Feria IV infra Hebdomadam Sexagesimæ ~ Feria

Wed, 2/26/25:

Today is a feria under the 1954 (simple) and 1962 (IV class) rubrics.

Mass: Of the preceding Sunday. Violet. Omit Gloria. Gradual. Omit Tract. Common Preface. Benedicamus (1954)/Ite (1962). Under 1954, 2nd prayer A cunctis for the intercession of the saints. 3rd prayer at the choice of the celebrant. No additional prayers under the 1962 rubrics.

Votive Masses/daily Requiems are permitted today without restriction.

Office: Ferial office. Violet. Matins of 1 nocturn of 3 lessons (all from occurring Scripture). Omit Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons of the feria (Lauds = schema II). All else from the ferial office after Septuagesima. Collect of the preceding Sunday. No commemorations at Lauds. Sufrage (1954 only). At Prime, add displaced psalm 96 (1954 only). Preces (1954 only).

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Collect

℣. The Lord be with you.

℟. And with thy spirit.

Let us pray.

O God, You Who see that we put no trust in anything we do, mercifully grant that by the protection of the Doctor of the Gentiles we may be defended against all adversity.

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.

Collect of the Saints

From all perils of soul and body defend us, O Lord, we beseech thee, and by the intercession of blessed and gloriosus ever Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of blessed Joseph, of thy blessed apostles Peter and Paul, and of blessed N. and all the Saints, graciously grant us safety and peace that all adversities and errors being overcome, thy Church may serve thee in security and freedom.

for the Church

Mercifully hear the prayers of thy Church, we beseech thee, O Lord, that all adversities and errors being overcome, she may serve thee in security and feedom.

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 Sexagesimæ ~ Feria

Tues, 2/25/25:

Today is a feria under the 1954 (simple) and 1962 (IV class) rubrics.

Mass: Of the preceding Sunday. Violet. Omit Gloria. Gradual. Omit Tract. Common Preface. Benedicamus (1954)/Ite (1962). Under 1954, 2nd prayer A cunctis for the intercession of the saints. 3rd prayer at the choice of the celebrant. No additional prayers under the 1962 rubrics.

Under the 1954 rubrics, where authorized by the Sacred Congregation of Rites, the festal Mass of the Commemoration of the Passion of Our Lord (Tuesday after Sexagesima) may be celebrated today with red vestments. This feast was suppressed in 1961 by John XXIII in De calendariis particularibus.

Votive Masses/daily Requiems are permitted today without restriction.

Office: Ferial office. Violet. Matins of 1 nocturn of 3 lessons (all from occurring Scripture). Omit Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons of the feria (Lauds = schema II). All else from the ferial office after Septuagesima. Collect of the preceding Sunday. No commemorations at Lauds. Sufrage (1954 only). At Prime, add displaced psalm 95 (1954 only). Preces (1954 only).

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Collect

℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, You Who see that we put no trust in anything we do, mercifully grant that by the protection of the Doctor of the Gentiles we may be defended against all adversity.
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.
Collect of the Saints
From all perils of soul and body defend us, O Lord, we beseech thee, and by the intercession of blessed and gloriosus ever Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of blessed Joseph, of thy blessed apostles Peter and Paul, and of blessed N. and all the Saints, graciously grant us safety and peace that all adversities and errors being overcome, thy Church may serve thee in security and freedom.

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.

S. Matthiæ Apostoli ~ Duplex II. classis

Tempora: Feria II infra Hebdomadam Sexagesimæ

Mon, 2/24/25:

Today is the feast of St. Matthias, Ap, under the 1954 (double of the II class) and 1962 (II class) rubrics.

Mass: Pro populo. Proper Mass. Red. Gloria. Gradual/Tract. Credo. Preface of the Apostles. Ite. No commemorations or additional prayers.

Office: Under 1954, festal office. Red. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1st & 3rd nocturn proper). Te Deum. At Matins, psalms and antiphons from the common of apostles. At Lauds (schema I) and the hours, psalms of Sunday (Prime = 53, 118.1, 118.2) with antiphons from the common of apostles. All else from the common. Proper collect of the feast. No commemorations at Lauds. Omit suffrage.

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
God, Who added blessed Matthias to the company of Your Apostles, grant, we beseech You, that by his intercession we may ever be aware of the depth of Your love for 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. 

Dominica in Sexagesima: "Semen est verbum Dei. The seed is the word of God."

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Sun, 2/23/25:

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

Mass: Proper Mass. Violet. Omit Gloria. Gradual/Tract. Credo. Preface of the Most Holy Trinity. Benedicamus (1954)/Ite (1962). Under 1954, commemoration of St. Peter Damian, B, C, & D. No commemorations under 1962.

Office: Sunday office. Violet. 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). Omit Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons of Sunday (Lauds = schema II). All else from the Sunday office per annum. Proper Benedictus antiphon. Collect of the Sunday. Under 1954, commemoration of St. Peter Damian at Lauds. No commemorations under 1962. Omit suffrage (1954). At Prime, under 1954, psalms 92, 99, 118.1, and 118.2; under 1962, psalms 53, 118.1, and 118.2.

"And they by the way side are they that hear; then the devil cometh, and taketh the word out of their heart, lest believing they should be saved.

Now they upon the rock, are they who when they hear, receive the word with joy: and these have no roots; for they believe for a while, and in time of temptation, they fall away.

And that which fell among thorns, are they who have heard, and going their way, are choked with the cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and yield no fruit.

But that on the good ground, are they who in a good and perfect heart, hearing the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit in patience." (Luke 8, 4-15)

To welcome the seed of the Word is to welcome the Kingdom.

"This Kingdom shines out before men in the word, in the works and in the presence of Christ." To welcome Jesus' word is to welcome "the Kingdom itself." The seed and beginning of the Kingdom are the "little flock" of those whom Jesus came to gather around him, the flock whose shepherd he is. They form Jesus' true family. To those whom he thus gathered around him, he taught a new "way of acting" and a prayer of their own." (CCC 764)

Indeed, to welcome the Word is to welcome Jesus Christ Who is the Kingdom present among us.

 

“He who has ears yo hear, let him hear.”

Collect

℣. The Lord be with you.

℟. And with thy spirit.

Let us pray.

O God, You Who see that we put no trust in anything we do, mercifully grant that by the protection of the Doctor of the Gentiles we may be defended against all adversity.

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. Petri Damiani

Grant us, we beseech You, almighty God, to follow the counsel and examples of St. Peter, Your Confessor and Bishop, so that by setting earthly goods at naught we may attain 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.

In Cathedra S. Petri Apostoli Antiochiæ ~ Duplex majus

Commemoratio: In Vigilia S. Matthiæ Ap.

Sat, 2/22/25:

Today is the feast of the Chair of St. Peter, Ap, at Antioch under the 1954 (double major) rubrics. In 1961, this feast was merged with the January 18 feast of St. Peter's Chair at Rome and retitled simply the feast of the Chair of St. Peter, Ap (raised to the II class).

Mass: Proper Mass (under 1954, as on January 18). White. Gloria. Gradual/Tract. Credo. Preface of the Apostles. Ite. Commemoration of St. Paul, Ap (under 1962, under one conclusion) and of the anticipated vigil of St. Matthias, Ap (1954 only; suppressed in 1955). Under 1954, Last Gospel of the vigil.

Under 1954, in parish churches, the Mass of the anticipated vigil of St. Matthias may be offered at private (low) Masses, either in place of the Mass of the feast (if only one Mass is offered) or as a second Mass. Mass Ego autem for the vigil of an apostle. Violet. Omit Gloria. Gradual. Omit Tract. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Benedicamus. Commemoration of the Chair of St. Peter at Antioch and of St. Paul.

In cathedral churches, monasteries, etc., under 1954, the Mass of the feast of St. Peter's Chair is sung after Terce as above, with commemoration of St. Paul and omitting commemoration of the vigil. The Mass of the vigil is sung after None as above, omitting commemoration of St. Peter and of St. Paul and with the orations Concede nos of Our Lady and either Ecclesiae tuae for the Church or Deus omnium for the pope.

Office: Under 1954, festal office. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1st nocturn = Petrus Apostolus with proper responsories, lesson IX of the vigil). Proper psalms and antiphons at Matins. Te Deum. At Lauds and the hours, psalms of Sunday (Lauds = schema I) with proper antiphons. All else from the proper. Proper Benedictus antiphon. Collect of the feast. Commemoration of St. Paul (proper Benedictus antiphon) and of the vigil of St. Matthias at Lauds. Omit suffrage. At Prime, psalms 53, 118.1, 118.2.

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From the Sermons of St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo.
16th on the Saints
The solemn Feast of today received from our forefathers the name of that of St Peter's Chair at Antioch, because there is a tradition that it was on this day that Peter, first of the Apostles, was enthroned in a Bishop's Chair. Rightly, therefore, do the Churches observe the first day of that Chair, the right to which the Apostle received for the salvation of the Churches from the Lord of the Churches Himself, with the words: Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church.

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
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.
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.

Commemoration of St. Paul
O God, Who taught vast numbers of the Gentiles by the preaching of the blessed Apostle Paul, grant, we beseech You, that by honoring his memory, we may enjoy the benefit of his patronal intercession with You.
Commemoration Vigil of St. Matthias, Apostle
Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that the worshipful Feast of thy blessed Apostle, Matthias 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.

Feria VI infra Hebdomadam Septuagesimæ ~ Feria

Fri, 2/21/25:

Today is a feria under the 1954 (simple) and 1962 (IV class) rubrics.

Mass: Of the preceding Sunday. Violet. Omit Gloria. Gradual. Omit Tract. Common Preface. Benedicamus (1954)/Ite (1962). Under 1954, 2nd prayer A cunctis for the intercession of the saints. 3rd prayer at the choice of the celebrant. No additional prayers under the 1962 rubrics.

Votive Masses/daily Requiems are permitted today without restriction under both sets of rubrics.

Office: Ferial office. Violet. Matins of 1 nocturn of 3 lessons (all from occurring Scripture). Omit Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons of the feria (Lauds = schema II). All else from the ferial office after Septuagesima. Collect of the preceding Sunday. No commemorations at Lauds. Sufrage (1954 only). At Prime, add displaced psalm 98 (1954 only). Preces (1954 only).

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Collect

℣. The Lord be with you.

℟. And with thy spirit.

Let us pray.

O Lord, we beseech You, graciously hear the prayers of Your people, that we who are justly punished for our sins may be mercifully delivered for the glory of Your name.

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.

Collect of the Saints

From all perils of soul and body defend us, O Lord, we beseech thee, and by the intercession of blessed and gloriosus ever Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of blessed Joseph, of thy blessed apostles Peter and Paul, and of blessed N. and all the Saints, graciously grant us safety and peace that all adversities and errors being overcome, thy Church may serve thee in security and freedom.

for the Church

Mercifully hear the prayers of thy Church, we beseech thee, O Lord, that all adversities and errors being overcome, she may serve thee in security and feedom.

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 V infra Hebdomadam Septuagesimæ ~ Feria

Thurs, 2/20/25:

Today is a feria under the 1954 (simple) and 1962 (IV class) rubrics.

Mass: Of the preceding Sunday. Violet. Omit Gloria. Gradual. Omit Tract. Common Preface. Benedicamus (1954)/Ite (1962). Under 1954, 2nd prayer A cunctis for the intercession of the saints. 3rd prayer at the choice of the celebrant. No additional prayers under the 1962 rubrics.

Office: Ferial office. Violet. Matins of 1 nocturn of 3 lessons (all from occurring Scripture). Omit Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons of the feria (Lauds = schema II). All else from the ferial office after Septuagesima. Collect of the preceding Sunday. No commemorations at Lauds. Sufrage (1954 only). At Prime, add displaced psalm 97 (1954 only). Preces (1954 only).

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Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O Lord, we beseech You, graciously hear the prayers of Your people, that we who are justly punished for our sins may be mercifully delivered for the glory of Your name.
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.
Collect of the Saints
From all perils of soul and body defend us, O Lord, we beseech thee, and by the intercession of blessed and gloriosus ever Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of blessed Joseph, of thy blessed apostles Peter and Paul, and of blessed N. and all the Saints, graciously grant us safety and peace that all adversities and errors being overcome, thy Church may serve thee in security and freedom.

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.