The Roman Missal: Proper of Saints, July (English) 21

1[July 24. St Alexius, Confessor.—Semidouble.]

2Introit. Ps. xxxvi. The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom, and his tongue shall speak judgment: the law of his God is in his heart. Ps. Be not emulous of evildoers; nor envy them that work iniquity. Glory, &c.

3Prayer. Deus qui beatum. O God who didst render blessed Alexius thy confessor, admirable for his contempt of the world; grant, we beseech thee, that by the help of his intercession, thy faithful may despise earthly things, and ever aspire to things celestial. Through our Lord, &c.

4[Then is made a Commemoration of the Vigil of St James, Apostle, as in the Mass for the Vigil of an Apostle, page I; afterwards of St Christina, Virgin and Martyr, by the Prayer, Indulgentiam, as in the Mass Me expectaverunt, for a Virgin and Martyr, page XLV.]

5Epistle. 1 Timothy vi. 6—12. Dearly beloved, godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and certainly we can carry nothing out. But having food, and wherewith to be covered, with these we are content. For they that will become rich, fall into temptation, and into the snare of the devil, and into many unprofitable and hurtful desires, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For covetousness is the root of all evils; which some desiring have erred from the faith, and have entangled themselves in many sorrows. But thou, O man of God, fly these things; and pursue justice, godliness, faith, charity, patience, meekness. Fight the good fight of faith; lay hold on eternal life.

6[The rest as in the Mass Os justi for a Confessor, page XXXV. except the Gospel, which is from the Mass Os justi for Abbots, page XLI.]

7[At the end of the Mass is read the Gospel for the Vigil of an Apostle, as in the Mass Ego autem, page I.]