thou behold: and shalt see the reward of the wicked.
For Thou, O Lord, art my hope: thou hast made the most High thy refuge.
There shall no evil approach unto thee: neither shall the scourge come nigh thy
dwelling.
For He hath given His angels charge over thee: to keep thee in all thy ways.
In their hands they shall bear thee up: lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Thou shalt walk upon the asp and the basilisk: the lion and the dragon shalt thou
trample underfoot.
Because he hath hoped in Me, I will deliver him: I will protect him because he hath
known My name.
He shall cry unto Me, and I will hear him: I am with him in trouble, I will deliver
him, and I will glorify him.
I will fill him with length of days: and will show him My salvation.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
Psalm 133
Behold, now bless ye the Lord: all ye servants of the Lord.
Ye that stand in the house of the Lord: in the courts of the house of our God.
Lift up your hands by night to the holy places: and bless ye the Lord.
May the Lord bless thee out of Sion: Who hath made heaven and earth.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
Ant. Have mercy on me, O Lord, and hear my prayer.
‡In Paschal time, Ant. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
The Hymn
Now that the daylight dies away.
By all Thy grace and love,
Thee, Maker of the world, we pray
To watch our bed above.
Let dreams depart and phantoms fly,
The offspring of the night;
Keep us, like shrines, beneath Thine eye,
Pure in our foes’ despite.
This grace on Thy redeemed confer,
Father, coequal Son,
And Holy Ghost, the Comforter,
Eternal Three in One. Amen.
The Little Chapter
Thou, O Lord, art among us, and Thy holy name is called upon us: forsake us not, O Lord our God.
R. Thanks be to God.
Short Responsory
Into Thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.
R. Into Thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.
V. Thou hast redeemed us, O Lord, God of truth.
R. I commend my spirit.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
R. Into Thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.
V. Keep us, O Lord, as the apple of Thine eye.
R. Protect us under the shadow of Thy wings.
The Canticle of Simeon
Ant. Save us.
Now, O Lord, lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace: according to Thy word.
For mine eyes have seen: Thy salvation.
Which Thou hast prepared: in sight of all nations.
Light to enlighten the Gentiles: and glory of Thy people Israel.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
Ant. Save us, O Lord, watching, guard us sleeping: that we may watch with Christ, and may rest in peace. (At Eastertide, Alleluia.)
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Our Father (inaudibly).
V. And lead us not into temptation.
R. But deliver us from evil.
I believe in God (inaudibly).
V. The resurrection of the body.
R. And the life everlasting. Amen.
V. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, the God of our fathers.
R. And worthy to be praised and glorified forever.
V. Let us bless the Father and the Son with the Holy Ghost.
R. Let us praise and exalt Him above all forever.
V. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven.
R. And worthy to be praised, and glorified, and exalted above all forever.
V. May the Almighty and merciful Lord bless and protect us.
R. Amen.
V. Vouchsafe, O Lord, this night
R. To keep us without sin.
V. Have mercy on us, O Lord.
R. Have mercy on us.
V. Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us.
R. As we have hoped in Thee.
V. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto Thee.
Let us pray.
Visit, we beseech Thee, O Lord, this habitation, and drive far from it all snares of the enemy: let Thy holy angels dwell therein to keep us in peace: and may Thy blessing be upon us always. Through Our Lord, etc. R. Amen.
V. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto Thee.
V. Let us bless the Lord.
R. Thanks be to God.
The Blessing
May the Almighty and merciful Lord bless and protect us; the Father, ✠ the Son, and the Holy Ghost. R. Amen.
Then is said one of the Antiphons of the Blessed Virgin, according to the season. The Antiphon is to be said kneeling, except in Eastertide, when it is to be said standing.
I.
From Vespers of Saturday before the First Sunday in Advent to the Purification,
inclusive.
Mother of Christ! Hear thou thy people’s cry,
Star of the deep, and portal of the sky!
Mother of Him Who thee from nothing made,
Sinking we strive, and call to thee for aid:
Oh, by that joy which Gabriel brought to thee,
Thou Virgin first and last, let us thy mercy see.
In Advent.
The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary.
R. And she conceived by the Holy Ghost.
Let us pray.
Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts; that as we have known the Incarnation of Christ Thy Son by the message of an angel, so, by His Passion and Cross, we
may be brought to the glory of His Resurrection; through the same Christ Our Lord. R. Amen.
From Christmas Day to the Purification.
After childbirth, thou didst remain a pure Virgin.
R. O Mother of God, intercede for us.
Let us pray.
O God, Who, by the fruitful virginity of Blessed Mary, hast given unto mankind the rewards of eternal salvation; grant, we beseech Thee, that we may feel that she intercedes for us, through whom we have been made worthy to receive the Author of life, Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son. R. Amen.
II.
From the feast of the Purification to Maundy Thursday, exclusively.
Hail! O Queen of heav’n enthron’d!
Hail! by angels mistress own’d!
Root of Jesse, Gate of morn,
Whence the world’s true Light was born.
Glorious Virgin! joy to thee,
Loveliest whom in heaven they see.
Fairest thou where all are fair!
Plead with Christ our sins to spare.
V. Vouchsafe that I may praise thee, O sacred Virgin.
R. Give me strength against thine enemies.
Let us pray.
Grant, O merciful God, defense to our weakness; that we who now celebrate the memory of the holy Mother of God may, by the aid of her intercession, rise again from our sins. Through the same Christ Our Lord. R. Amen.
III.
From Holy Saturday till Trinity Eve.
O Queen of heaven, rejoice! alleluia.
For He Whom thou didst merit to bear,
alleluia,
Hath arisen, as He said, alleluia.
Pray for us to God, alleluia.
V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary,
alleluia.
R. For the Lord hath risen indeed,
alleluia
Let us pray.
O God, Who, through the Resurrection of Thy Son Our Lord Jesus Christ, didst vouchsafe to fill the world with joy; grant, we beseech Thee, that, through His Virgin Mother, Mary, we may lay hold on the joys of everlasting life. Through the same Christ Our Lord. R. Amen.
IV.
From Vespers of Trinity Sunday to Advent.
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy; our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in
this valley of tears. Turn, then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us; and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus; O clement, O pious, O sweet Virgin Mary.
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
Almighty, everlasting God, Who, by the cooperation of the Holy Ghost, didst prepare the body and soul of the glorious Virgin Mother, Mary, to become the fit habitation of Thy Son; grant that we who now rejoice in her commemoration may, by her gracious intercession, be delivered from all the evils that threaten us, and from everlasting death. Through the same Christ Our Lord. R. Amen.
V. May the divine assistance remain always with us.
R. Amen.
Our Father. Hail Mary. Creed (inaudibly).
