Wednesday, August 27, 2014

28 August 2014 - Saint Augustine, Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church (Commemoration of St. Hermes, Martyr)


Double – White

INTROIT Ecclus. 15.5

In the midst of the Church he opened his mouth; and the Lord filled him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding: He clothed him with a robe of glory. Ps. 91.2 It is good to give praise to the Lord: and to sing to thy Name, O Most High. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

Give heed, O almighty God, to our humble prayers, and since thou givest us confident assurance in the loving intercession of blessed Augustine, thy Confessor and Bishop, deign to give us the effect of thy wonted mercy. Through.

Commemoration: Of St. Hermes

O God, who didst endow blessed Hermes, thy Martyr, with the virtue of constancy in his martyrdom: grant that we may so follow his example that for the sake of thy love, we may despise earthly prosperity, and fear not temporal harm. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE II Tim 4.1-8

Dearly beloved, I charge thee, before God and Jesus Christ, who shall judge the living and the dead, by his coming, and his kingdom: Preach the word: be instant in season, out of season: reprove, entreat, rebuke in all patience and doctrine. For there shall be a time, when they will not endure sound doctrine; but, according to their own desires, they will heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears: And will indeed turn away their hearing from the truth, but will be turned unto fables. But be thou vigilant, labour in all things, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill thy ministry. Be sober. For I am even now ready to be sacrificed: and the time of my dissolution is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. As to the rest, there is laid up for me a crown of justice, which the Lord the just judge will render to me in that day: and not only to me, but to them also that love his coming.

GRADUAL Ps. 36.30-31

The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom: and his tongue shall speak judgment. The law of his God is in his heart, and his steps shall not be supplanted.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 88.21.
I have found David my servant: with my holy oil I have anointed him. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (5.13-19)

At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: Ye are the salt of the earth. But if the salt lose its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? It is good for nothing any more but to be cast out, and to be trodden on by men. Ye are the light of the world. A city seated on a mountain cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but upon a candlestick, that it may shine to all that are in the house. So let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. Do not think that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets. I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. For amen I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot, or one tittle shall not pass of the law, till all be fulfilled. He therefore that shall break one of these least commandments, and shall so teach men, shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven. But he that shall do and teach, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 91.13

The just shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow up like the cedar of Libanus.

SECRET

May the holy prayer of Augustine, thy Bishop, Confessor and Doctor, fail us not, O Lord: may it render our offerings acceptable, and ever obtain for us thy pardon. Through.

Commemoration: Of St. Hermes

We offer to thee, O Lord, the Sacrifice of praise in commemoration of thy Saints: grant, we beseech thee, that what has won for them their glory may avail us unto salvation. Through.

COMMUNION Luke 12.42

The faithful and wise steward, whom his lord setteth over his family, to give them their measure of wheat in due season.

POSTCOMMUNION

We beseech thee, O Lord, that blessed Augustine, thy Bishop, Confessor and illustrious Doctor may join his prayers to ours that this thy sacrifice may bring us salvation. Through.

Commemoration: Of St. Hermes

We who have been filled with heavenly blessing, beseech thy mercy, O Lord, that through the intercession of blessed Hermes, thy Martyr we may feel the benefits of what we humbly perform. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

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