(k) Antiphon. Psalm 19. (16.) of the great men that are in the earth, and have caused thee o rest from all thine enemies. And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of Thy sight. Glory be to the Father, &c. And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of Thy sight. NOCTURN III. There is no speech. The heavens declare the glory of God: and the firmament sheweth his handy work. One day telleth another: and one night certifieth another. There is neither speech nor language: but their voices are heard among them, Their sound is gone out into all lands: and their words into the ends of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun: which cometh forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a giant to run his course. It goeth from the uttermost part of the heaven, and runneth about unto the end of it again and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof. The law of the Lord is an undefiled law, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, and giveth wisdom unto the simple. The statutes of the Lord are right, and rejoice the heart : the commandment of the Lord is pure, and giveth light unto the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, and endureth for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold sweeter also than honey, and the honeycomb. Moreover by them is thy servant taught: and in keeping of them there is great reward. : Who can tell how oft he offendeth: O cleanse thou me from my secret faults! Keep thy servant also from presumptuous sins, lest they get the dominion over me: so shall I be undefiled, and innocent from the great offence. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart be alway acceptable in thy sight. O Lord: my strength, and my redeemer. Glory be, &c. (k) Antiphon. (1) Antiphon. Psalm 20 (17) (1) Antiphon. (m) Antiphon. Psalm 21. (18) There is neither speech nor language, but their voices are heard among them. The Lord hear thee. ...... in the day of trouble: the Name of the God of Jacob defend thee. Send thee help from the sanctuary: and strengthen thee out of Sion. Remember all thy offerings: and accept thy burnt sacrifice. Grant thee thy heart's desire: and fulfil all thy mind. We will rejoice in thy salvation, and triumph in the Name of the Lord our God: the Lord perform all thy petitions. Now know I that the Lord helpeth his Anointed, and will hear him from his holy heaven: even with the wholesome strength of his right hand. Some put their trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the Name of the Lord our God. They are brought down, and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright. Save, Lord, and hear us, O King of heaven: when we call upon thee. Glory be, &c. The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble. The King. ...... shall rejoice in thy strength, O Lord: exceeding glad shall he be of thy salvation. Thou hast given him his heart's desire: and hast not denied him the request of his lips. For thou shalt prevent him with the blessings of goodness: and shalt set a crown of pure gold upon his head. He asked life of thee, and thou gavest him a long life: even for ever and ever. His honour is great in thy salvation: glory and great worship shalt thou lay upon him. For thou shalt give him everlasting felicity: and make him glad with the joy of thy countenance. And why? because the king putteth his trust in the Lord: and in the mercy of the Most Highest he shall not miscarry. All thine enemies shall feel thy hand: thy right hand shall find out them that hate thee. Thou shalt make them like a fiery oven in time of thy wrath the Lord shall destroy them in his displeasure, and the fire shall consume them. Their fruit shalt thou root out of the earth: and their seed from among the children of men. (m) Antiphon. (n) Verse and Response. The Lord's Prayer. (Privately.) Absolution 3. Benediction 7. Lesson 7. (Luke v.) Homily of St. Am brose, Bishop. For they intended mischief against thee: and imagined such a device as they are not able to perform. Therefore shalt thou put them to flight: and the strings of thy bow shalt thou make ready against the face of them. Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength: so will we sing, and praise thy power. Glory be, &c. The King shall rejoice in Thy strength, O Lord. Be Thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. The Almighty and merciful Lord absolve us from the bonds of our sins. Amen. Reader.-Sir, pray for a blessing. Minister. The reading of the Gospel be to us salvation and a defence. Amen. At that time, as the people pressed upon Jesus to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesareth. And saw two ships standing by the lake; but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people out of the ship. Now when he had left speaking, He said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon answering, said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless, at thy word I will let down the net. And when they had this done, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. And they beckoned unto their partners which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord, &c. When the Lord wrought His various kinds of healing among many, the multitude could not be restrained, either by time or place, from their eagerness to be healed. The evening fell on them; they followed. The water met them; they pressed on. Therefore he entered into the ship of Peter. This is that ship, which according to St. Matthew ever tosseth, according to St. Luke is filled with fishes, as an Response 7. Benediction 8. emblem of the Church labouring in its beginning, overflowing in its latter time; for by fishes are meant those who escape the surge of this life. Christ still sleeps in the one amid His disciples, and still directs them in the other; for He sleeps to the fearful, but He watches over the perfect. Thou then, O Lord, have mercy upon us. Thanks be to God. My transgressions are more in number than the sands of the sea, and my sins have multiplied; and I am not worthy to look up to the height of heaven for the multitude of mine iniquities, for I have provoked Thine anger : and done evil in Thy sight. For I acknowledge my faults and my sin is ever before thee, for against Thee only have I sinned. And done evil in Thy sight. Reader. Sir, pray for a blessing. Minister.-The help of God abide with us for ever. Amen. No distress befalls this ship, in which wisdom is pilot, (Homily continued.) misbelief is unknown, faith fills the sails. For how can she be in distress, being governed by Him who is the very stay of the Church? Therefore distress is only there where there is scanty faith; where love is perfect, there is security. Though others were told to let down their nets, to Peter alone He said, Launch out into the deep, that is, the depth of contemplation. For what is so deep as to see the depth of His riches, to know the Son of God, to confess His Divine Generation? Which, though man's understanding cannot compass fully by searching out, the full assurance of faith embraceth. Response 8 (used on the Sundays after Trinity.) Benediction 9. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us. Thanks be to God. The two Seraphims cried one to the other, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts; all the earth is full of His glory. There are Three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, and these Three are One. Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts, all the earth is full of His glory. Glory be, &c. All the earth is full of His glory. Reader.-Sir, pray for a blessing. Minister. The King of Angels lead us on to the society of the inhabitants of heaven. Amen. Lesson 9. For though I may not know how He was born, yet I may (Homily continued.) not be ignorant that He was born. The mode of His gene Te Deum. ration I know not, the Author of it I confess. We were not witnesses of it, but we are witnesses of its revelation. If we believe not God, whom shall we believe? For all belief comes from sight or hearing. Sight is often deceived, hearing is of faith. We praise thee, O God: we acknowledge thee to be the Lord. All the earth doth worship thee: the Father everlasting. To thee Cherubin and Seraphin: continually do cry, Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty: of thy Glory. 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. 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. 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. : Day by day we magnify thee; And we worship thy Name: ever world without end. O Lord, in thee have I trusted: let me never be confounded. |