Ss. Cornelii Papæ et Cypriani Episcopi, Martyrum ~ Semiduplex

Commemoratio ad Laudes tantum: Feria Quarta Quattuor Temporum Septembris

Wed, 9/16/26:

Today is the feast of Ss. Cornelius, P, and Cyprian, B, Mm, under the 1954 (semi-double) and 1962 (III class) rubrics. Mass: Intret of several martyrs outside Paschaltide. Red. Gloria. Gradual/Alleluia. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Celebrant bows his head at the mention of Ss. Cornelius and Cyprian in the Canon. Ite. Under 1954 only, commemoration and Last Gospel of the Ember Wednesday of September. Under both 1954 and 1962, commemoration of Ss. Euphemia, V, Lucy and Germinianus, Mm, at all Masses (1954)/conventual and low Mass only (1962). In parish churches, at private (low) Masses, the Mass of the Ember Wednesday of September may be offered at the choice of the celebrant. Station church at St. Mary Major. Proper Mass. Violet. After the Kyrie, Oremus/Flectamus genua/Levate, followed by the collect. Omit Gloria. Prophecy and second collect before the Epistle. Gradual with neither Alleluia nor Tract. Omit Credo. Common Preface. Celebrant bows his head at the mention of Ss. Cornelius and Cyprian in the Canon. Benedicamus. Commemoration of Ss. Cornelius and Cyprian and of Ss. Euphemia et al. (after the 2nd collect). (Source: LB236, Twitter/X.)

Introitus

Ps 78:11-12; 78:10
Intret in conspéctu tuo, Dómine, gémitus compeditórum: redde vicínis nostris séptuplum in sinu eórum: víndica sánguinem Sanctórum tuórum, qui effúsus est.
Ps 78:1
Deus, venérunt gentes in hereditátem tuam: polluérunt templum sanctum tuum: posuérunt Jerúsalem in pomórum custódiam.
℣. Glória Patri, …

Collect
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
May the feast of the blessed Martyrs and Bishops Cornelius and Cyprian, protect us, O Lord, we beseech You, and may their holy prayer recommend us unto You.
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 Quarta Quattuor Temporum Septembris
May our frailty, we beseech You, O Lord, find support in the help of Your mercy; so that what is marred by its own nature may be restored by Your grace.
Commemoration Ss. Euphemia, Lucy and Geminian, Martyrs
O Lord, grant that our prayers may bear fruit in joy, that we who each year devoutly honor the death of the Martyrs, Euphemia, Lucy and Geminianus, may also follow them by steadfastness in faith.
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 21:9-19
At that time, Jesus said unto His disciples: When ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by. And so on.

Homily by Pope St Gregory the Great.
35th on the Gospels.
Our Lord and Redeemer willeth us to know what shall be the signs that the end of the world is at hand, to the end that ye may be the less terrified, when that cometh whereof ye have already had warning. Darts strike less which are seen coming: and the plagues of the earth will be to us more bearable, if we are harnessed against them with the shield of foreknowledge. Behold, how He saith When ye shall hear of wars and commotions be not terrified for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by. It behoveth us to ponder these words of our Redeemer, wherein He warneth us of suffering, from without, and from within. Wars are the work of a foreign enemy, commotions of the citizens. Therefore, that He may let us know that we shall be troubled from within and from without, He showeth that our wrestling shall be in part against strangers, and in part against our brethren.

Communion
Wis 3:4-6
For if before men they be punished, God tried them; as gold in the furnace, He proved them, and as sacrificial offerings He took them to Himself.

Post Communion
P. The Lord be with you.
S. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Refreshed by the sacrament of salvation, we beseech You, O Lord, that we may be aided by the prayers of those 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.

Let us pray.
Commemoration Feria Quarta Quattuor Temporum Septembris
In partaking of Your heavenly gifts, we humbly entreat You, O Lord, that by Your grace we may receive what, through Your bounty, we perform in diligent service.
Commemoration Ss. Euphemia, Lucy and Geminian, Martyrs
O Lord, hear our prayers and comfort us by the continual assistance of Your Martyrs, Euphemia, Lucy and Geminianus, whose festival we solemnly 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.

Mass intention: Wendy Gavin