Fidélis servus et prudens, quem constítuit dóminus super famíliam suam: ut det illis in témpore trítici mensúram, alleluia...

Auxílium tuum nobis, Dómine, quǽsumus, placátus impénde: et, intercessióne beáti Ubaldi Confessóris tui atque Pontíficis, contra omnes diáboli nequítias déxteram super nos tuæ propitiatiónis exténde. Per Dóminum.

Today is Thursday, in Octava Ascensionis Domini, and the feast of Saint Ubaldus Bishop and Confessor. At Le Barroux, the Mass of Saint Gens, hermit, who died in 1127. From their website: 

While yet an adolescent, Saint Gens retired to the valley of Beaucet where he lived a life of prayer, of work, and of penitence, gaining great renown for his holiness. He died in 1127 at Montreux in Provence at the age of 23.

I presume that Saint Gens (Sanctus Gentius, I think) is inscribed in the particular calendar of... am not sure which diocese. Le Barroux is in the contemporary diocese of... and of course I cannot recall off the top of my head this morning; of Avignon, I believe. Saint Gens is grand Saint Gens, and there persists a true popular cultus. The blog of Fr Maximilien-Marie du Sacré-Coeur is where I ordinarily collect my reading about the lesser known French saints but I can't find anything there about Saint Gens; the search tool can be frustratingly ineffective. It may be, since the festival is observed at Monteux May 22-27 (perhaps because of Pentecost? I have no idea; Pentecost Octave may itself be the traditional date), that Fr Maximilien-Marie will publish a note next week. 

The Introit is Justus ut palma florebit.

The first Alleluia.

And the second.

The antiphona ad Offertorium is here.

And the Communio.

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The Mass Statuit ei Dominus testamentum pacis of the Holy Confessor. 

Pater Thomas SJ is celebrating Holy Mass at Saint-E. today; it is one of those days when the audio stream is perfect but the video is... well, it is perfect too but the camera seems to be focussed on a wooden beam instead of  the sanctuary. This is an instance of the 'brown screen' I've mentioned on other mornings. (I believe that the camera gradually slips somehow out of its proper alignment, eh. Whatever 'la diffusion est opérée automatiquement' means specifically, it does at least mean, I think, that today there isn't actually someone up in the gallery etc where the camera is physically located who can repair what is causing this glitch.)

Introitus. Eccli. 45, 30. Státuit ei Dóminus testaméntum pacis, et príncipem fecit eum: ut sit illi sacerdótii dígnitas in ætérnum. (T. P. Allelúja, allelúja.) Ps. 131, 1. Meménto, Dómine, David: et omnis mansuetúdinis ejus. ℣. Glória Patri.

Kyrie, Gloria.

Oratio. Auxílium tuum nobis, Dómine, quǽsumus, placátus impénde: et, intercessióne beáti Ubaldi Confessóris tui atque Pontíficis, contra omnes diáboli nequítias déxteram super nos tuæ propitiatiónis exténde. Per Dóminum.

Léctio libri Sapiéntiæ.
Eccli. 44, 16-27; 45, 3-20.

Ecce sacérdos magnus, qui in diébus suis plácuit Deo, et invéntus est justus: et in témpore iracúndiæ factus est reconciliátio. Non est invéntus símilis illi, qui conservávit legem Excélsi. Ideo jurejurándo fecit illum Dóminus créscere in plebem suam. Benedictiónem ómnium géntium dedit illi, et testaméntum suum confirmávit super caput ejus. Agnóvit eum in benedictiónibus suis: conservávit illi misericórdiam suam: et invenit grátiam coram óculis Dómini. Magnificávit eum in conspéctu regum: et dedit illi corónam glóriæ. Státuit illi testaméntum ætérnum, et dedit illi sacerdótium magnum: et beatificávit illum in glória. Fungi sacerdótio, et habére laudem in nómine ipsíus, et offérre illi incénsum dignum in odórem suavitátis.

Allelúja, allelúja. ℣. Ps. 109, 4. Tu es sacérdos in aeternum,  secúndum órdinem Melchísedech.

Allelúja. ℣. Hic est sacérdos, quem coronávit Dóminus. Allelúja.

✠ Sequéntia sancti Evangélii secúndum Matthǽum.
Matth. 25, 14-23.
In illo témpore: Dixit Jesus discípulis suis parábolam hanc: Homo péregre proficíscens vocávit servos suos, et trádidit illis bona sua. Et uni dedit quinque talénta, álii duo, álii vero unum, unicuíque secúndum própriam virtútem, et proféctus est statim. Abiit autem, qui quinque talénta accéperat, et operátus est in eis, et lucrátus est ália quinque. Simíliter et, qui duo accéperat, lucrátus est ália duo. Qui autem unum accéperat, ábiens fodit in terram, et abscóndit pecuniam dómini sui. Post multum vero témporis venit dóminus servórum illórum, et pósuit ratiónem cum eis. Et accédens qui quinque talénta accéperat, óbtulit ália quinque talénta,dicens: Dómine, quinque talénta tradidísti mihi, ecce, ália quinque superlucrátus sum. Ait illi dóminus ejus: Euge, serve bone et fidélis, quia super pauca fuísti fidélis, super multa te constítuam: intra in gáudium dómini tui. Accéssit autem et qui duo talénta accéperat, et ait: Dómine, duo talénta tradidísti mihi, ecce, ália duo lucrátus sum. Ait illi dominus ejus: Euge, serve bone et fidélis, quia super pauca fuísti fidélis, super multa te constítuam: intra in gáudium dómini tui.

Offertorium. Ps. 88, 21-22. Invéni David servum meum, óleo sancto meo unxi eum: manus enim mea auxiliábitur ei, et bráchium meum confortábit eum. (T. P. Allelúja.)

Secreta. Sancti tui, quǽsumus, Dómine, nos ubíque lætíficent: ut, dum eórum mérita recólimus, patrocínia sentiámus. Per Dóminum.

Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei.

Communio. Luc. 12, 42. Fidélis servus et prudens, quem constítuit dóminus super famíliam suam: ut det illis in témpore trítici mensúram. (T. P. Allelúja.)

Postcommunio. Præsta, quǽsumus, omnípotens Deus: ut, de percéptis munéribus grátias exhibéntes, intercedénte beáto Ubaldo  Confessóre tuo atque Pontífice, benefícia potióra sumámus. Per Dóminum.

LDVM