SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
WITHIN THE OCTAVE
SAINT PAULINUS
Bishop and Confessor
Bishop and Confessor
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Martyr
DOUBLE / GREEN
When
Jesus said, "To him who strikes thee on the one cheek, offer the other
also" (Luke 6:29), it was a way of telling anyone worthy of the name of
Christian that he must be ready to be imposed upon. It is a hard saying,
but inescapable. Meekness is essential to thoroughgoing charity. When
Jesus, the all-holy God, gave His very life for the world's sinners --
and that means all human beings -- He gave the supreme example of
willingness to suffer imposition. After that, there can be no complaint
on our part.
INTROIT Ps. 17:19-20
The Lord came to my protection, and He led me out into freedom; He saved me, because He loves me.
Ps. 17:2-3. I love You, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my support, my refuge, and my Deliverer.
V. Glory be . . .
The Lord came to my protection, and He led me out into freedom; He saved me, because He loves me.
Ps. 17:2-3. I love You, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my support, my refuge, and my Deliverer.
V. Glory be . . .
GLORIA
COLLECT
O
Lord, grant that we may always have a reverential fear and love of Your
holy name, for those who are firmly founded in Your love will ever be
guided and governed by Your grace. Through our Lord . . .
Commemoration of SAINT PAULINUS
The son of a Roman praetorian prefect in Gaul, Paulinus (c. 354-431) enjoyed the warm friendship of the leading churchmen of his day, such as St. Jerome, St. Augustine, St. Ambrose, and St. Martin of Tours. After the death of his only child, Paulinus went to Spain where, because of his great charity to the poor, the people of Barcelona compelled him to accept the priesthood. Later, while he was living as a hermit near Nola in Campania, the inhabitants chose him for their bishop. He proved to be one of the best prelates of his age. As he lay dying, lamps were being lighted for Vespers. Rousing himself, the saint murmured, "I have prepared a lamp for my Christ."
O
God, You promised a hundredfold reward and eternal life to those who
forsake the world for Your sake. May we walk in the footsteps of Your
holy bishop Paulinus, despising the things of the earth and desiring
only those of heaven; who lives and rules with God the Father . . .
Commemoration of SAINT ALBAN
St. Alban, a pagan, gave hospitality to a Roman priest, who was in danger of life. Converted by him to the Christian Faith, he offered himself to death instead of the priest and was beheaded at Verulanum (now St. Albans) under Diocletian, A.D. 286. His constancy led his jailer to declare himself a Christian.
O God, who hast sanctified this day by the sufferings of blessed Alban, grant, we beseech Thee, that we may be constantly supported by his help, at whose annual commemoration we rejoice. Through our Lord . . .
Commemoration of SAINT ALBAN
St. Alban, a pagan, gave hospitality to a Roman priest, who was in danger of life. Converted by him to the Christian Faith, he offered himself to death instead of the priest and was beheaded at Verulanum (now St. Albans) under Diocletian, A.D. 286. His constancy led his jailer to declare himself a Christian.
O God, who hast sanctified this day by the sufferings of blessed Alban, grant, we beseech Thee, that we may be constantly supported by his help, at whose annual commemoration we rejoice. Through our Lord . . .
EPISTLE I John 3:13-18
Beloved: Do not be surprised, brothers, that the world hates you. We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death. Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.
By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him? Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.
Beloved: Do not be surprised, brothers, that the world hates you. We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death. Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.
By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him? Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.
GRADUAL Ps. 119:1-2
In my distress I called to the Lord, and He answered me.
V. O Lord, deliver me from lying lips and from a treacherous tongue.
Alleluia, alleluia! V. Ps. 7:2
O Lord, my God, in You have I placed my trust; save me from all my persecutors, and rescue me. Alleluia!
GOSPEL Luke 14:16-24
At that time, Jesus spoke to the Pharisees this parable: "A man once gave a great banquet and invited many. And at the time for the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, 'Come, for everything is now ready.' But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please have me excused.' And another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them. Please have me excused.' And another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.' So the servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his servant, 'Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor and crippled and blind and lame.' And the servant said, 'Sir, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.' And the master said to the servant, 'Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled. For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.' "
CREED
OFFERTORY ANTIPHON Ps. 6:5
Turn to me, O Lord, and save my life; in Your mercy rescue me.
Turn to me, O Lord, and save my life; in Your mercy rescue me.
SECRET
O Lord, may this Sacrifice, which we are about to offer in Your name, cleanse us from sin and bring us each day closer to the realization of a heavenly life. Through our Lord . . .
Commemoration of SAINT PAULINUS
O Lord, grant that we may imitate the example of Your holy bishop
Paulinus and unite our offering of perfect love with the Sacrifice on
Your altar, so that our zeal for good may merit us Your everlasting
mercy. Through our Lord . . .
Commemoration of SAINT ALBAN
Commemoration of SAINT ALBAN
As
in the veneration of blessed Alban, Thy Martyr, we proclaim Thee
wonderful, so by this sacrifice of loving atonement, we beseech Thee, O
Lord, that he may intercede on our behalf. Through our Lord . . .
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Ps. 12:6
I will sing to the Lord, who has given me all good; I will sing to the name of the Lord, the Most High.
POSTCOMMUNION
O Lord, may we, who have received Your Gifts, be brought closer to our salvation by each performance of this sacred rite. Through our Lord . . .
Commemoration of SAINT PAULINUS
O Lord, may this Sacred Rite inspire us with the spirit of piety and
humility, just as the holy bishop Paulinus acquired these virtues from
this divine source. Pour out the treasures of Your grace upon all who
pray to You through the intercession of this saint. Through our Lord . .
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Commemoration of SAINT ALBAN
We beseech Thee, O Lord, that Thy blessed Martyr Alban may ever entreat Thy Majesty, that Thy Sacraments may cleanse us from guilt, and keep us zealous in Thy charity. Through our Lord . . .
Commemoration of SAINT ALBAN
We beseech Thee, O Lord, that Thy blessed Martyr Alban may ever entreat Thy Majesty, that Thy Sacraments may cleanse us from guilt, and keep us zealous in Thy charity. Through our Lord . . .
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