Nunc incipio Christi esse discipulus, nihil de his quæ vidéntur, desiderans, ut Jesum Christum invéniam...

 

Preces pópuli tui, quǽsumus, Dómine, cleménter exáudi: ut, qui juste pro peccátis nostris afflígimur, pro tui nóminis glória misericórditer liberémur.

Today is Thursday post Septuagesimam and the feast of the blessed Martyr Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Apostolic Father and the third bishop of that great city in succession to the Apostle Saint Peter; this feast is celebrated at both Le Barroux and at Saint-Eugène with the Mass Mihi autem absit gloriári. 

The 6th lesson at Matins, from Saint Jerome in his book de scriptoribus ecclesiasticis, about Holy Church's most illustrious writers. 'Now I begin truly to be Christ's disciple... I am His wheat, now milled by the teeth of beasts and become, like Him, bread for the salvation of the world.'  

Nunc incipio Christi esse discipulus, nihil de his quæ vidéntur, desiderans, ut Jesum Christum invéniam. Ignis, crux, béstiæ, confractio ossium, membrórum divísio, et totius corporis contritio, et tota torménta diaboli in me veniant; tantum ut Christo fruar. Cumque jam damnatus esset ad bestias, et ardore patiéndi rugiéntes audíret leones, ait: Fruméntum Christi sum; déntibus bestiárum molar, ut panis mundus invéniar. Passus est anno undecimo Trajani. Relíquiæ corporis ejus Antiochíæ jacent extra portam Daphníticam, in cœmeterio.

Dr DiPippo's article this morning at New Liturgical Movement about Saint Ignatius is concisely informative, as his writing always is.

... Notwithstanding the fact that he is named in the Canon of the Roman Mass, his feast is not mentioned in any of the early sacramentaries or lectionaries, and was only established at Rome in the 12th century. The Blessed Schuster says that this is obviously because his tomb was not at Rome, but neither are those of many other Saints named in the Canon, such as Cyprian, Cosmas and Damian, and Agatha, whose feasts are attested in early Roman liturgical books....

 

Pater Thomas SJ is the celebrant of Holy Mass at Saint-Eugène today.

Introitus. Gal. 6, 14. Mihi autem absit gloriári, nisi in Cruce Dómini nostri Jesu Christi: per quem mihi mundus crucifíxus est, et ego mundo. Ps. 131, 1. Meménto, Dómine, David: et omnis mansuetúdinis ejus. V. Glória Patri.

Kyrie, Gloria.

Oratio. Infirmitátem nostram respice, omnípotens Deus: et, quia pondus própriæ actionis gravat, beáti Ignátii Martyris tui atque Pontificis intercéssio gloriosa nos prótegat. Per Dóminum.

Léctio Epistolæ beáti Pauli Apóstoli ad Romános.
Rom. 8, 35-39.
Fratres: Quis nos separábit a cantáte Christi: tribulátio, an angustia, an fames, an núditas, an perículum, an persecútio, an gládius? (sicut scriptum est: Quia propter te mortificámur tota die: æstimáti sumus sicut oves occisiónis). Sed in his ómnibus superámus propter eum, qui diléxit nos. Certus sum enim, quia neque mors, neque vita, neque ángeli, neque principátus, neque virtútes, neque instántia, neque futúra, neque fortitúdo, neque altitúdo, neque profúndum, neque creatúra alia poterit nos separáre a cantáte Dei, quæ est in Christo Jesu, Dómino nostro.

Graduale. Eccli 44, 16. Ecce sacérdos magnus, qui in diébus suis plácuit Deo. V. Ibid , 20. Non est invéntus símilis illi, qui conserváret legem Excélsi.

Tractus. Ps. 20, 3-4. Desidérium ánimæ ejus tribuísti ei: et voluntáte labiórum ejus non fraudásti eum. V. Quoniam prævenísti eum in benedictiónibus dulcedinis. V. Posuísti in cápite ejus coronam de lápide pretióso.

+ Sequentia sancti Evangelii secundum Joánnem.
Joann. 12, 24-25.
In illo témpore: Dixit Jesus discípulis suis: Amen, amen, dico vobis, nisi granum fruménti cadens in terram, mórtuum fúerit, ipsum solum manet: si autem mórtuum fúerit, multum fructum affért. Qui amat ánimam suam, perdet eam: et qui odit ánimam suam in hoc mundo, in vitam ætérnam custódit eam. Si quis mihi mínistrat, me sequátur: et ubi sum ego, illic et miníster meus erit. Si quis mihi ministráverit, honorificábit eum Pater meus.

Offertorium. Ps 8, 6-7. Glória et honóre coronásti eum: et constituísti eum super ópera mánuum tuárum, Domine.

Secreta. Hóstias tibi, Dómine, beáti Ignátii Martyris tui atque Pontíficis dicatas méritis, benígnus assúme: et ad perpétuum nobis tríbue proveníre subsídium. Per Dóminum.

Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei.

I don't know how often this happens but (I do mean to keep track, beginning on this feast each year...) this Communio is the only antiphon I know which is taken directly from celebrated Saint's reported speech. 

Communio. Fruméntum Christi sum: déntibus bestiárum molar, ut panis mundus invéniar.

Postcommunio. Refécti participatióne múneris sacri, quaesumus, Dómine, Deus noster: ut, cujus exséquimur cultum, intercedénte beáto Ignátio Mártyre tuo atque Pontífice, sentiámus efféctum. Per Dóminum.

LDVM