Double of the II Class with Non-privileged Octave – Red
The Holy Innocents were those infants who were killed by Herod the Great after the birth of Christ. He ordered all newborn male children in the vicinity of Bethlehem to be killed so that he might avoid the loss of his throne to the newborn King.
INTROIT Ps. 8.3
OUT of the mouth of infants and of sucklings, O God, thou hast perfected praise, because of thine enemies. Ps. 8. 2. O Lord our God, how admi-rable is thy Name in the whole earth. V. Glory be.
¶ The Gloria in Excelsis is said this day since it falls on a Sunday.
COLLECT
O GOD, whose praise the martyred Innocents on this day confessed, not by speaking, but by dying: destroy in us all the evils of sin, that our life also may proclaim in deeds thy faith which our tongues profess. Through.
COMMEMORATION: Sunday within the Octave of the Nativity
O almighty and everlasting God, direct our actions according to thy good pleasure; that in the Name of thy beloved Son we may deserve to abound in good works: Who liveth and reigneth.
COMMEMORATION: Of the Octave of the Nativity
GRANT, we beseech thee, almighty God, that the new birth of thine only-begotten Son in the flesh may set us free, who are held by the old bondage un-der the yoke of sin. Through the same.
COMMEMORATION: Of the Octave of Saint Stephen
GRANT us, we beseech thee, O Lord, so to imitate what we revere, that we may learn to love even our enemies: for we celebrate the heavenly birthday of him who knew how to pray for his very persecutors to our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son, who liveth and reigneth.
COMMEMORATION: Of the Octave of Saint John
OF thy goodness, O Lord, shine upon thy Church, that, enlightened by the teachings of blessed John, thine Apostle and Evangelist, she may attain to everlasting gifts. Through.
¶ No seasonal collects.
LESSON Apoc. 14.1-5.
IN those days I beheld a Lamb stood upon Mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty-four thousand, having his name and the name of his Father written on their foreheads. And I heard a voice from heaven, as the noise of many waters and as the voice of great thunder: and the voice which I heard was as the voice of harpers, harping on their harps. And they sung as it were a new canticle before the throne, and be-fore the four living creatures and the ancients: and no man could say the canticle, but those hun-dred forty-four thousand who were purchased from the earth. These are they who were not de-filed with women: for they are virgins. These follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were purchased from among men, the firstfruits to God and to the Lamb: and in their mouth there was found no lie: for they are without spot before the throne of God.
GRADUAL Ps. 123. 7, 8.
Our soul hath been delivered as a sparrow out of the snare of the fowlers. V. The snare hath been broken, and we have been deliv-ered. Our help is in the Name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (2.13-18)
AT that time an Angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph, saying: Arise, and take the Child and his Mother and fly into Egypt, and be there until I shall tell thee. For it will come to pass that Herod will seek the Child to destroy him. Who arose and took the Child and his Mother by night and retired into Egypt: and he was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which the Lord spoke by the prophet, saying: Out of Egypt have I called my Son. Then Herod, perceiveing that he was deluded by the wise men, was exceeding angry, and sending killed all the men children that were in Bethlehem and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremias the prophet, saying: A voice in Rama was heard, lamentation and great mourning: Rachel bewailing her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
COMMEMORATION: Of the Octave of the Nativity
SANCTIFY, O Lord, the gifts offered to thee, by the new birth of thine only-begotten Son: and cleanse us from the stains of our sins. Through the same.
COMMEMORATION: Of the Octave of Saint Stephen
RECEIVE, O Lord, our gifts, in commemoration of thy Saints: that as suffering made them glorious, so our devotion may render us innocent. Through.
COMMEMORATION: Of the Octave of Saint John
RECEIVE, O Lord, the gifts we bring to thee on the feast of him, by whose pleading we hope to be delivered. Through.
COMMUNICANTES
As at the Second Mass of the Nativity.
COMMUNION Matt. 2.18
A voice in Rama was heard, lam-entation and great mourning: Rachel bewailing her children, and would not be comforted, be-cause they are not.
POSTCOMMUNION
WE have partaken, O Lord, of these votive gifts: grant, we beseech thee, that by the prayers of the Saints they may procure aid for us both in this life in that which is to come. Through.
COMMEMORATION: Sunday within the Octave of the Nativity
BY the working of this Mystery, O Lord, may our vices be cleansed, and our just desires fulfilled. Through.
COMMEMORATION: Of the Octave of the Nativity
GRANT, we beseech thee, almighty God, that as the Savior of the world, born on this day, is the Author of our heavenly birth, so he may also be to us the Giver of immortality. Who with thee.
COMMEMORATION: Of the Octave of Saint Stephen
MAY the mysteries we have received, O Lord, help us, and through the intercession of blessed Stephen, thy Martyr, establish us by thine everlasting protection. Through.
COMMEMORATION: Of the Octave of Saint John
WE who have been refreshed by heavenly food and drink, humbly entreat thee, O our God, that we may be strengthened also by the prayers of him, in whose commemoration we have received them. Through.
¶ And note that Ite Missa Est (Depart in Peace) is not said.
COMMEMORATION: Of the Octave of the Nativity
GRANT, we beseech thee, almighty God, that the new birth of thine only-begotten Son in the flesh may set us free, who are held by the old bondage un-der the yoke of sin. Through the same.
COMMEMORATION: Of the Octave of Saint Stephen
GRANT us, we beseech thee, O Lord, so to imitate what we revere, that we may learn to love even our enemies: for we celebrate the heavenly birthday of him who knew how to pray for his very persecutors to our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son, who liveth and reigneth.
COMMEMORATION: Of the Octave of Saint John
OF thy goodness, O Lord, shine upon thy Church, that, enlightened by the teachings of blessed John, thine Apostle and Evangelist, she may attain to everlasting gifts. Through.
¶ No seasonal collects.
LESSON Apoc. 14.1-5.
IN those days I beheld a Lamb stood upon Mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty-four thousand, having his name and the name of his Father written on their foreheads. And I heard a voice from heaven, as the noise of many waters and as the voice of great thunder: and the voice which I heard was as the voice of harpers, harping on their harps. And they sung as it were a new canticle before the throne, and be-fore the four living creatures and the ancients: and no man could say the canticle, but those hun-dred forty-four thousand who were purchased from the earth. These are they who were not de-filed with women: for they are virgins. These follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were purchased from among men, the firstfruits to God and to the Lamb: and in their mouth there was found no lie: for they are without spot before the throne of God.
GRADUAL Ps. 123. 7, 8.
Our soul hath been delivered as a sparrow out of the snare of the fowlers. V. The snare hath been broken, and we have been deliv-ered. Our help is in the Name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (2.13-18)
AT that time an Angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph, saying: Arise, and take the Child and his Mother and fly into Egypt, and be there until I shall tell thee. For it will come to pass that Herod will seek the Child to destroy him. Who arose and took the Child and his Mother by night and retired into Egypt: and he was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which the Lord spoke by the prophet, saying: Out of Egypt have I called my Son. Then Herod, perceiveing that he was deluded by the wise men, was exceeding angry, and sending killed all the men children that were in Bethlehem and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremias the prophet, saying: A voice in Rama was heard, lamentation and great mourning: Rachel bewailing her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
The Creed is said throughout the Octave of the Nativity.
OFFERTORY Ps. 123.7.
Our soul hath been delivered as a sparrow out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are delivered.
SECRET
LET not the loving prayer of thy Saints fail us, O Lord: may it render our offerings pleasing to thee, and ever obtain for us thy pardon. Through.
COMMEMORATION: Sunday within the Octave of the Nativity
OFFERTORY Ps. 123.7.
Our soul hath been delivered as a sparrow out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are delivered.
SECRET
LET not the loving prayer of thy Saints fail us, O Lord: may it render our offerings pleasing to thee, and ever obtain for us thy pardon. Through.
COMMEMORATION: Sunday within the Octave of the Nativity
| Grant, we beseech thee, almighty God, that the offering made in the sight of thy Majesty may obtain for us the grace of loving devotion, and the reward of a blessed eternity. Through. |
COMMEMORATION: Of the Octave of the Nativity
SANCTIFY, O Lord, the gifts offered to thee, by the new birth of thine only-begotten Son: and cleanse us from the stains of our sins. Through the same.
COMMEMORATION: Of the Octave of Saint Stephen
RECEIVE, O Lord, our gifts, in commemoration of thy Saints: that as suffering made them glorious, so our devotion may render us innocent. Through.
COMMEMORATION: Of the Octave of Saint John
RECEIVE, O Lord, the gifts we bring to thee on the feast of him, by whose pleading we hope to be delivered. Through.
COMMUNICANTES
As at the Second Mass of the Nativity.
COMMUNION Matt. 2.18
A voice in Rama was heard, lam-entation and great mourning: Rachel bewailing her children, and would not be comforted, be-cause they are not.
POSTCOMMUNION
WE have partaken, O Lord, of these votive gifts: grant, we beseech thee, that by the prayers of the Saints they may procure aid for us both in this life in that which is to come. Through.
COMMEMORATION: Sunday within the Octave of the Nativity
BY the working of this Mystery, O Lord, may our vices be cleansed, and our just desires fulfilled. Through.
COMMEMORATION: Of the Octave of the Nativity
GRANT, we beseech thee, almighty God, that as the Savior of the world, born on this day, is the Author of our heavenly birth, so he may also be to us the Giver of immortality. Who with thee.
COMMEMORATION: Of the Octave of Saint Stephen
MAY the mysteries we have received, O Lord, help us, and through the intercession of blessed Stephen, thy Martyr, establish us by thine everlasting protection. Through.
COMMEMORATION: Of the Octave of Saint John
WE who have been refreshed by heavenly food and drink, humbly entreat thee, O our God, that we may be strengthened also by the prayers of him, in whose commemoration we have received them. Through.
¶ And note that Ite Missa Est (Depart in Peace) is not said.
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