Beatæ Mariæ Virginis Reginæ ~ Duplex II. classis

Commemoratio: Sabbato infra Octavam Ascensionis

Sat, 5/31/25:

Today is the feast of the Queenship of Our Lady under the 1954 (double of the II class) and 1962 (II class) rubrics.

Mass: Proper Mass. White. Gloria. Paschal Alleluia. Credo. Preface of Our Lady (et te in Festivitate). Proper Communicantes for the Ascension in the Canon (1954 only). Ite. Under 1954, commemoration of the octave of the Ascension at all Masses. Under both rubrics, commemoration of St. Petronilla, V, at low Mass (1962: also at conventual Mass) only.

Office: Under 1954, festal office. White. Invitatory Christum Regem. Hymn Rerum supremo. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 proper lessons. 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 of Our Lady. All else from the proper. Proper Benedictus antiphon. Proper collect of the feast. At Lauds, commemoration of the octave of the Ascension (1954 only) and of St. Petronilla. Omit suffrage. At Prime, V = Qui natus es. (Source: LB236.)

Introitus
Gaudeámus omnes in Dómino, diem festum celebrántes sub honóre beátæ Maríæ Vírginis Regínæ: de cuius solemnitáte gaudent Angeli, et colláudant Fílium Dei. ~Alleluia, alleluia.
Ps 44:2
Effúndit cor meum verbum bonum: dico ego carmen meum Regi.
℣. Glória Patri …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Grant we beseech You, O Lord, that we who keep the feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Queen, safe under her protection, may be worthy to have peace now and glory in the future.
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 Sabbato infra Octavam Ascensionis
Grant, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that like as we do believe thine Only-Begotten Son our Saviour to have this day ascended into the heavens, so we may also in heart and mind thither ascend, and with Him continually dwell.
Commemoration St. Petronilla, Virgin
Hear us, O God, our Saviour, that as we are gladdened by the festival of blessed Petronilla thy virgin, so we may learn from it piety 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.

Continuation ✠ of the Holy Gospel according to Luke
℟. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
Luke 1:26-33
At that time, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. And when the angel had come to her, he said, Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women. When she had heard him she was troubled at his word, and kept pondering what manner of greeting this might be. And the angel said to her, Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found grace with God. Behold, you shall conceive in your womb and shall bring forth a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of David His father, and He shall be king over the house of Jacob forever; and of His kingdom there shall be no end.

From the Encyclical Letter of Pope Pius XII
Ad cæli Reginam, diei 11 Octobris 1954
From the documents of ancient Christianity, from the prayers of the liturgy, from the innate religious sense of the Christian people, from works of art, from all sides we gather witnesses which assert that the Virgin Mother of God excelleth in queenly dignity. And we have set forth the reasons which sacred theology deduces from the treasury of divine faith to confirm the same truth. All these witnesses form a sort of chorus, proclaiming far and wide the supreme queenly honour granted to the Mother of God and man, who is above all created things and exalted over the choirs of Angels to reign in heaven. Thus it is that after mature and thoughtful consideration we have been persuaded that great benefits would flow to the Church if, like a light that illumines more brightly when placed in its stand, this solidly proved truth were to shine out more clearly to all, and so, by Our Apostolic Authority, we decree and institute the feast of Mary, Queen, which is to be celebrated every year on the thirty-first day of May throughout the world.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
We who have celebrated the sacred rites in honor of Holy Mary, our Queen, pray, O Lord, that through the intercession of her in whose honor they have been joyously performed, they may be helpful for our salvation.
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 Sabbato infra Octavam Ascensionis
Grant us, we beseech thee, almighty and merciful God, that what we have taken and received in visible mysteries, may profit us by its invisible effects.
Commemoration St. Petronilla, Virgin
Thou hast fed thy servants, O Lord, with the holy gifts; comfort us ever we pray, by her intercession whose festival we celebrate.
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 VI infra Octavam Ascensionis ~ Semiduplex III. ordinis

Commemoratio: S. Felicis I Papæ et Martyris

                                                            Felix I as depicted on a fresco in the Sistine Chapel

Fri, 5/30/25:

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

Mass: As on the feast. White. Gloria. Paschal Alleluia. Credo. Preface of the Apostles (for the commemoration of St. Felix I). Proper Communicantes for the Ascension in the Canon. Ite. Commemoration of St. Felix I, P & M. 3rd prayer Concede nos of Our Lady.

Office: Festal office. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons. Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons at Matins as on the feast of the Ascension (no doubling of the antiphons before each psalm and at the Benedictus and Magnificat). At Lauds and the hours, psalms of Sunday (Prime = 53, 118.1, 118.2) with antiphons as on the feast of the Ascension. All else as on the feast of the Ascension. Collect of the feast. Commemoration of St. Felix I (collect Gregem tuum) at Lauds. Omit suffrage. (LB236.)

Introitus
Acta 1:11
Viri Galilǽi, quid admirámini aspiciéntes in cœlum? allelúja: quemádmodum vidístis eum ascendéntem in cœlum, ita véniet, allelúja, allelúja, allelúja.
Ps 46:2
Omnes gentes, pláudite mánibus: jubiláte Deo in voce exsultatiónis.
℣. Glória Patri …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Grant, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that like as we do believe thine Only-Begotten Son our Saviour to have this day ascended into the heavens, so we may also in heart and mind thither ascend, and with Him continually dwell.
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 St. Felix, Pope and Martyr
Look forgivingly on thy flock, Eternal Shepherd, and keep it in thy constant protection, by the intercession of blessed Felix 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.

From the Holy Gospel according to Mark
Mark 16:14-20
At that time: Jesus appeared unto the eleven disciples as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart because they believed not them which had seen Him after He was risen. And so on.

Homily by Pope St. Gregory the Great.
Same as before.
“He that believeth, and is baptized, shall be saved but he that believeth not shall be damned.” Perchance some man will say within himself: “I have already believed, and therefore I shall be saved.” Thou hast well said, if thou showest thy faith by thy works. He only hath a true faith whose life doth not give the lie to his confession. Hence it is that Paul saith, touching some who were falsely faithful: “They profess that they know God but in works they deny Him.” Tit. i. 16. And John likewise saith: “He that saith, I know Him and keepeth not His commandments, is a liar.” I. ii. 4.

Commemoration of: St. Felix, Pope and Martyr
Pope Felix I was a Roman who ruled the Church in the days of the Emperor Aurelian. His father's name was Constantius. His is the ordinance which commands that Mass should be celebrated on the monuments and graves of martyrs. He held two December ordinations, wherein he ordained nine Priests, five Deacons, and five Bishops for diverse places. Having finished his testimony he was buried upon the Aurelian Way, in the Church which he had himself built and dedicated. He lived as Pope two years, four months, and twenty-nine days.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Grant us, we beseech thee, almighty and merciful God, that what we have taken and received in visible mysteries, may profit us by its invisible effects.
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 St. Felix, Pope and Martyr
Being appeased, O Lord, guide thy Church, which has been nourished by holy refreshment, that under thy direction and powerful rule it may receive increase of liberty and may continue in religious integrity.
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 Ascensione Domini ~ Duplex I. classis

Thurs, 5/29/25:

Today is the feast of the Ascension of Our Lord under the 1954 (double of the I class with privileged octave of the 3rd order) and 1962 (I class) rubrics.

Mass: Pro populo. Proper Mass. Station church at St. Peter's. White. Gloria. Paschal Alleluia. Credo. Preface of the Ascension. Proper Communicantes for the Ascension in the Canon (said throughout the octave under 1954). Ite. No commemorations. At the principal Mass, the Paschal candle is extinguished after the Gospel has been chanted; it is removed from the sanctuary at the conclusion of the last Mass of the day.

Office: Festal office. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons. Te Deum. Proper psalms and antiphons at Matins. At Lauds and the hours, psalms of Sunday (Prime = 53, 118.1, 118.2) with proper antiphons. All else from the proper. Proper Benedictus antiphon. Proper collect of the feast. At Prime, V= Qui scandis super sidera from today until the vigil of Pentecost inclusive.

Introitus

Acta 1:11
Viri Galilǽi, quid admirámini aspiciéntes in cœlum? allelúja: quemádmodum vidístis eum ascendéntem in cœlum, ita véniet, allelúja, allelúja, allelúja.
Ps 46:2
Omnes gentes, pláudite mánibus: jubiláte Deo in voce exsultatiónis.
℣. Glória Patri …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Grant, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that like as we do believe thine Only-Begotten Son our Saviour to have this day ascended into the heavens, so we may also in heart and mind thither ascend, and with Him continually dwell.
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.

From the Holy Gospel according to Mark
Mark 16:14-20
At that time, Jesus appeared unto the eleven disciples as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen Him after He was risen. And so on.

Homily by Pope St. Gregory the Great
29th on the Gospels
I may be allowed to say that the disciples' slowness to believe that the Lord had indeed risen from the dead, was not so much their weakness as our strength. In consequence of their doubts, the fact of the Resurrection was demonstrated by many infallible proofs. These proofs we read and acknowledge. What then assureth our faith, if not their doubt? For my part, I put my trust in Thomas, who doubted long, much more than in Mary Magdalene, who believed at once. Through his doubting, he came actually to handle the holes of the Wounds, and thereby closed up any wound of doubt in our hearts.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Grant us, we beseech thee, almighty and merciful God, that what we have taken and received in visible mysteries, may profit us by its invisible effects.
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. Augustini Episcopi et Confessoris ~ Duplex

Commemoratio ad Laudes & Matutinum: Feria Quarta in Rogationibus in Vigilia Ascensionis 

Wed, 5/28/25:

Today is the feast of St. Augustine of Canterbury, B & C, under the 1954 (double) rubrics.

Mass: Proper Mass. White. Gloria. Paschal Alleluia. Omit Credo. Preface of Easter. Ite. Commemoration of the vigil of the Ascension and of Rogation Wednesday.

At private (low) Masses, the Mass of the vigil of the Ascension may be offered in place of the Mass of today's feast. Proper Mass. White. Gloria. Paschal Alleluia. Preface of Easter. Ite. Commemoration of St. Augustine and of Rogation Wednesday.

Under the 1954 rubrics, if the Litany of the Saints is publicly chanted in parish churches, followed by the procession, the Mass of Rogation Wednesday must be sung. Violet. Omit Gloria. Paschal Alleluia. Omit Credo. Preface of Easter. Benedicamus. Commemoration of St. Augustine and of the vigil of the Ascension.

Office: Ordinary office. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1954; 1st nocturn = Fidelis sermo with proper responsories, IX = of the vigil of the Ascension). Te Deum. Psalms and antiphons of the feria. All else from the common of a confessor bishop. Proper collect. Commemoration of the vigil of the Ascension at Lauds. Omit suffrage (1954). At Prime, announce at the beginning of the Martyrology In Monte Oliveti Ascensio DNJC. (LB236.)

Introitus
Ps 131,9-10.
Sacerdótes tui, Dómine, índuant justítiam, et sancti tui exsúltent: propter David servum tuum, non avértas fáciem Christi tui. Allelúja, allelúja.
Ps 131:1
Meménto, Dómine, David: et omnis mansuetúdinis ejus.
℣. Glória Patri

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, Who graciously enlightened the English peoples with the light of the true faith by the preaching and miracles of blessed Augustine, Your Confessor and Bishop, grant, through his intercession, that the hearts of those who have strayed may return to the unity of the true faith and that we may be in harmony with Your will.
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.

Vigilia Ascensionis 

Deus, a quo bona cuncta procedunt, largire suuplicibus tuis: ut cogitemus, te inspirante, quae recta sunt; et, te gubernante, eadem faciamus. Per Dominum.

Rogation

Praesta, queasumus, omnipotens Deus: ut, qui in afflictione nostra de tua pietate confidimus; contra adverse omnia, tua semper protectione muniamur. Per Dominum.

Commemoration of: Feria Quarta in Rogationibus in Vigilia Ascensionis
Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John
John 17:1-11
At that time, Jesus lifted up His Eyes to heaven, and spoke these words: Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son. And so on.

Homily by St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo
104th Tract on John
Our Lord, the Only-begotten and co-eternal Son of the Father, was able, if need were, in and from the form of a servant, to pray in silence, but He thus manifested Himself in prayer, remembering that He is our Teacher. Thus He made known unto us the prayer which He made for us since He was so great a Master that, not only His discourse to them, but His prayer to the Father for them, is an up-building to His disciples. And if it was so for them who were there to hear, truly it is so for us also, for whose instruction it hath been written down.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Strengthened by the sacrifice of salvation, we humbly pray You, O Lord, that through the prayerful intercession of blessed Augustine, it may continuously be offered everywhere unto Your name.
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. Bedæ Venerabilis Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris ~ Duplex

Scriptura: Feria Tertia in Rogationibus

Tues, 5/27/25:

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

Mass

After Terce, Commemoration of St. John, no 3rd. Orations. After None, Rogation Procession and Mass, 2nd. Orations of the BVM, 3rd. Orations "Contra Persecutores" or "Pro Papa", Dismissal = Benedicamus Domino.. Folded Chasubles: No at the Rogation Mass

Gloria. No Credo.

Preface: Easter

(Restorethe54.com)

Introitus
Eccli 15:5
In médio Ecclésiæ apéruit os ejus: et implévit eum Dóminus spíritu sapiéntiæ et intelléctus: stolam glóriæ índuit eum. Allelúja, allelúja.
Ps 91:2
Bonum est confitéri Dómino: et psállere nómini tuo, Altíssime.
℣. Glória Patri,

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, Who enlightened Your Church with the learning of blessed Bede, Your Confessor and Doctor, graciously grant that Your servants may ever be enlightened by his wisdom and helped by his merits.
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 St. John I, Pope and Martyr
Look forgivingly on thy flock, Eternal Shepherd, and keep it in thy constant protection, by the intercession of blessed John 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.

From the Holy Gospel according to Matthew
Matt 5:13-19
AT that time Jesus said to His disciples: Ye are the salt of the earth. But if the salt have lost its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? And so on.

Homily of the Venerable Bede, Priest.
On the Gospel
The Gospel saith, Ye are the salt of the earth. In these words the earth signifies human nature, and the salt signifies wisdom. Salt, verily, by its nature renders the earth unfruitful. Hence we read of cities, which in the anger of their victors were sown with salt. And hereto agreeth the teaching of the Apostle that by the salt of wisdom the lust of this world is restrained in the earth of human flesh, lest the foulness of vice should sprout up. But what if the salt shall have lost its savour? That is to say If you, by whom the people are to be seasoned, are, on account of fear of persecution, or terror, you should lose the kingdom of heaven, placed outside the Church, there is no doubt that you will incur the taunts of the enemy. Ye are the light of the world that is to say You, because ye are enlightened by the true light, ought to be the light of them who are in the world. A city set on an hill cannot be hid; that is to say The Apostles' teaching, founded upon Christ; in other words, the Church built upon Christ, out of many nations, in the unity of the faith, and bound together with the cement of love; to those who enter it, a place of safety; to those who go up to it, toilsome; the guardian of those who dwell in it, and excluding every enemy.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
May blessed Bede thy Confessor and illustrious Doctor intercede for us, O Lord, that this thy sacrifice may obtain for us salvation.
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 St. John I, Pope and Martyr
Being appeased, O Lord, guide thy Church, which has been nourished by holy refreshment, that under thy direction and powerful rule it may receive increase of liberty and may continue in religious integrity.
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. Philippi Neri Confessoris ~ Duplex

Scriptura: Feria Secunda in Rogationibus

Mon, 5/26/24:

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

Mass: Proper Mass. White. Gloria. Paschal Alleluia. Omit Credo. Preface of Easter. Ite. Commemoration of St. Eleuthereus, P & M, at all Masses (1954)/conventual and low Mass only (1962). Under 1954 only, commemoration is also made of Rogation Monday, with Last Gospel of the Rogation Day.

Under the 1954 rubrics, if the Litany of the Saints is publicly chanted in parish churches, followed by the procession, the Mass of Rogation Monday must be read or sung (on Rogation Monday, low Masses of the Rogation Day are permitted so long as a double of the I or II class does not occur, and if no privileged octave of the 2nd order occurs; cf. Matters Liturgical 1938, no. 623(2)). Violet. Omit Gloria. Paschal Alleluia. Omit Credo. Preface of Easter. Benedicamus. Commemoration of St. Philip Neri and of St. Eleuthereus.

In cathedrals and at conventual Masses under 1954, the Mass of St. Philip Neri is sung after Terce, with commemoration of St. Eleuthereus and without commemoration of Rogation Monday. The Litany, procession, and Mass of Rogation Monday is sung after None as above, omitting the above commemorations and with 2nd prayer Concede nos of Our Lady and 3rd prayer either Ecclesiae tuae for the Church or Deus omnium for the Pope.

Under the 1962 rubrics, if the Litany of the Saints is chanted publicly and followed by the procession, the Mass that follows must be of the Rogation Day, now considered a II-class votive Mass. All as above, omitting all commemorations and with Ite in place of Benedicamus. The prayers at the foot of the altar are omitted under the 1962 rubrics. As soon as the clergy have vested for Mass following the procession, the altar is incensed (if the Mass if sung or solemn); at low Mass, the Introit is recited immediately after the priest puts on his maniple and chasuble.

Because the local ordinary now has the authority under the 1962 rubrics to transfer the three Lesser Rogation Days that traditionally preceded the feast of the Ascension to another time of year more fitting, in his judgment, for his diocese, it is no longer obligatory to commemorate Rogation Monday or any of the other two Rogation Days either at Mass or in the Office under the 1962 rubrics. It is also no longer obligatory under pain of sin for those bound to recite the Office to recite the Litany of the Saints today if not present at the public recitation of the Litany before the procession.

Office: Of St. Philip Neri. Ordinary office. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1954; 1st nocturn = Beatus vir with proper responsories, IX = of Rogation Monday)/1 nocturn of 3 lessons (1962; I & II = occurring Scripture from 1 Peter [II = II & III of occurring Scripture combined], III = short hagiography). Te Deum. Psalms of the feria with Paschaltide antiphon. All else from the common of a confessor not a bishop. Proper collect. Commemoration of St. Urban I at Lauds. Under 1954 only, commemoration is also made at Lauds of Rogation Monday (proper Benedictus antiphon and collect). (Source: LB236 on Twitter/X.)

Introitus
Rom 5:5
Cáritas Dei diffúsa est in córdibus nostris per inhabitántem Spíritum ejus in nobis. Allelúja, allelúja.
Ps. 102:1
Benedic, ánima mea, Dómino: et ómnia, quæ intra me sunt, nómini sancto ejus.
℣. Glória Patri …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, Who raised blessed Philip, Your Confessor, to the glory of Your Saints, graciously grant that we who rejoice in his feast may profit by the example of his virtues.
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 Secunda in Rogationibus
Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that we who in our tribulation are yet of good cheer because of thy loving-kindness, may find thee mighty to save from all dangers.
Commemoration St. Eleutherius, Pope and Martyr
Look forgivingly on thy flock, Eternal Shepherd, and keep it in thy constant protection, by the intercession of blessed Eleutherius 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.

From the Holy Gospel according to Luke
Luke 12:35-40
At that time, Jesus said unto His disciples: Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning. And so on.

Homily by Pope St. Gregory the Great.
13th on the Gospels.
Dearly beloved brethren, the words of the Holy Gospel, which have just been read, lie open before you, and, lest their very plainness should make them seem to some to be hard, we will go through them with such shortness as that neither may they which understand not remain unenlightened, nor they which understand be wearied. The Lord saith Let your loins be girded about. Now, we gird our loins about, when by continency we master the lustful inclination of the flesh. But, forasmuch as it sufficeth not for a man to abstain from evil deeds, if he strive not to join thereto the earnest doing of good works, it is immediately added And your lights burning. Our lights burn when, by good works, we give bright example to our neighbour; concerning which works the Lord saith Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father Which is in heaven. Matth. v. 16.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Nourished by Your heavenly food, O Lord, we beseech You that, through the merits and example of blessed Philip, Your Confessor, we may always have a taste for things that give us true life.
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 Secunda in Rogationibus
Mercifully grant our prayers, we beseech thee, O Lord, that while we receive thy gifts in tribulation, we may be conforted, and so increase in thy love.
Commemoration St. Eleutherius, Pope and Martyr
Being appeased, O Lord, guide thy Church, which has been nourished by holy refreshment, that under thy direction and powerful rule it may receive increase of liberty and may continue in religious integrity.
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.

Dominica V Post Pascha ~ Semiduplex Dominica minor

Commemoratio: S. Gregorii VII Papæ et Confessoris

Sun, 5/25/25:

Today is the 5th Sunday after Easter under the 1954 (semi-double Sunday) and 1962 (II class Sunday) rubrics. 

Mass: Proper Mass. White. Gloria. Paschal Alleluia. Credo. Preface of Easter. Ite. Under 1954, commemoration of St. Gregory VII, P & C, and of St. Urban I, P & M. No commemorations under 1962.

Office: Sunday office. White. Matins of 3 nocturns of 9 lessons (1954)/1 nocturn of 3 lessons (1962; lesson II = II & III of the old Breviary combined, III = lesson VII of the old Breviary). Te Deum. Psalms of Sunday with Paschaltide antiphon. All else from the proper. Proper Benedictus antiphon at Lauds. Under 1954, commemoration of St. Gregory VII (proper collect) and St. Urban I (collect Deus qui Ecclesiam) at Lauds. No commemorations at Lauds under 1962. Omit suffrage (1954 only). At Prime, announce at the beginning of the Martyrology Romae Litaniae minores ad sanctam Mariam Majorem.

Introitus
Isa 48:20
Vocem jucunditátis annuntiáte, et audiátur, allelúja: annuntiáte usque ad extrémum terræ: liberávit Dóminus pópulum suum, allelúja, allelúja.
Ps 65:1-2
Jubiláte Deo, omnis terra, psalmum dícite nómini ejus: date glóriam laudi ejus.
℣. Glória Patri, 

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, from Whom all good things do come, grant to us thy humble servants that by thy holy inspiration we may think those things that be good, and by thy merciful guiding may perform the same.
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 St. Gregory VII, Pope and Confessor
O God, the strength of those who trust in You, Who fortified blessed Gregory, Your Confessor and Pontiff, with the virtue of firmness to protect the freedom of the Church, grant us, by his example and intercession, bravely to overcome all evil.
Commemoration St. Urban, Pope and Martyr
O God, Who firmly established Your Church upon the rock of the apostle and delivered her from the dreadful powers of hell, grant, we beseech You, that through the intercession of blessed Urban, Your Martyr and Supreme Pontiff, she may remain faithful to Your truth so as to be always safe under Your 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.

From the Holy Gospel according to John
John 16:23-30
At that time, Jesus said unto His disciples: Amen, Amen, I say unto you: Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in My Name, He will give it you. And so on.

Homily by St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo.
102nd Tract on John.
We have now to consider these words of the Lord “Amen, Amen, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in My Name, He will give it you.” It hath already been said in the earlier part of this discourse of the Lord, for the sake of some who ask the Father in Christ's Name and receive not, that whatsoever is asked, which tendeth not to salvation, is not asked in the Name of the Saviour. By the words “In My Name” we must not understand the vocalization of letters and syllables, but the meaning of what is said, the honest and true meaning.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Grant us, O Lord, fed with the virtue of a heavenly table, to desire what is right, and to gain what we desire.
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 St. Gregory VII, Pope and Confessor
Grant, we beseech You, almighty God, that as we thank You for the favors we have received, we may, by the intercession of blessed Gregory, Your Confessor and Bishop, obtain still greater blessings.
Commemoration St. Urban, Pope and Martyr
Increase within Your Church, we beseech You, O Lord, the gift of grace You have given her, and through the prayers of blessed Urban, Your Martyr and Supreme Pontiff, may the flock never fail in obedience to the shepherd nor the shepherd in the faithful care of his flock.
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.

Sanctæ Mariæ Sabbato ~ Simplex

Scriptura: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam IV post Octavam Paschæ

Sat, 5/24/25:

Today is a Saturday of Our Lady under the 1954 (simple) and 1962 (IV class) rubrics.

Mass: Salve sancta parens (Saturday Mass no. 4, from Easter to Trinity Sunday). White. Gloria. Paschal Alleluia. Omit Credo. Preface of Our Lady (et te in Veneratione). Ite. Under 1954, 2nd prayer Deus qui corda of the Holy Ghost. 3rd prayer either Ecclesiae tuae for the Church or Deus omnium for the pope. No additional prayers under 1962.

Votive Masses/daily Requiems are permitted today without restriction.

Office: Ordinary office. White. Matins of 1 nocturn of 3 lessons (I & II of occurring Scripture, III = Per feminam for May). Te Deum. Psalms of Saturday with Paschaltide antiphon. All else from the Saturday Office of Our Lady. Collect Concede nos. No commemorations at Lauds. Suffrage (1954 only). At Prime, V = Qui natus es. (Source: LB236.)

Introitus
Sedulius
Salve, sancta parens, eníxa puérpera Regem: qui cælum terrámque regit in sǽcula sæculórum.
Ps 44:2
Eructávit cor meum verbum bonum: dico ego ópera mea Regi.
℣. Glória Patri,..

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Grant us, Your servants, O Lord God, we beseech You, to enjoy lasting health of mind and body; and by the intercession of glorious and blessed Mary, ever Virgin, may we be delivered from present sorrow and partake to the full of eternal happiness.
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.
To the Holy Spirit
O God, unto Whom each heart is open, to Whom each desire speaks and from Whom no secret lies hidden, cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the infusion of the Holy Spirit, that we may be found worthy to perfectly love and fittingly praise You.

for the Church
Mercifully hear the prayers of thy Church, we beseech thee, O Lord, that all adversities and errors being overcome, she may serve thee in security and feedom.
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.

Lesson from the letter of St. James the Apostle
Jas 5:1-6
1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl in your miseries, which shall come upon you.
2 Your riches are corrupted: and your garments are moth-eaten.
3 Your gold and silver is cankered: and the rust of them shall be for a testimony against you, and shall eat your flesh like fire. You have stored up to yourselves wrath against the last days.
4 Behold the hire of the labourers, who have reaped down your fields, which by fraud has been kept back by you, crieth: and the cry of them hath entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.
5 You have feasted upon earth: and in riotousness you have nourished your hearts, in the day of slaughter.
6 You have condemned and put to death the Just One, and he resisted you not.

From the Treatise of St. Augustine, Bishop, on the Creed, to the Catechumens
Book 3, ch. 4, at the end
Through a woman came death; through a woman, life: through Eve, ruin; through Mary, salvation. The former, corrupted, followed the deceiver; the latter, uncorrupted, gave birth to the Saviour. Eve willingly accepted the drink offered by the serpent and handed it on to her husband; and by their action both deserved the penalty of death. Mary, filled with heavenly grace from above, brought forth life, by which mankind, already dead, can be revived. Who has worked this miracle, if not the Son of the Virgin and the Spouse of virgin who brought fruitfulness to His mother without taking away her integrity?

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Having received the aids conducive to our salvation, O Lord, we beseech You, grant that we may everywhere be protected by the patronage of blessed Mary, ever Virgin, in veneration of whom we have made these offerings to Your Majesty.
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.
To the Holy Spirit
May the infusion of the Holy Spirit cleanse our hearts, O Lord, and may He render them fruitful by sprinkling His dew deep within us.

for the Church
We beseech thee, O Lord, our God, that thou permit not those, to whom thou hast given a participation of divine things to be subjected to human 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 Sexta infra Hebdomadam IV post Octavam Paschæ ~ Feria

Fri, 5/23/25:

Today is a Paschaltide feria under the 1954 (simple) and 1962 (IV class) rubrics.

Mass: Of the preceding Sunday. White. Gloria. Paschal Alleluia. Omit Credo. Preface of Easter. Ite. Under 1954, 2nd prayer Concede nos of Our Lady. 3rd prayer either Ecclesiae tuae for the Church or Deus omnium for the pope. No additional prayers under 1962.

Votive Masses/daily Requiems are permitted today without restriction.

Office: Ferial office. White. Matins of 1 nocturn of 3 lessons. Te Deum. Psalms of the feria with Paschaltide antiphon. All else from the ferial office for Paschaltide. Proper Benedictus antiphon. Collect of the preceding Sunday. No commemorations at Lauds. Suffrage (1954 only). (Source: LB236.)

 Introitus

Ps 97:1; 97:2
Cantáte Dómino cánticum novum, allelúja: quia mirabília fecit Dóminus, allelúja: ante conspéctum géntium revelávit justítiam suam, allelúja, allelúja, allelúja.
Ps 97:1
Salvávit sibi déxtera ejus: et bráchium sanctum ejus.
℣. Glória Patri …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O God, of Whom it cometh that the minds of thy faithful people be all of one will, grant unto the same thy people that they may love the thing which Thou commandest, and desire that which Thou dost promise, that so, amid the sundry and manifold changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed, where true joys are to be found.
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.
de S. Maria (vel ad libitum)
Grant us, Your servants, O Lord God, we beseech You, to enjoy lasting health of mind and body; and by the intercession of glorious and blessed Mary, ever Virgin, may we be delivered from present sorrow and partake to the full of eternal happiness.

for the Pope
O God, the shepherd and ruler of all the faithful, graciously look upon thy servant Francis, who thou hast willed to be chief pastor of thy Church; grant him we beseech thee, by word and example to profit those over whom he rules, that together with the flock entrusted to him, he may attain to life everlasting.
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
℟. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
John 16:5-14
At that time: Jesus said to His disciples: I go to him that sent me, and none of you asketh me: Whither goest thou? But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow hath filled your heart. But I tell you the truth: it is expedient to you that I go: for if I go not, the Paraclete will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. And when he is come, he will convince the world of sin, and of justice, and of judgment. Of sin: because they believed not in me. And of justice: because I go to the Father; and you shall see me no longer. And of judgment: because the prince of this world is already judged. I have yet many things to say to you: but you cannot bear them now. But when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will teach you all truth. For he shall not speak of himself; but what things soever he shall hear, he shall speak; and the things that are to come, he shall shew you. He shall glorify me; because he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it to you.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Stand by us, O Lord, our God, that by what we have faithfully received we may be cleansed from our vices and rescued 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.

Let us pray.
of the Blessed Virgin Mary (vel ad libitum)
Grant, O Lord, that we, who had partaken of the aids of salvation, may be everywhere protected by the patronage of blessed Mary ever Virgin, in whose honor we have offered these gifts of thy majesty.

for the Pope
Let the reception of this divine Sacrament protect us, O Lord, we beseech theee: and may thy servant Francis, whom thou has chosen as the chief pastor of thy Church, along with the flock committed to him derive always from it protection and help.
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.