Si quis in me non mánserit, mittétur foras sicut palmes, et aréscet, et cólligent eum, et in ignem mittent, et ardet...

 Deus, qui beátum Fidelem, seráphico spíritus ardore succénsum, in veræ fídei propagatióne martýrii palma et gloriosis miráculis decoráre dignátus es: ejus, quǽsumus, méritis et intercessióne, ita nos per grátiam tuam in fide et caritáte confírma; ut in serívtio tuo fidéles usque ad mortem inveníri mereámur. Per Dominum.

Today is Wednesday in the 3rd week post Pascha and the feast of the Martyr Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringa; the Mass is Protexisti me Deus a conventu malignantium. But at Le Barroux, the Mass Jubilate Deo omnis terra alleluia of Sunday will be sung. It is also the Octave of the feast of the Patronage of Saint Joseph, which, since Pius XII suppressed the feast, is not kept in many of the churches (in general, this means 'is kept by those who use the pre-1955 liturgical books'); I neglected the Octave this year but have kept it in the past. Tomorrow is the feast of the Evangelist Saint Mark and the celebration of the Greater Litanies, Litaniae maiores ad Sanctum Petrum. The singing of the Litanies is not done in a moment so am attending to the shopping this morning instead of tomorrow; a rare instance of foresight, ahem.

Saint-E., the parish, has a fairly new face to its website which includes inter alia a pdf listing which Mass is said when. Tomorrow, the Mass of Saint Mark with commemoration of the Rogation (i.e. the Greater Litanies) will be celebrated at the morning hour of half past seven there (this is a missa lecta and is never streamed), while the Mass of the Rogation with commemoration of Saint Mark, preceded by the Procession, will commence at 1000 here (1900 there). 

Also noticed for the first time that evidently Saint-E.-Sainte-C. has its own chapter in the Chartres Pilgrimage at Pentecost. I joined the Anges gardiens chapter-- it is established for people not making the pilgrimage on foot for whatever reason. Late last week or early this registration was closed (a month before the weekend of Pentecost!) for the walking pilgrimage, the limits of the capabilities of the organisation (tents, la cuisine, medical staff, security and so forth) having been reached. But one can still register in the 'Guardian Angel' chapters. 

M l'Abbé Grodziski is celebrating Holy Mass at Saint-Eugène today.

Introitus. Ps. 63, 3. Protexísti me, Deus, a convéntu malignántium, allelúja: a multitúdine operántium iniquitátem, allelúja, allelúja. Ps. ibid., 2. Exáudi, Deus, oratiónem meam, cum déprecor: a timóre inimíci éripe ánimam meam. ℣. Glória Patri.

Oratio. Deus, qui beátum Fidelem, seráphico spíritus ardore succénsum, in veræ fídei propagatióne martýrii palma et gloriosis miráculis decoráre dignátus es: ejus, quǽsumus, méritis et intercessióne, ita nos per grátiam tuam in fide et caritáte confírma; ut in serívtio tuo fidéles usque ad mortem inveníri mereámur. Per Dóminum.

Léctio libri Sapiéntiæ.
Sap. 5, 1-5.
Stabunt justi in magna constántia advérsus eos, qui se angustiavérunt et qui abstulérunt labóres eórum. Vidéntes turbabúntur timore horríbili, et mirabúntur in subitatióne insperátæ salútis, dicéntes intra se, pœniténtiam agéntes, et præ angústia spíritus geméntes: Hi sunt, quos habúimus aliquándo in derísum et in similitúdinem impropérii. Nos insensáti vitam illórum æstimabámus insániam, et finem illórum sine honóre: ecce, quómodo computáti sunt inter fílios Dei, et inter Sanctos sors illórum est.

Allelúja, allelúja. ℣. Ps. 88, 6. Confitebúntur cœli mirabília tua, Dómine: étenim veritátem tuam in ecclésia sanctórum.

Allelúja. ℣. Ps. 20, 4. Posuísti, Dómine, super caput ejus corónam de lápide pretióso. Allelúja.

✠ Sequéntia sancti Evangélii secúndum Joánnem.
Joann. 15, 1-7.
In illo témpore: Dixit Jesus discípulis suis: Ego sum vitis vera: et Pater meus agrícola est. Omnem pálmitem in me non feréntem fructum, tollet eum: et omnem, qui fert fructum, purgábit eum, ut fructum plus áfferat. Jam vos mundi estis propter sermónem, quem locútus sum vobis. Mane te in me: et ego in vobis. Sicut palmes non potest ferre fructum a semetípso, nisi mánserit in vite: sic nec vos, nisi in me manséritis. Ego sum vitis, vos pálmites: qui manet in me, et ego in eo, hic fert fructum multum: quia sine me nihil potéstis fácere. Si quis in me non mánserit, mittétur foras sicut palmes, et aréscet, et cólligent eum, et in ignem mittent, et ardet. Si manséritis in me, et verba mea in vobis mánserint: quodcúmque voluéritis, petétis, et fiet vobis.

Offertorium. Ps. 88, 6. Confitebúntur cœli mirabília tua, Dómine: et veritátem tuam in ecclésia sanctórum, allelúja, allelúja.

Secreta. Munéribus nostris, quǽsumus, Dómine, precibúsque suscéptis: et cœléstibus nos munda mystériis, et cleménter exáudi. Per Dóminum.

Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei.

Communio. Ps. 63, 11. Lætábitur justus in Dómino, et sperábit in eo: et laudabúntur omnes recti corde, allelúja, allelúja.

Postcommunio. Da, quǽsumus, Dómine, Deus noster: ut, sicut tuórum commemoratióne Sanctórum temporáli gratulámur officio; ita perpétuo lætémur aspéctu. Per Dóminum.

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