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INTROIT Ps. 24. 1-3
To
Thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul: in Thee, O my God, I put my
trust; let me not be ashamed. Neither let my enemies laugh at me: for
none of them that wait on Thee shall be confounded.
Ps. 24:4 Show, O Lord, Thy ways to me, and teach me Thy paths.
Glory
be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost As it was in
the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
COLLECT
Arise
in Thy strength, we beseech Thee, O Lord, and come: from the dangers
which threaten us because of our sins, be Thy presence our sure defense,
be Thy deliverance our safety for evermore. Who livest and reignest,
with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without
end. Amen.
Commemoration of SAINT SABBAS
When
Sabbas (439-532), a native of Cappadocia, was twenty years old, he
became a disciple of the great solitary, St. Euthymius, in the Judean
wilderness. On the death of Euthymius, Sabbas was made leader of the
solitaries by the appointment of the patriarch of Jerusalem. Several
times he left his loved solitude to intervene with the Emperors of the
East for the liberty and welfare of the Church. Venerated for his
holiness, Sabbas died on December 5, 532 A.D., at the age of 93.
Let
the Blessed abbot Sabbas intercede for us, O Lord. May his prayers win
us Your help, since our own actions cannot merit it. Through Our Lord . .
.
EPISTLE Rom 13. 11-14
Brethren, knowing the time, that it is now the hour for us to rise from
sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we believed. The night
is past, and the day is at hand; let us therefore cast off the works of
darkness, and put on the armor of light. Let us walk honestly, as in the
day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and impurities,
not in contention and envy; but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ.
GRADUAL Ps. 24. 3, 4
None of them that wait on Thee shall be confounded. Show, O Lord, Thy ways to me, and teach me Thy paths.
Alleluia: Ps. 84. 8
Alleluia, alleluia. Show us O Lord, Thy mercy: and grant us Thy salvation. Alleluia.
GOSPEL Luke 21. 25-33
At that time, Jesus said to His disciples: "There
shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon
the earth distress of nations, by reason of the confusion of the roaring
of the sea and of the waves: men withering away for fear and
expectation of what shall come upon the whole world. For the powers of
heaven shall be moved; and then they shall see the Son of man coming in a
cloud with great power and majesty. But when these things begin to come
to pass, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is at
hand."
And He spoke to them a similitude: "See
the fig tree, and all the trees; when they now shoot forth their fruit,
you know that summer is nigh; so you also, when you shall see these
things come to pass, know that the kingdom of God is at hand. Amen I say
to you, this generation shall not pass away till all things be
fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My words shall not pass
away."
OFFERTORY ANTIPHON Ps. 24. 1-3
To
Thee have I lifted up my soul: in Thee, O my God, I put my trust, let
me not be ashamed: neither let my enemies laugh at me: for none of them
that wait for Thee shall be confounded.
SECRET PRAYER
May,
O Lord, these Sacred Rites enable us, whom by Thy mighty power Thou
hast cleansed from sin, to come pure in heart before Thee who art their
author. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth
with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
Commemoration of SAINT SABBAS
May
the offerings we lay upon Your sacred altar, O Lord, bring us closer to
our salvation through the intercession of the blessed abbot Sabbas.
Through Our Lord . . .
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Ps. 84. 13
The Lord will give goodness: and our earth shall yield her fruit.
POSTCOMMUNION PRAYER
May
we in the midst of Thy holy temple, O Lord, receive of Thy mercy, who
seek with fitting honor to welcome the coming festival of our
Redemption. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and
reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without
end. Amen.
Commemoration of SAINT SABBAS
May
the Sacrament we have received and the prayers of the blessed abbot
Sabbas protect us, O Lord. Grant also that we may imitate the virtues of
this saint who is our intercessor with You in heaven. Through Our Lord .
. .
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