The Roman Missal: Common of Saints, Confessors to the Dedication of a Church (English) 8

1[Another Mass.]

3Introit. Ps. cxviii. The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: I have understood thy testimonies, O Lord: I have seen an end of all perfection: thy commandment is exceeding broad. Ps. Blessed are the undefiled in the way: who walk in the law of the Lord. Glory, &c.

4Prayer. Indulgentiam. We beseech thee, O Lord, that the blessed virgin and martyr N. may implore for us forgiveness; who was ever pleasing to thee by the merit of chastity, and the confession of thy power. Through our Lord, &c.

5Lesson. Ecclus. li. 13—17. O Lord, my God, thou hast exalted my dwelling place upon the earth, and I have prayed for death to pass away. I called upon the Lord, the Father of my Lord, that he would not leave me in the day of my trouble, and in the time of the proud, without help. I will praise thy name continually, and will praise it with thanksgiving, and my prayer was heard, and thou hast saved me from destruction, and hast delivered me from the evil time. Therefore I will give thanks, and praise thee, O Lord our God.

6Gradual. God will help her with his countenance: God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved.—The stream of the river maketh the city of God joyful; the Most High hath sanctified his own tabernacle. Alleluia, alleluia.—This is a wise virgin, and one of the number of the prudent. Alleluia.

7[After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluia and Verse, the following is said:]

8Tract. Come, O spouse of Christ, receive the crown, which the Lord hath prepared for thee for ever: for the love of whom thou didst shed thy blood.—Thou hast loved justice, and hated iniquity: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.—With thy comeliness and thy beauty set out, proceed prosperously, and reign.

9[In Paschal Time, the Gradual is omitted, and the following is said:]

10Alleluia, alleluia.—This is a wise virgin, and one of the number of the prudent. Alleluia.—O how beautiful is the chaste generation with glory! Alleluia.

11Gospel. St Matthew xiii. 44—52. At that time, Jesus spoke this parable to his disciples: The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in a field; which a man having found, hid it, and for joy thereof goeth, and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like to a merchant seeking good pearls. Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went his way, and sold all that he had, and bought it. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like to a net cast into the sea, and gathering together of all kinds of fishes; which, when it was filled, they drew out, and sitting by the shore, they chose out the good into vessels, but the bad they cast forth. So shall it be at the end of the world. The angels shall go out, and shall separate the wicked from among the just, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Have ye understood all these things? They say to him, Yes. He said unto them, Therefore every scribe instructed in the kingdom of heaven, is like to a man who is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure new things and old.

12Offertory. Grace is poured abroad in thy lips: therefore hath God blessed thee for ever, and for ages of ages.

13Secret. Graciously receive, O Lord, the offerings devoted to thee through the merits of thy blessed virgin and martyr N. and grant that they may procure us perpetual support. Through our Lord, &c.

14Communion. I have done judgment and justice, O Lord; let not the proud calumniate me: I was directed to all thy commandments; I have hated all wicked ways.

15Postcom. Divini numeris. Replenished with the bounty of thy divine gift, we beseech thee, O Lord our God, that by the intercession of thy blessed virgin and martyr N. we may live for ever by the participation thereof. Through our Lord, &c.