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September 9

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Wednesday after the 15th Sunday after Pentecost

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Commemoration of Saint Gorgonius, Martyr


Today, according to the traditional (1962) Roman calendar, is a feria, specifically Wednesday after the 15th Sunday after Pentecost. This day is part of the Time after Pentecost, a long period in the liturgical year that emphasizes the life of the Church under the continual guidance of the Holy Spirit. Ferias are days without a proper saint or feast assigned, and liturgical observance on these days centers on the prayers and readings of the preceding Sunday. In the 1962 calendar, these ferial days allow the faithful to reflect on the mysteries presented in the Sunday liturgy and the spiritual growth offered through everyday Christian living. The Church, in her wisdom, preserves ferial days not only as a way to promote ongoing prayer and reflection, but also to give space for votive Masses or commemorations of recently canonized saints, as permitted by local custom or need. The liturgical color is green, expressing hope and perseverance in the spiritual journey. This structure helps highlight Sundays and major feasts, offering a balanced rhythm of solemn celebration and quiet devotion in the traditional Roman calendar.

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IntroitPs 85:4

Latin


Ps 85:1; 85:2-3
Inclína, Dómine, aurem tuam ad me, et exáudi me: salvum fac servum tuum, Deus meus, sperántem in te: miserére mihi, Dómine, quóniam ad te clamávi tota die.
Ps 85:4
Lætífica ánimam servi tui: quia ad te, Dómine, ánimam meam levávi.
℣. Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto.
℟. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Inclína, Dómine, aurem tuam ad me, et exáudi me: salvum fac servum tuum, Deus meus, sperántem in te: miserére mihi, Dómine, quóniam ad te clamávi tota die.

English


Ps 85:1-3
Incline Your ear, O Lord; answer me; save Your servant, O my God, who trusts in You. Have pity on me, O Lord, for to You I call all the day.
Ps 85:4
Gladden the soul of Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
℣. 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.
Incline Your ear, O Lord; answer me; save Your servant, O my God, who trusts in You. Have pity on me, O Lord, for to You I call all the day.
Collect

Latin

Orémus.
Ecclésiam tuam, Dómine, miserátio continuáta mundet et múniat: et quia sine te non potest salva consístere; tuo semper múnere gubernétur.
Per Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.
℟. Amen.

Orémus.
Commemoratio S. Gorgonii Martyris
Sanctus tuus, Dómine, Gorgónius sua nos intercessióne lætíficet: et pia fáciat sollemnitáte gaudére.
Per Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.
℟. Amen.

English

Let us pray.
May Your abiding mercy, O Lord, cleanse and strengthen Your Church, and, since without You she cannot exist in safety, let her be ever guided by Your grace.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
Commemoration S. Gorgonius, Martyr
May Gorgonius, Your Saint, O Lord, gladden us by his intercession, and cause us to rejoice on his festival which we are devoutly keeping.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.
LessonGal 5:25-26

Latin


Léctio Epístolæ beáti Pauli Apóstoli ad Gálatas.
Gal 5:25-26; 6:1-10
Fratres: Si spíritu vívimus, spíritu et ambulémus. Non efficiámur inanis glóriæ cúpidi, ínvicem provocántes, ínvicem invidéntes. Fratres, et si præoccupátus fúerit homo in áliquo delícto, vos, qui spirituáles estis, huiúsmodi instrúite in spíritu lenitátis, consíderans teípsum, ne et tu tentéris. Alter alteríus ónera portáte, et sic adimplébitis legem Christi. Nam si quis exístimat se áliquid esse, cum nihil sit, ipse se sedúcit. Opus autem suum probet unusquísque, et sic in semetípso tantum glóriam habébit, et non in áltero. Unusquísque enim onus suum portábit. Commúnicet autem is, qui catechizátur verbo, ei, qui se catechízat, in ómnibus bonis. Nolíte erráre: Deus non irridétur. Quæ enim semináverit homo, hæc et metet. Quóniam qui séminat in carne sua, de carne et metet corruptiónem: qui autem séminat in spíritu, de spíritu metet vitam ætérnam. Bonum autem faciéntes, non deficiámus: témpore enim suo metémus, non deficiéntes. Ergo, dum tempus habémus, operémur bonum ad omnes, maxime autem ad domésticos fídei.
℟. Deo grátias.

English


Lesson from the letter of St. Paul the Apostle to the Galatians
Gal 5:25-26; 6:1-10
Brethren: If we live by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us also walk. Let us not become desirous of vainglory, provoking one another, envying one another. Brethren, even if a person is caught doing something wrong, you who are spiritual instruct such a one in a spirit of meekness, considering yourself, lest you also be tempted. Bear one another’s burdens, and so you will fulfill the law of Christ. For if anyone thinks himself to be something, whereas he is nothing, he deceives himself. But let everyone test his own work, and so he will have glory in himself only, and not in comparison with another. For each one will bear his own burden. And let him who is instructed in the word share all good things with his teacher. Be not deceived, God is not mocked. For what a man sows in the flesh, from the flesh also will reap corruption. But he who sows in the spirit, from the spirit will reap life everlasting. And in doing good let us not grow tired; for in due time we shall reap if we do not relax. Therefore, while we have time, let us do good to all men, but especially to those who are of the household of faith.
℟. Thanks be to God.
GradualPs 91:2-3

Latin


Ps 91:2-3
Bonum est confitéri Dómino: et psallere nómini tuo, Altíssime.
℣. Ad annuntiándum mane misericórdiam tuam, et veritátem tuam per noctem. Allelúia, allelúia.
Ps 94:3
Quóniam Deus magnus Dóminus, et Rex magnus super omnem terram. Allelúia.

English


Ps 91:2-3
It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing to Your name, Most High.
℣. To proclaim Your kindness at dawn and Your faithfulness throughout the night. Alleluia, alleluia.
Ps 94:3
℣. For the Lord is a great God, and a great King over all the earth. Alleluia.
GospelLuc 7:11-16

Latin

Sequéntia + sancti Evangélii secúndum Lucam
℟. Glória tibi, Dómine.
Luc 7:11-16
In illo témpore: Ibat Iesus in civitátem, quæ vocátur Naim: et ibant cum eo discípuli eius et turba copiósa. Cum autem appropinquáret portæ civitátis, ecce, defúnctus efferebátur fílius únicus matris suæ: et hæc vídua erat, et turba civitátis multa cum illa. Quam cum vidísset Dóminus, misericórdia motus super eam, dixit illi: Noli flere. Et accéssit et tétigit lóculum. - Hi autem, qui portábant, stetérunt - Et ait: Adoléscens, tibi dico, surge. Et resédit, qui erat mórtuus, et cœpit loqui. Et dedit illum matri suæ. Accépit autem omnes timor: et magnificábant Deum, dicéntes: Quia Prophéta magnus surréxit in nobis: et quia Deus visitávit plebem suam.

English

Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke
℟. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
Luke 7:11-16
At that time, Jesus went to a town called Naim; and His disciples and a large crowd went with Him. And as He drew near the gate of the town, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a large gathering from the town was with her. And the Lord, seeing her, had compassion on her, and said to her, Do not weep. And He went up and touched the stretcher; and the bearers stood still. And He said, Young man, I say to you, arise. And he who was dead, sat up, and began to speak. And He gave him to his mother. But fear seized upon all, and they began to glorify God, saying, A great prophet has risen among us, and God has visited His people.
OffertoryPs 39:2

Latin

Orémus.
Ps 39:2; 39:3; 39:4
Exspéctans exspectávi Dóminum, et respéxit me: et exaudívit deprecatiónem meam: et immísit in os meum cánticum novum, hymnum Deo nostro.

English

Let us pray.
Ps 39:2-4
I have waited, waited for the Lord, and He stooped toward me, and heard my cry. And He put a new song into my mouth, a hymn to our God.
Secret

Latin

Tua nos, Dómine, sacramenta custodiant: et contra diabólicos semper tueántur incúrsus.
Per Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.
℟. Amen.
Commemoratio S. Gorgonii Martyris
Grata tibi sit, Dómine, nostræ servitútis oblátio: pro qua sanctus Gorgónius Martyr intervéntor exsístat.
Per Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.
℟. Amen.

English

May Your sacrament, O Lord, always keep us and guard us from the assaults of the devil.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.
Commemoration S. Gorgonius, Martyr
O Lord, may the offering which we, Your servants, present be pleasing to You because St. Gorgonius, Your Martyr, intercedes for us.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.
CommunionIoann 6:52

Latin


Ioann 6:52
Panis, quem ego dédero, caro mea est pro sǽculi vita.

English


John 6:52
The bread that I will give is My Flesh for the life of the world.
Post Communion

Latin

Orémus.
Mentes nostras et córpora possídeat, quǽsumus, Dómine, doni cœléstis operátio: ut non noster sensus in nobis, sed iúgiter eius prævéniat efféctus.
Per Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.
℟. Amen.

Orémus.
Commemoratio S. Gorgonii Martyris
Famíliam tuam, Deus, suávitas ætérna contíngat et végetet: quæ in Mártyre tuo Gorgónio Christi, Fílii tui, bono iúgiter odóre pascátur:
Qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.
℟. Amen.

English

Let us pray.
May the working of the heavenly gift, O Lord, so possess us, mind and body, that the action of the sacrament, rather than our senses, may continually prevail in us.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

Let us pray.
Commemoration S. Gorgonius, Martyr
May Your everlasting kindness fill Your faithful people with new life, and may they be ever refreshed by the good fragrance of Christ, your Son, through Gorgonius, Your Martyr.
Who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.
℟. Amen

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