Oratio Latina · Translatio

Short Evening Rule

A compact thanksgiving, examination and commendation before sleep.

Today in the Church’s prayer

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Latina

Gratias Tibi ago, Deus meus, pro beneficiis huius diei.

Illumina me, Spiritus Sancte, ut peccata mea cognoscam.

Deus meus, ex toto corde paenitet me omnium meorum peccatorum, eaque detestor, quia peccando non solum poenas a Te iuste statutas promeritus sum, sed praesertim quia offendi Te, summum bonum ac dignum qui super omnia diligaris. Ideo firmiter propono, adiuvante gratia Tua, de cetero non peccare et proximas peccandi occasiones fugere. Amen.

In manus tuas, Domine, commendo spiritum meum.

Visita, quaesumus, Domine, habitationem istam, et omnes insidias inimici ab ea longe repelle; Angeli tui sancti habitent in ea, qui nos in pace custodiant; et benedictio tua sit super nos semper. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

English

I thank Thee, my God, for the benefits of this day.

Enlighten me, O Holy Ghost, that I may know my sins.

O my God, I am heartily sorry for all my sins and I detest them, because by sinning I have deserved the punishments justly appointed by Thee, but most of all because I have offended Thee, the supreme Good, worthy to be loved above all things. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to sin no more and to avoid the near occasions of sin. Amen.

Into Thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.

Visit, we beseech Thee, O Lord, this dwelling, and drive far from it all snares of the enemy. Let Thy holy Angels dwell herein to preserve us in peace, and let Thy blessing be always upon us. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.