Part II — Preces Quotidianae
§27 *In Prædicatione · Ad Verbum · Ad Templi ingressum*
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1Da mihi Verbum, Verbum Patris.
2Tange mihi cor.[1 *Sam.* x. 26.]
3Illumina sensus cordis.[*Eph.* i. 8.]
4Aperi labia mea, et imple laudibus Tuis.[*Ps.* li. 15; lxxi. 8.]
5Esto, Domine, in spiritu et in ore meo.
6In ore, ut legitime et digne annunciem oracula Tua,
7potentia sanctificante ter sancti Spiritus Tui.
8O Tu, pruna geminæ naturæ, qui forcipe tangens labia
9Prophetæ, et tollens ejus peccata, tange mea labia,
10qui peccator sum, et munda me ab omni macula,
11et idoneum me fac ad annunciandum oracula Tua.
12Domine, aperi labia mea, et os meum annunciabit laudem
13Tuam.[*Psal.* li. 15.]
14Domine, O Domine, da mihi linguam eruditam, ut sciam
15quale verbum oportet me loqui; et siquod verbum
16ad ædificationem necessitatis, ut des gratiam audien-
17tibus.[*Is.* l. 4.*Eph.* iv. 29.]
18Detur mihi sermo in apertione oris.[*Eph.* vi. 19.]
19Dilato os meum, Domine: Tu imple.[*Psal.* lxxxi. 10.]
20Ad Templi ingressum.
21Ego in multitudine misericordiæ Tuæ
22accedam ad domum Tuam.
23Adorabo ad sanctum Tuum Templum
24in timore Tui.[*Psal.* v. 7.]
25Exaudi, Domine, vocem orationis meæ
26in tempore quo precor ad Te,
27et attollo manus meas ad sanctum
28Tuum Templum.[*Psal.* xxviii. 2.]
29Suscipiam, Domine, misericordiam Tuam
English
1Give me the Word, the Word of the Father.
2Touch thou my heart.[1 Sam. 10:26]
3Lighten the understanding of my heart.[Eph. 1:8]
4Open thou my lips, and fill them with thy praises.[Ps. 51:15; 71:8]
5Be thou, O Lord, in my spirit and in my mouth.
6In my mouth, that I may lawfully and worthily declare thine oracles,
7by the sanctifying power of thy thrice-holy Spirit.
8O thou Coal of the twofold Nature, who with the tongs didst touch the lips
9of the Prophet, and take away his sins, touch thou my lips,
10that am a sinner, and cleanse me from every stain,
11and make me meet to declare thine oracles.
12O Lord, open thou my lips, and my mouth shall shew forth thy
13praise.[Ps. 51:15]
14O Lord, my Lord, give me the tongue of the learned, that I may know
15what word I ought to speak; and if any word be
16to the edifying of the need, that thou mayest give grace unto the
17hearers.[Isa. 50:4.Eph. 4:29]
18Let speech be given me in the opening of my mouth.[Eph. 6:19]
19I have opened my mouth wide, O Lord: do thou fill it.[Ps. 81:10]
20At the Entering of the Temple.
21I, in the multitude of thy mercy,
22will come into thy house.
23I will worship toward thy holy Temple
24in thy fear.[Ps. 5:7]
25Hear, O Lord, the voice of my prayer
26in the time when I cry unto thee,
27and lift up my hands toward thy holy
28Temple.[Ps. 28:2]
29I will receive thy lovingkindness, O Lord,
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1in medio domus Tuæ.[*Psal.* xlviii. 9.]
2Memor esto, Domine, fratrum mihi circum-
3stantium, et comprecantium mihi hac hora,
4industriæ et studii eorum.
5Memor etiam esto eorum, qui propter rationa-
6biles causas absunt, et miserere eorum
7et nostri secundum multitudinem miseri-
8cordiarum Tuarum, O Domine.
9Domine, dilexi decorem domus Tuæ,
10et locum habitationis gloriæ Tuæ.[*Psal.* xxvi. 8.]
11Ut audiam vocem laudis Tuæ,
12et prædicem omnia mirabilia Tua.[*Vers.* 7.]
13Unum petii a Domino, hoc requiram,
14ut habitem in domo Domini
15omnibus diebus vitæ meæ,
16ut videam voluptatem Domini,
17et visitem Templum Ejus.[*Psal.* xxvii. 4.]
18Tibi, dixit cor meum, Dominum quæram,
19Exquisivi Te, et faciem Tuam,
20Faciem Tuam, Domine, quæram.[*Vers.* 8.]
21Aperite mihi portas justitiæ: ingressus confitebor Domino.
22Ps. cxviii. 19.
23Κύριε, ἠγάπησα εὐπρέπειαν οἴκου σου,
24καὶ τόπον σκηνώματος τῆς δόξης σου.Psal. xxvi. 8.
25Θωμᾶς·
26Ὁ Κύριός μου, καὶ ὁ Θεός μου.Jo. xx. 28.
27Μακάριοι οἱ μὴ ἰδόντες, καὶ πιστεύσαντες.Vers. 29.
28Εἶπα, ἐξαγορεύσω κατ᾽ ἐμοῦ τὴν ἀνομίαν μου τῷ Κυρίῳ.
29Psal. xxxii. 6.
English
1in the midst of thy house.[Ps. 48:9]
2Be mindful, O Lord, of the brethren that stand about
3me, and pray together with me at this hour,
4of their diligence and their earnestness.
5Be mindful also of them that for reasonable
6causes are absent, and have mercy upon them
7and upon us according to the multitude of thy
8mercies, O Lord.
9Lord, I have loved the beauty of thy house,
10and the place where thy glory dwelleth.[Ps. 26:8]
11That I may hear the voice of thy praise,
12and tell of all thy wondrous works.[v. 7]
13One thing have I asked of the Lord, this will I require,
14that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
15all the days of my life,
16that I may behold the delight of the Lord,
17and visit his Temple.[Ps. 27:4]
18Unto thee, said my heart, I will seek the Lord,
19I have sought thee, and thy face,
20Thy face, O Lord, will I seek.[v. 8]
21Open me the gates of righteousness: I will go in and give thanks unto the Lord.
22[Ps. 118:19]
23Lord, I have loved the beauty of thy house,
24and the place where thy glory dwelleth.[Ps. 26:8]
25Thomas:
26My Lord, and my God.[John 20:28]
27Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.[v. 29]
28I said, I will confess mine iniquity against myself unto the Lord.
29[Ps. 32:6 (AV 32:5)]