St Paul of the Cross Optional Memorial Readings October 20

                      April 28

St. Paul of the Cross

   Founder of the Passionists

The fourscore-1 years of this Saint's life were modeled on the Passion of Jesus Christ. In his babyhood, when praying in church, a heavy bench fell on his foot, but the boy took no notice of the bleeding wound, and spoke of it every bit "a rose sent from God." A few years later, the vision of a scourge with "love" written on its lashes bodacious him that his thirst for penance would be satisfied. In the hope of dying for the organized religion, he enlisted in a cause against the Turks; simply a vocalisation from the Tabernacle warned him that he was to serve Christ alone, and that he should found a congregation in His honor. At the command of his bishop he began while a layman to preach the Passion, and a series of crosses tried the reality of his vocation. All his kickoff companions, save his brother, deserted him; the Sovereign Pontiff refused him an audience; and it was only afterwards a filibuster of seventeen years that the Papal approbation was obtained, and the offset house of the Passionists was opened on Monte Argentario, the spot which Our Lady had pointed out. St. Paul chose every bit the bluecoat of his Order a heart with three nails, in memory of the sufferings of Jesus, but for himself he invented a more than secret and durable sign. Moved by the same holy impulse as Blessed Henry Suso, St. Jane Frances, and other Saints, he branded on his side the Holy Name, and its characters were found there later decease. His heart vanquish with a supernatural palpitation, which was specially vehement on Fridays, and the heat at times was so intense as to scorch his shirt in the region of his centre. Through fifty years of incessant actual pain, and amid all his trials, Paul read the love of Jesus everywhere, and would cry out to the flowers and grass, "Oh! be placidity, be placidity," as if they were reproaching him with ingratitude. He died whilst the Passion was being read to him, and so passed with Jesus from the cross to glory.

St. Paul of the Cantankerous was beatified on one October 1852, and canonized on 29 June 1867 by Blessed Pius 9. 2 years later, his feast twenty-four hour period was inserted in the Roman agenda, for celebration on 28 April every bit a Double. In 1962 it was reclassified as a Third-Grade banquet, and in 1969 it became an optional Memorial and was placed on 19 October, the solar day after the 24-hour interval of his death, 18 October, which is the feast of Saint Luke the Evangelist. In 2006, this Optional Memorial was permanently transferred to 20 October.

                 St. Vitalis

                  Martyr

There are few Martyrs of the West, whose names are more historic than those of Saints Gervasius and Protasius. The veneration in which they are held by the Roman Church, has led her to honor the retention of their father, who also won the palm under the persecution of Nero. She has chosen for his banquet the glad Season of Easter. The account, given past the Liturgy, upon St. Vitalis, is short; merely we can gather, from the few circumstances related, what fine characters these primitive Christians were, who received the crown of martyrdom nether the first of all the Persecutions, the one that numbers, amidst its choicest victims, the ii Apostles Saints Peter and Paul.

Vitalis was a soldier, and the father of Saints Gervasius and Protasius. Coming one day into Ravenna, in company with the judge Paulinus, there was being led to execution, for his having confessed the Christian religion, a sure Ursicinus, a physician. Vitalis observing that his courage was somewhat staggered by the tortures, cried out to him: Ursicinus thou that art a physician, and curest other men, take heed lest yard wound thyself with the dart of eternal death!"

Encouraged by these words, Ursicinus bravely suffered martyrdom. Whereupon, Paulinus was exceedingly angry, and ordered Vitalis to exist seized, tortured on the rack, and then thrown into a deep pit, where he was to be cached alive by stones being thrown upon him. This done, one of the priests of Apollo, who had excited Paulinus against Vitalis, was possessed by a devil, and began shouting these words: O Vitalis, Martyr of Christ, grand burnest me beyond endurance! Mad with the inward burning, he threw himself into a river. Sin is the enemy of the soul; it throws her back again into that decease, whence Jesus had drawn her past his Resurrection. To preserve one of thy brethren from this misery, thou, O Vitalis, bravely raisedst a cry of zealous warning to him in the midst of his torments, and thy words awakened him to cocky-possession and courage. Evidence this same congenial charity to u.s.a.. We are living with the Life of our Risen Jesus; but the enemy is bent on robbing us of this manner of snares wherewith to deceive us; he volition give us battle, and this untiringly. Pray then for us, O holy Martyr, that we may be on our guard, and that the mystery of the Pasch may be fully accomplished within us, now and forever!

ST. PAUL OF THE CROSS, Confessor

 Celebration of St. Vitalis, Martyr

       Double – White Vestments

 Missa 'Christo Confixus'

INTROITUS – Galatians ii: 19, xx

Christo confixus sum cruci: vivo autem, jam non ego: vivit vero in me Christus: in fide vivo Fílii Dei, qui diléxit me, et trádidit semetípsum pro me, allelúia, allelúia. Ps. forty: 2. Beátus qui intélligit super egénum et páuperem: in dice mala liberábit eum Dóminus. Gloria Patri.

INTROIT

With Christ I am nailed to the cross: but I live, now not I just Christ liveth in me. I live in the faith of the Son of God, Who loved me, and delivered Himself for me. Alleluia, alleluia. Ps. Blessed is he that  understandeth concerning the needy and the poor: the Lord will deliver him in the evil mean solar day. Glory be to the Father.

COLLECT

O Lord Jesus Christ, Who didst endow St. Paul with exceeding charity to preach the mystery of the Cantankerous, and didst will that through him a new family should leap up in Thy Church building, grant us, by his intercession, that, constantly venerating Thy passion on earth, nosotros may be worthy to partake of its fruits in sky. Who livest and reignest.

Commemoration of St. Vitalis, Martyr

Grant we beseech the almighty God, that we who gloat the martyrdom of blest Vitalis, through his intercession be strengthened in your dear Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, globe without end. Amen.

EPISTLE – I Corinthians one: 17-25

Brethren, Christ sent me non to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not in wisdom of oral communication, lest the Cantankerous of Christ should be made void. For the give-and-take of the Cross, to them indeed that perish, is foolishness: but to them that are saved, that is, to us, information technology is the power of God. For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the prudence of the prudent I will reject. Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this globe? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For seeing that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God past the foolishness of our preaching to relieve them that believe.  For both the Jews require signs, and the Greeks seek afterward wisdom: Simply we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews indeed a stumbling-block, and unto the Gentiles foolishness; but unto them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

PASCHAL ALLELUIA – Ii Corinthians 5: 15

Alleluia, alleluia. Five. Christ died for all; that they likewise who alive may non at present live to themselves, but to Him who died for them, and rose again. Alleluia.

ALLELUIA – Romans 8:17

Alleluia. And if sons, heirs likewise: heirs indeed of God, and articulation heirs with Christ; however so if we endure with Him, that we may be also glorified with Him.  Alleluia.

GOSPEL – Luke 10: 1-9

At that fourth dimension, The Lord appointed also other lxx-2; and He sent them two and two before His face into every city and place whither He Himself was to come. And He said to them: The harvest indeed is great, merely the laborers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He transport laborers into His harvest. Go, behold I send you lot as lambs among wolves. Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes; and salute no man by the way. Into whatsoever house you enter, first say, Peace be to this house: and if the son of peace be at that place, your peace shall remainder upon him: but if non, it shall return to you. And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they have: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Remove non from house to firm. And into what city soever you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before y'all; and heal the ill that are therein; and say to them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you lot.

OFFERTORY – Ephesians 5: 2

Walk in dearest, as Christ also hath loved u.s., and hath delivered Himself for u.s.a., an oblation and a cede to God, for an odor of sweetness. Alleluia.

Surreptitious

May these mysteries of Thy passion and death, O Lord, obtain for united states of america that heavenly fervour by which St. Paul, when he offered the same, presented his ain body as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing unto Thee. Who livest and reignest.

The martyrdom of Saint Vitalis. This 14th-century French manuscript depicts Vitalis being buried alive.

Commemoration of St. Vitalis

As chiliad hast received our gifts and prayers, O Lord, cleanse united states, nosotros ask past thy heavenly mysteries, and graciously hear us.

PREFACE OF EASTER

It is truly run across and just, right and availing unto salvation that at all times, but more especially at this season, nosotros should extol Thy glory, O Lord, when Christ our Pasch was sacrificed. For He is the truthful Lamb that hath taken away the sins of the world: Who past dying hath overcome our decease, and by ascent once more hath restored our life. And therefore with Angels and Archangels, with Thrones and Dominations, and with all the heavenly hosts, nosotros sing a hymn to Thy glory, saying without ceasing:

THE SANCTUS

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dóminus Deus Sábaoth. Pleni sunt cæli et terra glória tua. Hosánna in excélsis. Benedíctus qui venit in nómine Dómini. Hosánna in excélsis.

COMMUNION – I Peter 4:thirteen

If you partake of the sufferings of Christ, rejoice, that when His glory shall be revealed, you may also exist glad with exceeding joy. Alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

We have received, O Lord, Thy divine sacrament, the perpetual memorial of Thine infinite love; grant, we beseech Thee, that, by the merits of St. Paul and by imitating him, we may draw from Thy fountains the water that gusheth out unto life eternal, and may by our life and deportment bear Thy sacred passion deep graven upon our hearts. Who livest and reignest…

Commemoration of St. Vitalis

Grant, we pray, O Lord our God, that we who in time return joyful service in retentivity of thy saints, may be gladdened past their company in eternity. Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee.

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