All Saints

Monday 1 November 2010

OMNIUM SANCTORUM
All Saints
1st Class, White



Oremus.

Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, qui nos ómnium Sanctórum tuórum mérita sub una tribuísti celebritáte venerári : quæsumus ; ut desiderátam nobis tuæ propitiatiónis abundántiam, multiplicátis intercessóribus, largiáris. Per Dóminum.

Let us pray.

Almighty and everlasting God, who hast granted us to venerate the merits of all thy Saints in one solemnity, vouchsafe to us, we beseech thee, through the multitude of our intercessors, that abundance of thy mercy for which we ever have hoped. Through.

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Desire for Union with the Heavenly Family

In remarks he made to pilgrims before praying the Angelus on All Saints last year, Benedict XVI invited them to consider "the panorama of saintliness. The world", he said, "appears to us as a 'garden', where the Spirit of God, with marvellous ingenuity, created a multitude of male and female saints, from every age and social condition, of every language, people and culture.

"Each is different from the others in the uniqueness of his or her own human personality and spiritual charism. All, however, are marked by the 'seal' of Jesus, the imprint of His love".

The Pope explained how the Solemnity of All Saints "came into being during the course of the first Christian millennium as a collective celebration of the martyrs. ... We can, in fact, interpret such martyrdom in a broader sense, that of unreserved love for Christ, a love expressed in the total gift of self to God and to one's brothers and sisters. This spiritual goal, to which all the baptised are called, is achieved by following the path of the evangelical beatitudes. ... This is the same path traced by Jesus and that the saints strove to follow, always aware of their human limits. In their earthly existence, in fact, they were poor in spirit, pained by their sins, mild, starved of and thirsting for justice, merciful, pure of heart, peacemakers, persecuted for righteousness' sake. And God himself gave them a share in His own happiness. ... Now they are consoled. ... They see the God Whose children they are. In a word: 'theirs is the Kingdom of heaven'.

"On this day", the Holy Father concluded, "We feel our hearts aflame with the desire for everlasting union with the family of saints, of which we already have the grace to be a part. ... May this beautiful aspiration burn in all Christians and help them to overcome all difficulties, fears and tribulations".

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Our Lord Jesus Christ the King

Sunday 31 October 2010

D.N. IESU CHRISTI REGIS
Christ the King
5th Sunday of October
1st Class, White
(Vespers with commem. of All Saints)



Oremus.

Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, qui in dilécto Fílio tuo, universórum Rege, ómnia instauráre voluísti : concéde propítius ; ut cunctæ famíliæ Géntium, peccáti vúlnere disgregátæ, ejus suavíssimo subdántur império : Qui tecum.

Let us pray.


Almighty and everlasting God, who hast exalted thy beloved Son to be King over all worlds, and hast willed in him to make all things new : mercifully grant that the kindreds of the earth which are wounded and dispersed by sin : may speedily be knit together under his gracious sovereignty. Who liveth and reigneth with thee.

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(image: Hendrick van den Broeck (1519-1597), The Resurrection of Christ, Sistine Chapel.)
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Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday 24 October 2010

DOMINICA XXII POST PENTECOSTEN
22nd Sunday after Pentecost
4th Sunday of October
2nd Class, Green

Oremus

Deus, refugium nostrum, et virtus: adesto piis Ecclesiae tuae precibus, auctor ipse pietatis, et praesta: ut quod fideliter petimus, efficaciter consequamur.

Let us pray

O God, our Refuge and Strength, Who art the author of all godliness, be ready, we beseech thee, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church, and grant that those things which we ask faithfully, we may obtain effectually.

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St. Luke the Evangelist

Monday 18 October 2010

S. LUCAE EVANGLISTAE
St Luke, Evangelist
2nd Class, Red

Oremus

Interveniat pro nobis, quaesumus Domine, sanctus tuus Lucas Evangelista: qui crucis mortificationem jugiter in suo corpore, pro tui nominis honore portavit.

Let us pray

O Lord, we beseech thee, that there may plead for us thine holy Evangelist Luke, who, for thy Name's sake, bore about always in his body the death of the Cross.

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(image: St Luke by Guercino)
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Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday 17 October 2010

DOMINICA XXI POST PENTECOSTEN
21st Sunday after Pentecost
3rd Sunday of October
2nd Class, Green


Oremus

Familiam tuam, quaesumus Domine, continua pietate custodi: ut a cunctis adversitatibus te protegente sit libera; et in bonis actibus tuo nomini sit devota.

Let us pray

Lord, we beseech thee to keep thine household in continual godliness, that, through thy protection, it may be free from all adversities, and devoutly given to serve thee in good works, to the glory of thy Name.

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(image: The Blessing of Christ by Fernando Gallego, 1492)
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Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday 10 October 2010

DOMINICA XX POST PENTECOSTEN
20th Sunday after Pentecost
2nd Sunday of October
2nd Class, Green

Oremus.

Largíre, quæsumus, Dómine, fidélibus tuis indulgéntiam placátus et pacem : ut páriter ab ómnibus mundéntur offénsis, et secúra tibi mente desérviant. Per Dóminum.

Let us pray.

Grant, we beseech thee, merciful Lord, to thy faithful people pardon and peace : that they may be cleansed from all their sins, and serve thee with a quiet mind. Through.

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Our Lady of the Rosary

Thursday 7 October 2010

B. MARIAE VIRGINIS A ROSARIO
Our Lady of the Rosary
also called Our Lady of Victory
2nd Class, White
(commem. of Pope St Mark)



Oremus.

Deus, cujus Unigénitus per vitam, mortem et resurrectiónem suam nobis salútis ætérnæ præmia comparávit : concéde, quæsumus ; ut hæc mystéria sanctíssimo beátæ Maríæ Vírginis Rosário recoléntes, et imitémur quod cóntinent, et quod promíttunt, assequámur. Per eúmdem Dóminum.

Let us pray.

O God, whose only-begotten Son, by his life, death, and resurrection, hath purchased for us the rewards of eternal salvation : grant, we beseech thee ; that by meditating upon these mysteries of the most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may both imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise. Through the same.

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In 1571 Pope St Pius V instituted "Our Lady of Victory" as an annual feast to commemorate the victory of Lepanto. The victory was attributed to Our Lady, as a rosary procession was offered on that day in St. Peter's Square in Rome for the success of the mission of the Holy League to hold back Muslim forces from overrunning Western Europe. In 1573, Pope Gregory XIII changed the title of this feast-day to "Feast of the Holy Rosary". This feast was extended by Pope Clement XII to the whole of the Latin Rite, inserting it into the Roman Catholic calendar of saints in 1716, and assigning it to the first Sunday in October. Pope St Pius X changed the date to 7 October in 1913.


(second image: the Battle of Lepanto, Yogesh Brahmbhatt)
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Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday 3 October 2010

DOMINICA XIX POST PENTECOSTEN
19th Sunday after Pentecost
1st Sunday of October
2nd Class, Green

Oremus.

Omnípotens et miséricors Deus, univérsa nobis adversántia propitiátus exclúde : ut mente et córpore páriter expedíti, quæ tua sunt, líberis méntibus exsequámur. Per Dóminum.

Let us pray.

O almighty and most merciful God, of thy bountiful goodness keep us, we beseech thee, from all things that may hurt us : that we, being ready both in body and soul, may cheerfully accomplish those things that thou wouldest have done. Through.

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