1 July 2015 - The Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Octave Day of St. John Baptist and the Octave of Sts. Peter and Paul)

Double of the First Class – Red

INTROIT Apoc 5.9-10

THOU hast redeemed us, O Lord, in thy Blood, out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and hast made us to our God a kingdom. Ps. 88.2 The mercies of the Lord I will sing for ever: I will show forth thy truth with my mouth to generation and generation. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who didst appoint thine only-begotten Son to be Redeemer of the world, and didst vouchsafe to be appeased by his Blood: grant, we beseech thee, that, by our solemn service, we may so venerate the Price of our redemption, and by its power be so defended from evils of this pre-sent life on earth, that we may enjoy its fruit for evermore in heaven. Through the same.

COMMEMORATION
Octave Day of St. John Baptist

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church
or For the Pope

EPISTLE Heb. 9.11-15

BRETHREN, Christ being come, as High Priest of the good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is, not of this creation: neither by the blood of goats or of calves, but by his own Blood, entered once into the Holies, having obtained eternal redemption. For if the blood of goats and of oxen and the ashes of a heifer, being sprinkled, sanc-tify such as are defiled, to the cleaning of the flesh: how much more shall the Blood of Christ, who, by the Holy Ghost, offered himself unspotted unto God, cleanse our conscience from dead works, to serve the living God? And therefore he is the Mediator of the new Testament: that by means of his death, for the re-demption of those transgressions which were under the former Tes-tament, they that are called may receive the promise of eternal in-heritance, in Christ Jesus our Lord.

GRADUAL I John 5.6-8.

This is he that came by water and Blood, Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and Blood. There are three who give testi-mony in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost; and three that give testimony on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the Blood; and these three are one.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. I John 5.9. If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of of God is greater. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (19.30-35)

AT that time, Jesus when he had taken the vinegar, said: It is consummated. And bowing his head, he gave up the ghost. Then the Jews, (because it was the parasceve,) that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the sabbath day, (for that was a great sabbath day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. The soldiers therefore came; and they broke the legs of the first, and of the other that was crucified with him. But after they were come to Jesus, when they saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. But one of the soldiers with a spear opened his side, and im-mediately there came out blood and water. And he that saw it, hath given testimony, and his tes-timony is true. 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY I Cor. 10.16.

The chalice of bendiction which we bless, is it not the communion of the Blood of Christ? And the bread which we break, is it not the partaking of the Body of the Lord?

SECRET

MAY we draw nigh to Jesus the Mediator of the New Testament, we beseech thee, through the Divine mysteries; and renew upon thine altars, O Lord of hosts, the sprinkling of that Blood which speaketh better things than that of Abel. Through the same.

COMMEMORATION
Octave Day of St. John Baptist

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church
or For the Pope

PREFACE: Of the Holy Cross.

COMMUNION Heb. 9.28.

Christ was offered once to ex-haust the sins of many; the sec-ond time he shall appear without sin to them that expect him, unto salvation.

POSTCOMMUNION

WE who have been admitted to thy Holy Table, O Lord, have drawn waters with joy from the fountains of Savior: may his Blood, we beseech thee, be for us a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life. Who liveth and reigneth.

COMMEMORATION
Octave of St. John Baptist

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church
or For the Pope

30 June 2015 - Commemoration of St. Paul the Apostle (Commemoration of St. Peter and Commemoration of the Octave of St. John Baptist)

Greater Double – Red

INTROIT II Tim 1.12

I know whom I have believed, and I am certain that he is able to keep that which I committed to him, against that day; being a just judge. Ps. 135.1,2 Lord, Thou hast proved me and known me: thou hast known my sitting down, and my rising up. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who by the preaching of blessed Paul the Apostle, didst teach the multitude of the Gentiles: grant, we beseech thee, that we who celebrate his heavenly birthday, may also experience his patronage. 

And then under one ending as usual:

Commemoration: Of St. Peter

O God, who by delivering to thy blessed Apostle Peter the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, didst confer upon him the pontifical power of binding and of loosing, grant that, by the help of his intercession, we may be freed from the bonds of sin: Who livest and reignest.

¶ The Collects of St. Peter in this mass are used as the commemorations of St. Peter at all masses of St. Paul, both said under one ending.

COMMEMORATION
Octave of St. John Baptist

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church
or For the Pope

EPISTLE Gal. 1.11-20

Brethren, I give you to understand, brethren, that the Gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. For neither did I receive it of man, nor did I learn it; but by the revelation of Jesus Christ. For you have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion: how that, beyond measure, I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it. And I made progress in the Jews' religion above many of my equals in my own nation, being more abundantly zealous for the traditions of my fathers. But when it pleased him, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace, To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, immediately I condescended not to flesh and blood. Neither went I to Jerusalem, to the apostles who were before me: but I went into Arabia, and again I returned to Damascus. Then, after three years, I went to Jerusalem, to see Peter, and I tarried with him fifteen days. But other of the apostles I saw none, saving James the brother of the Lord. Now the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I lie not.

GRADUAL Gal. 2.8-9

He who wrought in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, wrought in me also among the Gentiles; and they knew the grace of God, which was given to me. V. I Cor. 15.10. The grace of God in me hath not been void; but grace always remaineth in me.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Holy Apostle Paul, preacher of truth, and doctor of the Genitles, intercede for us. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (10.16-22)

At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: Behold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and simple as doves. But beware of men. For they will deliver you up in councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues. And you shall be brought before governors, and before kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles: But when they shall deliver you up, take no thought how or what to speak: for it shall be given you in that hour what to speak. For it is not you that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you. The brother also shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the son: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and shall put them to death. And you shall be hated by all men for my name's sake: but he that shall persevere unto the end, he shall be saved. 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 138.17

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

SECRET

Sanctify, O Lord, the offerings of thy people, through the prayers of Paul, thine Apostle: that this sacrifice which is pleasing to thee by thine own institution, may be made yet more acceptable in thy sight, through his patronage and intercession. 

And under one ending:

Commemoration: Of St. Peter

We beseech thee, O Lord that the prayer of the blessed Apostle Peter may commend the sacrifices and supplications of thy Church, so that the celebration we hold for his glory may profit for our pardon. Through.

COMMEMORATION
Octave of St. John Baptist

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church
or For the Pope

Preface: Of the Apostles.

COMMUNION Matt. 19.28,29

Amen I say to you, that you, who have left all things and followed me, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall possess life everlasting.

POSTCOMMUNION

Having received thy holy Sacrament O Lord, we entreat thee, that through the intercession of blessed Paul the Apostle, the mysteries we have celebrated to his glory may be unto us a healing remedy.

And under one ending:

Commemoration: Of St. Peter

May the gift which we have offered fill us with joy, O Lord: that as we proclaim thee wonderful in thine Apostle Peter, so we may though him receive the grace of thy forgiveness. Through.

COMMEMORATION
Octave of St. John Baptist

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church
or For the Pope

29 June 2015 - Saints Peter & Paul, Apostles (Octave of St. John Baptist)

Double of the First Class – Red 

INTROIT Acts 12.11

MANY are the afflictions of the just, and out of all these the Lord hath delivered them: the Lord keepeth all their bones; not one of them shall be broken. Ps. 138.1,2 I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall be always in my mouth. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O GOD, who hast made this day holy by the martyrdom of thine Apostles, Peter and Paul: grant that thy Church may in all things follow the precepts of those through whom she received the beginnings of the Faith. Through.

COMMEMORATION
Octave of St. John Baptist

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church
or For the Pope

EPISTLE Acts 12.1-11

IN those days, Herod the king stretched forth his hands to afflict some of the Church: and he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword; and seeing that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to take up Peter also. Now it was in the days of the azymes: and when he had apprehended him, he cast him into prison, delivering him to four files of soldiers to be kept, intending after the pasch to bring him forth to the people. Peter therefore was kept in prison; but prayer was made without ceasing by the Church unto God for him. And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains; and the keepers before the door kept the prison: and behold, an Angel of the Lord stood by him and a light shined in the room; and he striking Peter on the side, raised him up, saying: Arise quickly, and the chains fell off from his hands; and the Angel said to him: Gird thyself, and put on thy sandals; and he did so; and he said to him, cast thy garment about thee, and follow me; and going out, he followed him: and he knew not that it was true which was done by the Angel; but he thought he saw a vision. And passing through the first and the second ward, they came to the iron gate that leadeth to the city, which of itself opened to them; and going out, they passed on through one street, and immediately the Angel departed from him. And Peter coming to himself, said, Now I know in very deed that the Lord hath sent His Angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

GRADUAL Ps. 44.17-18

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

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Matt. 16.18. Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (16.13-19)

AT that time, Jesus came into the quarters of Caesarea Phillippi, 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, Jermias, or one of the prophets. Jesus saith to them: But who 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 them Blessed art thou, Simon BarJona, because flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven: and I say to thee: that thou are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church. And the gates of hell shall not prevail against it; and to thee I will give the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, shall be bound also in heaven. And whatsoever though shalt loose upon earth, shall be loosed also in heaven. The Creed is said throughout the Octave.

OFFERTORY Ps. 44.17-18

Thou shalt make them princes over all the earth: they shall remember thy Name, O Lord, throughout all generations.

SECRET

MAY the prayers of the Apostles accompany the sacrifices which we bring to thee, O Lord, to be consecrated to thy Name: and by the same prayer, grant that we may be cleansed and defended. Through.

COMMEMORATION
Octave of St. John Baptist

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church
or For the Pope

PREFACE: Of the Apostles. This preface is said at all masses during the Octave unless another Preface is specified in the rubrics.

COMMUNION Matt. 16.18

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

POSTCOMMUNION

THROUGH the intercession of the Apostles, do thou, O Lord, guard from all adversity those whom thou hast fed with heavenly Food. Through.

COMMEMORATION
Octave of St. John Baptist

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church
or For the Pope

28 June 2015 - St. Irenaeus, Bishop & Martyr (Trinity IV and Sunday within the Octave of St. John the Baptist)

Double – Red

INTROIT Mal 2.6

The awe of truth was in his mouth and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace, and in equity, and turned many away from iniquity. Ps. 77.1 Attend, O my people to my law; incline your ears to the words of my mouth. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who didst enable blessed Irenaeus, thy Martyr and Bishop to overcome heresies by the truth of doctrine and happily to establish peace in the Church: we beseech thee, give to thy people constancy in holy religion; and grant us thy peace in our time. Through.

Commemoration: Fourth Sunday after Trinity

O God, who hast prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass understanding: pour into our hearts such love towards thee, that we, loving thee in all things, and above all things, may obtain thy promises which exceed all that we can desire. Through.

Commemoration
Octave of St. John Baptist

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church
or For the Pope

EPISTLE II Tim. 3.14-17; 4.1-5.

Dearly beloved: Continue thou in those things which thou hast learned, and which have been committed to thee: knowing of whom thou hast learned them; And because from thy infancy thou hast known the holy scriptures, which can instruct thee to salvation, by the faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture, inspired of God, is profitable to teach, to reprove, to correct, to instruct in justice, That the man of God may be perfect, furnished to every good work. I charge thee, before God and Jesus Christ, who shall judge the living and the dead, by his coming, and his kingdom: Preach the word: be instant in season, out of season: reprove, entreat, rebuke in all patience and doctrine. For there shall be a time, when they will not endure sound doctrine; but, according to their own desires, they will heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears: And will indeed turn away their hearing from the truth, but will be turned unto fables.

GRADUAL Ps. 121.8.

For my brethren's and my neighbors' sake I spoke peace concerning thee. V. Ps. 36.37. Keep innocence, and behold equity; for to a man who loveth peace there are things that remain over.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ecclus. 6.35. Stand the multitude of the prudent priest, and from thy heart join thyself to their wisdom, that thou mayest hear every discourse of God. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (10.28-33)

At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: Fear ye not them that kill the body, and are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him that can destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: better are you than many sparrows. Every one therefore that shall confess me before men, I will also confess him before my Father who is in heaven.

OFFERTORY Ecclus. 22.44.

My doctrine I shall make to shine for all like the dawn at morn, and will declare it afar off.

SECRET

O God, who sufferest not the nations who believe in thee to be overwhelmed by any terror: vouchsafe to receive the prayers and oblations of thy people that of thy mercy thou wouldst grant peace, and make safe the borders of Christendom against every enemy. Through.

Commemoration: Fourth Sunday after Trinity

Be merciful, O Lord, to our humble pleading: and favorably receive these offerings of thy servants and handmaidens, that what each of us has offered to the honor of thy Name, may profit us all unto salvation. Through.

Commemoration
Octave of St. John Baptist

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church
or For the Pope

COMMUNION Eccl. 24.47

See ye, that I have not labored for myself only but for all that seek out the truth.

POSTCOMMUNION

O God, the Author and Lover of peace, whom to know is to live, whom to serve is to reign, protect thy suppliant people from all assaults, that we who put our trust in thy defense, through the intercession of blessed Irenaeus, thy Martyr and Bishop, may not fear the power of any adversary. Through.

Commemoration: Fourth Sunday after Trinity

Grant, O Lord, we beseech thee, that we whom thou hast fed with the heavenly Gift, may be cleansed from our hidden sins and delivered from the snares of our enemies. Through.

Commemoration
Octave of St. John Baptist

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church
or For the Pope

27 June 2015 - Vigil of Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles (Octave of St. John Baptist)

Minor Vigil – Purple

¶ The Vigil is transferred to this day since its usual day falls on a Sunday; the transferred vigil is said without the commemoration of Saint Irenaeus.

INTROIT Ps. 33.19

Many are the afflictions of the just, and out of all these the Lord hath delivered them: the Lord keepeth all their bones; not one of them shall be broken. Ps. 33.1. I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall be always in my mouth. V. Glory be.

¶ The Gloria in excelsis is not said.

COLLECT

We beseech thee, almighty God, that thou suffer no disturbance to shake us, whom thou hast founded on the rock of the confession of thine Apostles. Through.

Commemoration
Of the Octave of St. John Baptist

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary

EPISTLE Acts 3.1-10

In those days, Peter and John went up into the temple at the ninth hour of prayer. And a certain man who was lame from his mother's womb, was carried: whom they laid every day at the gate of the temple, which is called Beautiful, that he might ask alms of them that went into the temple. He, when he had seen Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked to receive an alms. But Peter with John fastening his eyes upon him, said: Look upon us. But he looked earnestly upon them, hoping that he should receive something of them. But Peter said: Silver and gold I have none; but what I have, I give thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, arise, and walk. And taking him by the right hand, he lifted him up, and forthwith his feet and soles received strength. And he leaping up, stood, and walked, and went in with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. And all the people saw him walking and praising God. And they knew him, that it was he who sat begging alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened to him.

GRADUAL Ps. 18.5,2

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

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (21.15-19)

At that time, Jesus said to Simon Peter: Simon, son of John, lovest thou me more then these? He saith to him: Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him: Feed my lambs. He saith to him again: Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? He saith to him: Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him: Feed my lambs. He said to him the third time: Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved, because he had said to him the third time: Lovest thou me? And he said to him: Lord, thou knowest all things: thou knowest that I love thee. He said to him: Feed my sheep. Amen, amen I say to thee, when thou wast younger, thou didst gird thyself, and didst walk where thou wouldst. But when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and lead thee whither thou wouldst not. And this he said, signifying by what death he should glorify God.

OFFERTORY Ps. 138.17

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

SECRET

Sanctify, we beseech thee, O Lord, the offering of thy people, by the intercession of thine Apostles, and cleanse us from the stains of our sins. Through.

Commemoration
Of the Octave of St. John Baptist

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary

COMMUNION John 21.15,17

Simon, son of John, lovest thou me more then these? Lord, thou knowest all things: thou knowest, Lord, that I love thee.

POSTCOMMUNION

O Lord, by the intercession of thine Apostles, keep from all harm those whom thou hast filled with heavenly food. Through.

Commemoration
Of the Octave of St. John Baptist

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary

26 June 2015 - Saints John and Paul, Martyrs (Octave of St. John Baptist)

Double – Red

INTROIT Ps. 33.20-21

Many are the afflications of the just, and out of all these the Lord hath delivered them: the Lord keepeth all their bones; not one of them shall be broken. Ps. 33.2. I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall be always in my mouth. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

We beseech thee, almighty God, that on this day's festival we may receive a twofold joy in the triumph of blessed John and Paul, whom the same faith and the same martyrdom made to be brethren indeed. Through.

Commemoration
Octave of St. John Baptist

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church
or For the Pope

EPISTLE Ecclus. 44.10-15

These are men of mercy, whose godly deeds have not failed: Good things continue with their seed, Their posterity are a holy inheritance, and their seed hath stood in the covenants. And their children for their sakes remain for ever: their seed and their glory shall not be forsaken. Their bodies are buried in peace, and their name liveth unto generation and generation. Let the people shew forth their wisdom, and the church declare their praise.

GRADUAL Ps. 132.1-2

Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity. It is like the precious ointment on the head, that ran down upon the beard of Aaron.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Thy saints shall bless thee, O Lord, they shall speak of the glory of thy Kingdom. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (12.1-8)

At that time, Jesus to his disciples: Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed: nor hidden, that shall not be known. For whatsoever things you have spoken in darkness, shall be published in the light: and that which you have spoken in the ear in the chambers, shall be preached on the housetops. And I say to you, my friends: Be not afraid of them who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will shew you whom you shall fear: fear ye him, who after he hath killed, hath power to cast into hell. Yea, I say to you, fear him. Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? Yea, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: you are of more value than many sparrows. And I say to you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God.

OFFERTORY Ps. 5.12-13

All they that love thy Name shall glory in thee, for thou, O Lord, wilt bless the just: O Lord, thou hast crowned us, as with a shield of thy good will.

SECRET

Graciouly receive, O Lord, the oblations consecrated to thee through the merits of thy holy Martyrs John and Paul; and grant that they may be to us a perpetual help. Through.

Commemoration
Octave of St. John Baptist

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church
or For the Pope

COMMUNION Wis. 3.4,5,6

Though in the sight of men they suffered torments, God hath tried them: as gold in the furnace he hath proved them; as a holocaust he hath received them.

POSTCOMMUNION

We have received, O Lord, thy heavenly Sacraments, on this festival kept by us in honor of thy holy Martyrs John and Paul: grant, we beseech thee, that the rite we are even now completing may bring to us eternal joys. Through.

Commemoration
Octave of St. John Baptist

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church
or For the Pope

25 June 2015 - Saint William, Abbot (Octave of Saint John Baptist)

Double - White

INTROIT Ps. 36.30-31.

The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom and his tongue shall speak judgement: the law of his God is in his heart. Ps. 36.1. Be not emulous of evildoers: nor envy them that work iniquity. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who to smooth the way of salvation for our weakness hast given thy Saints to be our example and protection: grant that we may so venerate the merits of thy blessed Abbot William, that we may obtain his prayers and follow in his footsteps. Through.

Commemoration: Octave of St. John the Baptist
Collect as on the feast.

LESSON Ecclus. 45.1-6.

Beloved of God, and men: whose memory is in benediction. 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. For he heard him, and his voice, and brought him into a cloud. And he gave him commandments before his face, and a law of life and instruction.

GRADUAL Ps. 20.4-5.

Lord, thou hast prevented him with blessings of sweetness: thou hast set on his head a crown of precious stones. V.: He asked life of thee, and thou hast given him length of days for ever and ever.

Alleluia, alleluia. V.: Ps. 91.13. The just shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow up like the cedar of Libanus. Alleluia.

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

At that time, Peter 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. 20.3-4.

Thou hast given him his heart's desire, O Lord, and hast not withholden from him the will of his lips: Thou hast set on his head a crown of precious stones.

SECRET

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

Commemoration: Octave of St. John the Baptist
Collect as on the feast. 

Communion Luke 12.42.

The faithful and wise servant, whom his lord setteth over his family, to give them their measure of wheat in due season.

POSTCOMMUNION

May the pleasing of blessed William, the Abbot for us, as well as the reception of thy Sacrament, protect us, O Lord, that we may both share in the glory of his works, and receive the help of his intercession. Through.

Commemoration: Octave of St. John the Baptist
Collect as on the feast. 

24 June 2015 - Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

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

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¶ The following Collects are used throughout the Octave of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist.

OF SAINT MARY

COLLECT

GRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord God, to us thy servants, that we may evermore enjoy health of mind and body, and by the glorious intercession of blessed Mary ever Virgin be delivered from present sorrow and attain everlasting happiness. (Through.)

SECRET

THROUGH thy clemency, O Lord, and by the intercession of blessed Mary ever Virgin may this offering avail unto our prosperity and peace now and for evermore. (Through.)

POSTCOMMUNION

GRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord, that having received these helps unto salvation we may everywhere be protected by the patronage of blessed Mary ever Virgin, in veneration of whom we have offered this sacrifice to thy majesty. (Through.)

AGAINST THE

PERSECUTORS OF THE CHURCH

COLLECT

GRACIOUSLY accept the prayers of thy Church, we beseech thee, O Lord, that, overcoming all hostility and error, she may serve thee in safety and freedom. (Through.)

SECRET

PROTECT us, we beseech thee, O Lord, who assist at thy mysteries, that holding fast to things divine, we may serve thee both in body and soul. (Through.)

POSTCOMMUNION

WE beseech thee, O Lord our God, that thou wouldst not allow to be exposed to human perils, those whom thou hast been pleased to make sharers of these divine mysteries. (Through.)

¶ Or else instead of the Prayers Against the Persecutors of the Church may be said the following prayers for the Pope.

FOR THE POPE

COLLECT

O GOD, the Shepherd and Ruler of all the faithful, look favorably upon thy servant N., whom thou hast been pleased to appoint as shepherd over thy Church, grant we beseech thee, that by word and example, he may edify those over whom he is placed, and together with the flock entrusted to his care, may attain everlasting life.

SECRET

BE appeased, we beseech thee, O Lord, by our peace-offerings, and by thy constant protection, guide thy servant N., whom thou hast been pleased to appoint as shepherd over thy Church.

POSTCOMMUNION

WE beseech thee, O Lord, that the reception of this divine sacrament, may protect us and always save and defend thy servant N., whom thou hast been pleased to appoint as shepherd over thy Church, together with the flock entrusted to him.

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INTROIT Isa. 49.1,2

THE Lord hath called me by my name from the womb of my mother, and he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword: in the shadow of his hand he hath protected me, and hath made me as a chosen arrow. Ps. 91.2 It is good to give praise to the Lord, and to sing to thy name, O Most High. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O GOD, who hast made this day worthy of honor by the birth of blessed John: grant to thy people the grace of spiritual joys, and direct the minds of all the faithful in the way of eternal salvation. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church
or For the Pope

LESSON Is. 49.1-3,5,6,7

GIVE ear, ye islands, and hearken, ye people from afar. The Lord hath called me from the womb, from the bowels of my mother he hath been mindful of my name. And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword: in the shadow of his hand he hath protected me, and hath made me as a chosen arrow: in his quiver he hath hidden me. And he said to me: Thou art my servant Israel, for in thee will I glory. And now saith the Lord, that formed me from the womb to be his servant: Behold I have given thee to be the light of the Gentiles, that thou mayest be My salvation even to the farthest part of the earth. Kings shall see and princes shall rise up, and adore for the Lord's sake, and for the Holy One of Israel, Who hath chosen thee.

GRADUAL Jer. 1.5,9

Before I formed thee in the bowels of thy mother, I knew thee: and before thou camest forth out of the womb, I sanctified thee. The Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth: and said to me.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Luke 1.76. Thou, child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest; thou shalt go before the Lord to prepare his ways. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (1.57-68)

NOW Elizabeth's full time of being delivered was come, and she brought forth a son. And her neighbours and kinsfolks heard that the Lord had showed his great mercy towards her, and they congratulated with her. And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called him by his father's name Zachary. And his mother answering, said: Not so; but he shall be called John. And they said to her: There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name. And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called. And demanding a writing table, he wrote, saying: John is his name. And they all wondered. And immediately his mouth was opened, and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God. And fear came upon all their neighbors; and all these things were noised abroad over all the hill country of Judea. And all they that had heard them laid them up in their heart, saying: What an one, think ye, shall this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him. And Zachary his father was filled with the Holy Ghost; and he prophesied, saying: Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; because he hath visited and wrought the redemption of his people.

¶ The Creed is not said unless this feast falls on a Sunday. The Creed is also not said throughout the Octave, unless on a Sunday or otherwise appointed in the rubrics.

OFFERTORY Ps. 111.13

The just shall flourish like the palmtree; he shall grow up like a cedar of Libanus.

SECRET

WE heap our gifts upon thine altars, O Lord, as we celebrate with due honor the birthday of him who both proclaimed the coming of the Savior of the world and pointed him out when come, even our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son: Who liveth and reigneth.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church
or For the Pope

COMMUNION Luke 1.76.

Thou, child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways

POSTCOMMUNION

LET thy Church, O Lord, rejoice at the birth of blessed John the Baptist: through whom she came to know the Author of her own new birth, even our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son, who liveth and reigneth.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary and
Against the Persecutors of the Church
or For the Pope

23 June 2015 - Vigil of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

 

Minor Vigil – Purple

INTROIT Luke 1.13,15,14.

Fear not, Zachary; thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John; and he shall be great before the Lord, and shall be filled with the Holy Ghost even from his mother's womb; and many shall rejoice at his birth. Ps. 20.2. In thy strength O Lord, the king shall joy; and in thy salvation he shall rejoice exceedingly. V. Glory be.

¶ The Gloria in excelsis is not said.

COLLECT

Grant, we beseech thee, O almighty God, that thy household may advance in the way of salvation: and by following the exhortation of blessed John the Precursor may safely come to him whom he foretold, even our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints and Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE Jer. 1.4-10

In those days the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Before I formed thee in the bowels of thy mother, I knew thee: and before thou camest forth out of the womb, I sanctified thee, and made thee a prophet unto the nations. And I said: Ah, ah, ah, Lord God: behold, I cannot speak, for I am a child. And the Lord said to me: Say not: I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee: and whatsoever I shall command thee, thou shalt speak. Be not afraid at their presence: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord. And the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth: and the Lord said to me: Behold I have given my words in thy mouth: Lo, I have set thee this day over the nations, and over the kingdoms, to root up, and pull down, and to waste, and to destroy, and to build, and to plant.

GRADUAL John 1.6-7.

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. This man came to bear witness of the light, to prepare unto the Lord a perfect people.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (1.5-17)

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zachary, of the course of Abia; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth. And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and justifications of the Lord without blame. And they had no son, for that Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years. And it came to pass, when he executed the priestly function in the order of his course before God, According to the custom of the priestly office, it was his lot to offer incense, going into the temple of the Lord. And all the multitude of the people was praying without, at the hour of incense. And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense. And Zachary seeing him, was troubled, and fear fell upon him. But the angel said to him: Fear not, Zachary, for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John: And thou shalt have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice in his nativity. For he shall be great before the Lord; and shall drink no wine nor strong drink: and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb. And he shall convert many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias; that he may turn the hearts of the fathers unto the children, and the incredulous to the wisdom of the just, to prepare unto the Lord a perfect people.

OFFERTORY Ps. 8.6-7

Thou hast crowned him with glory and honor, and hast set him over the works of thy hands, O Lord.

SECRET

Hallow, O Lord, the gifts we offer: and by the intercession of blessed John the Baptist, cleanse us by their means from the stains of our sins. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints and Collect ad Libitum

COMMUNION Ps. 20.6

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

POSTCOMMUNION

May the glorious prayer of blessed John the Baptist accompany us, O Lord: and may he obtain for us pardon from him whose coming he foretold, even our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son, who liveth and reigneth.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints and Collect ad Libitum

22 June 2015 - Saint Paulinus, Confessor & Saint Alban, Protomartyr of Britain

Double – White

N.b.  The Office is of Saint Alban with commemoration of St. Paulinus. The mass may be of Paulinus, with or without commemoration of Alban, and a mass may be said of Saint Alban with commemoration of Paulinus, or a second mass may be of Saint Alban.

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 hast promised an hundredfold and eternal life hereafter to those who in this world leave all things for thy sake: grant in thy mercy that we may follow in the footsteps of the holy Bishop Paulinus, and may come to despise all things of earth and long alone for those of heaven. Who livest and reignest.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints and Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE II Cor. 8.9-15

Brethren: Ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that being rich he became poor, for your sakes; that through his poverty you might be rich. And herein I give my advice; for this is profitable for you, who have begun not only to do, but also to be willing, a year ago. Now therefore perform ye it also in deed; that as your mind is forward to be willing, so it may be also to perform, out of that which you have. For if the will be forward, it is accepted according to that which a man hath, not according to that which he hath not. For I mean not that others should be eased, and you burdened, but by an equality. In this present time let your abundance supply their want, that their abundance also may supply your want, that there may be an equality, As it is written: He that had much, had nothing over; and he that had little, had no want.

GRADUAL Ecclus. 44.16,20

Behold a great priest, who in his days pleased God. There was not found the like to him who kept the law of the Most High.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 109.4. Thou art a priest for ever according of the order of Melchisedech. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (12.32-34)

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

OFFERTORY Ps. 88.21-22

I have found David my servant, with my holy oil I have anointed him: for my hand shall help him, and mine arm shall strengthen him.

SECRET

Grant us, O Lord, that following the example of the holy Bishop Paulinus, we may add the sacrifice of perfect charity to the offering of the altar, and by zeal in doing good may win thine everlasting mercy. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints and Collect ad Libitum

COMMUNION Luke 12.42

This is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord setteth over his family: to give them their measure of wheat in due season.

POSTCOMMUNION

Grant us, O Lord, through these holy mysteries, that spirit of lowliness and love which thy holy Bishop Paulinus drew from this divine source: and through his intercession pour forth in thy bounty the riches of thy grace on all who call upon thee. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints and Collect ad Libitum

21 June 2015 - Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Confessor (Trinity III)

Double – White

INTROIT Ps. 8.6

Thou hast made him a little less than the Angels: thou hast crowned him with glory and worship. Ps. 148.2 Praise ye the Lord, all his Angels: praise ye him, all his hosts. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, the Giver of heavenly gifts who in the angelic youth Aloysius didst unite a wonderful innocence of life with an equal spirit of penance: grant through his merits and prayers, that we, who have not followed his innocence, may imitate his penance. Through.

Commemoration: Third Sunday after Trinity

Grant us, we beseech thee, O Lord, that both the course of this world may be peacefully ordered for us by thy governance, and that thy Church may rejoice in quiet devotion. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints and Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE 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 is life. Who hath been tried thereby, and made perfect, he shall have glory everlasting: he that could have transgressed, and hath not transgressed: and could do evil things, and hath not done them: therefore are his goods established in the Lord, and all the Church of the Saints shall declare his alms.

GRADUAL Ps. 70.5,6

My hope, O Lord, from my youth: by thee have I been confirmed from the womb: from my mother's womb thou art my protector. V. Ps. 40.13. But thou hast upheld me by reason of mine innocence, and hast established me in thy sight for ever.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 64.5. Blessed is he whom thou hast chosen and taken to thee: he shall dwell in thy courts. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (22.29-40)

At that time, Jesus answering, said to the Sadduccees: You err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they shall neither marry nor be married; but shall be as the angels of God in heaven. And concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken by God, saying to you: I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. And the multitudes hearing it, were in admiration at his doctrine. But the Pharisees hearing that he had silenced the Sadducees, came together: And one of them, a doctor of the law, asking him, tempting him: Master, which is the greatest commandment in the law? Jesus said to him: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. And the second is like to this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments dependeth the whole law and the prophets.

OFFERTORY Ps. 23.3-4

Who shall ascend unto the mountains of the Lord, or who shall stand in his holy place? The innocent in hands, and clean of heart.

SECRET

Grant, O Lord, that we may sit at the heavenly banquet clothed in the wedding-garment, which the loving preparation and continual tears of blessed Aloysius adorned with priceless pearls. Through.

Commemoration: Trinity III

Be appeased, we beseech thee, O Lord, by the offerings received from us, and graciously turn towards thee even our rebel wills. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints and Collect ad Libitum

COMMUNION Ps. 77.24-25

He gave them the bread of heaven: man ate the bread of Angels.

POSTCOMMUNION

Grant, O Lord, that we who have been fed with the food of Angels, may also live angelic lives: and after the example of him whom we honor this day, may always go on thanking thee. Through.

Commemoration: Trinity III

May the Mysteries which we have received, we beseech thee, O Lord, purify us, and by their virtue defend us. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints and Collect ad Libitum

20 June 2015 - Saturday Office of Our Lady

Feria - White or Marian Blue

INTROIT Sedulius

Hail, holy Parent, that didst bring forth the King who ruleth Heaven and earth for ever and ever. Ps. 44. 2. My heart hath uttered a good word: I speak of my works to the King. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

Grant to us, thy servants, we beseech thee, O Lord God, that we may enjoy perpetual health of mind and body: and through the intercession of Blessed Mary ever-Virgin may be delivered from present sorrow and enjoy everlasting gladness. Through.

LESSON Ecclus. 24.14-16.

From the beginning, and before the world, was I created, and unto the world to come I shall not cease to be, and in the holy dwelling place I have ministered before him. And so was I established in Sion, and in the holy city likewise I rested, and my power was in Jerusalem. And I took root in an honorable people, and in the portion of my God his inheritance, and my abode is in the full assembly of Saints.

Gradual

Thou art blessed and venerable, O Virgin Mary, who without any violation of purity wert found the Mother of our Savior. V. Virgin Mother of God, he whom the whole world cannot hold enclosed himself in thy womb, being made man.

Alleluia, alleluia. V.: After childbirth thou didst remain a Virgin: O Mother of God, intercede for us. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (11.27-28)

At that time, as Jesus was speaking to the multitudes, a certain woman from the crowd, lifting up her voice, said to him: Blessed is the womb that bore thee and the paps that gave thee suck. But he said: Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it. 

OFFERTORY Luke 1.28,42.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

Secret

By thy gracious mercy, O Lord, and by the inter-cession of Blessed Mary ever Virgin, may this oblation avail us for peace and welfare both now and for evermore. Through.

Preface: Of the Blessed Virgin, with In the Festivity.

Communion

Blessed is the womb of the Virgin Mary, which bore the Son of the Eternal Father.

Postcommunion

O Lord, grant, we beseech thee, that we who have received these aids unto salvation, may be always and everywhere protected by the intercession of Blessed Mary ever Virgin, in veneration of whom we have offered up these gifts to thy Majesty. Through.

19 June 2015 - Octave Day of the Sacred Heart (Commemoration of Saint Juliana of Falconieri, V., and Saints Gervasius and Protasius, Martyrs)

Mass as on the feast with the commemoration of the Saints as given below: 

N.b. The Saturday Office of Our Lady is commemorated at Vespers this day. 

COLLECT

O God, who didst vouchsafe wondrously to solace blessed Juliana, thy Virgin, in her last suffering with the precious Body of thy Son: grant, we beseech thee, that, by her intercession and merits, we too in our mortal agony may be refreshed and strengthed by the same Sacrament, and so be brought to our heavenly country. Through the same.

Commemoration: Of Saints Gervasius and Protasius

O God, who dost gladden us by the annual feast of thy holy Martyrs Gervasius and Protasius, mercifully grant that we who rejoice in their merits may be inspired by their example. Through.

SECRET

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

Commemoration: Of Saints Gervasius and Protasius

Be appeased, we beseech thee, O Lord, by the gifts now offered, and by the intercession of thy holy Martyrs Gervasius and Protasius, defend us from all dangers. Through.

POSTCOMMUNION

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

Commemoration: Of Saints Gervasius and Protasius

May this communion, O Lord, cleanse us from guilt; and through the intercession of thy holy Martyrs Gervasius and Protasius, make us share in the heavenly healing. Through.

18 June 2015 - Saint Ephraem of Syria, Deacon, Confessor, & Doctor of the Church (Octave of the Sacred Heart and Commemoration of Sts. Mark and Marcellian, Martyrs)

Double - White

INTROIT Ecclus. 15.5.

In the midst of the Church he opened his mouth: and the Lord filled him with the spirit of wisdom and under-standing. Ps. 91.2. It is good to give praise to the Lord: and to sing to thy Name, O Most High. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who didst will to enlighten thy Church by the wondrous learning and glorious merits of the life of blessed Ephraem, thy Confessor and Doctor: do thou, we humbly beseech thee, defend her by his intercession and thy continual power against the snares of error and iniquity. Through.

Commemoration: Of the Octave of the Sacred Heart

Collects as on the feast. 

Commemoration: Of St. Mark and Marcellian

Grant we beseech thee, almighty God, that we, who keep the heavenly birthday of thy Holy Martyrs Mark and Marcellian, may by their intercession be delivered from all evils that beset us. Through.

EPISTLE II Tim. 4.1-8.

Dearly beloved, I charge thee, before God and Jesus Christ, who shall judge the living and the dead, by his coming, and his kingdom: preach the word: be instant in season, out of season: reprove, entreat, rebuke in all patience and doctrine. For there shall be a time when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires they will heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears: and will indeed turn away their hearing from the truth, but will be turned unto fables. But be thou vigilant, labour in all things, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill thy ministry. Be sober. For I am even now ready to be sacrificed: and the time of my dissolution is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. As to the rest, there is laid up for me a crown of justice, which the Lord, the just Judge, will render to me in that day: and not only to me, but to them also that love his coming.

Gradual Ps. 36.30-31.

The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom, and his tongue shall speak judgement. V.: The law of his God is in his heart: and his steps shall not be supplanted.

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

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (5.13-19)

At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt lose its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? It is good for nothing any more but to be cast out, and to be trodden on by men. You are the light of the world. A city seated on a mountain cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but upon a candlestick, that it may shine to all that are in the house. So let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. Do not think that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets. I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. For amen I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot, or one tittle shall not pass of the law, till all be fulfilled. He therefore that shall break one of these least commandments, and shall so teach men, shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven. But he that shall do and teach, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

¶ The Creed is said in all masses of Doctors of the Church.

OFFERTORY Ps. 91.13.

The just shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow up, like the cedar of Libanus.

SECRET

May the holy prayer of Saint Ephraem, 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 the Octave of the Sacred Heart

Collects as on the feast. 

Commemoration: Of St. Mark and Marcellian

Hallow, O Lord, the offerings dedicated to thee, and for their sake look mercifully upon us by the intercession of thy Holy Martyrs Mark and Marcellian. Through.

Communion Luke 12.42.

The faithful and wise servant, whom his lord setteth over his family: to give them their measure of wheat in due season.

POSTCOMMUNION

We beseech thee, O Lord, that blessed Ephraem, thy Confessor and illustrious Doctor may join his prayers to our that this thy sacrifice may bring us salvation. Through.

Commemoration: Of the Octave of the Sacred Heart

Collects as on the feast. 

Commemoration: Of St. Mark and Marcellian

Filled with the gift of thy salvation, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord, through the intercession of thy holy Martyrs Mark and Marcellian, that we may find delight in its taste and renewal in its operation.Through.

17 June 2015 - Of the Octave of the Sacred Heart

Mass as on the feast of last Friday. 

16 June 2015 - Of the Octave of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Mass as on the feast of last Friday. 

15 June 2015 - Of the Octave of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Commemoration of Saint Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia, MM)

Mass as on the feast of last Friday, with Commemoration of Saint Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia, Martyrs as below:

COLLECT

Grant to thy Church, O Lord, we beseech thee, through the intercession of thy holy Martyrs Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia, not to be highminded, but to be humble in thy sight, that despising such things as be evil, she may practice with overflowing charity whatsoever things are right. Through.

SECRET

As the gifts we lay before thee, O Lord, in honor of thy Saints bear witness to the glory of thy divine power: so may they win for us the fruits of thy salvation. Through.

POSTCOMMUNION

We who are filled with thy solemn blessing, beseech thee, O Lord, that through the intercession of thy holy Martyrs Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia, the healing virtue of the Sacrament may benefit both body and soul. Through.

14 June 2015 - Saint Basil the Great, Bishop, Confessor, & Doctor of the Church (Sunday within the Octave of the Sacred Heart)

Double – White

INTROIT Ecclus. 15.5

In the midst of the Church he opened his mouth; and the Lord filled him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding: He clothed him with a robe of glory. Ps. 91:2 It is good to give praise to the Lord: and to sing to thy Name, O Most High. V. Glory be.

Commemoration: Sunday within the Octave of the Sacred Heart

O GOD, the Protector of those who put their trust in thee, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: multiply upon us thy mercy, that with thee as our ruler, and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we may not lose those which are eternal. Through.

Commemoration: Of the Sacred Heart

O GOD, who in the Heart of thy Son, wounded by our sins, dost mercifully vouchsafe to bestow upon us the boundless treasures of thy love: grant, we beseech thee, that we who now render him the service of our devotion and piety, may also fulfill our duty of worthy satisfaction. Through the same.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary
Against the Persecutors of the Church

EPISTLE II Tim. 4.1-8

Dearly beloved, I charge thee, before God and Jesus Christ, who shall judge the living and the dead, by his coming, and his kingdom: Preach the word: be instant in season, out of season: reprove, entreat, rebuke in all patience and doctrine. For there shall be a time, when they will not endure sound doctrine; but, according to their own desires, they will heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears: And will indeed turn away their hearing from the truth, but will be turned unto fables. But be thou vigilant, labour in all things, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill thy ministry. Be sober. For I am even now ready to be sacrificed: and the time of my dissolution is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. As to the rest, there is laid up for me a crown of justice, which the Lord the just judge will render to me in that day: and not only to me, but to them also that love his coming.

GRADUAL Ps. 36.30,31

The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom: and his tongue shall speak judgment. The law of his God is in his heart, and his steps shall not be supplanted.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps Ps. 88.21. I have found David my servant: and with my holy oil I have anointed him. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (14.26-35)

At that time, If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. And whosoever doth not carry his cross and come after me, cannot be my disciple. For which of you having a mind to build a tower, doth not first sit down, and reckon the charges that are necessary, whether he have wherewithal to finish it: Lest, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that see it begin to mock him, Saying: This man began to build, and was not able to finish. Hate not. The law of Christ doth not allow us to hate even our enemies, much less our parents: but the meaning of the text is, that we must be in that disposition of soul, as to be willing to renounce, and part with every thing, how near or dear soever it may be to us, that would keep us from following Christ. Or what king, about to go to make war against another king, doth not first sit down, and think whether he be able, with ten thousand, to meet him that, with twenty thousand, cometh against him? Or else, whilst the other is yet afar off, sending an embassy, he desireth conditions of peace. So likewise every one of you that doth not renounce all that he possesseth, cannot be my disciple. Salt is good. But if the salt shall lose its savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned? It is neither profitable for the land nor for the dunghill, but shall be cast out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 88.25

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

SECRET

May the annual feast of Saint Basil, thy Confessor and Bishop, make us in thy kindness acceptable to thee, O Lord: and may this present rite duly appease thee, bring recompense to him, and assure gifts of thy grace to us. Through.

Commemoration: Sunday within the Octave of the Sacred Heart

Look, O Lord, upon the gifts of thy suppliant Church: and grant that they may with constant hallowing be received unto the salvation of those who believe. Through.

Commemoration: Of the Sacred Heart

Have regard, we beseech thee, O Lord, to the inexpressible love of the Heart of thy beloved Son: so that what we offer may be a gift acceptable to thee, and an expiation for our offenses. Through the same.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary
Against the Persecutors of the Church

COMMUNION Luke 12.42

The faithful and wise steward, whom his lord setteth over his family, to give them their measure of wheat in due season.

POSTCOMMUNION

O God, the rewarder of faithful souls, grant that by the prayers of blessed Basil thy Confessor and Bishop, whose venerable feast we celebrate we may obtain pardon. Through.

Commemoration: Sunday within the Octave of the Sacred Heart

May thy holy Gifts, O Lord, which we have received, give us life: and having purified us, prepare us for thine everlasting mercy. Through.

Commemoration: Of the Sacred Heart

May thy holy mysteries, O Lord Jesus, impart to us divine fervor: whereby having tasted the sweetness of thy most loving Heart, we may learn to despise earthly things, and to love what is heavenly: Who livest and reignest.

13 June 2015 - Saint Anthony of Padua, Confessor & Doctor of the Church (Octave of the Sacred Heart)

Double - White

N.b.  It is an ancient custom to bless lilies on this day. 

INTROIT Ecclus. 15.5.

In the midst of the Church he opened his mouth: and the Lord filled him with the spirit of wisdom and under-standing. Ps. 91.2. It is good to give praise to the Lord: and to sing to thy Name, O Most High. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

May the votive solemnity of blessed Anthony, thy Confessor and Doctor, O God, give joy to thy Church: that she may ever be defended by spiritual aid and become worthy of everlasting joy. Through.

Commemoration: Of the Octave of the Sacred Heart

Collect as on the Feast.

EPISTLE II Tim. 4.1-8.

Dearly beloved, I charge thee, before God and Jesus Christ, who shall judge the living and the dead, by his coming, and his kingdom: preach the word: be instant in season, out of season: reprove, entreat, rebuke in all patience and doctrine. For there shall be a time when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires they will heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears: and will indeed turn away their hearing from the truth, but will be turned unto fables. But be thou vigilant, labour in all things, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill thy ministry. Be sober. For I am even now ready to be sacrificed: and the time of my dissolution is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. As to the rest, there is laid up for me a crown of justice, which the Lord, the just Judge, will render to me in that day: and not only to me, but to them also that love his coming.

Gradual Ps. 36.30-31.

The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom, and his tongue shall speak judgement. V.: The law of his God is in his heart: and his steps shall not be supplanted.

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

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (5.13-19.)

At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt lose its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? It is good for nothing any more but to be cast out, and to be trodden on by men. You are the light of the world. A city seated on a mountain cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but upon a candlestick, that it may shine to all that are in the house. So let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. Do not think that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets. I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. For amen I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot, or one tittle shall not pass of the law, till all be fulfilled. He therefore that shall break one of these least commandments, and shall so teach men, shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven. But he that shall do and teach, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

¶ The Creed is said in all masses of Doctors of the Church.

OFFERTORY Ps. 91.13.

The just shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow up, like the cedar of Libanus.  

SECRET

May this present Sacrifice, O Lord, bring salvation to thy people: for whom thou didst vouchsafe to immolate thyself, a living Victim, to thy Father: Who with the same God the Father and the Holy Ghost, livest and reignest. 

Commemoration: Of the Octave of the Sacred Heart

Collect as on the Feast.

Communion Luke 12.42.

The faithful and wise servant, whom his lord setteth over his family: to give them their measure of wheat in due season.

POSTCOMMUNION

We who have been filled with these divine gifts, beseech thee, O Lord, that through the merits and intercession of blessed Anthony, thy Confessor and Doctor, we may experience the effect of this Sacrifice of salvation. Through.

Commemoration: Of the Octave of the Sacred Heart

Collect as on the Feast.

12 June 2015 - Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Commemoration of St. John Facundo, C. and Sts. Basilides, Cyrinus, Nabor, & Nazarius, MM.)

FRIDAY AFTER THE OCTAVE OF CORPUS CHRISTI

Double of the First Class with Privileged Octave 3 – White 

¶ The following collects are used as the Seasonal Collects on the Feast of and during the Octave of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in place of the usual Seasonal Collects during Trinitytide.

OF SAINT MARY

COLLECT

O LORD God almighty, we beseech thee to keep us thy servants both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls: that by the glorious intersession of blessed Mary Ever-Virgin, we may be delivered from our pre-sent heaviness and attain in the end to everlasting gladness. (Through.)

SECRET

WE beseech thee, O Lord, that by the bountiful goodness of thy mercy, and by the intercession of blessed Mary Ever-Virgin, these our oblations may be acceptable in thy sight: that we being delivered in this present life from all adversities may obtain in that which is to come peace everlasting. (Through.)

POSTCOMMUNION

O LORD, who hast appointed this holy sacrament which we have received to be the means of our salvation: mercifully grant that we who have offered these our gifts unto thy divine majesty in honor of blessed Mary Ever-Virgin may, by her protection be preserved both in body and soul. (Through.)

AGAINST THE PERSECUTORS

OF THE CHURCH

COLLECT

GRACIOUSLY accept the prayers of thy Church, we beseech thee, O Lord, that, overcoming all hostility and error, She may serve thee in safety and freedom. (Through.)

SECRET

PROTECT us, we beseech thee, O Lord, who assist at thy mysteries, that holding fast to things divine, we may serve thee both in body and soul. (Through.)

POSTCOMMUNION

WE beseech thee, O Lord our God, that thou wouldst not allow to be exposed to human perils, those whom thou hast been pleased to make sharers of these divine mysteries. (Through.)

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INTROIT Ps. 32. 11, 19

THE thoughts of his Heart are from generation to generation: to save their souls from death, and to feed them in the time of death. Ps.32.1. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye just: praise becometh the upright. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

O GOD, who in the Heart of thy Son, wounded by our sins, dost mercifully vouchsafe to bestow upon us the boundless treasures of thy love: grant, we beseech thee, that we who now render him the service of our devotion and piety, may also fulfill our duty of worthy satisfaction. Through the same.

Commemoration: Of St. John Facundo, Confessor

O God, Author of peace and Lover of charity, who didst adorn blessed John, thy Confessor with a wonderful grace of reconciling enemies: grant us by his merits and intercession, that being securely established in thy love, no temptation may separate us from thee. Through.

Commemoration: Of Saints Basilides, Cyrinus, Nabor, and Nazarius

We beseech thee, O Lord, that the solemnity of heavenly birthday of thy holy Martyrs Basilides, Cyrinus, Nabor, and Nazarius may shine brightly upon us: and may the everlasting glory which they enjoy be increased by the fruits of our devout service. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary
Against the Persecutors of the Church

EPISTLE Ephes. 3. 8-12; 14-19.

BRETHREN: To me, the least of all the Saints, is given grace, to preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ: and to enlighten all men, that they may see what is the dispensation of the mystery which hath been hidden from eternity in God, who created all things: that the manifold wisdom of God may be made known to the principalities and powers in heavenly places through the Church, according to the eternal purpose which he made in Christ Jesus our Lord: in whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him. For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom all paternity in heaven and earth is named, that he would grant you according to the riches of his glory, to be strenghened by his Spirit with might unto the inward man, that Christ may dwell by faith in your hearts: that, being rooted and grounded in charity, you may be able to comprehend with all the Saints, what is the breadth and length, and height and depth: to know also the charity of Christ which surpasseth all knowledge, that you may be filled unto all the fullness of God.

GRADUAL Ps. 24. 8, 9

The Lord is sweet and righteous: therefore he will give a law to sinners in the way. V.: He will guide the mild in judgment: he will teach the meek his ways.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Matt. 11.29. Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, because I am meek and humble of heart: and you shall find rest to your souls. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (19. 31-37)

AT that time: The Jews (because it was the Parasceve), that the bodies might not remain upon the cross on the Sabbath day (for that was a great Sabbath day) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. The soldiers therefore came: and they broke the legs of the first, and of the other that were crucified with him. But after they were come to Jesus, when they saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. But one of the soldiers, with a spear opening his side, and immediately there came out blood and water. And he that saw it, hath given testimony: and his testimony is true. And he knoweth that he saith true, that you may believe. For these things were done that the Scripture might be fulfilled: You shall not break a bone of him. And again another Scripture saith: They shall look upon him whom they pierced. 

Creed.

OFFERTORY Ps. 68. 21

My Heart hath expected reproach and misery: and I looked for one that would grieve together with me, but there was none: and for one that would comfort me, and I found none.

SECRET

HAVE regard, we beseech thee, O Lord, to the inexpressible love of the Heart of thy beloved Son: so that what we offer may be a gift acceptable to thee, and an expiation for our offenses. Through.

Commemoration: Of St. John Facundo, Confessor

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 evil. Through.

Commemoration: Of Saints Basilides, Cyrinus, Nabor, and Nazarius 

In honor of the blood shed by thy holy Martyrs Basilides, Cyrinus, Nabor, and Nazarius, we solemnly offer these sacrifices unto thee, celebrating the miracles of thy grace, O Lord, by whom so great a victory was won. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary
Against the Persecutors of the Church

COMMUNION John 19. 34

One of the soldiers with a spear opened his side, and immediately there came out blood and water.

POSTCOMMUNION

MAY thy holy mysteries, O Lord Jesus, impart to us divine fervor: whereby having tasted the sweetness of thy most loving Heart, we may learn to despise earthly things, and to love what is heavenly: Who livest and reignest.

Commemoration: Of St. John Facundo, Confessor

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: Of Saints Basilides, Cyrinus, Nabor, and Nazarius 

Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord, that as we ever keep the solemn feast of thy holy Martyrs, Basilides, Cyrinus, Nabor, and Nazarius, so we may always be helped by their intercession. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of Saint Mary
Against the Persecutors of the Church