Dominica I Adventus

 ~  Semiduplex Dominica I. classis

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.

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.

℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
Let us pray.
Stir up, O Lord, we pray thee, thy strength, and come among us, that whereas through our sins and wickedness we do justly apprehend thy wrathful judgments hanging over us, thy bountiful grace and mercy may speedily help and deliver us;
Who livest and reignest with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Orémus.
de S. Maria tempore Adventus
Deus, qui de beátæ Maríæ Vírginis útero Verbum tuum, Angelo nuntiánte, carnem suscípere voluísti: præsta supplícibus tuis; ut, qui vere eam Genetrícem Dei credimus, ejus apud te intercessiónibus adjuvémur.

Contra persecutores Ecclesiæ
Ecclésiæ tuæ, quǽsumus, Dómine, preces placátus admítte: ut, destrúctis adversitátibus et erróribus univérsis, secúra tibi sérviat libertáte.
Per Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum, Fílium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.
℟. Amen.

S. Andreæ Apostoli ~ Duplex II. classis

Tempora: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam XXIV post Octavam Pentecostes V. Novembris

Sat, 11/30/24:

Today is the feast of St. Andrew, Ap, under the 1954 (double of the II class) and 1962 (II class) rubrics.  Mass: Proper Mass. Red. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo. Preface of the Apostles. Ite. No commemorations.

Office: Under 1954, festal office. Red. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (all proper). 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. Proper collect. No commemorations at Lauds. Omit suffrage. At Prime, at the start of the martyrology announce Dominica prima Adventus.

Under 1962, semi-festal office. Red. Matins and Lauds as above. At Prime and the hours, psalms and antiphons of the feria. All else from the proper. Proper collect. (LB236 on Twitter/X.)

℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
Let us pray.
O Lord, we humbly beseech thy Majesty, that even as Thou didst give thy blessed Apostle Andrew to thy Church to be a teacher and a ruler on earth, so, now that he is with thee, he may continually make intercession for 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.

In Vigilia S. Andreæ Apostoli ~ Simplex

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

Fri, 11/29/24:

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 98. 

℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
Let us pray.
Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that thy blessed Apostle Andrew, on the Eve of whose Feast we now are, may entreat for us the healthful succour of thy mercy, that we, being delivered from all guiltiness, may likewise be delivered from all 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.

Feria Quinta infra Hebdomadam XXIV post Octavam Pentecostes

V. Novembris ~ Feria

Thurs, 11/28/24:

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.

Office: Ferial office. Green. Matins of 1 nocturn of 3 lessons (1954: I = Incipt Aggaeus Propheta for feria V of the 5th week of November, II = Incipit Zacharias Propheta for feria VI, III = Incipit Malachias Propheta for sabbato, all with responsories of the current feria; 1962: all three lessons from Aggaeus for feria V with responsories of the current feria, as the impeded incipits are now omitted entirely under 1962). Omit Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons of the feria. All else from the ferial office per annum. Collect of the preceding Sunday. No commemorations at Lauds. Suffrage of the saints (1954).

℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
Let us pray.
Stir up, we beseech thee, Lord, the wills of thy faithful people, that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may of thee be plenteously rewarded.
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 Quarta infra Hebdomadam XXIV post Octavam Pentecostes

V. Novembris ~ Feria

Wed, 11/27/24:

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.

Office: Ferial office. Green. Matins of 1 nocturn of 3 lessons (Incipt Sophonias Propheta for feria IV of the 5th week of November). Omit Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons of the feria. All else from the ferial office per annum. Collect of the preceding Sunday. No commemorations at Lauds. Suffrage of the saints (1954). (LB236 on Twitter/X.)

℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
Let us pray.
Stir up, we beseech thee, Lord, the wills of thy faithful people, that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may of thee be plenteously rewarded.
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

Tues, 11/26/24:

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).

℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
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 Thy 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.

S. Catharinæ Virginis et Martyris ~ Duplex

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

Mon, 11/25/24:

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 on Twitter/X.)

℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
Let us pray.
O God, Who didst give the Law unto Moses upon the top of Mount Sinai, and there didst cause the body of thy blessed Virgin and Martyr Catharine to be marvelously laid by thine holy Angels, grant unto us, we beseech thee, for her sake and at her prayers, that we may finally attain unto that mountain which is Christ.
Who with thee liveth and reigneth, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Dominica XXIV et Ultima post Pentecosten

From the Holy Gospel according to Matthew

Matt 24:15-35
At that time, Jesus said unto his disciples: When ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the Prophet, stand in the Holy Place, (whoso readeth, let him understand.) And so on.

Homily by St. Jerome, Priest at Bethlehem.
Bk. IV Comm. on Matth. XXIV
This injunction to whoso readeth, to understand, showeth that there is here something mysterious. In Daniel we read as followeth: "And in the midst of the week the sacrifice and the oblations shall be taken away and in the temple there shall be the abomination of desolation, even until the consummation of the time and a consummation shall be given to the desolation." ix. 27. It is of this same thing that the Apostle speaketh, when he saith that a man of iniquity, even an adversary, shall be exalted against whatsoever is called God, or is worshipped so that he shall even dare to stand in the temple of God, and to show himself as God whose coming shall, according to the working of Satan, destroy and banish away from God all who shall receive him.

This prophecy may be understood either (first) simply of Antichrist, (secondly) of the statue of Caesar, which Pilate set up in the Temple, or (thirdly) of the statue of Hadrian on horse-back, which hath stood, even until our own day, upon the site of the Holy of Holies. In the Scriptures of the Old Testament "abomination" is a word very often used for an idol, and the farther title "of desolation" is added to identify an idol erected upon the site of the desolate and ruined temple.

S. Clementis I Papæ et Martyris ~ Duplex

Commemoratio: S. Felicitatis Martyris

Sat, 11/23/24:

Today is the feast of St. Clement I, P & M, under the 1954 (double) and 1962 (III class) rubrics.

Mass: Proper Mass. Red. Gloria. Collect Gregem tuum of a supreme pontiff. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Preface of the Apostles (1954)/Common Preface (1962). Celebrant bows his head at the mention of St. Clement in the Canon. Ite. Commemoration of St. Felicitas, M, at all Masses (1954)/conventual and low Mass only (1962).

Office: Ordinary office. Red. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1954; lesson I of 1st nocturn = Incipit Amos Propheta of feria V [Thursday] of the 4th week of November; lesson II = Incipit Abdias Propheta of feria VI [Friday] of the 4th week of November with responsories of the current feria; lesson III = Incipit Jonas Propheta of sabbado [Saturday] of the 4th week of November with responsories of the current feria; lesson IX = short hagiography of St. Felicitas)/1 nocturn of 3 lessons (1962; lessons I & II = of occurring Scripture [II & III combined; Incipit Jonas Propheta], lesson III = short hagiography of St. Clement I). Te Deum. At Matins, psalms and antiphons of the feria. At Lauds, psalms of Sunday with proper antiphons. All else from the proper. Collect Gregem tuum of a supreme pontiff. At Lauds, commemoration of St. Felicitas. Omit suffrage (1954). At Prime and the hours, psalms and antiphons of the feria. All else from the proper (1954: Lectio brevis = Justus). (LB236 on Twitter/X.)

℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
Let us pray.
Look forgivingly on thy flock, Eternal Shepherd, and keep it in thy constant protection, by the intercession of blessed Clement 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.
℟. Amen.

S. Cæciliæ Virginis et Martyris ~ Duplex

Scriptura: Feria VI infra Hebdomadam VI post Epiphaniam IV. Novembris

Fri, 11/22/24:

Today is the feast of St. Cecilia, V & M, under the 1954 (double) and 1962 (III class) rubrics.

Mass: Proper Mass. Red. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Celebrant bows his head at the mention of St. Cecilia in the Canon. Ite. No commemorations.

Office: Under 1954, ordinary office. Red. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1st nocturn = De virginibus from the common of virgins with proper responsories). Te Deum. Proper psalms and antiphons at Matins. At Lauds, psalms of Sunday with proper antiphons. All else proper. Proper Benedictus antiphon. Proper collect. No commemorations at Lauds. Omit suffrage. At Prime and the hours, psalms and antiphons of the feria. All else from the proper. (LB236 on Twittter/X.)

℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
Let us pray.
O God, Who year by year dost gladden thy people by the solemn feast of thy blessed Virgin and Martyr Cecilia, grant unto us, we beseech thee, not only devoutly to observe the same, but also to follow after the pattern of her godly conversation.
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.

In Præsentatione Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ~ Duplex majus

Tempora: Feria V infra Hebdomadam VI post Epiphaniam IV. Novembris 

Thurs, 11/21/24:

Today is the feast of the Presentation of Our Lady under the 1954 (double major) and 1962 (III class) rubrics.

Mass: Salve sancta parens from the common of Our Lady with proper collect. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo (1954 only). Preface of Our Lady (et te in Praesentatione). Ite. No commemorations.

Office: Under 1954, festal office. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1st = proper). Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons at Matins from the common of Our Lady. At Lauds and the hours, psalms of Sunday (Prime = 53, 118.1, 118.2) with antiphons from the common. All else from the common. Proper collect. No commemorations at Lauds. Omit suffrage. (LB236 on Twitter/X.)

℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
Let us pray.
O God, Who wast pleased that the blessed Mary always a Virgin, being herself the dwelling-place of the Holy Ghost, should, as on this day, be presented in thine earthly Temple, grant, we beseech thee, that by her prayers we may worthily be presented in the heavenly Temple of thy 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.

S. Felicis de Valois Confessoris ~ Duplex

Scriptura: Feria IV infra Hebdomadam VI post Epiphaniam IV. Novembris

Wed, 11/20/24:

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

Mass: Justus ut palma of a confessor not a bishop with proper collect. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Ite. No commemorations.

Office: Ordinary office. White. 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 a confessor not a bishop. Proper collect. No commemorations at Lauds. Omit suffrage (1954). (LB236 on Twitter/X.)

℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
Let us pray.
O God, Who by a sign from heaven didst call thy blessed Confessor Felix out of the desert to become a redeemer of bondsmen, grant, we beseech thee, unto his prayers, that thy grace may deliver us from the bondage of sin, and bring us home unto our very fatherland, which is in heaven.
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. Elisabeth Viduæ ~ Duplex Commemoratio: S. Pontiani Papæ et Martyris

Tues, 11/19/24:

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

Mass: Cognovi of a non-virgin holy woman with proper collect. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Ite. Commemoration of St. Pontianus, P & 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. Pontianus)/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 non-virgin holy women. Proper collect. Commemoration of St. Pontianus at Lauds (collect Gregem tuum). Omit suffrage (1954).

℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
Let us pray.
Enlighten, O God of mercy, the hearts of thy faithful people, and by the glorious prayers of thy blessed handmaid Elizabeth, make us to set little store by the good things of this world, and to rejoice ever in thy heavenly comfort.
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.