The Divine Lamp

Hail mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Amen

O Lord, open Thou my lips
And my mouth shall show forth thy praise.
O God, make speed to save me
O Lord, make haste to help me.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen. Alleluia.

Invitatory.
Jesus, born of Mary: O come let us worship.

Psalm 94 (95)

O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation: ;et us come before His presence with thanksgiving, and show ourselves gald in Him with psalms.

Jesus, born of Mary: O come let us worship.

For the Lord is a great God, King above all gods:in His hand are all the corners of the earth, and the strength of the hills is His also.

O come, let us worship

The sea is His, and He made it, and His hands prepared the dry land: O come, let us worship and fall down and kneel before the Lord our Maker, for he is the Lord our God: and we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand.

O come, let us worship.

Today if ye will hear His voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness: when your fathers tempted Me, proved Me, and saw My works.

O come, let us worship

Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said: It is a people that do err in their hearts, for they have not known My ways: unto whom I swore in My wrathe, that they should not enter into My rest.

O come let us worship.

Glory be to the Father &c.

Jesus, born of Mary: O come let us worship.

Hymn- Quem terra pontus aethera

He whom the earth, the sea, the air,
Adore, and worship, and declare,
Who o’er thier threefold system reigns,
Lo, Holy Mary’s shrine contains.

He, Whose dread will the moon the sun
And all things serve, while time shall run,
Finds for Himself a dwelling-place
In womb of Maiden full of grace.

Blest Mother, what a gift is thine!
Thy frame becomes an ark divine,
The heavenly Maker it enfolds,
Who in His hands creation holds.

The doth the Heavenly herald bless,
The Spirit gives thee fruitfulness,
And thus from thee, by wond’rous birth,
Comes forth the great Desire of earth.

Let glory everlasting be,
O Lord, Thou Virgin’s Son, to Thee,
With Father and with Paraclete
To endless ages, as is meet. Amen.

Psalm 46 (47)

God is our Hope and Strength: a very present help in trouble
Therefore will we not fear, though the earth be moved;
And though the hills be carried away into the midst of the sea.
Though the waters thereof rage and swell; and though
The mountains shake at the tempest of the same.
The rivers of the flood thereof shall make glad the City
of God: the Holy Place of the Tabernacle of the most High.
God is in the midst of her, therefore shall she not be removed: God shall help her, and that right early.
The heathen make much ado, and the kingdoms are
moved; but God has sounded His voice, and the earth shall melt away.
The Lord of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our Refuge.
O come hither, and behold the works of the Lord: what
destruction He hath brought upon the earth.
He makes wars to cease in all the world. He breaks the bow, and snaps the spear sunder, and burns the
chariots in the fire.
Be still then, and know that I am God: I will be
exalted among the heathen, and I will be exalted upon the earth.
The Lord of hosts is with us: the God of Jacob is or Refuge. Glory be &c.

Psalm 72 Deus, judicium.

Give the king thy judgments, O God: and thy righteousness unto the King’s Son.
Then sahll he judge thy people according to right; and defend the poor.
The mountains also shall bring peace; and the little hills righteousness unto the people.
He shall keep the simple folk by their right, defend the children of the poor, and punish the wrongdoer.
They shall fear Thee, as long as the sun and moon endure: from one generation to another.
He shall come down like the rain into a fleece of wool, even as the drops that water the earth.
In His time shall the righteous flourish; yea, and abundance of peace, so long as the moon endures.
His dominion shall be also from one sea to the other, and from the flood unto the world’s end.
They that dwell in the wilderness shall kneel before Him. His enemies shall lick the dust.
The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall give presents; the kings of Arabia and Seba shall bring gifts.
All the kings shall fall down before Him, and all the nations shall do him service.
For He shall deliver the poor when he cries, the needy also, and him who has no help.
He shall be favorable to the simple and the needy, and shall preserve the souls of the poorHe shall deliver their souls from falsehood and wrong; and dear shall their blood be in His sight.
He shall live, and unto Him shall be given the gold of Arabia. Prayer shall be made ever unto Him, and daily shall He be praised.
There shall be a heap of corn in the earth, high upon the hills. His fruit shall shake like Libanus, and shall be green in the city like grass upon the earth.
His name shall endure for ever and ever; His name shall remain under the sun among the posterities which shall be blessed through Him, and all the heathen shall praise Him.
Blessed be the Lord God, even the God of Israel, Who only does wonderous things.
And blessed be the Name of His Majesty for ever; and all the earth shall be filled with his Majesty. Amen. Amen. Glory be &c.

Psalm 85 Benedixisti, Domine.

Lord, Thou art become gracious unto Thy land. Thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob.
Thou hast forgiven the offenses of Thy people, and covered all their sins.
Thou hast taken away all Thy displeasure, and turned Thyself from Thy wrathful indignation.

Turn us then, O God our Savior, and let Thine anger cease from us.
Wilt Thou be displeased at us forever; and wilt Thou stretch out Thy wrath from one generation to another?
Wilt Thou not turn again, and quicken us, that Thy people may rejoice inThee?
Show us Thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us Thy salvation.
I will hearken what the Lord God will say concerning me; for He shall speak peace unto His people, and to His saints, that they turn not again.
For His salvation is nigh them that fear Him, that glory may dwell in our land.
Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
Truth shall flourish out of the earth; and righteousness hath looked down from heaven.
Yea, the Lord shall show loving-kindness; and our land shall give her increase.
Righteousness shall go before Him, and He shall direct His going in the way.
Glory be &c.

Behold! Thou shalt conceive in thy womb and bring forth a son, and shalt call His Name Jesus.

The Holy Place of the Tabernacle of the Most High.

God is in the midst of her.

Our father, who art in heaven &c.

Absolution.

God remember His covenant that He made, and hear our prayers.
Amen.
Sir, pray for a blessing.
Benediction: God give unto you, the eyes of your understands being enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of His calling in the Saints.
Amen.

Lesson 1- Isaiah 7:10

The Lord spoke again unto Ahaz, saying, “Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God; ask it either in the depths, or in the height above.” But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, neither will I tempt the Lord.” and he said, “hear ye now, O house of David; is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will you weary my God also? Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign: Behold, a Virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call His Name Immanuel.” Thou, then, O lord, have mercy upon us.

Thakns be to God.
I will bless her and give a Son also of her, yea, I will bless her: And I will establish My covenant with Him for an everlasting covenant. [Alleluia, Alleluia.]
He shall be calle great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High; and He sahll reign over the house of Jacob forever. And I will bless her and give a Son also of her, yea, I will bless her: And I will establish My covenant with Him for an everlasting covenant. [Alleluia, Alleluia.]

Sir, pray a blesing.
Benediction: He makes us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints, Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness.
Amen.

Lesson 2- Gal 4:1

The heir, as long as he is a child, differs nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; but is under tutors and governors, until the time appointed by the father. Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world; but when the fulnes of the time was come, God sent forth His Son, made of woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. Thou, then, O Lord, have mercy on us.

Thanks be to God.

That which is concieved in her is of the Holy Ghost, and she shall bring forth a Son, and He shall save His people from their sins [Alleluia, Alleluia.] With Him did the Lord establish the blessing of all men: And He shall save His people from thier sins.

Sir, pray a blessing
Benediction: Let our eyes be opened that we may turned from darkness to light, and receive inheritance among them which are sanctified. Amen

Lesson 3- Rev 11:19

The temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in His temple the ark of His testament: and there were lightenings and voices and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail. And there appeared a great wonder in heaven: a Woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars. Thou, then, O Lord, have mercy upon us.

Thanks be to God.

Of the seed of David hath God, according to His promise, raised unto Israel a Savior, Jesus [Alleluia, Alleluia.] The Lord has made a faithful oath unto David: of the fruit of thy body shall I set upon thy seat. God, according to His promise, raised unto Israel a savior, Jesus.

Let the people praise Thee, O God.
Then shall the earth bring forth her increase.

O Merciful God, grant a protection unto our weakness, that we, who call to mind the Holy Mother of our God, may be aided by her intercessions to rise again from our iniquities. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.- )Excerpted from the Paris edition of the Little office. Public domain text)

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