1 May 2015 - Saints Philip and James, Apostles

Double of the Second Class – Red 

INTROIT

IN the time of their tribulation they cried unto thee O Lord, and thou heardest them from heaven. Alleluia, alleluia. Ps. Rejoice in the Lord, ye just: praise becometh the upright. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O GOD, who dost gladden us with the annual solemnity of thine Apostles Philip and James, grant, we beseech thee, that we may learn from the examples of those in whose merits we rejoice. Through the same.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
As given before Low Sunday.

LESSON Wis. 5.1-5.

THEN shall the just stand with great constancy against those that have afflicted them and taken away their labours. These seeing it, shall be troubled with terrible fear, and shall be amazed at the suddenness of their unexpected salvation, saying within themselves, repenting, and groaning for anguish of spirit: These are they whom we had some time in derision and for a parable of reproach. We fools esteemed their life madness and their end without honour; behold how they are numbered among the children of God, and their lot is among the Saints.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. The heavens shall confess thy wonders, O Lord; and thy truth in the Church of the saints. V. So long a time have I been with you, and have you not known me? V. Philip, he that seeth me, seeth my Father also. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (14.1-13)

AT that time Jesus said to his disciples: Let not your heart be troubled: you believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house there are many mansions. If not, I would have told you, that I go to prepare a place for you. And if I shall go and pre-pare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to my-self, that where I am you also may be. And whither I go you know, and the way you know. Thomas saith to him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? Jesus saith to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No man cometh to the Father, but by me. If you had known me, you would without doubt have known my Father also: and from henceforth you shall know him; and you have seen him. Philip saith to him: Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us. Jesus saith to him: So long a time have I been with you, and have you not known me? Philip, he that seeth me, seeth the Father also. How sayest thou, show us the Fa-ther? Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words that I speak to you, I speak not of myself. But the Father Who abideth in me, he doeth the works. Believe you not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? Otherwise, believe for the very works' sake. Amen, amen, I say to you, he that be-lieveth in me, the works that I do, he also shall do; and greater than these shall he do. Because I go to the Father: and whatsoever you shall ask the Father in my name, that will I do.

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY

The Heavens shall confess thy wonders, O Lord, and thy truth in the church of the saints. Alleluia, alleluia.

SECRET

GRACIOUSLY receive O Lord, the offerings which we bring for the feast of thine Apostles Philip and James, and turn aside all the evils which we deserve. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
As given before Low Sunday.

PREFACE: Of the Apostles.

COMMUNION

So long a time have I been with you, and have you not known me? Philip, he that seeth me; seeth my Father also, alleluia. Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? Alleluia, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

FILLED with the mysteries of salvation, we beseech thee, O Lord, that we may be assisted by the prayers of those whose feast we celebrate. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
As given before Low Sunday.

30 April 2015 - Saint Catherine of Sienna, Virgin

Double - White

INTROIT Ps. 44.8.

THOU hast loved justice and hated iniquity: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. (P.T. Alleluia, alleluia.) Ps. 44.2. My heart hath uttered a good word: I speak my words to the King. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

Grant, we beseech thee, O almighty God, that we, who venerate the natal feast of blessed Catherine, thy virgin, may be both gladdened by her annual solemnity and helped by the example of so great a virtue. Through the same.

LESSON II Cor. 10.17-18; 11.1-2.

Brethren: He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. For not he who commendeth himself is approved: but he, whom God commendeth. Would to God you could bear with some little of my folly! But do bear with me. For I am jealous of you with the jealousy of God. For I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 44.15,16. After her shall virgins be brought to the King: her neighbors shall be brought to thee with gladness. Alleluia. V. Ps.44.5. With thy comeliness and thy beauty set out, proceed prosperously and reign. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (25.1-13)

At that time: Jesus said this parable unto his disciples: Then shall the kingdom of heaven be like to ten virgins, who taking their lamps went out to meet the bridegroom and the bride. And five of them were foolish and five wise. But the five foolish, having taken their lamps, did not take oil with them. But the wise took oil in their vessels with the lamps. And the bridegroom tarrying, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made: Behold the bridegroom cometh. Go ye forth to meet him. Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise: Give us of your oil, for our lamps are gone out. The wise answered, saying: Lest perhaps there be not enough for us and for you, go ye rather to them that sell and buy for yourselves. Now whilst they went to buy the bridegroom came: and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage. And the door was shut. But at last came also the other virgins, saying: Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answering said: Amen I say to you, I know you not. Watch ye therefore, because you know not the day nor the hour.

OFFERTORY Ps. 44.10.

The daughters of the King are in thine honor, the queen stood on thy right hand in gilded clothing, surrounded with variety. (P.T. Alleluia.)

SECRET

Let the prayers we offer on the feast-day of blessed Catherine rise up unto thee, O Lord, and the sacrifice of salvation fragrant with the odor of virgin purity. Through.

Communion Matt. 25.4, 6.

The five wise virgins took oil in their vessels with the lamps: and at midnight there was a cry made: Behold the bridegroom cometh: go ye forth to meet Christ the Lord. (P.T. Alleluia.)

POSTCOMMUNION

May the Heavenly table, from which we have been fed, give us eternal life, O Lord, as it sustained even the temporal life of Catherine, the blessed virgin. Through.

29 April 2015 - Saint Peter of Verona, Martyr

Double – Red

INTROIT Ps. 63, 3.

Thou hast protected me, O God, from the assembly of the malignant, alleluia: from the multitude of the workers of iniquity, alleluia. alleluia. Ps. 63.2. Hear, O God, my prayers, when I make supplication to thee: deliver my soul from the fear of the enemy. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O Almighty God, may we pay honor to the faith of thy blessed martyr Peter with fitting devotion, for this saint was found worthy of the triumph of martyrdom in spreading the faith. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
As given before Low Sunday

EPISTLE II Tim.2.8-10;3.10-12

Dearly beloved: Be mindful that the Lord Jesus Christ is risen again from the dead, of the seed of David, according to my gospel: Wherein I labour even unto bands, as an evildoer. But the word of God is not bound. Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus, with heavenly glory. But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience, Persecutions, afflictions: such as came upon me at Antioch, at Iconium and at Lystra: what persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord delivered me. And all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 88.6. The heavens shall confess thy wonders, O Lord; and thy truth in the Church of the saints. Alleluia. V. Ps. 20.4. O Lord, thou shalt set on his head a crown of precious stones. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (15.1-7)

At that time, The Lord said to his disciples: I am the true Vine; and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me, that beareth not fruit, he will take away: and every one that beareth fruit, he will purge it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now you are clean by reason of the word, which I have spoken to you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abide in the vine, so neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the Vine: you the branches: he that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for without me you can do nothing. If any one abide not in me, he shall be cast forth as a branch, and shall wither, and they shall gather him up, and case him into the fire, and be burned. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, you shall ask whatever you will, and it shall be done unto you.

OFFERTORY Ps. 88.6.

The Heavens shall confess thy wonders, O Lord, and thy truth in the church of the saints, alleluia, alleluia.

SECRET

O Lord, look with kindness on the prayers we offer thee through the intercession of thy blessed martyr Peter. Keep the defenders of the faith under thy continual protection. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
As given before Low Sunday

COMMUNION Ps. 63.11.

The just shall rejoice in the Lord, and shall hope in him: and all the upright in heart shall be praised, alleluia, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

May the Sacrament that we have received safeguard the faithful, O Lord. Protect them against the attacks of their enemies through the intercession of thy blessed martyr Peter. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
As given before Low Sunday

28 April 2015 - Saint Paul of the Cross, Confessor

Double – White

INTROIT Gal. 2.19-20.

With Christ I am nailed to the Cross: but I live, now not I: but Christ liveth in me: I live in the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and delivered himself for me. Alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 40.2 Blessed is he that understandeth concerning the needy and the poor: the Lord will deliver him in the evil day. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O Lord Jesus Christ, who didst endow Saint Paul with exceeding charity to preach the mystery of the Cross, and didst will that through him a new family should spring up in thy Church, grant us, by his intercession, that, constantly venerating thy passion on earth, we may be worthy to partake of its fruits in heaven. Who livest and reignest.

Commemoration: Saint Vitalis, Martyr

O Almighty God, grant that we who celebrate the birthday of thy blessed martyr Vitalis may be made stronger in our love of thee through his intercession. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
As given before Low Sunday

EPISTLE I Cor. 1.17-25

Brethren: Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not in wisdom of speech, lest the cross of Christ should be made void. For the word of the cross, to them indeed that perish, is foolishness: but to them that are saved, that is, to us, it is the power of God. For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise: and the prudence of the prudent I will reject. Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this world? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For, seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world, by wisdom, knew not God, it pleased God, by the foolishness of our preaching, to save them that believe. For both the Jews require signs: and the Greeks seek after wisdom. But we preach Christ crucified: unto the Jews indeed a stumblingblock, and unto the Gentiles foolishness: But unto them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ, the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than men: and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. II Cor. 5.15; Rom. 8.17 Christ died for all, in order that they who are alive may live no longer for themselves, but for him who died for them and rose again. Alleluia. V. But if we are sons, we are heirs also: heirs indeed of God and joint heirs with Christ, provided, however, we suffer with him that we may also be glorified with him. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (10.1-9)

At that time, the Lord appointed also other seventy-two. And he sent them two and two before his face into every city and place whither he himself was to come. And he said to them: The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest that he send labourers into his harvest. Go: Behold I send you as lambs among wolves. Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way. Into whatever house you enter, first say: Peace be to this house. And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him: but if not, it shall return to you. And in the same house, remain, eating and drinking such things as they have: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Remove not from house to house. And into what city soever you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you. And heal the sick that are therein and say to them: The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

OFFERTORY Eph. 5.2

Walk in love, as Christ also love us and delivered himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God to ascend in fragrant odor, alleluia.

SECRET

O Lord, may the mysteries of thy Passion and death stir up in us the same divine ardor that inspired blessed Paul to offer with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass his own body as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to thee; who livest and reignest.

Commemoration: Saint Vitalis, Martyr

Accept our offerings and prayers, O Lord. Cleanse us by this heavenly rite, and in thy mercy hear our petitions. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
As given before Low Sunday

COMMUNION I Peter 4.13

Rejoice, in so far as you are partakers of the sufferings of Christ, that you may also rejoice with exultation in the revelation of his glory, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

O Lord, we have received thy Sacrament which is a perpetual reminder of thy boundless love. May the merits and example of blessed Paul help us to draw from thy fountains the water that springeth upward to eternal life. May they also engrave the memory of thy sacred passion on our hearts, so that it will show itself in the conduct of our lives; who livest and reignest.

Commemoration: Saint Vitalis, Martyr

O Lord our God, may we who now joyfully commemorate thy saints on earth rejoice one day with them in heaven. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
As given before Low Sunday

27 April 2015 - Saint Peter Canisius, Confessor & Doctor of the Church

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 under-standing. (P.T. Alleluia, alleluia.) 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

O God, who for the defence of the Catholic Faith didst strengthen blessed Peter, thy confessor, with virtue and learning: vouchsafe in thy loving kindness, that by his example and precepts the erring may be restored to salvation, and the faithful may persevere in the confession of the truth. Through.

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.

Alleluia, alleluia. V.: Ecclus. 45.9. The Lord loved him and adorned him: He clothed him with a robe of glory. Alleluia. V. Os. 14.6. The just man shall spring as the lily: and shall flourish for ever before the Lord. Alleluia.

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

At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: You 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. You 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 in all masses of Doctors of the Church.

OFFERTORY Ps. 91.13.

The just shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow up, like the cedar of Libanus. (P.T. Alleluia.)

SECRET

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

Communion Luke 12.42.

The faithful and wise servant, whom his lord setteth over his family: to give them their measure of wheat in due season. (P.T. Alleluia.)

POSTCOMMUNION

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

26 April 2015 - Third Sunday after Easter (Commemoration of Sts. Cletus & Marcellinus, PP.MM.)

Semi-double – White 

INTROIT Ps. 65. 1, 2

Shout with joy to God, all the earth, alleluia: sing ye a psalm to his Name, alleluia: give glory to his praise, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 65.3. Say unto God: How terrible are thy works, O Lord. In the multitude of thy strength thine enemies shall lie to thee. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who to those that go astray dost show the light of thy truth, that they may return to the path of justice: grant that all who are enrolled in the Christian faith, may both spurn all that is hostile to that name, and follow after what is fitting to it. Through.

Commemoration: Saints Cletus and Marcellinus, Popes & Martyrs

Eternal Shepherd, do thou look favorably upon thy flock, which we beseech thee to guard and keep for evermore through the blessed Cletus and Marcellinus thy Martyrs and Popes, whom thou didst choose to be the chief shepherds of the whole Church. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church

EPISTLE I Peter 2. 11-19

Dearly beloved, I beseech you, as strangers and pilgrims, to refrain yourselves from carnal desires, which war against the soul, having your conversation good among the Gentiles: that whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by the good works which they shall behold in you, glorify God in the day of visitation. Be ye subject therefore to every human creature for God's sake: whether it be to the king as excelling, or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of the good: for so is the will of God, that by doing well you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: as free, and not as making liberty a cloak for malice, but as the servants of God. Honor all men: love the brotherhood: fear God: honor the king. Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. For this is thankworthy before God: in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Alleluia, alleluia. V.: Ps. 110.9. The Lord hath sent redemption to his people. Alleluia. V.: Luke 24. 46. It behooved Christ to suffer and to rise again from the dead, and so to enter into his glory. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (16.16-22)

At that time Jesus said to his disciples: A little while, and now you shall not see me: and again a little while, and you shall see me: because I go to the Father. Then some of his disciples said one to another: What is this that he saith to us: A little while, and you shall not see me: and again a little while, and you shall see me, and, Because I go to the Father? They said therefore: What is this that he saith, A little while? We know not what he speaketh. And Jesus knew that they had a mind to ask him. And he said to them: Of this do you inquire among yourselves, because I said: A little while, and you shall not see me: and again a little while, and you shall see me? Amen, amen, I say to you, that you shall lament and weep, but the world shall rejoice: and you shall be made sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. A woman, when she is in labor, hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but when she hath brought forth the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. So also you now indeed have sorrow: but I will see you again and your heart shall rejoice: and your joy no man shall take from you. 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 145. 2

Praise the Lord, O my soul: while I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing praises unto my God while I have being, alleluia.

SECRET

Grant, O Lord, by these Mysteries, that checking our earthly longings, we may learn to love heavenly things. Through.

Commemoration: Saints Cletus and Marcellinus, Popes & Martyrs

In thy loving kindness, we beseech thee, O Lord, be moved by the offering of our gifts and enlighten thy Church: that thy flock may prosper everywhere and shepherds, under thy guidance, may be rendered acceptable to thee. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church

COMMUNION John 16. 16

A little while, and you shall not see me, alleluia; and again a little while, and you shall see me, because I go to the Father, alleluia, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

May the Sacraments which we have received, we beseech thee, O Lord, renew us with spiritual refreshment and defend us with bodily help. Through.

Commemoration: Saints Cletus and Marcellinus, Popes & Martyrs

Since thy Church hath been nourished by the sacred repast, govern her in thy clemency, we beseech thee, O Lord, so that under the guidance of thy mighty rule she may enjoy greater freedom and abiding integrity of religion. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church

25 April 2015 - Saint Mark the Evangelist and the Greater Litanies

Double of the Second Class

Purple – Procession White – Mass

¶ Easter never occurs after this date.

GREATER LITANIES

¶ The procession is done according to the form and rubrics given in the Rituale Anglicanum and the Liber Processionalis.

THE MASS

INTROIT Ps. 63.3.

THOU hast protected me, O God, from the assembly of the malignant, alleluia: from the multitude of the workers of iniquity, alleluia. alleluia. Ps. 63.2. Hear, O God, my prayers, when I make supplication to thee: deliver my soul from the fear of the enemy. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O GOD, who didst endow blessed Mark, thine Evangelist, with the grace of preaching, grant us, we beseech thee, ever to profit by his teaching and be defended by his prayers. Through.

COMMEMORATION: The Rogation Days

GRANT, we beseech thee, O almighty God, that we, who in our affliction put our trust in thy mercy, may ever be defended by thy protection against all adversities. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
As given before Low Sunday

LESSON Ezech. 1. 10-14

AS for the likeness of their faces: there was the face of a man, and the face of a lion on the right side of all the four: and the face of an ox, on the left side of all the four: and the face of an eagle over all the four. And their faces, and their wings were stretched upward: two wings of every one were joined, and two covered their bodies: And every one of them went straight forward: whither the impulse of the spirit was to go, thither they went: and they turned not when they went. And as for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like that of burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps. This was the vision running to and fro in the midst of the living creatures, a bright fire, and lightning going forth from the fire. And the liv-ing creatures ran and returned like flashes of lightning.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 88.6. The Heavens shall confess thy wonders, O Lord; and thy truth in the Church of the saints. Alleluia. V. Ps. 20.4. O Lord, thou hast set on his head a crown of precious stones. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (10.1-9)

AT that time: The Lord appointed also another seventy-two. And he sent them two and two before his face into every city and place whither he himself was to come. And he said to them: The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest that he send labourers into his harvest. Go: Behold I send you as lambs among wolves. Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way. Into whatever house you enter, first say: Peace be to this house. And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him: but if not, it shall return to you. And in the same house, remain, eating and drinking such things as they have: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Remove not from house to house. And into what city soever you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you. And heal the sick that are therein and say to them: The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 88.6.

The Heavens shall confess thy wonders, O Lord, and thy truth in the Church of the Saints, alleluia, alleluia.

SECRET

BRINGING thee gifts, O Lord, on the festival of blessed Mark, thine evangelist, we pray thee, that, as the preaching of the Gospel made him glorious, so his intercession may render us in word and deed acceptable to thee. Through.

COMMEMORATION: The Rogation Days

MAY these oblations, O Lord, we beseech thee, both loosen the bonds of our wickedness, and obtain for us the gifts of thy mercy. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
As given before Low Sunday

PREFACE: Of the Apostles.

COMMUNION Ps.63.11.

The just shall rejoice in the Lord, and shall hope in him: and all the upright in heart shall be praised, alleluia, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

MAY thy holy things, we beseech thee, O Lord, bring us continual protection, so that, through the prayers of blessed Mark, thine evangelist, they may ever guard us from all evils. Through the same.

COMMEMORATION: The Rogation Days

GRANT unto us, O Lord, that filled with strength from this heavenly table, we may both desire what is right, and obtain that which we desire. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
As given before Low Sunday

PROPER LAST GOSPEL

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (11.5-13)

At that time Jesus said to his disciples: Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and shall say to him: Friend, lend me three loaves, because a friend of mine is come off his journey to me, and I have not what to set before him; and he from within should say: Trouble me not, the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed: I cannot rise and give thee. Yet if he shall continue knocking, I say to you, although he will not rise and give him because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise, and give him as many as he needeth. And I say to you: Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that kicketh it shall be opened. And which of you, if he ask his father bread, will he give him a stone? or a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? or if he shall ask an egg, will he reach him a scorpion? If you then, being evil, known how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father from heaven give the good Spirit to them that ask him?

24 April 2015 - Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Martyr

Double - Red

INTROIT Ps. 63.3.

THOU has protected me, O God, from the assembly of the malignant, alleluia: from the multitude of the workers of iniquity, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 63.2. Hear, O God, my prayer, when I make supplication to thee: deliver my soul from the fear of the enemy. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who didst vouchsafe to adorn with the grace of working miracles and the palm of martyrdom in the propagation of the true faith the blessed Fidelis, inflamed with seraphic ardour of soul, we beseech thee, by his merits and intercession, so to strengthen us through thy grace in faith and charity that we may be worthy to be found faithful in thy service even unto death. Through.

LESSON Wis. 5.1-5.

Then shall the just stand with great constancy against those that have afflicted them, and taken away their labours. These seeing it, shall be troubled with terrible fear, and shall be amazed at the suddenness of their unexpected salvation, Saying within themselves, repenting, and groaning for anguish of spirit: These are they, whom we had sometime in derision, and for a parable of reproach. We fools esteemed their life madness, and their end without honour. Behold, how they are numbered among the children of God, and their lot is among the saints.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 88.6. The heavens shall confess thy wonders, O Lord: and thy truth in the Church of the Saints. Alleluia. Ps. 20.4. Thou hast set on his head, O Lord, a crown of precious stones. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (15.1-7)

At that time: Jesus did say unto his disciples: I am the true vine: and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he will take away: and every one that beareth fruit, he will purge it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now you are clean, by reason of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in me: and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abide in the vine, so neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine: you the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for without me you can do nothing. If any one abide not in me, he shall be cast forth as a branch and shall wither: and they shall gather him up and cast him into the fire: and he burneth. If you abide in me and my words abide in you, you shall ask whatever you will: and it shall be done unto you.

OFFERTORY Ps. 88.6.

The heavens shall confess thy wonders, O Lord, and thy truth in the Church of the Saints, alleluia, alleluia.

SECRET

We beseech thee, O Lord, graciously to accept these our prayers and oblations: that we, being cleansed by these heavenly mysteries, may obtain of thy great mercy the fulfillment of all our desires. Through.

COMMUNION Ps. 63.11.

The just shall rejoice in the Lord, and shall hope in him: and all the upright in heart shall be praised, alleluia, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord our God: that like as we in this life do gladly honor the memory of thy Saints, so we may in heaven rejoice in their eternal fellowship. Through.

23 April 2015 - Saint George, Martyr

Semi-double – Red

Saint George - Patron Saint of Chivalry

INTROIT Ps. 63.3.

Thou hast protected me, O God, from the assembly of the malignant, alleluia: from the multitude of the workers of iniquity, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 63.2. Hear, O God, my prayers, when I make supplication to thee: deliver my soul from the fear of the enemy. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who dost gladden us by the merits and intercession of blessed George, thy Martyr, mercifully grant that we, who ask thy favours through him, may obtain them by the gift of thy grace. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
As given before Low Sunday

EPISTLE II Tim. 2.8-10;3.10-12

Dearly Beloved: Be mindful that the Lord Jesus Christ is risen again from the dead, of the seed of David, according to my gospel: Wherein I labour even unto bands, as an evildoer. But the word of God is not bound. Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus, with heavenly glory. But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, patience, persecutions, afflictions: such as came upon me at Antioch, at Iconium and at Lystra: what persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord delivered me. And all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 88.6. O Lord, the very heavens shall praise thy wondrous works: and thy truth in the congregation of the Saints. Alleluia. V. Ps. 20. Thou hast set a crown of pure gold upon his head, O Lord. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (15.1-7)

At that time: Jesus said unto his disciples: I am the true vine: and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he will take away: and every one that beareth fruit, he will purge it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now you are clean, by reason of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in me: and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abide in the vine, so neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine: you the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for without me you can do nothing. If any one abide not in me, he shall be cast forth as a branch and shall wither: and they shall gather him up and cast him into the fire: and he burneth. If you abide in me and my words abide in you, you shall ask whatever you will: and it shall be done unto you.

OFFERTORY Ps. 88.6.

O Lord, the very heavens shall praise thy wondrous works: and thy truth in the congregation of the Saints, alleluia, alleluia.

SECRET

Sanctify the gifts we offer thee, O Lord, and through the intercession of blessed George, thy martyr, cleanse us by them from the stains of our sins. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
As given before Low Sunday

COMMUNION Ps. 63.11.

The righteous shall rejoice in the Lord, and put his trust in him: and all they that are true of heart shall be glad, alleluia, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

We beseech thee, O almighty God, that those whom thou dost refresh with thy sacrament, thou also grant them, by the intercession of blessed George, thy martyr, to serve thee, as befits them, with behaviour pleasing unto thee. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
As given before Low Sunday

22 April 2015 - Saint Soter & Cajus, Popes & Martyrs

Semi-Double - Red

INTROIT John. 21. 15-17

Simon Peter, if thou lovest me, feed my lambs, feed my sheep. (P.T. Alleluia, alleluia.) Ps. 29.1. I will extol thee, O Lord, for thou hast upheld me: and hast not made mine enemies to rejoice over me. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

Eternal Shepherd, do thou look favourably upon thy flock, which we beseech thee to guard and keep for evermore through the blessed Soter and Caius, thy Martyrs and Popes, whom thou didst choose to be the chief shepherds of the whole Church. Through.

EPISTLE I Peter 5.1-4, 10-11.

Dearly Beloved: The ancients that are among you, I beseech who am myself also an ancient and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as also a partaker of that glory which is to be revealed in time to come: Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking care of it, not by constraint but willingly, according to God: not for filthy lucre's sake but voluntarily: Neither as lording it over the clergy but being made a pattern of the flock from the heart. And when the prince of pastors shall appear, you shall receive a never fading crown of glory. But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little, will himself perfect you and confirm you and establish you. To him be glory and empire, for ever and ever. Amen.

Alleluia, alleluia. V.: Matt. 16. 18 Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church. Alleluia. Ps. 44.17,18. Thou shalt make them princes over all the earth: they shall remember thy Name, O Lord. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (16.13-19)

At that time, Jesus came into the quarters of Cesarea Philippi: and he asked his disciples, saying: Whom do men say that the Son of man is? But they said: Some John the Baptist, and other some Elias, and others Jeremias, or one of the prophets. Jesus saith to them: But whom do you say that I am? Simon Peter answered and said: Thou art Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answering said to him: Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jona: because flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven. And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, it shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven.

OFFERTORY Jer. 1.9-10.

Behold I have given my words in thy mouth: lo, I have set thee over the nations, and over kingdoms, to root up, and to pull down, and to build, and to plant. (P.T. Alleluia.)

SECRET

In thy loving kindness, we beseech thee, O Lord, be moved by the offering of our gifts and enlighten thy Church: that thy flock may prosper everywhere and shepherds, under thy guidance, may be rendered acceptable to thee. Through.

COMMUNION Matt. 16.18.

Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church. (P.T. Alleluia.)

POSTCOMMUNION

Since thy Church hath been nourished by the sacred repast, govern her in thy clemency, we beseech thee, O Lord, so that under the guidance of thy mighty rule she may enjoy greater freedom and abiding integrity of religion. Through.

21 April 2015 - Saint Anselm, Bishop, Confessor, & Doctor of the Church

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 under-standing. (P.T. Alleluia, alleluia.) 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

O God, who didst give blessed Anselm to thy people as a minister of eternal salvation; grant, we beseech thee, that we, who have had him for our teacher on earth, may deserve to have him for our advocate in heaven. Through.

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.

Alleluia, alleluia. V.: Ecclus. 45.9. The Lord loved him and adorned him: He clothed him with a robe of glory. Alleluia. V. Os. 14.6. The just man shall spring as the lily: and shall flourish for ever before the Lord. Alleluia.

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

At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: You 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. You 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 in all masses of Doctors of the Church.

OFFERTORY Ps. 91.13.

The just shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow up, like the cedar of Libanus. (P.T. Alleluia.)

SECRET

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

Communion Luke 12.42.

The faithful and wise servant, whom his lord setteth over his family: to give them their measure of wheat in due season. (P.T. Alleluia.)

POSTCOMMUNION

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

20 April 2015 - Feria II after Easter II

Feria – White

INTROIT Ps. 32. 5, 6

The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord, alleluia: by the word of the Lord were the heavens made, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 32.1. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: praise is comely for the upright. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who, by the humility of thy Son, didst lift up a fallen world, grant unending happiness to thy faithful: that those whom thou hast snatched from the perils of endless death, thou mayest cause to rejoice in everlasting days. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church

EPISTLE I Peter 2. 21-25

Dearly beloved, Christ suffered for us, leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth. Who when he was reviled, did not revile: when he suffered, he threatened not, but delivered himself to him that judged him unjustly: who his own self bore our sins in his body upon the tree: that we, being dead to sins, should live to justice; by whose stripes you were healed. For you were as sheep going astray: but you are now converted to the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

Alleluia, alleluia. V.: Luke 24.35. The disciples knew the Lord Jesus in the breaking of bread. Alleluia. V.: John 10.14. I am the good Shepherd: and I know my sheep, and mine know me. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (10.11-16)

At that time Jesus said to the Pharisees: I am the good Shepherd. The good Shepherd giveth his life for his sheep. But the hireling, and he that is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming and leaveth the sheep and flieth: and the wolf catcheth and scattereth the sheep: and the hireling flieth, because he is a hireling, and he hath no care for the sheep. I am the good Shepherd: and I know mine, and mine know me, as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father: and I lay down my life for my sheep. And other sheep I have that are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice, and there shall be one fold and one shepherd.

OFFERTORY Ps. 62. 2, 5

O God, my God, to thee do I watch at break of day: and in thy Name I will lift up my hands, alleluia.

SECRET

May this holy offering, O Lord, always bring to us thy healing blessing: that what it represents in a Mystery, it may accomplish with power. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church

COMMUNION John 10. 14

I am the good Shepherd, alleluia: and I know my sheep, and mine know me, alleluia, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

Grant unto us, we beseech thee, almighty God, that having received the grace of a new life, we may ever glory in thy gift. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church

19 April 2015 - Second Sunday after Easter

Semi-double – White

INTROIT Ps. 32. 5, 6

The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord, alleluia: by the word of the Lord were the heavens made, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 32.1. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: praise is comely for the upright. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who, by the humility of thy Son, didst lift up a fallen world, grant unending happiness to thy faithful: that those whom thou hast snatched from the perils of endless death, thou mayest cause to rejoice in everlasting days. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church

EPISTLE I Peter 2. 21-25

Dearly beloved, Christ suffered for us, leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth. Who when he was reviled, did not revile: when he suffered, he threatened not, but delivered himself to him that judged him unjustly: who his own self bore our sins in his body upon the tree: that we, being dead to sins, should live to justice; by whose stripes you were healed. For you were as sheep going astray: but you are now converted to the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

Alleluia, alleluia. V.: Luke 24.35. The disciples knew the Lord Jesus in the breaking of bread. Alleluia. V.: John 10.14. I am the good Shepherd: and I know my sheep, and mine know me. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (10.11-16)

At that time Jesus said to the Pharisees: I am the good Shepherd. The good Shepherd giveth his life for his sheep. But the hireling, and he that is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming and leaveth the sheep and flieth: and the wolf catcheth and scattereth the sheep: and the hireling flieth, because he is a hireling, and he hath no care for the sheep. I am the good Shepherd: and I know mine, and mine know me, as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father: and I lay down my life for my sheep. And other sheep I have that are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice, and there shall be one fold and one shepherd. 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 62. 2, 5

O God, my God, to thee do I watch at break of day: and in thy Name I will lift up my hands, alleluia.

SECRET

May this holy offering, O Lord, always bring to us thy healing blessing: that what it represents in a Mystery, it may accomplish with power. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church

COMMUNION John 10. 14

I am the good Shepherd, alleluia: and I know my sheep, and mine know me, alleluia, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

Grant unto us, we beseech thee, almighty God, that having received the grace of a new life, we may ever glory in thy gift. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church

18 April 2015 - Saturday Mass of Our Lady

White or Marian Blue

From the Saturday after Low Sunday to the Saturday after the Fourth Sunday in Easter, this mass is said on ferial Saturdays or Saturdays on which a feast of simple rank occurs. Likewise, the Office is the Saturday Office of Our Lady from Vespers the preceding day through None of Saturday.

INTROIT Sedulius

Hail, holy Parent, that didst bring forth the King who ruleth Heaven and earth for ever and ever. Alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 44. 2. My heart hath uttered a good word: I speak of my works to the King. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

Grant to us, thy servants, we beseech thee, O Lord God, that we may enjoy perpetual health of mind and body: and through the intercession of Blessed Mary ever-Virgin may be delivered from present sorrow and enjoy everlasting gladness. Through.

LESSON Ecclus. 24.14-16.

From the beginning, and before the world, was I created, and unto the world to come I shall not cease to be, and in the holy dwelling place I have ministered before him. And so was I established in Sion, and in the holy city likewise I rested, and my power was in Jerusalem. And I took root in an honorable people, and in the portion of my God his inheritance, and my abode is in the full assembly of Saints.

Alleluia, alleluia. V.: The rod of Jesse hath blossomed: a Virgin hath brought forth God and man: God hath restored peace, reconciling in himself the lowest with the highest. Alleluia. V. Luke 1.28. Hail Mary, full of grace: the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou amongst women. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (19.25-27)

At this time: his mother, and his mother’s sister Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalen, had taken their stand beside the cross of Jesus. And Jesus, seeing his mother there, and the disciple, too, whom he loved, standing by, said to his mother: Woman, this is thy son. Then he said to the disciple: This is thy mother. And from that hour the disciple took her into his own keeping.

OFFERTORY

Blessed art thou, virgin Mary, who didst bear the creator of the world; thou gavest birth to him who made thee, yet remainest ever virgin. alleluia.

SECRET

By thy gracious mercy, O Lord, and by the inter-cession of Blessed Mary ever Virgin, may this oblation avail us for peace and welfare both now and for evermore. Through.

Preface: Of the Blessed Virgin, with In the Festivity.

Communion

Blessed is the womb of the Virgin Mary, which bore the Son of the Eternal Father. Alleluia, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

O Lord, grant, we beseech thee, that we who have received these aids unto salvation, may be always and everywhere protected by the intercession of Blessed Mary ever Virgin, in veneration of whom we have offered up these gifts to thy Majesty. Through.

17 April 2015 - Saint Anicetus, Pope & Martyr

Simple - Red

Nota bene: At II Vespers today, I Vespers of the Saturday Office of Our Lady is commemorated.

INTROIT John. 21. 15-17

Simon Peter, if thou lovest me, feed my lambs, feed my sheep. (P.T. Alleluia, alleluia.) Ps. 29.1. I will extol thee, O Lord, for thou hast upheld me: and hast not made mine enemies to rejoice over me. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

O Eternal Shepherd, who didst appoint blessed Anicetus shepherd of the whole Church, let the prayers of this martyr and Pope move you to look with favor upon thy flock and to keep it under thy continual protection. Through.

EPISTLE I Peter 5.1-4, 10-11.

Dearly Beloved: The ancients that are among you, I beseech who am myself also an ancient and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as also a partaker of that glory which is to be revealed in time to come: Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking care of it, not by constraint but willingly, according to God: not for filthy lucre's sake but voluntarily: Neither as lording it over the clergy but being made a pattern of the flock from the heart. And when the prince of pastors shall appear, you shall receive a never fading crown of glory. But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little, will himself perfect you and confirm you and establish you. To him be glory and empire, for ever and ever. Amen.

Alleluia, alleluia. V.: Matt. 16. 18 Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church. Alleluia. Ps. 44.17,18. Thou shalt make them princes over all the earth: they shall remember thy Name, O Lord. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (16.13-19)

At that time, Jesus came into the quarters of Cesarea Philippi: and he asked his disciples, saying: Whom do men say that the Son of man is? But they said: Some John the Baptist, and other some Elias, and others Jeremias, or one of the prophets. Jesus saith to them: But whom do you say that I am? Simon Peter answered and said: Thou art Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answering said to him: Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jona: because flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven. And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, it shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven.

OFFERTORY Jer. 1.9-10.

Behold I have given my words in thy mouth: lo, I have set thee over the nations, and over kingdoms, to root up, and to pull down, and to build, and to plant. (P.T. Alleluia.)

SECRET

In thy loving kindness, we beseech thee, O Lord, be moved by the offering of our gifts and enlighten thy Church: that thy flock may prosper everywhere and the shepherds, under thy guidance, may be rendered acceptable to thee. Through.

COMMUNION Matt. 16.18.

Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church. (P.T. Alleluia.)

POSTCOMMUNION

Since thy Church hath been nourished by the sacred repast, govern her in thy clemency, we beseech thee, O Lord, so that under the guidance of thy mighty rule she may enjoy greater freedom and abiding integrity of religion. Through.

16 April 2015 - Feria V after Low Sunday

Feria - White

INTROIT I Peter 2. 2

As newborn babes, alleluia, desire the rational milk without guile, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 80.2. Rejoice to God our Helper; sing aloud to the God of Jacob. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

Grant, we beseech thee, almighty God, that we who have celebrated the Paschal Feast, may, by thy bounty, retain its fruits in our daily habits and behavior. Through.

EPISTLE I John 5. 4-10

Dearly beloved, Whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory, which overcometh the world, our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? This is he that came by water and blood, Jesus Christ: not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit which testifieth that Christ is the truth. And there are three who give testimony in heaven: the Father, the Word and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that give testimony on earth: the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three are one. If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater: for this is the testimony of God, which is greater, because he hath testified of his Son. He that believeth in the Son of God hath the testimony of God in himself.

Alleluia, alleluia. V.: Matt. 28.7. On the day of my Resurrection, saith the Lord, I will go before you into Galilee. Alleluia. 

V.: John 20.26. After eight days, the doors being shut, Jesus stood in the midst of his disciples and said: Peace be unto you. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (20.19-31)

At that time, when it was late that same day, the first of the week, and the doors were shut, where the disciples were gathered together for fear of the Jews, Jesus came, and stood in the midst and said to them: Peace be to you. And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad, when they saw the Lord. He said therefore to them again: Peace be to you. As the Father hath sent me, I also send you. When he had said this, he breathed on them, and he said to them: Receive ye the Holy Ghost: whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them; and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained. Now Thomas, one of the Twelve, who is called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said to him: We have seen the Lord. But he said to them: Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe. And after eight days, again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them. Jesus cometh, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said: Peace be to you. The he saith to Thomas: Put in thy finger hither, and see my hands, and bring hither thy hand, and put into my side; and be not faithless, but believing. Thomas answered and said to him: my Lord and my God. Jesus saith to him: Because thou hast seen me, Thomas, thou hast believed; blessed are they that have not seen, and have believed. Many other signs also did Jesus in the sight of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that, believing, you may have life in his Name.

OFFERTORY Matt. 28. 2, 5, 6

An Angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and said to the women; he whom you seek is risen, as he said. Alleluia.

SECRET

Receive, we beseech thee, O Lord, the gifts of thine exultant Church: and to her whom thou hast given cause for so great joy, grant the fruit of perpetual happiness. Through.

COMMUNION John 20. 27

Put in thy hand, and know the place of the nails, alleluia; and be not faithless, but believing, alleluia, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

We beseech thee, O Lord, our God, to make the most holy Mysteries which thou hast given us as a defense of our renewal, a remedy for us now, and in the future. Through.

15 April 2015 - Feria IV after Low Sunday

Feria - White

INTROIT I Peter 2. 2

As newborn babes, alleluia, desire the rational milk without guile, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 80.2. Rejoice to God our Helper; sing aloud to the God of Jacob. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

Grant, we beseech thee, almighty God, that we who have celebrated the Paschal Feast, may, by thy bounty, retain its fruits in our daily habits and behavior. Through.

EPISTLE I John 5. 4-10

Dearly beloved, Whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory, which overcometh the world, our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? This is he that came by water and blood, Jesus Christ: not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit which testifieth that Christ is the truth. And there are three who give testimony in heaven: the Father, the Word and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that give testimony on earth: the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three are one. If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater: for this is the testimony of God, which is greater, because he hath testified of his Son. He that believeth in the Son of God hath the testimony of God in himself.

Alleluia, alleluia. V.: Matt. 28.7. On the day of my Resurrection, saith the Lord, I will go before you into Galilee. Alleluia. 

V.: John 20.26. After eight days, the doors being shut, Jesus stood in the midst of his disciples and said: Peace be unto you. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (20.19-31)

At that time, when it was late that same day, the first of the week, and the doors were shut, where the disciples were gathered together for fear of the Jews, Jesus came, and stood in the midst and said to them: Peace be to you. And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad, when they saw the Lord. He said therefore to them again: Peace be to you. As the Father hath sent me, I also send you. When he had said this, he breathed on them, and he said to them: Receive ye the Holy Ghost: whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them; and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained. Now Thomas, one of the Twelve, who is called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said to him: We have seen the Lord. But he said to them: Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe. And after eight days, again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them. Jesus cometh, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said: Peace be to you. The he saith to Thomas: Put in thy finger hither, and see my hands, and bring hither thy hand, and put into my side; and be not faithless, but believing. Thomas answered and said to him: my Lord and my God. Jesus saith to him: Because thou hast seen me, Thomas, thou hast believed; blessed are they that have not seen, and have believed. Many other signs also did Jesus in the sight of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that, believing, you may have life in his Name.

OFFERTORY Matt. 28. 2, 5, 6

An Angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and said to the women; he whom you seek is risen, as he said. Alleluia.

SECRET

Receive, we beseech thee, O Lord, the gifts of thine exultant Church: and to her whom thou hast given cause for so great joy, grant the fruit of perpetual happiness. Through.

COMMUNION John 20. 27

Put in thy hand, and know the place of the nails, alleluia; and be not faithless, but believing, alleluia, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

We beseech thee, O Lord, our God, to make the most holy Mysteries which thou hast given us as a defense of our renewal, a remedy for us now, and in the future. Through.

14 April 2015 - Saint Justin, Martyr (Commemoration of Sts. Tiburtius, Valerian, & Maximus, MM)

Double – Red

INTROIT Ps. 118.85, 46

The wicked have told me idle tales, which are not according to thy law; but I spoke of thy testimonies before kings and I was not ashamed. (P.T. Alleluia, alleluia.) Ps. 118.1. Blessed are they who are undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who through the foolishness of the cross didst teach the blessed Martyr Justin the surpassing knowledge of Jesus Christ: enable us by his intercession to put away all deceits of error and obtain steadfastness of faith. Through the same.

Commemoration: Sts. Tiburtius, Valerian, and Maximus

Almighty God, grant, we beseech thee, that we who keep the solemn festival of thy holy Martyrs Tiburtius, Valerian and Maximus, may also follow the example of their virtues. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
As given before Low Sunday

EPISTLE I Cor. 1.18-25, 30

Brethren: For the word of the Cross, to them indeed that perish, is foolishness: but to them that are saved, that is, to us, it is the power of God. For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise: and the prudence of the prudent I will reject. Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this world? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For, seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world, by wisdom, knew not God, it pleased God, by the foolishness of our preaching, to save them that believe. For both the Jews require signs: and the Greeks seek after wisdom. But we preach Christ crucified: unto the Jews indeed a stumblingblock, and unto the Gentiles foolishness: But unto them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ, the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than men: and the weakness of God is stronger than men. But of him are you in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom and justice and sanctification and redemption.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. I Cor.3.19,20 The wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, for it is written: The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain, Alleluia. V. Philipp. 3.8 Furthermore, I count all things to be but loss, for the excellent knowledge of Jesus Christ my Lord. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (12.2-8)

At that time, Jesus said to his disciples, There is nothing covered that shall not be revealed: nor hidden that shall not be known. For whatsoever things you have spoken in darkness shall be published in the light: and that which you have spoken in the ear in the chambers shall be preached on the housetops. And I say to you, my friends: Be not afraid of them who kill the body and after that have no more that they can do. But I will shew you whom you shall fear: Fear ye him who, after he hath killed, hath power to cast into hell. Yea, I say to you: Fear him. Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? Yea, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: you are of more value than many sparrows. And I say to you: Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the Angels of God.

OFFERTORY I Cor. 2.2

For I judged not myself to know anything among you but Jesus Christ, and him crucified. (P.T. Alleluia.)

SECRET

Graciously receive, O Lord God, these our oblations, the wondrous Mystery of which thy holy Martyr Justin resolutely defended against the calumny of the ungodly. Through.

Commemoration: Sts. Tiburtius, Valerian, and Maximus

We beseech thee, O Lord, that this Sacrifice, which we offer in celebration of the heavenly birthday of thy holy Martyrs, may loosen the bonds of our sins and obtain for us the gifts of thy mercy. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
As given before Low Sunday

COMMUNION II Tim. 4.8

There is laid up for me a crown of justice, which the Lord, the just Judge, will render to me in that day. (P.T. Alleluia.)

POSTCOMMUNION

We who have been refreshed with heavenly food, humbly beseech thee, O Lord, that following the teaching of blessed Justin, thy Martyr, we may ever give thanks for the gifts we have received. Through.

Commemoration: Sts. Tiburtius, Valerian, and Maximus

Filled with thy sacred gifts, O Lord, we humbly beseech that this rite of due submission which we celebrate may bring us evident increase of thy saving grace. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
As given before Low Sunday

13 April 2015 - St. Hermenegild, Martyr

Semi-Double - Red

INTROIT Ps. 63.3.

THOU has protected me, O God, from the assembly of the malignant, alleluia: from the multitude of the workers of iniquity, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 63.2. Hear, O God, my prayer, when I make supplication to thee: deliver my soul from the fear of the enemy. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who didst teach blessed Hermenegild, thy Martyr, to choose the heavenly kingdom rather than an earthly throne: grant us, we beseech thee, that, following his example, we may despise the fleeting things of time and seek what is eternal. Through.

LESSON Wis. 5.1-5.

Then shall the just stand with great constancy against those that have afflicted them, and taken away their labours. These seeing it, shall be troubled with terrible fear, and shall be amazed at the suddenness of their unexpected salvation, Saying within themselves, repenting, and groaning for anguish of spirit: These are they, whom we had sometime in derision, and for a parable of reproach. We fools esteemed their life madness, and their end without honour. Behold, how they are numbered among the children of God, and their lot is among the saints.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 88.6. The heavens shall confess thy wonders, O Lord: and thy truth in the Church of the Saints. Alleluia. Ps. 20.4. Thou hast set on his head, O Lord, a crown of precious stones. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (14.26-33)

At that time, Jesus said: If any man come to me, and hate not his father and mother and wife and children and brethren and sisters, yea and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. And whosoever doth not carry his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. For which of you, having a mind to build a tower, doth not first sit down and reckon the charges that are necessary, whether he have wherewithal to finish it: Lest, after he hath laid the foundation and is not able to finish it, all that see it begin to mock him, Saying: This man began to build and was not able to finish. Or, what king, about to go to make war against another king, doth not first sit down and think whether he be able, with ten thousand, to meet him that, with twenty thousand, cometh against him? Or else, while the other is yet afar off, sending an embassy, he desireth conditions of peace. So likewise every one of you that doth not renounce all that he possesseth cannot be my disciple.

OFFERTORY Ps. 88.6.

The heavens shall confess thy wonders, O Lord, and thy truth in the Church of the Saints, alleluia, alleluia.

Secret

Accept our offerings and prayers, O Lord. Cleanse us by this heavenly rite, and in thy mercy hear our petitions. Through.

COMMUNION Ps. 63.11.

The just shall rejoice in the Lord, and shall hope in him: and all the upright in heart shall be praised, alleluia, alleluia.

Postcommunion

O Lord Our God, may we who now joyfully commemorate thy Saints on earth rejoice one day with them in Heaven. Through.

12 April 2015 - Low Sunday and the Commemoration of the Divine Mercy of O.L.J.C.

Sunday of the I Class, Greater Double

White

Seasonal Collects are as given for Paschaltide from Low Sunday.

INTROIT I Peter 2. 2

As newborn babes, alleluia, desire the rational milk without guile, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 80.2. Rejoice to God our Helper; sing aloud to the God of Jacob. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

Grant, we beseech thee, almighty God, that we who have celebrated the Paschal Feast, may, by thy bounty, retain its fruits in our daily habits and behavior. Through.

EPISTLE I John 5. 4-10

Dearly beloved, Whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory, which overcometh the world, our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? This is he that came by water and blood, Jesus Christ: not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit which testifieth that Christ is the truth. And there are three who give testimony in heaven: the Father, the Word and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that give testimony on earth: the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three are one. If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater: for this is the testimony of God, which is greater, because he hath testified of his Son. He that believeth in the Son of God hath the testimony of God in himself.

Alleluia, alleluia. V.: Matt. 28.7. On the day of my Resurrection, saith the Lord, I will go before you into Galilee. Alleluia. 

V.: John 20.26. After eight days, the doors being shut, Jesus stood in the midst of his disciples and said: Peace be unto you. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (20.19-31)

At that time, when it was late that same day, the first of the week, and the doors were shut, where the disciples were gathered together for fear of the Jews, Jesus came, and stood in the midst and said to them: Peace be to you. And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad, when they saw the Lord. He said therefore to them again: Peace be to you. As the Father hath sent me, I also send you. When he had said this, he breathed on them, and he said to them: Receive ye the Holy Ghost: whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them; and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained. Now Thomas, one of the Twelve, who is called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said to him: We have seen the Lord. But he said to them: Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe. And after eight days, again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them. Jesus cometh, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said: Peace be to you. The he saith to Thomas: Put in thy finger hither, and see my hands, and bring hither thy hand, and put into my side; and be not faithless, but believing. Thomas answered and said to him: my Lord and my God. Jesus saith to him: Because thou hast seen me, Thomas, thou hast believed; blessed are they that have not seen, and have believed. Many other signs also did Jesus in the sight of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that, believing, you may have life in his Name.

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Matt. 28. 2, 5, 6

An Angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and said to the women; he whom you seek is risen, as he said. Alleluia.

SECRET

Receive, we beseech thee, O Lord, the gifts of thine exultant Church: and to her whom thou hast given cause for so great joy, grant the fruit of perpetual happiness. Through.

COMMUNION John 20. 27

Put in thy hand, and know the place of the nails, alleluia; and be not faithless, but believing, alleluia, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

We beseech thee, O Lord, our God, to make the most holy Mysteries which thou hast given us as a defense of our renewal, a remedy for us now, and in the future. Through.

11 April 2015 - Saturday in White (Commemoration of St. Leo I, P.C.D.)

Of the First Class Octave – White

INTROIT Ps. 104.43

The Lord led forth his people with joy, alleluia, and his chosen ones with rejoicing, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 104.1. Praise the Lord and invoke his Name; make his deeds known among the nations. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

We pray, Almighty God, that our reverent cele-bration of the Easter Feast may win for us the joys of eternal life. Through.

Commemorate Saint Leo I, Pope, Confessor, & Doctor of the Church

Look forgivingly on thy flock, Eternal Shepherd, and keep it in thy constant protection, by the intercession of blessed Leo thy Pope, whom thou didst constitute chief shepherd of the whole Church. Through.

EPISTLE I Peter 2.1-10.

Beloved: Wherefore laying away all malice and all guile and dissimulations and envies and all detractions, As newborn babes, desire the rational milk without guile, that thereby you may grow unto salvation: If so be you have tasted that the Lord is sweet. Unto whom coming, as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men but chosen and made honourable by God: Be you also as living stones built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. Wherefore it is said in the scripture: Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious. And he that shall believe in him shall not be confounded. To you therefore that believe, he is honour: but to them that believe not, the stone which the builders rejected, the same is made the head of the corner: And, a stone of stumbling and a rock of scandal, to them who stumble at the word, neither do believe, whereunto also they are set. But you are a chosen generation, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people: that you may declare his virtues, who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light: Who in times past were not a people: but are now the people of God. Who had not obtained mercy: but now have obtained mercy.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 117.24 This is the day that the Lord hath made; let us be glad and rejoice in it. Alleluia. V. Ps. 112.1. Praise the Lord, ye his servants, praise the Name of the Lord.

SEQUENCE – Victimae Paschali
As on Easter Sunday

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (20.1-9.)

At that time, on the first day of the week, Mary Mag-dalene cometh early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre: and she saw the stone taken away from the sepulchre. She ran therefore and cometh to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved and saith to them: They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre: and we know not where they have laid him. Peter therefore went out, and the other disciple: and they came to the sepulchre. And they both ran together: and that other disciple did outrun Peter and came first to the sepulchre. And when he stooped down, he saw the linen cloths lying: but yet he went not in. Then cometh Simon Peter, following him, and went into the sepulchre: and saw the linen cloths lying, And the napkin that had been about his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but apart, wrapped up into one place. Then that other disciple also went in, who came first to the sepulchre: and he saw and believed. For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead. 

The Creed is said. 

OFFERTORY Ps. 117.26-27

Blessed is he who cometh in the Name of the Lord. We bless thee from the house of the Lord. The Lord is God, and he hath given us light, alleluia, alleluia.

SECRET

May we always be made joyful by this Easter ceremony, O Lord, and may the actual accomplishment of our redemption be a source of endless happiness for us. Through.

Commemorate St. Leo I, P.C.D.

In thy loving kindness, we beseech thee, O Lord, be moved by the offering of our gifts and enlighten thy Church: that thy flock may prosper everywhere and the shepherds, under thy guidance, may be rendered acceptable to thee. Through.

Communicantes
As given for Easter Sunday.

COMMUNION Gal. 3.27

All ye who have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

We have come to a new life by thy gift of redemption, O Lord. Let us always be strong in faith through this aid to our eternal salvation. Through.

Commemorate St. Leo I, P.C.D.

Since thy Church hath been nourished by the sacred repast, govern her in thy clemency, we beseech thee, O Lord, so that under the guidance of thy mighty rule she may enjoy greater freedom and abiding integrity of religion. Through.