20 July 2016 - Saint Jerome Emiliani, Confessor (Commemoration of St. Margaret, V.M.)

Double – White

INTROIT Lam. 2.11

My liver is poured out upon the earth, for the destructions of the daughter of my people, when the child and the suckling fainted away in the streets of the city. Ps. 112.1 Praise the Lord, ye children: praise ye the Name of the Lord. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, the Father of mercies, grant that by the merits and intercession of blessed Jerome, whom thou wast pleased to make a helper and father of orphans, we may faithfully keep the spirit of adoption whereby we are thy sons both in name and in deed. Through.

Commemoration: Of St. Margaret, Virgin and Martyr

May blessed Margaret, thy Virgin and Martyr, we beseech thee, O Lord, obtain pardon for us; for she merited thy constant good pleasure by her life of chastity, attributed by her to thy power. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE Is. 58.7-11

The Lord says: Deal thy bread to the hungry, and bring the needy and the harbourless into thy house: when thou shalt see one naked, cover him, and despise not thy own flesh. Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy health shall speedily arise, and thy justice shall go before thy face, and the glory of the Lord shall gather thee up. Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall hear: thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou wilt take away the chain out of the midst of thee, and cease to stretch out the finger, and to speak that which profiteth not. When thou shalt pour out thy soul to the hungry, and shalt satisfy the afflicted soul then shall thy light rise up in darkness, and thy darkness shall be as the noonday. And the Lord will give thee rest continually, and will fill thy soul with brightness, and deliver thy bones, and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a fountain of water whose waters shall not fail.

GRADUAL Prov. 5.16

Let thy fountains be conveyed abroad, and in streets divided thy waters. V. Ps. 111.5,6. Acceptable is the man that showeth mercy and lendeth, he ordereth his words with judgement; because he shall not be moved for ever.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 111.9. He hath distributed, he hath given to the poor; his justice remaineth for ever and ever. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (19.13-21)

At that time: Little children presented to him, that he should impose hands upon them and pray. And the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said to them: Suffer the little children, and forbid them not to come to me: for the kingdom of heaven is for such. And when he had imposed hands upon them, he departed from thence. And behold one came and said to him: Good master, what good shall I do that I may have life everlasting? Who said to him: Why asketh thou me concerning good? One is good, God. But if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. He said to him: Which? And Jesus said: Thou shalt do no murder, thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not bear false witness. Honour thy father and thy mother: and, thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. The young man saith to him: All these I have kept from my youth, what is yet wanting to me? Jesus saith to him: If thou wilt be perfect, go sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come follow me.

OFFERTORY Tob. 12.12

When thou didst pray with tears, and didst bury the dead, and didst leave thy dinner, and hide the dead by day in thy house, and bury them by night, I offered thy prayer to the Lord.

SECRET

O most merciful God, who didst vouchsafe to destroy the old man in blessed Jerome, and renew him after thine own image: grant that through his merits we too, in like manner may be renewed in spirit, and may offer up this sacrifice of atonement as a sweet smelling savor before thee. Through.

Commemoration: Of St. Margaret

By the merits of blessed Margaret, thy Virgin and Martyr, graciously receive, O Lord, the offerings consecrated to thee, and grant that they may ever bring us help. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

COMMUNION Jac. 1.27

Religion clean and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their tribulation, and to keep one's self unspotted from the world.

POSTCOMMUNION

O Lord, we who have been refreshed with the bread of Angels humbly beseech thee, that even as we rejoice in keeping the yearly memorial of blessed Jerome, thy Confessor, so we may also follow his example and be able to obtain a reward exceeding great in thy kingdom. Through.

Commemoration: Of St. Margaret

Filled with the Gift of thy divine bouty, we beseech thee, O Lord, our God, that by the intercession of blessed Margaret, thy Virgin and Martyr, we may partake thereof for evermore. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

19 July 2016 - Saint Vincent de Paul, Confessor

Double – White

INTROIT Ps. 91.13,14

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

O God, who for the preaching of the Gospel to the poor and for promoting the dignity of the priesthood, didst endow blessed Vincent with Apostolic power: grant, we beseech thee, that we who pay honor to his holiness may also be taught by the example of his virtues. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

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 honourable, but we without honour. Even unto this hour we both hunger and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no fixed abode; And we labour, 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.

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. 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 (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 labourer is worthy of his hire. Remove not from house to house. And into what city soever you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you. And heal the sick that are therein, and say to them: The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

OFFERTORY Ps. 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.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

COMMUNION Matt. 19.28-29.

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

POSTCOMMUNION

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

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

18 July 2016 - Saint Camillus de Lellis, Confessor (Commemoration of Sy. Symphorosa and Her Seven Sons, MM.)

Double – White

INTROIT John 15.13.

Greater love than this no man hath, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ps. 40.2. Blessed is he that understandeth concerning the needy and the poor: the Lord will deliver him in the evil day. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

O God, who didst endow Saint Camillus with a special grace of charity for the relief of souls in their last agony: we beseech thee by his merits, so to pour into our hearts the spirit of thy love, that at the hour of our departing we may overcome the enemy and be found worthy to win the heavenly crown. Through.

Commemoration: Of St. Symphorosa and her Seven Sons

O God, who dost permit us to celebrate the heavenly birthday of thy holy Martyrs Symphorosa and of her Seven Sons: grant that we may rejoice in their fellowship in everlasting bliss. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE I John 3.13-18

Dearly beloved, Wonder not if the world hate you. We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not, abideth in death. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and you know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in himself. In this we have known the charity of God, because he hath laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. He that hath the substance of this world, and shall see his brethren in need, and shall shut up his bowels from him, how doth the charity of God abide in him? My little children, let us not love in word nor in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

GRADUAL Ps. 36.30-31.

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

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 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 John (15.12-16)

At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: This is my commandment, that you love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love than this no man hath, that a man lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends, if you do the things that I command you. I will not now call you servants: for the servant knoweth not what his lord doth. But I have called you friends: because all things whatsoever I have heard of my Father, I have made known to you. You have not chosen me: but I have chosen you; and have appointed you, that you should go, and should bring forth fruit; and your fruit should remain: that whatsoever you shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

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

May the spotless Victim by which we renew the work of the boundless love of our Lord Jesus Christ, be to us, O God, Father almighty, through the intercession of Saint Camillus, a wholesome remedy against all infirmities of body and soul and a comfort and protection in our last agony. Through.

Commemoration: Of St. Symphorosa and her Seven Sons

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

COMMUNION Matt. 25.36,40

I was sick and you visited me: Amen, amen, I say to you as long as you did it to one of these my least brethren you did it to me.

POSTCOMMUNION

By this heavenly good which we have received with loving devotion, as we keep the solemn festival of holy Camillus, thy Confessor, grant, we beseech thee, O Lord, that at the hour of death we may be strengthen by thy Sacraments and loosed from all sin, and thus be found worthy to be received rejoicing into the bosom of thy mercy: Who livest and reignest.

Commemoration: Of St. Symphorosa and her Seven Sons

Grant us, we beseech thee, O Lord, through the intercession of thy holy Martyrs Symphorosa and of her Seven Sons, that what we take with the mouth we may receive with a pure heart. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

17 July 2016 - Eighth Sunday after Trinity (Commemoration of St. Alexius, C.)

Semi-double – Green 

Commemorate St. Alexius, Confessor, as given in the second mass below.

INTROIT Ps. 53. 6, 7

Behold God is my helper, and the Lord is the protector of my soul: turn back the evils upon my enemies, and cut them off in thy truth, O Lord my protector. Ps.53.3. Save me, O God, by thy Name, and deliver me in thy strength. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

Let thy merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the prayers of thy suppliant people: and that thou mayest grant their desire to those that seek, make them to ask such things as shall please thee. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

EPISTLE I Cor. 10. 6-13

Brethren, Let us not covet evil things, as they also coveted. Neither become ye idolaters, as some of them: as it is written: The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed fornication, and there fell in one day three and twenty thousand. Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them tempted, and perished by the serpents. Neither do you murmur, as some of them murmured, and were destroyed by the destroyer. Now all these things happened to them in figure, and they are written for our correction, upon whom the ends of the world are come. Wherefore he that thinketh himself to stand, let him take heed lest he fall. Let no temptation take hold on you, but such as is human: and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that which you are able; but will make also with temptation issue, that you may be able to bear it.

GRADUAL Ps. 8. 2

O Lord, our Lord, how admirable is thy Name in the whole earth. V.: For thy magnificence is elevated above the heavens.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 58.2. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: and defend me from them that rise up against me. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (19. 41-47)

At that time, when Jesus drew near to Jerusalem, seeing the city, he wept over it, saying: If thou also hadst known, and that in this thy day, the things that are to thy peace: but now they are hidden from thy eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, and thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and straiten thee on every side; and beat thee flat to the ground, and thy children who are in thee; and they shall not leave in thee a stone upon a stone, because thou hast not known the time of thy visitation. And entering into the temple, he began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought, saying to them: It is written, My house is an house of prayer, but you have made it a den of theives. And he was teaching daily in the temple. 

Creed.

OFFERTORY Ps. 18. 9-12

The justices of the Lord are right, rejoicing hearts, and his judgments sweeter than honey and the honey comb: for thy servant keepeth them.

SECRET

Grant to us, we beseech thee, O Lord, that we may worthily frequent these Mys-teries: for as often as the memorial of this Victim is celebrated, the work of our redemption is wrought. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

COMMUNION John 6. 57

He that eateth my Flesh, and drinketh my Blood, abideth in me, and I in him, saith the Lord.

POSTCOMMUNION

May the communion of thy Sacrament, we beseech thee, O Lord, bring to us cleansing and grant us unity. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

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Saint Alexius, Confessor

Semi-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. 36.2. Be not emulous of evildoers: nor envy them that work iniquity. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

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

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE I Tim. 6.6-12

Dearly beloved: Godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world: and certainly we can carry nothing out. But having food, and wherewith to be covered, with these we are content. For they that will become rich, fall into temptation, and into the snare of the devil, and into many unprofitable and hurtful desires, which drown men into destruction and perdition. For the desire of money is the root of all evils; which some coveting have erred from the faith, and have entangled themselves in many sorrows. But thou, O man of God, fly these things: and pursue justice, godliness, faith, charity, patience, mildness. Fight the good fight of faith: lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art called, and hast confessed a good confession before many witnesses.

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 (19.27-29)

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

OFFERTORY Ps. 88.25.

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

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 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

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 COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

16 July 2016 - In Commemoration of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Greater Double – White or Marian Blue

INTROIT

Let us all rejoice in the Lord, celebrating a festival day in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, on whose solemnity the Angels rejoice, and give praise to the Son of God. 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 hast honored the Order of Carmel with the special title of thy most Blessed Mother Mary, ever Virgin: mercifully grant, that we who celebrate her memory this day by a solemn office, may be shielded by her protection and deserve to come to everlasting joys. Who livest and reignest.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

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, didst become the Mother of God. V. He whom the whole world availeth not to contain, enclosed himself within thy womb, being made man.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Through thee, O Mother of God, has the life we had lost been given back to us: for, from heaven receiving him who became thy Son, thou on the world hast bestowed its Savior. 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 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 Jer. 18.20.

Be mindful, O Virgin Mother, to speak good things before God's face in our behalf, so that he may turn away his anger from us.

SECRET

Sanctify, O Lord, the Sacrifice we bring: and by the most salutary intercession of Blessed Mary Mother of God, grant that it may avail us unto salvation. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

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

COMMUNION

Most noble Queen of the world, Mary, ever Virgin, intercede for peace and salvation, who didst bring forth Christ our Lord, the Savior of mankind.

POSTCOMMUNION

May the holy intercession of thy glorious Mother Mary, ever Virgin, help us, we beseech thee, O Lord, that those on whom she hath lavished unceasing favors may be freed from all dangers, and by her loving kindness may be made of one mind. Who liveth and reigneth.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

15 July 2016 - Saint Henry, Emperor and Confessor

Semi-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 this day didst translate blessed Henry, thy Confessor, from the summit of earthly empire to an eternal kingdom: we humbly beseech thee, that even as thou didst prevent him with the fullness of thy grace and give him victory over the enticements of this life, so thou wouldst enable us after his example to shun the blandishments of this world and come to thee with clean hearts. 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.

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.

14 July 2016 - Saint Bonaventure, Bishop, Confessor, & Doctor of the Church

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 Bonaventure 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.

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, labor in all things, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill thy ministry. Be sober. For I am even now ready to be sacrificed: and the time of my dissolution is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. As to the rest, there is laid up for me a crown of justice, which the Lord the just judge will render to me in that day: and not only to me, but to them also that love his coming.

GRADUAL Ps 36.30,31

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

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

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

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

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY Ps. 88.25

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

SECRET

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

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

COMMUNION Luke 12.42

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

POSTCOMMUNION

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

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

13 July 2016 - Saint Anacletus, Pope and Martyr

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

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

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.

12 July 2016 - Saint John Gaulbert, Abbot (Commemoration of Saints Nabor and Felix, MM.)

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, and his steps shall not be supplanted. Ps. 36.1. Be not emulous of evildoers: nor envy them that work iniquity. V. Glory be.

COLLECT

May the intercession of blessed John the Abbot commend us unto thee, we beseech thee, O Lord: so that what we cannot acquire by any merits of ours, we may obtain by his patronage. Through.

Commemoration: Of Sts. Nabor and Felix

Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord, that as we never fail to keep the heavenly birthday of thy Martyrs Nabor and Felix, so we may ever be assisted by their intercession. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

EPISTLE Ecclus. 45.1-6

Beloved of God and men, whose memory in benediction. He made him like the Saints in glory, and magnified him in the fear of his enemies, and with his words he made prodigies to cease. He glorified him in the sight of kings, and gave him commandments in the sight of his people, and showed 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 commandment before his face, and a law of life and instruction.

GRADUAL Ps. 20.4-5

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

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

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (5.43-48;6.1-4)

At that time Jesus said to his disciples: Ye have heard that it hath been said, thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thy enemy. But I say to you, Love your enemies: do good to them that hate you: and pray for them that persecute and calumniate you: That you may be the children of your Father who is in heaven, who maketh his sun to rise upon the good, and bad, and raineth upon the just and the unjust. For if you love them that love you, what reward shall you have? do not even the publicans this? And if you salute your brethren only, what do you more? do not also the heathens this? Be you therefore perfect, as also your heavenly Father is perfect.

OFFERTORY Ps. 20.3,4

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

SECRET

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

Commemoration: Of Sts. Nabor and Felix

May the gifts of thy people, we beseech thee, O Lord, be made pleasing to thee through the prayers of thy holy Martyrs Nabor and Felix, and as they are being offered to thy Name in celebration of their triumph, may they be rendered worthy through their merits. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

COMMUNION Luke 12.42

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

POSTCOMMUNION

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

Commemoration: Of Sts. Nabor and Felix

We beseech thee, O Lord, on this heavenly birthday of thy Saints, that we, who have been fed with thy Sacramental gift, and even now are quickened by its goodness, may come to enjoy its possession for ever. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect ad Libitum

11 July 2016 - Saint Pius I, Pope and Martyr

Simple - 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

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

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.

10 July 2016 - Seventh Sunday after Trinity (Commemoration of the Seven Holy Brothers, MM, and Sts. Rufina and Secunda, VV.MM.)

Semi-double – Green 

INTROIT Ps. 47. 10, 11

We have received thy mercy, O God, in the midst of thy temple; according to thy Name, O God, so also is thy praise unto the ends of the earth; thy right hand is full of justice. Ps.47.2. Great is the Lord, and exceedingly to be praised, in the city of God, in his holy mountain. V.: Glory be.

COLLECT

Graciously grant to us, we beseech thee, O Lord, the spirit to think and do always such things as be rightful: that we, who cannot exist without thee, may be enabled to live according to thy will. Through.

Commemoration: Seven Holy Brothers, MM, and Sts. Rufina and Secunda, VV.MM.

Grant, we beseech thee, almighty God, that we who acknowledge the steadfastness of thy glorious Martyrs in confessing thy Name, may feel their loving intercession for us with thee. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

EPISTLE Rom. 8. 12-17

Brethren, We are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh; for if you live according to the flesh, you shall die; but if by the Spirit you mortify the deeds of the flesh, you shall live. For whosoever are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For you have not received the spirit of bondage again in fear, but you have received the spirit of adoption of sons, whereby we cry, Abba (Father). For the Spirit himself giveth testimony to our spirit, that we are the sons of God; and if sons, heirs also; heirs indeed of God, and joint heirs with Christ.

GRADUAL Ps. 30. 3

Be thou unto me a God, a protector, and a place fo refuge, to save me. V. Ps.70.1. In thee, O Lord, have I hoped; O Lord, let me never be confounded.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps.47.2. Great is the Lord, and exceedingly to be praised, in the city of our God in his holy mountain. Alleluia.

+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke (16. 1-9)

At that time, Jesus spoke to his disciples this parable: There was a certain man, who had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods; and he called him, and said to him: How is it that I hear this of thee? Give an account of thy stewardship, for now thou canst be steward no longer. And the steward said within himself: What shall I do, because my lord taketh away from me the stewardship? To dig I am not able: to beg I am ashamed. I know what I will do, that when I shall be put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. Therefore calling together every one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first: How much dost thou owe my lord? But he said: A hundred barrels of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. Then he said to another: And how much dost thou owe? Who said: A hundred quarters of wheat. He said to him: Take thy bill, and write eighty. And the lord commended the unjust steward, for as much as he had done wisely: for the children of this world are wiser in their generation than the children of light. And I say to you: Make unto you friends of the mammon of iniquity, that when you shall fail, they may receive you into everlasting dwellings. 

Creed.

OFFERTORY Ps. 17. 28, 32

Thou wilt save the humble people, O Lord, and wilt bring down the eyes of the proud: for who is God but thee, O Lord?

SECRET

Accept, we beseech thee, O Lord, the gifts of thine own bounty, which we bring thee, that these holy and sacred Mysteries, by the working of the power of thy grace, may sanctify us in our conduct of this present life and bring us to everlasting joys. Through.

Commemoration: Seven Holy Brothers, MM, and Sts. Rufina and Secunda, VV.MM.

We beseech thee, O Lord, graciously regard these present Sacrifices, and grant, that through the intercession of thy holy Martyrs, that may avail both for our devotions and salvation. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

COMMUNION Ps. 33. 9

Taste and see that the Lord is sweet: blessed is the man that hopeth in him.

POSTCOMMUNION

May this heavenly Mystery be to us, O Lord, for renewal of mind and body: that we may enjoy the fruits of that which we celebrate. Through.

Commemoration: Seven Holy Brothers, MM, and Sts. Rufina and Secunda, VV.MM.

We beseech thee, almighty God, that through the intercession of thy Saints, we may obtain in effect that salvation pledged to us in receiving thy mysteries. Through.

SEASONAL COLLECTS
Of the Saints
Collect Ad Libitum

9 July 2016 - Saturday Mass of Our Lady

Simple - White or Marian Blue

INTROIT Sedulius

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

COLLECT

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

LESSON Ecclus. 24.14-16.

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

Gradual

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

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

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

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

OFFERTORY Luke 1.28,42.

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

Secret

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

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

Communion

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

Postcommunion

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

8 July 2016 - Saint Elizabeth of Portugal, Queen and Widow

Semi-Double - White

N.b. The Saturday Office of Our Lady is commemorated at Vespers this 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
O most merciful God, who amongst other excellent gifts didst endow the blessed queen Elizabeth with singular power to calm war-threatening rage: grant through her intercession, that after that peace in this mortal life, for which we humbly pray, we may attain eternal joys. 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

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 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

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.

3 July 2016 - Saint Leo II, Pope and Confessor (Trinity VI; Octave of Sts. Peter and Paul)

Double - White

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

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

Commemoration: Sixth Sunday after Trinity

Graciously grant to us, we beseech thee, O Lord, the spirit to think and do always such things as be rightful: that we, who cannot exist without thee, may be enabled to live according to thy will. Through.

Commemoration: Of the Octave of Sts. Peter & Paul, AA.

As on the feast.

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. 

The Creed is said for the Sunday.

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

In thy loving kindness, we beseech thee, O Lord, be moved by the offering of our gifts and enlighten thy Church: that thy flock may prosper everywhere and thy shepherds, under thy guidance, may be rendered acceptable to thee. Through.

Commemoration: Sixth Sunday after Trinity

Accept, we beseech thee, O Lord, the gifts of thine own bounty, which we bring thee, that these holy and sacred Mysteries, by the working of the power of thy grace, may sanctify us in our conduct of this present life and bring us to everlasting joys. Through.

Commemoration: Of the Octave of Sts. Peter & Paul, AA.

As on the feast.

COMMUNION Matt. 16.18.

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

POSTCOMMUNION

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

Commemoration: Sixth Sunday after Trinity

May this heavenly Mystery be to us, O Lord, for renewal of mind and body: that we may enjoy the fruits of that which we celebrate. Through.

Commemoration: Of the Octave of Sts. Peter & Paul, AA.

As on the feast.

2 July 2016 - Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Double of the Second Class – 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 ut-tered 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 Visitation may bring us an increase of peace. Through.

COMMEMORATION: Of Sts. Processus and Martinian

O GOD, who dost guard and protect us by the glorious confession of thy holy Martyrs Processus and Martinian: grant that we may both profit by their example and rejoice in their inter-cession. Through.

COMMEMORATION
Octave of Sts. Peter and Paul

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

EPISTLE Cant. 2.8-14

BEHOLD he cometh, leaping over the hills. My beloved is like a roe or a young hart. Be-hold he standeth behind our wall; looking through the windows, looking through the lattices. Be-hold my beloved speaketh to me, Arise, make haste, my love, my dove, my beautiful one; and come. For winter is now past, the rain is over and gone. The flow-ers have appeared in our land, the time of pruning is come, the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; the fig tree hath put forth her green figs, the vines in flower yield their sweet smell. Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come, my dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hollow places of the wall, show me thy face, let thy voice sound in my ear; for thy voice is sweet, and thy face comely.

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 Luke (1.37-47)

AT that time Mary rising up went into the hill country with haste into a city of Juda: and she entered into the house of Zach-ary, and saluted Elizabeth. And it came to pass, that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the infant leaped in her womb: and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: and she cried out with 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 saith: My soul doth magnify the Lord: and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior.

The Creed is said.

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 Visitation, 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 Sts. Processus and Martinian

DO thou, O Lord, receive our prayers and gifts: and that they may be found worthy to thy sight, may we be helped by the prayers of thy Saints. Through.

COMMEMORATION
Octave of Sts. Peter and Paul

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

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

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 upon us remedies both for this life present and for life everlasting. Through.

COMMEMORATION: Of Sts. Processus and Martinian

WE who have fed at the Sacrifice of thy most holy Body and precious Blood, beseech thee, O Lord our God: that what we do with godly devotion may bring us sure salvation. Through.

COMMEMORATION
Octave of Sts. Peter and Paul

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