25 May 2016 - Saint Gregory VII, Pope & Confessor (Commemoration of St. Urban I, P.M.)

Double - White

INTROIT John. 21. 15-17

Simon Peter, if thou lovest me, feed my lambs, feed my sheep. 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 God, the strength of all who trust in thee, it was from thee that blessed confessor bishop Gregory drew courage and perseverance in defending the freedom of thy Church. May his example and intercession help us to face all adversity bravely. Through.

Commemoration: Saint Urban I

O Eternal Shepherd, who didst appoint blessed Urban shepherd of the whole Church, let the prayers of this martyr and Pope move thee to look with favor upon thy flock and 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.

Gradual Ps. 106.32, 31

Let them exalt him in the church of the people: and praise him in the chair of the ancients. V.: Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him: and his wonderful works to the children of men.

Alleluia, alleluia. V.: Matt. 16.18. Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church. 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.

SECRET
We have offered our gifts unto thee, O Lord. Let thy light graciously shine upon thy Church, so that this flock may everywhere prosper, and its pastors, under thy guidance, may be truly pleasing to thee. Through.

Commemoration: Saint Urban I

O Lord, graciously accept the gifts that we joyfully offer to thee. May thy Church, through the prayers of blessed Urban, always live in peace and rejoice in the security of her faith. Through.

COMMUNION Matt. 16.18.

Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church.

POSTCOMMUNION

O Lord, govern the Church, which thou hast been pleased to nourish with thy Heavenly Food. Guide her by thy powerful direction, so that she may enjoy greater freedom and remain unshaken in the fullness of faith. Through.

Commemoration: Saint Urban I

O Lord, increase the spirit of grace which thou hast bestowed upon thy Church. Let the prayers of thy martyr and Pope Urban aid her so that she may never fail in obedience to her shepherd, and the shepherd may never be wanting in his care of the flock. Through.

24 May 2016 - Feria III after Trinity Sunday (or Feria III after Pentecost I)

Feria - White (Trinity) or Green (Pentecost)

INTROIT Tob. 12. 6

BLESSED be the Holy Trinity and undivided Unity: we will give glory to him, because he hath shown his mercy to us. Ps.8.2. O Lord, our Lord, how wonderful is thy Name in all the earth. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

O ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast granted to thy servants, in confessing the true Father, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of Majesty to adore the Unity: we beseech thee, that by steadfastness in the same Faith, we may ever be defended against all adversity. Through.

EPISTLE Rom. 11. 33-36

O THE depth of the riches of the wisdom and of the knowledge of God! How incomprehensible are his judgments, and how unsearchable his ways! For who hath known the mind of the Lord? Or who hath been his counsellor? Or who hath first given to him, and recompense shall be made him? For of him, and by him, and in him, are all things: to him be glory for ever. Amen.

GRADUAL Dan. 3. 55, 56

Blessed art thou, O Lord, that beholdest the depths and sittest above the Cherubim. V.: Blessed art thou, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven, and worthy of praise forever.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Dan.3.52. Blessed art thou, O Lord, the God of our fathers, and worthy to be praised forever. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (28. 18-20)

AT that time Jesus said to his disciples: All is power given to me in heaven and on earth. Going therefore, teach ye all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you; and behold I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world.

OFFERTORY Tob. 12. 6

Blessed be God the Father, and the only-begotten Son of God, and also the Holy Spirit; because he hath shown his mercy to us.

SECRET

SANCTIFY, we beseech thee, O Lord, our God, by the invocation of thy holy Name, the Sacrifice we offer, and by it make of us an everlasting offering unto thee. Through.

COMMUNION Tob. 12. 6

We bless the God of heaven, and before all living we will praise him; because he hath shown his mercy to us.

POSTCOMMUNION

O LORD, our God, may the receiving of this Sacrament and the acknowledging of the holy and eternal Trinity and its undivided Unity profit us unto health of mind and body. Through.

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FERIAL MASSES AFTER THE FIRST SUNDAY IN PENTECOST

Semi-double - Green

INTROIT Ps. 12.6

O LORD, I have trusted in thy mercy. My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation; I will sing to the Lord, who giveth me good things. V. Ps. 12.1 How long, O Lord, wilt thou forget me unto the end? How long dost thou turn away thy face from me? V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O GOD, the strength of them that hope in thee graciously be present with us when we invoke thee, and, because mortal infirmity can do nothing without thee, grant us the assistance of thy grace that, in executing thy commands, we may be pleasing to thee both in our desires and in our deeds. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

EPISTLE I John 4.8-21

DEARLY beloved, God is charity. By this hath the charity of God appeared toward us, because God hath sent his only-begotten Son into the world, that we may live by him. In this is charity; not as though we had loved God, but because he hath first loved us, and sent his Son to be a propitiation for our sins. My dearest, if God hath so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abideth in us and his charity is perfected in us. In this we know that we abide in him, and he in us; because he hath given us of his spirit. And we have seen and do testify, that the Father hath sent his Son to be the Savior of the World. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God. And we have known, and have believed the charity which God hath to us. God is charity: and he that abideth in charity abideth in God, and God in him. In this is the charity of God perfected with us, that we may have confidence in the day of judgment: because: as he is, we also are in the world. Fear is not in charity, but perfect charity casteth out fear: because fear hath Pain: and he that feareth is not perfected in charity. Let us therefore love God, because God first hath loved us. If any man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar. For he that loveth not his brother whom he seeth, how can he love God, whom he seeth not? And this commandment we have from God, that he who loveth God love also his neighbor.

GRADUAL Ps. 40.5,2
I said: O Lord, be thou merciful to me: heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee. V. Blessed is he that understandeth concerning the needy and the poor: the Lord will deliver him in the evil day.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps.5.2 Give ear, O Lord, to my words; understand my cry. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (6.36-42)

AT that time Jesus said to his disciples: Be ye merciful, as your Father also is merciful. Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shalt not be condemned. Forgive, and you shall be forgiven. Give, and it shall be given unto you: good measure, and pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with the same measure that you mete withal, it shall be measured to you again. And he spoke also to them a similtude: can the blind lead the blind? do they not both fall into the ditch? The disciple is not above his master: but every one shall be perfect if he be as his master. And why seest thou the mote in thy brothers eye: but the beam that is in thine own eye thou considerest not? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye: and then thou shalt see clearly to pull out the mote from thy brothers eye. 

OFFERTORY Ps.5.3,4

Let us pray. Harken to the voice of my prayer, O my king and my God: for to thee will I pray, O Lord.

SECRET

WE beseech thee, O Lord, graciously receive our offerings devoted to thee, and grant that they may profit us for perpetual help. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

COMMUNION Ps. 9.2-3

I will relate all thy wonders, I will be glad and rejoice in thee; I will sing to thy Name, O thou most high.

POSTCOMMUNION

FILLED with so great offerings, O Lord, we beseech thee to grant that we may both lay hold upon thy salutary gifts and never cease from praising thee. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

23 May 2016 - Feria II after Trinity Sunday (or Feria II after Pentecost I)

Feria - White (Trinity) or Green (Pentecost)

INTROIT Tob. 12. 6

BLESSED be the Holy Trinity and undivided Unity: we will give glory to him, because he hath shown his mercy to us. Ps.8.2. O Lord, our Lord, how wonderful is thy Name in all the earth. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

O ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast granted to thy servants, in confessing the true Father, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of Majesty to adore the Unity: we beseech thee, that by steadfastness in the same Faith, we may ever be defended against all adversity. Through.

EPISTLE Rom. 11. 33-36

O THE depth of the riches of the wisdom and of the knowledge of God! How incomprehensible are his judgments, and how unsearchable his ways! For who hath known the mind of the Lord? Or who hath been his counsellor? Or who hath first given to him, and recompense shall be made him? For of him, and by him, and in him, are all things: to him be glory for ever. Amen.

GRADUAL Dan. 3. 55, 56

Blessed art thou, O Lord, that beholdest the depths and sittest above the Cherubim. V.: Blessed art thou, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven, and worthy of praise forever.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Dan.3.52. Blessed art thou, O Lord, the God of our fathers, and worthy to be praised forever. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (28. 18-20)

AT that time Jesus said to his disciples: All is power given to me in heaven and on earth. Going therefore, teach ye all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you; and behold I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world.

OFFERTORY Tob. 12. 6

Blessed be God the Father, and the only-begotten Son of God, and also the Holy Spirit; because he hath shown his mercy to us.

SECRET

SANCTIFY, we beseech thee, O Lord, our God, by the invocation of thy holy Name, the Sacrifice we offer, and by it make of us an everlasting offering unto thee. Through.

COMMUNION Tob. 12. 6

We bless the God of heaven, and before all living we will praise him; because he hath shown his mercy to us.

POSTCOMMUNION

O LORD, our God, may the receiving of this Sacrament and the acknowledging of the holy and eternal Trinity and its undivided Unity profit us unto health of mind and body. Through.

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FERIAL MASSES AFTER THE FIRST SUNDAY IN PENTECOST

Semi-double - Green

INTROIT Ps. 12.6

O LORD, I have trusted in thy mercy. My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation; I will sing to the Lord, who giveth me good things. V. Ps. 12.1 How long, O Lord, wilt thou forget me unto the end? How long dost thou turn away thy face from me? V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O GOD, the strength of them that hope in thee graciously be present with us when we invoke thee, and, because mortal infirmity can do nothing without thee, grant us the assistance of thy grace that, in executing thy commands, we may be pleasing to thee both in our desires and in our deeds. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

EPISTLE I John 4.8-21

DEARLY beloved, God is charity. By this hath the charity of God appeared toward us, because God hath sent his only-begotten Son into the world, that we may live by him. In this is charity; not as though we had loved God, but because he hath first loved us, and sent his Son to be a propitiation for our sins. My dearest, if God hath so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abideth in us and his charity is perfected in us. In this we know that we abide in him, and he in us; because he hath given us of his spirit. And we have seen and do testify, that the Father hath sent his Son to be the Savior of the World. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God. And we have known, and have believed the charity which God hath to us. God is charity: and he that abideth in charity abideth in God, and God in him. In this is the charity of God perfected with us, that we may have confidence in the day of judgment: because: as he is, we also are in the world. Fear is not in charity, but perfect charity casteth out fear: because fear hath Pain: and he that feareth is not perfected in charity. Let us therefore love God, because God first hath loved us. If any man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar. For he that loveth not his brother whom he seeth, how can he love God, whom he seeth not? And this commandment we have from God, that he who loveth God love also his neighbor.

GRADUAL Ps. 40.5,2
I said: O Lord, be thou merciful to me: heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee. V. Blessed is he that understandeth concerning the needy and the poor: the Lord will deliver him in the evil day.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps.5.2 Give ear, O Lord, to my words; understand my cry. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (6.36-42)

AT that time Jesus said to his disciples: Be ye merciful, as your Father also is merciful. Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shalt not be condemned. Forgive, and you shall be forgiven. Give, and it shall be given unto you: good measure, and pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with the same measure that you mete withal, it shall be measured to you again. And he spoke also to them a similtude: can the blind lead the blind? do they not both fall into the ditch? The disciple is not above his master: but every one shall be perfect if he be as his master. And why seest thou the mote in thy brothers eye: but the beam that is in thine own eye thou considerest not? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye: and then thou shalt see clearly to pull out the mote from thy brothers eye. 

OFFERTORY Ps.5.3,4

Let us pray. Harken to the voice of my prayer, O my king and my God: for to thee will I pray, O Lord.

SECRET

WE beseech thee, O Lord, graciously receive our offerings devoted to thee, and grant that they may profit us for perpetual help. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

COMMUNION Ps. 9.2-3

I will relate all thy wonders, I will be glad and rejoice in thee; I will sing to thy Name, O thou most high.

POSTCOMMUNION

FILLED with so great offerings, O Lord, we beseech thee to grant that we may both lay hold upon thy salutary gifts and never cease from praising thee. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

22 May 2016 - Feast of the Most Holy Trinity (Trinity Sunday)

Double of the First Class - 

White

INTROIT Tob. 12. 6

BLESSED be the Holy Trinity and undivided Unity: we will give glory to him, because he hath shown his mercy to us. Ps.8.2. O Lord, our Lord, how wonderful is thy Name in all the earth. V.: Glory be.

¶ The Gloria in Excelsis follows the Kyrie Eleison at all masses during the year except when the color is purple, rose, or black, or at a ferial mass when the mass of the preceding Sunday is merely resumed.

COLLECT

O ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast granted to thy servants, in confessing the true Father, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of Majesty to adore the Unity: we beseech thee, that by steadfastness in the same Faith, we may ever be defended against all adversity. Through.

COMMEMORATION: First Sunday after Pentecost

O GOD, the strength of those who put their trust in thee, be kindly attentive to our prayers, and since man's weakness is helpless without thee, grant the help of thy grace, that in observing thy commandments, we may please thee both in will and in deed. Through.

¶ There are no Seasonal Collects at this mass.

EPISTLE Rom. 11. 33-36

O THE depth of the riches of the wisdom and of the knowledge of God! How incomprehensible are his judgments, and how unsearchable his ways! For who hath known the mind of the Lord? Or who hath been his counsellor? Or who hath first given to him, and recompense shall be made him? For of him, and by him, and in him, are all things: to him be glory for ever. Amen.

GRADUAL Dan. 3. 55, 56

Blessed art thou, O Lord, that beholdest the depths and sittest above the Cherubim. V.: Blessed art thou, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven, and worthy of praise forever.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Dan.3.52. Blessed art thou, O Lord, the God of our fathers, and worthy to be praised forever. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (28. 18-20)

AT that time Jesus said to his disciples: All is power given to me in heaven and on earth. Going therefore, teach ye all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you; and behold I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world. 

The Creed is said.

¶ And note that the Creed is said on all Sundays and Feasts throughout the year, but not on feriae where the Sun-day mass is merely resumed.

OFFERTORY Tob. 12. 6

Blessed be God the Father, and the only-begotten Son of God, and also the Holy Spirit; because he hath shown his mercy to us.

SECRET

SANCTIFY, we beseech thee, O Lord, our God, by the invocation of thy holy Name, the Sacrifice we offer, and by it make of us an everlasting offering unto thee. Through.

COMMEMORATION:  First Sunday after Pentecost

RECEIVE with favor, we beseech thee, O Lord, our Sacrifices which are being offered, and grant that they may become to us an unceasing help. Through.

COMMUNION Tob. 12. 6

We bless the God of heaven, and before all living we will praise him; because he hath shown his mercy to us.

POSTCOMMUNION

O LORD, our God, may the receiving of this Sacrament and the acknowledging of the holy and eternal Trinity and its undivided Unity profit us unto health of mind and body. Through.

COMMEMORATION: First Sunday after Pentecost

WE who are filled with such precious gifts, beseech thee, O Lord, that we may obtain graces for salvation, and never cease from thy praise. Through.

LAST GOSPEL

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (6.36-42)

AT that time, Jesus said unto his disciples: Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. And he spake a parable unto them; Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.

¶ For all masses after Trinity Sunday, including the mass for the First Sunday after Pentecost, until the Saturday before the First Sunday in Advent inclusive, use the following as Seasonal Prayers, followed by a Collect ad libitum from the Table of Prayers or the Section of Various Prayers, at all masses except where other Seasonal Collects are prescribed.

OF THE SAINTS

COLLECT

DEFEND us, O Lord, we beseech thee, from all dangers, both of body and soul : and at the intersession of the blessed and glorious ever-Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of blessed Joseph, of thy Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, of blessed N. (patron of the church), and of all thy Saints, grant us thy saving health and peace; that being defended from all adversities and false doctrines, thy Church may serve thee in freedom and quietness. (Through.)

SECRET

GRACIOUSLY hear us, O God of our salvation, and by the power of this Sacrament defend us from all dangers, both of body and soul: granting us in this world the succor of thy grace and in the world to come, life everlasting. (Through.)

POSTCOMMUNION

GRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord, that the gifts now offered by us in these holy mysteries may evermore cleanse and defend us: that at the intersession of the blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of blessed Joseph, of thy holy Apostles Peter and Paul, of blessed N., and of all thy Saints, we may be absolved from all our offences and defended against all adversities. (Through.)

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FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

Semi-double - Green

¶ This mass may be celebrated as a second mass on Trinity Sunday. It is also commemorated at the mass for Trinity Sunday.

INTROIT Ps. 12.6

O LORD, I have trusted in thy mercy. My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation; I will sing to the Lord, who giveth me good things. V. Ps. 12.1 How long, O Lord, wilt thou forget me unto the end? How long dost thou turn away thy face from me? V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O GOD, the strength of them that hope in thee graciously be present with us when we invoke thee, and, because mortal infirmity can do nothing without thee, grant us the assistance of thy grace that, in executing thy commands, we may be pleasing to thee both in our desires and in our deeds. Through.

COMMEMORATION: Trinity Sunday

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

EPISTLE I John 4.8-21

DEARLY beloved, God is charity. By this hath the charity of God appeared toward us, because God hath sent his only-begotten Son into the world, that we may live by him. In this is charity; not as though we had loved God, but because he hath first loved us, and sent his Son to be a propitiation for our sins. My dearest, if God hath so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abideth in us and his charity is perfected in us. In this we know that we abide in him, and he in us; because he hath given us of his spirit. And we have seen and do testify, that the Father hath sent his Son to be the Savior of the World. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God. And we have known, and have believed the charity which God hath to us. God is charity: and he that abideth in charity abideth in God, and God in him. In this is the charity of God perfected with us, that we may have confidence in the day of judgment: because: as he is, we also are in the world. Fear is not in charity, but perfect charity casteth out fear: because fear hath Pain: and he that feareth is not perfected in charity. Let us therefore love God, because God first hath loved us. If any man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar. For he that loveth not his brother whom he seeth, how can he love God, whom he seeth not? And this commandment we have from God, that he who loveth God love also his neighbor.

GRADUAL Ps. 40.5,2
I said: O Lord, be thou merciful to me: heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee. V. Blessed is he that understandeth concerning the needy and the poor: the Lord will deliver him in the evil day.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps.5.2 Give ear, O Lord, to my words; understand my cry. Alleluia.

¶ The Alleluia is said in resumed masses during the week as well during Trinitytide.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (6.36-42)

AT that time Jesus said to his disciples: Be ye merciful, as your Father also is merciful. Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shalt not be condemned. Forgive, and you shall be forgiven. Give, and it shall be given unto you: good measure, and pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with the same measure that you mete withal, it shall be measured to you again. And he spoke also to them a similtude: can the blind lead the blind? do they not both fall into the ditch? The disciple is not above his master: but every one shall be perfect if he be as his master. And why seest thou the mote in thy brothers eye: but the beam that is in thine own eye thou considerest not? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye: and then thou shalt see clearly to pull out the mote from thy brothers eye. 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps.5.3,4

Let us pray. Harken to the voice of my prayer, O my king and my God: for to thee will I pray, O Lord.

SECRET

WE beseech thee, O Lord, graciously receive our offerings devoted to thee, and grant that they may profit us for perpetual help. Through.

COMMEMORATION: Trinity Sunday

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

COMMUNION Ps. 9.2-3

I will relate all thy wonders, I will be glad and rejoice in thee; I will sing to thy Name, O thou most high.

POSTCOMMUNION

FILLED with so great offerings, O Lord, we beseech thee to grant that we may both lay hold upon thy salutary gifts and never cease from praising thee. Through.

COMMEMORATION: Trinity Sunday

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

¶ Both this mass (in green) or the mass of Trinity Sunday (in white) may be resumed during the week of Trinity Sunday before Thursday exclusive.

21 May 2016 - Ember Saturday of Whitsunweek

Of the First Class Octave, Semi-double - 

Red

INTROIT Rom. 5.5

THE charity of God is poured forth in our hearts, alleluia, by his Spirit dwelling within us, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 102.1. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and let all my being bless his holy Name. V. Glory be.

¶ After the Kyrie, say Oremus (Let us pray) without Flectamus genua (Let us bend the knee). Do thusly for all Collects following.

COLLECT
O LORD, graciously fill our hearts with thy Holy Spirit, who wisely created us and so carefully governeth us. Through.

FIRST LESSON Joel 2.28-32

THUS saith the Lord God: I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy: your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions. Moreover, upon my servants and handmaids in those days I will pour forth my spirit. And I will shew wonders in heaven; and in earth, blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood: before the great and dreadful day of the Lord doth come. And it shall come to pass, that every one that shall call upon the Name of the Lord, shall be saved.

Alleluia. V. John 6.64 It is the Spirit that giveth life; the flesh profiteth nothing.

COLLECT

MAY the Holy Spirit, O Lord, influence us with that same fire which Our Lord Jesus Christ sent upon the earth to burn brightly; who liveth and reigheth.

SECOND LESSON Lev.23.9-11, 15-17

IN those days, the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: When you shall have entered into the land which I will give you, and shall reap your corn, you shall bring sheaves of ears, the firstfruits of your harvest to the priest. Who shall lift up the sheaf before the Lord, the next day after the sabbath, that it may be acceptable for you, and shall sanctify it. You shall count therefore from the morrow after the sabbath, wherein you offered the sheaf of firstfruits, seven full weeks. Even unto the morrow after the seventh week be expired, that is to say, fifty days: and so you shall offer a new sacrifice to the Lord. Out of all your dwellings, two loaves of the firstfruits, of two tenths of flour leavened, which you shall bake for the firstfruits of the Lord. And you shall call this day most solemn, and most holy. You shall do no servile work therein. It shall be an everlasting ordinance in all your dwellings and generations, saith the Lord Almighty.

Alleluia. V. Job 26.13 His Spirit hath adorned the heavens.

COLLECT
O GOD, who commanded us to discipline our bodies by fasting in order to heal our souls, grant that we may always be ardently attached to thee in body and soul. Through.

THIRD LESSON Deut. 26.1-11

IN those days: Moses said unto the children of Israel: Listen, Israel, to what I say unto you today: When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God will give thee to possess, and hast conquered it, and dwellest in it: Thou shalt take the first of all thy fruits, and put them in a basket, and shalt go to the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, that his name may be invocated there: And thou shalt go to the priest that shall be in those days, and say to him: I profess this day before the Lord thy God, that I am come into the land, for which he swore to our fathers, that he would give it us. And the priest taking the basket at thy hand, shall set it before the altar of the Lord thy God: And thou shalt speak thus in the sight of the Lord thy God: The Syrian pursued my father, who went down into Egypt, and sojourned there in a very small number, and grew into a nation great and strong and of an infinite multitude. And the Egyptians afflicted us, and persecuted us, laying on us most grievous burdens: And we cried to the Lord God of our fathers: who heard us, and looked down upon our affliction, and labour, and distress: And brought us out of Egypt with a strong hand, and a stretched out arm, with great terror, with signs and wonders: And brought us into this place, and gave us this land flowing with milk and honey. And therefore now I offer the firstfruits of the land which the Lord hath given me. And thou shalt leave them in the sight of the Lord thy God, adoring the Lord thy God. And thou shalt feast in all the good things which the Lord thy God hath given thee, and thy house, thou and the Levite, and the stranger that is with thee.

Alleluia. V. Acts 2.1 When the days of Pentecost were drawing to a close, they were all sitting together.

COLLECT

GRANT, we beseech thee, almighty God: that we, being taught by abstinence in the way of salvation, may in such wise learn to refrain ourselves from all vices, that we may readily obtain the pardon of thy loving kindness. Through.

FOURTH LESSON Lev. 26.3-12

IN those days, the Lord said to Moses: Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them from me If you walk in my precepts, and keep my commandments, and do them, I will give you rain in due seasons. And the ground shall bring forth its increase: and the trees shall be filled with fruit. The threshing of your harvest shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and you shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land without fear. I will give peace in your coasts: you shall sleep, and there shall be none to make you afraid. I will take away evil beasts: and the sword shall not pass through your quarters. You shall pursue your enemies: and they shall fall before you. Five of yours shall pursue a hundred others: and a hundred of you ten thousand. Your enemies shall fall before you by the sword. I will look on you, and make you increase: you shall be multiplied, and I will establish my covenant with you. You shall eat the oldest of the old store: and, new coming on, you shall cast away the old. I will set my tabernacle in the midst of you: and my soul shall not cast you off. I will walk among you, and will be your God, and you shall be my people, saith the Lord Almighty.

Alleluia. (All kneel.) V. Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of thy faithful, and kindle in them the fire of thy love.

COLLECT
O ALMIGHTY God, grant that by abstaining from food we may also abstain from sin that surroundeth us. Through.

FIFTH LESSON Dan. 3.47-51

IN those days, the angel of the Lord went down with Azarias and his companions into the furnace: and he drove the flame of the fire out of the furnace, And made the midst of the furnace like the blowing of a wind bringing dew. And the flame mounted up above the furnace nine and forty cubits; and it broke forth, and burnt such of the Chaldeans as it found near the furnace, the servants of the king, who were heating it and the fire touched them not at all, nor troubled them, nor did them any harm. Then these three, as with one mouth, praised and glorified and blessed God, in the furnace, saying:

¶ The response Deo gratias (Thanks be to God) is not said.

Alleluia. V. Dan. 3.52 Blessed are thou, O Lord the God of our fathers, and worthy of praise forever.

¶ Then is said Dominus vobiscum (The Lord be with you) as usual.

COLLECT

O GOD, who protected the three young men from the flames of fire, grant that the flames of sin may not consume us, thy servants. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECT
Against the Persecutors of the Church

EPISTLE Rom. 5.1-5

BRETHREN: Having been justified therefore by faith, let us have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access through faith into this grace wherein we stand: and glory in the hope of the glory of the sons of God. And not only so: but we glory also in tribulation, knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience trial; and trial hope; And hope confoundeth not: because the charity of God is poured forth in our hearts, by the Holy Ghost who is given to us.

TRACT Ps. 116.1-2

Praise the Lord, all ye nations; praise him in unison, all ye peoples. V. For his mercy is steadfast toward us, and the truth of the Lord endureth forever.

SEQUENCE
As on Pentecost, without the Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (4.38-44)

AT that time, Jesus rising up out of the synagogue, went into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever: and they besought him for her. And standing over her, he commanded the fever: and it left her. And immediately rising, she ministered to them. And when the sun was down, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them to him. But he, laying his hands on every one of them, healed them. And devils went out from many, crying out and saying: Thou art the son of God. And rebuking them he suffered them not to speak; for they knew that he was Christ. And when it was day, going out he went into a desert place: and the multitudes sought him, and came unto him. And they stayed him that should not depart from them. To whom he said: To other cities also I must preach the kingdom of God: for therefore am I sent. And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee. 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 87.2-3

O Lord, God of my salvation, I have cried out by day and by night in thy presence. Let my prayer come before thee, O Lord, alleluia.

SECRET

MAY our hearts, which we offer thee, O Lord, be made clean by this sacred rite, so that our fasting may also become acceptable to thee. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECT
Against the Persecutors of the Church

COMMUNICANTES
As given for the Vigil of Pentecost.

COMMUNION John 3.8

The wind bloweth where it will, and you hear its sound, alleluia, alleluia. But ye do not know from whence it cometh or where it goeth, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

O LORD, may thy Sacrament fill us with holy fervor so that we may delight in the celebration and grace of this Sacred rite. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECT
Against the Persecutors of the Church

¶ Paschaltide ends after this mass and after None in the Offices. Vespers and Compline are said of Trinity Sunday. All variations, etc. that are given to be said after Pentecost begin after Vespers on Saturday of Whitsunweek. All variations etc. that are given to be done in Paschaltide continue through None of Whitsunweek.

20 May 2016 - Ember Friday of Whitsunweek (Commemoration of St. Bernardin of Sienna, C.)

Of the First Class Octave, Semi-double - 

Red

INTROIT Ps. 70.8, 23

LET my mouth be filled with thy praise, alleluia, that I may sing thy glory, alleluia. My lips shall shout for joy as I sing to thee, alleluia, alle-luia. Ps. 70.1-2. In thee, O Lord, have I placed my trust; let me never be put to shame. Deliver me in thy justice and rescue me. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O MERCIFUL God, may thy Church, which oweth its unity to the Holy Spirit, never be troubled by the attacks of her enemies. Through.

Commemoration: St. Bernardin of Sienna, Confessor

O Lord Jesus Christ, thou didst grant to blessed Bernardin, thy Confessor, a surpassing love for thy holy Name: we beseech thee, by his merits and intercession, graciously pour into our hearts the spirit of thy love: Who livest and reignest.

SEASONAL COLLECT
Against the Persecutors of the Church

LESSON Joel 2.23-24, 26-27

THUS saith the Lord God: O children of Sion, rejoice, and be joyful in the Lord your God: be-cause he hath given you a teacher of justice, and he will make the early and the latter rain to come down to you as in the beginning. And the floors shall be filled with wheat, and the presses shall over-flow with wine, and oil. And you shall eat in plenty, and shall be filled and you shall praise the name of the Lord your God; who hath done wonders with you, and my people shall not be con-founded for ever. And you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel: and I am the Lord yonr God, and there is none besides: and my people shall not be con-founded forever, saith the Lord almighty.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Sap. 12.1 O how good and sweet is thy Spirit within us, O Lord. Alleluia. (All kneel.) V. Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of thy faithful, and kindle in them the fire of thy love.

SEQUENCE

As on Pentecost, without Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (5.17-26)

AND it came to pass on a certain day, as he sat teaching, that there were also Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, that were come out of every town of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was to heal them. And behold, men brought in a bed a man who had the palsy: and they sought means to bring him in and to lay him before him. And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in, because of the multitude, they went up upon the roof and let him down through the tiles with his bed into the midst before Jesus. Whose faith when he saw, he said: Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. And the scribes and Pharisees began to think, saying: Who is this who speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone? And when Jesus knew their thoughts, answering he said to them: What is it you think in your hearts? Which is easier to say: Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say: Arise and walk? But that you may know that the Son of man hath the power on earth to forgive sins (he saith to the sick of the palsy), I say to thee to: Arise, take up thy bed and go into thy house. And immediately rising up before them, he took up the bed on which he lay: and he went away to his own house, glorifying God. And all were astonished: and they glorified God. And they were filled with fear, saying: We have seen wonderful things to-day. 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 145.2

Praise the Lord, O my soul; I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I live, alleluia.

SECRET

WE offer this Sacrifice before thee, O Lord. Let it be consumed by the divine fire of the Holy Spirit which enkindled the hearts of the disciples of Christ, thy Son. Through.

Commemoration: St. Bernardin of Sienna, Confessor

We offer thee, O Lord, this sacrifice of praise in memory of thy Saints. Free us from evil now and in the future through their intercession. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECT
Against the Persecutors of the Church

COMMUNICANTES

As at the Vigil of Pentecost.

COMMUNION John 14.18

I will not leave you orphans; I will come again to you, alleluia. And your heart shall be joyful, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

O LORD, we have received the gift of thy Blessed Sac-rament. We now humbly ask that this Sacrifice, which thou didst bid us offer in thy memory, may give us strength against our weakness; who livest and reig-nest.

Commemoration: St. Bernardin of Sienna, Confessor

Refreshed with heavenly Food and Drink we humbly pray thee, our God, that we may be strengthened by the prayers of thy Saint, in whose memory we have received this Sacrament. Through. 

SEASONAL COLLECT
Against the Persecutors of the Church

19 May 2016 - Thursday of Whitsunweek (Commemoration of St. Peter Celestine, P.C.)

Of the First Class Octave, Semi-double - 

Red

INTROIT Sap. 1.7

THE Spirit of the Lord has filled the whole world, alleluia, and that which contains all things has knowledge of his voice, alleluia, alleluia, al-leluia. Ps. 67.2. Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered, and let those who hate him flee before him. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O GOD, who this day instructed the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit, grant that, through the same Holy Spirit, we may always be truly wise and rejoice in his consolation. Through.

Commemoration: St. Peter Celestine, Pope & Confessor

O God, who didst raise blessed Peter Celestine to the sublime height of the pontificate, and didst teach him to prefer humility to that dignity, mercifully grant that we may have the grace by his example to disdain all the things of the world, and the happiness to attain the rewards promised to the humble. Through.

Commemoration: Of Saint Pudentiana, Virgin.

Hear us, O God, our Savior: and as we rejoice in the feast of blessed Pudentiana, thy Virgin, so we may learn a filial devotion to thee. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECT
Against the Persecutors of the Church

LESSON Acts 8.5-8

IN those days, Philip, going down to the city of Samaria, preached Christ unto them. And the people with one accord were attentive to those things which were said by Philip, hearing, and seeing the miracles which he did. For many of them who had un-clean spirits, crying with a loud voice, went out. And many, taken with the palsy, and that were lame, were healed. So there was great joy in that city.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 103.30 Send forth thy Spirit and they shall be created, and thou shalt renew the face of the earth. Alle-luia. (All kneel.) V. Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of thy faith-ful, and kindle in them the fire of thy love.

SEQUENCE

As on Pentecost.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (9.1-6)

AT that time, Then calling together the twelve apostles, he gave them power and authority over all devils and to cure diseases. And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. And he said to them: Take nothing for your journey, neither staff, nor scrip, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats. And whatsoever house you shall enter into, abide there and depart not from thence. And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off even the dust of your feet, for a testimony against them. And going out, they went about through the towns, preach-ing the Gospel and healing every where. 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 67.29-30

Make lasting what thou hast wrought in us, O God; in thy temple in Jerusalem let the kings offer presents to thee, alleluia.

SECRET

BLESS our offering, O Lord, and cleanse our hearts by the light of the Holy Spirit. Through.

Commemoration: St. Peter Celestine, Pope & Confessor

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 direction, may be pleasing to thy Name. Through.

Commemoration: Of Saint Pudentiana, Virgin

May this sacrifice of thy dedicated people be accepted by thee, O Lord, in honor of thy Saints: to whose merits we attribute the help afforded us in tribulation. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECT
Against the Persecutors of the Church

COMMUNICANTESAs given for the Vigil of Pentecost.

COMMUNION Acts 2.2, 4

Suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a violent wind blowing, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting, alleluia. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began speaking of the wondrous deeds of God, alleluia, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

MAY the coming of the Holy Spirit cleanse our hearts, and, as a heavenly dew, water them to bring forth good fruit. Through.

Commemoration: St. Peter Celestine, Pope & Confessor

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.

Commemoration: Of Saint Pudentiana, Virgin

Thou hast filled thy household, O Lord, with thy holy gifts: do thou cherish us always, through the intercession of her whose festival we are keeping. Through. 

SEASONAL COLLECT
Against the Persecutors of the Church

18 May 2016 - Ember Wednesday of Whitsunweek

Of the First Class Octave, Semi-double - 

Red

INTROIT Ps. 67.8, 9

O GOD, when thou didst go forth at the head of thy people, marching with them and dwelling among them, alleluia. The earth trembled and the skies dripped with rain, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 67.2. Let God arise, and let his enemies be scat-tered, and let those who hate him flee before him. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

MAY the Holy Comforter, who proceedeth from thee, O Lord, enlighten our minds and guide us in all truth, as thy Son hath promised; who liveth and reigneth.

SEASONAL COLLECT
Against the Persecutors of the Church

LESSON Acts 2.14-21

IN those days, Peter standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke to them: Ye men of Judea, and all you that dwell in Jerusalem, be this known to you and with your ears receive my words. For these are not drunk, as you suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day: But this is that which was spoken of by the prophet Joel: And it shall come to pass, in the last days, (saith the Lord), I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy: and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. And upon my servants indeed and upon my handmaids will I pour out in those days of my spirit: and they shall prophesy. And I will shew wonders in the heaven above, and signs on the earth be-neath: blood and fire, and vapour of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before the great and mani-fest day of the Lord to come. And it shalt come to pass, that whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Alleluia. V. Ps. 32.6 By the Word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all the celestial bodies thereof were created.

¶ After the Kyrie, Flectamus genua (Let us bend the knee) is not said.

COLLECT
ALMIGHTY and merciful God, grant that the Holy Spirit may come and dwell in us, that we may be a temple of his glory. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECT
Against the Persecutors of the Church

LESSON Acts 5.12-16

IN those days, by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people. And they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch. But of the rest no man durst join himself unto them: but the people magnified them. And the multi-tude of men and women who be-lieved in the Lord was more in-creased: Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and couches, that, when Peter came, his shadow at the least might overshadow any of them and they might be delivered from their in-firmities. And there came also to-gether to Jerusalem a multitude out of the neighbouring cities, bringing sick persons and such as were troubled with unclean spir-its: who were all healed.

Alleluia, alleluia. (All kneel.)

V. Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of thy faithful, and kindle in them the fire of thy love.

SEQUENCE

As on Pentecost, but do not say Alleluia at the end.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (6.44-52)

AT that time, Jesus said to the Jews: No man can come to me, except the Father, who hath sent me, draw him. And I will raise him up in the last day. It is written in the prophets: And they shall all be taught of God. Every one that hath heard of the Father and hath learned cometh to me. Not that any man hath seen the Father: but he who is of God, he hath seen the Father. Amen, amen, I say unto you: He that be-lieveth in me hath everlasting life. I am the bread of life. Your fathers did eat manna in the de-sert: and are dead. This is the bread which cometh down from heaven: that if any man eat of it, he may not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world. 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 118.47-48

I will meditate on thy com-mandments, which I love dearly; and I will lift up my hands to thy commands, which I cherish, alle-luia.

SECRET

ACCEPT the gifts we offer thee, O Lord, and grant that the celebration of these sacred rites may be reflected in our holy lives. Through.

COMMUNICANTES

As at the Vigil of Pentecost.

COMMUNION John 14.27

Peace I leave with you, alleluia. My peace I give to you, alleluia, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

WE have received the Sacrament of Heaven, O Lord. We now humbly beseech thee that the sacred rite which we have celebrated may be our joy for all eternity. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECT

Against the Persecutors of the Church

17 May 2016 - WhitTuesday

TUESDAY OF THE OCTAVE OF PENTECOST

Double of the First Class – Red

INTROIT IV Esdr. 2.36, 37

RECEIVE with joy the glory that is yours, alleluia, giving thanks to God, alleluia. Who hath called you to the heavenly kingdom, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 77.1. Hearken, my people, to my law; incline your ears to the words of my mouth. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O LORD, let the power of the Holy Spirit be with us, gently cleansing our hearts and guarding us against danger. Through.

LESSON Acts 8.14-17

NOW, when the apostles, who were in Jerusalem, had heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John. Who, when they were come, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Ghost. For he was not as yet come upon any of them: but they were only baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid their hands upon them: and they received the Holy Ghost.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. John 14.26 The Holy Spirit will teach you whatever I have said unto you. Alleluia. (All Kneel.) V. Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of thy faithful and kindle in them the fire of thy love.

SEQUENCE

As on Pentecost.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (10.1-10)

AT that time, Jesus said to the Pharisees: Amen, amen, I say to you: He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold but climbeth up another way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth: and the sheep hear his voice. And he calleth his own sheep by name and leadeth them out. And when he hath let out his own sheep, he goeth before them: and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice. But a stranger they follow not, but fly from him, because they know not the voice of strangers. This proverb Jesus spoke to them. But they understood not what he spoke. Jesus therefore said to them again: Amen, amen, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All others, as many as have come, are thieves and robbers: and the sheep heard them not. I am the door. By me, if any man enter in, he shall be saved: and he shall go in and go out, and shall find pastures. The thief cometh not, but for to steal and to kill and to destroy. I am come that they may have life and may have it more abundantly. 

Creed.

OFFERTORY Ps. 77.23-25

The Lord opened the doors of heaven, and rained down manna upon them for food. He gave them the bread of heaven, and man ate the food of angels, alleluia.

SECRET

O LORD, may we be cleansed by the sacrifice we offer, and made worthy to receive thy Blessed Sacrament. Through.

COMMUNICANTES

As at the Vigil of Pentecost.

COMMUNION John 15.26; 16.14

The Spirit who proceedeth from the Father, alleluia. He will glorify me, alleluia, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

O LORD, may the Holy Spirit heal our souls with this divine Sacrament, for he himself is the forgiveness of all sins. Through.

¶ From Wednesday through Saturday of Whitsunweek inclusive, the Seasonal Collects are those Against the Persecutors of the Church (see before Low Sunday).

16 May 2016 - WhitMonday

MONDAY OF THE OCTAVE OF PENTECOST 

Double of the First Class – Red

INTROIT Ps. 80.17

HE fed them with the finest wheat, alleluia, and filled them with honey from the rock, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 80.2. Sing joyfully to God, our helper, sing aloud to the God of Jacob. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O GOD, who didst send the Holy Spirit to thine apostles, answer the prayers of thy people. Bestow peace upon us, just as thou hast given us to believe. Through.

¶ No commemorations or Seasonal Collects at this mass.

LESSON Acts 10.34, 42-48

IN those days, Peter opening his mouth, said: Men, the Lord commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that it is he who was appointed by God to be judge of the living and of the dead. To him all the prophets give testimony, that by his name all receive remission of sins, who believe in him. While Peter was yet speaking these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them that heard the word. And the faithful of the circumcision, who came with Peter, were astonished for that the grace of the Holy Ghost was poured out upon the Gentiles also. For they heard them speaking with tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter answered: Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Ghost, as well as we? And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Acts 2.4 The apostles began to speak in foreign tongues of the wondrous deeds of God. Alleluia. (All kneel.) V. Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of thy faithful, and kindle in them the fire of thy love.

SEQUENCE
As on Pentecost.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (3.16-21)

AT that time, Jesus said to Nicodemus: For God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son: that whosoever believeth in him may not perish, but may have life everlasting. For God sent not his Son into the world, to judge the world: but that the world may be saved by him. He that believeth in him is not judged. But he that doth not believe is already judged: because he believeth not in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the judgment: Because the light is come into the world and men loved darkness rather than the light: for their works were evil. For every one that doth evil hateth the light and cometh not to the light, that his works may not be reproved. But he that doth truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest: because they are done in God. 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 17.14, 16

The Lord thundered from heaven and the Most High gave forth his voice, and the fountains of water appeared, alleluia.

SECRET

MERCIFULLY bless this offering, O Lord. Receive the sacrifice of our spiritual victim, and may we ourselves become an eternal offering to thee. Through.

COMMUNICANTES

As at the Vigil of Pentecost.

COMMUNION John 14.26

The Holy Spirit will teach you, alleluia, alleluia; Whatever I have said to you, alleluia, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

STAY close to thy people, O Lord, and assist them. Nourish them with thine Heavenly Sacrament and defend them from the rage of their enemies. Through.

¶ No Feasts may be celebrated or commemorated until Vespers of WhitTuesday, and no feasts whatsever may be said during the entirety of the Octave.

15 May 2016 - Whitsunday (also known as Pentecost)

Sunday of the First Class with Privileged Octave of the First Class - Red

 

¶ Feasts and Commemorations are not permitted on this day. Neither are Seasonal Collects used. And this continues through Vespers of Whit Tuesday.

INTROIT Wis. 1. 7

THE Spirit of the Lord hath filled the whole world, alleluia; and that which containeth all things hath knowledge of the voice, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 67.1. Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered: and let them that hate him flee from before his face. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

O GOD, who on this day didst teach the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit: grant unto us, by the same Spirit, to be wise in what is right, and ever to rejoice in his consolation. Through.

EPISTLE Acts 2. 1-11

WHEN the days of Pentecost were accomplished, they were all together in one place; and suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a mighty wind coming, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them parted tongues as it were of fire, and it sat upon every one of them; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they began to speak with divers tongues, according as the Holy Ghost gave them to speak. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. And when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded in mind, because that every man heard them speak in his own tongue. And they were all amazed, and wondered, saying: Behold, are not all these that speak Galileans? And how have we heard every one our own tongue wherein we were born? Parthians and Medes, and Elamites, and inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia, and Pamphylia, Egypt, and the parts of Lybia about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews also, and Proselytes, Cretes, and Arabians: we have heard them speak in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.

Alleluia, alleluia. V.: Send forth thy Spirit, and they shall be created, and thou shalt renew the face of the earth. Alleluia. (All kneel.) V.: Come, O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of thy faithful: and kindle in them the fire of thy love.

SEQUENCE
Come, thou Holy Spirit, come,
And from thy celestial home
Shed a ray of light devine
Come, thou Father of the poor,
Come, thou source of all our store,
Come, within our bosoms shine.

Thou of Conforters the best,
Thou the soul's delightful guest,
Sweet refreshment here below.
In our labor rest most sweet,
Pleasant coolness in the heat,
Solace in the midst of woe.

O most blessed Light divine,
Shine within these hearts of thine,
And our inmost being fill.

Where thou art not, man hath nought
Nothing good in deed or thought,
Nothing free from taint of ill.

Heal our wounds, our strength renew,
On our dryness pour thy dew,
Wash the stains of guilt away.

Bend the stubborn heart and will,
Melt the frozen, warm the chill,
Guide the steps that go astray.

On thy faithful who adore,
And confess thee evermore,
In thy sevenfold gifts descend.

Give them virtue's sure reward,
Give them thy salvation, Lord,
Give them joys that never end.
Amen. Alleluia.

¶ The above Sequence is used throughout the Octave.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (14. 23-31)

AT that time Jesus said to his disciples: If any one love me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and will make our abode in him: he that loveth me not, keepeth not my words. And the word which you have heard is not mine: but the Father's who sent me. These things have I spoken to you, abiding with you. But the Paraclete, the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my Name, he will teach you all things, and bring all things to your mind, whatsoever I have said to you. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, do I give unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid. You have heard that I said to you: I go away, and I come unto you. If you loved me, you would indeed be glad, because I go to the Father: for the Father is greater than I. And now I have told you before it come to pass: that when it shall come to pass you may believe. I will not now speak many things with you. For the prince of this world cometh, and in me he hath not any thing. But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father hath given me commandment so do I. 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 67. 29, 30

Confirm, O God, what thou hast wrought in us; from thy temple, which is in Jerusalem, kings shall offer presents to thee, alleluia.

SECRET

SANCTIFY, O Lord, we be seech thee, the gifts offered up to thee; and cleanse our hearts by the light of the Holy Spirit. Through.

COMMUNICANTES

As given for the Vigil of Pentecost.

COMMUNION Acts 2. 2, 4

Suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a mighty wind coming where they were sitting, alleluia: and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, speaking the wonderful works of God, alleluia, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

MAY the infusion of the Holy Spirit, O Lord, cleanse our hearts, and render them fruitful by the inward sprinkling of his dew. Through.

14 May 2016 - Saint Boniface, Martyr, and SATURDAY IN VIGIL OF THE PENTECOST

The mass of St. Boniface, Martyr may be said during the day prior to the Vigil.

Saint Boniface, 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 Almighty God, may the prayers of thy blessed martyr Boniface aid us as we celebrate his feast today. 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
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

We are refreshed by the reception of thy Sacred Gift, O Lord. May the prayers of thy blessed martyr Boniface make us feel the benefit of the Sacred Rite we have performed. Through.

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SATURDAY IN VIGIL OF THE PENTECOST

Major Vigil of the First Class

Purple – until the Litany Red – for the Mass 

BLESSING OF THE FONT
¶ The altar is prepared, but the candles are not lit. The ministers, vested in vio-let, genuflect and go up to the altar, and the priest kisses the altar in the center. The Celebrant reads the prophecies from the epistle corner as on Holy Saturday. The Collects are said without Flectamus genua (Let us bend the knee.) Then the ministers proceed to the font and bless it just as on Holy Saturday, except that if there is no font to bless, the ministers shall lay aside their vestments and proceed immedi-ately with the Litany.

LITANY
¶ The litany is chanted as at Holy Sat-urday while the ministers prostrate be-fore the altar. At the second part of the Litany, the minister rise and change into red vestments. The altar para-ments are changed from purple to red. 

KYRIE
¶ As at Holy Saturday, the Kyrie is again chanted as the conclusion to the Litany. During this time, the confes-sion from the Prayers at the Foot of the Altar is said by the ministers and serv-ers. After the Indulgentiam, the priest says Oremus (Let us pray) as usual and goes to the altar, kissing it in the cen-ter. 

GLORIA IN EXCELSIS
¶ Immediately after the Kyrie finishes, the Gloria is intoned and the bells are set ringing. After, the Celebrant says Dominus vobiscum (The Lord be with you), and then the Collect.
¶ In masses without the Blessing of the Font, the vestments begin as red and the mass begins with the following In-troit. If the Blessing of the Font is car-ried out, then this Introit is omitted.

INTROIT Ez. 36.23-26.
THEN I shall be sanctified in you, I will gather you together out of all the countries: and I will pour upon you clean water and you shall be cleansed from your filthiness: and I will give you a new spirit, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 33. 2. I will bless the Lord at all times: His praise shall be always in my mouth. V.: Glory be. 

COLLECT 

GRANT, we beseech thee, O almighty God, that the splendor of thy brightness may shine forth upon us, and the light of thy light may, by the illumination of the Holy Ghost, confirm the hearts of those who have been born again by thy grace. Through.

No other Collects are used at this mass.

EPISTLE Acts 19. 1-8. 

IN those days, It came to pass, while Apollo was at Corinth, that Paul having passed through the upper coasts, came to Ephe-sus, and found certain disciples. And he said to them: Have you received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? But they said to him: We have not so much as heard whether there be a Holy Ghost. And he said: In what then were you baptized? Who said: In John's baptism. Then Paul said: John baptized the people with the baptism of penance, saying: That they should believe in him who was to come after him, that is to say, in Jesus. Having heard these things, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had imposed his hands on them, the Holy Ghost came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. And all the men were about twelve. And entering into the synagogue, he spoke boldly for the space of three months, disputing and exhorting concerning the kingdom of God.

Alleluia. V.: Ps. 106. 1. Give glory to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

¶ The Alleluia is not repeated; instead the Tract is begun immediately.

TRACT Ps. 116. 1, 2.
O praise the Lord, all ye nations: and extol him, all ye peoples.
V.: For his mercy is confirmed upon us: and the truth of the Lord remaineth for ever.

¶ Candles are not carried at the Gospel, but incense only.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (14.15-21)

AT that time, Jesus said to his disciples: If you love me, keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he shall give you another Paraclete, that he may abide with you for ever. The Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, nor knoweth him: but you shall know him; because he shall abide with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you or-phans, I will come to you. Yet a little while: and the world seeth me no more. But you see me: be-cause I live, and you shall live. In that day you shall know, that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them; he it is that loveth me. And he that loveth me, shall be loved of my Father: and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. 

The Creed is not said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 103. 30, 31.

 
Send forth thy Spirit, and they shall be created, and thou shalt renew the face of the earth. May the glory of the Lord endure for ever, alleluia.

SECRET

HALLOW, we beseech thee, O Lord, the gifts we offer up to thee, and cleanse our hearts by the light of the Holy Ghost. Through.

COMMUNICANTES

IN communion with, and in honor of this most holy day of Pentecost, whereon the Holy Ghost appeared to the Holy Apostles in countless tongues; and in worshipful remembrance of the glorious Mary, ever Virgin, Mother of the same our God and Lord Jesus Christ: and also of thy blessed Apostles and Martyrs, Pe-ter Paul, Andrew, James, John, Thomas, James, Philip, Bar-tholomew, Matthew, Simon, and Thaddeus; Linus, Cletus, Clem-ent, Xystus, Cornelius, Cyprian, Lawrence, Chrysogonus, John and Paul, Cosmas and Damian; and of all thy Saints; by whose merits and prayers grant thou that in all things we may be de-fended with the help of thy pro-tection. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Or else in Latin:

COMMUNICANTES, et diem sacratissimum Pentecostes celebrantes, quo Spiritus Sanctus Apostolis innumeris linguis appa-ruit: sed et memoriam venerantes, in primis gloriosae semper Vir-ginis Mariae, Genetricis Dei et Domini nostri Iesu Christi: sed et beati Ioseph, eiusdem Virginis Sponsi, et beatorum Apostolorum ac Martyrum tuorum, Petri et Pauli, Andreae, Iacobi, Ioannis, Thomae, Iacobi, Philippi, Bar-tholomaei, Matthaei, Simonis et Thaddai: Lini, Cleti, Clementis, Xysti, Cornelii, Cypriani, Laurentii, Chrysogoni, Ioannis et Pauli, Cosmae et Damiani: et omnium Sanctorum tuorum; quo-rum meritis precibusque concedas, ut in omnibus protectionis tuae muniamur auxilio. Per eundem Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

¶ This Communicantes is used at all masses throughout the Octave.

COMMUNION John 7. 37-39. 

On the last day of the festivity Jesus said: He that believeth in me, out of his belly shall flow riv-ers of living water: now this he said of the Spirit which they should receive who believed in him, alleluia, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION 

MAY the outpouring of the Holy Ghost cleanse our hearts, O Lord, and render them fruitful by the inward sprinkling of his heavenly dew. Through.

13 May 2016 - Saint Robert Bellarmine, Bishop, Confessor, & Doctor of the Church

Double – White

INTROIT Eccli. 15.5

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

COLLECT

O God, thou didst fortify thy blessed Bishop and Doctor Robert with remarkable learning and courage to expose the dangers of error and defend the rights of the Holy See. May we grow in love of truth, and may they who have been led astray by falsehood come back to the unity of thy Church through the intercession of thy saint. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
In Paschaltide: As given before Low Sunday

LESSON Wis. 7.7-14

Wherefore I wished, and understanding was given me: and I called upon God, and the spirit of wisdom came upon me: And I preferred her before kingdoms and thrones, and esteemed riches nothing in comparison of her. Neither did I compare unto her any precious stone: for all gold, in comparison of her, is as a little sand; and silver, in respect to her, shall be counted as clay. I loved her above health and beauty, and chose to have her instead of light: for her light cannot be put out. Now all good things came to me together with her, and innumerable riches through her hands, And I rejoiced in all these: for this wisdom went before me, and I knew not that she was the mother of them all. Which I have learned without guile, and communicate without envy, and her riches I hide not. For she is an infinite treasure to men: which they that use, become the friends of God, being commended for the gifts of discipline.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Dan. 12.3 They who are learned shall shine as the brightness of the heavens. Alleluia. V. They who instruct many peoples in justice shall be as stars for all eternity. Alleluia.

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

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

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps.72.28

It is good for me to hold fast to God, to put my hope in the Lord, that I may proclaim all thy praises at the gates of the daughter of Sion. Alleluia.

SECRET

We offer these gifts, O Lord, as a sweet fragrance before thee. May the teaching and example of blessed Robert lead us to obey thy commandments with joyous hearts. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
In Paschaltide: As given before Low Sunday

COMMUNION Matt. 5.15

Ye are the light of the world. So let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. Alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION
O Lord Our God, may the Sacrament we have received fire us with the same burning love that consumed blessed Robert and made him spend himself ceaselessly in the service of thy Church. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
In Paschaltide: As given before Low Sunday