Saint Nicholas of Tolentino (1305 A.D.)

SAINT NICHOLAS OF TOLENTINO

Confessor

DOUBLE / WHITE

Nicholas of
Tolentino (1245-1305), a member of the austere Hermits of St. Augustine,
was inspired by an intense apostolic zeal to go out to the people,
preaching daily on street corners and giving missions. He converted a
great number of hardened sinners. He frequently offered the Holy
Sacrifice for souls in Purgatory, and often after his Mass it was
revealed to him that they had been admitted to the presence of God.







Introit


Ps 91:13-14

The just man shall
flourish like the palm tree, like a cedar of Lebanon shall he grow:
planted in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.


Ps 91:2

It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praise to Your name, Most High.

V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.

R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

The just man shall
flourish like the palm tree, like a cedar of Lebanon shall he grow:
planted in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God. 



Mass of a CONFESSOR OF THE FAITH, except

 

COLLECT

O Lord, hear the prayers we offer on
the feast of Your blessed Confessor Nicholas. Since we cannot rely on
our own merits, let the merits of those who have been pleasing to You be
our assistance. Through our Lord . . .



Lesson


Lesson from the first letter of St Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians

1 Cor. 4:9-14

Brethren: We have been made a spectacle to the world, and to angels, and
to men. We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are
weak, but you are strong! You are honored, but we are without honor! To
this very hour we hunger and thirst, and we are naked and buffeted, and
have no fixed abode. And we toil, working with our own hands. We are
reviled and we bless, we are persecuted and we bear with it, we are
maligned and we entreat, we have become as the refuse of this world, the
offscouring of all, even until now! I write these things not to put you
to shame, but to admonish you as my dearest children, in Christ Jesus
our Lord.

R. Thanks be to God.



Gradual


Ps 36:30-31

The mouth of the just tells of wisdom, and his tongue utters what is right.

V. The law of his God is in his heart, and his steps do not falter. Alleluia, alleluia.

Ps 111:1

V. Happy the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in His commands. Alleluia.



Gospel


Cleanse my heart and my lips, O almighty God, who didst cleanse the lips
of the prophet Isaias with a burning coal, and vouchsafe, through Thy
gracious mercy, so to purify me, that I may worthily announce Thy holy
Gospel. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Give me Thy blessing, O
Lord. The Lord be in my heart and on my lips, that I may worthily and
in a becoming manner, proclaim His holy Gospel. Amen.

P. The Lord be with you.

S. And with thy spirit.

Continuation ☩ of the Holy Gospel according to Luke

R. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.

Luke 12:32-34

At that time, Jesus said to His disciples, Do not be afraid, little
flock, for it has pleased your Father to give you the kingdom. Sell what
you have and give alms. Make for yourselves purses that do not grow
old, a treasure unfailing in heaven, where neither thief draws near nor
moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there also will your heart
be.

R. Praise be to Thee, O Christ.

S. By the words of the Gospel may our sins be blotted out.  





SECRET

Accept
this offering which we humbly present in honor of Your Saints, O God,
and through it purify our bodies and our souls. Through our Lord . . .





POSTCOMMUNION

Almighty
God, we pray that the reception of this Bread of Heaven may strengthen
us against all adversity through the intercession of Your blessed
Confessor Nicholas. Through our Lord . . .

WLA metmuseum Saint Nicholas of Tolentino Reviving the Birds (Photo credit: Wikipedia)