Introit: Psalm li. 10, 11

    But I, as a fruitful olive-tree in the house of the Lord, have hoped in the mercy of my God: and I will wait on Thy name, for it is good in the sight of Thy saints. Ps. Why dost thou glory in malice, thou that art mighty in iniquity? ℣. Glory be. But I, as...

Collect

    Grant, we beseech Thee, almighty God, that the solemn feast of Thine apostle James, which we anticipate, may both increase our devotion and advance our salvation. Through our Lord.

Commemoration of St. Christina:

Collect

    May blessed Christina Thy virgin and martyr, we beseech Thee, O Lord, implore for us Thy forgiveness; for she was ever pleasing unto Thee, both by the merit of her chastity, and by her confession of Thy power. Through our Lord.

Epistle: Ecclesiasticus xliv. 25-27; xlv. 2-4, 6-9

    Lesson from the book of Ecclesiasticus. The blessing of the Lord was upon the head of the just man. Therefore the Lord gave him an inheritance and divided him his portion in twelve tribes; and he found grace in the eyes of all flesh. He magnified him in the fear of his enemies, and with his words he made prodigies to cease. He glorified him in the sight of kings, and gave him commandments in the sight of his people, and showed him in his faith and meekness, and chose him our of all flesh. And he gave him commandments before his face, and a law of life and instruction, and he exalted him. He made an everlasting covenant with him, and girded him about with a girdle of justice: and the Lord crowned him with a crown of glory.

Gradual: Psalm xci. 13, 14

    The just man shall flourish like the palm-tree: like the cedar of Libanus shall he be multiplied in the house of the Lord. ℣. To show forth Thy mercy in the morning, and Thy truth in the night.

Gospel: John xv. 12-16

    + Continuation of the holy Gospel according to the Apostle John. At that time, Jesus said to His disciples: This is My commandment, that you love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love than this no man hath, that a man lay down his life for his friends. You are My friends, if you do the things that I command you. I will not now call you servants: for the servant knoweth not what his lord doth. But I have called you friends: because all things whatsoever I have heard of My Father, I have made known to you. You have not chosen Me: but I have chosen you, and have appointed you, that you should go, and should bring forth fruit; and your fruit should remain; that whatsoever you shall ask of the Father in My name, He may give it you.

Offertory: Psalm viii. 6-7

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

Secret

    Whilst we offer unto Thee the sacred mysteries, revering the dignity of the apostleship, we beseech Thee, O Lord, that through the prayers of blessed James, Thine apostle, whose heavenly birthday we anticipate, Thy people may ever pour our their desires, and obtain what they wish. Through our Lord.

Commemoration of St. Christina:

Secret

    Graciously accept, O Lord, the offerings dedicated unto Thee through the merits of blessed Christina Thy virgin and martyr: and grant that they may be unto us a perpetual support. Through our Lord.

Communion: Psalm xx. 6

    His glory is great in Thy salvation: glory and great beauty shalt Thou lay upon him, O Lord.

Postcommunion

    We beseech Thee, O Lord, that, appeased by the supplication of Thy holy apostle James, Thou wouldst both pardon our faults and confer upon us everlasting remedies. Through our Lord.

Commemoration of St. Christina:

Postcommunion

    Filled with the diving gift of Thy bounty, we beseech Thee, O Lord our God, that by the intercession of blessed Christina Thy virgin and martyr, we may ever live by the participation thereof. 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