Introit: Psalms cvi. 9-10

    The Lord hath satisfied the empty soul: such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death: bound in want and in iron. Ps. Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to Him, and His wonderful works to the children of men. ℣. Glory be to the Father.

Collect

    O God, who, when about to call the enslaved negros unto the knowledge of Thy name, didst strengthen blessed Peter with wondrous charity and patience for their aid; grant, through his intercession, that seeking the things of Jesus Christ, we may love our neighbors in deed and in Lord.

Commemoration of St. Gorgonius:

Collect

    O Lord, may Thy holy Gorgonius make us glad by his intercession and cause us to rejoice on his holy festival. Through our Lord.

Epistle: Isaias lviii. 6-9, 10

    Lesson from the book of Isaias. Thus saith the Lord: Loose the bands of wickedness, undo the bundles that oppress, let them that are broken go free, and break asunder every burden. Deal thy bread to the hungry, and bring the needy and the harborless into thy house: when thou shalt see one naked, cover him, and despise not thy own flesh. Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy health shall speedily arise, and thy justice shall go before thy face, and the glory of the Lord shall gather thee up. Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall hear: thou shalt cry, and He shall say: Here I am. When thou shalt pour out thy soul to the hungry, and shalt satisfy the afflicted soul, then shall thy light rise up in darkness, and thy darkness shall be as the noonday.

Gradual: Psalms lxxi. 12-14

    He shall spare the poor and needy, and he shall save the souls of the poor. ℣. He shall redeem their souls from usuries and iniquity: and their names shall be honorable in his sight.

Alleluia: Psalms ix. 33, 35

    Alleluia, alleluia. ℣. Arise, O Lord, let Thy hand be exalted: forget not the poor. To Thee is the poor man left: Thou wilt be a helper to the orphan. Alleluia.

Gospel: Luke x. 29-37

    + The continuation of the holy Gospel according to St. Luke. At that time: A certain lawyer willing to justify himself, said to Jesus: And who is my neighbor? And Jesus answering, said: A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, who also stripped him, and having wounded him went away, leaving him half dead. And it chanced, that a certain priest went down the same way: and seeing him, passed by. In like manner also a Levite, when he was near the place and saw him, passed by. But a certain Samaritan being on his journey, came near him; and seeing him, was moved with compassion. And going up to him, bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine: and setting him upon his own beast, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And the next day he took out two pence, and gave to the host, and said: Take care of him; and whatsoever thou shalt spend over and above, I, at my return, will repay thee. Which of these three, in thy opinion, was neighbor to him that fell among the robbers? But he said: He that shewed mercy to him. And Jesus said to him: Go, and do thou in like manner.

Offertory: Job xxix. 12-13, 15-16

    Because I had delivered the poor man that cried out, and the fatherless that had no helper: the blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me, and I comforted the heart of the widow. I was an eye to the blind and a foot to the lame. I was the father of the poor.

Secret

    May the victim of love, which we offer up in this sacrifice, be a propitiation for us, through Thy mercy, O Lord, and by the prayers and merits of blessed Peter, may it be efficacious and salutary in gaining for us greater patience and love. Through the same our Lord.

Commemoration of St. Gorgonius:

Secret

    May the oblation which we Thy servants offer up, O Lord, be pleasing to Thee; for which may Thy holy martyr Gorgonius be an intercessor. Through.

Communion: Ezechias xxxiv. 15-16

    I will feed my sheep and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord God. I will seek that which was lost; and that which was driven away I will bring again. And I will bind up that which was broken, and I will strengthen that which was weak.

Postcommunion

    May the salutary effect of Thy loving kindness increase in us, O Lord; that refreshed by this heavenly food we may, through the intercession of blessed Peter, happily obtain the crown of everlasting life. Through our Lord.

Commemoration of St. Gorgonius:

Postcommunion

    May the eternal sweetness descend upon and quicken Thine household, O Lord: and in Thy martyr Gorgonius, may it ever be refreshed by the good odor of Christ, Thy Son. Who with Thee liveth and reigneth.

+ 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