PENTECOST
God's way to heaven's peace is as clear and impelling as the life and teaching of Christ. His way is a sharply outlined path -- a path trod by His saints up the hill of history; and His way is marked out also in our ordinary streets and in our homes. God's grace suffices for the willing.
Said the Lord: "I think thoughts of
peace and not of affliction. You shall call upon Me and I will hear you,
and I will bring you back from captivity from all places." Ps. 84:2. Lord, You have blessed Your land; You have restored Jacob from captivity.
V. Glory be . . .
GLORIA
COLLECT
Forgive the offenses of Your people, O
Lord, so that through Your merciful goodness we may be freed from the
bondage of sin into which we were led by our own weakness. Through Our
Lord . . .
EPISTLE Philipp. 3:17-21; 4:1-3
Brethren: Be ye followers of me, and
mark those who walk after the pattern you have in us. For many walk, of
whom I have told you often (and now tell you weeping) that they are
enemies of the cross of Christ: Whose end is destruction: whose God is
their belly: and whose glory is in their shame: who mind earthly things.
But our conversation is in heaven: from whence also we look for the
Saviour, our Lord Jesus Christ, Who will reform the body of our lowness,
made like to the body of his glory, according to the operation whereby
also he is able to subdue all things unto himself. Therefore my
dearly beloved brethren and most desired, my joy and my crown: so stand
fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved. I beg of Evodia and I beseech
Syntyche to be of one mind in the Lord. And I entreat thee also, my
sincere companion, help those women who have labored with me in the
gospel, with Clement and the rest of my fellow laborers, whose names are
in the book of life.
GRADUAL Ps. 43:8-9
You have freed us from those who afflict us, O Lord, and You have put to shame those who hate us.
V. In God we will glory all the day, and praise Your name forever.
Alleluia, alleluia! Ps. 129:1-2
Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord; Lord, hear my prayer!
Alleluia!
GOSPEL Matt. 9:18-26
At that time, as Jesus was speaking these things unto them, behold a
certain ruler came up, and adored him, saying: "Lord, my daughter is
even now dead; but come, lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live." And
Jesus rising up followed him, with his disciples.
And behold
a woman who was troubled with an issue of blood twelve years, came
behind him, and touched the hem of his garment. For she said within
herself: "If I shall touch only his garment, I shall be healed." But
Jesus turning and seeing her, said: "Be of good heart, daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole." And
the woman was made whole from that hour. And when Jesus was come into
the house of the ruler, and saw the minstrels and the multitude making a
rout, He said: "Give place, for the girl is not dead, but sleepeth." And they laughed him to scorn.
And when the multitude was put forth,
he went in, and took her by the hand. And the maid arose. And the fame
hereof went abroad into all that country.
CREED
OFFERTORY ANTIPHON Ps. 129:1-2
Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord; Lord, hear my prayer, out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord.
SECRET
We offer this sacrifice of praise, O
Lord, to fulfill our debt of service to You. May Your blessings which we
cannot merit, continue to reach us through Your boundless mercy.
Through Our Lord . . .
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Mark 11:24
Amen I say to you, all things whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you shall receive, and they shall come to you.
POSTCOMMUNION
You have given us the happiness of
participating in this Heavenly Banquet, O Almighty God. Let us not now
fall victim to any human danger. Through Our Lord . . .
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