SAINT PLACID AND HIS COMPANIONS
Martyrs
SAINT THOMAS OF HEREFORD
SAINT THOMAS OF HEREFORD
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The Church commemorates today 32 Christians martyred in Sicily in the fourth century by Saracen pirates. An ancient tradition wrongly identified St. Placid, one of these martyrs, with the St. Placid who was a favorite disciple of St. Benedict two centuries later.
Mass of 18th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
INTROIT Eccli. 36:18
Grant peace, O Lord, to those who wait for You, that Your prophets may be found faithful. Hear the prayers of Your servant of Your people Israel.
Ps. 121.1. I rejoice at the tidings which were told me, "We shall go into the house of the Lord."
V. Glory be . . .
Commemoration of ST. THOMAS OF HEREFORD
St. Thomas Cantelupe, Chancellor of England and Bishop of Hereford. After devoting himself for some years to the pastoral charge, he went on pilgrimage to Rome. He died at Montefiascone in Italy on his journey home from Rome on August 25, 1287.
O God, who didst endow Thy Church with the angelical purity and the glorious virtues of blessed Bishop Thomas; grant unto us, Thy servants, that, by his good works, which plead for us, we may be found worthy to join him in the angelic Choir. Through our Lord . . .
EPISTLE I Cor. 1:4-8
Brethren: I give thanks to my God always for you, for the grace of God that is given you in Christ Jesus: That in all things you are made rich in him, in all utterance and in all knowledge; As the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you, So that nothing is wanting to you in any grace, waiting for the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ. Who also will confirm you unto the end without crime, in the days of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
GRADUAL Ps. 121:1, 7
I rejoiced at the tidings which were told me, "We shall go into the house of the Lord."
V. May peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your towers.
Alleluia, alleluia! V.
The nations shall revere Your name, O Lord, and all the kings of the earth shall reverence Your glory. Alleluia!
GOSPEL Matt. 9:1-8
At that time, Jesus entering into a boat, passed over the water and came into his own city. And behold they brought to him one sick of the palsy lying in a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the man sick of the palsy: "Be of good heart, son, thy sins are forgiven thee." And behold some of the scribes said within themselves: "He blasphemeth." And Jesus seeing their thoughts, said: "Why do you think evil in your hearts? Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee: or to say, Arise, and walk? But that you may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins," (then said he to the man sick of the palsy,) "Arise, take up thy bed, and go into thy house." And he arose, and went into his house. And the multitude seeing it, feared, and glorified God that gave such power to men.
OFFERTORY ANTIPHON Ex. 24:4, 5
Moses consecrated an altar to the Lord, offering holocausts on it, and sacrificing victims. He made an evening sacrifice to the Lord God for an odor of sweetness, in the sight of the children of Israel.
Grant peace, O Lord, to those who wait for You, that Your prophets may be found faithful. Hear the prayers of Your servant of Your people Israel.
Ps. 121.1. I rejoice at the tidings which were told me, "We shall go into the house of the Lord."
V. Glory be . . .
COLLECT
O Lord, let Your mercy direct our hearts, for without You we can do nothing to please You. Through our Lord . . .Commemoration of SAINT PLACID AND COMPANIONS
O God, who has
granted us the grace to celebrate the birthday of Your blessed martyrs
Placid and his companions, grant that we may also share their eternal
happiness in heaven.
Commemoration of ST. THOMAS OF HEREFORD
St. Thomas Cantelupe, Chancellor of England and Bishop of Hereford. After devoting himself for some years to the pastoral charge, he went on pilgrimage to Rome. He died at Montefiascone in Italy on his journey home from Rome on August 25, 1287.
O God, who didst endow Thy Church with the angelical purity and the glorious virtues of blessed Bishop Thomas; grant unto us, Thy servants, that, by his good works, which plead for us, we may be found worthy to join him in the angelic Choir. Through our Lord . . .
Brethren: I give thanks to my God always for you, for the grace of God that is given you in Christ Jesus: That in all things you are made rich in him, in all utterance and in all knowledge; As the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you, So that nothing is wanting to you in any grace, waiting for the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ. Who also will confirm you unto the end without crime, in the days of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
GRADUAL Ps. 121:1, 7
I rejoiced at the tidings which were told me, "We shall go into the house of the Lord."
V. May peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your towers.
Alleluia, alleluia! V.
The nations shall revere Your name, O Lord, and all the kings of the earth shall reverence Your glory. Alleluia!
GOSPEL Matt. 9:1-8
At that time, Jesus entering into a boat, passed over the water and came into his own city. And behold they brought to him one sick of the palsy lying in a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the man sick of the palsy: "Be of good heart, son, thy sins are forgiven thee." And behold some of the scribes said within themselves: "He blasphemeth." And Jesus seeing their thoughts, said: "Why do you think evil in your hearts? Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee: or to say, Arise, and walk? But that you may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins," (then said he to the man sick of the palsy,) "Arise, take up thy bed, and go into thy house." And he arose, and went into his house. And the multitude seeing it, feared, and glorified God that gave such power to men.
OFFERTORY ANTIPHON Ex. 24:4, 5
Moses consecrated an altar to the Lord, offering holocausts on it, and sacrificing victims. He made an evening sacrifice to the Lord God for an odor of sweetness, in the sight of the children of Israel.
Commemoration of SAINT PLACID AND COMPANIONS
We offer these gifts
to You in sacrifice, O Lord. May the honor we pay to Your saints please
You, and may these offerings, through Your mercy, bring us closer to
our salvation.
Commemoration of ST. THOMAS OF HEREFORD
May this annual feast of Saint Thomas Thy Confessor and Bishop make us in Thy kindness acceptable to Thee, O Lord: and may this present rite duly appease Thee, bring happy recompense to him, and assure gifts of Thy grace to us. Through our Lord . . .
Commemoration of ST. THOMAS OF HEREFORD
May this annual feast of Saint Thomas Thy Confessor and Bishop make us in Thy kindness acceptable to Thee, O Lord: and may this present rite duly appease Thee, bring happy recompense to him, and assure gifts of Thy grace to us. Through our Lord . . .
SECRET
O God, who allows us to share in Your own divine nature by partaking of this sacrifice, grant that our conduct may be guided by Your revealed truth. Through our Lord . . .
O God, who allows us to share in Your own divine nature by partaking of this sacrifice, grant that our conduct may be guided by Your revealed truth. Through our Lord . . .
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Ps. 95:8-9
Bring offerings, and enter his courts; worship the Lord in His holy temple.
POSTCOMMUNION
We
thank You, O Lord, for nourishing us with Your Sacred Gift. In Your
mercy, make us worthy of the Sacrament we have received. Through our
Lord . . .
Commemoration of SAINT PLACID AND COMPANIONS
May the intercession
of Your holy martyrs Placid and his companions help us, O Lord, to
cherish with pure hearts the Sacrament we have received upon our lips.
Commemoration of ST. THOMAS OF HEREFORD
O God, the Rewarder of faithful souls, grant: by the prayers of blessed Thomas, Thy Confessor and Bishop, whose venerable feast we celebrate, we may obtain pardon. Through our Lord . . .
Commemoration of ST. THOMAS OF HEREFORD
O God, the Rewarder of faithful souls, grant: by the prayers of blessed Thomas, Thy Confessor and Bishop, whose venerable feast we celebrate, we may obtain pardon. Through our Lord . . .
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