Friday, January 10, 2025

Quinta die infra Octavam Epiphaniæ ~ Semiduplex II. ordinis

Scriptura: Ad Romános, cap. 14 


Fri, 1/10/25:


Today is the 5th day in the octave of the Epiphany under the 1954 (semi-double) rubrics.


Mass: As on the feast. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo. Preface of the Epiphany. Proper Communicantes for the Epiphany in the Canon. Ite. 2nd prayer Deus qui salutis of Our Lady. 3rd prayer either Ecclesiae tuae for the Church or Deus omnium for the pope.


Votive Masses are prohibited today under the 1954 rubrics.


Office: Festal office. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1st = Lessons from the Epistle to the Romans [Infirmum autem] with responsories of the octave.). Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons at Matins as on the feast of the Epiphany (with Matins beginning in the usual manner Domine labia etc., invitatory, and hymn). At the start of the 3rd nocturn, antiphon Homo natus est for the days within the octave. At Lauds and the hours, psalms of Sunday (Prime = 53, 118.1, 118.2) with antiphons of the Epiphany. All else as on the feast. Proper Benedictus antiphon for January 10 at Lauds. Collect of the feast. No commemorations at Lauds. Omit suffrage. (LB236 on Twitter/X.)


From the Sermons of St. Maximus, Bishop of Turin.
1st on the Epiphany.
Dearly beloved brethren, we are instructed by the tradition of the Fathers, that we have to keep holiday on this solemnity in honour of several joyful events. We are taught that on this day, our Lord Christ was, first, manifested to the Gentiles by the leading of a star; secondly, that being bidden to a marriage, He turned water into wine; and, thirdly, that He received baptism from John, whereby He hallowed the waters of the Jordan, and cleansed him that baptised Him.


Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, You Who by the guidance of a star this day revealed Your only-begotten Son to the Gentiles; mercifully grant that we who know You now by faith, may come to behold You in glory.
Through the same Jesus Christ, thy Son, Our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Thursday, January 9, 2025

Quarta die infra Octavam Epiphaniæ ~ Semiduplex II. ordinis

Scriptura: Ad Romános, cap. 13

Thurs, 1/9/25:


Today is the 4th day in the octave of the Epiphany under the 1954 (semi-double) rubrics.


Mass: As on the feast. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo. Preface of the Epiphany. Proper Communicantes for the Epiphany in the Canon. Ite. 2nd prayer Deus qui salutis of Our Lady. 3rd prayer either Ecclesiae tuae for the Church or Deus omnium for the pope.


Votive Masses are prohibited today under the 1954 rubrics.


Office: Festal office. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1st = Lessons from the Epistle to the Romans [Omnis anima] with responsories of the octave.). Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons at Matins as on the feast of the Epiphany (with Matins beginning in the usual manner Domine labia etc., invitatory, and hymn). At the start of the 3rd nocturn, antiphon Homo natus est for the days within the octave. At Lauds and the hours, psalms of Sunday (Prime = 53, 118.1, 118.2) with antiphons of the Epiphany. All else as on the feast. Proper Benedictus antiphon for January 9 at Lauds. Collect of the feast. No commemorations at Lauds. Omit suffrage. (LB236 on Twitter/X.)


Lesson from the book of Isaias
Isa 60:1-6
Rise up in splendor, O Jerusalem! Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you. See, darkness covers the earth, and thick clouds cover the peoples; but upon you the Lord shines, and over you appears His glory. Nations shall walk by your light, and kings by your shining radiance. Raise your eyes and look about; they all gather and come to you: your sons come from afar, and your daughters in the arms of their nurses. Then you shall be radiant at what you see, your heart shall throb and overflow, for the riches of the sea shall be emptied out before you, the wealth of nations shall be brought to you. Caravans of camels shall fill you, dromedaries from Madian and Epha; all from Saba shall come bearing gold and frankincense, and proclaiming the praises of the Lord.


℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, You Who by the guidance of a star this day revealed Your only-begotten Son to the Gentiles; mercifully grant that we who know You now by faith, may come to behold You in glory.
Through the same Jesus Christ, thy Son, Our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Tertia die infra Octavam Epiphaniæ ~ Semiduplex II. ordinis

Scriptura: Ad Romános, cap. 12

Wed, 1/8/25:


Today is the 3rd day in the octave of the Epiphany under the 1954 (semi-double) rubrics.


Mass: As on the feast. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo. Preface of the Epiphany. Proper Communicantes for the Epiphany in the Canon. Ite. 2nd prayer Deus qui salutis of Our Lady. 3rd prayer either Ecclesiae tuae for the Church or Deus omnium for the pope.


Votive Masses are prohibited today under the 1954 rubrics.


Office: Festal office. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1st = Lessons from the Epistle to the Romans [Obscero itaque] with responsories of the octave.). Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons at Matins as on the feast of the Epiphany (with Matins beginning in the usual manner Domine labia etc., invitatory, and hymn). At the start of the 3rd nocturn, antiphon Homo natus est for the days within the octave. At Lauds and the hours, psalms of Sunday (Prime = 53, 118.1, 118.2) with antiphons of the Epiphany. All else as on the feast. Proper Benedictus antiphon for January 8 at Lauds. Collect of the feast. No commemorations at Lauds. Omit suffrage.


℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, You Who by the guidance of a star this day revealed Your only-begotten Son to the Gentiles; mercifully grant that we who know You now by faith, may come to behold You in glory.
Through the same Jesus Christ, thy Son, Our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.


Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Secunda die infra Octavam Epiphaniæ ~ Semiduplex II. ordinis

Scriptura: Ad Romános, cap. 9


Tues, 1/7/25:


Today is the 2nd day in the octave of the Epiphany under the 1954 (semi-double) rubrics.


Mass: As on the feast. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo. Preface of the Epiphany. Proper Communicantes for the Epiphany in the Canon. Ite. 2nd prayer Deus qui salutis of Our Lady. 3rd prayer either Ecclesiae tuae for the Church or Deus omnium for the pope.


Votive Masses are prohibited today under the 1954 rubrics.


Office: Festal office. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1st = Lessons from the Epistle to the Romans [Veritatem dico] with responsories of the octave.). Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons at Matins as on the feast of the Epiphany (with Matins beginning in the usual manner Domine labia etc., invitatory, and hymn). At the start of the 3rd nocturn, antiphon Homo natus est for the days within the octave. At Lauds and the hours, psalms of Sunday (Prime = 53, 118.1, 118.2) with antiphons of the Epiphany. All else as on the feast. Proper Benedictus antiphon for January 7 at Lauds. Collect of the feast. No commemorations at Lauds. Omit suffrage. (LB236 on Twitter/X.)


Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, You Who by the guidance of a star this day revealed Your only-begotten Son to the Gentiles; mercifully grant that we who know You now by faith, may come to behold You in glory.
Through the same Jesus Christ, thy Son, Our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Monday, January 6, 2025

In Epiphania Domini: “Ecce Magi ab Oriénte venérunt Jerosólymam”

Introitus
Malach 3:1; 1 Par 29:12
Ecce, advénit dominátor Dóminus: et regnum in manu ejus et potéstas et impérium.
Ps 71:1
Deus, judícium tuum Regi da: et justítiam tuam Fílio Regis.
℣. Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto.
℟. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Ecce, advénit dominátor Dóminus: et regnum in manu ejus et potéstas et impérium.

Léctio sancti Evangélii secúndum Matthǽum

Matt 2:1-12
Cum natus esset Jesus in Béthlehem Juda in diébus Heródis regis, ecce Magi ab Oriénte venérunt Jerosólymam, dicéntes: Ubi est qui natus est Rex Judæórum? Et réliqua.

From the Sermons of Pope St. Leo (the Great)

2nd for Twelfth-Day.
Dearly beloved brethren, rejoice in the Lord; again I say, rejoice. But a few days are past since the solemnity of Christ's Birth, and now the glorious light of His Manifestation is breaking upon us. On that day the Virgin brought Him forth, and on this the world knew Him. The Word made Flesh was pleased to reveal Himself by degrees to those for whom He had come. When Jesus was born He was manifested indeed to the believing, but hidden from His enemies. Already indeed the heavens declared the glory of God, and their sound went out into all lands, when the Herald Angels appeared to tell to the shepherds the glad tidings of a Saviour's Birth; and now the guiding star leadeth the wise men to worship Him, that from the rising of the sun to the going down thereof, the Birth of the true King may be known abroad; that through those wise men the kingdoms of the east might learn the great truth, and the Roman empire remain no more in darkness.

Thus also we remark that afterwards the Redeemer was preached among the Gentiles not by Himself, but by His Apostles, even as, when a little Child, He is shown to them, not by the voice of angels, but merely by the vision of a star. When He Himself had begun to speak He was made known to us by speakers, but when He lay silent in the manger, by that silent testimony in heaven. But whether we consider the signs which accompanied His birth or His death, this thing is wonderful, namely, the hardness of heart of the Jews, who would not believe in Him either for prophesying or for miracles.

All things which He had made, bore witness that their Maker was come. Let me reckon them after the manner of men. The heavens knew that He was God, and sent a star to shine over where He lay. The sea knew it, and bore Him up when He walked upon it. The earth knew it, and quaked when He died. The sun knew it, and was darkened. The rocks and walls knew it, and rent at the hour of His death. Hell knew it, and gave up the dead that were in it. And yet up to this very hour the hearts of the unbelieving Jews will not acknowledge that He to Whom all nature testified is their God, and, being more hardened than the rocks, refuse to be rent by repentance.

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, You Who by the guidance of a star this day revealed Your only-begotten Son to the Gentiles; mercifully grant that we who know You now by faith, may come to behold You in glory.
Through the same Jesus Christ, thy Son, Our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

XX+C+M+B+XXV

Saturday, January 4, 2025

Sanctissimi Nominis Jesu

Introitus
Phil 2:10-11
In nómine Jesu omne genu flectátur, cœléstium, terréstrium et infernórum: et omnis lingua confiteátur, quia Dóminus Jesus Christus in glória est Dei Patris
Ps 8:2.
Dómine, Dóminus noster, quam admirábile est nomen tuum in univérsa terra!
V. Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto.
R. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
In nómine Jesu omne genu flectátur, cœléstium, terréstrium et infernórum: et omnis lingua confiteátur, quia Dóminus Jesus Christus in glória est Dei Patris



Sun, 1/5/25


Today is the feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus under the 1954 (double of the II class) and 1962 (II class) rubrics. This feast is ordinarily assigned to the Sunday between January 2 and 5 inclusive.


Mass: Proper Mass. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo. Preface of the Nativity. Ite. Under 1954, commemoration and Last Gospel of the vigil of the Epiphany at all Masses. Commemoration of St. Telesphorus, P & M, at private (low) Masses only. No commemorations under 1962 (the vigil of the Epiphany having been suppressed in 1955).


Office: Under 1954, festal office. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (IX = of the vigil of the Epiphany). Te Deum. Proper psalms and antiphons at Matins. At Lauds and the hours, psalms of Sunday (Prime = 53, 118.1, 118.2) with proper antiphons. All else from the proper. Proper collect. Commemoration of the vigil of the Epiphany and of St. Telesphorus (collect Gregem tuum) at Lauds. Omit suffrage. At Prime, V = Qui natus es. (LB236 on Twitter/X.)


REMARKS OF ST. BERNARD ON THE SWEET NAME OF JESUS

The sweet name of Jesus produces in us holy thoughts, fills the soul with noble sentiments, strengthens virtue, begets good works, and nourishes pure affections. All spiritual food leaves the soul dry, if it contain not that penetrating oil, the name Jesus. When you take your pen, write the name Jesus: if you write books, let the name of Jesus be contained in them, else they will possess no charm or attraction for me; you may speak, or you may reply, but if the name of Jesus sounds not from your lips, you are without unction and without charm. Jesus is honey in our mouth, light in our eyes, a flame in our heart. This name is the cure for all diseases of the soul. Are you troubled? think but of Jesus, speak but the name of Jesus, the clouds disperse, and peace descends anew from heaven. Have you fallen into sin? so that you fear death? invoke the name of Jesus, and you will soon feel life returning. No obduracy of the soul, no weakness, no coldness of heart can resist this holy name; there is no heart which will not soften and open in tears at this holy name. Are you surrounded by sorrow and danger? invoke the name of Jesus, and your fears will vanish. Never yet was human being in urgent need, and on the point of perishing, who invoked this help-giving name, and was not powerfully sustained. It was given us for the cure of all our ills; to soften the impetuosity of anger, to quench the fire of concupiscence, to conquer pride, to mitigate the pain of our wounds, to overcome the thirst of avarice, to quiet sensual passions, and the desires of low pleasures. If we call to our minds the name of Jesus, it brings before us His most meek and humble heart, and gives us a new knowledge of His most loving and tender compassion. The name of Jesus is the purest, and holiest, the noblest and most indulgent of names, the name of all blessings and of all virtues; it is the name of the God-Man, of sanctity itself. To think of Jesus is to think of the great, infinite God Who, having given us His life as an example, has also bestowed the necessary understanding, energy and assistance to enable us to follow and imitate Him, in our thoughts, inclinations, words and actions. If the name of Jesus reaches the depths of our heart, it leaves heavenly virtue there. We say, therefore, with our great master, St. Paul the Apostle: If any man love not our Lord Jesus Christ, let him be anathema (I Cor. 16:22).


Collect
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, You Who appointed Your only-begotten Son to be the Saviour of the human race, and commanded that He be called Jesus, mercifully grant that we may enjoy in heaven the vision of Him Whose holy Name we venerate on earth.
Through the same Jesus Christ, thy Son, Our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
R. Amen.

Let us pray.
Commemoration In Vigilia Epiphaniae
O Almighty and everlasting God, do Thou order all our actions in conformity with thy good pleasure, that through the name of thy well-beloved Son, we may worthily abound in all good works.
Commemoration S. Telesphori Papæ et Martyris
Look forgivingly on thy flock, Eternal Shepherd, and keep it in thy constant protection, by the intercession of blessed Telesphorus thy Martyr and Sovereign Pontiff, whom thou didst constitute Shepherd of the whole Church.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
R. Amen.

In Octava Ss. Innocentium ~ Simplex

Scriptura: Ad Romános, cap. 7

Sat, 1/4/25:


Today is the octave day of the Holy Innocents, Mm, under the 1954 (simple) rubrics.


Mass: As on the December 28 feast of the Holy Innocents. Red vestments in place of violet. Gloria. Gradual. Omit Tract, saying Alleluia in its place. Omit Credo. Preface of the Nativity. Ite. 2nd prayer Deus qui salutis of Our Lady. 3rd prayer either Ecclesiae tuae for the Church or Deus omnium for the pope.


Private (low) votive Masses/daily Requiems are prohibited today under the 1954 rubrics.


Office: Ordinary office. Red. Matins of 1 nocturn of 3 lessons (I & II = occurring Scripture from the Epistle to the Romans, III = proper for the octave day). Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons of the feria. All else from the proper. Collect of the feast of the Holy Innocents. No commemorations at Lauds. Omit suffrage. At Prime, announce at the start of the Martyrology Festum sanctissimi Nominis Jesu. (LB236 on Twitter/X.)


Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, Whose praise the Innocents, Your martyrs, this day proclaimed, not by speaking, but by dying, put to death in us all the wickedness of sin, so that Your faith which our tongue professes may be proclaimed also by our life.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.