V. Incline unto my aid, O God,
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.
Psalm 150
Praise ye the Lord in His holy places:
Praise Him in the firmament of His power.
Praise ye Him for His mighty acts:
Praise Him according to the multitude of His greatness.
Praise Him with the sound of trumpet:
Praise Him with psaltery and harp.
Praise Him with the timbrel and the dance:
Praise Him with strings and organs.
Praise Him on high-sounding cymbals:
Praise him on cymbals of joy. Let every spirit praise the Lord.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
Anthem
Pie Pater
Holy Father, cast thy mind
On the work thy hands designed.
In the Judge’s presence stand
For thy poor and lowly band.
Little Chapter Ecclus. L, 6.7
As the morning star in the midst of a cloud, and as the moon in the days of her fullness, and as the sun when it shineth, so shone he in the temple of God. R. Thanks be to God.
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 is 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.
V. Thou didst appear glorious in the sigh of the Lord.
R. Therefore the Lord hath clothed thee with beauty.
From the “Benedictus”
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel:
For He hath visited and wrought the redemption of His people
And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of David, His servant.
As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets,
Who were from the beginning.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
Anthem
Carnis viror
In the flesh a virgin true, In desire a martyr, too; O’er the earth thy words have run. Now thy earthly course is done, Stripped of all for Christ’s dear sake, O turn thee to thy rest, and take The prize of life divine which thou hast won.
V. O Lord, hear my prayer
R. And let my cry come unto Thee.
Let us pray
O God, who didst vouchsafe to enlighten Thy Church by the merits and teaching of our blessed father Dominic, Thy confessor, grant that through his intercession we may be provided against all temporal necessities, and ever increase in spiritual good. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, for ever and ever. Amen.
Commemoration of St. Augustine
May all who venerate In thee their father blest, Find, too, in thee their certain guide To that blest life, where glorified The saints forever rest.
V. The just man shall spring up like the lily,
R. And shall flourish for ever before the Lord.
Let us pray
Give ear to our supplications, Almighty God, and through the intercession of blessed Augustine, Thy confessor and bishop, graciously show forth unto us the effect of Thine accustomed mercy, whom Thou indulgest in the confident hope of Thy loving kindness. Through our Lord Jesus Christ Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world without end. 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.
V. Father, keep thy gracious word,
R. Pleading for us with our Lord.