Thirteenth Sunday After
Pentecost with a Commemoration of St. Philip Benizi, Confessor
Semi-Double/Green
Missa “Réspice, Dómine”
“Arise, go thy way for thy faith hath made thee whole.”
The liturgy for the Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost
shows us that by faith we put all our hope in Jesus, for He is our Refuge and
we ask for the virtue of charity, which renders us lovers of the divine law and
practitioners of it. Let us pray for an increase of faith, hope and charity.
The Collect
which prays for an increase of this – faith, hope and charity – re-echoes the
teaching of the Apostle in the Epistle and that of the Master in the Gospel.
The Jews wanted to impose the Mosaic law on Christians; St Paul shows to the
Galatians that it is not this law which gives holiness to souls, since, before
the law, Abraham, father of the Jewish people, was sanctified by his faith in
Jesus. All those, therefore, Jews or pagans, who enter into the Church and put
their faith in the merits of the Passion of Christ will be saved.
Our Divine
Savior indeed heals all the lepers, Jews or Samaritans, who have recourse to
Him. ” Arise,” said Jesus to the latter, ” thy faith hath made thee whole.” It
is He Who, through His Church, gives back health to the souls of those, whether
Jews or Gentiles, who come to Him, By faith we put in Jesus all our hope
(Offertory) for He is our refuge (Alleluia) and we ask for the virtue of
charity which makes us love the divine law (Collect) and makes us practice it
(Postcommunion).
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| Statue of Philip Benizi on the Charles Bridge, Prague |
St. Philip Benizi
Philip Benizi - (August 15, 1233 – August 22, 1285) was a general superior of
the Order of the Servites, and credited with reviving the order. Pope Leo X had
beatified him in 1516; and Pope Clement X canonized him as a saint in 1671.
Philip Benizi was born on August 15 in the Florentine district of
Oltrarno, the day the Blessed Virgin first appeared to the Seven Founders. He
became the great propagator of the Order of the Servants of Mary (the
Servites). When he was elected the general superior on June 5, 1267, the order,
which had long been the object of attack from enemies, entered into the crisis
of its existence. The Second Council of Lyons in 1274 put into execution the
ordinance of the Fourth Lateran Council, forbidding the foundation of new
religious orders, and absolutely suppressing all mendicant institutions not yet
approved by the Holy See. In 1276 Pope Innocent V, in a letter addressed to
Philip, declared the order suppressed. Philip then proceeded to Rome, but
before his arrival there, Innocent V had died.
The city of Forlì was part of the Papal States and, in 1283, the site of
strong anti-papal sentiment was placed under interdict. Pope Martin V asked
Philip to go to Forlì and try to reconcile the divided city. Eighteen-year-old
Peregrine Laziosi (Latiosi), the son of a Ghibelline leader, was among those
abusive towards Philip. However Philip's meeting with the initially
antagonistic Peregrine help the young man later decide to join the Servite
order. Saint Peregrine was canonized by Pope Benedict XIII in 1726.
Philip died on August 22, 1285, during the Octave of the Assumption at
Todi, where he is buried.
INTROIT: Psalm
54: 17-18, 20, 23
Have regard, O Lord, to Thy covenant, and
forsake not to the end the souls of Thy poor: arise, O Lord, and judge Thy
cause, and forget not the voices of them that seek Thee. (Ps. 73: 1) O God, why
hast Thou cast us off unto the end: why is Thy wrath enkindled against the
sheep of Thy pasture? Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy
Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen.
Have regard, O Lord…
Réspice, Dómine, in testaméntum tuum, et
ánimas páuperum tuórum ne derelínquas in finem: exsúrge, Dómine, et júdica
causam tuam: et ne obliviscáris voces quæréntium te. (Ps. 73: 1) Ut quid, Deus,
repulisti in finem, irátus est furor tuus super oves páscuæ tuae? v. Gloria
Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto. Sicut erat in principio et nunc et semper
et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Réspice, Dómine…
COLLECT
Almighty and everlasting God, give unto us
the increase of Faith, Hope and Charity: and that we may deserve to obtain what
Thou dost promise, make us to love that which Thou dost command. Through our
Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of
the Holy Ghost, God, Forever and ever.
COLLECT
- Commemoration of Philip Benizi, Confessor
O God, Who through St. Philip,
Your Confessor, gave us an outstanding example of humility, grant that Your
household may follow his example by scorning worldly prosperity and ever
seeking the things of heaven.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son
our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever
one God, world without end. Amen.
Collect
for the Intercession of the Saints
Defend us, we
beseech Thee, O Lord, from all dangers of mind and body: and through the
intercession of the blessed and glorious Mary, ever Virgin, mother of God, of
St Joseph, of Thy holy apostles, Peter and Paul, and of all the saints, in Thy
loving-kindness grant us safety and peace; that, all adversities and errors
being overcome, Thy Church may serve Thee in security and freedom. Through our
Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of
the Holy Ghost, God, Forever and ever.
EPISTLE - Galatians
3: 16-22
Lesson from the
Epistle of Blessed Paul the Apostle to the Galatians.
Brethren, To Abraham were the
promises made and to his seed. He saith not:” And to his seeds, “as of many but
as of one: “And to Thy seed,” which is Christ. Now this I say, that the
testament which was confirmed by God, the law which was made after four hundred
and thirty years, doth not disannul to make the promise of no effect.For if the
inheritance be of the law it is no more of promise. But God gave it to Abraham
by promise. Why then was the law? It was set because of transgressions until the
seed should come, to whom He made the promise, being ordained by angels in the
hand of a mediator. Now a mediator is not of one: but God is one. Was the law
then against the promises of God? God forbid. For if there had been a law
given, which could give life, verily justice should have been by the law. But
the Scripture hath concluded all under sin that the promise by the faith of
Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. Thanks be to God.
GRADUAL: Psalm 73: 20, 19, 22
Have regard, O Lord, to Thy
covenant, and forsake not to the end the souls of Thy poor: Arise O Lord,
and judge Thy cause: remember the reproach of Thy servants.
ALLELUIA: Psalm
89: 1
O Lord Thou hast been our
refuge, from generation to generation. Alleluia, alleluia.
GOSPEL: Luke 17:
11-19
At that time, as Jesus was
going to Jerusalem, He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee: and as
He entered into a certain town, there met Him ten men that were lepers, who
stood afar off, and lifted up their voice, saying: Jesus, Master, have mercy on
us. Whom when He saw, He said: “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And it
came to pass, that, as they went, they were made clean. And one of them, when
he saw that he was made clean, went back, with a loud voice glorifying God: and
he fell on his face before His feet, giving thanks: and this was a Samaritan.
And Jesus answering said: “Were not ten made clean? And where are the nine?
There is no one found to return, and give glory to God, but this stranger.” And
He said to him: “Arise, go thy way for thy faith hath made thee whole.” Laus
tibi Christe
OFFERTORY: Psalm 30: 15
In Thee, O Lord, have I hoped:
I said, Thou art my God, my times are in Thy hands.
SECRET
Look graciously, O Lord, upon
Thy people: graciously look upon our gifts,that, being appeased by this
offering, Thou mayest both grant us pardon, and give us what we ask. Through
our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity
of the Holy Ghost, one God…
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| The Presentation in the Temple, with St Philip Benizi on the left and St. Pellegrino Laziosi (Latiosi) on the right - Filippo Lippi |
SECRET
- Commemoration of Philip Benizi, Confessor
Grant us, we beseech You,
almighty God, that the offering of our lowliness may be pleasing to You in
honor of Your Saints and may purify us in both body and mind.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son
our Lord
SECRET- for the Intercession of the Saints
Graciously hear us, O God our
Saviour, and, by virtue of this Sacrament, defend us from all enemies of soul
and body, bestowing upon us Thy grace here and Thy glory hereafter. Through our
Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of
the Holy Ghost, God, Forever and ever. R.Amen.
PREFACE OF THE
MOST HOLY TRINITY
It is truly meet and just,
right and for our salvation, that we should at all times and in all places,
give thanks unto Thee, O holy Lord, Father almighty, ever-lasting God: Who,
together with Thine only-begotten Son, and the Holy Ghost, are one God, one
Lord: not in the oneness of a single Person, but in the Trinity of one
substance. For what we believe by Thy revelation of Thy glory, the same do we
believe of Thy Son, the same of the Holy Ghost, without difference or
separation. So that in confessing the true and everlasting Godhead, distinction
in persons, unity in essence, and equality in majesty may be adored. Which the
Angels and Archangels, the Cherubim also and Seraphim do praise: who cease not
daily to cry out with one voice saying:
Sanctus,
Sanctus, Sanctus Dóminus, Deus Sábaoth. Pleni sunt coeli et terra glória tua.
Hosánna in excélsis. Benedíctus, qui venit in nómine Dómini. Hosánna in
excélsis.
COMMUNION - Wisdom
16: 20
Thou hast given us, O Lord,
bread from Heaven, having in it all that is delicious, and the sweetness of
every taste.
POSTCOMMUNION
We who have received the
heavenly Sacraments, beseech Thee, O Lord, that we may increasingly advance
towards eternal redemption. Through the same Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who
liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God…
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| St. Philip Benizi refuses the papal tiara. Church of San Marcello al Corso. |
POSTCOMMUNION
- Commemoration of Philip Benizi, Confessor
We pray You, almighty God,
that we who have received heavenly nourishment may thereby, through the
intercession of blessed Philip, Your Confessor, be sustained against all harm
and danger. Through Jesus Christ.
Postcommunion
for the Intercession of the Saints
May the gift of
this Divine Sacrament which we have offered, cleanse us and defend us, we
beseech Thee, O Lord; and through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
mother of God, of St. Joseph, of Thy holy apostles Peter and Paul, and of all
the saints, free us from all iniquity and deliver us from all adversity. Through
the Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity
of the Holy Ghost, one God
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