SAINT FRANCIS OF SALES
Bishop and Doctor of the Church
DOUBLE / WHITE
Born on the border of Switzerland, into an old aristocratic family of Savoy, Francis of Sales became one of the foremost missioners of the Catholic Restoration. He drew Calvinists to the Church by his Christlike kindness; but after the winning of the heretics, the saint was very exacting in the direction of his converts. His writings are Christian classics in which he emphasizes the importance of a staunch Catholic laity, holding that it is an error to believe that piety is incompatible with any state of life. Francis of Sales was appointed bishop of Geneva in 1603. Seven years later, together with St. Jane de Chantal, he founded the Order of the Visitation. This holy and gentle apostle died in 1622.
INTROIT
In the midst of the assembly he opened his mouth; and the Lord filled him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding; He clothed him with a robe of glory.
Ps 91:2
It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praise to Your name, Most High.
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.
In the midst of the assembly he opened his mouth; and the Lord filled him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding; He clothed him with a robe of glory.
Born on the border of Switzerland, into an old aristocratic family of Savoy, Francis of Sales became one of the foremost missioners of the Catholic Restoration. He drew Calvinists to the Church by his Christlike kindness; but after the winning of the heretics, the saint was very exacting in the direction of his converts. His writings are Christian classics in which he emphasizes the importance of a staunch Catholic laity, holding that it is an error to believe that piety is incompatible with any state of life. Francis of Sales was appointed bishop of Geneva in 1603. Seven years later, together with St. Jane de Chantal, he founded the Order of the Visitation. This holy and gentle apostle died in 1622.
INTROIT
In the midst of the assembly he opened his mouth; and the Lord filled him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding; He clothed him with a robe of glory.
Ps 91:2
It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praise to Your name, Most High.
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.
In the midst of the assembly he opened his mouth; and the Lord filled him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding; He clothed him with a robe of glory.
Mass of a DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH except
GLORIA
COLLECT
O
God, You willed that the blessed confessor bishop Francis should become
all things to all men to save their souls. Fill us with the spirit of
Your love, so that guided by the counsels of Your saint and aided by his
merits we may come to the happiness of eternal life. Through our Lord
Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and rules with You in the unity of the
Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever.
EPISTLE 2 Tim. 4:1-8
Beloved: I charge you, in the sight of God and Christ Jesus, Who will judge the living and the dead by His coming and by His kingdom, preach the word, be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, entreat, rebuke with all patience and teaching. for there will come a time when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but having itching ears, will heap up to themselves teachers according to their lusts, and they will turn away their hearing from the truth and turn aside rather to fables. But be watchful in all things, bear with tribulation patiently, work as a preacher of the Gospel, fulfill your ministry. As for me, I am already being poured out in sacrifice, and the time of my deliverance is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith. For the rest, there is laid up for me a crown of justice, which the Lord, the just Judge, will give to me in that day; yet not to me only, but also to those who love His coming.
Gradual
Ps 36:30-31
The mouth of the just man tells of wisdom, and his tongue utters what is right.
V. The law of his God is in his heart, and his steps do not falter. Alleluia, alleluia.
Ecclus 45:9
V. The Lord loved him and adorned Him; He clothed him with a robe of glory. Alleluia.
GOSPEL Matt 5:13-19
At that time Jesus said to His disciples: "You
are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its strength, what
shall it be salted with? It is no longer of any use but to be thrown out
and trodden underfoot by men. You are the light of the world. A city
set on a mountain cannot be hidden. Neither do men light a lamp and put
it under the measure, but upon the lampstand, so as to give light to all
in the house. Even so let your light shine before men, in order that
they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven. Do
not think that I have come to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I have
not come to destroy, but to fulfill. For amen I say to you, till heaven
and earth pass away, not one jot or one tittle shall be lost from the
Law till all things have been accomplished. Therefore whoever does away
with one of these least commandments, and so teaches men, shall be
called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever carries them out and
teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."OFFERTORY ANTIPHON Ps. 91:13
The just shall flourish like the palm tree; like a cedar of Libanus shall he grow.
SECRET
O
Lord, let the blessed bishop and Doctor Francis always help us, and
through his intercession accept our offering and pardon our sins.
Through our Lord . . .
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Luke 12:42
The faithful and prudent servant whom the master will set over his household to give them their ration of grain in due time.
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Luke 12:42
The faithful and prudent servant whom the master will set over his household to give them their ration of grain in due time.
POSTCOMMUNION
O
Lord, may this Sacrifice bring us closer to our salvation through the
intercession of Your blessed bishop and illustrious Doctor Francis.
Through our Lord . . .
