Friday, March 14, 2014

15 March 2014 - Ember Saturday in Lent

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INTROIT Ps. 87.3

Let my prayer come before thee; incline thine ear to my call for help, O Lord. Ps. 87.2. O Lord, God of my salvation, I have cried out by day and by night in thy presence. V. Glory be.

¶ After the Kyrie Eleison is said:

Oremus (Let us pray.)

V. Flectamus genua. (Let us bend the knee.)

R. Levate. (Arise.)

¶ The above is observed before all the Collects between the lessons in this mass.

COLLECT

Look with mercy upon thy people,O Lord, and in thy pity spare them from the punishment they deserve. Through.

FIRST LESSON Deut. 26.12-19

In those days, Moses spoke to the people, saying, When thou hast made an end of tithing all thy fruits, in the third year of tithes thou shalt give it to the Levite, and to the stranger, and to the fatherless, and to the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled: And thou shalt speak thus in the sight of the Lord thy God: I have taken that which was sanctified out of my house, and I have given it to the Levite, and to the stranger, and to the fatherless, and to the widow, as thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments nor forgotten thy precepts. I have not eaten of them in my mourning, nor separated them for any uncleanness, nor spent any thing of them in funerals. I have obeyed the voice of the Lord my God, and have done all things as thou hast commanded me. Look from thy sanctuary, and thy high habitation of heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou didst swear to our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey. This day the Lord thy God hath commanded thee to do these commandments and judgments: and to keep and fulfill them with all thy heart, and with all thy soul. Thou hast chosen the Lord this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways and keep his ceremonies, and precepts, and judgments, and obey his command. And the Lord hath chosen thee this day, to be his peculiar people, as he hath spoken to thee, and to keep all his commandments: And to make thee higher than all nations which he hath created, to his own praise, and name, and glory: that thou mayst be a holy people of the Lord thy God, as he hath spoken.

GRADUAL Ps. 78.9, 10

Pardon us our sins, O Lord, lest the nations ever say, Where is their God? V. Help us, O God our Savior; and for the glory of thy Name, O Lord, deliver us.

COLLECT

O God, our Protector, look down upon us: that we who are oppressed by the weight of our evils, may, through thy mercy, serve thee with a free mind. Through.

SECOND LESSON Deut. 11.22-25

In those days Moses said to the children of Israel: If you keep the com­mandments which I command you, and do them, to love the Lord your God, and walk in all His ways, cleav­ing unto Him, the Lord will destroy all these nations before your face, and shall possess them, which are greater and stronger than you. Every that your foot shall tread upon be yours. From the desert, and Libanus, from the great river Euphrates unto the western sea shall be your borders. None shall stand against you: the Lord your God shall lay the dread and fear of you upon all than land that you shall tread upon, as hath spoken to you, the Lord your God.

GRADUAL Ps.83. 10, 9.

Behold, O God, our Protector, and look down upon thy servants. O Lord God of hosts, graciously hear the prayers of thy servants.

COLLECT

Hear our supplications, we beseech thee, O Lord, that by thy goodness we may both deserve to be humble in prosperity and secure in adversity. Through.

THIRD LESSON II Mach. 1. 23-26, 27

In those days all the priests made prayer, while the sacrifice was consuming, Jonathan beginning, and the rest answering. And the prayer of Nehemias was after this manner: O Lord God, Creator of all things, dreadful and strong, just and merciful, who alone art the goad king, Who alone art gracious, who alone art just, and almighty, and eternal, who deliverest Israel from all evil, who didst choose the fathers and didst sanctify them: receive the sacrifice for all thy people Israel, and preserve thy own portion, and sanctify it. Gather together our scattered people, deliver them that are slaves to the Gentiles, and look upon them that are despised and abhorred: that the Gentiles may know that thou art our God.

GRADUAL Ps. 89. 13, 1.

Be turned somewhat, O Lord, and be entreated in favor of thy servants. Lord, thou hast been our refuge from generation to generation.

COLLECT

Graciously hear the prayers of thy people, we beseech thee, O Lord: that we, who are justly afflicted for our sins, may for the glory of thy name be mercifully delivered. Through.

FOURTH LESSON Eccli. 36.1-10

Have mercy upon us, O God of all, and behold us, and shew us the light of thy mercies: And send thy fear upon the nations, that have not sought after thee: that they may know that there is no God beside thee, and that they may shew forth thy wonders. Lift up thy hand over the strange nations, that they may see thy power. For as thou hast been sanctified in us in their sight, so thou shalt be magnified among them in our presence, That they may know thee, as we also have known thee, that there is no God beside thee, O Lord. Renew thy signs, and work new miracles. Glorify thy hand, and thy right arm. Raise up indignation, and pour out wrath. Take away the adversary, and crush the enemy. Hasten the time, and remember the end, that they may declare thy wonderful works, O Lord, our God.

GRADUAL Ps. 140.2.

Let my prayer be directed as incense in thy sight; the lifting up of my hands, as evening sacrifice.

COLLECT

Go before our actions, we beseech thee, O Lord, with thine inspirations and further them by thine assistance; that every word and work of our may begin always from thee and by thee be likewise ended. 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 king's servants that heated 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 or Thanks be to God is not said after the Fifth Lesson, but instead the Hymn below is begun immediately.

HYMN Dan. 3.52-56

Blessed art thou, O Lord, the God of our fathers: and worthy to be praised and glorified for ever. And blessed is the name of thy glory, which is holy: and worthy to be praised and glorified for ever. Blessed art thou in the holy temple of thy glory: and worthy to be praised and glorified for ever. Blessed art thou on the holy throne of thy kingdom: and worthy to be praised and glorified for ever. Blessed art thou upon the sceptre of thy divinity: and worthy to be praised and glorified for ever. Blessed art thou that sittest upon the Cherubims, beholding the depths: and worthy to be praised and glorified for ever. Blessed art thou that walkest upon the wings of the wind, and on the waves of the sea: and worthy to be praised and glorified for ever. Let all thy Angels and Saints bless thee: and praise thee and glorify thee for ever. Let the heavens, the earth, the sea, and all the things that are in them, bless thee: and praise thee and glorify thee for ever. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, who is worthy to be praised and glorified for ever. As it ws in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. And worthy to be praised and glorified for ever. Blessed art thou, O Lord, the God of our fathers: and worthy to be praised and glorified for ever.

COLLECT

O God, who didst allay the flames of fierce for the three young men, grant in thy mercy that the flame of vice may not consume us thy servants. Through.

EPISTLE I Thess. 5.14-23

Brethren: And we beseech you, rebuke the unquiet: comfort the feeble minded: support the weak: be patient towards all men. See that none render evil for evil to any man: but ever follow that which is good towards each other and towards all men. Always rejoice. Pray without ceasing. In all things give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you all. Extinguish not the spirit. Despise not prophecies. But prove all things: hold fast that which is good. From all appearance of evil refrain yourselves. And may the God of peace himself sanctify you in all things: that your whole spirit and soul and body may be preserved blameless in the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

TRACT Ps. 116.1-2

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

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew 17.1-9

At that time, Jesus took unto him Peter and James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain apart: And he was transfigured before them. And his face did shine as the sun: and his garments became white as snow. And behold there appeared to them Moses and Elias talking with him. And Peter answering, said to Jesus: Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. And as he was yet speaking, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them. And lo a voice out of the cloud, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased: hear ye him. And the disciples hearing fell upon their face, and were very much afraid. And Jesus came and touched them: and said to them: Arise, and fear not. And they lifting up their eyes, saw no one, but only Jesus. And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying: Tell the vision to no man, till the Son of man be risen from the dead.

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.

SECRET

O Lord, sanctify our fasting by these offerings, so that our acts of penance may interiorly accomplish in us the effect that they outwardly signify. Through.

COMMUNION Ps. 7.2

O Lord, my God, in thee have I placed my trust; save me from all my persecutors, and rescue me.

POSTCOMMUNION

Almighty God, may the grace of this Sacrament cure our sinfulness and be an everlasting remedy for our weakness. Through.

PRAYER OVER THE PEOPLE

O God, strengthen thy people with the blessing they ask, so that they may always be obedient to thy will and rejoice in thy gifts. Through.

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