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 Blaise Thy martyr and bishop, mercifully grant that we may rejoice in his protection whose birthday we celebrate. Through our Lord.

Epistle: 2 Corinthians i. 3-7

    Lesson from the Epistle of blessed Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians. Brethren: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort, who comforteth us in all our tribulation; that we also may be able to comfort them who are in all distress, by the exhortation wherewith we also are exhorted by God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us: so also by Christ doth our comfort abound. Now whether we be in tribulation, it is for your exhortation and salvation: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation: or whether we be exhorted, it is for your exhortation and salvation, which worketh the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer. That our hope for you may be steadfast: knowing that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so shall you be also of the consolation, in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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.

Tract: Psalms cxi. 1-3

    Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord: he delighteth exceedingly in His commandments. ℣. His seed shall be mighty upon the earth: the generation of the righteous shall be blessed. ℣. Glory and wealth shall be in his house, and his justice remaineth for ever and ever.

Gospel: Matthew xvi. 24-27

    + Continuation of the holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. At that time, Jesus said to His disciples: If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. For he that will save his life shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for My sake shall find it. For what doth it profit a man, if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his own soul? Or what exchange shall a man give for his soul? For the Son of man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels: and then will He render to every man according to his works.

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 Blaise 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

    May this communion, O Lord, purify us from guilt, and by the intercession of blessed Blaise Thy martyr and bishop, make us partakers of a heavenly remedy. 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