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Monday · The ninth hour, 3 p.m.

The ninth hour: the hour of Christ’s death, remembered in the midst of the afternoon.

Psalmody

Psalm 31

Ant. Rejoice ye just, and glory, all ye right of heart.

Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven and whose sins are covered.

Blessed is the man to whom the Lord hath not imputed sin, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

Because I was silent my bones grew old; whilst I cried out all the day long.

For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: I am turned in my anguish, whilst the thorn is fastened.

I have acknowledged my sin to thee, and my injustice I have not concealed.

I said I will confess against myself my injustice to the Lord: and thou hast forgiven the wickedness of my sin.

For this shall every one that is holy pray to thee in a seasonable time.

And yet in a flood of many waters, they shall not come nigh unto him.

Thou art my refuge from the trouble which hath encompassed me: my joy, deliver me from them that surround me.

I will give thee understanding, and I will instruct thee in this way, in which thou shalt go: I will fix my eyes upon thee.

Do not become like the horse and the mule, who have no understanding.

With bit and bridle bind fast their jaws, who come not near unto thee.

Many are the scourges of the sinner, but mercy shall encompass him that hopeth in the Lord.

Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye just, and glory, all ye right of heart.

Psalm 32 (1–11)

Rejoice in the Lord, O ye just: praise becometh the upright.

Give praise to the Lord on the harp; sing to him with the psaltery, the instrument of ten strings.

Sing to him a new canticle, sing well unto him with a loud noise.

For the word of the Lord is right, and all his works are done with faithfulness.

He loveth mercy and judgment; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.

By the word of the Lord the heavens were established; and all the power of them by the spirit of his mouth:

Gathering together the waters of the sea, as in a vessel; laying up the depths in storehouses.

Let all the earth fear the Lord, and let all the inhabitants of the world be in awe of him.

For he spoke and they were made: he commanded and they were created.

The Lord bringeth to nought the counsels of nations; and he rejecteth the devices of people, and casteth away the counsels of princes.

But the counsel of the Lord standeth for ever: the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

Psalm 32 (12–22)

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord: the people whom he hath chosen for his inheritance.

The Lord hath looked from heaven: he hath beheld all the sons of men.

From his habitation which he hath prepared, he hath looked upon all that dwell on the earth.

He who hath made the hearts of every one of them: who understandeth all their works.

The king is not saved by a great army: nor shall the giant be saved by his own great strength.

Vain is the horse for safety: neither shall he be saved by the abundance of his strength.

Behold the eyes of the Lord are on them that fear him: and on them that hope in his mercy.

To deliver their souls from death; and feed them in famine.

Our soul waiteth for the Lord: for he is our helper and protector.

For in him our heart shall rejoice: and in his holy name we have trusted.

Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, as we have hoped in thee.

Hymn

O strength and stay upholding all creation,Who ever dost thyself unmoved abide,Yet day by day the light in due gradationFrom hour to hour through all its changes guide:

Grant to life’s day a calm unclouded ending,An eve untouched by shadows of decay,The brightness of a holy death-bed blendingWith dawning glories of th’ eternal day.

Hear us, O Father, gracious and forgiving,And thou, O Christ, the co-eternal Word,Who, with the Holy Ghost, by all things livingNow and to endless ages art adored.

Amen.

Short responsory

R.br. Redeem me, O Lord, and have mercy on me.

R. Redeem me, O Lord, and have mercy on me.

V. For my feet stood in the right way.

R. And have mercy on me.

R. Redeem me, O Lord, and have mercy on me.

Roman Breviary, 1962: the ferial and Sunday psalter and the fixed hymns and responsories (Divinum Officium). The propers of the season and of the saints, the readings and the prayers are not yet in the library.