A CANTICLE. Dan. iii. Enedicite omnia ope LL ye works of Bra Domini Domithe Lord, blefs ye the Lord: * praife ye him, and extol him for ever. Ye Angels of the Lord, blefs ye the Lord: *blefs the Lord, ye hea vens. All ye waters above the heavens, bless ye the Lord: * bless the Lord, all ye powers of the Lord. Ye fun and moon, blefs the Lord: * blefs the Lord, ye ftars of heaven. Ye rain and dew, blefs ye the Lord: * all ye fpirits of God, blefs the Lord. Ye fire and heat, bless ye the Lord: * bless the Lord, ye cold and heat. cold and heat. Ye dews and hoarfroft, blefs the Lord: * blefs the Lord, ye froft and cold. Ye ice and fnows, blefs ye the Lord:*blefs the Lord, ye nights and days. Ye light and darknefs, blefs ye the Lord: blefs the Lord, ye thunder and clouds. * no: laudate, & fuperexalte eum in fæcula. Benedicite Angeli Domini Domino:* benedicite cœli Domino. Benedicite aquæ omnes, quæ fuper cœlos funt, Domino :* benedicite omnes virtutes Domini Domino. Benedicite fol & luna Domino: * benedicite ftellæ cœli Domino. Benedicite omnis imber & ros Domino: * benedicite omnes fpiritus Dei Domino. Benedicite ignis & æftus Domino:*benedicite frigus, & æftus Do mino. Benedicite rores & pruina Domino : * benedicite gelu & frigus Do mino. Benedicite glacies & nives Domino :*benedicite noctes & dies Domino. Benedicite lux & tenebræ Domino :* bencdicite tulgura & nubes Domino, Let the earth blefs the Lord: let it praife and extol him for ever. Ye mountains and ye hills, blefs ye the Lord: *blefs ye the Lord, all ye things that bud on the earth. Ye fountains bless the Lord: blefs the Lord, all ye feas and rivers. Ye whales and all ye things that move in the waters, blefs ye the Lord: *blefs the Lord, all ye birds of heaven. All ye wild beafts and cattle, blefs ye the Lord: *blefs the Lord, ye fons of men. Let Ifrael blefs the Lord: * praise and extol him for ever. Ye priests of the Lord, blefs ye the Lord:blefs ye the Lord, ye fervants of the Lord. Ye fpirits and fouls of the righteous ones, blefs ye the Lord: *blefs the Lord, ye faints and humble of heart. Ananias, Azarias, Mifael, blefs ye the Lord: praife ye him, and extol him for ever. Let us bless the FaVOL. II. Benedicat terra Dominum: * laudet & fuperexaltet eum in fæcula. Benedicite montes & colles Domino : * benedicite univerfa germinantia in terrâ Domino. Benedicite fontes Domino: * benedicite maria & flumina Domino. Benedicite cete & omnia quæ moventur in aquis Domino : * benedicite omnes volucres cœli Domino. Benedicite omnes beftiæ & pecora Domino :* benedicite filii hominum Domino. Benedicat Ifrael Dominum :*laudet & fuperexaltet eum in fæcula. Benedicite facerdotes Domini Domino: benedicite fervi Domini Domino. Benedicite fpiritus & animæ juftorum Domino:benedicite fancti & humiles corde Domino. a a Benedicite Anania, Azaria, Mifael, Domino: laudate, & fuperexaltate eum in fæcula. Benedicamus Patrem, ther, Son, and Holy Ghoft: let us praife and extol him for ever. Glory, &c. Anth. Blefs the Lord. & Filium, cum Sancto Spiritu: * laudemus, & fuperexaltemus eum in fæcula. Gloria, &c. Ant. Benedicite. V. May the Lord. R. And with. Let us pray. PRAYER. Deus, qui. God, who by a wonderful order haft regulated the employments of angels and men, grant that thofe, who are always miniftring before thee in heaven, may defend our lives here on earth. Thro'. R. Amen. The SEVEN PENITENTIAL PSALMS. Anth. Remember not. Ant. Ne reminifcaris. I. Pf. vi. Domine, ne in furore, p. ccxl. HAPE II. Pf. xxxi. Appy they, whofe iniquities are remitted: and whofe fins are covered. Beati quorum remif fæ funt iniquitates: * & quorum tecta funt peccata. Beatus vir cui non imputavit Dominus peccatum, nec eft in fpiritu ejus dolus. * Quoniam tacui, inveteraverunt offa mea: Because I was filent n did my bones grow 1 Expl. Of whofe fins God hath not kept a rigorous and exa&t account, nor treated him accordingly. Expl. Who doth not deceive himself by a false and pretended repentance. n Expl. Because I confeffed not my fins, I loft all my firength, fignified by the bones; I remained in languor and fupidity, u withflanding my crying out. old: while I cried out the whole day long. For day and night thy hand was heavy on me: *I toffed and tumbled in my anguish, while the thorn was thrufted in. My fin I then made known to thee: * and my injuftice I no longer hid. I faid: I will confefs against myself my injuftice to the Lord: * and thou didst remit the impiety of my fin. For this fhall every faint ° pray unto thee, * at proper feason : And even in a deluge of many waters, him they fhall not come. * near Thou art my refuge in the diftrefs that hath encompaffed me: * do thou, in whom I exult, refcue me from those who have beset me. I will give thee understanding, and inftruct thee in this way, in which thou art to walk: * I will fix on thee my eyes. dum clamarem totâ die. Quoniam die ac nocte gravata eft fuper me manus tua: * converfus fum in ærumnâ meâ, dum configitur fpina. Delictum meum cognitum tibi feci: * & injuftitiam meam non abfcondi. Dixi: confitebor adverfum me injuftitiam meam Domino: * & tu remififti impietatem peccati mei. Pro hâc orabit ad te omnis fanctus, * in tempore opportuno. Verum tamen in diluvio aquarum multarum : * ad eum non approximabunt. Tu es refugium meum à tribulatione, quæ circumdedit me: * ultatio mea, erue me à circumdantibus me. ex Intellectum tibi dabo, & inftruam te in viâ hâc, quâ gradiêris: * firmabo fuper te oculos meos. a a 2 o Expl. Every one made holy, by being separated from the rest of mankind, by the knowledge of religion and the means of salvation, fball, in a feasonable and acceptable time, fue for the like mercy, and employ the fame means, viz. an bumble confeffion of his guilt. P Expl. God speaks to the humble and penitent finner. |