Monday, September 25, 2023

Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary 42 (Ordinary Time XXIV): The Blessed Virgin Mary, Help of Christians

 

The Blessed Virgin Mary, Help of Christians
Beata Maria Virgo, auxilium christianorum

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Entrance Antiphon
Cf. Judith 13, 19

People will never cease to praise you,
as they recall the power of the Lord for ever.

Non recedet laus tua de ore hominum,
qui memores fuerint virtutis Domini in æternum.

COLLECT
Lord our God,
you chose the Mother of your beloved Son
to be the Mother and help of Christians;
grant that we may live under her protection
and that your Church may enjoy unbroken peace.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.

Deus, qui Genetricem dilecti Filii tui
matrem et auxilium populi christiani constituisti,
præsta, quæsumus,
ut nos in eius protectione vivamus
et Ecclesia tua perpetua pace lætetur.
Per Dominum.

LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading
Rev 12, 1-3. 7-12ab. 17

A great sign appeared in the sky.

A reading from the Book of Revelation

A great sign appeared in the sky,
   a woman clothed with the sun,
   with the moon under her feet,
   and on her head a crown of twelve stars.
She was with child
   and wailed aloud in pain as she labored to give birth.
Then another sign appeared in the sky;
   it was a huge red dragon,
   with seven heads and ten horns,
   and on its heads were seven diadems.

War broke out in heaven;
   Michael and his angels battled against the dragon.
The dragon and its angels fought back,
   but they did not prevail
   and there was no longer any place for them in heaven.
The huge dragon, the ancient serpent,
   who is called the Devil and Satan,
   who deceived the whole world,
   was thrown down to earth,
   and its angels were thrown down with it.

Then I, John, heard a loud voice in heaven say:
   “Now have salvation and power come,
   and the kingdom of our God
   and the authority of his Anointed.
For the accuser of our brothers and sisters is cast out,
   who accuses them before our God day and night.
They conquered him by the blood of the Lamb
   and by the word of their testimony;
   love for life did not deter them from death.
Therefore, rejoice, you heavens,
   and you who dwell in them.”

Then the dragon became angry with the woman
   and went off to wage war against the rest of her offspring,
   those who keep God’s commandments and bear witness to Jesus.

Or: 
Gen 3, 1-6. 13-15

I will put enmity between you and the woman.

A reading from the Book of Genesis

Now the serpent was the most cunning of all the animals
   that the LORD God had made.
The serpent asked the woman,
   “Did God really tell you not to eat
   from any of the trees in the garden?”
The woman answered the serpent:
   “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden;
   it is only about the fruit of the tree
   in the middle of the garden that God said,
   ‘You shall not eat it or even touch it, lest you die.’”
But the serpent said to the woman:
   “You certainly will not die!
No, God knows well that the moment you eat of it
   your eyes will be opened and you will be like gods
   who know what is good and what is evil.”
The woman saw that the tree was good for food,
   pleasing to the eyes, and desirable for gaining wisdom.
So the woman took some of its fruit and ate it;
   and she also gave some to her husband, who was with her,
   and he ate it.

The LORD God then asked the woman,
   “Why did you do such a thing?”
The woman answered, “The serpent tricked me into it, so I ate it.”
Then the LORD God said to the serpent:
   “Because you have done this, you shall be banned
   from all the animals
   and from all the wild creatures;
on your belly shall you crawl,
   and dirt shall you eat
   all the days of your life.
I will put enmity between you and the woman,
   and between your offspring and hers;
her offspring will strike at your head,
   while you strike at their heel.”
The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm
Jdt 16,13. 14. 15

R. (2d) You will draw water joyfully from the springs of salvation.

A new hymn I will sing to my God.
O LORD, great are you and glorious,
   wonderful in power and unsurpassable. R.

Let your every creature serve you;
   for you spoke, and they were made,
you sent forth your spirit, and they were created;
   no one can resist your word. R.

The mountains to their bases, and the seas, are shaken;
   the rocks, like wax, melt before your glance.
But to those who fear you,
   you are very merciful. R.

Alleluia

See Lk 1, 45

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Blessed are you, O Virgin Mary, for firmly believing
that the promises of the Lord would be fulfilled.

R.
 Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel
Jn 2, 1-11

This was the first of Jesus’ signs.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John

There was a wedding in Cana in Galilee,
   and the mother of Jesus was there.
Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding.
When the wine ran short,
   the mother of Jesus said to him,
   “They have no wine.”
And Jesus said to her,
   “Woman, how does your concern affect me?
My hour has not yet come.”
His mother said to the servers,
   “Do whatever he tells you.”
Now there were six stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial washings,
   each holding twenty to thirty gallons.
Jesus told the servers,
   “Fill the jars with water.”
So they filled them to the brim.
Then Jesus told them,
   “Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter.”
So they took it.
And when the headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine,
   without knowing where it came from
   (although the servers who had drawn the water knew),
   the headwaiter called the bridegroom and said to him,
   “Everyone serves good wine first,
   and then when people have drunk freely, an inferior one;
   but you have kept the good wine until now.”
Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs in Cana in Galilee
   and so revealed his glory,
   and his disciples began to believe in him.

The Gospel of the Lord.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS
Lord, we offer you this sacrifice of praise
as we rejoice in this memorial of the Mother of your Son;
grant that through the help of so great a mother
we may find you coming to our rescue in every trial.
Through Christ our Lord.

Laudis tibi, Domine, hostias offerimus,
de Genetricis Filii tui memoria lætantes;
et concede, ut tantæ Matris auxilio,
te in omnibus adversitatibus subvenientem sentiamus.
Per Christum.

PREFACE

The Blessed Virgin as the Mother and Help of Christians
(Beata Virgo mater et auxiliatrix populi christiani)

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 you chose the Immaculate Virgin Mary,
the Mother of your Son,
to be the Mother and help of Christians,
so that under her protection
we might be fearless in waging the battle of faith,
steadfast in holding the teaching of the Apostles,
and tranquil in spirit in the storms of this world,
until we reach the joy of your heavenly city.

With steadfast love
we sing your unending praise;
we join with the hosts of heaven
in their triumphant song:

Vere dignum et iustum est, æquum et salutare,
nos tibi semper et ubique gratias agere,
Domine, sancte Pater, omnipotens æterne Deus,
per Christum D6minum nostrum.

Quia immaculatam Virginem Mariam,
Filii tui Genetricem,
matrem et auxilium populi christiani constituisti,
ut, ipsa protegente,
fidei certamen certet intrepidus,
in Apostolorum doctrina firmus consistat
et inter mundi procellas incedat securus,
donec ad cælestem civitatem lætus perveniat.

Propter quad nunc et usque in sæculum,
cum omni militia Angelorum,
devota tibi mente concinimus,
clamantes atque dicentes:

Holy, Holy, Holy....

Communion Antiphon 
Deuteronomy 10, 21a

The Lord, who has done great things for you,
is your praise and your God.

Dominus est laus tua et Deus tuus,
qui fecit tibi magnalia.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Lord God, refreshed by this heavenly Sacrament
and relying on the help of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
we ask that we may cast aside the old ways of sin
and put on Jesus Christ,
the author of the new creation.
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.

Sumptis, Domine, cælestibus sacramentis
et beatæ Virginis Mariæ suffulti auxilio,
te supplices exoramus,
ut, degenerem exuentes vetustatem,
Iesum Christum induamus, novæ generationis auctorem.
Qui vivit.

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Saturday, September 23, 2023

Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary 41 (Ordinary Time XXIII): The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Consolation

The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Consolation
Beata Maria Virgo, mater consolationis

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Entrance Antiphon
Cf. 2 Corinthians 1, 3

Blessed be God,
the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
who consoles us in all our afflictions.

Benedictus Deus, Pater misericordiarum,
et Deus totius consolationis,
qui consolatur nos in omni tribulatione nostra.

COLLECT
Lord our God,
through the Virgin Mary
you graciously sent Jesus Christ
to be the consolation of your people;
grant that, through her intercession,
we may be filled with all consolation
and share it among our brothers and sisters.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.

Deus, qui per Virginem Mariam,
consolationem populo tuo, Iesum Christum,
mittere dignatus es;
præsta, quæsumus, ut, ipsa intercedente,
omni consolatione repleamur,
eamque cum fratribus participemus.
Per Dominum.

LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading
Is 61, 1-3. 10-11

The Spirit of the Lord sent me to comfort the brokenhearted..

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah

The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me,
   because the LORD has anointed me;
he has sent me to bring glad tidings to the lowly,
   to heal the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives
   and release to the prisoners,
to announce a year of favor from the LORD
   and a day of vindication by our God,
   to comfort all who mourn;
to place on those who mourn in Zion
   a diadem instead of ashes,
to give them oil of gladness in place of mourning,
   a glorious mantle instead of a listless spirit.
They will be called oaks of justice,
   planted by the Lord to show his glory.

I rejoice heartily in the LORD,
   in my God is the joy of my soul;
for he has clothed me with a robe of salvation,
   and wrapped me in a mantle of justice,
like a bridegroom adorned with a diadem,
   like a bride bedecked with her jewels.
As the earth brings forth its plants,
   and a garden makes its growth spring up,
so will the Lord GOD make justice and praise
   spring up before all the nations.

Or:
2 Cor 1:3-7

God comforts us that we might comfort others in their sorrows.

A reading from the second Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians

Brothers and sisters:
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
   the Father of compassion and the God of all encouragement,
   who encourages us in our every affliction,
   so that we may be able to encourage
   those who are in any affliction
   with the encouragement with which we ourselves are encouraged by God.
For as Christ’s sufferings overflow to us,
   so through Christ does our encouragement also overflow.
If we are afflicted,
   it is for your encouragement and salvation;
   if we are encouraged,
   it is for your encouragement,
   which enables you to endure the same sufferings that we suffer.
Our hope for you is firm,
   for we know that as you share in the sufferings,
   you also share in the encouragement.
The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm
Is 12,1. 2-3. 4bcd. 5-6

R. (3) You will draw water joyfully from the springs of salvation.

I give thanks, O LORD;
   though you have been angry with me,
   your anger has abated, and you have consoled me. R.

God indeed is my savior;
   I am confident and unafraid.
My strength and my courage is the LORD,
   and he has been my savior.
With joy you will draw water
   at the fountain of salvation. R.

Give thanks to the LORD, acclaim his name;
   among the nations make known his deeds,
   proclaim how exalted is his name. R.

Sing praise to the LORD for his glorious achievement;
   let this be known throughout all the earth.
Shout with exultation, O city of Zion,
   for great in your midst
   is the Holy One of Israel! R.

Alleluia

Mt 5, 5

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Blessed are those who mourn,
for they shall be comforted.

R.
 Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel
Mt 5, 1-12

Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew

When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain,
   and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
He began to teach them, saying:

   “Blessed are the poor in spirit,
      for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
   Blessed are they who mourn,
      for they will be comforted.
   Blessed are the meek,
      for they will inherit the land.
   Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
      for they will be satisfied.
   Blessed are the merciful,
      for they will be shown mercy.
   Blessed are the clean of heart,
      for they will see God.
   Blessed are the peacemakers,
      for they will be called children of God.
   Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
      for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
   Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you
      and utter every kind of evil against you falsely because of me.
   Rejoice and be glad,
      for your reward will be great in heaven.
   Thus they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”

Or:
Jn 14:15-21, 25-27

I shall ask the Father, and the Father will give you another Advocate to be with you for ever.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John

Jesus said to his disciples:
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.
And I will ask the Father,
   and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always,
   the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept,
   because it neither sees nor knows it.
But you know the Spirit, because it remains with you,
   and will be in you.
I will not leave you orphans;
   I will come to you.
In a little while the world will no longer see me,
   but you will see me, because I live and you will live.
On that day you will realize that I am in my Father
   and you are in me and I in you.
Those who have my commandments and observe them
   are the ones who love me.
And those who love me will be loved by my Father,
   and I will love them and reveal myself to them.

“I have told you this while I am with you.
The Advocate, the holy Spirit—
   whom the Father will send in my name—
   will teach you everything
   and remind you of all that I told you.
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.
Not as the world gives do I give peace to you.
Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.”


The Gospel of the Lord.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS
Receive, holy Father, this offering of our humility,
which we bring you with joy
on this memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
and grant, we pray, that it may be for us,
who are joined to the sacrifice of Christ,
our consolation on earth and our eternal salvation.
Through Christ our Lord.

Suscipe, sancte Pater, oblationem humilitatis nostræ,
quam tibi læti exhibemus,
memoriam beatæ Mariæ Virginis celebrantes;
et præsta ut nobis, sacrificio Christi sociatis,
temporalis fiat consolatio et æterna salvatio.
Per Christum.

PREFACE

The Blessed Virgin, Consoled by the Lord, in Her Turn Consoles Her Children
(Beata Virgo a Domino consolata
fact a est hominum consolatrix
)

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 to give you thanks,
and to bless and praise you, almighty and eternal God,
through Christ our Lord.

He was received with joy by the Blessed Virgin
and brought to birth from her chaste womb
as the consolation of the world.

As she endured her bitter agony
at the Cross of her Son,
she was consoled by you
with the hope of his Resurrection.

In company with the Apostles
she earnestly prayed and awaited with trust
the coming of the Spirit of consolation and peace.

Now, assumed into heaven,
she consoles with a mother’s love
all who turn to her with faith,
until the day of the Lord dawns in glory.

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

Vere dignum et iustum est nos tibi gratias agere
et hymnum offerre benedictionis et laudis,
omnipotens æterne Deus,
per Christum Dominum nostrum.

Quem, mundi consolationem,
beata Virgo cum gaudio suscepit
et intemeratis genuit visceribus.

Iuxta crucem autem Filii,
cum acerbissimos sustinuisset dolores,
spe illius resurrectionis a te est consolata.

Cum Apostolis orans,
Spiritum consolationis et pacis
enixe rogavit et exspectavit fidenter.

Et nunc, in cælum assumpta,
omnes eam cum fide invocantes,
materno solatur amore,
donec dies Domini gloriosus lucescat.

Et ideo, cum Sanctis et Angelis universis,
te collaudamus, sine fine dicentes:

Holy, Holy, Holy....

Communion Antiphon 
Cf. Ps 86 (87), 3. 7

Glorious things are spoken of you, Virgin Mary;
in you all rejoice to find their home.

Gloriosa dicta sunt de te, Maria:
sicut lætantium omnium habitatio est in te.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Renewed by this Paschal Sacrament,
we pray, O Lord,
that we, who honor the memory of the Mother of your Son
experiencing each day the mystery of death in our bodies,
may be uplifted by hope from heaven
and show forth in our daily lives
the Good News of the Resurrection.
Through Christ our Lord.

Paschalibus sacramentis refecti,
quæsumus, Domine,
ut, qui Genetricis Filii tui memoriam recolimus,
mortis mysterium in corpore nostro cotidie experientes,
superna spe innixi,
nuntium resurrectionis cotidie manifestemus.
Per Christum.

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary 40 (Ordinary Time XXII): The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Divine Providence

 

The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Divine Providence
Beata Maria Virgo, Divinæ Providentiæ Mater

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Entrance Antiphon
Isaiah 49, 13

Can a mother forget her infant,
and not have pity on the child of her womb?
Even if a mother should forget,
you I will never forget.

Numquid oblivisci potest mulier infantem suum,
ut non misereatur filio uteri sui?
Et si illa oblita fuerit,
ego tamen non obliviscar tui.

COLLECT
Lord our God,
your loving providence is always wise and unfailing;
through the prayers of the Blessed Virgin,
Mother of your Son,
remove from us all that would harm us
and grant us all that will be for our good.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.

Deus, cuius providentia in sui dispositione non fallitur,
te supplices exoramus:
ut, intercedente beata Virgine, Filii tui Genetrice,
noxia cuncta submoveas,
et omnia nobis profutura concedas.
Per Dominum.

LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading
Is 66, 10-14

As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you.

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah

Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad because of her,
   all you who love her;
exult, exult with her,
   all you who were mourning over her!
Oh, that you may suck fully
   of the milk of her comfort,
that you may nurse with delight
   at her abundant breasts!
      For thus says the LORD:
Lo, I will spread prosperity over Jerusalem like a river,
   and the wealth of the nations like an overflowing torrent.
As nurslings, you shall be carried in her arms,
   and fondled in her lap;
as a mother comforts her child,
   so will I comfort you;
in Jerusalem you shall find your comfort.

When you see this, your heart shall rejoice,
   and your bodies flourish like the grass;
the LORD’S power shall be known to his servants,
   but to his enemies his wrath.

The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm
Ps 131, 1. 2. 3

R. (See Psalm 57:2c) In you my soul takes refuge, O Lord.

Lord, my heart is not proud;
   nor are my eyes haughty;
I do not busy myself with great matters,
   with things too sublime for me. R.

Rather, I have stilled my soul,
   hushed it like a weaned child.
Like a weaned child on its mother’s lap,
   so is my soul within me. R.

Israel, hope in the Lord,
   now and forever. R.

Alleluia

John 2, 1

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

There was a wedding at Cana in Galilee,
and the mother of Jesus was there.

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel
Jn 2, 1-11

The mother of Jesus was there. And his disciples believed in him.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John

There was a wedding in Cana in Galilee,
   and the mother of Jesus was there.
Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding.
When the wine ran short,
   the mother of Jesus said to him,
   “They have no wine.”
And Jesus said to her,
   “Woman, how does your concern affect me?
My hour has not yet come.”
His mother said to the servers,
   “Do whatever he tells you.”
Now there were six stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial washings,
   each holding twenty to thirty gallons.
Jesus told the servers,
   “Fill the jars with water.”
So they filled them to the brim.
Then Jesus told them,
   “Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter.”
So they took it.
And when the headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine,
   without knowing where it came from
   (although the servers who had drawn the water knew),
   the headwaiter called the bridegroom and said to him,
   “Everyone serves good wine first,
   and then when people have drunk freely, an inferior one;
   but you have kept the good wine until now.”
Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs in Cana in Galilee
   and so revealed his glory,
   and his disciples began to believe in him.


The Gospel of the Lord.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS
Lord, in your goodness
accept the gifts of your Church,
so that, through the loving intercession
of the Mother of your Son,
we may receive your mercy and grace
in our time of need.
Through Christ our Lord.

Munera Ecclesiæ tuæ, Domine, propitiatus assume:
ut, benignissima Filii tui Matre intercedente,
misericordiam consequamur
et gratiam inveniamus in auxilio opportuno.
Per Christum.

PREFACE

The Blessed Virgin Is the Handmaid of God’s Love and a Generous Mother to Her Children
(Beata Virgo ministra pietatis ac provida mater)

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 the wisdom of your providence
the Blessed Virgin Mary was overshadowed by the Holy Spirit
and gave birth to the Savior of the world.

In Cana of Galilee,
when she interceded with her Son
for the bridegroom and bride,
he gave the first of his signs:
water was turned into wine,
the wedding guests rejoiced,
and the disciples believed in their Master.

Now, enthroned as queen at her Son’s right hand,
she provides for all the needs of the Church
as the handmaid of your love
and as a mother who cares for each of her children,
entrusted to her by Christ Jesus
while he hung upon the Cross.

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

Vere dignum et iustum est, æquum et salutare,
nos tibi semper et ubique gratias agere,
Domine, sancte Pater, omnipotens æterne Deus,
per Christum Dominum nostrum.

Quia, ex tua providenti dispensatione,
beata Virgo Maria, Sancto obumbrante Spiritu,
mundi genuit Salvatorem.

In Cana Galilææ pro sponsis Filium rogavit,
qui initium fecit signorum:
unda rubescit, lætantur convivæ
atque in Magistrum credunt discipuli.

Et nunc, regina sedens ad dexteram Filii,
cunctis Ecclesiæ necessitatibus succurrit,
atque unicuique nostrum,
quos Christus Iesus a cruce illi commendavit,
ministra pietatis adest ac provida mater.

Et ideo, cum Sanctis et Angelis universis,
te collaudamus, sine fine dicentes:

Holy, Holy, Holy....


Communion Antiphon 
Cf. Ps 86 (87), 3; Lk 1, 49

Glorious things are spoken of you, OVirgin Mary,
for he who is mighty has done great things for you.

Gloriosa dicta sunt de te, Virgo Maria,
quia fecit tibi magna, qui potens est.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
God of mercy,
let this heavenly table
continue to strengthen your faithful people,
so that, through the intercession of the Mother of divine providence,
we may seek your kingdom and its justice
above all else
and receive your help for our earthly needs.
Through Christ our Lord.

Cælestis mensæ virtus, misencors Deus,
in famulis tuis iugiter perseveret;
ut, divinæ providentiæ Matris intercessione,
regnum et iustitiam tuam ante omnia quærentes,
temporalibus non destituantur auxiliis.
Per Christum.

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Saturday, September 2, 2023

Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary 39 (Ordinary Time XXI): Holy Mary, Queen and Mother of Mercy

 

Holy Mary, Queen and Mother of Mercy
Sancta Maria, regina et mater misericordiæ

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Entrance Antiphon

Hail, Queen of mercy,
Mother of Christ in your glory,
solace of the repentant,
hope of the distressed.

Salve Regina misericordiæ,
Mater Christi gloriosa,
solamen pænitentium ac spes miserorum.

COLLECT
God, whose mercy is without measure,
through the prayers of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of mercy,
grant that we may know your loving kindness on earth
and come at last to the glory of heaven.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.

Deus, cuius misericordiæ non est numerus,
concede nobis, intercedente beata Maria Virgine,
misericordiæ Matre,
ut, clementiam tuam experientes in terris,
gloriam consequi mereamur in cælis.
Per Dominum.

Or:

All-holy Father,
hear the prayers of your children,
weighed down by our sinfulness,
as we turn to you and call upon the merciful love
that moved you to send your Son as Savior of the world
and to enthrone holy Mary as the Queen of mercy.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.

Aures tuæ pietatis inclina, sancte Pater,
ad filios tuos qui, culpa gravati, ad te revertuntur,
et tuam invocant clementiam, qua motus,
Filium tuum misisti mundi Salvatorem
et sanctam Mariam constituisti misericordiæ Reginam.
Per Dominum.

LITURGY OF THE WORD

Schema I

First Reading
Est C, 12. 14-15. 25. 30

Queen Esther prays for her people.

A reading from the Book of Esther

Queen Esther, seized with mortal anguish, had recourse to the Lord.
Then she prayed to the Lord, the God of Israel, saying:
“My Lord, our King, you alone are God.
Help me, who am alone and have no help but you,
   for I am taking my life in my hand.

“Save us by your power, and help me, who am alone
   and have no one but you, O Lord.

“O God, more powerful than all,
   hear the voice of those in despair.
Save us from the power of the wicked,
   and deliver me from my fear.”.

The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm
Lk 1, 46-48a. 48b-49. 50-51. 52-53. 54-55

R. (see 50) The Lord has mercy in every generation.

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.

Mary, Virgin for ever,
most worthy queen of the world,
pray for our peace and salvation,
for you are the mother of Christ,
the Lord and Savior of all.

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel
Jn 2, 1-11

The mother of Jesus was at the wedding feast with him.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John

There was a wedding in Cana in Galilee,
   and the mother of Jesus was there.
Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding.
When the wine ran short,
   the mother of Jesus said to him,
   “They have no wine.”
And Jesus said to her,
   “Woman, how does your concern affect me?
My hour has not yet come.”
His mother said to the servers,
   “Do whatever he tells you.”
Now there were six stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial washings,
   each holding twenty to thirty gallons.
Jesus told the servers,
   “Fill the jars with water.”
So they filled them to the brim.
Then Jesus told them,
   “Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter.”
So they took it.
And when the headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine,
   without knowing where it came from
   (although the servers who had drawn the water knew),
   the headwaiter called the bridegroom and said to him,
   “Everyone serves good wine first,
   and then when people have drunk freely, an inferior one;
   but you have kept the good wine until now.”
Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs in Cana in Galilee
   and so revealed his glory,
   and his disciples began to believe in him.


The Gospel of the Lord.
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Schema II

First Reading
Eph 2, 4-10

God is rich in mercy.

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians

Brothers and sisters:
   God, who is rich in mercy,
   because of the great love he had for us,
   even when we were dead in our transgressions,
   brought us to life with Christ (by grace you have been saved),
   raised us up with him,
   and seated us with him in the heavens in Christ Jesus,
   that in the ages to come God might show the immeasurable riches of his grace
   in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.
For by grace you have been saved through faith,
   and this is not from you; it is the gift of God;
   it is not from works, so no one may boast.
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for good works
   that God has prepared in advance,
   that we should live in them.

The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm
Ps 103, 1-2. 3-4. 6 and 8. 13 and 17

R. (See 17a) The Lord’s kindness is everlasting.

Bless the Lord, my soul;
   all my being, bless his holy name!
Bless the Lord, my soul;
   do not forget all the gifts of God. R.

Who pardons all your sins,
   heals all your ills,
delivers your life from the pit,
   surrounds you with love and compassion. R.

The Lord does righteous deeds,
   brings justice to all the oppressed.
Merciful and gracious is the Lord,
   slow to anger, abounding in kindness. R.

As a father has compassion on his children,
   so the Lord has compassion on the faithful.
But the Lord's kindness is forever
   toward the faithful from age to age. R.

Alleluia


R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Hail, Mother of the Lord, queen of mercy,
you are comfort for the world and hope for the downcast.

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel
Lk 1:39-55

The Lord has mercy on those who fear him in every generation.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke

Mary set out
   and traveled to the hill country in haste
   to a town of Judah,
   where she entered the house of Zechariah
   and greeted Elizabeth.
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting,
   the infant leaped in her womb,
   and Elizabeth, filled with the holy Spirit,
   cried out in a loud voice and said,
   “Most blessed are you among women,
   and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
And how does this happen to me,
   that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears,
   the infant in my womb leaped for joy.
Blessed are you who believed
   that what was spoken to you by the Lord
   would be fulfilled.”

And Mary said:
   “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.
   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.
   The Lord has shown might with his arm,
      dispersed the arrogant of mind and heart.
   The Lord 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.
   The Lord has helped Israel his servant,
      remembering his mercy,
   according to his promise to our ancestors,
      to Abraham and to his descendants forever.”

The Gospel of the Lord.


LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS
Lord, receive the gifts of your people,
and grant that as we look up
to the Blessed Virgin, Mother of mercy,
we may show ourselves merciful to others
and receive your pardon toward us.
Through Christ our Lord.

Suscipe, Domine, munera populi tui,
et præsta,
ut, qui beatam Virginem colimus Matrem misericordiæ,
misericordes in fratres non exhibentes,
indulgentem erga nos te invenire mereamur.
Per Christum.

PREFACE

The Blessed Virgin Is Queen of Pity and Mother of Mercy
(Beata Virgo, regina pietatis, mater misericordiæ)

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, and, as we celebrate the memory
of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
to proclaim with fitting praise the greatness of your name.

She is the gracious queen
who has herself uniquely known your loving kindness
and stretches out her arms
to embrace all who take refuge in her
and call upon her help in their distress.

She is the Mother of mercy,
always attentive to the voice of her children,
seeking to win your compassion for them,
and asking your forgiveness for their sins.

She is the handmaid of your love,
never ceasing to pray for us to your Son,
that he may enrich our poverty with his grace
and strengthen our weakness with his power.

Through him the Angels of heaven
offer their prayer of adoration
as they rejoice in your presence for ever.
May our voices be one with theirs
in their triumphant hymn of praise:

Vere dignum et iustum est, æquum et salutare,
nos tibi, sancte Pater, semper et ubique gratias agere,
et in hac celebratione beatæ Virginis Mariæ
te debitis magnificare præconiis.

Hæc est regina clemens,
qure misericordiam tuam singulariter experta,
omnes ad eam confugientes recipit,
ac de tribufatione clamantes exaudit.

Hæc est mater misericordiæ,
ad preces filiorum semper inclinata,
ut eis indulgentiam obtineat
et veniam impetret peccatorum.

Hæc est ministra pietatis,
quæ Filium tuum pro nobis indesinenter exorat,
ut sua gratia nostram ditet paupertatem,
sua virtute nostram roboret infirmitatem.

Per quem maiestatem tuam adorat exercitus Angelorum,
ante conspectum tuum in æternitate lætantium.
Cum quibus et nostras voces ut admitti iubeas, deprecamur,
socia exsultatione dicentes:

Holy, Holy, Holy....


Communion Antiphon 
Luke 6, 36

Be merciful as your Father is merciful.

Estote misericordes,
sicut et Pater vester misericors est.

Or: 
Luke 1, 49-50

The Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him in every generation.

Fecit mihi magna, qui potens est,
et sanctum nomen eius,
et misericordia eius in progenies et progenies
timentibus eum.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Lord God,
you have given us food and drink from heaven;
grant that we may always praise your mercy
in company with the Blessed Virgin
and rejoice in her protection,
for we acknowledge her as our queen,
compassionate to sinners
and merciful to the poor.
Through Christ our Lord.

Cælesti alimonia refectis,
da nobis, quæsumus, Domine,
misericordiam tuam cum beata Virgine iugiter extollere
atque. illius experiri tutelam,
quam Reginam clementem in peccatores profitemur
et in pauperes misericordem.
Per Christum.

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