Little Office of The Passion/None

by Bonaventure

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P. Incline unto mine aid, O God.

F. O Lord make haste to help me.

P. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost.

F. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be world without end. Amen. Praise be to thee, O Lord, King of eternal glory.

Hymn

May Christ's most blessed Passion win
Deliverance from death and sin,
Whereby to man the hope is given
Of everlasting joys in heaven.

Glory to Christ our Lord on high
Who, with one last triumphant cry,
Gave up his soul upon the cross
And saved the world from endless loss.

To Christ, the Lord of Majesty,
Betrayed and sold to set us free
Who suffered on the cruel tree,
Be praise and honor endlessly. Amen.

P. When Jesus had taken the vinegar, he said: It is consummated. And bowing his head, he gave up the ghost.

Psalm CXLI

I cried to the Lord with my voice: * with my voice I made supplication to the Lord.

In his sight I pour out my prayer, * and before him I declare my trouble.

When my spirit failed me, * then thou knewest my paths.

In this way wherein I walked, * they have hidden a snare for me.

I looked on my right hand, and beheld, * and there was no one that would know me.

Flight hath failed me: * and there is no one that hath regard to my soul.

I cried to thee, 0 Lord: * I said: Thou art my hope, my portion in the land of the living.

Attend to my supplication: * for I am brought very low.

Deliver me from my persecutors: * for they are stronger than I.

Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: * the just wait for me, until thou reward me.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be world without end. Amen.

Antiphon

P. When Jesus had taken the vinegar, he said: It is consummated. And bowing his head he gave up the ghost.

Little Chapter
(Hebrews II, 10)

P. It became him for whom are all things and by whom are all things, who had brought many children into glory, to perfect the author of their salvation by his Passion.

F. Thanks be to God.

P. He hath delivered his soul unto death.

F. And he was reputed with the wicked.

P. Lord, have mercy on us.

F. Christ, have mercy on us.

P. Lord, have mercy on us.

LET US PRAY

P. O Lord Jesus Christ, who, with arms outstretched on the cross and head bowed down, didst at the ninth hour of the day yield up thy spirit to God thy Father and with the key of thy death didst vouchsafe to unlock the gates of paradise, grant to us thy unworthy suppliants, that in the hour of our death our souls may attain through thy mercy to thee who art the true paradise. Who livest and reignest world without end.

F. Amen.