[5th Sunday after Epiphany]
Confessor
DOUBLE / GREEN
Just
as the tiny infant in Mary's arms grew into the physical maturity of
Calvary's victim, so His Mystical Body, started with Mary and the
Apostles, has spread over the earth, and will continue to grow until the
maturity of Judgment Day. In the lives of the martyrs and the saints,
in the solid virtue of every genuine Christian, and in every noble word
and deed, the irresistible power of Christ shines victoriously. Quietly
as leaven spreads by cell dividing by cell, Jesus becomes known to men
through those who bear His name, live His life, speak His truth.
INTROIT Jer. 29:11, 12, 14
SAID
THE LORD: "I think thoughts of peace and not of affliction. You shall
call upon Me and I will hear you, and I will bring you back from
captivity from all places."
Ps. 84:2. Lord, You have blessed Your land; You have restored Jacob from captivity.
V. Glory be . . .
GLORIA
COLLECT
O
Lord, watch over Your household with constant loving care. May they who
rely solely on the hope of Your heavenly grace be always defended by
Your protection. Through Our Lord . . .
Commemoration of SAINT ANDREW AVELLINO
As a young priest, Andrew was a lawyer in the ecclesiastical court of Naples. When one day he told a slight untruth in the course of an argument, he regretted it so much that he gave up his profession and joined the order of Theatines. He became famous as a director of souls, influencing many sinners to change their lives. Like his friend St. Charles Borromeo, he was a great reformer of clerical and religious life in an age when reform was badly needed.
O God, You wondrously inspired the blessed confessor Andrew to advance toward You by vowing to increase in virtue each day. May his merits and prayers win the same grace for us, so that we may happily ascend to Your glory on high by always following the more perfect way.
Commemoration of SAINTS TRYPHON, RESPICIUS, AND NYMPHA
These
martyrs of the early centuries of Christianity are commemorated
together because their relics are preserved in the same church at Rome.
May
we always be worthy to celebrate the feast of Your holy Martyrs,
Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha, O Lord, so that through their
intercession we may be sheltered under Your gracious protection. Through
Our Lord . . .
EPISTLE Col. 3:12-17
Brethren:
Put ye on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, the bowels
of mercy, benignity, humility, modesty, patience: Bearing with one
another and forgiving one another, if any have a complaint against
another. Even as the Lord hath forgiven you, so do you also. But above
all these things have charity, which is the bond of perfection. And let
the peace of Christ rejoice in your hearts, wherein also you are called
in one body: and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you
abundantly: in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in
psalms, hymns and spiritual canticles, singing in grace in your hearts
to God. All whatsoever you do in word or in work, do all in the name of
the Lord Jesus Christ, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
GRADUAL Ps. 43:8-9
YOU HAVE FREED us from those who afflict us, O Lord, and You have put to shame those who hate us.
V. In God we will glory all the day and praise Your name forever.
Alleluia, alleluia! Ps. 129:1-2
V. Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord; Lord, hear my prayer!
Alleluia!
GOSPEL Matt. 13:24-30
At that time, Jesus spoke this parable to them, saying: "The
kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that sowed good seed in his
field. But while men were asleep, his enemy came and oversowed cockle
among the wheat and went his way. And when the blade was sprung up, and
had brought forth fruit, then appeared also the cockle. And the servants
of the good man of the house coming said to him. 'Sir, didst thou not
sow good seed in thy field? Whence then hath it cockle?' And he said to
them: 'An enemy hath done this.' And the servants said to him: 'Wilt
thou that we go and gather it up?' And he said: 'No, lest perhaps
gathering up the cockle, you root up the wheat also together with it.
Suffer both to grow until the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I
will say to the reapers: 'Gather up first the cockle, and bind it into
bundles to burn, but the wheat gather ye into my barn.' "
CREED
OFFERTORY ANTIPHON Ps. 129:1-2
OUT OF THE DEPTHS I cry to You, O Lord; Lord, hear my prayer, out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord.
SECRET
We
offer this Sacrifice to You, O Lord, to atone for our sins. Mercifully
absolve us from our wrong-doing and exert Your powers over the
inconstancy of our hearts. Through Our Lord . . .
Commemoration of SAINT ANDREW AVELLINO
We offer You, O Lord, this sacrifice of praise in memory of Your saints. free us from evil now and in the future through their intercession.
We offer these gifts to You in sacrifice, O Lord. May the honor we pay to Your saints please You, and may these offerings, through Your mercy, bring us closer to our salvation. Through Our Lord . . .
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Mark 11:24
AMEN I say to you, all things whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you shall receive, and they shall come to you.
POSTCOMMUNION
O Almighty God, grant that we may attain the salvation promised us through this Sacrament. Through Our Lord . . .
Commemoration of SAINT ANDREW AVELLINO
Refreshed with heavenly food and drink, we humbly pray You, our God, that we may be strengthened by the prayers of Your saint, in whose memory we have received this Sacrament.Commemoration of SAINTS TRYPHON, RESPICIUS, AND NYMPHA
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