21 September 2014 - Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist (Trinity XIV)

Double of the Second Class – Red

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. 36.1. Be not emulous of evildoers: nor envy them that work iniquity. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

May we be helped, O Lord, by the prayers of the blessed Apostle and Evangelist Matthew, that what we cannot obtain by our own efforts may be given to us by his intercession. Through.

Commemoration: Trinity XIV

Let thy continual pity, O Lord, cleanse and defend thy Church: and because it cannot continue in safety without thee, may it ever be governed by thy goodness. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE Ezech. 1.10-14

As for the likeness of their faces: there was the face of a man, and the face of a lion on the right side of all the four: and the face of an ox, on the left side of all the four: and the face of an eagle over all the four. And their faces, and their wings were stretched upward: two wings of every one were joined, and two covered their bodies: And every one of them went straight forward: whither the impulse of the spirit was to go, thither they went: and they turned not when they went. And as for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like that of burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps. This was the vision running to and fro in the midst of the living creatures, a bright fire, and lightning going forth from the fire. And the living creatures ran and returned like flashes of lightning.

GRADUAL Ps. 111.1,2

Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord: he delighteth exceedingly in his commandments. His seed shall be mighty upon earth; the generation of the righteous shall be blessed.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Thee the glorious choir of Apostles doth praise, O Lord. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (9.9-13)

At that time, Jesus saw a man sitting in the custom house, named Matthew, and he said to him: Follow me. And he rose up and followed him. And it came to pass as he was sitting at meat in the house, behold many publicans and sinners came, and sat down with Jesus and his disciples. And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners? But Jesus hearing it, said: They that are in health need not a physician, but they that are ill. Go then and learn what this meaneth, I will have mercy and not sacrifice. For I am not come to call the just, but sinners.

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 20.4-5

O Lord, thou hast set on his head a crown of precious stones: he asked life to thee, and thou hast given it to him, alleluia

SECRET

May the offering of thy Church, we beseech thee, O Lord, be commended to thee by the prayers of the blessed Apostle and Evangelist Matthew, by whose glorious preaching she is instructed. Through.

Commemoration: Trinity XIV

May thy Sacraments, O Lord, safeguard us, and ever defend us against the assaults of the devil. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

Preface: Of the Apostles.

COMMUNION Ps. 20.6

His glory is great in thy salvation; glory and great beauty shalt thou lay upon him, O Lord.

POSTCOMMUNION

We who have received the Sacraments entreat thee, O Lord, by the intercession of blessed Matthew, thine Apostle and Evangelist: that what we have celebrated for his glory, may profit us unto healing. Through.

Commemoration: Trinity XIV

May the efficacy of the heavenly gift, we beseech thee, O Lord, possess our minds and bodies: so that its effects, and not our own impulses, may ever prevail in us. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum