1 July 2014 - The Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the Octave Day of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

Double of the First Class – Red

INTROIT Apoc 5.9-10

Thou hast redeemed us, O Lord, in thy Blood, out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and hast made us to our God a kingdom. Ps. 88.2 The mercies of the Lord I will sing for ever: I will show forth thy truth with my mouth to generation and generation. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

Almighty and everlasting God, who didst appoint thine only-begotten Son to be Redeemer of the world, and didst vouchsafe to be appeased by his Blood: grant, we beseech thee, that, by our solemn service, we may so venerate the Price of our redemption, and by its power be so defended from evils of this present life on earth, that we may enjoy its fruit for evermore in heaven. Through the same.

Commemoration of the Sacred Heart
As in the commemoration in the mass on the preceding day.

COMMEMORATION
Octave Day of St. John Baptist

O God, who hast made this day worthy of honor by the birth of blessed John: grant to thy people the grace of spiritual joys, and direct the minds of all the faithful in the way of eternal salvation.

COMMEMORATION: Octave of Saints Peter and Paul
As on the Feast.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church
or For the Pope

EPISTLE Heb. 9.11-15

Brethren, Christ being come, as High Priest of the good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is, not of this creation: neither by the blood of goats or of calves, but by his own Blood, entered once into the Holies, having obtained eternal redemption. For if the blood of goats and of oxen and the ashes of a heifer, being sprinkled, sanctify such as are defiled, to the cleaning of the flesh: how much more shall the Blood of Christ, who, by the Holy Ghost, offered himself unspotted unto God, cleanse our conscience from dead works, to serve the living God? And therefore he is the Mediator of the new Testament: that by means of his death, for the redemption of those transgressions which were under the former Testament, they that are called may receive the promise of eternal inheritance, in Christ Jesus our Lord.

GRADUAL

This is he that came by water and Blood, Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and Blood. There are three who give testimony in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost; and three that give testimony on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the Blood; and these three are one.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. I John 5.9. If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of of God is greater. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (19.30-35)

At that time, Jesus when he had taken the vinegar, said: It is consummated. And bowing his head, he gave up the ghost. Then the Jews, (because it was the parasceve,) that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the sabbath day, (for that was a great sabbath day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. The soldiers therefore came; and they broke the legs of the first, and of the other that was crucified with him. But after they were come to Jesus, when they saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. But one of the soldiers with a spear opened his side, and immediately there came out blood and water. And he that saw it, hath given testimony, and his testimony is true.

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY

The chalice of bendiction which we bless, is it not the communion of the Blood of Christ? And the bread which we break, is it not the partaking of the Body of the Lord?

SECRET

May we draw nigh to Jesus the Mediator of the New Testament, we beseech thee, through the Divine mysteries; and renew upon thine altars, O Lord of hosts, the sprinkling of that Blood which speaketh better things than that of Abel. Through the same.

Commemoration of the Sacred Heart

As in the commemoration in the mass on the preceding day.

COMMEMORATION
Octave Day of St. John Baptist

We heap our gifts upon thine altars, O Lord, as we celebrate with due honor the birthday of him who both proclaimed the coming of the Savior of the world and pointed him out when come, even our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son:

COMMEMORATION: Octave of Saints Peter and Paul
As on the Feast.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church
or For the Pope

Preface: Of the Holy Cross.

COMMUNION Heb. 9.28.

Christ was offered once to exhaust the sins of many; the second time he shall appear without sin to them that expect him, unto salvation.

POSTCOMMUNION

We who have been admitted to thy Holy Table, O Lord, have drawn waters with joy from the fountains of Savior: may his Blood, we beseech thee, be for us a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life. Who liveth and reigneth.

Commemoration of the Sacred Heart

As in the commemoration in the mass on the preceding day.

COMMEMORATION
Octave Day of St. John Baptist

Let thy Church, O Lord, rejoice at the birth of blessed John the Baptist: through whom she came to know the Author of her own new birth, even our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son,

COMMEMORATION: Octave of Saints Peter and Paul
As on the Feast.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church
or For the Pope

30 June 2014 - Commemoration of Saint Paul the Apostle

Greater Double – Red

INTROIT II Tim 1.12

I know whom I have believed, and I am certain that he is able to keep that which I committed to him, against that day; being a just judge. Ps. 135.1,2 Lord, Thou hast proved me and known me: thou hast known my sitting down, and my rising up. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who by the preaching of blessed Paul the Apostle, didst teach the multitude of the Gentiles: grant, we beseech thee, that we who celebrate his heavenly birthday, may also experience his patronage. 

And then under one ending as usual:

Commemoration: Of St. Peter

O God, who by delivering to thy blessed Apostle Peter the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, didst confer upon him the pontifical power of binding and of loosing, grant that, by the help of his intercession, we may be freed from the bonds of sin: Who livest and reignest.

¶ The Collects of St. Peter in this mass are used as the commemorations of St. Peter at all masses of St. Paul, both said under one ending.

Commemoration: Octave of the Sacred Heart

O God, who in the Heart of thy Son, wounded by our sins, dost mercifully vouchsafe to bestow upon us the boundless treasures of thy love: grant, we beseech thee, that we who now render him the service of our devotion and piety, may also fulfill our duty of worthy satisfaction.

COMMEMORATION
Octave of St. John Baptist

As given in the Mass at the Feast of Saint Peter and Paul

SEASONAL COLLECTS

Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church
or For the Pope

EPISTLE Gal. 1.11-20

Brethren, I give you to understand, brethren, that the Gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. For neither did I receive it of man, nor did I learn it; but by the revelation of Jesus Christ. For you have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion: how that, beyond measure, I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it. And I made progress in the Jews' religion above many of my equals in my own nation, being more abundantly zealous for the traditions of my fathers. But when it pleased him, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace, To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, immediately I condescended not to flesh and blood. Neither went I to Jerusalem, to the apostles who were before me: but I went into Arabia, and again I returned to Damascus. Then, after three years, I went to Jerusalem, to see Peter, and I tarried with him fifteen days. But other of the apostles I saw none, saving James the brother of the Lord. Now the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I lie not.

GRADUAL Gal. 2.8-9

He who wrought in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, wrought in me also among the Gentiles; and they knew the grace of God, which was given to me. V. I Cor. 15.10. The grace of God in me hath not been void; but grace always remaineth in me.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Holy Apostle Paul, preacher of truth, and doctor of the Genitles, intercede for us. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (10.16-22)

At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: Behold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and simple as doves. But beware of men. For they will deliver you up in councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues. And you shall be brought before governors, and before kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles: But when they shall deliver you up, take no thought how or what to speak: for it shall be given you in that hour what to speak. For it is not you that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you. The brother also shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the son: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and shall put them to death. And you shall be hated by all men for my name's sake: but he that shall persevere unto the end, he shall be saved. 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 138.17

Thy friends, O God, are exceedingly honorable; their principality is exceedingly strengthened.

SECRET

Sanctify, O Lord, the offerings of thy people, through the prayers of Paul, thine Apostle: that this sacrifice which is pleasing to thee by thine own institution, may be made yet more acceptable in thy sight, through his patronage and intercession. 

And under one ending:

Commemoration: Of St. Peter

We beseech thee, O Lord that the prayer of the blessed Apostle Peter may commend the sacrifices and supplications of thy Church, so that the celebration we hold for his glory may profit for our pardon. Through.

Commemoration: Octave of the Sacred Heart

Have regard, we beseech thee, O Lord, to the inexpressible love of the Heart of thy beloved Son: so that what we offer may be a gift acceptable to thee, and an expiation for our offenses.

COMMEMORATION
Octave of St. John Baptist

As given in the Mass at the Feast of Saint Peter and Paul

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church
or For the Pope

Preface: Of the Apostles.

COMMUNION Matt. 19.28,29

Amen I say to you, that you, who have left all things and followed me, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall possess life everlasting.

POSTCOMMUNION

Having received thy holy Sacrament O Lord, we entreat thee, that through the intercession of blessed Paul the Apostle, the mysteries we have celebrated to his glory may be unto us a healing remedy.

And under one ending:

Commemoration: Of St. Peter

May the gift which we have offered fill us with joy, O Lord: that as we proclaim thee wonderful in thine Apostle Peter, so we may though him receive the grace of thy forgiveness. Through.

Commemoration: Of the Octave of the Sacred Heart

May thy holy mysteries, O Lord Jesus, impart to us divine fervor: whereby having tasted the sweetness of thy most loving Heart, we may learn to despise earthly things, and to love what is heavenly:

COMMEMORATION
Octave of St. John Baptist

As given in the Mass at the Feast of Saint Peter and Paul

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church
or For the Pope

29 June 2014 - Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (Commemorations of the Sacred Heart and John the Baptist)

Double of the First Class – Red

INTROIT Acts 12.11

Many are the afflictions of the just, and out of all these the Lord hath delivered them: the Lord keepeth all their bones; not one of them shall be broken. Ps. 138.1,2 I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall be always in my mouth. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who hast made this day holy by the martyrdom of thine Apostles, Peter and Paul: grant that thy Church may in all things follow the precepts of those through whom she received the beginnings of the Faith. Through.

Commemoration: Sunday within the Octave of the Sacred Heart

O God, the Protector of those who put their trust in thee, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: multiply upon us thy mercy, that with thee as our ruler, and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we may not lose those which are eternal.

Commemoration: Of the Sacred Heart

O God, who in the Heart of thy Son, wounded by our sins, dost mercifully vouchsafe to bestow upon us the boundless treasures of thy love: grant, we beseech thee, that we who now render him the service of our devotion and piety, may also fulfill our duty of worthy satisfaction.

COMMEMORATION
Octave of St. John Baptist

O God, who hast made this day worthy of honor by the birth of blessed John: grant to thy people the grace of spiritual joys, and direct the minds of all the faithful in the way of eternal salvation.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church
or For the Pope

EPISTLE Acts 12.1-11

In those days, Herod the king stretched forth his hands to afflict some of the Church: and he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword; and seeing that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to take up Peter also. Now it was in the days of the azymes: and when he had apprehended him, he cast him into prison, delivering him to four files of soldiers to be kept, intending after the pasch to bring him forth to the people. Peter therefore was kept in prison; but prayer was made without ceasing by the Church unto God for him. And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains; and the keepers before the door kept the prison: and behold, an Angel of the Lord stood by him and a light shined in the room; and he striking Peter on the side, raised him up, saying: Arise quickly, and the chains fell off from his hands; and the Angel said to him: Gird thyself, and put on thy sandals; and he did so; and he said to him, cast thy garment about thee, and follow me; and going out, he followed him: and he knew not that it was true which was done by the Angel; but he thought he saw a vision. And passing through the first and the second ward, they came to the iron gate that leadeth to the city, which of itself opened to them; and going out, they passed on through one street, and immediately the Angel departed from him. And Peter coming to himself, said, Now I know in very deed that the Lord hath sent His Angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

GRADUAL Ps. 44.17-18

Their sound went forth into all the earth: and their words to the end of the world. The heavens show forth the glory of God: and the firmament declareth the works of his hands.

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 Caesarea Phillippi, 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, Jermias, or one of the prophets. Jesus saith to them: But who 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 them Blessed art thou, Simon BarJona, because flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven: and I say to thee: that thou are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church. And the gates of hell shall not prevail against it; and to thee I will give the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, shall be bound also in heaven. And whatsoever though shalt loose upon earth, shall be loosed also in heaven. 

The Creed is said throughout the Octave.

OFFERTORY Ps. 44.17-18

Thou shalt make them princes over all the earth: they shall remember thy Name, O Lord, throughout all generations.

SECRET

May the prayers of the Apostles accompany the sacrifices which we bring to thee, O Lord, to be consecrated to thy Name: and by the same prayer, grant that we may be cleansed and defended. Through.

Commemoration: Sunday within the Octave of the Sacred Heart

Look, O Lord, upon the gifts of thy suppliant Church: and grant that they may with constant hallowing be received unto the salvation of those who believe.

Commemoration: Of the Sacred Heart

Have regard, we beseech thee, O Lord, to the inexpressible love of the Heart of thy beloved Son: so that what we offer may be a gift acceptable to thee, and an expiation for our offenses.

COMMEMORATION
Octave of St. John Baptist

We heap our gifts upon thine altars, O Lord, as we celebrate with due honor the birthday of him who both proclaimed the coming of the Savior of the world and pointed him out when come, even our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son:

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church
or For the Pope

Preface: Of the Apostles. This preface is said at all masses during the Octave unless another Preface is specified in the rubrics.

COMMUNION Matt. 16.18

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

POSTCOMMUNION

Through the intercession of the Apostles, do thou, O Lord, guard from all adversity those whom thou hast fed with heavenly Food. Through.

Commemoration: Sunday within the Octave of the Sacred Heart

May thy holy Gifts, O Lord, which we have received, give us life: and having purified us, prepare us for thine everlasting mercy.

Commemoration: Of the Sacred Heart

May thy holy mysteries, O Lord Jesus, impart to us divine fervor: whereby having tasted the sweetness of thy most loving Heart, we may learn to despise earthly things, and to love what is heavenly: Who livest and reignest.

COMMEMORATION
Octave of St. John Baptist

Let thy Church, O Lord, rejoice at the birth of blessed John the Baptist: through whom she came to know the Author of her own new birth, even our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church
or For the Pope

28 June 2014 - Saint Irenaeus, Bishop and Martyr, with Commemoration of the Octaves; also the Vigil of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles

Double – Red

INTROIT Mal 2.6

The awe of truth was in his mouth and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace, and in equity, and turned many away from iniquity. Ps. 77.1 Attend, O my people to my law; incline your ears to the words of my mouth. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who didst enable blessed Irenaeus, thy Martyr and Bishop to overcome heresies by the truth of doctrine and happily to establish peace in the Church: we beseech thee, give to thy people constancy in holy religion; and grant us thy peace in our time. Through.

Commemoration: Octave of St. John Baptist
(As on the Feast Day.)

Commemoration: Vigil of Saints Peter and Paul
(As given in the following mass.)

SEASONAL COLLECTS
As given for the Octave of the Sacred Heart

EPISTLE II Tim. 3.14-17; 4.1-5.

Dearly beloved: Continue thou in those things which thou hast learned, and which have been committed to thee: knowing of whom thou hast learned them; And because from thy infancy thou hast known the holy scriptures, which can instruct thee to salvation, by the faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture, inspired of God, is profitable to teach, to reprove, to correct, to instruct in justice, That the man of God may be perfect, furnished to every good work. I charge thee, before God and Jesus Christ, who shall judge the living and the dead, by his coming, and his kingdom: Preach the word: be instant in season, out of season: reprove, entreat, rebuke in all patience and doctrine. For there shall be a time, when they will not endure sound doctrine; but, according to their own desires, they will heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears: And will indeed turn away their hearing from the truth, but will be turned unto fables.

GRADUAL Ps. 121.8.

For my brethren's and my neighbors' sake I spoke peace concerning thee. V. Ps. 36.37. Keep innocence, and behold equity; for to a man who loveth peace there are things that remain over.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ecclus. 6.35. Stand the multitude of the prudent priest, and from thy heart join thyself to their wisdom, that thou mayest hear every discourse of God. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (10.28-33)

At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: Fear ye not them that kill the body, and are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him that can destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: better are you than many sparrows. Every one therefore that shall confess me before men, I will also confess him before my Father who is in heaven.

OFFERTORY Ecclus. 22.44.

My doctrine I shall make to shine for all like the dawn at morn, and will declare it afar off.

SECRET

O God, who sufferest not the nations who believe in thee to be overwhelmed by any terror: vouchsafe to receive the prayers and oblations of thy people that of thy mercy thou wouldst grant peace, and make safe the borders of Christendom against every enemy. Through.

Commemoration: Octave of St. John Baptist

(As given on the Feast Day.)

Commemoration: Vigil of Saints Peter and Paul
(As given in the following mass.)

SEASONAL COLLECTS
As given for the Octave of the Sacred Heart

COMMUNION Eccl. 24.47

See ye, that I have not labored for myself only but for all that seek out the truth.

POSTCOMMUNION

O God, the Author and Lover of peace, whom to know is to live, whom to serve is to reign, protect thy suppliant people from all assaults, that we who put our trust in thy defense, through the intercession of blessed Irenaeus, thy Martyr and Bishop, may not fear the power of any adversary. Through.

Commemoration: Octave of St. John Baptist

(As given on the Feast Day.)

Commemoration: Vigil of Saints Peter and Paul
(As given in the following mass.)

SEASONAL COLLECTS
As given for the Octave of the Sacred Heart.

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Also this day:

The Vigil of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles

Minor Vigil – Purple

INTROIT Ps. 33.19

Many are the afflictions of the just, and out of all these the Lord hath delivered them: the Lord keepeth all their bones; not one of them shall be broken. Ps. 33.1. I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall be always in my mouth. V. Glory be.

¶ The Gloria in excelsis is not said.

COLLECT

We beseech thee, almighty God, that thou suffer no disturbance to shake us, whom thou hast founded on the rock of the confession of thine Apostles. Through.

Commemoration: Of Saint Irenaeus
(As given in the preceding mass.)

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary

EPISTLE Acts 3.1-10

In those days, Peter and John went up into the temple at the ninth hour of prayer. And a certain man who was lame from his mother's womb, was carried: whom they laid every day at the gate of the temple, which is called Beautiful, that he might ask alms of them that went into the temple. He, when he had seen Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked to receive an alms. But Peter with John fastening his eyes upon him, said: Look upon us. But he looked earnestly upon them, hoping that he should receive something of them. But Peter said: Silver and gold I have none; but what I have, I give thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, arise, and walk. And taking him by the right hand, he lifted him up, and forthwith his feet and soles received strength. And he leaping up, stood, and walked, and went in with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. And all the people saw him walking and praising God. And they knew him, that it was he who sat begging alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened to him.

GRADUAL Ps. 18.5,2

Their sound went forth into all the earth: and their words to the end of the world. The heavens show forth the glory of God: and the firmament declareth the works of his hands.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (21.15-19)

At that time, Jesus said to Simon Peter: Simon, son of John, lovest thou me more then these? He saith to him: Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him: Feed my lambs. He saith to him again: Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? He saith to him: Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him: Feed my lambs. He said to him the third time: Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved, because he had said to him the third time: Lovest thou me? And he said to him: Lord, thou knowest all things: thou knowest that I love thee. He said to him: Feed my sheep. Amen, amen I say to thee, when thou wast younger, thou didst gird thyself, and didst walk where thou wouldst. But when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and lead thee whither thou wouldst not. And this he said, signifying by what death he should glorify God.

OFFERTORY Ps. 138.17

Thy friends, O God, are exceedingly honorable; their principality is exceedingly strengthened.

SECRET

Sanctify, we beseech thee, O Lord, the offering of thy people, by the intercession of thine Apostles, and cleanse us from the stains of our sins. Through.

Commemoration: Saint Irenaeus
(As given in the preceding mass.)

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary

COMMUNION John 21.15,17

Simon, son of John, lovest thou me more then these? Lord, thou knowest all things: thou knowest, Lord, that I love thee.

POSTCOMMUNION

O Lord, by the intercession of thine Apostles, keep from all harm those whom thou hast filled with heavenly food. Through.

Commemoration: Saint Irenaeus
(As given in the preceding mass.)

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary

27 June 2014 - Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Double of the First Class with Privileged Octave 3 – White

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¶ The following collects are used as the Seasonal Collects on the Feast of and during the Octave of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in place of the usual Seasonal Collects during Trinitytide. And note that these Collects take precedence over those appointed for the Octave of the Nativity of John the Baptist, except for masses of that Octave. 

Of Saint Mary

Collect

O LORD God almighty, we beseech thee to keep us thy servants both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls: that by the glorious intersession of blessed Mary Ever-Virgin, we may be delivered from our present heaviness and attain in the end to everlasting gladness. (Through.)

Secret

WE beseech thee, O Lord, that by the bountiful goodness of thy mercy, and by the intercession of blessed Mary Ever-Virgin, these our oblations may be acceptable in thy sight: that we being delivered in this present life from all adversities may obtain in that which is to come peace everlasting. (Through.)

Postcommunion

O LORD, who hast appointed this holy sacrament which we have received to be the means of our salvation: mercifully grant that we who have offered these our gifts unto thy divine majesty in honor of blessed Mary Ever-Virgin may, by her protection be preserved both in body and soul. (Through.)

Against the Persecutors of the Church

Collect

Graciously accept the prayers of thy Church, we beseech thee, O Lord, that, overcoming all hostility and error, She may serve thee in safety and freedom. (Through.)

Secret

Protect us, we beseech thee, O Lord, who assist at thy mysteries, that holding fast to things divine, we may serve thee both in body and soul. (Through.)

Postcommunion

We beseech thee, O Lord our God, that thou wouldst not allow to be exposed to human perils, those whom thou hast been pleased to make sharers of these divine mysteries. (Through.)

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INTROIT Ps. 32. 11, 19

The thoughts of his Heart are from generation to generation: to save their souls from death, and to feed them in the time of death. Ps.32.1. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye just: praise becometh the upright. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who in the Heart of thy Son, wounded by our sins, dost mercifully vouchsafe to bestow upon us the boundless treasures of thy love: grant, we beseech thee, that we who now render him the service of our devotion and piety, may also fulfill our duty of worthy satisfaction. Through the same.

Commemorate: Octave of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

O God, who hast made this day worthy of honor by the birth of blessed John: grant to thy people the grace of spiritual joys, and direct the minds of all the faithful in the way of eternal salvation. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary
Against the Persecutors of the Church

EPISTLE Ephes. 3. 8-12; 14-19.

Brethren: To me, the least of all the Saints, is given grace, to preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ: and to enlighten all men, that they may see what is the dispensation of the mystery which hath been hidden from eternity in God, who created all things: that the manifold wisdom of God may be made known to the principalities and powers in heavenly places through the Church, according to the eternal purpose which he made in Christ Jesus our Lord: in whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him. For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom all paternity in heaven and earth is named, that he would grant you according to the riches of his glory, to be strenghened by his Spirit with might unto the inward man, that Christ may dwell by faith in your hearts: that, being rooted and grounded in charity, you may be able to comprehend with all the Saints, what is the breadth and length, and height and depth: to know also the charity of Christ which surpasseth all knowledge, that you may be filled unto all the fullness of God.

GRADUAL Ps. 24. 8, 9

The Lord is sweet and righteous: therefore he will give a law to sinners in the way. V.: He will guide the mild in judgment: he will teach the meek his ways.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Matt. 11.29. Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, because I am meek and humble of heart: and you shall find rest to your souls. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (19. 31-37)

At that time: The Jews (because it was the Parasceve), that the bodies might not remain upon the cross on the Sabbath day (for that was a great Sabbath day) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. The soldiers therefore came: and they broke the legs of the first, and of the other that were crucified with him. But after they were come to Jesus, when they saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. But one of the soldiers, with a spear opening his side, and immediately there came out blood and water. And he that saw it, hath given testimony: and his testimony is true. And he knoweth that he saith true, that you may believe. For these things were done that the Scripture might be fulfilled: You shall not break a bone of him. And again another Scripture saith: They shall look upon him whom they pierced.

  The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 68. 21

My Heart hath expected reproach and misery: and I looked for one that would grieve together with me, but there was none: and for one that would comfort me, and I found none.

SECRET

Have regard, we beseech thee, O Lord, to the inexpressible love of the Heart of thy beloved Son: so that what we offer may be a gift acceptable to thee, and an expiation for our offenses. Through.

Commemorate: Octave of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

We heap our gifts upon thine altars, O Lord, as we celebrate with due honor the birthday of him who both proclaimed the coming of the Savior of the world and pointed him out when come, even our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son: Who liveth and reigneth.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary
Against the Persecutors of the Church

COMMUNION John 19. 34

One of the soldiers with a spear opened his side, and immediately there came out blood and water.

POSTCOMMUNION

May thy holy mysteries, O Lord Jesus, impart to us divine fervor: whereby having tasted the sweetness of thy most loving Heart, we may learn to despise earthly things, and to love what is heavenly: Who livest and reignest.

Commemorate: Octave of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

Let thy Church, O Lord, rejoice at the birth of blessed John the Baptist: through whom she came to know the Author of her own new birth, even our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son, who liveth and reigneth.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary
Against the Persecutors of the Church

26 June 2014 - Octave Day of Corpus Christi with Commemoration of Saints John and Paul and of the Octave of the Nativity of John the Baptist

Octave Day of the Second Class

White

INTROIT Ps. 80. 17

HE fed them with the fat of wheat, alleluia; and filled them with honey out of the rock, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 80.2. Rejoice in God our helper; sing aloud to the God of Jacob. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who in a wonderful Sacrament hast left unto us the memorial of thy Passion; grant, we beseech thee, that we may so venerate the sacred mysteries of thy Body and Blood as to experience continually within ourselves the fruit of thy Redemption. Who livest and reignest.

Commemoration: Saint John and Paul, Martyrs

We beseech thee, almighty God, that on this day's festival we may receive a twofold joy in the triumph of blessed John and Paul, whom the same faith and the same martyrdom made to be brethren indeed. Through. Commemoration: Octave of the Nativity of John the Baptist O God, who hast made this day worthy of honor by the birth of blessed John: grant to thy people the grace of spiritual joys, and direct the minds of all the faithful in the way of eternal salvation. Through. SEASONAL COLLECTS Of the Saints

Collect Ad Libitum

EPISTLE I Cor. 11. 23-29

Brethren, I have received of the Lord, that which also I delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus, the same night in which he was betrayed, took bread, and giving thanks, broke, and said: Take ye and eat, this is my Body which shall be delivered for you; this do for the commemoration of me. In like manner also the chalice, after he had supped, saying: This chalice is the new testament in my Blood; this do ye, as often as you shall drink, for the commemoration of me. For as often as you shall eat this bread and drink this chalice, you shall show the death of the Lord until he come. Therefore whosoever shall eat this bread, or drink of the chalice of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the Body and Blood of the Lord. But let a man prove himself; and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of the chalice. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh judgment to himself, not discerning the Body of the Lord.

GRADUAL Ps. 144. 15, 16

The eyes of all hope in thee, O Lord, and thou givest them meat in due season. V.: Thou openest thy hand, and fillest every living creature with thy blessing.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. John 6. 56, 57. My Flesh is meat indeed and my Blood is drink indeed: he that eateth my Flesh and drinketh my Blood, abideth in me, and I in him. Alleluia.

SEQUENCE

Sion, lift thy voice and sing:
Praise thy Savior and thy King,
Praise with hymns thy Shepherd true.

All thou canst, do thou endeavor,
Yet thy praise can equal never
Such as merits thy great King.

See today before us laid
The living and life-giving Bread!
Theme for praise and joy profound!

The same which at the sacred board
Was, by our incarnate Lord,
Giv'n to his Apostles round.

Let the praise by loud and high:
Sweet and tranquil be the joy
Felt today in every breast,

On this festival divine
Which records the origin
Of the glorious Eucharist.

On this table of the King,
Our new Paschal offering
Brings to end the olden rite.

Here, for empty shadows fled,
Is reality instead;
Here, instead of darkness, light.

His own act, at supper seated,
Christ ordain'd to be repeated,
In his memory divine;

Wherefore now, with adoration,
We, the Host of our salvation,
Consecrate from bread and wine,

Hear what holy Church maintaineth,
That the bread its substance changeth
Into Flesh, the wine to Blood.

Doth it pass thy comprehending?
Faith, the law of sight transcending
Leaps to things not understood,

Here beneath these signs are hidden
Priceless things, to sense forbidden
Signs, not things, are all we see.

Flesh from bread, and Blood from wine,
Yet is Christ in either sign,
All entire, confessed to be.

They, who of him here partake,
Sever not, nor rend, nor break:
But, entire, their Lord receive,

Whether one or thousands eat,
All receive the self-same meat,
Nor the less for others leave,

Both the wicked and the good
Eat of this celestial Food;
But with ends how opposite!

Here 'tis life: and there 'tis death:
The same, yet issuing to each
In a difference infinite.

Nor a single doubt retain,
When they break the Host in twain,
But that in each part remains
What was in the whole before;

Since the simple sign alone
Suffers change in state or form,
The signified remaining one
And the same for evermore.

Lo! upon the altar lies,
Hidden deep from human eyes,
Bread of Angels from the skies,
Made the food of mortal man;

Children's meat to dogs denied,
In old types presignified:
In the manna heaven-supplied
In Isaac, and the Paschal lamb.

Jesu! Shepherd of the sheep!
Thou thy flock in safety keep,
Living Bread! Thy life supply:
Strengthen us, or else we die:
Fill us with celestial grace!

Thou, who feedest us below!
Source of all we have or know!
Grant that with thy Saints above,
Sitting at the feast of love,
We may see thee face to face.

Amen. Alleluia.

¶ The above Sequence is used throughout the Octave of Corpus Christi.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (6. 56-59)

At that time Jesus said to the multitudes of the Jews: My Flesh is meat indeed, and my Blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my Flesh, and drinketh my Blood, abideth in me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father, so he that eateth me, the same also shall live by me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Not as your fathers did eat manna and are dead. He that eateth this bread shall live for ever.

OFFERTORY Levit. 21. 6

The priests of the Lord offer incense and loaves to God, and therefore they shall be holy to their God, and shall not defile his Name. Alleluia.

SECRET

Graciously bestow on thy Church, we beseech thee, O Lord, the gifts of unity and peace, which are mystically shown forth in the gifts now offered. Through.

Commemoration: Saint John and Paul, Martyrs

Graciouly receive, O Lord, the oblations consecrated to thee through the merits of thy holy Martyrs John and Paul; and grant that they may be to us a perpetual help. Through.

Commemoration: Octave of the Nativity of John the Baptist

We heap our gifts upon thine altars, O Lord, as we celebrate with due honor the birthday of him who both proclaimed the coming of the Savior of the world and pointed him out when come, even our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son: Who liveth and reigneth.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

COMMUNION I Cor. 11. 26, 27

As often as you shall eat this Bread, and drink the Chalice, you shall show the death of the Lord, until he come: therefore whosoever shall eat this Bread or drink the Chalice of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the Body and Blood of the Lord. Alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

Make us, we beseech thee, O Lord, to be filled with the eternal enjoyment of thy Divinity, which is prefigured by the reception in this life of thy precious Body and Blood. Who livest and reignest.

Commemoration: Saint John and Paul, Martyrs

We have received, O Lord, thy heavenly Sacraments, on this festival kept by us in honor of thy holy Martyrs John and Paul: grant, we beseech thee, that the rite we are even now completing may bring to us eternal joys. Through.

Commemoration: Octave of the Nativity of John the Baptist

Let thy Church, O Lord, rejoice at the birth of blessed John the Baptist: through whom she came to know the Author of her own new birth, even our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son, who liveth and reigneth.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

25 June 2014 - Wednesday within the Octave of Corpus Christi with Commemoration of Saint William the Abbot and of the Octave of the Nativity of John the Baptist

Within a Privileged Octave of the Second Class

White

INTROIT Ps. 80. 17

HE fed them with the fat of wheat, alleluia; and filled them with honey out of the rock, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 80.2. Rejoice in God our helper; sing aloud to the God of Jacob. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who in a wonderful Sacrament hast left unto us the memorial of thy Passion; grant, we beseech thee, that we may so venerate the sacred mysteries of thy Body and Blood as to experience continually within ourselves the fruit of thy Redemption. Who livest and reignest.

Commemoration: Saint William, Abbot

O God, who to smooth the way of salvation for our weakness hast given thy Saints to be our example and protection: grant that we may so venerate the merits of thy blessed Abbot William, that we may obtain his prayers and follow in his footsteps. Through.

Commemoration: Octave of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

O God, who hast made this day worthy of honor by the birth of blessed John: grant to thy people the grace of spiritual joys, and direct the minds of all the faithful in the way of eternal salvation. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

EPISTLE I Cor. 11. 23-29

Brethren, I have received of the Lord, that which also I delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus, the same night in which he was betrayed, took bread, and giving thanks, broke, and said: Take ye and eat, this is my Body which shall be delivered for you; this do for the commemoration of me. In like manner also the chalice, after he had supped, saying: This chalice is the new testament in my Blood; this do ye, as often as you shall drink, for the commemoration of me. For as often as you shall eat this bread and drink this chalice, you shall show the death of the Lord until he come. Therefore whosoever shall eat this bread, or drink of the chalice of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the Body and Blood of the Lord. But let a man prove himself; and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of the chalice. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh judgment to himself, not discerning the Body of the Lord.

GRADUAL Ps. 144. 15, 16

The eyes of all hope in thee, O Lord, and thou givest them meat in due season. V.: Thou openest thy hand, and fillest every living creature with thy blessing.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. John 6. 56, 57. My Flesh is meat indeed and my Blood is drink indeed: he that eateth my Flesh and drinketh my Blood, abideth in me, and I in him. Alleluia.

SEQUENCE

Sion, lift thy voice and sing:
Praise thy Savior and thy King,
Praise with hymns thy Shepherd true.

All thou canst, do thou endeavor,
Yet thy praise can equal never
Such as merits thy great King.

See today before us laid
The living and life-giving Bread!
Theme for praise and joy profound!

The same which at the sacred board
Was, by our incarnate Lord,
Giv'n to his Apostles round.

Let the praise by loud and high:
Sweet and tranquil be the joy
Felt today in every breast,

On this festival divine
Which records the origin
Of the glorious Eucharist.

On this table of the King,
Our new Paschal offering
Brings to end the olden rite.

Here, for empty shadows fled,
Is reality instead;
Here, instead of darkness, light.

His own act, at supper seated,
Christ ordain'd to be repeated,
In his memory divine;

Wherefore now, with adoration,
We, the Host of our salvation,
Consecrate from bread and wine,

Hear what holy Church maintaineth,
That the bread its substance changeth
Into Flesh, the wine to Blood.

Doth it pass thy comprehending?
Faith, the law of sight transcending
Leaps to things not understood,

Here beneath these signs are hidden
Priceless things, to sense forbidden
Signs, not things, are all we see.

Flesh from bread, and Blood from wine,
Yet is Christ in either sign,
All entire, confessed to be.

They, who of him here partake,
Sever not, nor rend, nor break:
But, entire, their Lord receive,

Whether one or thousands eat,
All receive the self-same meat,
Nor the less for others leave,

Both the wicked and the good
Eat of this celestial Food;
But with ends how opposite!

Here 'tis life: and there 'tis death:
The same, yet issuing to each
In a difference infinite.

Nor a single doubt retain,
When they break the Host in twain,
But that in each part remains
What was in the whole before;

Since the simple sign alone
Suffers change in state or form,
The signified remaining one
And the same for evermore.

Lo! upon the altar lies,
Hidden deep from human eyes,
Bread of Angels from the skies,
Made the food of mortal man;

Children's meat to dogs denied,
In old types presignified:
In the manna heaven-supplied
In Isaac, and the Paschal lamb.

Jesu! Shepherd of the sheep!
Thou thy flock in safety keep,
Living Bread! Thy life supply:
Strengthen us, or else we die:
Fill us with celestial grace!

Thou, who feedest us below!
Source of all we have or know!
Grant that with thy Saints above,
Sitting at the feast of love,
We may see thee face to face.

Amen. Alleluia.

¶ The above Sequence is used throughout the Octave of Corpus Christi.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (6. 56-59)

At that time Jesus said to the multitudes of the Jews: My Flesh is meat indeed, and my Blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my Flesh, and drinketh my Blood, abideth in me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father, so he that eateth me, the same also shall live by me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Not as your fathers did eat manna and are dead. He that eateth this bread shall live for ever.

OFFERTORY Levit. 21. 6

The priests of the Lord offer incense and loaves to God, and therefore they shall be holy to their God, and shall not defile his Name. Alleluia.

SECRET

Graciously bestow on thy Church, we beseech thee, O Lord, the gifts of unity and peace, which are mystically shown forth in the gifts now offered. Through.

Commemoration: Saint William

May the holy Abbot William, we beseech thee, O Lord obtain by his prayers that the Sacrifice laid on thy holy altar may profit us unto salvation. Through.

Commemoration: Octave of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

We heap our gifts upon thine altars, O Lord, as we celebrate with due honor the birthday of him who both proclaimed the coming of the Savior of the world and pointed him out when come, even our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son: Who liveth and reigneth.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

COMMUNION I Cor. 11. 26, 27

As often as you shall eat this Bread, and drink the Chalice, you shall show the death of the Lord, until he come: therefore whosoever shall eat this Bread or drink the Chalice of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the Body and Blood of the Lord. Alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

Make us, we beseech thee, O Lord, to be filled with the eternal enjoyment of thy Divinity, which is prefigured by the reception in this life of thy precious Body and Blood. Who livest and reignest.

Commemoration: Saint William

May the pleasing of blessed William, the Abbot for us, as well as the reception of thy Sacrament, protect us, O Lord, that we may both share in the glory of his works, and receive the help of his intercession. Through.

Commemoration: Octave of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

Let thy Church, O Lord, rejoice at the birth of blessed John the Baptist: through whom she came to know the Author of her own new birth, even our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son, who liveth and reigneth.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

24 June 2014 - Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (within the Octave of Corpus Christi)

Double of the First Class with Non-privileged Octave – White

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¶ The following Collects are used throughout the Octave of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist.

Of Saint Mary

Collect

Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord God, to us thy servants, that we may evermore enjoy health of mind and body, and by the glorious intercession of blessed Mary ever Virgin be delivered from present sorrow and attain everlasting happiness. (Through.)

Secret

Through thy clemency, O Lord, and by the intercession of blessed Mary ever Virgin may this offering avail unto our prosperity and peace now and for evermore. (Through.)

Postcommunion

Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord, that having received these helps unto salvation we may everywhere be protected by the patronage of blessed Mary ever Virgin, in veneration of whom we have offered this sacrifice to thy majesty. (Through.)

Against the Persecutors of the Church

Collect

Graciously accept the prayers of thy Church, we beseech thee, O Lord, that, overcoming all hostility and error, she may serve thee in safety and freedom. (Through.)

Secret

Protect us, we beseech thee, O Lord, who assist at thy mysteries, that holding fast to things divine, we may serve thee both in body and soul. (Through.)

Postcommunion

We beseech thee, O Lord our God, that thou wouldst not allow to be exposed to human perils, those whom thou hast been pleased to make sharers of these divine mysteries. (Through.)

¶ Or else instead of the Prayers Against the Persecutors of the Church may be said the following prayers for the Pope.

For the Pope

Collect

O God, the Shepherd and Ruler of all the faithful, look favorably upon thy servant N., whom thou hast been pleased to appoint as shepherd over thy Church, grant we beseech thee, that by word and example, he may edify those over whom he is placed, and together with the flock entrusted to his care, may attain everlasting life.

Secret

Be appeased, we beseech thee, O Lord, by our peace-offerings, and by thy constant protection, guide thy servant N., whom thou hast been pleased to appoint as shepherd over thy Church.

Postcommunion

We beseech thee, O Lord, that the reception of this divine sacrament, may protect us and always save and defend thy servant N., whom thou hast been pleased to appoint as shepherd over thy Church, together with the flock entrusted to him.

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INTROIT Isa. 49.1,2

The Lord hath called me by my name from the womb of my mother, and he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword: in the shadow of his hand he hath protected me, and hath made me as a chosen arrow. Ps. 91.2 It is good to give praise to the Lord, and to sing to thy name, O Most High. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who hast made this day worthy of honor by the birth of blessed John: grant to thy people the grace of spiritual joys, and direct the minds of all the faithful in the way of eternal salvation. Through.

Commemorate the Octave of Corpus Christi

O God, who in a wonderful Sacrament hast left unto us the memorial of thy Passion; grant, we beseech thee, that we may so venerate the sacred mysteries of thy Body and Blood as to experience continually within ourselves the fruit of thy Redemption. Who livest and reignest.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church
or For the Pope

LESSON Is. 49.1-3,5,6,7

Give ear, ye islands, and hearken, ye people from afar. The Lord hath called me from the womb, from the bowels of my mother he hath been mindful of my name. And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword: in the shadow of his hand he hath protected me, and hath made me as a chosen arrow: in his quiver he hath hidden me. And he said to me: Thou art my servant Israel, for in thee will I glory. And now saith the Lord, that formed me from the womb to be his servant: Behold I have given thee to be the light of the Gentiles, that thou mayest be My salvation even to the farthest part of the earth. Kings shall see and princes shall rise up, and adore for the Lord's sake, and for the Holy One of Israel, Who hath chosen thee.

GRADUAL Jer. 1.5,9

Before I formed thee in the bowels of thy mother, I knew thee: and before thou camest forth out of the womb, I sanctified thee. The Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth: and said to me.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Luke 1.76. Thou, child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest; thou shalt go before the Lord to prepare his ways. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (1.57-68)

Now Elizabeth's full time of being delivered was come, and she brought forth a son. And her neighbours and kinsfolks heard that the Lord had showed his great mercy towards her, and they congratulated with her. And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called him by his father's name Zachary. And his mother answering, said: Not so; but he shall be called John. And they said to her: There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name. And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called. And demanding a writing table, he wrote, saying: John is his name. And they all wondered. And immediately his mouth was opened, and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God. And fear came upon all their neighbors; and all these things were noised abroad over all the hill country of Judea. And all they that had heard them laid them up in their heart, saying: What an one, think ye, shall this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him. And Zachary his father was filled with the Holy Ghost; and he prophesied, saying: Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; because he hath visited and wrought the redemption of his people.

¶ The Creed is not said unless this feast falls on a Sunday. The Creed is also not said throughout the Octave, unless on a Sunday or otherwise appointed in the rubrics.

OFFERTORY Ps. 111.13

The just shall flourish like the palm-tree; he shall grow up like a cedar of Libanus.

SECRET

We heap our gifts upon thine altars, O Lord, as we celebrate with due honor the birthday of him who both proclaimed the coming of the Savior of the world and pointed him out when come, even our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son: Who liveth and reigneth.

Commemoration: Of Corpus Christi

Graciously bestow on thy Church, we beseech thee, O Lord, the gifts of unity and peace, which are mystically shown forth in the gifts now offered. Through.
SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church
or For the Pope

COMMUNION Luke 1.76.

Thou, child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways

POSTCOMMUNION

Let thy Church, O Lord, rejoice at the birth of blessed John the Baptist: through whom she came to know the Author of her own new birth, even our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son, who liveth and reigneth.

Commemoration: Of Corpus Christi

Make us, we beseech thee, O Lord, to be filled with the eternal enjoyment of thy Divinity, which is prefigured by the reception in this life of thy precious Body and Blood. Who livest and reignest.
SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church
or For the Pope

23 June 2014 - Monday within the Octave of Corpus Christi and the Vigil of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

Within a Privileged Octave of the Second Class

White

INTROIT Ps. 80. 17

HE fed them with the fat of wheat, alleluia; and filled them with honey out of the rock, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 80.2. Rejoice in God our helper; sing aloud to the God of Jacob. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who in a wonderful Sacrament hast left unto us the memorial of thy Passion; grant, we beseech thee, that we may so venerate the sacred mysteries of thy Body and Blood as to experience continually within ourselves the fruit of thy Redemption. Who livest and reignest.

 Commemorate the Vigil of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

Grant, we beseech thee, O almighty God, that thy household may advance in the way of salvation: and by following the exhortation of blessed John the Precursor may safely come to him whom he foretold, even our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

EPISTLE I Cor. 11. 23-29

Brethren, I have received of the Lord, that which also I delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus, the same night in which he was betrayed, took bread, and giving thanks, broke, and said: Take ye and eat, this is my Body which shall be delivered for you; this do for the commemoration of me. In like manner also the chalice, after he had supped, saying: This chalice is the new testament in my Blood; this do ye, as often as you shall drink, for the commemoration of me. For as often as you shall eat this bread and drink this chalice, you shall show the death of the Lord until he come. Therefore whosoever shall eat this bread, or drink of the chalice of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the Body and Blood of the Lord. But let a man prove himself; and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of the chalice. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh judgment to himself, not discerning the Body of the Lord.

GRADUAL Ps. 144. 15, 16

The eyes of all hope in thee, O Lord, and thou givest them meat in due season. V.: Thou openest thy hand, and fillest every living creature with thy blessing.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. John 6. 56, 57. My Flesh is meat indeed and my Blood is drink indeed: he that eateth my Flesh and drinketh my Blood, abideth in me, and I in him. Alleluia.

SEQUENCE

Sion, lift thy voice and sing:
Praise thy Savior and thy King,
Praise with hymns thy Shepherd true.

All thou canst, do thou endeavor,
Yet thy praise can equal never
Such as merits thy great King.

See today before us laid
The living and life-giving Bread!
Theme for praise and joy profound!

The same which at the sacred board
Was, by our incarnate Lord,
Giv'n to his Apostles round.

Let the praise by loud and high:
Sweet and tranquil be the joy
Felt today in every breast,

On this festival divine
Which records the origin
Of the glorious Eucharist.

On this table of the King,
Our new Paschal offering
Brings to end the olden rite.

Here, for empty shadows fled,
Is reality instead;
Here, instead of darkness, light.

His own act, at supper seated,
Christ ordain'd to be repeated,
In his memory divine;

Wherefore now, with adoration,
We, the Host of our salvation,
Consecrate from bread and wine,

Hear what holy Church maintaineth,
That the bread its substance changeth
Into Flesh, the wine to Blood.

Doth it pass thy comprehending?
Faith, the law of sight transcending
Leaps to things not understood,

Here beneath these signs are hidden
Priceless things, to sense forbidden
Signs, not things, are all we see.

Flesh from bread, and Blood from wine,
Yet is Christ in either sign,
All entire, confessed to be.

They, who of him here partake,
Sever not, nor rend, nor break:
But, entire, their Lord receive,

Whether one or thousands eat,
All receive the self-same meat,
Nor the less for others leave,

Both the wicked and the good
Eat of this celestial Food;
But with ends how opposite!

Here 'tis life: and there 'tis death:
The same, yet issuing to each
In a difference infinite.

Nor a single doubt retain,
When they break the Host in twain,
But that in each part remains
What was in the whole before;

Since the simple sign alone
Suffers change in state or form,
The signified remaining one
And the same for evermore.

Lo! upon the altar lies,
Hidden deep from human eyes,
Bread of Angels from the skies,
Made the food of mortal man;

Children's meat to dogs denied,
In old types presignified:
In the manna heaven-supplied
In Isaac, and the Paschal lamb.

Jesu! Shepherd of the sheep!
Thou thy flock in safety keep,
Living Bread! Thy life supply:
Strengthen us, or else we die:
Fill us with celestial grace!

Thou, who feedest us below!
Source of all we have or know!
Grant that with thy Saints above,
Sitting at the feast of love,
We may see thee face to face.

Amen. Alleluia.

¶ The above Sequence is used throughout the Octave of Corpus Christi.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (6. 56-59)

At that time Jesus said to the multitudes of the Jews: My Flesh is meat indeed, and my Blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my Flesh, and drinketh my Blood, abideth in me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father, so he that eateth me, the same also shall live by me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Not as your fathers did eat manna and are dead. He that eateth this bread shall live for ever.

OFFERTORY Levit. 21. 6

The priests of the Lord offer incense and loaves to God, and therefore they shall be holy to their God, and shall not defile his Name. Alleluia.

SECRET

Graciously bestow on thy Church, we beseech thee, O Lord, the gifts of unity and peace, which are mystically shown forth in the gifts now offered. Through.

Commemorate the Vigil of the Nativity of John the Baptist

Hallow, O Lord, the gifts we offer: and by the intercession of blessed John the Baptist, cleanse us by their means from the stains of our sins. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

COMMUNION I Cor. 11. 26, 27

As often as you shall eat this Bread, and drink the Chalice, you shall show the death of the Lord, until he come: therefore whosoever shall eat this Bread or drink the Chalice of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the Body and Blood of the Lord. Alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

Make us, we beseech thee, O Lord, to be filled with the eternal enjoyment of thy Divinity, which is prefigured by the reception in this life of thy precious Body and Blood. Who livest and reignest.

Commemoration of the Vigil of the Nativity of John the Baptist

May the glorious prayer of blessed John the Baptist accompany us, O Lord: and may he obtain for us pardon from him whose coming he foretold, even our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son, who liveth and reigneth.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

22 June 2014 - Sunday within the Octave of Corpus Christi and the Commemoration of Saint Paulinus, Bishop and Confessor

Semi-Double – White 

INTROIT Ps. 17. 19, 20

The Lord became my protector, and he brought me forth into a large place: he saved me, because he was well pleased with me. Ps.17.2,3. I will love thee, O Lord my strength: the Lord is my firmament, and my refuge, and my deliverer. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

Make us, O Lord, to have both a perpetual fear and a love of thy holy Name: for thou dost never deprive of thy guidance those whom thou dost establish steadfastly in thy love. Through.

Commemoration: Of Corpus Christi

O God, who in a wonderful Sacrament hast left unto us the memorial of thy Passion; grant, we beseech thee, that we may so venerate the sacred mysteries of thy Body and Blood as to experience continually within ourselves the fruit of thy Redemption. Who livest and reignest.

Commemoration of Saint Paulinus, Bishop and Confessor

O God, who hast promised an hundredfold and eternal life hereafter to those who in this world leave all things for thy sake: grant in thy mercy that we may follow in the footsteps of the holy Bishop Paulinus, and may come to despise all things of earth and long alone for those of heaven. Who livest and reignest.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

EPISTLE I John 3. 13-18

Dearly beloved, Wonder not if the world hate you. We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not, abideth in death. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and you know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in himself. In this we have known the charity of God, because he hath laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. He that hath the substance of this world, and shall see his brethren in need, and shall shut up his bowels from him, how doth the charity of God abide in him? My little children, let us not love in word nor in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

GRADUAL Ps. 119. 1, 2

In my trouble I cried to the Lord, and he heard me. V.: O Lord, deliver my soul from wicked lips and a deceitful tongue.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps.17.2.
O Lord, my God, in thee have I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (14.16-24)

At that time, Jesus spoke to the Pharisees this parable: A certain man made a great supper, and invited many. And he sent his servant, at the hour of supper, to say to them that were invited, that they should come, for now all things were ready. And they began all at once to make excuse. The first said to him: I have bought a farm, and must needs go out, and see it; I pray thee hold me excused. And another said: I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to try them; I pray thee hold me excused. And another said: I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. And the servant returning, told these things to his lord. Then the master of the house being angry, said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the feeble, and the blind, and the lame. And the servant said: Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. But I say unto you, that none of these men that were invited shall taste of my supper. 

The Creed is said. 

OFFERTORY Ps. 6. 5

Turn to me, O Lord, and deliver my soul, O save me for thy mercy's sake.

SECRET

May the offering, to be dedicated to thy Name, O Lord, purify us, and day by day, carry us on the observances of a heavenly life. Through.

Commemoration: Of Corpus Christi

Graciously bestow on thy Church, we beseech thee, O Lord, the gifts of unity and peace, which are mystically shown forth in the gifts now offered. Through.

Commemoration: Saint Paulinus

Grant us, O Lord, that following the example of the holy Bishop Paulinus, we may add the sacrifice of perfect charity to the offering of the altar, and by zeal in doing good may win thine everlasting mercy. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

COMMUNION Ps. 12. 6

I will sing to the Lord, who giveth me good things: and I will sing to the Name of the Lord Most High.

POSTCOMMUNION

We who have received the sacred Gifts, beseech thee, O Lord, that by the frequenting of the Mystery, the fruit of our salvation may increase. Through.

Commemoration: Of Corpus Christi

Make us, we beseech thee, O Lord, to be filled with the eternal enjoyment of thy Divinity, which is prefigured by the reception in this life of thy precious Body and Blood. Who livest and reignest.

Commemorate Saint Paulinus

Grant us, O Lord, through these holy mysteries, that spirit of lowliness and love which thy holy Bishop Paulinus drew from this divine source: and through his intercession pour forth in thy bounty the riches of thy grace on all who call upon thee. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

21 June 2014 - Saturday within the Octave of Corpus Christi and the Commemoration of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Confessor

Within a Privileged Octave of the Second Class

White

INTROIT Ps. 80. 17

HE fed them with the fat of wheat, alleluia; and filled them with honey out of the rock, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 80.2. Rejoice in God our helper; sing aloud to the God of Jacob. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who in a wonderful Sacrament hast left unto us the memorial of thy Passion; grant, we beseech thee, that we may so venerate the sacred mysteries of thy Body and Blood as to experience continually within ourselves the fruit of thy Redemption. Who livest and reignest.

Commemorate Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Confessor

O God, the Giver of heavenly gifts who in the angelic youth Aloysius didst unite a wonderful innocence of life with an equal spirit of penance: grant through his merits and prayers, that we, who have not followed his innocence, may imitate his penance. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

EPISTLE I Cor. 11. 23-29

Brethren, I have received of the Lord, that which also I delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus, the same night in which he was betrayed, took bread, and giving thanks, broke, and said: Take ye and eat, this is my Body which shall be delivered for you; this do for the commemoration of me. In like manner also the chalice, after he had supped, saying: This chalice is the new testament in my Blood; this do ye, as often as you shall drink, for the commemoration of me. For as often as you shall eat this bread and drink this chalice, you shall show the death of the Lord until he come. Therefore whosoever shall eat this bread, or drink of the chalice of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the Body and Blood of the Lord. But let a man prove himself; and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of the chalice. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh judgment to himself, not discerning the Body of the Lord.

GRADUAL Ps. 144. 15, 16

The eyes of all hope in thee, O Lord, and thou givest them meat in due season. V.: Thou openest thy hand, and fillest every living creature with thy blessing.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. John 6. 56, 57. My Flesh is meat indeed and my Blood is drink indeed: he that eateth my Flesh and drinketh my Blood, abideth in me, and I in him. Alleluia.

SEQUENCE

Sion, lift thy voice and sing:
Praise thy Savior and thy King,
Praise with hymns thy Shepherd true.

All thou canst, do thou endeavor,
Yet thy praise can equal never
Such as merits thy great King.

See today before us laid
The living and life-giving Bread!
Theme for praise and joy profound!

The same which at the sacred board
Was, by our incarnate Lord,
Giv'n to his Apostles round.

Let the praise by loud and high:
Sweet and tranquil be the joy
Felt today in every breast,

On this festival divine
Which records the origin
Of the glorious Eucharist.

On this table of the King,
Our new Paschal offering
Brings to end the olden rite.

Here, for empty shadows fled,
Is reality instead;
Here, instead of darkness, light.

His own act, at supper seated,
Christ ordain'd to be repeated,
In his memory divine;

Wherefore now, with adoration,
We, the Host of our salvation,
Consecrate from bread and wine,

Hear what holy Church maintaineth,
That the bread its substance changeth
Into Flesh, the wine to Blood.

Doth it pass thy comprehending?
Faith, the law of sight transcending
Leaps to things not understood,

Here beneath these signs are hidden
Priceless things, to sense forbidden
Signs, not things, are all we see.

Flesh from bread, and Blood from wine,
Yet is Christ in either sign,
All entire, confessed to be.

They, who of him here partake,
Sever not, nor rend, nor break:
But, entire, their Lord receive,

Whether one or thousands eat,
All receive the self-same meat,
Nor the less for others leave,

Both the wicked and the good
Eat of this celestial Food;
But with ends how opposite!

Here 'tis life: and there 'tis death:
The same, yet issuing to each
In a difference infinite.

Nor a single doubt retain,
When they break the Host in twain,
But that in each part remains
What was in the whole before;

Since the simple sign alone
Suffers change in state or form,
The signified remaining one
And the same for evermore.

Lo! upon the altar lies,
Hidden deep from human eyes,
Bread of Angels from the skies,
Made the food of mortal man;

Children's meat to dogs denied,
In old types presignified:
In the manna heaven-supplied
In Isaac, and the Paschal lamb.

Jesu! Shepherd of the sheep!
Thou thy flock in safety keep,
Living Bread! Thy life supply:
Strengthen us, or else we die:
Fill us with celestial grace!

Thou, who feedest us below!
Source of all we have or know!
Grant that with thy Saints above,
Sitting at the feast of love,
We may see thee face to face.

Amen. Alleluia.

¶ The above Sequence is used throughout the Octave of Corpus Christi.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (6. 56-59)

At that time Jesus said to the multitudes of the Jews: My Flesh is meat indeed, and my Blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my Flesh, and drinketh my Blood, abideth in me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father, so he that eateth me, the same also shall live by me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Not as your fathers did eat manna and are dead. He that eateth this bread shall live for ever.

OFFERTORY Levit. 21. 6

The priests of the Lord offer incense and loaves to God, and therefore they shall be holy to their God, and shall not defile his Name. Alleluia.

SECRET

Graciously bestow on thy Church, we beseech thee, O Lord, the gifts of unity and peace, which are mystically shown forth in the gifts now offered. Through.

Commemorate Saint Aloysius Gonzaga

Grant, O Lord, that we may sit at the heavenly banquet clothed in the wedding-garment, which the loving preparation and continual tears of blessed Aloysius adorned with priceless pearls. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

COMMUNION I Cor. 11. 26, 27

As often as you shall eat this Bread, and drink the Chalice, you shall show the death of the Lord, until he come: therefore whosoever shall eat this Bread or drink the Chalice of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the Body and Blood of the Lord. Alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

Make us, we beseech thee, O Lord, to be filled with the eternal enjoyment of thy Divinity, which is prefigured by the reception in this life of thy precious Body and Blood. Who livest and reignest.

Commemorate Saint Aloysius Gonzaga

Grant, O Lord, that we who have been fed with the food of Angels, may also live angelic lives: and after the example of him whom we honor this day, may always go on thanking thee. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum