Liturgical Colour : White
Psalm 117 : 1-2, 16-17, 22-23
Alleluia! Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, His loving kindness endures forever. Let Israel say, “His loving kindness endures forever.”
The right hand of God is lifted high, the right hand of the Lord strikes mightily! I shall not die, but live to proclaim what the Lord has done.
The stone rejected by the builders has become the cornerstone. This was the Lord’s doing, and we marvel at it.
Liturgical Colour : Green
Psalm 101 : 16-17 and Psalm 96 : 1
Timebunt gentes Nomen Tuum, Domine, et omnes reges terrae gloriam Tuam.
Response : Quoniam aedificavit Dominus Sion, et videbitur in majestate Sua.
Alleluja, Alleluja.
Response : Dominus regnavit, exsultet terra : laetentur insulae multae. Alleluja.
English translation
The Gentiles shall fear Your Name, o Lord, and all the kings of the earth Your glory.
Response : For the Lord had built up Sion, and He shall be seen in His majesty.
Alleluia, Alleluia.
Response : The Lord had reigned, let the earth rejoice, and let many islands be glad. Alleluia.
Liturgical Colour : Green
Psalm 106 : 20-21 and Psalm 148 : 2
Misit Dominus verbum suum, et sanavit eos : et eripuit eos de interitu eorum.
Response : Confiteantur Domino misericordiae ejus : et mirabilia ejus filiis hominum.
Alleluja, alleluja.
Response : Laudate Dominum, omnes Angeli ejus : laudate eum, omnes virtutem ejus. Alleluja.
English translation
The Lord sent His word, and healed them, and delivered them out of their distresses.
Response : Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to Him, and His wonderful works to the children of men.
Alleluia, Alleluia.
Response : Praise all of you the Lord, all His angels, praise all of you, Him, all of His hosts. Alleluia.
Liturgical Colour : White
Psalm 26 : 4, Isaiah 45 : 15 and Psalm 83 : 5
Unam petii a Domino, hanc requiram : ut inhabitem in domo Domini omnibus diebus vitae meae.
Beati, qui habitant in domo Tua, Domine : in saecula saeculorum laudabunt Te.
Alleluja, Alleluja.
Response : Vere Tu es Rex absconditus, Deus Israel Salvator. Alleluja.
English translation
One thing I have asked of the Lord, this I will seek after, that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.
Blessed are they who dwell in Your House, o Lord, they shall praise You forever and ever.
Alleluia, Alleluia.
Truly You are a hidden King, the God of Israel, the Saviour. Alleluia.
Liturgical Colour : White
Isaiah 60 : 1 and Matthew 2 : 2
Omnes de Saba venient, aurum et thus deferentes et laudem Domino annuntiantes.
Response : Surge et illuminare, Jerusalem : quia gloria Domini super te orta est.
Alleluja, Alleluja.
Vidimus stellam ejus in Oriente, et venimus cum muneribus adorare Dominum. Alleluja.
English translation
All those from Saba shall come, bringing gold and frankincense, and showing forth praise to the Lord.
Response : Arise and be enlightened, o Jerusalem, for the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
Alleluia, Alleluia.
Response : We have seen His star to the east and have come with gifts to adore the Lord. Alleluia.
Liturgical Colour : White
Psalm 97 : 3, 2 and Hebrews 1 : 1-2
Viderunt omnes fines terrae salutare Dei nostri : jubilate Deo, omnis terra.
Response : Notum fecit Dominus salutare suum : ante conspectum gentium revelavit justitiam suam.
Alleluja, Alleluja.
Response : Multifarie olim Deus loquens patribus in Prophetis, novissime diebus istis locutus est nobis in Filio. Alleluja.
English translation
All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. Sing joyfully to God all the earth.
Response : The Lord had made known His salvation. He had revealed His justice in the sight of the Gentiles.
Alleluia, Alleluia.
Response : God, who diversely spoke in times past to the fathers by the prophets, last of all in these days had been spoken to us by His Son. Alleluia.
Liturgical Colour : Red
Psalm 44 : 3, 2 and Psalm 92 : 1
Speciosus forma prae filiis hominum : diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis.
Response : Eructavit cor meum verbum bonum, dico ego opera mea Regi : lingua mea calamus scribae, velociter scribentis.
Alleluja, Alleluja.
Response : Dominus regnavit, decorem indult : induit Dominus fortitudinem, et praecinxit se virtute. Alleluja.
English translation
You are beautiful above the sons of men, grace is poured abroad in Your lips.
Response : My heart had uttered a good word. I speak my works to the King. My tongue is the pen of a scrivener that wrote swiftly.
Alleluia, Alleluia.
Response : The Lord had reigned. He is clothed with beauty, the Lord is clothed with strength, and had girded Himself with power. Alleluia.
Liturgical Colour : Purple or Violet
Psalm 144 : 18, 21 and Tradition of the Faith
Prope est Dominus omnibus invocantibus eum : omnibus, qui invocant eum in veritate.
Response : Laudem Domini loquetur os meum : et benedicat omnis caro Nomen sanctum Ejus.
Alleluja, Alleluja.
Response : Veni, Domine, et noli tardare : relaxa facinora plebis Tuae Israel. Alleluja.
English translation
The Lord is nigh unto all those who call upon Him, to all those who call upon Him in truth.
Response : My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord; and let all flesh bless His holy Name.
Alleluia, Alleluia.
Response : Come, o Lord, and do not delay. Forgive the sins of Your people Israel. Alleluia.
Liturgical Colour : Purple/Violet or Rose (Gaudete Sunday)
Psalm 79 : 2-3 and Psalm 79 : 2
Qui sedes, Domine, super Cherubim, excita potentiam Tuam, et veni.
Response : Qui Regis Israel, intende : qui deducis, velut ovem, Joseph.
Alleluja, Alleluja.
Response : Excita, Domine, potentiam Tuam, et veni, ut salvos facias nos. Alleluja.
English translation
You o Lord, who sits upon the cherubim, stir up Your might and come.
Response : Give ear, o You who rule Israel, You who lead Joseph like a sheep.
Alleluia, Alleluia.
Response : Stir up Your might, o Lord, and come, that You may save us. Alleluia.
Liturgical Colour : Purple or Violet
Psalm 49 : 2-3, 5 and Psalm 121 : 1
Ex Sion species decoris ejus : Deus manifeste veniet.
Response : Congregate illi sanctos ejus, qui ordinaverunt testamentum ejus super sacrificia.
Alleluja, Alleluja.
Response : Laetatus sum in his quae dicta sunt mihi : in domum Domini ibimus. Alleluja.
English translation
Out of Sion the loveliness of His beauty, God shall come manifestly.
Response : Gather all of you together His saints to Him, who have set His covenant before sacrifices.
Alleluia, Alleluia.
Response : I rejoiced at the things that were said to me. We shall go into the house of the Lord. Alleluia.
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