Alleluia

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(Usus Antiquior) Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost (II Classis) – Sunday, 2 November 2014 : Gradual and Alleluia

Psalm 89 : 1-2 and Psalm 113 : 1

Domine, refugium factus es nobis, a generatione et progenie.

Response : Priusquam montes fierent aut formaretur terra et orbis : a saeculo et usque in saeculum Tu es, Deus.

Alleluja, alleluja.

Response : In exitu Israel de Aegypto, domus Jacob de populo barbaro. Alleluja.

English translation

Lord, You had been our refuge, from generation to generation.

Response : Before the mountains were made, or the earth and the world was formed, from eternity and to eternity You are God.

Alleluia, alleluia.

Response : When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a barbarous people. Alleluia.

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(Usus Antiquior) Feast of All Saints (Double I Classis) – Saturday, 1 November 2014 : Gradual and Alleluia

Psalm 33 : 10, 11 and Matthew 11 : 28

Timete Dominum, omnes Sancti ejus : quoniam nihil deest timentibus eum.

Response : Inquirentes autem Dominum, non deficient omni bono.

Alleluja, alleluja.

Response : Venite ad me, omnes, qui laboratis et onerati estis : et ego reficiam vos. Alleluja.

English translation

Fear the Lord, all of you His saints, for there is no want to those who fear Him.

Response : But those who seek the Lord shall not be deprived from any good.

Alleluia, alleluia.

Response : Come to Me, all of you who labour and are heavily laden, and I will refresh you. Alleluia.

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(Usus Antiquior) Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (II Classis) – Sunday, 19 October 2014 : Gradual and Alleluia

Psalm 140 : 2 and Psalm 104 : 1

Dirigatur oratio mea, sicut incensum in conspectu Tuo, Domine.

Response : Elevatio manuum mearum sacrificium vespertinum.

Alleluja, alleluja.

Response : Confitemini Domini, et invocate Nomen ejus : annuntiate inter gentes opera ejus. Alleluja.

English translation

Let my prayer be directed as incense in Your sight, o Lord.

Response : The lifting up of my hands as evening sacrifice.

Alleluia, alleluia.

Response : Give glory to the Lord, and call upon His Name. Declare His deeds among the Gentiles. Alleluia.

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Monday, 13 October 2014 : 28th Week of Ordinary Time (Psalm)

Liturgical Colour : Green

Psalm 112 : 1-2, 3-4, 5a and 6-7

Alleluia! Praise, o servants of the Lord, praise the Name of the Lord! Blessed be the Name of the Lord now and forever!

From eastern lands to the western islands, may the Name of the Lord be praised! The Lord is exalted over the nations, His glory above the heavens.

Who is like the Lord our God, He who bends down to see on earth as in heaven? He lifts up the poor from the dust and the needy from the ash heap.

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(Usus Antiquior) Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (II Classis) – Sunday, 12 October 2014 : Gradual and Alleluia

Psalm 121 : 1, 7 and Psalm 101 : 16

Laetatus sum in his, quae dicta sunt mihi : in domum Domini ibimus.

Response : Fiat pax in virtute Tua : et abundantia in turribus Tuis.

Alleluja, alleluja.

Response : Timebunt gentes Nomen Tuum, Domine, et omnes reges terrae gloriam Tuam. Alleluja.

English translation

I rejoiced at the things that were said to me : We shall go into the house of our Lord.

Response : Let peace be in Your strength, and abundance in Your towers.

Alleluia, alleluia.

Response : The Gentiles shall fear Your Name, o Lord, and all the kings of the earth shall fear Your glory. Alleluia.

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Friday, 10 October 2014 : 27th Week of Ordinary Time (Psalm)

Liturgical Colour : Green

Psalm 110 : 1-2, 3-4, 5-6

Alleluia! I thank the Lord with all my heart in the council of the just, in the assembly. The works of the Lord are great and pondered by all who delight in them.

Glorious and majestic are His deeds, His righteousness endures forever. He lets us remember His wondrous deeds; the Lord is merciful and kind.

Always mindful of His covenant, He provides food for those who fear Him. He shows His people the power of His arm by giving them the lands of other nations.

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Wednesday, 8 October 2014 : 27th Week of Ordinary Time (Psalm)

Liturgical Colour : Green

Psalm 116 : 1, 2

Alleluia! Praise the Lord, all you nations; all you peoples, praise Him.

How great is His love for us! His faithfulness lasts forever.

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(Usus Antiquior) Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, Memorial of St. Placidus and Companions, Martyrs (II Classis) – Sunday, 5 October 2014 : Gradual and Alleluia

Psalm 32 : 12, 6 and Psalm 101 : 2

Beata gens, cujus est Dominus Deus eorum : populus, quem elegit Dominus in hereditatem sibi.

Response : Verbo Domini caeli firmati sunt : et spiritu oris ejus omnis virtus eorum.

Alleluja, alleluja.

Response : Domine, exaudi orationem meam, et clamor meus ad Te perveniat. Alleluja.

English translation

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom He had chosen for His inheritance.

Response : By the word of the Lord the heavens were established, and all the power of them by the Spirit of His mouth.

Alleluia, alleluia.

Response : O Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry come to You. Alleluia.

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(Usus Antiquior) Feast of Dedication of St. Michael the Archangel (I Classis) – Monday, 29 September 2014 : Gradual and Alleluia

Psalm 102 : 20, 1 and Tradition of the Faith

Benedicite Dominum, omnes Angeli ejus : potentes virtute, qui facitis verbum ejus.

Response : Benedic, anima mea, Dominum, et omnia interiora mea, Nomen sanctum ejus.

Alleluja, alleluja.

Response : Sancte Michael Archangele, defende nos in praelio : ut non pereamus in tremendo judicio. Alleluja.

English translation

Bless the Lord, all you His angels. You who are mighty in strength, who do His will.

Response : O my soul, may you bless the Lord, and all that is within me praise His Holy Name.

Alleluia, alleluia.

Response : Holy Archangel Michael, defend us in battle, that we perish not in the dreadful judgment. Alleluia.

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(Usus Antiquior) Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Feast of St. Wenceslaus, Martyr (II Classis) – Sunday, 28 September 2014 : Gradual and Alleluia

Psalm 101 : 16-17 and Psalm 97 : 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 : Cantate Domino canticum novum : quia mirabilia fecit Dominus. 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 : Sing all of you to the Lord a new canticle, because the Lord had done wonderful things. Alleluia.