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Octave Day of Christmas

Die Octavæ Nativitatis Domini · ad Vesperas

I Vespers · sung on the evening of Wednesday, 31 December 2025 · 1962 rubrics · Nova Organi Harmonia VIII

Pss. 109, 112, 121, 126, 147: VI F, III a2, IV E, I f, II D · Magnificat: VIII G · Alma Redemptoris Mater

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 — VI F

Nova Organi Harmonia, part VIII, printed page 82: 8 scanned music systems, images of a 1942 printed score that a screen reader cannot read.

Antiphon: O admirábile commércium

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tone 6, ending F
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O admirábile commércium! Creátor géneris humáni, animátum corpus sumens, de Vírgine nasci dignátus est : et procédens homo sine sémine, largítus est nobis suam deitátem. E u o u a e.

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Psalm 109

tone 6, ending F

No accompaniment in VI F is printed in NOH VIII; the psalm is sung in that tone.

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 6, ending F

2. Laudate pueri — III a2

Nova Organi Harmonia, part VIII, printed pages 82, 83: 8 scanned music systems, images of a 1942 printed score that a screen reader cannot read.

Antiphon: Quando natus es

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tone 3, ending a 2
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QUando natus es ineffabíliter ex Vírgine, tunc implétae sunt Scriptúrae : sicut plúvia in vellus descendísti, ut salvum fáceres genus humánum : te laudámus Deus noster. E u o u a e.

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Psalm 112

tone 3, ending a 2

No accompaniment in III a2 is printed in NOH VIII; the psalm is sung in that tone.

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 3, ending a 2

3. Laetatus sum — IV E

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Antiphon: Rubum, quem víderat Móyses

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tone 4, ending E
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RUbum quem víderat Móyses incombústum, conservátam agnóvimus tuam laudábilem virginitátem : Dei Génitrix, intercéde pro nobis. E u o u a e.

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Psalm 121

tone 4, ending E

No accompaniment in IV E is printed in NOH VIII; the psalm is sung in that tone.

The text of Psalm 121
  1. Lætátus sum in his, quæ dicta sunt mihi: * In domum Dómini íbimus.
  2. Stantes erant pedes nostri, * in átriis tuis, Jerúsalem.
  3. Jerúsalem, quæ ædificátur ut cívitas: * cujus participátio ejus in idípsum.
  4. Illuc enim ascendérunt tribus, tribus Dómini: * testimónium Israël ad confiténdum nómini Dómini.
  5. Quia illic sedérunt sedes in judício, * sedes super domum David.
  6. Rogáte quæ ad pacem sunt Jerúsalem: * et abundántia diligéntibus te:
  7. Fiat pax in virtúte tua: * et abundántia in túrribus tuis.
  8. Propter fratres meos, et próximos meos, * loquébar pacem de te:
  9. Propter domum Dómini, Dei nostri, * quæsívi bona tibi.

Antiphon (repeated)

tone 4, ending E

4. Nisi Dominus — I f

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Antiphon: Germinávit radix Jesse

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tone 1, ending f
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GErminávit radix Jesse, orta est stella ex Jacob : Virgo péperit Salvatórem : te laudámus, Deus noster. E u o u a e.

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Psalm 126

tone 1, ending f

NOH VIII does not print this psalm in I f: the formula in the same tone and ending serves — Psalm 112 in I f, as printed for Advent II, p. 57.

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

The text of Psalm 126
  1. Nisi Dóminus ædificáverit domum, * in vanum laboravérunt qui ædíficant eam.
  2. Nisi Dóminus custodíerit civitátem, * frustra vígilat qui custódit eam.
  3. Vanum est vobis ante lucem súrgere: * súrgite postquam sedéritis, qui manducátis panem dolóris.
  4. Cum déderit diléctis suis somnum: * (3) ecce heréditas Dómini fílii: merces, fructus ventris.
  5. Sicut sagíttæ in manu poténtis: * ita fílii excussórum.
  6. Beátus vir, qui implévit desidérium suum ex ipsis: * non confundétur cum loquétur inimícis suis in porta.

Antiphon (repeated)

tone 1, ending f

5. Lauda Jerusalem — II D

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Antiphon: Ecce María génuit

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tone 2, ending D
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ECce María génuit nobis Salvatórem, quem Joánnes videns exclamávit, dicens : Ecce Agnus Dei, ecce qui tollit + peccáta mundi, allelúia. + peccáta mundi. E u o u a e.

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Psalm 147

tone 2, ending D

No accompaniment in II D is printed in NOH VIII; the psalm is sung in that tone.

The text of Psalm 147
  1. Lauda, Jerúsalem, Dóminum: * lauda Deum tuum, Sion.
  2. Quóniam confortávit seras portárum tuárum: * benedíxit fíliis tuis in te.
  3. Qui pósuit fines tuos pacem: * et ádipe fruménti sátiat te.
  4. Qui emíttit elóquium suum terræ: * velóciter currit sermo ejus.
  5. Qui dat nivem sicut lanam: * nébulam sicut cínerem spargit.
  6. Mittit crystállum suam sicut buccéllas: * ante fáciem frígoris ejus quis sustinébit?
  7. Emíttet verbum suum, et liquefáciet ea: * flabit spíritus ejus, et fluent aquæ.
  8. Qui annúntiat verbum suum Jacob: * justítias, et judícia sua Israël.
  9. Non fecit táliter omni natióni: * et judícia sua non manifestávit eis.

Antiphon (repeated)

tone 2, ending D

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.

Appáruit benígnitas, et humánitas Salvatóris nostri Dei: non ex opéribus justítiæ, quæ fécimus nos, sed secúndum suam misericórdiam salvos nos fecit.

Hymn: Jesu Redemptor omnium

Nova Organi Harmonia, part VIII, printed pages 70, 71, 72: 10 scanned music systems, images of a 1942 printed score that a screen reader cannot read.

Jesu Redemptor omnium

Other printed settings in Book VII: Jesu Redemptor omnium (p. 10)

Versicle

Magnificat — VIII G

Nova Organi Harmonia, part VIII, printed pages 53, 85: 8 scanned music systems, images of a 1942 printed score that a screen reader cannot read.

Antiphon: Propter nímiam

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tone 8, ending G

Magnificat

tone 8, ending G

Magnificat in VIII G, as printed for Advent I, p. 53.

Antiphon (repeated)

tone 8, ending G

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.

Text source: GregoBase

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