"Lastly, in faithful obedience to tradition, the sacred Council declares that holy Mother Church holds all lawfully acknowledged rites to be of equal right and dignity; that she wishes to preserve them in the future and to foster them in every way." SACROSANCTUM CONCILIUM, 4
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St. Philip was born in Florence of
the noble family of Benizi on the Feast of the Assumption, 1233. Our
Lady herself called him to her newly founded Order of Servites. Philip
entered as a lay brother, but his abilities were soon discovered and he
was ordained to the priesthood. As a priest, he filled in succession
the highest offices in his order. He won souls to God in various
European countries; and in Italy itself, then wasted by civil wars, his
preaching restored peace.
Mass of a CONFESSOR OF THE FAITH, except
Introit
Ps 91:13-14
The just man shall
flourish like the palm tree, like a cedar of Lebanon shall he grow:
planted in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.
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.
The just man shall
flourish like the palm tree, like a cedar of Lebanon shall he grow:
planted in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.
GLORIA
COLLECT
O God, You have set before us an outstanding example of humility in the
person of Your blessed confessor Philip. Grant us, Your servants, the
grace to follow his example and spurn earthly riches in order to strive
after the treasures of heaven. Through our Lord . . .
Lesson
Lesson from the first letter of St Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians
1 Cor. 4:9-14
Brethren: We have been made a spectacle to the world, and to angels, and
to men. We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are
weak, but you are strong! You are honored, but we are without honor! To
this very hour we hunger and thirst, and we are naked and buffeted, and
have no fixed abode. And we toil, working with our own hands. We are
reviled and we bless, we are persecuted and we bear with it, we are
maligned and we entreat, we have become as the refuse of this world, the
offscouring of all, even until now! I write these things not to put you
to shame, but to admonish you as my dearest children, in Christ Jesus
our Lord.
R. Thanks be to God.
Gradual
Ps 36:30-31
The mouth of the just 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.
Ps 111:1
V. Happy the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in His commands. Alleluia.
Gospel
Continuation ☩ of the Holy Gospel according to Luke
R. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
Luke 12:32-34
At that time, Jesus said to His disciples, Do not be afraid, little
flock, for it has pleased your Father to give you the kingdom. Sell what
you have and give alms. Make for yourselves purses that do not grow
old, a treasure unfailing in heaven, where neither thief draws near nor
moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there also will your heart
be.
R. Praise be to Thee, O Christ.
S. By the words of the Gospel may our sins be blotted out.
Offertory
Ps 20:2-3
O Lord, in Your strength the just man is glad; in Your victory how
greatly he rejoices! You have granted him his heart’s desire.
SECRET
Accept
this offering which we humbly present in honor of Your Saints, O God,
and through it purify our bodies and our souls. Through our Lord . . .
Communion
Matt 19:28-29
Amen I say to you that you, who have left all things and followed Me,
shall receive a hundredfold, and shall possess life everlasting.
POSTCOMMUNION
Almighty
God, we pray that the reception of this Bread of Heaven may strengthen
us against all adversity through the intercession of Your blessed
Confessor Philip. Through our Lord . . .
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| Français : Saint Philippe Benizzi (par Dolci Carlo [1616-1686], musée des beaux-Arts de Brest) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Martyrdom of St. Symphorian
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The family of Jane
Frances de Fremiot (1572-1641) in Dijon, France, was prominent and
wealthy. Jane became the wife of the Baron de Chantal, a nobleman of
honor and virtue. The happiness of the young couple ended nine years
later, when the baron died in a hunting accident. His widow devoted
herself to the care of their four children, and after a time placed
herself under the direction of St. Francis de Sales. Under his guidance she founded the congregation of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary, for the education of girls.
Mass of a HOLY WOMAN, except
Introit
Ps 118:75; 118:120
I know, O Lord, that
Your ordinances are just, and in Your faithfulness You have afflicted
me. Pierce my flesh with Your fear; I fear Your ordinances.
Ps 118:1
Happy are they whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord.
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.
I know, O Lord, that
Your ordinances are just, and in Your faithfulness You have afflicted
me. Pierce my flesh with Your fear; I fear Your ordinances.
GLORIA
COLLECT
O Almighty and merciful God, who willed
to add glory to Your Church through the new congregation founded by
blessed Jane Frances, You inflamed this saint with such a love of
Yourself that her wondrous strength of soul led her in the way of
perfection during her whole life. May her merits and prayers bring us
grace from heaven to overcome everything that hinders us, for we are
conscious of our own frailty and trust solely in Your strength. Through
our Lord . . .
Lesson
Lesson from the book of Proverbs
Prov 31:10-31
When one finds a worthy wife, her value is far beyond pearls. Her
husband, entrusting his heart to her, has an unfailing prize. She brings
him good, and not evil, all the days of her life. She obtains wool and
flax and makes cloth with skillful hands. Like merchant ships, she
secures her provisions from afar. She rises while it is still night, and
distributes food to her household. She picks out a field to purchase;
out of her earnings she plants a vineyard. She is girt about with
strength, and sturdy are her arms. She enjoys the success of her
dealings; at night her lamp is undimmed. She puts her hands to the
distaff, and her fingers ply the spindle. She reaches out her hands to
the poor, and extends her arms to the needy. She fears not the snow for
her household; all her charges are doubly clothed. She makes her own
coverlets; fine linen and purple are her clothing. Her husband is
prominent at the city gates as he sits with the elders of the land. She
makes garments and sells them, and stocks the merchants with belts. She
is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs at the days to
come. She opens her mouth in wisdom, and on her tongue is kindly
counsel. She watches the conduct of her household, and eats not her food
in idleness. Her children rise up and praise her; her husband, too,
extols her: Many are the women of proven worth, but you have excelled
them all. Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting; the woman who fears
the Lord is to be praised. Give her a reward of her labors, and let her
works praise her at the city gates.
R. Thanks be to God.
Gradual
Ps 44:3, 5.
Grace is poured out upon your lips; thus God has blessed you forever.
V. In the cause of truth and mercy and for the sake of justice: may your right hand show you wondrous deeds. Alleluia, alleluia.
Ps 44.5
V. In your splendor and your beauty ride on triumphant, and reign. Alleluia.
Gospel
Continuation ☩ of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew
R. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
Matt 13:44-52
At that time, Jesus spoke this parable to His disciples: The kingdom of
heaven is like a treasure hidden is a field; he who finds it hides it,
and in his joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine
pearls. When he finds a single pearl of great price, he goes and sells
all that he has and buys it. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net
cast into the sea that gathered in fish of every kind. When it was
filled, they hauled it out, and sitting down on the beach, they gathered
the good fish into vessels, but threw away the bad. So will it be at
the end of the world. The angels will go out and separate the wicked
from among the just, and will cast them into the furnace of fire, where
there will be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth. Have you
understood all these things? They said to Him, Yes. And He said to them,
So then, every Scribe instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like a
householder who brings forth from his storeroom things new and old.
R. Praise be to Thee, O Christ.
S. By the words of the Gospel may our sins be blotted out.
Offertory
Ps 44:3
Grace is poured out upon your lips; thus God has blessed you forever, and for ages of ages.
SECRET
O Lord, let this life-giving sacrifice
kindle in us the same fire of love that burned so ardently in the heart
of blessed Jane Frances and consumed her in the flames of infinite
charity. Through our Lord . . .
POSTCOMMUNION
O Lord, pour out the Spirit of Your
love upon us who have been fed with the Bread of Heaven. Grant us the
grace to spurn earthly things through the prayers of blessed Jane
Frances, so that we may seek You alone, our God, with pure hearts.
Through our Lord . . .
A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE STORY
OF
OUR LADY OF KNOCK, QUEEN
OF IRELAND
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Bernard of Clairvaux
(1091-1153), of a titled Burgundy family, won over to the service of
Christ 31 other Burgundian noblemen, including four of his five brothers
and an uncle as well, who with him entered the monastic life at the
Abbey of Citeaux, of "strict" Benedictine observance, which had been
founded shortly before by SS.
Robert, Alberic, and Stephen Harding. Their arrival gave new vigor to
the Cistercian Order. Bernard was soon sent to found a Cistercian house
at Clairvaux, and under his direction the fame of the new monastery
spread throughout the world. There his aged father and youngest brother
Nivard received the Cistercian habit from his hands. His spirit of
austere strength and moving sweetness in the love of God and of the
Blessed Virgin stamped itself on the age. He was the adviser of Popes
and monarchs, the eloquent preacher of the Second Crusade, and inspired
defender of the Faith against powerful schismatics and heretics.
Mass of a DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH, except
Introit
Ecclus 15:5
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.
GLORIA
COLLECT
O God, may blessed
Bernard intercede for us in heaven as he once instructed Your faithful
on earth and directed them in the way of eternal salvation. Through our
Lord . . .
LESSON Eccli 39:6-14 [Sirach]
The
just man will give his heart to resort early to the Lord that made him,
and he will pray in the sight of the most High. He will open his mouth
in prayer, and will make supplication for his sins. For
if it shall please the great Lord, he will fill him with the spirit of
understanding: And he will pour forth the words of his wisdom as
showers, and in his prayer he will confess to the Lord. And he shall
direct his counsel, and his knowledge, and in his secrets shall he
meditate. He shall shew forth the discipline he hath
learned, and shall glory in the law of the covenant of the Lord. Many
shall praise his wisdom, and it shall never be forgotten. The memory of
him shall not depart away, and his name shall be in request from
generation to generation. Nations shall declare his wisdom, and the
church shall shew forth his praise.
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
Continuation ☩ of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew
R. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
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."
WITHIN THE OCTAVE
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John
Eudes (1601-80) was a zealous preacher of missions in French towns and
villages, and was equally zealous in the confessional. In 1643, he
founded the Congregation of Jesus and Mary, called the Eudists, an
institute combining the work of parochial missions with that of training
and reform of the clergy; and, a year later, the Congregation of
Sisters of the Good Shepherd. In his widely-read writings he was the
first to urge public devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Introit
Ps 36:30-31
The mouth of the just man tells of wisdom, and his tongue utters what is right. The law of his God is in his heart.
Ps 36:1
Be not vexed over evildoers, nor jealous of those who do wrong.
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.
The mouth of the just man tells of wisdom, and his tongue utters what is right. The law of his God is in his heart.
GLORIA
COLLECT
O
God, You inflamed the blessed confessor John with a wondrous zeal to
promote the public worship of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, and
You also founded a new congregation in the Church through this saint.
May the example of his merits teach all of us who venerate his deep
virtue. Through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord . . .
Lesson
Lesson from the book of Ecclesiasticus
Sir 31:8-11
Happy the man found without fault, who turns not aside after gain, nor
puts his trust in money nor in treasures! Who is he, that we may praise
him? For he has done wonders in his life. He has been tested by gold and
come off safe, and this remains his glory forever; he could have sinned
but did not, could have done evil but would not, so that his
possessions are secure in the Lord, and the assembly of the Saints shall
recount his alms.
Gradual
Ps 91:13; 91:14
The just man shall flourish like the palm tree, like a cedar of Lebanon shall he grow in the house of the Lord.
Ps 91:3
V. To proclaim Your kindness at dawn and Your faithfulness throughout the night. Alleluia, alleluia.
Jas 1:12
V. Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been tried, he will receive the crown of life. Alleluia.
Gospel
Luke 12:35-40
At that time, Jesus said to His disciples, "Let your loins be girt about
and your lamps burning, and you yourselves like men waiting for their
master’s return from the wedding; so that when he comes and knocks, they
may straight-way open to him. Blessed are those servants whom the
master, on his return, shall find watching. Amen I say to you, he will
gird himself, and will make them recline at table, and will come and
serve them. And if he comes in the second watch, and if in the third,
and finds them so, blessed are those servants! But of this be assured,
that if the householder had known at what hour the thief was coming, he
would certainly have watched, and not have let his house be broken into.
You also must be ready, because at an hour that you do not expect, the
Son of Man is coming."
Offertory
Ps 88:25
My faithfulness and My kindness shall be with him, and through My name shall his horn be exalted.
SECRET
In
honor of Your blessed priest John, O Lord, we offer to You in sacrifice
these gifts that are our consolation on earth and encourage us to hope
for an eternal reward. Through our Lord . . .
Communion
Matt 24:46-47
Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, shall find
watching. Amen I say to you, he will set him over all his goods.
POSTCOMMUNION
We
are refreshed by Your Sacred Gift, O Lord, and beg You, through the
intercession of blessed John, who fervently worshiped the Sacred Hearts
of Jesus and Mary, to keep us on earth so close to these same Hearts
that we may delight in them in Heaven. Through the same Jesus Christ,
our Lord . . .
