BLESSED EDWARD POWELL, RICHARD FEATHERSTONE and
COMPANIONS,
BLESSED EVERARD HANSE
Martyrs
SIMPLE / RED
These
Persian nobles were taken to Rome as captives by Emperor Decius, after
his campaign in their country. During those years of persecution, they
bore courageous witness to Christ and reverently buried the bodies of
the martyrs. Abdon and Sennen were themselves arrested and exposed to
wild beasts in the Colosseum, about A.D. 250.
INTROIT Ps. 78:11, 12, 10
Let
the sighs of the imprisoned come before You, O Lord. Pay back to our
neighbors seven times over into their bosoms, and avenge the shedding of
the blood of Your saints.
Ps. 78:1.
O God, strangers have come into Your inheritance; they have defiled
Your holy temple, they have made Jerusalem desolate as an orchard
watchtower.
V. Glory be . . .
COLLECT
O
God, Your saints Abdon and Sennen came to their present glory through
Your abundant gifts of grace. Grant the forgiveness of sins to all Your
servants that they may be delivered from all harm through the merits of
Your saints. Through our Lord . . .
Commemoration of BL. EDWARD POWELL & COMPANIONS; BL. EVERARD HANSE
Bl.
Richard was chaplain to Queen Katherine and vehemently opposed Henry
VIII's attempt to divorce her. He was kept in the Tower six years and
was martyred at Smithfield on July 30, 1540, together with Bl. Edward,
like himself one of the Queen's counselors in the divorce proceedings.
Blessed
Everard Hanse was arrested in London shortly after his return to the
English mission and on refusing to take the unlawful oath of royal
supremacy was martyred under Queen Elizabeth at Tyburn, on July 30, A.D.
1531.
May
the Feast of the blessed Martyrs Edward Powell & Companions, defend
us, we beseech Thee, O Lord, and may their venerable prayer commend us
to Thee.
Grant, we beseech Thee, almighty God, that through the intercession of blessed Everard Hanse, Thy Martyr, we may be delivered from all harm to the body and all uncleaness of mind. Through our Lord . . .
EPISTLE II Cor. 6:4-10
Brethren:
But in all things let us exhibit ourselves as the ministers of God, in
much patience, in tribulation, in necessities, in distresses, In
stripes, in prisons, in seditions, in labours, in watchings, in
fastings, In chastity, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in sweetness, in
the Holy Ghost, in charity unfeigned, In the word of truth, in the power
of God: by the armour of justice on the right hand and on the left: By
honour and dishonour: by evil report and good report: as deceivers and
yet true: as unknown and yet known: As dying and behold we live: as
chastised and not killed: As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing: as needy,
yet enriching many: as having nothing and possessing all things.
GRADUAL Ex. 15:11, 6
Glorious is God in His saints, marvelous in majesty, worker of wonders.
V. Your right hand, O Lord, is magnificent in power, Your right hand has slain the enemy.
Alleluia, alleluia!V. Sap. 3:1
The souls of the just are in the hands of God, and the torment of death shall not touch them. Alleluia!
GOSPEL Matt. 5:1-12
At
that time, Jesus, seeing the multitudes, went up into a mountain, and
when he was set down, his disciples came unto him. And opening his mouth
he taught them, saying: "Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are the meek: for they shall possess the land. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the clean of heart: they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed
are ye when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and speak all
that is evil against you, untruly, for my sake: Be glad and rejoice for
your reward is very great in heaven."
OFFERTORY ANTIPHON Ps. 67:36
God is wonderful in His saints. The God of Israel Himself gives power and strength to His people. Blessed be God!
SECRET
May
this Sacrifice, O Lord, which we offer in remembrance of the birthdays
of Your saints, free us from the slavery of sin and win for us the gift
of Your mercy. Through our Lord . . .
Commemoration of BL. EDWARD POWELL & COMPANIONS; BL. EVERARD HANSE
Stand
by us, O Lord, while we commemorate Thy saints and humbly pray, that by
their merits these Thy friends may assist us who dare not rely on our
own.
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 ANTIPHON Ps. 78:2, 11
They
have given the dead bodies of Your servants, O Lord, as food to the
birds of the air, and the flesh of Your saints to the beasts of the
earth. With Your great power, save the sons of those who have been put
to death.
POSTCOMMUNION
O
Lord, may this sacred rite wash away our sins and fulfill our
reasonable desires, through the intercession of Your holy martyrs Abdon
and Sennen. Through our Lord . . .
Commemoration of BL. EDWARD POWELL & COMPANIONS; BL. EVERARD HANSE
Well
satisfied with these saving mysteries, O Lord, we beseech Thee that
those whose feast we celebrate may aid us by their prayers.
Refreshed by partaking of Thy sacred Gift, we beseech Thee, O Lord, our God, that through the intercession of blessed Everard Hanse, Thy Martyr, we may perceivethe fruits of the rite which we celebrate. Through our Lord . . .
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