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II Sunday of Advent

Dominica II Adventus · ad Vesperas

II Vespers · Sunday, 7 December 2025 · 1962 rubrics · Nova Organi Harmonia VIII

Pss. 109–113: I g, VII d, VII a, I f, III a · Magnificat: VIII G* · Alma Redemptoris Mater

This evening the 1962 rubrics give I Vespers of Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (tomorrow is a I class feast); these are the Vespers of the day itself.

Deus in adjutorium

Nova Organi Harmonia, part VIII, printed page 1: 4 scanned music systems, images of a 1942 printed score that a screen reader cannot read.

1. Dixit Dominus — I g

Nova Organi Harmonia, part VIII, printed page 54: 6 scanned music systems, images of a 1942 printed score that a screen reader cannot read.

Antiphon: Ecce in núbibus cæli

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ECce in núbibus caeli Dóminus véniet, cum potestáte magna, allelúia. E u o u a e.

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Psalm 109

tone 1, ending g

Continue every verse to this formula in I g, then Gloria Patri.

The text of Psalm 109
  1. Dixit Dóminus Dómino meo: * Sede a dextris meis:
  2. Donec ponam inimícos tuos, * scabéllum pedum tuórum.
  3. Virgam virtútis tuæ emíttet Dóminus ex Sion: * domináre in médio inimicórum tuórum.
  4. Tecum princípium in die virtútis tuæ in splendóribus sanctórum: * ex útero ante lucíferum génui te.
  5. Jurávit Dóminus, et non pœnitébit eum: * Tu es sacérdos in ætérnum secúndum órdinem Melchísedech.
  6. Dóminus a dextris tuis, * confrégit in die iræ suæ reges.
  7. Judicábit in natiónibus, implébit ruínas: * conquassábit cápita in terra multórum.
  8. De torrénte in via bibet: * proptérea exaltábit caput.

Antiphon (repeated)

tone 1, ending g

2. Confitebor tibi — VII d

Nova Organi Harmonia, part VIII, printed pages 54, 55: 9 scanned music systems, images of a 1942 printed score that a screen reader cannot read.

Antiphon: Urbs fortitúdinis

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URbs fortitúdinis nostrae Sion, Salvátor ponétur in ea murus et antemurále : aperíte portas, quia nobíscum Deus, allelúia. E u o u a e.

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Psalm 110

tone 7, ending d

NOH VIII does not print this psalm in VII d: the formula in the same tone and ending serves — Psalm 110 in VII d, as printed for Advent II, p. 55.

Continue every verse to this formula in VII d, then Gloria Patri.

The text of Psalm 110
  1. Confitébor tibi, Dómine, in toto corde meo: * in consílio justórum, et congregatióne.
  2. Magna ópera Dómini: * exquisíta in omnes voluntátes ejus.
  3. Conféssio et magnificéntia opus ejus: * et justítia ejus manet in sǽculum sǽculi.
  4. Memóriam fecit mirabílium suórum, † miséricors et miserátor Dóminus: * (5a) escam dedit timéntibus se.
  5. Memor erit in sǽculum testaménti sui: * (6) virtútem óperum suórum annuntiábit pópulo suo:
  6. Ut det illis hereditátem géntium: * ópera mánuum ejus véritas, et judícium.
  7. Fidélia ómnia mandáta ejus: † confirmáta in sǽculum sǽculi, * facta in veritáte et æquitáte.
  8. Redemptiónem misit pópulo suo: * mandávit in ætérnum testaméntum suum.
  9. (fit reverentia) Sanctum, et terríbile nomen ejus: * (10a) inítium sapiéntiæ timor Dómini.
  10. Intelléctus bonus ómnibus faciéntibus eum: * laudátio ejus manet in sǽculum sǽculi.

Antiphon (repeated)

tone 7, ending d

3. Beatus vir — VII a

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Antiphon: Ecce apparébit

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ECce apparébit Dóminus, et non mentiétur : si moram fécerit, exspécta eum, quia véniet, et non tardábit, allelúia. E u o u a e.

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Psalm 111

tone 7, ending a

Continue every verse to this formula in VII a, then Gloria Patri.

The text of Psalm 111
  1. Beátus vir, qui timet Dóminum: * in mandátis ejus volet nimis.
  2. Potens in terra erit semen ejus: * generátio rectórum benedicétur.
  3. Glória, et divítiæ in domo ejus: * et justítia ejus manet in sǽculum sǽculi.
  4. Exórtum est in ténebris lumen rectis: * miséricors, et miserátor, et justus.
  5. Jucúndus homo qui miserétur et cómmodat, † dispónet sermónes suos in judício: * (6) quia in ætérnum non commovébitur.
  6. In memória ætérna erit justus: * ab auditióne mala non timébit.
  7. Parátum cor ejus speráre in Dómino, † (8) confirmátum est cor ejus: * non commovébitur donec despíciat inimícos suos.
  8. Dispérsit, dedit paupéribus: † justítia ejus manet in sǽculum sǽculi, * cornu ejus exaltábitur in glória.
  9. Peccátor vidébit, et irascétur, † déntibus suis fremet et tabéscet: * desidérium peccatórum períbit.

Antiphon (repeated)

tone 7, ending a

4. Laudate pueri — I f

Nova Organi Harmonia, part VIII, printed pages 56, 57: 10 scanned music systems, images of a 1942 printed score that a screen reader cannot read.

Antiphon: Montes et colles

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MOntes et colles cantábunt coram Deo laudem, et ómnia ligna silvárum plaudent mánibus : quóniam véniet Dóminus Dominátor in regnum aetérnum, allelúia, allelúia. E u o u a e.

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Psalm 112

tone 1, ending f

Continue every verse to this formula in I f, then Gloria Patri.

The text of Psalm 112
  1. Laudáte, púeri, Dóminum: * laudáte nomen Dómini.
  2. (fit reverentia) Sit nomen Dómini benedíctum, * ex hoc nunc, et usque in sǽculum.
  3. A solis ortu usque ad occásum, * laudábile nomen Dómini.
  4. Excélsus super omnes gentes Dóminus, * et super cælos glória ejus.
  5. Quis sicut Dóminus, Deus noster, qui in altis hábitat, * (6) et humília réspicit in cælo et in terra?
  6. Súscitans a terra ínopem, * et de stércore érigens páuperem:
  7. Ut cóllocet eum cum princípibus, * cum princípibus pópuli sui.
  8. Qui habitáre facit stérilem in domo, * matrem filiórum lætántem.

Antiphon (repeated)

tone 1, ending f

5. In exitu Israel — III a

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Antiphon: Ecce Dóminus

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Psalm 113

tone 3, ending a

Continue every verse to this formula in III a, then Gloria Patri.

The text of Psalm 113
  1. In éxitu Israël de Ægýpto, * domus Jacob de pópulo bárbaro:
  2. Facta est Judǽa sanctificátio ejus, * Israël potéstas ejus.
  3. Mare vidit, et fugit: * Jordánis convérsus est retrórsum.
  4. Montes exsultavérunt ut aríetes, * et colles sicut agni óvium.
  5. Quid est tibi, mare, quod fugísti: * et tu, Jordánis, quia convérsus es retrórsum?
  6. Montes, exsultástis sicut aríetes, * et colles, sicut agni óvium.
  7. A fácie Dómini mota est terra, * a fácie Dei Jacob.
  8. Qui convértit petram in stagna aquárum, * et rupem in fontes aquárum.
  9. Non nobis, Dómine, non nobis: * sed nómini tuo da glóriam.
  10. Super misericórdia tua, et veritáte tua: * nequándo dicant gentes: Ubi est Deus eórum?
  11. Deus autem noster in cælo: * ómnia quæcúmque vóluit, fecit.
  12. Simulácra géntium argéntum, et aurum, * ópera mánuum hóminum.
  13. Os habent, et non loquéntur: * óculos habent, et non vidébunt.
  14. Aures habent, et non áudient: * nares habent, et non odorábunt.
  15. Manus habent, et non palpábunt: † pedes habent, et non ambulábunt: * non clamábunt in gútture suo.
  16. Símiles illis fiant qui fáciunt ea: * et omnes qui confídunt in eis.
  17. Domus Israël sperávit in Dómino: * adjútor eórum et protéctor eórum est,
  18. Domus Aaron sperávit in Dómino: * adjútor eórum et protéctor eórum est,
  19. Qui timent Dóminum, speravérunt in Dómino: * adjútor eórum et protéctor eórum est.
  20. Dóminus memor fuit nostri: * et benedíxit nobis:
  21. Benedíxit dómui Israël: * benedíxit dómui Aaron.
  22. Benedíxit ómnibus, qui timent Dóminum, * pusíllis cum majóribus.
  23. Adíciat Dóminus super vos: * super vos, et super fílios vestros.
  24. Benedícti vos a Dómino, * qui fecit cælum, et terram.
  25. Cælum cæli Dómino: * terram autem dedit fíliis hóminum.
  26. Non mórtui laudábunt te, Dómine: * neque omnes, qui descéndunt in inférnum.
  27. Sed nos qui vívimus, benedícimus Dómino, * ex hoc nunc et usque in sǽculum.

Antiphon (repeated)

tone 3, ending a

Chapter

Nova Organi Harmonia, part VIII, printed page 21: 1 scanned music system, images of a 1942 printed score that a screen reader cannot read.

Fratres: Quæcúmque scripta sunt, ad nostram doctrínam scripta sunt: ut per patiéntiam, et consolatiónem Scripturárum spem habeámus.

Hymn: Creator alme siderum — IV

Nova Organi Harmonia, part VIII, printed pages 51, 52: 8 scanned music systems, images of a 1942 printed score that a screen reader cannot read.

Creator alme siderum — IV

tone 4

Other printed settings in Book VII: Creator alme siderum (p. 9)

Versicle

Rorate caeli desuper, et nubes pluant justum. R. Aperiatur terra, et germinet Salvatorem.

Magnificat — VIII G*

Nova Organi Harmonia, part VIII, printed pages 58, 59: 10 scanned music systems, images of a 1942 printed score that a screen reader cannot read.

Antiphon: Tu es, qui ventúrus es

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TU es qui ventúrus es, an álium exspectámus? Dícite Joánni quae vidístis : ad lumen rédeunt caeci, mórtui resúrgunt, páuperes evangelizántur, allelúia. E u o u a e.

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Magnificat

tone 8, ending G star

Magnificat in VIII G*, as printed for Advent II, p. 59.

Antiphon (repeated)

tone 8, ending G star

Collect

The collect of the day, as at Mass.

Benedicamus Domino

Nova Organi Harmonia, part VIII, printed page 27: 2 scanned music systems, images of a 1942 printed score that a screen reader cannot read.

Alma Redemptoris Mater

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Alma Redemptoris Mater

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ALma Redemptóris Mater, quae pérvia caeli porta manes, Et stella maris, succúrre cadénti súrgere qui curat pópulo : Tu quae genuísti, natúra miránte, tuum sanctum Genitórem : Virgo prius ac postérius, Gabriélis ab ore sumens illud Ave, peccatórum miserére.

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