September 25 Ferial Day, Blessed Herman the Cripple (1054 A.D.) Author of Salve Regina; Saint Cadoc, Bishop, Martyr (490 A.D.)

 

FERIAL DAY

(Mass of preceding Sunday)

ANOTHER PRO-LIFE SAINT: GOOD! WE NEED HIM

Blessed Herman the Cripple

[Historical]
(See below) 

SAINT CADOC

Bishop, Martyr

Saint Cadoc [Cattwg], known as "the Wise," is venerated as one of the chief Saints of Wales. He founded the monastery of Llan-carvan over which he presided for many years. Desiring to lead a life of retirement, he went to Brittany. When that country was overrun by pirates he returned to Wales and passed away about A.D. 490.  

 

INTROIT Ps. 85:1, 2-3
Incline Your ear, O Lord, and answer me. Save Your servant who trusts in You. Have pity on me, O Lord, for to You I call all the day.
Ps. 85:4. Gladden the soul of Your servant, for I have lifted up my soul to You, O Lord.
V. Glory be . . .

COLLECT
O Lord, let Your abiding mercy purify and defend the Church. Govern her always by Your care, for without Your assistance she cannot remain safe. Through our Lord . . . 

 Commemoration of SAINT CADOC
Look upon our weakness, almighty God, and since the weight of our own deeds bears us down, may the glorious intercession of Blessed Cadoc, Thy Bishop and Martyr, protect us. Through our Lord . . .

   
EPISTLE Gal. 5:25-26; 6:1-10
Brethren: If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not be made desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another. Brethren, and if a man be overtaken in any fault, you, who are spiritual, instruct such a one in the spirit of meekness, considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Bear ye one another's burdens: and so you shall fulfill the law of Christ. For if any man think himself to be some thing, whereas he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. But let every one prove his own work: and so he shall have glory in himself only and not in another. For every one shall bear his own burden. And let him that is instructed in the word communicate to him that instructeth him, in all good things. Be not deceived: God is not mocked. For what things a man shall sow, those also shall he reap. For he that soweth in his flesh of the flesh also shall reap corruption. But he that soweth in the spirit of the spirit shall reap life everlasting. And in doing good, let us not fail. For in due time we shall reap, not failing. Therefore, whilst we have time, let us work good to all men, but especially to those who are of the household of the faith.

GRADUAL Ps. 91:2-3
It is good to praise the Lord, and to sing to Your name, O Most high.
V. To proclaim Your mercy in the morning and Your truth throughout the night. 

Alleluia, alleluia! V. Ps. 94:3
For the Lord is a great God, and a great king over all the earth. Alleluia!

GOSPEL Luke 7:11-16
At that time, Jesus went into a city that is called Naim: and there went with him his disciples and a great multitude. And when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold a dead man was carried out, the only son of his mother: and she was a widow. And a great multitude of the city was with her. Whom when the Lord had seen, being moved with mercy towards her, he said to her:"Weep not." And he came near and touched the bier. And they that carried it stood still. And he said: "Young man, I say to thee, arise." And he that was dead sat up and begun to speak. And he gave him to his mother. And there came a fear upon them all: and they glorified God saying: "A great prophet is risen up among us: and, God hath visited his people."

OFFERTORY ANTIPHON Ps. 39:2, 3, 4
I have waited and waited for the Lord, and He inclined toward me and heard my cry. And He out a new song into my mouth, a hymn to our God. 

SECRET 
O Lord, may Your Sacrament safeguard and defend us always against the attacks of the devil. through our Lord . . . 

Commemoration of SAINT CADOC
Graciously receive, O Lord, the sacrifice offered to Thee by the merits of Blessed Cadoc, Thy Martyr and Bishop, and grant that it may be to us an unfailing help. Through our Lord . . . 

 
COMMUNION ANTIPHON John 6:52 
The Bread that I will give is My flesh for the life of the world.

POSTCOMMUNION
Let the grace of your Heavenly gift rule our minds and bodies, O Lord, that we may overcome the unruly impulses of our nature. Through our Lord . . .

Commemoration of SAINT CADOC 
Refreshed by the partaking of Thy holy Gift, we beseech Thee, O Lord, our God, that through the intercession of Blessed Cadoc, Thy Martyr and Bishop, we may perceive the fruit of the rite which we celebrate. Through our Lord . . .   

Blessed Herman the Cripple 

Today, September 25, is the feast day of Blessed Herman (1013-1054). He was born with many medical problems: cleft palate, cerebral palsy, and spina bifida. During his lifetime he was known as Blessed Herman the Cripple. Father Robert F. McNamara on his website, Saints Alive, calls him Blessed Herman the Disabled.

He was a remarkable man. Despite his daunting physical limitations he studied and wrote on astronomy, theology, math, history, poetry, Arabic, Greek, and Latin. He also built musical and astronomical equipment. He was considered a genius in his time. He wrote prayers and hymns – the most notable being the Salve Regina (Hail Holy Queen).

Father McNamara in his article on Blessed Herman the Disabled comments on the great meaning of Herman’s life with this closing insight: “In his own day, the heroic cripple who achieved learning and holiness was called ‘The Wonder of His Age’.

In our day, many voices say that people with disabilities should be phased out of existence. Which were the Dark Ages, then or now!”

Thanks to http://unbornwordoftheday.com/ for this article.

  

 

September 25 Ferial Day, Blessed Herman the Cripple (1054 A.D.) Author of Salve Regina; Saint Cadoc, Bishop, Martyr (490 A.D.)

 

FERIAL DAY

(Mass of preceding Sunday)

ANOTHER PRO-LIFE SAINT: GOOD! WE NEED HIM

Blessed Herman the Cripple

[Historical]
(See below) 

SAINT CADOC

Bishop, Martyr

Saint Cadoc [Cattwg], known as "the Wise," is venerated as one of the chief Saints of Wales. He founded the monastery of Llan-carvan over which he presided for many years. Desiring to lead a life of retirement, he went to Brittany. When that country was overrun by pirates he returned to Wales and passed away about A.D. 490.  

 
INTROIT Eccli. 36:18
Grant peace, O Lord, to those who wait for You, that Your prophets may be found faithful. Hear the prayers of Your servant of Your people Israel.
Ps. 121.1. I rejoice at the tidings which were told me, "We shall go into the house of the Lord."
V. Glory be . . .

 

COLLECT

O Lord, let Your mercy direct our hearts, for without You we can do nothing to please You. Through our Lord . . .
 

 Commemoration of SAINT CADOC
Look upon our weakness, almighty God, and since the weight of our own deeds bears us down, may the glorious intercession of Blessed Cadoc, Thy Bishop and Martyr, protect us. Through our Lord . . .

 EPISTLE I Cor. 1:4-8
Brethren: I give thanks to my God always for you, for the grace of God that is given you in Christ Jesus: That in all things you are made rich in him, in all utterance and in all knowledge; As the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you, So that nothing is wanting to you in any grace, waiting for the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ. Who also will confirm you unto the end without crime, in the days of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

GRADUAL Ps. 121:1, 7
I rejoiced at the tidings which were told me,
 
GOSPEL Matt. 9:1-8
At that time, Jesus entering into a boat, passed over the water and came into his own city. And behold they brought to him one sick of the palsy lying in a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the man sick of the palsy: "Be of good heart, son, thy sins are forgiven thee." And behold some of the scribes said within themselves: "He blasphemeth." And Jesus seeing their thoughts, said: "Why do you think evil in your hearts? Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee: or to say, Arise, and walk? But that you may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins," (then said he to the man sick of the palsy,) "Arise, take up thy bed, and go into thy house." And he arose, and went into his house. And the multitude seeing it, feared, and glorified God that gave such power to men.

 

 OFFERTORY ANTIPHON Ps 39:2-4 

I Have waited, waited for the Lord, and He stooped toward me, and heard my cry. And He put a new song into my mouth, a hymn to our God.
 
SECRET

O God, who allows us to share in Your own divine nature by partaking of this sacrifice, grant that our conduct may be guided by Your revealed truth. Through our Lord . . .
 

Commemoration of SAINT CADOC
Graciously receive, O Lord, the sacrifice offered to Thee by the merits of Blessed Cadoc, Thy Martyr and Bishop, and grant that it may be to us an unfailing help. Through our Lord . . . 

COMMUNION ANTIPHON Ps. 95:8-9
Bring offerings, and enter his courts; worship the Lord in His holy temple.

POSTCOMMUNION
We thank You, O Lord, for nourishing us with Your Sacred Gift. In Your mercy, make us worthy of the Sacrament we have received. Through our Lord . . .

 
Commemoration of SAINT CADOC 
Refreshed by the partaking of Thy holy Gift, we beseech Thee, O Lord, our God, that through the intercession of Blessed Cadoc, Thy Martyr and Bishop, we may perceive the fruit of the rite which we celebrate. Through our Lord . . .  

Blessed Herman the Cripple 

Today, September 25, is the feast day of Blessed Herman (1013-1054). He was born with many medical problems: cleft palate, cerebral palsy, and spina bifida. During his lifetime he was known as Blessed Herman the Cripple. Father Robert F. McNamara on his website, Saints Alive, calls him Blessed Herman the Disabled.

He was a remarkable man. Despite his daunting physical limitations he studied and wrote on astronomy, theology, math, history, poetry, Arabic, Greek, and Latin. He also built musical and astronomical equipment. He was considered a genius in his time. He wrote prayers and hymns – the most notable being the Salve Regina (Hail Holy Queen).

Father McNamara in his article on Blessed Herman the Disabled comments on the great meaning of Herman’s life with this closing insight: “In his own day, the heroic cripple who achieved learning and holiness was called ‘The Wonder of His Age’.

In our day, many voices say that people with disabilities should be phased out of existence. Which were the Dark Ages, then or now!”

Thanks to http://unbornwordoftheday.com/ for this article.

September 25 Ferial Day, Blessed Herman the Cripple (1054 A.D.) Author of Salve Regina; Saint Cadoc, Bishop, Martyr (490 A.D.)

FERIAL DAY

(Mass of preceding Sunday)

ANOTHER PRO-LIFE SAINT: GOOD! WE NEED HIM

Blessed Herman the Cripple

[Historical]
(See below) 

SAINT CADOC

Bishop, Martyr

 INTROIT Ps. 118:137, 124
You are just, O Lord, and Your judgment is right. Deal with Your servant according to Your mercy.
Ps. 118:1. Blessed are they who are undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.
V. Glory be . . .

COLLECT
O Lord, keep Your people from falling under the influence of the devil, and let our hearts follow You, our only God, that they may remain pure. Through our Lord . . .

 Saint Cadoc [Cattwg], known as "the Wise," is venerated as one of the chief Saints of Wales. He founded the monastery of Llan-carvan over which he presided for many years. Desiring to lead a life of retirement, he went to Brittany. When that country was overrun by pirates he returned to Wales and passed away about A.D. 490.  

 

Commemoration of SAINT CADOC
Look upon our weakness, almighty God, and since the weight of our own deeds bears us down, may the glorious intercession of Blessed Cadoc, Thy Bishop and Martyr, protect us. Through our Lord . . .  

 

EPISTLE Eph. 4:1-6
Brethren: I therefore, a prisoner in the Lord, beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation in which you are called: With all humility and mildness, with patience, supporting one another in charity. Careful to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. One body and one Spirit: as you are called in one hope of your calling. One Lord, one faith, one baptism. One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in us all, who is blessed forever and ever. Amen.

GRADUAL Ps. 32:12, 6
Blessed the nation whose God is the Lord, the people He has chosen for His inheritance!
V. By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of His mouth all the celestial bodies thereof were created.

Alleluia, alleluia! V. Ps. 101:2
O Lord, hear my prayer and let my cry come unto You. Alleluia!

GOSPEL Matt. 22:34-46
At that time, the Pharisees, hearing that he had silenced the Sadducees, came together. And one of them, a doctor of the law, asked him, tempting him: "Master, which is the great commandment in the law?"
Jesus said to him: " 'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart and with thy whole soul and with thy whole mind.' This is the greatest and the first commandment. And the second is like to this: 'Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.' On these two commandments dependeth the whole law and the prophets."
And the Pharisees being gathered together, Jesus asked them, Saying: "What think you of Christ? Whose son is he?" They say to him: "David's." He saith to them: "How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying: 'The Lord said to my Lord: Sit on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool?' If David then call him 'Lord,' how is he his son?" And no man was able to answer him a word: neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.

OFFERTORY ANTIPHON Dan. 9:17, 18, 19
I, Danial, prayed to my God, saying, "Hear, O Lord, the prayers of Your servant; show Your face upon Your sanctuary, and look down favorably upon this people upon whom Your name is invoked, O God."

SECRET
We humbly implore Your majesty, O Lord, to grant us, through the sacred rite that we here celebrate, pardon for our sins of the past and preservation from sin in the future. Through our Lord . . .

Commemoration of SAINT CADOC
Graciously receive, O Lord, the sacrifice offered to Thee by the merits of Blessed Cadoc, Thy Martyr and Bishop, and grant that it may be to us an unfailing help. Through our Lord . . .   

COMMUNION ANTIPHON Ps. 75:12-13
Make vows and fulfill them to the Lord your God, all you round about Him who bring gifts; to the awesome God who destroys the pride of princes, to Him who is awesome among all the kings of the earth.

POSTCOMMUNION
Almighty God, may the grace of this Sacrament cure our sinfulness and be an everlasting remedy for our weakness. Through our Lord . . .

 

Commemoration of SAINT CADOC 
Refreshed by the partaking of Thy holy Gift, we beseech Thee, O Lord, our God, that through the intercession of Blessed Cadoc, Thy Martyr and Bishop, we may perceive the fruit of the rite which we celebrate. Through our Lord . . .  

Blessed Herman the Cripple 

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Today, September 25, is the feast day of Blessed Herman (1013-1054). He was born with many medical problems: cleft palate, cerebral palsy, and spina bifida. During his lifetime he was known as Blessed Herman the Cripple. Father Robert F. McNamara on his website, Saints Alive, calls him Blessed Herman the Disabled.

He was a remarkable man. Despite his daunting physical limitations he studied and wrote on astronomy, theology, math, history, poetry, Arabic, Greek, and Latin. He also built musical and astronomical equipment. He was considered a genius in his time. He wrote prayers and hymns – the most notable being the Salve Regina (Hail Holy Queen).

Father McNamara in his article on Blessed Herman the Disabled comments on the great meaning of Herman’s life with this closing insight: “In his own day, the heroic cripple who achieved learning and holiness was called ‘The Wonder of His Age’.

In our day, many voices say that people with disabilities should be phased out of existence. Which were the Dark Ages, then or now!”

Thanks to http://unbornwordoftheday.com/ for this article.