Liturgical Colour : Green or Red (Martyrs)
Psalm 83 : 3, 4, 5-6a and 8a
My soul yearns, pines, for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest where she may lay her young, at Your altars, o Lord of hosts, my King and my God!
Happy are those who live in Your house, continually singing Your praise! Happy the pilgrims whom You strengthen. They go from strength to strength till they appear before God in Zion.
Liturgical Colour : Green or White (Priests)
Psalm 83 : 3, 4, 5-6, 12
My soul years, pines, for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
Even the sparrow finds a home and the swallow a nest where she may lay her young, at Your altars, o Lord of hosts, my King and my God!
Happy are those who live in Your house, continually singing Your praise! Happy the pilgrims whom You strengthen, to make the ascent to You.
For the Lord God is a sun and a shield; He bestows favour and glory. The Lord withholds no good thing from those who walk in uprightness.
Liturgical Colour : Green or White (Religious or Saturday Mass of our Lady)
Psalm 83 : 3, 4, 5-6a and 8a, 11
My soul years, pines, for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest where she may lay her young, at Your altars, o Lord of hosts, my King and my God!
Happy are those who live in Your house, continually singing Your praise! Happy the pilgrims whom You strengthen, they go from strength to strength.
One day in Your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be left at the threshold in the house of my God than to dwell in the tents of the wicked.
Liturgical Colour : Green
Psalm 83 : 3, 4, 5 and 10, 11
My soul yearns, pines, for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest where she may lay her young, at Your altars, o Lord of hosts, my King and my God!
Happy are those who live in Your house, continually singing Your praise! Look upon our shield, o God; look upon the face of Your anointed!
One day in Your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be left at the threshold in the house of my God than to dwell in the tents of the wicked.
Liturgical Colour : White
Psalm 83 : 2-3, 5-6, 9-10
How lovely are Your rooms, o Lord of hosts! My soul yearns, pines, for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
Happy are those who live in Your house, continually singing Your praise! Happy the pilgrims whom You strengthen, to make the ascent to You.
O Lord of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, o God of Jacob! Look upon Your shield, o God; look upon the face of Your anointed!
Alternative reading
Psalm 127 : 1-2, 3, 4-5
Blessed are you who fear the Lord and walk in His ways. You will eat the fruit of your toil; you will be blessed and favoured.
Your wife, like a vine, will bear fruits in your home; your children, like olive shoots will stand around your table.
Such are the blessings bestowed upon the man who fears the Lord. May the Lord bless you from Zion. May you see Jerusalem prosperous all the days of your life.
Liturgical Colour : Green or White (Bishops)
Psalm 83 : 3, 4, 5-6a and 8a, 11
My soul yearns, pines, for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest where she may lay her young, at Your altars, o Lord of hosts, my King and my God!
Happy are those who live in Your house, continually singing Your praise! Happy the pilgrims whom You strengthen, they go from strength to strength.
One day in Your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be left at the threshold in the house of my God than to dwell in the tents of the wicked.
Liturgical Colour : White
Psalm 26 : 4, Isaiah 45 : 15 and Psalm 83 : 5
Unam petii a Domino, hanc requiram : ut inhabitem in domo Domini omnibus diebus vitae meae.
Beati, qui habitant in domo Tua, Domine : in saecula saeculorum laudabunt Te.
Alleluja, Alleluja.
Response : Vere Tu es Rex absconditus, Deus Israel Salvator. Alleluja.
English translation
One thing I have asked of the Lord, this I will seek after, that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.
Blessed are they who dwell in Your House, o Lord, they shall praise You forever and ever.
Alleluia, Alleluia.
Truly You are a hidden King, the God of Israel, the Saviour. Alleluia.
Liturgical Colour : White
Introit
Proverbs 23 : 24-25 and Psalm 83 : 2-3
Exsultet gaudio pater Justi, gaudeat Pater tuus et Mater tua, et exsultet quae geniet te.
Quam dilecta tabernacula Tua, Domine virtutum! Concupiscit et deficit anima mea in atria Domini.
Response : Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto, sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper : et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
English translation
Let the father of the Just rejoice greatly, and let your father and your mother be joyful, and let her rejoice who have bore you.
How lovely are Your tabernacles, o Lord of hosts, my soul longed and fainted for the courts of the Lord.
Response : Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Collect
Domine Jesu Christe, qui, Mariae et Joseph subditus, domesticam vitam ineffabilibus virtutibus consecrasti : fac nos, utriusque auxilio, Familiae sanctae Tuae exemplis instrui; et consortium consequi sempiternum : Qui vivis et regnas Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum. Amen.
English translation
O Lord Jesus Christ, who, in the days of Your subjection to Mary and Joseph, had consecrated home life by ineffable acts of virtue, by the intercession of Your holy Mother and Your foster Father, make us so to profit by the example they with You have set us, that we may be counted members of Your household forevermore. Who lives and reigns, God, world without end. Amen.
Liturgical Colour : Green
Psalm 83 : 3, 4, 5-6a and 8a
My soul yearns, pines, for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest where she may lay her young, at Your altars, o Lord of hosts, my King and my God!
Happy are those who live in Your house, continually singing Your praise! Happy the pilgrims whom You strengthen. They go from strength to strength till they appear before God in Zion.
Homily and Reflection :
Introit
Genesis 28 : 17 and Psalm 83 : 2-3
Terribilis est locus iste : hic domus Dei est et porta caeli : et vocabitur aula Dei.
Response : Quam dilecta tabernacula Tua, Domine virtutum! Concupiscit, et deficit anima mea in atria Domini.
Response : Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto, sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper : et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
English translation
Terrible is this place : it is the house of God, and the gate of heaven; and shall be called the court of God.
Response : How lovely are Your tabernacles, o Lord of hosts! My soul longs and faints for the courts of the Lord.
Response : Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Collect
Collect for the Dedication of Archbasilica of our Saviour
Deus, qui nobis per singulos annos hujus sancti templi tui consecrationis reparas diem, et sacris semper mysteriis representas incolumes : exaudi preces populi tui, ut praesta; ut, quisquis hoc templum beneficia petiturus ingreditur, cuncta se impetrasse laetetur. Per Dominum…
English translation
O God, who year by year renews the day of the consecration of this Your Holy Temple, and ever bring us again in safety to the holy mysteries, hear the prayers of Your people, and grant that whoever enters this temple to seek blessings may rejoice to obtain all that he seeks. Through our Lord…
Collect for the commemoration of St. Theodore
Deus, qui nos beati Theodori Martyris tui confessione gloriosa circumdas et protegis : praesta nobis ex ejus imitatione proficere, et oratione fulciri. Per Dominum…
English translation
O God, who encompasses and protects us with the glorious testimony of Blessed Theodore, Your martyr, grant us to profit by imitating him and to be supported by his prayers. Through our Lord…
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