S. Margaritæ Mariæ Alacoque Virginis ~ Duplex

Tempora: Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam XVIII post Octavam Pentecostes III. Octobris

Thurs, 10/17/25:

Today is the feast of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, V, under the 1954 (double) and 1962 (III class) rubrics.

Mass: Proper Mass. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Ite. No commemorations.

Office: Ordinary office. White. 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 and antiphons of the feria. All else from the common of non-martyr virgins. Proper collect. No commemorations at Lauds. Omit suffrage (1954). (LB236 on Twitter/X.)

Introitus
Cant 2:3.
Sub umbra illíus, quem desideráveram, sedi: et fructus ejus dulcis gútturi meo.
Ps 83:2-3
Quam dilécta tabernácula tua, Dómine virtútum! concupíscit, et déficit ánima mea in átria Dómini.
V. Glória Patri, ...

Collect

℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
Let us pray.
O Lord Jesus Christ, who unto the holy virgin Margaret Mary didst in wondrous manner reveal the unsearchable riches of thy Heart, grant us, by her merits and example, that loving thee in all things and above all things, we may obtain an abode in thy Heart for evermore.
Who livest and reignest with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

From the Holy Gospel according to Matthew
Matt 11:25-30
At that time: Jesus answered and said: I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. And so on, and that which followeth.

Homily of St. Francis de Sales, Bishop
Sermo 23 in die Pentecostes alter, circa medium
There is no other true knowledge given but that which is given by the Holy Ghost. And this is granted to the humble only. Have we not known great theologians who spake marvellously of the virtues but did not practice them? Have we not seen, on the contrary, many women who did not know how to discourse on the virtues, practice the works of virtue worthily? The Holy Spirit hath made these wise because they had fear of the Lord, piety and humility.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Having received the sacrament of Your Body and Blood, we beseech You, O Lord Jesus, grant us by the intercession of blessed Margaret Mary, the Virgin, that, stripping ourselves of worldly vanities, we may be found worthy to put on the meekness and humility of Your Heart.
Who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.
R. Amen