27 September 2015 - Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity (Commemoration of Sts. Cosmas and Damian, MM.)

Semi-double – Green 

INTROIT Eccles. 36. 18

Give peace, O Lord, to them that patiently wait for thee, that thy prophets may be found faithful: hear the prayers of thy servant, and of thy people Israel. Ps.121.1. I rejoiced at the things that were said to me: we shall go into the house of the Lord. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

Let the exercise of thy compassion, we beseech thee, O Lord, direct our hearts: for without thee we are not able to please thee. Through.

Commemoration: Sts. Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs

Grant, we beseech thee, O almighty God, that we who celebrate the heavenly birthday of thy holy Martyrs Cosmas and Damian, may be delivered by their intercession from all the evils that beset us. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

EPISTLE I Cor. 1. 4-8

Brethren, I give thanks to my God always for you, for the grace of God that is given you in Jesus Christ, that in all things you are made rich in him in all utterance and in all knowledge, as the testimony of Christ was confirmed to you; so that nothing is wanting to you in my grace, waiting for the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ. Who also will confirm you into the end without crime, in the day of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

GRADUAL Ps. 121. 1, 7

I rejoiced at the things that were said to me: We shall go into the house of our Lord. V.: Let peace be in thy strength, and abundance in thy towers.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps.101.16. The Gentiles shall fear thy Name, O Lord; and all the kings of the earth thy glory. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (9. 1-8)

At that time, Jesus entering into a boat, passed over the water and came into his own city. And behold they brought him one sick of the palsy lying in a bed; and Jesus seeing their faith, said to the man sick of the palsy: Be of good heart, son, thy sins are forgiven thee. And behold some of the Scribes said within themselves: He blas-phemeth. And Jesus seeing their thoughts, said: Why do you think evil in your hearts? whether is it easier to say: Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say: Arise and walk? But that you may know that the Son of Man hath power on earth to forgive sins (then said he to the man sick of the palsy): Arise, take up thy bed, and go into thy house. And he arose, and went into his house. And the multitude seeing it, feared, and glorified God, who had given such power to men. 

Creed.

OFFERTORY Ex. 24. 4, 5

Moses consecrated an altar to the Lord, offering upon it holocausts, and sacrificing victims: he made an evening sacrifice to the Lord God for an odor of sweetness, in the sight of the children of Israel.

SECRET

O God, who, by thy venerable intercourse with us in this Sacrifice, dost make us partakers of the one Supreme Godhead: grant, we beseech thee, that as we know thy truth, so we may follow it by worthy lives. Through.

Commemoration: Sts. Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs

May the loving prayers of thy Saints never fail us, O Lord: may they make our gifts acceptable to thee and ever obtain for us thy pardon. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

COMMUNION Ps. 95.8-9.

Bring up sacrifices, and come into his courts: adore ye the Lord in his holy court.

POSTCOMMUNION
We who are fed with thy holy Gift, O Lord, do offer our thanks unto thee: beseeching thy mercy that thou mayest make us worthy to share in it. Through.

Commemoration: Sts. Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs

We pray thee, O Lord, may this heavenly banquet of which by thy bounty we have partaken, together with the united prayers of thy saints, bring protection to thy people. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

26 September 2015 - Saturday Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Commemoration of Sts. Cyprian and Justina, MM.)

Simple - Marian Blue or White

N.b. The Saturday Office of Our Lady ends at None this day.

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. (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.

25 September 2015 - Feria VI after Trinity XVI

Feria - Green

N.b. Vespers of the Saturday Office of Our Lady is said this day. 

INTROIT Ps. 118. 137, 124

Thou art just, O Lord, and thy judgment is right; deal with thy servant according to thy mercy. Ps.118.1. Blessed are the undefiled in the way: who walk in the law of the Lord. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord, that thy people may shun all the wiles of the devil: and with pure mind follow thee, the only God. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

EPISTLE Ephes. 4. 1-6

Brethren, I, a prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation in which you are called. With all humility and mildness, with patience, supporting one another in charity, careful to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. One body and one spirit, as you are called in one hope of your calling. One Lord, one faith, one baptism. One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in us all, who is blessed for ever and ever. Amen.

GRADUAL Ps. 32. 12, 16

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord: the people whom he hath chosen for his inheritance.
V.: By the word of the Lord the heavens were established; and all the power of them by the spirit of his mouth.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps.101.2. O Lord, hear my prayer; and let my cry come to thee. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (22. 34-46)

At that time the Pharisees came to Jesus, and one of them, a doctor of the law, asked him, tempting him: Master, which is the great commandment of 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. One these two commandments dependeth the whole law and the prophets. And the Pharisees being gathered together, Jesus asked them, saying: What think you of Christ, whose son is he? They say to him: David's. He saith to them: How then doth David , in spirit, call him Lord, saying: The Lord saith to my Lord: Sit on my right hand until I make thine enemies thy footstool? If David then call him Lord, how is he his son? And no man was able to answer him a word; neither durst any man, from that day forth, ask him any more questions. 

OFFERTORY Ps. 9. 9, 17, 18, 19

I, Daniel, prayed to my God, saying: Hear, O Lord, the prayers of thy servant; show thy face upon thy sanctuary, and favorably look down upon this people upon whom thy Name is invoked, O God.

SECRET

We humbly entreat thy Majesty, O Lord; that these holy Mysteries which we celebrate may set us free both from past and future sins. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

COMMUNION Ps. 75. 12, 13

Vow ye, and pray to the Lord your God, all you that round about him bring presents: to him that is terrible, even to him who taketh away the spirit of princes: to the terrible with all the kings of the earth.

POSTCOMMUNION

By thy sanctifying gifts, O almighty God, may our vices be healed, and may eternal remedies be available unto us. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

24 September 2015 - Our Lady of Ransom

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

O God, who by means of the most glorious Mother of thy Son, wast pleased to give new offspring to thy Church for the deliverance of Christians from the power of the heathen: grant, we beseech thee, that we too, who love and honor her as the foundress of so great a work, may by her merits and intercession be ourselves delivered from all our sins and from the bondage of the evil one. Through the same.

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 the intercession of blessed Mary ever Virgin, may this offering be of avail to us for welfare and peace 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 whose honor we offered this Sacrifice to thy Majesty. Through.

23 September 2015 - Saint Linus, Pope & Martyr (Commemoration of St. Thecla, V.M.)

Semi-Double - Red

INTROIT John. 21. 15-17

Simon Peter, if thou lovest me, feed my lambs, feed my sheep. Ps. 29.1. I will extol thee, O Lord, for thou hast upheld me: and hast not made mine enemies to rejoice over me. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

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

Commemoration: Of St. Thecla

Grant, we beseech thee, almighty God, that we who honor the heavenly birthday of blessed Thecla, thy Virgin and Martyr, may both rejoice in her yearly festival and profit by the example of so great a faith. Through.

EPISTLE I Peter 5.1-4, 10-11.

Dearly Beloved: The ancients that are among you, I beseech who am myself also an ancient and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as also a partaker of that glory which is to be revealed in time to come: Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking care of it, not by constraint but willingly, according to God: not for filthy lucre's sake but voluntarily: Neither as lording it over the clergy but being made a pattern of the flock from the heart. And when the prince of pastors shall appear, you shall receive a never fading crown of glory. But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little, will himself perfect you and confirm you and establish you. To him be glory and empire, for ever and ever. Amen.

Gradual Ps. 106.32, 31

Let them exalt him in the church of the people: and praise him in the chair of the ancients. V.: Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him: and his wonderful works to the children of men.

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 Cesarea Philippi: and he asked his disciples, saying: Whom do men say that the Son of man is? But they said: Some John the Baptist, and other some Elias, and others Jeremias, or one of the prophets. Jesus saith to them: But whom do you say that I am? Simon Peter answered and said: Thou art Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answering said to him: Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jona: because flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven. And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, it shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven.

OFFERTORY Jer. 1.9-10.

Behold I have given my words in thy mouth: lo, I have set thee over the nations, and over kingdoms, to root up, and to pull down, and to build, and to plant.

SECRET

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.

Commemoration: Of St. Thecla

Receive, O Lord, the gifts which we bring thee on the feast of blessed Thecla thy Virgin and Martyr, by whose patronage we hope to be delivered. Through.

COMMUNION Matt. 16.18.

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

POSTCOMMUNION

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.

Commemoration: Of St. Thecla

May the mysteries which we have received, help us, O Lord; and by the intercession of blessed Thecla, thy Virgin and Martyr, may we ever enjoy thy protection. Through.

22 September 2015 - Saint Thomas of Villanova, Bishop & Confessor (Commemoration of St. Maurice and Companions, MM.)

Double - White

INTROIT Ecclus. 45.30.

The Lord made to him a covenant of peace, and made him a prince: that the dignity of the priesthood should be to him forever. Ps. 131.1. O Lord, remember David: and all his meekness. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who didst adorn blessed Thomas, thy Bishop, with the virtue of exceeding charity toward the poor: we beseech thee, that by his intercession, thou wouldst deign to pour forth the riches of thy mercy on all who humbly call on thee. Through.

Commemoration: Of St. Maurice and Companions

Grant, almighty God, we pray thee, that this solemnity of thy holy Martyrs Maurice and his companions may bring us joy: and that while we glory in their heavenly triumph, we may rely on their intercession. Through.

LESSON Ecclus. 44.16-27; 45.3-20.

Henoch pleased God, and was translated into para-dise, that he may give repentance to the nations. Noe was found perfect, just, and in the time of wrath he was made a recon-ciliation. Therefore was there a remnant left to the earth, when the flood came. The covenants of the world were made with him, that all flesh should no more be destroyed with the flood. Abra-ham was the great father of a multitude of nations, and there was not found the like to him in glory, who kept the law of the most High, and was in covenant with him. In his flesh he established the covenant, and in temptation he was found faithful. Therefore by an oath he gave him glory in his posterity, that he should increase as the dust of the earth, And that he would exalt his seed as the stars, and they should inherit from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth. And he did in like manner with Isaac for the sake of Abraham his father. The Lord gave him the blessing of all nations, and confirmed his cove-nant upon the head of Jacob. He acknowledged him in his blessings, and gave him an inheritance, and divided him his portion in twelve tribes. And he preserved for him men of mercy, that found grace in the eyes of all flesh. 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, that he might teach Jacob his covenant, and Israel his judg-ments. He exalted Aaron his brother, and like to himself of the tribe of Levi: He made an everlasting covenant with him, and gave him the priesthood of the nation, and made him blessed in glory, And he girded him about with a glorious girdle, and clothed him with a robe of glory, and crowned him with majestic attire. He put upon him a garment to the feet, and breeches, and an ephod, and he compassed him with many little bells of gold all round about, That as he went there might be a sound, and a noise made that might be heard in the temple, for a memorial to the children of his people. He gave him a holy robe of gold, and blue, and purple, a woven work of a wise man, endued with judgment and truth: Of twisted scarlet the work of an artist, with precious stones cut and set in gold, and graven by the work of a lapidary for a memorial, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. And a crown of gold upon his mitre wherein was engraved Holiness, an ornament of honour: a work of power, and delightful to the eyes for its beauty. Before him there were none so beautiful, even from the beginning. No stranger was ever clothed with them, but only his children alone, and his grandchildren for ever. His sacrifices were consumed with fire every day. Moses filled his hands and anointed him with holy oil. This was made to him for an everlasting testament, and to his seed as the days of heaven, to execute the office of the priesthood, and to have praise, and to glorify his people in his name. He chose him out of all men living, to offer sacrifice to God, incense, and a good savour, for a memorial to make reconciliation for his people.

Gradual Ecclus. 44.16, 20

Behold a great priest, who in his days pleased God. V. 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 to the order of Melchisedech. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (25.14-23)

At that time: Jesus said this parable unto his disciples: For even as a man going into a far country called his servants and delivered to them his goods; And to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to every one according to his proper ability: and immediately he took his journey. And he that had received the five talents went his way and traded with the same and gained other five. And in like manner he that had received the two gained other two. But he that had received the one, going his way, digged into the earth and hid his lord's money. But after a long time the lord of those servants came and reckoned with them. And he that had received the five talents coming, brought other five talents, saying: Lord, thou didst deliver to me five talents. Behold I have gained other five over and above. His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant, because thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many things. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord. And he also that had received the two talents came and said: Lord, thou deliveredst two talents to me. Behold I have gained other two. His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant: because thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many things. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

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 my arm shall strengthen him.

SECRET
Grant, O Lord, we pray thee, that our devout observance of this yearly feast of thy Confessor and Bishop Saint Thomas may render us thy servants acceptable unto thy lovingkindness: that the oblation of this our bounden duty and service may be profitable unto him in the reward of his godliness, and obtain for us thy servants the bountiful gifts of thy grace. Through.

Commemoration: Of St. Maurice and Companions

Look, O Lord, upon the gifts which we bring thee in commemoration of thy holy Martyrs Maurice and his companions: and grant that through the intercession of those for whose sake they are well-pleasing to thee, they may be to us a source of endless blessings. Through.

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, almighty God, that we who give thanks for the gifts which we have received, may through the intercession of blessed Thomas, thy Confessor and Bishop, obtain still greater blessings. Through.

Commemoration: Of St. Maurice and Companions

Refreshed with thy heavenly Sacraments and joys, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord, that we may be protected by the help of those in whose triumph we glory. Through.

21 September 2015 - Saint Matthew the Evangelist

Double of the Second Class – Red 

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

MAY we be helped, O Lord, by the prayers of the blessed Apostle and Evangelist Matthew, that what we cannot obtain by our own efforts may be given to us by his intercession. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE Ezech. 1.10-14

AS for the likeness of their faces: there was the face of a man, and the face of a lion on the right side of all the four: and the face of an ox, on the left side of all the four: and the face of an eagle over all the four. And their faces, and their wings were stretched upward: two wings of every one were joined, and two covered their bodies: And every one of them went straight forward: whither the impulse of the spirit was to go, thither they went: and they turned not when they went. And as for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like that of burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps. This was the vision running to and fro in the midst of the living creatures, a bright fire, and lightning going forth from the fire. And the living creatures ran and returned like flashes of lightning.

GRADUAL Ps. 111.1,2

Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord: he delighteth exceedingly in his commandments. His seed shall be mighty upon earth; the generation of the righteous shall be blessed.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Thee the glorious choir of Apostles doth praise, O Lord. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (9.9-13)

AT that time, Jesus saw a man sitting in the custom house, named Matthew, and he said to him: Follow me. And he rose up and followed him. And it came to pass as he was sitting at meat in the house, behold many publicans and sinners came, and sat down with Jesus and his disciples. And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners? But Jesus hearing it, said: They that are in health need not a physician, but they that are ill. Go then and learn what this meaneth, I will have mercy and not sacrifice. For I am not come to call the just, but sinners. 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 20.4-5

O Lord, thou hast set on his head a crown of precious stones: he asked life to thee, and thou hast given it to him, alleluia

SECRET

MAY the offering of thy Church, we beseech thee, O Lord, be commended to thee by the prayers of the blessed Apostle and Evangelist Matthew, by whose glorious preaching she is instructed. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

PREFACE: Of the Apostles.

COMMUNION Ps. 20.6

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

POSTCOMMUNION
WE who have received the Sacraments entreat thee, O Lord, by the intercession of blessed Matthew, thine Apostle and Evangelist: that what we have celebrated for his glory, may profit us unto healing. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

20 September 2015 - Saint Eustace and His Companions, Martyrs (Trinity XVI)

Double - Red

INTROIT: Ecclus. 44.15,14.

Let the people show forth the wisdom of the saints, and the Church declare their praise: and their names shall live unto generation and gene-ration. Ps. 32.1. Rejoice in the Lord, ye just: praise becometh the upright. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who dost gladden us by the annual solemnity of thy martyrs, Saint Eustace and his Companions, mercifully grant we be kindled by the example of those in whose merits we rejoice. Through.

COMMEMORATION: Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity

Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord, that thy people may shun all the wiles of the devil: and with pure mind follow thee, the only God. Through.

LESSON Wis. 5.16-20.

The just shall live for evermore: and their reward is with the Lord, and the care of them with the most High. Therefore shall they receive a kingdom of glory, and a crown of beauty at the hand of the Lord: for with his right hand he will cover them, and with his holy arm he will defend them. And his zeal will take armour, and he will arm the creature for the revenge of his enemies. He will put on justice as a breastplate, and will take true judgment instead of a helmet: He will take equity for an invincible shield.

Gradual Ps. 123.7-8.

Our soul hath been delivered, as a sparrow, out of the snare of the hunters. V. The snare is broken, and we are delivered: our help is in the name of the Lord, who made Heaven and earth.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Let the just feast, and rejoice before God; and be delighted with gladness. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (6.17-23)

At that time: Coming down with them, Jesus stood in a plain place: and the company of his disciples and a very great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the sea coast, both of Tyre and Sidon, Who were come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. And they that were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the multitude sought to touch him: for virtue went out from him and healed all. And he, lifting up his eyes on his disciples, said: Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are ye that hunger now: for you shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for you shall laugh. Blessed shall you be when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you and shall reproach you and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. Be glad in that day and rejoice: for behold, your reward is great in heaven, For according to these things did their fathers to the prophets.

OFFERTORY Ps. 149.5-6.

The saints shall rejoice in glory, they shall be joyful in their beds: the high praises of God shall be in their mouths.

SECRET

Be appeased, O Lord, with the gifts we offer, and by the intercession of thy holy martyrs, Eustace and his Companions, defend us from all dangers. Through.

COMMEMORATION: Trinity XVI We humbly entreat thy Majesty, O Lord; that these holy Mysteries which we celebrate may set us free both from past and future sins. Through.

Communion Luke 12.4.

And I say to you, my friends: Be not afraid of them who persecute you.

POSTCOMMUNION

Grant we beseech thee, O Lord, that we would be purged of guilt: and, by the intercession of thy holy martyrs, Eustace and his Companions, make us partakers of the Heavenly salvation. Through.

COMMEMORATION: Trinity XVI 

By thy sanctifying gifts, O almighty God, may our vices be healed, and may eternal remedies be available unto us. Through.

19 September 2015 - Saint Januarius, Bishop & Martyr, and his Companions

Double – Red

INTROIT Ps. 36.39.

The salvation of the just is from the Lord: and he is their protector in the time of trouble. Ps. 36.1 Be not emulous of evil-doers: nor envy them that work iniquity. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who dost permit us to celebrate the birthday of thy holy martyrs Januarius and his Companions, grant us to enjoy their companionship in everlasting beatitude. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE Heb. 10.32-38

Brethren, call to mind the former days, wherein, being illuminated, you endured a great fight of afflictions. And on the one hand indeed, by reproaches and tribulations were made a gazingstock; and on the other, become companions of them that were used in such sort. For you both had compassion on them that were in bands, and took with joy the being stripped of your own goods, knowing that you have a better and lasting substance. Do not therefore lose your confidence, which hath a great reward. For patience is necessary for you: that doing the will of God you may receive the promise. For yet a little and a very little while, and He that is to come, will come and will not delay. But my just man liveth by faith.

GRADUAL Ps. 33.18-19

The just cried, and the Lord heard them, and delivered them out of all their troubles. V. 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 Matthew (24.3-13)

At that time: When Jesus was sitting on mount Olivet, the disciples came to him privately, saying: Tell us when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign of thy coming and of the consummation of the world? And Jesus answering, said to them: Take heed that no man seduce you. For many will come in my name saying, I am Christ. And they will seduce many. And you shall hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that ye be not troubled. For these things must come to pass: but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be pestilences and famines and earthquakes in places. Now all these are the beginnings of sorrows. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted and shall put you to death: and you shall be hated by all nations for my name's sake. And then shall many be scandalized and shall betray one another and shall hate one another. And many false prophets shall rise and shall seduce many. And because iniquity hath abounded, the charity of many shall grow cold. But he that shall persevere to the end, he shall be saved.

OFFERTORY Wis.3.1-3

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

We offer thee, O Lord, the gifts of our devotion; may they be rendered both pleasing unto thee, for the honor of thy just ones, and to us, through thy mercy, helpful to salvation. Through.

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; and that which you hear in the ear preach ye upon the housetops.

POSTCOMMUNION

Grant us, we beseech thee; O Lord, by the intercession of thy holy martyrs, Januarius and Companions, that what we touch with our lips we may receive with a pure heart. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

18 September 2015 - St. Joseph of Cupertino, Confessor (Commemoration of Ember Friday in September)

Double – White

INTROIT Ecclus. 1.14-15

The love of God is honorable wisdom: and they to whom she shall show herself, love her by the sight and by the knowledge of her great works. Ps. 83.2. 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 hast ordained that thine only-begotten Son when lifted up from the earth should draw all things to himself: mercifully grant through the merits and example of thy seraphic Confessor Joseph, that we may be lifted up above all earthly desires and be found worthy to come unto him: Who liveth and reigneth.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE I Cor. 13.1-8

Brethren, If I speak with the tongues of men and of Angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal. And if I should have prophecy, and should know all mysteries and all knowledge: and if I should have all faith so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. And if I should distribute all my goods to feed the poor, and if I should deliver my body to be burned and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. Charity is patient, is kind: Charity envieth not, dealing not perversely, is not puffed up, is not ambitious, seeketh not her own, is not provoked to anger, thinketh no evil, rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth with the truth: beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never falleth away: whether prophecies shall be made void, or tongues shall cease, or knowledge shall be destroyed. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect is come, that which is in part shall be done away. When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child. But when I became a man, I put away the things of a child. We see now through a glass in a dark manner: but then face to face. Now I know in part: but then I shall know even as I am known. And now there remain faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

GRADUAL Ps. 20.4,5

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

Alleluia, alleluia. V. The eye of God hath looked upon him for good, and hath lifted him up from his low estate, and hath exalted his head. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (22.1-14)

At that time, Jesus spoke to the chief priests and the Pharisees in parables, saying: The kingdom of heaven is likened to a king, who made a marriage for his son; and he sent his servants, to call them that were invited to the marriage, and they would not come. Again he sent other servants, saying: Tell them that were invited: Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come ye to the marriage. But they neglected; and went their way, one to his farm, and another to his merchandise; and the rest laid hands on his servants, and having treated them contumeliously, put them to death. But when the king had heard of it, he was angry; and sending his armies, he destroyed those murderers, and burnt their city. Then he saith to his servants: The marriage indeed is ready, but they that were invited were not worthy. Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as you shall find, call to the marriage. And his servants going forth into the ways, gathered together all that they found, both bad and good; and the marraige was filled with guests. And the king went in to see the guests, and he saw there a man who had not on a wedding garment: and he saith to him: Friend, how camest thou in hither, not having on a wedding garment? but he was silent. Then the king said to the waiters: Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the exterior darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few are chosen.

OFFERTORY Ps. 34.13

But as for me, when they were troublesome to me, I was clothed with haircloth. I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer shall be turned into my bosom.

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.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

COMMUNION Ps. 68.30-31

I am poor and sorrowful: thy salvation, O God, hath set me up. I will praise the Name of God with a canticle: and I will magnify him with praise.

POSTCOMMUNION

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

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

17 September 2015 - The Holy Stigmata of St. Francis

Double – White

INTROIT Gal. 6.14

But God forbid that I should glory, save in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ: by whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world. Ps. 141.2. I cried to the Lord with my voice: with my voice I made supplication to the Lord. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O Lord, Jesus Christ, who, when the world was growing cold, in order to enkindle in our hearts the fire of thy love, didst renew the sacred marks of thy Passion on the body of blessed Francis: mercifully grant, that with the aid of his merits and prayers, we may bear our cross and bring forth worthy fruits of penance: Who livest and reignest.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE Gal. 6.14-18

Brethren, But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ; by whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. And whosoever shall follow this rule, peace on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God. From henceforth let no man be troublesome to me; for I bear the marks of the Lord Jesus in my body. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen.

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. Francis, poor and lowly, entereth rich into heaven, with the hymns of heaven is honored. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (16.24-27)

At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For he that will save his life, shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for my sake, shall find it. For what doth it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his own soul? Or what exchange shall a man give for his soul? For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels: and then will he render to every man according to his works.

OFFERTORY Ps. 88.25

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

SECRET

O Lord, sanctify these gifts which we dedicate to thee, and by the intercession of blessed Francis, cleanse us from every stain of sin. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

COMMUNION Luke 12.42

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

O God, who in divers ways didst show forth in blessed Francis, thy Confessor, the wondrous mysteries of thy Cross, grant we beseech thee, that ever following the example of his devotion we may be strengthened by constant meditation of that Cross. Though.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

16 September 2015 - St. Cornelius, Pope & Martyr, and Cyprian, Bishop & Martyr (Commemoration of Ember Wednesday in September, and Sts. Euphemia, Virgin, and Lucy and Geminian, Martyrs)

Semi-Double - Red

INTROIT Ps. 78.11,12,10.

Let the sighings of the prisoners come in before thee, O Lord; render to our neighbors sevenfold in their bosom; revenge the blood of thy Saints, which hath been shed. Ps. 78.1. O God, the heathens are come into thine inheritance; they have defiled thy holy temple: they have made Jerusalem as a place to keep fruit. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

May the feast of the blessed Martyrs and Bishops Cornelius and Cyprian defend us, we beseech thee, O Lord, and may their venerable prayer commend us to thee. Through. 

Commemoration: Of Saints Euphemia, Lucy, and Geminian 

O Lord, grant joyful issue to our prayers, so that we who year by year devoutly keep the day on which thy holy Martyrs Euphemia, Lucy, and Geminian suffered, may also follow them in the steadfastness of their faith. Through.

LESSON Wis. 3.1-8.

The souls of the just are in the hand of God, and the torment of death shall not touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: and their departure was taken for misery: And their going away from us, for utter destruction: but they are in peace. And though in the sight of men they suffered torments, their hope is full of immortality. Afflicted in few things, in many they shall be well rewarded: because God hath tried them, and found them worthy of himself. As gold in the furnace, he hath proved them, and as a victim of a holocaust, he hath received them, and in time there shall be respect had to them. The just shall shine, and shall run to and fro like sparks among the reeds. They shall judge nations, and rule over people, and their Lord shall reign for ever.

Gradual Ex. 15.11, 6.

Glorious is God in his Saints, marvelous in majesty, doing wonders. V.: Thy right hand, O Lord, is magnified in strength: thy right hand hath slain the enemy.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ecclus. 44.14. The bodies of the Saints are buried in peace, and their name liveth unto generation and generation. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (21.9-19)

At that time: Jesus said unto his disciples: when you shall hear of wars and seditions, be not terrified. These things must first come to pass: but the end is not yet presently. Then he said to them: Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there shall be great earthquakes in divers places and pestilences and famines and terrors from heaven: and there shall be great signs. But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and into prisons, dragging you before kings and governors, for my name's sake. And it shall happen unto you for a testimony. Lay it up therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before how you shall answer: For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to resist and gainsay. And you shall be betrayed by your parents and brethren and kinsmen and friends: and some of you they will put to death. And you shall be hated by all men for my name's sake. But not a hair of your head shall not perish. In your patience you shall possess your souls.

Offertory Ps. 67.36.

God is wonderful in his Saints: the God of Israel is he who will give power and strength to his people: blessed be God, alleluia.

SECRET

Stand by us, O Lord, while we commemorate thy saints and humbly pray: that by their merits, these thy friends may assist us who dare not rely on our own. Through.

Commemoration: Of Saints Euphemia, Lucy, and Geminian

Graciously regard the votive gifts of thy people, we beseech thee, O Lord, and may we enjoy the intercession of those who festival we are allowed by thee to celebrate. Through.

Communion Wis. 3.4-6.

And though in the sight of men they suffered torments, God hath tried them: as gold in the furnace he hath proved them, and as a victim of a holocaust he hath received them.

POSTCOMMUNION

Well satisfied with these saving mysteries, O Lord we beseech thee that these whose feast we celebrate may aid us by their prayers. Through.

Commemoration: Of Saints Euphemia, Lucy, and Geminian

Graciously hear our prayers, O Lord, and let us never cease to enjoy the help of thy holy Martyrs Euphemia, Lucy, and Geminian, whose festival we are solemnly keeping. Through.

15 September 2015 - Commemoration of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Octave Day of the Nativity of the BVM; Commemoration of St. Nicomedes, M.)

Double of the Second Class – White or Marian Blue 

INTROIT John 19.25

THERE stood by the Cross of Jesus his Mother and his Mother's sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Salome, and Mary Magdalene. V. Woman, behold thy Son, Jesus said; and to the disciple, Behold, thy Mother. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O GOD, in thy passion, the prophecy of Simeon was fulfilled that a sword of sorrow should pierce the sweet soul of thy glorious Virgin-Mother Mary. We reverently recall her sufferings and sorrow; mercifully grant us the fruits of the redemption that was paid for by thine own sufferings, through the merits and prayers of all the saints watching beside the Cross;

¶ Add the following after the above Collect of the Day together under one ending. Note that there is no corresponding Secret or Postcommunion.

WE beseech thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, let thy Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, whose holy soul was pierced by a sword of sorrow at the hour of thy passion, implore thy mercy for us both now and at the hour of our death. Through. 

COMMEMORATION: Octave Day of the Nativity of the B.V.M.

Collect as on the fest.

COMMEMORATION: St. Nicomedes, Martyr

Stand by thy people, O Lord, that they may profit by the glorious merits of blessed Nicomedes, thy Martyr and so be enable through his patronage ever to obtain thy mercy. Through.

LESSON Judith 13.22, 23-25

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.

GRADUAL

Thou art sorrowful and tearful, O Virgin Mary, standing by the Cross of the Lord Jesus, thy Son, our Redeemer. V. O Virgin Mother of God, he whom the whole world cannot contain, the author of life who was made man, beareth this punishment of the Cross.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Holy Mary, the Queen of Heaven and the Mistress of the world, stood by the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, full of sorrows. 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 standing 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.

OFFERTORY Jer. 18.20

Remember, O Virgin Mother, to speak good things in our behalf before the face of God, that he may turn away his anger from us.

SECRET

O LORD Jesus Christ, we offer thee our prayers and sacrifices. May we, who commemorate the piercing of the sweet soul of the Blessed Mary, thy Mother, share the reward of the saints through her loving and constant intercession and the prayers of those who stood with her beside the Cross, as well as through thine own meritorious death; who livest and reignest.

COMMEMORATION: Octave Day of the Nativity of the B.V.M.

Collect as on the fest.

COMMEMORATION: St. Nicomedes, M. Graciously accept, O Lord, the gifts now offered, and may the prayer of blessed Nicomedes, thy Martyr, commend them to thy Majesty. Through.

PREFACE: Of the Blessed Virgin, with In the Transfixion.

COMMUNION

Happy the Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who without dying earned the palm of martyrdom beneath the Cross of our Lord.

POSTCOMMUNION

O LORD Jesus Christ, may this Sacrifice which we have received in memory of the sorrows of thy Virgin-Mother obtain for us from thy mercy every grace and help; who livest and reignest. 

COMMEMORATION: Octave Day of the Nativity of the B.V.M.

Collect as on the fest.

COMMEMORATION: St. Nicomedes, M. 

May the Sacraments which we have received cleanse us, O Lord, and through the intercession of blessed Nicomedes, thy Martyr, bring about our release from all the bonds of sin. Through.

14 September 2015 - Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Of the Octave of the Blessed Virgin)

Greater Double – Red

INTROIT Gal. 6.14

But it behooveth us to glory in the Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ: in whom is our salvation, life, and resurrection; by whom we are saved and delivered. Ps. 66.2 May God have mercy on us, and bless us; may he cause the light of his countenance to shine upon us, and may he have mercy on us. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who dost gladden us this day by the annual solemnity of the exaltation of the Holy Cross, grant, we beseech thee, that, as we have known its mystery on earth, we may deserve in heaven the reward which it had purchased. Through the same.

COMMEMORATION
Octave of the Nativity of the B.V.M.

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

EPISTLE Phil 2.5-11

Brethren let this mind be in you which was also in Jesus Christ: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men, and in habit found as a man. He humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, even to the death of the cross. For which cause God also hath exalted him, and hath given him a Name which is above all names: (here all kneel) that in the Name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those that are in Heaven, on earth, and under the earth and that every tongue should confess that the Lord Jesus Christ is in the glory of God the Father.

GRADUAL Phil 2.8-9

Christ became obedient for us unto death: even the death of the Cross. For which cause also God hath exalted him and hath given him a Name which is above all names.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Sweet the wood, sweet the nails, sweet the load that hangeth thereon: to bear up the King and Lord of Heaven, nought was worthy save thou, O Holy Cross. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (12.31-36)

At that time: Jesus said to the multitude of the Jews, Now is the judgment of the world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all things to myself. (Now this he said, signifying what death he should die.) The multitude answered him, We have heard out of the law, that Christ abideth forever: and how sayest thou, the Son of man must be lifted up? Who is the Son of Man? Jesus therefore said to them, Yet a little while, the light is among you. Walk whilst you have the light, that the darkness overtake you not. And he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. Whilst you have the light, believe in the light; that you may be the children of light. 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY

Through the sign of the holy Cross, protect thy people, O Lord, from the snares of all enemies, that we may pay thee a pleasing service, and our sacrifice be acceptable, alleluia.

SECRET

Being about to be fed with the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom the banner of the Cross was sanctified, we beseech thee O Lord, our God, that, as we have had the grace to adore it, so we may forever enjoy the effect of its salutary glory. Through.

COMMEMORATION
Octave of the Nativity of the B.V.M.

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

Preface: Of the Holy Cross.

COMMUNION

Through the Sign of the Cross deliver us from our enemies, O our God.

POSTCOMMUNION

Be thou with us, O Lord, our God, and as thou dost make us rejoice in honor of the holy Cross, defend us also by its perpetual assistance. Through.

COMMEMORATION
Octave of the Nativity of the B.V.M.

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

13 September 2015 - Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity (Of the Octave of the Nativity of the BVM)

Semi-double – Green 

Commemorate the Octave after the collects of the Sunday. 

INTROIT Ps. 85. 3, 5

Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I have cried to thee all the day; for thou, O Lord, art sweet and mild, and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee. Ps.85.1. Bow down thine ear to me, O Lord, and hear me; for I am needy and poor. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

May thy grace, we beseech thee, O Lord, ever go before us and follow us: and make us continually to be intent upon good works. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

EPISTLE Ephes. 3. 13-21

Brethren, I pray you not to faint at my tribulations for you, which are your glory. 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 strengthened with the Holy Spirit with might unto the inward man. That Christ may dwell by faith in your hearts; that being rooted and founded 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 fulness of God. Now to him who is able to do all things more abundantly than we desire or understand, according to the power that worketh in us: to him be glory in the Church, and in Christ Jesus, unto all generations, world without end. Amen.

GRADUAL Ps. 101. 16, 17

The Gentiles shall fear thy Name, O Lord, and all the kings of the earth thy glory. V.: For the Lord hath built up Sion, and he shall be seen in his majesty.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps.97.1. Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle, because the Lord hath done wonderful things. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (14. 1-11)

At that time, when Jesus went into the house of one of the chief of the Pharisees on the sabbath day to eat bread, they watched him. And behold, there was a certain man before him that had the dropsy: and Jesus answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying: Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? But they held their peace: but he taking him, healed him, and sent him away. And answering them, he said: Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fall into a pit, and will not immediately draw him out on the sabbath day? And they could not answer him these things. And he spoke a parable also to them that were invited, marking how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them: When thou art invited to a wedding, sit not down in the first place, lest perhaps one more honorable than thou be invited by him; and he that invited thee and him, come and say to thee: Give this man place: and then thou begin with shame to take the lowest place. But when thou art invited, go, sit down in the lowest place: that when he who invited thee cometh, he may say to thee: Friend, go up higher. Then shalt thou have glory before them that sit at table with thee: because every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbled himself shall be exalted. 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 39. 14, 15

Look down, O Lord, to help me; let them be confounded and ashamed that seek after my soul to take it away; look down, O Lord, to help me.

SECRET

Cleanse, we beseech thee, O Lord, by the virtue of the present Sacrifice, and, in thy mercy, provide that we may be worthy to be partakers therein. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

COMMUNION Ps.70.16, 18

O Lord, I will be mindful of thy justice alone: thou hast taught me, O God, from my youth, and unto old age and gray hairs, O God, forsake me not.

POSTCOMMUNION

In thy goodness, we beseech thee, O Lord, purify and renew our sins by these heavenly Sacraments: that by means of them, we may also receive help for our bodies, both now and in the time to come. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

12 September 2015 - The Most Holy Name of Mary (Of the Octave of the Nativity of the B.V.M.)

Greater Double–White or Marian Blue

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 neighbors 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.

COLLECT

Grant, we beseech thee, O almighty God, that thy faithful people, who rejoice in the name of and protection of the most holy Virgin Mary, may by her loving intercession be delivered from all evils here on earth and be found worthy to come to everlasting joy in heaven. Through.

COMMEMORATION
Octave of the Nativity of the B.V.M.

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 honour 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 honeycomb. My memory is unto everlasting generations. They that eat me, shall yet hunger: and they that drink me, shall yet thirst. He that hearkeneth 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 loss of purity wert found to be the Mother of our Savior. V. Virgin Mother of God, he whom the whole world cannot hold enclosed himself in thy womb, and became man.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. After his birth a Virgin entire thou dost remain: O Mother of God, intercede for us. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (1.26-38)

At that time the Angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin's name was Mary. And the Angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace: the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. Who having heard, was troubled at his saying: and thought with herself what manner of salutation this should be. And the Angel said to her: Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God: behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of David his father; and he shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end. And Mary said to the Angel: How shall this be done, because I know not man? And the Angel answering, said to her: The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. And behold thy cousin Elizabeth, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that is called barren; because no work shall be impossible with God. And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it done to me according to thy word.

Creed.

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 the intercession of blessed Mary ever Virgin, may this offering be of avail to us for welfare and peace now and for evermore. Through.

COMMEMORATION
Octave of the Nativity of the B.V.M.

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

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 whose honor we offered this Sacrifice to thy Majesty. Through.

COMMEMORATION
Octave of the Nativity of the B.V.M.

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

11 September 2015 - Saints Protus and Hyacinth, Martyrs (Of the Octave of the Nativity of the BVM)

Simple - Red

Commemorate the Octave after the collect of the mass.

INTROIT Ps. 36.39.

But the salvation of the just is from the Lord: and he is their protector in the time of trouble. Ps. 36.1. Be not emulous of evil-doers: nor envy them that work iniquity. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

May the glorious martyrdom of Protus and Hyacinth, thy blessed Martyrs, strengthen us, O Lord: and let their loving intercession continually shield us. Through.

EPISTLE Heb. 10.32-38.

Brethren: Call to mind the former days, wherein, being illuminated, you endured a great fight of afflictions. And on the one hand indeed, by re-proaches and tribulations, were made a gazingstock; and on the other, became companions of them that were used in such sort. For you both had compassion on them that were in bands and took with joy the being stripped of your own goods, knowing that you have a better and a lasting substance. Do not therefore lose your confidence which hath a great reward. For patience is necessary for you: that, doing the will of God, you may receive the promise. For yet a little and a very little while, and he that is to come will come and will not delay. But my just man liveth by faith: but if he withdraw himself, he shall not please my soul.

GRADUAL Ps. 33.18-19.
The just cried, and the Lord heard them: and delivered them out of all their troubles. V. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a contrite heart: and he shall 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 unto 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. 3.1-3.

The souls of the just are in the hand of God, and the torment of death shall not touch them: in the sight of the unwise they seemed to die, but they are in peace (P.T. Alleluia).

SECRET

Dutifully, O Lord, we present these gifts in commemoration of thy holy Martyrs, Protus and Hyacinth: grant we beseech thee, that their healing power within us may effect perpetual health. Through.

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 house-tops.

Postcommunion

May this communion, O Lord, cleanse us from guilt, and by the intercession of thy holy martyrs N. and N., make us partakers of the heavenly remedy. Through.

10 September 2015 - St. Nicholas of Tolentino, Confessor (Of the Octave of the Nativity of the BVM)

Double - White

Commemorate the Octave after the collect of the mass. 

INTROIT Ps. 91.13-14.

The just shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow up like the cedar of Libanus: planted in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God. 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

Stand by us, O Lord, while we commemorate blessed Nicholas, thy Confessor, and humbly pray that by his merits, this thy friend may assist us who dare not rely on our own merits. Through.

EPISTLE I Cor. 4.9-14.

Brethren, We are made a spectacle to the world, and to angels, and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are honorable, but we without honor. Even unto this hour we both hunger and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no fixed abode; and we labor, working with our own hands: we are reviled, and we bless; we are persecuted, and we suffer it. We are blasphemed, and we entreat; we are made as the refuse of this world, the offscouring of all even until now. I write not these things to confound you; but I admonish you as my dearest children: in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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. Ps. 111.1. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord: he shall delight exceedingly in his commandments. 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. 20-2-3.

In thy strength, O Lord, the just man shall joy, and in thy salvation he shall rejoice exceedingly: thou hast given him his heart's desire.

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 is soul. Through.

Communion Matt. 19.28, 29

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

POSTCOMMUNION

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

9 September 2015 - Of the Octave of the Nativity of the B.V.M. (Commemoration of St. Gorgonius, M.)

Mass as on the feast on 8 September, with the following commemorations. 

COLLECT

O Lord, may thy Saint Gorgonius by his intercession bring us gladness and in this his festival make us rejoice. Through.

SECRET

O Lord, may the offerings of thy servants be well pleasing to thee through the intervention of thy holy Martyr Gorgonius. Though.

POSTCOMMUNION

May thy household taste thine eternal sweetness, O God, and be strengthened by it: and in honoring thy martyr Gorgonius may we be continually refreshed by the good fragrance of Christ thy Son. Through.

8 September 2015 - Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Commemoration of St. Hadrian, M.)

Double of the Second Class with Non-privileged Octave

White or Marian Blue 

N.b. During the Octave, nothing is said of the Nativity of the B.V.M. in the Offices. However, the Octave is commemorated at the mass, and masses of the Octave yield to feasts of simple rank except where otherwise noted. 

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¶ The following collects are used as the seasonal prayers during the Octave of the Nativity of the B.V.M. except where otherwise noted.

Of the Holy Spirit 

Collect

O GOD, who taught the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit, grant that, by the gift of the same Spirit, we may be always truly wise and ever rejoice in his consolation. Through.

Secret

Sanctify, we beseech thee, O Lord, the gifts we offer, and cleanse our hearts with the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit. Through...in the unity of the same Holy Ghost.

Postcommunion

May the infusion of the Holy Spirit cleanse our hearts, O Lord, and make them fruitful by the inward watering with his heavenly dew. 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 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

BESTOW upon thy servants, we beseech thee, O Lord, the gift of thy heavenly grace: that as the childbearing of the Blessed Virgin was the beginning of our salvation, so the solemn feast of her Nativity may bring us an in-crease of peace. Through.

COMMEMORATION: Of St. Adrian

GRANT, we beseech thee, almighty God: that we who celebrate the heavenly birthday of blessed Adrian, thy Martyr, may, through his intercession be strengthened in the love of thy Name. Through.

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

EPISTLE Prov 8.22-35

THE Lord possessed me in the beginning of his ways, before he made anything, from the be-ginning. I was set up from eternity, and of old, before the earth was made. The depths were not as yet, and I was already con-ceived; neither had the fountains of waters as yet sprung out; the mountains with their huge bulk had not as yet been established: before the hills I was brought forth; he had not yet made the earth, nor the rivers, nor the poles of the world. When he prepared the heavens, I was there; when with a certain law and compass he enclosed the depths; when he established the sky above, and poised the fountains of waters; when he compassed the sea with its bounds, and set a law to the waters that they should not pass their limits; when he balanced the foundations of the earth; I was with him, forming all things, and was delighted every day, playing before him at all times, playing in the world: and my delight is to be with the children of men. Now therefore, ye children, hear me: blessed are they that keep my ways. Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. Blessed is the man that heareth me, and that watcheth daily at my gates, and waiteth at the posts of my doors. He that shall find me, shall find life, and shall have sal-vation from the Lord.

GRADUAL

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

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Happy art thou, O holy Virgin Mary, and of all high praise most worthy: for out of thee hath risen the sun of justice, Christ our God. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation 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. 

Creed.

OFFERTORY

Truly blessed art thou, O Virgin Mary: the Creator of all things thou didst bear; him who made thee thou didst bring forth; and a Virgin evermore thou dost re-main.

SECRET

MAY the manhood of thine only-begotten Son, O Lord, help us: that he, who, when born of the Virgin, did not lessen, but made holy the purity of his Mother, may, on this solemn Feast of her Nativity, cleanse us from our sins, and make our of-fering acceptable in thy sight: even Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth.

COMMEMORATION: Of St. Adrian

RECEIVE our gifts and our prayers, we beseech thee, O Lord; cleanse us by the heavenly mysteries and mercifully hear us. Through.

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

PREFACE: Of the Blessed Virgin, with In the Nativity.

COMMUNION

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

POSTCOMMUNION

WE have received, O Lord, the Sacraments offered on this yearly feast: grant, we beseech thee, that they may bestow on us remedies both for this life present and for life everlasting. Through.

COMMEMORATION: Of St. Adrian

GRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord, our God: that as we rejoice on earth in keeping the memory of thy saints, so also we may enjoy their company for evermore. Through.

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