St. Bonaventure enters the Franciscan Order by Bishop and Doctor of the Church
DOUBLE / WHITE
Bonaventure was born in the Papal States in 1221, and became a
Franciscan at the age of 20. He is called by the Church the Seraphic
Doctor, because the penetrating genius that informs his writings is
ennobled by a burning love of God. In 1273, he was created cardinal
bishop of Albano. Pope Gregory X then entrusted Bonaventure with the
direction of the Council of Lyons, attended by schismatic Oriental
clergy as well as by Catholics. His intense solicitude for souls
separated from the Church drew the schismatics into temporary reunion
with the Holy See. This was St. Bonaventure's supreme labor of apostolic
love. He died of exhaustion while the council was still in session.
Introit
Ecclus 15:5
In the midst of the
assembly he opened his mouth; and the Lord filled him with the spirit of
wisdom and understanding; He clothed him with a robe of glory.
Ps 91:2
It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praise to Your name, Most High.
In the midst of the
assembly he opened his mouth; and the Lord filled him with the spirit of
wisdom and understanding; He clothed him with a robe of glory.
Mass of a DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH, except
COLLECT
O God, may blessed Bonaventure intercede for us in heaven as he once
instructed Your faithful on earth and directed them in the way of
eternal salvation. Through our Lord . . .
Lesson
Lesson from the second letter of St Paul the Apostle to Timotheus
2 Tim. 4:1-8
Beloved: I charge you, in the sight of God and Christ Jesus, Who will
judge the living and the dead by His coming and by His kingdom, preach
the word, be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, entreat, rebuke
with all patience and teaching. For there will come a time when they
will not endure the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap
up to themselves teachers according to their own lusts, and they will
turn away their hearing from the truth and turn aside rather to fables.
But be watchful in all things, bear with tribulation patiently, work as a
preacher of the Gospel, fulfill your ministry. As for me, I am already
being poured out in sacrifice, and the time of my deliverance is at
hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have
kept the faith. For the rest, there is laid up for me a crown of
justice, which the Lord, the just Judge, will give to me in that day;
yet not to me only, but also to those who love His coming.
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 109:4
V. The Lord has sworn, and He will not repent: You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchisedec. Alleluia.
Gospel
Continuation ☩ of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew
R. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
Matt 5:13-19
At that time Jesus said to His disciples: You are the salt of the earth;
but if the salt loses its strength, what shall it be salted with? It is
no longer of any use, but to be thrown out and trodden underfoot by men.
You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be
hidden. Neither do men light a lamp and put it under the measure, but
upon the lampstand, so as to give light to all in the house. Even so let
your light shine before men, in order that they may see your good works
and give glory to your Father in heaven. Do not think that I have come
to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to destroy, but to
fulfill. For amen I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not one
jot or one tittle shall be lost from the Law till all things have been
accomplished. Therefore whoever does away with one of these least
commandments, and so teaches men, shall be called least in the kingdom
of heaven; but whoever carries them out and teaches them, he shall be
called great in the kingdom of heaven.
R. Praise be to Thee, O Christ.
S. By the words of the Gospel may our sins be blotted out.
OFFERTORY ANTIPHON Ps. 88:25
My truth and My mercy shall be with him; and in My name shall his power be exalted.
SECRET
Let our annual commemoration of Your
blessed confessor bishop Bonaventure please You, O Lord. Grant that this
Sacrifice of atonement which we offer on his feast may bring him
greater honor and fill us with Your grace. Through our Lord . . .
Communion
Luke 12:42
The faithful and prudent servant whom the master will set over his household to give them their rations of grain in due time.
POSTCOMMUNION
O God, rewarder of the faithful, pardon
our sins through the intercession of Your blessed confessor bishop
Bonaventure, whom we honor this day. Through our Lord . . .
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