Introit: Ecclesiasticus xxxvi. 18

    Give peace, O Lord, to them that patiently wait for Thee, that Thy prophets may be found faithful: hear the prayers of Thy servant, and of Thy people Israel. Ps. I rejoiced at the things that were said to me: We shall go into the house of the Lord. ℣. Glory be to the Father.

Collect

    In Thy tender mercy, direct our hearts, we beseech Thee, O Lord, because without Thee we are not able to please Thee. Through our Lord.

Epistle: 1 Corinthians i. 4-8

    Lesson from the Epistle of blessed Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians. Brethren, I give thanks to my God always for you, for the grace of God that is given you in Christ Jesus, that in all things you are made rich in Him, in all utterance and in all knowledge, as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you, so that nothing is wanting to you in any grace, waiting for the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ. Who also will confirm you into the end without crime, in the day of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Gradual: Psalms cxxi. 1, 7

    I rejoiced at the things that were said to me: We shall go into the house of the Lord. ℣. Let peace be in thy strength, and abundance in thy towers.

Alleluia: Psalms ci. 16

    Alleluia, alleluia. ℣. The nations shall fear Thy name, O Lord: and all the kings of the earth Thy glory. Alleluia.

Gospel: Matthew ix. 1-8

    + The continuation of the holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. At that time, Jesus entering into a boat, passed over the water and came into His own city. And behold they brought Him one sick of the palsy lying in a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith, said to the man sick of the palsy: Be of good heart, son, thy sins are forgiven thee. And behold some of the scribes said within themselves: He blasphemeth. And Jesus seeing their thoughts said: Why do you think evil in your hearts? whether is it easier to say: Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say: Arise and walk? But that you may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins (then said He to the man sick of the palsy): Arise, take up thy bed, and go into thy house. And he arose, and went into his house. And the multitude seeing it, feared, and glorified God who had given such power to men.

Offertory: Exodus xxiv. 4, 5

    Moses consecrated an altar to the Lord, offering upon it holocausts, and sacrificing victims: he made an evening sacrifice to the Lord God for an odor of sweetness, in the sight of the children of Israel.

Secret

    O God who, through the venerable intercourse of this sacrifice dost make us partakers of the one supreme Godhead: grant, we beseech Thee, that having come to the knowledge of Thy truth, we may obtain it by worthy lives. Through our Lord.

Communion: Psalms xcv. 8-9

    Bring up sacrifices, and come into His courts: adore ye the Lord in His holy court.

Postcommunion

    Nourished by Thy sacred gift, we return thanks unto Thee, O Lord; beseeching Thy mercy to make us worthy to partake of it. Through our 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