The Roman Missal: Proper of Saints, March and April (English) 9

1[March 12. St Gregory the Great, Pope, Confessor.—Double.]

2Introit. Dan. iii. O Ye priests of God, bless the Lord: O ye holy and humble of heart, praise God. Ps. All ye works of the Lord, bless the Lord; praise and exalt him above all for ever. Glory, &c.

3Prayer. Deus qui animæ. O God, who didst bestow upon the soul of thy servant Gregory the rewards of eternal happiness; mercifully grant, that we who are oppressed by the weight of our sins, may be relieved by his intercession with thee. Through our Lord, &c.

4[Epistle.—I charge thee before God, &c. as in the Common of Holy Doctors, page xxxii.]

5Gradual. The Lord hath sworn, and he will not repent: thou art a priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedech.—The Lord said to my Lord, sit thou at my right hand.

6Tract. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord: in his commandments he delighteth exceedingly.—His seed shall be mighty upon earth; the generation of the righteous shall be blessed.—Glory and wealth shall be in his house: and his justice remaineth for ever and ever.

7[Gospel.—You are the salt of the earth, as in the Common of Holy Doctors, page xxxiv. Credo.]

8Offertory. My truth and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.

9Secret. Grant us, we beseech thee, O Lord, that by the intercession of blessed Gregory this oblation may be profitable to us; by the immolation of which thou didst grant the forgiveness of the sins of the whole world. Through our Lord, &c.

10Communion. A faithful and wise steward, whom the Lord set over his family, to give them their measure of wheat in due season.

11Postcom. Deus qui beatum. O God, who didst make the blessed pontiff Gregory equal in merits to thy saints, grant in thy mercy that we who celebrate a festival in commemoration of him, may also imitate the example of his life. Through our Lord, &c.