Die VI infra Octavam Nativitatis

~ Semiduplex III. ordinis

Mon, 12/30/24:

Today is the 6th day in the octave of Christmas under the 1954 (semi-double) and 1962 (II class) rubrics.

Mass: Mass of the day(s) within the octave of Christmas, formerly assigned to December 30 in older Missals and assigned to December 29-31 inclusive in the 1962 Missal. All as at the 3rd Mass of Christmas (Puer natus est) with Epistle and Gospel of the 2nd Mass of Christmas. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo. Preface of the Nativity. Proper Communicantes for Christmas in the Canon. Ite. Under 1954, 2nd prayer Deus qui salutis of Our Lady. 3rd prayer either Ecclesiae tuae for the Church or Deus omnium for the pope. No additional prayers under 1962.

Office: Proper festal (1954)/semi-festal (1962) office for the day(s) within the octave of Christmas. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1954)/1 nocturn of 3 lessons (1962; lessons = 1st nocturn from the Epistle to the Romans assigned to the 1st nocturn of December 30 in the old Breviary). Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons at Matins as at Matins of Christmas Day. At Lauds, all as on Christmas Day (psalms of Sunday, proper antiphons, proper collect). No commemorations at Lauds. Omit suffrage (1954). Under 1954, at Prime and the hours, psalms of Sunday (Prime = 53, 118.1, 118.2) with proper antiphons; all else from the proper. Under 1962, psalms and antiphons of the feria; all else from the proper.

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Grant, we beseech You, almighty God, that the new birth, in the flesh, of Your only-begotten Son may deliver us whom the bondage of old keeps under the yoke of sin.
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.

Dominica Infra Octavam Nativitatis: "...according to our individual works will the True and Just Judge apportion to us punishment or reward"

Sun, 12/29/24:

Today is the Sunday within the octave of Christmas under the 1954 (semi-double) and 1962 (II class Sunday) rubrics.

Mass: Proper Mass. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo. Preface of the Nativity. Proper Communicantes for Christmas in the Canon. Ite. Under 1954, commemoration of St. Thomas Becket, B & M, and of the octave of Christmas (prayers of the 3rd Mass of Christmas Day). No commemorations under 1962.

Office: Proper office. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1954: 1st nocturn = Incipit Ep ad Romanos with accompanying responsories; 2nd & 3rd nocturns proper to the Sunday in the octave)/1 nocturn of 3 lessons (1962: lessons I & II = Incipit Ep ad Romanos [II = II & III of the old Breviary combined], III = homily on today's Gospel [lesson VII of the old Breviary]). Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons at Matins as on Christmas Day. At Lauds and the hours, under 1954, psalms of Sunday (Prime = 53, 118.1, 118.2) with antiphons of Christmas Day. All else from the proper for the Sunday in the octave. Proper collect of the Sunday. Under 1954, commemoration of the octave of St. Thomas Becket and of the octave of Christmas at Lauds. Omit suffrage. Under 1962, Lauds as above. At Prime and the hours, psalms and antiphons of Sunday (Prime = 117, 118.1, 118.2). All else from the proper of the Sunday in the octave. No commemorations.

From the Holy Gospel according to Luke

Luke 2:33-40

In that time, his father and mother were wondering at those things which were spoken concerning him. And so on.

We see that God's abounding grace is poured forth on all by the birth of the Lord, and that the gift of prophecy is not denied to the righteous, but to the unbelieving. Simeon prophesieth that our Lord Jesus Christ is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel, setting forth that the just and the unjust reap different fruits from the coming of the Saviour; so will it be with us; according to our individual works will the True and Just Judge apportion to us punishment or reward.

See, a sword shall pierce through thine own soul also. We have no record or tradition that Mary left this world by suffering a violent death, and the material sword can pierce the body only, and not the soul. Wherefore here we see the wisdom of Mary in that she was not ignorant of the heavenly mysteries. For, the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart for all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of the Son of God, from Whom also the secret things of our conscience are not hidden.

There had been a triple prophecy; the prophecy of Simeon had followed the prophecy of the virgin, and the prophecy of the wife; those, namely, of Mary and Elizabeth. And now ought the widow also to prophesy, that no sex nor state might be wanting. And Anna is brought before us with such a title from her widowhood and her life, that we may well believe that she received the grace to announce the Advent of the Redeemer. In our exhortation addressed to widows we have already treated of her gifts at length, and, as we have much matter before us, we will not now again enter on the subject.

(Homily by St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan. Bk. ii. on Luke ii.)

Collect

V. The Lord be with you.

R. And with thy spirit.

Let us pray.

O Almighty and eternal God, direct our actions in conformity with Your will, that in the name of Your beloved Son we may be worthy to do good works in abundance.

Who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.

R. Amen

Image: Raphael, The Holy Family with a Palm Tree

In Nativitate Domini

~ Duplex I. classis

From the holy Gospel according to Luke

Luke 2:15-20
At that time, the shepherds said one to another: Let us go over to Bethlehem, and let us see this word that is come to pass, which the Lord hath showed to us. And so on.

Homily by St. Ambrose, Bishop (of Milan)
Book II on Luke II
Behold the beginning of the Church. Christ is born, and the shepherds watch; shepherds, to gather together the scattered sheep of the Gentiles, and to lead them into the fold of Christ, that they might no longer be a prey to the ravages of spiritual wolves in the night of this world's darkness. And that shepherd is wide awake, whom the Good Shepherd stirreth up. The flock then is the people, the night is the world, and the shepherds are the Priests. And perhaps he is a shepherd to whom it is said: Be watchful and strengthen, Apoc. iii. 2, for God hath ordained as the shepherds of His flock not Bishops only, but also Angels.

Dearly beloved brethren, Unto us is born this day a Saviour, Luke ii. 11. Let us rejoice. It would be unlawful to be sad to day, for today is Life's Birthday; the Birthday of that Life, Which, for us dying creatures, taketh away the sting of death, and bringeth the bright promise of the eternal gladness hereafter. It would be unlawful for any man to refuse to partake in our rejoicing. All men have an equal share in the great cause of our joy, for, since our Lord, Who is the destroyer of sin and of death, findeth that all are bound under the condemnation, He is come to make all free. Rejoice, O thou that art holy, thou drawest nearer to thy crown! Rejoice, O thou that art sinful, thy Saviour offereth thee pardon! Rejoice also, O thou Gentile, God calleth thee to life! For the Son of God, when the fulness of the time was come, which had been fixed by the unsearchable counsel of God, took upon Him the nature of man, that He might reconcile that nature to Him Who made it, and so the devil, the inventor of death, is met and beaten in that very flesh which hath been the field of his victory. (St Ambrose)

When our Lord entered the field of battle against the devil, He did so with a great and wonderful fairness. Being Himself the Almighty, He laid aside His uncreated Majesty to fight with our cruel enemy in our weak flesh. He brought against him the very shape, the very nature of our mortality, yet without sin. ~Heb. iv. 15. His birth however was not a birth like other births for no other is born pure, nay, not the little child whose life endureth but a day on the earth. To His birth alone the throes of human passion had not contributed, in His alone no consequence of sin had had part. For His Mother was chosen a Virgin of the kingly lineage of David, and when she was to grow heavy with the sacred Child, her soul had already conceived Him before her body. She knew the counsel of God announced to her by the Angel, lest the unwonted events should alarm her. The future Mother of God knew what was to be wrought in her by the Holy Ghost, and that her modesty was absolutely safe.

Therefore, dearly beloved brethren, let us give thanks to God the Father, through His Son, in the Holy Ghost: Who, for His great love wherewith He loved us, hath had mercy on us and, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, Eph. ii. 4, 5, that in Him we might be a new creature, and a new workmanship. Let us then put off the old man with his deeds Col. iii. 9; and, having obtained a share in the Sonship of Christ, let us renounce the deeds of the flesh. Learn, O Christian, how great thou art, who hast been made partaker of the Divine nature, 2 Pet. i. 4, and fall not again by corrupt conversation into the beggarly elements above which thou art lifted. Remember Whose Body it is Whereof thou art made a member, and Who is its Head, 1 Cor. vi. 15. Remember that it is He That hath delivered thee from the power of darkness and hath translated thee into God's light, and God's kingdom, Col. i. 13.  (From the Sermons of Pope St. Leo (the Great) 1st for Christmas)

Feria II infra Hebdomadam IV Adventus

 ~ Feria major

Mon, 12/23/24:

Today is a greater Advent feria under the 1954 (simple) and 1962 (II class) rubrics.

Mass: Of the preceding Sunday. Violet. Omit Gloria. Gradual. Omit Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface (1962: optional Preface of Advent). Benedicamus (1954)/Ite (1962). Under 1954, 2nd prayer Deus qui de beatae of Our Lady. 3rd prayer Fidelium for all the faithful departed (said on ferial Mondays). 4th prayer either Ecclesiae tuae for the Church or Deus omnium for the pope. No additional prayers under 1962.

Office: Ferial office. Violet. Matins of 1 nocturn of 3 lessons (all from occurring Scripture). Omit Te Deum. Psalms (Lauds = schema II) of the feria. Antiphons at Matins of the feria. Antiphons at Lauds and the hours Ecce veniet, etc. for feria II (Monday) before the vigil of Christmas. Preces at Lauds and the hours (1954 only). Collect of the preceding Sunday. No commemorations. Omit suffrage (1954). At Prime, add displaced psalm 46 (1954 only). (LB236 on Twitter/X.)

℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Put forth Your power, O Lord, we beseech You, and delay not: and with Your great might come to our aid, so that what is hindered by our sins may be hastened by Your merciful goodness.
Who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.
℟. Amen


Let us pray.
de S. Maria Advent
O God, Who, by the message of an Angel, willed to take flesh in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary, grant that we, your suppliants, who believe her to be truly the Mother of God, may be helped by her intercession with You.

for the Pope
O God, the shepherd and ruler of all the faithful, graciously look upon thy servant Francis, who thou hast willed to be chief pastor of thy Church; grant him we beseech thee, by word and example to profit those over whom he rules, that together with the flock entrusted to him, he may attain to life everlasting.
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.

Feria VI Quattuor Temporum in Adventu

~ Feria major

Fri, 12/20/24:

Today is the Ember Friday of Advent under the 1954 (simple) and 1962 (II class) rubrics.

Mass: Proper Mass. Violet. Omit Gloria. Gradual with neither Alleluia nor Tract. Omit Credo. Common Preface (1962: optional Preface of Advent). Under 1954, celebrant bows his head at the mention of St. Thomas in the Canon. Benedicamus (1954)/Ite (1962). Under 1954, commemoration and Last Gospel of the vigil of St. Thomas, Ap. 3rd prayer Deus qui de beatae of Our Lady. No commemorations or additional prayers under 1962 (vigil of St. Thomas suppressed in 1955).

Alternatively, under the 1954 rubrics, the Mass of the vigil of St. Thomas may be said at private (low) Masses. Mass Ego autem for the vigil of an apostle. Violet. Omit Gloria. Gradual with neither Alleluia nor Tract. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Celebrant bows his head at the mention of St. Thomas in the Canon. Benedicamus. Commemoration and Last Gospel of the Ember Friday. 3rd prayer Deus qui de beatae.

Office: Ferial office. Violet. Matins of 1 nocturn of 3 lessons (all proper). Omit Te Deum. Psalms (Lauds = schema II) of the feria. At Lauds and the hours, antiphons Constantes estote etc. of feria VI (Friday) before the vigil of Christmas. All else from the ferial office for Advent. Under 1954, preces at Lauds and the hours. Under 1962, preces at Lauds only. Proper collect of the Ember Friday. Under 1954, no commemoration is made of the vigil of St. Thomas in the Office (common vigils are not commemorated in the Office in Advent and Lent). Omit suffrage (1954). Under 1954, add displaced psalm 98 at Prime. (LB236 on Twitter/X.)

℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Grant, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that the worshipful Feast of thy blessed Apostle (and Evangelist) Thomæ on the eve whereof we now stand, may avail us to the increase both of godliness toward thee, and of health to our own souls.
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.

Let us pray.
Commemoration Feria VI Quattuor temporum in Adventu
Put forth Your power, O Lord, we beseech You, and come; that those who trust in Your goodness may soon be delivered from all harm.

de S. Maria Advent
O God, Who, by the message of an Angel, willed to take flesh in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary, grant that we, your suppliants, who believe her to be truly the Mother of God, may be helped by her intercession with You.
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.

Feria V infra Hebdomadam III Adventus

~ Feria major

Thurs, 12/19/24:

Today is a greater Advent feria under the 1954 (simple) and 1962 (II class) rubrics.

Mass: Of the preceding Sunday. Violet. Omit Gloria. Gradual. Omit Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface (1962: optional Preface of Advent). Benedicamus (1954)/Ite (1962). Under 1954, 2nd prayer Deus qui de beatae of Our Lady. 3rd prayer either Ecclesiae tuae for the Church or Deus omnium for the pope. No additional prayers under 1962.

Office: Ferial office. Violet. Matins of 1 nocturn of 3 lessons (all from occurring Scripture). Omit Te Deum. Psalms (Lauds = schema II) of the feria. Antiphons at Matins of the feria. Antiphons at Lauds and the hours De Sion, etc. for feria V (Thursday) before the vigil of Christmas. Preces at Lauds and the hours (1954 only). Collect of the preceding Sunday. No commemorations. Omit suffrage (1954). At Prime, add displaced psalm 97 (1954 only). (LB236 on Twitter/x.)

℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
Let us pray.
O Lord, we beseech thee, mercifully incline thine ears unto our prayers, and lighten the darkness of our minds by the grace of thy heavenly visitation.
Who livest and reignest with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
de S. Maria Advent
O God, Who, by the message of an Angel, willed to take flesh in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary, grant that we, your suppliants, who believe her to be truly the Mother of God, may be helped by her intercession with You.

Contra persecutores Ecclesiæ
Ecclésiæ tuæ, quǽsumus, Dómine, preces placátus admítte: ut, destrúctis adversitátibus et erróribus univérsis, secúra tibi sérviat libertáte.
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.

Feria IV Quattuor Temporum in Adventu ~ Feria major

Wed, 12/18/24:

Today is the Ember Wednesday of Advent under the 1954 (simple) and 1962 (II class) rubrics.

Mass: Proper Mass. Violet. Flectamus genua/Levate, additional collect, prophecy, and Gradual after the Kyrie. Omit Gloria. Proper collect. Gradual with neither Alleluia nor Tract. Omit Credo. Common Preface (1962: optional Preface of Advent). Benedicamus (1954)/Ite (1962). Under 1954, 2nd prayer Deus qui de beatae of Our Lady. 3rd prayer either Ecclesiae tuae for the Church or Deus omnium for the pope. No commemorations or additional prayers under 1962.

Office: Ferial office. Violet. Matins of 1 nocturn of 3 lessons (all proper). Omit Te Deum. Psalms (Lauds = schema II) of the feria. At Lauds and the hours, antiphons Prophetae praedicaverunt etc. of feria IV (Wednesday) before the vigil of Christmas. All else from the ferial office for Advent. Under 1954, preces at Lauds and the hours. Under 1962, preces at Lauds only. Proper collect of the Ember Wednesday. No commemorations at Lauds. Omit suffrage (1954). Under 1954, add displaced psalm 96 at Prime. (LB236 on Twitter/X.)

Let us pray.

℣. Let us kneel.
℟. Arise.
Grant us, we beseech You, almighty God, that the coming feast of our redemption may bring us both help for our present life, and the reward of everlasting happiness.
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.

Feria III infra Hebdomadam III Adventus ~ Feria major

Tues, 12/17/24:

Today is a greater Advent feria under the 1954 (simple) and 1962 (II class) rubrics.

Mass: Of the preceding Sunday. Violet. Omit Gloria. Gradual. Omit Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface (1962: optional Preface of Advent). Benedicamus (1954)/Ite (1962). Under 1954, 2nd prayer Deus qui de beatae of Our Lady. 3rd prayer either Ecclesiae tuae for the Church or Deus omnium for the pope. No additional prayers under 1962.

Office: Ferial office. Violet. Matins of 1 nocturn of 3 lessons. Omit Te Deum. Psalms (Lauds = schema II) of the feria. Antiphons at Matins of the feria. Antiphons at Lauds and the hours Rorate caeli etc. for feria III (Tuesday) before the vigil of Christmas. Preces at Lauds and the hours (1954 only). Collect of the preceding Sunday. No commemorations. Omit suffrage (1954). At Prime, add displaced psalm 95 (1954 only). (LB236 on Twitter/X.)

℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Lend Your ear to our prayers, O Lord, we beseech You; and brighten the darkness of our minds by the grace of Your coming.
Who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.
℟. Amen


Let us pray.
de S. Maria Advent
O God, Who, by the message of an Angel, willed to take flesh in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary, grant that we, your suppliants, who believe her to be truly the Mother of God, may be helped by her intercession with You.

Contra persecutores Ecclesiæ
Ecclésiæ tuæ, quǽsumus, Dómine, preces placátus admítte: ut, destrúctis adversitátibus et erróribus univérsis, secúra tibi sérviat libertáte.
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.

S. Eusebii Episcopi et Martyris ~ Semiduplex

Commemoratio: Feria II infra Hebdomadam III Adventus

Mon, 12/16/24:

Today is the feast of St. Eusebius, B & M, under the 1954 (semi-double) and 1962 (III class) rubrics.

Mass: Sacerdotes Dei of a martyr bishop. Red. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface (1962: optional Preface of Advent). Ite. Commemoration of the Advent feria. Under 1954, 3rd prayer Deus qui de beatae of Our Lady.

Office: Ordinary office. Red. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1954)/1 nocturn of 3 lessons (1962; II = II & III of occurring Scripture combined, III = short hagiography). Te Deum. Psalms (Lauds = schema I) and antiphons of the feria. All else from the common of martyrs outside Paschaltide. Collect Deus qui nos beati of a martyr bishop. At Lauds, commemoration of the Advent feria. Omit suffrage (1954). At Prime, preces (1954 only). (LB236 on Twitter/X.)

℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
Let us pray.
O God, who year by year dost gladden us by the solemn feast day of thy Blessed Martyr and Bishop Eusebius, mercifully grant that we who keep his birthday, may ever feel the joyful effects of his protection.
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.

De VII die Infra Octavam Immaculatæ Concept. Beatæ Mariæ Virgini ~ Semiduplex

Commemoratio: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam II Adventus

Sat, 12/14/24:

Today is the 7th day in the octave of the Immaculate Conception under the 1954 (semi-double) rubrics.

Mass: As on the feast. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo. Preface of Our Lady (et te in Conceptione immaculata). Ite. Commemoration of the Advent feria. 3rd prayer Deus qui corda of the Holy Ghost.

Office: Ordinary office. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons. Te Deum. Psalms (Lauds = schema I) and antiphons of the feria. All else from the proper. Collect of the feast. At Lauds, commemoration of the Advent feria. Omit suffrage.

P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
May the sacrament we have received, O Lord our God, heal in us the wounds of that sin from which by a singular privilege, You kept immaculate the conception of blessed Mary.
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. (LB236 on Twitter/X.)

Let us pray.
Commemoration Sabbato infra Hebdomadam II Adventus
We who have been refreshed by the food of spiritual nourishment, humbly beseech You, O Lord, that through partaking of this sacrament You will teach us to disdain the things of earth and love those of heaven.
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.

S. Luciæ Virginis et Martyris ~ Duplex

Scriptura: Feria VI infra Hebdomadam II Adventus

Fri, 12/13/24:

Today is the feast of St. Lucy, V & M, under the 1954 (double) and 1962 (III class) rubrics.

Mass: Proper Mass. Red. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo (1954 only; for the octave of the Immaculate Conception). Preface of Our Lady (et te in Conceptione immacluata) (1954)/Common Preface (1962) (optional Preface of Advent). Ite. Under 1954, commemoration of the octave of the Immaculate Conception. Under both sets of rubrics, commemoration of the Advent feria.

Office: Ordinary office. Red. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1954)/1 nocturn of 3 lessons (1962; II = II & III of occurring Scripture combined, III = short hagiography). Te Deum. At Matins, psalms and antiphons of the feria. At Lauds, psalms of Sunday (schema I) with proper antiphons. All else from the common of virgins (for virgin martyrs). Proper Benedictus antiphon. Proper collect. Under 1954 only, commemoration of the octave of the Immaculate Conception at Lauds. Under both rubrics, commemoration of the Advent feria at Lauds. Omit suffrage (1954). At Prime and the hours, psalms and antiphons of the feria. All else from the proper. Under 1954, lectio brevis Domine Deus at Prime. (LB236 on Twitter/X.)

℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Hear us, O God our Saviour, that, as we rejoice on the feast of blessed Lucy, Your Virgin and Martyr, so we may grow in love and devotion.
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.

Let us pray.
For the Octave of the Immaculate Conception.
O God, Who by the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin, prepared a worthy dwelling for Your Son, and Who, by Your Son’s death, foreseen by You, preserved her from all taint, grant, we beseech You, through her intercession, that we too may come to You unstained by sin.
Commemoration Feria VI infra Hebdomadam II Adventus
Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to prepare the ways of Your only-begotten Son, so that through His coming we may be able to serve You with purified minds.
Who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.
℟. Amen