St. Andrew, Apostle

At Lauds: St. Peter Damian

Captátor olim píscium,

iam nunc piscátor hóminum,

tuis, Andréa, rétibus

mundi nos rape flúctibus.

Germánus Petri córpore

nec mortis dispar órdine;

quos una caro génuit,

crux cælo fratres édidit.

O germen venerábile,

o par coróna glóriæ!

Ecclésiæ patres pii

crucis sunt æque fílii.

Ad Iesum fratri prævius

indéxque vitæ strénuus,

et nobis esto míseris

beáti dux itíneris.

Fratris comes egrégius,

Ecclésias impénsius

da caritáte exércitas

pastóri Petro súbditas.

Vir Christo dilectíssime,

amóre fac nos cúrrere,

ut læti adépti pátriam

Deo canámus glóriam. Amen.

O Andrew, who once caught fish, now you are a fisher of men: with your nets rescue us from the raging waves of the world.  Brother of Peter in the flesh and you did not suffer a different kind of death from him: Born of one flesh the cross made you brothers in heaven. O venerable common seed!  O equal crown of glory! Holy Fathers of the Church.  Equally sons of the Cross. You came to Jesus before your brother, strong proof of your character, also be for us in our misery a guide on the road blessed. Extraordinary companion to your brother, grant to the churches under the shepherd Peter that they be moved by immense love. O Man greatly loved by Christ, make us to run in love that joyfully reaching our fatherland we may sing God’s glory. Amen.

Vespers: 10^th Century?

Exsúltet cælum láudibus,

resúltet terra gáudiis:

Apostolórum glóriam

sacra canunt sollémnia.

Vos, sæcli iusti iúdices

et vera mundi lúmina,

votis precámur córdium,

audíte preces súpplicum.

Qui cælum verbo cláuditis

serásque eius sólvitis,

nos a peccátis ómnibus

sólvite iussu, quæsumus.

Quorum præcépto súbditur

salus et languor ómnium,

sanáte ægros móribus,

nos reddéntes virtútibus,

Ut, cum iudex advénerit

Christus in fine sæculi,

nos sempitérni gáudii

fáciat esse cómpotes.

Deo sint laudes glóriæ,

qui dat nos evangélicis

per vos doctrínis ínstrui

et prósequi cæléstia. Amen.

May heaven exult with praises, earth resound with joy: holy solemnities sing the glory of the Apostles. Who with a word close the doors to heaven and loosen its bars: we beseech you at your command absolve us from all our sins. By your decree ill health and the sickness are subdued: heal the sick and restore us to strength of life. That when Christ the Judge will come at the end of time, he will grant us to share in everlasting joys. Praises of glory be to God, who granted that through you we be instructed in the teaching of the Gospel and attain heaven. Amen