R. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father, etc.,
Alleluia Or, after Septuagesima: Praise be to Thee, O Lord, King of everlasting glory.
From Psalm 30
In Thee, O Lord, have I hoped, Let me never be confounded.
O deliver me in Thy justice.
Bow down Thine ear to me.
Make haste to deliver me.
Be Thou unto me, O God, a protector
And a house of refuge to save me.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
Anthem
Agonizans
Laboring for his Lord’s dear name Dressed in poverty’s plain weeds, Onward through the world he came Sowing wide the heavenly seeds.
Little Chapter Ecclus. XV, 5
In the midst of the Church, the Lord opened his mouth and filled him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding, and clothed him with a robe of glory.
R. Thanks be to God.
V. Intercede for us, O blessed father Dominic.
R. Intercede for us, O blessed father Dominic.
V. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
R. O blessed father Dominic.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
R. Intercede for us, O blessed father Dominic.
Hymn
Carnis liber ergastulo
From prison of the flesh set free,
See how he shines with beams from heaven!
And for his garb of poverty
A robe of royalty given.
The fragrant tomb, the frequent sign,
Clear proof to all mankind afford.
How much of grace and power divine
Christ’s servant shareth with his Lord.
To God, the Three and One, be praise
And honor, strength and glory given;
And may He deign our souls to raise
Through our sweet father’s prayers to heaven. Amen.
The Canticle
Nunc dimittis
Now lettest Thou Thy servant depart, O Lord,
According to Thy word, in peace.
Because mine eyes
Have seen Thy salvation
Which Thou prepared Before the face of all people.
A light to enlighten the Gentiles;
And the glory of Thy people, Israel.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
Anthem
O Speculum
O mirror-glass of purity,
Clear of all earthly stain,
May we who sing thy joys arise
Hereafter to the happy skies,
And share in Christ’s blest reign.
V. O Lord, hear my prayer
R. And let my cry come unto Thee.
Let us pray
Have mercy upon us, Thy servants, we beseech Thee, O Lord, and whatsoever sins we have committed in this our life and pilgrimage, by the sight of evil things, or the hearing of unprofitable discourse, do Thou of Thine unspeakable kindness, and through the intercession of Thy confessor, our most blessed and sweet father Dominic, wholly blot out and forgive. Through our Lord, etc.
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.
V. May the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace.
R. Amen.
V. Father, keep thy gracious word,
R. Pleading for us with our Lord.
Prayer to be said after the Office
May everlasting praise, honor, power and glory be given by all creatures to the most holy and undivided Trinity, to the sacred Manhood of our Lord Jesus Christ Crucified, to the fruitfulness and purity of the most blessed and glorious Virgin Mary, and to the fellowship of all the holy saints; and may we obtain the pardon of all our sins, world without end. Amen.
V. Blessed is the womb of the Virgin Mary, which bore the Son of the Eternal Father.
R. And blessed are the breasts which gave suck unto Christ our Lord.