Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam Passionis ~ Feria major

Mon, 4/7/25:

Today is a Passiontide feria under the 1954 (simple) and 1962 (III class) rubrics.

Mass: Proper Mass. Station church at St. Chrysogonus. Violet. Omit Gloria. Gradual. Tract with genuflection at Adjuva nos. Omit Credo. Preface of the Holy Cross. Prayer over the people. Benedicamus (1954)/Ite (1962). Under 1954, 2nd prayer Ecclesiae tuae for the Church or Deus omnium for the pope. No additional prayer under 1962.

Office: Ferial office. Violet. Matins of 1 nocturn of 3 lessons (homily on today's Gospel). Omit Te Deum. Psalms (Lauds = schema II) and antiphons of the feria. All else from the ferial office for Passiontide. Proper Benedictus antiphon and collect. No commemorations at Lauds. Omit suffrage (1954). Preces (1954 only). At Prime, add displaced psalm 46 (1954 only). 

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Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O Lord, we beseech You, make holy our fasting, and graciously lavish upon us forgiveness for all our sins.
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.

Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John
John 7:32-39
At that time, the rulers and Pharisees sent ministers to apprehend him. And so on.

Homily by St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo.
31th Tract on John
How could they take Him until such time as He willed to be taken? If, then, they could not take Him until He willed to be taken, were they sent to watch His teaching? Then said Jesus unto them Yet a little while am I with you what ye now seek to do, ye shall do; but not yet, for I will not so yet. And why will I not so yet? Because yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto Him that sent Me I must fulfill that which I am sent to do, and so go to suffer.

Prayer over the people
Let us pray.
Bow your heads to God.
O Lord, we beseech You, grant unto Your people health of soul and body, that, by persevering in good works, we may be always worthy of Your powerful protection.
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.