S. Stephani Protomartyris ~ Duplex II. classis

Commemoratio: Die II infra Octavam Nativitatis

Thurs, 12/26/24:

Today is the feast of St. Stephen, Protomartyr, under the 1954 (double of the II class with simple octave) and 1962 (II class) rubrics.

Mass: Pro populo. Proper Mass. Red. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo. Preface of the Nativity. Proper Communicantes for Christmas in the Canon. Celebrant bows his head at the mention of St. Stephen's name in the Canon. Ite. Commemoration of the octave of Christmas (orations of the Mass of Christmas Day).

Office: Under 1954, festal office. Red. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons. Te Deum. At Matins, psalms and antiphons from the common of one martyr outside Paschaltide. At Lauds and the hours, psalms of Sunday (Prime = 53, 118.1, 118.2) with proper antiphons. All else from the proper. Proper collect. Commemoration of the octave of Christmas at Lauds. Omit suffrage. (LB236 on Twitter/X.)

℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Grant us, we beseech You, O Lord, to imitate what we celebrate, so that we may learn to love even our enemies; because we keep the anniversary of the invention of Him Who knew how to plead even for His persecutors with our Lord, Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who with You.
Who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.
℟. Amen

Let us pray.
For Octave of the Nativity
Grant, we beseech You, almighty God, that the new birth, in the flesh, of Your only-begotten Son may deliver us whom the bondage of old keeps under the yoke of sin.
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.