1 June 2015 - Saint Augustine of Canterbury (Transferred) (Commemoration of St. Angela Merici, Virgin)

Double of the Second Class, Greater Double – White 

Nota bene: Ferial masses this week may be either of Trinity Sunday in white or of the First Sunday after Pentecost in green until Thursday exclusive. 

INTROIT Ps. 131.9-10.

LET thy priests, O Lord, be clothed with justice, and let thy Saints rejoice: for thy servant David’s sake, turn not away the face of thine Anointed. Ps. 131.1. O Lord, remember David, and all his meekness. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O GOD, who by the preaching and miracles of blessed Augustine, thy Confessor and Bishop, didst vouchsafe to shed upon the English people the light of the true faith, grant that, through his intercession, the hearts of the straying may return to the unity of thy truth, and that we may do thy will with one accord. Through.

Commemoration: St. Angela Merici, Virgin

O God, who through blessed Angela didst cause a new society of holy Virgins to grow up with in thy Church: grant through her intercession that we may lead lives of angels, so that shedding all earthly interest we may be founded worthy to enjoy everlasting happiness. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints and Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE I Thess. 2.2-9

BRETHREN: We had confidence in our God, to speak unto you the Gospel of God in much carefulness. For our exhortation was not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deceit. But as we were approved by God that the Gospel should be committed to us: even so we speak, not as pleasing men but God, who proveth our hearts. For neither have we used at any time the speech of flattery, as you know: nor taken an occasion of covetousness (God is witness): Nor sought we glory of men, neither of you, nor of others. Whereas we might have been burdensome to you, as the apostles of Christ: but we became little ones in the midst of you, as if a nurse should cherish her children: So desirous of you, we would gladly impart unto you not only the Gospel of God but also our own souls: because you were become most dear unto us. For you remember, brethren, our labor and toil: working night and day, lest we should be chargeable to any of you, we preached among you the Gospel of God.

GRADUAL Ps. 131.16-17.

I will clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall rejoice with exceeding great joy. There will I bring forth a horn to David: I have prepared a lamp for mine Anointed.

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

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

AT that time, the Lord 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 laborers 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 whatever house you enter, first say: Peace be to this house. And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him: but if not, it shall return to you. And in the same house, remain, eating and drinking such things as they have: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Remove not from house to house. And into what city soever you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you. And heal the sick that are therein and say to them: The Kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

OFFERTORY Ps. 88.25.

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

SECRET

WE offer thee this Sacrifice, O Lord, on the solemn feast of blessed Augustine, thy Bishop and Confessor, humbly entreating that the sheep which are lost may return to the one fold, and be nourished by this food of salvation. Through.

Commemoration: St. Angela Merici, Virgin

O Lord, may the Sacrifice which we offer to thee in commemoration of blessed Angela call down pardon for our wickedness and obtain for us the gifts of thy grace. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints and Collect ad Libitum

COMMUNION Matt. 24.46-47.

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.

POSTCOMMUNION

WE who are refreshed by this Saving Victim, humbly entreat thee, O Lord, that through the intercession of blessed Augustine pleading for us, it may continually be offered in every place to the glory of thy Name. Through.

Commemoration: St. Angela Merici, Virgin

Refreshed with this heavenly food, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord, that by the prayers and example of blessed Angela, we may be cleansed from all stain of sin, and may please thee both in body and soul. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints and Collect ad Libitum

31 May 2015 - Feast of the Most Holy Trinity (Trinity Sunday and Commemoration of St. Petronilla, Virgin)

Double of the First Class 

White

Nota bene: The Feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary is transferred to Tuesday after Trinity Sunday. St. Pentronilla is still commemorated this day. 

INTROIT Tob. 12. 6

BLESSED be the Holy Trinity and undivided Unity: we will give glory to him, because he hath shown his mercy to us. Ps.8.2. O Lord, our Lord, how wonderful is thy Name in all the earth. V.: Glory be.

¶ The Gloria in Excelsis follows the Kyrie Eleison at all masses during the year except when the color is purple, rose, or black, or at a ferial mass when the mass of the preceding Sunday is merely resumed.

COLLECT

O ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast granted to thy servants, in confessing the true Father, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of Majesty to adore the Unity: we beseech thee, that by steadfastness in the same Faith, we may ever be defended against all adversity. Through.

COMMEMORATION: First Sunday after Pentecost

O GOD, the strength of those who put their trust in thee, be kindly attentive to our prayers, and since man's weakness is helpless without thee, grant the help of thy grace, that in observing thy commandments, we may please thee both in will and in deed. Through.

Commemoration: St. Petronilla

Hear our prayer, O God our Savior, and let us learn the spirit of true devotion from thy blessed virgin Petronilla, as we joyfully celebrate her feast. Through.

¶ There are no Seasonal Collects at this mass.

EPISTLE Rom. 11. 33-36

O THE depth of the riches of the wisdom and of the knowledge of God! How incomprehensible are his judgments, and how unsearchable his ways! For who hath known the mind of the Lord? Or who hath been his counsellor? Or who hath first given to him, and recompense shall be made him? For of him, and by him, and in him, are all things: to him be glory for ever. Amen.

GRADUAL Dan. 3. 55, 56

Blessed art thou, O Lord, that beholdest the depths and sittest above the Cherubim. V.: Blessed art thou, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven, and worthy of praise forever.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Dan.3.52. Blessed art thou, O Lord, the God of our fathers, and worthy to be praised forever. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (28.18-20)

AT that time Jesus said to his disciples: All is power given to me in heaven and on earth. Going therefore, teach ye all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you; and behold I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world. 

The Creed is said.

¶ And note that the Creed is said on all Sundays and Feasts throughout the year, but not on feriae where the Sunday mass is merely resumed.

OFFERTORY Tob. 12. 6

Blessed be God the Father, and the only-begotten Son of God, and also the Holy Spirit; because he hath shown his mercy to us.

SECRET

SANCTIFY, we beseech thee, O Lord, our God, by the invocation of thy holy Name, the Sacrifice we offer, and by it make of us an everlasting offering unto thee. Through.

COMMEMORATION: First Sunday after Pentecost

RECEIVE with favor, we beseech thee, O Lord, our Sacrifices which are being offered, and grant that they may become to us an unceasing help. Through.

Commemoration: St. Petronilla

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 Tob. 12. 6

We bless the God of heaven, and before all living we will praise him; because he hath shown his mercy to us.

POSTCOMMUNION

O LORD, our God, may the receiving of this Sacrament and the acknowledging of the holy and eternal Trinity and its undivided Unity profit us unto health of mind and body. Through.

COMMEMORATION: First Sunday after Pentecost

WE who are filled with such precious gifts, beseech thee, O Lord, that we may obtain graces for salvation, and never cease from thy praise. Through.

Commemoration: St. Petronilla

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.

PROPER LAST GOSPEL

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (6.36-42)

AT that time, Jesus said unto his disciples: Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. And he spake a parable unto them; Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.

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¶ For all masses after Trinity Sunday, including the mass for the First Sunday after Pentecost, until the Saturday before the First Sunday in Advent inclusive, use the following as Seasonal Prayers, followed by a Collect ad libitum from the Table of Prayers or the Section of Various Prayers, at all masses except where other Seasonal Collects are prescribed.

OF THE SAINTS

COLLECT

DEFEND us, O Lord, we beseech thee, from all dangers, both of body and soul : and at the intersession of the blessed and glorious ever-Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of blessed Joseph, of thy Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, of blessed N. (patron of the church), and of all thy Saints, grant us thy saving health and peace; that being defended from all adversities and false doctrines, thy Church may serve thee in freedom and quietness. (Through.)

SECRET

GRACIOUSLY hear us, O God of our salvation, and by the power of this Sacrament defend us from all dangers, both of body and soul: granting us in this world the succor of thy grace and in the world to come, life everlasting. (Through.)

POSTCOMMUNION

GRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord, that the gifts now offered by us in these holy mysteries may evermore cleanse and defend us: that at the intersession of the blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of blessed Joseph, of thy holy Apostles Peter and Paul, of blessed N., and of all thy Saints, we may be absolved from all our offences and defended against all adversities. (Through.)

30 May 2015 - Ember Saturday in Whitsunweek (Commemoration of St. Felix I, P.M.)

Of the First Class Octave, Semi-double 

Red

¶ Paschaltide ends after this mass and after None in the Offices. Vespers and Compline are said of Trinity Sunday. All variations, etc. that are given to be said after Pentecost begin after Vespers on Saturday of Whitsunweek. All variations etc. that are given to be done in Paschaltide continue through None of Whitsunweek.

INTROIT Rom. 5.5

The charity of God is poured forth in our hearts, alleluia, by his Spirit dwelling within us, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 102.1. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and let all my being bless his holy Name. V. Glory be.

¶ After the Kyrie, say Oremus (Let us pray) without Flectamus genua (Let us bend the knee). Do thusly for all Collects following.

COLLECT

O Lord, graciously fill our hearts with thy Holy Spirit, who wisely created us and so carefully governeth us. Through.

FIRST LESSON Joel 2.28-32

Thus saith the Lord God: I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy: your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions. Moreover, upon my servants and handmaids in those days I will pour forth my spirit. And I will shew wonders in heaven; and in earth, blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood: before the great and dreadful day of the Lord doth come. And it shall come to pass, that every one that shall call upon the Name of the Lord, shall be saved.

Alleluia. V. John 6.64 It is the Spirit that giveth life; the flesh profiteth nothing.

COLLECT

May the Holy Spirit, O Lord, influence us with that same fire which Our Lord Jesus Christ sent upon the earth to burn brightly; who liveth and reigheth.

SECOND LESSON Lev.23.9-11, 15-17

In those days, the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: When you shall have entered into the land which I will give you, and shall reap your corn, you shall bring sheaves of ears, the firstfruits of your harvest to the priest. Who shall lift up the sheaf before the Lord, the next day after the sabbath, that it may be acceptable for you, and shall sanctify it. You shall count therefore from the morrow after the sabbath, wherein you offered the sheaf of firstfruits, seven full weeks. Even unto the morrow after the seventh week be expired, that is to say, fifty days: and so you shall offer a new sacrifice to the Lord. Out of all your dwellings, two loaves of the firstfruits, of two tenths of flour leavened, which you shall bake for the firstfruits of the Lord. And you shall call this day most solemn, and most holy. You shall do no servile work therein. It shall be an everlasting ordinance in all your dwellings and generations, saith the Lord Almighty.

Alleluia. V. Job 26.13 His Spirit hath adorned the heavens.

COLLECT

O God, who commanded us to discipline our bodies by fasting in order to heal our souls, grant that we may always be ardently attached to thee in body and soul. Through.

THIRD LESSON Deut. 26.1-11

In those days: Moses said unto the children of Israel: Listen, Israel, to what I say unto you today: When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God will give thee to possess, and hast conquered it, and dwellest in it: Thou shalt take the first of all thy fruits, and put them in a basket, and shalt go to the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, that his name may be invocated there: And thou shalt go to the priest that shall be in those days, and say to him: I profess this day before the Lord thy God, that I am come into the land, for which he swore to our fathers, that he would give it us. And the priest taking the basket at thy hand, shall set it before the altar of the Lord thy God: And thou shalt speak thus in the sight of the Lord thy God: The Syrian pursued my father, who went down into Egypt, and sojourned there in a very small number, and grew into a nation great and strong and of an infinite multitude. And the Egyptians afflicted us, and persecuted us, laying on us most grievous burdens: And we cried to the Lord God of our fathers: who heard us, and looked down upon our affliction, and labour, and distress: And brought us out of Egypt with a strong hand, and a stretched out arm, with great terror, with signs and wonders: And brought us into this place, and gave us this land flowing with milk and honey. And therefore now I offer the firstfruits of the land which the Lord hath given me. And thou shalt leave them in the sight of the Lord thy God, adoring the Lord thy God. And thou shalt feast in all the good things which the Lord thy God hath given thee, and thy house, thou and the Levite, and the stranger that is with thee.

Alleluia. V. Acts 2.1 When the days of Pentecost were drawing to a close, they were all sitting together.

COLLECT

Grant, we beseech thee, almighty God: that we, being taught by abstinence in the way of salvation, may in such wise learn to refrain ourselves from all vices, that we may readily obtain the pardon of thy loving kindness. Through.

FOURTH LESSON Lev. 26.3-12

In those days, the Lord said to Moses: Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them from me If you walk in my precepts, and keep my commandments, and do them, I will give you rain in due seasons. And the ground shall bring forth its increase: and the trees shall be filled with fruit. The threshing of your harvest shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and you shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land without fear. I will give peace in your coasts: you shall sleep, and there shall be none to make you afraid. I will take away evil beasts: and the sword shall not pass through your quarters. You shall pursue your enemies: and they shall fall before you. Five of yours shall pursue a hundred others: and a hundred of you ten thousand. Your enemies shall fall before you by the sword. I will look on you, and make you increase: you shall be multiplied, and I will establish my covenant with you. You shall eat the oldest of the old store: and, new coming on, you shall cast away the old. I will set my tabernacle in the midst of you: and my soul shall not cast you off. I will walk among you, and will be your God, and you shall be my people, saith the Lord Almighty.

Alleluia. (All kneel.) V. Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of thy faithful, and kindle in them the fire of thy love.

COLLECT

O Almighty God, grant that by abstaining from food we may also abstain from sin that surroundeth us. Through.

FIFTH LESSON Dan. 3.47-51

In those days, the angel of the Lord went down with Azarias and his companions into the furnace: and he drove the flame of the fire out of the furnace, And made the midst of the furnace like the blowing of a wind bringing dew. And the flame mounted up above the furnace nine and forty cubits; and it broke forth, and burnt such of the Chaldeans as it found near the furnace, the servants of the king, who were heating it and the fire touched them not at all, nor troubled them, nor did them any harm. Then these three, as with one mouth, praised and glorified and blessed God, in the furnace, saying:

¶ The response Deo gratias (Thanks be to God) is not said.

Alleluia. V. Dan. 3.52 Blessed are thou, O Lord the God of our fathers, and worthy of praise forever.

¶ Then is said Dominus vobiscum (The Lord be with you) as usual.

COLLECT

O God, who protected the three young men from the flames of fire, grant that the flames of sin may not consume us, thy servants. Through.

Commemoration: St. Felix I, Pope and Martyr

O eternal Shepherd, do thou look favorably upon thy flock, which we beseech thee to guard and keep for evermore, through the blessed Felix, thy Martyr and Pope, whom thou didst choose to be the chief shepherd of the whole Church. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECT
Against the Persecutors of the Church

EPISTLE Rom. 5.1-5

Brethren: Having been justified therefore by faith, let us have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access through faith into this grace wherein we stand: and glory in the hope of the glory of the sons of God. And not only so: but we glory also in tribulation, knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience trial; and trial hope; And hope confoundeth not: because the charity of God is poured forth in our hearts, by the Holy Ghost who is given to us.

TRACT Ps. 116.1-2

Praise the Lord, all ye nations; praise him in unison, all ye peoples. V. For his mercy is steadfast toward us, and the truth of the Lord endureth forever.

SEQUENCE
As on Pentecost, without the Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (4.38-44)

At that time, Jesus rising up out of the synagogue, went into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever: and they besought him for her. And standing over her, he commanded the fever: and it left her. And immediately rising, she ministered to them. And when the sun was down, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them to him. But he, laying his hands on every one of them, healed them. And devils went out from many, crying out and saying: Thou art the son of God. And rebuking them he suffered them not to speak; for they knew that he was Christ. And when it was day, going out he went into a desert place: and the multitudes sought him, and came unto him. And they stayed him that should not depart from them. To whom he said: To other cities also I must preach the kingdom of God: for therefore am I sent. And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee. 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 87.2-3

O Lord, God of my salvation, I have cried out by day and by night in thy presence. Let my prayer come before thee, O Lord, alleluia.

SECRET

May our hearts, which we offer thee, O Lord, be made clean by this sacred rite, so that our fasting may also become acceptable to thee. Through.

Commemoration: St. Felix I, P.M.

We beseech thee, O Lord through the gifts which we have offered, in thy kindness enlighten thy Church: so that everywhere thy flock may prosper and her Shepherds by thy guidance be pleasing to thy Name. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECT
Against the Persecutors of the Church

Communicantes
As given for the Vigil of Pentecost.

COMMUNION John 3.8

The wind bloweth where it will, and you hear its sound, alleluia, alleluia. But ye do not know from whence it cometh or where it goeth, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

O Lord, may thy Sacrament fill us with holy fervor so that we may delight in the celebration and grace of this Sacred rite. Through.

Commemoration: St. Felix I, P.M.

Since thy Church hath been nourished by the sacred repast, govern her in thy clemency, we beseech thee, O Lord, so that under the guidance of thy mighty rule she may enjoy greater freedom and abiding integrity of religion. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECT
Against the Persecutors of the Church

29 May 2015 - Ember Friday of Whitsunweek (Commemoration of St. Mary Magdalene of Pazzi)

Of the First Class Octave, Semi-double 

Red 

INTROIT Ps. 70.8, 23

Let my mouth be filled with thy praise, alleluia, that I may sing thy glory, alleluia. My lips shall shout for joy as I sing to thee, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 70.1-2. In thee, O Lord, have I placed my trust; let me never be put to shame. Deliver me in thy justice and rescue me. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O merciful God, may thy Church, which oweth its unity to the Holy Spirit, never be troubled by the attacks of her enemies. Through.

Commemoration: St. Mary Magdalene of Pazzi

O God, the lover of virginity, who hast enkindled in the heart of blessed Mary Magdalene, thy Virgin, a burning love for thee, and adorned her with heavenly gifts: grant that we who celebrate her festival may imitate her in purity and love. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECT
Against the Persecutors of the Church

LESSON Joel 2.23-24, 26-27

Thus saith the Lord God: O children of Sion, rejoice, and be joyful in the Lord your God: because he hath given you a teacher of justice, and he will make the early and the latter rain to come down to you as in the beginning. And the floors shall be filled with wheat, and the presses shall overflow with wine, and oil. And you shall eat in plenty, and shall be filled and you shall praise the name of the Lord your God; who hath done wonders with you, and my people shall not be confounded for ever. And you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel: and I am the Lord yonr God, and there is none besides: and my people shall not be confounded forever, saith the Lord almighty.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Sap. 12.1 O how good and sweet is thy Spirit within us, O Lord. Alleluia. (All kneel.) V. Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of thy faithful, and kindle in them the fire of thy love.

SEQUENCE
As on Pentecost, without Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (5.17-26)

And it came to pass on a certain day, as he sat teaching, that there were also Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, that were come out of every town of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was to heal them. And behold, men brought in a bed a man who had the palsy: and they sought means to bring him in and to lay him before him. And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in, because of the multitude, they went up upon the roof and let him down through the tiles with his bed into the midst before Jesus. Whose faith when he saw, he said: Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. And the scribes and Pharisees began to think, saying: Who is this who speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone? And when Jesus knew their thoughts, answering he said to them: What is it you think in your hearts? Which is easier to say: Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say: Arise and walk? But that you may know that the Son of man hath the power on earth to forgive sins (he saith to the sick of the palsy), I say to thee to: Arise, take up thy bed and go into thy house. And immediately rising up before them, he took up the bed on which he lay: and he went away to his own house, glorifying God. And all were astonished: and they glorified God. And they were filled with fear, saying: We have seen wonderful things today. 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 145.2

Praise the Lord, O my soul; I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I live, alleluia.

SECRET

We offer this Sacrifice before thee, O Lord. Let it be consumed by the divine fire of the Holy Spirit which enkindled the hearts of the disciples of Christ, thy Son. Through.

Commemoration: St. Mary Magdalene of Pazzi

May this sacrifice of thy dedicated people be accepted by thee, O Lord, in honor of thy Saints: to whose merits we attribute the help afforded us in tribulation. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECT
Against the Persecutors of the Church

Communicantes
As at the Vigil of Pentecost.

COMMUNION John 14.18

I will not leave you orphans; I will come again to you, alleluia. And your heart shall be joyful, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

O Lord, we have received the gift of thy Blessed Sacrament. We now humbly ask that this Sacrifice, which thou didst bid us offer in thy memory, may give us strength against our weakness; who livest and reignest.

Commemoration: St. Mary Magdalene of Pazzi

Thou hast fed thy household, O Lord, with these sacred gifts: do thou ever comfort us, we beseech thee, by the intercession of her whose festival we celebrate. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECT
Against the Persecutors of the Church

28 May 2015 - Thursday of Whitsunweek

Of the First Class Octave, Semi-double

Red 

Nota Bene: The Feast of St. Augustine of Canterbury is transferred to Monday after Trinity Sunday.

INTROIT Sap. 1.7

The Spirit of the Lord has filled the whole world, alleluia, and that which contains all things has knowledge of his voice, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 67.2. Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered, and let those who hate him flee before him. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who this day instructed the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit, grant that, through the same Holy Spirit, we may always be truly wise and rejoice in his consolation. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECT
Against the Persecutors of the Church

LESSON Acts 8.5-8

In those days, Philip, going down to the city of Samaria, preached Christ unto them. And the people with one accord were attentive to those things which were said by Philip, hearing, and seeing the miracles which he did. For many of them who had unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, went out. And many, taken with the palsy, and that were lame, were healed. So there was great joy in that city.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 103.30 Send forth thy Spirit and they shall be created, and thou shalt renew the face of the earth. Alleluia. (All kneel.) V. Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of thy faithful, and kindle in them the fire of thy love.

SEQUENCE
As on Pentecost.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (9.1-6)

At that time, Then calling together the twelve apostles, he gave them power and authority over all devils and to cure diseases. And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. And he said to them: Take nothing for your journey, neither staff, nor scrip, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats. And whatsoever house you shall enter into, abide there and depart not from thence. And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off even the dust of your feet, for a testimony against them. And going out, they went about through the towns, preaching the Gospel and healing every where. 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 67.29-30

Make lasting what thou hast wrought in us, O God; in thy temple in Jerusalem let the kings offer presents to thee, alleluia.

SECRET

Bless our offering, O Lord, and cleanse our hearts by the light of the Holy Spirit. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECT
Against the Persecutors of the Church

Communicantes
As given for the Vigil of Pentecost.

COMMUNION Acts 2.2, 4

Suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a violent wind blowing, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting, alleluia. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began speaking of the wondrous deeds of God, alleluia, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

May the coming of the Holy Spirit cleanse our hearts, and, as a heavenly dew, water them to bring forth good fruit. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECT
Against the Persecutors of the Church

27 May 2015 - Ember Wednesday of Whitsunweek (Commemoration of St. Venerable Bede and St. John I)

Of the First Class Octave, Semi-double

Red

INTROIT Ps. 67.8, 9

O God, when thou didst go forth at the head of thy people, marching with them and dwelling among them, alleluia. The earth trembled and the skies dripped with rain, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 67.2. Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered, and let those who hate him flee before him. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

May the Holy Comforter, who proceedeth from thee, O Lord, enlighten our minds and guide us in all truth, as thy Son hath promised; who liveth and reigneth.

Commemoration: St. Venerable Bede O God, who by the learning of blessed Bede, thy Confessor and Doctor, hast glorified thy Church: grant that thy servants may ever be enlightened by his wisdom and helped by his merits. Through. Commemoration: Of St. John I O Eternal Shepherd, do thou look favourably upon thy flock, which we beseech thee to guard and keep for evermore through the Blessed John thy Martyr and Pope, whom thou didst choose to be the chief shepherd of the whole Church. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECT
Against the Persecutors of the Church

LESSON Acts 2.14-21

In those days, Peter standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke to them: Ye men of Judea, and all you that dwell in Jerusalem, be this known to you and with your ears receive my words. For these are not drunk, as you suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day: But this is that which was spoken of by the prophet Joel: And it shall come to pass, in the last days, (saith the Lord), I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy: and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. And upon my servants indeed and upon my handmaids will I pour out in those days of my spirit: and they shall prophesy. And I will shew wonders in the heaven above, and signs on the earth beneath: blood and fire, and vapour of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before the great and manifest day of the Lord to come. And it shalt come to pass, that whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Alleluia. V. Ps. 32.6 By the Word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all the celestial bodies thereof were created.

¶ After the Kyrie, Flectamus genua (Let us bend the knee) is not said.

COLLECT

Almighty and merciful God, grant that the Holy Spirit may come and dwell in us, that we may be a temple of his glory. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECT
Against the Persecutors of the Church

LESSON Acts 5.12-16

In those days, by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people. And they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch. But of the rest no man durst join himself unto them: but the people magnified them. And the multitude of men and women who believed in the Lord was more increased: Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and couches, that, when Peter came, his shadow at the least might overshadow any of them and they might be delivered from their infirmities. And there came also together to Jerusalem a multitude out of the neighbouring cities, bringing sick persons and such as were troubled with unclean spirits: who were all healed.

Alleluia, alleluia. (All kneel.) V. Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of thy faithful, and kindle in them the fire of thy love.

SEQUENCE
As on Pentecost,
but do not say Alleluia at the end.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (6.44-52)

At that time, Jesus said to the Jews: No man can come to me, except the Father, who hath sent me, draw him. And I will raise him up in the last day. It is written in the prophets: And they shall all be taught of God. Every one that hath heard of the Father and hath learned cometh to me. Not that any man hath seen the Father: but he who is of God, he hath seen the Father. Amen, amen, I say unto you: He that believeth in me hath everlasting life. I am the bread of life. Your fathers did eat manna in the desert: and are dead. This is the bread which cometh down from heaven: that if any man eat of it, he may not die. 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 Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 118.47-48

I will meditate on thy commandments, which I love dearly; and I will lift up my hands to thy commands, which I cherish, alleluia.

SECRET

Accept the gifts we offer thee, O Lord, and grant that the celebration of these sacred rites may be reflected in our holy lives. Through.

Commemoration: St. Venerable Bede

May the holy prayer of Bede, thy Confessor and Doctor, fail us not, O Lord: may it render our offerings acceptable, and ever obtain for us thy pardon. Through. Commemoration: Of St. John I In thy loving kindness, we beseech thee, Lord, be moved by the offering of our gifts and enlighten thy Church: that thy flock may prosper everywhere and the shepherds, under thy guidance, may be rendered acceptable to thee. Through.

Communicantes
As at the Vigil of Pentecost.

COMMUNION John 14.27

Peace I leave with you, alleluia. My peace I give to you, alleluia, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

We have received the Sacrament of Heaven, O Lord. We now humbly beseech thee that the sacred rite which we have celebrated may be our joy for all eternity. Through.

Commemoration: St. Venerable Bede

May Blessed Bede thy Confessor and illustrious Doctor intercede for us, we beseech thee, O Lord, that these thy sacrifices may obtain for us salvation. Through. Commemoration: Of St. John I Appeased by this Sacrifice, O Lord, in which thou hast nourished thy Church on heavenly food, do thou so guide her that she may be steered with a firm hand and, while enjoying more liberty, may persist in wholeness of faith. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECT
Against the Persecutors of the Church

26 May 2015 - Whit Tuesday

TUESDAY OF THE OCTAVE OF PENTECOST

Double of the First Class – Red

Nota bene: The Feast of St. Philip Neri is not said, tranferred, or commemorated. However, at Vespers, I Vespers of St. Venerable Bede and II Vespers of St. Philip Neri are commemorated. 

INTROIT IV Esdr. 2.36, 37

RECEIVE with joy the glory that is yours, alleluia, giving thanks to God, alleluia. Who hath called you to the heavenly kingdom, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 77.1. Hearken, my people, to my law; incline your ears to the words of my mouth. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O LORD, let the power of the Holy Spirit be with us, gently cleansing our hearts and guarding us against danger. Through.

LESSON Acts 8.14-17

NOW, when the apostles, who were in Jerusalem, had heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John. Who, when they were come, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Ghost. For he was not as yet come upon any of them: but they were only baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid their hands upon them: and they received the Holy Ghost.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. John 14.26 The Holy Spirit will teach you whatever I have said unto you. Alleluia. (All Kneel.) V. Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of thy faithful and kindle in them the fire of thy love.

SEQUENCE
As on Pentecost.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (10.1-10)

AT that time, Jesus said to the Pharisees: Amen, amen, I say to you: He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold but climbeth up another way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth: and the sheep hear his voice. And he calleth his own sheep by name and leadeth them out. And when he hath let out his own sheep, he goeth before them: and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice. But a stranger they follow not, but fly from him, because they know not the voice of strangers. This proverb Jesus spoke to them. But they understood not what he spoke. Jesus therefore said to them again: Amen, amen, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All others, as many as have come, are thieves and robbers: and the sheep heard them not. I am the door. By me, if any man enter in, he shall be saved: and he shall go in and go out, and shall find pastures. The thief cometh not, but for to steal and to kill and to destroy. I am come that they may have life and may have it more abundantly. 

The Creed is said. 

OFFERTORY Ps. 77.23-25

The Lord opened the doors of heaven, and rained down manna upon them for food. He gave them the bread of heaven, and man ate the food of angels, alleluia.

SECRET

O LORD, may we be cleansed by the sacrifice we offer, and made worthy to receive thy Blessed Sacrament. Through.

COMMUNICANTES
As at the Vigil of Pentecost.

COMMUNION John 15.26; 16.14

The Spirit who proceedeth from the Father, alleluia. He will glorify me, alleluia, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

O LORD, may the Holy Spirit heal our souls with this divine Sacrament, for he himself is the forgiveness of all sins. Through.

25 May 2015 - Whit Monday

MONDAY OF THE OCTAVE OF PENTECOST 

Double of the First Class – Red

¶ No Feasts may be celebrated or commemorated until Vespers of WhitTuesday, and no feasts whatsever may be said during the entirety of the Octave.

¶ The Feast of St. Gregory VII, P.C. and the Feast of St. Urban I, P.M. are not said or transferred this year due to their occurrence with WhitMonday.


INTROIT Ps. 80.17

HE fed them with the finest wheat, alleluia, and filled them with honey from the rock, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 80.2. Sing joyfully to God, our helper, sing aloud to the God of Jacob. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O GOD, who didst send the Holy Spirit to thine apostles, answer the prayers of thy people. Bestow peace upon us, just as thou hast given us to believe. Through.

¶ No commemorations or Seasonal Collects at this mass.

LESSON Acts 10.34, 42-48

IN those days, Peter opening his mouth, said: Men, the Lord commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that it is he who was appointed by God to be judge of the living and of the dead. To him all the prophets give testimony, that by his name all receive remission of sins, who believe in him. While Peter was yet speaking these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them that heard the word. And the faithful of the circumcision, who came with Peter, were astonished for that the grace of the Holy Ghost was poured out upon the Gentiles also. For they heard them speaking with tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter answered: Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Ghost, as well as we? And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Acts 2.4 The apostles began to speak in foreign tongues of the wondrous deeds of God. Alleluia. (All kneel.) V. Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of thy faithful, and kindle in them the fire of thy love.

SEQUENCE
As on Pentecost.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (3.16-21)

AT that time, Jesus said to Nicodemus: For God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son: that whosoever believeth in him may not perish, but may have life everlasting. For God sent not his Son into the world, to judge the world: but that the world may be saved by him. He that believeth in him is not judged. But he that doth not believe is already judged: because he believeth not in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the judgment: Because the light is come into the world and men loved darkness rather than the light: for their works were evil. For every one that doth evil hateth the light and cometh not to the light, that his works may not be reproved. But he that doth truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest: because they are done in God. 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 17.14, 16

The Lord thundered from heaven and the Most High gave forth his voice, and the fountains of water appeared, alleluia.

SECRET

MERCIFULLY bless this offering, O Lord. Receive the sacrifice of our spiritual victim, and may we ourselves become an eternal offering to thee. Through.

COMMUNICANTES
As at the Vigil of Pentecost.

COMMUNION John 14.26

The Holy Spirit will teach you, alleluia, alleluia; Whatever I have said to you, alleluia, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

STAY close to thy people, O Lord, and assist them. Nourish them with thine Heavenly Sacrament and defend them from the rage of their enemies. Through.

24 May 2015 - Whitsunday (otherwise known as Pentecost)

Sunday of the First Class with Privileged Octave of the First Class

Red 

¶ Feasts and Commemorations are not permitted on this day. Neither are Seasonal Collects used. And this continues through Vespers of Whit Tuesday.

INTROIT Wis. 1. 7

THE Spirit of the Lord hath filled the whole world, alleluia; and that which containeth all things hath knowledge of the voice, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 67.1. Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered: and let them that hate him flee from before his face. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

O GOD, who on this day didst teach the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit: grant unto us, by the same Spirit, to be wise in what is right, and ever to rejoice in his consolation. Through.

EPISTLE Acts 2. 1-11

WHEN the days of Pentecost were accomplished, they were all together in one place; and suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a mighty wind coming, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them parted tongues as it were of fire, and it sat upon every one of them; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they began to speak with divers tongues, according as the Holy Ghost gave them to speak. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. And when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded in mind, because that every man heard them speak in his own tongue. And they were all amazed, and wondered, saying: Behold, are not all these that speak Galileans? And how have we heard every one our own tongue wherein we were born? Parthians and Medes, and Elamites, and inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia, and Pamphylia, Egypt, and the parts of Lybia about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews also, and Proselytes, Cretes, and Arabians: we have heard them speak in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.

Alleluia, alleluia. V.: Send forth thy Spirit, and they shall be created, and thou shalt renew the face of the earth. Alleluia. (All kneel.) V.: Come, O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of thy faithful: and kindle in them the fire of thy love.

SEQUENCE

Come, thou Holy Spirit, come,
And from thy celestial home
Shed a ray of light devine
Come, thou Father of the poor,
Come, thou source of all our store,
Come, within our bosoms shine.

Thou of Conforters the best,
Thou the soul's delightful guest,
Sweet refreshment here below.
In our labor rest most sweet,
Pleasant coolness in the heat,
Solace in the midst of woe.

O most blessed Light divine,
Shine within these hearts of thine,
And our inmost being fill.
Where thou art not, man hath nought
Nothing good in deed or thought,
Nothing free from taint of ill.

Heal our wounds, our strength renew,
On our dryness pour thy dew,
Wash the stains of guilt away.

Bend the stubborn heart and will,
Melt the frozen, warm the chill,
Guide the steps that go astray.
On thy faithful who adore,
And confess thee evermore,
In thy sevenfold gifts descend.

Give them virtue's sure reward,
Give them thy salvation, Lord,
Give them joys that never end.
Amen. Alleluia.

¶ The above Sequence is used throughout the Octave.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (14. 23-31)

AT that time Jesus said to his disciples: If any one love me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and will make our abode in him: he that loveth me not, keepeth not my words. And the word which you have heard is not mine: but the Father's who sent me. These things have I spoken to you, abiding with you. But the Paraclete, the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my Name, he will teach you all things, and bring all things to your mind, whatsoever I have said to you. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, do I give unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid. You have heard that I said to you: I go away, and I come unto you. If you loved me, you would indeed be glad, because I go to the Father: for the Father is greater than I. And now I have told you before it come to pass: that when it shall come to pass you may believe. I will not now speak many things with you. For the prince of this world cometh, and in me he hath not any thing. But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father hath given me commandment so do I. 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 67. 29, 30

Confirm, O God, what thou hast wrought in us; from thy temple, which is in Jerusalem, kings shall offer presents to thee, alleluia.

SECRET

SANCTIFY, O Lord, we beseech thee, the gifts offered up to thee; and cleanse our hearts by the light of the Holy Spirit. Through.

COMMUNICANTES

As given for the Vigil of Pentecost.

COMMUNION Acts 2. 2, 4

Suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a mighty wind coming where they were sitting, alleluia: and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, speaking the wonderful works of God, alleluia, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

MAY the infusion of the Holy Spirit, O Lord, cleanse our hearts, and render them fruitful by the inward sprinkling of his dew. Through.

23 May 2015 - Saturday after the Octave of the Ascension and the Vigil of the Pentecost

Saturday after the Octave of the Ascension

Feria - White

If a mass is said on Saturday, then it is as the ferial mass given for yesterday (Friday after the Octave of the Ascension).

Vigil of Pentecost

Major Vigil of the First Class

Purple – until the Litany Red – for the Mass 

BLESSING OF THE FONT

¶ The altar is prepared, but the candles are not lit. The ministers, vested in violet, genuflect and go up to the altar, and the priest kisses the altar in the center. The Celebrant reads the prophecies from the epistle corner as on Holy Saturday. The Collects are said without Flectamus genua (Let us bend the knee.) Then the ministers proceed to the font and bless it just as on Holy Saturday, except that if there is no font to bless, the ministers shall lay aside their vestments and proceed immediately with the Litany.

LITANY 

¶ The litany is chanted as at Holy Saturday while the ministers prostrate before the altar. At the second part of the Litany, the minister rise and change into red vestments. The altar paraments are changed from purple to red.

KYRIE 

¶ As at Holy Saturday, the Kyrie is again chanted as the conclusion to the Litany. During this time, the confession from the Prayers at the Foot of the Altar is said by the ministers and servers. After the Indulgentiam, the priest says Oremus (Let us pray) as usual and goes to the altar, kissing it in the center.

GLORIA IN EXCELSIS

¶ Immediately after the Kyrie finishes, the Gloria is intoned and the bells are set ringing. After, the Celebrant says Dominus vobiscum (The Lord be with you), and then the Collect.

¶ In masses without the Blessing of the Font, the vestments begin as red and the mass begins with the following Introit. If the Blessing of the Font is carried out, then this Introit is omitted.

INTROIT Ez. 36.23-26.

WHEN I shall be sanctified in you, I will gather you together out of all the countries: and I will pour upon you clean water and you shall be cleansed from your filthiness: and I will give you a new spirit, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 33. 2. I will bless the Lord at all times: His praise shall be always in my mouth. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

GRANT, we beseech thee, O almighty God, that the splendor of thy brightness may shine forth upon us, and the light of thy light may, by the illumination of the Holy Ghost, confirm the hearts of those who have been born again by thy grace. Through.

No other Collects are used at this mass.

EPISTLE Acts 19. 1-8.

IN those days, It came to pass, while Apollo was at Corinth, that Paul having passed through the upper coasts, came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples. And he said to them: Have you received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? But they said to him: We have not so much as heard whether there be a Holy Ghost. And he said: In what then were you baptized? Who said: In John's baptism. Then Paul said: John baptized the people with the baptism of penance, saying: That they should believe in him who was to come after him, that is to say, in Jesus. Having heard these things, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had imposed his hands on them, the Holy Ghost came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. And all the men were about twelve. And entering into the synagogue, he spoke boldly for the space of three months, disputing and exhorting concerning the kingdom of God.

Alleluia. V.: Ps. 106. 1. Give glory to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

¶ The Alleluia is not repeated; instead the Tract is begun immediately.

TRACT Ps. 116. 1, 2.

O praise the Lord, all ye nations: and extol him, all ye peoples.

V.: For his mercy is confirmed upon us: and the truth of the Lord remaineth for ever.

¶ Candles are not carried at the Gospel, but incense only.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (14.15-21)

AT that time, Jesus said to his disciples: If you love me, keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he shall give you another Paraclete, that he may abide with you for ever. The Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, nor knoweth him: but you shall know him; because he shall abide with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you orphans, I will come to you. Yet a little while: and the world seeth me no more. But you see me: because I live, and you shall live. In that day you shall know, that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them; he it is that loveth me. And he that loveth me, shall be loved of my Father: and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. 

The Creed is not said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 103. 30, 31.

Send forth thy Spirit, and they shall be created, and thou shalt renew the face of the earth. May the glory of the Lord endure for ever, alleluia.

SECRET

HALLOW, we beseech thee, O Lord, the gifts we offer up to thee, and cleanse our hearts by the light of the Holy Ghost. Through.

COMMUNICANTES

IN communion with, and in honor of this most holy day of Pentecost, whereon the Holy Ghost appeared to the Holy Apostles in countless tongues; and in worshipful remembrance of the glorious Mary, ever Virgin, Mother of the same our God and Lord Jesus Christ: and also of thy blessed Apostles and Martyrs, Peter Paul, Andrew, James, John, Thomas, James, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Simon, and Thaddeus; Linus, Cletus, Clement, Xystus, Cornelius, Cyprian, Lawrence, Chrysogonus, John and Paul, Cosmas and Damian; and of all thy Saints; by whose merits and prayers grant thou that in all things we may be defended with the help of thy protection. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Or else in Latin:

COMMUNICANTES, et diem sacratissimum Pentecostes celebrantes, quo Spiritus Sanctus Apostolis innumeris linguis apparuit: sed et memoriam venerantes, in primis gloriosae semper Virginis Mariae, Genetricis Dei et Domini nostri Iesu Christi: sed et beati Ioseph, eiusdem Virginis Sponsi, et beatorum Apostolorum ac Martyrum tuorum, Petri et Pauli, Andreae, Iacobi, Ioannis, Thomae, Iacobi, Philippi, Bartholomaei, Matthaei, Simonis et Thaddai: Lini, Cleti, Clementis, Xysti, Cornelii, Cypriani, Laurentii, Chrysogoni, Ioannis et Pauli, Cosmae et Damiani: et omnium Sanctorum tuorum; quorum meritis precibusque concedas, ut in omnibus protectionis tuae muniamur auxilio. Per eundem Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

¶ This Communicantes is used at all masses throughout the Octave.

COMMUNION John 7. 37-39.

On the last day of the festivity Jesus said: He that believeth in me, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water: now this he said of the Spirit which they should receive who believed in him, alleluia, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

MAY the outpouring of the Holy Ghost cleanse our hearts, O Lord, and render them fruitful by the inward sprinkling of his heavenly dew. Through.

22 May 2015 - Feria VI after the Octave of the Ascension

Feria - White

INTROIT Ps. 26. 7-9

HEAR, O Lord, my voice with which I have cried to thee, alleluia; my heart hath said to thee, I have sought thy face, thy face, O Lord, I will seek: turn not away thy face from me, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 26. 1. The Lord is my light and my salvation: whom shall I fear? V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

O ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, make us bear towards thee always a devoted will, and serve thy majesty with a sincere heart. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and Against the Persecutors of the Church

EPISTLE I Peter 4. 7-11

DEARLY beloved, Be prudent and watch in prayers. But before all things have a constant mutual charity among yourselves: for charity covereth a multitude of sins. Using hospital-ity one towards another, without murmuring: as every man hath received grace, ministering the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. If any man speak, let him speak, as the words of God: if any minister, let him do it, as of the power which God administereth: that in all things God may be honored through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Alleluia, alleluia. V.: Ps. 46. 9. The Lord hath reigned over all the nations; God sitteth on his holy throne. Alleluia. V.: John. 14. 18. I will not leave you orphans: I go away, and I come unto you, and your heart shall rejoice. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (15.26, 27; 16.1-4)

AT that time, Jesus said to his disciples: When the Para-clete cometh, whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceedeth from the Father, he shall give testimony of Me: and you shall give testimony because you are with me from the beginning. These things I have spoken to you, that you may not be scandalized. They will put you out of the synagogues: yea, the hour cometh, that whosoever kil-leth you will think that he doth a service to God. And these things will they do to you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. But these things I have told you, that, when the hour shall come, you may remember that I told you of them.

OFFERTORY Ps. 46. 6.

God is ascended with a shout, and the Lord with the sound of a trumpet, alleluia.

SECRET

MAY these spotless Sacrifices purify us, O Lord, and give to our minds the strength of heav-enly grace. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and Against the Persecutors of the Church

COMMUNION John 17. 12, 13, 15

Father, while I was with them, I kept them whom thou gavest me, alleluia; but now I come to thee: I pray not that thou shouldst take them out of the world, but that thou shouldst keep them from evil, alleluia, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

GRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord, that being filled with thy sacred gifts, we may ever remain in thanksgiving for them. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and Against the Persecutors of the Church

21 May 2015 - Octave Day of the Ascension

Greater Double – White 

INTROIT Acts 1.11.

YE men of Galilee, why wonder you, looking up to heaven, alleluia. He shall so come as you have seen him going up into heaven, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 44.2. O clap your hands, all ye nations; shout unto God, with the voice of exultation. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

GRANT, we beseech thee, almighty God: that we, who believe thine only-begotten Son, our Redeemer, to have ascended on this day into heaven, may also ourselves dwell in mind amid heavenly things. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church

EPISTLE Acts 1. 1-11

THE former treatise I made, O Theophilus, of all things which Jesus began to do and to teach, until the day on which, giving commandments by the Holy Ghost to the Apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up: to whom also he showed himself alive after his Passion by many proofs, for forty days appearing to them and speaking of the Kingdom of God. And eating together with them, he commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but should wait for the promise of the Father, which you have heard (saith he) by my mouth; for John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. They therefore who were come together asked him, saying: Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom of Israel? But he said to them: It is not for you to know the times or moments which the Father hath put in his own power: but you shall receive the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you, and you shall be witnesses unto me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the uttermost part of the earth. And when he had said these things, while they looked on, he was raised up: and a cloud received him out of their sight. And while they were beholding him going up to heaven, behold two men stood by them in white garments, who also said: Ye men of Galilee, why stand you looking up to heaven? This Jesus, who is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come as you have seen him going into heaven.

Alleluia, alleluia. V.: Ps. 46. 6. God is ascended with a shout, and the Lord with the sound of a trumpet. Alleluia. V.: Ps. 67.18. The Lord is in Sinai, in the holy place; ascending on high he hath led captivity captive.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Mark (16.14-20)

AT that time Jesus appeared to the eleven as they were at table: and he upbraided them with their incredulity and hardness of heart, because they did not believe them who had seen him after he was risen again. And he said to them: Go ye into the whole world and preach the Gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved: but he that believeth not shall be condemned. And these signs shall follow them that believe: In my Name they shall cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they shall drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay their hands upon the sick, and they shall recover. And the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken unto them, was taken up into heaven and sitteth on the right hand of God. But they going forth preached everywhere, the Lord working withal, and confirming the word with signs that followed.

OFFERTORY Ps. 46. 6

God is ascended with a shout, and the Lord with the sound of a trumpet, alleluia.

SECRET

ACCEPT, O Lord, the gifts we offer up to thee, for the glorious Ascension of thy Son: and mercifully grant that we may be freed from present perils and attain unto everlasting life. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church

COMMUNION Ps. 67. 33, 34

Sing ye to the Lord, who mounteth above the heaven of heavens to the East, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

GRANT to us, we beseech thee, almighty and merciful God, that we may obtain the invisible effects of that which we have shared by communion in visible Mysteries. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and

Against the Persecutors of the Church

20 May 2015 - Saint Bernadin of Sienna, Confessor (Octave of the Ascension)

Semi-Double - White

Commemorate the Octave of the Ascension with the Collects as on the Feast of the Ascension after the Collect, Secret, and Postcommunion of the mass of the Saint.
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. Alleluia. Ps. 36.1. Be not emulous of evildoers: nor envy them that work iniquity. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

O Lord Jesus Christ, thou didst grant to blessed Bernardin, thy Confessor, a surpassing love for thy holy Name: we beseech thee, by his merits and intercession, graciously pour into our hearts the spirit of thy love: Who livest and reignest.

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.

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. V.: Ecclus. 45.9. The Lord loved him and adorned him: He clothed him with a robe of glory. Alleluia.

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

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

OFFERTORY Ps. 88.25.

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

SECRET

We offer thee, O Lord, this sacrifice of praise in memory of thy Saints. Free us from evil now and in the future through their intercession. 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. Alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

Refreshed with heavenly Food and Drink we humbly pray thee, our God, that we may be strengthened by the prayers of thy Saint, in whose memory we have received this Sacrament. Through.

19 May 2015 - Saint Peter Celestine, Pope & Confessor (Octave of the Ascension, Commemoration of St. Pudentiana, Virgin)

Double - White

Commemorate the Octave of the Ascension with the Collects as on the Feast of the Ascension after the Collect, Secret, and Postcommunion of the mass of the Saint.
INTROIT John. 21. 15-17

Simon Peter, if thou lovest me, feed my lambs, feed my sheep. Alleluia, alleluia. 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 didst raise blessed Peter Celestine to the sublime height of the pontificate, and didst teach him to prefer humility to that dignity, mercifully grant that we may have the grace by his example to disdain all the things of the world, and the happiness to attain the rewards promised to the humble. Through.

Commemoration: Of Saint Pudentiana, Virgin.

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

Alleluia, alleluia. V.: Matt. 16. 18 Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church. Alleluia. Ps. 44.17,18. Thou shalt make them princes over all the earth: they shall remember thy Name, O Lord. 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. Alleluia.

SECRET

In thy loving kindness, we beseech thee, O Lord, be moved by the offering of our gifts and enlighten thy Church: that thy flock may prosper everywhere and the Shepherds, under thy direction, may be pleasing to thy Name. Through.

Commemoration: Of Saint Pudentiana, Virgin

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. 16.18.

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

POSTCOMMUNION

Since thy Church hath been nourished by the sacred repast, govern her in thy clemency, we beseech thee, O Lord, so that under the guidance of thy mighty rule she may enjoy greater freedom and abiding integrity of religion. Through.

Commemoration: Of Saint Pudentiana, Virgin

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

18 May 2015 - Saint Venantius, Martyr (Octave of the Ascension)

Double - Red

Commemorate the Octave of the Ascension with the Collects as on the Feast of the Ascension after the Collect, Secret, and Postcommunion of the mass of the Saint.
INTROIT Ps. 63.3.

THOU has protected me, O God, from the assembly of the malignant, alleluia: from the multitude of the workers of iniquity, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 63.2. Hear, O God, my prayer, when I make supplication to thee: deliver my soul from the fear of the enemy. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who hast consecrated this day to the triumph of blessed Venantius, thy Martyr, harken to the prayers of thy people, and grant that we, who venerate his merits, may imitate the constancy of his faith. Through.

LESSON Wis. 5.1-5.

Then shall the just stand with great constancy against those that have afflicted them, and taken away their labours. These seeing it, shall be troubled with terrible fear, and shall be amazed at the suddenness of their unexpected salvation, Saying within themselves, repenting, and groaning for anguish of spirit: These are they, whom we had sometime in derision, and for a parable of reproach. We fools esteemed their life madness, and their end without honour. Behold, how they are numbered among the children of God, and their lot is among the saints.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 88.6. The heavens shall confess thy wonders, O Lord: and thy truth in the Church of the Saints. Alleluia. Ps. 20.4. Thou hast set on his head, O Lord, a crown of precious stones. Alleluia.

+ 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. 88.6.

The heavens shall confess thy wonders, O Lord, and thy truth in the Church of the Saints, alleluia, alleluia.

SECRET

May the merits of blessed Venantius, O almighty God, render this offering acceptable to thee: so that, helped by his prayers, we may come to share in his glory. Through.

COMMUNION Ps. 63.11.

The just shall rejoice in the Lord, and shall hope in him: and all the upright in heart shall be praised, alleluia, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

O Lord, we have received the Sacrament of eternal life, and humbly beseech thee, that through the intercession of blessed Venantius thy Martyr, it may obtain for us pardon and grace. Through.

17 May 2015 - Saint Pascal Baylon, Confessor (Sunday within the Octave of the Ascension)

Double - White

Commemorate the Octave of the Ascension with the Collects as on the Feast of the Ascension after the Collect, Secret, and Postcommunion of the mass of the Saint and Sunday.

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

COLLECT

O God, who didst adorn blessed Paschal, thy Confessor, with a wonderful love for the Sacred Mysteries of thy Body and Blood, mercifully grant that we, too, may be worthy to feel the same unction of the spirit which he received from this divine banquet. Who livest and reignest.

Commemoration: Sunday within the Octave

O almighty and everlasting God, make us bear towards thee always a devoted will, and serve thy majesty with a sincere heart. 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.

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. V.: Ecclus. 45.9. The Lord loved him and adorned him: He clothed him with a robe of glory. 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. Alleluia.

SECRET

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

Commemoration: Sunday within the Octave

May these spotless Sacrifices purify us, O Lord, and give to our minds the strength of heavenly grace. 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. Alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

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

Commemoration: Sunday within the Octave

Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord, that being filled with thy sacred gifts, we may ever remain in thanksgiving for them. Through.