Confessor
WITHIN THE OCTAVE
DOUBLE / WHITE
John
Eudes (1601-80) was a zealous preacher of missions in French towns and
villages, and was equally zealous in the confessional. In 1643, he
founded the Congregation of Jesus and Mary, called the Eudists, an
institute combining the work of parochial missions with that of training
and reform of the clergy; and, a year later, the Congregation of
Sisters of the Good Shepherd. In his widely-read writings he was the
first to urge public devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Introit
Ps 36:30-31
The mouth of the just man tells of wisdom, and his tongue utters what is right. The law of his God is in his heart.
Ps 36:1
Be not vexed over evildoers, nor jealous of those who do wrong.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
The mouth of the just man tells of wisdom, and his tongue utters what is right. The law of his God is in his heart.
GLORIA
COLLECT
O
God, You inflamed the blessed confessor John with a wondrous zeal to
promote the public worship of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, and
You also founded a new congregation in the Church through this saint.
May the example of his merits teach all of us who venerate his deep
virtue. Through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord . . .
Lesson
Lesson from the book of Ecclesiasticus
Sir 31:8-11
Happy the man found without fault, who turns not aside after gain, nor
puts his trust in money nor in treasures! Who is he, that we may praise
him? For he has done wonders in his life. He has been tested by gold and
come off safe, and this remains his glory forever; he could have sinned
but did not, could have done evil but would not, so that his
possessions are secure in the Lord, and the assembly of the Saints shall
recount his alms.
Gradual
Ps 91:13; 91:14
The just man shall flourish like the palm tree, like a cedar of Lebanon shall he grow in the house of the Lord.
Ps 91:3
V. To proclaim Your kindness at dawn and Your faithfulness throughout the night. Alleluia, alleluia.
Jas 1:12
V. Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been tried, he will receive the crown of life. Alleluia.
Gospel
Luke 12:35-40
At that time, Jesus said to His disciples, "Let your loins be girt about
and your lamps burning, and you yourselves like men waiting for their
master’s return from the wedding; so that when he comes and knocks, they
may straight-way open to him. Blessed are those servants whom the
master, on his return, shall find watching. Amen I say to you, he will
gird himself, and will make them recline at table, and will come and
serve them. And if he comes in the second watch, and if in the third,
and finds them so, blessed are those servants! But of this be assured,
that if the householder had known at what hour the thief was coming, he
would certainly have watched, and not have let his house be broken into.
You also must be ready, because at an hour that you do not expect, the
Son of Man is coming."
Offertory
Ps 88:25
My faithfulness and My kindness shall be with him, and through My name shall his horn be exalted.
SECRET
In
honor of Your blessed priest John, O Lord, we offer to You in sacrifice
these gifts that are our consolation on earth and encourage us to hope
for an eternal reward. Through our Lord . . .
Communion
Matt 24:46-47
Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, shall find
watching. Amen I say to you, he will set him over all his goods.
POSTCOMMUNION
We
are refreshed by Your Sacred Gift, O Lord, and beg You, through the
intercession of blessed John, who fervently worshiped the Sacred Hearts
of Jesus and Mary, to keep us on earth so close to these same Hearts
that we may delight in them in Heaven. Through the same Jesus Christ,
our Lord . . .
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