Part II — Preces Quotidianae
§5 *Deprecatio* (*Ne perdas*)
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1DEPRECATIO.
2Ne perdas.
3INTENDE, Domine, Deus noster, ex sublimi
4habitaculo Tuo, et de throno gloriæ regni Tui.[*Is.* lxiii. 15.]
5Qui alta habitas, et humilia respicis,Psal. cxiii. 5.
6Intende, et ne disperdas, Domine.
7Quin libera nos a malo.
8Ab omni malo et infortunio
9Libera nos.
10Sicut prioribus sæculis Patres nostros,[*Psal.* xliv. 1.]
11Libera nos.
12Per quodcunque Tibi dulce aut charum,
13Libera nos.
14In omni angustia nostra,
15Libera nos.
16A malis futuri sæculi,
17ab ira Tua,
18sed magis
19A Tuo non irasci,
20Ab æterna damnatione,
21A terroribus omnibus sæculi venturi,
22A vultu Judicis tristi,Apoc. vi. 16.
23A collocatione a sinistris,Matt. xxv. 33.
24Ab auditione vocis horrendæ et tremendæ,
25Discedite a Me.Vers. 41.
26Ab ejectione in tenebras exteriores,Matt. viii. 12.
27A vinculis æternis sub caligine,Jud. 6.
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1DEPRECATION.
2Destroy not.
3LOOK down, O Lord our God, from Thy high
4dwelling-place, and from the throne of the glory of Thy kingdom.[Isa. 63:15]
5Who dwellest on high, and hast respect unto the lowly,[Ps. 113:5]
6Look down, and destroy not, O Lord.
7Nay rather, deliver us from evil.
8From all evil and misfortune
9Deliver us.
10As our Fathers in the ages before,[Ps. 44:1]
11Deliver us.
12By whatsoever is sweet or dear to Thee,
13Deliver us.
14In all our distress,
15Deliver us.
16From the evils of the age to come,
17from Thy wrath,
18but rather
19From Thy ceasing to be angry,
20From eternal damnation,
21From all the terrors of the world to come,
22From the sad countenance of the Judge,[Rev. 6:16]
23From being set on the left hand,[Matt. 25:33]
24From hearing the dread and trembling voice,
25Depart from Me.[v. 41]
26From being cast into the outer darkness,[Matt. 8:12]
27From the everlasting chains under darkness,[Jude 6]
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1Ab abysso ignis et sulphuris, ubi fumus
2tormentorum ascendit in sæculum,Apoc. xiv. 11.
3Propitius esto, Parce nobis, Domine,
4Miserere nostri,
5Libera nos, et
6ne confundamur in æternum.
7A malis spiritualibus,
8A cæcitate et duritia cordis,Eph. iv. 18.
9quæ ad impœnitentiam,[*Rom.* ii. 5.]
10A { mollitie, Prov. vii. 13. / duritie, Is. xlviii. 4. } frontis,
11A cauteriata conscientia,1 Tim. iv. 2.
12et dedolentia postquam peccavimus,
13A reproba mente,Tit. i. 16.
14A minarum tuarum contemptu,
15A peccato ad mortem,1 Jo. v. 16.
16et in Spiritum Sanctum,Matt. xii. 32.
17Propitius esto,
18et
19Libera nos, Domine.
20Paleas, zizania, | Dolere,
21A sinistris, | Arescere,
22In procella, | Marcescere,
23Igne qui non extinguitur, | Lamentari,
24Flammis, | Condemnari,
25Gehenna, | Probris affici,
26Bullitionibus Belial, | Tabescere,
27Catenis tenebrarum, | Luctus,
28Exilio reproborum. | Rictus.
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1From the abyss of fire and brimstone, where the smoke
2of the torments ascendeth up for ever,[Rev. 14:11]
3Be merciful, spare us, O Lord,
4Have mercy upon us,
5Deliver us, and
6let us not be confounded for ever.
7From spiritual evils,
8From blindness and hardness of heart,[Eph. 4:18]
9which tendeth to impenitence,[Rom. 2:5]
10From a { soft, / hard, } forehead,[Prov. 7:13 / Isa. 48:4]
11From a seared conscience,[1 Tim. 4:2]
12and from being past feeling after we have sinned,
13From a reprobate mind,[Titus 1:16]
14From contempt of Thy threatenings,
15From the sin unto death,[1 John 5:16]
16and against the Holy Ghost,[Matt. 12:32]
17Be merciful,
18and
19Deliver us, O Lord.
20Chaff, tares, | To grieve,
21On the left hand, | To wither,
22In the tempest, | To fade away,
23In the fire unquenchable, | To lament,
24In the flames, | To be condemned,
25In Gehenna, | To be laden with reproaches,
26In the seethings of Belial, | To pine away,
27In the chains of darkness, | Wailing,
28In the exile of the reprobate. | Gnashing.
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1Miser,
2Ter miser,
3cum Dæmonibus in tenebris,
4Deorsum,
5In abysso, quam et ipse Diabolus
6tremit et perhorrescit,
7In visione Dei, | In aversatione.
8Durum a Sanctis separari,
9Durius a Deo,
10Inglorium | Ligari, ejici.
11Ærumnosum | In ignem projici.
12Grave | Clamare et non adjuvari.
13Amarum | Sine commiseratione petere gut-
14| tam aquæ, et non impetrare.
15Eripe { Ab omni malo et infortunio, / A corruptis mente, 1 Tim. vi. 5. }
16Ab Ashur,Hos. xi. 5.
17Jeroboam,1 Reg. xii. 27.
18Roboam,1 Reg. xii. 13.
19Valle Achor,[*Josh.* vii. 24.]
20A spiritu malo Sichemitarum,Jud. ix. 23.
21Ab omni scandalo, dolore, infamia,
23Ab omnibus inimicis { visibilibus, invisibilibus, / corporeis, spiritualibus, }
24A { vitiis et peccatis, / concupiscentiis et tentationibus, }
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1Wretched,
2Thrice wretched,
3with the demons in the darkness,
4Below,
5In the abyss, which the Devil himself
6trembleth at and shuddereth,
7In the vision of God, | In His turning-away.
8Hard, to be parted from the Saints,
9Harder, from God,
10Inglorious, | To be bound, cast out.
11Full of misery, | To be thrown into the fire.
12Grievous, | To cry and not be helped.
13Bitter, | Without pity to beg a
14| drop of water, and not obtain it.
15Rescue us { From all evil and misfortune, / From men corrupt in mind, }[1 Tim. 6:5]
16From Asshur,[Hos. 11:5]
17from Jeroboam,[1 Kings 12:27]
18from Rehoboam,[1 Kings 12:13]
19from the valley of Achor,[Josh. 7:24]
20From the evil spirit of the Shechemites,[Judg. 9:23]
21From all offence, grief, infamy,
23From all enemies { visible, invisible, / bodily, spiritual, }
24From { vices and sins, / lusts and temptations, }
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1Ab infestatione Dæmonum,
2A spiritu fornicationis,
3Ab appetitu inanis gloriæ,
4Ab omni immunditia mentis et corporis,[2 *Cor.* vii. 1.]
5Ab ira et mala voluntate,
6Ab infectis cogitationibus,
7A cæcitate cordis.
8Qui dixisti Angelo Tuo percutienti,
9Sufficit, nunc contine manum Tuam,[2 *Sam.* xxiv. 16.]
10In orationibus et votis,
11Angustiis et periculis,
12Infirmitatibus et necessitatibus,
13Tentationibus et tribulationibus,
14Repelle concupiscentiam gulæ, | Da { Virtutem abstinentiæ,
15Fuga spiritum fornicationis, |Amorem castitatis,
16Extingue mundi cupiditatem, |Spiritus paupertatem, }
17Cohibe præcipitem iracundiam, | Accende in me mansuetudinem,
18Tolle tristitiam sæculi, | Auge gaudium spirituale,
19Repelle jactantiam mentis, | Tribue compunctionem cordis,
20Da { robur fidei, / securitatem spei, / tutelam salutis, }
21Da mundi contemptum.
22Intrabunt in gaudium,Matt. xxv. 21.
23gaudium plenum,Jo. xvi. 24.
24gaudium quod non tolletur,Vers. 22.
25A dextris,[*Matt.* xxv. 34.]
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1From the assault of demons,
2From the spirit of fornication,
3From the appetite of vain-glory,
4From all uncleanness of mind and body,[2 Cor. 7:1]
5From wrath and ill-will,
6From infected thoughts,
7From blindness of heart.
8Who saidst to Thy smiting Angel,
9It is enough; now stay Thine hand,[2 Sam. 24:16]
10In prayers and vows,
11In straits and perils,
12In infirmities and necessities,
13In temptations and tribulations,
14Drive off the lust of the belly, | Give { The virtue of abstinence,
15Put to flight the spirit of fornication, | The love of chastity,
16Quench the coveting of the world, | Poverty of spirit, }
17Curb headlong wrath, | Kindle in me meekness,
18Take away worldly sorrow, | Increase spiritual joy,
19Drive off boasting of mind, | Grant the pricking of the heart,
20Give { strength of faith, / security of hope, / the safeguard of salvation, }
21Give contempt of the world.
22They shall enter into joy,[Matt. 25:21]
23joy full,[John 16:24]
24joy that shall not be taken away,[v. 22]
25On the right hand,[Matt. 25:34]
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1in { tranquillitate, / locis { virentibus, / rorantibus, } / Paradiso, [*Luc.* xxiii. 43.] / Refrigeratione, / Sinu Abrahæ, [*Luc.* xvi. 22.] / Tabernaculis Sanctorum, }
2Gaudere, | Sedere | Quies,
3Lætari, | ad dextram | Honor,
4Feriari, | Dei, | Æternitas.
5Glorificari, | | Ter-Sanctus,
6Beari, | | Cum Angelis,
7Deliciis frui, | | In luce,
8Psalmus, | | Sursum,
9Cantus, | | In cœlo.
10Zonam, | Galeam,
11Loricam, | Scutum,
12Calceos, | Gladium,
13| super omnia orationem.[*Eph.* vi. 14—18.]
14Concede mihi potestatem et opportunitatem bene agendi,
15ut ante diem exitus mei saltem aliquod bonum efficiam,
16cujus fructus maneat,[*Jo.* xv. 16.]
17Ut apparere possim cum justitia,
18et satiari cum gloria.[*Ps.* xvii. 15.]
19Qui Ezechiæ annos quindecim vitæ adjecisti,[2 *Reg.* xx. 6.]
20mihi tantum vitæ spatium indulgeas,
21saltem ad mensuram,
22dum peccata valeam deplorare,
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1in { tranquillity, / places { green, / bedewed, } / Paradise, [Luke 23:43] / Refreshment, / Abraham's bosom, [Luke 16:22] / the Tabernacles of the Saints, }
2To rejoice, | To sit | Rest,
3To be glad, | at the right hand | Honour,
4To keep holy-day, | of God, | Eternity.
5To be glorified, | | The Thrice-Holy,
6To be blessed, | | With the Angels,
7To enjoy delights, | | In light,
8A Psalm, | | On high,
9A Song, | | In heaven.
10The girdle, | the helmet,
11the breastplate, | the shield,
12the shoes, | the sword,
13| above all, prayer.[Eph. 6:14–18]
14Grant me the power and the opportunity of well-doing,
15that before the day of my departure I may work at the least some good,
16whose fruit may abide,[John 15:16]
17That I may be able to appear in righteousness,
18and to be satisfied with glory.[Ps. 17:15]
19Who addedst unto Hezekiah fifteen years of life,[2 Kings 20:6]
20grant me but so much space of life,
21at the least in measure,
22while I may bewail my sins,
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1Et concede finem bonum,
2Quod est super omne donum,
3Bonum et sanctum vitæ finem,
4Gloriosam et lætam resurrectionem.
5De frugibus terræ et plenitudine ejus,
6Benedic capturam nostram,Ps. cxxxii. 15.
7Pone fines pacem,
8Imple nos adipe frumenti,Ps. cxlvii. 14.
9Satura pauperes panibus,Ps. cxxxii. 15.
10Conforta seras portarum,
11Benedic filiis nostris in nobis,Ps. cxlvii. 13.
12Indue inimicos confusione,Ps. cxxxii. 18.
13Aëris temperiem indulgeas,
14Fruges terræ concedas,
15Carnalia desideria repellas,
16Infirmis sanitatem restituas,
17Lapsis reparationem annuas,
18Navigantibus et itinerantibus,
19iter prosperum et salutis portum,
20Tribulatis gaudium,
21Oppressis relevationem,
22Captivis libertatem concedas,
23Sanitatem mentis,
24Integritatem corporis,
25Robur fidei,
26Securitatem spei,
27Tutelam salutis.
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1And grant a good end,
2which is above every gift,
3A good and holy end of life,
4A glorious and joyful resurrection.
5For the fruits of the earth and the fulness thereof,
6Bless our store,[Ps. 132:15]
7Make peace in our borders,
8Fill us with the flour of wheat,[Ps. 147:14]
9Satisfy the poor with bread,[Ps. 132:15]
10Make fast the bars of our gates,
11Bless our children within us,[Ps. 147:13]
12Clothe our enemies with confusion,[Ps. 132:18]
13Grant a temperate air,
14Grant the fruits of the earth,
15Drive off carnal desires,
16Restore health to the sick,
17Grant to the fallen restoration,
18To them that sail and travel,
19a prosperous journey and the haven of safety,
20To the afflicted, joy,
21To the oppressed, relief,
22To captives grant liberty,
23Soundness of mind,
24Wholeness of body,
25Strength of faith,
26Security of hope,
27The safeguard of salvation.