Dominica XIII Post Pentecosten II. Septembris ~ Semiduplex Dominica minor

Sun, 8/23/26:

Today is the 13th Sunday after Pentecost under the 1954 (semi-double Sunday) and 1962 (II class Sunday) rubrics. Mass: Proper Mass. Green. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo. Preface of the Most Holy Trinity. Ite. Under 1954, commemoration of St. Philip Benizi, C. No commemorations under 1962. (LB236,)

Introitus
Ps 73:20; 73:19; 73:23
Réspice, Dómine, in testaméntum tuum, et ánimas páuperum tuórum ne derelínquas in finem: exsúrge, Dómine, et júdica causam tuam, et ne obliviscáris voces quæréntium te.
Ps 73:1
Ut quid, Deus, reppulísti in finem: irátus est furor tuus super oves páscuæ tuæ?
℣. Glória Patri, …

Collect

℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Almighty, eternal God, grant us an increase of faith, hope and charity; and make us love what You command so that we may be made worthy to attain what You promise.
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. Philip Benizi, Confessor
O God, Who through St. Philip, Your Confessor, gave us an outstanding example of humility, grant that Your household may follow his example by scorning worldly prosperity and ever seeking the things of heaven.

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.
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 Luke

Luke 17:11-19
It came to pass, as Jesus went to Jerusalem, that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. And, as He entered into a certain village, there met Him ten men that were lepers. And so on.

Homily by St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo
Bk. ii, Gospel Questions, ch. 40
The ten lepers “lifted up their voices and said: Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. And when He saw them, He said unto them: Go, show yourselves unto the Priests. And it came to pass that, as they went, they were cleansed.” Question: why did the Lord send them unto the Priests, that, as they went, they might be cleansed? Lepers were the only class among those upon whose bodies He worked mercy, whom we find that He sent unto the Priests. It is written in another place that He said to a leper whom He had cleansed: “Go, and show thyself to the Priest, and offer for thy cleansing according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them” Luke v. 14, Lev. xiv. seq. We ask then, of what leprosy was a type, whereof they that were ridded were called, not “healed,” but “cleansed.” It is a disease which doth first appear in the skin, but destroyeth not immediately the strength, nor the use of feeling and the limbs.

Communion
Wis 16:20
You have given us, O Lord, bread from heaven, endowed with all delights and the sweetness of every taste.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Having received Your heavenly sacrament, O Lord, may we make progress, we beseech You, toward our everlasting 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. Philip Benizi, Confessor
We pray You, almighty God, that we who have received heavenly nourishment may thereby, through the intercession of blessed Philip, Your Confessor, be sustained against all harm and danger.

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.

Immaculati Cordis Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ~ Duplex II. classis

Commemoratio ad Laudes & Matutinum: Ss. Timothei, Hippolyti et Symphoriani Martyres

Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us!

Saturday, August 22, 2026

Color: White

Penance: Abstinence

Commemorations: Ss. Timothy, Hippolytus, & Symphorian, Martyrs

Mass

After Terce, Commemoration of Ss. Timothy et al. at Low Masses only.

Gloria. Credo.

Preface: BVM ("Et te in festivitate”)

Introitus

Hebr 4:16

Adeámus cum fidúcia ad thronum grátiæ, ut misericórdiam consequámur, et grátiam inveniámus in auxílio opportúno.
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.
Almighty, everlasting God, Who in the Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary prepared a dwelling place worthy of the Holy Spirit; graciously grant that we, who are devoutly keeping the feast of her Immaculate Heart, may be able to live according to Your Heart.
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. Timothy, Hippolytus and Symphorianus, Martyrs
Bestow upon us, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy merciful aid: and through the intercession of Thy blessed Martyrs, Timothy Hippolytus and Symphorian, extend to us the right hand of Thy mercy.
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 19:25-27
In that time: There stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalen. And so on.

A Homily by St. Robert Bellarmine, Bishop
On the Seven Words of Christ on the Cross cap. 12
The burden and yoke which our Lord imposed on St. John, that he take care of his Virgin Mother, was indeed a sweet yoke and a light burden. Who indeed would not esteem it a happiness to dwell under the same roof with her, who for nine months had borne in her womb the Incarnate Word, and for thirty years had enjoyed the sweetest and happiest communication of sentiments with him? Who doth not envy the chosen disciple of our Lord, who in the absence of the Son of God, was given the presence of the Mother of God? yet, if I am not mistaken, we can obtain by our prayers that our most kind Lord, who became man for our sakes and was crucified for love of us, should say to us: Behold thy Mother; and should say to his Mother for each one of us: Behold thy son.

Communion
John 19:27
Jesus said to His Mother, Woman, behold your son. Then He said to the disciple, Behold your mother. And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Refreshed by divine gifts, we humbly beseech You, O Lord, that by the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the solemn feast of whose Immaculate Heart we have celebrated, we may be freed from present dangers and reach the happiness 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.

Let us pray.
Commemoration Sts. Timothy, Hippolytus and Symphorianus, Martyrs
Filled with the abundance of the divine sacrament, we beseech You, O Lord our God, that, by the prayers of Your holy Martyrs, Timothy, Hippolytus and Symphorian, we may ever partake of this gift during life.
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. Joannæ Franciscæ Frémiot de Chantal Viduæ ~ Duplex

Commemoratio: Septima die infra Octavam Assumptionis Beatæ Mariæ Virginis

Fri, 8/21/26:

Today is the feast of St. Jane Frances Fremiot de Chantal, Wid, under the 1954 (double) and 1962 (III class) rubrics.

Mass: Cognovi of a non-virgin holy woman with proper orations. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo (1954 only; for the octave of the Assumption). Preface of Our Lady (et te in Assumptione; 1954)/Common Preface (1962). Ite. Under 1954, commemoration of the octave of the Assumption. No commemorations under 1962. (LB236.)

Introitus
Ps 118:75; 118:120
Cognóvi, Dómine, quia ǽquitas judícia tua, et in veritáte tua humiliásti me: confíge timóre tuo carnes meas, a mandátis tuis tímui.
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.
Almighty and merciful God, Who endowed St. Jane Frances, burning with love of You, with a wondrous strength of spirit through all the paths of life in the way of perfection, and willed through her to ennoble Your Church by a new religious family; grant by her merits and prayers, that we who are aware of our weakness, may trust firmly in Your power and, by the assistance of divine grace, overcome all obstacles in our way.
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 Seventh day of the Octave
O Lord, we beseech thee, forgive the transgressions of thy servants, and, forasmuch as by our own deeds we cannot please thee, may we find safety through the prayers of the Mother of thy Son and our Lord.
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 13:44
At that time Jesus spake unto His disciples this parable The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field. And so on.

Homily by Pope St Gregory the Great
11th on the Gospels
Dearly beloved brethren, the kingdom of heaven is likened unto the things of earth, to the end that by the mean of things which we know, our mind may rise to the contemplation of the things which we know not by the example of things which are seen, may fix her gaze on things which are not seen by the touch of things which she useth, may be warmed towards the things which she useth not; by things which she knoweth and loveth, to love also the things which she knoweth not. For, behold, “the kingdom of heaven is likened unto treasure hid in a field, the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and, for joy thereof, goeth and selleth all that he hath and buyeth that field.”

Communion
Ps 44:8
You love justice and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Pour upon us, O Lord, the spirit of Your love, that You Who have filled us with the strength of heavenly bread, may through the intercession of blessed Jane Frances, make us look upon the things of the world as nought and with pure minds seek You, the only God.
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 Seventh day of the Octave
Mensæ coeléstis partícipes effécti, implorámus cleméntiam tuam, Dómine, Deus noster: ut, qui Assumptiónem Dei Genetrícis cólimus, a cunctis malis imminéntibus, ejus intercessióne, liberémur.
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.

S. Bernardi Abbatis et Ecclesiæ Doctoris ~ Duplex

Commemoratio: Sexta die infra Octavam S. Assumptionis Beatæ Mariæ Virginis

Thurs, 8/20/26: Today is the feast of St. Bernard, Ab & D, under the 1954 (double) and 1962 (III class) rubrics. Mass: Proper Mass (most from In medio of a doctor). White. Gloria. Collect Deus qui populo of a doctor. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo (1954 only). Preface of Our Lady (et te in Assumptione; 1954)/Common Preface (1962). Ite. Under 1954, commemoration of the octave of the Assumption. No commemorations under 1962.

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 didst give blessed Bernard to be thy people’s minister in eternal salvation; grant, we pray, that we who have him for teacher of life here on earth, may also deserve now that he is in heaven, to have him for an advocate.
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 Sixth Day Within the Octave of Assumption
O Lord, we beseech thee, forgive the transgressions of thy servants, and, forasmuch as by our own deeds we cannot please thee, may we find safety through the prayers of the Mother of thy Son and our Lord.
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 Luke
Luke 10:1-9
At that time, the Lord appointed other seventy-two also, and sent them two and two before His face into every city and place, whither He Himself would come. And so on.

Homily by Pope St. Gregory the Great.
17th Homily on the Gospels
Dearly beloved brethren, our Lord and Saviour doth sometimes admonish us by words, and sometimes by works. Yea, His very works do themselves teach us for that which He doth silently His example still moveth us to copy. Behold how He sendeth forth His disciples to preach by two and two since there are two commandments to love, that is, a commandment to love God, and a commandment to love our neighbour and where there are not two, the one, being alone, hath not whereon to do the Lord's commandment. And no man can properly be said to love himself: for love tendeth outward toward our neighbour, if it be the love whereto the Gospel doth oblige us.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
May blessed Bernard 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 Sixth Day Within the Octave of Assumption
Mensæ coeléstis partícipes effécti, implorámus cleméntiam tuam, Dómine, Deus noster: ut, qui Assumptiónem Dei Genetrícis cólimus, a cunctis malis imminéntibus, ejus intercessióne, liberémur.
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.

S. Joannis Eudes Confessoris ~ Duplex

Commemoratio: Quinta die infra Octavam S. Assumptionis Beatæ Mariæ Virginis

Wed, 8/19/26:

Today is the feast of St. John Eudes, C, under the 1954 (double) and 1962 (III class) rubrics. Mass: Os justi of a confessor not a bishop with proper collect. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo (1954 only; for the octave of the Assumption). Preface of Our Lady (et te in Assumptione, 1954)/Common Preface (1962). Ite. Under 1954, commemoration of the octave of the Assumption. No commemorations under 1962.

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.
O God, Who wondrously enkindled St. John, Your Confessor, to promote the religious veneration of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, and through him willed to found new religious families in the Church; grant, we beseech You, that we may honor his holy merits and may learn from the example of his virtues.
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 Quinta die infra Octavam S. Assumptionis
O Lord, we beseech thee, forgive the transgressions of thy servants, and, forasmuch as by our own deeds we cannot please thee, may we find safety through the prayers of the Mother of thy Son and our Lord.
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 Luke
Luke 12:35-40
At that time, Jesus said unto His disciples: Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning. And so on.

Homily by Pope St. Gregory the Great.
13th on the Gospels.
Dearly beloved brethren, the words of the Holy Gospel, which have just been read, lie open before you, and, lest their very plainness should make them seem to some to be hard, we will go through them with such shortness as that neither may they which understand not remain unenlightened, nor they which understand be wearied. The Lord saith Let your loins be girded about. Now, we gird our loins about, when by continency we master the lustful inclination of the flesh. But, forasmuch as it sufficeth not for a man to abstain from evil deeds, if he strive not to join thereto the earnest doing of good works, it is immediately added And your lights burning. Our lights burn when, by good works, we give bright example to our neighbour; concerning which works the Lord saith Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father Which is in heaven. Matth. v. 16.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
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.
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 Quinta die infra Octavam S. Assumptionis
Mensæ coeléstis partícipes effécti, implorámus cleméntiam tuam, Dómine, Deus noster: ut, qui Assumptiónem Dei Genetrícis cólimus, a cunctis malis imminéntibus, ejus intercessióne, liberémur.
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.

Quarta die infra Octavam S. Assumptionis Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ~ Semiduplex

Commemoratio: S. Agapiti Martyris

Tues, 8/18/26:

Today is the 4th day in the octave of the Assumption of Our Lady under the 1954 (semi-double) rubrics.

Mass: As on the feast of the Assumption. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo. Preface of Our Lady (et te in Assumptione). Ite. Commemoration of St. Agapitus, M. 3rd prayer Deus qui corda of the Holy Ghost.

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Under the 1962 rubrics, today is a feria (IV class), as the octave of the Assumption was suppressed in 1955.

Mass: As on the preceding Sunday. Green. Omit Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Ite. Commemoration of St. Agapitus at conventual/low Mass only.

Alternatively, the festal Mass of St. Agapitus may be said, even at conventual Mass. Mass Laetabitur of one martyr outside Paschaltide with proper orations and Gospel Amen, amen, dico vobis of the former octave day of St. Lawrence. Red. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Ite. No commemorations or additional prayers.

Votive Masses/daily Requiems are permitted today without restriction under 1962. (LB236.)

Introitus

Ap 12:1
Signum magnum appáruit in cœlo: múlier amicta sole, et luna sub pédibus ejus, et in cápite ejus coróna stellárum duódecim.
Ps 97:1
Cantáte Dómino cánticum novum: quóniam mirabília fecit.
℣. Glória Patri, …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O Lord, we beseech thee, forgive the transgressions of thy servants, and, forasmuch as by our own deeds we cannot please thee, may we find safety through the prayers of the Mother of thy Son and our Lord.
Who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.
℟. Amen

Let us pray.
Commemoration St. Agapitus, Martyr
May Your Church rejoice, O God, trusting in the support of St. Agapitus, Your Martyr, and, by his glorious prayers, may she remain holy and fearlessly stand her ground.
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 1:41-50
At that time : Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: and she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women. And so on, and that which followeth.

A Homily by St. Peter Damian the Bishop
In Nativitate B. M. V.
O Virgin Mother of God, at whose beauty the sun and the moon stand in awe, come to the aid of them that unceasingly call upon thee, O Lady. Turn thou unto us, o turn thou unto us, O Sulamitess, turn thou unto us, o turn thou unto us that we may behold thee, O blessed, yea more than blessed Maid, turn thou unto us in thy power. He that is mighty hath magnified thee, and hath given thee all power in heaven and in earth. Nothing is impossible to thee, to whom it is possible to shew the most desolate souls the hope of happiness. For how can that Power ignore thy power, when it received its fleshly origin from thy flesh? Thou standest before that golden altar of reconciliation, not only asking, but commanding, as mistress rather than handmaid. Let thy nature move thee, because the more power thou art, the more merciful must thou needs be. For it doth surely redound to the glory of power, to be unwilling to exact vengeance for wrong. Look upon us through love; I know, O Lady, that thou art the most blessed and that thou lovest with an unconquerable love them that in thee and through thee, thy Son and thy God hath loved with a great love. Who knoweth how many times thou didst turn away the anger of the Judge when the virtue of justice went forth from the presence of God.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Mensæ coeléstis partícipes effécti, implorámus cleméntiam tuam, Dómine, Deus noster: ut, qui Assumptiónem Dei Genetrícis cólimus, a cunctis malis imminéntibus, ejus intercessióne, liberémur.
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 St. Agapitus, Martyr
Thou hast fed thy servants, O Lord, with the holy gifts; comfort us ever we pray, by her intercession 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.

S. Hyacinthi Confessoris ~ Duplex

Commemoratio: Tertia die infra Octavam S. Assumptionis Beatæ Mariæ Virginis

Mon, 8/17/26:

Today is the feast of St. Hyacinth, C, under the 1954 (double) and 1962 (III class) rubrics.

Mass: Os justi of a confessor not a bishop. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo (1954 only; for the octave of the Assumption). Preface of Our Lady (et te in Assumptione; 1954)/Common Preface (1962). Celebrant bows his head at the mention of St. Lawrence in the Canon (1954 only). Ite. Under 1954, commemoration of the octave of the Assumption (orations as on the feast) and of the octave day of St. Lawrence, M (proper orations for the octave day). No commemorations under 1962. (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.
O God, Who gladden us with the annual feast of blessed Hyacinth, Your Confessor, mercifully grant that, while honoring the anniversary of his death, we may also imitate his deeds.
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 Third day in the octave of the Assumption of Blessed Mary
O Lord, we beseech thee, forgive the transgressions of thy servants, and, forasmuch as by our own deeds we cannot please thee, may we find safety through the prayers of the Mother of thy Son and our Lord.
Commemoration Octave of St. Lawrence, Martyr
Stir up with thy Church O Lord, the spirit which blessed Laurence the Deacon served, that we too, being filled with the same, may strive to love what he loved, and to fulfill with deed what he taight.
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.

From the Holy Gospel according to Luke
Luke 12:35-40
At that time, Jesus said unto His disciples: Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning. And so on.

Homily by Pope St. Gregory the Great.
13th on the Gospels.
Dearly beloved brethren, the words of the Holy Gospel, which have just been read, lie open before you, and, lest their very plainness should make them seem to some to be hard, we will go through them with such shortness as that neither may they which understand not remain unenlightened, nor they which understand be wearied. The Lord saith Let your loins be girded about. Now, we gird our loins about, when by continency we master the lustful inclination of the flesh. But, forasmuch as it sufficeth not for a man to abstain from evil deeds, if he strive not to join thereto the earnest doing of good works, it is immediately added And your lights burning. Our lights burn when, by good works, we give bright example to our neighbour; concerning which works the Lord saith Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father Which is in heaven. Matth. v. 16.

Communion
Matt 24:46-47
Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, shall find watching. Amen I say to you, he will set him over all his goods.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
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.
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 Third day in the octave of the Assumption of Blessed Mary
Mensæ coeléstis partícipes effécti, implorámus cleméntiam tuam, Dómine, Deus noster: ut, qui Assumptiónem Dei Genetrícis cólimus, a cunctis malis imminéntibus, ejus intercessióne, liberémur.
Commemoration Octave of St. Lawrence, Martyr
We humbly beseech thee Almighty God, at the intercession of blessed Laurence thy Martyr, ever to guard by thy protection those whom thou hast filled with these heavenly gifts.
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.