Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Saturday 30 August 2009

DOMINICA XIII POST PENTECOSTEN
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
2nd Class, Green
Gloria; Credo; Preface of the Holy Trinity


Oremus.

Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, da nobis fídei, spei, et caritátis augméntum : et, ut mereámur ássequi quod promíttis, fac nos amáre quod præcipis. Per Dóminum.

Let us pray.

Almighty and everlasting God, give unto us the increase of faith, hope, and charity, and that we may worthily obtain that which thou dost promise, make us to love that which thou dost command. Through.

Links:

• Fr Goffine's The Church's Year
• Gregorian Chant propers

(image: Christ and the Leper (Gospel), breviary.net)

St Bartholomew, Apostle

Monday 24 August 2009

S BARTHOLOMAEI APOSTOLI
St Bartholomew, Apostle
2nd Class, Red
Gloria; Credo; Preface of the Apostles


Oremus.

Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, qui hujus diéi venerándam sanctámque lætítiam in beáti Apóstoli tui Bartholomæi festivitáte tribuísti : da Ecclésiæ tuæ, quæsumus ; et amáre quod crédidit, et prædicáre quod dócuit. Per Dóminum.

Let us pray.

Almighty and everlasting God, who hast bestowed upon us the august and holy joy of this day by the festival of thy blessed Apostle Bartholomew, grant unto thy Church, we beseech thee, both to love what he believed, and to preach what he taught. Through.

Link:

• Gregorian Chant propers
• Daniel Mitsuit: St Bartholomew (Sequence Laudemus omnes inclyta)

(image: Daniel Mitsui)

Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday 23 August 2009

DOMINICA XII POST PENTECOSTEN
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
2nd Class, Green
Gloria; Credo; Preface of the Holy Trinity


Oremus.

Omnípotens et miséricors Deus, de cujus múnere venit, ut tibi a fidélibus tuis digne et laudabíliter serviátur : tríbue, quæsumus, nobis ; ut ad promissiónes tuas sine offensióne currámus. Per Dóminum.

Let us pray.

Almighty and merciful God, of whose only gift it cometh that thy faithful people do unto thee true and laudable service, grant, we beseech thee, that we may so faithfully serve thee in this life, that we fail not finally to attain thy heavenly promises. Through.

Links:

• Fr Goffine's The Church's Year
• Gregorian Chant propers

(image: Community of Saint Benedict's Monastery, São Paulo, Brazil.)

Immaculate Heart of the B.V.M.

Saturday 22 August 2009

IMMACULATI CORDIS B. MARIAE VIRGINIS
Immaculate Heart of the B.V.M.
2nd Class, White
Gloria; Credo; Preface of the BVM
Commem. of Sts. Timothy, Hippolytus and Symphorian at Low Masses

Oremus.

Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, qui in Corde beátæ Maríæ Vírginis dignum Spíritus Sancti habitáculum præparásti : concéde propítius ; ut ejúsdem immaculáti Cordis festivitátem devóta mente recoléntes, secúndum Cor tuum vívere valeámus. Per Dóminum... in unitáte ejúsdem.

Let us pray.

Almighty and everlasting God, who didst prepare in the Heart of the blessed Virgin Mary a worthy dwelling-place for the Holy Ghost ; mercifully grant that we who most devoutly contemplate the festívity of the same Immaculate Heart, may be enabled to live according to thy Heart. Through our Lord... in union with the same...

Link:

• Act of Consecration to Our Lady (St Francis de Sales)
  

(image: EWTN)

Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday 16 August 2009

DOMINICA XI POST PENTECOSTEN
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
2nd Class, Green
Gloria; Credo; Preface of the Holy Trinity
Commem of S Joachim Father of the BVM at Low Masses


Oremus.

Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, qui abundántia pietátis tuæ, et mérita súpplicum excédis et vota : effúnde super nos misericórdiam tuam ; ut dimíttas quæ consciéntia métuit, et adjícias quod orátio non præsúmit. Per Dóminum.

Let us pray.

Almighty and everlasting God, who art always more ready to hear than we are to pray, and art wont to give more than either we desire or deserve, pour down upon us the abundance of thy mercy, forgiving us those things whereof our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things which we are not worthy to ask. Through.

(In some jurisdictions today must be celebrated as the external solemnity of the Feast of the Assumption.)

Links:

• Fr Goffine's The Church's Year
• Gregorian Chant propers

(image: Hezekia, Lesson I, I Nocturn; breviary.net)

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Saturday 15 August 2009

IN ASSUMPTIONE B. MARIAE VIRGINIS
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
1st Class, White
Gloria; Credo; Preface of the B.V.M.


Oremus.

Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, qui Immaculátam Vírginem Maríam, Fílii tui Genitrícem, córpore et ánima ad cæléstem glóriam assumpsísti : concéde, quæsumus ; ut ad supérna semper inténti, ipsíus glóriæ mereámur esse consórtes. Per eúmdem Dóminum nostrum.

Let us pray.

Almighty and everlasting God, who hast taken up into heavenly glory both the body and soul of the Mother of thy Son, the immaculate Virgin Mary : grant, we beseech thee ; that we may in such wise set our affections on things above ; that we may finally attain unto fellowship with her in glory. Through the same.

Links:

• Fr Goffine's The Church's Year
• Gregorian Chant propers - Holy Mass
• propers - 2nd Vespers
• chantblog: Beatam Me Dicent
  
• Sub tuum: The Assumption
• Godzdogz: Assumption of the B.V.M.
• St Conleth's Catholic Heritage Association
• Saint Mary Magdalen: Pope on the Assumption
• de cura animarum: St John Vianney's Devotion to Mary
  

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Please note: on Saturday 15 August, the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption (Edinburgh, Scotland) will be celebrating its patronal feast day with a celebration of Vêpres de la Vierge (Op.18) by Marcel Dupré. This is an exciting work for organ and Gregorian chant which will be performed by the internationally acclaimed cathedral organist, Simon Nieminski, and the Schola Sanctae Margaritae, a group which performs and promotes Gregorian chant within the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh. The event will not only be significant as the patronal feast of St Mary's Cathedral but also as a significant 90th anniversary performance in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe on the new Matthew Copley organ. Vespers will begin at 4pm and will be followed by a free organ and guitar recital at 5pm.

All are welcome to join the Schola for this opportunity to pray with the ancient music of the Church. This is the sixth of sung Vespers by the new Edinburgh Schola. Please see edinburghschola.blogspot.com for updates and further information.

(images: Botticini's Assumption; Pope Pius XII solemnly declares the dogma of the Assumption)

Vigil of the Assumption

Friday 14 August 2009

IN VIGILIA ASSUMPTIONIS B.M.V.
Vigil of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
2nd Class, Violet
no Gloria; no Credo; Common Preface
Commem. of St Eusebius at Low Masses


Oremus.

Deus, qui virginálem aulam beátæ Maríæ, in qua habitáres, elígere dignátus es : da, quæsumus ; ut, sua nos defensióne munítos, jucúndos fácias suæ interésse festivitáti : Qui vivis et regnas.

Let us pray.

O God, who didst vouchsafe to choose the Virgin womb of blessed Mary wherein to make thy dwelling-place : grant, we beseech thee ; that we, being defended by her protection, may of thee be enabled to attain with gladness to her coming festival. Who livest and reignest with the Father.

Link:

• Psallite Sapienter: Vigil of the Assumption

(image: Dormition, breviary.net)

St Lawrence

Monday 10 August 2009

S. LAURENTII, Martyris
St Lawrence, Martyr
2nd Class, Red
Gloria; no Credo; Common Preface

Oremus.

Da nobis, quæsumus, omnípotens Deus, vitiórum nostrórum flammas exstínguere : qui beáto Lauréntio tribuísti tormentórum suórum incéndia superáre. Per Dóminum.

Let us pray.

O Almighty God, who didst give unto blessed Lawrence power to be more than conqueror in his fiery torment : grant unto us, we beseech thee, the power to quench the flames of our sinful lusts. Through.

Link:

• Clerical Reform: Feast of St Lawrence

(image: Martyrdom of St Lawrence)

Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday 9 August 2009

DOMINICA X POST PENTECOSTEN
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
2nd Class, Green
Gloria; Credo; Preface of the Holy Trinity

Oremus.

Deus, qui omnipoténtiam tuam parcéndo máxime et miserándo maniféstas : multíplica super nos misericórdiam tuam ; ut ad tua promíssa curréntes, cæléstium bonórum fácias esse consórtes. Per Dóminum.

Let us pray.

O God, who declarest thine Almighty power most chiefly in shewing mercy and pity, mercifully grant unto us such a measure of thy grace, that we, running the way of thy commandments, may obtain thy gracious promises, and be made partakers of thy heavenly treasure. Through.

Links:

• Fr Goffine's The Church's Year
• What Does the Prayer Really Say?
• Gregorian Chant propers

(image: the Pharisee and the Publican, breviary.net)

Transfiguration of Our Lord

Thursday 6 August 2009

IN TRANSFIGURATIONE D.N. IESU CHRISTI
Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ
2nd Class, White
Gloria; Credo; Common Preface
Commem. of SS Sixtus II P, Felicissimus & Agapitus at Low Masses


Oremus.

Deus, qui fídei sacraménta in Unigéniti tui gloriósa Transfiguratióne patrum testimónio roborásti, et adoptiónem filiórum perféctam, voce delápsa in nube lúcida, mirabíliter præsignásti : concéde propítius ; ut ipsíus Regis glóriæ nos coherédes effícias, et ejúsdem glóriæ tríbuas esse consórtes. Per eúmdem Dóminum.

Let us pray.

O God, who in the glorious Transfiguration of thine only-begotten Son, didst confirm the mysteries of the Faith by the testimony of the fathers, and in the voice proceeding from the shining cloud didst wondrously foreshew the perfect adoption of all thy sons : mercifully grant, that we, being made fellow-heirs of Christ himself the King of glory, may attain to the partaking of the same his glory in heaven. Through the same.

Link:

• Gregorian Chant propers
• Abbot Cuthbert Johnson: Reflections on the Transfiguration
• St Augustine: Sermon 51 (on the Transfiguration)
  

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Please note: on Thursday 6 August there will be Solemn Latin Vespers and Benediction at 6.45pm in St Mary's RC Cathedral, Edinurgh (Scotland) to celebrate this feast.

All are welcome to join the Schola for this opportunity to pray with the ancient music of the Church.

This is the fifth of monthly sung Vespers sung on Thursdays around 7pm by the new Edinburgh Schola. Please see edinburghschola.blogspot.com for updates and further information.

Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday 2 August 2009

DOMINICA IX POST PENTECOSTEN
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
2nd Class, Green
Gloria; Credo; Preface of the Holy Trinity

Oremus.

Páteant aures misericórdiæ tuæ, Dómine, précibus supplicántium : et, ut peténtibus desideráta concédas ; fac eos, quæ tibi sunt plácita, postuláre. Per Dóminum.

Let us pray.

Let thy merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the prayers of thy humble servants ; and, that they may obtain their petitions, make them to ask such things as shall please thee. Through.

Links:

• Fr Goffine's The Church's Year
• Gregorian Chant propers

(image: SSPX Asia)

note: Portiuncula Indulgence

Note: a Plenary Indulgence may be gained by visiting a Church on the second day of August and reciting there an Our Father and the Creed, subject to the usual conditions.

First Thursday of the Month: Plenary Indulgence Available

For the faithful, a plenary indulgence can be obtained on the opening and closing days of the Year for Priests, on the 150th anniversary of the death of St. Jean-Marie Vianney, on the first Thursday of the month, or on any other day established by the ordinaries of particular places for the good of the faithful.

To obtain the indulgence the faithful must attend Mass in an oratory or Church and offer prayers to "Jesus Christ, supreme and eternal Priest, for the priests of the Church, or perform any good work to sanctify and mould them to his heart."

The conditions for the faithful for earning a plenary indulgence are to have gone to confession and prayed for the intentions of the Pope.

(source: Zenit/A Catholic Life)