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.
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)
(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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