January 22 - Sts. Vincent & Anastasius, Martyrs

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

    Graciously hear, O Lord, the humble prayers of those who acknowledge the guilt of their sins; that by the intercession of Thy blessed martyrs Vincent and Anastasius, they may be delivered. 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.

Secret

    We offer to Thee, O Lord, the gifts of our devotion, that they may be pleasing to Thee in honor of Thy saints, and be made salutary to us through Thy mercy. 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

    Vouchsafe, we beseech Thee, almighty God, that we, who have received food from heaven, may by the intercession of Thy blessed martyrs Vincent and Anastasius, be thereby defended from all adversity. Through.

+ 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