Introit: Psalms xxxiii. 20-21

    Many were the afflictions of the just, and out of all these the Lord hath delivered them: the Lord keepeth all their bones; not one of them shall be broken. Ps. I will bless the Lord at all times: His praise shall be always in my mouth. ℣. Glory be to the Father.

Collect

    Grant to Thy Church, we beseech Thee, O Lord, by the intercession of Thy holy martyrs, Vitus, Modestus and Crescentia, not to be proud minded, but to make progress by humility pleasing unto Thee; that despising what is evil, she may exercise with an eager love the things which are right. Through.

Commemoration of the Sacred Heart

Collect

    O God, who in the Heart of Thy Son, wounded by our sins, dost mercifully vouchsafe to bestow upon us the infinite wealth of Thy love; grant, we beseech Thee, that revering it with meet devotion, we may fulfill our duty of worthy reparation. Through the same our Lord.

Epistle: Wisdom iii. 1-8

    Lesson from the Book of Wisdom. The souls of the just are in the hand of God, and the torment of death shall not touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: and their departure was taken for misery; and their going away from us for utter destruction: but they are in peace. And though in the sight of men they suffered torments, their hope is full of immortality. Afflicted in few things, in many they shall be well rewarded: because God hath tried them, and found them worthy of Himself. As gold in the furnace He hath proved them, and as a victim of a holocaust He hath received them, and in time there shall be respect had to them. The just shall shine, and shall run to and fro like sparks among the reeds. They shall judge nations and rule over people, and their Lord shall reign for ever.

Gradual: Psalms cxlix. 5, 1

    The saints shall rejoice in glory: they shall be joyful in their beds. ℣. Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle: let His praise be in the church of the saints.

Alleluia: Psalms cxliv. 10-11

    Alleluia, alleluia. ℣. Thy saints shall bless Thee, O Lord, they shall speak of the glory of Thy kingdom. Alleluia.

Gospel: Luke x. 16-20

    + Continuation of the holy Gospel according to St. Luke. At that time, Jesus said to His disciples: He that heareth you, heareth Me; and he that despiseth you, despiseth Me; and he that despiseth Me, despiseth Him that sent Me. And the seventy-two returned with joy, saying: Lord, the devils also are subject to us in Thy name. And He said to them: I saw Satan like lightning falling from heaven. Behold, I have given you power to tread upon serpents, and scorpions, and upon all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall hurt you. But yet rejoice not in this, that spirits are subject to you; but rejoice in this, that your names are written in heaven.

Offertory: Psalms lxvii. 36

    God is wonderful in His saints, the God of Israel is He who will give power and strength to His people: blessed be God.

Secret

    Even as the offering we lay before Thee, O Lord, in honor of Thy saints, bears witness to Thine almighty power, so likewise may it ensure to us the fruit of Thy salvation. Through our Lord.

Commemoration of the Sacred Heart

Secret

    Look, we beseech Thee, O Lord, upon the ineffable love of the Heart of Thy beloved Son, that our offering may be acceptable unto Thee and atone for all our sins. Through the same our Lord.

Communion: Wisdom iii. 1-2, 3

    The souls of the just are in the hand of God, and the torment of malice shall not touch them: in the sight of the unwise they seemed to die; but they are in peace.

Postcommunion

    Refreshed by Thy solemn blessing, we beseech Thee, O Lord, through the prayers of Thy holy martyrs Vitus, Modestus and Crescentia, that this healing sacrament may avail us in body and in soul. Through our Lord.

Commemoration of the Sacred Heart

Postcommunion

    May Thy holy mysteries, O Lord Jesus, produce in us a divine fervor, whereby, having tasted the sweetness of Thy most dear Heart, we may learn to despise earthly things and love those of heaven. Who livest.

+ Taken from St. Andrew Daily Missal, by Dom Gaspar Lefebvre, O.S.B., Imprimi Potest 11-18-1945 P. Joannes Delacroix, O.S.B., Imprimatur 11-22-1945 Joseph Van Der Meersch