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, O Virgin 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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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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Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary 38 (Ordinary Time XX): Holy Mary, Mother of Unity

 

Holy Mary, Mother of Unity

Sancta Maria, Mater Unitatis

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Entrance Antiphon

Cf. Tobit 13, 13

Rejoice and be glad, Virgin Mary,

for all God’s children will be reunited

and will bless the everlasting Lord.

Gaude et lætare, Virgo Maria,

quoniam omnes filii Dei colligentur

et benedicent Domino æterno.

Or: 

Cf. Acts 1, 14

The disciples devoted themselves with one accord to prayer

with Mary, the Mother of Jesus.

Erant discipuli perseverantes unanimiter

in oratione cum Maria, matre Iesu.

COLLECT

All-holy Father,

fountain of unity and wellspring of harmony,

grant that all the families of nations,

through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary,

Mother of the human race,

may be gathered together

to form the one people of the New Covenant.

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.

Domine, sancte Pater,

fons unitatis et origo concordiæ,

concede ut cunctæ familiæ populorum,

intercedente beata Virgine Maria, hominum Matre,

in unum novi foederis populum congregentur.

Per Dominum.

LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading

Zep 3, 14-20

At the proper time I will gather you together.

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Zephaniah

Shout for joy, O daughter Zion!

   Sing joyfully, O Israel!

Be glad and exult with all your heart,

   O daughter Jerusalem!

The LORD has removed the judgment against you

   and turned away your enemies;

the King of Israel, the LORD, is in your midst,

   you have no further misfortune to fear.

On that day, it shall be said to Jerusalem:

   Fear not, O Zion, be not discouraged!

The LORD, your God, is in your midst,

   a mighty savior;

the LORD will rejoice over you with gladness,

   and renew you in his love,

the LORD will sing joyfully because of you,

   as one sings at festivals.

I will remove disaster from among you,

   so that none may recount your disgrace.

Yes, at that time I will deal

   with all who oppress you:

I will save the lame,

   and assemble the outcasts;

I will give them praise and renown

   in all the earth, when I bring about their restoration.

At that time I will bring you home,

   and at that time I will gather you;

for I will give you renown and praise,

   among all the peoples of the earth,

when I bring about your restoration

   before your very eyes, says the LORD.

Or:
1 Tim 2:5-8

There is one mediator between God and humanity, Christ Jesus, himself human.

A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to Timothy

There is one God.

There is also one mediator between God

   and the human race,

   Christ Jesus, himself human,

   who gave himself as ransom for all.

This was the testimony at the proper time.

For this I was appointed preacher and apostle

   (I am speaking the truth, I am not lying),

   teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

It is my wish, then, that in every place you should pray,

   lifting up holy hands, without anger or argument.

The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm

Jer 31:10, 11-12ab, 13-14

R. (see 10c) Gather your scattered people, O Lord.

Hear the word of the Lord, O nations,

   proclaim it on distant coasts, and say:

He who scattered Israel, now gathers them together,

   he guards them as a shepherd his flock.R.

The Lord shall ransom Jacob,

   he shall redeem him from the hand of his conqueror.

Shouting, they shall mount the heights of Zion,

   they shall come streaming to the Lord's blessings:

The grain, the wine, and the oil,

   the sheep and the oxen.R.

Then the virgins shall make merry and dance,

   and young men and old as well.

I will turn their mourning into joy,

   I will console and gladden them after their sorrows.

I will lavish choice portions upon the priests,

   and my people shall be filled with my blessings. R.

Alleluia

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Let your Church be gathered, O Lord,

from the ends of the earth into your kingdom,

for glory and power are yours

through Jesus Christ for ever.

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel

Jn 11, 45-52

He will gather together in unity the scattered children of God

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John

Many of the Jewish people who had come to Mary and Martha,

   the sisters of Lazarus,

   and had seen what Jesus had done began to believe in him.

But some of them went to the Pharisees

   and told them what Jesus had done.

So the chief priests and the Pharisees

   convened the Sanhedrin and said,

   “What are we going to do?

This man is performing many signs.

If we leave him alone, all will believe in him,

   and the Romans will come

   and take away both our land and our nation.”

But one of them, Caiaphas,

   who was high priest that year, said to them,

   “You know nothing,

   nor do you consider that it is better for you

   that one man should die instead of the people,

   so that the whole nation may not perish.”

Caiaphas did not say this on his own,

   but since he was high priest for that year,

   he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation,

   and not only for the nation,

   but also to gather into one the dispersed children of God.

Or: 

Jn 17, 20-26

May they be completely one.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John

Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said:

“I pray not only for my disciples,

   but also for those who will believe in me through their word,

   so that they may all be one,

   as you, Father, are in me and I in you,

   that they also may be in us,

   that the world may believe that you sent me.

And I have given them the glory you gave me,

   so that they may be one, as we are one,

   I in them and you in me,

   that they may be brought to perfection as one,

   that the world may know that you sent me,

   and that you loved them even as you loved me.

Father, they are your gift to me.

I wish that where I am they also may be with me,

   that they may see my glory that you gave me,

   because you loved me before the foundation of the world.

Righteous Father, the world also does not know you,

   but I know you, and they know that you sent me.

I made known to them your name and I will make it known,

   that the love with which you loved me

   may be in them and I in them.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS

Lord,

as we honor the memory of the Blessed Virgin Mary,

in whose virginal womb

your Son united divine and human nature,

we earnestly beg

that this offering may become

the sacrament of our worship,

the sign of our unity,

and the bond of our love.

Through Christ our Lord.

Suscipe, quæsumus, Domine,

preces populi tui cum oblationibus hostiarum,

ut, intercedente beata Maria, Filii tui Genetrice,

nullius sit irritum votum,

nullius sit vacua postulatio.

Per Christum.

PREFACE

The Role of the Blessed Virgin in Fostering the Unity of the Church
(De munere beatæ Virginis in Ecclesiæ unitate fovenda)

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 he is the one who makes whole,

the lover of unity,

who chose for his Mother

a woman unstained in heart and body,

and for his Bride

the one and undivided Church.

Lifted high above the earth,

in the presence of his Mother,

he gathered your scattered children into unity,

joining them to himself

with bonds of love.

Returning to you

and seated at your right hand,

he sent upon the Blessed Virgin,

at prayer with the Apostles,

the Spirit of concord and unity,

of peace and forgiveness.

We praise you, Lord,

with all the Angels and Saints in their song of joy:

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.

Ille enim, integritatis auctor et unitatis amator,

corde et c6rpore incorruptam sibi Matrem elegit

atque unam et indivisam voluit Ecclesiam sponsam.

Qui, exaltatus a terra, adstante Virgine Matre,

dispersos filios tuos in unum congregavit,

amoris nexibus sibi devinctos.

Sed ad te reversus atque· ad dexteram tuam sedens,

super beatam Virginem una cum Apostolis orantem,

Spiritum misit concordire et unitatis, pacis et venire.

Unde et nos, Domine, cum Angelis et Sanctis universis,

tibi confitemur, in exsultatione dicentes:

Holy, Holy, Holy....

Communion Antiphon 

Cf. 1 Corinthians 10: 17

Though man, we are one bread,

one body, for we all partake of the one Bread and one Chalice.

Unus panis et unum corpus multi sumus,

omnes qui de uno pane et de uno calice participamus.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Lord God, through your holy gifts

which we have received

on this memorial of holy Mary, Mother of unity,

pour out upon us

the Spirit of gentleness and peace,

that we may work together in harmony

and so hasten the coming of your kingdom.

Through Christ our Lord.

Per hæc sancta quæ sumpsimus, Domine,

in hac memoria sanctæ Mariæ, unitatis Matris,

Spiritum mansuetudinis et pacis nobis clementer infunde,

ut concordes operantes,

regni tui festinemus adventum.

Per Christum.

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