Carissimi; Today’s Mass: Passion Wednesday I

OTLeviticusWedsPassion1Passion Wednesday I: Missa “Liberátor meus”

The Collecta for this day is at the church built by Pope Marcus, where the station was held on Monday after the third Sunday in Lent. Station was at St. Marcellus. The title of Marcellus stands on the Via Lata, on the site once occupied by the house of a matron named Lucina. Recent excavations have corroborated the data furnished by the, Acta of St. Marcellus, so that we may hold for a certainty that the church was erected during the pontificate of the martyr who was afterwards buried there.

The Lenten fast is now drawing to its close, wherefore we pray in the Collect that the abstinence which we have practised  being sanctified by the mortification of all our evil passions, may serve to enlighten the hearts of the faithful. God himself has placed this desire in our hearts, so we trust that he will graciously accept it and will grant it abundant fruit.

The Gospel; Obstinacy of the Jews in rejecting Jesus. The Sanhedrin hated Our Lord and sought to stone Him. The Jews, rejecting the pastor of their souls, are no longer His sheep, but the Gentiles, baptized or reconciled to God, at the Easter Feast, are the sheep who hear His voice and to whom He gives eternal life.

Until Maunday Thursday, in masses of the season, the Psalm Judica me Psalm 42 is omitted as well as the Gloria Patri after the Introit and the Lavabo.

INTROIT  Psalm 17:48-49

My deliverer from the angry nations; truly above my adversaries You exalt me and from the violent man You have rescued me, O Lord. Ps 17:2 – 3. I love You, O Lord, my strength, O Lord, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer. My deliverer from the angry nations; truly above my adversaries You exalt me and from the violent man You have rescued me, O Lord.

COLLECT

In Your mercy, O Lord, may this hallowing fast enlighten the hearts of Your faithful people, and since You have given them the desire to serve You, lend a gracious ear to their prayers. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God Forever and ever. R.Amen.

Against the persecutors of Holy Mother Church
We beseech Thee, O Lord, mercifully to receive the prayers of Thy Church : that, all adversity and error being destroyed, she may serve Thee in security and freedom.

Or

For the Pope
O God, the Shepherd and Ruler of all the faithful, look favorably upon Thy servant N., whom Thou hast been pleased to appoint as shepherd over Thy Church, grant we beseech Thee, that by word and example, he may edify those over whom he is placed, and together with the flock entrusted to his care, may attain everlasting life. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Who livest and reignest, with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God For ever and ever. R. Amen.

EPISTLE Leviticus 19: 1, 2; 11-19, 25

Lesson from the Book of Leviticus. In those days, the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Speak to all the multitude of the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, I am the Lord your God, You shall not steal. You shall not lie: neither shall any man deceive his neighbor. Thou shalt not swear falsely by My name, nor pro­fane the name of Thy God: I am the Lord. Thou shalt not calumniate thy neighbor, nor oppress him by violence. The wages of him that has been hired by thee shall not abide with thee until the morning Thou shalt not speak evil of the deaf, nor put a stumbling­block before the blind; but thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, because I am the Lord. Thou shalt not do that which is unjust, nor judge unjustly. Respect not the person of the poor, nor honor the counte­nance of the mighty; but judge thy neighbor according to jus­tice. Thou shalt not be a detractor, nor a whisperer among the people: Thou shalt not stand against the blood of thy neighbor. I am the Lord. Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart; but reprove him openly, lest thou incur sin through him. Seek not re­venge, nor be mindful of the injury of thy citizens. Thou shalt love thy friend as thyself. I am the Lord. Keep ye My laws: for I am the Lord your God.

GRADUAL Psalm 29: 2, 3, 4

I will extol Thee, O Lord, for Thou hast upheld me and hast not made my enemies to rejoice over me. V. O Lord, my God, I have cried to Thee, and Thou hast healed me: Thou hast brought forth, O Lord, my soul from hell; Thou hast saved me from them that go down into the pit.

TRACTUS Psalm 102: 10

O Lord, repay us not according to the sins we have com­mitted, nor according to our iniquities. V. (Ps. 78: 8-9) O Lord, remember not our former iniquities: let Thy mercies speedily prevent us, for we are become exceeding poor. V. (Here all kneel down) Help Us, O Lord our Saviour: and for the glory of Thy name, O Lord, deliver us: and forgive us our sins for Thy name’s sake.

GOSPEL St. John 10: 22-38

At that time, it was the feast of the Dedication at Jerusalem, and it was winter. And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon’s porch. The Jews therefore came round about Him, and said to Him, How long dost Thou hold our souls in suspense? If Thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. Jesus answered them, “I speak to you, and you believe not: the works that I do in the name of My Father they give testimony of Me; but you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep. My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them life ever­lasting, and they shall not perish forever, and no man shall pluck them out of My hand. That which My Father hath given Me is greater than all, and no one can snatch them out of the hand of My Father. I and the Father are one.” The Jews then took up stones to stone Him. Jesus answered them, “Many good works I have showed you from My Father; for which of those works do you stone Me?” The Jews answered Him. For a good work we stone Thee not, but for blasphemy; and because that Thou, being a man, makest Thyself God. Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, I said, You are gods? If He called them gods to whom the word of God was spoken, and the Scripture can not be broken, do you say of Him, Whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest, because I said, I am the Son of God? If I do not the works of My Father, believe Me not: but if I do, though you will not believe Me, believe the works, that you may know and believe that the Father is in Me, and I in the Father.”

OFFERTORY Psalm 58

Deliver me from my enemies, O my God, and defend me from them that rise up against me, O Lord.

SECRET

Make it Thy will, O merciful God, that in earnest tribute we may bring the offerings of reparation and praise. Through our Lord Jesus Christ Thy Son. Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God Forever and ever. R.Amen.

Against the Persecutors of the Church
Protect us, we beseech Thee, O Lord, who assist at Thy mysteries, that holding fast to things divine, we may serve Thee both in body and soul.

Or

For the Pope
Be appeased, we beseech Thee, O Lord, by our peace-offerings, and by Thy constant protection, guide Thy servant N., whom Thou hast been pleased to appoint as shepherd over Thy Church. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Who livest and reignest, with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God For ever and ever. R. Amen.

PREFACE of the Holy Cross

It is truly meet and just, right and for our salvation, that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto Thee, O holy Lord, Father almighty, everlasting God : Who didst establish the salvation of mankind on the tree of the Cross: that whence death came thence also life might arise again, and that he, Who overcame by the tree, by the tree also might be overcome: Through Christ our Lord. Through Whom the Angels praise Thy Majesty, the Dominations worship it, the Powers stand in awe. The Heavens and the Heavenly hosts together with the blessed Seraphim in triumphant chorus unite to celebrate it. Together with these we entreat Thee, that Thou mayest bid our voices also be admitted while we say with lowly praise:
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY…

COMMUNION Psalm 118: 49, 50

I will wash my hands among the innocent, and will compass Thy altar, O Lord: that I may hear the voice of Thy praise, and tell of all Thy wondrous works.

POSTCOMMUNION

Having received the bless­ing of the heavenly gift, we, Thy suppliants, implore Thee, O God, that the same may be the cause both of the sacrament and of our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Who livest and reignest, with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God For ever and ever. R. Amen.

Against the persecutors of Holy Mother Church
We beseech Thee, O Lord our God, that Thou wouldst not suffer to be exposed to human dangers those to whom Thou givest to rejoice in this divine banquet.

OR

For the Pope
We beseech Thee, O Lord, that the reception of this divine sacrament, may protect us and always save and defend Thy servant N., whom Thou hast been pleased to appoint as shepherd over Thy Church, together with the flock entrusted to him. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Who livest and reignest, with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God For ever and ever. R. Amen.

Prayer over the people

Let us pray. Bow your heads to God.
Comply with our humble prayers, almighty God, and graciously grant Your habitual mercy to those upon whom You lavish confidence in the expectation of Your goodness. Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. R. Amen.

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