Minor Vigil – Purple
Saint Saturninus was the first Bishop of Toulouse, France. He was martyred around 257 by being dragged around by a bull.
INTROIT Matt. 4.18,19.
JESUS our Lord walking by the sea of Galilee saw two brethren, Peter and Andrew, and he called them saying: Follow me; and I will make you fishers of men. Ps. 18.2. The heavens declare the glory of God: and the firmament sheweth his handywork. V. Glory be.
¶ The Gloria in Excelsis is not said.
COLLECT
Grant, we beseech thee, Almighty God : that as we do anticipate the festival of thy holy Apostle Saint Andrew, so he may implore thy mercy for us; that we being delivered from all our iniquities, may likewise be defended against all adversitites. Through.
O God, who dost allow us to rejoice on the feast day of blessed Saturninus thy martyr: through his merits do thou bestow unto us thine aid. Through.
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. 138.17-18
Right dear are thy friends, O God, and held in highest honor: their rule and governance is exceeding steadfast. V. If I should count them: They are more in number than the sand of the sea.
+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (1.35-51)
At that time: John stood and two of his disciples. And beholding Jesus walking, he saith: Behold the Lamb of God. And the two disciples heard him speak: and they followed Jesus. And Jesus turning and seeing them following him, saith to them: What seek you? Who said to him: Rabbi (which is to say, being interpreted, Master), where dwellest thou? He saith to them: Come and see. They came and saw where he abode: and they stayed with him that day. Now it was about the tenth hour. And Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who had heard of John and followed him. He findeth first his brother Simon and saith to him: We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. And he brought him to Jesus. And Jesus looking upon him, said: Thou art Simon the son of Jona. Thou shalt be called Cephas, which is interpreted Peter. On the following day, he would go forth into Galilee: and he findeth Philip. And Jesus saith to him: follow me. Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip findeth Nathanael and saith to him: We have found him of whom Moses, in the law and the prophets did write, Jesus the son of Joseph of Nazareth. And Nathanael said to him: Can any thing of good come from Nazareth? Philip saith to him: Come and see. Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him and he saith of him: Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no guile. Nathanael saith to him: Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said to him: Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. Nathanael answered him and said: Rabbi, Thou art the Son of God. Thou art the King of Israel. Jesus answered and said to him: Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, thou believest: greater things than these shalt thou see. And he saith to him: Amen, amen, I say to you, you shall see the heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
OFFERTORY Ps. 8.6-7
Thou hast crowned him with glory and worship: thou hast made him to have dominion of the works of thy hands, O Lord.
SECRET
Grant, O Lord, that this oblation, which we, remem-bering the festival of thy blessed Apostle Saint Andrew, do offer to be hallowed unto thee, may likewise avail to the cleansing of our soul from all evil. Through.
Commemoration: Of Saint Saturninus
Sanctify, O Lord, the gifts dedicated to thee, and because of them, by the inter-cession of Blessed Saturninus, thy Martyr and Bishop, look on us with mercy. Through.
COMMUNION John 1.41,42.
Andrew saith unto his brother, Simon: we have found the Messiah, which is, being interpreted, the Christ: and he brought him to Jesus.
POSTCOMMUNION
O Lord, who hast vouchsafed to feed us with these Holy Sacraments, we humbly pray thee: that at the intercession of thy Holy Apostle Saint Andrew, the mysteries which we have offered in remembrance of his glorious passion may be profitable unto us for the healing of our souls. Through.
Commemoration: Of Saint Saturninus
We beseech thee, O Lord, may the reception of thy Sacrament sanctify us: and by the intercession of thy Saints render us acceptable to thee. Through.
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