Liturgical Colour : Green
Isaiah 38 : 10, 11, 12abcd, 16
Once I said : In the noontime of my life I go; I am sent to the land of the dead, for the rest of my years.
I said : Never again shall I see YHVH in the land of the living; never again shall I see the inhabitants of the earth.
Like a shepherd’s tent, my dwelling has been pulled down and thrown away; like a weaver, You rolled up my life and cut it from the loom.
O Lord, give me back my health and give me back my life!
Liturgical Colour : Green
Psalm 101 : 13-14ab and 15, 16-18, 19-21
But You, o Lord, You sit forever; Your Name endures through all generations. Arise, have mercy on Zion. For Your servants cherish her stones, and are moved to pity by her dust.
O Lord, the nations will revere Your Name, and the kings of the earth Your glory, when the Lord will rebuild Zion and appear in all His splendour. For He will answer the prayer of the needy and will not despise their plea.
Let this be written for future ages, “the Lord will be praised by a people He will form.” From His holy height in heaven, the Lord has looked on the earth to hear the groaning of the prisoners, and free those condemned to death.
Liturgical Colour : Green or White (Marian feasts)
Psalm 93 : 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 14-15
They crush Your people, o Lord, they oppress Your inheritance. They murder the widow and the lonely, they massacre the helpless.
“The Lord does not see,” they say, “the God of Jacob does not care.” Remember this, you stupid people, when will you understand, you fools!
He who made the ear, will He not hear? He who formed the eye, will He not see? He who rebukes nations, will He not punish them?
The Lord will not reject His people nor will He forsake His heritage. Justice will return to the just, and the upright will follow in its wake.
Alternative reading (Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Luke 1 : 46-47, 48-49, 50-51, 52-53, 54-55
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit exults in God my Saviour!
He has looked upon His servant in her lowliness, and people forever will call me blessed. The Mighty One has done great things for me, Holy is His Name!
From age to age His mercy extends to those who live in His presence. He has acted with power and done wonders, and scattered the proud with their plans.
He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and lifted up those who are downtrodden. He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
He held out His hand to Israel, His servant, for He remembered His mercy, even as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.
Liturgical Colour : White
Psalm 47 : 2-3a, 3b-4, 5-6, 7-8
Great is the Lord, most worthy of praise in the city of God, His holy mountain. Beautifully elevated, it is the joy of all the earth.
Mount Zion, heavenly mountain, the city of the great King. Here within her lines of defense, God has shown Himself to be a sure fortress.
The kings assembled together, advanced toward the city. But as soon as they saw it, they were astounded; they panicked and took to flight.
Seized with fear, they trembled, like a woman in travail, or like the ships of Tarshish, shattered by a strong wind from the east.
Liturgical Colour : Green
Psalm 49 : 8-9, 16bc-17, 21 and 23
Not for your sacrifices do I reprove you, for your burnt offerings are ever before Me. I need no bull from your stalls, nor he-goat from your pens.
What right have you to mouth My laws, or to talk about My covenant? You hate My commands and cast My words behind you.
Because I was silent while you did these things, you thought I was like you. But now I rebuke you and make this charge against you. Those who give with thanks offerings honour Me, but the one who walks blamelessly, I will show him the salvation of God.
Psalm 83 : 10, 9 and Psalm 20 : 1
Protector noster, aspice, Deus, et respice super servos Tuos.
Response : Domine, Deus virtutum, exaudi preces servorum Tuorum.
Alleluja, alleluja.
Response : Domine, in virtute tua laetabitur rex : et super salutare Tuum exsultabit vehementer. Alleluja.
English translation
Behold, o God our Protector, and look on Your servants.
Response : O Lord God of hosts, lend Your ear to the prayers of Your servants.
Alleluia, alleluia.
Response : In Your strength, o Lord, the king shall rejoice; and in Your salvation he shall rejoice exceedingly. Alleluia.
Introit
Psalm 26 : 7, 9, 1
Exaudi, Domine, vocem meam, qua clamavi ad te : adjutor meus esto, ne derelinquas me, neque despicias me, Deus, salutaris meus.
Dominus illuminatio mea et salus mea, quem timebo?
Response : Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto, sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper : et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
English translation
Hear, o Lord, my voice with which I have cried to You. Be my helper, forsake me not, nor should You despise me, o God my Saviour.
The Lord is my Light, and my Salvation, whom shall I fear?
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
Deus, qui diligentibus Te bona invisibilia praeparasti : infunde cordibus nostris Tui amoris affectum; ut Te in omnibus et super omnia diligentes, promissiones Tuas, quae omne desiderium superant, consequamur. Per Dominum…
English translation
O God, who has prepared good things unseen for those that love You, pour into our hearts the fervour of Your love, that loving You in all things and above all things, we may attain Your promises, which surpass all desire. Through our Lord…
Liturgical Colour : Green
Psalm 64 : 10abcd, 10e-11, 12-13, 14
You water the land and care for it, enriching it with natural resources. God’s stream is filled with water.
So You prepare the earth to give us its fruits. You drench the furrows in the land and level the ridges, You soften the soil with showers and bless its crops.
You crown the year with Your goodness; abundance flows everywhere. The deserts have become pasture land, the hills are clothed with gladness.
The meadows covered with flocks, the valleys decked with grain – they shout and sing for joy.
Liturgical Colour : Green or White (Saturday Mass of our Lady)
Psalm 92 : 1ab, 1c-2, 5
The Lord reigns, robed in majesty; the Lord is girded with strength.
The world now is firm, it cannot be moved. Your throne stands from long ago, o Lord, from all eternity You are.
Your decrees can be trusted; holiness dwells in Your house day after day without end, o Lord.
Liturgical Colour : White
Psalm 50 : 3-4, 8-9, 12-13, 14 and 17
Have mercy on me, o God, in Your love. In Your great compassion blot out my sin. Wash me thoroughly of my guilt; cleanse me of evil.
I know You desire truth in the heart, teach me wisdom in my inmost being. Cleanse me with hyssop and I shall be clean, wash me, I shall be whiter than snow.
Create in me, o God, a pure heart; give me a new and steadfast spirit. Do not cast me out of Your presence nor take Your Holy Spirit from me.
Give me again the joy of Your salvation and sustain me with a willing spirit. O Lord, open my lips, and I will declare Your praise.
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