ST. PETER CANISIUS
Confessor and Doctor
Double – White vestments
Missa ‘In Medio ecclesiæ’
Peter Canisius was a renowned Dutch
Jesuit Catholic priest. He became known for his strong support for the Catholic
faith during the Protestant Reformation in Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Moravia,
and Switzerland. The restoration of the Catholic Church in Germany after the
Protestant Reformation is largely attributed to the work there of the Society
of Jesus, which he led.
Canisius lived during the height of
the Protestant Reformation and dedicated much of his work to the clarification
of the Catholic faith in light of the emergence of the new Protestant
doctrines. His lasting contribution is his three catechisms, which he published
in Latin and German, which became widespread and popular in Catholic regions.
In his fight with German Protestantism, he requested much more flexibility from
Rome, arguing: If you treat them right, the Germans
will give you everything. Many err in matters of faith, but without arrogance.
They err the German way, mostly honest, a bit simple-minded, but very open for
everything Lutheran. An honest explanation of the faith would be much more
effective than a polemical attack against reformers. He rejected attacks against John
Calvin and Melanchton: With words like these, we don’t cure patients, we make
them incurable.
INTROITUS - Ecclesiasticus 15: 5
In medio ecclesiæ aperuit os ejus: et
implevit eum Dominus spiritu sapientiæ, et intellectus: stolam gloriæ induit
eum. Ps. 91: 2. Bonum est
confiteri Domino: et psallere nomini tuo, Altissime. Gloria Patri.
INTROIT
In the midst of the Church the Lord
opened his mouth: and filled him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding:
He clothed him with a robe of glory. Ps. It is good to give praise to the Lord: and to sing to Thy Name, O Most
High. Glory be to the Father.
COLLECT
O God, Who for the defence of the
Catholic Faith didst strengthen blessed Peter, Thy confessor, with virtue and
learning: vouchsafe in Thy loving kindness, that by his example and precepts
the erring may be restored to salvation, and the faithful may persevere in the
confession of the truth. Through our Lord.
EPISTLE - II Timothy 4: 1-8
Dearly beloved, I charge thee, before
God and Jesus Christ, Who shall judge the living and the dead, by His coming
and His kingdom: preach the word: be instant in season, out of season: reprove,
entreat, rebuke in all patience and doctrine. For there shall be a time when
they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires they
will heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears, and will indeed turn
away from the truth, but will be turned into fables. But be thou vigilant,
labour in all things, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry. Be
sober. For I am even now ready to be sacrificed and the time of my dissolution
is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished my course, I have
kept the faith. As to the rest, there is laid up for me a crown of justice,
which the Lord, the just Judge, will render to me in that day: and not only to
me, but to them also that love His coming.
PASCHAL ALLELUIA
Alleluia. The just man shall spring
as the lily: and shall flourish forever before the Lord. Alleluia.
ALLELUIA
Alleluia, alleluia. V. The Lord loved
him and adorned him: He clothed him with a robe of glory. Alleluia.
GOSPEL - Matthew 5: 13-19
At that time, Jesus said to His
disciples: You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt lose its savour,
wherewith shall it be salted? It is good for nothing any more but to be cast
out, and be trodden on by men. You are the light of the world. A city seated on
a mountain cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel
but upon a candlestick, that it may shine to all that are before men that they
may see your good works, and glorify your Father, Who is in heaven. Do not
think that I am come to destroy the law or the prophets: I am not come to
destroy, but to fulfil. For amen I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass,
one jot or one tittle shall not pass of the law, till all be fulfilled. He
therefore that shall break one of these least commandments, and so shall teach
men, shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but he that shall do
and teach, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
OFFERTORY - Psalm 91:13
The just shall flourish like the palm
tree: he shall grow up like the cedar of Libanus. Alleluia.
SECRET
May the holy prayer of Peter, Thy Doctor,
fail us not, O Lord: may it render our offerings acceptable, and ever obtain
for us Thy pardon. Through our Lord.
EASTER PREFACE
It is truly meet and just, right and
availing unto salvation that at all times, but more especially at this season,
we should extol Thy glory, O Lord, when Christ our Pasch was sacrificed. For He
is the true Lamb that hath taken away the sins of the world. Who by dying hath
overcome our death, and by rising again hath restored our life. And therefore
with Angels and Archangels, with Thrones and Dominations, and with all the
heavenly hosts, we sing a hymn to Thy glory, saying without ceasing:
THE SANCTUS
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 – Luke 12: 42
The faithful and wise servant, whom
his lord setteth over his family: to give them their measure of wheat in due
season. Alleluia.
POSTCOMMUNION
We beseech Thee, O Lord, that blessed
Peter, Thy illustrious Doctor may join his prayers to ours that this sacrifice
may bring us salvation. Through our Lord.
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