FERIAL DAY
(Mass of preceding Sunday)
(Mass of preceding Sunday)
[Requiem or Votive Mass allowed]
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Ps. 118:81, 84, 86
My soul looks to Your salvation, and in Your word have I hoped. When will You come in judgment for those who persecute me? The wicked have persecuted me; help me, O Lord my God.
POSTCOMMUNION
We have been seeking the food of immortality and implore Thee, O Lord, that with its savour still on our tongues, we may with pure hearts continue to pursue it. Through our Lord . . .
INTROIT Esth. 13:9, 10-11
All things depend on Your will, O Lord, and there is no one who can resist Your will. For You have made all things, heaven and earth, and all things that are under the canopy of heaven. You are the Lord of all.
Ps. 118:1. Blessed are they who are undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.
V. Glory be . . .
COLLECT
Keep Your family under Your continual care, O Lord. Shelter it with Your protection from all adversity, that it may be zealous in doing good for the honor of Your name. Through our Lord . . .
All things depend on Your will, O Lord, and there is no one who can resist Your will. For You have made all things, heaven and earth, and all things that are under the canopy of heaven. You are the Lord of all.
Ps. 118:1. Blessed are they who are undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.
V. Glory be . . .
COLLECT
Keep Your family under Your continual care, O Lord. Shelter it with Your protection from all adversity, that it may be zealous in doing good for the honor of Your name. Through our Lord . . .
EPISTLE Eph. 6:10-17
Brethren, be strengthened in the Lord and in the might of his power. Put you on the armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the deceits of the devil.
For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood; but against principalities and powers, against the rulers of the world of this darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in the high places.
Therefore, take unto you the armour of God, that you may be able to resist in the evil day and to stand in all things perfect. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth and having on the breastplate of justice: And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace. In all things taking the shield of faith, wherewith you may be able to extinguish all the fiery darts of the most wicked one. And take unto you the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit (which is the word of God).
GRADUAL Ps. 89:1-2
O Lord, You have been our refuge through all generation.
V. Before the mountains were made, or the earth was formed, from eternity to eternity You are God.
Alleluia, alleluia! V. Ps. 113:1.
When Israel went out from Egypt, the house of Jacob fled from a barbarous people. Alleluia!
GOSPEL Matt. 18:23-35
At that time, Jesus spoke to his disciples this parable: "The kingdom of heaven likened to a king, who would take an account of his servants. And when he had begun to take the account, one as brought to him, that owed him ten thousand talents. And as he had not wherewith to pay it, his lord commanded that he should be sold, and his wife and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. But that servant falling down, besought him, saying: 'Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.' And the lord of that servant being moved with pity, let him go and forgave him the debt.
"But when that servant was gone out, he found one of his fellow-servants that owed him an hundred pence: and laying hold of him, he throttled him, saying: 'Pay what thou owest.' And his fellow-servant falling down, besought him, saying: 'Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.' And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he paid the debt.
"Now his fellow servants seeing what was done, were very much grieved, and they came, and told their lord all that was done. Then his lord called him: and said to him: 'Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all the debt, because thou besoughtest me: Shouldst not thou then have had compassion also on thy fellow servant, even as I had compassion on thee?' And his lord being angry, delivered him to the torturers until he paid all the debt. So also shall my heavenly Father do to you, if you forgive not every one his brother from your hearts."
OFFERTORY ANTIPHON Job 1:2
There was a man in the land of Hus, whose name was Job, simple and upright, and fearing God. Satan asked that he might tempt him, and power was given Satan from the Lord over Job's possessions and his flesh; and Satan destroyed all his substance and his children, and afflicted his body with a grievous ulcer.
SECRET
O Lord, graciously accept this offering which You in Your boundless mercy instituted to atone for our sins and to restore salvation to us. Through our Lord . . .
Brethren, be strengthened in the Lord and in the might of his power. Put you on the armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the deceits of the devil.
For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood; but against principalities and powers, against the rulers of the world of this darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in the high places.
Therefore, take unto you the armour of God, that you may be able to resist in the evil day and to stand in all things perfect. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth and having on the breastplate of justice: And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace. In all things taking the shield of faith, wherewith you may be able to extinguish all the fiery darts of the most wicked one. And take unto you the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit (which is the word of God).
GRADUAL Ps. 89:1-2
O Lord, You have been our refuge through all generation.
V. Before the mountains were made, or the earth was formed, from eternity to eternity You are God.
Alleluia, alleluia! V. Ps. 113:1.
When Israel went out from Egypt, the house of Jacob fled from a barbarous people. Alleluia!
GOSPEL Matt. 18:23-35
At that time, Jesus spoke to his disciples this parable: "The kingdom of heaven likened to a king, who would take an account of his servants. And when he had begun to take the account, one as brought to him, that owed him ten thousand talents. And as he had not wherewith to pay it, his lord commanded that he should be sold, and his wife and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. But that servant falling down, besought him, saying: 'Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.' And the lord of that servant being moved with pity, let him go and forgave him the debt.
"But when that servant was gone out, he found one of his fellow-servants that owed him an hundred pence: and laying hold of him, he throttled him, saying: 'Pay what thou owest.' And his fellow-servant falling down, besought him, saying: 'Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.' And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he paid the debt.
"Now his fellow servants seeing what was done, were very much grieved, and they came, and told their lord all that was done. Then his lord called him: and said to him: 'Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all the debt, because thou besoughtest me: Shouldst not thou then have had compassion also on thy fellow servant, even as I had compassion on thee?' And his lord being angry, delivered him to the torturers until he paid all the debt. So also shall my heavenly Father do to you, if you forgive not every one his brother from your hearts."
OFFERTORY ANTIPHON Job 1:2
There was a man in the land of Hus, whose name was Job, simple and upright, and fearing God. Satan asked that he might tempt him, and power was given Satan from the Lord over Job's possessions and his flesh; and Satan destroyed all his substance and his children, and afflicted his body with a grievous ulcer.
SECRET
O Lord, graciously accept this offering which You in Your boundless mercy instituted to atone for our sins and to restore salvation to us. Through our Lord . . .
My soul looks to Your salvation, and in Your word have I hoped. When will You come in judgment for those who persecute me? The wicked have persecuted me; help me, O Lord my God.
POSTCOMMUNION
We have been seeking the food of immortality and implore Thee, O Lord, that with its savour still on our tongues, we may with pure hearts continue to pursue it. Through our Lord . . .
[Historical]
Saint Willibrord was born in Northumberland
(northeastern England) in 657. His father left the world to enter a
monastery, and is honored as a Saint in the monastery of Echternach in
the diocese of Treves, and named in the English calendar. When his son
was twenty years old he was already wearing the religious habit. Being
accustomed to bearing the yoke of the Lord, and finding it light and
sweet, he went to Ireland to seek greater perfection and study under
Saint Egbert.
When he was thirty years old he desired, with Saint
Swidbert and ten other monks of England, to preach the faith in the land
of the Frisons, or Vriesland, a province of the Low Countries
surrounding the mouth of the Rhine. The Frisons were warriors and had
maintained their
liberty against the Romans. The Gospel had been preached among them in
678 by Saint
Wilfrid, but those efforts had borne little fruit, and the true God was
almost entirely unknown
among them when the monks arrived.
Willibrord afterwards went on to Rome to ask the papal benediction and authorization to
preach the Gospel to the idolatrous nations; he was amply blessed with powers and relics for
the churches he would construct. His companion, Saint Swidbert, became the bishop of a
group residing near Cologne. The other eleven missionaries preached in the part of Vriesland
belonging to the French. Saint Willibrord was recommended for episcopal consecration by
Pepin, royal Palace Steward of France; Pope Sergius changed his name to Clement and
consecrated him Archbishop of the Frisons in Saint Peter’s Church in Rome.
He then returned to Utrecht, where he established his residence and built the Church of the
Saviour. He repaired the Church of Saint Martin, which later became the Cathedral of Utrecht.
He built and governed until his death the abbey of Echternach in Luxembourg. He baptized
the son of Charles Martel, named Pepin, who later became king of France. Charles Martel was
a benefactor of the churches founded by Saint Willibrord, and conferred on him sovereignty of
the city of Utrecht.
Saint Willibrord preached also in Denmark, where a
cruel king reigned at that time; the Saint, seeing invincible obstacles
to the propagation of the Gospel, merely bought thirty children of the
land, whom he baptized and took back with him to Utrecht. He preached
on the island of Walcheren, converted many and established several
churches. A blow from a saber which an idolatrous priest gave him there
made no wound; and the idolatrous priest became possessed by the demon.
Saint Boniface joined him in 720 and spent three years
with him before going to Germany. Saint Bede, English historian, wrote
of Saint Willibrord, saying he was a venerable old man who had for
thirty-six years been a bishop and was “awaiting the rewards of life in
heaven, after the generous battles he waged in the spiritual combat.”
At Utrecht Saint Willibrord founded schools which became famous. He
wrought many miracles, and had the gift of
prophecy. He labored unceasingly as bishop for more than fifty years,
beloved alike of God
and of man, and died full of days and good works. This amiable Saint,
noted for his gaiety in
conversation and his wisdom in counsel, was buried in the monastery of
Echternach in
Luxembourg.
Reflection: True zeal has its roots in the
love of God. It can never be idle; it must labor, toil, be doing great
things. It glows as fire; it is, like fire, insatiable. Reflect
whether this spirit exists in you!
Sources: Les Petits Bollandistes: Vies des Saints, by Msgr. Paul Guérin (Bloud et Barral: Paris, 1882), Vol. 13; Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints, a compilation based on Butler’s Lives of the Saints and other sources by John Gilmary Shea (Benziger Brothers: New York, 1894).
Saint Hyacinth Castaneda
Died 1773
November 7
Dominican. Priest. Missionary to China. Missionary to Vietnam. One of the Martyrs of Vietnam.
Born
at Setavo, diocese of Valencia, Spain
Died
beheaded in 1773 in Vietnam
Canonized
19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II
