Preces: Lent III: Thursday

Lauds

Christum Dóminum nostrum laudántes, qui ut lux mundi appáruit, ne ambularémus in ténebris sed lumen vitæ haberémus, ei supplicémus: Verbum tuum sit lucérna pédibus nostris.

Benigníssime Deus, concéde nobis hódie in tui imitatióne profícere,

—ut, quod in primo cécidit Adam in te dénuo erigátur.

Præbe verbum tuum lucérnam pédibus nostris,

—ut, veritátem faciéntes, caritáte in te crescámus per ómnia.

Doce nos ad ómnium bonum propter nomen tuum fidéliter ágere,

—ut humána família magis per Ecclésiam illuminétur.

Fac nos per sincéram conversiónem, amicítiam tuam magis magísque fovére,

—et offénsas sapiéntiæ atque bonitáti tuæ illátas expiáre.

Praising Christ our Lord, who has appeared as the light of the world, that we might not walk in darkness but have the light of life, let us entreat him: May your word be a light unto our feet.

O most kind God, grant us today to advance in imitation of you, that what fell in the first Adam ay be raised up anew in you.

Show your word as a light upon our feet, that, acting in accordance with the truth, through love we may in all things increase in you.

Teach us to act faithfully for the good of all on account of your name, that the human family may be enlightened more through your Church.

Vespers

A Christo Dómino, qui nobis dedit mandátum novum mútuæ dilectiónis, flagitémus: Caritátem plebis tuæ, Dómine, adáuge.

Magíster bone, doce nos in frátribus temetípsum dilígere,

—atque in iis benefácere tibi.

Qui in cruce pro carnifícibus tuis véniam a Patre impetrásti,

—da nobis inimícos dilígere et pro persequéntibus nos oráre.

Per mystérium córporis et sánguinis tui, amórem, virtútem et fidúciam nostram adáuge;

—débiles corróbora, mæstos consoláre, spem agonizántibus infúnde.

Lux mundi, qui cæco nato post ablutiónem lumen vidére tribuísti,

—catechúmenos per lavácrum aquæ et verbo vitæ illúmina.

Defúnctos sátia dilectióne tua ætérna,

—nosque inter eléctos tuos connúmera.

May we ask from Christ the Lord, who gave us a new commandment of love: Increase the love of your people.

Good Master, teach us to love you in the brethren and to bless you in them.

You who on the cross prayed from the Father forgiveness for your executioners, grant to us that we may love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us.

Through the mystery of your body and blood, increase our love, strength, and faith; strengthen the weak, console the sorrowful, pour out hope upon those who are dying.

O Light of the world, who granted light to the man born blind after washing, enlighten the catechumens through the washing of water and the word of life.

Fill the departed with your eternal love, number us among your elect.