Saint Alexis the Beggar (4th C.); OUR LADY IN PORTICU; SAINT KENELM, King, Martyr

  

 

 

St. Alexis under stairs.

SAINT ALEXIS
Confessor

OUR LADY IN PORTICU

SAINT KENELM

King, Martyr

SIMPLE / WHITE
An early forerunner of St. Joseph Benedict Labre, Alexis is said to have been born in Rome during the fourth century, the son of noble Roman parents. At the bidding of the Holy Spirit, he journeyed to Edessa, Syria, where for 17 years he begged at the church doors, then shared his donations with the poor people, sustaining himself on what was left over. When he returned to Rome, he went unrecognized and was given menial employment in his father's home, and a nook under the stairs for his accommodations. Thus he is thought to have lived for another 17 years, rejoicing in the mockery and ill-treatment of his father's slaves. Only after his death, reads the legend, was his identity discovered.

INTROIT Ps. 36: 30, 31

The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom, and his tongue shall speak judgment, the law of his God is in his heart. Ps. ibid. 1. Be not emulous of evildoers, nor envy them that work iniquity. Glory be . . .

 GLORIA

Mass of a  CONFESSOR OF THE FAITH, except

COLLECT
O God, it is a joy for us to celebrate yearly the feast of Your blessed confessor Alexis. may we who commemorate his birthday also imitate his example. Through our Lord . . .

Commemoration of OUR LADY IN PORTICU
According to tradition, the picture of Santa Maria in Portico appeared miraculously in 524 in Rome to St. Galla when distributing food to the poor in the porch (porticus) of her house. Since the days of the exiled James III, the Old Pretender, prayers have been offered weekly for the conversion of England and Wales in the Church of Santa Maria in Campitelli where the picture is enshrined.

O God, who hast given to us as Mother the Mother of Thy beloved Son, and hast by a wonderful apparition revealed a beautiful picture of her, grant, we beseech Thee, that by her intercession we may be safeguarded from every deadly onslaught, and ny leading lives pleasing to Thee may happily arrive at our heavenly country.  

Commemoration of SAINT KENELM
St. Kenelm ascended the throne of Mercia when only seven years old. The holy child was put to death by his sister who seized his inheritance.

Almighty and merciful God, who has made us rejoice greatly in today's festival of blessed Kenelm, Thy King and Martyr, benignly hear the prayers of Thy faithful, and grant that we may ever be supported by his merits and prayers whose feast we keep today. Through our Lord . . .

EPISTLE I Tim. 6:6-12
Beloved: But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world: and certainly we can carry nothing out. But having food and wherewith to be covered, with these we are content. For they that will become rich fall into temptation and into the snare of the devil and into many unprofitable and hurtful desires, which drown men into destruction and perdition. For the desire of money is the root of all evils; which some coveting have erred from the faith and have entangled themselves in many sorrows. But thou, O man of God, fly these things: and pursue justice, godliness, faith, charity, patience, mildness. Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold on eternal life.

GOSPEL Matt. 19:27-29
At that time, Peter answering, said to him: "Behold we have left all things, and have followed thee: what therefore shall we have?" And Jesus said to them:  "Amen I say to you, that you who have followed me, in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit on the seat of his majesty, you also shall sit on twelve seats judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall possess life everlasting."

OFFERTORY Ps. 88: 25

My truth and My mercy shall be with him, and in My name shall his horn be exalted.

SECRET
In memory of Thy Saints, O Lord, we offer Thee the sacrifice of praise, by which we trust to be freed from both present and future evils. Through our Lord . . .

Commemoration of OUR LADY IN PORTICU
Accept, we beseech Thee, O Lord, these gifts worthily offered in this sacred memorial, and by the merits of the Blessed Virgin Mary interceding for us, may they obtain us all the help that we need for salvation. 

Commemoration of SAINT KENELM 
With these offerings, O Lord God, in view, and under the patronage of Blessed Kenelm Thy Martyr, whose feast day we reverently keeping, may Thy faithful receive Thy saving indulgence and worthily win an eternal reward. Through our Lord . . .

POSTCOMMUNION
Refreshed by meat and drink from heaven, O God, we humbly entreat Thee, that we may be protected by the prayers of him in whose memory we have partaken. Through our Lord . . .

Commemoration of OUR LADY IN PORTICU
The sacraments with which, O Lord, we yearly celebrate this day, we have now received, grant, O Lord, we beg Thee, through the intecession of Mary ever Virgin, that they may bestow on us every remedy for this life and the next.

Commemoration of SAINT KENELM
May Thy household, we beg Thee, O Lord, who jubilantly celebrate the feastday of Blessed Kenelm Thy Martyr, be filled with joy, and as Thou hast refreshed them at this heavenly table, so Thou wilt admit them to Thy eternal fellowship. Through our Lord . . .

Saint Alexis the Beggar (4th C.); OUR LADY IN PORTICU; SAINT KENELM, King, Martyr

 

 

 

St. Alexis under stairs.

SAINT ALEXIS
Confessor

OUR LADY IN PORTICU

SAINT KENELM

King, Martyr

SIMPLE / WHITE
An early forerunner of St. Joseph Benedict Labre, Alexis is said to have been born in Rome during the fourth century, the son of noble Roman parents. At the bidding of the Holy Spirit, he journeyed to Edessa, Syria, where for 17 years he begged at the church doors, then shared his donations with the poor people, sustaining himself on what was left over. When he returned to Rome, he went unrecognized and was given menial employment in his father's home, and a nook under the stairs for his accommodations. Thus he is thought to have lived for another 17 years, rejoicing in the mockery and ill-treatment of his father's slaves. Only after his death, reads the legend, was his identity discovered.

INTROIT Ps. 36: 30, 31

The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom, and his tongue shall speak judgment, the law of his God is in his heart. Ps. ibid. 1. Be not emulous of evildoers, nor envy them that work iniquity. Glory be . . .

 GLORIA

Mass of a  CONFESSOR OF THE FAITH, except

COLLECT
O God, it is a joy for us to celebrate yearly the feast of Your blessed confessor Alexis. may we who commemorate his birthday also imitate his example. Through our Lord . . .

Commemoration of OUR LADY IN PORTICU
According to tradition, the picture of Santa Maria in Portico appeared miraculously in 524 in Rome to St. Galla when distributing food to the poor in the porch (porticus) of her house. Since the days of the exiled James III, the Old Pretender, prayers have been offered weekly for the conversion of England and Wales in the Church of Santa Maria in Campitelli where the picture is enshrined.

O God, who hast given to us as Mother the Mother of Thy beloved Son, and hast by a wonderful apparition revealed a beautiful picture of her, grant, we beseech Thee, that by her intercession we may be safeguarded from every deadly onslaught, and ny leading lives pleasing to Thee may happily arrive at our heavenly country.  

Commemoration of SAINT KENELM
St. Kenelm ascended the throne of Mercia when only seven years old. The holy child was put to death by his sister who seized his inheritance.

Almighty and merciful God, who has made us rejoice greatly in today's festival of blessed Kenelm, Thy King and Martyr, benignly hear the prayers of Thy faithful, and grant that we may ever be supported by his merits and prayers whose feast we keep today. Through our Lord . . .

EPISTLE I Tim. 6:6-12
Beloved: But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world: and certainly we can carry nothing out. But having food and wherewith to be covered, with these we are content. For they that will become rich fall into temptation and into the snare of the devil and into many unprofitable and hurtful desires, which drown men into destruction and perdition. For the desire of money is the root of all evils; which some coveting have erred from the faith and have entangled themselves in many sorrows. But thou, O man of God, fly these things: and pursue justice, godliness, faith, charity, patience, mildness. Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold on eternal life.

GOSPEL Matt. 19:27-29
At that time, Peter answering, said to him: "Behold we have left all things, and have followed thee: what therefore shall we have?" And Jesus said to them:  "Amen I say to you, that you who have followed me, in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit on the seat of his majesty, you also shall sit on twelve seats judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall possess life everlasting."

OFFERTORY Ps. 88: 25

My truth and My mercy shall be with him, and in My name shall his horn be exalted.

SECRET
In memory of Thy Saints, O Lord, we offer Thee the sacrifice of praise, by which we trust to be freed from both present and future evils. Through our Lord . . .

Commemoration of OUR LADY IN PORTICU
Accept, we beseech Thee, O Lord, these gifts worthily offered in this sacred memorial, and by the merits of the Blessed Virgin Mary interceding for us, may they obtain us all the help that we need for salvation. 

Commemoration of SAINT KENELM 
With these offerings, O Lord God, in view, and under the patronage of Blessed Kenelm Thy Martyr, whose feast day we reverently keeping, may Thy faithful receive Thy saving indulgence and worthily win an eternal reward. Through our Lord . . .

POSTCOMMUNION
Refreshed by meat and drink from heaven, O God, we humbly entreat Thee, that we may be protected by the prayers of him in whose memory we have partaken. Through our Lord . . .

Commemoration of OUR LADY IN PORTICU
The sacraments with which, O Lord, we yearly celebrate this day, we have now received, grant, O Lord, we beg Thee, through the intecession of Mary ever Virgin, that they may bestow on us every remedy for this life and the next.

Commemoration of SAINT KENELM
May Thy household, we beg Thee, O Lord, who jubilantly celebrate the feastday of Blessed Kenelm Thy Martyr, be filled with joy, and as Thou hast refreshed them at this heavenly table, so Thou wilt admit them to Thy eternal fellowship. Through our Lord . . .

SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST; SAINT ALEXIS Confessor

 

SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

St. Alexis under stairs.

SAINT ALEXIS
Confessor

DOUBLE/GREEN
Baptism and the Eucharist are the great sources of all Christian life. As the priest makes a thanksgiving after each Mass, and as the communicant makes a thanksgiving after each reception of Christ's Body, so every day of living as a Christian ought to include a prayer of thanksgiving for the gift of Baptism. A baptismal day is more important than a birthday; for the Sacrament of  Baptism gives a share in the divine life, as well as membership in Christ and a pledge of eternal life.

INTROIT Ps. 27:8-9
The Lord is the strength of His people, and the assurance of the salvation of His anointed. Save Your people, O Lord, and bless Your inheritance, and guide them forever.
Ps. 27:1. I cry to You, O Lord my God; do not be deaf to me, lest if You heed me not, I become like those who go down into the pit.
V. Glory be . . .

COLLECT
O Mighty God, author of every good thing, implant in our hearts a deep love of Your name. Increase in us the true spirit of devotion and sincere virtue so that we may be supported by You and protected by Your loving care. Through our Lord . . .

 Commemoration of SAINT ALEXIS

An early forerunner of St. Joseph Benedict Labre, Alexis is said to have been born in Rome during the fourth century, the son of noble Roman parents. At the bidding of the Holy Spirit, he journeyed to Edessa, Syria, where for 17 years he begged at the church doors, then shared his donations with the poor people, sustaining himself on what was left over. When he returned to Rome, he went unrecognized and was given menial employment in his father's home, and a nook under the stairs for his accommodations. Thus he is thought to have lived for another 17 years, rejoicing in the mockery and ill-treatment of his father's slaves. Only after his death, reads the legend, was his identity discovered.

O God, it is a joy for us to celebrate yearly the feast of Your blessed confessor Alexis. may we who commemorate his birthday also imitate his example. Through our Lord . . .

EPISTLE Rom. 6:3-11
Brethren: Know you not that all we who are baptized in Christ Jesus are baptized in his death? For we are buried together with him by baptism into death: that, as Christ is risen from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we also may walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection.
Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin may be destroyed, to the end that we may serve sin no longer. For he that is dead is justified from sin. Now, if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall live also together with Christ. Knowing that Christ, rising again from the dead, dieth now no more. Death shall no more have dominion over him. For in that he died to sin, he died once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

GRADUAL Ps. 89:13, 1
Turn a little, O Lord, and be moved by the entreaties for Your servants.
V. O Lord, You have been our refuge through all generations.

Alleluia, alleluia! V. Ps. 30:2-3
I have hoped in You, let me never be put to shame. In Your justice rescue me and set me free. Incline Your ear to me; make haste to deliver me. Alleluia!

GOSPEL Mark 8:1-9
In those days again, when there was great multitude and they had nothing to eat; calling his disciples together, he saith to them: "I have compassion on the multitude, for behold they have now been with me three days and have nothing to eat. And if I shall send them away fasting to their home, they will faint in the way: for some of them came from afar off." And his disciples answered him: "From whence can any one fill them here with bread in the wilderness?" And he asked them: "How many loaves have ye?" Who said: "Seven."
And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground. And taking the seven loaves, giving thanks, he broke and gave to his disciples for to set before them. And they set them before the people. And they had a few little fishes: and he blessed them and commanded them to be set before them. And they did eat and were filled: and they took up that which was left of the fragments, seven baskets. And they that had eaten were about four thousand. And he sent them away.

OFFERTORY ANTIPHON Ps. 16:5, 6-7
Keep my steps steadfast in Your paths, that my feet may not falter. Incline Your ear and hear my words. Show Your wondrous kindness, O Saviour of those who trust in You, O Lord.

SECRET
Let our prayers win peace for Your people, O Lord, so that their offerings may be pleasing in Your sight. Grant us the requests we confidently make of You, so that it cannot be said that anyone hopes or calls upon You in vain. Through our Lord . . .

 Commemoration of SAINT ALEXIS

In memory of Thy Saints, O Lord, we offer Thee the sacrifice of praise, by which we trust to be freed from both present and future evils. Through our Lord . . .

COMMUNION ANTIPHON Ps. 26:6
I will draw near and joyfully offer a sacrifice in His tabernacle; I will sing and chant a psalm to the Lord.

POSTCOMMUNION
We have been filled with Your gifts, O Lord; grant, we beseech You, that we may be cleansed and strengthened by their effect.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.
R. Amen.

 Commemoration of SAINT ALEXIS

Refreshed by meat and drink from heaven, O God, we humbly entreat Thee, that we may be protected by the prayers of him in whose memory we have partaken. Through our Lord . . .

Saint Alexis the Beggar (4th C.); OUR LADY IN PORTICU; SAINT KENELM, King, Martyr

 

 

St. Alexis under stairs.

SAINT ALEXIS
Confessor

OUR LADY IN PORTICU

SAINT KENELM

King, Martyr

SIMPLE / WHITE
An early forerunner of St. Joseph Benedict Labre, Alexis is said to have been born in Rome during the fourth century, the son of noble Roman parents. At the bidding of the Holy Spirit, he journeyed to Edessa, Syria, where for 17 years he begged at the church doors, then shared his donations with the poor people, sustaining himself on what was left over. When he returned to Rome, he went unrecognized and was given menial employment in his father's home, and a nook under the stairs for his accommodations. Thus he is thought to have lived for another 17 years, rejoicing in the mockery and ill-treatment of his father's slaves. Only after his death, reads the legend, was his identity discovered.

Mass of a  CONFESSOR OF THE FAITH, except

COLLECT
O God, it is a joy for us to celebrate yearly the feast of Your blessed confessor Alexis. may we who commemorate his birthday also imitate his example. Through our Lord . . .



Commemoration of OUR LADY IN PORTICU
According to tradition, the picture of Santa Maria in Portico appeared miraculously in 524 in Rome to St. Galla when distributing food to the poor in the porch (porticus) of her house. Since the days of the exiled James III, the Old Pretender, prayers have been offered weekly for the conversion of England and Wales in the Church of Santa Maria in Campitelli where the picture is enshrined.

O God, who hast given to us as Mother the Mother of Thy beloved Son, and hast by a wonderful apparition revealed a beautiful picture of her, grant, we beseech Thee, that by her intercession we may be safeguarded from every deadly onslaught, and ny leading lives pleasing to Thee may happily arrive at our heavenly country.  

Commemoration of SAINT KENELM
 St. Kenelm ascended the throne of Mercia when only seven years old. The holy child was put to death by his sister who seized his inheritance.

Almighty and merciful God, who has made us rejoice greatly in today's festival of blessed Kenelm, Thy King and Martyr, benignly hear the prayers of Thy faithful, and grant that we may ever be supported by his merits and prayers whose feast we keep today. Through our Lord . . .

EPISTLE I Tim. 6:6-12
Beloved: But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world: and certainly we can carry nothing out. But having food and wherewith to be covered, with these we are content. For they that will become rich fall into temptation and into the snare of the devil and into many unprofitable and hurtful desires, which drown men into destruction and perdition. For the desire of money is the root of all evils; which some coveting have erred from the faith and have entangled themselves in many sorrows. But thou, O man of God, fly these things: and pursue justice, godliness, faith, charity, patience, mildness. Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold on eternal life.

GOSPEL Matt. 19:27-29
At that time, Peter answering, said to him: "Behold we have left all things, and have followed thee: what therefore shall we have?" And Jesus said to them:  "Amen I say to you, that you who have followed me, in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit on the seat of his majesty, you also shall sit on twelve seats judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall possess life everlasting."

SECRET
In memory of Thy Saints, O Lord, we offer Thee the sacrifice of praise, by which we trust to be freed from both present and future evils. Through our Lord . . .


Commemoration of OUR LADY IN PORTICU
Accept, we beseech Thee, O Lord, these gifts worthily offered in this sacred memorial, and by the merits of the Blessed Virgin Mary interceding for us, may they obtain us all the help that we need for salvation. 

Commemoration of SAINT KENELM 
With these offerings, O Lord God, in view, and under the patronage of Blessed Kenelm Thy Martyr, whose feast day we reverently keeping, may Thy faithful receive Thy saving indulgence and worthily win an eternal reward. Through our Lord . . .

POSTCOMMUNION
Refreshed by meat and drink from heaven, O God, we humbly entreat Thee, that we may be protected by the prayers of him in whose memory we have partaken. Through our Lord . . .

Commemoration of OUR LADY IN PORTICU
The sacraments with which, O Lord, we yearly celebrate this day, we have now received, grant, O Lord, we beg Thee, through the intecession of Mary ever Virgin, that they may bestow on us every remedy for this life and the next.

Commemoration of SAINT KENELM
May Thy household, we beg Thee, O Lord, who jubilantly celebrate the feastday of Blessed Kenelm Thy Martyr, be filled with joy, and as Thou hast refreshed them at this heavenly table, so Thou wilt admit them to Thy eternal fellowship. Through our Lord . . .

Saint Alexis the Beggar (4th C.); OUR LADY IN PORTICU; SAINT KENELM, King, Martyr

 

St. Alexis under stairs.

SAINT ALEXIS
Confessor

OUR LADY IN PORTICU

SAINT KENELM

King, Martyr

SIMPLE / WHITE
An early forerunner of St. Joseph Benedict Labre, Alexis is said to have been born in Rome during the fourth century, the son of noble Roman parents. At the bidding of the Holy Spirit, he journeyed to Edessa, Syria, where for 17 years he begged at the church doors, then shared his donations with the poor people, sustaining himself on what was left over. When he returned to Rome, he went unrecognized and was given menial employment in his father's home, and a nook under the stairs for his accommodations. Thus he is thought to have lived for another 17 years, rejoicing in the mockery and ill-treatment of his father's slaves. Only after his death, reads the legend, was his identity discovered.

Mass of a  CONFESSOR OF THE FAITH, except

COLLECT
O God, it is a joy for us to celebrate yearly the feast of Your blessed confessor Alexis. may we who commemorate his birthday also imitate his example. Through our Lord . . .



Commemoration of OUR LADY IN PORTICU
According to tradition, the picture of Santa Maria in Portico appeared miraculously in 524 in Rome to St. Galla when distributing food to the poor in the porch (porticus) of her house. Since the days of the exiled James III, the Old Pretender, prayers have been offered weekly for the conversion of England and Wales in the Church of Santa Maria in Campitelli where the picture is enshrined.

O God, who hast given to us as Mother the Mother of Thy beloved Son, and hast by a wonderful apparition revealed a beautiful picture of her, grant, we beseech Thee, that by her intercession we may be safeguarded from every deadly onslaught, and ny leading lives pleasing to Thee may happily arrive at our heavenly country.  

Commemoration of SAINT KENELM
 St. Kenelm ascended the throne of Mercia when only seven years old. The holy child was put to death by his sister who seized his inheritance.

Almighty and merciful God, who has made us rejoice greatly in today's festival of blessed Kenelm, Thy King and Martyr, benignly hear the prayers of Thy faithful, and grant that we may ever be supported by his merits and prayers whose feast we keep today. Through our Lord . . .

EPISTLE I Tim. 6:6-12
Beloved: But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world: and certainly we can carry nothing out. But having food and wherewith to be covered, with these we are content. For they that will become rich fall into temptation and into the snare of the devil and into many unprofitable and hurtful desires, which drown men into destruction and perdition. For the desire of money is the root of all evils; which some coveting have erred from the faith and have entangled themselves in many sorrows. But thou, O man of God, fly these things: and pursue justice, godliness, faith, charity, patience, mildness. Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold on eternal life.

GOSPEL Matt. 19:27-29
At that time, Peter answering, said to him: "Behold we have left all things, and have followed thee: what therefore shall we have?" And Jesus said to them:  "Amen I say to you, that you who have followed me, in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit on the seat of his majesty, you also shall sit on twelve seats judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall possess life everlasting."

SECRET
In memory of Thy Saints, O Lord, we offer Thee the sacrifice of praise, by which we trust to be freed from both present and future evils. Through our Lord . . .


Commemoration of OUR LADY IN PORTICU
Accept, we beseech Thee, O Lord, these gifts worthily offered in this sacred memorial, and by the merits of the Blessed Virgin Mary interceding for us, may they obtain us all the help that we need for salvation. 

Commemoration of SAINT KENELM 
With these offerings, O Lord God, in view, and under the patronage of Blessed Kenelm Thy Martyr, whose feast day we reverently keeping, may Thy faithful receive Thy saving indulgence and worthily win an eternal reward. Through our Lord . . .

POSTCOMMUNION
Refreshed by meat and drink from heaven, O God, we humbly entreat Thee, that we may be protected by the prayers of him in whose memory we have partaken. Through our Lord . . .

Commemoration of OUR LADY IN PORTICU
The sacraments with which, O Lord, we yearly celebrate this day, we have now received, grant, O Lord, we beg Thee, through the intecession of Mary ever Virgin, that they may bestow on us every remedy for this life and the next.

Commemoration of SAINT KENELM
May Thy household, we beg Thee, O Lord, who jubilantly celebrate the feastday of Blessed Kenelm Thy Martyr, be filled with joy, and as Thou hast refreshed them at this heavenly table, so Thou wilt admit them to Thy eternal fellowship. Through our Lord . . .