S. Matthiæ Apostoli ~ Duplex II. classis

Commemoratio: Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam I in Quadragesima
Vespera de Officio occurente

Tues, 2/24/26:

Tues, 2/24/26:

Today is the feast of St. Matthias, Ap, under the 1954 (double of the II class) and 1962 (II class) rubrics.

Mass: Pro populo. Proper Mass. Red. Gloria. Gradual/Tract. Credo. Preface of the Apostles. Ite. Commemoration of the Lenten feria. Last Gospel of the Lenten feria (1954 only).

The Mass of this feast is obligatory today; it is not permissible for the Mass of the Lenten feria to be offered in its place.

Office: Under 1954, festal office. Red. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1st & 3rd nocturn proper; IX = of the Lenten feria). Te Deum. At Matins, psalms and antiphons from the common of apostles. At Lauds (schema I) and the hours, psalms of Sunday (Prime = 53, 118.1, 118.2) with antiphons from the common of apostles. All else from the common. Proper collect of the feast. Commemoration of the Lenten feria at Lauds (proper Benedictus antiphon and collect). Omit suffrage.

Under 1962, semi-festal office. Red. Matins and Lauds as above, without lesson IX of the Lenten feria (9th lessons are no longer used for commemorations under the 1962 rubrics). At Prime and the hours, psalms and antiphons of the feria; all else from either the common or the proper. (Source:LB236 on Twitter/X.)

Introitus
Ps 138:17
Mihi autem nimis honoráti sunt amíci tui, Deus: nimis confortátus est principátus eórum.
Ps 138:1-2.
Dómine, probásti me et cognovísti me: tu cognovísti sessiónem meam et resurrectiónem meam.
V. Glória Patri, ...

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
God, Who added blessed Matthias to the company of Your Apostles, grant, we beseech You, that by his intercession we may ever be aware of the depth of Your love 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. 

From the holy Gospel according to Matthew
Matt 11:25-30
At that time, Jesus answered and said: I confess to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to the little ones. And so on.

Homily by St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo.
10th Sermon on the Words of the Lord
Come unto Me, all ye that labour! And wherefore labour we all, but because we are frail, sickly, dying creatures, burdened with earthen vessels which distress us? But if these fleshly vessels be distressful, let the open expanse of love be free and wide. Come unto Me, all ye that labour! and why? That we may labour no more. His promise is an instant promise, for He calleth such as are labouring. Perchance they will ask Him what shall be their reward? And I, saith He, will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn of me not how to make the world, not how to create all things visible and invisible, not to work wonders in the earth, nor to raise the dead but for I am meek and lowly in heart.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Grant, almighty God, we pray You, that through the intercession of blessed Matthias, Your Apostle, we may obtain pardon and peace through the holy things of which we have partaken.
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 Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam I in Quadragesima
We beseech You, almighty God, that we may obtain that salvation whose pledge we have received in this divine sacrament.
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.