In Commemoratione S. Pauli Apostoli ~ Duplex majus

Commemoratio: Die septima infra Octavam Nativitatis S. Joannis Baptistæ

Saint Paul by El Greco 

Mon, 6/30/26:

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 

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 Omit suffrage.

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.
For St. Peter
O God, who together with the keys of the kingdom of heaven didst bestow on thy blessed Apostle Peter the pontifical power of binding and loosing, grant that by the aid of this intercession, we may be released from the bonds of our sins.
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.
R. 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.
For 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 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.
R. Amen

SS. Apostolorum Petri et Pauli ~ Duplex I. classis

Scriptura: Feria secunda infra Hebdomadam V post 

Monday, 6/29/26

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. No commemorations or additional prayers (for 1954, common octaves [in this case, of St. John the Baptist] are not commemorated on feasts of the I and II class). (LB236 on Twitter.)

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.

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.

Dominica V Post Pentecosten ~ Semiduplex Dominica minor

Commemoratio: S. Irenæi Episcopi et Martyris

Sagrestia, Chiesa San Simeone Piccolo, Venezia

Sun, 6/28/26:

Today is the 5th 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. Celebrant bows his head at the mention of St. John the Baptist in the Canon (1954 only). Ite. Under 1954, commemoration of St. Irenaeus, B & M, and of the octave of St. John the Baptist. No commemorations under 1962. (LB236 on Twitter/X.)

Introitus
Ps 26:7; 26:9
Exáudi, Dómine, vocem meam, qua clamávi ad te: adjútor meus esto, ne derelínquas me neque despícias me, Deus, salutáris meus.
Ps 26:1
Dóminus illuminátio mea et salus mea, quem timébo?
℣. Glória Patri …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, You Who have prepared good things as yet unseen for those who love You, pour a burning love into our hearts, so that we, loving You in and above all things, may obtain Your promises which surpass all desire.
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. Irenaeus, Bishop and Martyr
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.

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.
R. Amen.

From the Holy Gospel according to Matthew
Matt 5:20-24
At that time, Jesus said unto His disciples: Unless your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. And so on.

Homily by St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo
Bk. I on the Lord's Sermon on the Mount, ch. 9
Thou shalt not kill, is of the righteousness of the Pharisees; Thou shalt not be angry with thy brother without a cause, is of the righteousness of them which shall enter into the kingdom of heaven. The least therefore is: “Thou shalt not kill, and whosoever shall break this commandment, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven.” v. 19. But whosoever shall do it, and not kill, he is not therefore great, and meet for the kingdom of heaven; albeit, he hath risen a step; but he will have gotten farther, if he be not angry with his brother without a cause, which, if he do, he will be the farther off from manslaughter. Wherefore, He Which teacheth us that we are not to be angry without a cause, destroyeth not the law, Thou shalt not kill, but rather fulfilleth and increaseth it, making us not only to be free of the sin of outward killing, but also clean of anger within.

Communion
Ps. 26:4.
One thing I ask of the Lord; this I seek: to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Grant us, we beseech You, O Lord, that we whom You have filled with the heavenly gift may be cleansed of 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.

Let us pray.
Commemoration St. Irenaeus, Bishop and Martyr
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.
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.
R. Amen

Quarta die infra Octavam Nativitatis S. Joannis Baptistæ ~ Semiduplex

Commemoratio: In Vigilia Ss. Petri et Pauli Apostolorum

Sat, 6/27/26:

Today is the 4th day within the octave of St. John the Baptist under the 1954 (semi-double) rubrics.

Mass: At the principal Mass and at all sung Masses, the Mass of the anticipated vigil of Ss. Peter and Paul, App, is obligatory. Proper Mass. Violet. Omit Gloria. Gradual with neither Alleluia nor Tract. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Celebrant bows his head at the mention of Ss. Peter and Paul and of St. John the Baptist in the Canon. Benedicamus. Commemoration of the octave of St. John the Baptist. 3rd prayer Concede nos of Our Lady.

In private (low) Masses, the Mass of the day within the octave of St. John the Baptist may be said. Mass as on the feast. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Celebrant bows his head at the mention of Ss. Peter and Paul and of St. John the Baptist in the Canon. Ite. Commemoration and Last Gospel of the anticipated vigil of Ss. Peter and Paul, App. 3rd prayer Concede nos of Our Lady.

Private votive Masses/daily Requiems are prohibited today under the 1954 rubrics. (LB236 on Twitter.)

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.
V. Glória Patri, ...

Collect
V. The Lord be with you.
R. 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.
R. Amen.

Let us pray.
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.

de S. Maria
Grant us, Your servants, O Lord God, we beseech You, to enjoy lasting health of mind and body; and by the intercession of glorious and blessed Mary, ever Virgin, may we be delivered from present sorrow and partake to the full of eternal happiness.
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.

From the Holy Gospel according to Luke
Luke 1:57-68
Elizabeth's full time came that she should be delivered and she brought forth a son. And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had showed great mercy upon her and they rejoiced with her. And so on

From the Homily by St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan.
Bk. ii. on Luke's
And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied. Behold how good is God, and how ready to forgive sinners Not only doth He give back that which He hath taken away, but He addeth moreover such and such things, more than either we ask or think. He that had hitherto been dumb, now speaketh prophecy. But the greatest grace of God is in this, that he which had denied, now maketh profession. Therefore let no man despair, nay, though he well knoweth what have been his past sins, let him never give up hope of a reward from God. If thou knowest how to amend thy crooked ways, God knoweth how to turn away the judgments of His anger.

Communion
Luke 1:76
You, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High; for you shall go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
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.
R. Amen

Let us pray.
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.

of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Grant, O Lord, that we, who had partaken of the aids of salvation, may be everywhere protected by the patronage of blessed Mary ever Virgin, in whose honor we have offered these gifts of thy majesty.
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.

Ss. Joannis et Pauli Martyrum ~ Duplex

Tempora: Feria sexta infra Hebdomadam IV post Octavam Pentecostes

Fri, 6/26/26:

Today is the feast of Ss. John and Paul, Mm, under the 1954 (double) and 1962 (III class) rubrics.

Mass: Proper Mass. Red. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Under 1954, celebrant bows his head at the mention of St. John the Baptist and of Ss. John and Paul in the Canon. Ite. Under 1954, commemoration of the octave of St. John the Baptist. No commemorations under 1962. (LB236 on Twitter/X.)

Introitus
Ps 33:20-21
Multæ tribulatiónes justórum, et de his ómnibus liberávit eos Dóminus: Dóminus custódit ómnia ossa eórum: unum ex his non conterétur.
Ps 33:2
Benedícam Dóminum in omni témpore: semper laus ejus in ore meo.
V. Glória Patri, ...

Collect
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
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.
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 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.
R. Amen.

From the Holy Gospel according to Luke
Luke 12:1-8
At that time: Jesus said unto His disciples Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. And so on.

Homily by the Venerable Bede, Priest at Jarrow and Doctor of the Church.
Bk. iv. on Luke, Cap. Hi.
Touching this leaven the Apostle warneth us Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. i Cor. v. 8. For even as a little leaven doth infect the whole lump wherein it is put, and the savour thereof doth spread all abroad therein, so doth hypocrisy, when once it hath tainted the soul, drive out from it all sincerity and truth. The meaning, therefore, of this passage is this Beware, lest ye be as the hypocrites, for yet a little while, and all men shall see that ye are good, and they are evil.

Communion
Wis 3:4-6
For if before men they be punished, God tried them; as gold in the furnace, He proved them, and as sacrificial offerings He took them to Himself.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
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.
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 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.
R. Amen

S. Gulielmi Abbatis ~ Duplex

Commemoratio: Die secunda infra Octavam Nativitatis S. Joannis Baptistæ 

Thurs, 6/25/26:

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

Mass: Os justi of an abbot with proper collect. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Ite. Under 1954, commemoration of the octave of St. John the Baptist. No commemorations under 1962. (LB236 on Twitter.)

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.
V. Glória Patri, ...

Collect
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
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.
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 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.
R. Amen.

The Lesson is taken 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 the Venerable Bede, Priest (at Jarrow and Doctor of the Church).
For St Benedict’s Birthday.
In the judgment to come, the elect will be in two classes. One class are they who have forsaken all, and followed the Lord: and these shall judge along with Him. The other class are they who have not equally forsaken all that they had, but who have been careful daily to give alms of their goods to the poor of Christ: these shall be the subjects of judgment, and these are they who shall then hear these words: “Come, ye blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was an hungered, and ye gave Me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave Me drink.” Matth. xxv. 34, 35.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
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.
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 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.
R. Amen

In Nativitate S. Joannis Baptistæ ~ Duplex I. classis

Scriptura: Feria quarta infra Hebdomadam IV post Octavam Pentecostes

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. 

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. Under 1962, the Credo is said today as on any other feast of the I class. 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. No commemorations at Lauds under 1962. Omit suffrage (1954).

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.

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.

Communion
Luke 1:76
You, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High; for you shall go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
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.
R. Amen