Introit: Psalms lxxviii. 11, 12, 10

    Let the sighing of the prisoners come in before Thee, O Lord; render to our neighbors sevenfold in their bosom; revenge the blood of Thy saints, which hath been shed. Ps. O God, the heathens are come into Thy inheritance: they have defiled Thy holy temple: they have made Jerusalem as a place to keep fruit. ℣. Glory be. Let the sighing...

Collect

    May the festival of the blessed martyrs and bishops Cornelius and Cyprian be a safeguard unto us, we beseech Thee, O Lord; and may their venerable prayer commend us unto Thee. Through our Lord.

Commemoration of Ember Wednesday:

Collect

    Let us pray. Let us kneel.

℟

    We beseech thee, O Lord, that the remedies of Thy mercy may uphold our weakness; in pity renew our strength which by its nature is ever failing. Through 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: Exodus xv. 11, 6

    Glorious is God in His saints, marvelous in majesty, doing wonders. ℣. Thy right hand, O Lord, is magnified in strength: Thy right hand hath slain the enemy.

Alleluia: Ecclesiasticus xliv. 14

    Alleluia, alleluia. ℣. The bodies of the saints are buried in peace, and their names shall live unto generation and generation. Alleluia.

Gospel: Luke xxi. 9-19

    + Continuation of the Gospel of St. Luke. At that time, Jesus said to His disciples: When you shall hear of wars and seditions, be not terrified: these things must first come to pass, but the end is not yet presently. Then He said to them: Nation shall rise against nations, and kingdom against kingdom. And there shall be great earthquakes in divers places, and pestilences, and famines and terrors from heaven, and there shall be great signs. But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecuted you, delivering you up to the synagogues and into prisons, dragging you before kings and governors for My name's sake; and it shall happen unto you for a testimony. Lay it up therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before how you shall answer. For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to resist and gainsay. And you shall be betrayed by your parents and brethren and kinsmen and friends, and some of you they will put to death: and you shall be hated by all men for My name's sake; but a hair of your head shall not perish. In your patience you shall possess your souls.

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. Cornelius and Cyprian

Secret

    Hearken, O Lord, to our supplications, which we offer in remembrance of Thy saints: that we who trust not in our own righteousness, may be helped by the merits of those who have been pleasing to Thee. Through our Lord.

Commemoration of Ember Wednesday:

Secret

    May this oblation, we beseech Thee, O Lord, wash away our sins, and sanctifying us both in body and soul, make us worthily offer this sacrifice to Thee. Through our Lord.

Communion: Wisdom iii. 4, 5, 6

    And though in the sight of men they suffered torments, God hath tried them: as gold in the furnace He hath proved them, and as a victim of a holocaust He hath received them.

Postcommunion

    Refreshed by these salutary mysteries, we beseech Thee, O Lord, that we may be helped by the prayers of those whose festival we celebrate. Through our Lord.

Commemoration of Ember Wednesday:

Postcommunion

    We who have received Thy heavenly gifts, humbly beseech Thee, O Lord, that of Thy goodness we may worthily partake of that which we bring, of Thy gift, with diligent service. 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