Jose (Jusepe) de Ribera
The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew
Prado, Madrid
1639
SAINT BARTHOLOMEW
Apostle
OUR LADY HEALTH OF THE SICK
[Historical]
DOUBLE, SECOND CLASS / RED
Bartholomew, a doctor in the Jewish
law, was a dear friend of St. Philip the Apostle. Because Bartholomew
was a man "in whom there was no guile," his mind was open to the truth.
He went willingly with Philip to see Christ, and recognized the Saviour
immediately as the Son of God. After having received the gifts of the
Holy Spirit on the first Pentecost, Bartholomew evangelized Asia Minor,
northwestern India, and Greater Armenia. In the latter country, while
preaching to idolators, he was arrested and condemned to death.
INTROIT Ps. 138:17
Your friends are greatly honored by me, O God; their pre-eminence is definitely established.
Ps. 138:1-2. O Lord, You have proved me and You know me; You know when I sit and when I stand.
V. Glory be . . .
COLLECT
Almighty and Eternal God, the feast of Your blessed apostle Bartholomew
fills us with reverent and holy joy. Grant that Your Church may love
the truths that he believed and preach the doctrines that he taught.
Through our Lord . . .
EPISTLE I Cor. 12:27-31
Brethren, you are the body of Christ and members of member. And God
indeed hath set some in the church; first apostles, secondly prophets,
thirdly doctors: after that miracles: then the graces of healings,
helps, governments, kinds of tongues, interpretations of speeches. Are
all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all doctors? Are all workers of
miracles? Have all the grace of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do
all interpret? But be zealous for the better gifts.
GRADUAL Ps. 44:17-18
You shall make them princes through all the land; they shall remember Your name, O Lord.
V. To take the place of your fathers, sons shall be born to you; therefore peoples shall praise you.
Alleluia, alleluia! V.
The glorious choir of apostles praises You, O Lord. Alleluia!
GOSPEL Luke 6:12-19
At that time, Jesus went out into a mountain to pray: and he passed the
whole night in the prayer of God. And when day was come, he called unto
him his disciples: and he chose twelve of them (whom also he named
apostles): Simon, whom he surnamed Peter, and Andrew his brother, James
and John, Philip and Bartholomew, Matthew and Thomas, James the son of
Alpheus, and Simon who is called Zelotes, And Jude the brother of
James, and Judas Iscariot, who was the traitor. And coming down with
them, he stood in a plain place: and the company of his disciples and a
very great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the
sea coast, both of Tyre and Sidon, Who were come to hear him and to be
healed of their diseases. And they that were troubled with unclean
spirits were cured. And all the multitude sought to touch him: for
virtue went out from him and healed all.
OFFERTORY ANTIPHON Ps. 138:17
Your friends are greatly honored by me, O Lord; their pre-eminence is definitely established.
SECRET
O Lord, grant us Your blessings through the help of the blessed apostle
Bartholomew, in whose memory we offer this Sacrifice of praise to
celebrate his feast day. Through our Lord . . .
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Matt. 19:28
"You who have followed me shall sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel," said the Lord.
POSTCOMMUNION
We have received in Holy Communion the pledge of eternal salvation, O
Lord. May it help us in this life and in the life to come through the
prayers of Your blessed apostle Bartholomew. Through our Lord . . .
Bartholomew, a doctor in the Jewish
law, was a dear friend of St. Philip the Apostle. Because Bartholomew
was a man "in whom there was no guile," his mind was open to the truth.
He went willingly with Philip to see Christ, and recognized the Saviour
immediately as the Son of God. After having received the gifts of the
Holy Spirit on the first Pentecost, Bartholomew evangelized Asia Minor,
northwestern India, and Greater Armenia. In the latter country, while
preaching to idolators, he was arrested and condemned to death.
INTROIT Ps. 138:17
Your friends are greatly honored by me, O God; their pre-eminence is definitely established.
Ps. 138:1-2. O Lord, You have proved me and You know me; You know when I sit and when I stand.
V. Glory be . . .
COLLECT
Almighty and Eternal God, the feast of Your blessed apostle Bartholomew
fills us with reverent and holy joy. Grant that Your Church may love
the truths that he believed and preach the doctrines that he taught.
Through our Lord . . .
EPISTLE I Cor. 12:27-31
Brethren, you are the body of Christ and members of member. And God
indeed hath set some in the church; first apostles, secondly prophets,
thirdly doctors: after that miracles: then the graces of healings,
helps, governments, kinds of tongues, interpretations of speeches. Are
all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all doctors? Are all workers of
miracles? Have all the grace of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do
all interpret? But be zealous for the better gifts.
GRADUAL Ps. 44:17-18
You shall make them princes through all the land; they shall remember Your name, O Lord.
V. To take the place of your fathers, sons shall be born to you; therefore peoples shall praise you.
Alleluia, alleluia! V.
The glorious choir of apostles praises You, O Lord. Alleluia!
GOSPEL Luke 6:12-19
At that time, Jesus went out into a mountain to pray: and he passed the
whole night in the prayer of God. And when day was come, he called unto
him his disciples: and he chose twelve of them (whom also he named
apostles): Simon, whom he surnamed Peter, and Andrew his brother, James
and John, Philip and Bartholomew, Matthew and Thomas, James the son of
Alpheus, and Simon who is called Zelotes, And Jude the brother of
James, and Judas Iscariot, who was the traitor. And coming down with
them, he stood in a plain place: and the company of his disciples and a
very great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the
sea coast, both of Tyre and Sidon, Who were come to hear him and to be
healed of their diseases. And they that were troubled with unclean
spirits were cured. And all the multitude sought to touch him: for
virtue went out from him and healed all.
OFFERTORY ANTIPHON Ps. 138:17
Your friends are greatly honored by me, O Lord; their pre-eminence is definitely established.
SECRET
O Lord, grant us Your blessings through the help of the blessed apostle
Bartholomew, in whose memory we offer this Sacrifice of praise to
celebrate his feast day. Through our Lord . . .
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Matt. 19:28
"You who have followed me shall sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel," said the Lord.
POSTCOMMUNION
We have received in Holy Communion the pledge of eternal salvation, O
Lord. May it help us in this life and in the life to come through the
prayers of Your blessed apostle Bartholomew. Through our Lord . . .
OUR LADY HEALTH OF THE SICK
When Bishop Don Vasco de Quiroga wanted a statue of
the Blesses Virgin for the Christian community of Patzcuaro, he
persuaded a member of the Tarascan tribe to sculpt it for him.
Accustomed to fashioning idols, the Indian’s statue was well received
and is the one that is now venerated as the miraculous image of Our Lady
Health of the Sick.
the Blesses Virgin for the Christian community of Patzcuaro, he
persuaded a member of the Tarascan tribe to sculpt it for him.
Accustomed to fashioning idols, the Indian’s statue was well received
and is the one that is now venerated as the miraculous image of Our Lady
Health of the Sick.
For three centuries the little statue of Our Lady has been
dearly loved and venerated by the Indians and the people of
Patzcuaro. Known for restoring peace, giving needed rain during
droughts, restoring wells and spring, it has even dismissed epidemics.
But most of all, the Blessed Virgin is known as Nuestra Senora de la
Salud, Our lady Health of the Sick, the worked of miracles and a
guiding star for her faithful children.
Prayer
Virgin, most holy, Mother of the Word
Incarnate, Treasurer of graces, and Refuge of sinners, I fly top your
motherly affection with lively faith, and I beg of you the grace ever
to do the will of God.
Into your most holy hands I commit the keeping of my heart, asking you
for health of soul and body, in the certain hope that you, my most
loving Mother, will hear my prayer.
Into the bosom of your tender mercy, this day, every day of my life, and at the hour of my death, I commend my soul and body.
To you I entrust all my hopes and consolations, all my trials and
miseries, my life and the end of my life, that all my actions may be
ordered and disposed according to your will and that of your Divine
Son. Amen.
Incarnate, Treasurer of graces, and Refuge of sinners, I fly top your
motherly affection with lively faith, and I beg of you the grace ever
to do the will of God.
Into your most holy hands I commit the keeping of my heart, asking you
for health of soul and body, in the certain hope that you, my most
loving Mother, will hear my prayer.
Into the bosom of your tender mercy, this day, every day of my life, and at the hour of my death, I commend my soul and body.
To you I entrust all my hopes and consolations, all my trials and
miseries, my life and the end of my life, that all my actions may be
ordered and disposed according to your will and that of your Divine
Son. Amen.
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