St. John the Baptist
Besides the chief feast of St. John
the Baptist, that of his nativity, the Church commemorates on the twenty-ninth
of August, his glorious death and birth into Heaven. Ever since the Fourth
Century in Africa, in the East, in Syria, and in many places all over the
world, the beheading of St. John the Baptist has been commemorated on August
29th. When in 362, pagans violated the tomb and burned his remains, some parts
were saved by monks, and taken to St. Athanasius at Alexandria. The head is
said to have been preserved at Jerusalem, and may later have been brought to
Rome.
The Gospel of the Mass recounts his
martyrdom. He died because his sanctity as precursor of Christ was intolerable
to the immoral Herodias. He anticipated in his death the humiliations of Calvary,
but he was rewarded by having his praises spoken by the Savior Himself, even if
Jesus and His disciples did not actually assist at his funeral, as some legends
maintain.
There is a commemoration also of
Saint Sabina, a Roman widow of high birth, suffered martyrdom under Emperor
Hadrian, early in the Second Century, and was buried in the same grave with St.
Seraphia, her maid-servant, who had instructed her in the Faith.
Beheading of St John the Baptist /
Commemoration St. Sabina, Martyr – Saturday in the Thirteenth Week after
Pentecost
Major Double / Red Vestments Missa “Loquébar”
INTROIT: Ps.
118: 46, 47
I spoke of Thy
testimonies before kings, and I was not ashamed: I meditated also on Thy
commandments, which I loved exceedingly.
Psalm 91: 2
It is good to
give praise to the Lord; and to sing to Thy name, O Most High 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.
I spoke of Thy
testimonies before kings, and I was not ashamed: I meditated also on Thy
commandments, which I loved exceedingly.
COLLECT
O Lord, that
this solemn festival of St. John Baptist thy blessed Forerunner and Martyr: may
effectually bestow upon us thy succour to the attainment of everlasting
salvation. Who livest and reignest with
God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without
end.
Second Collect
of St. Sabina, Martyr
O God, who
among the manifold works of thine almighty power hast bestowed even upon the
weakness of women strength to win the victory of martyrdom: grant, we beseech
thee; that we, who on this day recall the heavenly birth of Saint Sabina thy
Martyr, may so follow in her footsteps, that we may likewise attain unto
thee. 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.
EPISTLE: Jeremias 1: 17-19
In those days:
The word of the Lord came to me, saying, Gird up thy loins, and arise, and
speak to Juda all that I command thee. Be not afraid at their presence; for I
will make thee not to fear their countenance. For behold I have made thee this
day a fortified city, and a pillar of iron, and a wall of brass, over all the
land, to the kings of Juda, to the princes thereof, and to the priests, and to
the people of the land. And they shall fight against thee, and shall not
prevail: for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.
GRADUAL: Psalm 91: 13
The righteous
shall flourish like a palm-tree, and shall spread in the house of the Lord like
a cedar in Lebanon.
To tell of thy
loving-kindness early in the morning, and of thy truth in the night season.
ALLELUIA: Osee
14: 6
Alleluia,
alleluia. The righteous shall grow as
the lily: and flourish for ever before
the Lord. Alleluia.
GOSPEL: Mark 6: 17-29
At that time:
Herod sent and apprehended John, and bound him in prison for the sake of
Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother, because he had married her. For John
said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife. Now
Herodias laid snares for him, and was desirous to put him to death, and could
not. For Herod feared John, knowing him to be a just and holy man, and kept
him, and when he heard him did many things; and he heard him willingly. And
when a convenient day was come, Herod made a supper for his birthday, for the
princes, and tribunes, and chief men of Galilee. And when the daughter of the
same Herodias had come in, and had danced, and pleased Herod, and them that
were at table with him, the king said to the damsel, Ask of me what thou wilt,
and I will give it thee. And he swore to her, whatsoever thou shalt ask, I will
give thee; though it be the half of my kingdom. Who, when she was gone out,
said to her mother, What shall I ask? But she said, the head of John the
Baptist. And when she was come in immediately with haste to the king,she asked,
saying, I will that forthwith thou give me in a dish the head of John the
Baptist. And the king was struck sad; yet because of his oath, and because of
them that were with him at table, he would not displease her; but sending an
executioner he commanded that his head should be brought in a dish. And he
beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head in a dish, and gave it to the
damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother. Which his disciples hearing,
came, and took his body, and laid it in a tomb.
OFFERTORY: Psalm 20: 2, 3
In thy
strength, O Lord, the just man shall exult, and in Thy salvation he shall
rejoice exceedingly: Thou hast given him his heart’s desire.
SECRET
The offerings
which we bring, O Lord, in memory of the passion of Thy holy martyr, John the
Baptist, we pray that, by his favor, they may profit us unto salvation. Through
our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity
of the Holy Ghost, God…
Second Secret
Prayer of St. Sabina
Graciously
receive, O Lord, the gifts which we offer on the solemnity of Thy virgin and
martyr, Sabina, by whose patronage we trust to be delivered from all evil.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in
the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, Forever and ever.
PREFACE Common Preface
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, everlasting
God: through Christ our Lord. Through Whom the Angels praise Thy Majesty, the
Dominations worship it, the Powers stand in awe. The Heavens and the Heavenly
hosts together with the blessed Seraphim in triumphant chorus unite to
celebrate it. Together with them we entreat Thee, that Thou mayest bid our
voices also to be admitted, while we say in lowly praise:
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: Psalm 20: 3
O Lord, Thou
hast set on his head a crown of precious stones.
POSTCOMMUNION
May the solemn
festival of St. John the Baptist bring us the grace, O Lord, both to venerate
that which is signified in the great sacrament we have received, and to be
joyful because this thing hath been more abundantly manifested in us. Through
our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity
of the Holy Ghost, God…
Second Postcommunion
of St. Sabina
May the
mysteries we have received, help us, O Lord, and, by the intercession of
blessed Sabina, Thy virgin and martyr, may they cause us to rejoice in
everlasting protection. 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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