FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER
[Commemoration]
DOUBLE / WHITE
In about the year 326, Helena, the mother of the Emperor Constantine, discovered after many attempts and failures the cross on which the Saviour had died. The miraculous cure of a woman of Jerusalem authenticated the sacred tree of our salvation. Today's feast calls to mind that Christ said we cannot be His true disciples unless we share the burden of the cross. In imitation of our Lord, we must humble ourselves, "becoming obedient unto death, even the death of the cross"(Reading).
INTROIT Ps. 97:1, 2
Sing
to the Lord a new canticle, alleluia! For the Lord has done wondrous
deeds, alleluia! He has revealed His justice in the sight of the
nations, alleluia, alleluia!
Ps. 97:1. His right hand has won him victory, and his holy arm has brought salvation.
V. Glory be . . .
COLLECT
O
God, in whom all the faithful are united in one mind, let Your people
everywhere love Your commandments and yearn for Your promises, so that,
even amid the changes of this world, their hearts may always be fixed
upon the true happiness of heaven. Through Our Lord . . .
Commemoration of THE FINDING OF THE HOLY CROSS
O God, we were reminded again of the mystery of Your passion by the miraculous discovery of the cross of salvation. May we attain eternal happiness through the ransom price You paid for us on that tree of life; who lives and rules with God the Father . . .
GLORIA
EPISTLE James 1:17-21
Beloved:
Every best gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from
the Father of Lights, with whom there is no change nor shadow of
alteration. For of his own will hath he begotten us by the word of
truth, that we might be some beginning of his creature.
You
know, my dearest brethren. And let every man be swift to hear, but slow
to speak and slow to anger. For the anger of man worketh not the
justice of God. Wherefore, casting away all uncleanness and abundance of
naughtiness, with meekness receive the ingrafted word, which is able to
save your souls.
Alleluia, alleluia! Ps. 117:16 The right hand of the Lord has exercised power, the right hand of the Lord has lifted me up. Alleluia!
Rom. 6:9 Christ, having risen from the dead, dies now no more; death shall no longer have dominion over Him. Alleluia!
GOSPEL John 16:5-14
At that time, Jesus said to His disciples: "I
go to him that sent me, and none of you asketh me: 'Whither goest
thou?' But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow hath filled
your heart. But I tell you the truth: it is expedient to you that I go.
For if I go not, the Paraclete will not come to you: but if I go, I
will send him to you. And when he is come, he will convince the world of
sin and of justice and of judgment. Of sin: because they believed not
in me. And of justice: because I go to the Father: and you shall see me
no longer. And of judgment: because the prince of this world is already
judged. "I
have yet many things to say to you: but you cannot bear them now. But
when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will teach you all truth. For
he shall not speak of himself: but what things soever he shall hear, he
shall speak. And the things that are to come, he shall shew you. He
shall glorify me: because he shall receive of mine and shall shew it to
you."
CREED
OFFERTORY ANTIPHON Ps. 65:1-2, 16
Shout
joyfully to God, all the earth; sing a psalm to the glory of His name.
Come and hear, all you who fear God, the great things the Lord has done
for me, alleluia!
SECRET
O
God, who allows us to share in Your own divine nature by partaking of
this sacrifice, grant that our conduct may be guided by Your revealed
truth. Through Our Lord . . .
Commemoration of THE FINDING OF THE HOLY CROSS
May
the sacrifice we offer be pleasing to You, O Lord. Let it free us from
all the evils of war and destroy the pitfalls prepared by our powerful
enemy, so that we may be safely protected under the banner of Your Son's
cross. Through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord . . .
COMMUNION ANTIPHON John 16:8
When
the Paraclete, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will convict the world
of sin, and of justice, and of judgment, alleluia, alleluia!
POSTCOMMUNION PRAYER
Help
us, O Lord our God, that we may be cleansed from sin and shielded from
all dangers by these Gifts which we receive with faith. Through Our Lord
. . .
Commemoration of THE FINDING OF THE HOLY CROSS
We have been nourished by the Food of Heaven and refreshed by spiritual drink. Shield us from our evil enemies, O Almighty God, for You have commanded us to fight through to victory under the cross of Your Son, the weapon of justice that will save the world. Through Our Lord . . .
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