F.C. Ant. Rejoice, O Virgin Mary.
F.C. 1. Sing the Lord a new song. * F.S. In the Lord's honor, let the whole earth make melody.
2. Sing to the Lord, and bless his name; * day after day never cease to bear record to his power to save.
3. Publish his glory among the heathen; * his wonderful acts for all the world to hear.
4. How great is the Lord, how worthy of honor! * What other god is to be feared as he?
5. They are but fancied gods the heathen call divine; * the Lord, not they, made the heavens.
6. Honor and beauty are his escort; * worship and magnificence the attendants of his shrine.
7. Tribes of the heathen, make your offering to the Lord, * an offering to the Lord of glory and praise, an offering of glory to the Lord's name.
8. Bring sacrifice, come into his courts, * worship the Lord in holy array.
9. Before the Lord's presence let the whole world bow in reverence; * tell the heathen, the Lord is king now.
10. He has put the world in order, never to be thrown into confusion more; * he will give the nations a just award.
11. Rejoice, heaven, and let earth be glad; let the sea, and all the sea contains, give thunderous applause. * Smiling the fields, and all the burden they bear.
12. No tree in the forest * but will sing for joy to greet its Lord's coming.
13. He comes to rule the earth; * brings the world justice, to every race of men its due award.
14. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost,
15. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
F.C. Ant. Rejoice, O Virgin Mary, thou alone hast destroyed all heresies in the whole world.
S.C. Ant. Vouchsafe.
Psalm 96 (97)
S.C. 1. The Lord reigns as king. Let earth be glad of it. * S.S. Let the isles, the many isles rejoice!
2. All about him are clouds and darkness; * and from his throne, on right and justice pillared,
3. A fire goes out in his presence, * burning up his enemies on every side.
4. In the flash of his lightning, the world shines revealed; * earth sees and trembles at the sight.
5. The hills melt like wax at the presence of the Lord, * at his presence whom all the earth obeys.
6. The very heavens proclaim his faithfulness; * no nation but has witnessed his glory.
7. Shame upon the men that worship carved images, * and make their boast of false gods!
8. Him all the powers of heaven, * prostrate adore.
9. Glad news for Sion, rejoicing for Juda's townships, * when thy judgments, Lord, are made known.
10. Art thou not sovereign Lord of earth, * beyond measure exalted above all gods?
11. They are God's friends, who were never friends to wrong; * souls that are true to him he guards ever, recues them from the power of evil-doers.
12. Dawn of hope for the innocent, * dawn of gladness for honest hearts!
13. Rejoice and triumph, just souls, in the Lord, * publish the sacred record of his renown.
14. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost,
15. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
S.C. Ant. Vouchsafe that I may praise thee, O sacred
Virgin. Give me strength against thine enemies.
F.C. Ant. After childbirth.
Psalm 97 (98)
F.C. 1. Sing the Lord a new song, * F.S. a song of wonder at his doings.
2. How his own right hand, his own holy arm, * brought him victory.
3. The Lord has given proof of his saving power, * has vindicated his just dealings, for all the nations to see,
4. Has remembered his gracious promise, * and kept faith with the house of Israel.
5. No corner of the world but has witnessed * how our God can save.
6. In God's honor let all the earth keep holiday; * let all be song and rejoicing and festal melody!
7. Praise the Lord with the harp, with harp and psaltery's music; * with trumpets of metal, and the music of braying horn!
8. Keep holiday in the presence of the Lord, our King; * the sea astir and all that the sea holds, the world astir, and all that dwell on it,
9. The rivers echoing their applause, * the hills, too, rejoicing to see the Lord come.
10. He comes to judge the earth; * brings the world justice, to every race of men its due award.
11. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost,
12. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
F.C. Ant. After childbirth thou didst remain a pure virgin. Intercede for us, O Mother of God.
B.C. Grace is shed forth on thy lips,
A. Therefore hath God blessed thee forever.
Here the officiant only intones the Our Father, the rest till toward the end being said by All in silence.
O. Our Father...
O. And lead us not into temptation,.
A. But deliver us from evil.
On to The Absolution and Conclusion of Matins