Beatæ Mariæ Virginis Reginæ ~ Duplex II. classis

Commemoratio: S. Angelæ Mericiæ Virginis

Mon, 6/1/26:

Today is the feast of the Queenship of Our Lady under the 1954 (double of the II class) rubrics, transferred from its usual date of May 31 due to that date falling on Trinity Sunday this year.

Mass: Proper Mass. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo. Preface of Our Lady (et te in Festivitate). Ite. Commemoration of St. Angela Merici, V. (LB236 Twitter.)

Introitus
Gaudeámus omnes in Dómino, diem festum celebrántes sub honóre beátæ Maríæ Vírginis Regínæ: de cuius solemnitáte gaudent Angeli, et colláudant Fílium Dei. ~Alleluia, alleluia.
Ps 44:2
Effúndit cor meum verbum bonum: dico ego carmen meum Regi.
℣. Glória Patri …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Grant we beseech You, O Lord, that we who keep the feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Queen, safe under her protection, may be worthy to have peace now and glory in the future.
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. Angela Merici, Virgin
O God, Who willed that through blessed Angela a new family of holy Virgins should flower in Your Church, grant us through her intercession to lead angelic lives, so that, foregoing all worldly pleasures, we may be found worthy to enjoy 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.

Continuation ✠ of the Holy Gospel according to Luke
℟. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
Luke 1:26-33
At that time, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. And when the angel had come to her, he said, Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women. When she had heard him she was troubled at his word, and kept pondering what manner of greeting this might be. And the angel said to her, Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found grace with God. Behold, you shall conceive in your womb and shall bring forth a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of David His father, and He shall be king over the house of Jacob forever; and of His kingdom there shall be no end.

From the Encyclical Letter of Pope Pius XII
Ad cæli Reginam, diei 11 Octobris 1954
From the documents of ancient Christianity, from the prayers of the liturgy, from the innate religious sense of the Christian people, from works of art, from all sides we gather witnesses which assert that the Virgin Mother of God excelleth in queenly dignity. And we have set forth the reasons which sacred theology deduces from the treasury of divine faith to confirm the same truth. All these witnesses form a sort of chorus, proclaiming far and wide the supreme queenly honour granted to the Mother of God and man, who is above all created things and exalted over the choirs of Angels to reign in heaven. Thus it is that after mature and thoughtful consideration we have been persuaded that great benefits would flow to the Church if, like a light that illumines more brightly when placed in its stand, this solidly proved truth were to shine out more clearly to all, and so, by Our Apostolic Authority, we decree and institute the feast of Mary, Queen, which is to be celebrated every year on the thirty-first day of May throughout the world.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
We who have celebrated the sacred rites in honor of Holy Mary, our Queen, pray, O Lord, that through the intercession of her in whose honor they have been joyously performed, they may be helpful for our 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. Angela Merici, Virgin
Refreshed by heavenly food, we humbly pray You, O Lord, through the prayers and example of blessed Angela that, cleansed of every stain of body and soul, we may be 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.
R. Amen.

Dominica Sanctissimæ Trinitatis ~ Duplex I. classis

Sun, 5/31/26:

Today is the feast of the Most Holy Trinity (Trinity Sunday) under the 1954 (double of the I class) and 1962 (I class) rubrics.

Mass: Proper Mass. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo. Preface of the Most Holy Trinity. Ite. Under 1954, commemoration and Last Gospel of the 1st Sunday after Pentecost. No commemoration of the Sunday under 1962 (Sundays are not commemorated when a feast of Our Lord occurs under 1962, as it is considered an unnecessary duplication).

Office: Proper festal office. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons. At Matins, proper psalms and antiphons. Under 1954, lesson IX of the 1st Sunday after Pentecost. Under 1962, lesson IX = Denique (2nd half of lesson VIII of the old Breviary); no commemoration of the Sunday. 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 Benedictus antiphon. Collect of the feast. Under 1954 only, commemoration of the 1st Sunday after Pentecost at Lauds. No commemorations under 1962. Omit suffrage (1954). At Prime, recite the Athanasian Creed (Quicumque) under both rubrics. (Source: LB236.)

 Introitus

Tob 12:6
Benedícta sit sancta Trínitas atque indivísa Unitas: confitébimur ei, quia fecit nobíscum misericórdiam suam.
Ps 8:2
Dómine, Dóminus noster, quam admirábile est nomen tuum in univérsa terra!
℣. Glória Patri, …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Almighty, eternal God, You Who have given Your servants, in the confession of the true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of that majesty to adore its unity, grant, we beseech You, that in the firmness of this faith we may ever be protected from all harm.
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.
Pro Sunday
O God, the Strength of all them that put their trust in thee, mercifully accept our prayers, and because through the weakness of our mortal nature we can do no good thing without thee, grant us the help of thy grace, that in keeping of thy commandments we may please thee, both in will and deed.
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 St. Matthew
Matt 28:18-20
At that time, Jesus said unto His disciples: All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth. Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. And so on.

Homily by St. Gregory of Nazianzus, Patriarch of Constantinople
Treatise on the Faith
There is no Catholic but knoweth that the Father is a Very Father, the Son a Very Son, and the Holy Ghost a Very Holy Ghost, even as the Lord Himself saith unto His Apostles: “Go ye and baptize all nations in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.” This is that Perfect Trinity Who is but One being, and of Whom therefore we testify that His Substance is one. For we make no division in God, as divisions are made in bodies, but we testify, that, according to the power of the Divine Nature, Which standeth not in matter, the Persons named have a real existence, and that God is One.

We do not say, as some have dreamt, that the Begetting of the Son of God is an outgrowing from one part to another part neither do we say that He is the Word in the sense of a mere sound uttered by a voice, but we do believe that these three Names and the Persons meant by them are all of only One Being, One Majesty, and One Power. And therefore we testify that God is one, because this One-ness of His Majesty forbiddeth that we should use the Plural form of speech and say, “Gods.” It is Catholic language to say, “Father and Son,” but we cannot and must not say that the Father and the Son are two gods. And that, not because the Son of God is not by Himself God; yea, He is Very God of Very God but because we know that the Son of God is not from elsewhere, but from the One Father Himself, and therefore we say that God is One. This is the doctrine which Prophets and Apostles have delivered; this is the doctrine which the Lord Himself taught when He said: “I and the Father are One,” John x. 30, that is, He meant, as touching the one Divine Being, but as touching Persons, We are distinct.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
May the reception of this sacrament, O Lord our God, and the profession of our faith in the eternal holy Trinity and undivided Unity, benefit us for the salvation of body and soul.
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 Sunday
Filled, O Lord, as we are with so great bounties, we beseech thee; that we may receive the gifts of salvation, and never cease from thy praise.
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.

Sabbato Quattuor Temporum Pentecostes ~ Semiduplex

Commemoratio: S. Felicis I Papæ et Martyris

Sat, 5/30/26:

Today is the Ember Saturday of Pentecost under the 1954 (semi-double) and 1962 (I class) rubrics.

Mass: Proper Mass. Station church at St. Peter's. Red. Additional collects, lessons, and Alleluias before the Epistle. Gloria. Tract after the Epistle. Sequence Veni Sancte Spiritus (omit Alleluia at end). Credo. Preface of Pentecost (hodierna die). Proper Communicantes and Hanc igitur for Pentecost in the Canon. Ite. No commemorations under 1962.

Under 1962, the optional short form of the Ember Saturday Mass found in the 1962 Missal may be used, provided the Mass is not conventual or ordinations are not being conducted, in which case the long form is obligatory.

Office: Proper festal office. Red. Proper Matins readings (1 nocturn of 3 lessons); all else at Matins as on the feast. At Lauds and the hours, psalms of Sunday (Prime = 53, 118.1, 118.2) with antiphons as on the feast (1954: not doubled, as today is a day of semi-double rite). All else as on the feast. Proper Benedictus antiphon. Proper collect of the Ember Saturday of Pentecost. No commemorations under 1962. Omit suffrage (1954). At Terce, hymn Veni Creator Spiritus (throughout the octave). At Prime, announce at the beginning of the martyrology Festum sacratissimae, et individuae Trinitatis.

The octave of Pentecost, along with all of Paschaltide, ends today after None. The time after Pentecost begins today at Vespers and lasts until None of the Saturday before the 1st Sunday of Advent inclusive.

Introitus
Rom 5:5.
Cáritas Dei diffúsa est in córdibus nostris, allelúja: per inhabitántem Spíritum ejus in nobis, allelúja, allelúja.
Ps 102:1
Benedic, anima mea, Dómino: et ómnia, quæ intra me sunt, nómini sancto ejus.
℣. Glória Patri, ...

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, You Who tempered the flames of fire for the three young men, mercifully grant that the flames of sin may not burn us, Your servants.
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. Felix, Pope and Martyr
Look forgivingly on thy flock, Eternal Shepherd, and keep it in thy constant protection, by the intercession of blessed Felix thy Martyr and Sovereign Pontiff, whom thou didst constitute Shepherd of the whole Church.

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.
R. Amen.

Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke
Luke 4:38
At that time Jesus arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever. And so on.

Homily by St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan
Bk. 4 on Luke iv
Behold here how long-suffering is the Lord our Redeemer! Neither moved to anger against them, nor sickened at their guilt, nor outraged by their attacks, did He leave the Jews' country. Nay, forgetting their iniquity, and mindful only of His mercy, He strove to soften their hard and unbelieving hearts, sometimes by His teaching, and sometimes by freeing some of them, and sometimes by healing them. St. Luke doth well to tell us first of the man who was delivered from an unclean spirit, and then of the healing of a woman. The Lord indeed came to heal both sexes, but that must be healed first which was created first, and then must not she be passed by whose first sin arose rather from fickleness of heart than from depraved will.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
May Your holy things, O Lord, fill us with divine eagerness to enjoy their celebration together with their effects.
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. Felix, Pope and Martyr
Being appeased, O Lord, guide thy Church, which has been nourished by holy refreshment, that under thy direction and powerful rule it may receive increase of liberty and may continue in religious integrity.

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.
R. Amen.

Feria Sexta Quattuor Temporum Pentecostes ~ Semiduplex

Commemoratio: S. Mariæ Magdalenæ de Pazzis Virginis

Church of the Twelve Holy Apostles, Roma

Fri, 6/29/26:

Today is the Ember Friday of Pentecost under the 1954 (semi-double) and 1962 (I class) rubrics.

Mass: Proper Mass. Station church at the Twelve Holy Apostles. Red. Gloria. Paschal Alleluia. Sequence Veni Sancte Spiritus. Credo. Preface of Pentecost (hodierna die). Proper Communicantes and Hanc igitur for Pentecost in the Canon. Ite. 1954: Commemoration of S. Mariae Magdalenae de Pazzis, V. No additional prayers under 1962.

Office: Proper festal office. Red. Proper Matins readings (1 nocturn of 3 lessons); all else at Matins as on the feast. At Lauds and the hours, psalms of Sunday (Prime = 53, 118.1, 118.2) with antiphons as on the feast (1954: not doubled, as today is a day of semi-double rite). All else as on the feast. Proper Benedictus antiphon. Proper collect of the Thursday in the octave of Pentecost. No commemorations under 1962. Omit suffrage (1954). At Terce, hymn Veni Creator Spiritus (throughout the octave). (Source: LB236.)

Introitus
Ps 70:8 70:23
Repleátur os meum laude tua, allelúja: ut possim cantáre, allelúja: gaudébunt lábia mea, dum cantávero tibi, allelúja, allelúja.
Ps 70:1-2
In te, Dómine, sperávi, non confúndar in ætérnum: in justítia tua líbera me et éripe me.
℣. Glória Patr

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Grant to Your Church, we beseech You, almighty God, that, united by the Holy Spirit, she may in no way be harmed by any assault of the enemy.
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.

Let us pray.
Commemoration St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, Virgin
O God, lover of chastity, Who endowed with heavenly gifts blessed Mary Magdalen, a virgin on fire with love for You, grant that we who keep this feast-day in her honor may imitate her by purity and love.

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.
R. Amen.

Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke
Luke 5:17-26
At that time, it came to pass on a certain day, as Jesus sat and taught, that there were Pharisees, and Doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town in Galilee, and Judaea and Jerusalem and the power of the Lord was present to heal them. And so on.

Homily by St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan
Book 5 on Luke v
“And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy.” The healing of this paralytic was not idle, nor its fruits limited to himself. The Lord healed him, or ever he could ask, not because of the entreaties of others, but for example's sake. He gave a pattern to be followed, and sought not the intercession of prayer. In the presence of the Pharisees and doctors of the law, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem, many sick folk were healed, but among them is specially described the healing of this paralytic. First of all, as we have before said, every sick man ought to engage his friends to offer up prayers for his recovery, that so the tottering framework of this our life, and the distorted feet of our works, may be righted by the healing power of the word from heaven.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
We who have received the gift of Your Blessed Sacrament, O Lord, humbly pray that what You have taught us to do in commemoration of You, may profit and help us in our weakness.
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. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, Virgin
Thou hast fed thy servants, O Lord, with the holy gifts; comfort us ever we pray, by her intercession whose festival we celebrate.

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.
R. Amen.

Die Quinta infra octavam Pentecostes ~ Semiduplex

 Commemoratio: S. Augustini Episcopi et Confessoris

Introitus
Sap 1:7
Spíritus Dómini replévit orbem terrárum, allelúja: et hoc quod cóntinet ómnia, sciéntiam habet vocis, allelúja, allelúja, allelúja.
Ps 67:2.
Exsúrgat Deus, et dissipéntur inimíci ejus: et fúgiant, qui odérunt eum, a fácie ejus.
V. Glória Patri,...

Collect
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, You Who on this day have taught the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit, grant us by that Holy Spirit Himself, to know what is right and ever to rejoice in His help.
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.
R. Amen.

Let us pray.
Commemoration St. Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop and Confessor
O God, Who graciously enlightened the English peoples with the light of the true faith by the preaching and miracles of blessed Augustine, Your Confessor and Bishop, grant, through his intercession, that the hearts of those who have strayed may return to the unity of the true faith and that we may be in harmony with Your will.

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.
R. Amen.

Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke
Luke 9:1-6
At that time: Jesus called His twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. And so on.

Homily by St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan
Bk. 6 on Luke ix
We learn from the commandments of the Gospel what manner of men they ought to be who preach the glad tidings of the kingdom of God “Take nothing for your journey neither staves nor scrip, neither bread neither money.” Thus let the Apostle destitute of earthly help, and panoplies in faith, deem himself able to do all the more, as he needeth all the less Such as please may also put upon these words a spiritual interpretation in that a man may be said to lay as the encumbrances of the body, not only by abdicating power, and casting away riches, but also by denying the very body itself its pleasures. The first general commandment given to the Apostles touching their manners was to be bringers of peace, Matth. x. 13, and to be no gadders about, but keepers of the laws of guests. To wander from house to house, and to abuse the rights of hospitality, are things alien to a preacher of the kingdom of heaven.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
May the inpouring of the Holy Spirit cleanse our hearts, O Lord, and make them fertile through the dew He sprinkles upon them.
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.
R. Amen.

Let us pray.
Commemoration St. Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop and Confessor
Strengthened by the sacrifice of salvation, we humbly pray You, O Lord, that through the prayerful intercession of blessed Augustine, it may continuously be offered everywhere unto Your name.

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.
R. Amen.

Feria Quarta Quattuor Temporum Pentecostes ~ Semiduplex

Commemoratio: S. Bedæ Venerabilis Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris

Wed, 5/27/26:

Today is the Ember Wednesday of Pentecost under the 1954 (semi-double) and 1962 (I class) rubrics.

Mass: Proper Mass. Station church at St. Mary Major. Red. After the Kyrie (without Flectamus genua) and first collect, additional lesson and Alleluia. Gloria. Additional collect after the Gloria. Paschal Alleluia. Sequence Veni Sancte Spiritus. Credo. Preface of Pentecost (hodierna die). Proper Communicantes and Hanc igitur for Pentecost in the Canon. Ite. Under 1954, commemoration of St. Bede the Venerable, C & D, and of St. John I, P & M. No commemorations or additional prayers under 1962. (LB236.)

Introitus
Ps 67:8 67:9
Deus, dum egrederéris coram pópulo tuo, iter fáciens eis, hábitans in illis, allelúja: terra mota est, cœli distillavérunt, allelúja, allelúja.
Ps. 67:2.
Exsúrgat Deus, et dissipéntur inimíci ejus: et fúgiant, qui odérunt eum, a fácie ejus.
℣. Glória Patri …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Grant, we beseech You, almighty and most merciful God, that the Holy Spirit may come to dwell in us, graciously making us a temple of His glory.
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.

Let us pray.
Commemoration St. Bede the Venerable, Confessor and Doctor of the Church
O God, Who enlightened Your Church with the learning of blessed Bede, Your Confessor and Doctor, graciously grant that Your servants may ever be enlightened by his wisdom and helped by his merits.
Commemoration St. John I, Pope and Martyr
Look forgivingly on thy flock, Eternal Shepherd, and keep it in thy constant protection, by the intercession of blessed John thy Martyr and Sovereign Pontiff, whom thou didst constitute Shepherd of the whole Church.
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.

Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John

John 6:44-52
At that time, Jesus said unto the multitudes of the Jews: No man can come to Me, except the Father, Which hath sent me, draw him. And so on.

Homily by St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo
26th Tract on John
Think not that thou art drawn against thy will; the soul is drawn, not willingly only, but lovingly. Neither must we be afraid lest men who are great weighers of words, and very far from understanding the things of God, should catch us up upon this Gospel doctrine of the Holy Scriptures, and should say to us: How can my faith be willing if am drawn? I answer: Thou art not drawn as touching thy will, but by pleasure. And, now, what is being drawn by pleasure? Delight thyself in the Lord, and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Ps. xxxvi. 4.There is pleasure in that heart to which the Bread That came down from heaven is sweet. The poet is allowed to say His special pleasure draweth each, but pleasure, which so draweth, is not a necessity, not a bond, but a delight how much more strongly, may we say that men are drawn to Christ, who delight in truth, who delight in blessedness, who delight in righteousness, who delight in life everlasting, since truth and blessedness, and righteousness and everlasting life are all to be found in Christ? Or have the bodily senses pleasure, and the spiritual senses none? If the spiritual sense have no pleasures, wherefore is it written: And the children of men shall put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house, and Thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. For with thee is the fountain of life, and in thy light shall we see light. Ps. xxxv. 8.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
As we receive Your heavenly sacrament we beseech You, merciful Lord, may we reap in the joys of eternity the fruits of what we perform in this 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.

Let us pray.
Commemoration St. Bede the Venerable, Confessor and Doctor of the Church
May blessed Bede thy Confessor and illustrious Doctor intercede for us, O Lord, that this thy sacrifice may obtain for us salvation.
Commemoration St. John I, Pope and Martyr
Being appeased, O Lord, guide thy Church, which has been nourished by holy refreshment, that under thy direction and powerful rule it may receive increase of liberty and may continue in religious integrity.
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.

Die III infra octavam Pentecostes ~ Duplex I. classis

Tues, 5/26/26:

Today is Pentecost Tuesday under the 1954 (double of the I class) and 1962 (I class) rubrics.

Mass: Proper Mass. Red. Gloria. Paschal Alleluia. Sequence Veni Sancte Spiritus. Credo. Preface of Pentecost (hodierna die). Ite. No commemorations or additional prayers are permitted under both sets of rubrics. (LB236.)

Esdr 2:36 2:37
Accípite jucunditátem glóriæ vestræ, allelúja: grátias agéntes Deo, allelúja: qui vos ad cœléstia regna vocávit, allelúja, allelúja, allelúja.
Ps 77:1.
Atténdite, pópule meus, legem meam: inclináte aurem vestram in verba oris mei.
℣. Glória Patri ...

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Let the power of the Holy Spirit be present within us, O Lord, graciously to cleanse our hearts as well as to guard us from all harm.
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.

Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John
John 10:1-10
At that time: Jesus said unto the Pharisees: Amen, amen, I say unto you, he that entereth not by the door into the sheep-fold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber but he that entereth by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. And so on.

Homily by St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo
45th Tract on John
In the words of the Gospel which are this day read, the Lord has spoken unto us in similitudes, touching His flock, and the Door whereby entry is made into their fold. The Pagans therefore may say, “We have good lives,” but if they enter not in the Door, what doth that profit them whereof they make their boast? Good life is profitable to a man if it lead unto life everlasting, but if he does not have life everlasting, what shall his good life profit him? Neither indeed can it be truly said that they live good lives, who are either so blinded as not to know, or so puffed up as to despise, the end of a good life. And no man can have a true and certain hope of life everlasting, unless he know the true Life, Which is Christ, and enter in by that Door into the sheepfold.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
May the Holy Spirit, we beseech You, O Lord, renew our minds through the heavenly sacrament, for He Himself is the forgiveness of all sins.
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.
R. Amen.