Week 2 - Monday

Morning Prayer   

 

1.   Ps 42 ---3 - individual lament       

 

Grail.  The exile’s nostalgia for God’s temple. The exiled Levite is far from Jerusalem, in the land where the Jordan rises; the sound of its falling waters is to him a dirge for the lost happiness of Temple feasts. We, too, are in exile and this psalm should deepen our consciousness of it. But our longing is not for ‘this mountain or that’ (Jn 4:21) as the psalmist’s was for Zion. Our Lord has brought us a higher hope. Our destiny is ‘to see the face of God’, not only in the mediating forms of sacred ceremony; we are to see God ‘as God is’ (Jn 3:2). Ask God for the desire of heaven.

 

Let all who thirst come; let all who desire it drink from the life-giving water. (Rev 22,17)

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1. When will I come to the end of my pilgrimage / and enter the presence of God.

       Advent before Dec 17   [3]  On that day sweet wine will flow from the mountains, / milk and honey from the hills, / Alleluia.

       Epiphany to Baptism   The magi opened their treasures, / and offered to the Lord gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

       Lent weeks 1-4  When you give alms, / do not let your right hand know what your left hand is doing.

       Lent weeks 5 & 6   Come, O Lord, do not delay; free your people from their sinfulness.

       Easter before Ascension  [4] The splendor of Christ risen from the dead / has shone on the people redeemed by his blood, / alleluia.

                 

42  1.1/9  ῝Ον τρόπον ἐπιποθεῖ ἡ ἔλαφος ἐπὶ τὰς πηγὰς τῶν ὑδάτων,  - 4

οὕτως ἐπιποθεῖ ἡ ψυχή μου πρὸς σέ, ὁ θεός.

ἐδίψησεν ἡ ψυχή μου πρὸς τὸν θεὸν τὸν ζῶντα·

πότε ἥξω καὶ ὀφθήσομαι τῷ προσώπῳ τοῦ θεοῦ;  ◦

 

42  1.1/9  Quemádmodum desíderat cervus ad fontes aquárum:  - 4
ita desíderat ánima mea ad te, Deus.
Sitívit ánima mea ad Deum fortem vivum:
quando véniam, et apparébo ante fáciem Dei?  ◦

 

42  1.1/9  Like the deer that yearns

for running streams,

so my soul is yearning

for you, my God.

My soul is thirsting for God,

the God of my life;

when can I enter and see

the face of God?  ◦

 

42  1.1/9  As a deer craves running water, - 3

I thirst for you, my God;

I thirst for God,

the living God.

When will I see your face?  ◦

 

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42  1.2/9  ἐγενήθη μοι τὰ δάκρυά μου ἄρτος ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτὸς - 2

ἐν τῷ λέγεσθαί μοι καθ᾽ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν Ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ θεός σου;  ◦

 

42  1.2/9  Fuérunt mihi lácrimæ meæ panes die ac nocte:  - 2
dum dícitur mihi quotídie: Ubi est Deus tuus?  ◦

 

42  1.2/9  My tears have become my bread,

by night, by day,

as I hear it said all the day long:

“Where is your God?”  ◦

 

42  1.2/9  Tears are my steady diet. - 3

Day and night I hear,

“Where is your God?”   ◦

 

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42  1.3/9  ταῦτα ἐμνήσθην καὶ ἐξέχεα ἐπ᾽ ἐμὲ τὴν ψυχήν μου, - 3

ὅτι διελεύσομαι ἐν τόπῳ σκηνῆς θαυμαστῆς ἕως τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ θεοῦ

ἐν φωνῇ ἀγαλλιάσεως καὶ ἐξομολογήσεως ἤχου ἑορτάζοντος.  ◦

 

42  1.3/9  Hæc recordátus sum, - 4

et effúdi in me ánimam meam: 
quóniam transíbo in locum tabernáculi admirábilis, usque ad domum Dei.
In voce exsultatiónis, et confessiónis: sonus epulántis.  ◦

 

42  1.3/9  These things will I remember

as I pour out my soul:

how I would lead the rejoicing crowd

into the house of God,

amid cries of gladness and thanksgiving,

the throng wild with joy.  ◦

 

42  1.3/9  I cry my heart out, - 3

I remember better days:

when I entered the house of God,

I was caught in the joyful sound

of pilgrims giving thanks.  ◦

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42  1.4/9  ἵνα τί περίλυπος εἶ, ψυχή, καὶ ἵνα τί συνταράσσεις με; - 3

ἔλπισον ἐπὶ τὸν θεόν, ὅτι ἐξομολογήσομαι αὐτῷ·

σωτήριον τοῦ προσώπου μου ὁ θεός μου.  ◦

 

42  1.4/9  Quare tristis es, ánima mea?  - 4
et quare contúrbas me?
Spera in Deo, quóniam adhuc confitébor illi:
salutáre vultus mei, et Deus meus.  ◦

 

42  1.4/9  Why are you cast down, my soul,

why groan within me?

Hope in God; I will praise him still,

my savior and my God.  ◦

 

42  1.4/9  Why are you sad, my heart?  - 3

Why do you grieve?

Wait for the Lord.

I will yet praise God, my savior.  ◦

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42  1.5/9  πρὸς ἐμαυτὸν ἡ ψυχή μου ἐταράχθη· - 2

διὰ τοῦτο μνησθήσομαί σου ἐκ γῆς Ιορδάνου καὶ Ερμωνιιμ, ἀπὸ ὄρους μικροῦ.  ◦

 

42  1.5/9  Ad meipsum anima mea conturbata est:  - 3

propterea memor ero tui de terra Jordanis,

et Hermoniim a monte modico.  ◦

 

42  1.5/9  My soul is cast down within me

as I think of you,

from the country of Jordan and Mount Hermon,

from the Hill of Mizar.  ◦

 

42  1.5/9  My heart is sad.  - 3

Even from Jordan and Mount Hermon,

from the peak of Mizar,

I remember you.  ◦

 

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42  1.6/9  ἄβυσσος ἄβυσσον ἐπικαλεῖται εἰς φωνὴν τῶν καταρρακτῶν σου,  - 4

πάντες οἱ μετεωρισμοί σου καὶ τὰ κύματά σου ἐπ᾽ ἐμὲ διῆλθον.

ἡμέρας ἐντελεῖται κύριος τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ,

καὶ νυκτὸς ᾠδὴ παρ᾽ ἐμοί,  ◦

 

42  1.6/9  Abyssus abyssum invocat, - 4

in voce cataractarum tuarum.

Omnia excelsa tua, et fluctus tui super me transierunt.

In die mandavit Dominus misericordiam suam: et nocte canticum ejus.  ◦

 

42  1.6/9  Deep is calling on deep,

in the roar of waters:

your torrents and all your waves

swept over me.

By day the Lord will send

his loving kindness;

by night I will sing to him,   ◦

 

42  1.6/9  There the deep roars to deep; - 3

your torrents crash over me.

The love God summoned by day

sustained my praise by night,

my prayer to the living God.  ◦

 

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42  1.7/9  προσευχὴ τῷ θεῷ τῆς ζωῆς μου. - 3

ἐρῶ τῷ θεῷ ᾿Αντιλήμπτωρ μου εἶ· διὰ τί μου ἐπελάθου;

ἵνα τί σκυθρωπάζων πορεύομαι ἐν τῷ ἐκθλίβειν τὸν ἐχθρόν μου;  ◦

 

42  1.7/9  Apud me oratio Deo vitae meae, - 4

dicam Deo: Susceptor meus es.

Quare oblitus es mei?

et quare contristatus incedo, dum affligit me inimicus?  ◦

 

42  1.7/9  praise the God of my life.

I will say to God, my rock:

“Why have you forgotten me?”

Why do I go mourning,

oppressed by the foe?”  ◦

 

42  1.7/9  I complain to God,  - 3

who I thought was rock:

“Why have you forgotten me?

Why am I bent double

under the weight of enemies?  ◦

 

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42  1.8/9  ἐν τῷ καταθλάσαι τὰ ὀστᾶ μου ὠνείδισάν με οἱ θλίβοντές με - 2

ἐν τῷ λέγειν αὐτούς μοι καθ᾽ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν Ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ θεός σου;  ◦

 

42  1.8/9  Dum confringuntur ossa mea, - 4

exprobaverunt mihi qui tribulant me inimici mei.

Dum dicunt per singulos dies:

Ubi est Deus tuus?   ◦

 

42  1.8/9  With cries that pierce me to the heart,

my enemies revile me,

saying to me all the day long:

“Where is your God?”  ◦

 

42  1.8/9  “Their insults grind me to dust. - 3

Day and night they say,

‘Where is your God?’”  ◦

 

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42  1.9/9  ἵνα τί περίλυπος εἶ, ψυχή, καὶ ἵνα τί συνταράσσεις με; - 3

ἔλπισον ἐπὶ τὸν θεόν, ὅτι ἐξομολογήσομαι αὐτῷ·

ἡ σωτηρία τοῦ προσώπου μου ὁ θεός μου. #

 

42  1.9/9  quare tristis es, anima mea? - 4

et quare conturbas me?

Spera in Deo, quoniam adhuc confitebor illi:

salutare vultus mei, et Deus meus. #

 

42  1.9/9  Why are you cast down, my soul,

why groan within me?

Hope in God; I will praise him still,

my savior and my God.  #

 

42  1.9/9  Why are you sad, my heart? - 3

Why do you grieve?

Wait for the Lord.

I will yet praise God, my savior. #

 

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δόξα καὶ τιμὴ καὶ λατρεῖα, - 4
σοι, καὶ Χριστῷ, καὶ τῷ πνεῦματι ἅγίω,
ὡς ἐν τῇ ἀρχῇ καὶ σήμερον
καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος, ἀμήν.

 

Gloria, honor, et latria, - 4

Tibi, Christo, et Spiritu Sancto,

sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper,

et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.

 

Glory, honor, and adoration, - 4

to you, to Christ, and to the Holy Spirit.

as it was in the beginning,

is now, and will be forever. Amen.

 

1. When will I come to the end of my pilgrimage / and enter the presence of God.

       Advent before Dec 17   [3]  On that day sweet wine will flow from the mountains, / milk and honey from the hills, / Alleluia.

       Epiphany to Baptism   The magi opened their treasures, / and offered to the Lord gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

       Lent weeks 1-4  When you give alms, / do not let your right hand know what your left hand is doing.

       Lent weeks 5 & 6   Come, O Lord, do not delay; free your people from their sinfulness.

       Easter before Ascension  [4] The splendor of Christ risen from the dead / has shone on the people redeemed by his blood, / alleluia.

 

 

2.  Sirach 36:1-7, 13, 16-19 [22]    ---6 - community thanksgiving    

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This is eternal life: to know you, the one true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. (Jn 17,3)

 

2. Lord, show us / the radiance of your mercy.

        Advent - [3] The Lord will come, true to his word. / Keep watch for him, / alleluia.

       Advent before Dec 17   [4] The mountains and hills will sing praise to God; / all the trees of the forest will clap their hands, / / for he is coming, / Alleluia.

       Epiphany to Baptism   Mighty seas and rivers, praise the Lord; / springs of water, sing God's praises.

       Lent weeks 1-4   If we have died with Christ, / we believe that we shall also live with Christ.

       Lent weeks 5 & 6   We honor your cross, O Lord, / for the wood of the cross has brought joy to the world.

       Easter before Ascension    [3] Our Redeemer has risen from the tomb; / let us sing a hymn of praise to the Lord our God, / alleluia.

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Sir 36  2.1/6  ᾿Ελέησον ἡμᾶς, δέσποτα ὁ θεὸς πάντων, καὶ ἐπίβλεψον - 4

[...]

καὶ ἐπίβαλε τὸν φόβον σου ἐπὶ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη·

ἔπαρον τὴν χεῖρά σου ἐπὶ ἔθνη ἀλλότρια,

[...]

καὶ ἰδέτωσαν τὴν δυναστείαν σου.   ◦

[...]  ◦

 

Sir 36  2.1/6  Miserere nostri, Deus omnium, et respice nos; - 2

et ostende nobis lucem miserationum tuarum: //

et immite timorem tuum super gentes quae non exquisierunt te, - 3

ut cognoscant quia non est Deus nisi tu,

et enarrent magnalia tua. //

Alleva manum tuam super gentes alienas, - 2

ut videant potentiam tuam.   ◦

 

Sir 36  2.1/6  Come to our aid, O God of the universe,

and put all the nations in dread of you!

Raise your hand against the heathen,

that they may realize your power.  ◦

 

Sir 36  2.1/6  Show us mercy, God of all, - 4 

teach every land to fear you.

Strike boldly against the enemy,

display your power.  ◦

 

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Sir 36  2.2/6  ὥσπερ ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν ἡγιάσθης ἐν ἡμῖν,  - 4

οὕτως ἐνώπιον ἡμῶν μεγαλυνθείης ἐν αὐτοῖς·

καὶ ἐπιγνώτωσάν σε, καθάπερ καὶ ἡμεῖς ἐπέγνωμεν

ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν θεὸς πλὴν σοῦ, κύριε.  //

ἐγκαίνισον σημεῖα καὶ ἀλλοίωσον θαυμάσια, - 2

δόξασον χεῖρα καὶ βραχίονα δεξιόν·   ◦

 

Sir 36  2.2/6  Sicut enim in conspectu eorum sanctificatus es in nobis, - 4

sic in conspectu nostro magnificaberis in eis;

ut cognoscant te, sicut et nos cognovimus,

quoniam non est Deus praeter te, Domine.  //

Innova signa et immuta mirabilia, - 2

glorifica manum et brachium dextrum.  ◦

           [Vulgate addition]

Excita furorem, et effunde iram.

Tolle adversarium, et afflige inimicum.

Festina tempus, et memento finis,

ut enarrent mirabilia tua.

In ira flammae devoretur qui salvatur:

et qui pessimant plebem tuam,

inveniant perditionem.

 

Sir 36  2.2/6  As you have used us to show them your holiness,

so now use them to show us your glory.

Thus they will know, as we know,

that there is no God but you.

Give new signs and work new wonders;

show forth the splendor of your right hand and arm.  ◦

 

Sir 36  2.2/6  Make them an example of your glory,  - 4 -

as we once showed them your holiness.

Then they will know what we know: 

there is no God but you.

Forge new signs, new wonders  

with your strong right hand.  ◦

 

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Sir 36  2.3/6  συνάγαγε πάσας φυλὰς Ιακωβ

[rest of Greek not in Septuagint]

 

Sir 36  2.3/6  Congrega omnes tribus Jacob, - 4

ut cognoscant quia non est Deus nisi tu,

et enarrent magnalia tua;

et hereditabis eos sicut ab initio.  ◦

 

Sir 36  2.3/6  Gather all the tribes of Jacob,

that they may inherit the land as of old.

Show mercy to the people called by your name;

Israel, whom you named your first-born.  ◦

 

Sir 36  2.3/6  Gather every tribe of Jacob - 4

to reclaim its birthright.

Be kind to Israel, your firstborn,

to the people who bear your name.  ◦

 

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Sir 36  2.4/6  πλῆσον Σιων ἀρεταλογίας σου - 3

καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς δόξης σου τὸν λαόν σου.

δὸς μαρτύριον τοῖς ἐν ἀρχῇ κτίσμασίν σου   ◦

 

Sir 36  2.4/6  Miserere plebi tuae, - 2

super quam invocatum est nomen tuum:

[Vulgate addition]

et Israel, quem coaequasti primogenito tuo.

Miserere civitati sanctificationis tuae Jerusalem,

civitati requiei tuae.

 

Reple Sion inenarrabilibus verbis tuis, - 2

et gloria tua populum tuum. ◦

 

Sir 36  2.4/6  Take pity on your holy city,

Jerusalem, your dwelling place.

Fill Zion with your majesty,

your temple with your glory.  #

 

Sir 36  2.4/6  Deal gently with Jerusalem, - 4

your holy city,

where your throne is fixed.

Fill Zion with your splendor,

your temple with your glory.  ◦

 

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Sir 36  2.5/6  καὶ ἔγειρον προφητείας τὰς ἐπ᾽ ὀνόματί σου· - 3

δὸς μισθὸν τοῖς ὑπομένουσίν σε,

καὶ οἱ προφῆταί σου ἐμπιστευθήτωσαν.   ◦

 

Sir 36  2.5/6

       [Latin source unknown]

 et suscita praedicationes - 4

quas locuti sunt in nomine tuo prophetae priores.

Da mercedem sustinentibus te,

ut prophetae tui fideles inveniantur;  ◦

 

Sir 36  2.5/6  [Not in Christian Prayer, which is the only source for Grail canticles]

 

Sir 36  2.5/6  Make real the vision  - 4

prophets spoke in your name; 

keep faith with what you began.

Reward those who hope in you,

prove the prophets right.  ◦

 

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Sir 36  2.6/6  εἰσάκουσον, κύριε, δεήσεως τῶν ἱκετῶν σου - 2

κατὰ τὴν εὐλογίαν Ααρων περὶ τοῦ λαοῦ σου, //

[...] καὶ γνώσονται πάντες οἱ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς  - 2

ὅτι κύριος εἶ ὁ θεὸς τῶν αἰώνων.  #

 

Sir 36  2.6/6         [Latin source unknown]

et exaudi orationes servorum tuorum  - 4

secundum benedictionem Aaron de populo tuo,

[et dirige nos in viam justitiae,] et sciant omnes qui habitant terram,

quia tu es Deus conspector saeculorum. #

 

Sir 36  2.6/6  [Not in Christian Prayer, which is the only source for Grail edition canticles]

 

Sir 36  2.6/6  Answer the pleas of the faithful - 4

and favor us as always.

Then the world will know

that you are God forever. #

 

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δόξα τῷ πατρί, καὶ τῷ υἱῷ - 4
καὶ τῷ πνεῦματι ἅγίω,
ὡς ἐν τῇ ἀρχῇ καὶ σήμερον
καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος, ἀμήν.

 

Gloria Patri et Filio / et Spiritui Sancto, - 4
sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper,
et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.

 

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit.

As it was in the beginning, is now,

and will be forever. Amen.

 

2. Lord, show us / the radiance of your mercy.

        Advent - [3] The Lord will come, true to his word. / Keep watch for him, / alleluia.

       Advent before Dec 17   [4] The mountains and hills will sing praise to God; / all the trees of the forest will clap their hands, / / for he is coming, / Alleluia.

       Epiphany to Baptism   Mighty seas and rivers, praise the Lord; / springs of water, sing God's praises.

       Lent weeks 1-4   If we have died with Christ, / we believe that we shall also live with Christ.

       Lent weeks 5 & 6   We honor your cross, O Lord, / for the wood of the cross has brought joy to the world.

       Easter before Ascension    [3] Our Redeemer has risen from the tomb; / let us sing a hymn of praise to the Lord our God, / alleluia.