In Vigilia Assumptionis B.M.V. ~ Simplex

Commemoratio: S. Eusebii Confessoris

Thurs, 8/14/25:

Today is the vigil of the Assumption of Our Lady under the 1954 (simple) and 1962 (II class vigil) rubrics. Mass: Proper Mass. Violet. Omit Gloria. Gradual with neither Alleluia nor Tract. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Benedicamus (1954)/Ite (1962). Commemoration of St. Eusebius, C, at all Masses (1954)/conventual and low Mass only (1962). Under 1954, 3rd prayer Deus qui corda of the Holy Ghost. Office: Ferial office. Violet. Matins of 1 nocturn of 3 proper lessons for the vigil with responsories of the occurring feria. Omit Te Deum. Psalms (Lauds = schema II) and antiphons of the feria. All else from the ferial office per annum. Preces (1954 only). Proper collect of the vigil. Commemoration of St. Eusebius at Lauds. Suffrage (1954 only). At Prime, add displaced psalm 97 (1954 only). (Source: LB236.)

Introitus
Ps 44:13; 44:15; 44:16
Vultum tuum deprecabúntur omnes dívites plebis: adducéntur Regi Vírgines post eam: próximæ ejus adducéntur tibi in lætítia et exsultatióne.
Ps 44:2
Eructávit cor meum verbum bonum: dico ego ópera mea Regi.
℣. Glória Patri, …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, Who chose for Your dwelling the virginal womb of the blessed Mary, grant, we beseech You, that, with the help of her protection, we may with joy take part in her festival.
Who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.
℟. Amen

Let us pray.
Commemoration S. Eusebius, Confessor
O God, Who gladden us with the annual feast of blessed Eusebius, Your Confessor, mercifully grant that, while honoring the anniversary of his death, we may also imitate his deeds.

To the Holy Spirit
O God, unto Whom each heart is open, to Whom each desire speaks and from Whom no secret lies hidden, cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the infusion of the Holy Spirit, that we may be found worthy to perfectly love and fittingly praise You.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

The Lesson is taken from the Holy Gospel according to Luke
Luke 11:27-28
At that time: It came to pass as Jesus spoke, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him: Blessed is the womb that bore thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. And so on, and that which followeth.

Homily by St. John Chrysostom
Homily 20 on John ch. 2, toward the end
When you give ear to the saying of that woman: Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked: and to the Lord's reply: Yea, rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God and keep it: think not that he made this observation as slighting his Mother, but as wishing to shew that it would profit her nothing to be called his Mother, unless she excelled in goodness and faith. Now, if a mother's love would avail Mary nothing without virtue, much less will it avail us to be a good father, brother, mother, or son, unless we are good in ourselves.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Grant Your protection for our weakness, O merciful God, that we who look forward to the feast of God’s holy Mother, may, through the help of her intercession, rise from the depths of our sins.
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.

Let us pray.
Commemoration S. Eusebius, Confessor
Refreshed with heavenly food and drink, we humbly pray You, our God, that we also may be helped by his prayers in memory of whom we have partaken of these gifts.

To the Holy Spirit
May the infusion of the Holy Spirit cleanse our hearts, O Lord, and may He render them fruitful by sprinkling His dew deep within us.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.