Ss. Cornelii Papæ et Cypriani Episcopi, Martyrum ~ Semiduplex

Commemoratio: Ss. Euphemiæ, Luciæ et Geminiani Martyrum

Tues, 9/16/25: Today is the feast of Ss. Cornelius, P, and Cyprian, B, Mm, under the 1954 (semi-double) and 1962 (III class) rubrics. Mass: Intret of several martyrs outside Paschaltide. Red. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Ite. Commemoration of Ss. Euphemia, V, Lucy and Germinianus, Mm, at all Masses (1954)/conventual and low Mass only (1962). Under 1954, 3rd prayer A cunctis for the intercession of the saints. Office: Ordinary office. Red. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1954: 1st nocturn = Incipit liber Tobiae of the liturgical 3rd Sunday of September [recited today due to the feast of the Seven Sorrows supplanting the Sunday office] with responsories of the Sunday; IX = of Ss. Euphemia et al.)/1 nocturn of 3 lessons (1962; II = II & III of occurring Scripture combined [of the feria], III = short hagiography). Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons of the feria. All else from the common of several martyrs outside Paschaltide. Collect Beatorum Martyrum from the common. At Lauds, commemoration of Ss. Euphemia et al. Suffrage of the saints (1954 only). (Source: LB236.)

Introitus

Ps 78:11-12; 78:10
Intret in conspéctu tuo, Dómine, gémitus compeditórum: redde vicínis nostris séptuplum in sinu eórum: víndica sánguinem Sanctórum tuórum, qui effúsus est.
Ps 78:1
Deus, venérunt gentes in hereditátem tuam: polluérunt templum sanctum tuum: posuérunt Jerúsalem in pomórum custódiam.
℣. Glória Patri, …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
May the feast of the blessed Martyrs and Bishops Cornelius and Cyprian, protect us, O Lord, we beseech You, and may their holy prayer recommend us unto 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.

Let us pray.
Commemoration Ss. Euphemia, Lucy and Geminian, Martyrs
O Lord, grant that our prayers may bear fruit in joy, that we who each year devoutly honor the death of the Martyrs, Euphemia, Lucy and Geminianus, may also follow them by steadfastness in 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.

From the Holy Gospel according to Luke

Luke 21:9-19
At that time, Jesus said unto His disciples: When ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by. And so on.

Homily by Pope St Gregory the Great.
35th on the Gospels.
Our Lord and Redeemer willeth us to know what shall be the signs that the end of the world is at hand, to the end that ye may be the less terrified, when that cometh whereof ye have already had warning. Darts strike less which are seen coming: and the plagues of the earth will be to us more bearable, if we are harnessed against them with the shield of foreknowledge. Behold, how He saith When ye shall hear of wars and commotions be not terrified for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by. It behoveth us to ponder these words of our Redeemer, wherein He warneth us of suffering, from without, and from within. Wars are the work of a foreign enemy, commotions of the citizens. Therefore, that He may let us know that we shall be troubled from within and from without, He showeth that our wrestling shall be in part against strangers, and in part against our brethren.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Refreshed by the sacrament of salvation, we beseech You, O Lord, that we may be aided by the prayers of those whose festival 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.

Let us pray.
Commemoration Ss. Euphemia, Lucy and Geminian, Martyrs
O Lord, hear our prayers and comfort us by the continual assistance of Your Martyrs, Euphemia, Lucy and Geminianus, whose festival we solemnly 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.