BAPTISM FIRST EVENING PRAYER

 

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BAPTISM OF CHRIST

BAPTISM OF CHRIST EVENING PRAYER I

FIRST VESPERS OF BAPTISM OF CHRIST

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Divine Office Evening Prayer I The Baptism of the Lord 

Antiphon

John appeared in the wilderness.

 He baptized and preached a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

Fuit Ioánnes in desérto, baptízans et prǽdicans baptísmum pæniténtiæ in remissiónem peccatórum.

* PSALM 135 *

PSALM 135 A

Praise the name of the Lord:

  praise it, servants of the Lord,

PSALM 134:1-12

Laudáte nomen Dómini,*

  laudáte, servi Dómini,

Antiphon

I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

Ego quidem aqua baptízo vos; ipse vos baptizábit Spíritu Sancto et igne.

PSALM 135 B

Lord, your name is for ever;

PSALM 134:13-21

Dómine, nomen tuum in ætérnum;*

LUCERNARIUM: SONG AT LAMP LIGHTING

Antiphon

As soon as Jesus was baptized, he came up from the water and suddenly the heavens opened for him.

Baptizátus Iesus conféstim ascéndit de aqua, et ecce apérti sunt ei cæli

CANTICLE 1 TIMOTHY 3

He was manifested in flesh, justified in spirit

 – praise the Lord, all you nations!

1 TIMOTHY 3

Qui manifestátus est in carne,* iustificátus est in Spíritu.

Short Reading Acts 10:37-38

Short Responsory

Lord God, hear the cry of your people.

Open the spring of living water for them.

Responsorium breve

℣.   Dómine Deus,* Audi clamórem pópuli

℟.  Et áperi eis fontem aquæ vivæ.

Antiphon

The Saviour came to be baptized. 

He, the second Adam, renewed our corrupted nature by the waters of baptism, 

and he clothed us in a garment which can never perish.

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Véterem hóminem rénovans, Salvátor venit ad baptísmum, ut natúram, quæ corrúpta est, per aquam recuperáret, incorruptíbili veste circumíciens nos.