From Dutch Book of Prayers from the mid-fifteenth century.
Saint Hermes is the figure in the back, in armor.
Other saints pictured include Saint James the Great, Saint Joseph,Saint Ghislain, and Saint Eligius.
DOUBLE / GREEN
INTROIT Ps. 69:2-3
O God, come to my assistance; O Lord, make haste to help me. Let my enemies who seek my life be put to shame and confounded.
Ps. 69:4. Let those who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace.
V. Glory be . . .
COLLECT
Almighty and merciful God, it is
through Your grace that the faithful are able to serve You fittingly and
laudably. Grant that we may hurry, without faltering, toward the
rewards You have promised to us. Through our Lord . . .
Commemoration of SAINT AUGUSTINE
Monica had instilled
into the heart of her son Augustine (353-430) the truths of Christian
belief, but the young man fell into bad company and was drawn to heresy.
At Milan he met the great bishop Ambrose, who guided his way back into
the true Faith. Augustine then returned to North Africa, his
birthplace, was ordained to the priesthood, and was consecrated bishop
and placed over the see
of Hippo at the age of 41. He became the author of enduring Christian
classics, and wrote a rule of religious life that strongly influenced
the development of Western spirituality. The numerous heresies of his
time had in St. Augustine an untiring foe.
Hear our petitions, O Almighty God.
Your love has given us hope; let Your unfailing mercy protect us through
the intercession of Your blessed confessor and bishop Augustine.
Through our Lord . . .
Commemoration of SAINT HERMES
Probably during
Diocletian's persecution, St. Hermes, a prominent citizen of Rome, was
beheaded, together with several other Christian martyrs.
O God, it was Your strength that kept
the blessed martyr Hermes unfaltering under suffering. May we follow
his example in spurning earthly riches for love of You and in fearing no worldly harm. Through our Lord . . .
EPISTLE II Cor. 3:4-9
Brethren: And such confidence we have,
through Christ, towards God. Not that we are sufficient to think any thing of ourselves, as of ourselves: but our sufficiency is from God. Who also hath made us fit ministers of the new testament, not in the letter but in the spirit. For the letter killeth: but the spirit quickeneth.
Now if the ministration of death, engraven with letters upon stones, was glorious (so that the children of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses, for the glory of
his countenance), which is made void: How shall not the ministration of
the spirit be rather in glory?
For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more the ministration of justice aboundeth in glory.
GRADUAL Ps. 33:2-3
I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall ever be in my mouth.
V. My soul shall glory in the Lord; the humble will hear and be made glad.
Alleluia, alleluia! V. Ps. 87:2
O Lord, God of my salvation, I have cried out by day and by night in Your presence. Alleluia!
GOSPEL Luke 10:23-37
At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: "Blessed are the eyes that see the things which you see. For
I say to you that many prophets and kings have desired to see the
things that you see and have not seen them; and to hear the things that you hear and have not heard them."
And behold a certain lawyer stood up, tempting him and saying, "Master, what must I do to possess eternal life?" But he said to him: "What is written in the law? How readest thou?" He
answering, said: "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart
and with thy whole soul and with all thy strength and with all thy
mind: and thy neighbour as thyself." And he said to him: "Thou hast answered right. This do: and thou shalt live." But he willing to justify himself, said to Jesus: "And who is my neighbour?"
And Jesus answering, said: "A
certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among robbers,
who also stripped him and having wounded him went away, leaving him
half dead. And it chanced, that a certain priest went down the same way:
and seeing him, passed by. In like manner also a Levite, when he was
near the place and saw him, passed by. But a certain Samaritan, being on
his journey, came near him: and seeing him, was moved with compassion:
And going up to him, bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine: and
setting him upon his own beast, brought him to an inn and took care of
him. And the next day he took out two pence and gave to the host and
said: 'Take care of him; and whatsoever thou shalt spend over and above,
I, at my return, will repay thee.' "Which of these three, in thy opinion, was neighbour to him that fell among the robbers?" But he said: "He that shewed mercy to him." And Jesus said to him: "Go, and do thou in like manner."
OFFERTORY ANTIPHON Ex. 32:11, 13, 14
Moses prayed before the Lord his God,
saying, "Why, O Lord, should Your wrath blaze up against Your own people? Let Your anger die down. Remember Abraham, Issac, and Jacob, how
You swore to give them a land flowing with milk and honey." And the Lord relented in the punishments He had threatened to inflict of His people.
SECRET
O Lord, look with mercy upon the
offerings we have placed upon Your altar. May they win pardon for our sins and give glory to Your name. Through our Lord . . .
Commemoration of SAINT AUGUSTINE
O
Lord, let the blessed bishop and doctor Augustine always help us, and
through his intercession accept our offering and pardon our sins.
Through our Lord . . .
Commemoration of SAINT HERMES
We
offer You, O Lord, this sacrifice of praise in memory of Your saints,
and pray that just as it was the source of their glory, it may be our
help toward salvation. Through our Lord . . .
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Ps. 103:13, 14-15
The earth is filled with the fruit of
Your works, O Lord, that You may bring forth food from the earth and wine to cheer the heart of man, oil to make his face gleam, and bread to
sustain his strength.
POSTCOMMUNION
May the reception of this Sacrament
bring us life, O Lord, and win for us Your pardon and Your protection. Through our Lord . . .
Commemoration of SAINT AUGUSTINE
O Lord, may this Sacrifice bring
us closer to our salvation through the intercession of Your blessed
bishop and illustrious doctor Augustine. Through our Lord . . .
Commemoration of SAINT HERMES
We are filled with the blessings of heaven, O Lord. May the holy martyr Hermes intercede for us, so that we may sensibly feel the effects of this Sacred Rite that we have humbly celebrated. Through our Lord . . .
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