ORDO WEEK 12 WEDNESDAY EVENING SONG
SONGS OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD
NATIVITY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST
FIRST EVENING PRAYER
(FIRST VESPERS NATIVITY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST)
RECORDED SERVICES
Divine Office || Evening Prayer I Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist||
AntiphonElizabeth, the wife of Zachary, gave birth to a great man,
John the Baptist, the man who went before the Lord.
John the Baptist, the man who went before the Lord.
Elísabeth Zacharíæ magnum virum génuit: Ioánnem Baptístam, præcursórem Dómini.
* PSALM 113 *
Praise, servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord.
PSALM 112:1-9Laudáte, púeri Dómini,* laudáte nomen Dómini.
AntiphonJohn, who went before the Lord, was born when his mother was old and considered incapable of bearing a child..
Ex útero senectútis et stérili Ioánnes natus est, præcúrsor Dómini.
PSALM 146
Praise the Lord, my soul. I will praise the Lord all my life, make music to my God as long as I exist.
PSALM 145:1-10Lauda, ánima mea, Dóminum;†laudábo Dóminum in vita mea,*psallam Deo meo, quámdiu fúero.
AntiphonAmong those born of women
there was no man greater than John the Baptist.
there was no man greater than John the Baptist.
nter natos mulíerum non surréxit maior Ioánne Baptísta.
CANTICLE EPHESIANS 1
Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Benedíctus Deus et Pater Dómini nostri Iesu Christi,*
Short Responsory Prepare a way for the Lord, make his paths straight.There is one coming after me who existed before me.
Responsorium breve ℣. . Paráte vias Dómini,* Rectas fácite sémitas eius.℟. Post me venit vir, qui ante me factus est
AntiphonWhen Zechariah had entered the temple of the Lord,
the angel Gabriel appeared to him,
standing on the right of the altar of incense.
the angel Gabriel appeared to him,
standing on the right of the altar of incense.