Introit: Psalms xcvi. 7-8

    Adore God, all you His angels: Sion heard, and was glad: and the daughters of Juda rejoiced. Ps. The Lord hath reigned, let the earth rejoice: let many islands be glad. ℣. Glory be. Adore God, all...

Collect

    Almighty and eternal God, mercifully look upon our infirmity, and stretch forth the right hand of Thy majesty to help and defend us. Through our Lord.

Commemoration of St. Paul:

Collect

    O God, who hast taught the whole world by the preaching of blessed Paul the apostle, grant that we, who this day celebrate his conversion, may by following his example, be drawn unto Thee. Through our Lord.

Commemoration of St. Peter:

Collect

    O God, who, upon blessed Peter, Thine apostle, didst bestow the pontifical power of binding and loosing, and didst give to him the keys of the kingdom of heaven: grant that his intercession may ensure our deliverance from the bondage of sin. Who livest and reignest.

Epistle: Romans xii. 16-21

    Lesson from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans. Brethren: Be not wise in your conceits. To no man rendering evil for evil: providing good things not only in the sight of God, but also in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as is in you, have peace with all men. Revenge not yourselves, my dearly beloved, but give place unto wrath. For it is written: Revenge is mine: I will repay, saith the Lord. But if thy enemy be hungry, give him to eat: if he thirst, give him to drink: for doing this thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head. Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil by good.

Gradual: Psalms ci. 16-17

    The Gentiles shall fear Thy name, O Lord, and all the kings of the earth Thy glory. ℣. For the Lord hath built up Sion: and He shall be seen in His glory.

Alleluia: Psalms xcvi. 1

    Alleluia, alleluia. ℣. The Lord hath reigned, let the earth rejoice: let many islands be glad. Alleluia.

Gospel: Matthew viii. 1-13

    + Continuation of the Gospel of St. Matthew. At that time, when Jesus was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him: and behold a leper came and adored Him, saying: Lord, if Thou wilt, Thou canst make me clean. And Jesus stretching forth His hand, touched him, saying: I will. Be thou made clean. And forthwith his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus saith to him: See, thou tell no man: but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. And when he had entered into Capharnum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching Him, and saying: Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, and is grievously tormented. And Jesus saith to him: I will come and heal him. And the centurion making answer said: Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst enter under my roof: but only say the word and my servant shall be healed. For I also am a man subject to authority, having under me soldiers; and I say to this: Go, and he goeth; to another: Come, and he cometh; and to my servant: Do this, and he doeth it. And Jesus hearing this marveled, and said to them that followed Him: Amen I say to you, I have not found so great faith in Israel. And I say to you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven: but the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into the exterior darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. And Jesus said to the centurion: Go, and as thou hast believed, so be it done to thee. And teh servant was healed at the same hour.

Offertory: Psalms cxvii. 16, 17

    The right hand of the Lord hath wrought strength: the right hand of the Lord hath exalted me: I shall not die, but live, and shall declare the works of the Lord.

Secret

    May this offering, O Lord, we pray Thee, cleanse away our sins, and sanctify the bodies and minds of Thy servants for the celebration of this sacrifice. Through our Lord.

Commemoration of St. Paul:

Secret

    Sanctify, O Lord, the offerings of Thy people through the prayers of Thy apostle Paul, that this sacrifice which is pleasing to Thee being of Thy institution, may become more pleasing by his intercession and support. Through our Lord.

Commemoration of St. Peter:

Secret

    May the prayer of the apostle Peter commend to Thee, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the prayers and sacrifices of Thy Church; that what we celebrate in his honor may procure for us pardon. Through our Lord.

Communion: Luke iv. 22

    All wondered at these things which proceeded from the mouth of God.

Postcommunion

    Vouchsafe, we pray Thee, O Lord, that we who of Thy bounty frequent these great mysteries, may be made worthy to enjoy their fruits. Through our Lord.

Commemoration of St. Paul:

Postcommunion

    Being sanctified, O Lord, by Thy saving mysteries, we beseech Thee, that his prayer may not fail us, by whose patronage Thou hast granted us to be directed. Through our Lord.

Commemoration of St. Peter:

Postcommunion

    May our sacrifice fill us with joy, O Lord, that as we proclaim Thee wonderful in Thy apostle Peter, so through him we may receive the fullness of Thy pardon. 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