GLOIRE, LOUANGE, HONNEUR, AU CHRIST-ROI, RÉDEMPTEUR.

GLORY, PRAISE, AND HONOR TO THEE, O KING CHRIST, THE REDEEMER.

KINGSHIP OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

Feast Day: The Last Sunday of October. The royalty of Christ rests upon a twofold basis. He is our King by right of birth and by right of conquest. The firstrefers us to the personality of the Son of God, whereby, in his divine nature as God and by virtue of the hypostaticunion, He is the sovereign Lord and Master. The second places before us the God-Man coming down on earth torescue fallen man from the slavery of Satan, and by the labors and sufferings of this life, and Passion and death, towin a glorious victory for us over sin and hell.

INTROITTHE LAMB THAT WAS SLAIN is worthy to receive power and divinity andwisdom and strength and honor; toHim be glory and empire for ever and ever. (Psalm) Give to the King, OGod, Thy justice, and to the King’s SonThy judgment. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now,and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. (Apoc. 5:12;1-6; Ps.71:1)COLLECTALMIGHTY AND EVERLASTING GOD, Who in Thy beloved Son, the King of the whole world, hast willed torestore all things, mercifully grant that all the families of nations now kept apart by the wound of sin, may bebrought under the sweet yoke of His rule: Who with thee liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God,world without end. Amen.EPISTLEBRETHREN: Giving thanks to God the Father, who hath made us worthyto be partakers of the lot of the saints inlight: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of the Son of hislove, In whom we have redemption through his blood, the remission of sins; Who is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn of every creature: For in him were all things createdin heaven and on earth, visible and invisible,whether thrones, or dominations, or principalities, or powers:all things were created by him and in him. And he isbefore all, and by him all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, thefirstborn from the dead; that in all things he may hold the primacy: Because in him, it hath well pleased the Father,that all fullness should dwell; And through him to reconcile all things unto himself, making peace through the bloodof his cross, both as to the things that are on earth, and the thingsthat are in heaven. (Col 1:12-20)GOSPELAT THAT TIME: Pilate said to Jesus:Art Thou King of the Jews? Jesus answered:Sayest thou this thing ofthyself, or have others told it thee of Me?Pilate answered:Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priestshave delivered Thee up to me: what hast Thou done?Jesus answered:My kingdom is not of this world. If mykingdom were of this world, My servants would certainly strive that Ishould not be delivered to the Jews; but nowMy kingdom is not from hence.Pilate therefore said to him:Art Thou a king then? Jesus answered:Thou sayestthat I am a King. For this was I born, and for this came I into the world, that I should give testimony to the truth.Every one that is of the truth, heareth My voice.(Jn. 18:33-37)SECRETO LORD, we offer Thee the Victim of man’s redemption: grant, we beseech Thee, that Jesus Christ Thy Son ourLord, Whom we are immolating in the sacrifice, may Himself bestow on all nations the gifts of unity and peace;Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy Ghost,, God, world without end. Amen.PREFACEIT IS TRULY MEET AND JUST, right and for our salvation, that we should at all times and in all places givethanks to Thee, holy Lord, Father almighty, eternal God, Who with the oil of gladness didst anoint Thine only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ as Priest for ever and King of all: that by offering Himself on the altar of theCross a stainless Victim to appease Thee, He might accomplish the mysteries of man’s redemption: and thatsubjecting all creatures to His sway, He might present to Thine infinite Majesty a universal and eternal Kingdom: aKingdom of truth and life: a Kingdom of holiness and grace: a Kingdom of justice, love, and peace. And thereforewith with Angels and Archangels, with Thrones and Dominations,and with the hosts of the heavenly army, we singa hymn to Thy glory, evermore saying:Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts. The heavens and the earth are full ofThy glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He Who cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.ANTIPHON AT THE MAGNIFICATFIRST VESPERSTHE LORD GOD shall give unto Him the throne of David His father; and Heshall reign in the house of Jacob forever, and of His Kingdom there shall be no end, alleluia.SECOND VESPERSHE HATH on His garment and on His thigh written: King of kings and Lordof lords. To Him be glory and empirefor ever and ever.

PRENEZ COURAGE, NE CRAIGNEZ POINT: VOICI DIEU QUI VIENDRA ET VOUS SAUVERA.

THE LORD IS NIGH UNTO ALL THEM THAT CALL UPON HIM, TO ALL THAT CALL UPON HIM IN TRUTH.

ADVENT

Feast Day: See Table of Movable Feasts. From the Latin word adventus meaning “coming”. The idea of Advent is “Prepare you for the coming of Christ.”Therefore the very appeals of the Patriarchs and Prophets are put in our mouths in Advent. Prepare for the coming ofChrist the Redeemer, Who comes to prepare us for His Second coming as Judge.

In the Roman Catholic church’s Lithurgy (i.e. the public official service of the Church, that corresponded to theofficial service of the Temple in the Old Law), Advent starts on the fourth Sunday before December 25, theSunday between November 27 and December 3 inclusive (typ. the Sunday closest to the feast of St. Andrew.)

Of old, for example in Normandy, farmers employed children under twelve to run through the fields and orchardsarmed with torches, setting fire to bundles of straw, and thus it is believed driving out such vermin as are likely todamage the crops whereas in recent times the commonest observance of Advent outside church circles has beenthe keeping of an advent calendar or advent candle, with one door being opened in the calendar, or one section ofthe candle being burned, on each day in December leading up to Christmas Eve.

The First Sunday of Advent or the Fourth before Christmas, is the first day of the Liturgical Year. The Massprepares us this day for the double coming (adventus) of mercy and justice. That is why St. Paul tells us, in theEpistle, to cast off sin in order that, being ready for the coming of Christ as our Savior, we may also be ready for Hiscoming as our Judge, of which we learn in the Gospel. Let us prepare ourselves, by pious aspirations and by thereformation of our lives, for this twofold coming. Jesus our Lord will reward those who yearn for Him and await Him:“Those who trust in Him shall not be confounded.”

INTROITTO THEE have I lifted up my soul: in Thee, O my God, I put my thrust, let me not be ashamed: neither let myenemies laugh at me: for non of them that wait on Thee shall be confounded. (Psalm) Show, O Lord, Thy ways tome: and teach me Thy paths. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in thebeginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. (Ps. 24:1,3,4)COLLECTSTIR UP THY POWER, we beseech Thee, O Lord, and come: that from the threatening dangers of our sins wemay deserve to be rescued by Thy protection, and to be saved by Thy deliverance: Who livest and reignest withGod the Father in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.EPISTLEBRETHREN, knowing that is now the hour for us to rise from sleep. For now our salvation is nearer than when webelieved. The night is passed and the day is at hand. Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and put on thearmor of light. Let us walk honestly, as in the day: not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering andimpurities, not in contention and envy: but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ. (Rom. 13:11-14)GOSPELAT THAT TIME Jesus said to His disciples:There shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; andupon the earth distress of nations, by reason of the confusion of the roaring of the sea and of the waves: menwithering away for fear and expectation of what shall come upon thewhole world. For the powers of heaven shallbe moved. And then they shall see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with great power and majesty. But when thesethings begin to come to pass, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is at hand.And He spoke tothem a similitude:See the fig tree and all the trees: when they now shoot forth their fruit, you know that summer isnigh. So you also, when you shall see these things come to pass, know that the kingdom of God is at hand. Amen, Isay to you, this generation shall not pass away till all things be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away: but Mywords shall not pass away.(Lk. 21:25-33)SECRETMAY these holy mysteries, O Lord, cleanse us by their powerful virtue and make us come with greater purity toHim Who is their source. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unityof the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.PREFACEIT IS TRULY MEET AND JUST, right and for our salvation, that we should at all times and in all places givethanks to Thee, holy Lord, Father almighty, eternal God: Who, together with Thine only-begotten Son and the HolyGhost, art one God, one Lord: not in the Oneness of a single Person,but in the Trinity of one Substance. For whatby Thy revelation we believe of Thy glory, the same do we believe of Thy Son, the same of the Holy Ghost,without difference or separation; so that in confessing the true and eternal Godhead, in It we should adoredistinction in Persons, unity in Essence, and equality in Majesty: in praise of which Angels and Archangels,Cherubim also and Seraphim, day be day exclaim, without end and with one voice, saying:Holy, holy, holy, LordGod of hosts. The heavens and the earth are full of Thy glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He Who comethin the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.ANTIPHON AT THE MIGNIFICATFEAR NOT, Mary, for thou hast found grace with the Lord; behold thou shalt conceive, and shalt bring forth a son,alleluia. (Lk. 1:30-31)AT BENEDICTION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENTRORATE CŒLIYE HEAVENS, drop down the dew from above, and let the clouds rain down the Just. Be comforted, be comforted,O my people: thy Savior shall come quickly. (Is. 15:5)

Ô MARIE, CONCUE SANS PÉCHÉ, PRIEZ POURNOUS, QUI AVONS RECOURS À VOUS.

THOU ART ALL FAIR, O MARY, AND THEREIS IN THEE NO STAIN OF ORIGINAL SIN.

THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MAR Y

Feast Day: December 8“I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her Seed.” (Gen. 3:15) In these words the Im-maculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary was announced to our first parents. It was to be the reversal of thefriendship with the serpent contracted by Eve, when she listened to his voice and fell under his power. The secondEve was never to be under the power of the devil; the enmity between them was to admit of no possible exception.This involved the grace of being conceived immaculate. Mary’s Immaculate Conception was the foundation of all hergraces. The absence of any stain or spot of sin distinguished her from all the rest of mankind. It distinguished herfrom the holiest of the saints, since they, one and all, were sinners. Her perfect sinlessness was the source of all herglory and all her majesty; it was this which opened the door to the unlimited graces that she received from God; itwas this that qualified her for her divine maternity, and raised her to her throne as Queen of heaven.

INTROITI WILL greatly rejoice in the Lord, and my soul shall be joyful in my God: for He hath clothed me with thegarments of salvation, and with the robe of justice He hath covered me, as a bride adorned with her jewels. (Psalm)I will extol Thee, O Lord, for Thou hast upheld me: and hast not made mine enemies to rejoice over me. Glory beto the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, worldwithout end. Amen. (Is. 61:10; Ps. 29:2)COLLECTO GOD, Who, by the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin, didst prepare for Thy Son a worthy habitation, webeseech Thee, that as Thou didst preserve her from every stain by the foreseen death of this Thy Son, so Thouwouldst grant that we also being cleansed from guilt by her intercession, may come to Thee. Through the same ourLord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world withoutend. Amen.EPISTLETHE LORD possessed me in the beginning of his ways, before he made anything from the beginning. I was set upfrom eternity, and of old before the earth was made. The depths werenot as yet, and I was already conceived.neither had the fountains of waters as yet sprung out: The mountains with their huge bulk had not as yet beenestablished: before the hills I was brought forth: He had not yetmade the earth, nor the rivers, nor the poles of theworld. When he prepared the heavens, I was present: when with a certain law and compass he enclosed the depths:When he established the sky above, and poised the fountains of waters: When he compassed the sea with itsbounds, and set a law to the waters that they should not pass their limits: when be balanced the foundations of theearth; I was with him forming all things: and was delighted every day, playing before him at all times; Playing inthe world: and my delights were to be with the children of men. Now therefore, ye children, hear me: Blessed arethey that keep my ways. Hear instruction and be wise, and refuse it not. Blessed is the man that heareth me, and thatwatcheth daily at my gates, and waiteth at the posts of my doors. Hethat shall find me, shall find life, and shallhave salvation from the Lord. (Prov. 8:22-35)GOSPELAT THAT TIME there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee: and the Mother of Jesus was there. And Jesus also wasinvited, and His disciples, to the marriage. And the wine failing, the Mother of Jesus saith to Him:They have nowine. And Jesus saith to her:Woman, what is that to Me and to thee? My hour is not yet come.His Mother saith tothe waiters:Whatsoever He shall say to you, do ye.Now there were set there six water-pots of stone, according tothe manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three measures apiece. Jesus saith to them:Fill thewater-pots with water.And they filled them up to the brim. And Jesus said to them:Draw out now, and carry to thechief steward of the feast.And they carried it. And when the chief steward had tasted the water made wine, andknew not whence it was, but the waiters knew who had drawn the water: the chief Stewart calleth the bridegroom,and saith to him: Every man at first setteth forth good wine, and when men have well drunk, then that which isworst: but thou hast kept the good wine until now. (Jn. 2:1-10)SECRETRECEIVE the saving Victim, which we offer to Thee, O Lord, on the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception ofthe blessed Virgin Mary: and grant that, as we confess that by Thy preserving grace she was kept free from everystain; so, by her intercession, we may be delivered from all our faults. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son,Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost,God, world without end. Amen.PREFACEIT IS TRULY MEET AND JUST, right and for our salvation, that we should at all times and in all places givethanks to Thee, holy Lord, Father almighty, eternal God: and that weshould praise and bless and proclain Thee inthe Immaculate Conception of the blessed Mary ever Virgin: who conceived Thine only-begotten Son by theovershadowing of the Holy Ghost, and the glory of her virginity still abiding, gave forth to the world the eternalLight, Jesus Christ our Lord: through Whom Angels praise Thy Majesty, Dominations worship, Powers stand inawe: the Heavens and the hosts of heaven with blessed Seraphim unite, exult, and celebrate; and we entreat thatThou wouldst bid our voices also to be heard with theirs, singingwith lowly praise:Holy, holy, holy, Lord God ofhosts. The heavens and the earth are full of Thy glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He Who cometh in thename of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.ANTIPHON AT THE MIGNIFICATALL generationsshallcall meblessedbecauseHe thatis mightyhathdonegreatthingsto me, alleluia. (Lk. 1:48)

AUJOURD’HUI UN ENFANT NOUS EST NÉ: LE VERBE A ÉTÉ FAIT HOMME.

A CHILD IS BORN TO US, THEWORD WAS MADE FLESH.

CHRISTMAS DAY

Feast Day: December 25During the season of Advent we long for the coming of Christ. In Christmastide we experience the joy of His cominginto the world. The Church is full of the mystery of the Incarnation of Christ. Jesus as God, begotten of the substanceof the Father before all ages and born of the substance of His Mother in the world, is given to us. “And His nameshall be called the Angel of Good Council.”

By union of our souls with Jesus born to human life, we are born to the divine life. “As many as received Him Hegave the power to be made Sons of God.” (St. John).

In the birth of Jesus we learn to know God as His Father: “All things are delivered to Me by my Father. And no oneknoweth the Son but the Father: neither doth any one know the Father but the Son and he to whom it shall pleasethe Son to reveal Him.” (St. Matthew).

St. Luke tells us of the birth of our Lord. And Mary brought forth her first-born Son, and wrapped Him in swaddlingclothes and laid Him in a manger.

INTROITTHE LORD hath said to me:Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten Thee. (Psalm) Why have the Gentilesraged, and the people devised vain things? Glory be to the Father, and tothe Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it wasin the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. (Ps. 2:7,1)COLLECTO GOD, Who hast made this most holy night shine forth with the splendorof the true Light: grant, we beseechThee, that we, who have known the mysteries of His light on earth,may enjoy also His happiness in heaven: Whowith Thee liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God,world without end. Amen.EPISTLEDEARLY BELOVED: For the grace of God our Savior hath appeared to allmen; Instructing us, that, denyingungodliness and worldly desires, we should live soberly, and justly, and godly in this world, Looking for theblessed hope and coming of the glory of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ, Who gave himself for us, thathe might redeem us from all iniquity, and might cleanse to himself apeople acceptable, a pursuer of good works.These things speak, and exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee. (Tit. 2:11-15)GOSPELAND IT CAME TO PASS, that when they were there, her days were accomplished that she should be delivered.And she brought forth her firstborn Son and wrapped Him up in swaddlingclothes, and laid Him in a manger:Because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds watching andkeeping the night watches over their flock. And behold an Angel of the Lord stood by them and the brightness ofGod shone round about them, and they feared with a great fear. Andthe Angel said to them:Fear not; for behold Ibring you good tidings of great joy, that shall be to all the people: for this day is born to you a Savior, Who is Christthe Lord, in the city of David. And this shall be a sign unto you: you shall find the infant wrapped in swaddlingclothes, and laid in a manger.And suddenly there was with the Angel a multitude of the heavenly army,praisingGod and saying:Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men of good will.And it came to pass, after theangels departed from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another: Let us go over to Bethlehem, and let ussee this word that is come to pass, which the Lord hath showed to us. And they came with haste; and they foundMary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. And seeing, they understood of the word that had been spokento them concerning this child. And all that heard, wondered; and atthose things that were told them by theshepherds. But Mary kept all these words, pondering them in her heart.And the shepherds returned, glorifying andpraising God, for all the things they had heard and seen, as it wastold unto them. (Lk. 2:6-20)SECRETSANCTIFY, O Lord, the gifts offered to Thee by the new birth of Thine Only-begotten Son; and cleanse us fromthe stain of our sins. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who livethand reigneth with Thee in the unity of theHoly Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.PREFACEIT IS TRULY MEET AND JUST, right and for our salvation, that we should at all times and in all places givethanks to Thee, holy Lord, Father almighty, eternal God: for through the Mystery of the Word made flesh, newradiance from Thy glory hath so shone on the eye of the soul that therecognition of our God made visible drawethus to love what is invisible. And therefore with Angels and Archangels, with Thrones and Dominations, and withthe hosts of the heavenly army we sing a hymn to Thy glory, evermore saying:Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts.The heavens and the earth are full of Thy glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He Who cometh in the name ofthe Lord. Hosanna in the highest.ANTIPHON AT THE MIGNIFICATTHIS DAY Christ is born: this day the Savior hath appeared: this day the Angels sing on earth, and the Archangelsrejoice: this day the just exult, saying: Glory to God in the highest, alleluia. (Lk. 2:14)

LA MORT DE L’HOMME-DIEU EST LA SOURCE DE LA VIE ÉTERNELLE.

THE DEATH OF THE GOD-MAN ISTHE SPRING OF EVERLASTING LIFE.

PALM SUNDAY

Feast Day: The Sunday before Easter Sunday.Of the weeks in the Church’s year Holy Week is truly singular for the fullness, majesty, and devotion of theceremonies. From apostolic times special care had been taken to celebrate the central mysteries of our Redemption,and in the course of time three days – Friday, Saturday, Sunday – came to be set apart for the liturgical memory ofChrist crucified, Christ buried, Christ risen. A little later was added a fourth day, of solemn ritual remembrance of theinstitution of the most Holy Eucharist. A further addition was made on the previous Sunday, to celebrate thetriumphant entry into His holy city of Christ our Lord, Messiah and King.

INTROITO LORD, keep not Thy help for from me; look to my defense: deliver mefrom the lion’s mouth, and my lownessfrom the horns of the unicorns. (Psalm) O God, my God, look upon me:why hast Thou forsaken me? Far from mysalvation are the words of my sins. [From Passion Sunday –i.e. the Sunday preceding Palm Sunday – to Easter, theGlory Be is surpressed because it evokes sentiments of joy] (Ps. 21:20,22,2)COLLECTO ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, Who didst cause our Savior to take upon Him our flesh and to undergo thecross, for an example of humility to be imitated by mankind: mercifullygrant that we may deserve to possess notonly the lesson of His patience, but also the fellowship of His Resurrection. Through the same our Lord JesusChrist, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.EPISTLEBRETHREN, let this mind be in you which was also in Jesus Christ:Who being in the form of God, thought it notrobbery to be equal with God; but emptied Himself, taking the form of aservant, being made in the likeness ofmen, and in habit found as a man. He humbled Himself, becoming obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.For which cause God also hath exalted Him, and hath given Him a name which is above all names(here allgenuflect) that in the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those that are in heaven, on earth, and under theearth; and that every tongue should confess that the Lord Jesus Christ is in the glory of God the Father. (Phil. 2:5-11)GRADUALTHOU HAST HELD me by my right hand; and by Thy will Thou hast conducted me, and with Thy glory Thou hastreceived me. How good is God to Israel, to them that are of a right heart! But my feet were almost moved, my stepshad wellnigh slipped, because I was jealous of the wicked, seeking the prosperity of sinners. (Ps. 72:24,1-3)GOSPELAT THAT TIME, when Jesus drew nigh to Jerusalem, and was come to Bethphage, unto Mount Olivet, then Hesent two disciples, saying to them:Go ye into the village that is over against you and immediately you shall find anass tied, and a colt with her; loose them and bring them to Me. And ifany man shall say anything to you, say ye thatthe Lord hath need of them, and forthwith he will let them go. Now all this was done that it might be fulfilled whichwas spoken by the prophet, saying:Tell ye the daughter of Sion: Behold thy King cometh to thee, meek, and sittingupon an ass, and upon a colt, the foal of her that is used to the yoke. And the disciples going did as Jesuscommanded them. And they brought the ass and the colt, and laid their garments upon them, and made Him sitthereon. And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way, and others cut boughs from the trees, andstrewed them in the way, and the multitudes that went before andthat followed cried, saying:Hosanna the Son ofDavid: Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord. (Mt. 21:1-9)SECRETGRANT, we beseech Thee, O Lord, that the gifts offered in the sight of Thy Majesty, may procure us the grace ofdevotion and the reward of a blessed eternity. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reignethwith Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.PREFACEIT IS TRULY MEET AND JUST, right and for our salvation, that we should at all times and in all places givethanks to Thee, holy Lord, Father almighty, eternal God: Who didst establish the salvation of mankind on the treeof the cross: that whence death rose, thence also life might riseagain, and that he who overcame by a tree, by a treealso might be overcome: through Christ our Lord. Through Whom Angels praise Thy Majesty, Dominationsworship, Powers stand in awe. The heavens and the hosts of heaven with blessed Seraphim unite, exult, andcelebrate. And we entreat that Thou wouldst bid our voices also to be heard with theirs, singing with lowly praise:Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts. The heavens and the earthare full of Thy glory. Hosanna in the highest.Blessed is He Who cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.ANTIPHON AT THE MIGNIFICATFOR IT IS WRITTEN: I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of theflock shall be dispersed; but after I shall berisen again, I will go before you into Galilee: there you shall see Me, saith the Lord, alleluia. (Mt. 26:31-32)

VOICI LE BOIS DE LA CROIX AUQUEL LE SALUT DU MONDE A ÉTÉ ATTACHÉ.

BEHOLD THE WOOD OF THE CROSS, ON WHICH HUNG THE SAVIOR OF THE WORLD.

GOOD FRIDAY

Feast Day: The Friday preceding Easter Sunday.Let the faithful be led to understand today’s special liturgical act, in which the Passion of our Lord is solemnlychanted: prayers offered for the needs of the whole Church and the human race: the holy Cross, monument of ourRedemption, is adored most devoutly by clergy and faithful, the whole family of Christ: finally, as for hundreds ofyears was the practice, all who wish and are duly prepared go forward to receive Communion with this as their chiefintention, that by devoutly receiving the Body of the Lord (which He delivered this day for all men) they may enjoyricher fruits of that Redemption. Let the priests urge the faithful to make this sacred day one of loving recollection,neither should they forget the law of abstinence and fasting.

THE LORD Jesus Christ humbled Himself unto death, even the death of the cross; wherefore God also exalted Himand hath given Him a name which is above every name. (Phil. 2:8-9)O LORD Jesus Christ, Who didst shed Thy precious Blood to wash away oursins: we humbly beseech Thee, thaton the judgment day, at Thy right hand, we may be found worthy to hear from Thee those words: Come, ye blessed:Who with the same God the Father and the Holy Ghost, livest andreignest, God, world without end. Amen.INTROITO GOD Who, by the Passion of Thy Christ, our Lord, hast loosened the bonds of death, that heritage of the first sinto which all men of later times did succeed: make us so conformed to Him that, as we must needs have borne thelikeness of earthly nature, so we may by sanctification bear thelikeness of heavenly grace. Through the same ourLord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world withoutend. Amen.COLLECTO GOD, from Whom Judas received the punishment of his guilt, and the thief the reward of his confession: grantunto us the full fruit of Thy clemency; that even as in His Passion our Lord Jesus Christ gave to each retributionaccording to his merits, so having cleared away our former guilt, He may bestow on us the grace of HisResurrection: Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.TRACTDELIVER ME, O Lord, from the evil man: rescue me from the unjust man.Who have devised iniquities in theirhearts: all the day long they designed battles. They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent: the venom of sapsis under their lips. Keep me, O Lord, from the hand of the wicked: and from unjust men deliver me. Who haveproposed to supplant my steps. The proud have hidden a net for me. And they have stretched out cords for a snare:they have laid for me a stumbling block by the wayside. I said to the Lord: Thou art my God: hear, O Lord, thevoice of my supplication. O Lord, Lord, the strength of my salvation:overshadow my head in the day of battle.Give me not up, O Lord, from my desire to the wicked: they have plottedagainst me. Do not Thou forsake me, lestat any time they should triumph. The head of them compassing me about: the labor of their lips shall overwhelmthem. But the just shall give glory to Thy name: and the upright shall dwell with Thy countenance. (Ps. 139:2-10,14)GOSPELSeeV. THE PASSION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST (Jn. 18:1-40; 19:1-42).THE GREAT INTERCESSIONSLET US PRAY, dearly beloved, for the holy Church of God: that our Lord andGod may deign to give it peace,keep it in unity, and guard it throughout the world, subjecting to it principalities and powers: and may grant unto usthat, leading a peaceful and quiet life we may glorify God, the Fatheralmighty.LET US PRAY also for our most holy Father Pope N.: that our Lord and God, Who chose him to be Bishop, maykeep him in health and safety for His holy Church, to govern the holy people of God.LET US PRAY also for all Bishops, Priests, Deacons, Subdeacons,Acolytes, Exorcists, Lectors, Porters,Confessors, Virgins, Widows, and for all the holy people of God.LET US PRAY too for all engaged in affairs of state and for all their ministries and powers: that our God and Lordmay guide according to His will their minds and hearts, to our lesting peace.LET US PRAY also for our Catechumens: that our Lord and God would open the ears of their hearts and the gateof His mercy; that receiving in the laver of regeneration remission of all their sins, they too may be found in ChristJesus our Lord.LET US PRAY, dearly beloved, to God the Father almighty, that He wouldcleanse the world of all errors, takeaway diseases, drive awy famine, open prisons, release from chains, grant a secure return to travellers, health to thesick, and a safe haven to those at sea.LET US PRAY ALSO for heretics and schismatics: that our Lord Godwould rescue them from all their errors, andrecall them to their holy Mother, the Catholic and Apostolic Church.LET US PRAY also for Jews: that our God and Lord would remove the veil from their hearts: that they also mayacknowledge our Lord Jesus Christ.LET US PRAY ALSO for pagans: that almighty God would remove iniquityfrom their hearts: that, putting asidetheir idols, they may be converted to the true and living God andHis only Son, Jesus Christ our God and Lord.ADORATION OF THE CROSSBEHOLD THE WOOD OF THE CROSS, on which hung the Savior of the world. Come, let us adore.

ILS FURENT REMPLIS DU SAINT-ESPRIT, ETILS PUBLIÈRENT LES MERVEILLES DE DIEU.

THEY WERE FILLED WITH THE HOLY GHOST, SPEAKING THE WONDERFUL WORKS OF GOD.

PENTECOST (WHITSUNDAY)Feast Day: 50 days after Easter. Our Lord Jesus Christ, being seated on the right hand of God, sent, as He had promised, the Holy Ghost upon theApostles, who, after His Ascension into Heaven, continued in prayer at Jerusalem, in company with the BlessedVirgin Mary, awaiting the fulfillment of His promise.

Let us pray in like manner with the Church: “Come, O Holy Ghost, fill the hearts of Thy faithful and kindle in themthe fire of Thy love.”INTROITTHE SPIRIT of the Lord hath filled the whole world, alleluia; and that which containeth all things hath knowledge of the voice,alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. (Psalm) Let God arise, and let His enemies be scattered: and let them that hate Him flee from beforeHis face. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,world without end. Amen. (Wis. 1:7; Ps. 67:2)COLLECTO GOD, Who this day hast taught the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Ghost, grant that by the gift of the same Spiritwe may be always truly wise and ever rejoice in His consolation, Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth andreigneth with Thee, in the unity of the same Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen.EPISTLEAND WHEN the days of the Pentecost were accomplished, they were all together in one place: And suddenly there came asound from heaven, as of a mighty wind coming, and it filled the wholehouse where they were sitting. And there appeared tothem parted tongues as it were of fire, and it sat upon every one of them:And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and theybegan to speak with divers tongues, according as the Holy Ghost gave them to speak. Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem,Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. And when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and wereconfounded in mind, because that every man heard them speak in his own tongue. And they were all amazed, and wondered,saying: Behold, are not all these, that speak, Galileans? And how have we heard, every man our own tongue wherein we wereborn? Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea, and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia,and Pamphylia, Egypt, and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews also, and proselytes, Cretes, andArabians: we have heard them speak in our own tongues the wonderful works of God. And they were all astonished, andwondered, saying one to another: What meaneth this? But others mocking,said: These men are full of new wine. But Peterstanding up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke to them:Ye men of Judea, and all you that dwell in Jerusalem, be thisknown to you, and with your ears receive my words. For these are not drunk, as you suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of theday: But this is that which was spoken of by the prophet Joel:And it shall come to pass, in the last days, (saith the Lord,) I willpour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions,and your old men shall dream dreams. And upon my servants indeed, and upon my handmaids will I pour out in those days of myspirit, and they shall prophesy. And I will shew wonders in the heaven above, and signs on the earth beneath: blood and fire,and vapour of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and manifest day of theLord come. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved.[Joel 2:28-32]Ye men ofIsrael, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you, by miracles, and wonders, and signs, which Goddid by him, in the midst of you, as you also know: This same being delivered up, by the determinate counsel and foreknowledgeof God, you by the hands of wicked men have crucified and slain. Whom Godhath raised up, having loosed the sorrows of hell,as it was impossible that he should be holden by it. For David saith concerning him:I foresaw the Lord before my face: becausehe is at my right hand, that I may not be moved. For this my heart hath been glad, and my tongue hath rejoiced: moreover myflesh also shall rest in hope. Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, nor suffer thy Holy One to see corruption. Thou hastmade known to me the ways of life: thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.[Ps. 15:8-11]Ye men, brethren, let me freelyspeak to you of the patriarch David; that he died, and was buried; and his sepulchre is with us to this present day. Whereastherefore he was a prophet, and knew that God hath sworn to him with an oath, that of the fruit of his loins one should sit uponhis throne. Foreseeing this, he spoke of the resurrection of Christ. For neither was he left in hell, neither did his flesh seecorruption. This Jesus hath God raised again, whereof all we are witnesses. Being exalted therefore by the right hand of God,and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath poured forth this which you see and hear. For Davidascended not into heaven; but he himself said:The Lord said to my Lord, sit thou on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thyfootstool.[Ps. 109:1]Therefore let all the house of Israel know most certainly, that God hath made both Lord and Christ, this sameJesus, whom you have crucified.(Acts 2:1-36)GOSPELAT THAT TIME Jesus said to His disciples:If any one love Me, he will keep My word, and my Father will love him, andWewill come to him and will make Our abode in him: he that loveth Me not, keepeth not My words. And the word which you haveheard is not Mine, but the Father’s Who sent Me. These things have I spokento you, abiding with you. But the Paraclete, theHoly Ghost, Whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you allthings, and bring all things to your mind, whatsoeverI shall have said to you. Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, do I give unto you. Let notyour heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid. You have heard that I said to you: I go away, and I come unto you. If you loved Me,you would indeed be glad, because I go to the Father: for the Father is greater than I. And now I have told you before it come topass that when it shall come to pass you may believe. I will not now speakmany things with you. For the prince of this worldcometh, and in Me he hath not anything. But that the world may know that I lovethe Father, and as the Father hath given Mecommandment, so do I.(Jn. 14:23-31)SECRETSANCTIFY, O Lord, we beseech Thee, the gifts we offer Thee, and cleanse our hearts by the light of the Holy Ghost. Throughour Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in theunity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.Amen.PREFACEIT IS TRULY MEET AND JUST, right and for our salvation, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to Thee,holy Lord, Father almighty, eternal God: through Christ our Lord. Who ascending above all the ehavens and sitting at Thy righthand, this day poured out the promised Holy Ghost upon the children of adoption. Wherefore the whole world doth rejoice withoverflowing joy; and heavenly Hosts also and angelic Powers sing together a hymn to Thy glory, evermore saying:Holy, holy,holy, Lord God of hosts. The heavens and the earth are full of Thy glory.Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He Who cometh inthe name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.ANTIPHON AT THE MIGNIFICATTODAY were the days of Pentecost accomplished, alleluia; today the Holy Ghost appeared to the disciples in the for a fire, andgave them the gifts of His graces: He sent them throughout the whole world to preach and testify: that he that shall believe andbebaptized,shallbesaved,alleluia. (Mk. 16:16)

PAIN VIVANT, QUI DONNEZ LA VIE À L’HOMME, FAITES QUE MON ÂME VIVE DE VOUS.

THE EYES OF ALL HOPE IN THEE, O LORD ANDTHOU GIVEST THEM MEAT IN DUE TIME.

CORPUS CHRISTI

Feast Day: Thursday after Trinity Sunday – Trinity Sunday is the first Sunday after Pentecost.

“May our Lord Jesus Christ in the most Blessed Sacrament be praised, adored, and loved, with grateful affection, atevery moment, in all the tabernacles of the world, even to the end of time!

O Sacrament most holy! O Sacrament divine!All praise and all thanksgiving be every moment Thine! ”These indulgenced ejaculations express admirably the scope and purpose of the present feast, namely, to glorify

the Blessed Sacrament, and to bring souls to the feet of Jesus the Divine Lover of Souls.

INTROITHE FED THEM with the fat of corn, alleluia, and filled them with honey out of the rock, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.(Psalm) Rejoice to God our helper; sing aloud to the God of Jacob.Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and tothe Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shallbe, world without end. Amen. (Ps. 80:17,2)COLLECTO GOD, Who under a wonderful Sacrament hast left us a memorial of ThyPassion: grant us, we beseech Thee, soto venerate the sacred mysteries of Thy Body and Blood that we mayever feel within us the fruit of ThyRedemption. Who livest and reignest with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.Amen.EPISTLEFOR I HAVE RECEIVED of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus, the same night inwhich he was betrayed, took bread. And giving thanks, broke, and said: Take ye, and eat: this is my body, whichshall be delivered for you: this do for the commemoration of me. In like manner also the chalice, after he hadsupped, saying: This chalice is the new testament in my blood: this do ye,as often as you shall drink, for thecommemoration of me. For as often as you shall eat this bread, and drink the chalice, you shall show the death ofthe Lord, until he come. Therefore whosoever shall eat this bread, ordrink the chalice of the Lord unworthily, shallbe guilty of the body and of the blood of the Lord. But let a man prove himself: and so let him eat of that bread, anddrink of the chalice. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh judgment to himself, notdiscerning the body of the Lord. (I Cor. 11: 23-29)GOSPELAT THAT TIME Jesus said to the multitudes of the Jews:My Flesh is meat indeed, and my Blood is drink indeed.He that eateth My Flesh, and drinketh My Blood, abideth in Me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent Me,and I live by the Father, so he that eateth Me, the same also shalllive by Me. This is the bread that came down fromheaven. Not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead. He that eateth this bread shall live for ever.(Jn. 6:56-59)SECRETGRACIOUSLY bestow on Thy Church, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the gifts of unity and peace, which aremystically shown forth in the offerings now made. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth andreigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.PREFACEIT IS TRULY MEET AND JUST, right and for our salvation, that we should at all times and in all places givethanks to Thee, holy Lord, Father almighty, eternal God, through Christ our Lord: through Angels praise ThyMajesty, Dominations worship, Powers stand in awe: the heavensand the hosts of heaven with blessed Seraphimunite, exult, and celebrate; and we entreat that Thou wouldst bid our voices also to be heard with theirs, singingwith lowly praise:Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts. The heavens and the earth are full of Thy glory. Hosanna inthe highest. Blessed is He Who cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.ANTIPHON AT THE MAGNIFICATFIRST VESPERSHOW SWEET, O Lord, is Thy Spirit, Who, to show Thy tender care for Thy children, dost send them from heavenBread most sweet, filling the hungry with good things and sendingthe rich empty away. (Wis. 16:20-21; Lk. 1:52)SECOND VESPERSO SACRED banquet, wherein Christ is received; the memory of His Passion is renewed; the mind is filled withgrace; and a pledge of future glory is given to us, alleluia.

LE DOCTEUR DU MONDE ET LE PORTIER DU CIEL TRIOMPHE PAR LE GLAIVE ET PAR LA CROIX.

THOU SHALT MAKE THEM PRINCES OVER ALL THE EARTH!

SS. PETER AND PAUL −−−− APOSTLES

Feast Day: June 29The Apostles Peter and Paul are the two princes of the Apostles, the foundations of the Church, on which she isfirmly established as on a rock.

Saul of Tarsus was full of hatred for Jesus and his disciples. He was thus at first a great and bitter persecutor andmade havoc of the infant Church. Miraculously converted, he became an ardent apostle and the irresistible preacherof the Gospel then began his three great Apostolic Voyages and wrote his Epistles. After a captivity of two years inCæsarea, he came to Rome. He was beheaded in A.D. 65.

After the Decent of the Holy Ghost St. Peter preached the Gospel in Judea and was cast into prison by HerodAgrippa. He was miraculously delivered by an Angel and established his see first at Antioch, and then finally atRome, where the first Pope exercised for twenty five years the Supreme Authority vested in him by Christ Himself.Then he was arrested and like St. Paul suffered martyrdom in A.D. 65.

The following Gospel excerpt highlights Peter’s confession of the Godhead of Christ. He is declared by our Lord tobe the Rock on which the Church rests securely.

INTROITNOW I KNOW in very deed, that the Lord hath sent His Angel, and hathdelivered me our of the hand of Herod,and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews. (Psalm) Lord,Thou hast proved me, and known me: Thouhast known me sitting down, and my rising up. Glory be to the Father,and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As itwas in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. (Acts 12:11; Ps. 138:1,2)EPISTLEAND AT THE SAME TIME, Herod the king stretched forth his hands, toafflict some of the church. And he killedJames, the brother of John, with the sword. And seeing that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to take up Peter also.Now it was in the days of the Azymes. And when he had apprehended him, he cast him into prison, delivering himto four files of soldiers to be kept, intending, after the pasch, to bring him forth to the people. Peter therefore waskept in prison. But prayer was made without ceasing by the church unto God for him. And when Herod would havebrought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepersbefore the door kept the prison. And behold an angel of the Lord stood byhim: and a light shined in the room: andhe striking Peter on the side, raised him up, saying:Arise quickly.And the chains fell off from his hands. And theangel said to him:Gird thyself, and put on thy sandals.And he did so. And he said to him:Cast thy garment aboutthee, and follow me.And going out, he followed him, and he knew not that it was true which was done by theangel: but thought he saw a vision. And passing through the first and the second ward, they came to the iron gatethat leadeth to the city, which of itself opened to them. And going out, they passed on through one street: andimmediately the angel departed from him. And Peter coming to himself, said:Now I know in very deed, that theLord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the peopleof the Jews.(Acts 12:1-11)GOSPELAT THAT TIME, Jesus came into the quarters of Cæsarea Philippi, and He asked His disciples saying:Whom domen say that the Son of man is?But they said: Some, John the Baptist, and other some, Elias, and others, Jeremias,or one of the prophets. Jesus saith to them:But whom do you say that I am?Simon Peter answered, and said:Thouart Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answering, said to them:Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jona, becauseflesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee, but my Father Who isin heaven: and I say to thee: thou art Peter, andupon this rock I will build My Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it; and to thee I will give thekeys of the kingdom of heaven; and whosoever thou shalt bind upon earth, it shall be bound also in heaven; andwhatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, it shall be loosed alsoin heaven.(Mt. 16:13-19)SECRETMAY the prayer of the Apostles accompany the sacrifices which webring to Thee, O Lord, to be consecreted toThy name; and through that prayer grant that we may be cleansed and defended. Through our Lord Jesus Christ,Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.PREFACEIT IS TRULY MEET AND JUST, right and for our salvation, humbly to entreat Thee, Lord, that Thou wilt notdesert Thy flock, eternal Shepherd: but through Thy blessed Apostles wilt keep it under Thy constant protection:that it may be governed by those same vicars of Thy work whom Thou didst put in charge as its pastors. Andtherefore with Angels and Archangels, with Thrones and Dominations, and with the hosts of the heavenly army, wesing a hymn to Thy glory, evermore saying:Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts. The heavens and the earthare fullof Thy glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He Who cometh inthe name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.ANTIPHON AT THE MAGNIFICATFIRST VESPERSTHOU ART the shepherd of the sheep, O prince of the Apostles, to thee were delivered the keys of the kindom ofheaven.SECOND VESPERSTHIS DAY Simon Peter ascended the gibbet of the cross, alleluia.This day the keeper of heaven’s keys went on hisway to Christ with joy. This day the Apostle Paul, the light of the world, laying down his head for the name ofChrist, was crowned with martyrdom, alleluia.

LES APÔTRES OUVRENT LE TOMBEAUILS N’Y TROUVENT QUE DES FLEURS.

ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA, MARY IS TAKEN UP INTOHEAVEN: THE HOST OF ANGELS REJOICE. ALLELUIA.

THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

Feast Day: August 15Mary was cared for by St. John for twelve years after our Lord’s Resurrection. Her life was spent in helping theApostles and in praying for the conversion of the world. On the third day after Mary’s death, when the Apostlesgathered around her tomb, they found it empty. The sacred body had been carried up to the celestial paradise. JesusHimself came to conduct her thither; the whole court of heaven came to welcome with songs of triumph the Mother ofthe Divine Word.

INTROITA GREAT SIGN appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her heada crown of twelve stars. (Psalm) Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle: because He hath done wonderful things. Glorybe to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, worldwithout end. Amen. (Apoc. 12:1; Ps. 97:1)COLLECTALMIGHTY AND EVERLASTING GOD, Who hast taken body and soul into heaven the Immaculate VirginMary, Mother of Thy Son: grant, we beseech Thee, that by steadfastly keeping heaven as our goal we may becounted worthy to join her in glory. Through our Lord Jesus Christ,Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee inthe unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.EPISTLETHE LORD hath blessed thee by his power, because by thee he hath brought ourenemies to nought. And Ozias theprince of the people of Israel, said to her: Blessed art thou, O daughter, by the Lord the most high God, above allwomen upon the earth. Blessed be the Lord who made heaven and earth, who hath directed thee to the cutting offthe head of the prince of our enemies. Because he hath so magnifiedthy name this day, that thy praise shall notdepart out of the mouth of men who shall be mindful of the power of the Lord for ever, for that thou hast not sparedthy life, by reason of the distress and tribulation of thy people, but hast prevented our ruin in the presence of ourGod. Thou art the glory of Jerusalem, thou art the joy of Israel, thou art the honor of our people. (Jud. 11:22-25;15:10)GOSPELAT THAT TIME: Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost. And she cried out with a loud voice and said: Blessedare though among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me that the mother of myLord should come to me? For behold as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the infant in mywomb leaped for joy. And blessed art thou that hast believed, because those things shall be accomplished that werespoken to thee by the Lord. And Mary said:My soul doth magnify the Lord. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God mySavior. Because He hath regarded the humility of His handmaid: for behold from henceforth all generations shallcall me blessed. Because He that is mighty hath done great things to me: and holy is His name. And His mercy isfrom generations to generations to them that fear Him.(Lk. 1:41-50)SECRETMAY our offering of due service rise unto Thee, O Lord: and through theprayer of the most blessed Virgin Mary,assumed by Thee into heaven, may our hearts be set on fire with loveand ever yearn for Thee. Through our LordJesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.Amen.PREFACEIT IS TRULY MEET AND JUST, right and for our salvation, that we should at all times and in all places givethanks to Thee, holy Lord, Father almighty, eternal God: and thatwe should praise and bless and proclaim Thee inthe Assumption of the blessed Mary ever Virgin: who conceivedThine only-begotten Son by the overshadowing ofthe Holy Ghost, and the glory of her virginity still abiding, gave forth to the world the eternal Light, Jesus Christour Lord: through Whom Angels praise Thy Majesty, Dominations worship, Powers stand in awe: the Heavens andthe hosts of heaven with blessed Seraphim unite, exult, and celebrate; and we entreat that Thou wouldst bid ourvoices also to be heard with theirs, singing with lowly praise:Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts. The heavens andthe earth are full of Thy glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed isHe Who cometh in the name of the Lord.Hosanna in the highest.ANTIPHON AT THE MAGNIFICATFIRST VESPERSO VIRGIN most prudent, whither goest thou, bright as the morn? All beautiful and sweet art thou, O daughter ofSion, fair as the moon, elect as the sun. (Cant. 6:9)SECOND VESPERSTHIS DAY the Virgin Mary ascendeth into heaven; rejoice, for she reigns with Christ for ever.

HEUREUX L’HOMME QUI ENDURE BIENL’ÉPREUVE: IL RECEVRA LA COURONNE DE VIE!

O HOW GLORIOUS IS THE KINGDOM IN WHICHALL THE SAINTS REJOICE WITH THE CHRIST.

PROPER OF THE SAINTS

Feast Day: SS. Jean de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues and Companions – September 26SS. Jean de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues & Gabriel Lalemant [Plate], Antoine Daniel, Charles Garnier, Noël Chabanel,Jesuit priests; Jean de Lalande, an Oblate; and René Goupil, a Jesuit Brother-coadjutor, all natives of France,labored as missionaries in North America. They suffered much for Christ and in the end were cruelly done to deathby the heathen inhabitants of New France (now Québec, Canada) in 1642, 1646, 1648, and 1649.

In September 1648, Gabriel Lalemant was sent to Wendake as a missionary and assistant to Father Jean deBrébeuf. He had only been at the mission for six months when he was captured by the Iroquois along with Brébeuf.He was taken to St. Ignace and tortured before he too was killed on March 17, 1649. His last moments are recordedas follows: "At the height of these torments, Father Gabriel Lallemant lifted his eyes to Heaven, clasping his handsfrom time to time and uttering sighs to God, whom he invoked to his aid. [He] had received a hatchet blow on the leftear, which they had driven into his brain, which appeared exposed: we saw no part of his body, from the feet even tothe head, which had not been broiled, and in which he had not been burned alive – even the eyes, into which thoseimpious ones had thrust burning coals.“

The Saints fall into distinct classes: Martyrs, Confessors, Bishops, Confessors not Bishops, Doctors, VirginMartyrs, Virgins, Holy Women who are neither Virgins nor Martyrs. Besides feasts in honor of Saints of thesedifferent classes there is the feast which commemorates the anniversary of the Dedication of Churches. All thesefeasts, according to their nature, have Masses assigned to them. Other offices are set forth in the Common of Saintssection of the Missal, and are used for the feasts of those Saints who have no special office composed for their feast.

The Proper of Saints contains all the feasts of the Saints indicated in the Roman Calendar and which, inconsequence, are celebrated by the whole Catholic Church; and also some feasts of our Lord which have no place inthe various cycles of the Proper of the Season.

INTROITTHESE ARE THEY who are come out of great tribulation and have washed their robes and have made them whitein the blood of the Lamb. (Psalm) Praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise Him all ye people. Glory be to the Father,and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.Amen. (Apoc. 7:14; Ps. 116:1)COLLECTO GOD, Who didst sanctify the first-fruits of the faith in the vast regions of North America by the preaching andblood of Thy blessed Martyrs, Jean, Isaac, and their companions:mercifully grant through their intercession thatthe abundant harvest of Christian souls may increase everywhere day by day. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, ThySon, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.EPISTLEI AM BECOME foolish: you have compelled me. For I ought to have been commended by you: for I have no waycome short of them that are above measure apostles, although I be nothing. Yet the signs of my apostleship havebeen wrought on you, in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds. For what is there that you have hadless than the other churches, but that I myself was not burthensome to you? Pardon me this injury. Behold now thethird time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burthensome unto you. For I seek not the things that areyours, but you. For neither ought the children to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children. But I mostgladly will spend and be spent myself for your souls; although loving you more, I be loved less. (II Cor. 12:11-15)TRACTTHEY THAT SOW in tears shall reap in joy. Going they went and wept,casting their seeds. But coming they shallcome with joyfulness, carrying their sheaves. (Ps. 125:5-6)GOSPELAT THAT TIME, Jesus coming down with them stood in a plain place,and the company of His disciples, and avery great multitude of people from all Judea, and Jerusalem, and the seacoast both of Tyre and Sidon, who werecome to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases. And they that were troubled with unclean spirits were cured.And all the multitude sought to touch Him: for virtue went out from Him and healed all. And He, lifting up His eyeson His disciples, said:Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are ye that hunger now: foryou shall be filled. Blessed are you that weep now: for you shall laugh. Blessed shall you be when men shall hateyou, and when they shall separate you, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’ssake. Be glad in that day and rejoice: for behold, your reward is great in heaven.(Lk. 6:17-23)SECRETO LORD, grant that we may offer with pure minds the spotless host, which to Thy blessed Martyrs, through theirimmaculate life and a continual practice of mortification, became a most sweet baquet for them. Through our LordJesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.Amen.PREFACEIT IS TRULY MEET AND JUST, right and for our salvation, that we should at all times and in all places givethanks to Thee, holy Lord, Father almighty, eternal God, through Christ our Lord: through Angels praise ThyMajesty, Dominations worship, Powers stand in awe: the heavensand the hosts of heaven with blessed Seraphimunite, exult, and celebrate; and we entreat that Thou wouldst bid our voices also to be heard with theirs, singingwith lowly praise:Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts. The heavens and the earth are full of Thy glory. Hosanna inthe highest. Blessed is He Who cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

JE VIS DEVANT LE TRÔNE UNE GRANDE MULTITUDE QUE PERSONNE N’EUT PU COMPTER.

BE GLAD AND REJOICE FOR YOUR REWARD IS VERY GREAT IN HEAVEN!

ALL SAINTS

Feast Day: November 1We can pay no greater honor to the Saints than by offering up to God in their name the Blood of Jesus. The efficacyof their past merits and present prayers is greatly increased when offered to God in close association with the meritsand prayers of our Lord. Therefore the Church commemorates on this day all the Saints in heaven without exceptionand thus honors also those who are unknown and who have no public recognition in the Liturgy.

INTROITLET US ALL REJOICE in the Lord, celebrating a festival day in honor of all the Saints: at whose solemnity theAngels rejoice; and give praise to the Son of God. (Psalm) Rejoice in the Lord, ye just: praise becometh the upright.Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As itwas in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,world without end. Amen. (Ps. 32:1)COLLECTALMIGHTY AND EVERLASTING GOD, Who hast enabled us to honor in one solemn feast the merits of all ThySaints: we beseech Thee, that, with so many praying for us, Thou wouldst pour fourth on us the abundance of Thymercy for which we long. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unityof the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.EPISTLEAND I SAW another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, having the sign of the living God; and he criedwith a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt theearth and the sea, Saying:Hurt not the earth,nor the sea, nor the trees, till we sign the servants of our God intheir foreheads.And I heard the number of themthat were signed, an hundred forty-four thousand were signed, of every tribe of the children of Israel. Of the tribe ofJuda, were twelve thousand signed: Of the tribe of Ruben, twelve thousand signed: Of the tribe of Gad, twelvethousand signed: Of the tribe of Aser, twelve thousand signed: Of thetribe of Nephthali, twelve thousand signed:Of the tribe of Manasses, twelve thousand signed: Of the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand signed: Of the tribe ofLevi, twelve thousand signed: Of the tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand signed: Of the tribe of Zabulon, twelvethousand signed: Of the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand signed: Of the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand signed.After this I saw a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and tribes, and peoples, and tongues,standing before the throne, and in sight of the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands: And theycried with a loud voice, saying:Salvation to our God, who sitteth upon the throne, and to the Lamb. And all theangels stood round about the throne, and the ancients, and the four living creatures; and they fell down before thethrone upon their faces, and adored God, Saying:Amen. Benediction, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving,honor, and power, and strength to our God for ever and ever. Amen. (Apoc. 7:2-12)GOSPELAT THAT TIME Jesus seeing the multitudes, went up into a mountain; andwhen He sat down, His disciples cameunto Him. And opening His mouth, He taught them, saying:Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdomof God. Blessed are the meek; for they shall possess the land. Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall becomforted. Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice:for they shall have their fill. Blessed are themerciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the clean of heart; for they shall see God. Blessed are thepeacemakers; for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice’ssake; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and speakall that is evil against you, untruly, for My sake: be glad and rejoice, for your reward is very great in heaven.(Mt.5:1-12)SECRETWE OFFER to Thee, O Lord, the Gifts of our devotion: may they be well-pleasing to Thee in honor of all the just,and through Thy mercy avail us unto salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reignethwith Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.PREFACEIT IS TRULY MEET AND JUST, right and for our salvation, that we should at all times and in all places givethanks to Thee, holy Lord, Father almighty, eternal God: and that weshould praise and bless and proclain Thee inthe Assumption of the blessed Mary ever Virgin: who conceivedThine only-begotten Son by the overshadowing ofthe Holy Ghost, and the glory of her virginity still abiding, gave forth to the world the eternal Light, Jesus Christour Lord: through Whom Angels praise Thy Majesty, Dominations worship, Powers stand in awe: the Heavens andthe hosts of heaven with blessed Seraphim unite, exult, and celebrate; and we entreat that Thou wouldst bid ourvoices also to be heard with theirs, singing with lowly praise:Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts. The heavens andthe earth are full of Thy glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed isHe Who cometh in the name of the Lord.Hosanna in the highest.ANTIPHON AT THE MAGNIFICATO HOW glorious is the kingdom in which all the Saints rejoice with Christ, and, clothed in white robes, follow theLamb whithersoever He goeth. (Apoc. 7:9; 14:4)

PAR LA DOCTRINE ET L’EXEMPLE ILS FURENT LE SEL DE LA TERRE ET LA LUMIÈRE DU MONDE.

BY THEIR DOCTRINE AND THEIR EXAMPLE THEY WERE THE SALT OF THE EARTH AND THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD.

FOR THE BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE

The clergy or the Ministers of the Catholic Church differ in dignity, and in authority and function, according to theextent in which they have received the plenitude of consecration (of the Priesthood) and are invested withjurisdiction, wholly or in part. By the Sacrament of Holy Order, an indelible mark is imprinted upon the soul. By theacts and prayers of Ordination, the candidate is invested with the necessary authority and grace to fill his officeproperly. Is consists of various Orders. The tonsure is only a preseding ceremony. It leads the young man into theSanctuary. The tonsure is a reminder of the crown of thorns of our Lord Jesus Christ and has the symbilic sense ofadmission to the ecclesiastical ranks.

The hierarchy or degree of precedence of the bearers of this ecclesiatical power can be divided as follows: 1. ThePastor (Dean, Archpriest, parish Priest, etc.) placed by the Bishop at the head of a parish; 2. The Bishop rules aDiocese under the authority of the Pope; 3. The Archbishop, who stands at the head of various dioceses, whichform an ecclesiastical province. The Bishops of this ecclesiastical province are the Suffragans of the Archbishop orMetropolitan. 4. The Pope, the head of the Church on earth and the Vicar of our Lord Jesus Christ. Furthrmore thereare Priests invested with a particular power of administration which entitles them to special honor and dignity, forinstance the Canons, who form the Chapter of a Cathedral and are the advisers of the Bishop. 5. The Cardinals,who form the Sacred College, are the Pope’s advisers and helpers.

INTROITLET THY PRIESTS,1 O Lord, be clothed with justice, and let Thy Saints rejoice: for Thy servant David’s sake,turn not away the face of Thine Anointed. (Psalm) O Lord, rememberDavid, and all his meekness. Glory be to theFather, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world withoutend. Amen. (Ps. 131:9-10)COLLECTO GOD, the Shepherd and Ruler of all the faithful, graciously look upon Thy Servant N. whom Thou hast beenpleased to appoint pastor over the Church ofN.: grant, we beseech Thee, that by both word and example he mayedify those over whom he is set, and together with the flock committed to his care, may attain to eternal life.Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God,world without end. Amen.EPISTLEBRETHREN: Every high priest taken from among men is ordained formen in the things that appertain to God, thathe may offer up gifts and sacrifices for sins: who can have compassion on them that are ignorant and that err:because he himself also is compassed with infirmity. And therefore he ought, as for the people, so also for himself,to offer for sins. Neither doth any man take the honor to himself,but he that is called by God, as Aaron was. SoChrist also did not glorify Himself, that He might be made high priest: but He that said unto Him:Thou art My Son,this day have I begotten Thee. As He saith also in another place:Thou art a priest for ever, according to the orderof Melchisedech.2 Who in the days of His flesh, with a strong cry and tears, offeringup prayers and supplications toHim that was able to save Him from death, was heard for His reverence. And whereas indeed He was the Son ofGod, He learned obedience by the things which He suffered: and being consummated, He became, to all that obeyHim, the cause of eternal salvation, called by God a high priest according to the order of Melchisedech. Of Whomwe have much to say, and hard to be intelligibly uttered. (Heb. 5:1-11)GOSPELTAKE YE HEED, watch and pray. For ye know not when the time is. Even as a man who going into a far country,left his house; and gave authority to his servants over every work, and commanded the porter to watch. Watch yetherefore, (for you know not when the lord of the house cometh: ateven, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, orin the morning,) Lest coming on a sudden, he find you sleeping. And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch.(Mk.13:33-37)SECRETO GOD our Savior, mercifully hear us, and by the virtue of this Sacrament, defend us from all enemies of soul andbody, bestowing upon us grace in this present life and glory in the future. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son,Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost,God, world without end. Amen.

____1. Priest: In ancient Israel the priests were required by the Law of Moses to be of direct paternal descendency from Aaron, Moses’ elder brother.In Hebrew the word "priest" is kohen (singularכהן kohen, pluralּכהנִים kohanim). The ancient Jewish priesthood which functioned at the templein Jerusalem offered animal sacrifices at various times throughout the year for a variety of reasons. A catholic priest is one who presides over asacrifice and offers that sacrifice and prayers to God on behalf of believers. The most significant liturgical acts reserved to priests in thesetraditions are the administration of the Sacraments, including the celebration of the Holy Mass, and the Sacrament of Reconciliation, also calledConfession. The sacraments of Anointing of the Sick (Extreme Unction) while Confirmation is ordinarily celebrated by abishop. Holy Baptismmay be celebrated by anyone and Matrimony may be witnessed bya deacon, but most often these normally are administered by apriest as well.The only sacrament which may be celebrated only by a bishop isthat of Ordination (cheirotonia, ‘Laying-on of Hands’), or Holy Orders. Onlymen who meet certain requirements may become priests. In Roman Catholicism the canonical minimum age is twenty-five. Bishops maydispense with this rule and ordain men up to one year younger.Dispensations of more than a year are reserved to the Holy See. A Catholic priestmust be incardinated by his bishop or his major religious superior in order to engage in public ministry. In the Roman Catholic Church, priests inthe Latin Rite, which covers the vast majority of Roman Catholicism, must be celibate except under special rules for married clergy convertingfrom certain other Christian confessions.2. Melchisedech:Also Melchizedek or Malki Tzedek [Hebrewַמְלִּכי־ֶצֶדק malk-i şédeq – translated as “my king (is) righteous(ness)”] is a kingand priest mentioned during the Abram narrative in the 14th chapter of the Book of Genesis. He is introduced as the king of Salem, and priest ofEl Elyon (‘The highestGod’). He bringsout breadandwine andblessesAbramandEl Elyon.

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SAINT PAUL

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PUT YE ON THEREFORE , AS THE ELECT OF GOD, HOLY , ANDBELOVED , THE BOWELS OF MERCY , BENIGNITY , HUMILTY , MODESTY,PATIENCE : BEARING WITH ONE ANOTHER, AND FORGIVING ONEANOTHER , IF ANY HAVE A COMPLAINT AGAINST ANOTHER : EVEN ASTHE LORD HATH FORGIVEN YOU, SO DO YOU ALSO . BUT ABOVE ALLTHESE THINGS HAVE CHARITY , WHICH IS THE BOND OF PERFECTION :AND LET THE PEACE OF CHRIST REJOICE IN YOUR HEARTS ,WHEREIN ALSO YOU ARE CALLED IN ONE BODY : AND BE YETHANKFUL . LET THE WORD OF CHRIST DWELL IN YOUABUNDANTLY , IN ALL WISDOM : TEACHING AND ADMONISHING ONEANOTHER IN PSALMS , HYMNS, AND SPIRITUAL CANTICLES , SINGINGIN GRACE IN YOUR HEARTS TO GOD. ALL WHATSOEVER YOU DO INWORD OR IN WORK , DO ALL IN THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUSCHRIST, GIVING THANKS TO GOD AND THE FATHER BY HIM .WIVES, BE SUBJECT TO YOUR HUSBANDS, AS IT BEHOVETH IN THELORD. HUSBANDS, LOVE YOUR WIVES , AND BE NOT BITTERTOWARDS THEM . CHILDREN , OBEY YOUR PARENTS IN ALL THINGS :FOR THIS IS WELL PLEASING TO THE LORD. FATHERS, PROVOKE NOTYOUR CHILDREN TO INDIGNATION , LEST THEY BE DISCOURAGED .SERVANTS, OBEY IN ALL THINGS YOUR MASTERS ACCORDING TO THEFLESH, NOT SERVING TO THE EYE , AS PLEASING MEN , BUT INSIMPLICITY OF HEART , FEARING GOD. WHATSOEVER YOU DO , DO ITFROM THE HEART , AS TO THE LORD, AND NOT TO MEN : KNOWINGTHAT YOU SHALL RECEIVE OF THE LORD THE REWARD OFINHERITANCE . SERVE YE THE LORD CHRIST. FOR HE THAT DOTHWRONG, SHALL RECEIVE FOR THAT WHICH HE HAD DONEWRONGFULLY AND THERE IS NO RESPECT OF PERSONS WITH GOD.____

HE EXHORTS THEM TO PUT OFF THE OLD MAN ,AND PUT ON THE NEW . THE DUTIES OF WIVESAND HUSBANDS, CHILDREN AND SERVANTS .____

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