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INTROIT Ps. 21.15; 68.10
My heart is become like wax melting in the midst of the bowels: for the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up. Alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 72.1 How good is God to Israel, to them that are of a right heart. V. Glory be.
COLLECT
O God, who didst adorn blessed Francis, the founder of a new Order, with zeal for prayer and love of penance: grant that thy servants may make such progress by imitating him, that through constancy in prayer and bodily mortification they may deserve to attain heavenly glory. Through.
Commemoration: Octave of the Ascension
Grant, we beseech thee, almighty God: that we, who believe thine only-begotten Son, our Redeemer, to have ascended on this day into heaven, may also ourselves dwell in mind amid heavenly things. Through.
SEASONAL COLLECTS
As given before Low Sunday
EPISTLE Wis. 4.7-14
The just man, if he be prevented with death, shall be in rest. For venerable old age is not that of long time, nor counted by the number of years: but the understanding of a man is grey hairs. And a spotless life is old age. He pleased God and was beloved, and living among sinners he was translated. He was taken away lest wickedness should alter his understanding, or deceit beguile his soul. For the bewitching of vanity obscureth good things, and the wandering of concupiscence overturneth the innocent mind. Being made perfect in a short space, he fulfilled a long time: For his soul pleased God: therefore he hastened to bring him out of the midst of iniquities: but the people see this, and understand not, nor lay up such things in their hearts
Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 64.5. Blessed is he whom thou hast chosen and taken to thee; he shall dwell in thy courts. Alleluia. V. Ps. 111.9. He hath distributed, he hath given to the poor, his justice remaineth for ever and ever Alleluia.
+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (12.35-40)
At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: Let your loins be girt and lamps burning in your hands, and you yourselves like to men who wait for their lord, when he shall return from the wedding: that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open to him immediately. Blessed are those servants whom the lord, when he cometh, shall find watching: amen I say to you that he will gird himself and make them sit down to meat, and passing will minister unto them. And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. But this know ye, that if the householder did know the thief would come, he would surely watch, and would not suffer his house to be broken open. Be you then also ready, for at what hour you think not the Son of man will come.
OFFERTORY Ps. 91.13
The just man shall flourish like the palm-tree: he shall grow up like the cedar of Libanus. Alleluia.
SECRET
O most merciful Jesus, grant that as we commemorate the glorious merits of blessed Francis, on fire with love like him we may be worthy to gather around thy holy table. Who livest and reignest.
Commemoration: Octave of the Ascension
Accept, O Lord, the gifts we offer up to thee, for the glorious Ascension of thy Son: and mercifully grant that we may be freed from present perils and attain unto everlasting life. Through.
SEASONAL COLLECTS
As given before Low Sunday
COMMUNION Ps. 30.20
O how great is the multitude of thy sweetness, O Lord, which thou hast hidden for them that fear him. Alleluia.
POSTCOMMUNION
We beseech thee, Lord, let our minds ever retain the joyous memory and fruit of this most holy Sacrifice which we have offered to thy Majesty on today's solemnity of blessed Francis. Through.
Commemoration: Octave of the Ascension
Grant to us, we beseech thee, almighty and merciful God, that we may obtain the invisible effects of that which we have shared by communion in visible Mysteries. Through.
SEASONAL COLLECTS
As given before Low Sunday
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