22 August 2015 - Immaculate Heart of Mary (Octave Day of the Assumption, Commemoration of the Vigil of St. Bartholomew, A., and Sts. Tiburtius, Hippolytus, & Symphorian, MM.)

Double of the Second Class – White or Marian Blue 

INTROIT Heb. 4.16.

LET us come with confidence to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and may find grace for a timely help. Ps. 44.2. My heart hath uttered a good word: I speak my works to the King. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who in the heart of the blessed Virgin Mary didst prepare a dwelling worthy of the Holy Ghost; grant in thy mercy, that we who with devout minds celebrate the festival of that Im-maculate Heart, may be able to live according to thine own Heart. Through...in the unity of the same Holy Ghost.

Commemoration of the Vigil

Grant, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that we who on this day anticipate the feast of thy holy Apostle, blessed Bartholomew, may by the devout observance of the same increase in godliness to the attainment of everlasting salvation. Through.

COMMEMORATION
Of Saints Timotheus, Hippolytus,
and Symphorian

O LORD, we beseech thee, mercifully lend us thy help: and through the intercession of thy blessed Martyrs, Timothy, Hippolytus, and Symphorian, stretch forth upon us the right hand of thy loving kindness. Through.

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

EPISTLE Ecclus. 24.23-31

AS the vine I have brought forth a pleasant odor, and my flowers are the fruit of honor and riches. I am the mother of fair love, and of fear, and of knowl-edge, and of holy hope. In me is all grace of the way and of the truth, in me is all hope of life and of virtue. Come over to me, all ye that desire me, and be filled with my fruits; for my spirit is sweet above honey, and my inheritance above honey and the honey-comb. My memory is unto everlasing generations. They that eat me, shall yet hunger: and they that drink me, shall yet thirst. He that heakeneth to me, shall not be confounded, and they that work by me, shall not sin. They that explain me, shall have life everlasting.

GRADUAL Ps. 12.6; 44.18

My heart shall rejoice in thy sal-vation: I will sing to the Lord, who giveth me good things: yea I will sing to the Name of the Lord the most High. They shall re-member thy Name throughout all generations. Therefore shall people praise thee for ever.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Luke 1.46-47. My soul doth magnify the Lord and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my savior. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (19.25-27)

AT that time, there stood by the Cross of Jesus, his Mother and his Mother's sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalen. When Jesus therefore had seen his Mother and the disciple stand-ing whom he loved, he saith to his Mother: Woman, behold thy son. After that he saith to the disciple: Behold thy Mother. And from that hour the disciple took her to his own. 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Luke 1.46

My spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior: because he that is mighty hath done great things to me and holy is his Name.

SECRET

WE who offer to thy majesty the Lamb without spot, beseech thee, O Lord, that our hearts may be kindled by the di-vine fire which in an ineffable manner inflamed the heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Through.

Commemoration of the Vigil

O Lord, who didst exalt thy blessed Saint Bartholomew to be numbered among thine Apostles: grant that we thy people, who on this day, anticipating his heavenly birth, do offer unto thee these holy mysteries, may be assisted by his intercession both in the making of our supplications before thee, and in the obtaining of all that we desire. Through.

COMMEMORATION
Of Saints Timotheus, Hippolytus,
and Symphorian

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 COLLECTS
Of the Holy Spirit
Against the Persecutors of the Church

COMMUNION John 19.27.

Jesus said to his mother: Woman, behold thy son. Then he said to the disciple: Behold thy mother. And from that hour, the disciple took her to his own.

POSTCOMMUNION

REFRESHED by divine gifts, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord, that, by the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the solemnity of whose Immaculate Heart we have just venerated, we may be freed from present dangers and may attain to the joys of eternal life. Through the same.

Commemoration of the Vigil

We beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to hear the prayers of thy holy Apostle Bartholomew : that we may thereby obtain the pardon of our sins and the healing gifts of everlasting life. Through.

COMMEMORATION
Of Saints Timotheus, Hippolytus,
and Symphorian

FILLED with the abundance of the divine offering, we beseech thee, O Lord our God, that, by the intercession of thy holy martyrs, Timothy, Hippoly-tus, and Symphorian, we may ever live by the partaking of the same. Through.

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

21 August 2015 - Saint Jane Frances Fremiot de Chantal, Widow (Of the Octave of the Assumption)

Double - White

Commemorate the Octave after the Collect of the Day.
INTROIT Ps. 118.75, 120.

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

COLLECT

Almighty and merciful God, who didst endow blessed Jane Frances, ever burning with love for thee, with wondrous strength of spirit in keeping the way of perfections through every path of life: and through her didst raise up new offspring to render thy Church glorious: grant through her merits and prayers, that we who know our own weakness and trust only in thy power, may by the help of thy heavenly grace, overcome all adversity. Through.

LESSON Prov. 31.10-31.

Who shall find a valiant woman? far, and from the uttermost coasts is the price of her. The heart of her husband trusteth in her, and he shall have no need of spoils. She will render him good, and not evil all the days of her life. She hath sought wool and flax, and hath wrought by the counsel of her hands. She is like the merchant's ship, she bringeth her bread from afar. And she hath risen in the night, and given a prey to her household, and victuals to her maidens. She hath considered a field, and bought it: with the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard. She hath girded her loins with strength, and hath strengthened her arm. She hath tasted, and seen that her traffic is good: her lamp shall not be put out in the night. She hath put out her hand to strong things, and her fingers have taken hold of the spindle. She hath opened her hand to the needy, and stretched out her hands to the poor. She shall not fear for her house in the cold of snow: for all her domestics are clothed with double gar-ments. She hath made for herself clothing of tapestry: fine linen, and purple, is her covering. Her husband is honourable in the gates, when he sitteth among the senators of the land. She made fine linen, and sold it, and delivered a girdle to the Chanaanite. Strength and beauty are her clothing, and she shall laugh in the latter day. She hath opened her mouth to wisdom, and the law of clemency is on her tongue. She hath looked well on the paths of her house, and hath not eaten her bread idle. Her children rose up, and called her blessed: her husband, and he praised her. Many daughters have gathered together riches: thou hast surpassed them all. Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: the woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands: and let her works praise her in the gates.

GRADUAL Ps. 44.3,5.

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

Alleluia, alleluia . V. Ps. 44.5. With thy comeliness and thy beauty set out, proceed prosperously and reign. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (13.44-52)

At that time, Jesus spoke to his disciples this parable: The Kingdom of Heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in a field. Which a man having found, hid it, and for joy thereof goeth, and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. Again the Kingdom of Heaven is like to a merchant seeking good pearls. Who when he had found one pearl of great price, went his way, and sold all that he had, and bought it. Again the Kingdom of Heaven is like to a net cast into the sea, and gathering together of all kind of fishes. Which, when it was filled, they drew out, and sitting by the shore, they chose out the good into vessels, but the bad they cast forth. So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall go out, and shall separate the wicked from among the just, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Have ye understood all these things? They say to him: Yes. He said unto them: Therefore every scribe instructed in the Kingdom of Heaven is like to a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure new things and old.

OFFERTORY Ps. 44.3.

Grace is poured abroad in thy lips: therefore hath God blessed thee for ever.

SECRET

O Lord, may this saving Victim enkindle within us that fire of love wherewith the heart of blessed Jane Frances so ardently was burning as to be consumed in its flames of unquenchable charity. Through.

Communion Ps. 44.8.

Thou hast loved justice and hated iniquity. Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

POSTCOMMUNION

Pour forth upon us, O Lord, the Spirit of thy love, that those whom thou hast filled with strength imparted by this bread from heaven, may through the intercession of blessed Jane Frances be enabled to despise the things of earth and with pure hearts to seek after thee alone. Through...in the unity of the same Holy Ghost.

20 August 2015 - Saint Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church (C

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.

COLLECT

O God, who didst give blessed Bernard to thy people as a minister of eternal salvation: grant, we beseech thee, that we, who have had him for our teacher on earth, may deserve to have him for our advocate in heaven. Through.

COMMEMORATION
Of the Octave of the Assumption

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

EPISTLE Ecclus. 39.6-14

The just will give his heart to resort early to the Lord that made him, and he will pray in the sight of the most High. He will open his mouth in prayer, and will make supplication for his sins. For if it shall please the great Lord, he will fill him with the spirit of understanding: And he will pour forth the words of his wisdom as showers, and in his prayer he will confess to the Lord. And he shall direct his counsel, and his knowledge, and in his secrets shall he meditate. He shall shew forth the discipline he hath learned, and shall glory in the law of the covenant of the Lord. Many shall praise his wisdom, and it shall never be forgotten. The memory of him shall not depart away, and his name shall be in request from generation to generation. Nations shall declare his wisdom, and the church shall shew forth his praise.

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. 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 (5.13-19)

At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: Ye 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.

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 Bernard, thy 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 Assumption

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Holy Spirit
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

We beseech thee, O Lord, that blessed Bernard, thy Doctor may join his prayers to ours that this thy sacrifice may bring us salvation. Through.

COMMEMORATION
Of the Octave of the Assumption

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

19 August 2015 - Saint John Eudes, Confessor (Of the Octave of the Assumption)

Double - White

Commemorate the Octave after the Collect of the Day.

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 didst wondrously inflame blessed John thy Confessor to promote the public worship of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, and through him didst will to found new religious families in thy Church: grant, we beseech thee, that we who venerate his merits may also be taught by the example of his virtues. Through the same.

LESSON Ecclus. 31.8-11.

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

GRADUAL Ps. 91.13,14.

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

Alleluia, alleluia. V.: James 1.12. Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he hath been proved, he shall receive the crown of life. Alleluia.

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

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

OFFERTORY Ps. 88.25.

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

SECRET

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.

Communion Matt. 24.46-47.

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

POSTCOMMUNION

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.

18 August 2015 - Of the Octave of the Assumption of the B.V.M. (Commemoration of St. Agapitus, M.)

Mass as on the feast, with the following commemorations:

COLLECT

Grant, O Lord, that thy Church may with all gladness trust in the advocacy of thy blessed Martyr Agapitus: and that by his glorious intercession it may be enabled to continue steadfastly in all godly devotion, and established in security against all adversities. Through.

SECRET

May our offering be aceptable in thy sight, O Lord, and may it benefit us by the prayer of him on whose feast it is offered. Though.

POSTCOMMUNION

Thou hast satisfied, O Lord, thy household with holy gifts: ever cherish us, we beseech thee, through the intercession of him whose festival we are keeping. Through.

17 August 2015 - Saint Hyacinth, Confessor (Of the Octave of the Assumption and the Octave Day of St. Lawrence)

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 sendest us joy year by year the feast of blessed Hyacinth thy Confessor, which we are now keeping: mercifully grant on this day of his heavenly birth that we may grow like him in deed. Through.

LESSON Ecclus. 31.8-11.

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

GRADUAL Ps. 91.13,14.

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

Alleluia, alleluia. V.: James 1.12. Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he hath been proved, he shall receive the crown of life. Alleluia.

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

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

OFFERTORY Ps. 88.25.

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

Secret

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.

Communion Matt. 24.46-47.

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

Postcommunion

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.

16 August 2015 - Saint Joachim, Father of the Blessed Virgin (Trinity XI, Of the Octave of the Assumption, Of the Octave of St. Lawrence)

Double of the Second Class – White 

INTROIT Ps. 111.9.

HE hath distributed, he hath given to the poor: his justice re-maineth for ever and ever: his horn shall be exalted in glory. Ps. 111.1. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord: he delighteth exceedingly in his command-ments. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O GOD, who of all thy Saints didst will to choose the blessed Joachim to be father to the Mother of thy Son: grant, we be-seech thee, that we who honor his festival, may evermore experience his patronage. Through the same.

COMMEMORATION: Trinity XI

O almighty and merciful God, of whose only gift it cometh that thy faithful people do unto thee worthy and laudable service: grant unto us, we beseech thee, that we may run without stumbling towards the attainment of thy promises. Through.

COMMEMORATION
Of the Octave of the Assumption
Of the Octave of Saint Lawrence

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

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 trans-gressed: and could do evil things, and hath not done them: there-fore are his goods established in the Lord, and all the Church of the Saints shall declare his alms.

GRADUAL Ps. 111.9,2.

He hath distributed, he hath given to the poor: his justice re-maineth for ever and ever. His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the righteous shall be blessed.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. O holy Joachim, spouse of Saint Anne, help now thy servants to save their souls. Alleluia.

+ The Beginning of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (1.1-16)

THE book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham. Abraham begot Isaac; Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judas, and his brethren; and Judas begot Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begot Esron,; and Esron begot Aram; and Aram begot Aminadab; and Aminadab begot Naasson; and Naasson begot Salmon; and Salmon begot Booz of Rahab; and Booz begot Obed of Ruth; and Obed begot Jesse; and Jesse begot David the king. And David the king begot Solo-mon, of her who had been the wife of Urias; and Solomon begot Roboam; and Roboam begot Abia; and Abia begot Asa; and Asa begot Josaphat; and Josaphat begot Joram; and Joram begot Ozias; and Ozias begot Joatham; and Joatham begot Achaz; and Achaz begot Ezechias; and Ezechias begot Manasses; and Manasses begot Amon; and Amon begot Josias; and Josias begot Jechonias and his brethren in the transmigration of Babylon. And after the transmigration of Babylon, Jechonias begot Salthiel; Salathiel begot Zoroba-bel; and Zorobabel begot Abiud; and Abiud begot Eliacim; and Eliacim begot Azor; and Azor begot Sadoc; and Sadoc begot Achim; and Achim begot Eliud; and Eliud begot Eleazar; and Eleazar begot Mathan; and Mathan begot Jacob; and Jacob begot Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus Who is called Christ. 

The Creed is said. 

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

RECEIVE, O most merciful God, the Sacrifice which we offer up to thy majesty in honor of the holy Patriarch Joachim, the father of the Virgin Mary; that through his intercession, with that of his Spouse and of his most blessed Child, we may become worthy to obtain the per-fect pardon of our sins and to win eternal glory. Through.

COMMEMORATION: Trinity XI

Graciously look upon the Sacrifices, we beseech thee, O Lord, which we present upon thine altar: that while they obtain pardon for us, they may give honor to thy Name. Through.

COMMEMORATION
Of the Octave of the Assumption
Of the Octave of Saint Lawrence

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

COMMUNION Luke 12.42.

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

POSTCOMMUNION

WE beseech thee, O almighty God, that through these Mysteries which we have received and by the merits and prayers of blessed Joachim, father of the Mother of thy beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, which plead for us, we may become worthy to receive thy grace in this present life and eternal glory in the life to come. Through.

COMMEMORATION: Trinity XI

May the holy reception of this Mystery, we beseech thee, O Lord, quicken us: and may it win for us both pardon and protection. Through.

COMMEMORATION
Of the Octave of the Assumption
Of the Octave of Saint Lawrence

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

15 August 2015 - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Of the Octave of St. Lawrence)

Double of the First Class with Non-privileged Octave

White – Marian Blue 

INTROIT Apoc 12.1

A GREAT sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. Ps. 97.1 Sing ye to the Lord a new canti-cle: because he hath done wonder-ful things. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

ALMIGHTY and Eternal God, who hast assumed the body and soul of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of thy Son, to celestial glory: grant, we be-seech thee, that always minded toward heavenly things, we may be sharers in the same glory. Through the same.

COMMEMORATION
Of the Octave of Saint Lawrence

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

EPISTLE Jud 13.22-25; 15.10

THE Lord hath blessed thee by his power, because by thee he hath brought our enemies to nought. Blessed art thou, O daughter, by the Lord the most high God, above all women upon the earth. Blessed be the Lord who made heaven and earth, who hath directed thee to the cutting off the head of the prince of our enemies. Because he hath so magnified thy name this day, that thy praise shall not depart out of the mouth of men who shall be mindful of the power of the Lord for ever, for that thou hast not spared thy life, by reason of the distress and tribulation of thy people, but hast prevented our ruin in the presence of our God. Thou art the glory of Jeru-salem, thou art the joy of Israel, thou art the honor of our people.

GRADUAL Ps. 44.11,12,14

Hearken, O daughter, and see, and incline thy ear. And the king shall greatly desire thy beauty. All the glory of the king's daugh-ter is within in golden borders.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Mary is taken up into heaven: the host of Angels rejoice. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (1.41-50)

AT that time: Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost, and she cried out wiht a loud voice, and said: Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed art thou that hast be-lieved, because those things shall be accomplished that were spoken to thee by the Lord. And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior. Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. Because he that is mighty hath done great things to me; and holy is his Name. And his mercy is from generation unto generation, to them that fear him. 

Creed for the Octave.

OFFERTORY Gen 3.15

I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed.

SECRET

MAY the offering of our devotion ascend to thee, O Lord, and through the intercession of the most Blessed Virgin Mary, assumed into heaven, may our hearts, inflamed with the fire of love, aspire to thee for ever. Through.

COMMEMORATION
Of the Octave of Saint Lawrence

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

PREFACE: Of the Blessed Virgin, with In the Assumption. This preface is used at all masses throughout the Octave, unless another one is specifically appointed in the rubrics.

COMMUNION Luke 1.48-49.

All generations shall call me blessed, because he that is mighty hath done great things to me.

POSTCOMMUNION

HAVING received, O Lord, thy most saving Sacraments, grant, we beseech thee, that through the intercession and merits of the Blessed Virgin Mary, assumed into heaven, we may persevere to the glory of the resurrection. Through.

COMMEMORATION
Of the Octave of Saint Lawrence

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

14 August 2015 - Vigil of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Of the Octave of St. Lawrence, and Commemoration of St. Eusebius, Confessor)

Minor Vigil – Purple

¶ Commemorate the Octave after the Collect of the Day.

INTROIT Ps. 44.13,15,16

All the rich among the people shall entreat thy countenance: after her shall virgins be brought to the King: her companions shall be brought to thee in gladness and rejoicing. Ps. 44.2. My heart hath uttered a good word: I speak my works to the King. V. Glory be.

¶ The Gloria in Excelsis is not said.
COLLECT

O God, who didst vouchsafe to choose for thy dwelling the virginal womb of blessed Mary: grant, we beseech thee, that safe under her protection, we may assist with joy at her solemn feast: Who livest and reignest.

Commemoration: Of St. Eusebius

O God, who sendest us joy year by year on the feast of blessed Eusebius, thy Confessor, which we are now keeping: mercifully grant on this day of his heavenly birth that we may grow like him in deed. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECT
Of the Holy Spirit

EPISTLE Ecclus. 24.23-31

As the vine I have brought forth a pleasant odor, and my flowers are the fruit of honor and riches. I am the mother of fair love, and of fear, and of knowledge, and of holy hope. In me is all grace of the way and of the truth, in me is all hope of life and of virtue. Come over to me, all ye that desire me, and be filled with my fruits; for my spirit is sweet above honey, and my inheritance above honey and the honey-comb. My memory is unto everlasting generations. They that eat me, shall yet hunger: and they that drink me, shall yet thirst. He that heakeneth to me, shall not be confounded, and they that work by me, shall not sin. They that explain me, shall have life everlasting.

GRADUAL

Blessed and venerable art thou, O Virgin Mary: who without blemish to thy maidenhood, wast made the Mother of the Savior. V. O Virgin, Mother of God, he whom the whole world cannot contain, enclosed himself in thy womb, being made man.

+ 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 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

Blessed art thou, O Virgin Mary, who didst bear the Creator of all things: thou didst bring forth him who made thee, and for ever remainest a virgin.

SECRET

May our offerings, O Lord, be commended to thy mercy through the prayer of the Mother of God, whom thou didst take from this world that she might confidently plead with thee for us sinners. Through the same.

Commemoration: Of St. Eusebius

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.

SEASONAL COLLECT
Of the Holy Spirit

COMMUNION

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

POSTCOMMUNION

Grant, O merciful God, aid to our weakness, that we who are looking forward to the festival of the holy Mother of God, may by the help of her prayers rise again from our iniquities. Through the same.

Commemoration: Of St. Eusebius

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.

SEASONAL COLLECT
Of the Holy Spirit

13 August 2015 - Of the Octave of St. Lawrence, Martyr (Commemoration of Sts. Hippolytus and Cassinius, MM.)

Mass is of the Octave with commemorations as follows:

COLLECT
Grant, we beseech thee, almighty God, that the venerated festival of thy blessed Martyrs Hippolytus and Cassianus may increase our devotion and advance our salvation. Through.

SECRET

Have regard, O Lord, to the gifts of thy people on the festival of thy Saints: and may their witness of thy truth profit us unto salvation. Through.

POSTCOMMUNION

May the Sacraments which we have received in communion save us, O Lord, and confirm us in the splendor of thy truth. Through.

12 August 2015 - Saint Clare, Virgin (Of the Octave of St. Lawrence, M.)

Double - White

INTROIT Ps. 44.8.

THOU hast loved justice and hated iniquity: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. Ps. 44.2. My heart hath uttered a good word: I speak my words to the King. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

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

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

Brethren: He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. For not he who commendeth himself is approved: but he, whom God commendeth. Would to God you could bear with some little of my folly! But do bear with me. For I am jealous of you with the jealousy of God. For I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

Gradual Ps. 44.5,15,16.

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

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

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

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

OFFERTORY Ps. 44.10.

The daughters of the King are in thine honor, the queen stood on thy right hand in gilded clothing, surrounded with variety.

SECRET

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

Communion Matt. 25.4, 6.

The five wise virgins took oil in their vessels with the lamps: and at midnight there was a cry made: Behold the bridegroom cometh: go ye forth to meet Christ the Lord.

POSTCOMMUNION

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

11 August 2015 - Of the Octave of St. Lawrence, Martyr (Commemoration of Sts. Tiburtius, M., & St. Susanna, V.M.)

Mass as on the Feast, with a commemoration of Saints Tiburtius and Susanna, as in the following mass.

Saint Tiburtius, Martyr, and Saint Susanna,

Virgin and Martyr

Red 

INTROIT Ps. 36.39.

But the salvation of the just is from the Lord: and he is their protection in the time of trouble. Ps. 32.1 Be not emulous of evildoers; nor envy them that work iniquity. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

May we enjoy the continual succor of thy holy Martyrs Tiburtius and Susanna, O Lord; for thou never ceasest to regard with mercy those to whom thou dost vouchsafe such powerful help. Through.

COMMEMORATION
Of the Octave of Saint Lawrence

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE Heb. 11.33-39

Brethren, the Saints through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, recovered strength from weakness, became valiant in battle, put to flight the armies of foreigners: Women received their dead raised to life again. But others were racked, not accepting deliverance, that they might find a better resurrection. And others had trial of mockeries and stripes, moreover also of bands and prisons. They were stoned, they were cut asunder, they were tempted, they were put to death by the sword, they wandered about in sheepskins, in goatskins, being in want, distressed, afflicted: Of whom the world was not worthy; wandering in deserts, in mountains, and in dens, and in caves of the earth. And all these were found approved by the testimony of faith, in Christ Jesus Our Lord.

GRADUAL Ps. 33.18-19

The just cried, and the Lord heard them; and delivered them out of all their troubles. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a contrite heart: and he will save the humble of spirit.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. The white robed army of Martyrs praiseth thee, O Lord. Alleluia.

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

At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed: nor hidden, that shall not be known. For whatsoever things you have spoken in darkness, shall be published in the light: and that which you have spoken in the ear in the chambers, shall be preached on the housetops. And I say to you, my friends: Be not afraid of them who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will 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 Wis 3.1,2,3

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

SECRET

Give heed, O Lord, to the prayers of thy people; have regard to their gifts: so that whatsoever is offered in these Holy Mysteries may, by the prayers of thy Saints become pleasing unto thee. Through.

COMMEMORATION
Of the Octave of Saint Lawrence

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

COMMUNION Matt. 10.27.

That which I tell you in the dark, speak ye in the light, saith the Lord: and that which you hear in the ear, preach ye upon the housetops.

POSTCOMMUNION

We have received, O Lord, the pledge of eternal redemption: we beseech thee that it may be, by the intercession and prayers of thy holy Martyrs, a help to us for this life and the life to come. Through.

COMMEMORATION
Of the Octave of Saint Lawrence

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

10 August 2015 - Saint Lawrence, Martyr

Double of the Second Class with Non-privileged Octave – Red 

INTROIT Ps. 95.6.

PRAISE and beauty are before him: holiness and majesty in his sanctuary. Ps. 95.1. Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle; sing to the Lord all the earth. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

QUENCH in us, we beseech thee, O Lord, the flame of vice, even as thou didst enable blessed Lawrence to overcome his fire of sufferings. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE II Cor. 9.6-10

BRETHREN, he who soweth sparingly, shall also reap sparingly: and he who soweth in blessings, shall also reap of blessings. Everyone as he hath determined in his heart; not with sadness, or of necessity; for God loveth a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound in you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work; as it is written, He hath dispersed abroad, He hath given to the poor: His justice remaineth forever. And He that ministereth seed to the sower, will both give you bread to eat, and will multiply your seed, and increase the growth of the fruits of your justice.

GRADUAL Ps. 16.3

Thou hast proved my heart, O Lord, and visit it by night. Thou hast tried me by fire, and iniquity hath not been found in me.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V. The levite Lawrence wrought a good work, who by the Sign of the Cross gave sight to the blind. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (12.24-26)

AT that time, Jesus said to his disciples: Amen, amen I say to you, unless the grain of wheat falling into the ground die, itself remaineth alone. But if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world, keepeth it unto life eternal. If any man minister to me, let him follow me; and where I am, there also shall my minister be. If any man minister to me, him will my Father honour.

¶ The Creed is not said except on a Sunday or, with permission, in a Church dedicated to Saint Lawrence.

OFFERTORY Ps. 95.6

Praise and beauty are before him: holiness and majesty are in his sanctuary.

SECRET

O LORD, we beseech thee, graciously accept the oblations we offer to thee, and by the merits of blessed Lawrence pleading for us, grant that they may be a help to us for our salvation. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

COMMUNION John 12.26

If any man minister to me, let him follow me: and where I am, there also shall my minister be.

POSTCOMMUNION

FILLED with thy sacred gifts, O Lord, we humbly beseech thee that this rite of our bounden service which we celebrate may through the intercession of thy blessed Martyr Lawrence bring us evident increase of thy saving grace. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

9 August 2015 - Saint John Vianney, Confessor (Trinity X and Commemoration of St. Romanus, M.)

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

Almighty and merciful God, who didst make Saint John Mary wonderful in his pastoral zeal and constant prayer and penance: grant, we beseech thee, that by his example and intercession we may be able to win the souls of our brethren for Christ, and together with them attain to everlasting glory. Through.

Commemoration: Tenth Sunday after Trinity

O almighty and everlasting God, who in the abundance of thy loving-kindness art wont to go beyond both the merits and prayers of thy suppliant people, pour down upon us thy mercy: that thou mayest forgive us those things whereof our conscience is afraid, and grant us what our prayer does not dare to ask. Through.

Commemoration: Of St. Romanus

Grant, we beseech thee, almighty God: that through the intercession of blessed Romanus, thy Martyr, we may be delivered from all harm to the body and all uncleanness of mind. Through.

LESSON Ecclus. 31.8-11.

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

GRADUAL Ps. 91.13,14.

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

Alleluia, alleluia. V.: James 1.12. Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he hath been proved, he shall receive the crown of life. Alleluia.

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

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

OFFERTORY Ps. 88.25.

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

SECRET

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: Tenth Sunday after Trinity

Look graciously, we beseech thee, O Lord, upon our service; that what we offer may be a gift acceptable unto thee, and a support to us in our weakness. Through.

Commemoration: Of St. Romanus

We beseech thee, O Lord, to receive our offerings and prayers; and by thy Heavenly mysteries cleanse us and mercifully hear us. Through.

Communion Matt. 24.46-47.

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

POSTCOMMUNION

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: Tenth Sunday after Trinity

By the reception of thy Sacrament, we beseech thee, O Lord, may we find support for mind and body: so that, healed in both, we may glory in the fulness of the heavenly remedy. Through.

Commemoration: Of St. Romanus

We beseech thee, almighty God, that we who have partaken of the food of Heaven may, by the intercession of blessed Romanus, thy martyr, be strengthened by it against all harm. Through.

8 August 2015 - Sts. Cyriacus, Largus, & Smaragdus, Martys (Commemoration of the transferred Vigil of St. Lawrence, Martyr)

Semi-double – Red

INTROIT Ps. 33.10-11.

FEAR the Lord, all ye his Saints; for there is no want to them that fear him: the rich have wanted and have suffered hunger, but they that seek the Lord shall not be deprived of any good. Ps. 33.2. I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall be always in my mouth. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who dost gladden us by the yearly festival of thy holy Martyrs Cyriacus, Largus, and Smaragdus: mercifully grant that we, who celebrate their heavenly birthday, may also follow the example of the fortitude they showed in their martyrdom. Through.

Commemoration: Vigil of Saint Lawrence (transferred to this day since tomorrow is a Sunday)

O Lord, give ear to our prayers, and by the intercession of blessed Lawrence, thy Martyr, whose festival we anticipate, graciously bestow upon us thine everlasting mercy. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE I Thess. 2.13-16

Brethren, we also give thanks to God without ceasing: because, that when you had received of us the word of the hearing of God, you received it not as the word of men, but (as it is indeed) the word of God, who worketh in you that have believed. For you, brethren, are become followers of the churches of God which are in Judea, in Christ Jesus: for you also have suffered the same things from your own coutrymen, even as they have from the Jews, who both killed the Lord Jesus, and the prophets, and have persecuted us, and please not God, and are adversaries to all men; Prohibiting us to speak to the Gentiles, that they may be saved, to fill up their sins always: for the wrath of God is come upon them to the end.

GRADUAL Ps. 33.10,11

Fear the Lord, all ye his Saints; for there is no want to them that fear him: the rich have wanted and have suffered hunger, but they that seek the Lord shall not be deprived of any good.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Wis. 3.7. The just shall shine, and shall run to and fro like sparks among the reeds for ever. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Mark (16.15-18)

At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: 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.

OFFERTORY Ps. 31.11

Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye just: and glory, all ye right of heart.

SECRET

May our offerings, O Lord, be acceptable in thy sight, and be for us a help to salvation through the prayers of those in honor of whose festival it is offered. Through.

Commemoration: Vigil of Saint Lawrence

Graciously receive the Sacrifice which we offer to thee, O Lord, and by the intercession of blessed Lawrence, thy Martyr, loose us from the bonds of our sins. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

COMMUNION Mark 16.17,18

And these signs shall follow them that believe in me: they shall cast out devils: they shall lay their hands upon the sick, and they shall recover.

POSTCOMMUNION

We who are renewed by partaking of thy holy gift, beseech thee, O Lord, our God, that through the intercession of thy holy Martyrs Cyriacus, Largus, and Smaragdus, we may experience the effect of the rite which we are now completing. Through.

Commemoration: Vigil of Saint Lawrence

We beseech thee, O Lord our God, that as we in this life are gladdened by the festival which we keep in memory of blessed Lawrence thy Martyr, so we may enjoy his presence for ever. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

7 August 2015 - Saint Cajetan, Confessor (Commemoration of St. Donatus, B.M.)

Double – White

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

COLLECT

O GOD, who didst grant to blessed Cajetan, thy Confessor, grace to lead the life of an Apostle: grant by his intercession and example that we may always trust in thee and desire only heavenly goods. Through.

Commemoration: Of St. Donatus

O God, the glory of thy priest, grant, we beseech thee: that we may experience the aid of thy holy Martyr and Bishop Donatus, whose feast we are keeping. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE Ecclus. 31.8-11.

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

GRADUAL Ps. 91.13,14,3

The just shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow up like the cedar of Libanus in the house of the Lord. To show forth thy mercy in the morning, and thy truth in the night.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. James 1.12. Blessed is the man that endureth temptation, for when he hath been proved, he shall receive the crown of life. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (6.24-33)

At that time: Jesus said unto his disciples: No man can serve two masters. For either he will hate the one, and love the other: or he will sustain the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I say to you, be not solicitous for your life, what you shall eat, nor for your body, what you shall put on. Is not the life more than the meat: and the body more than the raiment? Behold the birds of the air, for they neither sow, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns: and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not you of much more value than they? And which of you by taking thought, can add to his stature one cubit? And for raiment why are you solicitous? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they labour not, neither do they spin. But I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these. And if the grass of the field, which is to day, and to morrow is cast into the oven, God doth so clothe: how much more you, O ye of little faith? Be not solicitous therefore, saying: What shall we eat: or what shall we drink, or wherewith shall we be clothed? For after all these things do the heathens seek. For your Father knoweth that you have need of all these things. Seek ye therefore first the kingdom of God, and his justice, and all these things shall be added 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

Grant, we beseech thee, almighty God, that the offering we humbly bring may be pleasing to thee in honor of thy Saints, and cleanse us alike in body and in soul. Through.

Commemoration: Of St. Donatus

Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord, that by the intercession of the holy Martyr and Bishop Donatus, whom we honor by these oblations dedicated to the praise of thy Name, the fruits of piety and devotion may increase within us. Through.

COMMUNION Matt. 24.46-47.

Blessed is the servant who when his lord shall come he shall find watching: amen I say to you he shall place him over all his goods.

POSTCOMMUNION

We beseech thee, almighty God, that we who have received heavenly nourishment, may thereby, at the intercession of blessed Cajetan, thy Confessor, be defended against all adversity. Through.

Commemoration: Of St. Donatus

Almighty and merciful God, who makest us both partakers and ministers of thy Sacraments, grant, we beseech thee, by the intercession of blessed Donatus, thy Martyr and Bishop, that we may profit by fellowship with him in faith and by his worthy service to thee. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

6 August 2015 - Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Commemoration of St. Sixtus II, PM, and Sts. Felicissimus and Agapitus, MM)

Double of the Second Class – White 

INTROIT Ps. 76.19

THY lightnings enlightened the world: the earth shook and trembled. Ps. 82.2,3 How lovely are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts. My soul longeth and fainteth for the courts of the Lord. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O GOD, who in the glorious Transfiguration of thine only-begotten Son didst confirm the Mysteries of the Faith by the witness of the fathers, and in the voice which came down from the shining cloud, didst wondrously foreshow the perfect adoption of sons: vouchsafe in thy loving kindness, to make us co-heirs with this King of glory, and to grant that we may be made partakers of that same glory. Through the same.


COMMEMORATION: Of Saint Sixtus II and of Saints Felicissimus and Agapitus

O GOD, who dost permit us to celebrate the heavenly birthday of thy holy Martyrs Sixtus, Felicissimus and Agapitus: grant that we may rejoice in their fellowship in everlasting bliss. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE II Pet. 1.16-19

DEARLY beloved, we have not followed cunningly-devised fables, when we made known to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ; but having been made eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received from God the Father honor and glory; this voice coming down to him from the excellent glory, This is My beloved Son in whom I am well pleased, hear ye him. And the voice we heard brought from heaven, when we were with him in the holy mount. And we have the more firm prophetical word, whereunto you do well to attend, as to a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts.

GRADUAL Ps. 44.3,2

Thou art beautiful above the sons of men: grace is poured abroad in thy lips. My heart hath uttered a good word. I speak my works to the King.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Wis. 7.26. He is the brightest of eternal light, the unspotted mirror, and the image of his goodness. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (17.1-9)

AT that time Jesus took Peter and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart: and he was transfigured before them. And his face did shine as the sun, and his garments became white as snow. And behold there appeared to them Moses and Elias talking with him. Then Peter answering said to Jesus: Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. And as he was yet speaking, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them. And lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased: hear ye him. And the disciples hearing, fell upon their face and were very much afraid. And Jesus came and touched them, and said to them: Arise, and fear not. And they, lifting up their eyes, saw no one, but only Jesus. And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying: Tell the vision to no man till the Son of Man be risen from the dead. 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 111.3

Glory and wealth are in his house: and his justice remaineth for ever and ever. Alleluia.

SECRET

HALLOW, O Lord, we beseech thee, the offerings we offer thee on the glorious Transfiguration of thine only-begotten Son, and by the brightness of his glory, cleanse us from the stains of our sins. Through the same.

COMMEMORATION: Of Saint Sixtus II and of Saints Felicissimus and Agapitus

WE offer to thee, O Lord, the gifts of our devotion: may they be pleasing to thee, honorable to thy Saints, and through thy mercy salutary to us. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

PREFACE: Of the Nativity.

COMMUNION Matt. 17.9.

Tell the vision you have seen to no man, till the Son of Man be risen from the dead.

POSTCOMMUNION

GRANT, we beseech thee, O almighty God, that we may apprehend with purified minds, the most holy Mystery of the Transfiguration of thy Son, which we keep with solemn worship. Through the same.

COMMEMORATION: Of Saint Sixtus II and of Saints Felicissimus and Agapitus

GRANT us, we beseech thee, O Lord, through the intercession of thy holy Martyrs Sixtus, Felicissimus and Agapitus, that what we take with the mouth we may receive with a pure heart. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

5 August 2015 - Dedication of Saint Mary of the Snows

Greater Double - 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. 

The Creed is said.

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 intercession 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. (P.T. Alleluia, alleluia.)

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.

4 August 2015 - Saint Dominic, Confessor

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

COLLECT

O God, who sendest us joy year by year the feast of blessed Dominic, thy Confessor, which we are now keeping: mercifully grant on this day of his heavenly birth that we may grow like him in deed. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

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. 91.13,14

The just shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow up like the cedar of Libanus in the house of the Lord. To show forth thy mercy in the morning, and thy truth in the night.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Os. 14.6. The just shall spring as the lily; and shall flourish for ever before the Lord. Alleluia.

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

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

OFFERTORY Ps. 88.25.

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

SECRET

Hallow, O Lord, the gifts we offer up to thee, that through the merits of blessed Dominic, thy Confessor, they may profit us unto the healing of our souls. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
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, we beseech thee, O almighty God, that we, who are weighed down by the burden of our sins may find relief in the patronage of blessed Dominic, thy Confessor. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

3 August 2015 - Invention of Saint Stephen, Deacon and Protomartyr

Semi-Double - Red

INTROIT Ps. 118. 23, 86

PRINCES sat, and spoke against me: and the wicked persecuted me: help me, O Lord my God, for thy servant was employed in thy justifications. Ps. 118. 1. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

GRANT us, we beseech thee, O Lord, so to imitate what we revere, that we may learn to love even our enemies: for we celebrate the heavenly birthday of him who knew how to pray for his very persecutors to our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son, who liveth and reigneth.

LESSON Acts 6. 8-10; 7. 54-59

IN those days Stephen, full of grace and fortitude did great wonders and signs among the people. Now there arose some, of that which is called the syna-gogue of the Libertines and of the Cyrenians and of the Alexandri-ans and of them that were of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen; and they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit that spoke. Now, hearing these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed with their teeth at him. But Stephen being full of the Holy Ghost, looking up steadfastly to heaven, saw the glory of God and Jesus standing on the right hand of God. And he said: Behold I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God. And they crying out with a loud voice stopped their ears, and with one accord ran violently upon him. And casting him forth without the city, they stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man, whose name was Saul. And they stoned Stephen, invoking and saying: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And falling on his knees he cried with a loud voice, saying: Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep in the Lord.

GRADUAL Ps. 118. 23, 86, 117

Princes sat, and spoke against me: and the wicked persecuted me. V. Help me, O Lord my God: save me for thy mercy's sake. Alleluia, alleluia. V. Acts 7.56.

I see the heavens opened, and Je-sus standing on the right hand of the power of God. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (23. 34-39)

AT that time Jesus said to the Scribes and Pharisees: Behold I send to you prophets and wise men and scribes, and some of them you will put to death and crucify, and some you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city: that upon you may come all the just blood that hath been shed upon the earth, from the blood of Abel the just even unto the blood of Zacharias the son of Barachias, whom you killed between the temple and the altar. Amen I say to you, all these things shall come upon this generation. Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered together thy children as the hen doth gather her chickens under her wings, and thou wouldst not? Behold your house shall be left to you desolate. For I say to you, you shall not see me henceforth, till you say: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

OFFERTORY Acts 6.5; 7.59

The Apostles chose Stephen to be a levite, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost: whom the Jews stoned, invoking and saying: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit, al-leluia.

SECRET

RECEIVE, O Lord, our gifts, in commemoration of thy Saints: that as suffering made them glorious, so our devotion may render us innocent. Through.

COMMUNION Acts 7. 56, 59, 60

I see the heavens opened, and Je-sus standing on the right hand of the power of God: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit, and lay not this sin to their charge.

POSTCOMMUNION

MAY the mysteries we have received, O Lord, help us, and through the intercession of blessed Stephen, thy Martyr, establish us by thine everlasting protection. Through.

2 August 2015 - Saint Alfonse Maria de Liguori, Bishop, Confessor, & Doctor of the Church (Commemoration of St. Stephen I, P.M.)

Double – White

INTROIT Luke 4.18

THE spirit of the Lord is upon me, wherefore he hath anointed me: to preach the Gospel to the poor, he hath sent me to heal the contrite of heart. Ps. 77.1 Attend, O my people, to my law: incline your ear to the words of my mouth. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who dist kindle in blessed Aphonse Maria, thy Confessor and Bishop, burning zeal for the salvation of souls, and through him didst enrich thy Church with a new offspring grant, we beseech thee, that imbued with his saving doctrine and strengthened by his example, we may be able happily to come unto thee. Through.

Commemoration: Of St. Stephen I

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

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE II Tim 2.1-7

Dearly beloved: be strong in the grace which is in Christ Jesus: And the things which thou hast heard of me by many witnesses, the same commend to faithful men, who shall be fit to teach others also. Labour as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No man, being a soldier to God, entangleth himself with secular businesses; that he may please him to whom he hath engaged himself. For he also that striveth for the mastery, is not crowned, except he strive lawfully. The husbandman, that laboureth, must first partake of the fruits. Understand what I say: for the Lord will give thee in all things understanding.

GRADUAL Ps. 118.52-53.

I remembered, O Lord, thy judgments of old, and I was comforted; a fainting hath taken hold of me because of the wicked that forsake thy law. V. Ps. 39.11. I have not hid thy justice within my heart: I have declared thy truth and thy salvation.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ecclus. 49.3-4. He was directed by God unto the repentance of the nation, and he took away the abomination of wickedness: and he directed his heart towards the Lord, and in the days of sinners he strengthened godliness. Alleluia.

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

At that time, Jesus appointed also other seventy-two: and he sent them two and two before his face into every city and place whither he himself was to come. And he said to them: The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send labourers into his harvest. Go: Behold I send you as lambs among wolves. Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes; and salute no man by the way. Into whatsoever house you enter, first say: Peace be to this house. And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him; but if not, it shall return to you. And in the same house, remain, eating and drinking such things as they have: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Remove not from house to house. And into what city soever you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you. And heal the sick that are therein, and say to them: The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Prov. 3.9,27

Honor the Lord with substance, and give him of the first of all they fruits. Do not withhold him from doing good who is able: if thou art able do good thyself also.

SECRET

Let our hearts burn with the heavenly fire of this Sacrifice, for an odor of sweetness, O Lord Jesus Christ: who didst enable blessed Alphonse Maria to celebrate these mysteries, and through them to offer himself as a holy victim to thee: who livest and reignest.

Commemoration: Of St. Stephen I

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 COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

COMMUNION Ecclus. 50.1,9

A great priest, who in his life propped up the house, and in his days fortified the temple; as a bright fire, and frankincense bringing in the fire.

POSTCOMMUNION

O God, who didst make blessed Alphonse Maria, thy Confessor and Bishop, a faithful minister and preacher of the divine mystery: grant by his merits and prayers that thy faithful people may frequently partake of it, and by partaking of it render unceasing praise to thee. Through.

Commemoration: Of St. Stephen 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. Though.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum