SAINT MATTHIAS
Apostle
[Transferred]
DOUBLE, SECOND CLASS / RED
After the Ascension of Jesus,
St. Peter proposed to the assembled faithful that they choose a
disciple of Christ to fill the place of the traitor Judas in the first
missionary band. Lots were drawn, with the result in favor of
Matthias. According to one ancient tradition, this missioner labored
in Ethiopia and was martyred there. Thus did St. Matthias receive "the crown of life which God has promised to those who love Him" (James 1:12).
INTROIT (Ps. 138:17)
Your friends are greatly honored by me, O God; their pre-eminence is definitely established.
Ps. 138:1. O Lord, You have proved me and You know me; You know when I sit and when I stand.
V. Glory be . . .
Ps. 138:1. O Lord, You have proved me and You know me; You know when I sit and when I stand.
V. Glory be . . .
GLORIA
COLLECT
O God, You made blessed Matthias
one of the group of Your apostles. May his intercession enable us to
feel the effects of Your mercy. Through Our Lord . . .
Commemoration of MONDAY 2nd WEEK OF LENT
O Almighty God, while Your servants mortify their bodies by fasting, may they also follow after righteousness and avoid sin. Through Our Lord . . .
O Almighty God, while Your servants mortify their bodies by fasting, may they also follow after righteousness and avoid sin. Through Our Lord . . .
LESSON (Acts 1:15-26)
In those days Peter rising up in
the midst of the brethren, said (now the number of persons together
was about an hundred and twenty): "Men, brethren, the scripture must
needs be fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost spoke before by the mouth of
David concerning Judas, who was the leader of them that apprehended
Jesus: Who was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this
ministry. And he indeed hath possessed a field of the reward of
iniquity, and being hanged, burst asunder in the midst: and all his
bowels gushed out. And it became known to all the inhabitants of
Jerusalem: so that the same field was called in their tongue,
Haceldama, that is to say, The field of blood. For it is written in
the book of Psalms: 'Let their habitation become desolate, and let
there be none to dwell therein.' And 'His bishopric let another take.'
" Wherefore of these men who have companied with us, all the time that the Lord Jesus came in and went out among us, Beginning from the baptism of John, until the day wherein he was taken up from us, one of these must be made a witness with us of his resurrection."
" Wherefore of these men who have companied with us, all the time that the Lord Jesus came in and went out among us, Beginning from the baptism of John, until the day wherein he was taken up from us, one of these must be made a witness with us of his resurrection."
And they appointed two, Joseph,
called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. And praying,
they said: "Thou, Lord, who knowest the heart of all men, shew whether
of these two thou hast chosen, To take the place of this ministry and
apostleship, from which Judas hath by transgression fallen, that he
might go to his own place." And they gave them lot, and the lot fell
upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
GRADUAL (Ps. 138:17-18)
Your friends are greatly honored, O God; their pre-eminence is definitely established.
V. Were I to try to number them, they would be more numerous than the sands.
V. Were I to try to number them, they would be more numerous than the sands.
TRACT (Ps. 20:3-4)
You have granted him his heart's desire; You have not refused him the wish of his lips.
V. You have made him excel by Your choicest blessings.
V. You have placed on his head a crown of precious stones.
V. You have made him excel by Your choicest blessings.
V. You have placed on his head a crown of precious stones.
GOSPEL (Matt. 11:25-30)
At that time Jesus answered and said: "I
confess to thee, O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, because thou
hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed
them to little ones. Yea, Father: for so hath it seemed good in thy
sight. All things are delivered to me by my Father. And no one knoweth
the Son but the Father: neither doth any one know the Father, but the
Son, and he to whom it shall please the Son to reveal him. Come to me
all you that labor and are burdened, and I will refresh you. Take up
my yoke upon you, and learn of me, because I am meek, and humble of
heart: And you shall find rest to your souls. For my yoke is sweet and
my burden light."
CREED
OFFERTORY ANTIPHON (Ps. 44:17-18)
You shall make them princes through all the land; they shall remember Your name, O Lord, in every generation and age.
SECRET
May Your blessed apostle Matthias
join his prayers to the sacrifice we offer to Your name, O Lord, so
that it may win Your pardon and protection for us. Through Our Lord . .
.
Commemoration of MONDAY 2nd WEEK OF LENT
O Lord, protect us through this sacrifice which we offer to atone for our sins and to give glory to You. Through Our Lord . . .
COMMUNION ANTIPHON (Matt. 19:28)
You who have followed Me shall sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
POSTCOMMUNION
O Almighty God, may our reception
of Your Holy Sacrament and the intercession of Your blessed apostle
Matthias bring us Your pardon and peace. Through Our Lord . . .
Commemoration of MONDAY 2nd WEEK OF LENT
O Lord, may this Communion cleanse us from sin, and bestow upon us spiritual health from heaven. Through Our Lord . . .
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