V 101|Sept. 3/16—Night Vigils (Matins) of the Ordination of St. Gregory the Great, B.C.DV 101 eee va oo Psalm 35: Then the Ist Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 9th Psalm, using this Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein): ‘The trans-gress-or, that he may sin, | s8-ith t6 him-sélf * Then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse: that there is no fear | of Gad be-fére his éyes. And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter: For he hath wrought crafti- J néss be-fore Him * lest he should find his quit-f and hite it. . * ‘The words of his mouth are in-I- | quit-y and de-ceit; * he hath not willed to un-der- | stand how to dé godd. Iniquity hath he devised upon his bed; + he hath set himself in every way | that is nét god, * and e- | vil hath he nét ab-hérr’d. © Lord, Thy mercy | is in Heay-én, * and Thy Truth | redch-eth un-t6 the clofids. Tone 4 Thy righteousness is as the | moin-tains 6f Géd;* Thy judg-| ments are a great ab-fss. - Mén and beasts | wilt Thou sive, O Lord. * How Thou hast multiplied | Thy mér-cy, 0 Géd! a 4 Let the séns of mén * hope in J the shél-ter 6f Thy Wings. ‘They shall be drunken with the fat- | ness of Thf Hofise, * and of the torrent of Thy delight | shalt Thou make thém tg drink. . For in Thee is the | foiin-tain 6f life; * in | Thy Light shall wé see Light. © continug Thy mercy unto | them that know Theé, * and Thy righteousness un- | t6 the up-right of heart, . . Let not the foot of pride | come a-gainst mé; * nor let the hand of | a sin-ner move mé. . Yonder be fallen all they that | work in-f-quit-§; * they are cast out, and shall not | be a-ble t6 sténd. Glory be to the Fath { er, and t6 the Sén, * | and td the H6-ly Ghést. As it was in the beginning, both now and| év-ér, * and unto the ages | of a-ges. A-mén. Then, eee SS a fr All repeat: How Thou hast mul-tip-li-ed Thy grace, O God, through bless-ed Greg-or-y, ee Sa-ving the Eng-lish race; now ex-tend this mer-cy un-to one yet faith-ful, that SS eo he can preserve Thy de-vo-ted righ-teous-ness. = begins chanting the 10th Antiphon: — Bless-ed Greg-or-y. pe Then the 2nd Cantor alo All respond. From the days of his youth was zeal-ous to es) please God with - out in-ter-rup-tion.V 102\Sept. 3/16—Night Vigils (Matins) of the Ordination of St. Gregory the Great, B.C.D.V 102 at tea® te p Tone 1 HS = geese eens Soe ah Psalm 95 Then the 2nd Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 10th Psalm, using this Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein): © sing un-to the Lord a | néw song; * Then, only the 1st Cantor le of the Quire completes the verse: sing un-to | thé Lord 4ll the Earth. And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter. Sing-unto thé Lord, bléss | His Name; * proclaim from day to day the good tidings of | His sal-vé-tién. Declare among the na-tions His | Glor-j, * and among all ped- | ples His won-dérs, For Great is the Lord, and greatly tO be | Prai-séd; * He is to be Fear- | ed a-bove all gods. For all the gods of the Hedv-éns. Praise and beauty are be-| fore Him; * holiness and majesty are in His | Sine-tu-ar-f. Bring to the Lord, ye kindreds of the na-tidns, + bring to the Lord glor-y and U h6n-ofir; * bring to the Lord the glory die | un-to His Name. Bring sacrifices, and gO in-t6 | His Coarts; * worship the Lard | in Cofirt. Let the Earth be shaken at His | Prés-énce; * say among the n: Lérd is King. For He hath established the world which shall ndt be | shé-kén; * He shall Judge the peo-ple | in up-right-néss. Let the Heavens be glad and let the Earth re-joice + let the sea be shaken, and the fiil-ness | thére-6f; * the plains shall be joyful, and all | the things thére-in. at the Prés-ence 6f | the Lérd; * for tions are | dé-méns; * but the Lord | made the is Ho-ly jons | that the He cometh, for He cém- | eth to jiidge the Earth. He shall judge the warld with righ- | teous-néss * and the | ped-ples with His Tréth. Glory be to the Fath-er, and t6 | the Sén, * and | td the Hé-ly Ghést. As it was in the beginning, both now and | év-ér, * and unto the ages of La-ges, A-mén. Then, All repeat: Bless-ed Greg-or-y from the days of — : please God with - out in-ter-rup-tion. is youth was zealV 103Sept. 3/16—Night Vigils (Matins) of the Ordination of St. Gregory the Great, B.C.D.V 103 Then the Ist Cantor alone begins chanting the Ith Antiphon: _ Car-nal de-si-res. All respond. He brave-ly sub-du - ed, and he fought off ————— di ~ a-bol - ic ~ al il-lu-sions. a tae been Tone 2 € The 21 ntor's side only chants line 2: 2. This meek Con- fes- sor of Thy Name, + To-day at-tain'd a glorious fame; 2. only chants line 3. boasted good, >'As vain and pass-ing, he es-chew’d, 3. The 2nd Cantor's side only chants line 4: 4. Grant then that we, most Gra-ciousGod, + May fol- low in the steps he trod; 4.> The Ist Cantor's side 3. The world a1 All chant line 5. 5. O Christ, Most Lov-ing King, to Thee, » With God the Fath-er, glor-y be; 5. = = & ti ——— = se Hh 1, Ac- cept with gent-lest love to- day “> The prayers and prais-es that we pay. 1. 2. Whose yearly Feast, in sol - emn state, »' Thy faith -ful peo-ple cel - e- brate. 2. 3. And there-fore, with an- gel - ic bands, » "In end -less joy for ev - er stands. 3. 4. And at his prayer Thy ser-vants free > From stain of all in- 5. Like glor-y, as is ev - er meet, + To God the Ho - ly Par -quit-y. 4. clete, 5.V 112) Sept. 3/16—Miorning Solemnity of the Ordination of St. Gregory the Great, B.C.D. =F Then All chant the “Amen” as follows: A - men. Pray for us, O bless-ed Gregory. ‘That we may be rendered meet for the promises of Christ. The Antiphon on the Benedictus and the Benedictus Then is sung the Antiphon on the Benedictus, which is always begun by the Abbot (or Senior in Quire) alone: | To-day the cho ~ sen ves-sel. All continue the W112 Antiphon as follows: And Dwell-ing-Place of the ——————————— Ho - ly Ghost, the most bless-ed Bish-op Greg - or-y, hav-ing been ta-ken a-way ie a a from this light, un-to the See of the Heav-en-ly King-dom was trans-fer-ed. The Benedictus (Luke 1: 68 ~ 79): ‘After the Antiphon on the Benedictus, the Benedictus itself is begun by Ist Cantor alone: % Bless-ed be the Lord God of is-ra-é Only the ist Cantor's side of the Quire responds with the 2nd half of the Ist verse a — of the Benedictus: for He hath v = Tone 4 ageeseeeesee py EE Only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the 2nd verse of the Benedicus, using this Tone, including the intonation notes. ‘And hath rais-ed up a horn of | sal-va-tion fér ds * | in the Hoiise of | His ser-vant Di-vid; And then, only Ist Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (including the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter. ‘AS He spake by the | mouth of His hé-ly Ones, * J the Proph-ets of dld, ‘That we should be sa- | véd from our én-em-fes, * | and from the hinds | of that hate fis; To deal mer-ci-ful- ] Ij with our féth-érs, * | and to re-mém-ber | His Hé-ly Cév-en-ant. . ‘The oath which He sware to J oir fath-er A-bra-hai ‘in-to ds, - That we be de-liv-er-ed out of the | hind of our én-em-ies, * | that we might | sérve Him, with-oiit fear, zs : In ho-li-ness and righ- | teods-ness be-fére Him, * all | the days of oar life. And thou, O child, shait be call-ed the Proph- | &t of the Mést High; * | for thou shalt gi before the Face of the | Lard to pre-pare His ways; To, give know-ledge of salvation | in-to His ped-plé, * | by the | re-mis-sion 6f their sins, ‘Through the bow-els 1 of mer-cy 6f Our Géd; * | where-by the Diy-spring from on High | hath vis-it-éd Gs, To give Light to them that sit in darkness, and in | thé shad-ow Of death, * | to guide our feét | in-to the Way of Pedce. Glor-y be to the | Fath-er, and 16 the * Sn, * | and to the Hé-ly Ghést. As it ‘was in the beginning, 1 both now and év-ér, * | and un-to the i-ges | of a-ges. A-mén. * that | Hé would grantV 113 |Sept. 3 / 16—Prime of the Ordination of St. Gregory the Great, B.C.D.| V 113 Then All repeat: To-day the cho-sen ves-sel_and Dwel eS oe Ho - ly Ghost, the most bless-ed Bishop Greg - or-y, hav-ing been ta-ken a-way ee oe J from this light, un-to the See of the Heav-en-ly King-dom was trans-fer-ed. The Collect O God, Thou That hast granted unto us this most holy day in observance of the Solemnity of ‘Thy blesséd confessor and Bishop Gregory, ‘graciously be Attentive unto the rayers of Thy Church, that It may be strengthened By the entreaties of him by whose deeds it is made gloricus. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, ‘Son, Who liveth reigneth with ‘Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. Ri. Amen. The Procession A Procession is made immediately before the first Commemoration to the Altar (Icon Shrine) of St. Gregory the Great while the following Antiphon is —————— In set-ting forth the ing-Place of the begun by the proc-lam ~ a-tion of thy bless ed-ness. All continue the Antiphon as follows: The en-ti - re ‘Church, no-bly in-struct-ed ia a a = by thee, doth tri-umph. Hail! Most dis-ting-uish-ed Fath-er!_Hon-our of the = + Se = re Ro-mans! Glor-y of the Eng-lisht Joy of the Celtst Saint Greg-or-y, 2 tion _ and for that of all man-kind. ht paths. in-ter - cede for our sal~ , The Lord led the just man through the st | And shew-ed unto him the Kingdom of God. Y. Let us pray. O God, Who hast given unto the soul of Thy servant Gregory the reward of eternal bliss; mercifully grant that we who are weighed down by the burden of our sins may be relieved by his advocacy before Thee. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. B/- Amen. PRIME begins chanting this Antiphon: __Q _won-drous. All respond: Life work of blessed Greg-or-y, at whose : x = xt a = in-ter—ven-tion the Bones of the Lord’s Bod-y, a Por-tion of the Fing-er, was e-ven e = tt 3 Made Man-if-est with the Ear’s Liv-ing Blood Flow-ing.V 114 |Sept. 3 / 16—Prime of the Ordination of St. Gregory the Great, B.C.D.| V 114 NB. On @ Sunday only, Prime continues as here given, but on a Monday it continues’ with the Psalms as given on pp. V 117 ~V 119, and on a Tuesday with the Psalms as given on PP V 119~-V 121, and on a Wednesday with the Psalms as given on pp.V 121-V 123, and on a’ Thursday with the Psalms as given on “123 V 125, and on a Friday with the Psalms as given on pp. V 123-V 127, Gnd on a Saturday with the Psalms as given on pp. V 128 -V 130. . +, beat Tone 6 Palm 118, vy. 1 8: Ree ‘he 1st Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 1st portion of the Ist Psalm, using this Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein): Bless-ed are the blameless in | the way, * Then, only the 1st Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse who walk in the | law of thé Lérd. And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse Comitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the yerses thereafter. less-ed are they that search out His tés-ti- | m-nies; * with their whole heart shall | they seek 4f-ter Him. - . For they that wo ce a ult * have not walle | ed a His ways, ‘Thou hast en- joined Thy com-| ménd-ménts * that we should keep them most | dilt-gént-tf. Would that my ways were di- | réc-téd * to | keép Thy sta-tites. a ‘Then shall I not be a- | shé-méd * when I look on all | Thy com-mand-ménts. I will confess, Thee with up-right-ness | 6f heart * when I have learned the judgments | of Thy righ-teous-néss. I will keap Thy J sté-tOtes; * do not utter- | Ij for-sike mé. . Glory be to the Fath-er, and t6 | the %K Sén, * and | t6 the Hé-ly Ghést. AAs it was in the beginning, both now and | év-ér, * and unto the ages of | &-ges. A-mén. Psalm 118, vv. 9 ~ 16. The 1si Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 2nd portion of the Ist Psalm, using the same Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein): ‘Wherewithal shall a yoaing man cor-réct | his way?* le of the Quire completes the verse: By | keép-ing Thy words. And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the to sides alternating he verses thereafter. ith my whole heart ‘hive I sought af- | ter ‘Theé; * cast me not away from 4 Thy com-mand-ménts, : - In my heart have I hid Thy | say-ings * that I might not | sin a-gainst Theé. Bléss-ed art Thod, | O Lord; * tech | me Thy sté-tiites. With my lips have I | de-clar’d * all the | jadg-ments 6f Thy Moiith. In the way of Thy testimonies have I fotind | de-light * as much as | in all rich-és. On Thy commandments will T | pon-dér,* and I will | un-der-stind Thy ways. On Thy statutes will I méd- | i-tate; * I will | not for-gét Thy wards. Glory be to the Father, and t6 | the Sén, * and | to the Hé-ly Ghdst. was in the beginning, both now and | év-ér, * and unto the ages of La-ges. A-mén. Psalm 118, wy. 17 ~ 24: ‘Ist Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 3rd portion of the Ist Psalm, using the same Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein): Give re-ward unto Thy sér-vant, quick- | en mé; * Then, only the 1st Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse: and | I will keép Thy words. And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter: 6 un-vell | mine eyes, * and I shall perceive wondrous things | out of Thg léw. Tam a so-jour-ner on | the Earth; * hide not from mé | Thy com-ménd-ménts. My soul hath Idng-éd * to desire Thy | jadg-ments at all times. . ‘Thou hast re-b-ke the prod" curse ae iy tht dele fm { Thy com snd ans Remove from mé re-proach and | con-témpt, * for after Thy testi- | mo-nies have I For princes sat and they spake a- | gainst me, * but Thy servant pondered | on Thy sté-tit For Thy testimonies are my méd-+ | t4-tidn, * and Thy statutes | dre my colin-sdHrs. Glory be to the Father, and t6 | the .S6n, * and | t0 the Ho-ly Ghdst- ‘As it was in the beginning, both now and | év-ér, * and unto the ages of | a-ges. A-mén, Then, only the Ist Cantor’