Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary 22 (Ordinary Time IV): Holy Mary, Handmaid of the Lord


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Entrance Antiphon Luke 1, 47-48
My spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
because the Lord has looked on his lowly handmaid.

COLLECT
Lord our God,
in your loving plan of redemption
you chose the Blessed Virgin,
your lowly handmaid,
to be the Mother and companion of Christ your Son;
grant that by constantly looking up to her
we may give you wholehearted service
in untiring care for the salvation of the world.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.

LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading

I stood praying to the Lord, and the Lord granted my request.

A reading from the first Book of Samuel 1, 24-28; 2, 1-2. 4-8

Hannah brought Samuel with her,
   along with a three-year-old bull,
   an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine,
   and presented him at the temple of the LORD in Shiloh.
After the boy’s father had sacrificed the young bull,
   Hannah, his mother, approached Eli and said;
   “Pardon, my lord!
As you live, my lord,
   I am the woman who stood near you here, praying to the LORD.
I prayed for this child, and the LORD granted my request.
Now I, in turn, give him to the LORD;
   as long as he lives, he shall be dedicated to the LORD.”
Hannah left Samuel there;
   and as she worshiped the LORD, she said:
   “My heart exults in the LORD,
      my horn is exalted in my God.
   I have swallowed up my enemies;
      I rejoice in my victory.
   There is no Holy One like the LORD;
      there is no Rock like our God.

   “The bows of the mighty are broken,
      while the tottering gird on strength.
   The well-fed hire themselves out for bread,
      while the hungry batten on spoil.
   The barren wife bears seven sons,
      while the mother of many languishes.

   “The Lord puts to death and gives life;
      he casts down to the netherworld;
      he raises up again.
   The LORD makes poor and makes rich,
      he humbles, he also exalts.
   He raises the needy from the dust;
      from the ash heap he lifts up the poor,
   to seat them with nobles
      and make a glorious throne their heritage.
   He gives to vowers their vows,
      and blesses the sleep of the just.

   “For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
      and he has set the world upon them.”
The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm
Lc 1, 46-48a. 48b-49. 50-51. 52-53. 54-55 (R.: 48a)

R. The Lord has looked with favor on his lowly servant.

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord;
   my spirit rejoices in God my savior.
   For he has looked upon his handmaid’s lowliness; R.

Behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed.
   The Mighty One has done great things for me,
   and holy is his name.  R.

The Lord’s mercy is from age to age
   to those who fear him.
He has shown might with his arm,
   dispersed the arrogant of mind and heart. R.

He has thrown down the rulers from their thrones
   but lifted up the lowly.
The hungry he has filled with good things;
   the rich he has sent away empty. R.

The Lord has helped Israel his servant,
   remembering his mercy,
according to his promise to our ancestors,
   to Abraham and to his descendants for ever. R.

Alleluia

R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Blessed are you, O Virgin Mary,
you declared yourself the handmaid of the Lord,
and now, exalted above the choirs of angels,
you are acclaimed by the Church as queen of heaven.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel

Behold the handmaid of the Lord.

A reading from the holy gospel according to Luke 1, 26-38

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 coming to her, he said,
“Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.”
But she was greatly troubled at what was said
and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.
Then the angel said to her,
“Do not be afraid, Mary,
for you have found favor with God.
Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son,
and you shall name him Jesus.
He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High,
and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father,
and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever,
and of his Kingdom there will be no end.”
But Mary said to the angel,
“How can this be,
since I have no relations with a man?”
And the angel said to her in reply,
“The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.
Therefore the child to be born
will be called holy, the Son of God.
And behold, Elizabeth, your relative,
has also conceived a son in her old age,
and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren;
for nothing will be impossible for God.”
Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.
May it be done to me according to your word.”
Then the angel departed from her.

The Gospel of the Lord.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS
All-holy Father,
on this memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
your obedient and devoted handmaid,
receive our offerings and gifts
and grant that we may present to you ourselves
as a sacrifice pleasing in your sight.
Through Christ our Lord.

PREFACE

The Blessed Virgin, Handmaid of the Lord, was a Servant of the Mystery of Redemption

The Lord be with you.
R. And with your spirit.

Lift up your hearts.
R. We lift them up to the Lord

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
R. It is right and just.

It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.

In the Blessed Virgin Mary
you were especially pleased,
for by embracing your plan of salvation
she gave herself wholeheartedly
to the work of your Son
as a faithful servant of the mystery of redemption.

She who gave great service to Christ
was given great honor by you, his Father.
She who saw herself as your lowly handmaid
was raised up by you to reign as queen in glory
in the presence of your Son,
where she intercedes for us in her goodness
as the servant of your love.

Now with all the Saints and Angels,
we praise you for ever:

Holy, Holy, Holy....

Communion Antiphon Psalm 86: 15-16
Lord God, look upon me
and have pity on me; save the child of your handmaid.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Having been made partakers of this spiritual food,
we pray, O Lord our God,
that, steadily imitating the Blessed Virgin Mary,
we may always be found intent on service of the Church
and may know the joys of doing your will.
Through Christ our Lord.

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Saturday, August 3, 2019

Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary 21 (Ordinary Time III): The Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary


The Roman Missal has a Votive Mass of the Most Holy Name of Mary, of which only the opening prayer is proper. A memorial of the Most Holy Name of the Virgin is celebrated on 12 September in many particular Churches and religious institutes, generally wit the same formulary. The present formulary, except for the Preface and a few changes, is taken from the Proprium missarum Societatis Mariae.

In this Mass, God the Father is glorified first of all on account of "the name of Jesus," that is, on account of "the person of his Son," his power and saving mission: "In no other name is there salvation" (Preface, cf. Acts 4, 12); "at his command every knee must bend, in heaven, on earth, and under the earth" (Preface, cf. Philippians 2, 10).

The Father is then glorified on account of "the name of Mary," that is, on account of the person of Christ's Mother and her mission in the history of salvation (cf. Preface). The name of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated as:

- a name of honor, for God "has so exalted your Name that your praise shall be undying on our lips," as he brought honor to the name of Judith, who is a type of the Blessed Virgin (Entrance Antiphon, cf. Judith 13, 20);

- a holy name, for it marks out the woman who was entirely "full of grace" (Alleluia, cf. Luke 1, 28) and found "favor with God" (Gospel, Luke 1,30) and so conceived and gave birth to the Son of God (cf. Luke 1,31);

- a maternal name, for the Lord Jesus, "dying on the altar of the Cross, willed that the most Blessed Virgin Mary, whom he had chosen as his Mother, should be our Mother also," (Collect), so that the faithful as they " fly to her protection, may find comfort(Collect);

- a name responsive to need, for the faithful on whose lips the name of the Virgin echoes and re-echoes (cf. Preface) "turn to her with confidence as their star of hope, call on her as their mother in time of danger, and seek her protection in their hour of need" (Preface, cf. Collect).

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Entrance Antiphon Cf. Judith 13, 18-19
Blessed are you, O Virgin Mary, by the Lord God Most High,
above all women on the earth;
for he has so exalted your Name
that your praise shall be undying on our lips.

COLLECT
O God, whose Son, dying on the altar of the Cross,
willed that the most Blessed Virgin Mary,
whom he had chosen as his Mother,
should be our Mother also,
graciously grant, we pray,
that we, who fly to her protection,
may find comfort by invoking our Mother’s name.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.

LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading

Remembrance of me is a legacy to future generations.

A reading from the Book of Sirach 24, 17-21

I bud forth delights like the vine,
   my blossoms become fruit fair and rich.
Come to me, all you that yearn for me,
   and be filled with my fruits.
You will remember me as sweeter than honey,
   better to have than the honeycomb.
Whoever eats of me will hunger still,
   whoever drinks of me will thirst for more;
whoever obeys me will not be put to shame,
   whoever serves me will never fail.
The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm
Lc 1, 46-48. 49-50. 53-54 (R.: Is 61, 10a)

R. My spirit rejoices in my God.

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord;
   my spirit rejoices in God my savior.
For he has looked upon his handmaid’s lowliness;
   behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed. R.

The Mighty One has done great things for me,
   and holy is his name.
The Lord’s mercy is from age to age
   to those who fear him.  R.

The hungry he has filled with good things;
   the rich he has sent away empty.
The Lord has helped Israel his servant,
   remembering his mercy. R.

Alleluia
Cf. Lc 1, 28

R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you,
blessed are you among women.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel

The virgin’s name was Mary.

A reading from the holy gospel according to Luke 1, 26-38

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 coming to her, he said,
“Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.”
But she was greatly troubled at what was said
and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.
Then the angel said to her,
“Do not be afraid, Mary,
for you have found favor with God.
Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son,
and you shall name him Jesus.
He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High,
and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father,
and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever,
and of his Kingdom there will be no end.”
But Mary said to the angel,
“How can this be,
since I have no relations with a man?”
And the angel said to her in reply,
“The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.
Therefore the child to be born
will be called holy, the Son of God.
And behold, Elizabeth, your relative,
has also conceived a son in her old age,
and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren;
for nothing will be impossible for God.”
Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.
May it be done to me according to your word.”
Then the angel departed from her.

The Gospel of the Lord.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS
Lord,
look with favor on the gifts we offer
and grant that our hearts may be enlightened
by the Holy Spirit,
so that in imitation of Blessed Mary ever-Virgin,
we may seek to be faithful to Christ, your Son,
to please him in all that we do,
and to live only for him.
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.

PREFACE

Our Lady is the Temple of God’s Glory

The Lord be with you.
R. And with your spirit.

Lift up your hearts.
R. We lift them up to the Lord

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
R. It is right and just.

It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God,
through Christ our Lord.

For in no other name is there salvation;
at his command every knee must bend,
in heaven, on earth, and under the earth.

But by your loving providence
the name of the Virgin Mary also
should echo and re-echo
on the lips of your faithful people who
turn to her with confidence
as their star of hope,
call on her as their mother
in time of danger,
and seek her protection
in their hour of need.

With thankful praise,
in company with the Angels,
we glorify your power
as we sing with one voice:

Holy, Holy, Holy....

Communion Antiphon Cf. Lc 1, 48
All generations will call me blessed,
for God has looked on his lowly handmaid.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Grant us we pray, O Lord,
whom you have strengthened at the table of word and Sacrament,
that, with Blessed Mary as our patron and guide,
we may reject whatever is contrary to the name of Christian
and follow whatever accords with it.
Through Christ our Lord.

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