Propers for Votive Masses of the Holy Apostles
INTROIT. Mihi autem nimis.
Ps. 139. RIGHT dear are thy friends unto me, O God, and held in highest honour : their rule and governance is exceeding steadfast. Ps. ibid. Lord, thou hast searched me out and known me : thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising. y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
O ALMIGHTY GOD, who hast built thy Church upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the head corner-stone : grant us so to be joined together in unity of spirit by their doctrine, that we may be made an holy temple acceptable unto thee. Through.
The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians.
BRETHREN : Unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Wherefore he saith : When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive : and gave gifts unto men. Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth ? He that descended, is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things. And he gave some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some pastors, and teachers, for the perfecting of the saints for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ : till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.
GRADUAL.
Ps. 45. Thou shalt make them princes in all lands : they shall remember thy Name, O Lord. y. Instead of thy fathers thou shalt have children : therefore shall the people give thanks unto thee.
Alleluia, alleluia. (Ps. 139.) Right dear are thy friends unto me, O God, and held in highest honour : their rule and governance is exceeding steadfast. Alleluia.
In Votive Masses After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluia the verse following is said : TRACT. Ps. 126. They that sow in tears, shall reap in joy. He that now goeth on his way weeping, and beareth forth good seed. He shall doubtless come again with joy, and bring his sheaves with him.
The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL according to Matthew. St. Matt. 19. 27.
AT that time : Peter said unto Jesus : Behold, we have left all and followed thee : what shall we have therefore ? And Jesus said unto them : Verily, I say unto you, that ye which have followed me, in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my Name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
The Creed is not said.
OFFERTORY.
Ps. 19. Their sound is gone out into all lands : and their words into the ends of the world.
SECRET.
GRANT, O Lord, we beseech thee : that we who venerate the everlasting glory of thy holy Apostles ; may in such wise be cleansed by thy holy mysteries, that we may be made worthier for the celebration of the same. Through.
PREFACE of the Apostles.
It is truly meet and just, right and availing unto salvation, humbly to pray Thee, O Lord and eternal Shepherd, to abandon not Thy flock; but through Thy blessed Apostles to keep a continual watch over it; that it may be governed by those same rulers, whom Thou didst set over it as shepherds and vicars. And therefore with angels and archangels, with thrones and dominions, and with all the heavenly hosts, we sing a hymn to Thy glory, saying without ceasing:
COMMUNION.
St. Matt. 19.
Ye which have followed me shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
POSTCOMMUNION.
O LORD, who hast vouchsafed to feed us with these holy sacraments, we humbly pray thee : that, at the intercession of thy holy Apostles ; the mysteries which we have offered in remembrance of their glorious passion may be profitable unto us for the healing of our souls. Through.
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IN EASTERTIDE. Mass as above, except the following :
INTROIT.
Protexisti. Ps. 64. HIDE me,- O God, from the gathering together of the froward, alleluia : and from the insurrection of wicked doers, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. ibid. Hear my voice, God, in my prayer : preserve my life from fear of the enemy, y. Glory be.
After the Epistle : Alleluia, alleluia. O Lord, the very heavens shall praise thy wondrous works : and thy truth in the congregation of the saints. Alleluia. I have chosen you from the world, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain. Alleluia.
OFFERTORY.
Ps. 45. Thou shalt make them princes in all lands : they shall remember thy Name, O Lord, from one generation to another, alleluia, alleluia.
COMMUNION.
Ps. 19. Their sound is gone out into all lands : and their words into the ends of the world, alleluia, alleluia.
Ps. 139. RIGHT dear are thy friends unto me, O God, and held in highest honour : their rule and governance is exceeding steadfast. Ps. ibid. Lord, thou hast searched me out and known me : thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising. y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
O ALMIGHTY GOD, who hast built thy Church upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the head corner-stone : grant us so to be joined together in unity of spirit by their doctrine, that we may be made an holy temple acceptable unto thee. Through.
The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians.
BRETHREN : Unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Wherefore he saith : When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive : and gave gifts unto men. Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth ? He that descended, is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things. And he gave some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some pastors, and teachers, for the perfecting of the saints for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ : till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.
GRADUAL.
Ps. 45. Thou shalt make them princes in all lands : they shall remember thy Name, O Lord. y. Instead of thy fathers thou shalt have children : therefore shall the people give thanks unto thee.
Alleluia, alleluia. (Ps. 139.) Right dear are thy friends unto me, O God, and held in highest honour : their rule and governance is exceeding steadfast. Alleluia.
In Votive Masses After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluia the verse following is said : TRACT. Ps. 126. They that sow in tears, shall reap in joy. He that now goeth on his way weeping, and beareth forth good seed. He shall doubtless come again with joy, and bring his sheaves with him.
The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL according to Matthew. St. Matt. 19. 27.
AT that time : Peter said unto Jesus : Behold, we have left all and followed thee : what shall we have therefore ? And Jesus said unto them : Verily, I say unto you, that ye which have followed me, in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my Name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
The Creed is not said.
OFFERTORY.
Ps. 19. Their sound is gone out into all lands : and their words into the ends of the world.
SECRET.
GRANT, O Lord, we beseech thee : that we who venerate the everlasting glory of thy holy Apostles ; may in such wise be cleansed by thy holy mysteries, that we may be made worthier for the celebration of the same. Through.
PREFACE of the Apostles.
It is truly meet and just, right and availing unto salvation, humbly to pray Thee, O Lord and eternal Shepherd, to abandon not Thy flock; but through Thy blessed Apostles to keep a continual watch over it; that it may be governed by those same rulers, whom Thou didst set over it as shepherds and vicars. And therefore with angels and archangels, with thrones and dominions, and with all the heavenly hosts, we sing a hymn to Thy glory, saying without ceasing:
COMMUNION.
St. Matt. 19.
Ye which have followed me shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
POSTCOMMUNION.
O LORD, who hast vouchsafed to feed us with these holy sacraments, we humbly pray thee : that, at the intercession of thy holy Apostles ; the mysteries which we have offered in remembrance of their glorious passion may be profitable unto us for the healing of our souls. Through.
+ + +
IN EASTERTIDE. Mass as above, except the following :
INTROIT.
Protexisti. Ps. 64. HIDE me,- O God, from the gathering together of the froward, alleluia : and from the insurrection of wicked doers, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. ibid. Hear my voice, God, in my prayer : preserve my life from fear of the enemy, y. Glory be.
After the Epistle : Alleluia, alleluia. O Lord, the very heavens shall praise thy wondrous works : and thy truth in the congregation of the saints. Alleluia. I have chosen you from the world, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain. Alleluia.
OFFERTORY.
Ps. 45. Thou shalt make them princes in all lands : they shall remember thy Name, O Lord, from one generation to another, alleluia, alleluia.
COMMUNION.
Ps. 19. Their sound is gone out into all lands : and their words into the ends of the world, alleluia, alleluia.
