The Roman Missal: Thirteenth to Eighteenth Sundays after Pentecost, with the September Ember Days (English) 9

1[Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost.]

2Introit. Ecclus. xxxv. Give peace, O Lord, to them that patiently wait for thee, that thy prophets may be found faithful: hear the prayers of thy servant, and of thy people Israel. I rejoiced at the things that were said to me: we shall go into the house of the Lord. Glory, &c.

3Prayer. Dirigat corda. We beseech thee, O Lord, that the work of thy mercy may direct our hearts; for, without thy grace, we cannot be pleasing to thee. Through our Lord, &c.

4[Second Prayer, A cunctis, as page 102.]

5[Third Prayer at the choice of the Priest.]

6Epistle. 1 Corinth. i. 4—8. Brethren, I give thanks to my God always for you, for the grace of God that is given you in Jesus Christ, that in all things you are made rich in him, in all utterance and in all knowledge, as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you, so that nothing is wanting to you in any grace, waiting for the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ. Who also will confirm you unto the end without crime, in the day of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

7Gradual. I rejoiced at the things that were said to me: we shall go into the house of our Lord. Let peace be in thy strength, and abundance in thy towers. Alleluia, alleluia. The gentiles shall fear thy name, O Lord: and all the kings of the earth thy glory. Alleluia.

8Gospel. St Matthew ix. 1—8. At that time, Jesus entering into a ship, passed over the water and came into his own city. And behold they brought to him one sick of the palsy lying in a bed; and Jesus seeing their faith, said to the man sick of the palsy, Be of good heart, son, thy sins are forgiven thee. And behold some of the scribes said within themselves, He blasphemeth. And Jesus seeing their thoughts, said, Why do you think evil in your hearts? whether is it easier to say? Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise and walk? But that you may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then said he to the man sick of the palsy), Arise, take up thy bed, and go into thy house. And he arose, and went into his house. And the multitude seeing it, feared, and glorified God who had given such power to men.

9[Credo.]

10Offertory. Moses consecrated an altar to the Lord, offering upon it holocausts, and sacrificing victims: he made an evening sacrifice to the Lord God for an odour of sweetness, in the sight of the children of Israel.

11Secret. O God, who by this venerable sacrifice, hast made us partakers of the one supreme divinity; grant, we beseech thee, that as we know thy truth, so we may attain to it by a worthy life. Through our Lord, &c.

12[Second and Third Secrets as directed above.]

13Communion. Bring up sacrifices, and come into his courts; adore ye the Lord in his holy court.

14Postcom. Gratias tibi. We return thee thanks, O Lord, nourished with thy sacred gifts, and we implore thy mercy, that thou wouldst render us worthy to partake of them. Through our Lord, &c.

15[Second and Third Postcommunions as directed above.]