Wednesday, March 25, 2015

25 March 2015 - Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Feria IV of Passion Week)


Double of the First Class – White or Marian Blue 

INTROIT Ps. 44.13,15,16

ALL the rich among the people shall entreat thy countenance: after her shall virgins be brought to the King: her neighbors shall be brought to thee in gladness and rejoicing. Ps. 44.2. My heart hath uttered a good word: I speak my works to the King. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O GOD, who didst will that thy Word should take flesh, at the message of an Angel, in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary, grant to thy suppliant people, that we who believe her to be truly the Mother of God, may be helped by her intercession with thee.

Then commemorate under one ending the Passion Week feria as in the mass below.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints and For the Quick and the Dead

EPISTLE Isa. 7.10-15.

IN those days the Lord spoke to Achaz, saying: Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God, either unto the depth of hell, or unto the height above. And Achaz said: I will not ask, and I will not tempt the Lord. And he said: hear ye therefore, O house of David: Is it a small thing for you to be grievous to men, that you are grievous to my God also? Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign. Behold a Virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and his Name shall be called Emmanuel. He shall eat butter and honey, that he may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good.

GRADUAL Ps. 44.3,5

Grace is poured abroad in thy lips; therefore hath God blessed thee forever. V.: Because of truth and meekness, and justice; and thy right hand shall conduct thee wonderfully.

TRACT Ps. 44.11,12

Hearken, O daughter, and see, incline thy ear: for the King hath greatly desired thy beauty. All the rich shall entreat thy countenance: the daughters of kings in thine honor. After her shall virgins be brought to the King: her neighbors shall be brought to thee. They shall be brought with gladness and rejoicing: they shall be brought into the temple of the King.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (1.26-38)

AT that time the Angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin's name was Mary. And the Angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace: the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. Who having heard, was troubled at his saying: and thought with herself what manner of salutation this should be. And the Angel said to her: Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God: behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of David his father; and he shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end. And Mary said to the Angel: How shall this be done, because I know not man? And the Angel answering, said to her: The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. And behold thy cousin Elizabeth, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that is called barren; because no work shall be impossible with God. And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it done to me according to thy word. 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Luke 1.28,42

Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women and blessed in the fruit of thy womb.

SECRET

STRENGTHEN in our minds, we beseech thee, O Lord, the mysteries of the true faith; that we who confess him who was conceived of a Virgin to be true God and man, may deserve by the power of his saving resurrection, to attain to eternal happiness.

Then commemorate under one ending the Passion Week feria as in the mass below.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints and For the Quick and the Dead

PREFACE: Of the Blessed Virgin, with In the Annunciation.

COMMUNION Is. 7.14-15

Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a Son, and his Name shall be called Emmanuel.

POSTCOMMUNION

MAY this Communion, O Lord, cleanse us from guilt: and through the intercession of the blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, make us sharers of the heavenly remedy. 

Then commemorate under one ending the Passion Week feria as in the mass below.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints and For the Quick and the Dead

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WEDNESDAY OF 
PASSION WEEK
Greater Non-Privileged Feria – Purple 

INTROIT Ps. 17.48-49

Thou, who didst preserve me from the wrathful nations, wilt exalt me above mine adversaries. Thou, O Lord, wilt rescue me from the man of violence. Ps. 17.2, 3. I love thee, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my support, my refuge, and my deliverer.

COLLECT

O God, sanctify the Lenten fast and in thy mercy enlighten the hearts of thy faithful. Hear the prayers of those who, by thy grace, call upon thee with devotion. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECT
Against the Persecutors of the Church

LESSON Lev. 19.1-2, 11-19, 25

In those days, the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel. And thou shalt say to them: Be ye holy, because I the Lord your God am holy. You shall not steal. You shall not lie: neither shall any man deceive his neighbour. Thou shalt not swear falsely by my name, nor profane the name of thy God. I am the Lord. Thou shalt not calumniate thy neighbour, nor oppress him by violence. The wages of him that hath been hired by thee shall not abide with thee until the morning. Thou shalt not speak evil of the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind: but thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, because I am the Lord. Thou shalt not do that which is unjust, nor judge unjustly. Respect not the person of the poor: nor honour the countenance of the mighty. But judge thy neighbour according to justice. Thou shalt not be a detractor nor a whisperer among the people. Thou shalt not stand against the blood of thy neighbour. I am the Lord. Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: But reprove him openly, lest thou incur sin through him. Seek not revenge, nor be mindful of the injury of thy citizens. Thou shalt love thy friend as thyself. I am the Lord. Keep ye my laws. I am the Lord your God.

GRADUAL Ps. 29.2-4

I will extol thee, O Lord, for thou hast upheld me, and hast not let my enemies rejoice over me. V. O Lord my God, I cried out to thee and thou healed me, O Lord, thou hast brought my soul up from the depths, thou hast preserved me from among those going down into the pit.

TRACT Ps. 102.10; 78.8-9

O Lord, repay us not according to the sins we have committed, nor according to our iniquities. V. O Lord, remember not our iniquities of the past; let thy mercy come quickly to us, for we are being brought very low. (All kneel.)
V. Help us, O God our Savior, and for the glory of thy Name, O Lord, deliver us; and pardon us our sins for thy Name's sake.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (10.22-38)

At that time, And it was the feast of the dedication at Jerusalem: and it was winter. And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon's porch. The Jews therefore came round about him and said to him: How long dost thou hold our souls in suspense? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. Jesus answered them: I speak to you, and you believe not: the works that I do in the Name of my Father, they give testimony of me. But you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep. My sheep hear my voice. And I know them: and they follow me. And I give them life everlasting: and they shall not perish for ever. And no man shall pluck them out of my hand. That which my Father hath given me is greater than all: and no one can snatch them out of the hand of my Father. I and the Father are one. The Jews then took up stones to stone him. Jesus answered them: Many good works I have shewed you from my Father. For which of those works do you stone me? The Jews answered him: For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy: and because that thou. being a, man, makest thyself God. Jesus answered them: Is it not written in your law: I said, you are gods? If he called them gods to whom the word of God was spoken; and the scripture cannot be broken: Do you say of him whom the Father hath sanctified and sent into the world: Thou blasphemest; because I said: I am the Son of God? If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. But if I do, though you will not believe me, believe the works: that you may know and believe that the Father is in me and I in the Father.

OFFERTORY Ps. 58.2

Rescue me from my enemies, O my God; and defend me from my adversaries, O Lord.

SECRET

O merciful God, hear us, and grant that we may offer this sacrifice of praise and reparation with true devotion. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECT
Against the Persecutors of the Church

COMMUNION Ps. 25.6-7

I wash my hands in innocence, and go around thine altar, O Lord, listening to the sound of thy praises and recounting all thy wondrous deeds.

POSTCOMMUNION

O Almighty God, we humbly beseech the heavenly blessings of thy Sacrament which we have received. May it bring us thy grace and salvation. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECT
Against the Persecutors of the Church

PRAYER OVER THE PEOPLE

Hear our petitions, Almighty God. Thou didst give us hope because of thy goodness, now graciously shield us with thy mercy. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECT
Against the Persecutors of the Church

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