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