Terce

Office III (Christmas To Candlemas), 1909 Dominican calendar

Prayers Before the Office

Open, O Lord, my mouth to bless Thy Holy Name: cleanse also my heart from all vain, perverse and distracting thoughts; enlighten my understanding, inflame my will, that I may worthily, attentively and devoutly recite this Office, and deserve to be heard in the presence of Thy Divine Majesty. Through Christ our Lord.

℟ Amen.

O Lord, in union with that divine intention wherewith Thou Thyself, while on earth, didst offer praises unto God, I offer these Hours unto Thee.

Introduction

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

℣ O God, ✠ come to my assistance;

℟ O Lord, make haste to help me.

℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. (outside lent:) Alleluia. (from Septuagesima to Holy Saturday:) Praise be to Thee, O Lord, King of glory everlasting.

Hymn

Author of grace, sweet Saviour mine,
Remember that Thy flesh divine
From the unsullied Virgin came
Made like unto our mortal frame.

O Mary, Mother of all grace,
Mother of Mercy to our race,
Protect us now from Satan’s power,
And own us at life’s closing hour.

All glory be Thee, O Lord,
The Virgin’s son, by all ador’d,
And equal praise forever greet
The Father and the Paraclete.

Amen.

Psalm 122

• Unto thee have I lift up mine eyes, * O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
• Behold, even as the eyes of servants * look unto the hand of their masters,
• And as the eyes of a maiden are on the hands of her mistress, * even so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until he have mercy upon us.
• Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us; * for we are utterly despised.
• Our soul is greatly filled; * we are a reproof to the wealthy, and contempt to the proud.
• Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost:
• As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

Psalm 123

• If the Lord himself had not been on our side, let Israel now say; * if the Lord himself had not been on our side,
• When men rose up against us; * perchance they had swallowed us up alive.
• When they were so wrathfully displeased at us, * perchance their waters had drowned us.
• Our soul hath passed through the torrent: * perchance our soul had passed through a water insupportable.
• Blessed be the Lord, * who hath not given us over for a prey unto their teeth.
• Our soul is escaped even as a bird * out of the snare of the fowler.
• The snare is broken, * and we are delivered.
• Our help is in the Name of the Lord, * who hath made heaven and earth.
• Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
• As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Psalm 124

• They that put their trust in the Lord shall be even as the mount Sion, * he shall stand fast for ever, that dwelleth in Jerusalem.
• Mountains stand round about; * even so standeth the Lord round about his people, from this time forth for evermore.
• For the Lord shall not leave the rod of sinners upon the lot of the just: * that the righteous may not stretch forth their hand unto wickedness.
• Do well, O Lord, unto those that are good * and true of heart.
• But such as turn aside unto bonds, the Lord shall lead them forth with the evil doers; * peace upon Israel.
• Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
• As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Little Chapter

Eccl. 24

And so in Sion was I established, and in the holy city likewise did I rest, and in Jerusalem was my power.

℟ Thanks be to God.

℟ Holy Mary, Mother of Christ, * hear thy servants imploring thee.

℟ Holy Mary, Mother of Christ, * hear thy servants imploring thee.

℣ And bring to us from heaven the pardon thou obtainest.

℟ Hear thy servants imploring thee.

℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.

℟ After childbirth, a virgin, * thou still didst remain undefiled.

Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.

That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Prayer

℣ O Lord, hear my prayer.

℟ And let my cry come unto Thee.

Let us pray.

O God, Who through the fruitful virginity of Blessed Mary, hast given to mankind the reward of eternal salvation, grant, we beseech Thee, that we may feel the intercession she makes for us, through whom we have been made worthy to receive the Author of life, our Lord Jesus Christ our Lord, Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God world without end.

Amen.

Conclusion

℣ O Lord, hear my prayer.

℟ And let my cry come unto Thee.

℣ Let us bless the Lord.

℟ Thanks be to God.

℣ Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

℟ Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Prayers After the Office

To the most holy and undivided Trinity, to the manhood of our crucified Lord Jesus Christ, to the fruitful virginity of the most blessed and glorious Mary, ever a virgin, to the entire assembly of the saints, be ascribed everlasting praise, honor, power, and glory, by every creature; and to us be granted the remission of all our sins, world without end.

℟ Amen.

℣ Blessed is the Virgin Mary's womb, which bore the Son of the everlasting Father.

℟ And blessed are the breasts which nourished Christ our Lord.

Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: But deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace; The Lord is with thee; Blessed art thou amongst women, And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.