Welcome to my Blog! I read where there was a need for English Propers for the Traditional (1962 Missale Romanum - Tridentine) Latin Mass, so I will try posting the prayers and readings each day, if they are available. I will also post some other writings regarding the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the greatest Act of Worship we can offer to Almighty God and the closest we can get to Heaven!
Introit Isa 30:30 People of Sion, behold
the Lord shall come to save the nations; and the Lord shall make the
glory of His voice to be heard, in the joy of your heart. Ps 79:2 O
Shepherd of Israel, hearken, O Guide of the flock of Joseph! 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. People of Sion, behold
the Lord shall come to save the nations; and the Lord shall make the
glory of His voice to be heard, in the joy of your heart.
Collect
Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to prepare the ways of Your only-begotten
Son, so that through His coming we may be able to serve You with
purified minds. Who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end.
Lesson
Lesson from the letter of St Paul the Apostle to the Romans Rom 15:4-13
Brethren: Whatever things have been written have been written for our
instruction, that through the patience and the consolation afforded by
the Scriptures we may have hope. May then the God of patience and of
comfort grant you to be of one mind towards one another according to
Jesus Christ; that, on in spirit, you may with one mouth glorify the God
and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Wherefore receive one another,
even as Christ has received you to the honor of God. For I say that
Christ Jesus has been a minister of the circumcision in order to show
God’s fidelity in confirming the promises made to our fathers, but that
the Gentiles glorify God because of His mercy, as it is written,
Therefore will I praise You among the Gentiles, and will sing to Your
name. And again He says, Rejoice, you Gentiles, with His people. And
again, Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; and sing His praises, all you
peoples. And again Isaias says, There shall be the root of Jesse, and He
Who shall arise to rule the Gentiles... in Him the Gentiles shall hope.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing,
that you may abound in hope and in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Gradual Ps 49:2-3, 5.
From Sion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth. V. Gather His faithful ones before Him, those who have made a covenant with Him by sacrifice.
GOSPEL
Continuation ☩ of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew R. Glory be to Thee, O Lord. Matt. 11:2-10
At that time, when John had heard in prison of the works of Christ, he
sent two of his disciples to say to Him, Are You He Who is to come, or
shall we look for another? And Jesus answering said to them, Go and
report to John what you have heard and seen: the blind see, the lame
walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead rise, the poor
have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he who is not
scandalized in Me. Then, as they went away, Jesus began to say to the
crowds concerning John, What did you go out to the desert to see? A reed
shaken by the wind? But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in
soft garments? Behold, those who wear soft garments are in the houses of
kings. But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and
more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I send
my messenger before Your face, who shall make ready Your way before
You.’
Secret
Be appeased, we beseech You, O Lord, by the prayers and offerings of our
human frailty, and where the support of our own merits is lacking, come
to our assistance with Your protection. Through Jesus Christ,
thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the
Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Communion Bar 5:5; 4:36
Up, Jerusalem! stand upon the heights; and behold the joy that comes to you from your God.
Post Communion
We who have been refreshed by the food of spiritual nourishment, humbly
beseech You, O Lord, that through partaking of this sacrament You will
teach us to disdain the things of earth and love those of heaven. Through Jesus Christ,
thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the
Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.
[Historical]
Saint Leocadia of Toledo
Virgin and Martyr († 303)
Saint Leocadia of Toledo
Saint Leocadia was the fervent daughter of an illustrious Christian
family of Toledo, apprehended and martyred in 303 by an order of Dacian,
the cruel governor under Diocletian.
When Dacian arrived in
Toledo, she was soon denounced. Summoned before his tribunal, she
replied to his contemptuous words concerning the true religion that she
considered herself infinitely happy to serve God and His Son Jesus
Christ, and that nothing whatsoever would be able to make her renounce
her religion. She was flogged until covered with blood, then imprisoned
with threats. She went to the prison with joy, consoling the Christians
along the route who deplored her condition, telling them to rejoice in
the grace she received to suffer for her Lord and Spouse. It was in this
prison that she heard of the incredibly cruel martyrdom inflicted on
her compatriot, Saint Eulalia, and she was so grieved by these
cruelties, and by the condition of the true servants of God in those
days, that she prayed to be retired from this world. Her prayer was
heard, and she expired peacefully there on December 9, 303, kissing a
cross which the touch of her hand imprinted on the hard rock of the
prison wall.
A church was built over her tomb, in which several
archbishops of Toledo chose to be buried. Two other famous churches in
Toledo bear her name, one built over the site of the prison, and the
other at that of the paternal home. Saint Leocadia is honored as the
principal patroness of the city. Her relics were kept in that church
with great respect, until during the incursions of the Moors, they were
conveyed to Oviedo, and again elsewhere, then they were eventually
carried back to Toledo with great pomp, and placed in the great church
there on the 26th of April, 1589.
ST.
LEOCADIA was a native of Toledo, and was apprehended by an order of
Dacian, the cruel governor under Diocletian in 304. Hearing of the
martyrdom of St. Eulalia, she prayed that God would not prolong her
exile, but unite her speedily with her holy friend in His glory. Her
prayer was heard, and she happily expired in prison. Three famous churches in Toledo bear her name, and she is honored as
principal patroness of that city. In one of those churches most of the
councils of Toledo were held. Her relics were kept in that church with
great respect, till, in the incursions of the Moors, they were conveyed
to Oviedo, and some years afterward to the abbey of St. Guislain, near
Mons in Hainault. They were finally carried back to Toledo with great
pomp, and placed in the great church there on the 26th of April, 1589. Reflection.—Were we not blinded by the world and the
enchantment of its follies, the near prospect of eternity, the
uncertainty of the hour of our death, and the repeated precepts of
Christ would produce in us the same fervent dispositions which they did
in the primitive Christians. - See more at: http://catholiclane.com/st-leocadia/#sthash.Z3vqODaa.dpuf
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ST.
LEOCADIA was a native of Toledo, and was apprehended by an order of
Dacian, the cruel governor under Diocletian in 304. Hearing of the
martyrdom of St. Eulalia, she prayed that God would not prolong her
exile, but unite her speedily with her holy friend in His glory. Her
prayer was heard, and she happily expired in prison.
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