Daily Mass

Feast of St. Catherine of Siena

Introit • Ps. 44, 8

Thou hast loved justice, and hated iniquity: there for God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. (P. T. Alleluia, alleluia.) Ps. 44, 2. My heart that uttered a good word: I speak my works to the King. Glory be …

Collect (Prayer)

Grant, we beseech Thee, O almighty God, that we, who venerate the natal feast of blessed Catharine, Thy virgin, may be both gladdened by her annual solemnity and helped by the example of so great virtue. Through our Lord.

Epistle • 2 Cor. 10, 17;11, 1, 2

Lesson from the Epistle of blessed Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians.

BRETHREN, But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. For not he who commendeth himself, is approved, but he, whom God commendeth. Would to God you could bear with some little of my folly: but do bear with me. For I am jealous of you with the jealousy of God. For I have espoused you to one husband that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

Gradual • Ps. 44, 5

With thy comeliness and thy beauty set out, proceed prosperously, and reign. Because of truth, and, meekness and justice: and thy right hand shall conduct thee wonderfully.

Greater Alleluia

Alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 44, 15, 16. After her shall virgins be brought to the King; her neighbors shall be brought to thee in gladness. Alleluia.

 


 

Gospel • Matt. 25, 1-13

Continuation of the Holy Gospel According to St. Matthew.

At that time, Jesus spoke to His disciples this parable: the kingdom of heaven be like to ten virgins, who taking their lamps went out to meet the bridegroom and the bride. And five of them were foolish, and five wise. But the five foolish, having taken their lamps, did not take oil with them: But the wise took oil in their vessels with the lamps. And the bridegroom tarrying, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made: Behold the bridegroom cometh, go ye forth to meet him. Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise: Give us of your oil, for our lamps are gone out. The wise answered, saying: Lest perhaps there be not enough for us and for you, go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. Now whilst they went to buy, the bridegroom came: and they that were ready, went in with him to the marriage, and the door was shut.
But at last come also the other virgins, saying: Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answering said: Amen I say to you, I know you not. Watch ye therefore, because you know not the day nor the hour.

Offertory • Ps. 44, 10

The daughters of kings in Thy honor: the queen stood on Thy right hand, in gilded clothing, surrounded with variety. (P. T. Alleluia.)

Secret

Let the prayers we offer on the feast-day of blessed Catharine rise up unto Thee, O Lord, and the sacrifice of salvation fragrant with the odor of virgin purity. Through our Lord.

Communion • Matt. 25, 4, 6

The five wise virgins took oil in their vessels with lamps: but at midnight there was a cry made, Behold the bridegroom cometh, go ye forth to meet Christ our Lord. (P. T. Alleluia.)

Postcommunion

May the heavenly table, from which we have been fed, give us eternal life, O Lord, as it sustained even the temporal life of Catharine, the blessed virgin. Through our Lord.

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