St. Leo the First

Pope, Confessor and Doctor of the Church

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1st Vespers

Matins

Lauds

2nd Vespers

COLLECT OF THE DAY

Oremus.
Gregem tuum, Pastor ætérne, placátus inténde : et per beátum Leónem Summum Pontíficem, perpétua protectióne custódi; quem totíus Ecclésiæ præstitísti esse pastórem.  Per Dóminum.

Let us pray.
O eternal Shepherd, do thou look favourably upon thy flock, which we beseech thee to guard and keep for evermore, through the blessed Leo, thy Supreme Pontiff, whom thou didst choose to be the chief shepherd of the whole Church.  Through.

CLOSING VERSICLES AND THAT WHICH FOLLOWETH

First Vespers

V.  Amávit eum Dóminus, et ornávit eum, allelúja.
R.  Stolam glóriæ índuit eum, allelúja.

V.  The Lord loved him, and adorned him, alleluia.
R.  He clothed him with a robe of glory, alleluia.

Ad Magnif. Ant:  O Doctor óptime, * Ecclésiæ sanctæ lumen, beáte Leo, divínæ legis amátor, deprecáre pro nobis Fílium Dei.  Allelúja.

Ant. on Magnif:  O Doctor right excellent, * O light of Holy Church, O blessed Leo, lover of the divine law, entreat for us the Son of God.  Alleluia.

MAGNIFICAT

THE MAGNIFICAT

Oremus.
Gregem tuum, Pastor ætérne, placátus inténde : et per beátum Leónem Summum Pontíficem, perpétua protectióne custódi; quem totíus Ecclésiæ præstitísti esse pastórem.  Per Dóminum.

Let us pray.
O eternal Shepherd, do thou look favourably upon thy flock, which we beseech thee to guard and keep for evermore, through the blessed Leo, thy Supreme Pontiff, whom thou didst choose to be the chief shepherd of the whole Church.  Through.

COMMEMORATIONS, if there be any

CLOSING VERSICLES AND THAT WHICH FOLLOWETH

Matins

The first part of Matins is in the Ordinary

Invitatory and Hymn

First Nocturn

Second Nocturn

Third Nocturn

First Nocturn

Absolutio: Exáudi, Dómine Jesu Christe, preces servórum tuórum, et miserére nobis : Qui cum Patre et Spíritu Sancto vivis et regnas in sæcula sæculórum.
R.  Amen.

Absolution:  Graciously hear, O Lord Jesu Christ, the prayers of thy servants, and have mercy upon us.  Who, with the Father, and the Holy Ghost, livest and reignest, for ever and ever.
R.  Amen.

Benedíctio 1: Benedictióne perpétua benedícat nos Pater ætérnus.
R.  Amen.

Benediction 1:  May the Father Eternal bless us with a never-ending blessing.
R.  Amen.

Petrus Apóstolus Jesu Christi, eléctis ádvenis dispersiónis Ponti, Galátiæ, Cappadóciæ, Asiæ, et Bithyniæ secúndum præsciéntiam Dei Patris, in sanctificatióne Spíritus, in obediéntiam, et aspersiónem sánguinis Jesu Christi : Grátia vobis, et pax multiplicétur.  Benedíctus Deus et Pater Dómini nostri Jesu Christi, qui secúndum misericórdiam suam magnam regenerávit nos in spem vivam, per resurrectiónem Jesu Christi ex mórtuis, in hereditátem incorruptíbilem et incontaminátam et immarcescíbilem, conservátam in cælis in vobis, qui in virtúte Dei custodímini per fidem in salútem, parátam revelári in témpore novíssimo.

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R.  Deo grátias.

V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R.  Thanks be to God.

R.  Euge serve bone et fidélis, quia in pauca fuísti fidélis, supra multa te constítuam : * Intra in gáudium Dómini tui, allelúja.
V.  Dómine, quinque talénta tradidísti mihi, ecce ália quinque superlucrátus sum.
R.  Intra in gáudium Dómini tui, allelúja.

R.  Well done, thou good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things : * Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord, alleluia.
V.  Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents ; behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.
R.  Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord, alleluia.

Benedíctio 2: Unigénitus Dei Fílius nos benedícere et adjuváre dignétur.
R.  Amen.

Benediction 2: May the Son of God, the sole-begotten, mercifully bless and keep us.
R.  Amen.

In quo exsultábitis módicum nunc si opórtet contristári in váriis tentatiónibus : ut probátio vestræ fídei multo pretiósior auro (quod per ignem probátur) inveniátur in laudem, et glóriam, et honórem, in revelatióne Jesu Christi : quem cum non vidéritis, dilígitis : in quem nunc quoque non vidéntes créditis : credéntes autem exsultábitis lætítia inenarrábili, et glorificáta : reportántes finem fídei vestræ, salútem animárum.  De qua salúte exquisiérunt atque scrutáti sunt prophétæ, qui de futúra in vobis grátia prophetavérunt ; scrutántes in quod vel quale tempus significáret in eis Spíritus Christi : prænúntians eas quæ in Christo sunt passiónes et posterióres glórias : quibus revelátum est, quia non sibimetípsis, vobis autem ministrábant ea, quæ nunc nuntiáta sunt vobis per eos, qui evangelizavérunt vobis, Spíritu Sancto misso de cælo, in quem desíderant Angeli prospícere.

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: that the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.  Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.  Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.

V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R.  Deo grátias.

V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R.  Thanks be to God.

R.  Ecce sacérdos magnus, qui in diébus suis plácuit Deo : * Ideo jurejurándo fecit illum Dóminus créscere in plebem suam, allelúja.
V.  Benedictiónem ómnium géntium dedit illi, et testaméntum suum confirmávit super caput ejus.
R.  Ideo jurejurándo fecit illum Dóminus créscere in plebem suam, allelúja.

R.  Behold a great priest who in his days pleased the Lord : * Therefore by an oath the Lord assured him that he would increase him among his people, alleluia.
V.  He established him with the blessing of all men and the Covenant, and made it rest upon his head.
R.  Therefore by an oath the Lord assured him that he would increase him among his people, alleluia.

Benedíctio 3: Spíritus Sancti grátia illúminet sensus et corda nostra.
R.  Amen.

Benediction 3: May the grace of the Holy Spirit all our heart and mind enlighten.
R.  Amen.

Propter quod succíncti lumbos mentis vestræ, sóbrii perfécte speráte in eam, quæ offértur vobis, grátiam in revelatiónem Jesu Christi : quasi fílii obediéntiæ, non configuráti prióribus ignorántiæ vestræ desidériis : sed secúndum eum, qui vocávit vos, Sanctum ; et ipsi in omni conversatióne sancti sitis : quóniam scriptum est : Sancti éritis, quóniam ego sanctus sum.  Et si Patrem invocátis eum, qui sine acceptióne personárum júdicat secúndum uniuscujúsque opus, in timóre incolátus vestri témpore conversámini.  Sciéntes quod non corruptibílibus auro vel  argénto redémpti estis de vana vestra conversatióne patérnæ traditiónis : sed pretióso sánguine quasi agni immaculáti Christi, et incontamináti : præcógniti quidem ante mundi constitutiónem, manifestáti autem novíssimis tempóribus propter vos, qui per ipsum fidéles estis in Deo, qui suscitávit eum a mórtuis, et dedit ei glóriam, ut fides vestra et spes esset in Deo.

Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: but as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.  And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.

V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R.  Deo grátias.

V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R.  Thanks be to God.

R.  Jurávit Dóminus, et non pœnitébit eum : * Tu es sacérdos in ætérnum secúndum órdinem Melchísedech, allelúja.
V.  Dixit Dóminus Dómino meo, Sede a dextris meis.
R.  Tu es sacérdos in ætérnum secúndum órdinem Melchísedech, allelúja.
V.  Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto.
R.  Tu es sacérdos in ætérnum secúndum órdinem Melchísedech, allelúja.

R.  The Lord sware and will not repent, * Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchisedech, alleluia.
V.  The Lord said unto my Lord : Sit thou on my right hand.
R.  Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchisedech, alleluia.
V.  Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
R.  Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchisedech, alleluia.

After the conclusion of the First Nocturn, the Second Nocturn is begun according to the current weekday, as given in the table below.

Second Nocturn

Absolutio: Ipsíus píetas et misericórdia nos ádjuvet, qui cum Patre et Spíritu Sancto vivit et regnat in sæcula sæculórum.
R.  Amen.

Absolution:  May his loving-kindness and mercy assist us.  Who, with the Father, and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth, for ever and ever.
R.  Amen.

V.  Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere.

V.  Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), thy blessing.

Benedíctio 4: Deus Pater omnípotens sit nobis propítius et clemens.
R.  Amen.

Benediction 4:  May God the Father Almighty shew us his mercy and pity.
R.  Amen.

Leo primus, Etrúscus, eo témpore præfuit Ecclésiæ, cum rex Hunnórum Atilla, cognométo Flagéllum Dei, in Itáliam invádens.  Aquiléjam triénnii obsidióne captam dirípuit et incéndit.  Unde cum Romam ardénti furóre raperétur, jamque cópias, ubi Míncius in Padum ínfluit, trajícere paráret, occúrrit ei Leo, malórum Itáliæ impendéntium misericórdia permótus ; cujus divína eloquéntia persuásum est Attilæ, ut regrederétur.  Qui interrogátus a suis, quid esset quod præter consuetúdinem tam humíliter Románi Pontíficis imperáta fáceret ; respóndit, se æstántem quemdam álium, illo loquénte, sacerdotáli hábitu véritum esse, sibi stricto gládio minitántem mortem, nisi Leóni obtemperáret.  Quare in Pannóniam revérsus est.

Leo I was an Etruscan who ruled the Church at the time when Attila, King of the Huns, whose surname is the Scourge of God, invaded Italy, and after a siege of three years, took, sacked, and burnt Aquileia.  Thence he was hurrying to Rome, on fire with anger, and his troops were already preparing to cross the Po, at the place where that river is joined by the Mincio, when he was met by Leo, moved with compassion at the thought of the ruin which hung over Italy.  By his God-given eloquence, Attila was persuaded to turn back, and when he was afterwards asked by his servants why, contrary to his custom, he had so meekly yielded to the entreaties of the Bishop of Rome, he answered that he had been alarmed by a figure dressed like a Priest, which had appeared at the side of Leo while he was speaking, holding a drawn sword, and had made as though to kill the king unless he consented.  And so he returned to Pannonia.

V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R.  Deo grátias.

V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R.  Thanks be to God.

R.  Invéni David servum meum, óleo sancto meo unxi eum : * Manus enim mea auxiliábitur ei, allelúja.
V.  Nihil profíciet inimícus in eo, et fílius iniquitátis non nocébit ei.
R.  Manus enim mea auxiliábitur ei, allelúja.

R.  I have found David my servant, with my holy oil have I anointed him. * My hand shall hold him fast, alleluia.
V.  The enemy shall not be able to do him violence ; the son of wickedness shall not hurt him.
R.  My hand shall hold him fast, alleluia.

V.  Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere.

V.  Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), thy blessing.

Benedíctio 5: Christus perpétuæ det nobis gáudia vitæ.
R.  Amen.

Benediction 5: May Christ bestow upon us the joys of life eternal.
R.  Amen.

Leo autem Romæ singulári ómnium lætítia excéptus, paulo post invadénti Urbem Genseríco, eádem eloquéntiæ vi et sanctitátis opinióne persuásit, ut ab incéndio, ignomíniis ac cædibus abstinéret.  Sed cum Ecclésiam a multis hærésibus oppugnári, maximéque a Nestoriánis et Eutychiánis exagitári vidéret : ad eam purgándam et in fide cathólica confírmándam, Concílium Chalcedonénse indíxit ; ubi, sexcéntis trigínta coáctis epíscopis, Eutyches et Dióscorus, et íterum Nestórius condemnáti sunt ; ejusdémque Concílii decréta sua auctoritáte confirmávit.

Meanwhile Leo went back to Rome, where he was received with rejoicing by all men.  A while later, Genseric entered into the city, but Leo, by the power of the eloquence and the authority of his holy life, persuaded him to abstain from fire, insult, and slaughter.  When Leo beheld how the Church was assailed by many heresies, and in dire trouble through the Nestorians and Eutychians, to purify the same and establish her in the Catholic Faith, he called the Council of Chalcedon, where, in an assembly of six hundred and thirty bishops Nestorius was again condemned, along with Eutyches and Dioscorus ; the decrees of which Council were confirmed by the authority of Leo.

V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R.  Deo grátias.

V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R.  Thanks be to God.

R.  Pósui adjutórium super poténtem, et exaltávi eléctum de plebe mea : * Manus enim mea auxiliábitur ei, allelúja.
V.  Invéni David servum meum, óleo sancto meo unxi eum.
R.  Manus enim mea auxiliábitur ei, allelúja.

R.  I have laid help upon one that is mighty, I have exalted one chosen out of the people. * My hand shall hold him fast, alleluia.
V.  I have found David, my servant, with my holy oil have I anointed him.
R.  My hand shall hold him fast, alleluia.

V.  Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere.

V.  Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), thy blessing.

Benedíctio 6: Ignem sui amóris accéndat Deus in córdibus nostris.
R.  Amen.

Benediction 6: May God enkindle in our hearts the fire of his holy love.
R.  Amen.

His actis, sanctus Póntifex se ad reficiéndas et ædificándas ecclésias convértit.  Cujus suasu Demétria, pia fémina, sancti Stéphani ecclésiam constrúxit in suo fundo via Latína tértio ab Urbe milliário : ipse via Appia sub nómine sancti Cornélii álteram cóndidit.  Multas prætérea et sacras ædes, et sacra eárum vasa restítuit.  In tribus basílicis, Petri, Pauli et Constantiniána, cámeras extrúxit ; ædificávit monastérium vicínum basílicæ sancti Petri ; sepúlcris Apostolórum custódes adhíbuit, quos cubiculários appellávit.  Státuit ut in actióne mystérii dicerétur : Sanctum sacrifícium, immaculátam hóstiam.  Sanxit ne mónacha benedíctum cápitis velámen recíperet, nisi quadragínta annórum virginitátem probásset.  His et áliis præcláre gestis, cum multa sancte et luculénter scripsísset, quarto Idus Novémbris obdormívit in Dómino.  Sedit in pontificátu annos vigínti unum, mensem unum, dies trédecim.

After these matters, this holy Pope set himself to the restoration and building of Churches.  By his advice that godly woman Demetria built the Church of St. Stephen upon her farm on the Latin Road at the third milestone from the city.  He himself built another Church upon the Appian Way, which Church is called that of St. Cornelius.  He restored likewise many other Churches, and the holy vessels used therein.  He built clergy-houses at the three Basilicas of Peter, Paul, and Constantine.  He built a monastery hard by the Basilica of St. Peter.  He appointed for the graves of the Apostles certain keepers whom he called the Chamberlains of the said Apostles.  He ordained that in the action of the Mystery should be uttered the words : An holy sacrifice, an offering without spot.  He ordered that no nun should have the covering of her head blessed until she had made a trial of her virginity for forty years.  After doing all these and other illustrious works, and after he had written much that is both godly and easy to be understood, he fell asleep in the Lord on the tenth day of November.  He held the Papal See for twenty-one years, one months, and thirteen days.

V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R.  Deo grátias.

V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R.  Thanks be to God.

R.  Iste est, qui ante Deum magnas virtútes operátus est, et omnis terra doctrína ejus repléta est : * Ipse intercédat pro peccátis ómnium populórum, allelúja.
V.  Iste est, qui contémpsit vitam mundi, et pervénit ad cæléstia regna.
R.  Ipse intercédat pro peccátis ómnium populórum, allelúja.
V.  Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto.
R.  Ipse intercédat pro peccátis ómnium populórum, allelúja.

R.  This is he who wrought mighty deeds and valiant in the sight of God, and all the earth is filled with his doctrine: * May his intercession avail for the sins of all the people, alleluia.
V.  He was a man who despised the life of the world and attained unto the kingdom of heaven.
R.  May his intercession avail for the sins of all the people, alleluia.
V.  Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
R.  May his intercession avail for the sins of all the people, alleluia.

If this Feast be reduced to the rank of Simple, and Lesson IX of this Feast is to be said according to the Rubrics, the following abbreviated version may be used.

Leo primus, Etrúscus, eo témpore præfuit Ecclésiæ, cum rex Hunnórum Attila, cognoménto Flagéllum Dei, in Itáliam invádens, post captam et incénsam Aquiléjam, Romam petitúrus cópias paráverat.  Cui occúrrens Leo, divína persuásit eloquéntia, ut regrederétur.  Tum Romæ singulári ómnium lætítia excéptus, paulo post, invadénti Urbem Genseríco eádem eloquéntiæ vi persuásit, ut ab incéndiis, ignomíniis et cædibus abstinéret.  Cum autem Ecclésiam a multis hærésibus maximéque a Nestoriánis et Eutychiánis exagitári vidéret, Concílium Chalcedonénse indíxit ; ubi, sexcéntis trigínta coáctis epíscopis, Eutyches et Dióscorus, et íterum Nestórius condemnáti sunt ; cujus  Concílii decréta auctoritáte sua firmávit.  Multas sacras ædes exstrúxit, ac monastérium vicínum basílicæ sancti Petri ædificávit.  His et áliis præcláre gestis, cum multa sancte et luculénter scripsísset, quarto Idus Novémbris obdormívit in Dómino, anno pontificátus sui vigésimo primo.

Leo I, an Etruscan, ruled over the Church at the time when Attila, King of the Huns and called the Scourge of God, was invading Italy ; he had taken and burned Aquileia and was preparing his forces to attack Rome.  Leo went out to meet him and, by God-given eloquence, persuaded him to withdraw ; then Leo was welcomed back to Rome with great rejoicing.  A little later, when Genseric was invading the city, Leo persuaded him, with the same forceful eloquence, to abstain from burning, outrages and slaughter.  When Leo saw the Church harassed by many heresies, and especially by the Nestorians and the Eutychians, he called the Council of Chalcedon at which, with six hundred and thirty bishops assembled, Eutyches and Dioscorus were condemned and the condemnation of Nestorius repeated.  The decrees of this Council were then confirmed by Leo's authority.  He constructed many churches and built a monastery near the Basilica of St. Peter.  After a life filled with these and other admirable works, including a great number of holy and eloquent writings, he fell asleep in the Lord on the tenth day of November, in the twenty-first year of his pontificate.

V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R.  Deo grátias.

V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R.  Thanks be to God.

After the conclusion of the Second Nocturn, the Third Nocturn is begun according to the current weekday, as given in the table below.

Third Nocturn

Absolutio: A vínculis peccatórum nostrórum absólvat nos omnípotens et miséricors Dóminus.
R.  Amen.

Absolution:  May the Lord Almighty and merciful break the bonds of our sins and set us free.
R.  Amen.

V.  Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere.

V.  Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), thy blessing.

Benedíctio 7: Evangélica léctio sit nobis salus et protéctio.
R.  Amen.

Benediction 7:  May the Gospel's holy lection be our safeguard and protection.
R.  Amen.

In illo témpore : Venit Jesus in partes Cæsaréæ Philíppi, et interrogábat discípulos suos, dicens : Quem dicunt hómines esse Fílium hóminis?  Et réliqua.

At that time : When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?  And so on, and that which followeth.

Cum, sicut evangélica lectióne reserátum est, interrogásset Dóminus discípulos, quem ipsum (multis divérsa opinántibus) créderent ; respondissétque beátus Petrus, dicens : Tu es Christus Fílius Dei vivi ; Dóminus ait : Beátus es, Simon Bar-Jona, quia caro et sanguis non revelávit tibi, sed Pater meus, qui in cælis est : et ego dico tibi, quia tu es Petrus, et super hanc petram ædificábo Ecclésiam meam, et portæ ínferi non prævalébunt advérsus eam.  Et tibi dabo claves regni cælórum : et quodcúmque ligáveris super terram, erit ligátum et in cælis : et quodcúmque sólveris super terram, erit solútum et in cælis.  Manet ergo disposítio veritátis, et beátus Petrus, in accépta fortitúdine petræ persevérans, suscépta Ecclésiæ gubernácula non relíquit.

When the Lord, as we read in the Gospel, asked his disciples who did men, amid their divers speculations, believe him the Son of Man to be, blessed Peter answered and said : Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.  And the Lord answered and said unto him : Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jona : for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father, which is in heaven : and I say also unto thee : That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it ; and I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven ; and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven ; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.  But the dispensation of truth perdures, and blessed Peter, persevering in the strength of the rock which he hath received, hath not relinquished the position he assumed at the helm of the Church.

V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R.  Deo grátias.

V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R.  Thanks be to God.

R.  Amávit eum Dóminus, et ornávit eum : stolam glóriæ índuit eum, * Et ad portas paradísi coronávit eum, allelúja.
V.  Induit eum Dóminus lorícam fídei, et ornávit eum.
R.  Et ad portas paradísi coronávit eum, allelúja.

R.  The Lord loved him and adorned him ; he clothed him with a robe of glory : * And crowned him at the gates of Paradise, alleluia.
V.  The Lord put upon him the breastplate of faith, and adorned him.
R.  And crowned him at the gates of Paradise, alleluia.

V.  Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere.

V.  Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), thy blessing.

Benedíctio 8:  Cujus festum cólimus, ipse intercédat pro nobis ad Dóminum.
R.  Amen.

Benediction 8:  May he whose feast day we are keeping, be our Advocate with God.
R.  Amen.

In univérsa namque Ecclésia, Tu es Christus Fílius Dei vivi, quotídie Petrus dicit ; et omnis lingua, quæ confitétur Dóminum, magistério hujus vocis imbúitur.  Hæc fides diábolum vincit et captivórum ejus víncula dissólvit.  Hæc érutos mundo, ínserit cælo, et portæ ínferi advérsus eam prævalére non possunt.  Tanta enim divínitus soliditáte muníta est, ut eam neque hærética umquam corrúmpere právitas, nec pagána potúerit superáre perfídia.  His ítaque modis, dilectíssimi, rationábile obséquio celebrétur hodiérna festívitas : ut in persóna humilitátis meæ ille intelligátur, ille honorétur, in quo et ómnium pastórum sollicitúdo, cum commendatárum sibi óvium custódia persevérat, et cujus étiam dígnitas in indígno heréde non déficit.

In the universal Church it is as if Peter were still saying  every day : Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.  For every tongue which confesseth the Lord is taught that confession by the teaching of Peter.  This is the Faith that overcometh the devil and looseth the bonds of his prisoners.  This is the Faith which maketh men free of the world and bringeth them to heaven, and the gates of hell are impotent to prevail against it.  This is the rock which God hath fortified with such ramparts of salvation, that the contagion of heresy will never be able to infect it, nor idolatry and unbelief to overcome it.  And therefore, dearly beloved, we celebrate today's festival with reasonable obedience, that in my humble person he may be acknowledged and honoured who doth continue  to care for all the shepherds as well as sheep entrusted unto him, and who doth lose none of his dignity even in an unworthy successor.

V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R.  Deo grátias.

V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R.  Thanks be to God.

R.  In médio Ecclésiæ apéruit os ejus, * Et implévit eum Dóminus spíritu sapiéntiæ et intelléctus, allelúja.
V.  Jucunditátem et exsultatiónem thesaurizávit super eum.
R.  Et implévit eum Dóminus spíritu sapiéntiæ et intelléctus, allelúja.
V.  Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto.
R.  Et implévit eum Dóminus spíritu sapiéntiæ et intelléctus, allelúja.

R.  In the midst of the congregation he opened his mouth : * And the Lord filled him with the Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding, alleluia.
V.  He shall find joy, and a crown of gladness.
R.  And the Lord filled him with the Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding, alleluia.
V.  Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
R.  And the Lord filled him with the Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding, alleluia.

If Lesson ix is to be taken from an occurring Feast or Sunday, it is given in its proper place, as announced in the Ordo.

Alternate Ninth Lesson

V.  Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere.

V.  Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), thy blessing.

Benedíctio 9: Ad societátem cívium supernórum perdúcat nos Rex Angelórum.
R.  Amen.

Benediction 9: May the King of Angels give us fellowship with all the citizens of heaven.
R.  Amen.

Cum ergo cohortatiónes nostras áuribus vestræ sanctitátis adhibémus, ipsum vobis, cujus vice fúngimur, loqui crédite : quia et illíus vos afféctu monémus, et non áliud vobis, quam quod dócuit, prædicámus ; obsecrántes, ut succíncti lumbos mentis vestræ, castam et sóbriam vitam in Dei timóre ducátis.  Coróna mea, sicut Apóstolus ait, et gáudium vos estis, si fides vestra, quæ ab inítio Evangélii in univérso mundo prædicáta est, in dilectióne et sanctitáte permánserit.  Nam licet omnem Ecclésiam, quæ in toto est orbe terrárum, cunctis opórteat florére virtútibus ; vos tamen præcípue inter céteros pópulos decet méritis pietátis excéllere, quos in ipsa apostólicæ petræ arce fundátos, et Dóminus noster Jesus Christus cum ómnibus redémit, et beátus Apóstolus Petrus præ ómnibus erudívit.

When, therefore, we address our exhortations to your godly ears, believe ye that ye are hearing him speak whose office we are discharging.  Yea, it is with his love for you that we warn you.  And we preach unto you no other thing than that which he taught, entreating you as did he : Gird up the loins of your mind ; be sober ; be ye holy in all manner of living ; pass the time of your sojourning here in the fear of God.  My disciples, dearly beloved, ye are to me as the disciples of the Apostle Paul were to him, namely : My crown and joy; if so be that your faith, abide, still in all lowliness and holiness, like unto the first times of the Gospel.  For although the whole Church, which is in all the world, should indeed abound in all the virtues, it becometh especially you among all others to excel in acts of piety, founded as ye be on the very citadel of the Apóstolic Rock―ye who have not only been redeemed with the rest of men by our Lord Jesus Christ, but who have been instructed by the blessed Apostle Peter far beyond all others.

V.  Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R.  Deo grátias.

V.  But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R.  Thanks be to God.

Lauds

V.  Justum dedúxit Dóminus per vias rectas, allelúja.
R.  Et osténdit illi regnum Dei, allelúja.

V.  The Lord guided the righteous in right paths, alleluia.
R.  And shewed him the kingdom of God, alleluia.

Ad Bened. Ant:  Euge, serve bone * et fidélis, quia in pauca fuísti fidélis, supra multa te constítuam, dicit Dóminus.  Allelúja.

Ant. on Bened:  Well done, good and faithful servant: * thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things, saith the Lord.  Alleluia.

BENEDICTUS

Oremus.
Gregem tuum, Pastor ætérne, placátus inténde : et per beátum Leónem Summum Pontíficem, perpétua protectióne custódi; quem totíus Ecclésiæ præstitísti esse pastórem.  Per Dóminum.

Let us pray.
O eternal Shepherd, do thou look favourably upon thy flock, which we beseech thee to guard and keep for evermore, through the blessed Leo, thy Supreme Pontiff, whom thou didst choose to be the chief shepherd of the whole Church.  Through.

COMMEMORATIONS, if there be any

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Second Vespers

V.  Justum dedúxit Dóminus per vias rectas, allelúja.
R.  Et osténdit illi regnum Dei, allelúja.

V.  The Lord guided the righteous in right paths, alleluia.
R.  And shewed him the kingdom of God, alleluia.

Ad Magnif. Ant:  O Doctor óptime, * Ecclésiæ sanctæ lumen, beáte Leo, divínæ legis amátor, deprecáre pro nobis Fílium Dei.  Allelúja.

Ant. on Magnif:  O Doctor right excellent, * O light of Holy Church, O blessed Leo, lover of the divine law, entreat for us the Son of God.  Alleluia.

MAGNIFICAT

THE MAGNIFICAT

Oremus.
Gregem tuum, Pastor ætérne, placátus inténde : et per beátum Leónem Summum Pontíficem, perpétua protectióne custódi; quem totíus Ecclésiæ præstitísti esse pastórem.  Per Dóminum.

Let us pray.
O eternal Shepherd, do thou look favourably upon thy flock, which we beseech thee to guard and keep for evermore, through the blessed Leo, thy Supreme Pontiff, whom thou didst choose to be the chief shepherd of the whole Church.  Through.

COMMEMORATIONS, if there be any

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