Monday in the Third Week of August

If today be a Feria, the Collect is taken from the preceding Sunday as given in the Ordo.
 

Matins

De libro Sapiéntiæ

The Lesson is taken from
the Book of Wisdom

Justórum autem ánimæ in manu Dei sunt, et non tanget illos torméntum mortis.  Visi sunt óculis insipiéntium  mori, et æstimáta est afflíctio éxitus illórum, et quod a nobis est iter extermínium ; illi autem sunt in pace ; et si coram homínibus torménta passi sunt, spes illórum immortalitáte plena est.  In paucis vexáti in multis bene disponéntur, quóniam Deus tentávit eos et invénit illos dignos se.  Tamquam aurum in fornáce probávit illos, et quasi holocáusti hóstiam accépit illos, et in témpore erit respéctus illórum.

But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them.  In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: and their departure is taken for misery, and their going from us to be utter destruction: but they are in peace.  For though they be punished in the sight of men, yet is their hope full of immortality.  And having been a little chastised, they shall be greatly rewarded: for God proved them, and found them worthy for himself.  As gold in the furnace hath he tried them, and received them as a burnt offering.

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

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

R.  Ne derelínquas me, Dómine, pater et dominátor vitæ meæ, ut non córruam in conspéctu adversariórum meórum : * Ne gáudeat de me inimícus meus.
V.  Apprehénde arma et scutum et exsúrge in adjutórium mihi.
R.  Ne gáudeat de me inimícus meus.

R.  Leave me not, O Lord, thou Father and Governor of my whole life, lest I fall before mine adversaries, *  And mine enemy rejoice over me.
V.  Lay hand upon the shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.
R.  And mine enemy rejoice over me.

Fulgébunt justi et tamquam scintíllæ in arundinéto discúrrent ; judicábunt natiónes et dominabúntur pópulis, et regnábit Dóminus illórum in perpétuum.  Qui confídunt in illo intélligent veritátem, et fidéles in dilectióne acquiéscent illi, quóniam donum et pax est eléctis ejus.  Impii autem, secúndum quæ cogitavérunt, correptiónem habébunt, qui neglexérunt justum et a Dómino recessérunt.  Sapiéntiam enim et disciplínam qui ábjicit infélix est ; et vácua est spes illórum, et labóres sine fructu, et inutília ópera eórum.

And in the time of their visitation they shall shine, and run to and fro like sparks among the stubble.  They shall judge the nations, and have dominion over the people, and their Lord shall reign for ever.  They that put their trust in him shall understand the truth: and such as be faithful in love shall abide with him: for grace and mercy is to his saints, and he hath care for his elect.  But the ungodly shall be punished according to their own imaginations, which have neglected the righteous, and forsaken the Lord.  For whoso despiseth wisdom and nurture, he is miserable, and their hope is vain, their labours unfruitful, and their works unprofitable.

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

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

R.  Magna enim sunt judícia tua, Dómine, et inenarrabília verba tua : * Magnificásti pópulum tuum et honorásti.
V.  Transtulísti illos per Mare Rubrum et transvexísti eos per aquam nímiam.
R.  Magnificásti pópulum tuum et honorásti.

R.  Great are thy judgments, O Lord, and thy words cannot be expressed. *  For thou dost magnify thy people, and glorify them.
V.  Thou hast brought them through the Red Sea, and led them through much water.
R.  For thou dost magnify thy people, and glorify them.

In Feastdays of Simple rank :

V.  Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto.
R.  Magnificásti pópulum tuum et honorásti.

V.  Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
R.  For thou dost magnify thy people, and glorify them.

And on such Feastdays of Simple rank, the Third Lesson is read according to the Proper.

Proper Third Lesson

Justi autem in perpétuum vivent, et apud Dóminum est merces eórum et cogitátio illórum apud Altíssimum.  Ideo accípient regnum decóris et diadéma spéciei de manu Dómini ; quóniam déxtera sua teget eos et bráchio sancto suo deféndet illos.  Accípiet armatúram zelus illíus et armábit creatúram ad ultiónem inimicórum.  Induet pro thoráce justítiam et accípiet pro gálea judícium certum, sumet scutum inexpugnábile æquitátem.  Acuet autem duram iram in lánceam, et pugnábit cum illo orbis terrárum contra insensátos.

Therefore shall they receive a glorious kingdom, and a beautiful crown from the Lord's hand: for with his right hand shall he cover them, and with his arm shall he protect them.  He shall take to him his jealousy for complete armour, and make the creature his weapon for the revenge of his enemies.  He shall put on righteousness as a breastplate, and true judgment instead of an helmet.  He shall take holiness for an invincible shield.  His severe wrath shall he sharpen for a sword, and the world shall fight with him against the unwise.

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

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

R.  Quæ sunt in corde hóminum, óculi tui vident, Dómine, et in libro tuo ómnia scribéntur : * Homo videt in fácie, Deus autem in corde.
V.  Omnia enim corda scrutátur, et univérsas méntium cogitatiónes intélligit.
R.  Homo videt in fácie, Deus autem in corde.
V.  Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto.
R.  Homo videt in fácie, Deus autem in corde.

R.  O Lord, thine eyes behold what is in the heart of man, and in thy book are all things written. * Yea, man looketh on the outward appearance, but God looketh on the heart.
V.  For the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts.
R.  Yea, man looketh on the outward appearance, but God looketh on the heart.
V.  Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
R.  Yea, man looketh on the outward appearance, but God looketh on the heart.

The Office of Matins ends after the Third Respond.  The Te Deum is not said, and Lauds normally follows immediately, beginning with the Opening Versicles.  Otherwise, the Conclusion of Matins is read, according to the Rubrics.

Conclusion of Matins
 

After the conclusion of the First Nocturn, the Second Nocturn is begun according to the current weekday.

Second Nocturn