Sunday, April 24, 2016

25 April 2016 - Saint Mark the Evangelist and the Greater Litanies


Double of the Second Class

Purple – Procession White – Mass

¶ Easter never occurs after this date.

¶ If this feast is transferred, the procession still takes place, unless this is Easter Sunday, in which case the procession is transferred to Easter Tuesday.


GREATER LITANIES

¶ The procession is as on the Rogation Days. See Propers of the Season before the Feast of the Ascension in Paschaltide.

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 living 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

+LAST GOSPEL


The Gospel from the mass on the Rogation Days.

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