S . Joannis Bosco Confessoris ~ Duplex

Scriptura: Feria VI infra Hebdomadam III post Epiphaniam

Fri, 1/31/25:

Today is the feast of St. John Bosco, C, under the 1954 (double) and 1962 (III class) rubrics.

Mass: Proper Mass. White. Gloria. Gradual/Tract. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Ite. No commemorations or additional prayers.

Office: Ordinary office. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1954)/1 nocturn of 3 lessons (1962; I & II = occurring Scripture [II = II & III combined], III = short hagiography). Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons of the feria. All else from the common of a confessor not a bishop. Proper collect. No commemoration at Lauds. Omit suffrage (1954).

Prayer {from the Proper of Saints}
℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
Let us pray.
O God, who didst raise up thy blessed Confessor John, to be a father and teacher of youth, and didst will that through him, with the help of the Virgin Mary, new families should flourish in the Church, grant we pray that enkindled with the same fire of charity we may be strong to seek after souls and to serve thee alone.
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. Martinæ Virginis et Martyris ~ Semiduplex

Scriptura: Feria V infra Hebdomadam III post Epiphaniam

Thurs, 1/30/25:

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

Mass: Loquebar of a virgin martyr. Red. Gloria. Gradual/Tract. Omit Credo. Common Preface. 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: Ordinary office. Red. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1954)/1 nocturn of 3 lessons (1962; I & II = occurring Scripture [II = II & III combined], III = short hagiography). Te Deum. At Matins, proper hymn. Psalms and antiphons of the feria. At Lauds, proper hymn Tu natale. All else from the common of virgins for a virgin martyr. Collect Deus qui inter of a virgin martyr. No commemorations at Lauds. Suffrage of the saints (1954 only). (Source: LB236 on Twitter.)

Prayer {from the Proper of Saints}
℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
Let us pray.
O God, Who among the other miracles of thy power have bestowed the victory of martyrdom even upon the weaker sex, graciously grant that we who commemorate the anniversary of the death of blessed Martina, thy Virgin and Martyr, may come to thee by the path of her example.
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. Francisci Salesii Episcopi Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris ~ Duplex

Scriptura: Feria IV infra Hebdomadam III post Epiphaniam

Wed, 1/29/25:

Today is the feast of St. Francis de Sales, B, C & D (mtv), under the 1954 (double) and 1962 (III class) rubrics.

Mass: In medio of a doctor with proper collect. White. Gloria. Gradual/Tract. Credo (1954 only; for feasts of doctors). Common Preface. Ite. No commemorations or additional prayers.

Office: Ordinary office. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1954)/1 nocturn of 3 lessons (1962; I & II = occurring Scripture [II & III combined], III = short hagiography). Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons of the feria (Lauds = schema I). All else from the common of a confessor bishop. Proper collect. No commemorations at Lauds. Omit suffrage (1954). (LB236 on Twitter/X.)

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, Who for the salvation of souls willed that blessed Francis, Your Confessor and Bishop, should become all things to all men, mercifully grant that we, inspired by the sweetness of Your love, guided by his teachings, and aided by his merits, may attain the joys of everlasting 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.

S. Petri Nolasci Confessoris ~ Duplex

Commemoratio: S. Agnetis Virginis et Martyris secundo

Tues, 1/28/25:

Today is the feast of St. Peter Nolasco, C (mtv), under the 1954 (double) and 1962 (III class) rubrics.

Mass: Justus ut palma of a confessor not a bishop with proper orations. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Ite. Commemoration of St. Agnes, V & M (2nd), at all Masses (1954)/conventual and low Mass only (1962).

Office: Ordinary office. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1954; IX = of St. Agnes [2nd])/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 a confessor not a bishop. Proper collect. Commemoration of St. Agnes (2nd) at Lauds (proper Benedictus antiphon and collect). Omit suffrage (1954 only).

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, You Who, as an example of Your love, divinely taught St. Peter to enrich Your Church with new offspring, a family of Religious devoted to the ransom of the faithful, grant by his intercession, that we may be released from the slavery of sin and rejoice in lasting freedom in 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.

Let us pray.
Commemoration S. Agnetis Virginis et Martyris secundo
O God, You Who gladden us each year by the feast of blessed Agnes, Your Virgin and Martyr, grant us, we beseech You, that as we honor her by these sacred rites, we may follow her example of a holy 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.

S. Joannis Chrysostomi Episcopi Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris ~ Duplex

Scriptura: Feria II infra Hebdomadam III post Epiphaniam

Mon, 1/27/25:

Today is the feast of St. John Chrysostom, B, C & D (mtv), under the 1954 (double) and 1962 (III class) rubrics.

Mass: Proper Mass (most from In medio of a doctor). White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo (1954 only; for feasts of doctors). Common Preface. Ite. No commemorations or additional prayers.

Office: Ordinary office. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1954)/1 nocturn of 3 lessons (1962; I & II = occurring Scripture [II = II & III combined], III = short hagiography). Psalms and antiphons of the feria. All else from the common of a confessor bishop. Proper collect. No commemorations at Lauds. Omit suffrage (1954). (Source LB236 on Twitter/X.)

Homily by St John Chrysostom, Patriarch of Constantinople.
15/A on Matth.
Consider how that the Lord saith: “Ye are the salt of the earth,” by the which figure He showeth what a necessary of life is the Gospel. By this figure, He hath us to know that they unto whom He spake have an account to render, not of their own life only, but for the whole world. Not unto two cities, saith the Lord, nor unto ten, nor unto twenty, nor unto one people, as I sent the Prophets, send I you. But I send you unto every land and sea, even unto the whole world, lying groaning, as it is, under the burden of diverse sins.

These words, “Ye are the salt of the earth,” show unto us the whole nature of man as savourless and stinking with the strong corruption of sin. And therefore demandeth He of His Apostles such qualities as are most needful and useful to the furthering the salvation of many. He that is gentle and lowly, tender and just, shutteth not up all these good things in his own heart, but openeth these bright fountains that they may gush forth for the use of his neighbour. He whose heart is pure, and who seeketh peace, suffering persecution for the truth's sake, doth still lead a life for the good of the commonwealth.

Think not, saith the Lord, that the struggle is easy whereunto ye shall be led, neither shall your reckoning be of light matters. Ye are the salt of the earth. Have ye then salted that which is corrupted? Nay, for it is impossible that that which is once corrupted can be made sound again by the rubbing it with salt. This it is not asked of them to do. But their work is to sprinkle with salt, and to keep fresh thereafter, such things as the Lord hath given over into their charge, and which He Himself hath made new, and freed from all taint, before giving them. To make sound after the corruption of sin, is the work of Christ's power alone; to preserve from falling away again, is the duty and the toil commanded to the Apostles.

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
May heavenly grace, we beseech You, O Lord, prosper Your Church, which You mercifully enlightened by the blessed virtues and teachings of glorious and blessed John Chrysostom, Your Confessor and Bishop.
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.

Dominica III Post Epiphaniam ~ Semiduplex Dominica minor

Commemoratio: S. Polycarpi Episcopi et Martyris

Sun, 1/26/25:

Today is the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany under the 1954 (semi-double Sunday) and 1962 (II class Sunday) rubrics.

Mass: Proper Mass. Green. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo. Preface of the Most Holy Trinity. Ite. Under 1954, commemoration of St. Polycarp, B & M. No commemorations or additional prayers under the 1962 rubrics.

Office: Sunday office. Green. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1954)/1 nocturn of 3 lessons (1962; I & II from occurring Scripture  as in the 1st nocturn of the old Breviary [II = II & III combined]; III = lesson VII of the old Breviary). Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons of Sunday. All else from the Sunday office per annum. Proper Benedictus antiphon. Collect of the Sunday. At Lauds, under 1954, commemoration of St. Polycarp. No commemorations under 1962. Omit suffrage (1954). (Source LB236 on Twitter/X.)

ON RESIGNATION TO THE WILL OF GOD 

Lord, if thou wilt. (Matt. VIII. 2.)

Those who in adversity as well as in prosperity, perfectly resign themselves to the will of God, and accept whatever He sends them with joy and thanks, possess heaven, as St. Chrysostom says, while yet upon earth. Those who have attained this resignation, are saddened by no adversity, because they are satisfied with all that God, their best Father, sends them, be it honor or disgrace, wealth or poverty, life or death. All happens as they wish, because they know no will but God's, they desire nothing but that which He does and wills. God does the will of them that fear Him. (Ps. CXLIV. 10.) In the lives of the ancient Fathers we find the following: The fields and vineyards belonging to one farmer were much more fertile and yielding than were his neighbors'. They asked how it happened and he said: they should not wonder at it, because he always had the weather he wished. At this they wondered more than ever: How could that be? "I never desire other weather," he replied, "than God wills; and because my desires are conformable to His, He gives me the fruits I wish." This submission to the divine will is also the cause of that constant peace and undimmed joy of the saints of God, with which their hearts have overflowed here below, even in the midst of the greatest sufferings and afflictions. Who would not aspire to so happy a state? We will attain it if we believe that nothing in this world can happen to us except by the will and through the direction of God, sin and guilt excepted, for God can never be the cause of them. This the Holy Ghost inculcates by the mouth of the wise man: Good things and evil, life and death, poverty and riches, are from God, (Eccles. XI. 14.) that is, are permitted or sent by God; all that which comes from God, is for the best, for God doeth all things well. (Mark VII. 37.) Whoever keeps these two truths always in mind, will certainly be ever contented with the will of God, and always consoled; he will taste while yet on earth the undisturbed peace of mind and foretaste of happiness which the saints had while here, and which they now eternally enjoy in heaven, because of the union of their will with the divine will.  (Fr Goffine)

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Almighty and everlasting God, look with favor upon our weakness, and stretch forth the right hand of Your majesty to help and defend us.
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 S. Polycarpi Episcopi et Martyris
O God, who givest us joy by the annual solemnity of blessed Polycarp, Thy martyr and bishop, mercifully grant that we may rejoice in his protection, whose birthday we celebrate.
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.

In Conversione S. Pauli Apostoli ~ Duplex majus

Tempora: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam II post Epiphaniam

Sat, 1/25/25:

Today is the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, Ap, under the 1954 (double major) and 1962 (III class) rubrics.

Mass: Proper Mass. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo (1954 only). Preface of the Apostles. Celebrant bows his head at the mention of St. Paul and of St. Peter in the Canon. Ite. Commemoration of St. Peter, Ap, at all Masses (1962: under one conclusion).

Office: Under 1954, festal office. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1st nocturn = proper lessons [Saulus adhuc] with proper responsories). 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 St. Peter at Lauds. Omit suffrage. (Source: LB236 on Twitter/X.)

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, Who taught the whole world by the preaching of Your blessed Apostle Paul, grant, we beseech You, that we who today celebrate his conversion may draw nearer to You by way of example.
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 St. Peter
O God, Who, when giving blessed Peter, Your Apostle, the keys of the heavenly kingdom, bestowed on him the power of binding and loosing, grant that by the help of his intercession we may be delivered from the bonds of our sins.
Who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.
℟. Amen

(Art: The Conversion of Saint Paul, Caravaggio. https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Conversion-of-St-Paul-painting-by-Caravaggio)

S. Timothei Episcopi et Martyris ~ Duplex

Scriptura: Feria VI infra Hebdomadam II post Epiphaniam

Fri, 1/24/25:

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

Mass: Statuit of a martyr bishop outside Paschaltide with proper Epistle (printed as a proper Mass in the 1962 Missal). Red. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Ite. No commemorations or additional prayers.

Office: Ordinary office. Red. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1954)/1 nocturn of 3 lessons (I & II = occurring Scripture [II = II & III combined], III = short hagiography). Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons of the feria. All else from the common of one martyr outside Paschaltide. Collect Infirmitatem of a martyr bishop. No commemorations. Omit suffrage (1954). (LB236 on Twitter/X.)

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Be mindful of our weakness, almighty God, and because the burden of our sins weighs heavily upon us, may the glorious intercession of blessed Timothei, Your Martyr and Bishop, sustain us.
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. Raymundi de Peñafort Confessoris ~ Semiduplex

: Feria V infra Hebdomadam II post Epiphaniam

Thurs, 1/23/25:

Today is the feast of St. Raymond of Penyafort, C (mtv), under the 1954 (semi-double) and 1962 (III class) rubrics.

Mass: Os justi of a confessor not a bishop with proper collect. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Ite. Commemoration of St. Emerentiana, V & M, at all Masses (1954)/conventual and low Mass only (1962). Under 1954, 3rd prayer Deus qui salutis of Our Lady.

Office: Ordinary office. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1954; IX = of St. Emerentiana)/1 nocturn of 3 lessons (1962; I & II = occurring Scripture [II = II & III combined], III = short hagiography of St. Raymond). Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons of the feria. All else from the common of a confessor not a bishop. Proper collect. Commemoration of St. Emerentiana at Lauds. Suffrage of the saints (1954 only). (Source: LB236 on Twitter/X.)

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, You Who chose blessed Raymond to be a renowned minister of the sacrament of Penance, and miraculously brought him through the waves of the sea, grant that by his intercession we may produce good results from our penitence and reach the haven of eternal salvation.
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 St. Emerentiana, Virgin and Martyr
May blessed Emerentiana, Virgin and Martyr, who was ever pleasing to You by the merit of her chastity and by her trust in Your power, implore for us Your forgiveness, we beseech You, O Lord.

de S. Maria (vel ad libitum)
O God, Who by the fruitful virginity of blessed Mary, have bestowed upon mankind the reward of eternal salvation, grant, we beseech You, that we may enjoy the intercession of her through whom we have been found worthy to receive among us the author of life, our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
Who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.
℟. Amen

Ss. Vincentii et Anastasii Martyrum ~ Semiduplex

Scriptura: Feria IV infra Hebdomadam II post Epiphaniam

Wed, 1/22/25:

Today is the feast of Ss. Vincent and Anastasius, Mm, under the 1954 (semi-double) and 1962 (III class) rubrics.

Mass: Intret of several martyrs outside Paschaltide with proper orations. Red. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface. 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: Ordinary office. Red. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1954)/1 nocturn of 3 lessons (1962; I & II = occurring Scripture [II = II & III combined], III = short hagiography). Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons of the feria. All else from the common of several martyrs outside Paschaltide. Proper collect. No commemorations at Lauds. Suffrage of the saints (1954 only). (Source: LB236 on Twitter/X.)

Prayer {from the Proper of Saints}

℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.

℟. And let my cry come unto thee.

Let us pray.

Let thy merciful ears, O Lord, be open unto our prayers, and whereas we do feel ourselves burdened by the guilt of our sins, do Thou graciously relieve us at the petition of thy blessed Martyrs, Vincent and Anastasius.

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.