Antiphon
Do not remember against us our former iniquities;
let your compassion come speedily to meet us, for we are brought very low. (Psalm 79:8 ESV)
Prayer
Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name. O Lord, deliver us, and forgive us our sins, for your name’s sake. Protect the souls who confess to you, and finally, do not forget souls of the poor. Remember your covenant, O Lord, who lives and reigns, one God, now and forever.
Amen.
Source: Antiphonary of Bangor, ninth century
Source of this version: Translated and reworked from the Latin text for A Collection of Prayers.
© 2016 Paul C. Stratman
Translation of “Adjuva nos, Deus, salutaris noster / Help us, O God of our salvation” is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Please contact for any commercial usage.
Original in Latin:
40. Oratio communis fratrum
Ant. Ne memineris iniquitatum nostrarum antiquarum; cito anticipent nos misericordiae tuae, quia pauperes facti sumus nimis.
Oratio. Adjuva nos, Deus, salutaris noster, propter gloriam nominis tui. Domine, libera nos, et propitius esto peccatis nostris propter nomen tuum. Ne tradas bestiis animam confitentem tibi. Animas pauperum tuorum ne obliviscaris in finem. Respice in testamentum tuum. Domine Qui regnas &c
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