Introit: Psalms xxxiii. 20-21

    Many were the afflictions of the just, and out of all these the Lord hath delivered them: the Lord keepeth all their bones; not one of them shall be broken. Ps. I will bless the Lord at all times: His praise shall be always in my mouth. ℣. Glory be to the Father.

Collect

    Grant, we beseech Thee, almighty God, that we may receive twofold joy on this day's festival of the triumph of blessed John and Paul, whom the same faith and martyrdom made truly brethren. Through our Lord.

Commemoration of St. John the Baptist

Collect

    O God, who hast made this day honorable to us by the birth of blessed John ; pour forth upon Thy people the grace of spiritual joys, and direct the souls of all Thy faithful into the way of eternal salvation. Through our Lord.

Epistle: Ecclesiasticus xliv. 10-15

    Lesson from the book of Ecclesiasticus. These are men of mercy, whose godly deeds have not failed: good things continue with their seed, their posterity are a holy inheritance, and their seed hath stood in the covenants: and their children for their sakes remain for ever: their seed and their glory shall not be forsaken. Their bodies are buried in peace, and their name liveth unto generation and generation. Let the people show forth their wisdom, and the Church declare their praise.

Gradual: Psalms cxxxii. 1-2

    Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity. ℣. It is like the precious ointment on the head, that ran down upon the beard, the beard of Aaron.

Alleluia

    Alleluia, alleluia. ℣. This is the true fraternity, which overcame the guilt of the world: they followed Christ, and attained the glorious kingdom of heaven. Alleluia.

Gospel: Luke xii. 1-8

    + Continuation of the Gospel of St. Luke. At that time, Jesus said to His disciples: Beware ye of the leaven of the pharisees, which is hypocrisy. For there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed: nor hidden that shall not be known. For whatsoever things you have spoken in darkness shall be published in the light: and that which you have spoken in the ear in the chambers shall be preached on the house-tops. And I say to you, My friends: Be not afraid of them who kill the body and after that have no more that they can do. But I will show you whom you shall fear: Fear ye Him who, after He hath killed, hath power to cast into hell. Yea, I say to you: Fear Him. Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? Yea, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: you are of more value than many sparrows. And I say to you: Whosoever shall confess Me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God.

Offertory: Psalms v. 12-13

    All they that love Thy name shall glory in Thee, for Thou, O Lord, wilt bless the just: O Lord, Thou hast crowned us, as with a shield of Thy good will.

Secret

    Graciously receive, O Lord, the offerings dedicated to Thee through the merits of Thy holy martyrs, John and Paul, and grant that they may become unto us an everlasting help. Through.

Commemoration of St. John the Baptist

Secret

    We heap up our gifts upon Thine altars, O Lord, that we may with due honor celebrate the birthday of him who both foretold the coming of the Savior of the world and pointed Him out, when He came, our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son: who with Thee liveth.

Communion: Wisdom iii. 4, 5, 6

    Though in the sight of men they suffered torments, God hath tried them: as gold in the furnace He hath proved them, and as holocausts He hath received them.

Postcommunion

    We have received, O Lord, Thy heavenly sacraments on this festival, kept in honor of Thy holy martyrs, John and Paul: grant, we beseech Thee, that what we practice during our life-time may bring us to everlasting bliss. Through our Lord.

Commemoration of St. John the Baptist

Postcommunion

    Let Thy Church, O God, be glad at the birth of blessed John the Baptist; through whom she knew the Author of her new birth, our Lord Jesus 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