De VII die Infra Octavam Immaculatæ Concept. Beatæ Mariæ Virgini ~ Semiduplex

Commemoratio: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam II Adventus

Sat, 12/14/24:

Today is the 7th day in the octave of the Immaculate Conception under the 1954 (semi-double) rubrics.

Mass: As on the feast. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo. Preface of Our Lady (et te in Conceptione immaculata). Ite. Commemoration of the Advent feria. 3rd prayer Deus qui corda of the Holy Ghost.

Office: Ordinary office. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons. Te Deum. Psalms (Lauds = schema I) and antiphons of the feria. All else from the proper. Collect of the feast. At Lauds, commemoration of the Advent feria. Omit suffrage.

P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
May the sacrament we have received, O Lord our God, heal in us the wounds of that sin from which by a singular privilege, You kept immaculate the conception of blessed Mary.
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. (LB236 on Twitter/X.)

Let us pray.
Commemoration Sabbato infra Hebdomadam II Adventus
We who have been refreshed by the food of spiritual nourishment, humbly beseech You, O Lord, that through partaking of this sacrament You will teach us to disdain the things of earth and love those of 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. Luciæ Virginis et Martyris ~ Duplex

Scriptura: Feria VI infra Hebdomadam II Adventus

Fri, 12/13/24:

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

Mass: Proper Mass. Red. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo (1954 only; for the octave of the Immaculate Conception). Preface of Our Lady (et te in Conceptione immacluata) (1954)/Common Preface (1962) (optional Preface of Advent). Ite. Under 1954, commemoration of the octave of the Immaculate Conception. Under both sets of rubrics, commemoration of the Advent feria.

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. At Matins, psalms and antiphons of the feria. At Lauds, psalms of Sunday (schema I) with proper antiphons. All else from the common of virgins (for virgin martyrs). Proper Benedictus antiphon. Proper collect. Under 1954 only, commemoration of the octave of the Immaculate Conception at Lauds. Under both rubrics, commemoration of the Advent feria at Lauds. Omit suffrage (1954). At Prime and the hours, psalms and antiphons of the feria. All else from the proper. Under 1954, lectio brevis Domine Deus at Prime. (LB236 on Twitter/X.)

℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Hear us, O God our Saviour, that, as we rejoice on the feast of blessed Lucy, Your Virgin and Martyr, so we may grow in love and devotion.
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 the Octave of the Immaculate Conception.
O God, Who by the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin, prepared a worthy dwelling for Your Son, and Who, by Your Son’s death, foreseen by You, preserved her from all taint, grant, we beseech You, through her intercession, that we too may come to You unstained by sin.
Commemoration Feria VI infra Hebdomadam II Adventus
Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to prepare the ways of Your only-begotten Son, so that through His coming we may be able to serve You with purified minds.
Who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.
℟. Amen

De V die infra Octavam Concept. Immac. Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ~ Semiduplex

Commemoratio: Feria V infra Hebdomadam II Adventus

Thurs, 12/12/24:

Today is the 5th day in the octave of the Immaculate Conception under the 1954 (semi-double) rubrics.

Mass: As on the feast. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo. Preface of Our Lady (et te in Conceptione immaculata). Ite. Commemoration of the Advent feria. 3rd prayer Deus qui corda of the Holy Ghost.

Office: Ordinary office. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons. Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons of the feria (Lauds = schema I). All else from the proper. Collect of the feast. Commemoration of the Advent feria at Lauds. Omit suffrage.

℣. The Lord be with you.

℟. And with thy spirit.

Let us pray.

O God, Who by the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin, prepared a worthy dwelling for Your Son, and Who, by Your Son’s death, foreseen by You, preserved her from all taint, grant, we beseech You, through her intercession, that we too may come to You unstained by sin.

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 Feria V infra Hebdomadam II Adventus

Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to prepare the ways of Your only-begotten Son, so that through His coming we may be able to serve You with purified minds.

Who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.

℟. Amen

S. Damasi Papæ et Confessoris ~ Semiduplex

Commemoratio: Feria IV infra Hebdomadam II Adventus

Wed, 12/11/24:

Today is the feast of St. Damasus I, P & C, under the 1954 (semi-double) and 1962 (III class) rubrics.

Mass: Si diligis me of a supreme pontiff. White. Gloria. Collect Gregem tuum. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo (1954 only; for the octave of the Immaculate Conception). Preface of the Apostles (1954)/Common Preface (optional Preface of Advent) (1962). Ite. Under 1954, commemoration of the octave of the Immaculate Conception and of the Advent feria. Under 1962, commemoration of the Advent feria only.

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 (Lauds = schema I). All else from the common of a confessor bishop. Collect Gregem tuum of a supreme pontiff. At Lauds, commemoration of the octave of the Immaculate Conception (1954 only) and of the Advent feria. Omit suffrage (1954). (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 Damasus thy 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.

Let us pray.
For the Octave of the Immaculate Conception.
O God, Who by the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin, prepared a worthy dwelling for Your Son, and Who, by Your Son’s death, foreseen by You, preserved her from all taint, grant, we beseech You, through her intercession, that we too may come to You unstained by sin.
Commemoration Feria IV infra Hebdomadam II Adventus
Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to prepare the ways of Your only-begotten Son, so that through His coming we may be able to serve You with purified minds.
Who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.
℟. Amen

De III die infra Octavam Conceptionis Immaculatæ Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ~ Semiduplex

Scriptura: Feria III infra Hebdomadam II Adventus

Tues, 12/10/23:

Today is the 3rd day in the octave of the Immaculate Conception under the 1954 (semi-double) rubrics.

Mass: As on the feast. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo. Preface of Our Lady (et te in Conceptione immaculata). Ite. Commemoration of the Advent feria and of St. Melchiades, P & M (collect Gregem tuum).

Office: Ordinary office. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons. Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons of the feria (Lauds = schema I). All else from the proper. Collect of the feast. Commemoration of the Advent feria and of St. Melchiades 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, by the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin, thou prepared a worthy habitation for thy Son; we beseech thee, that, as by the foreseen death of thy same Son thou preserved her from all stain of sin, so thou would grant us also, through her intercession, to come to thee with pure hearts.
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 Dominica II Adventus
We who have been refreshed by the food of spiritual nourishment, humbly beseech You, O Lord, that through partaking of this sacrament You will teach us to disdain the things of earth and love those of 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.

De II die infra Octavam Concept. Immac. Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ~ Semiduplex

Scriptura: Feria II infra Hebdomadam II Adventus

Mon, 12/9/24:

Today is the 2nd day in the octave of the Immaculate Conception under the 1954 (semi-double) rubrics.

Mass: The resumed Mass of the 2nd Sunday of Advent, impeded yesterday by the feast of the Immaculate Conception, is obligatory today as the parochial (principal) Mass in all parish churches, as well as at the principal conventual Mass in cathedrals, monasteries, etc. Violet. Omit Gloria. Omit Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Benedicamus. Commemoration of the octave of the Immaculate Conception. 3rd prayer Deus qui corda of the Holy Ghost.

If additional private (low) Masses are offered today, they are of the day within the octave of the Immaculate Conception. Mass as on the feast. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo. Preface of Our Lady (et te in Conceptione immaculata). Ite. Commemoration of the resumed 2nd Sunday of Advent (same orations as the feria). 3rd prayer Deus qui corda of the Holy Ghost.

Private (low) votive Masses/daily Requiems are prohibited today.

Office: Ordinary office. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1st nocturn = of the current feria with responsories of the preceding Sunday). Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons of the feria (Lauds = schema I). All else from the proper. Collect of the feast. Commemoration of the Advent feria 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, by the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin, thou prepared a worthy habitation for thy Son; we beseech thee, that, as by the foreseen death of thy same Son thou preserved her from all stain of sin, so thou would grant us also, through her intercession, to come to thee with pure hearts.
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.

In Conceptione Immaculata Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ~ Duplex I. classis

Tempora: Dominica II Adventus

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception: “Hail, full of grace!"

Genesis 3, 9-15. 20; Psalm 98, 1.2-3. 3-4; Ephesians 1, 3-6. 11-12; St. Luke 1, 26-38

The Church celebrates the birth of our Lady on September 8 and today, nine months prior, her Immaculate Conception.

"To become the mother of the Savior, Mary 'was enriched by God with gifts appropriate to such a role.' (Second Vatican Council, Lumen gentium 56.) The angel Gabriel at the moment of the annunciation saluted her as 'full of grace.' (Lk 1:28) In fact, in order for Mary to be able to give the free assent of her faith to the announcement of her vocation, it was necessary that she be wholly borne by God's grace." (CCC 490)

"Through the centuries the Church has become ever more aware that Mary, 'full of grace' through God, (Lk 1:28) was redeemed from the moment of her conception. That is what the dogma of the Immaculate Conception confesses, as Pope Pius IX proclaimed in 1854: 

"The most blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, Savior of the human race, preserved immune from all stain of original sin. (Pius XI, Ineffabilis Deus, 1854: DS 2803)"

(CCC 491)
 
"The 'splendor of an entirely unique holiness' by which Mary is 'enriched from the first instant of her conception' comes wholly from Christ: she is 'redeemed, in a more exalted fashion, more than any other created person' in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places' and chose her 'in Christ before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless before him in love.' (Cf. Eph 1:3-4)" (CCC 492)
 
"The Fathers of the Eastern tradition call the Mother of God 'the All-Holy' (Panagia) and celebrate her as 'free from any stain of sin, as though fashioned by the Holy Spirit and formed as a new creature.' (Second Vatican Council, Lumen gentium56.) By the grace of God Mary remained free of every personal sin her whole life long." (CCC 493)

Art: Inmaculada Concepción o/l. 147x94 cm. Firmada A. Cortina, 1876.

S. Ambrosii Episcopi Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris ~

Duplex
Commemoratio: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam I Adventus

Sat, 12/7/24:

Today is the feast of St. Ambrose, B, C & D, under the 1954 (double) and 1962 (III class) rubrics.

Mass: Proper Mass. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo (1954 only; for feasts of doctors). Common Preface (1962: optional Preface of Advent). Ite. Commemoration of the Advent feria. Under 1954, commemoration is made of the vigil of the Immaculate Conception (after commemoration of the feria) at Masses said in parish churches and all private Masses; Last Gospel of the vigil. (N.B.: The liturgical observance of the vigil of the Immaculate Conception was suppressed by Pius XII in 1955.)

Under the 1954 rubrics, at private (low) Masses the Mass of the vigil of the Immaculate Conception may be said in place of the feast of St. Ambrose at the choice of the celebrant. Proper Mass. Violet. Omit Gloria. Gradual with neither Alleluia nor Tract. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Benedicamus. Commemoration of St. Ambrose and of the Advent feria.

In cathedrals, monasteries, and other places where conventual Mass is said, under the 1954 rubrics the Mass of St. Ambrose is sung after Terce, without commemoration of either the Advent feria nor the vigil. The Mass of the vigil of the Immaculate Conception is sung after None, with commemoration of the Advent feria and with 3rd prayer Deus qui corda of the Holy Ghost. Under 1962, the only conventual Mass is of St. Ambrose, sung after Terce and with commemoration of the Advent feria.

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 (Lauds = schema I). All else from the common of a confessor bishop. Collect Deus qui populo of a doctor. Commemoration of the Advent feria at Lauds. Under 1954, no commemoration is made of the vigil of the Immaculate Conception in the Office (vigils [with the exception of the vigil of Christmas] are not observed in the Office at all during Advent and Lent). Omit suffrage (1954).

P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Almighty God, we who receive the sacrament of our salvation, beseech You that the prayer of blessed Ambrose, Your Bishop and Confessor, in whose honor we have offered this sacrifice to Your majesty, may everywhere help 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.

Let us pray.
For the Vigil of Immaculata Conception
Grant protection to our weakness, O merciful God: that we, who are preparing for the festival of the Immaculate Conception of the Mother of thy only-begotten Son, may by the help of her prayers rise up from our iniquities.
Commemoration Sabbato infra Hebdomadam I Adventus
May we receive Your mercy, O Lord, in the midst of Your temple, and thus prepare with due observance for the coming festal season of our redemption.
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. Nicolai Episcopi et Confessoris ~ Duplex

Commemoratio: Feria VI infra Hebdomadam I Adventus

Fri, 12/6/24:

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

Mass: Proper Mass. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface (1962: optional Preface of Advent). Ite. Commemoration of the Advent feria.

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 (Lauds = schema I). All else from the common of a confessor bishop. Proper collect. Commemoration of the Advent feria 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 glorify the blessed Bishop Nicholas with innumerable miracles; grant, we beseech thee, that, by his merits and prayers, we may be saved from the fires of hell.
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 Feria VI infra Hebdomadam I Adventus
Put forth Your power, O Lord, we beseech You, and come, that with You as our protector we may be rescued from the impending danger of our sins; and with You as our deliverer, may we obtain our salvation.
Who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.
℟. Amen

Feria V infra Hebdomadam I Adventus ~ Feria major

Commemoratio: S. Sabbæ Abbatis

Thurs, 12/5/24:

Today is an Advent feria under the 1954 (simple) and 1962 (III class feria) rubrics.

Mass: Of the preceding Sunday. Violet. Omit Gloria. Gradual. Omit Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface (1962: optional Preface of Advent). Benedicamus (1954)/Ite (1962). Commemoration of St. Sabbas, Ab, at all Masses (1954)/conventual and low Mass only (1962). Under 1954, 3rd prayer Deus qui de beatae of Our Lady.

Votive Masses/daily Requiems are permitted today under the 1954 rubrics. Under the 1962 rubrics, ordinary votive Masses/daily Requiems are prohibited.

Office: Ferial office. Violet. Matins of 1 nocturn of 3 lessons (all from occurring Scripture). Omit Te Deum. Psalms (Lauds = schema II) and antiphons of the feria (from the Advent office). All else from the Advent ferial office. Collect of the preceding Sunday. At Lauds, commemoration of St. Sabbas. Under 1954, preces at Lauds and the hours. No preces under 1962 (limited in Advent to only ferial Wednesdays, Fridays, and Ember Saturday). At Prime, add displaced psalm 97 (1954 only). (LB236 on Twitter/X.)

℣. 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.

Let us pray.
Commemoration St. Sabbas, Abbot
May the intercession of the blessed Abbot Sabbas, commend us to You, O Lord, so that through his merits we may obtain that which we cannot accomplish by our own.

de S. Maria Advent
O God, Who, by the message of an Angel, willed to take flesh in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary, grant that we, your suppliants, who believe her to be truly the Mother of God, may be helped by her intercession with You.

Contra persecutores Ecclesiæ
Ecclésiæ tuæ, quǽsumus, Dómine, preces placátus admítte: ut, destrúctis adversitátibus et erróribus univérsis, secúra tibi sérviat libertáte.
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. Petri Chrysologi Episcopi Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris ~ Duplex

Commemoratio: Feria IV infra Hebdomadam I Adventus

Wed, 12/4/24:

Today is the feast of St. Peter Chrysologus, B, C & D, under the 1954 (double) and 1962 (III class) rubrics.

Mass: Proper Mass. White. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Credo (1954 only; for feasts of doctors). Common Preface (1962: optional Preface of Advent). Ite. Commemoration of the Advent feria at all Masses. Commemoration of St. Barbara, V & M, at all Masses (1954)/conventual and low Mass only (1962).

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 (Lauds = schema I). All else from the common of a confessor bishop. Proper collect. At Lauds, commemoration of the Advent feria and of St. Barbara. 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 miraculously point out the glorious doctor Peter Chrysologus, and choose him to be a ruler and teacher of thy Church; grant, we beseech thee, that as on earth he taught us the way of life, so in heaven he may be our continual intercessor with thee.
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.