Introit: Daniel iii. 84, 87

    O ye priests of the Lord, 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 be. O ye priests...

Collect

    O God, who givest us joy by the annual solemnity of blessed Polycarp Thy martyr and bishop, mercifully grant that we may rejoice in his protection whose birthday we celebrate. Through our Lord.

Epistle: 1 John iii. 10-16

    Lesson from the Epistle of blessed John the Apostle. Most dearly beloved, whosoever is not just, is not of God, nor he that loveth not his brother. For this is the declaration, which you have heard from the beginning, that you should love one another. Not as Cain, who was of the wicked one, and killed his brother. And wherefore did he kill him? Because his own works were wicked, and his brother's just. Wonder not, brethren, if the world hate you. We know that we have passed from death to life: because we love the brethren. He that loveth not, abideth in death. Whosoever hateth his brother is murederer. And you know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in himself. In this we have known the charity of God, because He hath laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

Gradual: Psalms viii. 6-7

    Thou hast crowned him with glory and honor. ℣. And hast set him over the works of Thy hands, O Lord.

Alleluia

    Alleluia, alleluia. ℣. This is priest whom the Lord hath crowned. Alleluia.

Gospel: Matthew x. 26-32

    + Continuation of the Gospel of St. Matthew. At that time, Jesus said to His disciples: Nothing is covered that shall not be revealed; nor hid that shall not be known. That which I tell you in the dark, speak ye in the light; and that which you hear in the ear, preach ye upon the house-tops. And fear ye not them that kill the body, and are not able to kill the soul; but rather fear Him that can destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing, and not one of them shall fall to the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: better are you than many sparrows. Every one therefore that shall confess Me before men, I will also confess Me before men, I will also confess Him before My Father who is in heaven.

Offertory: Psalms lxxxviii. 21-22

    I have found David My servant, with My holy oil I have anointed him; for My hand shall help him, and My arm shall strengthen him.

Secret

    Sanctify, O Lord, the offerings dedicated to Thee, and appeased by the intercession of blessed Polycarp Thy martyr and bishop, and also by this sacrifice, look mercifully upon us. Through our Lord.

Communion: Psalms xx. 4

    Thou hast set on his head, O Lord, a crown of precious stones.

Postcommunion

    Refresh by the participation in the holy gift, we beseech Thee, O Lord our God, that by the intercession of blessed Polycarp Thy martyr and bishop, we may experience the effect of that which we celebrate. Through out Lord.

+ 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