OFFICE OF THE PASSION OF THE
LORD.
Here
begin the Psalms which our most blessed Father Francis arranged to reverence
and recall and praise the Passion of the Lord. And they begin from Compline on
Maundy Thursday because on that night our Lord Jesus Christ was betrayed and
taken captive. And note that the Blessed Francis was wont to say this office
thus: First he said the Prayer which the Lord and Master taught us: Our Father
most holy, with the Praises, to wit, Holy,
Holy, Holy. When he had finished the Praises
with the Prayer he began this antiphon, namely: Holy Mary. First he said the
Psalms of the holy Virgin; besides he said other Psalms which he had selected,
and at the end of all the Psalms which he said, he said the Psalms of the
Passion, the Psalm being finished he said the antiphon, namely, Holy Virgin
Mary. When this antiphon was finished, the office was completed.
I.—AT COMPLINE.
Ant. Holy Virgin Mary.
Psalm.
Ps. 55: 9. O God, I have declared
to Thee my life; Thou hast set my tears in Thy sight.
Ps. 40: 8. All my enemies devised
evils against me.
Ps. 70: 10. They have consulted
together.
Ps. 108: 5. And they have repaid
me evil for good and hatred for my love.
Ps. 108: 4. Instead of making me
a return of love they detracted me; but I gave myself to prayer.
Ps. 21: 12. My holy Father, King
of heaven and earth, depart not from me; for tribulation is near and there is
none to help.
Ps. 55: 10. When I cry unto Thee,
then shall mine enemies be turned back; behold I know that thou art my God.
Ps. 37: 12. My friends and my
neighbors have drawn near and stood against me; and they that were near me
stood afar off.
Ps. 87: 9. Thou hast put away my
acquaintance far from me; they have set me an abomination to them; I was
delivered up and came not forth.
Ps. 21: 20. Holy Father, remove
not Thy help far from me: My God, look toward my help.
Ps. 37: 23. Attend unto my help,
O Lord, the God of my salvation,—Glory be. Holy Virgin Mary, there is none like
unto Thee born in the world among women, daughter and handmaid of the most high
King, the heavenly Father! Mother of our most holy Lord Jesus Christ, Spouse of
the Holy Ghost; pray for us, with St. Michael Archangel, and all the Virtues of
heaven, and all the Saints, to thy most holy, beloved Son, our Lord and Master.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the
beginning is now and ever shall be world without end. Amen.
Note that the foregoing antiphon is said at
all the Hours and it is said for antiphon, chapter, hymn, versicle, and prayer,
and at Matins and at all the Hours likewise. He said nothing else in them
except this antiphon with its Psalms. At the completion of the office Blessed
Francis always said: Let us bless the Lord God living and true; let us refer
praise, glory, honor, blessing and all praise to Him, always. Amen. Amen. Fiat.
Fiat.
AT MATINS.
Ant. Holy Virgin Mary.
Psalm.
Ps. 87: 2. O Lord, the God of my
salvation, I have cried in the day and night before Thee.
Ps. 87: 3. Let my prayer come in
before Thee; incline Thy ear to my petition.
Ps. 68: 19. Attend to my soul and
deliver it: save me because of my enemies.
Ps. 21: 10. For Thou art He that
hast drawn me out of the womb; my hope from the breasts of my mother;
Ps. 21: 11. I was cast upon Thee
from the womb. From my mother's womb Thou art my God;
Ps. 21: 12. Depart not from me.
Ps. 68: 20. Thou knowest my
reproach and my confusion and my shame.
Ps. 68: 21. In Thy sight are all
they that afflict me: my heart hath expected reproach and misery. And I looked
for one that would grieve together with me, but there was none, and for one
that would comfort me and I found none.
Ps. 85: 14. O God, the wicked are
risen up against me and the assembly of the mighty have sought my soul; and
they have not set Thee before their eyes.
Ps. 87: 5. I am counted among
them that go down to the pit; I am become as a man without help,
Ps. 87: 6. free among the dead.
Thou art my Father, most holy, my
king and my God.
Ps. 37: 23. Attend unto my help,
O Lord God of my salvation.
AT PRIME.
Ant. Holy Mary.
Psalm.
Ps. 56: 1. Have mercy on me, O
God, have mercy on me; for my soul trusteth in Thee.
Ps. 56: 2. And in the shadow of
Thy wings will I hope, until iniquity pass away.
Ps. 56: 3. I will cry to my most
holy Father, the Most High: to God, who hath done good to me;
Ps. 56: 4. He hath sent from
heaven and delivered me; He hath made them a reproach that trod upon me. God
hath sent His power and His truth.
Ps. 17: 18. He delivered me from
my strongest enemies and from them that hated me; for they were too strong for
me.
Ps. 56: 7. They prepared a snare
for my feet; and they bowed down my soul; they dug a pit before my face; and
they are fallen into it.
Ps. 56: 8. My heart is ready, O
God, my heart is ready; I will sing, and rehearse a psalm.
Ps. 56: 9. Arise, O my glory,
arise psaltery and harp;
I will arise early.
Ps. 56: 10. I will give praise to
Thee, O Lord, among the people; I will sing a psalm to Thee among the nations;
Ps. 56: 11. For Thy mercy is
magnified even to the heavens; and Thy truth unto the clouds.
Ps. 56: 12. Be Thou exalted, O
God, above the heavens; and Thy glory above all the earth.
AT TIERCE.
Ant. Holy Mary.
Psalm.
Ps. 55: 2. Have mercy on me, O
God, for man hath trodden me under foot; all the day long he hath afflicted me,
fighting against me.
Ps. 55: 3. My enemies have
trodden on me all the day long; for they are many that make war against me.
Ps. 40: 8. All my enemies devised
evil against me;
Ps. 70: Jo. they have taken
counsel together.
Ps. 40: 7. They went out and
spoke to the same purpose.
Ps. 21: 8. All they that saw me
have laughed me to scorn; they have spoken with the lips and wagged the head.
Ps. 21: 7. But I am a worm and no
man, a reproach of men and outcast of the people.
Ps. 30: 12. I am become a
reproach among all my enemies and very much to my neighbors; and a fear to my
acquaintance.
Ps. 21: 20. Holy Father, remove
not Thy help far from me; my God, look toward my defense.
Ps. 37: 23. Attend unto my help,
O Lord God of my salvation. Glory be, etc.
AT SEXT.
Ant. Holy Mary.
Psalm.
Ps. 141: 2. L cried to the Lord,
with my voice; with my voice I made my supplication to the Lord.
Ps. 141: 3. I pour out my prayer
in His sight; and before Him I declare my trouble.
Ps. 141: 4. When my spirit failed
me, then Thou knewest my paths. In this way wherein I walked, they have hidden
a snare for me.
Ps. 141: 5. I looked on my
right-hand, and beheld, and there was no one that would know me. Flight hath
failed me; and there is no one that hath regard to my soul.
Ps. 68: 8. Because for Thy sake I
have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.
Ps. 68: 9. I am become a stranger
to my brethren; and an alien to the sons of my mother.
Ps. 68: 10. Holy Father, the zeal
of Thy house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached Thee
are fallen upon me.
Ps. 34: 15. And they rejoiced against
me and gathered together; scourges were gathered together upon me and I knew
not.
Ps. 68: 5. They are multiplied
above the hairs of my head who hate me without cause;
My enemies are grown strong who
have wrongfully persecuted me; then did pay I that which I took not away.
Ps. 34: 11. Unjust witnesses
rising up, have asked me things I knew not.
Ps. 34: 12. They repaid me evil
for good and
Ps. 37: 21. detracted me; because
I followed goodness.
Thou art my Father, most holy; my
King and my God.
Ps. 37: 23. Attend unto my help,
O Lord God of my salvation.
AT NONES.
Ant. Holy Mary.
Psalm.
Lam. 1: 12. O all ye that pass
by, attend and see if there be any sorrow like to my sorrow.
Ps. 21: 17. For many dogs have
encompassed me; the council of the malignant hath besieged me.
Ps. 21: 18. They looked and
stared upon me;
Ps. 21: 19. they parted my
garments among them and upon my vesture cast lots.
Ps. 21: 17. They have dug my
hands and my feet;
Ps. 21: 18. they numbered all my
bones.
Ps. 21: 14. They have opened
their mouth against me: as a lion ravening and roaring.
Ps. 21: 15. I am poured out like
water and all my bones are scattered.
And my heart is become like
melting wax in the midst of my bowels.
Ps. 21: 16. My strength is dried
up like a potsherd; and my tongue hath cleaved to my jaws.
Ps. 68: 22. And they gave me gall
for my food: and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
Ps. 21: 16. And Thou hast brought
me into the dust of death;
Ps. 68: 27. and they have added
to the grief of my wounds.
I slept and rose again; and my
most holy Father received me with glory.
Ps. 72: 24. Holy Father, Thou
hast held my right hand; and by Thy will Thou hast conducted me and hast
received me with glory.
Ps. 72: 25. For what have I in
heaven; and besides Thee what do I desire upon earth?
Ps. 45: 11. Be still and see that
I am God, saith the Lord; I will be exalted among the nations and I will be
exalted in the earth. Blessed is the Lord God of Israel,
Ps. 33: 23. who has redeemed the
souls of His servants with His own most holy Blood; and none of them that trust
in Him shall offend.
Ps. 95: 13. And we know that He
cometh; for He will come to judge justice.
AT VESPERS.
Ant. Holy Mary.
Psalm.
Ps. 46: 2. O clap your hands, all
ye nations, shout unto God with the voice of joy.
Ps. 46: 3. For the Lord is high,
terrible: He is a great king over all the earth.
For the most holy Father of
heaven, our King, before ages sent His beloved Son from on high:
Ps. 73: 12. and hath wrought
salvation in the midst of the earth.
Ps. 95: 11. Let the heavens
rejoice and let the earth be glad, let the sea be moved and the fulness
thereof:
Ps. 95: 12. the fields and all
that are in them shall be joyful.
Ps. 95: 1. Sing unto Him a new
canticle; sing unto the Lord, all the earth.
Ps. 95: 4. For the Lord is great
and exceedingly to be praised;
He is to be feared above all
gods.
Ps. 95: 7. Bring to the Lord, O
ye kindreds of the gentiles, bring to the Lord glory and honor.
Ps. 95: 8. Bring to the Lord
glory unto His Name.
Bring your own bodies and bear
His holy cross; and follow His most holy precepts even unto the end.
Ps. 95: 9. Let all the earth be
moved at His presence;
Ps. 95: 10. say among the
gentiles that the Lord hath reigned. It is said up to this place daily from Good
Friday until the feast of the Ascension. On the feast of the Ascension,
however, these versicles are added over and above: And He ascended unto heaven;
and sitteth on the right-hand of the most Holy Father in heaven.
Ps. 56: 12. Be Thou exalted, O God,
above the heavens; and Thy glory above all the earth.
Ps. 95: 13. And we know that He
cometh: for He will come to judge justice.
And note that from the Ascension until the
Advent of the Lord this Psalm is said daily in the same manner, namely: "O
clap your hands," with the foregoing versicles, "Glory be to the
Father" being said where the Psalm ends, namely, "for He will come to
judge with justice."
Note that the
foregoing Psalms are said from Good Friday until Easter Sunday: they are said
in the same manner from the octave of Whitsunday until the Advent of the Lord
and from the octave of the Epiphany until Maundy Thursday, 1 except on Sundays,
and the principal feasts, on which they are not said: on the other days however
they are said daily.
HOLY SATURDAY AT COMPLINE.
Ant. Holy Mary.
Psalm.
Ps. 69: 2. O God, etc. (Ps. 69), as in the Psalter.
It is said daily at Compline until the octave of Pentecost.
EASTER SUNDAY AT MATINS.
Ant. Holy Mary.
Psalm.
Ps. 97: 1. Sing ye to the Lord a
new canticle: for He hath done wonderful things. His right hand hath sanctified
His Son; and His arm is holy.
Ps. 97: 2. The Lord hath made
known His salvation; He hath revealed His justice in the sight of the gentiles.
Ps. 41: 9. In the day time the
Lord hath commanded His mercy: and a canticle to Him in the night.
Ps. 117: 24. This is the day
which the Lord hath made: let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Ps. 117: 26. Blessed be He that
cometh in the name of the Lord.
Ps. 117: 27. The Lord is God and
He hath shone upon us.
Ps. 95: 11. Let the heavens
rejoice and let the earth be glad: let the sea be moved and the fulness
thereof.
Ps. 95: 12. The fields shall
rejoice and all that are in them.
Ps. 95: 7. Bring to the Lord, O
ye kindreds of the gentiles, bring to the Lord glory and honor:
Ps. 95: 8. bring to the Lord
glory unto His Name.
It is said up to this place daily from
Easter Sunday to the feast of the Ascension at all the Hours except at Vespers
and Compline and Prime. On the night of the Ascension these verses are added:—
Ps. 67: 33. Sing ye to God, ye
kingdoms of the earth: sing ye to the Lord: sing ye to God,
Ps. 67: 34. who mounteth above
the heaven of heavens to the east. Behold He will give to His voice the voice
of power:
Ps. 67: 35. give ye glory to God
for Israel: His magnificence and His power is in the clouds.
Ps. 67: 36. God is wonderful in
His saints: the God of Israel is He who will give power and strength to His
people. Blessed be God.
And note that this Psalm is said daily from
the Ascension of the Lord until the octave of Whitsunday with the foregoing
versicles at Matins and Tierce and Sext and Nones: "Glory be to the
Father," being said where "Blessed be God " is said, and not elsewhere.
Also note that it is said in the same manner only at Matins on Sundays and the
principal feasts, from the octave of Whitsunday until Maundy Thursday because
on that day the Lord ate the Pasch with His disciples, or the other Psalm may
be said at Matins or at Vespers when one wishes, to wit, "I will extol
Thee, O Lord," as it is in the Psalter, and this from Easter Sunday to the
feast of the Ascension and not longer.
AT PRIME.
Ant. Holy Mary.
Psalm. Have mercy on me, etc.—as
above.
AT TIERCE, SEXT AND NONES.
Psalm. Sing ye to the Lord,
etc.—as above.
AT VESPERS.
Psalm. O clap your hands, etc.—as
above.
Here begin the other psalms which our most
blessed Father Francis likewise arranged which are to be said in place of the
foregoing psalms of the Passion of the Lord on Sunday and the principal
festivities from the octave of Whitsunday until Advent and from the octave of
the Epiphany until Maundy Thursday.
AT COMPLINE.
Ant. Holy Mary.
Psalm. O God, etc. (Ps. 69),—as
it is in the Psalter.
AT MATINS.
Ant. Holy Mary.
Psalm. Sing ye to the Lord,
etc.,—as above.
AT PRIME.
Ant. Holy Mary.
Psalm. Have mercy on me, etc.,—as
above.
AT TIERCE.
Ant. Holy Mary.
Psalm.
Ps. 65: 1. Shout with joy to God,
all the earth.
Ps. 65: 2. Sing ye a Psalm to His
name: give glory to His praise.
Ps. 65: 3. Say unto God, How
terrible are Thy works, O Lord: in the multitude of Thy strength Thy enemies
shall lie to Thee.
Ps. 65: 4. Let all the earth
adore Thee and sing to Thee: let it sing a psalm to Thy Name.
Ps. 65: 16. Come and hear, all ye
that fear God, and I will tell you what great things He hath done for my soul.
Ps. 65: 17. I cried to Him with
my mouth: and I extolled Him with my tongue.
Ps. 17: 7. And He heard my voice
from His holy temple: and my cry came before Him.
Ps. 65: 8. O bless our God, ye
gentiles: and make the voice of His praise to be heard.
Ps. 71: 17. And in him shall all
the tribes of the earth be blessed: all nations shall magnify Him.
Ps. 71: 18. Blessed be the Lord
God of Israel, who only doth wonderful things.
Ps. 71: 19. And blessed be the
Name of His majesty forever: and the whole earth shall be filled with His
majesty. Amen. Amen.
AT SEXT.
Ant. Holy Mary.
Psalm.
Ps. 19: 2. May the Lord hear thee
in the day of tribulation: may the Name of the God of Jacob protect thee: may
He
Ps. 19: 3. send thee help from
the sanctuary and defend thee out of Sion:
Ps. 19: 4. be mindful of all thy
sacrifices, and may thy whole burnt-offering be made fat;
Ps. 19: 5. Give thee according to
thy own heart, and confirm all thy counsels.
Ps. 19: 6. We will rejoice in thy
salvation; and in the Name of our God we shall be exalted.
Ps. 19: 7. The Lord fulfil all
thy petitions: now I know that the Lord hath sent Jesus Christ His Son,
Ps. 9: 9. and will judge the
people with justice.
Ps. 9: 10. And the Lord is become
a refuge for the poor: a helper in due time of tribulation.
Ps. 9: 11. And let them trust in
Thee who know Thy Name.
Ps. 143: 1. Blessed be the Lord
my God:
Ps. 58: 17. for Thou art become
my support and refuge in the day of my trouble.
Ps. 58: 18. Unto Thee, O my
helper, will I sing: for God is my defence, my God, my mercy.
AT NONES.
Ant. Holy Mary.
Psalm.
Ps. 70: 1. In Thee, O Lord, have
I hoped, let me never be put to confusion.
Ps. 70: 2. Deliver me in Thy
justice and rescue me: incline Thine ear unto and save me.
Ps. 70: 3. Be Thou unto me, O
God, a protector and a place of strength: that Thou mayest make me safe.
Ps. 70: 5. For Thou art my
patience, O Lord; my hope, O Lord, from my youth.
Ps. 70: 6. By Thee have I been
confirmed from the womb, from my mother's womb Thou art my protector: of Thee I
shall continually sing.
Ps. 70: 8. Let my mouth be filled
with praise, that I may sing Thy glory; Thy greatness all the day long.
Ps. 68: 17. Hear me, O Lord, for
Thy mercy is kind; look upon me according to the multitude of Thy tender
mercies.
Ps. 68: 18. And turn not away Thy
face from Thy servant; for I am in trouble, hear me speedily.
Ps. 143: 1. Blessed be the Lord
my God.
Ps. 58: 17. For Thou art become
my support and refuge in the day of my trouble.
Ps. 58: 18. Unto Thee, O my
helper, will I sing; for God is my defence, my God, my mercy.
AT VESPERS.
Ant. Holy Mary.
Psalm. O clap your hands. . . as
above.
Here begin other Psalms which our most
blessed Father Francis likewise arranged; which are to be said in place of the
foregoing Psalms of the Passion of the Lord from the Advent of the Lord until
Christmas eve and not longer.
AT COMPLINE.
Ant. Holy Mary.
Psalm. How long, O Lord (Ps. 12),
as it is found in the Psalter.
AT MATINS.
Ant. Holy Mary.
Psalm.
Ps. 85: 12. I will praise Thee, O
Lord, most Holy Father, King of heaven and earth; because
Ps. 85: 17. Thou hast comforted
me.
Ps. 24: 5. Thou art God my
Saviour.
Ps. 11: 6. I will deal
confidently and will not fear.
Ps. 117: 14. The Lord is my
strength and my praise; and is become my salvation.
Exod. 15: 6. Thy right hand, O
Lord, is magnified in strength;
Thy right hand, O Lord, hath
slain the enemy:
Exod. 15: 7. And in the multitude
of Thy glory Thou hast put down Thy adversaries.
Ps. 68: 33. Let the poor see and
rejoice: seek ye God and your soul shall live.
Ps. 68: 35. Let the heavens and
the earth praise Him: the sea and everything that creepeth therein.
Ps. 68: 36. For God will save
Sion and the cities of Juda shall be built up.
And they shall dwell there: and
acquire it by inheritance.
Ps. 68: 37. And the seed of His
servants shall possess it: and they that love His Name shall dwell therein.
AT PRIME.
Ant. Holy Mary.
Psalm. Have mercy on me, etc.—as
above.
AT TIERCE.
Ant. Holy Mary.
Psalm. Shout with joy, etc.—as
above.
AT SEXT.
Ant. Holy Mary.
Psalm. May the Lord hear thee in
the day, etc.—as above.
AT NONES.
Ant. Holy Mary.
Psalm. In Thee, O Lord, have I
hoped—as above.
AT VESPERS.
Ant. Holy Mary.
Psalm. O clap your hands, etc.—as
above.
Also note that the whole Psalm is not said
but up to the verse, "Let all the earth be moved"; understand however
that the whole verse "Bring your own bodies" must be said. At the end
of this verse "Glory be to the Father" is said. And thus it is said
daily at Vespers from Advent until Christmas eve.
CHRISTMAS DAY AT VESPERS.
Ant. Holy Mary.
Psalm.
Ps. 80: 2. Rejoice to God our
helper.
Ps. 46: 2. Shout unto God, living
and true, with the voice of triumph.
Ps. 46: 3. For the Lord is high,
terrible: a great king over all the earth. For the most holy Father of heaven,
our king, before ages sent His Beloved Son from on high and He was born of the
Blessed Virgin, holy Mary.
Ps. 88: 27. He shall cry out to
me: Thou art my Father;
Ps. 88: 28. And I will make Him
My Firstborn, high above the kings of the earth.
Ps. 41: 9. In the day time the
Lord hath commanded His mercy: and a canticle to Him in the night.
Ps. 117: 24. This is the day
which the Lord hath made: let us rejoice and be glad in it.
For the beloved and most holy
Child has been given to us and born for us by the wayside.
Luke 2: 7. And laid in a manger
because He had no room in the inn.
Luke 2: 14. Glory to God in the
highest; and on earth peace to men of good will.
Ps. 95: 11. Let the heavens
rejoice and the earth be glad, and let the sea be moved and the fulness
thereof.
Ps. 95:12. The fields shall
rejoice and all that are in them.
Ps. 95: 1. Sing to Him a new
canticle; sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Ps. 95: 4. For the Lord is great
and exceedingly to be praised: He is to be feared above all gods.
Ps. 95: 7. Bring to the Lord, O
ye kindreds of the gentiles, bring to the Lord glory and honor.
Ps. 95: 8. Bring to the Lord
glory unto His Name. Bring your own bodies and bear His holy cross and follow
His most holy precepts even unto the end.
And note that this Psalm is said from
Christmas until the octave of the Epiphany at all the Hours.
