Saturday, May 14, 2022

Our Lady's Saturday; Sanctae Mariae Sabbato; SAINT BONIFACE OF TARSUS (306 A.D.) Martyr; SAINT RICHARD REYNOLDS (1535 A.D.) Martyr

 






OUR LADY'S SATURDAY


Boniface of Tarsus
Boniface of Tarsus (Photo credit: Wikipedia) 
 
[Commemoration]

SAINT BONIFACE
Martyr



[Commemoration]
SAINT RICHARD REYNOLDS
Martyr



Introit
Sedelius
Hail Holy Parent, who didst bring forth the King, who rules heaven and earth forever, allelúja, allelúja.
Ps 44:2
My heart hath uttered a good word I speak my works to the king; My tongue is the pen of a scrivener that writeth swiftly.
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.
Hail Holy Parent, who didst bring forth the King, who rules heaven and earth forever, allelúja, allelúja.

COLLECT
Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord God, unto all thy servants, that they may remain continually in the enjoyment of soundness both of mind and body, and by the glorious intercession of the Blessed Mary, always a Virgin, may be delivered from present sadness, and enter into the joy of thine eternal gladness.
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.
 
Commemoration of SAINT BONIFACE
Boniface, a young Roman who lived the early years of the fourth century, was notorious for his dissipated life. But there was much good in Boniface, too; He was always extremely kind to the poor. The hour of grace struck for him when he was asked to journey to Asia Minor to recover the bodies of certain martyrs. At Tarsus Boniface rushed to join a group of Christians being tortured for their Faith, and then he himself was put to death with savage cruelty.
 
O Almighty God, may the prayers of Your blessed martyr Boniface aid us as we celebrate his feast today.

Commemoration of
SAINT RICHARD REYNOLDS
St. Richard Reynolds was a priest of the order of St. Bridget at Syon House on the Thames. For refusing to take the unlawful oath of royal supremacy he was hanged at Tyburn on May 4, A.D. 1535.

O God, who didst kindly rank blessed Richard among the glorious Martyrs for the Apostolic See, grant, by  his example and intercession, that we may lovingly live and piously die in true obedience to the same Holy See. Through our Lord . . .
 
Lesson
Lesson from the book of Ecclesiasticus
Sir 24:14-16
From the beginning, and before the world, was I created, and unto the world to come I shall not cease to be, and in the holy dwelling place I have ministered before him. And so was I established in Sion, and in the holy city likewise I rested, and my power was in Jerusalem. And I took root in an honourable people, and in the portion of mg God his inheritance, and my abode is in the full assembly of saints.

Alleluia
Allelúja, allelúja
Num 17:8
The rod of Jesse had blossomed, virgin hath brought forth God and man: God hath restored peace, reconciling in himself the lowest with the highest, alleluia.
Luke 1:28
Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. Allelúja.

GOSPEL
Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John
R. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
John 19:25-27
Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalen. When Jesus therefore had seen his mother and the disciple standing whom he loved, he saith to his mother: Woman, behold thy son. After that, he saith to the disciple: Behold thy mother. And from that hour, the disciple took her to his own.


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Offertory
Let us pray.
Blessed art thou, O Virgin Mary, who didst bear the Creator of all things, thou didst bring forth who made thee, and remainest a virgin forever. Alleluia.

Secret
Through thy mercy, O Lord, at the intercession of blessed Mary, ever Virgin, let this offering obtains for us welfare and peace, both now and forever
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.
 
Commemoration of SAINT BONIFACE 

Accept our offerings and prayers, O Lord. Cleanse us by this heavenly rite, and in Your mercy hear our petitions.

Commemoration of SAINT RICHARD REYNOLDS
May our offering be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, and may it benefit us by the prayer of him on whose feast it is offered. Through our Lord . . .

Communion

Blessed is the womb of the Virgin Mary, which bore the Son of Eternal Father, alleluia.

Post Communion
Grant, O Lord, that we who have partaken of aids of salvation,, may be everywhere defended by the intercession Blessed Mary ever Virgin, in whose honor we have offered these gifts to thy majesty.
 
 
Commemoration of SAINT BONIFACE  
We are refreshed by the reception of Your Sacred Gift, O Lord. May the prayers of Your blessed martyr Boniface make us feel the benefit of the Sacred Rite we have performed.

Commemoration of SAINT RICHARD REYNOLDS
Refreshed by partaking of Thy sacred Gift, we beseech Thee, O Lord, our God, that through the intercession of blessed Richard, Thy Martyr, we may perceive the fruit of the rite which we celebrate. Through our Lord . . . 
 

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