Tuesday, November 29, 2022

TUESDAY FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT; Saint Saturninus (309 A.D.) Martyr; Vigil of Saint Andrew; Saint Cuthbert Mayne (1579 A.D.) Martyr

 

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 TUESDAY FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT

SAINT SATURNINUS
Martyr
VIGIL OF SAINT ANDREW
SAINT CUTHBERT MAYNE
Martyr
 
[Cuthbert Mayne. (2022, October 16). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuthbert_Mayne]

  
INTROIT Ps. 24. 1-3
To Thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul: in Thee, O my God, I put my trust; let me not be ashamed. Neither let my enemies laugh at me: for none of them that wait on Thee shall be confounded. Ps. 24:4 Show, O Lord, Thy ways to me, and teach me Thy paths.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

COLLECT
Arise in Thy strength, we beseech Thee, O Lord, and come: from the dangers which threaten us because of our sins, be Thy presence our sure defense, be Thy deliverance our safety for evermore. Who livest and reignest, with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.


Commemoration of SAINT SATURNINUS
Saturninus is said to have been a priest who came to Rome from Carthage. At an advanced age he was arrested for his faith. After suffering long imprisonment and barbarous tortures, he was beheaded in the year 309.


O God, who fills us with joy at the celebration of Your martyr Saturninus' heavenly birthday, grant that the merits of this saint may help us. 

Commemoration of SAINT CUTHBERT MAYNE
 Born in Youlston in 1544, Blessed Cuthbert received Anglican orders, but was converted to the true Faith. Ordained Priest at Douai he labored without ceasing for the welfare of souls in Cornwall. The government invited him to take the unlawful oath of royal supremacy, he refused and was hanged at Launceston on November 29, A.D. 1579.

O God, who didst grant unto blessed Cuthbert, to be the first of the seminary students to run the way of torture for the salvation of souls, grant in Thy mercy that we, likewise inflamed by zeal for souls, may be ready to spend our lives for others. Through our Lord . . .

 
EPISTLE Rom 13. 11-14
Brethren, knowing the time, that it is now the hour for us to rise from sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we believed. The night is past, and the day is at hand; let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light. Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and impurities, not in contention and envy; but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ.

GRADUAL Ps. 24. 3, 4
None of them that wait on Thee shall be confounded. Show, O Lord, Thy ways to me, and teach me Thy paths.

Alleluia: Ps. 84. 8
Alleluia, alleluia. Show us O Lord, Thy mercy: and grant us Thy salvation. Alleluia.

GOSPEL Luke 21. 25-33
At that time, Jesus said to His disciples: "There shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, by reason of the confusion of the roaring of the sea and of the waves: men withering away for fear and expectation of what shall come upon the whole world. For the powers of heaven shall be moved; and then they shall see the Son of man coming in a cloud with great power and majesty. But when these things begin to come to pass, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is at hand."
And He spoke to them a similitude: "See the fig tree, and all the trees; when they now shoot forth their fruit, you know that summer is nigh; so you also, when you shall see these things come to pass, know that the kingdom of God is at hand. Amen I say to you, this generation shall not pass away till all things be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My words shall not pass away."

OFFERTORY ANTIPHON Ps. 24. 1-3
To Thee have I lifted up my soul: in Thee, O my God, I put my trust, let me not be ashamed: neither let my enemies laugh at me: for none of them that wait for Thee shall be confounded.

SECRET PRAYER
May, O Lord, these Sacred Rites enable us, whom by Thy mighty power Thou hast cleansed from sin, to come pure in heart before Thee who art their author. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.


Commemoration of SAINT SATURNINUS
Bless the gifts we have set apart for You, O Lord. May the prayers of Your blessed martyr Saturninus help these offerings to win Your mercy for us. 

Commemoration of SAINT CUTHBERT MAYNE
Receive our gifts and our prayers, we beseech Thee, O Lord; cleanse us by the heavenly Mysteries and mercifully hear us. Through our Lord . . .


COMMUNION ANTIPHON Ps. 84. 13
The Lord will give goodness: and our earth shall yield her fruit.

POSTCOMMUNION PRAYER
May we in the midst of Thy holy temple, O Lord, receive of Thy mercy, who seek with fitting honor to welcome the coming festival of our Redemption. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.

Commemoration of SAINT SATURNINUS
O Lord, may the reception of Your Sacrament sanctify us and make us acceptable to You through the intercession of Your saints. 

Commemoration of SAINT CUTHBERT MAYNE 

Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord, our God, that as we rejoice on earth in keeping the memory of Thy Saints so also we may enjoy their company for evermore. Through our Lord . . . 

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