Common of a Confessor and Doctor
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Common of a Confessor and Doctor
Office.
O ye priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: O ye holy and humble men of heart, bless ye the Lord.2
In Easter-tide, Alleluya, alleluya.
Ps. O all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever.3
Glory etc.
Collect.
Hear, O Lord, we beseech thee, the prayers which we offer unto thee on the feast of thy holy confessor and doctor N., and through the prayers of him who served thee worthily absolve us from all our sins. Through etc.
2 Song of the Three Children, 62, 65. 3 Ib. 35.
Warren, Part II, printed p. 36 · open scan1. Lesson. Ecclus. xlvii. 8, 7, 9–11; xxiv. 1–4.
In all his works . . . shall be blessed.1
2. Lesson. Wisdom, vii. 7–13.
Wherefore I prayed . . . hide her riches.
Gradual.
The Lord sware and will not repent: thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedech.2
V. The Lord said unto my Lord: Sit thou on my right hand.3
V. The Lord loved him and adorned him, and clothed him with a robe of glory.4
Sequence.
The festive day is come etc.5
Tract.
Blessed is the man etc.6
Gospel. St. Matt. v. 13–19.
Ye are the salt . . . kingdom of heaven.
Offertory.
My truth also and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.7
In Easter-tide, Alleluya.
Secret.
Sanctify, we beseech thee, O Lord, the gifts now dedicated unto thee, and at the intercession of thy blessed confessor and doctor N. turn thy face in reconciliation unto us, through the same. Through etc.
Communion.
Faithful and wise is that servant whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season.8
In Easter-tide, Alleluya, alleluya.
1 Vulg. 2 Ps. cx. 4. 3 Ib. 1. 4 See Ecclus. xv. 5. 5 As in the Common of a Confessor and Bishop, p. 32. 6 Ps. cxii. 1–3, as in Common of a Confessor and Bishop, p. 31. 7 Ps. lxxxix. 25. 8 St. Luke, xii. 42.
Warren, Part II, printed p. 37 · open scanPostcommunion.
Grant, we beseech thee, almighty God, that while we render thanks unto thee for the gifts which we have received, we may obtain yet further benefits, through the intercession of thy blessed confessor and doctor N. Through etc.