6. The Office Of The Passion
Paschal Robinson historical translation and scholarly apparatus, 1905–1906 edition
Francis of Assisi and Paschal Robinson
AT PRIME.
Ant. Holy Mary.
Psalm.
Ps. 56: 1. Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me; for my soul trusteth in Thee.
Ps. 56: 2. And in the shadow of Thy wings will I hope, until iniquity pass away.
Ps. 56: 3. I will cry to my most holy Father, the Most High: to God, who hath done good to me;
Ps. 56: 4. He hath sent from heaven and delivered me; He hath made them a reproach that trod upon me. God hath sent His power and His truth.
Ps. 17: 18. He delivered me from my strongest enemies and from them that hated me; for they were too strong for me.
Ps. 56: 7. They prepared a snare for my feet; and they bowed down my soul; they dug a pit before my face; and they are fallen into it.
Ps. 56: 8. My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready; I will sing, and rehearse a psalm.
Ps. 56: 9. Arise, O my glory, arise psaltery and harp; I will arise early.
Ps. 56: 10. I will give praise to Thee, O Lord, among the people; I will sing a psalm to Thee among the nations;
Ps. 56: 11. For Thy mercy is magnified even to the heavens; and Thy truth unto the clouds.
Ps. 56: 12. Be Thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; and Thy glory above all the earth.
AT TIERCE.
Ant. Holy Mary.
Psalm.
Ps. 55: 2. Have mercy on me, O God, for man hath trodden me under foot; all the day long he hath afflicted me, fighting against me.
Ps. 55: 3. My enemies have trodden on me all the day long; for they are many that make war against me.
Ps. 40: 8. All my enemies devised evil against me;
Ps. 70: Jo. they have taken counsel together.
Ps. 40: 7. They went out and spoke to the same purpose.
Ps. 21: 8. All they that saw me have laughed me to scorn; they have spoken with the lips and wagged the head.
Ps. 21: 7. But I am a worm and no man, a reproach of men and outcast of the people.
Ps. 30: 12. I am become a reproach among all my enemies and very much to my neighbors; and a fear to my acquaintance.
Ps. 21: 20. Holy Father, remove not Thy help far from me; my God, look toward my defense.
Ps. 37: 23. Attend unto my help, O Lord God of my salvation. Glory be, etc.
AT SEXT.
Ant. Holy Mary.
Psalm.
Ps. 141: 2. L cried to the Lord, with my voice; with my voice I made my supplication to the Lord.
Ps. 141: 3. I pour out my prayer in His sight; and before Him I declare my trouble.
Ps. 141: 4. When my spirit failed me, then Thou knewest my paths. In this way wherein I walked, they have hidden a snare for me.
Ps. 141: 5. 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.
Ps. 68: 8. Because for Thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.
Ps. 68: 9. I am become a stranger to my brethren; and an alien to the sons of my mother.
Ps. 68: 10. Holy Father, the zeal of Thy house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached Thee are fallen upon me.
Ps. 34: 15. And they rejoiced against me and gathered together; scourges were gathered together upon me and I knew not.
Ps. 68: 5. They are multiplied above the hairs of my head who hate me without cause; My enemies are grown strong who have wrongfully persecuted me; then did pay I that which I took not away.
Ps. 34: 11. Unjust witnesses rising up, have asked me things I knew not.