In Commemoratione S. Pauli Apostoli ~ Duplex majus

Commemoratio: Die IV infra Octavam SSmi Cordis Jesu

Saint Paul by El Greco 

Mon, 6/30/25:

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

Mass: Proper Mass. Red. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo (1954 only). Preface of the Apostles. Celebrant bows his head at the mention of Ss. Peter and Paul and of St. John the Baptist (1954 only) in the Canon. Ite. Under 1954, commemoration of St. Peter, Ap, of the octave of the Sacred Heart, and of the octave of St. John the Baptist. Under 1962, commemoration of St. Peter under one conclusion with the collect of St. Paul; no other prayers or commemorations.

Office: Under 1954, festal office. Red. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1st nocturn = proper). Psalms from the common of apostles with proper antiphons. Te Deum. At Lauds and the hours, psalms of Sunday (Prime = 53, 118.1, 118.2) with proper antiphons. All else from the proper. Proper collect. At Lauds, commemoration of St. Peter, of the octave of the Sacred Heart, and of the octave of St. John the Baptist. Omit suffrage. (Source: LB236.)

Introitus
2 Tim 1:12
Scio, cui crédidi, et certus sum, quia potens est depósitum meum serváre in illum diem, justus judex.
Ps 138:1-2
Dómine, probásti me et cognovísti me: tu cognovísti sessiónem meam et resurrectiónem meam.
℣. Glória Patri …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
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.
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.
Pro 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.
Commemoration Die IV infra Octavam SSmi Cordis Jesu
O God, Who in the Heart of Your Son, wounded by our sins, mercifully lavish upon us the infinite riches of love, grant, we beseech You, that as we offer Him the faithful service of our devotion, we may also show forth fitting reparation.
Commemoration Die septima infra Octavam Nativitatis S. Joannis Baptistæ
O God, Who made this a day most worthy of our celebration because of blessed John; grant Your people the grace of spiritual joys and direct the minds of all the faithful into the path 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.

From the Holy Gospel according to Matthew
Matt 10:16-22
At that time, Jesus said unto His disciples: Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves. And so on.

Homily by St. John Chrysostom, Patriarch of Constantinople.
34 on Matthew.
It is as though He said Let not your heart be troubled although when I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves, I bid you be harmless as doves for, albeit, if I would, I could now make things otherwise, and suffer not that ye should have to bear anything grievous, neither be at the mercy of the wolves as are other sheep, but on the contrary, could make you more dreadful to the lions than the lions to you nevertheless, thus must it needs be, and yourselves it will make more glorious, and My power it will wholly show forth. For thus was it that afterwards the Same Lord said unto Paul: My grace is sufficient for thee, for My strength is made perfect in weakness. 2 Cor. xii. 9. It is I that have made you to be what ye are.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Having received Your sacrament, O Lord, we implore You, that what we have celebrated in honor of St. Paul, Your Apostle, may by his intercession benefit us as a healing remedy.
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.
Pro St. Peter
O Lord, may the gift we offer bring us joy, that as we praise Your wondrous work in Your Apostle Peter, so through him may we share Your generous forgiveness.
Commemoration Die IV infra Octavam SSmi Cordis Jesu
May Your sacrament, O Lord Jesus, give us holy zeal, so that, seeing the sweetness of Your most loving Heart, we may learn to despise the things of earth and love those of heaven.
Commemoration Die septima infra Octavam Nativitatis S. Joannis Baptistæ
May Your Church, O God, rejoice at the birth of blessed John the Baptist, through whom she knew the author of her own rebirth, Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
Who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.
℟. Amen

SS. Apostolorum Petri et Pauli ~ Duplex I. classis

Tempora: Dominica III Post Pentecosten infra Octavam SSmi Cordis D.N.J.C

Sun, 6/29/25:

Today is the feast of Ss. Peter and Paul, App, under the 1954 (double of the I class with common octave) and 1962 (I class) rubrics.

Mass: Proper Mass. Red. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo. Preface of the Apostles. Celebrant bows his head at the mention Ss. Peter and Paul in the Canon. Ite. Under 1954, commemoration and Last Gospel of the Sunday within the octave of the Sacred Heart. Commemoration is also made of the octave of the Sacred Heart (prayers of the feast). Under 1962, commemoration of the Sunday only (now retitled the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost). No proper Last Gospel.

Office: Festal office. Red. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1954: IX = of the Sunday; 1962: all 9 lessons of the feast). Te Deum. At Matins, psalms and antiphons from the common of apostles. At Lauds and the hours, psalms of Sunday (Prime = 53, 118.1, 118.2) with proper antiphons. All else from the proper. Proper Benedictus antiphon. Proper collect of the feast. Commemoration of the Sunday at Lauds. Under 1954, commemoration is also made of the octave of the Sacred Heart at Lauds. Omit suffrage (1954). (Source: LB236.)

Introitus
Acts 12:11
Nunc scio vere, quia misit Dóminus Angelum suum: et erípuit me de manu Heródis et de omni exspectatióne plebis Judæórum.
Ps 138:1-2
Dómine; probásti me et cognovísti me: tu cognovísti sessiónem meam et resurrectiónem meam.
℣. Glória Patri …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, Who made this day holy by the martyrdom of Your Apostles Peter and Paul, grant Your Church to follow in all things the teaching of those from whom she first received the faith.
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 Octava of the Most holy Heart of Jesus
O God, Who in the Heart of Your Son, wounded by our sins, mercifully lavish upon us the infinite riches of love, grant, we beseech You, that as we offer Him the faithful service of our devotion, we may also show forth fitting reparation.
Commemoration Dominica III Post Pentecosten infra Octavam SSmi Cordis D.N.J.C
O God, protector of all who hope in You, without Whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy, increase Your mercy toward us, that, with Your guidance and direction we may so pass through the things of this temporal life as not to lose those of life eternal.
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.

From the Holy Gospel according to Matthew
Matt 16:13-19
At that time: Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, and He asked His disciples, saying: Who do men say that I, the Son of man, am? And so on.

Homily by St. Jerome, Priest at Bethlehem.
Bk. iii Comment. on Matth. xvi
Who do men say that I, the Son of man, am? This question is well put, for they who speak of Him as the Son of man are men, while they that know of Him that He is God are called not men but gods. And they said: Some say that Thou art John the Baptist, some, Elias. I marvel that some commentators have thought it worth their while to search into the origin of each of these blunders, and to engage in a discussion of weary length as to why some thought that our Lord Jesus Christ was John the Baptist, some, Elias and others, Jeremias, or one of the Prophets. Their blunders concerning Elias and Jeremias were but of a piece with Herod's concerning John the Baptist: It is John, whom I beheaded; he is risen from the dead and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him. Mark vi. 16, 14.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O Lord, by the intercession of Your Apostles, defend from all harm those whom You have filled with heavenly food.
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 Octava of the Most holy Heart of Jesus
May Your sacrament, O Lord Jesus, give us holy zeal, so that, seeing the sweetness of Your most loving Heart, we may learn to despise the things of earth and love those of heaven.
Commemoration Dominica III Post Pentecosten infra Octavam SSmi Cordis D.N.J.C
May the holy things of which we have partaken bring us to life and prepare for Your everlasting mercy those whom You have cleansed from sin.
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. Irenæi Episcopi et Martyris ~ Duplex

Commemoratio: Die II infra Octavam SSmi Cordis Jesu

Sat, 6/28/25:

Today is the feast of St. Irenaeus, B & M, under the 1954 (double) rubrics.

Mass: Proper Mass. Red. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo (for the octave of the Sacred Heart). Preface of the Sacred Heart. Celebrant bows his head at the mention of the names of Ss. Peter and Paul and of St. John the Baptist in the Canon. Ite. Commemoration of the octave of the Sacred Heart, of the octave of St. John the Baptist, and of the vigil of Ss. Peter and Paul, App. Last Gospel of the vigil.

In parish churches, private (low) Masses of the vigil of Ss. Peter and Paul may be offered today at the choice of the celebrant. Proper Mass. Violet. Omit Gloria. Gradual with neither Alleluia nor Tract. Omit Credo. Preface of the Sacred Heart. Celebrant bows his head at the mention of Ss. Peter and Paul and of St. John the Baptist in the Canon. Benedicamus. Commemoration of St. Irenaeus, of the octave of the Sacred Heart, and of the octave of St. John the Baptist.

In cathedrals and at conventual Mass, the Mass of St. Irenaeus is sung after Terce with commemoration of the octave of the Sacred Heart and of the octave of St. John the Baptist. The Mass of the vigil of Ss. Peter and Paul is sung after None, without any commemorations and with the additional orations Concede nos of Our Lady and either Ecclesiae tuae for the Church or Deus omnium for the Pope.

Office: Ordinary office. Red. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (IX = of the vigil). Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons of the feria. All else from the common of one martyr outside Paschaltide. Proper collect. At Lauds, commemoration of the octave of the Sacred Heart, of the octave of St. John the Baptist, and of the vigil of Ss. Peter and Paul. Omit suffrage. (Source: LB236.)

Introitus
Malach 2:6
Lex veritátis fuit in ore ejus, et iníquitas non est invénta in lábiis ejus: in pace et in æquitáte ambulávit mecum, et multos avértit ab iniquitáte.
Ps 77:1
Atténdite, pópule meus, legem meam: inclináte aurem vestram in verba oris mei.
℣. Glória Patri

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, Who enabled blessed Irenaeus, Your Martyr and Bishop, to overcome heresy with true doctrine and to establish peace happily in the Church, grant, we beseech You, that Your people may be steadfast in holy religion, and give us Your peace in our times.
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 Die II infra Octavam SSmi Cordis Jesu
O God, Who in the Heart of Your Son, wounded by our sins, mercifully lavish upon us the infinite riches of love, grant, we beseech You, that as we offer Him the faithful service of our devotion, we may also show forth fitting reparation.
Commemoration Vigil of Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles
Grant, we beseech You, almighty God, that we, whom you solidly established upon the rock of apostolic faith, be not troubled by any distress.
Commemoration Fifth Day of the Octave of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist
O God, Who made this a day most worthy of our celebration because of blessed John; grant Your people the grace of spiritual joys and direct the minds of all the faithful into the path 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.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, author and lover of peace, to know You is to live, and to serve You is to rule; protect from all assaults those who humbly implore You, that, trusting in Your protection, by the intercession of St. Irenaeus, Your Martyr and Bishop, we may not fear the power of any foe.
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 Die II infra Octavam SSmi Cordis Jesu
May Your sacrament, O Lord Jesus, give us holy zeal, so that, seeing the sweetness of Your most loving Heart, we may learn to despise the things of earth and love those of heaven.
Commemoration Vigil of Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles
O Lord, by the intercession of Your Apostles, defend from all harm those whom You have filled with heavenly food.
Commemoration Fifth Day of the Octave of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist
May Your Church, O God, rejoice at the birth of blessed John the Baptist, through whom she knew the author of her own rebirth, Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
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 10:28-33
At that time: Jesus said unto his disciples: Fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. And so forth.

A Homily by St. Irenaeus the Bishop and Martyr
Lib. 3 adversus Haereses cap. 18, alias 20, num. 5-6
The Lord knew both those who would suffer persecution; and he knew those who would be scourged and slain for his sake. His words are indeed those of exhortation: Fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather fear him which hath power to cast both body and soul into hell, and to preserve whomsoever should confess him. For indeed he hath promised to confess before his Father those who should confess his name before men; and to deny those who should deny him, and to be ashamed of those who should be ashamed to confess him. Yet for all this, some have gone so far in audacity, as to scorn even the Martyrs, and to revile those who have been put to death for confessing the Lord, and who endure all that the Lord foretold, and so far endeavour to follow in the footsteps of the Lord's Passion, being made Martyrs of one who was capable of suffering; but these we leave to the Martyrs themselves. For when their blood shall be required, and they shall obtain glory, then all those who have dishonoured their martyrdom will be put to confusion by Christ.

Sacratissimi Cordis Domini Nostri Jesu Christi ~ Duplex I. classis

Fri, 6/27/25:

Today is the feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus under the 1954 (double of the I class with privileged octave of the 3rd order) and 1962 (I class) rubrics, assigned to the Friday after the octave of Corpus Christi.

Mass: Proper Mass. Gloria Gradual/Alleluia. Credo. Preface of the Sacred Heart. Ite. No commemorations.

Today, in all churches, public, and semi-public oratories,  by a 1928 decree of Pope Pius XI (Miserentissimus Redemptor) that raised the feast of the Sacred Heart to the I class and granted it an octave, the Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart (O sweet Jesus, Whose overflowing charity for men, etc.) is to be recited before the Blessed Sacrament exposed after Mass, accompanied by the Litany of the Sacred Heart. (NB: This is not to be confused with the Act of Consecration of the Sacred Heart, which is to be recited on the feast of Christ the King.)

Office: Festal office. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons. 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 Benedictus antiphon. Proper collect of the feast. No commemorations at Lauds. Omit suffrage (1954). At Prime, V = Qui Corde (throughout the octave under 1954). (Source: LB236.)

 Introitus

Ps 32:11; 32:19
Cogitatiónes Cordis ejus in generatióne et generatiónem: ut éruat a morte ánimas eórum et alat eos in fame.
Ps 32:1
Exsultáte, justi, in Dómino: rectos decet collaudátio.
℣. Glória Patri …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, Who in the Heart of Your Son, wounded by our sins, mercifully lavish upon us the infinite riches of love, grant, we beseech You, that as we offer Him the faithful service of our devotion, we may also show forth fitting reparation.
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.

From the Holy Gospel according to John
John 19:31-37
At that time: The Jews, because it was the Preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the Sabbath Day, for that Sabbath Day was an high day, besought Pilate that their legs might broken, and that they might be taken away. And so on.

A Homily by St. Bonaventure the Bishop
Book of the Tree of Life, num. 30
In order that the Church might be taken out of the side of Christ, in his deep sleep on the Cross, and that the Scripture might be fulfilled which saith: They shall look on him whom they pierced: it was divinely ordained that one of the soldiers should pierce his sacred side with a spear, and open it. Then forthwith there came flowing out blood and water, which was the price of our salvation, pouring forth from its mountain-source, in sooth, from the secret places of his Heart, to give power to the Sacraments of the Church, to bestow the life of grace, and to be as a saving drink of living waters, flowing up to life eternal for those who were already quickened in Christ. Arise, then, O soul beloved of Christ. Cease not thy vigilance, place there thy lips, and drink the waters from the fount of salvation.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
May Your sacrament, O Lord Jesus, give us holy zeal, so that, seeing the sweetness of Your most loving Heart, we may learn to despise the things of earth and love those of heaven.
Who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.
℟. Amen

In Octava Sanctissimi Corporis Christi ~ Duplex majus II. ordinis

Commemoratio: Ss. Joannis et Pauli Martyrum

Thurs, 6/26/25:

Today is the octave day of Corpus Christi under the 1954 (double major) rubrics.

Mass: As on the feast. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Sequence Lauda Sion (obligatory). Credo. Preface of the Nativity. Celebrant bows his head at the mention of Ss. John and Paul in the Canon. Ite. Commemoration of Ss. John and Paul, Mm and of the octave of St. John the Baptist.

Office: Festal office. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (lesson IX = of the octave, as commemorated feasts do not have their historical lesson read in the octave of Corpus Christi). Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons (doubled) at Matins as on the feast. At Lauds and the hours, psalms of Sunday (Prime = 53, 118.1, 118.2) with antiphons (doubled) as on the feast. All else as on the feast of Corpus Christi. Proper collect of the feast. Commemoration of Ss. John and Paul and of the octave of St. John the Baptist at Lauds. Omit suffrage. At Prime, announce at the beginning of the martyrology Festum sacratissimi Cordis Jesu. (Source: LB236.)

Introitus

Ps 80:17.

Cibávit eos ex ádipe fruménti, allelúja: et de petra, melle saturávit eos, allelúja, allelúja, allelúja.

Ps 80:2

Exsultáte Deo, adjutóri nostro: jubiláte Deo Jacob.

℣. Glória Patri …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Grant, O Lord, that we may always fear and love Your holy Name, for You never fail to guide those whom You firmly establish in Your love.
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 Sts. John and Paul, Martyrs
We beseech You, almighty God, that on this feast-day we may have the double joy of celebrating blessed John and Paul, true brothers who obtained eternal glory through one faith and one martyrdom.
Commemoration Third Day of the Octave of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist
O God, Who made this a day most worthy of our celebration because of blessed John; grant Your people the grace of spiritual joys and direct the minds of all the faithful into the path 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.

From the Holy Gospel according to John
John 6:56-59
At that time Jesus said unto the multitudes of the Jews My Flesh is meat indeed, and My Blood is drink indeed. And so on.

Homily by St. Cyril, Pope of Alexandria.
Book iv. on John, ch. 17
“He that eateth My Flesh and drinketh My Blood,” saith the Lord, “dwelleth in Me, and I in him.” If a man take two pieces of wax and melt them, and pour the one into the other, they necessarily mingle so also, he that receiveth the Body and Blood of the Lord doth become so joined with the Lord that he is to be found in Christ and Christ in him. Another comparison thou wilt find in Matthew. The Lord there saith “The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, [till the whole was leavened,]” xiii. 33,because, as Paul saith, “a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.” Gal. v. 9. So also doth a little of this Blessing draw the whole man unto Itself, and fill him with Its grace and thus doth Christ dwell in us, and we in Christ.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
We beseech You, O Lord, that having received Your gifts, each partaking of this sacrament may increase within us its saving effects.
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 Sts. John and Paul, Martyrs
We have partaken of the heavenly sacrament, O Lord, as we celebrate the feast of Your holy Martyrs John and Paul; grant, we beseech You, that what we do in time we may reap in joy in eternity.
Commemoration Third Day of the Octave of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist
May Your Church, O God, rejoice at the birth of blessed John the Baptist, through whom she knew the author of her own rebirth, Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
Who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.
℟. Amen

Feria Quarta infra Octavam Corporis Christi ~ Semiduplex II. ordinis

Commemoratio: S. Gulielmi Abbatis

Wed, 6/25/25:

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

Mass: As on the feast. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Sequence Lauda Sion (optional at private [low] Masses). Credo. Preface of the Nativity. Ite. Commemoration of St. William, Ab, and of the octave of St. John the Baptist.

Office: Festal office. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons. Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons (not doubled) at Matins as on the feast. At Lauds and the hours, psalms of Sunday (Prime = 53, 118.1, 118.2) with antiphons (not doubled) as on the feast. All else as on the feast of Corpus Christi. Proper collect of the feast. Commemoration of St. William and of the octave of St. John the Baptist at Lauds. Omit suffrage. At Prime, announce at the beginning of the martyrology Octava sanctissimi Corporis Christi. (Source: LB236.)

Introitus
Ps 80:17.
Cibávit eos ex ádipe fruménti, allelúja: et de petra, melle saturávit eos, allelúja, allelúja, allelúja.
Ps 80:2
Exsultáte Deo, adjutóri nostro: jubiláte Deo Jacob.
℣. Glória Patri …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Grant, O Lord, that we may always fear and love Your holy Name, for You never fail to guide those whom You firmly establish in Your love.
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. William, Abbot
O God, Who made Your Saints an example and a help for our weakness; grant us, as we walk the path of salvation, so to venerate the virtues of the blessed Abbot William that we may obtain his intercession and follow in his footsteps.
Commemoration Second Day of the Octave of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist
O God, Who made this a day most worthy of our celebration because of blessed John; grant Your people the grace of spiritual joys and direct the minds of all the faithful into the path 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.

From the Holy Gospel according to John
John 6: 55-59)
At that time, Jesus said unto the multitudes of the Jews: My Flesh is meat indeed, and My Blood is drink indeed. And so on.

Homily by St. Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers.
Bk. viii. on the Trinity)
When we speak concerning the things of God, we must not speak after the manner of men, nor after the manner of the world. Let us read those things which are written, and understand those things which we read and then let us act as having a perfect faith. We shall speak but folly and godlessness if we speak concerning the natural truth of Christ in use and have not learnt at Christ's School how we should speak. He Himself saith “My Flesh is meat indeed, and My Blood is drink indeed. He that eateth My Flesh and drinketh My Blood, dwelleth in Me, and I in him.” There is here no room left for doubt as to What is His Flesh and what is His Blood.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
We beseech You, O Lord, that having received Your gifts, each partaking of this sacrament may increase within us its saving effects.
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. William, Abbot
May the pleading of the blessed Abbot William for us, together with the partaking of Your sacrament, protect us, O Lord, so that we, mindful of his way of life, may obtain the help of his intercession.
Commemoration Second Day of the Octave of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist
May Your Church, O God, rejoice at the birth of blessed John the Baptist, through whom she knew the author of her own rebirth, Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
Who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.
℟. Amen

In Nativitate S. Joannis Baptistæ ~ Duplex I. classis

Commemoratio: Feria Tertia infra Octavam Corporis Christi

Nativity of S John the Baptist, Murillo

Tues, 6/24/25:

Today is the feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist under the 1954 (double of the I class w/common octave) and 1962 (I class) rubrics.

Mass: Pro populo. Proper Mass. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo (1954: for the octave of Corpus Christi; 1962: as on a normal I class feast). Preface of the Nativity (1954)/Common Preface (1962). Celebrant bows his head at mention of St. John (2nd) in the Canon. Ite. Under 1954, commemoration of the octave of Corpus Christi. No commemorations under 1962.

By ancient tradition, the Credo is omitted today (and throughout the octave) under the 1954 rubrics, even though today is of the I class, unless this feast falls on Sunday or St. John the Baptist is the titular of the local church. However, it is said today due to this feast falling within the octave of Corpus Christi this year. Under 1962, the Credo is said today as on any other feast of the I class. The Preface of the Nativity is used today under 1954 for the octave of Corpus Christi. Also under 1962, the neo-Gallican preface of St. John the Baptist found in some editions of the 1962 Missal may be said where authorized; alternatively, the preface introduced in 2020 may be used.

Office: Proper festal office. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons. Proper psalms and antiphons at Matins. Te Deum. At Lauds and the hours, psalms of Sunday (Prime = 53, 118.1, 118.2) with proper antiphons. All else from the proper. Collect of the feast. Under 1954, commemoration of the octave of Corpus Christi at Lauds. No commemorations at Lauds under 1962. Omit suffrage (1954). (LB236.)

Introitus
Isa 49:1; 49:2
De ventre matris meæ vocávit me Dóminus in nómine meo: et pósuit os meum ut gládium acútum: sub teguménto manus suæ protéxit me, et pósuit me quasi sagíttam eléctam.
Ps 91:2
Bonum est confitéri Dómino: et psállere nómini tuo, Altíssime.
℣. Glória Patri …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, Who made this a day most worthy of our celebration because of blessed John; grant Your people the grace of spiritual joys and direct the minds of all the faithful into the path 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 Feria Tertia infra Octavam Corporis Christi
O God, You Who in this wondrous sacrament have left us a memorial of Your passion, grant us, we beseech You, so to venerate the sacred mysteries of Your Body and Blood that we may ever experience within us the effect of Your redemption.
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 John
John 6:56-59
At that time: Jesus said unto the multitudes of the Jews: “My Flesh is meat indeed, and My Blood is drink indeed.” And so on.

Homily by St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo.
26/A Tract on John.
“Not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead.” Wherefore did they eat and die Because they believed only that which they saw and that which they saw not, they understood not. Therefore were they your fathers, because ye are like unto them. Doth this death, my brethren, mean that death which is outward and bodily And do not we also die, who eat of that Bread Which cometh down from heaven That death died they, and so shall we also, as far, as I have said, as is meant that death which is outward and bodily.

Postcommunio
S. Dóminus vobíscum.
℟. Et cum spíritu tuo.
Orémus.
Sumat Ecclésia tua, Deus, beáti Joánnis Baptístæ generatióne lætítiam: per quem suæ regeneratiónis cognóvit auctórem, Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum, Fílium tuum:
Qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.
℟. Amen.

Orémus.
Commemoratio Feria Tertia infra Octavam Corporis Christi
Fac nos, quǽsumus, Dómine, divinitátis tuæ sempitérna fruitióne repléri: quam pretiósi Corporis et Sanguinis tui temporalis percéptio præfigúrat:
Qui vivis et regnas cum Deo Patre, in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.
℟. Amen.

Feria Secunda infra Octavam Corporis Christi ~ Semiduplex II. ordinis

Commemoratio ad Laudes tantum: In Vigilia S. Joannis Baptistæ

Mon, 6/23/25:

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

Mass: As on the feast. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Sequence Lauda Sion (optional at private [low] Masses). Credo. Preface of the Nativity. Celebrant bows his head at the mention of St. John the Baptist in the Canon. Ite. Commemoration and Last Gospel of the vigil of St. John the Baptist. 3rd prayer Concede nos of Our Lady.

It is not permissible, per the General Rubrics of the Missal (1920 editio typica, section III [on ferias and vigils], for the Mass of the vigil of St. John the Baptist to be offered today, as it falls within the octave of Corpus Christi this year. The Mass of the octave of Corpus Christi is obligatory at private, parochial, and conventual Masses.

Office: Festal office. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (IX = of the vigil). Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons (not doubled) at Matins as on the feast. At Lauds and the hours, psalms of Sunday (Prime = 53, 118.1, 118.2) with antiphons (not doubled) as on the feast. All else as on the feast of Corpus Christi. Proper collect of the feast. Commemoration of the vigil of St. John the Baptist at Lauds. Omit suffrage. (Source: LB236.)

Introitus
Ps 80:17.
Cibávit eos ex ádipe fruménti, allelúja: et de petra, melle saturávit eos, allelúja, allelúja, allelúja.
Ps 80:2
Exsultáte Deo, adjutóri nostro: jubiláte Deo Jacob.
℣. Glória Patri …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Grant, O Lord, that we may always fear and love Your holy Name, for You never fail to guide those whom You firmly establish in Your love.
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 Vigil of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist
Grant, we beseech You, almighty God, that Your household may walk in the way of salvation and, by following the counsels of blessed John the Herald, safely come to our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, Whom he foretold.
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 John

John 6:56-59

At that time, Jesus said unto the multitudes of the Jews: My Flesh is meat indeed, and My Blood is drink indeed. And so on.

Homily by St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo.

26th Tract on John.

“This is the bread which cometh down from heaven,” v. 50. By “this bread” the Lord here signifieth both the manna, and That Which we receive at the Altar of God. Both these are, as it were, Sacramental signs, differing indeed somewhat in their outward and visible part, but pointing to the Same Thing signified. Hear what the Apostle saith: “Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and did all eat the same spiritual meat.” 1 Cor. x. 1-3. This meat was the same spiritually but not really they ate manna we eat Something else. Spiritually they ate What we eat but our fathers not their fathers; unto whom we are like not unto whom they are like. And it is added “And did all drink the same Spiritual drink.” They drank one thing, and we drank Another, the difference being in the outer show, the sameness in that the Same Thing is pointed to by both. And what was that Same Drink? “They drank of the spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ.” Him did bread and rock alike signify. The Rock was a figure, but by the Word and in the Flesh there is the very Christ Himself. And how came they to drink of that rock “Moses lift up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice, and the water came out abundantly.” Num. xx. 11. These two strokes of the rod upon the rock are a figure of the two beams whereof the Cross was made.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
We beseech You, O Lord, that having received Your gifts, each partaking of this sacrament may increase within us its saving effects.
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 Vigil of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist
May the powerful prayer of blessed John the Baptist go with us, O Lord, and may he plead with our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, Whose coming he foretold, to be merciful unto us.
Who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.
℟. Amen

Dominica II Post Pentecosten infra Octavam Corporis Christi ~ Semiduplex Dominica minor

Commemoratio: S. Paulini Episcopi et Confessoris

Sun, 6/22/25:

Today is the Sunday within the octave of Corpus Christi  (2nd Sunday after Pentecost) under the 1954 (semi-double Sunday) rubrics.

Mass: Proper Mass. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo. Preface of the Nativity. Ite. Commemoration of the octave of Corpus Christi (prayers as on the feast) and of St. Paulinus, B & C.

In the U.S., by indult dating to 1885 granted by the Holy See at the request of the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore, the external solemnity of Corpus Christi is observed today in all parish churches at the principal Mass. One sung Mass is celebrated as on the feast of Corpus Christi. All as on the feast. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Sequence Lauda Sion (obligatory). Credo. Preface of the Nativity. Ite. Commemoration and Last Gospel of the Sunday. At the conclusion of Mass, the Eucharistic procession (obligatory) is conducted.

Office: Festal office. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons. Te Deum. At Matins, psalms and antiphons (not doubled) as on the feast of Corpus Christi. At Lauds and the hours, psalms of Sunday (Prime = 53, 118.1, 118.2) with antiphons as on the feast. All else as on the feast. Proper chapter of the Sunday. Proper Benedictus antiphon. Collect of the Sunday. At Lauds, commemoration of the octave of Corpus Christi and of St. Paulinus. Omit suffrage. (Source: LB236.)

Introitus

Ps 17:19-20

Factus est Dóminus protéctor meus, et edúxit me in latitúdinem: salvum me fecit, quóniam vóluit me.Ps 17:2-3Díligam te. Dómine, virtus mea: Dóminus firmaméntum meum et refúgium meum et liberátor meus. ℣. Glória Patri …

Oratio
℣. Dóminus vobíscum.
℟. Et cum spíritu tuo.
Orémus.
Sancti nóminis tui, Dómine, timórem páriter et amórem fac nos habére perpétuum: quia numquam tua gubernatióne destítuis, quos in soliditáte tuæ dilectiónis instítuis.
Per Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum, Fílium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.
℟. Amen.

Orémus.
Pro Octava SSmi. Corporis Christi
Deus, qui nobis sub Sacraménto mirábili passiónis tuæ memóriam reliquísti: tríbue, quǽsumus, ita nos Córporis et Sánguinis tui sacra mystéria venerári; ut redemptiónis tuæ fructum in nobis júgiter sentiámus:
Commemoratio S. Paulini Episcopi et Confessoris
Deus, qui ómnia pro te in hoc sǽculo relinquéntibus, céntuplum in futúro et vitam ætérnam promisísti: concéde propítius; ut, sancti Pontíficis Paulíni vestígiis inhæréntes, valeámus terréna despícere et sola cœléstia desideráre:
Qui vivis et regnas cum Deo Patre, in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.
℟. Amen.

From the Holy Gospel according to Luke
Luke 14:16-24
At that time: Jesus spake unto the Pharisees this parable: A certain man made a great supper, and bade many. And so on.

Homily by Pope St. Gregory the Great
36th upon the Gospels
Dearly beloved brethren, between the dainties of the body and the dainties of the mind there is this difference, that the dainties of the body, when we lack them, raise up a great hunger after them, and when we devour them, straightway our fulness worketh in us niceness. But about the dainties of the mind we are nice while as yet we lack them, and when we fill ourselves with them, then are we an-hungered after them, and the more, being an-hungered, we feed thereon, the more are we an-hungered thereafter. In the bodily dainties, the hunger is keener than the fullness, but in the spiritual the fulness is keener than the hunger. In the bodily, hunger gendereth fullness, and fulness niceness in the spiritual, hunger indeed gendereth fullness, but fullness gendereth hunger.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
We beseech You, O Lord, that having received Your gifts, each partaking of this sacrament may increase within us its saving effects.
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 Corpus Christi
Grant, we beseech You, O Lord, that we may be filled with that everlasting enjoyment of Your Godhead, as foreshadowed here on earth by the partaking of Your precious Body and Blood.
Commemoration St. Paulinus of Nola, Bishop and Confessor
Bestow upon us, O Lord, through the Blessed Sacrament, that inspiration of holiness and humility which Your saintly Bishop Paulinus drew from this divine source, and, by his intercession, graciously pour forth the riches of Your grace upon all who call upon You.
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.