THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY,
FOR THE RELIGIOUS OF THE SACRED HEART
SAINT JOHN CANTIUS
Confessor
GREATER DOUBLE / WHITE
Humble
manual labor was forever sanctified by Mary, "the handmaid of the
Lord," the Mother of Christ and of all mankind. By her prayers, she
renders the toil of her adopted human children fruitful and pleasing
to God. A fresco (above) in the convent of the Trinita dei Monti in
Rome depicts our "Mother most admirable" spinning in a court of the
temple. This painting, blessed by Pope Pius IX, is venerated by
pilgrims from all parts of the world, and among them extraordinary
conversions and cures continually occur.INTROIT
Hail, holy Mother, who brought forth the King who rules heaven and earth forever and ever.
Ps. 44:2 My heart overflows with good tidings; I sing my song to the king.
V . Glory Be . . .
Ps. 44:2 My heart overflows with good tidings; I sing my song to the king.
V . Glory Be . . .
COLLECT
O
God, you wondrously exalted the humble Virgin Mary in the Incarnation
of Your only-begotten Son. May we be adopted as sons into Your divine
family through the intercession of Your most Admirable Mother.
Through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Commemoration of SAINT JOHN CANTIUS
Except for a number of pilgrimages and eight years as a parish priest, John Cantius (1390-1473) spent his life as professor of theology in the University of Cracow. His pockets were always empty on account of his love for the poor. He often told his pupils to "fight all false opinions, but let your weapons be patience, sweetness, and love. Roughness is bad for your own soul and spoils the best cause."
O
Almighty God, grant that the example of the holy confessor John may
help us to advance in the science of the saints and in mercy towards
others, so that we may obtain forgiveness for ourselves through his
merits. Through our Lord . . .
LESSON (Cant. 2:10-14)
Behold
my beloved speaketh to me: "Arise, make haste, my love, my dove, my
beautiful one, and come. For winter is now past, the rain is over and
gone. The flowers have appeared in our land, the time of pruning is
come: the voice of the turtle is heard in our land: The fig tree hath
put forth her green figs: the vines in flower yield their sweet smell.
Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come: My dove in the clefts of
the rock, in the hollow places of the wall, shew me thy face, let thy
voice sound in my ears: for thy voice is sweet, and thy face comely."
GRADUAL (Cant. 2:2, 16)
As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. V. My beloved to me, and I to him who feeds among the lilies.
Alleluia, alleluia! V.(Cant. 6:9)
Who is she who comes forth as the morning rising, fair as the moon, bright as the sun, terrible as an army set in array? Alleluia!
GOSPEL (Luke 1:26-35)
And
in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city
of Galilee, called Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name
was Joseph, of the house of David: and the virgin's name was Mary. And
the angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord
is with thee: blessed art thou among women. Who having heard, was
troubled at his saying and thought with herself what manner of
salutation this should be. And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary,
for thou hast found grace with God. Behold thou shalt conceive in thy
womb and shalt bring forth a son: and thou shalt call his name Jesus.
He shall be great and shall be called the Son of the Most High. And
the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of David his father: and
he shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever. And of his kingdom
there shall be no end. And Mary said to the angel: How shall this be
done, because I know not man? And the angel answering, said to her:
The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee and the power of the Most High
shall overshadow thee.
OFFERTORY ANTIPHON
You bore a child, O Virgin, and remained a virgin still. Mother of God, intercede for us.
SECRET
May
this offering bring us prosperity and peace now and always, O Lord,
through Your mercy and the intercession of the Blessed Ever-Virgin
Mary. Through Christ our Lord.
Commemoration of SAINT JOHN CANTIUS
May
the merits of the holy confessor John make these offerings acceptable
to You, O Lord. Grant that we may love You above all and love all men
for Your sake, so that we may please You by every thought and deed.
Through Christ our Lord.
COMMUNION ANTIPHON
You are blessed and venerable, O Virgin Mary, for without loss of your virginity you became the Mother of our Saviour.
POSTCOMMUNION
May
we who have partaken of these helps toward our salvation, O Lord, be
protected everywhere by the prayers of the most pure Virgin Mary, in
whose honor we have offered this sacrifice to Your majesty. Through
Christ our Lord.
Commemoration of SAINT JOHN CANTIUS
SAINT IRENE
(653 A.D.)
Virgin & Martyr
[Historical]
Irene was born in present-day Tomar, Portugal. She was born into an influential family, and her parents, wishing to protect her, sent her to a convent school and a private tutor. The only times she ever left her house was to attend Mass or pray at the sanctuary of Saint Peter. It so happened that a young nobleman named Britald happened to see her on one of her rare outings and fell desperately in love with her. Every time she left to go to church, he would follow her. Eventually he came forward with his proposal to court her; however, Irene made it clear that she would never marry him. When Britald fell ill with depression, Irene hastened to make it clear to him that the reason for her celibacy was that she had given herself to God as a nun.[1]
Meanwhile, her tutor, a monk named Remigius (or Remígio) made improper advances to her, and when she declined, quit and spread vicious rumors about her. When asked why he was no longer tutoring the girl, he replied that he had left upon having learned that she was pregnant. This rumor circulated around the town, and eventually Britald learned of his beloved's supposed infidelity. Enraged, he hired a mercenary soldier to kill her. So, as Irene was returning home from visiting an elderly cripple, the assassin approached from behind and killed her with a single stroke of his sword.
Her body was thrown into River Tagus. Later, it was recovered uncorrupted by Benedictines near the town of Scalabris. They gave her a proper burial, and spread her cultus. Eventually, so great was the reverence paid to the virgin saint, that the name of the town of Scalabis was changed to Santarém ("Saint Irene").
Thus, Irene is the patron saint of Tomar and namesake Santarém.
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