October 6 - 20th Sunday after Pentecost - St. Bruno, Confessor

Introit: Daniel iii. 31, 29, 35

    All that Thou hast done to us, O Lord, Thou hast done in true judgment; because we have sinned against Thee, and we have not obeyed Thy commandments: but give glory to Thy name, and deal with us according to the multitude of Thy mercy. Ps. Blessed are the undefiled in the way; who walk in the law of the Lord. ℣. Glory.

Collect

    Bestow upon Thy faithful people pardon and peace, we beseech Thee, merciful Lord, that they may be both cleansed from all their sins and serve Thee with a quiet mind. Through our Lord.

 

Commemoration of St. Bruno:

Collect

    We implore, O Lord, that we may be helped by the intercession of saint Bruno, Thy confessor: that we, who by our evil deeds have deeply offended Thy majesty, may by his merits and intercession obtain the pardon of our sins. Through our Lord.

Epistle: Ephesians v. 15-21

    Lesson from the Epistle of blessed Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians. Brethren: See how you walk circumspectly, not as unwise, but as wise; redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore, become not unwise, but understanding what is the will of God. And be not drunk with wine, wherein is luxury: but be ye filled with the Holy Spirit speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns, and spiritual canticles, singing and making melody in your hearts to the Lord: giving thanks always for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God and the Father; being subject one to another in the fear of Christ.

Gradual: Psalms cxliv. 15-16

    The eyes of all hope in Thee, O Lord; and Thou givest them meat in due season. ℣. Thou openest Thy hand, and fillest every living creature with Thy blessing.

Alleluia: Psalms cvii. 2

    Alleluia, alleluia. ℣. My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready: I will sing, and will give praise to Thee, my glory. Alleluia.

Gospel: John iv. 46-53

    + The continuation of the holy Gospel according to St. John. At that time, there was a certain ruler whose son was sick at Capharnaum. He having heard that Jesus was come from Judaea into Galilee, went to Him, and prayed Him to come down, and heal his son; for he was at the point of death. Jesus therefore said to him: Unless you see signs and wonders, you believe not. The ruler saith to Him: Lord, come down before my son die. Jesus saith to him: Go thy way, thy son liveth. The man believed the word which Jesus said to him, and went his way. And as he was going down, his servants met him, and they brought word, saying, that his son lived. He asked therefore of them the hour wherein he grew better. And they said to him: Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him. The father therefore knew that it was at the same hour that Jesus said to him: Thy son liveth; and himself believed, and his whole house.

Offertory: Psalms cxxxvi. 1

    Upon the rivers of Babylon there we sat and wept; when we remembered Thee, O Sion.

Secret

    May these mysteries, we beseech Thee, O Lord, bring us a heavenly remedy and root out all vice from our hearts. Through our Lord.

Commemoration of St. Bruno:

Secret

    We offer unto Thee, O Lord, the sacrifice of praise, in remembrance of Thy saints; through whose intercessions we trust to be delivered both from present and future ills. Through our Lord.

Communion: Psalms cxviii. 49-50

    Be Thou mindful of Thy word to Thy servant, O Lord, in which Thou hast given me hope: this hath comforted me in my humiliation.

Postcommunion

    That we may become worthy, O Lord, to receive Thy holy gifts, make us ever, we beseech Thee, obedient to Thy commandments. Through our Lord.

Commemoration of St. Bruno:

Postcommunion

    Vouchsafe, we beseech Thee, almighty God, that the heavenly food of which we have partaken, may, through the intercession of blessed Bruno, Thy confessor, protect us against all adversity. Through our Lord.

+ 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