Dominica I Adventus

 ~  Semiduplex Dominica I. classis

Sun, 11/30/25: Today is the 1st Sunday of Advent under the 1954 (semi-double Sunday of the 1st class) and 1962 (I class Sunday) rubrics. Mass: Proper Mass. Violet. Omit Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo. Preface of the Most Holy Trinity (1962: optional neo-Gallican Preface of Advent). Benedicamus (1954)/Ite (1962). Under 1954, 2nd prayer Deus qui de beatae of Our Lady. 3rd prayer either Eccleisae tuae for the Church or Deus omnium for the pope. No additional prayers under 1962. Office: Sunday office. Violet. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1954)/1 nocturn of 3 lessons (1962; II = lessons II & III of the old Breviary combined, III = lesson VII of the old Breviary). Invitatory Regem venturum Dominum. Hymn Verbum supernum. Omit Te Deum. Psalms of Sunday (Lauds = schema I) with proper antiphons of the 1st Sunday of Advent. All else from the proper. Proper Benedictus antiphon. Collect of the Sunday. No commemorations at Lauds. Omit suffrage (1954). At Prime, V = Qui venturus es in mundum (used throughout Advent). Preces at Prime (1954 only). (LB236.)

Introitus
Ps 24:1-3
Ad te levávi ánimam meam: Deus meus, in te confído, non erubéscam: neque irrídeant me inimíci mei: étenim univérsi, qui te exspéctant, non confundéntur.
Ps 24:4
Vias tuas, Dómine, demónstra mihi: et sémitas tuas édoce me.
V. Glória Patri, ...

Collect
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Put forth Your power, O Lord, we beseech You, and come, that with You as our protector we may be rescued from the impending danger of our sins; and with You as our deliverer, may we obtain our salvation.
Who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.
R. Amen

Let us pray.
Commemoration St. Andrew the Apostle
We humbly pray Your majesty, O Lord, that, as blessed Andrew was a preacher and ruler in Your Church, so he may always intercede for us with You.

de S. Maria Advent
O God, Who, by the message of an Angel, willed to take flesh in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary, grant that we, your suppliants, who believe her to be truly the Mother of God, may be helped by her intercession with You.
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.
R. Amen.

From the Holy Gospel according to Luke

Luke 21:25-33
In that time, Jesus said to his disciples: And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations. And so on.

Homily by Pope St. Gregory the Great,
1st on the Gospels
Our Lord and Saviour wisheth to find us ready at His second coming. Therefore He telleth us what will be the evils of the world as it groweth old, that He may wean our hearts from worldly affections. Here we read what great convulsions will go before the end, that, if we will not fear God in our prosperity, we may at least be scourged into fearing His judgment when it is at hand.

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Post Communion

P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
May we receive Your mercy, O Lord, in the midst of Your temple, and thus prepare with due observance for the coming festal season of our redemption.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
R. Amen.

Let us pray.
Commemoration St. Andrew the Apostle
O Lord, we have received the divine sacrament on the joyful feastday of blessed Andrew: as You make it contribute to the glory of Your saints, so, we beseech You, may it bring about our forgiveness.

de S. Maria Advent
May this Communion, O Lord, cleanse us of sin, and by the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, may it make us sharers of heavenly healing.
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.
R. Amen.

Liturgical notes for Advent:

Advent 2025 begins at I Vespers of the 1st Sunday of Advent on the afternoon of November 29 and ends after None on December 24. The liturgical color of the season is violet, save for Gaudete Sunday, on which rose vestments may be worn. At solemn Masses of the season, under the 1954 rubrics, deacon and subdeacon wear folded violet chasubles except on Gaudete Sunday and the vigil of Christmas. Under the 1962 rubrics, deacon and subdeacon wear dalmatic and tunicle, respectively, as usual; the folded chasuble is suppressed. Under the 1954 rubrics, the Sundays of Advent are privileged Sundays. The 1st Sunday is of the 1st order; no feast may take its place. All other Sundays of Advent are of the 2nd order and give way only to doubles of the I class. Under the 1962 rubrics, all Sundays of Advent are of the I class and give way to no feast save the feast of the Immaculate Conception. The Gloria is omitted in all Masses of the season; in the Office, the Te Deum is not recited at Matins on Sundays and ferias. On Sundays in Advent, the Alleluia is sung or said, as is the Credo. Under the 1962 rubrics only, the neo-Gallican Preface of Advent found in some editions of the 1962 Missal may be used where authorized in place of the Preface of the Trinity or Common Preface. Unlike Lent, the ferial days of Advent do not have proper Masses; rather, the Mass of the preceding Sunday is resumed. The Alleluia is omitted and the Credo is not said. Under 1954, ferias of Advent are of simple rite and give way to feasts of semi-double or higher rite. Under 1962, the ferias of Lent through December 16 inclusive are of the III class and give way to feasts of the III class or higher. The days of Advent from 17 December to 23 December inclusive, as well as the Ember Days of Advent, are of the II class under the 1962 rubrics. Under both sets of rubrics, the ferial days of Advent are privileged and must be commemorated at Lauds, all Masses (even conventual Mass), and at Vespers when a feast occurs. It is not permissible under 1954 to say the Mass of a feria in place of a feast as permitted during Lent. From 17 to 23 December inclusive, the proper O Antiphons for each day are used at the Magnificat at Vespers. At Mass, flowers are not permitted on the altar, and the organ may be used only to support the singing, except on Gaudete Sunday and major feasts. The First Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (1962 only) votive Masses are permitted during Advent, provided the liturgical day is not of high enough rank (1954: double of the I or II class; 1962: I or II class) to prohibit them. The 1954 rubrics permit ordinary votive Masses, including the Advent Rorate Mass of Our Lady, on all ferial days of simple rite occurring before December 17. Votive Masses are prohibited under the 1954 rubrics from December 17 to 23 inclusive. Under the 1962 rubrics, ordinary votive Masses are prohibited entirely during Advent; this, in theory, forbids the celebration of the Advent Rorate Mass of Our Lady, although, in practice, it is treated as a III class votive Mass, even though the 1960 rubrics make no mention of it. Technically, Advent wreaths should not be placed in the sanctuary, as they are not officially sanctioned by the Church in the pre-1969 rites and no official blessings for them exist in the Ritual. In practice, in my opinion, this is an area where local custom should prevail. Under 1954, the seasonal orations said at Mass on days of simple and semi-double rite during Advent are Deus qui de beatae of Our Lady and either Ecclesiae tuae for the Church or Deus omnium for the Pope. The seasonal orations are not said under the 1962 rubrics, nor are they said under 1954 on semi-double Sundays on which a feast of double rite is commemorated, or on a Sunday within an octave. At Lauds, schema II of the psalter assigned to the respective day of the week is used on all ferial days of Advent (but not on Sundays or on feasts, where schema I is used at Lauds and the Alleluia is sung at Mass). The Marian antiphon is Alma Redemptoris Mater with the V Angelus and the Advent collect Gratiam from the beginning of Advent until None of the vigil of Christmas inclusive.

(Source: LB236 on Twitter.)

In Vigilia S. Andreæ Apostoli ~ Simplex

Commemoratio: S. Saturnini Martyris

Sat, 11/29/25: Today is the vigil of St. Andrew, Ap, under the 1954 (simple) rubrics. Mass: Proper Mass. Violet. Omit Gloria. Gradual with neither Alleluia nor Tract. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Celebrant bows his head at the mention of St. Andrew in the Canon. Benedicamus. Commemoration of St. Saturninus, M. 3rd prayer Concede nos of Our Lady. Private (low) votive Masses/daily Requiems are prohibited today under the 1954 rubrics. Office: Ferial office. Violet. Matins of 1 nocturn of 3 lessons (3 proper lessons for the vigil with responsories of the occurring feria). Omit Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons of the feria (Lauds = schema II). All else from the feria. Preces at Lauds and the hours. Proper collect. Commemoration of St. Saturninus at Lauds. Suffrage of the saints at Lauds. At Prime, add displaced psalm 149; announce Dominca prima Adventus at the beginning of the Martryology. (Source: LB236 on Twitter.)

Introitus
Matt 4:18; 4:19
Dóminus secus mare Galilǽæ vidit duos fratres, Petrum et Andréam, et vocávit eos: Veníte post me: fáciam vos fíeri piscatóres hóminum.
Ps 18:2.
Cœli enárrant glóriam Dei: et ópera mánuum ejus annúntiat firmaméntum.
℣. Glória Patri, …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that the worshipful Feast of thy blessed Apostle, Andrew 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.

Let us pray.
Commemoration St. Saturninus, Martyr
O God, You Who give us the joy of celebrating the anniversary of the death of blessed Saturninus, Your Martyr, grant that we may be helped by his merits.
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.

Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John
John 1:35-51
At that time again John stood, and two of his disciples. And beholding Jesus walking, he saith: Behold the Lamb of God. And so on.

Homily of St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo
7th Tract on John
Since John was the friend of the Bridegroom, iii. 29, he sought not his own glory, but bare witness to the truth. Would he that his disciples should remain with him rather than that they should follow the Lord? Nay, he showed his disciples Whom they should follow. They thought that he himself was the Lamb; but he saith Why wait ye on me? I am not the Lamb. Behold the Lamb of God! This was He of Whom he had already said above 29 Behold the Lamb of God! And what use to us is the Lamb of God? Behold the Lamb of God, saith John, Which taketh away the sin of the world. And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Percéptis, Dómine, sacraméntis supplíciter exorámus: ut, intercedénte beáto Andréa Apostolo tuo, quæ pro illíus veneránda gérimus passióne, nobis profíciant ad medélam.
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. Saturninus, Martyr
May the reception of Your sacrament, we beseech You, O Lord, make us holy, and by the intercession of Your saints, make us pleasing to 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.

Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam XXIV post Octavam Pentecostes V. Novembris ~ Feria

 Friday, November 28, 2025

Color: Green

Penance: Abstinence

Mass

After Sext, Mass of the preceding Sunday, 2nd. Orations "A cunctis", 3rd. Orations - choice of the Celebrant; Dismissal = Benedicamus Domino.

No Gloria. No Credo.

Preface: Common

Office

Doxology: Per Annum

Hymn Tone: Ferial

Matins: In the first nocturn, the occuring Scripture is as follows: Lessons I & II - Incipit and second lesson of Zacharias (Friday), Lesson III - Incipit of Malachias (Saturday). Saturdays lessons are displaced this year by the Vigil, and therefore, the first of these is anticipated to Friday this year. Responsories of Friday.

Lauds: Suffrage of the Saints

Prime: Dominical Preces

Vespers: Vespers of the Feria, Commemoration of St. Saturninus, Suffrage of the Saints

Compline: Preces (Restorethe54.com)

Introitus

Jer 29:11; 29:12; 29:14
Dicit Dóminus: Ego cógito cogitatiónes pacis, et non afflictiónis: invocábitis me, et ego exáudiam vos: et redúcam captivitátem vestram de cunctis locis.
Ps 84:2
Benedixísti, Dómine, terram tuam: avertísti captivitátem Jacob.
℣. Glória Patri, …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O Lord, we beseech You, arouse the wills of Your faithful people that, by a more earnest search for the fruit of Your divine work, they may receive more abundantly of the healing effects of Your goodness.
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 Leo, 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.

Continuation ✠ of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew
℟. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
Matt 24:15-35
At that time, Jesus said to His disciples: When you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place - let him who reads understand - then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything from his house; and let him who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. But woe to those who are with child, or have infants at the breast in those days! But pray that your flight may not be in the winter, or on the Sabbath. For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, nor will be. And unless those days had been shortened, no living creature would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. Then if anyone say to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or ‘There He is,’ do not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will arise, and will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. Behold, I have told it to you beforehand. If therefore they say to you, ‘Behold, He is in the desert,’ do not go forth; ‘Behold, He is in the inner chambers,’ do not believe it. For as the lightning comes forth from the east and shines even to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. Wherever the body is, there will the eagles be gathered together. But immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give her light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken. And then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven; and then will all tribes of the earth mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming upon the clouds of heaven with great power and majesty. And He will send forth His angels with a trumpet and a great sound, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. Now from the fig tree learn this parable. When its branch is now tender, and the leaves break forth, you know that summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, know that it is near, even at the door. Amen I say to you, this generation will not pass away till all these things have been accomplished. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Grant us, we beseech You, O Lord, that all the evil in our hearts may be cured by the healing power of the sacrament we have received.
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.
Of the Saints
May the offering of this divine Sacrament cleanse and protect us, O Lord we beseech thee, and by the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of blessed Joseph, of thy blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of blessed N. and all the Saints, may it purify us from all sin, and free us from all adversity.

for the Pope
Let the reception of this divine Sacrament protect us, O Lord, we beseech theee: and may thy servant Leo, whom thou has chosen as the chief pastor of thy Church, along with the flock committed to him derive always from it protection and help.
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 Quinta infra Hebdomadam XXIV post Octavam Pentecostes

 V. Novembris ~ Feria

Thurs, 11/27/25:

Today is a feria under the 1954 (simple) and 1962 (IV class) rubrics. Mass: Of the preceding Sunday. Green. Omit Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. 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 1962. Votive Masses/daily Requiems are permitted today without restriction under both rubrics. Under the 1962 rubrics, the festal Mass of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal found in the pro aliquibus locis (for some places) supplement may be said today anywhere in the world. Proper Mass. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Preface of Our Lady (et te in Conceptione Immaculata). Ite. No commemorations or additional prayers. (Source: LB236)

Introitus
Jer 29:11; 29:12; 29:14
Dicit Dóminus: Ego cógito cogitatiónes pacis, et non afflictiónis: invocábitis me, et ego exáudiam vos: et redúcam captivitátem vestram de cunctis locis.
Ps 84:2
Benedixísti, Dómine, terram tuam: avertísti captivitátem Jacob.
℣. Glória Patri, …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O Lord, we beseech You, arouse the wills of Your faithful people that, by a more earnest search for the fruit of Your divine work, they may receive more abundantly of the healing effects of Your goodness.
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.

Continuation ✠ of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew
℟. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
Matt 24:15-35
At that time, Jesus said to His disciples: When you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place - let him who reads understand - then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything from his house; and let him who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. But woe to those who are with child, or have infants at the breast in those days! But pray that your flight may not be in the winter, or on the Sabbath. For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, nor will be. And unless those days had been shortened, no living creature would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. Then if anyone say to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or ‘There He is,’ do not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will arise, and will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. Behold, I have told it to you beforehand. If therefore they say to you, ‘Behold, He is in the desert,’ do not go forth; ‘Behold, He is in the inner chambers,’ do not believe it. For as the lightning comes forth from the east and shines even to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. Wherever the body is, there will the eagles be gathered together. But immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give her light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken. And then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven; and then will all tribes of the earth mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming upon the clouds of heaven with great power and majesty. And He will send forth His angels with a trumpet and a great sound, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. Now from the fig tree learn this parable. When its branch is now tender, and the leaves break forth, you know that summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, know that it is near, even at the door. Amen I say to you, this generation will not pass away till all these things have been accomplished. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Grant us, we beseech You, O Lord, that all the evil in our hearts may be cured by the healing power of the sacrament we have received.
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.
Of the Saints
May the offering of this divine Sacrament cleanse and protect us, O Lord we beseech thee, and by the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of blessed Joseph, of thy blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of blessed N. and all the Saints, may it purify us from all sin, and free us from all adversity.

for the Church
We beseech thee, O Lord, our God, that thou permit not those, to whom thou hast given a participation of divine things to be subjected to human dangers.
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. Silvestri Abbatis ~ Duplex

Commemoratio: S. Petri Alexandrini Martyris

Wed, 11/26/25: Today is the feast of St. Sylvester, Ab, under the 1954 (double) and 1962 (III class) rubrics. Mass: Os justi of an abbot with proper orations. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Ite. Commemoration of St. Peter of Alexandria, B & M, 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. Peter of Alexandria)/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. Peter of Alexandria at Lauds. Omit suffrage (1954). (LB236.)

Introitus
Ps 36:30-31
Os justi meditábitur sapiéntiam, et lingua ejus loquétur judícium: lex Dei ejus in corde ipsíus.
Ps 36:1
Noli æmulári in malignántibus: neque zeláveris faciéntes iniquitátem.
℣. Glória Patri, …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Most merciful God, Who when the holy Abbot Sylvester was devoutly meditating upon the vanity of this world beside an open grave, graciously willed to call him into the desert and enrich him with unusual merits, we humbly pray that, following his example, despising the things of earth, we may thoroughly enjoy Your everlasting presence.
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. Peter of Alexandria, Martyr
Be mindful of our weakness, almighty God, and because the burden of our sins weighs heavily upon us, may the glorious intercession of blessed Peter, 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.

From the Holy Gospel according to Matthew
Matt 19:27-29
At that time, Peter said unto Jesus: Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee what shall we have therefore? And so on.

Homily by St. Jerome, Priest at Bethlehem.
Bk. iii. on Matth xix.
Peter was a fisherman, he was not rich, he earned his bread by his hand and skill, and nevertheless he is thus bold, and saith confidently: We have forsaken all. And because it sufficeth not to forsake only, he addeth that which to do is to be perfect: and followed thee. We have done that which Thou hast commanded us, what reward therefore wilt Thou give us? And Jesus said unto them Amen I say unto you, that ye which have followed Me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man shall sit in the throne of His glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. He said not, Ye which have forsaken all, for this did even Crates the philosopher, and they which have set nothing by riches are many, but, Ye which have followed Me. This did the Apostles, and this do believers do.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
We pray You, O Lord, grant that we who have renewed our strength at the heavenly banquet may closely follow in the footsteps of the holy Abbot Sylvester, that we may have an abundant reward with the Saints in the Kingdom of Your glory.
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. Peter of Alexandria, Martyr
Refreshed by partaking of the sacred gift, we beseech You, O Lord our God, that we may enjoy the benefits of the rite we perform through the intercession of blessed Peter, Your Martyr 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.

S. Catharinæ Virginis et Martyris ~ Duplex

Tempora: Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam XXIV post Octavam Pentecostes V. Novembris

Tues, 11/25/25: Today is the feast of St. Catherine of Alexandria, V & M, under the 1954 (double) and 1962 (III class) rubrics. Mass: Loquebar of a virgin martyr with proper collect. Red. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Ite. No commemorations. Office: Ordinary office. Red. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1954)/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 virgins. Proper collect. No commemorations at Lauds. Omit suffrage (1954). (LB236.)

Introitus
Ps 118:46-47
Loquébar de testimóniis tuis in conspéctu regum, et non confundébar: et meditábar in mandátis tuis, quæ diléxi nimis.
Ps 118:1
Beáti immaculáti in via: qui ámbulant in lege Dómini.
℣. Glória Patri, …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, Who gave the law to Moses on Sinai's height and through your holy angels miraculously placed there the body of blessed Catherine, Your Virgin and Martyr; grant, we beseech You, that by her merits and intercession we may reach that towering eminence which is 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 St. Matthew
Matt 25:1
At that time, Jesus said to His disciples: The Kingdom of heaven shall be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the Bridegroom and the Bride. And so on.

Homily by Pope St. Gregory the Great
12th on the Gospels
Dearly beloved brethren oftentimes do I warn you to fly corrupt conversation, and to keep yourselves unspotted from the world. But the portion which is this day read from the Holy Gospel doth oblige me to say that even to these good things which ye do, ye must needs take all careful heed. Look ye well to it, that, when ye work righteousness, ye do it not as seeking the praise and admiration of men, for if the lust of praise do once creep in, that which seemeth so fair without, loseth its reward within. Behold how the Redeemer speaketh of these ten virgins. He calleth them all virgins, yet entered not all of them into the door of blessedness, for there were some of them who sought outwardly the honour of virginity, but would take no oil within their vessels with their lamps.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
May the sacrament we have received, aid us, O Lord, and by the intercession of blessed Catharine, Your Virgin and Martyr, may it keep us forevermore under Your everlasting protection.
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 a Cruce Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris ~ Duplex

Tempora: Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam XXIV post Octavam Pentecostes V. Novembris

Monday, November 24, 2025

Color: White

Commemorations: St. Chrysogonus, Martyr

Mass

After Terce, Commemoration of St. Chrysogonus.

Gloria. Credo.

Preface: Common

Office

Doxology: Per Annum

Hymn Tone: Ordinary

Lauds: Commemoration St. Chrysogonus

Vespers: Vespers are split; from the Chapter onward, of the following day, Commemoration of the preceding. (Restorethe54.com)

Introitus
Eccli 15:5
In médio Ecclésiæ apéruit os ejus: et implévit eum Dóminus spíritu sapiéntiæ et intelléctus: stolam glóriæ índuit eum.
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 blessed John, Your Confessor and Teacher, an extraordinary lover of perfect self-denial and the Cross, grant that, by continually striving to imitate him, we may reach everlasting glory.
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. Chrysogonus, Martyr
Harken, O Lord, to our humble prayers, so that we who realize our guilt because of the evil we have committed, may be spared through the intercession of blessed Chrysogonus.
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 5:13-19
At that time: Jesus said unto his disciples: Ye are the salt of the earth: But if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? And so on, and that which followeth.

A Homily by St. Augustine the Bishop
Lib. 1 de Sermóne Dómini in monte, cap. 6
The Lord would have us understand how that men do lose their power of savouring others with righteousness when they are willing to place their eternal welfare in jeopardy for the sake of any témporal advantage, like as attainment of ease or luxury, or escape from suffering or toil. For that which is eternal, unlike things of this world, can neither be bestowed by men, nor by them taken away. Hence, when he asketh: If the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? he would have us understand the question to be: If ye, by whom mankind is preserved from corruption, be willing to lose the kingdom of heaven so as to escape trials or persecutions in this world, who is there to preserve you from corruption, seeing ye are they that God hath chosen to preserve all others from corruption?

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
May blessed John thy Confessor and illustrious Doctor intercede for us, O Lord, that this thy sacrifice may obtain for us 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. Chrysogonus, Martyr
Through the reception of Your sacrament, O Lord, may we be cleansed from our hidden sins and delivered from the snares of our enemies.
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.