Wednesday, July 30, 2014

31 July 2014 - Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Confessor


Greater Double – White

INTROIT Phil 2.10-11

In the Name of Jesus let every knee bow, of things in heaven, on earth, and under the earth: and let every tongue confess that the Lord Jesus Christ is in the glory of God the Father. Ps. 5.12,13 All they that love thy Name shall glory in thee: for thou wilt bless the just. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who to spread the greater glory of thy Name, didst, by means of blessed Ignatius, strengthen the Church militant with a new army: grant that with his help, and through his example, we may so fight on earth as to become worthy to be crowned with him in heaven. Through the same.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE II Tim 2.8-10; 3.10-12

Dearly beloved, be mindful that the Lord Jesus Christ is risen again from the dead, of the seed of David, according to my Gospel. Wherein I labour even unto bands, as an evildoer; but the word of God is not bound. Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation, which is in Christ Jesus, with heavenly glory. But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience, Persecutions, afflictions: such as came upon me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra: what persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord delivered me. And all that will live godly in Christ Jesus, shall suffer persecution.

GRADUAL Ps. 91.13,14,3

The just shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow up like the cedar of Libanus in the house of the Lord. To show forth thy mercy in the morning, and thy truth in the night.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. James 1.12. Blessed is the man that endureth temptation, for when he hath been proved, he shall receive the crown of life. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (10.1-9)

At that time, Jesus appointed also other seventy-two: and he sent them two and two before his face into every city and place whither he himself was to come. And he said to them: The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send labourers into his harvest. Go: Behold I send you as lambs among wolves. Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes; and salute no man by the way. Into whatsoever house you enter, first say: Peace be to this house. And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him; but if not, it shall return to you. And in the same house, remain, eating and drinking such things as they have: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Remove not from house to house. And into what city soever you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you. And heal the sick that are therein, and say to them: The Kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

OFFERTORY Ps. 88.25

My truth and my mercy shall be with him: and in my Name shall his horn be exalted.

SECRET

O Lord God, may the loving prayers of Saint Ignatius accompany our oblations, so that these most holy Mysteries, which thou hast ordained to be the fount of all holiness, may sanctify us likewise in the truth. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

COMMUNION Luke 12.49

I am come to send fire upon the earth, and what will I but that it be enkindled?

POSTCOMMUNION

O Lord, may the Sacrifice of praise, which in honor of blessed Ignatius we have thankfully offered up, bring us, by his intercession to praise thy Majesty for ever. Through the same.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

30 July 2014 - Saints Abdon and Sennem, Martyrs


Simple – Red

INTROIT Ps. 78.11,12,10

Let the sighing of the prisoners come in before thee, O Lord; render to our neighbors sevenfold in their bosom, revenging the blood of thy saints, which hath been shed. Ps. 78.1. O God, the heathens are come into thine inheritance, they have defiled thy holy temple: they have made Jerusalem as a place to keep fruit.
V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who didst endow thy saints Abdon and Sennem with abundant gifts of grace and so bring them to their present glory: grant to thy servants pardon and their sins that through the merits and intercession of thy Saints, they may deserve freedom from all adversity. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE II Cor. 6.4-10

Brethren: In all things let us exhibit ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in tribulation, in necessities, in distresses, In stripes, in prisons, in seditions, in labours, in watchings, in fastings, In chastity, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in sweetness, in the Holy Ghost, in charity unfeigned, In the word of truth, in the power of God; by the armour of justice on the right hand and on the left; By honor and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true; as unknown, and yet known; As dying, and behold we live; as chastised, and not killed; As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as needy, yet enriching many; as having nothing, and possessing all things.

GRADUAL Ex. 15.11

Glorious is God in his Saints, marvelous in majesty, doing wonders. Thy right hand, O Lord, is magnified in strength: thy right hand hath slain the enemy.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Wis. 3.1. The bodies of the Saints are buried in place, and their name liveth unto generation and generation. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (5.1-12)

At that time Jesus seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain, and when he was set down, his disciples came unto him. And opening his mouth, he taught them, saying: Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are the meek: for they shall possess the land. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called children of God. Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and speak all that is evil against you, untruly, for my sake: Be glad and rejoice, for your reward is very great in heaven. For so they persecuted the prophets that were before you.

OFFERTORY Ps. 67.36

God is wonderful in his Saints; the God of Israel is he who will give power and strength to his people: blessed be God.

SECRET

We beseech thee, O Lord, that this Sacrifice which we offer in celebration of the heavenly birthday of thy holy Martyrs, may loosen the bonds of our sins and obtain for us the gifts of thy mercy. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

COMMUNION Ps. 78.2,11.

They have given the dead bodies of thy servants, O Lord, to be meat for the fowls of the air, the flesh of thy saints for the beasts of the earth. According to the greatness of thine arm, take possession of the children of them that have been put to death.

POSTCOMMUNION

Through the working of this mystery, O Lord, may our sins be purged away: and through the intercession of thy holy Martyrs Adbon and Sennen, may our righteous desires be fulfilled. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

Monday, July 28, 2014

29 July 2014 - Saint Martha, Virgin (Commemoration of Saints Felix II, Simplicius, Faustinus, and Beatrice, Martyrs)


Semi-double – White

INTROIT Ps. 44.8

Thou hast loved justice, and hated iniquity: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. Ps. 44.2. My heart hath uttered a good word: I speak my works to the King. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

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


Commemoration
Of Sts. Felix II, Simplicius, Faustinus, and Beatrice

Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord, that the Christian people, filled with joy in this life by the festival of thy Martyrs Felix, Simplicius, Faustinus, and Beatrice, may also rejoice thereat in eternal life, and receive the fruit of the Sacrifice now offered. Through.


SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE II Cor. 10.17-18; 11.1-2

Brethren, he that glorieth let him glory in the Lord. For not he who commedeth himself is approved but he whom God commendeth. Would to God you could bear with some little of my folly, but do bear with me: for I am jealous of you with the jealousy of God. For I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

GRADUAL Ps. 44.5

With thy comeliness and thy beauty set out, proceed prosperously, and reign. Because of truth, and meekness, and justice: and thy right hand shall conduct thee wonderfully.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 44.15-16. After her shall virgins be brought to the King: her companions shall be brought to thee with gladness. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (10.38-42)

At that time, Jesus entered into a certain town: and a certain woman named Martha, received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sitting also at the Lord's feet, heard his word. But Martha was busy about much serving. Who stood and said: Lord, hast thou no care that my sister hath left me alone to serve? Speak to her therefore, that she help me. And the Lord answering, said to her: Martha, Martha, thou art careful, and art troubled about many things: But one thing is necessary. Mary hath chosen the best part, which shall not be taken away from her.

OFFERTORY Ps. 44.10

The daughters of the King are in thine honor, the queen stood on thy right hand in gilded clothing, surrounded with variety.

SECRET

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.

Commemoration
Of Sts. Felix II, Simplicius, Faustinus, and Beatrice

We bring thee offerings, O Lord, in commemoration of thy holy Martyrs Felix, Simplicius, Faustinus, and Beatrice, humbly beseeching that they may obtain for us pardon and salvation. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

COMMUNION Matt. 25.4,6

The five wise virgins took oil in their vessels with the lamps: and at midnight there was a cry made: Behold the Bridegroom cometh: go ye forth to meet Christ the Lord.

POSTCOMMUNION

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

Commemoration
Of Sts. Felix II, Simplicius, Faustinus, and Beatrice

Grant, we beseech thee, almighty God, that the feast of thy holy Martyrs Felix, Simplicius, Faustinus, and Beatrice, which we keep by celebrating these heavenly mysteries may bring us thy merciful pardon. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

Sunday, July 27, 2014

28 July 2014 - Saint Nazarius and Celsus, Martyrs, Saint Victor I, Pope and Martyr, and Saint Innocent I, Pope and Confessor


Semi-double – Red

INTROIT Ps. 78.11,12,10

Let the sighing of the prisoners come in before thee, O Lord; render to our neighbors sevenfold in their bosom, revenging the blood of thy saints, which hath been shed. Ps. 78.1. O God, the heathens are come into thine inheritance, they have defiled thy holy temple: they have made Jerusalem as a place to keep fruit. V. Glory be.


COLLECT

May the blessed martyrdom of thy saints Nazarius, Celsus, Victor and Innocent be our defense, and may it graciously win for us help in our weakness. Through.


SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE Wis. 10.17-20

God rendered to the just the wages of their labors, and conducted them in a wonderful way: and he was to them for a covert by day, and for the light of stars by night: And he brought them through the Red Sea, and carried them over through a great water. But their enemies he drowned in the sea, and from the depth of hell he brought them out. Therefore the just took the spoils of the wicked. And they sung to thy holy name, O Lord, and they praised with one accord thy victorious hand.

GRADUAL Ex. 15.11

Glorious is God in his Saints, marvelous in majesty, doing wonders. V. Ex. 15.6. Thy right hand, O Lord, is magnified in strength: thy right hand hath slain the enemy.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ecclus. 44.14. The bodies of the Saints are buried in place, and their name liveth unto generation and generation. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (21.9-19)

At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: When you shall hear of wars and seditions, be not terrified: these things must first come to pass; but the end is not yet presently. Then he said to them: Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there shall be great earthquakes in divers places, and pestilences, and famines, and terrors from heaven; and there shall be great signs. But before all these things, they will lay their hands upon you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and into prisons, dragging you before kings and governors, for my name's sake. And it shall happen unto you for a testimony. Lay it up therefore into your hearts, not to meditate before how you shall answer: For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to resist and gainsay. And you shall be betrayed by your parents and brethren, and kinsmen and friends; and some of you they will put to death. And you shall be hated by all men for my name's sake. But a hair of your head shall not perish. In your patience you shall possess your souls.

OFFERTORY Ps. 67.36

God is wonderful in his Saints; the God of Israel is he who will give power and strength to his people: blessed be God, alleluia.

SECRET

Grant, almighty God, that the gifts we bring in honor of thy saints Nazarius, Celsus, Victor and Innocent, may when offered placate thee and when received give us new life. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

COMMUNION Wis. 3.4,5,6

And though in the sight of men they suffered torments, God hath tried them: as gold in the furnace he hath proved them, and as a victim of a holocaust he hath received them.

POSTCOMMUNION

Be appeased, we beseech thee, O Lord, by the intercession of thy saints Nazarius, Celsus, Victor and Innocent, and grant that the rite which we are now completing may bring us eternal salvation. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

Saturday, July 26, 2014

27 July 2014 - Sixth Sunday after Trinity (Commemoration of Saint Pantaleon, Martyr


Semi-double – Green

INTROIT Ps. 46. 2

Clap your hands, all ye nations: shout unto God with the voice of joy. Ps.46.3. For the Lord is most high, he is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth. V.: Glory be.

Commemoration: Saint Pantaleon, Martyr

Grant, we beseech thee, almighty God: that through the intercession of blessed Pantaleon, thy Martyr, we may be delivered from all harm to the body and all uncleanness of mind. Through.

COLLECT

O God, whose providence faileth not in its designs, we humbly entreat thee, to put away from us all hurtful things, and to give us all things which be profitable for us. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

EPISTLE Rom. 6. 19-23

Brethren, I speak a human thing, because of the infirmity of your flesh; for as you have yielded your members to serve uncleanliness and iniquity for iniquity, so now yield your members to serve justice unto sanctification. For when you were the servants of sin, you were free from justice. What fruit therefore had you then in those things, of which you are now ashamed? For the end of them is death. But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, you have your fruit unto sanctification, and the end life everlasting. For the wages of sin is death. But the grace of God, is life everlasting; in Christ Jesus our Lord.

GRADUAL Ps. 33. 12, 6

Come, children, hearken to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. V.: Come ye to him and be enlightened; and your faces shall not be confounded.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps.46.2. O clap your hands, all ye nations: shout unto God with the voice of joy. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (7. 15-21)

At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. By their fruits you shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, and the evil tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can an evil tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, shall be cut down, and shall be cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits you shall know them. Not everyone that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he shall enter the kingdom of heaven. 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Dan. 3. 40

As in holocausts of rams and bullocks, and as in thousands of fat lambs; so let our sacrifice be made in thy sight this day, that it may please thee: for there is no confusion to them that trust in thee, O Lord.

SECRET

O God, who hast justified the variety of sacrifices of the Law by the perfection of this one Sacrifice: accept the Sacrifice of thy servants who are dedicated to thee, and sanctify it with a blessing like to that which thou didst bestow upon the gifts of Abel, that what each one of us has offered to the honor of thy Majesty, may profit us all unto salvation. Through.

Commemoration: Saint Pantaleon

May our devotion be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, and may it be rendered salutary for us by the prayer of him for whose festival it is offered. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

COMMUNION Ps. 30. 3

Bow down thine ear, make haste to deliver me.

POSTCOMMUNION

May thy healing work, O Lord, both mercifully free us from our perversities, and lead us to those things which are right. Through.

Commemoration: Saint Pantaleon

Refreshed by participation in the Sacred Gift, we beseech thee, O Lord, our God, that, through the intercession of blessed Pantaleon, thy martyr, we may ever experience the effect of the worship we perform. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

Friday, July 25, 2014

26 July 2014 - Saint Anne, Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary


Double of the Second Class – White

INTROIT

Let us all rejoice in the Lord, whilst we keep holy this day in honor of blessed Anne; on whose solemnity the Angels rejoice, and give praise to the Son of God. Ps. 44.2. My heart hath uttered a good word: I speak of my works to the King. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who didst vouchsafe to bestow upon blessed Anne such grace, that she was found worthy to become the mother of her who brought forth thine only-begotten Son: mercifully grant that we who celebrate her festival may be helped by her intercession with thee. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE Prov. 31.10-31

Who shall find a valiant woman? far and from the uttermost coasts is the price of her. The heart of her husband trusteth in her, and he shall have no need of spoils. She will render him good, and not evil, all the days of her life. She hath sought wool and flax, and hath wrought by the counsel of her hands. She is like the merchant's ship, she bringeth her bread from afar. And she hath risen in the night, and given a prey to her household, and victuals to her maidens. She hath considered a field, and bought it: with the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard. She hath girded her loins with strength, and hath strengthened her arm. She hath tasted and seen that her traffic is good: her lamp shall not be put out in the night. She hath put out her hand to strong things, and her fingers have taken hold of the spindle. She hath opened her hand to the needy, and stretched out her hands to the poor. She shall not fear for her house in the cold of snow: for all her domestics are clothed with double garments. She hath made for herself clothing of tapestry: fine linen, and purple is her covering. Her husband is honourable in the gates, when he sitteth among the senators of the land. She made fine linen, and sold it, and delivered a girdle to the Chanaanite. Strength and beauty are her clothing, and she shall laugh in the latter day. She hath opened her mouth to wisdom, and the law of clemency is on her tongue. She hath looked well to the paths of her house, and hath not eaten her bread idle. Her children rose up, and called her blessed: her husband, and he praised her. Many daughters have gathered together riches: thou hast surpassed them all. Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: the woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands: and let her works praise her in the gates.

GRADUAL Ps. 44.8

Thou hast loved justice and hated iniquity. Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 44.3. Grace is poured abroad in thy lips: therefore hath God blessed thee for ever. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (13.44-52)

At that time, Jesus spoke to his disciples this parable: The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in a field. Which a man having found, hid it, and for joy thereof goeth, and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. Again the kingdom of heaven is like to a merchant seeking good pearls. Who when he had found one pearl of great price, went his way, and sold all that he had, and bought it. Again the kingdom of heaven is like to a net cast into the sea, and gathering together of all kind of fishes. Which, when it was filled, they drew out, and sitting by the shore, they chose out the good into vessels, but the bad they cast forth. So shall it be at the end of the world. The angels shall go out, and shall separate the wicked from among the just. And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Have ye understood all these things? They say to him: Yes. He said unto them: Therefore every scribe instructed in the kingdom of heaven, is like to a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure new things and old.

OFFERTORY Ps. 44.10

The daughters of the king are in thine honor, the queen stood on thy right in gilded clothing, surrounded with variety.

SECRET

Graciously have regard to this sacrifice, we beseech thee, O Lord: that through the intercession of blessed Anne, who was mother of her who brought forth thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, it may profit us both unto devotion and salvation. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

COMMUNION Ps. 44.3

Grace is poured abroad in thy lips: therefore hath God blessed thee for ever, and for ages of ages.

POSTCOMMUNION

We who have been nourished by these heavenly Sacraments, beseech thee, O Lord our God: that, through the intercession of blessed Anne, whom thou didst will to be the mother of her who brought forth thy Son, we may be found worthy to attain to eternal salvation. Through the same.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

Thursday, July 24, 2014

25 July 2014 - Saint James the Apostle (Commemoration of St. Christopher, Martyr)


Double of the Second Class – Red

INTROIT Ps. 138.17

Thy friends, O God, are made exceedingly honorable; their principality is exceedingly strengthened. Ps. 138.1,2. Lord, thou hast proved me and known me: thou hast known my sitting down and my rising up. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

Be thou, O Lord, the Sanctifier and Protector of thy people: so that defended by the aid of thine Apostle James, they may both please thee in their manner of life, and serve thee with a quiet mind. Through.


Commemoration: Of St. Christopher

Grant, we beseech thee, almighty God: that we who celebrate the heavenly birthday of blessed Christopher, thy Martyr, may, through his intercession be strengthened in the love of thy Name. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE I Cor. 4.9-15

Brethren, I think that God hath set forth us apostles the last, as it were men appointed to death: we are made a spectacle to the world, and to Angels, and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ: we are weak, but you are strong: you are honorable, but we without honor. Even unto this hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no fixed abode, and we labor working with our own hands. We are reviled, and we bless: we are persecuted, and we suffer it: we are blasphemed, and we entreat: we are made as the refuse of this world, the offscouring of all even until now. I write not these things to confound you: but I admonish you as my dearest children. For if you have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet not many fathers. For in Christ Jesus by the Gospel I have begotten you.

GRADUAL Ps. 44.17-18

Thou shalt make them princes over all the earth: they shall remember thy Name, O Lord. Instead of thy fathers, sons are born to thee: therefore shall people praise thee.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. John 15.16. I have chosen you out of the world, that you should go, and should bring forth fruit, and your fruit should remain. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (20.20-23)

At that time, the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to Jesus with her sons, worshipping, and asking something of him. Who said to her: What wilt thou? She saith to him: Say that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left, in thy kingdom. And Jesus answering said: you know not what you ask. Can you drink the chalice that I shall drink? They say to him: We can. He saith to them: My chalice inded you shall drink; but to sit on my right or left hand is not mine to give to you, but to them for whom it is prepared by my Father. 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 18.5

Their sound went forth into all the earth; and their words to the ends of the world.

SECRET

May the holy martyrdom of the blessed Apostle James, we beseech thee, O Lord, make acceptable the offerings of thy people: and, since they have no worth from any merits of ours, may they be well pleasing to thee by his prayers. Through.

Commemoration: Of St. Christopher

Receive our gifts and our prayers, we beseech thee, O Lord; cleanse us by the heavenly mysteries and mercifully hear us. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

Preface: Of the Apostles.

COMMUNION Matt. 19.28

You who have followed me shall sit on seats judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

POSTCOMMUNION

Help us, we beseech thee, O Lord, through the intercession of thy blessed Apostle James: on whose feast we have received thy holy Mysteries with joy. Through.

Commemoration: Of St. Christopher

Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord, our God: that as we rejoice on earth in keeping the memory of thy saints, so also we may enjoy their company for evermore. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

24 July 2014 - Vigil of Saint James the Apostle (Commemoration of Saint Christina, Virgin and Martyr)




Minor Vigil - Purple

INTROIT Ps. 51.10, 11

AS for me I am like a green olive tree in the house of the Lord; my trust hath been in the tender mercy of my God: and I will hope in thy Name for thy Saints like it well. Ps. 51.3. Why boastest thou thyself, thou tyrant: that thou canst do mischief? V. Glory be.

¶ The Gloria in excelsis is not said.

COLLECT

Grant, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that we who on this day anticipate the feast of thy holy Apostle, blessed James, may by the devout observance of the same increase in godliness to the attainment of everlasting salvation. Through.

Commemorate Saint Christina as in the following mass given below.

LESSON Ecclus. 44.25-27; 45.2-4,6-9

The Lord gave him the blessing of all nations, and confirmed his covenant upon the head of Jacob. He acknowledged him in his blessings, and gave him an inheritance, and divided him his portion in twelve tribes. And he preserved for him men of mercy, that found grace in the eyes of all flesh. He made him like the saints in glory, and magnified him in the fear of his enemies, and with his words he made prodigies to cease. He glorified him in the sight of kings, and gave him commandments in the sight of his people, and shewed him his glory. He sanctified him in his faith, and meekness, and chose him out of all flesh. And he gave him commandments before his face, and a law of life and instruction, that he might teach Jacob his covenant, and Israel his judgments. He exalted Aaron his brother, and like to himself of the tribe of Levi: He made an everlasting covenant with him, and gave him the priesthood of the nation, and made him blessed in glory, And he girded him about with a glorious girdle, and clothed him with a robe of glory, and crowned him with majestic attire.

GRADUAL Ps. 91.13,14

The righteous shall flourish like a palm-tree: and shall spread abroad like a cedar in Labanus in the house of the Lord. V. Ps. 91.3. To tell of thy loving-kindness in the morning, and of thy truth in the night-season.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (15.12-16)

At that time: Jesus said unto his disciples: This is my commandment, that you love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love than this no man hath, that a man lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends, if you do the things that I command you. I will not now call you servants: for the servant knoweth not what his lord doth. But I have called you friends. Because all things, whatsoever I have heard of my Father, I have made known to you. You have not chosen me: but I have chosen you; and have appointed you, that you should go and should bring forth fruit; and your fruit should remain: that whatsoever you shall ask of the Father in my Name, he may give it you.

OFFERTORY Ps. 8.6-7.

Thou hast crowned him with glory and worship: and hast made him to have dominion of the works of thy hands, O Lord.

SECRET

O Lord, who didst exalt thy blessed Saint James to be numbered among thine Apostles: grant that we thy people, who on this day, anticipating his heavenly birth, do offer unto thee these holy mysteries, may be assisted by his intercession both in the making of our supplications before thee, and in the obtaining of all that we desire. Through.

Commemorate Saint Christina as in the following mass given below.

COMMUNION Ps. 20.6

His honor is great in thy salvation: glory and great worship shalt thou lay upon him, O Lord.

Postcommunion

We beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to hear the prayers of thy holy Apostle James : that we may thereby obtain the pardon of our sins and the healing gifts of everlasting life. Through.

Commemorate Saint Christina as in the following mass given below.

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The following mass, in red, is used if a second mass is said this day for Saint Christina, Virgin and Martyr, with a commemoration of the Vigil.

INTROIT Ps. 118.95-96.

The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I have understood thy testimonies, O Lord: I have seen an end of all perfection; thy command is exceeding broad. Ps. 118.1. Blessed are the undefiled in the way: who walk in the law of the Lord. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

May blessed Christiana, thy Virgin and Martyr, we beseech thee, O Lord, obtain pardon for us; for she merited thy constant good pleasure by her life of chastity, attributed by her to thy power. Through.

LESSON Ecclus. 51.13-17.

O Lord my God, thou hast exalted my dwelling place upon the earth, and I have prayed for death to pass away. I called upon the Lord, the Father of my Lord, that He would not leave me in the day of my trouble, and in the time of the proud without help. I will praise thy Name continually, and will praise it with thanksgiving, and my prayer was heard. And thou hast saved me from destruction, and hast delivered me from the evil time. Therefore I will give thanks and praise to thee, O Lord our God.

GRADUAL Ps. 45.6,5.

God will help her with his countenance: God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved.
V.: Ps. 45. 5. The stream of the river maketh the city of God joyful: the Most High hath sanctified his own tabernacle.

Alleluia, alleluia. V.: This is a wise virgin, and one of the number of the prudent. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (13.44-52)

At that time, Jesus spoke to his disciples this parable: The Kingdom of Heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in a field. Which a man having found, hid it, and for joy thereof goeth, and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. Again the Kingdom of Heaven is like to a merchant seeking good pearls. Who when he had found one pearl of great price, went his way, and sold all that he had, and bought it. Again the Kingdom of Heaven is like to a net cast into the sea, and gathering together of all kind of fishes. Which, when it was filled, they drew out, and sitting by the shore, they chose out the good into vessels, but the bad they cast forth. So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall go out, and shall separate the wicked from among the just, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Have ye understood all these things? They say to him: Yes. He said unto them: Therefore every scribe instructed in the Kingdom of Heaven is like to a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure new things and old.

OFFERTORY Ps. 44.3.

Grace is poured abroad in thy lips: therefore hath God blessed thee for ever.

SECRET

By the merits of blessed Christiana, thy Virgin and Martyr, graciously receive, O Lord, the offerings consecrated to thee, and grant that they may ever bring us help. Through.

Communion Ps. 118.121,122,128

I have done judgement and justice, O Lord, give me not up to them that slander me: I was directed to all thy commandments, I have hated all wicked ways.

POSTCOMMUNION

Filled with the Gift of thy divine bounty, we beseech thee, O Lord, our God, that by the intercession of blessed Christiana, thy Virgin and Martyr, we may partake thereof for evermore. Through.

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

23 July 2014 - Saint Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr (Commemoration of St. Liborius, Bishop and Confessor)


Double – Red

INTROIT Dan. 3.84,87

O Ye priests of the Lord, bless the Lord: O ye holy and humble of heart, praise God. V. Dan. 3.57. All ye works of the Lord, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, the Rewarder of faithful souls, who hast consecrated this day by the martyrdom of blessed Apollinaris, thy priest, we beseech thee: grant to us thy servants, that the prayer of him whose holy festival we are keeping may obtain for us the forgiveness of our sins. Through.


Commemoration: Of St. Liborius, Bishop and Confessor

Grant, we beseech thee, almighty God, that the solemn feast of blessed Liborius, thy Confessor and Bishop, may both increase our devotion and advance our salvation. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE I Pet 5.1-11

Dearly beloved: he exhorts both priests and laity to their respective duties and recommends to all humility and watchfulness. The ancients therefore 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. In like manner, ye young men, be subject to the ancients. And do you all insinuate humility one to another, for God resisteth the proud, but to the humble he giveth grace. Be you humbled therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in the time of visitation: Casting all your care upon him, for he hath care of you. Be sober and watch: because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, goeth about seeking whom he may devour. Whom resist ye, strong in faith: knowing that the same affliction befalls your brethren who are in the world. But the God of all grace, who hath called us into 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. 88.21-23

I have found David my servant, with my holy oil I have anointed him: for my hand shall help him, and mine arm shall strengthen him. The enemy shall have no advantage over him: nor the son of iniquity have power to hurt him.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 109.4. The Lord hath sworn, and he will not repent: thou art a priest for ever to the order of Melchisedech. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (22.24-30)

At that time, there was also a strife amongst them, which of them should seem to be the greater. And he said to them: The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and they that have power over them, are called beneficent. But you not so: but he that is the greater among you, let him become as the younger; and he that is the leader, as he that serveth. For which is greater, he that sitteth at table, or he that serveth? Is it not he that sitteth at table? But I am in the midst of you, as he that serveth: And you are they who have continued with me in my temptations: And I dispose to you, as my Father hath disposed to me, a kingdom; That you may eat and drink at my table, in my kingdom: and may sit upon thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

OFFERTORY Ps. 88.25

My truth and my mercy shall be with him: and in my Name shall his horn be exalted.

SECRET

O Lord, look down mercifully upon these gifts, which we bring in commemoration of thy Bishop and Martyr Apollinaris, and which we offer up for the forgiveness of our sins. Through.

Commemoration: Of St. Liborius

May thy Saints, we beseech thee, O Lord, in all places bring us joy; that while we recall their merits, we may experience their patronage. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

COMMUNION Matt. 25.20,21

O Lord, thou gavest me five talents, and behold I have gained five more. Well done, thou good and faithful servant; because thou hast been faithful in few things, I will place thee over many things; enter into the joy of the Lord.

POSTCOMMUNION

O God, who never failest to regard with mercy them on whom thou bestowest the succor of thy saints: grant, we pray thee, that as we have here received thy holy mysteries, so the protection of thy blessed Apollinaris may never fail to comfort and defend us. Through.

Commemoration: Of St. Liborius

Grant we beseech thee, almighty God, that, we who give thanks for the gifts which we have received, may through the intercession of blessed Liborius, thy Confessor and Bishop, obtain still greater blessings. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

Call to Action for the Christian People of Iraq

Sub Tuum.


Translation of the Arabic:
"In Solidarity with the
Christian people of Iraq.
To the Faithful in Christ:

Christians are being murdered, tortured, raped, beaten, and otherwise persecuted in Syria, Iraq, and elsewhere in the Middle East, yet the West is silent! What I have heard from most religious leaders in their public statements, including my brother bishops, is to pray for the victims. This is something we should do, certainly. The power of the mass and the rosary must never be underestimated. Yet, when someone is sick, we do not say to pray for them and do nothing else. We call a doctor. We have a surgeon cut out the cancer. Therefore I say pray for the Christians in the middle east, but I also say to put that prayer into action!  The governments of the west have the military force to intervene. They must use it, or else the blood of these Christian martyrs is on their hands!

Faithful in Christ, write to your government leaders and representatives. Urge them not to be silent. Urge them to speak out. Use your voice and theirs to insist that the governments with the power to do something about this sickening abomination take action now! Carry your prayers to the people who can work decisively to end this genocide.

Also, contact those who lead organizations that might be able to bring refugees from Iraq. As we talk about amnesty for those who illegally cross the southern American border in search of better economic conditions, why are we not bringing those who are suffering genocide at the hands of the Muslim infidels?

If you say nothing, the blood of these martyrs is on your hands! If you do not do what is within your power to do, however large or small that act may be, the blood of these martyrs is on your hands!

Monday, July 21, 2014

22 July 2014 - Saint Mary Magdalene, Penitent


Double – White

INTROIT Ps. 118.95,96

The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I have understood thy testimonies. I have seen an end to all persecution: thy commandment is exceeding broad. Ps. 118.1. Blessed are the undefiled in the way; who walk in the law of the Lord. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

May we be helped by the intercession of blessed Mary Magdalene, we beseech thee, O Lord, who in answer to her prayers didst raise her brother Lazarus to life after he had been dead four days. Who livest and reignest.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE Cant. 3.2-5; 8.6-7

I will rise, and will go about the city: in the streets and the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, and I found him not. The watchmen who keep the city, found me: Have you seen him, whom my soul loveth? When I had a little passed by them, I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him: and I will not let him go, till I bring him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that bore me. I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes and the harts of the fields, that you stir not up, nor awake my beloved, till she please. Put me as a seal upon thy heart, as a seal upon thy arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy as hard as hell, the lamps thereof are fire and flames. Many waters cannot quench charity, neither can the floods drown it: if a man should give all the substance of his house for love, he shall despise it as nothing.

GRADUAL Ps. 44.8

Thou hast loved justice and hated iniquity. Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 44.3. Grace is poured abroad in thy lips: therefore hath God blessed thee for ever. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (7.36-50)

At that time one of the Pharisees desired him to eat with him. And he went into the house of the Pharisee, and sat down to meat. And behold a woman that was in the city, a sinner, when she knew that he sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment; And standing behind at his feet, she began to wash his feet, with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. And the Pharisee, who had invited him, seeing it, spoke within himself, saying: This man, if he were a prophet, would know surely who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him, that she is a sinner. And Jesus answering, said to him: Simon, I have somewhat to say to thee. But he said: Master, say it. A certain creditor had two debtors, the one who owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. And whereas they had not wherewith to pay, he forgave them both. Which therefore of the two loveth him most? Simon answering, said: I suppose that he to whom he forgave most. And he said to him: Thou hast judged rightly. And turning to the woman, he said unto Simon: Dost thou see this woman? I entered into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my feet; but she with tears hath washed my feet, and with her hairs hath wiped them. Thou gavest me no kiss; but she, since she came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet. My head with oil thou didst not anoint; but she with ointment hath anointed my feet. Wherefore I say to thee: Many sins are forgiven her, because she hath loved much. But to whom less is forgiven, he loveth less. And he said to her: thy sins are forgiven thee. And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves: Who is this that forgiveth sins also? And he said to the woman: thy faith hath made thee safe, go in peace. 

  The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 44.10

The daughters of the King are in thine honor, the queen stood on they right hand in gilded clothing, surrounded with variety.

SECRET

May our oblations we beseech thee, O Lord, find favor in thy sight, through the glorious merits of blessed Mary Magdelene, whose humble services and homage thine only-begotten Son did mercifully accept: Who liveth and reigneth.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

COMMUNION Ps. 118.121,122,127

I have done judgment and justice, O Lord, give me not up to them that slander me: I was directed to all thy commandments, I have hated all wicked ways.

POSTCOMMUNION

We pray thee, O Lord: that we who have received thy precious Body and Blood, the only medicine for the healing of our souls; may by the protection of Saint Mary Magedalene be delivered from all evils that beset us. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

Statement on the Persecution of Christians in Iraq

Rutherford Card. Johnson-Etruria-di Daniell
Patriarch of Saint Stephen


Sub Tuum. 

The Taking of Jerusalem from the Muslims by the Crusaders.
Christians in Mosul, Iraq, have been given a deadline (that has now passed) to convert to Islam, pay a tax, leave, or be killed. (Read the story here.) This comes after more than a decade of war waged primarily by the United States in Iraq ostensibly to stem the tide of terrorism and create a free society there. The job clearly was not done properly. I lay this squarely at the feet not of the soldiers, but of the politicians and political military commanders who insisted that the war be fought politically. They were more concerned about not offending Muslims than they were of gaining military supremacy and control. If the latter goal was not possible, then the exercise was not worth the time, money, and human life spent on it.

People in recent times are fond of claiming that acts of terror and violence by Islamists are really the work of "Islamic extremists" and not those who follow the true principles of Islam. Utter garbage! Sheer insanity and stupidity! Those Mohammedans in Mosul who are telling Christians to convert, pay a tax, leave the area, or be killed ARE FOLLOWING THE PRINCIPLES OF ISLAM! That is what their religion tells them to do. They are following it to the letter. Christian people of the world, stop placating and equivocating and apologizing. Call it what it is - the brutal acts of individuals following a brutal religion that is, as a matter of historical fact, a heresy off of Christianity.

And where is the true international outrage? Where are the calls to invade Iraq again? Are Christians less important than oil or supposed weapons of mass destruction? Was Kuwait worth liberating, but not the Christian people of the Middle East? Why is the international community not concerned about the genocide of Christians in Muslim lands? Surely we do not think that Muslims have the right to treat our Christian people in this way? Then again, perhaps those in government actually think this. I recall some years ago some persons in the administration of the SolBridge International School of Business in South Korea, where I was a professor and chaplain, telling me that the Islamic students had every right to desecrate Christian iconography because that was part of their religion. Such is the vile influence of Islam. That was merely a small-scale example. Imagine the effects on a large scale when Muslims control the government, society, and the streets.

We are truly living in the age of the great martyrdom. More people are dying for the Cross of Christ than in any other period in history. Most Christians stand idly by with their heads in the sand, blind to what is going on. It is time to call what is going on what it truly is. It is time to condemn the genocide being waged by Muslims against the Christian people.

Sunday, July 20, 2014

21 July 2014 - Saint Praxedes, Virgin


Simple – White

INTROIT Ps. 118.46-47

And I spoke of thy testimonies before kings: and I was not ashamed. I meditated also on thy commandments, which I loved. Ps. 118.1 Blessed are the undefiled in the way; who walk in the law of the Lord. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

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

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE I Cor. 7.25-34

Brethren, concerning virgins, I have no commandment of the Lord; but I give counsel, as having obtained mercy of the Lord, to be faithful. I think therefore that this is good for the present necessity, that it is good for a man so to be. Art thou bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife. But if thou take a wife, thou hast not sinned. And if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned: nevertheless, such shall have tribulation of the flesh. But I spare you. This therefore I say, brethren; the time is short; it remaineth, that they also who have wives, be as if they had none; And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as if they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; And they that use this world, as if they used it not: for the fashion of this world passeth away. But I would have you to be without solicitude. He that is without a wife, is solicitous for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please God. But he that is with a wife, is solicitous for the things of the world, how he may please his wife: and he is divided. And the unmarried woman and the virgin thinketh on the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she that is married thinketh on the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

GRADUAL Ps. 44.8,5

Thou hast loved justice, and hated iniquity. Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 44.5. With thy comeliness and thy beauty set out, proceed prosperously, and reign. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (13.44-52)

At that time, Jesus spoke to his disciples this parable: The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in a field. Which a man having found, hid it, and for joy thereof goeth, and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. Again the kingdom of heaven is like to a merchant seeking good pearls. Who when he had found one pearl of great price, went his way, and sold all that he had, and bought it. Again the kingdom of heaven is like to a net cast into the sea, and gathering together of all kind of fishes. Which, when it was filled, they drew out, and sitting by the shore, they chose out the good into vessels, but the bad they cast forth. So shall it be at the end of the world. The angels shall go out, and shall separate the wicked from among the just. And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Have ye understood all these things? They say to him: Yes. He said unto them: Therefore every scribe instructed in the kingdom of heaven, is like to a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure new things and old.

OFFERTORY Ps. 44.3

Grace is poured abroad in thy lips: therefore hath God blessed thee for ever.

SECRET

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 COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

COMMUNION Matt. 13.45,46

The five wise virgins took oil in their vessels with the lamps: and at midnight there was a cry made: Behold the Bridegroom cometh: go ye forth to meet Christ the Lord.

POSTCOMMUNION

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

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

Saturday, July 19, 2014

20 July 2014 - Saint Jerome Emiliani, Confessor, the Fifth Sunday after Trinity, and Commemoration of Saint Margaret


Double – White

INTROIT Lam. 2.11

My liver is poured out upon the earth, for the destructions of the daughter of my people, when the child and the suckling fainted away in the streets of the city. Ps. 112.1 Praise the Lord, ye children: praise ye the Name of the Lord. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, the Father of mercies, grant that by the merits and intercession of blessed Jerome, whom thou wast pleased to make a helper and father of orphans, we may faithfully keep the spirit of adoption whereby we are thy sons both in name and in deed. Through.

Commemoration: Trinity V

O God of hosts, to whom all that is best doth belong, graft in our hearts the love of thy Name, and grant us an increase of religion: that thou mayest foster what is good, and with tender zeal mayest guard what thou hast fostered. Through.


Commemoration: Of St. Margaret , Virgin and Martyr

May blessed Margaret, thy Virgin and Martyr, we beseech thee, O Lord, obtain pardon for us; for she merited thy constant good pleasure by her life of chastity, attributed by her to thy power. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE Is. 58.7-11

The Lord says: Deal thy bread to the hungry, and bring the needy and the harbourless into thy house: when thou shalt see one naked, cover him, and despise not thy own flesh. Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy health shall speedily arise, and thy justice shall go before thy face, and the glory of the Lord shall gather thee up. Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall hear: thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou wilt take away the chain out of the midst of thee, and cease to stretch out the finger, and to speak that which profiteth not. When thou shalt pour out thy soul to the hungry, and shalt satisfy the afflicted soul then shall thy light rise up in darkness, and thy darkness shall be as the noonday. And the Lord will give thee rest continually, and will fill thy soul with brightness, and deliver thy bones, and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a fountain of water whose waters shall not fail.

GRADUAL Prov. 5.16

Let thy fountains be conveyed abroad, and in streets divided thy waters. V. Ps. 111.5,6. Acceptable is the man that showeth mercy and lendeth, he ordereth his words with judgement; because he shall not be moved for ever.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 111.9. He hath distributed, he hath given to the poor; his justice remaineth for ever and ever. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (19.13-21)

At that time: Little children presented to him, that he should impose hands upon them and pray. And the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said to them: Suffer the little children, and forbid them not to come to me: for the kingdom of heaven is for such. And when he had imposed hands upon them, he departed from thence. And behold one came and said to him: Good master, what good shall I do that I may have life everlasting? Who said to him: Why asketh thou me concerning good? One is good, God. But if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. He said to him: Which? And Jesus said: Thou shalt do no murder, thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not bear false witness. Honour thy father and thy mother: and, thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. The young man saith to him: All these I have kept from my youth, what is yet wanting to me? Jesus saith to him: If thou wilt be perfect, go sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come follow me. 

The Creed is said for the Sunday. 

OFFERTORY Tob. 12.12

When thou didst pray with tears, and didst bury the dead, and didst leave thy dinner, and hide the dead by day in thy house, and bury them by night, I offered thy prayer to the Lord.

SECRET

O most merciful God, who didst vouchsafe to destroy the old man in blessed Jerome, and renew him after thine own image: grant that through his merits we too, in like manner may be renewed in spirit, and may offer up this sacrifice of atonement as a sweet smelling savor before thee. Through.

Commemoration: Trinity V

Be appeased, O Lord, by our humble prayers, and favorably receive the offerings of thy people: and that the prayers of none be vain, no one petition void, grant, that what we ask faithfully, we may obtain effectually. Through.

Commemoration: Of St. Margaret

By the merits of blessed Margaret, thy Virgin and Martyr, graciously receive, O Lord, the offerings consecrated to thee, and grant that they may ever bring us help. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

COMMUNION Jac. 1.27

Religion clean and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their tribulation, and to keep one's self unspotted from the world.

POSTCOMMUNION

O Lord, we who have been refreshed with the bread of Angels humbly beseech thee, that even as we rejoice in keeping the yearly memorial of blessed Jerome, thy Confessor, so we may also follow his example and be able to obtain a reward exceeding great in thy kingdom. Through.

Commemoration: Trinity V

We have been filled, O Lord, with thy Gifts: grant we beseech thee, that we may both be cleansed by their effects, and defended by their aid. Through.

Commemoration: Of St. Margaret

Filled with the Gift of thy divine bouty, we beseech thee, O Lord, our God, that by the intercession of blessed Margaret, thy Virgin and Martyr, we may partake thereof for evermore. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

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If the mass of the Sunday is said as a second mass this day, it is said in green as below, with commemoration of Saints Jerome Emiliani and Margaret. 

FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY

Semi-double – Green 

INTROIT Ps. 27. 8, 9

The Lord is the strength of his people, and the protector of the salvation of his anointed: save, O Lord, thy people, and bless thine inher-itance, and rule them for ever. Ps. 27.1. Unto thee will I cry, O Lord: O my God, be not thou silent to me, lest if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

O God of hosts, to whom all that is best doth belong, graft in our hearts the love of thy Name, and grant us an increase of religion: that thou mayest foster what is good, and with tender zeal mayest guard what thou hast fostered. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

EPISTLE Rom. 6. 3-11

Brethren, All we who are baptized in Christ Jesus are baptized into his death. For we are buried together with him by baptism unto death; that as Christ is risen from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we also may walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall also be in the likeness of his resurrection. Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin may be destroyed, and that we may serve sin no longer. For he that is dead is justified from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall live also together with Christ. Knowing that Christ, rising again from the dead, dieth now no more, death shall no more have dominion over him. For in that he died to sin, he died once; but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. So do you also reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God; in Christ Jesus our Lord.

GRADUAL Ps. 89. 13, 1

Return, O Lord, a little: and be entreated in favor of thy servants. V.: Lord, thou hast been our refuge from generation to generation.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps.30.2,3. In thee, O Lord, I have hoped, let me never be confounded: deliver me in thy justice, and release me: bow down thine ear to me, make haste to deliver me. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Mark (8. 1-9)

At that time, when there was a great multitude with Jesus, and they had nothing to eat, calling his disciples together, he saith to them: I have compassion on the multitude, for behold they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat; and if I shall send them away fasting to their home, they will faint in the way: for some of them came from afar off. And his disciples answered him: From whence can any one fill them here with bread in the wilderness? And he asked them: how many loaves have ye? Who said: Seven. And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground. And taking the seven loaves, giving thanks, he broke and gave to his disciples to set before the people. And they had a few little fishes, and he blessed them, and commanded them to be set before them. And they did eat, and were filled: and they took up that which was left of the fragments, seven baskets: and they that had eaten, were about four thousand: and he sent them away. 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 16. 5, 6, 7

Perfect thou my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps be not moved: incline thine ear, and moved: incline thine ear, and hear my words: show forth thy wonderful mercies, thou who savest them that trust in thee, O Lord.

SECRET

Be appeased, O Lord, by our humble prayers, and favorably receive the offerings of thy people: and that the prayers of none be vain, no one petition void, grant, that what we ask faithfully, we may obtain effectually. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

COMMUNION Ps. 26. 6

I will go round, and offer up in his tabernacle a sacrifice of jubilation; I will sing, and recite a psalm to the Lord.

POSTCOMMUNION

We have been filled, O Lord, with thy Gifts: grant we beseech thee, that we may both be cleansed by their effects, and defended by their aid. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

Friday, July 18, 2014

19 July 2014 - Saint Vincent de Paul, Confessor


Double – White

INTROIT Ps. 91.13,14

The just shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow up like the cedar of Libanus. They that are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of the house of our God. 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 for the preaching of the Gospel to the poor and for promoting the dignity of the priesthood, didst endow blessed Vincent with Apostolic power: grant, we beseech thee, that we who pay honor to his holiness may also be taught by the example of his virtues. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE I Cor 4.9-14

Brethren, we are made a spectacle to the world, and to angels, and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are honourable, but we without honour. Even unto this hour we both hunger and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no fixed abode; And we labour, working with our own hands: we are reviled, and we bless; we are persecuted, and we suffer it. We are blasphemed, and we entreat; we are made as the refuse of this world, the offscouring of all even until now. I write not these things to confound you; but I admonish you as my dearest children.

GRADUAL Ps. 36.30-31.

The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom: and his tongue shall speak judgment. The law of his God is in his heart, and his steps shall not be supplanted.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord: he shall delight exceedingly in his commandments. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (10.1-9)

At that time, Jesus appointed also other seventy-two: and he sent them two and two before his face into every city and place whither he himself was to come. And he said to them: The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send labourers into his harvest. Go: Behold I send you as lambs among wolves. Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes; and salute no man by the way. Into whatsoever house you enter, first say: Peace be to this house. And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him; but if not, it shall return to you. And in the same house, remain, eating and drinking such things as they have: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Remove not from house to house. And into what city soever you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you. And heal the sick that are therein, and say to them: The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

OFFERTORY Ps. 20.2-3

In thy strength, O Lord, the just man shall joy, and in thy salvation he shall rejoice exceedingly: thou hast given him his heart's desire.

SECRET

Grant, we beseech thee, almighty God, that the offering we humbly bring may be pleasing to thee in honor of thy Saints, and cleanse us alike in body and is soul. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

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

We beseech thee, almighty God, that we who have received heavenly nourishment, may thereby, at the intercession of blessed Vincent, thy Confessor, be defended against all adversity. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

Thursday, July 17, 2014

18 July 2014 - Saint Camillus of Lellis, Confessor (Commemoration of St. Symphorosa and Her Seven Sons)


Double – White

INTROIT John 15.13.

Greater love than this no man hath, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ps. 40.2. Blessed is he that understandeth concerning the needy and the poor: the Lord will deliver him in the evil day. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who didst endow Saint Camillus with a special grace of charity for the relief of souls in their last agony: we beseech thee by his merits, so to pour into our hearts the spirit of thy love, that at the hour of our departing we may overcome the enemy and be found worthy to win the heavenly crown. Through.


Commemoration: Of St. Symphorosa and her Seven Sons

O God, who dost permit us to celebrate the heavenly birthday of thy holy Martyrs Symphorosa and of her Seven Sons: grant that we may rejoice in their fellowship in everlasting bliss. Through.

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. 36.30-31.

The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom: and his tongue shall speak judgment. The law of his God is in his heart, and his steps shall not be supplanted.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 111.1. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord: he shall delight exceedingly in his commandments. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (15.12-16)

At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: This is my commandment, that you love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love than this no man hath, that a man lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends, if you do the things that I command you. I will not now call you servants: for the servant knoweth not what his lord doth. But I have called you friends: because all things whatsoever I have heard of my Father, I have made known to you. You have not chosen me: but I have chosen you; and have appointed you, that you should go, and should bring forth fruit; and your fruit should remain: that whatsoever you shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

OFFERTORY Ps. 20.2-3.

In thy strength, O Lord, the just man shall joy, and in thy salvation he shall rejoice exceedingly: thou hast given him his heart’s desire.

SECRET

May the spotless Victim by which we renew the work of the boundless love of our Lord Jesus Christ, be to us, O God, Father almighty, through the intercession of Saint Camillus, a wholesome remedy against all infirmities of body and soul and a comfort and protection in our last agony. Through.

Commemoration: Of St. Symphorosa and her Seven Sons

We offer to thee, O Lord, the gifts of our devotion: may they be pleasing to thee, honorable to thy Saints, and through thy mercy salutary to us. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

COMMUNION Matt. 25.36,40

I was sick and you visited me: Amen, amen, I say to you as long as you did it to one of these my least brethren you did it to me.

POSTCOMMUNION

By this heavenly good which we have received with loving devotion, as we keep the solemn festival of holy Camillus, thy Confessor, grant, we beseech thee, O Lord, that at the hour of death we may be strengthen by thy Sacraments and loosed from all sin, and thus be found worthy to be received rejoicing into the bosom of thy mercy: Who livest and reignest.

Commemoration: Of St. Symphorosa and her Seven Sons

Grant us, we beseech thee, O Lord, through the intercession of thy holy Martyrs Symphorosa and of her Seven Sons, that what we take with the mouth we may receive with a pure heart. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

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If a second mass is said also on 18 July of Saint Symphorosa and her Seven Sons, Martyrs, the mass, given below, is in red with propers as above. 

INTROIT Ps. 33.18.

The just cried, and the Lord heard them, and delivered them out of their troubles. Ps. 33.2. I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall be ever in my mouth. V. Glory be.

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 were put to death by the sword, they wandered about in sheepskins, in goatskins, being in want, distressed, afflicted: Of whom the world was not worthy; wandering in deserts, in mountains, and in dens, and in caved 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. Like the precious ointment on the head that ran down upon the beard, the beard of Aaron.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord: he shall delight exceedingly in his commandments. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (12.1-8)

At that time, Jesus to his disciples: Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed: nor hidden, that shall not be known. For whatsoever things you have spoken in darkness, shall be published in the light: and that which you have spoken in the ear in the chambers, shall be preached on the housetops. And I say to you, my friends: Be not afraid of them who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will shew you whom you shall fear: fear ye him, who after he hath killed, hath power to cast into hell. Yea, I say to you, fear him. Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? Yea, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: you are of more value than many sparrows. And I say to you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God.

OFFERTORY Ps. 31.11

Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye just: and glory, all ye right of heart.

COMMUNION Matt. 12.50

Whoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother and sister, and mother, saith the Lord.

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

17 July 2014 - Saint Alexius, Confessor


Semi-double – White

INTROIT Ps. 36.30-31.

The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom, and his tongue shall speak judgment: the law of his God is in his heart. Ps. 36.2. Be not emulous of evildoers: nor envy them that work iniquity. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who sendest us joy year by year on the feast of blessed Alexius, thy Confessor, which we are now keeping: mercifully grant on this day on this heavenly birth that we may grow like him in deed. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE I Tim. 6.6-12

Dearly beloved: Godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world: and certainly we can carry nothing out. But having food, and wherewith to be covered, with these we are content. For they that will become rich, fall into temptation, and into the snare of the devil, and into many unprofitable and hurtful desires, which drown men into destruction and perdition. For the desire of money is the root of all evils; which some coveting have erred from the faith, and have entangled themselves in many sorrows. But thou, O man of God, fly these things: and pursue justice, godliness, faith, charity, patience, mildness. Fight the good fight of faith: lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art called, and hast confessed a good confession before many witnesses.

GRADUAL Ps. 91.13,14,3

The just shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow up like the cedar of Libanus in the house of the Lord. To show forth thy mercy in the morning, and thy truth in the night.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. James 1.12. Blessed is the man that endureth temptation, for when he hath been proved, he shall receive the crown of life. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (19.27-29)

At that time: Peter answering, said unto to Jesus: Behold we have left all things, and have followed thee: what therefore shall we have? And Jesus said to them: Amen I say to you, that you who have followed me, in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit on the seat of his majesty, you also shall sit on twelve seats judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall possess life everlasting.

OFFERTORY Ps. 88.25.

My truth and my mercy shall be with him: and in my Name shall his horn be exalted.

SECRET

In memory of thy Saints, O Lord, we offer thee the sacrifice of praise, by which we trust to be freed from both present and future evil. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

COMMUNION Matt. 24.46-47

Blessed is the servant who, when his lord shall come he shall find watching: amen I say to you he shall place him over all his goods.

POSTCOMMUNION

Refreshed by meat and drink from heaven, O God, we humbly entreat thee, that we may be protected by the prayers of him in whose memory we have partaken. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum