The just cried, and the Lord heard them; and delivered them out of all their troubles. Ps.33.2 I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall be ever in my mouth. V. Glory be.
COLLECT
Grant, we beseech thee, O almighty God, that we, who acknowledge the boldness of thy glorious martyrs in confessing thy Name, may experience likewise their loving intercession for us.
Then commemorate Feria II of Ember Week in Lent together under one ending.
COLLECT
O Lord of our salvation, change our hearts and enlighten us by thy heavenly teachings, that this Lenten fast may be profitable to us. Through.
EPISTLE Heb.11.33-39
Brethren, the saints through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, recovered strength from weakness, became valiant in battle, put to flight the armies of foreigners: women received their dead raised to life again: but others were racked, not accepting deliverance, that they might find a better resurrection; and others had trial of mockeries and stripes, moreover also of bands and prisons: they were stoned, they were cut asunder, they were tempted, they wandered about in sheep-skins, and in goat-skins, being in want, distressed, afflicted of whom the world was not worthy: wandering in deserts, in mountains, and in dens, and in caves of the earth. And all these were found approved by the testimony of faith, in Christ Jesus our Lord.
GRADUAL Ps.132.1,2
Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity. V. It is like the precious ointment on the head that ran down upon the beard, the beard of Aaron.
TRACT Ps. 125. 5, 6
They that sow in tears, shall reap in joy. Going they went and wept, casting their seeds. V. But coming they shall come with joyfulness carrying their sheaves.
+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke 6.17-23
At that time: Jesus coming down from the mountain, stood in a plain place, and the company of his disciples, and a very great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea-coast both of Tyre and Sidon, who were come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. And they that were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the multitude sought to touch him : for virtue went out from him and healed all. And he, lifting up his eyes on his disciples, said : Blessed are ye poor : for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are ye that hunger now: for you shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now : for you shall laugh. Blessed shall you be when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you and shall reproach you and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. Be glad in that day and rejoice: for behold, your reward is great in Heaven.
OFFERTORY Ps.31.11
Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice ye just; and glory all ye right of heart.
SECRET
Look down, O Lord, upon the prayers and oblations of thy faithful; that they may be agreeable to thee on the feast of thy saints, and obtain for us the help of thy propitiation.
Then commemorate Feria II of Ember Week in Lent together under one ending.
SECRET
Bless these gifts we offer thee, O Lord. May they cleanse us from the stain of our sins. Through.
COMMUNION Matt.12.50
Whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother and sister, and mother, saith the Lord.
POSTCOMMUNION
Appeased, O Lord by the intercession of thy saints, grant, we beseech thee, that we may obtain by the celebration of this temporal act our eternal salvation.
Then commemorate Feria II of Ember Week in Lent together under one ending.
POSTCOMMUNION
O Lord, may the banquet of salvation, of which we have partaken with joy, bring us a new life. Through.
PROPER LAST GOSPEL
+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew 25.31-46
At that time, Jesus said to his disciples, And when the Son of man shall come in his majesty, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit upon the seat of his majesty. And all nations shall be gathered together before him: and he shall separate them one from another, as the shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats: And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on his left. Then shall the king say to them that shall be on his right hand: Come, ye blessed of my Father, possess you the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry, and you gave me to eat: I was thirsty, and you gave me to drink: I was a stranger, and you took me in: Naked, and you covered me: sick, and you visited me: I was in prison, and you came to me. Then shall the just answer him, saying: Lord, when did we see thee hungry and fed thee: thirsty and gave thee drink? Or when did we see thee a stranger and took thee in? Or naked and covered thee? Or when did we see thee sick or in prison and came to thee? And the king answering shall say to them: Amen I say to you, as long as you did it to one of these my least brethren, you did it to me. Then he shall say to them also that shall be on his left hand: Depart from me, you cursed, into everlasting fire, which was prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me not to eat: I was thirsty and you gave me not to drink. I was a stranger and you took me not in: naked and you covered me not: sick and in prison and you did not visit me. Then they also shall answer him, saying: Lord, when did we see thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and did not minister to thee? Then he shall answer them, saying: Amen: I say to you, as long as you did it not to one of these least, neither did you do it to me. And these shall go into everlasting punishment: but the just, into life everlasting.
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