1 November 2014 - Feast of All Saints

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

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¶ The following prayers are used as the Second and Third Collects for all masses in the Octave of All Saints.

Of the Holy Spirit

Collect

O GOD, who taught the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit, grant that, by the gift of the same Spirit, we may be always truly wise and ever rejoice in his consolation. Through.

Secret

Sanctify, we beseech thee, O Lord, the gifts we offer, and cleanse our hearts with the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit. Through...in the unity of the same Holy Ghost.

Postcommunion

May the infusion of the Holy Spirit cleanse our hearts, O Lord, and make them fruitful by the inward watering with his heavenly dew. 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

Let us all rejoice in the Lord, celebrating a festival day in honor of all the Saints: at whose solemnity the Angels rejoice and give praise to the Son of God. Ps. 32.1 Rejoice in the Lord, ye just: praise becometh the upright. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

Almighty and everlasting God, who hast granted us to honor in one solemn Feast the merits of all thy Saints: we beseech thee, that, since so many are praying for us, thou wouldst pour forth upon us the abundance of thy mercy for which we long. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Holy Spirit
Against the Persecutors of the Church

EPISTLE Apoc. 7.2-12

In those days, behold, I, John, saw another Angel ascending from the rising of the sun, having the sign of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four Angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, saying, Hurt not the earth nor the sea, nor the trees, till we sign the servants of our God in their foreheads. And I heard the number of them that were signed: a hundred and forty-four thousand were signed out of every tribe of the children of Israel. Of the tribe of Juda were twelve thousand signed: of the tribe of Ruben twelve thousand signed: of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand signed: of the tribe of Aser twelve thousand signed: of the tribe of Nephthali twelve thousand signed: of the tribe of Manasses twelve thousand signed: of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand signed: of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand signed: of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand signed: of the tribe of Zabulon twelve thousand signed: of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand signed: of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand signed. After this, I saw a great multitude which no man could number, of all nations, and tribes, and peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and in sight of the Lamb. And all the Angels stood round about the throne, and the ancients, and the four living creatures; and they fell down before the throne upon their faces, and adored God, saying, Amen. Benediction, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, honor, and power, strength to our God for ever and ever. Amen.

GRADUAL Ps. 33.10,11

Fear the Lord, all ye his Saints: for there is no want to them that fear him. But they that seek the Lord shall not be deprived of any good.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Matt. 11.28. Come unto me all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will refresh you. Alleluia.

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

At that time, Jesus said 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 show 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.

The Creed is said. 

OFFERTORY Wis. 3.1-2,3.

The souls of the just are in the hand of God, and the torment of malice shall not touch them: in the sight of the unwise they seemed to die, but they are in peace. Alleluia.

SECRET

We offer to thee, O Lord, the Gifts of our devotion: may they be well-pleasing to thee in honor of all the just, and likewise through thy mercy, avail us unto salvation. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Holy Spirit
Against the Persecutors of the Church

COMMUNION Matt. 5.8-10.

Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God: blessed are the peace-makers, for they shall be called the children of God; blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

POSTCOMMUNION

Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord, that thy faithful people may ever rejoice in honoring all thy Saints and may be defended by their unceasing prayers. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Holy Spirit
Against the Persecutors of the Church

31 October 2014 - Vigil of All Saints

Minor Vigil – Purple 

N.b. The Office begins with Matins and ends with None.

INTROIT Wis. 3.8

The saints judge nations, and rule over people: and the Lord their God shall reign forever. Ps. 32.1. Rejoice in the Lord, ye just: praise becometh the upright. V. Glory be.

¶ The Gloria in Excelsis is not said.

COLLECT

O Lord, our God, multiply thy graces upon us, and grant that joy may follow in the holy praise of those whose glorious festival we anticipate. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Holy Spirit
Against the Persecutors of the Church

EPISTLE Apoc. 5.6-12

In those days, Behold, I, John, saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the ancients, a Lamb, standing as it were slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth. And He came, and took the book out of the right hand of Him that sat on the throne: and when He had opened the book, the four living creatures, and the four and twenty ancients fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odors, which are the prayers of saints; and they sung a new canticle, saying, Thou art worthy, O Lord, to take the book, and to open the seals thereof; because thou wert slain, and hast redeemed us to God, in thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation, and hast made us to God a kingdom and priests; and we shall reign on the earth. And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne, and the living creatures and the ancients, and the number of them was thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice, The Lamb that was slain is worthy to receive power, and divinity, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and benediction for ever and ever. Amen.

GRADUAL Ps.149.5, 1

The saints shall rejoice in glory; they shall be joyful in their beds. V. Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle; let his praise be in the assembly of the saints.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (6.17-23)

At that time, Jesus coming down from the mountain stood in a plain place, and the company of his disciples, and a very great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the seacoast both of Tyre and Sidon, who were come to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases. And they that were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the multitude sought to touch him, for virtue went out from him, and healed all. And he, lifting up his eyes on his disciples, said, Blessed are ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are ye that hunger now, for you shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now, for you shall laugh. Blessed shall you be when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake: be glad in that day and rejoice, for behold, your reward is great in Heaven.

OFFERTORY Ps.149.5, 6

The saints shall rejoice in glory, they shall be joyful in their beds; the high praises of God shall be in their mouths.

SECRET

We heap thine altar with oblations, O Lord; grant, we beseech thee, that they may profit for our salvation by the prayer of all thy saints, to whose coming festival we hasten. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Holy Spirit
Against the Persecutors of the Church

COMMUNION Wis. 3.1-2,3.

The souls of the just are in the hand of God, and the torment of malice shall not touch them: in the sight of the unwise they seemed to die, but they are in peace.

POSTCOMMUNION

Having completed the sacraments and the joys of the earnestly-desired festival, O Lord, we beseech thee that we may be assisted by the prayers of those in whose loving remembrance they are offered. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Holy Spirit
Against the Persecutors of the Church

30 October 2014 - Feria V after Trinity XIX

Feria - Green

INTROIT Dan. 3. 31, 39, 35

All that thou hast done to us, O Lord, thou hast done in true judg-ment: because we have sinned against thee, and we have not obeyed thy commandments: but give glory to thy Name, and deal with us according to the multitude of thy mercy. Ps.118.1. Blessed are the undefiled in the way; who walk in the law of the Lord. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

In thy mercy, we beseech thee, O Lord, grant to thy faithful people pardon and peace, that they may be cleansed from all their sins and also serve thee with a quiet mind. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

EPISTLE Eph. 5. 15-21

Brethren, See how you walk circumspectly, not as unwise, but as wise; redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore, become not unwise, but understanding what is the will of God. And be not drunk with wine, wherein is luxury; but be ye filled with the Holy Spirit, speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns, and spiritual canticles, singing and making melody in your hearts to the Lord: giving thanks always for all things, in the Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ, to God and the Father; being subject one to another in the fear of Christ.

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. Ps.107.2. My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready: I will sing, and will give praise to thee, my glory. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (4.46-53)

At that time, there was a certain ruler whose son was sick at Capharnaum. He having heard that Jesus was come from Judaea into Galilee, went to him, and prayed him to come down, and heal his son; for he was at the point of death. Jesus therefore said to him: Unless you see signs and wonders, you believe not. The ruler saith to him: Lord, come down before my son die. Jesus saith to him: Go thy way, thy son liveth. The man believed the word which Jesus said to him, and went his way. And as he was going down, his servants met him, and they brought word, saying that his son lived. He asked therefore of them the hour wherein he grew better. And they said to him: Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him. The father therefore knew that it was at the same hour that Jesus said to him: Thy son liveth; and himself believed, and his whole house.

OFFERTORY Ps. 136. 1

Upon the rivers of Babylon there we say and wept; when we remembered thee, O Sion.

SECRET

May these Mysteries, we beseech thee, O Lord, provide us with a heavenly remedy: and purge our hears from their vices. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

COMMUNION Ps. 118. 49-50

Be thou mindful of thy word to thy servant, O Lord, in which thou hast given me hope: this hath comforted me in my humiliation.

POSTCOMMUNION

That we may be made worthy, O Lord, of these holy gifts: make us, we beseech thee, ever to obey thy commandments. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

29 October 2014 - Feria IV after Trinity XIX

Feria - Green

INTROIT Dan. 3. 31, 39, 35

All that thou hast done to us, O Lord, thou hast done in true judg-ment: because we have sinned against thee, and we have not obeyed thy commandments: but give glory to thy Name, and deal with us according to the multitude of thy mercy. Ps.118.1. Blessed are the undefiled in the way; who walk in the law of the Lord. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

In thy mercy, we beseech thee, O Lord, grant to thy faithful people pardon and peace, that they may be cleansed from all their sins and also serve thee with a quiet mind. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

EPISTLE Eph. 5. 15-21

Brethren, See how you walk circumspectly, not as unwise, but as wise; redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore, become not unwise, but understanding what is the will of God. And be not drunk with wine, wherein is luxury; but be ye filled with the Holy Spirit, speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns, and spiritual canticles, singing and making melody in your hearts to the Lord: giving thanks always for all things, in the Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ, to God and the Father; being subject one to another in the fear of Christ.

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. Ps.107.2. My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready: I will sing, and will give praise to thee, my glory. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (4.46-53)

At that time, there was a certain ruler whose son was sick at Capharnaum. He having heard that Jesus was come from Judaea into Galilee, went to him, and prayed him to come down, and heal his son; for he was at the point of death. Jesus therefore said to him: Unless you see signs and wonders, you believe not. The ruler saith to him: Lord, come down before my son die. Jesus saith to him: Go thy way, thy son liveth. The man believed the word which Jesus said to him, and went his way. And as he was going down, his servants met him, and they brought word, saying that his son lived. He asked therefore of them the hour wherein he grew better. And they said to him: Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him. The father therefore knew that it was at the same hour that Jesus said to him: Thy son liveth; and himself believed, and his whole house.

OFFERTORY Ps. 136. 1

Upon the rivers of Babylon there we say and wept; when we remembered thee, O Sion.

SECRET

May these Mysteries, we beseech thee, O Lord, provide us with a heavenly remedy: and purge our hears from their vices. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

COMMUNION Ps. 118. 49-50

Be thou mindful of thy word to thy servant, O Lord, in which thou hast given me hope: this hath comforted me in my humiliation.

POSTCOMMUNION

That we may be made worthy, O Lord, of these holy gifts: make us, we beseech thee, ever to obey thy commandments. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

28 October 2014 - Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles

Double of the Second Class – Red

Saint Simon the Apostle, known also as Simon Zealotes or Simon the Zealot, worked alongside Saint Jude the Apostle to evangelize in the early Church. Saint Jude, also known as Judas Thaddeus to distinguish him from the traitor of the same name, is believed to have been martyred in Beirut around 65 AD at the same time as Simon. Their remains are in one of the chapels within the Basilica of Saint Peter in Rome. 

INTROIT Ps. 138.17.

THY friends, O God, are made exceedingly honorable: their principality is exceedingly strengthened. Ps. 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, through thy blessed Apostles Simon and Jude, hast brought us to the knowledge of thy Name, grant that we may celebrate their everlasting glory by advancing in good works, and that we may advance in good works by celebrating their glory. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE Eph. 4.7-13

Brethren, To every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the giving of Christ. Wherefore He saith: Ascending on high, He led captivity captive; He gave gifts to men. Now, that He ascended, what is it, but because He also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? He that descended is the same also that ascended above all the heavens, that He might fill all things. And He gave some Apostles, and some Prophets, and other some Evangelists, and other some Pastors and Doctors, for the perfecting of the saints for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ; until we all meet into the unity of faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the age of the fullness of Christ.

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 peoples praise thee.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 138.17. To me thy friends, O God, are made exceedingly honorable: their principality is exceedingly strengthened. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (15.17-25)

At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: These things I command you, that you love one another. If the world hate you, know ye, that it hath hated me before you. If you had been of the world, the world would love its own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Remember my word that I said to you: The servant is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you: if they have kept my word, they will keep yours also. But all these things they will do to you for my name's sake: because they know not him who sent me. If I had not come, and spoken to them, they would not have sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin. He that hateth me, hateth my Father also. If I had not done among them the works that no other man hath done, they would not have sin; but now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father. But that the word may be fulfilled which is written in their law: They hated me without cause.

  The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 18.5

Their sound went forth into all the earth, and their words to the end of the world.

SECRET

While we honor the everlasting glory of thy holy Apostles Simon and Jude, we beseech thee, O Lord, that we may appease thee through these Sacred Mysteries and thus the more worthily celebrate the same. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

Preface: Of the Apostles.

COMMUNION Matt. 19.28

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

POSTCOMMUNION

We who have received the Sacraments humbly entreat thee, O Lord, through the intercession of thy blessed Apostles Simon and Jude, that this rite we perform in honor of their martyrdom may profit us unto healing. Though.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

27 October 2014 - Vigil of Saints Simon and Jude

Minor Vigil – Purple

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; revenge 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.

¶ The Gloria in excelsis is not said.

COLLECT

We beseech thee, Almighty God, to have respect unto thy people who this day anticipate the heavenly birthday of thy glorious Apostles Simon and Jude: that as they continually stand before thy Majesty as our intercessors; so we may the more worthily receive thy bounties. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary
Against the Persecutors of the Church

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. 78.10,2.

O let the vengeance of thy servants’ blood that is shed be openly showed. V. The dead bodies of thy servants, O Lord, have they given to the meat unto the fowls of the air: and the flesh of thy Saints unto the beasts of the land.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (15.1-7)

At that time, Jesus did say unto his disciples: I am the true vine: and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he will take away: and every one that beareth fruit, he will purge it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now you are clean, by reason of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in me: and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abide in the vine, so neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine: you the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for without me you can do nothing. If any one abide not in me, he shall be cast forth as a branch and shall wither: and they shall gather him up and cast him into the fire: and he burneth. If you abide in me and my words abide in you, you shall ask whatever you will: and it shall be done unto you.

OFFERTORY Ps. 149.5-6.

Let the Saints be joyful with glory, let them rejoice in their beds: let the praises of God be in their mouth.

SECRET

We humbly beseech thee, O Lord, that although our consciences be burdened by reason of our sins: the gifts wherewith we do prevent the festival of thy holy Apostles Simon and Jude, may by their intercession be rendered acceptable in thy sight. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary
Against the Persecutors of the Church

COMMUNION Ps. 78.2,11.

The dead bodies of thy servants, O Lord, have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the air, and the flesh of thy Saints unto the beasts of the land: according to the greatness of thy power, preserve thou these that are appointed to die.

POSTCOMMUNION

O Lord, who hast suffered us to receive this holy Sacrament: we humbly beseech thee; that, at the intercession of thy blessed Apostles Simon and Jude, those things which we have performed in a temporal mystery may be fulfilled in us unto life everlasting. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary
Against the Persecutors of the Church

26 October 2014 - Kingship of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Trinity XIX and Commemoration of St. Evaristus, P.M.)

Double of the Second Class – White 

This feast is always kept on the last Sunday of October. 

Saint Evaristus was the fifth Pope. He is believed to have divided Rome into the several "titles" and appointed deacons for the City. These are the origins of the Cardinalatial Titles of Cardinal Priests and the Deaconries of Cardinal Deacons. Although he is counted as a martyr, little if anything is known of his martyrdom. He is likely buried near St. Peter the Apostle.
INTROIT Apoc. 5.12; 1.6

The Lamb that was slain is worthy to receive the power and divinity and wisdom and strength and honor: to him be glory and empire for ever and ever. Ps. 71.1. Give to the King, O God, thy judgment, and to the King's Son thy justice. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

Almighty and eternal God, who hast wished to restore all things through thy beloved Son, the King of the universe, graciously grant that all the families of the Gentiles separated by the wound of sin may be subjected to his most loving dominion. Who liveth and reigneth.

Commemoration: Trinity XIX

In thy mercy, we beseech thee, O Lord, grant to thy faithful people pardon and peace, that they may be cleansed from all their sins and also serve thee with a quiet mind. Through.

Commemoration: Saint Evaristus, Pope and Martyr

Look forgivingly on thy flock, Eternal Shepherd, and keep it in thy constant protection, by the intercession of blessed Evaristus, thy Martyr and Pope, whom thou didst constitute chief shepherd of the whole Church. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS

Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE I Col. 1.12-20

Brethren, we give thanks to God the Father, who hath made us worthy to be partakers of the lot of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love. In whom we have redemption through his Blood, the remission of sins; who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature for in him were all things created in Heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominations, or principalities, or powers : all things were created by him and in him. And he is before all, and by him all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the Church. Who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he may hold the primacy: because in him it hath well pleased the Father that all fullness should dwell; and through him to reconcile all things unto himself, making peace through the blood of his cross, both as to the things that are on earth, and the things that are in Heaven, in Christ Jesus Our Lord.

GRADUAL Ps. 71.8,11

He shall rule from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. And all kings of the earth shall adore him: all nations shall serve him.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Dan. 7.14. His power is an everlasting power that shall not be taken away: and his kingdom that shall not be destroyed. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (18.33-37)

At that time: Pilate said to
Jesus: Art thou the King of the Jews? Jesus answered: Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or have others told it thee of me? Pilate answered: Am I a Jew? Thy own nation, and the chief priests, have delivered thee up to me: what hast thou done? Jesus answered: My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would certainly strive that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now my kingdom is not from hence. Pilate therefore said to him: Art thou a king then? Jesus answered: Thou sayest that I am a King. For this was I born, and for this came I into the world; that I should give testimony to the truth, Everyone that is of the truth, heareth my voice. 

The Creed is said. 

OFFERTORY Ps. 2.8

Ask of me, and I will give thee the Gentiles for thy inheritance, and the utmost parts of the earth for thy possession.

SECRET

O Lord, we offer thee this host for the reconciliation of humanity; grant, we beseech thee, that Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, whom we immolate in this sacrifice, will bestow on all Gentiles the gifts of unity and peace. Who liveth and reigneth.

Commemoration: Trinity XIX

May these Mysteries, we beseech thee, O Lord, provide us with a heavenly remedy: and purge our hears from their vices. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS

Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

Preface: Of Christ the King.

COMMUNION Ps. 28.10

The Lord shall sit as King forever. The Lord will bless his people with peace.

POSTCOMMUNION

Fed with this immortal nourishment, we beseech thee, O Lord, that we who glory to fight under the standard of Christ the King, may forever reign with him on the heavenly throne. Who liveth and reigneth.

Commemoration: Trinity XIX

That we may be made worthy, O Lord, of these holy gifts: make us, we beseech thee, ever to obey thy commandments. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS

Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

+ PROPER LAST GOSPEL (Of Trinity XIX)

The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (4.46-53)

At that time, there was a certain ruler whose son was sick at Capharnaum. He having heard that Jesus was come from Judaea into Galilee, went to him, and prayed him to come down, and heal his son; for he was at the point of death. Jesus therefore said to him: Unless you see signs and wonders, you believe not. The ruler saith to him: Lord, come down before my son die. Jesus saith to him: Go thy way, thy son liveth. The man believed the word which Jesus said to him, and went his way. And as he was going down, his servants met him, and they brought word, saying that his son lived. He asked therefore of them the hour wherein he grew better. And they said to him: Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him. The father therefore knew that it was at the same hour that Jesus said to him: Thy son liveth; and himself believed, and his whole house.

25 October 2014 - Saints Chrysanthus and Daria, Martyrs

Simple – Red 

Saint Chrysanthus was a Roman pagan who converted to Christianity. He convinced Daria, the Roman vestal virgin who had been arranged for him as a bride to convert and live in celibacy. He went about converting people to Christianity, which gained negative attention from the Tribune. Chrysanthus was arrested and tortured. His fortitude was such that the Tribune, his wife, their sons, and 72 soldiers became Christians. Claudius and his family were martyred by the Emperor. Daria was, according to legend, sent to be a prostitute, but was protected by a lioness. She was martyred by stoning, beheading, or by being buried alive. 

Nota bene: The Saturday Office of the B.V.M. is said this day with commemoration of the feast. II Vespers and Compline are said of Christ the King, with commemoration of the simple feast. 

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 thy inheritance, they have defiled thy holy temple: they have made Jerusalem as a place to keep fruit. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

May the prayers of thy blessed Martyrs Chrysanthus and Daria be our stay, we beseech thee, O Lord: and may we who honor them by this homage continually enjoy their loving help. 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 ne-cessities, 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 honour and dishonour, 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. 15.11,6

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. 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 (11.47-51)

At that time, Jesus said to the Scribes and Pharisees: Woe to you who build the monuments of the prophets: and your fathers killed them. Truly you bear witness that you consent to the doings of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and you build their sepulchres. For this cause also the wisdom of God said: I will send to them prophets and apostles; and some of them they will kill and persecute. That the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation, From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, who was slain between the altar and the temple: Yea I say to you, It shall be required of this generation.

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

LOOK with favor, we pray thee, O Lord, on this Victim which we thy people solemnly offer thee on the feastday of thy holy Martyrs Chrysanthus and Daria. 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

We, whom thou hast filled with mystic gifts and joys, beseech thee, O Lord, to grant that, through the inter-cession of thy holy Martyrs Chrysanthus and Daria, our temporal act may bring us spiritual profit. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

24 October 2014 - Saint Raphael the Archangel

Greater Double – White

Nota bene: I Vespers of the Saturday Office of the B.V.M. is commemorated at Vespers this day. 

INTROIT Ps. 102.20

Bless the Lord, all ye his angels: you that are mighty in strength, and execute his word, hearkening to the voice of his orders. Ps. 102.1. Bless the Lord, O my soul: and let all that is within me bless his holy Name. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who didst give blessed Raphael the Archangel to thy servant Tobias, as a companion on his journey, grant to us, thy servants, that we may always be guarded by his care and strengthened by his help. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE Tob. 12.7-15

In those days, the Angel Raphael said to Tobias: It is good to hide the secret of a king: but honourable to reveal and confess the works of God. Prayer is good with fasting and alms more than to lay up treasures of gold: For alms delivereth from death, and the same is that which purgeth away sins, and maketh to find mercy and life everlasting. But they that commit sin and iniquity are enemies to their own soul. I discover then the truth unto you, and I will not hide the secret from you. 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. And because thou wast acceptable to God, it was necessary that temptation should prove thee. And now the Lord hath sent me to heal thee, and to deliver Sara thy son's wife from the devil. For I am the angel Raphael, one of the seven who stand before the Lord.

GRADUAL Tob. 8.3; Ps. 146.5

The Angel of the Lord, Raphael, took and bound the devil. Great is our Lord, and great is his power.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 137.1-2. The Lord hath sworn, and he will not repent: thou art a priest for ever according of the order of Melchisedech. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (5.1-4)

At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: Watch ye therefore, because ye know not what hour your Lord will come. But know this ye, that if the goodman of the house knew at what hour the thief would come, he would certainly watch, and would not suffer his house to be broken open. Wherefore be you also ready, because at what hour you know not the Son of man will come. Who, thinkest thou, is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath appointed over his family, to give them meat in season? Blessed is that servant, whom, when his lord shall come, he shall find so doing. Amen I say to you, he shall place him over all his goods.

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Apoc. 8.3,4

An Angel stood near the altar of the temple, having a golden censer in his hand: and there was given to him much incense, and the smoke of the perfumes ascended to God.

SECRET

O Lord, we offer to thee the sacrifice of praise, humbly beseeching thee, through the intercession of thine Angel, that thou be appeased and accept it: and do thou make it conducive to our salvation. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

COMMUNION Dan. 3.58

All ye Angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: sing a hymn, and exalt him above all for ever.

POSTCOMMUNION

Vouchsafe, O Lord God, to send holy Raphael the Archangel to aid us: and may he who we believe ever standeth before thy Majesty present our poor prayers to be blessed by thee. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

23 October 2014 - Feria V after Trinity XVIII

Semi-double – Green 

INTROIT

I am the salvation of the people, saith the Lord: in whatever tribulation they shall cry to me, I will hear them; and I will be their Lord for ever. Ps.77.1. Attend, O my people, to my law; incline your ears to the words of my mouth. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

O almighty and merciful God, graciously keep us from all things that may hurt us: that we, being set free both in body and soul, may willingly fulfill those things that thou wouldst have done. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

EPISTLE Eph. 4. 23-28

Brethren: Be ye renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new man, who according in God is created in justice and holiness of truth. Wherefore, putting away lying, speak ye the truth every man with his neighbor, for we are members of one another. Be angry, and sin not. Let not the sun go down upon your anger. Give not place to the devil. He that stole, let him now steal no more; but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have something to give to him that suffereth need.

GRADUAL Ps. 140. 2

Let my prayer be directed as incense in thy sight, O Lord.
V.: The lifting up of my hands as evening sacrifice.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps.104.1. Give glory to the Lord, and call upon his Name: declare his deeds among the Gentiles. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (22. 1-14)

At that time, Jesus spoke to the chief priests and the Pharisees in parables, saying: The kingdom of heaven is likened to a king, who made a marriage for his son; and he sent his servants, to call them that were invited to the marriage, and they would not come. Again he sent other servants, saying: Tell them that were invited: Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come ye to the marraige. But they neglected; and went their way, one to his farm, and another to his merchandise; and the rest laid hands on his servants, and having treated them contumeliously, put them to death. But when the king had heard of it, he was angry; and sending his armies, he destroyed those murderers,and burnt their city. Then he saith to his servants: The marriage indeed is ready, but they that were invited were not worthy. Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as you shall find, call to the marraige. And his servants going forth into the ways, gathered together all that they found, both bad and good; and the marriage was filled with guests. And the king went in to see the guests, and he saw there a man who had not on a wedding garment: and he saith to him: Friend, how camest thou in hither, not having on a wedding garment? but he was silent. Then the king said to the waiters: Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the exterior darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few are chosen.

OFFERTORY Ps. 137. 7

If I shall walk in the midst of tribulation, thou wilt quicken me, O Lord: and thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the wrath of my enemies; and thy right hand shall save me.

SECRET

Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord, that these gifts, which we offer in the sight of thy Majesty, may be unto us for salvation. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

COMMUNION Ps. 118. 4, 5

Thou hast commanded thy commandments to be kept most diligently: O that my ways may be directed to keep thy justifications.

POSTCOMMUNION

May thy healing grace, O Lord, mercifully free us from our perverse inclinations, and make us ever to cleave to thy commandments. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

22 October 2014 - Mass for the Dead on the First Ferial Day of October

Feria - Black

Matins and Lauds of the Dead are said this day after Matins and Lauds of the feria. A second mass of the feria may be said. 

INTROIT IV Esdr. 2.34-35

Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. Ps. 64.2-3. A hymn, O God, becometh thee in Sion; and a vow shall be paid to thee in Jerusalem: hear my prayer; all flesh shall come to thee. ¶ Then repeat the Introit up to the Psalm. The Gloria Patri is not said. 

COLLECT

O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful: grant to the souls of thy servants and handmaidens the remission of all their sins: that through pious supplications, they may obtain the pardon which they always desired.

Seasonal Collects are omitted. 

LESSON Apoc. 14.13.

In those days: I heard a voice from heaven, saying to me: Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. From henceforth now, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors. For their works follow them.

GRADUAL IV Esdr. 2.34,35

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon them. V. Ps. 111.7. The just shall be in everlasting remembrance; he shall not fear the evil hearing.

TRACT

Absolve, O Lord, the souls of all the faithful departed from every bond of sin. And by the help of thy grace, may they be enabled to escape the avenging judgment and enjoy the bliss of everlasting light.

SEQUENCE

Day of Wrath and doom impeding, « David's word with Sibyl's blending. « Heaven and earth in ashes ending.

O what fear man's bosom rendeth « When from heaven the Judge descendeth, « On whose sentence all dependeth.

Wondrous sound the trumpet flingeth, « Through earth's sepulchers it ringeth, « All before the throne it bringeth.

Death is struck, and nature quaking, « All creation is awaking, « To its Judge an answer making.

Lo, the book exactly worded, « Wherein all hath been recorded, « Thence shall judgment be awarded.

When the Judge his seat attaineth, « And each hidden deed arraigneth, « Nothing unavenged remaineth.

What shall I, frail man, be pleading? « Who for me be interceding, « When the just are mercy needing?

King of majesty tremendous, « Who dost free salvation send us, « Fount of pity, then befriend us.

Think, kind Jesus, my salvation « Caused thy wondrous Incarnation, « Leave me not to reprobation.

Faint and weary thou hast sought me, « On the Cross of suffering bought me, « Shall such grace be vainly brought me?

Righteous Judge, for sin's pollution « Grant thy gift of absolution, « Ere that day of retribution.

Guilty now I pour my moaning, « All my shame with anguish owning, « Spare, O God, thy suppliant groaning.

Through the sinful woman shriven, « Through the dying theif forgiven, « Thou to me a hope hast given.

Worthless are my prayers and sighing, « Yet, good Lord, in grace complying, « Rescue me from fires undying.

With thy sheep a place provide me, « From the goats afar divide me, « To thy right hand do thou guide me.

When the wicked are confounded, « Doomed to flames of woe unbounded, « Call me with thy Saints surrounded.

Low I kneel with heart's submission, « See, like ashes, my contrition, « Help me in my last condition.

Ah! that day of tears and mourning, « From the dust of earth returning.

Man for judgment must prepare him, « Spare, O God, in mercy spare him.

Lord all pitying, Jesus blest, « Grant them thine eternal rest. Amen.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (6.51-55)

At that time: Jesus said unto the multitudes of the Jews: I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world. The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying: How can this man give us his flesh to eat? Then Jesus said to them: Amen, amen, I say unto you: Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you shall not have life in you. He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath everlasting life: and I will raise him up in the last day.

OFFERTORY

O Lord Jesus Christ, King of glory, deliver the souls of all the faithful departed from the pains of hell and from the bottomless pit: « deliver them from the lion's mouth, that hell swallow them not up, that they fall not into darkness, but let the standard bearer holy Michael lead them into that light: « Which thou didst promise of old Abraham and to his seed. We offer to thee, O Lord, sacrifices and prayers: « Do thou receive them on behalf of those souls of whom we make memorial this day. Grant them, O Lord, to pass from death to that life, « Which thou didst promise of old to Abraham and his seed.

SECRET

Mercifully regard, we beseech thee, O Lord, the Sacrifice which we offer thee for the souls of thy servants and handmaidens: that to those to whom thou didst grant the favor of the Christian Faith thou wouldst also grant due reward. Through.

Preface: Of the Dead.

COMMUNION IV Esdr. 2.35,34.

May light enternal shine upon them, O Lord, with thy Saints for evermore; for thou art gracious. V. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon them: with thy Saints for evermore, for thou art gracious.

POSTCOMMUNION

May the prayer for thy suppliant people, we beseech thee, O Lord, avail the souls of thy servants and handmaidens: that thou mayest deliver them from all their sins and make them sharers in thy Redemption: Who livest and reignest.

21 October 2014 - Saint Hilarion, Abbot

Simple - White

Saint Hilarion was born in Syria, south of Gaza. He converted to Christianity in Alexandria. He became a nomad, living in the dessert, and fasting regularly. Constantly seeking more reclusion, he was nevertheless followed by those wanting his counsel or help wherever he went. He died in Cyprus in 371. 

Saint Ursula, according to legend, was a princess of pagan parents. She was sent on a voyage to join her future husband, and after a storm brought the ship in a single day to Gaul, she decided to undertake a pilgrimage. Coming to Rome, she persuaded the Pope to follow along with her and her virginal companions. They were massacred by the Hun near Cologne in about 393. 

INTROIT Ps. 36.30-31.

The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom and his tongue shall speak judgement: 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 the intercession of blessed Hilarion the Abbot commend us unto thee, we beseech thee, O Lord: so that what we cannot acquire by any merits of our own, we may obtain by his patronage. Through.

Commemoration: Of Saint Ursala and Companions 

O Lord our God, we pray, may we have unceasing devotion in celebrating the triumphs of thy holy Virgins and Martyrs Ursula and her Companions: and even if we cannot do this fittingly, at least may we render them our humble service. Through. 

LESSON Ecclus. 31.8-11.

Blessed is the man that is found without blemish, and that hath not gone after
gold, nor put his trust in money nor in treasures. Who is he, and we will praise him? For he hath done wonderful things in his life. Who hath been tried thereby, and made perfect, he shall have glory everlasting: he that could have transgressed, and hath not transgressed: and could do evil things, and hath not done them: therefore are his goods established in the Lord, and all the Church of the Saints shall declare his alms.

GRADUAL Ps. 91.13,14.
The just shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow up like the cedar of Libanus in the house of the Lord.
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 (12.35-40)

At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: Let your loins be girt, and lamps burning in your hands. And you yourselves like to men who wait for their lord, when he shall return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open to him immediately. Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh, shall find watching. Amen I say to you, that he will gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and passing will minister unto them. And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. But this know ye, that if the householder did know at what hour the thief would come, he would surely watch, and would not suffer his house to be broken open. Be you then also ready: for at what hour you think not, the Son of Man will come. 

OFFERTORY Ps. 88.25.
My truth and my mercy shall be with him, and in my Name shall his horn be exalted.

SECRET

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

Commemoration: Of Saint Ursala and Companions

Look down, we beseech thee, O Lord, at the gifts laid upon thine altar for the feast of thy holy Virgins and Martyrs, Ursula and her companions, that, as thou didst by these holy Mysteries give glory to them, so thou mayest grant to us thy pardon. Through. 

Communion Matt. 24.46-47.
Blessed is that servant, whom when his lord cometh he shall find watching: amen I say to you, he shall place him over all his goods. 

POSTCOMMUNION

May the pleasing of blessed Hilarion, 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: Of Saint Ursala and Companions

Grant to us, we beseech thee, O Lord, that through the intercession of thy holy Virgins and Martyrs, Ursula and her Companions, what we receive by the mouth we may retain in a pure heart. Through.

20 October 2014 - Saint John Cantius, Confessor

Double – White

INTROIT Ecclus. 18.12-13

The compassion of man is toward his neighbor: but the mercy of God is upon all flesh. He hath mercy, and teacheth, and correcteth, as a shepherd doth his flock. Ps. 1:1. Blessed is the man who hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the chair of pestilence. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

Grant, we beseech thee, O almighty God, that by the example of Saint John, thy Confessor, we may make progress in the science of the Saints, and by showing mercy to others may obtain through his merits forgiveness from thee. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE James 2.12-17

So speak ye, and so do, as being to be judged by the law of liberty. For judgment without mercy to him that hath not done mercy. And mercy exalteth itself above judgment. What shall it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but hath not works? Shall faith be able to save him? And if a brother or sister be naked, and want daily food: And one of you say to them: Go in peace, be ye warmed and filled; yet give them not those things that are necessary for the body, what shall it profit? So faith also, if it have not works, is dead in itself.

GRADUAL Ps. 106.8-9.

Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him: and his wonderful works to the children of men. For he hath satisfied the empty soul and hath filled the hungry soul with good things.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Prov. 31.20. He hath opened his hand to the needy, and stretched out his hands to the poor. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (12.35-40)

At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: Let your loins be girt and lamps burning in your hands, and you yourselves like to men who wait for their lord, when he shall return from the wedding: that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open to him immediately. Blessed are those servants whom the lord, when he cometh, shall find watching: amen I say to you that he will gird himself and make them sit down to meat, and passing will minister unto them. And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. But this know ye, that if the householder did know the thief would come, he would surely watch, and would not suffer his house to be broken open. Be you then also ready, for at what hour you think not the Son of man will come.

OFFERTORY Job 29.14-16.

I was clad with justice and I clothed myself with my judgment, as with a robe and a diadem; I was an eye to the blind, and a foot to the lame; I was the father of the poor.

SECRET

Graciously accept these victims, we beseech thee, O Lord, through the merits of John thy Confessor: and grant that by loving thee above all things and all mankind for thy sake, we may become well pleasing to thee both in will and in deed. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

COMMUNION Luke 6.38

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 who have been fed with the delights of thy precious Body and Blood humbly entreat of thy mercy, O Lord, that through the merits and example of John, thy Confessor, we may follow him in his charity and also share with him his glory: Who livest and reignest.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

19 October 2014 - Saint Peter of Alcantara, Confessor (Trinity XVIII)

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 didst vouchsafe to ennoble blessed Peter, thy Confessor, by the gift of marvelous penance and highest contemplation: grant, we beseech thee, that by his merits pleading for us, we may so mortify our bodies as the more easily to appreciate the things of heaven. Through.

Commemorate: Trinity XVIII

O almighty and merciful God, graciously keep us from all things that may hurt us: that we, being set free both in body and soul, may willingly fulfill those things that thou wouldst have done. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE Phil 3.7-12

Brethren, the things that were gain to me, the same I have counted loss for Christ. Furthermore I count all things to be but loss for the excellent knowledge of Jesus Christ my Lord; for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but as dung, that I may gain Christ: And may be found in him, not having my justice, which is of the law, but that which is of the faith of Christ Jesus, which is of God, justice in faith: That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable to his death, If by any means I may attain to the resurrection which is from the dead. Not as though I had already attained, or were already perfect; but I follow after, if I may by any means apprehend, wherein I am also apprehended by Christ Jesus.

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 Luke (12.32-34)  

At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: Fear not:, little flock, for it hath pleased your Father to give you a kingdom, Sell what you possess, and give alms. Make to yourselves bags which grow not old, a treasure in heaven which faileth not: where no thief approacheth, nor moth corrupteth. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

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.

Commemorate: Trinity XVIII

Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord, that these gifts, which we offer in the sight of thy Majesty, may be unto us for salvation. 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 Peter, thy Confessor, be defended against all adversity. Through.

Commemorate: Trinity XVIII

May thy healing grace, O Lord, mercifully free us from our perverse inclinations, and make us ever to cleave to thy commandments. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

18 October 2014 - Saint Luke the Evangelist

Double of the Second Class – Red

Saint Luke was one of the Four Evangelists. Born in Antioch, he was a physician by profession. He is patron saint of artists, physicians, surgeons, students and butchers.

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

Let holy Luke, thine Evangelist, we beseech thee, O Lord, intercede for us, who for the glory of thy Name ever bore in his body the mortification of the Cross. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE II Cor 8.16-24

Brethren, I give thanks to God, who hath given the same carefulness for you in the heart of Titus. For indeed he accepted the exhortation; but being more careful, of his own will he went unto you. We have sent also with him the brother, whose praise is in the Gospel through all the churches. And not that only, but he was also ordained by the churches companion of our travels, for this grace, which is administered by us, to the glory of the Lord, and our determined will: Avoiding this, lest any man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us. For we forecast what may be good not only before God, but also before men. And we have sent with them our brother also, whom we have often proved diligent in many things; but now much more diligent, with much confidence in you, Either for Titus, who is my companion and fellow labourer towards you, or our brethren, the apostles of the churches, the glory of Christ. Wherefore shew ye to them, in the sight of the churches, the evidence of your charity, and of our boasting on your behalf.

GRADUAL Ps. 18.5,2

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

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 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.

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 138.17

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

SECRET

By these heavenly gifts, we beseech thee, O Lord, grant us to serve thee with freedom of mind: so that through the intercession of thy blessed Evangelist Luke, the offerings we bring may win for us both healing and glory. Through the same.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

Preface: Of the Apostles.

COMMUNION Matt. 19.28.

You who have followed me shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

POSTCOMMUNION

Grant, we beseech thee almighty God, that what we have received at thy holy altar, may, by the prayers of thy blessed Evangelist Luke, hallow our souls and keep us in safety. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

17 October 2014 - Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, Virgin

Double – White

Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque was born in the Duchy of Burgundy in 1647. She became a Marian sister at age 14. She had a particular devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which was revealed to her in manifestations on several occasions. This became recognized as an official devotion around seventy-five years after her death. She died in 1690 and was canonized in 1920 by Benedict XV.

INTROIT Cant 2.3.

I sat down under his shadow whom I desire: and his fruit was sweet to my palate. Ps.83.2-3. How lovely are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts, my soul longeth and fainteth for the courts of the Lord. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O Lord Jesus Christ, who to the blessed virgin Margaret Mary didst in a wondrous manner reveal the unsearchable riches of thy Heart: by her merits grant, that loving thee after her example in all things, we may obtain an abode in thy Heart for evermore: Who livest and reignest.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE Eph. 3.8-9, 14-19

Brethren: To me, the least of all the saints, is given this 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. 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 strengthened by his Spirit with might unto the inward man, That Christ may dwell by faith in your hearts; that being rooted and founded 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 fulness of God.

GRADUAL Cant. 8.7; Ps. 72.26

Many waters cannot quench charity, neither can the floods drown it. My flesh and my heart have fainted away: Thou art the God of my heart, and the God that is my portion for ever.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Cant. 7.10.
I to my beloved and his turning is towards me. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (11.25-30)

At that time, Jesus answered, and said: I confess to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to the little ones. Yea, Father; for so hath it seemed good in thy sight. All things are delivered to me by my Father. And no one knoweth the Son, but the Father: neither doth any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom it shall please the Son to reveal him. Come to me, all you that labour, and are burdened, and I will refresh you. Take up my yoke upon you, and learn of me, because I am meek, and humble of heart: and you shall find rest to your souls. For my yoke is sweet and my burden light.

OFFERTORY Zach. 9.17

For what is the good thing of him, and what is his beautiful thing, but the corn of the elect and the wind springing forth virgins?

SECRET

May the offerings of thy people be accepted by thee, O Lord: and grant that we may be inflamed by that divine fire coming from the Heart of thy Son, which burnt vehemently within blessed Margaret Mary. Through the same.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

COMMUNION Cant. 6.2

I to my beloved, and my beloved to me, who feedeth among the lilies.

POSTCOMMUNION

We have shared, O Lord Jesus, in the Sacred Mysteries of thy Body and Blood: do thou, in answer to the prayers of the blessed virgin Margaret Mary, make us renounce the proud vanities of the world and be made worthy to be clothed with the meekness and humility of thine own Heart: Who livest and reignest.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

16 October 2014 - Saint Hedwig, Widow

Semi-Double - White

INTROIT Ps. 118.75, 120.

I KNOW, O Lord, that thy judgments are equity, and in thy truth thou hast humbled me: pierce thou my flesh with thy fear, I am afraid of thy judgments. Ps. 118.1. Blessed are the undefiled in the way: who walk in the law of the Lord. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who didst teach blessed Hedwig to renounce the pomps of this world, that with her whole heart, she might follow the humble way of thy Cross: grant that, through her merits and example, we may learn to trample under foot the perishable delights of this world, and by cleaving to thy Cross, surmount all obstacles. Who livest and reginest.

LESSON 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 gar-ments. 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 on 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. 44.3,5.

Grace is poured abroad in thy lips: therefore hath God blessed thee forever. Because of truth and meekness, and justice: and thy right hand shall conduct thee wonderfully.

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.

Communion 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.

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.

15 October 2014 - Saint Teresa, Virgin

Double - White

Saint Teresa was born in 1515 in Ávila, in the Kingdom of Castille, modern-day Spain. She is considered to be a foundress of the Discalced Carmelites, along with St. John of the Cross. She died in 1582 and was canonized by Gregory XV in 1622. Paul VI declared her a Doctor of the Church in 1970. 

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 words to the King.
V. Glory be.

COLLECT

Graciously hear us, O God our Savior, and grant that as we rejoice in the festival of blessed Teresa, thy Virgin, so we may be nourished by her heavenly teaching and grow in loving devotion towards thee. Through.

LESSON II Cor. 10.17-18; 11.1-2.

Brethren: He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. For not he who commendeth 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. 44.5,15,16.

With thy comelieness and thy beauty set out, proceed pros-perously and reign. Because of truth and meekness and justice: and thy right hand shall conduct thee wonderfully.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. After her shall virgins be brought to the King: her neighbors shall be brought to thee with gladness. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (25.1-13)

At that time: Jesus said this parable unto his disciples: Then shall the kingdom of heaven be like to ten virgins, who taking their lamps went out to meet the bridegroom and the bride. And five of them were foolish and five wise. But the five foolish, having taken their lamps, did not take oil with them. But the wise took oil in their vessels with the lamps. And the bridegroom tarrying, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made: Behold the bridegroom cometh. Go ye forth to meet him. Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise: Give us of your oil, for our lamps are gone out. The wise answered, saying: Lest perhaps there be not enough for us and for you, go ye rather to them that sell and buy for yourselves. Now whilst they went to buy the bridegroom came: and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage. And the door was shut. But at last came also the other virgins, saying: Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answering said: Amen I say to you, I know you not. Watch ye therefore, because you know not the day nor the hour.

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.

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.

14 October 2014 - Saint Callistus, Pope & Martyr

Double - Red

St. Callistus was Pope during the early 3rd century. He was martyred in 223. He was listed in a book of martyrs in the 4th century. His relics were translated to the Church of Santa Maria in Trastevere. 

INTROIT John. 21. 15-17

Simon Peter, if thou lovest me, feed my lambs, feed my sheep. Ps. 29.1. I will extol thee, O Lord, for thou hast upheld me: and hast not made mine enemies to rejoice over me. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who seest that we fall from our very infirmity, mercifully restore us to thy love by the example of thy Saints. Through.

EPISTLE I Peter 5.1-4, 10-11.

Dearly Beloved: The ancients 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. But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto 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. 106.32, 31

Let them exalt him in the church of the people: and praise him in the chair of the ancients. V.: Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him: and his wonderful works to the children of men.

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 Cesarea Philippi: 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 Jeremias, or one of the prophets. Jesus saith to them: But whom 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 him: Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jona: because flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven. And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, it shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven.

OFFERTORY Jer. 1.9-10.

Behold I have given my words in thy mouth: lo, I have set thee over the nations, and over kingdoms, to root up, and to pull down, and to build, and to plant.

Secret

O Lord, may this mystical oblation be to our good: may it release us from guilt and confirm our eternal salvation. Through.

COMMUNION Matt. 16.18.

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

Postcommunion

We beseech thee, almighty God, that these consecrated gifts may cleanse us from guilt and effectually amend our way of life. Though.