Introit: Psalms xxxvi. 30-31

    The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom, and his tongue shall speak judgment: the law of his God is in his heart. Ps. Be not emulous of evildoers: nor envy them that work iniquity. ℣. Glory be. The mouth of...

Collect

    May the intercession of the blessed abbot Benedict, we beseech Thee, O Lord, commend us unto Thee, that what we cannot have through our own merits, we may obtain through his patronage. Through our Lord.

Commemoration of the Feria:

Collect

    May the affection of our devotion be made fruitful by Thy grace, we beseech Thee, O Lord: for then will the fasts we have undertaken become profitable to us, if they are pleasing to Thy mercy. Through our Lord.

Epistle: Ecclesiasticus xlv. 1-6

    Lesson from the Book of Ecclesiasticus. Beloved of God and men, whose memory is in benediction. He made him like the saints in glory, and 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 His glory. He sanctified him in his faith and meekness, and chose him out of all flesh. For he heard him and his voice, and brought him in a cloud. And He gave him commandments before His face, and a law of life and instruction.

Gradual: Psalms xx. 4-5

    Lord, Thou hast prevented him with blessings of sweetness: Thou hast set on his head a crown of precious stones. ℣. He asked life of Thee, and Thou hast given him length of days for ever and ever.

Tract: Psalms cxi. 1-3

    Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord: he shall delight exceedingly in His commandments. ℣. His seed shall be mighty upon 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 xix. 27-29

    + Continuation of the Gospel of St. Matthew. At that time, Peter said to Jesus: Behold we have left all things and have followed Thee: what therefore shall we have? And Jesus said to them: Amen I say to you, that you, who have followed Me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the seat of His majesty, you also shall sit on twelve seats, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for My name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold and shall possess life everlasting.

Offertory: Psalms xx. 3, 4

    Thou hast given him his heart's desire, O Lord, and hast not withholden from him the will of his lips: Thou hast set on his head a crown of precious stones.

Secret

    May Thy holy abbot Benedict, we beseech Thee, O Lord, obtain for us that the hosts placed upon Thy holy altar may avail us unto salvation. Through our Lord.

Commemoration of the Feria:

Secret

    Accept our offerings, we beseech Thee, O Lord, and being appeased, mercifully subdue even our rebellious wills to Thy service. Through our Lord.

Communion: Luke xii. 42

    The faithful and wise servant, whom his lord setteth over his family, to give them their measure of wheat in due season.

Postcommunion

    May the reception of Thy sacrament, and the intercession of blessed Benedict Thy abbot, protect us, O Lord; that we may put into practice the virtues of his life, and receive the help of his intercession. Through our Lord.

Commemoration of the Feria:

Postcommunion

    May Thy holy mysteries purify us, we beseech Thee, O Lord, and by their operation render us pleasing to Thee. Through our Lord.

Last Gospel of the Feria:

Gospel: John viii. 12-20

    + The continuation of the holy Gospel according to St. John. At that time Jesus spoke to the multitudes of the Jews, saying: I am the light of the world: he that followeth Me walketh not in darkness, but shall have the light of life. The Pharisees therefore said to Him: Thou givest testimony of Thyself: Thy testimony is not true. Jesus answered and said to them: Although I give testimony of Myself, My testimony is true: for I know whence I came and whither I go: but you know not whence I come or whither I go. You judge according to the flesh: I judge not any man: and if I do judge, My judgment is true, because I am not alone: but I and the Father that sent Me. And in your law it is written that the testimony of two men is true. I am one that give testimony of Myself: and the Father that sent Me giveth testimony of Me. They said therefore to Him: Where is Thy Father? Jesus answered: Neither Me do you know, nor My Father: if you did know Me, perhaps you would know My Father also. These words Jesus spoke in the treasury, teaching in the temple: and no man laid hands on Him, because His hour was not yet come.

+ 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