COMPLINE

(Night Prayer)

INTRODUCTION
God, come to my assistance.
- Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
- as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever.
Amen. Alleluia.

EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE
A brief examination of conscience may be made. In the communal
celebration of the Office, a Penitential Rite using the formulas of the Mass
may be inserted here.
I confess to almighty God
and to you, my brothers and sisters,
that I have greatly sinned,
in my thoughts and in my words,
in what I have done and in what I have failed to do,
And, striking their breast, they say:
through my fault, through my fault,
through my most grievous fault;
Then they continue:
therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin,
all the Angels and Saints,
and you, my brothers and sisters,
to pray for me to the Lord our God.
The absolution by the Priest follows:
May almighty God have mercy on us,
forgive us our sins,
and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.

HYMN
To Thee, before the close of day
To Thee, before the close of day
Creator of the world, we pray
that with Thy wonted favor, Thou
wouldst be our Guard and Keeper now.
From all ill dreams defend our eyes,
from nightly fears and fantasies:
tread under foot our ghostly foe,
that no pollution we may know.
O Father, that we ask be done
through Jesus Christ Thine only Son,
who, with the Holy Ghost and Thee,
shall live and reign eternally. Amen.

To you, before the end of day,

To you, before the end of day,
Creator of the world, we pray;
In love unfailing, hear our prayer,
En-fold us in your watchful care.
Lord, when we sleep, be in our hearts,
Your Spirit peace and rest imparts;
Then, with the light of dawn, may we
Your glory praise unendingly.
Your living power breathe from above,
Re-new in us the fire of love;
And may your bright-ness drive a-way
All dark-ness in eternal day.
O Father, hear us, through your Son,
Who, with the Spirit, ever One
Now reigns as living Trinity
In time and for eternity.
Hymns for Prayer and Praise
1995 Panel of Monastic Musicians

O Christ, You Are The Light And Day

O Christ, you are the light and day
Which drives away the night,
The ever shining Sun of God
And pledge of future light.
As now the ev'ning shadows fall
Please grant us, Lord, we pray,
A quiet night to rest in you
Until the break of day.
Remember us, poor mortal ones,
We humbly ask, O Lord,
And may your presence in our souls,
Be now our great reward.
Text: Christe qui Lux es et Dies; Melody: St. Anne C.M. William Croft, 1708

Christ, who art the light and day,

Christ, who art the light and day,
You drive away the darkness of night,
You are called the light of light,
For you proclaim the blessed light.
We beseech you, Holy Lord,
Protect us this night.
Let us take our rest in you;
Grant us a tranquil night.
Let our sleep be free from care;
Let not the enemy snatch us away,
Nor flesh conspire within him,
And make us guilty in your sight.
Though our eyes be filled with sleep,
Keep our hearts forever awake to you.
May your right hand protect
Your willing servants.
You who are our shield, behold;
Restrain those that lie in wait.
And guide your servants whom
You have ransomed with your blood.

Remember us, O Lord,

Who bear the burden of this mortal form;
You who are the defender of the soul,
Be near us, O Lord.
Glory be to God the Father,
And to his only Son,
With the Spirit, Comforter,
Both now and evermore. Amen.

PSALMODY
Saturday

And Evening Prayer I of Solemnities

Antiphon: Have mercy, Lord, and hear my prayer.

Psalm 4
Thanksgiving
The resurrection of Christ was God's supreme and wholly marvelous work. (Saint Augustine)

When I call, answer me, O God of justice;

from anguish you released me, have mercy and hear me!
O men, how long will your hearts be closed,
will you love what is futile and seek what is false?
It is the Lord who grants favors to those whom he loves;
the Lord hears me whenever I call him.
Fear him; do not sin: ponder on your bed and be still
Make justice your sacrifice, and trust in the Lord.
"What can bring us happiness?" many say.
Lift up the light of your face on us, O Lord.
You have put into my heart a greater joy
than they have from abundance of corn and new wine.
I will lie down in peace and sleep comes at once
for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety.
Antiphon: Have mercy, Lord, and hear my prayer.

Antiphon 2: In the silent hours of the night, bless the Lord.

Psalm 134
Evening prayer in the Temple
Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, small and great (Revelation 19:5).

O come, bless the Lord,

all you who serve the Lord,
who stand in the house of the Lord,
in the courts of the house of our God.
Lift up your hands to the holy place
and bless the Lord through the night.
May the Lord bless you from Zion,
he who made both heaven and earth.
Antiphon 2: In the silent hours of the night, bless the Lord.

Sunday
And Evening Prayer II of Solemnities
Antiphon: Night holds no terrors for me sleeping under God's wings.

Psalm 91
Safe in God's sheltering care
I have given you the power to tread upon serpents and scorpions (Luke 10:19)

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High

and abides in the shade of the Almighty
says to the Lord: My refuge,
my stronghold, my God in whom I trust!
It is he who will free you from the snare
of the fowler who seeks to destroy you;
he will conceal you with his pinions
and under his wings you will find refuge.
You will not fear the terror of the night
nor the arrow that flies by day,
nor the plague that prowls in the darkness
nor the scourge that lays waste at noon.

A thousand may fall at your side,

ten thousand fall at your right,
you, it will never approach;
his faithfulness is buckler and shield.
Your eyes have only to look
to see how the wicked are repaid,
you who have said: Lord, my refuge!
and have made the Most High your dwelling.
Upon you no evil shall fall,
no plague approach where you dwell.
For you has he commanded his angels,
to keep you in all your ways.
They shall bear you upon their hands
lest you strike your foot against a stone.
On the lion and the viper you will tread
and trample the young lion and the dragon.
Since he clings to me in love, I will free him;
protect him for he knows my name.
When he calls I shall answer: I am with you.
I will save him in distress and give him glory.
With length of life I will content him;
I shall let him see my saving power.
Antiphon 2: Night holds no terrors for me sleeping under God's wings.

Monday
Antiphon: O, Lord our God, unwearied is your love for us.

Psalm 86
Poor man's prayer in trouble
Blessed be God who comforts us in all our trials (2 Corinthians 1:3-4)

Turn your ear, O Lord, and give answer

for I am poor and needy.
Preserve my life, for I am faithful;
save the servant who trusts in you.
You are my God, have mercy on me, Lord,
for I cry to you all the day long.

Give joy to your servant, O Lord,

for to you I lift up my soul.
O Lord, you are good and forgiving,
full of love to all who call.
Give heed, O Lord, to my prayer
and attend to the sound of my voice.
In the day of distress I will call
and surely you will reply.
Among the gods there is none like you, O Lord;
nor work to compare with yours.
All the nations shall come to adore you
and glorify your name, O Lord:
for you are great and do marvelous deeds,
you who alone are God.
Show me, Lord, your way
so that I may walk in your truth.
Guide my heart to fear your name.
I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart
and glorify your name for ever;
for your love to me has been great:
you have saved me from the depths of the grave.
The proud have risen against me;
ruthless men seek my life;
to you they pay no heed.
But you, God of mercy and compassion,
slow to anger, O Lord,
abounding in love and truth,
turn and take pity on me.
O give your strength to your servant
and save your handmaid's child.
Show me the sign of your favor
that my foes may see to their shame
that you console me and give me your help.
Antiphon : O, Lord our God, unwearied is your love for us.

Tuesday

Antiphon: Do not hide your face from me; in you I put my trust.

Psalm 143:1-11
Prayer in distress
Only by faith in Jesus Christ is a man made holy in God's sight. No observance of the law can acheive
this (Galatians 2:10)

Lord, listen to my prayer:

turn your ear to my appeal.
You are faithful, you are just; give answer.
Do not call your servant to judgment
for no one is just in your sight.
The enemy pursues my soul;
he has crushed my life to the ground;
he has made me dwell in darkness
like the dead, long forgotten.
Therefore my spirit fails;
my heart is numb within me.
I remember the days that are past:
I ponder all your works.
I muse on what your hand has wrought
and to you I stretch out my hands.
Like a parched land my soul thirsts for you.
Lord, make haste and answer;
for my spirit fails within me.
Do not hide your face
lest I become like those in the grave.
In the morning let me know your love
for I put my trust in you.
Make me know the way I should walk:
to you I lift up my soul.
Rescue me, Lord, from my enemies;
I have fled to you for refuge.
Teach me to do your will
for you, O Lord, are my God.
Let your good spirit guide me
in ways that are level and smooth.
For your name's sake, Lord, save my life;
in your justice save my soul from distress.

Antiphon 2: Do not hide your face from me; in you I put my trust.

Wednesday
Antiphon 1: Lord God, be my refuge and my strength.

Psalm 31:1-6
Trustful prayer in adversity
Father, into your hands I commend my spirit (Luke 23:46)

In you, O Lord, I take refuge.

Let me never be put to shame.
In your justice, set me free,
hear me and speedily rescue me.
Be a rock of refuge for me,
a mighty stronghold to save me,
for you are my rock, my stronghold.
For your name's sake, lead me and guide me.
Release me from the snares they have hidden
for you are my refuge, Lord.
Into your hands I commend my spirit.
It is you who will redeem me, Lord.
Antiphon 1: Lord God, be my refuge and my strength.
Antiphon 2: Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord.

Psalm 130
A cry from the depths
He will save his people from their sins (Matthew 1:21).

Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord,

Lord, hear my voice!
O let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my pleading.
If you, O Lord, should mark our guilt,
Lord, who would survive?
But with you is found forgiveness:
for this we revere you.

My soul is waiting for the Lord.

I count on his word.
My soul is longing for the Lord
more than watchman for daybreak.
Let the watchman count on daybreak
and Israel on the Lord.
Because with the Lord there is mercy
and fullness of redemption,
Israel indeed he will redeem
from all its iniquity.
Antiphon 2: Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord.

Thursday
Antiphon: In you, my God, my body will rest in hope.

Psalm 16
God is my portion, my inheritance
The Father raised up Jesus from the dead and broke the hands of death (Acts 2:24)

Preserve me, God, I take refuge in you.

I say to you Lord "You are my God.
My happiness lies in you alone."
You have put into my heart a marvelous love
for the faithful ones who dwell in your land.
Those who choose other gods increase their sorrows.
Never will I offer their offerings of blood.
Never will I take their name upon my lips.
O Lord, it is you who are my portion and cup,
it is you yourself who are my prize.
The lot marked out for me is my delight,
welcome indeed the heritage that falls to me!
I will bless you, Lord, you give me counsel,
and even at night direct my heart.
I keep you, Lord, ever in my sight;
since you are at my right hand, I shall stand firm.
And so my heart rejoices, my soul is glad;
even my body shall rest in safety.

For you will not leave my soul among the dead,

nor let your beloved know decay.
You will show me the path of life,
the fullness of joy in your presence,
at your right hand happiness for ever.
Antiphon: In you, my God, my body will rest in hope.

Friday
Antiphon: Day and night I cry to you, my God.

Psalm 88
Prayer of a very sick person
This is your hour when darkness reigns (Luke 22:53)

Lord my God, I call for help by day;

I cry at night before you.
Let my prayer come into your presence.
O turn your ear to my cry.
For my soul is filled with evils;
my life is on the brink of the grave.
I am reckoned as one in the tomb;
I have reached the end of my strength,
Like one alone among the dead,
like the slain lying in their graves,
like those you remember no more,
cut off, as they are, from your hand.
You have laid me in the depths of the tomb,
in places that are dark, in the depths.
Your anger weighs down upon me;
I am drowned beneath your waves.
You have taken away my friends
and made me hateful in their sight.
Imprisoned, I cannot escape;
my eyes are sunken with grief.
I call to you, Lord, all the day long;
to you I stretch out my hands.
Will you work your wonders for the dead?

Will the shades stand and praise you?

Will your love be told in the grave
or your faithfulness among the dead?
Will your wonders be known in the dark
or your justice in the land of oblivion?
As for me, Lord, I call to you for help;
in the morning my prayer comes before you.
Lord, why do you reject me?
Why do you hide your face?
Wretched, close to death from my youth,
I have borne your trials; I am numb.
Your fury has swept down upon me;
your terrors have utterly destroyed me.
They surround me all the day like a flood,
they assail me all together.
Friend and neighbor you have taken away:
my one companion is darkness.
Antiphon: Day and night I cry to you, my God.

READING
SATURDAY
Deuteronomy 6:4-7
Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone! Therefore, you shall love
the Lord, your God, with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all
your strength. Take to heart these words which I enjoin on you today. Drill
them into your children. Speak of them at home and abroad, whether you
are busy or at rest.
SUNDAY
Revelation 22:4-5
They shall see the Lord face to face and bear his name on their foreheads.
The night shall be no more. They will need no light from lamps or the sun, for
the Lord God shall give them light, and they shall reign forever.
MONDAY
1 Thessalonians 5:9-10
God has destined us to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who
died for us so that whether we wake or sleep we might live with him.
TUESDAY
1 Peter 5:8-9
Be sober, be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring
lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith.

WEDNESDAY
Ephesians 4: 26-27
If you are angry, let it be without sin. The sun must not go down on your
wrath; do not give the devil a chance to work on you.
THURSDAY
1 Thessalonians 5: 23
May the God of peace make you perfect in holiness. May he preserve you
whole and entire, spirit, soul, and body, irreproachable at the coming of our
Lord Jesus Christ.
FRIDAY
Jeremiah 14: 9a
You are in our midst, O Lord, your name we bear: do not forsake us, O Lord,
our God!

RESPONSORY
Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.
- Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.
You have redeemed us, Lord God of truth.
- I commend my spirit.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
- Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.
During the Easter Triduum, in place of the responsory the following is said:
HOLY THURSDAY

For our sake Christ was obedient, accepting even death.

GOOD FRIDAY

For our sake Christ was obedient, accepting even death, death on a cross.
HOLY SATURDAY

For our sake Christ was obedient, accepting even death, death on a cross.
Therefore God raised him on high and gave him the name above all other
names.
During the octave of Easter, in place of the responsory, the following
antiphon is said:
This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad, alleluia.
During the Easter Season:

Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit, alleluia, alleluia.

Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit, alleluia, alleluia.
You have redeemed us, Lord God of truth.
Alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit, alleluia, alleluia.

GOSPEL CANTICLE

Luke 2:29-32

Antiphon: Protect us Lord, as we stay awake; watch over us as we sleep,

that awake, we may keep watch with Christ, and asleep, rest in his peace.
(Alleluia)
Lord, now you let your servant go in peace;
your word has been fulfilled:
my own eyes have seen the salvation
which you have prepared in the sight of every people:
a light to reveal you to the nations
and the glory of your people Israel.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now and will be for ever.
Antiphon: Protect us Lord, as we stay awake; watch over us as we sleep,
that awake, we may keep watch with Christ, and asleep, rest in his peace.
(Alleluia)

PRAYER
SATURDAY
Lord,
be with us throughout this night.
When day comes may we rise from sleep
to rejoice in the resurrection of your Christ,
who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
Or, on solemnities that do not occur on Sunday:
Lord,
we beg you to visit this house
and banish from it all the deadly power of the enemy.
May your holy angels dwell here

to keep us in peace,
and may your blessing be upon us always.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
SUNDAY
Lord,
we have celebrated today the mystery of the rising of Christ to new life.
May we now rest in peace,
safe from all that could harm us,
and rise again refreshed and joyful
to praise you throughout another day.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
MONDAY
Lord,
give our bodies restful sleep
and let the work we have done today
bear fruit in eternal life.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
TUESDAY
Lord,
fill this night with your radiance.
May we sleep in peace and rise with joy
to welcome the light of a new day in your name.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
WEDNESDAY
Lord Jesus Christ,
you have given your followers
an example of gentleness and humility,
a task that is easy, a burden that is light.
Accept the prayers and work of this day,
and give us the rest that will strengthen us
to render more faithful service to you
who live and reign for ever an ever.
THURSDAY
Lord God,
send peaceful sleep
to refresh our tired bodies.

May your help always renew us

and keep us strong in your service.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.

BLESSING
May the all-powerful Lord grant us a restful night and a peaceful death.
Amen.
Or:
The divine help remain with us always,
- and with those who are absent from us.

ANTIPHONS AND ANTHEMS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN

MARY
The antiphons and anthems to the Blessed Virgin Mary given below are customarily used in
connection with the Liturgy of the Hours, usually after Night Prayer (Compline). According to
various local customs, or particular legislation, they may also be used at other times in the day.
Eastertide:
Regina Caeli
Outside Eastertide:
IN THE LATIN CHURCH
Salve Regina
Alma Redemptoris Mater
Ave, Regina Caelorum
IN VARIOUS PLACES, CONGREGATIONS AND ORDERS
Sub Tuum Prsdium
O Sanctissima
Memorare
In those with a devotion to the Immaculate Conception:
Inviolata
Tota Pulchra
FRANCISCANS
Ave Domina
Sancta Maria Virgo
AUGUSTINIANS
Hail, Virgin Mother

Ave Regina Caelorum, Mater Regis Angelorum

SALESIAN
O Maria, Virgo Potens
CARMELITE
Flos Carmeli
Alma Dei Genetrix
Rosa Carmeli, Florida
Eia Carmeli
Ave Stella Matutina
Salve Mater Misericordiae
Virgo, Quae Caeli Rutilans

In Eastertide:
Queen of heaven, rejoice, alleluia.
The Son whom you merited to bear, alleluia,
has risen as he said, alleluia.
Pray for us to God, alleluia.
Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia!
For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia.
Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia,
quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia,
resurrexit sicut dixit, alleluia;
ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia.
Gaude et laetare, Virgo Maria, alleluia.
Quia surrexit Dominus vere, alleluia.
In some congregations and places, where the custom exists, the words iam ascendit sicut
dixit/has ascended as he said may replace the third line of the hymn.

Outside Eastertide one of the following antiphons may be used:

IN THE LATIN CHURCH
SALVE REGINA
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy;
hail our life, our sweetness and our hope.
To you do we cry, poor banished children of Eve.
To you do we send up our sighs,
mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious advocate,
your eyes of mercy toward us,
and after this exile
show to us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Salve, Regna, mater misericrdi ;
vita, dulcdo et spes nostra, salve.
Ad te clammus xsules flii Ev.
Ad te suspirmus
gemntes et flentes in hac lacrimrum valle.
Eia ergo, advocta nostra,
illos tuos misericrdes culos ad nos convrte.
Et Iesum, benedctum fructum ventris tui
nobis post hoc exslium ostnde.
O clemens, o pia, o dulcis Virgo Mara.
ALMA REDEMPTORIS MATER
Loving Mother of the Redeemer,
Gate of heaven, star of the sea,
Assist your people
who have fallen yet strive to rise again.
To the wonderment of nature you bore your Creator,
yet remained a virgin after as before.
You who received Gabriel's joyful greeting,
have pity on us, poor sinners.
Or:
Mother of Christ, hear thou thy people's cry
Star of the deep and portal of the sky!
Mother of him who thee made from nothing made.
Sinking we strive and call to thee for aid:

Oh, by what joy which Gabriel brought to thee,

Thou Virgin first and last, let us thy mercy see.
Alma Redemptris Mater,
qu prvia cli porta manes,
et stella maris,
succrre cadnti,
srgere qui curat, ppulo :
tu qu genusti,
natra mirnte, tuum sanctum Genitrem,
Virgo prius ac postrius,
Gabrilis ab ore
Sumens illud Ave,
peccatrum miserre.
AVE, REGINA CAELORUM
Hail, O Queen of Heav'n enthron'd,
Hail, by angels Mistress own'd
Root of Jesse, Gate of morn,
Of which the world's true light was born.
Glorious Virgin, joy to thee,
Lovliest whom in Heaven they see,
Fairest thou where all are fair!
Plead with Christ our sins to spare.
Ave, Regna clrum,
Ave, Dmina angelrum :
Salve, radix, salve, porta,
Ex qua mundo lux est orta :
Gaude Virgo glorisa,
Super omnes specisa,
Vale, o valde decra,
Et pro nobis Christum exra.
IN VARIOUS CONGREGATIONS AND ORDERS
SUB TUUM PRSDIUM
We turn to you for protection,
holy Mother of God.
Listen to our prayers
and help us in our needs.
Save us from every danger,
glorious and blessed Virgin.

Or:
Under your protection we take refuge,
O holy Mother of God;
do not despise our supplications
in time of need,
but free us from all dangers,
O glorious and blessed Virgin.
Sub tuum prsdium confgimus,
sancta Dei Gnitrix;
nostras deprecatines ne despcias in necessittibus ,
sed a perculis cunctis libera nos semper,
Virgo glorisa et benedcta.
O SANCTISSIMA
O most holy one, O most pitiful,
O sweet Virgin Mary!
Mother best beloved, Mother undefiled,
pray for us!
Thou art our comfort, and our refuge,
Virgin Mother Mary!
All that we long for, through thee we hope for;
pray for us!
See how weak we are, lost in tears;
save us, O Mary!
Lighten our anguish; soothe our sorrows;
pray for us!
Virgin turn and look; Mother behold us;
hear us, O Mary!
Thou art the bearer of health divine;
pray for us!
May thy joys and thy sorrows be our help,
O Mary!
In thee we hope; to thee we cry;
pray for us!
O Sanctissima, O Piissima
Dulcis Virgo Maria
Mater amata, Intemerata
Ora, Ora Pro Nobis

Tu solatium et refugium
Virgo Mater Maria
Quidquid optamus per te speramus
Ora, ora pro nobis
Ecce dbiles, perquam flbiles,
Salva nos, O Mara!
Tolle langures, sana dolres,
Ora, ora pro nobis!
Virgo, rspice, Mater, spice,
Audi nos, O Mara!
Tu, medicnam, portas divnam,
Ora, ora pro nobis!
Tua gaudia et suspiria
Juvent nos, O Maria!
In te speramus, ad te clamamus,
Ora, ora pro nobis!
MEMORARE
Remember,
most loving Virgin Mary,
never was it heard
that anyone who turned to you for help was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence,
though burdened by my sins,
I run to you for protection for you are my mother.
Mother of the Word of God,
do not despise my words of pleading
but be merciful and hear my prayer.
Amen.
Or:
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary,
that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection,
implored your help or sought your intercession,
was left unaided.
Inspired with this confidence,
I fly to you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother;
to you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful.
O Mother of the Word Incarnate,
despise not my petitions,

but in your mercy hear and answer me. Amen.

Memorare, O piissima Virgo Maria,
non esse auditum a saeculo,
quemquam ad tua currentem praesidia,
tua implorantem auxilia,
tua petentem suffragia, esse derelictum.
Ego tali animatus confidentia,
ad te, Virgo Virginum, Mater, curro,
ad te venio, coram te gemens
peccator assisto.
Noli, Mater Verbi, verba mea despicere;
sed audi propitia et exaudi. Amen.
In Congregations and Orders with a devotion to the Immaculate Conception:
INVIOLATA
Inviolate, spotless and pure are you,
O Mary who was made the radiant gate of the King.
Holy mother of Christ most dear,
receive our devout hymn and praise.
Our hearts and tongues now ask of you
that our souls and bodies may be pure.
By your sweet sounding prayers
obtain for us forgiveness forever.
O gracious one! O queenly one! O Mary,
who alone among women are inviolate.
Inviolata, integra, et casta es Maria,
quae es effecta fulgida caeli porta.
O Mater alma Christi carissima,
suscipe pia laudum praeconia.
Te nunc flagitant devota corda et ora,
nostra ut pura pectora sint et corpora.
Tu per precata dulcisona,
nobis concedas veniam per saecula.
O benigna! O Regina! O Maria,
quae sola inviolata permansisti.
TOTA PULCHRA ES
You are all fair, O Mary,
And the stain of original sin is not in you.
You are the glory of Jerusalem,
you are the joy of Israel,

you are the honor of our people;

you are the advocate of sinners, O Mary.
Virgin most prudent,
Mother most loving,
pray for us,
intercede for us with Jesus Christ our Lord.
[V. In your conception most holy Virgin, you were immaculate.
R. Pray for us to the Father whose Son you brought forth.
Father,
you prepared the Virgin Mary
to be the worthy mother of your Son.
You let her share beforehand
in the salvation Christ would bring by his death,
and kept her sinless from the first moment of her conception.
Help us by her prayers
to live in your presence without sin.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
R. Amen.]
Tota pulchra es, Maria,
et macula originalis non est in te.
Tu gloria Jerusalem,
tu laetitia Israel,
tu honorificentia populi nostril, O Maria,
Virgo Prudentissima,
Mater Clementissima,
Ora pro nobis,
Intercede pro nobis ad Dominum Jesum Christum.
[V. In conceptione tua, Immaculata fuisti.
R. Ora pro nobis Patrem cuius Filium peperisti.
Deus,
qui per immacultam Vrginis Conceptinem
dignum Flio tuo habitculum praeparsti,
quaesumus, ut, qui ex morte eisdem Flii tui praevsa,
eam ab omni labe praeservsti,
nos quoque mundos, eius intercessine,
ad te pervenre concdas.
Per Dminum nostrum Jesum Christum, Flium tuum :
qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitte Spritus Sancti

Deus, per mnia scula sculrum.

R. Amen.]
FRANCISCANS
Tota pulchra, or Inviolata, as above, or:
AVE DOMINA
Hail, O Woman,
Holy Queen,
Mary, holy Mother of God,
you are the virgin made church.
The most holy Father in heaven,
together with the Holy Spirit, the Consoler,
has chosen and consecrated you.
You have received and possess
all the fullness of grace and very good.
Hail, his Palace!
Hail, his Tabernacle!
Hail, his Home!
Hail, his Robe!
Hail, his Handmaid!
Hail, his Mother.
Ave Domina, sancta Regina,
sancta Dei genetrix Maria,
quae es virgo ecclesia facta
et electa a sanctissimo Patre de caelo,
quam consecravit cum sanctissimo dilecto Filio suo
et Spiritu sancto Paraclito,
in qua fuit et est omnis plenitudo gratiae
et omne bonum.
Ave Palatium eius!
Ave Tabernaculum eius!
Ave Domus eius!
Ave Vestimentum eius!
Ave Ancilla eius!
Ave Mater eius!
SANCTA MARIA VIRGO
Holy Virgin Mary,
you are unique among women in the world;
you are the daughter and handmaid
of the most high supreme King and Father of heaven;

you are the mother

of our most holy Lord Jesus Christ;
you are the spouse
of the Holy Spirit.
Together with Saint Michael the Archangel,
all the powers in heaven
and all the saints,
pray for us to your most holy beloved Son,
the Lord and Master.
Sancta Maria virgo,
non est tibi similis nata in mundo in mulieribus,
filia et ancilla altissimi summi Regis Patris caelestis,
Mater sanctissimi Domini nostri Iesu Christi,
sponsa Spiritus Sancti:
ora pro nobis cum S. Michaele archangelo
et omnibus virtutibus caelorum
et omnibus sanctis
apud tuum sanctissimum dilectum Filium,
Dominum et magistrum.
AUGUSTINIAN FAMILY
Hail, Virgin Mother, full of grace and faith
Choicest member in the Church of Christ
Your true greatness, Mary is that you are
the Mother of our Savior, Christ the Lord.
Blessed are you for having formed the body of Jesus,
more blessed still because you carry him
ever in your heart.
We, as members of Christ, call you Mother,
because by your loving cooperation
we were born into the Church.
We wish to imitate you, O humble Virgin
help us to do always the will of God.
We recommend ourselves to you today
pray for us to have one mind and heart
and to live more fully our ideal
of service to all our brothers and sisters.
Alternative:
Hail, Queen of heaven
Mother of the King of angels
Like a rose or a lily, Mary,
You are the flower of virginity.

Pray to your Son for the salvation of all the faithful.

V. Pray for us, holy Virgin of virgins
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray
We ask you Lord,
by the intercession of Blessed Mary ever Virgin,
to protect this family from every danger,
as it offers you its humble and sincere homage.
By your merciful goodness
defend it from every threat of the enemy.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.
SALESIAN
O MARIA, VIRGO POTENS
O Mary, powerful Virgin,
you are the mighty and glorious protector of the Church;
you are the marvelous Help of Christians;
you are terrible as an army in battle array;
you alone have destroyed all heresies in the whole world.
In the midst of our struggles, our anguish, and our distress,
defend us from the power of the enemy
and at the hour of death,
receive our souls into paradise.
.
O Maria, Virgo potens:
Tu magnum et praeclarum
in Ecclsia praesidium;
Tu singulare Auxilium Christianrum;
Tu terribilis ut castrrum acies ordinata;
Tu cunctas hreses
sola interemisti in univrso mundo;
Tu in angustiis,
Tu in bello,
Tu in necessitatibus,
nos ab hoste prtege,
atque in aetrno gaudio,
in mortis hora suscipe.
CARMELITE

FLOS CARMELI
Flos Carmeli,
vitis florigera,
splendor caeli,
virgo puerpera
singularis.
Mater mitis
sed viri nescia
Carmelitis
esto propitia
stella maris.
Radix Iesse
germinans flosculum
hic ad esse
me tibi servulum
patiaris.
Inter spinas
quae crescis lilium
serva puras
mentes fragilium
tutelaris.
Armatura
fortis pugnantium
furunt bella
tende praesidium
Scapularis.
Per incerta
prudens consilium
per adversa
iuge solatium
largiaris.
Mater dulcis
Carmeli domina,
plebem tuam
reple laetitia
qua bearis.
Paradisi clavis
et ianua,

fac nos duci

quo, Mater, gloria
coronaris.
English:
Flower of Carmel,
Tall vine blossom laden;
Splendor of heaven,
Childbearing yet maiden.
None equals thee.
Strong stem of Jesse,
Who bore one bright flower,
Be ever near us
And guard us each hour,
who serve thee here.
Purest of lilies,
That flowers among thorns,
Bring help to the true heart
That in weakness
turns and trusts in thee.
Strongest of armor,
We trust in thy might:
Under thy mantle,
Hard press'd in the fight,
we call to thee.
Our way uncertain,
Surrounded by foes,
Unfailing counsel
You give to those
who turn to thee.
O gentle Mother
Who in Carmel reigns,
Share with your servants
That gladness you gained
and now enjoy.
Hail, Gate of Heaven,
With glory now crowned,
Bring us to safety
Where thy Son is found,

true joy to see. Amen. (Alleluia.)

Or:
Flower of Carmel
blossoming, bearing one,
light of heaven,
mother of God's dear Son,
vine and virgin.
Gentle parent,
pure beyond human love,
bless your children,
star shining far above
this world's ocean.
Root of Jesse,
flower in the cradling bud,
take us to you,
keep us with you in God,
his together.
All chaste lily
rising despite the thorn,
strengthen, help us,
so feeble, soon forlorn,
great protectress.
Be our armor,
valiant for Christ
when war rages around us,
hold high the scapular,
strong and saving.
In our stumbling
guide us on God's wise way,
in our sorrow,
comfort us as we pray:
rich your mercy.
Holy lady,
Carmels great friend and queen,
feast your people
from your own bliss, the unseen
grace, Gods goodness.

Key and gateway

opening on Paradise,
mother, win us a place
with you in Christ
crowned in glory.
ALMA DEI GENETRIX
Alma Dei Genetrix,
Carmeli Gloria montis:
plebem tibi sacram tuis virtutibus orna ;
semper et a cunctis
clemens defende periculis.
English:
Bounteous Mother of God,
Glory of Mount Carmel,
we are members of your family,
endow us with your own virtues;
have pity, and protect us from every danger.
ROSA CARMELI, FLORIDA
Rosa Carmeli, florida Maria,
Intra tua nos gere viscera.
Et post mortem trasfer ad aethera,
O Maria!
Radix Jesse, germinans flosculum,
hic adesse me tibi servulum,
Patiaris.
Inter spinas, quae crescis, lilium,
serva puras mentes fragilium,
Tutelaris.
EIA CARMELI
Eia Carmeli, Rosa pulchra montis,
Vitis insignis decus, atque caeli:
Quae paris mundo placidam salute,
Integra restans.
Mater insignis, celebrisque Virgo,
Ferto Carmeli soboli levamen,

Fratribus ferto titulum supremum

Stella refugens.
Sit decus Patri, Genitaeque Proli,
Et tibi compar, utriusque virtus,
Spiritus, semper Deus unus, omni
Temporis aevo. Amen.
AVE STELLA MATUTINA
Ave, Stella matutina,
Peccatorum medicina,
Mundi princeps et Regina.
Virgo sola digna dici,
Contra tela inimici
Clypeum pone salutis
Tuae titulum virtutis.
Tu es enim virga Jesse,
In qua Deus fecit esse
Aaron amygdalum,
Mundi tollens scandalum.
Tu es area compluta,
Caelesti rore imbuta,
Sicco tamen vellere.
Tu nos in hoc carcere
Solare propitia,
Dei plena gratia.
O Sponsa Dei electa,
Esto nobis via recta
Ad aeterna gaudia,
Ubi pax est et gloria.
Tu nos semper aure pia,
Dulcis, exaudi, Maria.
SALVE MATER MISERICORDIAE
Salve Mater misericordiae,
Mater Dei et Mater veniae,
Mater spei et Mater gratiae,
Mater plena sanctae laetitiae, O Maria!

Salve felix Virgo puerpera:

Nam qui sedet in Patris dextera,
Caelum regens, terram et aethera,
Intra tua se clausit viscera, O Maria!
Esto, Mater, nostrum solatium;
Nostrum esto, tu Virgo, gaudium;
Et nos tandem post hoc exilium,
Laetos junge choris caelestium, O Maria!
Salve decus humani generis.
Salve Virgo dignior ceteris,
quae virgines omnes transgrederis
et altius sedes in superis, O Maria!
Te creavit Pater ingenitus,
Obumbravit te Unigenitus,
Fecundavit te sanctus Spiritus,
Tu es facta tota divinitus, O Maria!
VIRGO, QUAE CAELI RUTILANS
Virgin resplendent in the court of heaven,
Carmel's rare beauty and all mankind's glory,
hear us, dear mother, as our voices humbly
tell your love's story.
Gifts beyond reckoning you pour out in bounty,
rich rain of blessing dropped on a hill and meadow
where you still shelter your devoted offspring
in Carmel's shadow.
Grant then your favor, quick to heed and answer;
may these our fervent prayers win grace like starlight,
keen, constant, tracing out a way to heaven
through our profound night.
Ever in kindness strengthen and sustain us,
lightening our burden with a mother's blessing,
that we may share the Father's life
and splendor past dispossessing.
Praise God who made us, God whose goodness crowned you
queen of creation, dear above all other,
and gave you to us, Lady of Mount Carmel,

and Virgin Mother.

Virgo, quae caeli rutilans in aula,
Virgo, Carmeli decus, atque nostra
Mater, exiles sed amore plenas
Suscipe laudes.
Dona largris, quibus aequa nemo
Conferat, longo numeroso tractui,
Prole Carmeli genita feraci
Montis in alvo.
Ergo materna quibus ipsa dextra
Consulis natos, recreans benigne,
Lucis aeternae facias potiri
Munere tecum.
Haud neges nostris precibus favorem,
Virgo, sit lumen radiantis astir,
Quo viam tuto doceas in altum
Tendere caelum.