Meeting Christ in the Liturgy

Ss. Hippolyti et Cassiani Martyrum ~ Simplex

2026-08-13T00:00:00.000-04:00

Tempora: Feria quarta infra Hebdomadam IX post Octavam Pentecostes II. Augusti

Thursday, August 13, 2026
Color: Red
Mass
After Sext, 2nd. Orations "A cunctis", 3rd. Orations - choice of the Celebrant.
Gloria. No Credo.
Preface: Common
Office
Doxology: Per Annum
Hymn Tone: Ferial
Lauds: Suffrage of the Saints
Prime: Dominical Preces
Vespers: Vespers of the Feria (colour is green), Commemoration of St. Euesbius, Suffrage of the Saints
Compline: Preces
Introitus
Ps 36:39
Salus autem justórum a Dómino: et protéctor eórum est in témpore tribulatiónis.
Ps 36:1
Noli æmulári in malignántibus: neque zeláveris faciéntes iniquitátem.
℣. Glória Patri,

Oratio
℣. Dóminus vobíscum.
℟. Et cum spíritu tuo.
Orémus.
Da, quǽsumus, omnípotens Deus: ut beatórum Mártyrum tuórum Hippolýti et Cassiáni veneránda sollémnitas, et devotiónem nobis áugeat et salútem.
Per Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum, Fílium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.
℟. Amen.

Of the Saints
Hear us, O God, our salvation that through the power of this Sacrament thou mayest defend us from all enemies of soul and body and bestow upon us grace here and glory hereafter.

for the Church (or any other)
Protect us, O Lord, who celebrate thy mysteries, that holding fast to divine things, we may serve thee with body and soul.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Continuation + of the Holy Gospel according to Luke
℟. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
Luke 12:1-8
At that time, Jesus said to His disciples, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. But there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known. For what you have said in darkness will be said in the light; and what you have whispered in the inner chambers will be preached on the housetops. But I say to you, My friends: Do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. But I will show you Whom you shall be afraid of; be afraid of Him Who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell. Yes, I say to you, be afraid of Him. Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings? And yet not one of them is forgotten before God. Yes, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Therefore do not be afraid, you are of more value than many sparrows. And I say to you, everyone who acknowledges Me before men, him will the Son of Man also acknowledge before the angels of God.

Hippolytus was one of those baptized by St. Lawrence. He was arrested in his own house while he was taking the Holy Communion. He was brought before the Emperor Valerian, and, when he was asked by him touching his religious profession, he freely confessed that he was a Christian. Wherefore he was beaten with clubs, but when his faith was found only the bolder under the blows, he was tempted with promises of gifts and honours. Then when words were found only to be thrown away upon him, he was given over to the Prefect to be put to death. The Praefect went to the house of Hippolytus to take possession of his goods, and there found that all the household were Christians. He strove in vain to awe them into the denial of their faith, and then ordered Concordia, the nurse of Hippolytus, who was encouraging the rest, to be beaten to death with whips loaded with lead, and afterwards the others to be slain outside the gate that leadeth toward Tivoli. Hippolytus was tied to wild horses which dragged him through rough places full of briars and thistles, until with a mangled body he resigned his soul to God. Justin the Priest buried him along with the others. On the same day, at Imola, the martyr Cassian was put to a most cruel death. He was a schoolmaster, and was given up to his scholars, with his hands bound behind his back, to be stabbed and torn to death with steel pens. Owing to the weakness of the means, the suffering of his martyrdom was very grievous and long, and his palm all the more glorious.

Communion
Matt 10:27
What I tell you in darkness, speak it in the light, says the Lord; and what you hear whispered, preach it on the housetops.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
May the eating of Your sacrament save us, O Lord, and make us stand firm in the light of Your truth.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
Of the Saints
May the offering of this divine Sacrament cleanse and protect us, O Lord we beseech thee, and by the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of blessed Joseph, of thy blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of blessed N. and all the Saints, may it purify us from all sin, and free us from all adversity.

for the Church (or any other)
We beseech thee, O Lord, our God, that thou permit not those, to whom thou hast given a participation of divine things to be subjected to human dangers.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

S. Claræ Virginis ~ Duplex

2026-08-12T00:00:00.000-04:00

Scriptura: Feria quarta infra Hebdomadam XI post Octavam Pentecostes II. Augusti

Tuesday, August 12, 2026

Color: White

Mass

After Terce, no Commemorations.

Gloria. No Credo.

Preface: Common

Introitus
Ps 44:8
Dilexísti justítiam, et odísti iniquitátem: proptérea unxit te Deus, Deus tuus, óleo lætítiæ præ consórtibus tuis.
Ps 44:2
Eructávit cor meum verbum bonum: dico ego ópera mea Regi.
℣. Glória Patri, …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Hear us, O God, our Saviour, that as we are gladdened by the festival of blessed Clare thy virgin, so we may learn from it piety and devotion.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

From the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew
Matt 25:1
At that time, Jesus said to His disciples: The Kingdom of heaven shall be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the Bridegroom and the Bride. And so on.

Homily by Pope St. Gregory the Great
12th on the Gospels
Dearly beloved brethren oftentimes do I warn you to fly corrupt conversation, and to keep yourselves unspotted from the world. But the portion which is this day read from the Holy Gospel doth oblige me to say that even to these good things which ye do, ye must needs take all careful heed. Look ye well to it, that, when ye work righteousness, ye do it not as seeking the praise and admiration of men, for if the lust of praise do once creep in, that which seemeth so fair without, loseth its reward within. Behold how the Redeemer speaketh of these ten virgins. He calleth them all virgins, yet entered not all of them into the door of blessedness, for there were some of them who sought outwardly the honour of virginity, but would take no oil within their vessels with their lamps.

Communion
Matt 25:4; 25:6
The five wise virgins took oil in their vessels with the lamps. And at midnight there was a cry made: Behold the bridegroom cometh, go ye forth to meet Christ the Lord.

Ss. Tiburtii et Susannæ Virginis, Martyrum ~ Simplex

2026-08-11T00:00:00.000-04:00

Tues, 8/11/26:

Today is the feast of Ss. Tiburtius and Susanna, V, Mm, under the 1954 (simple) rubrics.

Mass: Salus autem of several martyrs outside Paschaltide with proper orations and Epistle. Red. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Ite. 2nd prayer A cunctis. 3rd prayer at the choice of the celebrant.

Private (low) votive Masses/daily Requiems are permitted today without restriction under the 1954 rubrics.(LB236)

Introitus
Ps 36:39
Salus autem justórum a Dómino: et protéctor eórum est in témpore tribulatiónis.
Ps 36:1
Noli æmulári in malignántibus: neque zeláveris faciéntes iniquitátem.
℣. Glória Patri, …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
May the constant protection of Your holy Martyrs, Tiburtius and Susanna, support us, O Lord, for You never fail to look mercifully upon those whom You have given the help of such intercession.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
Collect of the Saints
From all perils of soul and body defend us, O Lord, we beseech thee, and by the intercession of blessed and gloriosus ever Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of blessed Joseph, of thy blessed apostles Peter and Paul, and of blessed N. and all the Saints, graciously grant us safety and peace that all adversities and errors being overcome, thy Church may serve thee in security and freedom.

for the Church
Mercifully hear the prayers of thy Church, we beseech thee, O Lord, that all adversities and errors being overcome, she may serve thee in security and feedom.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Continuation + of the Holy Gospel according to Luke
℟. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
Luke 12:1-8
At that time, Jesus said to His disciples, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. But there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known. For what you have said in darkness will be said in the light; and what you have whispered in the inner chambers will be preached on the housetops. But I say to you, My friends: Do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. But I will show you Whom you shall be afraid of; be afraid of Him Who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell. Yes, I say to you, be afraid of Him. Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings? And yet not one of them is forgotten before God. Yes, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Therefore do not be afraid, you are of more value than many sparrows. And I say to you, everyone who acknowledges Me before men, him will the Son of Man also acknowledge before the angels of God.

Tiburtius was son to Chromatius, Praefect of the city of Rome, and was converted to Christianity by holy Sebastian. On this account he was brought before Fabian the judge, and spake boldly in his presence many things concerning belief in Christ. Then Fabian broke out in anger and caused the pavement to be spread with live coals. Now, Tiburtius, said he, thou must either sacrifice to our gods, or walk barefoot on these coals. Tiburtius armed himself with the sign of the Cross and walked boldly on the coals. Learn from this, said he, that there is no God but He whom the Christians worship; for the coals are to me like flowers. For this in the year 286 he was credited with art magic, led forth without the city and smitten with the sword at the third milestone on the Lavican Road, where he was buried by the Christians. On the same day, about the year 295, the noble maiden Susanna, having refused the offer of marriage of Galerius Maximianus, son to the Emperor Diocletian, because she had made a vow of her virginity to God, after diverse torments wherewith her holy resolution was tried, was smitten with the sword, in her own house, by order of the Emperor, and passed to heaven to receive the double reward of virginity and martyrdom.

Communion
Matt 10:27
What I tell you in darkness, speak it in the light, says the Lord; and what you hear whispered, preach it on the housetops.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
We have received, O Lord, the pledge of everlasting redemption; may it, by the intercession of Your holy Martyrs, be our help both now and in the life to come.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
Of the Saints
May the offering of this divine Sacrament cleanse and protect us, O Lord we beseech thee, and by the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of blessed Joseph, of thy blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of blessed N. and all the Saints, may it purify us from all sin, and free us from all adversity.

for the Church
We beseech thee, O Lord, our God, that thou permit not those, to whom thou hast given a participation of divine things to be subjected to human dangers.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

S. Laurentii Martyris ~ Duplex II. classis

2026-08-10T00:00:00.000-04:00

Scriptura: Feria secunda infra Hebdomadam XI post Octavam Pentecostes II. Augusti

Mon, 8/10/26:

Today is the feast of St. Lawrence, M, under the 1954 (double of the II class with simple octave) and 1962 (II class) rubrics. Mass: Pro populo. Proper Mass. Red. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Celebrant bows his head at the mention of St. Lawrence in the Canon. Ite. No commemorations or additional prayers. (LB236.)

Introitus

Ps 95:6
Conféssio et pulchritúdo in conspéctu ejus: sánctitas et magnificéntia in sanctificatióne ejus.
Ps 95:1
Cantáte Dómino cánticum novum: cantáte Dómino, omnis terra.
℣. Glória Patri, …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Grant us, we beseech You, almighty God, to extinguish the flames of our sins, as You granted St. Lawrence to overcome the fires of his tortures.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

From the Holy Gospel according to John
John 12:24-26
At that time, Jesus said unto His disciples: Amen, Amen, I say unto you, except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone. And so on.

Homily by St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo.
From Tract 51 on John
The Lord Jesus was Himself a corn of wheat that was to die and bring forth much fruit to die by the unbelief of the Jews, and to bring forth much fruit in the faith of the Gentiles. He, exhorting men to follow His steps, saith: He that loveth his life shall lose it. Now, these words may be understood in two ways. First he that loveth his life shall lose it, that is, If thou love life, thou wilt lose it; if thou wilt live for ever in Christ, refuse not to die for Christ. Or secondly, he that loveth his life shall lose it; love not then that which thou shalt lose; love not this present life, so that thou be thereby in jeopardy of losing life eternal.

Communion
John 12:26
If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am there also shall My servant be.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Filled with Your sacred gifts, we humbly pray You, O Lord, that as we perform this sacred act in duty bound, we may, through the intercession of Your blessed Martyr Lawrence, enjoy an increase of Your saving grace.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Dominica XI Post Pentecosten: "Our ears should be opened by the gift of the Holy Spirit, and by knowledge of His Divine Word, before we can use it to preach to others."

2026-08-09T00:00:00.000-04:00

Sun, 8/9/26:

Today is the 11th Sunday after Pentecost under the 1954 (semi-double Sunday) and 1962 (II class Sunday) rubrics.

Mass: Proper Mass. Green. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo. Preface of the Most Holy Trinity. Ite. Under 1954, commemoration of St. John Mary Vianney, C, and of St. Romanus, M. No commemorations/additional prayers under 1962. (Source: LB236 on Twitter.)

Introitus
Ps 67:6-7; 67:36
Deus in loco sancto suo: Deus qui inhabitáre facit unánimes in domo: ipse dabit virtútem et fortitúdinem plebi suæ.
Ps 67:2
Exsúrgat Deus, et dissipéntur inimíci ejus: et fúgiant, qui odérunt eum, a fácie ejus.
℣. Glória Patri, …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Almighty, eternal God, You Who in the abundance of Your love always grant more than Your humble petitioners deserve, and even more than they desire, pour forth Your mercy upon us that You may forgive whatever our conscience dreads, and give in addition what our prayer does not venture to ask.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
Commemoration St. Jean-Marie Vianney, Confessor
Almighty and merciful God, Who made St. John Mary glorious by priestly zeal and untiring fervor in prayer and penance, grant, we beseech You, that by his example and intercession, we may have strength to win for Christ the souls of our brethren and, with them, attain everlasting glory.
Commemoration St. Romanus, Martyr
Grant, we beseech You, almighty God, that through the intercession of Your blessed Martyr Romanus, we may be delivered from all afflictions of the body and cleansed from all evil thoughts of the mind.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

From the Holy Gospel according to Mark

Mark 7:31-37
At that time: Jesus, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. And so on.

Homily by Pope St. Gregory the Great
Hom. x. Bk. i. on Ezekiel
What signifieth it that when God, the Maker of all, would heal a deaf and dumb man, "He put His Fingers into his ears, and He spit, and touched his tongue." What is figured by the Fingers of the Redeemer but the gifts of the Holy Ghost? Hence it is written in another place Luke xi. 20 that after He had cast out an evil spirit, He said: "If I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you." Which words are thus given by another Evangelist Matth. xii. 28: "If I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you." By setting these two passages together we see that the Spirit is called the Finger. For our Lord, then, to put His Fingers into the deaf man's ears was by the gift of the Holy Spirit to enlighten his dark mind unto obedience.

That signifieth it also that "He spit and touched his tongue." We receive spittle out of the Redeemer's mouth upon our tongues when we receive wisdom to speak God's truth. Spittle is a secretion of the head which floweth into the mouth. And so, that wisdom, which is Himself, the great Head of His Church, as soon as it hath touched our tongue, doth straightway take the form of preaching. "And looking up to heaven, He sighed," not that He had any need to sigh, Who gave whatsoever He asked, but that He was fain to teach us to look up and sigh toward Him Whose throne is in heaven, confessing our need, that our ears should be opened by the gift of the Holy Spirit, and our tongue loosed by the spittle of our Saviour's Mouth, that is, by knowledge of His Divine Word, before we can use it to preach to others.

Communion
Prov 3:9-10
Honor the Lord with your wealth, with first fruits of all your produce. Then will your barns be filled with grain, with new wine your vats will overflow.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
By receiving Your sacrament, O Lord, may we experience Your help in mind and body, that being cured in both, we may glory in the full effect of the heavenly remedy.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
Commemoration St. Jean-Marie Vianney, Confessor
Refreshed with heavenly food and drink, we humbly pray You, our God, that we also may be helped by his prayers in memory of whom we have partaken of these gifts.
Commemoration St. Romanus, Martyr
We beseech You, O almighty God, that we who have eaten the food of heaven may find in it, by the intercession of blessed Romanus, Your Martyr, strength against all harm.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

S. Joannis Mariæ Vianney Confessoris ~ Ss. Cyriaci, Largi et Smaragdi Martyrum ~ Semiduplex

2026-08-08T00:00:00.000-04:00

S. Joannis Mariæ Vianney Confessoris ~ III. classis

Commemoratio ad Laudes tantum: Ss. Cyriaci, Largi et Smaragdi

Sat, 8/8/26:

Today is the feast of Ss. Cyriacus, Largus, and Smaragdus, Mm, under the 1954 (semi-double) rubrics.

Mass: Proper Mass. Red. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Celebrant bows his head at the mention of St. Lawrence in the Canon. Ite. Commemoration and Last Gospel of the anticipated vigil of St. Lawrence, M. 3rd prayer Concede nos of Our Lady.

At private (low) Masses, the Mass of the anticipated vigil of St. Lawrence may be celebrated instead. Proper Mass. Violet. Omit Gloria. Gradual with neither Alleluia nor Tract. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Celebrant bows his head at the mention of St. Lawrence in the Canon. Benedicamus. Commemoration of Ss. Cyriacus et al. 3rd prayer Concede nos of Our Lady. (LB236)

Introitus

Ps 33:10-11
Timéte Dóminum, omnes sancti ejus, quóniam nihil deest timéntibus eum: dívites eguérunt et esuriérunt: inquiréntes autem Dóminum non defícient omni bono.
Ps 33:2
Benedícam Dóminum in omni témpore: semper laus ejus in ore meo.
℣. Glória Patri, …

Collect

℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Almighty and merciful God, Who made St. John Mary glorious by priestly zeal and untiring fervor in prayer and penance, grant, we beseech You, that by his example and intercession, we may have strength to win for Christ the souls of our brethren and, with them, attain everlasting glory.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.

Let us pray.
O God, Who gladden us by the annual festival of Your Martyrs Cyriacus, Largus, and Smaragdus, grant that we may be inspired by the example of those in whose merits we rejoice.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

From the holy Gospel according to Mark

Mark 16:15-18
At that time, Jesus said unto His disciples: Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature. And so on.

Homily by Pope St. Gregory (the Great)
29th on the Gospels
By the words “every creature” we may understand every tribe of the Gentiles. Of aforetime it had been said, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, Matth. x. 5, but now, Preach the Gospel to every creature, that, since the Jews had proudly rejected the preaching of the Apostles, that might become our gain which was the seal of their condemnation. But when the Eternal Truth sendeth forth His disciples to preach, what doth He but scatter seed over the field of the world He scattered abroad a few grains for seed, that He may afterward reap an abundant harvest in our faith.

P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
With our strength renewed from having shared in Your sacred gift, we beseech You, O Lord our God, that by the intercession of blessed Cyriacus, Largus, and Smaragdus, Your Martyrs, we may feel the benefit of the worship we are offering.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

S. Cajetani Confessoris ~ Duplex

2026-08-07T00:00:00.000-04:00

Commemoratio: S. Donati Episcopi et Martyris

Fri, 8/7/26: Today is the feast of St. Cajetan, C, under the 1954 (double) and 1962 (III class) rubrics. Mass: Proper Mass. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Ite. Commemoration of St. Donatus, B & M, at all Masses (1954)/conventual and low Mass only (1962). (LB236.)

Introitus
Ps 36:30-31
Os justi meditábitur sapiéntiam, et lingua ejus loquétur judícium: lex Dei ejus in corde ipsíus.
Ps 36:1
Noli æmulári in malignántibus: neque zeláveris faciéntes iniquitátem.
℣. Glória Patri, …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, Who bestowed upon St. Cajetan, Your Confessor, the grace to follow the apostolic way of life; grant us by his intercession and example ever to trust in You and to long only for the things of heaven.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
Commemoration St. Donatus, Bishop and Martyr
O God, the glory of Your priests, grant, we beseech You, that we may enjoy the help of Your holy Martyr and Bishop, Donatus, whose feast we are keeping.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

From the Holy Gospel according to Matthew
Matt 6:24-33
At that time: Jesus said unto His disciples: No man can serve two masters. And so on.

Homily by St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo
Bk. ii. on the Lord's Sermon on the Mount, ch. xiv
No man can serve two masters, and this is further explained for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. These words we ought carefully to weigh, for the Lord showeth straightway who be the two masters whom we have choice of: Ye cannot serve God and Mammon. Mammon is a term which the Hebrews are said to use for riches. It is also a Carthaginian word for the Punic for gain is mammon. He which serveth mammon, serveth that evil one who hath perversely chosen to be lord of these earthly things, and is called by the Lord the prince of this world. John xiv. 30. Of these two masters, either a man will hate the one and love the other, that is God or he will hold to the one and despise the other. He which serveth mammon holdeth to an hard and destroying master, for he is led captive by his lust, and sold a slave to the devil, and him loveth no man is there any man that loveth the devil And yet there be that hold to him.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Refreshed with heavenly food and drink, we humbly pray You, our God, that we also may be helped by his prayers in memory of whom we have partaken of these gifts.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
Commemoration St. Donatus, Bishop and Martyr
Almighty and merciful God, Who make us both the partakers and the ministers of Your sacraments, grant, we beseech You, that by the intercession of St. Donatus, Your Martyr and Bishop, we may progress in our fellowship with him by faith and worthy service.
Per Dominum …

In Transfiguratione Domini Nostri Jesu Christi ~ Duplex II. classis

2026-08-06T00:00:00.000-04:00

Commemoratio ad Laudes & Matutinum: Ss. Xysti II Papæ, Felicissimi et Agapiti Martyrum

Thurs 8/6/26:

Today is the feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ under the 1954 (double of the II class) and 1962 (II class) rubrics. Mass: Proper Mass. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo. Preface of the Nativity (1954)/Common Preface (1962). Ite. Commemoration of Ss. Sixtus II, P, Feliccimus, and Agapitus, Mm at low Mass only (1954)/conventual and low Mass only (1962).

Introitus
Ps 76:19
Illuxérunt coruscatiónes tuæ orbi terræ: commóta est et contrémuit terra.
Ps 83:2-3
Quam dilécta tabernácula tua, Dómine virtútum! concupíscit, et déficit ánima mea in átria Dómini.
℣. Glória Patri, …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, Who in the glorious Transfiguration of Your only-begotten Son strengthened the mysteries of faith by the testimony of the fathers, and, by the voice coming down in a shining cloud, miraculously betokened the complete adoption of Your children, mercifully grant that we be made co-heirs with that King of glory, and sharers in that same glory.
Through the same Jesus Christ, thy Son, Our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
Commemoration S. Xystus II Pope, Felicissimus and Agapitus, Martyrs
O God, Who permits us to celebrate the anniversary of the death of Your holy Martyrs, Sixtus, Felicissimus and Agapitus, grant that we may enjoy their companionship in everlasting happiness.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

From the Holy Gospel according to Matthew
Matt 17:1-9
At that time: Jesus took Peter, and James, and John his brother, and brought them up into an high mountain apart, and was transfigured before them. And so on.

Homily by St. John Chrysostom (Patriarch of Constantinople)
57th on Matthew
Since the Lord had spoken much concerning dangers, much concerning His Own sufferings, much concerning death, and the killing of His disciples, and had laid upon them many hard and grievous things, and since all these were in this present life, and already hanging over them, whereas the good things were matter for hope and waiting as, for example, that whosoever should lose his life for His sake should find it, for that the Son of Man should come in the glory of His Father, and reward every man according to his works. Matth. xvi. 25, 27. Therefore, to assure them by their own eyes, and show them what the glory is wherein He will come, He manifested and unveiled it to them, as far as in this life they were able to grasp it, lest they and especially Peter should grieve over their own deaths, or the death of their Lord.

Communion
Matt 17:9
Tell the vision you have seen to no one, till the Son of Man has risen from the dead.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Grant, we beseech You, almighty God, that by the understanding of our minds made pure, we may grasp the mystery of the Transfiguration of Your only-begotten Son, which we celebrate by these solemn rites.
Through the same Jesus Christ, thy Son, Our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
Commemoration S. Xystus II Pope, Felicissimus and Agapitus, Martyrs
Grant, we beseech You, O almighty and merciful God, that through the intercession of Your holy Martyrs, Sixtus, Felicissimus and Agapitus what we take into our mouths we may eat with pure heart.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Sanctæ Mariæ Virginis ad Nives ~ Duplex majus

2026-08-05T00:00:00.000-04:00

Scriptura: Feria quarta infra Hebdomadam X post Octavam Pentecostes I. Augusti

Introitus
Sedulius
Salve, sancta parens, eníxa puérpera Regem: qui cælum terrámque regit in sǽcula sæculórum.
Ps 44:2
Eructávit cor meum verbum bonum: dico ego ópera mea Regi.
℣. Glória Patri, …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Grant us, Your servants, O Lord God, we beseech You, to enjoy lasting health of mind and body; and by the intercession of glorious and blessed Mary, ever Virgin, may we be delivered from present sorrow and partake to the full of eternal happiness.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

From the Holy Gospel according to Luke
Luke 11:27-28
At that time, as Jesus spoke unto the multitudes, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice and said unto Him: Blessed is the womb that bore thee. And so on.

Homily by the Venerable Bede
Lib 4 Cap 49 in Luke 11
It is plain that this was a woman of great earnestness and faith. The Scribes and Pharisees were at once tempting and blaspheming the Lord, but this woman so clearly grasped His Incarnation, and so bravely confessed the same, that she confounded both the lies of the great men who were present, and the faithlessness of the heretics who were yet to come. Even as the Jews then, blaspheming the works of the Holy Ghost, denied the very Son of God Who is of one substance with the Father, so afterwards did the heretics, by denying that Mary always a Virgin did, under the operation of the Holy Ghost, supply flesh to the Only begotten One of God, when He was about being born in an human Body, even so, I say, did the heretics deny that the Son of Man should be called a true Son, Who is of one substance with His Mother.

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

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Having received the aids conducive to our salvation, O Lord, we beseech You, grant that we may everywhere be protected by the patronage of blessed Mary, ever Virgin, in veneration of whom we have made these offerings to Your Majesty.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

S. Dominici Confessoris ~ Duplex majus

2026-08-04T00:00:00.000-04:00

Scriptura: Feria tertia infra Hebdomadam X post Octavam Pentecostes I. Augusti

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Today is the feast of St. Dominic, C, under the 1954 (double major) and 1962 (III class) rubrics.

Mass: Proper Mass. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Ite. No commemorations or additional prayers. (LB236 on Twitter.)

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, Who graciously enlightened Your Church by the good works and teaching of St. Dominic, Your Confessor, grant by his intercession, that she may never be deprived of temporal helps and may ever advance in spiritual growth.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

From the Holy Gospel according to Luke
Luke 12:35-40
At that time, Jesus said unto His disciples: Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning. And so on.

Homily by Pope St. Gregory the Great.
13th on the Gospels.
Dearly beloved brethren, the words of the Holy Gospel, which have just been read, lie open before you, and, lest their very plainness should make them seem to some to be hard, we will go through them with such shortness as that neither may they which understand not remain unenlightened, nor they which understand be wearied. The Lord saith Let your loins be girded about. Now, we gird our loins about, when by continency we master the lustful inclination of the flesh. But, forasmuch as it sufficeth not for a man to abstain from evil deeds, if he strive not to join thereto the earnest doing of good works, it is immediately added And your lights burning. Our lights burn when, by good works, we give bright example to our neighbour; concerning which works the Lord saith Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father Which is in heaven. Matth. v. 16.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Grant, we beseech You, almighty God, that we who are heavy laden by the weight of our sins may be sustained by the spiritual help of St. Dominic, Your Confessor.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

De Inventione S. Stephani Protomartyris ~ Semiduplex

2026-08-03T09:04:46.546-04:00

Tempora: Feria secunda infra Hebdomadam X post Octavam Pentecostes I. Augusti

The burial of Saint Stephen

Mon, 8/3/26:

Today is the feast of the Invention of St. Stephen, Protomartyr, under the 1954 (semi-double) rubrics.

Mass: As on December 26 w/proper collect. Red. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Ite. 2nd prayer A cunctis for the intercession of the saints. 3rd prayer at the choice of the celebrant. (Source: LB236 on Twitter.)

Introitus
Ps 118:23; 118:86; 118:23
Sedérunt príncipes, et advérsum me loquebántur: et iníqui persecúti sunt me: ádjuva me, Dómine, Deus meus, quia servus tuus exercebátur in tuis justificatiónibus.
Ps 118:1
Beati immaculáti in via, qui ámbulant in lege Dómini,
℣. Glória Patri …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Grant us, we beseech You, O Lord, to imitate what we celebrate, so that we may learn to love even our enemies; because we keep the anniversary of the invention of Him Who knew how to plead even for His persecutors with our Lord, Jesus Christ, Your Son.
Who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.
℟. Amen

Let us pray.
Collect of the Saints
From all perils of soul and body defend us, O Lord, we beseech thee, and by the intercession of blessed and gloriosus ever Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of blessed Joseph, of thy blessed apostles Peter and Paul, and of blessed N. and all the Saints, graciously grant us safety and peace that all adversities and errors being overcome, thy Church may serve thee in security and freedom.

for the Church (or any other)
Mercifully hear the prayers of thy Church, we beseech thee, O Lord, that all adversities and errors being overcome, she may serve thee in security and feedom.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Communion
Acts 7:55; 7:58; 7:59
I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. Lord Jesus, receive my spirit, and lay not this sin to their charge.

From the Holy Gospel according to Matthew
Matt 23:34-39
At that time, Jesus said to the scribes and pharisee: I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them you will put to death and crucify. And so on,

Homily by St. Jerome, Priest at Bethlehem.
Book IV, Commentary on Matth. XXIII
We have already remarked that the Lord's words, Fill ye up the measure of your fathers, 32, refer in the first place to Himself, Whom the Jews afterwards put to death. In a secondary sense it may likewise be applied to His disciples, of whom He saith, Behold, I send unto you Prophets, and wise men, and Scribes. Here observe that, according to the Apostle writing to the Corinthians, 1 Cor. xii. 4, there are diversities of gifts among Christ's followers. Some are Prophets of that which is to come; some are wise men, who know the due season for rebuke and exhortation; some are Scribes learned in the law. And of these they stoned Stephen, slew Paul with the sword, crucified Peter, and scourged the Disciples mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles. v, 40; xvi, 23

From the Breviarium Romanum:

In the year of our Lord 415, in the reign of the Emperor Honorius, a Priest named Lucian, (dwelling at Caphargamala, about twenty miles from Jerusalem,) received a message from God, in consequence of which discovery was made of the bodies of the Saints Stephen the First Martyr, Gamaliel, Nicodemus, and Abibon, (the son of Gamaliel,) which had long been lying unknown and unheeded. Lucian was asleep when Gamaliel appeared to him in a dream as a tall comely old man of worshipful presence, told him where the bodies were lying, and bade him go to John, Patriarch of Jerusalem, and deal with him that they might have more honourable burial.

Post Communion

P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
May the sacrament we have received aid us, O Lord; and by the intercession of blessed Stephen, Your Martyr, may it sustain us under Your everlasting protection.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
Of the Saints
May the offering of this divine Sacrament cleanse and protect us, O Lord we beseech thee, and by the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of blessed Joseph, of thy blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of blessed N. and all the Saints, may it purify us from all sin, and free us from all adversity.

for the Church (or any other)
We beseech thee, O Lord, our God, that thou permit not those, to whom thou hast given a participation of divine things to be subjected to human dangers.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Dominica X Post Pentecosten III. Augusti ~ Semiduplex Dominica minor

2026-08-02T00:00:00.000-04:00

Commemoratio: S. Alfonsi Mariæ de Ligorio Episcopi Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris

Sun, 8/2/26: Today is the 10th Sunday after Pentecost (liturgical 3rd Sunday of August) under the 1954 (semi-double Sunday) and 1962 (II class Sunday) rubrics. Mass: Proper Mass. Green. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo. Preface of the Most Holy Trinity. Ite. Under 1954, commemoration of St. Alphonsus Liguori, B, C, D and St. Stephen, P, M. No commemorations under 1962.

Introitus
Ps 54:17-20; 54:23
Dum clamárem ad Dóminum, exaudívit vocem meam, ab his, qui appropínquant mihi: et humiliávit eos, qui est ante sǽcula et manet in ætérnum: jacta cogitátum tuum in Dómino, et ipse te enútriet.
Ps 54:2-3
Exáudi, Deus, oratiónem meam, et ne despéxeris deprecatiónem meam: inténde mihi et exáudi me.
℣. Glória Patri, …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, You manifest Your power, particularly in forbearance and pity, show us Your mercy again and again, so that hastening toward Your promises we may become partakers of the blessings of heaven.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
Commemoration St. Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop, Confessor and Doctor of the Church
O God, Who through blessed Alphonsus Mary, Your Confessor and Bishop, fired with love for souls, enriched Your Church with a new family; we beseech You that, taught by his saving counsels and strengthened by his example, we may be enabled happily to come to You.

Commemoration S. Stephen Pope and Martyr
Look forgivingly on thy flock, Eternal Shepherd, and keep it in thy constant protection, by the intercession of blessed Stephen thy Martyr and Sovereign Pontiff, whom thou didst constitute Shepherd of the whole Church.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

From the Holy Gospel according to Luke
Luke 18:9-14
At that time: Jesus spoke this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: Two men went up into the Temple to pray, the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. And so on.

Homily by St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo
Serm 36 of the Word of the Lord
The Pharisee might at least have said: “I am not as many men are.” But what meaneth “other men”? All other men except himself. “I,” said he, “am righteous; others are sinners.” “I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers,” and then he took occasion, from the neighborhood of the publican, to plume himself “or even,” quoth he, “as this publican.” “I am alone,” he thought, “that publican” is one of the others. Mine own righteousness maketh the gulf between me and the wicked, such as he is.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
We beseech You, O Lord our God, that in Your mercy You will not withhold Your help from those whom You constantly restore with divine sacraments.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
Commemoration St. Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop, Confessor and Doctor of the Church
O God, Who made St. Alphonsus Mary, Your Confessor and Bishop, a faithful dispenser of this divine sacrament, grant by his merits and prayers, that Your faithful may frequently receive it, and, receiving it, praise it forever.

Commemoration S. Stephen Pope and Martyr
Being appeased, O Lord, guide thy Church, which has been nourished by holy refreshment, that under thy direction and powerful rule it may receive increase of liberty and may continue in religious integrity.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟.

S. Petri ad Vincula ~ Duplex majus

2026-08-01T00:00:00.000-04:00

Commemoratio: Ss. Martyrum Machabæorum

Sat, 8/1/26:

Today is the feast of St. Peter, Ap, in Chains under the 1954 (double major) rubrics. This feast commemorates St. Peter's miraculous rescue by an angel from imprisonment by Herod, as recounted in the Book of Acts. Mass: Proper Mass. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo. Preface of the Apostles. Celebrant bows his head at the mentions of Ss. Peter and Paul in the Canon. Ite. Commemoration of St. Paul, Ap, and of the Holy Machabees, Mm. (NB: The Gospel of this Mass is considered proper. Under the 1954 rubrics, if a feast of higher rite occurs on the local calendar and a commemoration of St. Peter in Chains is permitted, the Last Gospel is of St. Peter in Chains.) Office: Festal office. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1st nocturn = proper with proper responsories, IX = of the Holy Machabees). Te Deum. At Matins, psalms and antiphons from the common of apostles. At Lauds and the hours, psalms of Sunday (Prime = 53, 118.1, 118.2) with proper antiphons. All else from the proper. Proper Benedictus antiphon. Proper collect. At Lauds, commemoration of St. Paul and of the Holy Machabees. Omit suffrage. (Source: LB236.)

Introitus

Acts 12:11
Nunc scio vere, quia misit Dóminus Angelum suum: et erípuit me de manu Heródis et de omni exspectatióne plebis Judæórum.
Ps 138:1-2
Dómine; probásti me et cognovísti me: tu cognovísti sessiónem meam et resurrectiónem meam.
℣. Glória Patri, …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, who didst loose the blessed Apostle, Peter, from his chains and didst make him go forth unharmed, loose, we pray, the chains of our sins, and in thy mercy ward off from us every evil.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Commemoration of St. Paul
Let us pray.
O God, Who, through the preaching of the Blessed Apostle Paul, hast caused the light of the Gospel to shine throughout the world, grant, we beseech thee, that we, who do keep his memorial, may continually be helped by his intercession with thee.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
Commemoration The Holy Maccabean Martyrs
May the brotherly crown of Your Martyrs, O Lord, give us joy and may it afford to our faith an increase of virtues and console us with many prayers.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Continuation + of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew
℟. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
Matt 16:13-19
In that time: Jesus came into the quarters of Caesarea 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 upon earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven.

Commemoration of: The Holy Maccabean Martyrs
From the Sermons of St. Gregory of Nazianzus (Patriarch of Constantinople)
Sermon 20th on the Machabees
What were the Machabees For it is under their name that the Festival at which you are this day assembled is kept. It is true that many persons do not hold them in honour, because they fought before the coming of Christ nevertheless they deserve to be venerated by all men, for they bore themselves bravely and faithfully in defence of the laws and ordinances of their people. They that underwent martyrdom before Christ came, what would not have been their deeds, if they had suffered persecution after He came, and had had before them for a pattern the Death which He embraced for the sake of man's salvation With no example to lead them, their bravery was what it was had they had the example before their eyes, would they not have gone down with double nerve to the battle There is a mystic and subtle idea, which seemeth very likely to me and to all lovers of God, that none of those who were crowned with martyrdom before Christ came, could have been so, unless they had had faith in Christ.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Filled with the offering of Your sacred Body and Your precious Blood, we beseech You, O Lord, our God, that what we have done in holy devotion may become an assurance of our redemption.
Through the same Jesus Christ, thy Son, Our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Commemoration of St. Paul
Let us pray.
Having received thy sacrament, O Lord, we ask that through the intercession of blessed Paul, thy Apostle, the mysteries we celebrate to his glory may be a healing remedy to us.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
Commemoration The Holy Maccabean Martyrs
Grant, we beseech You, almighty God, that we may follow more and more the faith of those whose memory we venerate in receiving the sacrament.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

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S. Ignatii Confessoris ~ Duplex majus

2026-07-31T00:00:00.000-04:00

Thurs, 7/31/26:

Today is the feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola, C, founder of the Society of Jesus, under the 1954 (double major) and 1962 (III class) rubrics. Mass: Proper Mass. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Ite. No commemorations or additional prayers. Office: Ordinary office. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1954)/1 nocturn of 3 lessons (1962; II = II & III of occurring Scripture combined, III = short hagiography). Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons of the feria. All else from the common of a confessor not a bishop. Proper collect. No commemorations at Lauds. Omit suffrage (1954). (Source: LB236.)

Introitus
Philipp 2:10-11
In nómine Jesu omne genu flectátur, cœléstium, terréstrium et infernórum: et omnis lingua confiteátur, quia Dóminus Jesus Christus in glória est Dei Patris.
Ps 5:12-13
Gloriabúntur in te omnes, qui díligunt nomen tuum: quóniam tu benedíces justo.
℣. Glória Patri, …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, Who, to spread abroad the greater glory of Your name through St. Ignatius, strengthened the Church militant with new power; grant that we who are struggling on earth may, by his help and after his example, be found worthy to be crowned with him in heaven.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

From the Holy Gospel according to Luke
Luke 10:1-9
At that time, the Lord appointed other seventy-two also, and sent them two and two before His face into every city and place, whither He Himself would come. And so on.

Homily by Pope St. Gregory the Great.
17th Homily on the Gospels
Dearly beloved brethren, our Lord and Saviour doth sometimes admonish us by words, and sometimes by works. Yea, His very works do themselves teach us for that which He doth silently His example still moveth us to copy. Behold how He sendeth forth His disciples to preach by two and two since there are two commandments to love, that is, a commandment to love God, and a commandment to love our neighbour and where there are not two, the one, being alone, hath not whereon to do the Lord's commandment. And no man can properly be said to love himself: for love tendeth outward toward our neighbour, if it be the love whereto the Gospel doth oblige us.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
May the sacrifice of praise, O Lord, offered in thanksgiving in honor of St. Ignatius bring us, by his intercession, to the everlasting praise of Your majesty.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

S. Abdon et Sennen Martyrum ~ Simplex

2026-07-30T00:00:00.000-04:00

Scriptura: Feria quinta infra Hebdomadam IX post Octavam Pentecostes

Thursday, 7/30/26:

Today is the feast of Ss. Abdon and Sennen, Mm, under the 1954 (simple) rubrics. Mass: Proper Mass. Red. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Ite. 2nd prayer A cunctis for the intercession of the saints. 3rd prayer at the choice of the celebrant. Votive Masses/daily Requiems are permitted today without restriction. (LB236 on Twitter/X.)

Introitus
Ps 78:11-12; 78:10
Intret in conspéctu tuo, Dómine, gémitus compeditórum: redde vicínis nostris séptuplum in sinu eórum: víndica sánguinem Sanctórum tuórum, qui effúsus est.
Ps 78:1
Deus, venérunt gentes in hereditátem tuam: polluérunt templum sanctum tuum: posuérunt Jerúsalem in pomórum custódiam.
℣. Glória Patri, …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, Who bestowed upon Your Saints, Abdon and Sennen, an abundance of grace to bring them to this glory; grant to Your servants forgiveness of their sins, so they may be found worthy to be freed from all harm through the interceding merits of Your saints.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
Collect of the Saints
From all perils of soul and body defend us, O Lord, we beseech thee, and by the intercession of blessed and gloriosus ever Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of blessed Joseph, of thy blessed apostles Peter and Paul, and of blessed N. and all the Saints, graciously grant us safety and peace that all adversities and errors being overcome, thy Church may serve thee in security and freedom.

de S. Maria (vel ad libitum)
Grant us, Your servants, O Lord God, we beseech You, to enjoy lasting health of mind and body; and by the intercession of glorious and blessed Mary, ever Virgin, may we be delivered from present sorrow and partake to the full of eternal happiness.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Continuation ✠ of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew
℟. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
Matt 5:1-12
At that time, Jesus, seeing the crowds, went up the mountain. And when He was seated, His disciples came to Him. And opening His mouth He taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for the shall be comforted. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for justice, for they shall be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. Blessed are they who suffer persecution for justice’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when men reproach you, and persecute you, and speaking falsely, say all manner of evil against you, for My sake. Rejoice and exult, because your reward is great in heaven.

Abdon and Sennen were Persians. In the reign of the Emperor Decius they were accused of interring, on their own farm, the bodies of Christians, which had been thrown out unburied. The Emperor commanded them to be arrested and ordered to sacrifice to the gods. This they refused to do, and persistently preached that Jesus Christ is God, whereupon they were put into strict confinement. When Decius afterwards returned to Rome, he had them led in chains in his triumph. Being thus dragged into the city and up to the idols, they abhorred and spat upon them, for which they were cast to bears and lions; the beasts were afraid to touch them. They were butchered with the sword, and the corpses, with their feet bound together, were dragged before the image of the sun. Thence they were stolen away, and the Deacon Quirinus buried them in his own house.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
By the working of this sacred rite O Lord, may our sins be erased, and through the intercession of Your Martyrs, Abdon and Sennen, may our just desires be fulfilled.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
Of the Saints
May the offering of this divine Sacrament cleanse and protect us, O Lord we beseech thee, and by the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of blessed Joseph, of thy blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of blessed N. and all the Saints, may it purify us from all sin, and free us from all adversity.

of the Blessed Virgin Mary (vel ad libitum)
Grant, O Lord, that we, who had partaken of the aids of salvation, may be everywhere protected by the patronage of blessed Mary ever Virgin, in whose honor we have offered these gifts of thy majesty.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

S. Marthæ Virginis ~ Semiduplex

2026-07-29T00:00:00.000-04:00

Commemoration: Ss. Felicis, Simplicii, Faustini et Beatricis Martyrum

Detail from Christ in the House of Martha and Mary by Vermeer, before 1654–1655

Wed, 7/29/26: Today is the feast of St. Martha, V, under the 1954 (semi-double) and 1962 (III class) rubrics. Mass: Proper Mass. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Ite. Commemoration of Ss. Felix, Simplicius, Faustinus, and Beatrice, Mm, at all Masses (1954)/conventual and low Mass only (1962). Under 1954, 3rd prayer A cunctis for the intercession of the saints. (NB: The Gospel of this Mass is considered proper under the 1954 rubrics. In the event that a higher-ranking feast that permits a commemoration of St. Martha occurs today on the local calendar, the Last Gospel is the Gospel of the Mass of St. Martha under the 1954 rubrics.)

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Hear us, O God, our Saviour, that as we are gladdened by the festival of blessed Martha thy virgin, so we may learn from it piety and devotion.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
Commemoration Sts. Felix, Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrix, Martyrs
Grant, we beseech You, O Lord, that as Christian people on earth rejoice together on the feast of Your Martyrs, Felix, Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrice, so may they enjoy it in eternity, and may truly obtain what they honor in their prayers.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

From the Holy Gospel according to Luke
Luke 10:38-42
At that time: Jesus entered into a certain village, and a certain woman, named Martha, received Him into her house. And so on.

Homily by St. Augustine, Bishop (of Hippo)
26th upon the Words of the Lord
The words of our Lord Jesus Christ which have just been read from the Gospel, give us to wit that there is one thing toward the which we are making our way, all the while that we are striving amid the diverse cares of this world. Thitherward we make our way, while we are still strangers and pilgrims, unpossessed as yet of any abiding city, still on the journey, not yet come home, still hoping, not yet enjoying. Still thitherward let us make our way, not slothfully nor by fits and starts, but so that some day we may arrive thither. Martha and Mary were sisters, not in the flesh only, but also in godliness; together, they clave unto the Lord; together, with one heart they served the Lord present in the Flesh.

Ss. Nazarii et Celsi Martyrum, Victoris I Papæ et Martyris ac Innocentii I Papæ et Confessoris ~ Semiduplex

2026-07-28T00:00:00.000-04:00

Tempora: Feria tertia infra Hebdomadam IX post Octavam Pentecostes

Ss. Nazarius & Celsus, Martyrs; Victor I, Pope & Martyr; Innocent I, Pope & Confessor
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Color: Red

Mass
After Terce, 2nd. Orations "A cunctis", 3rd. Orations - Choice of the Celebrant.
Gloria. No Credo.
Preface: Common

Office
Doxology: Per Annum
Hymn Tone: Ordinary
Lauds: Suffrage of the Saints
Prime: Dominical Preces
Vespers: Vespers are split; from the Chapter onward, of the following day, Commemorations of Ss. Nazarius et al., and of Ss. Felix II et al., Suffrage of the Saints

Compline: Preces (Source: Restorethe54.)

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
May the martyrdom of Your Saints Nazarius, Celsus, Victor and Innocent, give us courage, O Lord, and may it give us a help to counter-balance our weakness.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
Collect of the Saints
From all perils of soul and body defend us, O Lord, we beseech thee, and by the intercession of blessed and gloriosus ever Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of blessed Joseph, of thy blessed apostles Peter and Paul, and of blessed N. and all the Saints, graciously grant us safety and peace that all adversities and errors being overcome, thy Church may serve thee in security and freedom.

for the Church
Mercifully hear the prayers of thy Church, we beseech thee, O Lord, that all adversities and errors being overcome, she may serve thee in security and feedom.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

From the Holy Gospel according to Luke
Luke 21:9-19
At that time, Jesus said unto His disciples: When ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by. And so on.

Homily by Pope St Gregory the Great.
35th on the Gospels.
Our Lord and Redeemer willeth us to know what shall be the signs that the end of the world is at hand, to the end that ye may be the less terrified, when that cometh whereof ye have already had warning. Darts strike less which are seen coming: and the plagues of the earth will be to us more bearable, if we are harnessed against them with the shield of foreknowledge. Behold, how He saith When ye shall hear of wars and commotions be not terrified for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by. It behoveth us to ponder these words of our Redeemer, wherein He warneth us of suffering, from without, and from within. Wars are the work of a foreign enemy, commotions of the citizens. Therefore, that He may let us know that we shall be troubled from within and from without, He showeth that our wrestling shall be in part against strangers, and in part against our brethren.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Be appeased by the prayers of Your Saints Nazarius, Celsus, Victor and Innocent, O Lord, and grant, we beseech You, that the rites we perform in this life may avail for our eternal salvation.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
Of the Saints
May the offering of this divine Sacrament cleanse and protect us, O Lord we beseech thee, and by the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of blessed Joseph, of thy blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of blessed N. and all the Saints, may it purify us from all sin, and free us from all adversity.

for the Church
We beseech thee, O Lord, our God, that thou permit not those, to whom thou hast given a participation of divine things to be subjected to human dangers.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

S. Pantaleonis Martyris ~ Simplex

2026-07-27T00:00:00.000-04:00

Scriptura: Feria secunda infra Hebdomadam IX post Octavam Pentecostes

Mon, 7/27/26:

Today is the feast of St. Pantaleon, M, under the 1954 (simple) rubrics.

Mass: At the principal/parochial/conventual Mass, of the preceding Sunday (9th after Pentecost; obligatory, as the Mass and Office of the Sunday were impeded by the feast of St. Anne). Green. Omit Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Benedicamus. Commemoration of St. Pantaleon, M. 3rd prayer A cunctis for the intercession of the saints.

At private (low) Masses, the Mass of St. Pantaleon may be offered. Mass Laetabitur of one martyr outside Paschaltide. Red. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Ite. Commemoration of the resumed 9th Sunday after Pentecost. 3rd prayer A cunctis for the intercession of the saints.

Private votive Masses/daily Requiems are prohibited today under the 1954 rubrics. (LB236)

Introitus
Ps 63:11
Lætábitur justus in Dómino, et sperábit in eo: et laudabúntur omnes recti corde.
Ps 63:2
Exáudi, Deus, oratiónem meam cum déprecor: a timóre inimíci éripe ánimam meam.
℣. Glória Patri, …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Grant, we beseech You, almighty God, that through the intercession of Your blessed Martyr Pantaleon, we may be delivered from all afflictions of the body and cleansed from all evil thoughts of the mind.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
Collect of the Saints
From all perils of soul and body defend us, O Lord, we beseech thee, and by the intercession of blessed and gloriosus ever Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of blessed Joseph, of thy blessed apostles Peter and Paul, and of blessed N. and all the Saints, graciously grant us safety and peace that all adversities and errors being overcome, thy Church may serve thee in security and freedom.

for the Church (or any other)
Mercifully hear the prayers of thy Church, we beseech thee, O Lord, that all adversities and errors being overcome, she may serve thee in security and feedom.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Communion
John 12:26.
Whoever serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am there also shall My servant be.

Continuation + of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew
℟. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
Matt 10:26-32.
At that time, Jesus said to His disciples, There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known. What I tell you in darkness, speak it in the light; and what you hear whispered, preach it on the housetops. And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather be afraid of Him Who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father’s leave. But as for you, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Therefore do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows. Therefore, everyone who acknowledges Me before men, I also will acknowledge him before My Father in heaven.

This Pantaleon was of a noble family of Nicomedia, and was a physician by trade. Hermolaus the Priest taught him well the faith of Jesus Christ, and he was baptized. A little while after, he persuaded his father Eustorgius to become a Christian. He afterwards duly preached the Faith of the Lord Christ at Nicomedia, and exhorted all to embrace His doctrine. For this he was tortured under the Emperor Diocletian, first on the rack, and then by putting red-hot metal to his body. He bore all the bitterness of his torments with a quiet and brave heart, and at last received the stroke of the sword, and grasped the crown of martyrdom.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
With our strength renewed from having shared in Your sacred gift, we beseech You, O Lord our God, that by the intercession of blessed Pantaleon, Your Martyr, we may feel the benefit of the worship we are offering.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
Of the Saints
May the offering of this divine Sacrament cleanse and protect us, O Lord we beseech thee, and by the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of blessed Joseph, of thy blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of blessed N. and all the Saints, may it purify us from all sin, and free us from all adversity.

for the Church (or any other)
We beseech thee, O Lord, our God, that thou permit not those, to whom thou hast given a participation of divine things to be subjected to human dangers.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

S. Annæ Matris B.M.V. ~ Duplex II. classis

2026-07-26T00:00:00.000-04:00

Commemoratio: Dominica IX Post Pentecosten

The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, Leonardo da Vinci

Sun, 7/26/26:

Today is the feast of St. Anne, Mother of Our Lady, under the 1954 (double of the II class) rubrics.

Mass: Pro populo. Proper Mass. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo (for the Sunday). Preface of the Most Holy Trinity. Ite. Commemoration and Last Gospel of the 9th Sunday after Pentecost. (LB236 on Twitter/X.)

Introitus
Gaudeámus omnes in Dómino, diem festum celebrántes sub honóre beátæ Annæ: de cujus sollemnitáte gaudent Angeli et colláudant Fílium Dei.
Ps 44:2.
Eructávit cor meum verbum bonum: dico ego ópera mea Regi.
℣. Glória Patri …

Collect

℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, Who in Your kindness gave blessed Anne the grace to be the mother of her who mothered Your only-begotten Son, graciously grant that we who keep her feast may be helped by her intercession with You.
Through the same Jesus Christ, thy Son, Our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
Commemoration Dominica IX Post Pentecosten
May Your merciful ears be open, O Lord, to the prayers of those who humbly entreat You; grant that they may ask for what pleases You so that You may fulfill their desires.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
R. Amen.

From the Holy Gospel according to Matthew
Matt 13:44
At that time Jesus spake unto His disciples this parable The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field. And so on.

Homily by Pope St Gregory the Great
11th on the Gospels
Dearly beloved brethren, the kingdom of heaven is likened unto the things of earth, to the end that by the mean of things which we know, our mind may rise to the contemplation of the things which we know not by the example of things which are seen, may fix her gaze on things which are not seen by the touch of things which she useth, may be warmed towards the things which she useth not; by things which she knoweth and loveth, to love also the things which she knoweth not. For, behold, “the kingdom of heaven is likened unto treasure hid in a field, the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and, for joy thereof, goeth and selleth all that he hath and buyeth that field.”

Communion
Ps 44:3
Grace is poured out upon your lips; thus God has blessed you forever, and for ages of ages.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Strengthened by the heavenly sacrament, we beseech You, O Lord our God, that, by the intercession of blessed Anne, whom You willed to be the mother of Your Son’s Mother, we may be found worthy of reaching eternal salvation.
Through the same Jesus Christ, thy Son, Our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
Commemoration Dominica IX Post Pentecosten
May the partaking of Your sacrament, we beseech You, O Lord, cleanse us and unite us.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
R. Amen.

S. Jacobi Apostoli ~ Duplex II. classis

2026-07-25T00:00:00.000-04:00

Commemoratio ad Laudes & Matutinum: S. Christophori Martyris

The Obradoiro façade of the grand Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (Wiki)

Sat, 7/25/26:

Today is the feast of St. James the Greater, Ap, under the 1954 (double of the II class) and 1962 (II class) rubrics.

Mass: Pro populo. Proper Mass. Red. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo. Preface of the Apostles. Celebrant bows his head at the mention of St. James (first) in the Canon. Ite. Commemoration of St. Christopher, M, at low Mass only (1954)/conventual and low Mass only (1962). (LB236 on Twitter/X.)

Introitus
Ps 138:17
Mihi autem nimis honoráti sunt amíci tui, Deus: nimis confortátus est principátus eórum.
Ps 138:1-2.
Dómine, probásti me et cognovísti me: tu cognovísti sessiónem meam et resurrectiónem meam.
℣. Glória Patri …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Protect Your people and make them holy, O Lord, so that, guarded by the help of Your Apostle James, they may please You by their conduct and serve You with peace of mind.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
Commemoration St. Christopher, Martyr
Grant, we beseech thee, almighty God, that we who celebrate the martyrdom of blessed Christopher, through his intercession be strengthened in your love.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

From the Holy Gospel according to Matthew

Matt 20:20-23
At that time, came to Jesus the mother of Zebedee's children, with her sons, worshipping Him, and desiring a certain thing of Him. And so on.

Homily by St. John Chrysostom
66th on Matth.
Let no man be troubled if we say that the Apostles were still imperfect, for the mystery of the Cross was not yet finished, the grace of the Spirit had not yet been shed abroad in their hearts. If thou wilt behold them in their strength, consider them such as they became after the grace of the Spirit was given them, and thou wilt perceive that they had trodden under foot every vain desire. This is the cause wherefore their present imperfection is made known unto us, that is, that thou mayest see how great a change could be forthwith wrought by grace. But nevertheless let us now look how they came unto Christ, and what they said. Master, they said, we would that Thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire. Mark x. 35. And He said unto them: What would ye that I should do for you? Mark X. 36. not, surely, that He knew not what their wish was, but that He would make them answer, and so uncover the wound, to lay a plaster upon it.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Help us, O Lord, we beseech You, by the intercession of blessed James, Your Apostle, for whose festival we have joyfully received Your holy sacrament.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
Commemoration St. Christopher, Martyr
Grant, we beseech thee, O our God, that we who in time render joyful service in memory of thy saints, may be gladdened by their company in eternity.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

In Vigilia S. Jacobi Ap. ~ Simplex

2026-07-24T06:30:22.124-04:00

Tempora: Feria sexta infra Hebdomadam VIII post Octavam Pentecostes

Fri, 7/24/26:

Today is the vigil of St. James the Greater, Ap, under the 1954 (simple) rubrics.

Mass: Ego autem for the vigil of an apostle. Violet. Omit Gloria. Gradual with neither Tract nor Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Celebrant bows his head at the mention of St. James (first) in the Canon. Benedicamus. Commemoration of St. Christina, V & M. 3rd prayer Concede nos of Our Lady.

Private (low) votive Masses/daily Requiems are not permitted today under the 1954 rubrics. (LB236 on Twitter/X.)

Introitus
Ps 51:10-11
Ego autem, sicut olíva fructífera in domo Dómini, sperávi in misericórdia Dei mei: et exspectábo nomen tuum, quóniam bonum est ante conspéctum sanctórum tuorum.
Ps 51:3
Quid gloriáris in malítia: qui potens es in iniquitáte?
℣. Glória Patri, …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that the worshipful feast of thy blessed Apostle, James on the eve whereof we now stand, may avail us to the increase both of godliness toward thee, and of health to our own souls.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
Commemoration St. Christina, Virgin and Martyr
May blessed Christina, Virgin and Martyr, who was ever pleasing to You by the merit of her chastity and by her trust in Your power, implore for us Your forgiveness, we beseech You, O Lord.

Collect of the Saints
From all perils of soul and body defend us, O Lord, we beseech thee, and by the intercession of blessed and gloriosus ever Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of blessed Joseph, of thy blessed apostles Peter and Paul, and of blessed N. and all the Saints, graciously grant us safety and peace that all adversities and errors being overcome, thy Church may serve thee in security and freedom.
Through the same Jesus Christ, thy Son, Our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Continuation ✠ of the Holy Gospel according to John
℟. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
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 one has, that one lay down his life for his friends. You are My friends if you do the things I command you. No longer do I call you servants, because the servant does not know what his master does. But I have called you friends, because all things that I have heard from 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 bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.

Communion
Ps 20:6
His glory is great in thy salvation: glory and great beauty shalt thou lay upon him.

Post Communion

P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Be appeased, we beseech thee, O Lord, by the prayers of thy holy Apostle, James, and grant us pardon and unfailing remedies.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
Commemoration St. Christina, Virgin and Martyr
We who have been refreshed by the richness of Your divine sacrament beseech You, O Lord our God, that through the intercession of blessed Christina, Your Virgin and Martyr, we may forevermore abide in its participation.

Of the Saints
May the offering of this divine Sacrament cleanse and protect us, O Lord we beseech thee, and by the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of blessed Joseph, of thy blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of blessed N. and all the Saints, may it purify us from all sin, and free us from all adversity.
Through the same Jesus Christ, thy Son, Our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

S. Apollinaris Episcopi et Martyris ~ Duplex

2026-07-23T00:00:00.000-04:00

Commemoratio: S. Liborii Episcopi et Confessoris

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, the rewarder of faithful souls, grant that we may obtain pardon through the prayers of blessed Apollinaris, Your Martyr and Bishop, whose feast we are celebrating.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
Commemoration St. Liborius, Bishop and Confessor
v. Grant, we beseech thee, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Liborius thy blessed Confessor and Bishop may increase our devotion and promote our salvation.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

From the Holy Gospel according to Luke
Luke 22:24-30
At that time There was a strife among the disciples, which of them should be accounted the greatest. And so on.

Homily by St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan.
Bk. x. on Luke xxii.
My kingdom, our God hath said, is not of this world. John xviii. 36. Man, then, must strive, not to be equal with God, but to be like unto God. Christ alone is the full image of God, as being the brightness of His Father's glory, and the express image of His Person. Heb. i. 3. But the righteous man is made after the image of God, in so far as, for the sake of following the example of his God, he, through knowledge of God, setteth no esteem upon this world, and looketh down upon all carnal motions of the will, through having taken in that Word whereby we are fed unto life everlasting and this is the end whereto we eat the Body of Christ, namely, that we may have eternal life. John vi. 50.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Receiving Your holy sacrament, we beseech You, O Lord, that the lasting protection of St. Apollinaris may support us; for You do not cease to look favorably upon those to whom You have given such helps.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
Commemoration St. Liborius, Bishop and Confessor
Grant, we beseech You, almighty God, that as we thank You for the favors we have received, we may, by the intercession of blessed Liborius, Your Confessor and Bishop, obtain still greater blessings.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

S. Mariæ Magdalenæ Pœnitentis ~ Duplex

2026-07-22T00:00:00.000-04:00

Scriptura: Feria quarta infra Hebdomadam VIII post Octavam Pentecostes

Wed, 7/22/26:

Today is the feast of St. Mary Magdalen, Penitent, under the 1954 (double) and 1962 (III class) rubrics.

Mass: Proper Mass. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo (1954 only). Common Preface. Ite.

Introitus
Ps 118:95-96
Me exspectavérunt peccatóres, ut pérderent me: testimónia tua, Dómine, intelléxi: omnis consummatiónis vidi finem: latum mandátum tuum nimis.
Ps 118:1
Beáti immaculáti in via: qui ámbulant in lege Dómini.
℣. Glória Patri …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
May the prayers of blessed Mary Magdalen help us, O Lord, Who were moved by her prayers and brought back alive from the grave her brother Lazarus, dead for four days.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

From the Holy Gospel according to Luke
Luke 7:36-50
At that time One of the Pharisees desired Jesus that He would eat with him. And He went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat. And so on.

Homily by St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo.
Bk. 1. Hom. 23, tom. x.
Ye have listened carefully to the Gospel while it was being read, so that the thing told hath, as it were, passed before the eyes of your heart. Ye have seen in your mind's eye, albeit not with bodily sight, the Lord Jesus Christ sitting down to meat in the Pharisee's house, and not refusing when He is bidden of him. Ye have seen also an infamous woman of the city, one of utterly bad character, a sinner, thrusting herself in an uninvited guest, to the banquet where her Healer was sitting, and seeking health at His hands with godly shamelessness; thrusting herself in eager for mercy, as though eager for the feast. She knew under what a disease she laboured, and she knew that He unto Whom she came was mighty to cure it.

Communion
Ps 118:121-122; 118:128
I have fulfilled just ordinances, O Lord; let not the proud oppress me. For in all Your precepts I go forward; every false way I hate.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
After receiving Your Body and precious Blood, the one and only saving remedy, we beseech You, O Lord, that, under the protection of blessed Mary Magdalen, we may be freed from all evils.
Who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.
℟. Amen

S. Praxedis Virginis ~ Simplex

2026-07-21T00:00:00.000-04:00

Tempora: Feria tertia infra Hebdomadam VIII post Octavam Pentecostes

Introitus
Ps 118:46-47
Loquébar de testimóniis tuis in conspéctu regum, et non confundébar: et meditábar in mandátis tuis, quæ diléxi nimis.
Ps 118:1
Beáti immaculáti in via: qui ámbulant in lege Dómini.
V. Glória Patri, ...

Collect
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Hear us, O God, our Saviour, that as we are gladdened by the festival of blessed Praxedes thy virgin, so we may learn from it piety and devotion.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
R. Amen.

Let us pray.
Collect of the Saints
From all perils of soul and body defend us, O Lord, we beseech thee, and by the intercession of blessed and gloriosus ever Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of blessed Joseph, of thy blessed apostles Peter and Paul, and of blessed N. and all the Saints, graciously grant us safety and peace that all adversities and errors being overcome, thy Church may serve thee in security and freedom.

for the Pope (or any other)
O God, the shepherd and ruler of all the faithful, graciously look upon thy servant Leo, who thou hast willed to be chief pastor of thy Church; grant him we beseech thee, by word and example to profit those over whom he rules, that together with the flock entrusted to him, he may attain to life everlasting.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
R. Amen.

Continuation ++ of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew
R. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
Matt 13:44-52.
At that time, Jesus spoke this parable to His disciples: The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field; he who finds it hides it, and in his joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls. When he finds a single pearl of great price, he goes and sells all that he has and buys it. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net cast into the sea that gathered in fish of every kind. When it was filled, they hauled it out, and sitting down on the beach, they gathered the good fish into vessels, but threw away the bad. So will it be at the end of the world. The angels will go out and separate the wicked from among the just, and will cast them into the furnace of fire, where there will be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth. Have you understood all these things? They said to Him, Yes. And He said to them, So then, every Scribe instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings forth from his storeroom things new and old.

Communion
Matt 13:45-46
The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls. When he finds a single pearl of great price, he goes and sells all that he has and buys it.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Thou hast fed thy servants, O Lord, with the holy gifts; comfort us ever we pray, by her intercession whose festival we celebrate.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
R. Amen.

Let us pray.
Of the Saints
May the offering of this divine Sacrament cleanse and protect us, O Lord we beseech thee, and by the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of blessed Joseph, of thy blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of blessed N. and all the Saints, may it purify us from all sin, and free us from all adversity.

for the Pope (or any other)
Let the reception of this divine Sacrament protect us, O Lord, we beseech theee: and may thy servant Leo, whom thou has chosen as the chief pastor of thy Church, along with the flock committed to him derive always from it protection and help.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
R. Amen.

S. Hieronymi Æmiliani Confessoris ~ Duplex

2026-07-20T00:00:00.000-04:00

Commemoratio: S. Margaritæ, Virg. et Mart.

Mon, 7/20/26:

Today is the feast of St. Jerome Emiliani, C (mtv), under the 1954 (double) and 1962 (III class) rubrics.

Mass: Proper Mass. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Ite. Commemoration of St. Margaret, V & M, at all Masses (1954)/conventual and low Mass only (1962). (Source: LB236 on Twitter.)

Introitus
Thren 2:11
Effúsum est in terra jecur meum super contritióne fíliæ pópuli mei, cum defíceret párvulus et lactens in platéis óppidi.
Ps 112:1
Laudáte, pueri, Dóminum: laudáte nomen Dómini.
V. Glória Patri ...

Collect
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, the Father of mercies, by the merits and intercession of St. Jerome, whom You willed to be the helper and father of orphans, grant that we may faithfully guard the spirit of adoption which makes us Your sons both in name and reality.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
R. Amen.

Let us pray.
Commemoration St. Margarita, Virgin and Martyr
May blessed Margaret, Virgin and Martyr, who was ever pleasing to You by the merit of her chastity and by her trust in Your power, implore for us Your forgiveness, we beseech You, O Lord.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
R. Amen.

From the Holy Gospel according to Matthew
Matt 19:13-21
At that time, there were brought unto Jesus little children that He should put His Hands on them, and pray. And so on.

Homily by St. John Chrysostom, Patriarch of Constantinople.
Homily on Matthew
Wherefore did the disciples rebuke them that brought them? From an idea of His dignity. What therefore did He To teach them to be lowly, and to be above the niceness of the world, He took the little children, and embraced them in His Arms, and declared that of such is the kingdom of heaven as also He had said above, xviii. 3, 4. And we also, if we would fain be heirs of the kingdom of heaven, let us seek with great earnestness this virtue. For this is the highest peak of philosophy, to be simple and wise this is the life of an Angel. The mind of a little child is free from all the diseases of the mind a little child keepeth no remembrance of injuries, but goeth unto such as have inflicted them, as if unto friends, and as if nothing had happened. Although his mother give him stripes, yet a little child ever seeketh her, and putteth her before all.

Communion
James 1:27
Religion pure and undefiled before God the Father, is this: to give aid to orphans and widows in their tribulation, and to keep oneself unspotted from this world.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Refreshed with the bread of angels, we humbly pray You, O Lord, that we who joyfully celebrate the yearly feast of blessed Jerome, Your Confessor, may follow his example and be enabled to win a most abundant reward in Your kingdom.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
R. Amen.

Let us pray.
Commemoration St. Margarita, Virgin and Martyr
We who have been refreshed by the richness of Your divine sacrament beseech You, O Lord our God, that through the intercession of blessed Margaret, Your Virgin and Martyr, we may forevermore abide in its participation.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
R. Amen.