EIGHT SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
[Commemoration]
Bishop and Martyr
SAINT LIBORIUS
Bishop and Confessor
DOUBLE / GREEN
Tempted
by a fallen angel, Adam rebelled and lost his paradisiacal sonship.
That finished Eden's peace. After centuries, Jesus came, undid Satin's
lie and Adam's rebellion, and purchased sonship anew for all men. It is
not so much the fall that matters, as the restoration. "Where the
offense has abounded, grace has abounded yet more" (Rom. 5:20). By this
abundant grace, every adopted child of God can subject the flesh to the
spirit, be a just manager of material affairs, and trust in God's
fatherly providence.
INTROIT Ps. 47:10-11
We
have received Your kindness, O God, within Your temple. As Your name, O
God, is known to the ends of the earth, so also shall Your praise be
voiced to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is just in all things.
Ps. 47:2. Great is the Lord, and worthy of all praise in the city of our God, upon His holy mountain.
V. Glory be . . .
COLLECT
O
Lord, we cannot exist without You. Inspire us to think and act rightly,
that we may always live as You would have us live. Through our Lord . . .
Commemoration of SAINT APOLLINARIS
As first bishop and only known martyr of Ravenna, Italy, Apollinaris evangelized that region and laid down his life for his flock after a succession of banishments and harassments from the pagans. Many miracles were ascribed to his intercession. He had perfectly fulfilled the command of St. Peter to those ordained to the ministry of souls: "Tend the flock of God which is among you . . . becoming from the heart a pattern to the flock"
O God, rewarder of
the faithful, pardon our sins through the intercession of Your blessed
confessor bishop Apollinaris, whom we honor this day. Through our Lord . . .
Commemoration of SAINT LIBORIUS
Liborius was bishop of Le Mans in France and friend of St. Martin of Tours, who was present at his death in A.D. 397.
O Almighty God, grant that our solemn celebration of the feast of Your confessor bishop Liborius may increase our devotion and bring us closer to our salvation. Through our Lord . . .
EPISTLE Rom. 8:12-17
Brethren:
We are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh: for if ye
live after the flesh, ye must die; but if by the Spirit ye put to death
the deeds of the body, ye shall live. For as many as are led by the
Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For ye received not the spirit of
bondage again unto fear; but ye received the spirit of adoption, whereby
we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit himself beareth
witness with our spirit, that we are children of God: and if children,
then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we
suffer with him, that we may be also glorified with him.
GRADUAL Ps. 30:3; 70:1
Be a God of protection to me, a place of shelter to give me safety.
V. I have placed my trust in You, O God; let me never be put to shame.
Alleluia, alleluia! V. Ps. 47:2
Great is the Lord and worthy of all praise in the city of our God, upon His holy mountain. Alleluia!
GOSPEL Luke 16: 1-9
At that time, Jesus spoke to His disciples this parable: "There
was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused
unto him that he was wasting his goods. And he called him, and said unto
him, 'What is this that I hear of thee? render the account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward.' "And
the steward said within himself, 'What shall I do, seeing that my lord
taketh away the stewardship from me? I have not strength to dig; to beg I
am ashamed. I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the
stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.' And calling to him
each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, 'How much owest
thou unto my lord?' And he said, 'A hundred measures of oil.' And he
said unto him, 'Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'
Then said he to another, 'And how much owest thou?' And he said, 'A
hundred measures of wheat.' He saith unto him, 'Take thy bond, and write
fourscore.' "And
his lord commended the unrighteous steward because he had done wisely:
for the sons of this world are for their own generation wiser than the
sons of the light. And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends by
means of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when it shall fail, they
may receive you into the eternal tabernacles."
OFFERTORY ANTIPHON Ps. 17:28, 32
You will save the humble, O Lord, but the eyes of the proud You will bring low, for who is God except You, O Lord?
SECRET
Accept
these gifts, which Your bounty makes it possible for us to offer You, O
Lord. May the grace of this sacred rite sanctify our lives on earth and
bring us to eternal happiness. Through our Lord . . .
Commemoration of SAINT APOLLINARIS
O God,
look kindly upon these gifts which we offer You in honor of Your
blessed martyr priest Apollinaris and in satisfaction for our sins.
Through our Lord . . .
Commemoration of SAINT LIBORIUS
O
Lord, may Your saints everywhere be a source of joy for us, and may we
feel the power of their intercession with You as we solemnly recall the
deeds of their lives. Through our Lord . . .
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Ps. 33:9
Taste and see how good is the Lord; blessed is the man who trusts in Him.
POSTCOMMUNION
May this heavenly Sacrament bring us health of soul and body, O Lord, and make us feel the power of the sacred rite we have celebrated. Through our Lord . . .
Commemoration of SAINT APOLLINARIS
We
have received Your Holy Sacrament, O Lord. We now ask to be comforted by
the protection of blessed Apollinaris, for You will always be merciful
to those who are helped by Your saints. Through our Lord . . .
Commemoration of SAINT LIBORIUS
O
Almighty God, may the expression of our gratitude to You for all Your
Gifts bring us even greater benefits through the intercession of Your
blessed confessor Liborius. Through our Lord . . .
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