Caro mea vere est cibus, et sanguis meus vere est potus: qui mandúcat meam carnem et bibit meum sánguinem, in me manet et ego in eo, alleluia, alleluia...

 Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, qui in Corde beátæ Maríæ Vírginis dignum Spíritus Sancti habitáculum præparásti: concéde propítius; ut ejúsdem immaculáti Cordis festivitátem devóta mente recoléntes, secúndum cor tuum vívere valeámus. Per Dóminum ... in unitáte ejúsdem.

Deus, qui nobis sub Sacraménto mirábili passiónis tuæ memóriam reliquísti: tríbue, quǽsumus, ita nos Córporis et Sánguinis tui sacra mystéria venerári; ut redemptiónis tuæ fructum in nobis júgiter sentiámus: Qui vivis et regnas cum Deo Patre, in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.

Today is Saturday infra Octavam Corporis Christi. At Le Barroux, the Mass of Our Lady's Immaculate Heart was sung, the Mass Adeamus cum fiducia. The feast of the Virgin Saint Angela Merici is celebrated today in the re-arrangements of Ioannes XXIII (yesterday in the Traditional Rite; who knows why it was moved): was commemorated, I presume, at Saint-Eugène, where, however, Adeamus cum fiducia was likely said (at 0030 here). 

My lovely sound sleep was interrupted at 0230 by a telephone call from the landlady, whose little white dog had managed to escape the yard and, some time later, also this world thanks to the driver of an automobile. She was, understandably enough, rather upset. I'm pleased it's gone, frankly, but I suppose there is no point in elaborating on the reasons. The mystery of how it got out remains; there must be a place of egress under the fence? why the stupid creature chose last night to use it (I saw it doing it's business just before I retired to bed to read at 1945 or so) I have no idea. The other little dog continues its usual routine this morning. Of course it is possible that one of the neighbors, at the limit of her tolerance of its barking, let it out, bidding it to quickly meet its fate (it was nearly blind): but this is highly unlikely. 

I'm having to go out on errands this morning and so the completion of this pagina must wait until I return. 

Introitus. Hebr. 4, 16. Adeámus cum fidúcia ad thronum grátiæ, ut misericórdiam consequámur, et grátiam inveniámus in auxílio opportúno. Ps. 44, 2. Eructávit cor meum verbum bonum: dico ego ópera mea regi. V. Glória Patri.

Kyrie, Gloria.

Oratio. Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, qui in Corde beátæ Maríæ Vírginis dignum Spíritus Sancti habitáculum præparásti: concéde propítius; ut ejúsdem immaculáti Cordis festivitátem devóta mente recoléntes, secúndum cor tuum vívere valeámus. Per Dóminum ... in unitáte ejúsdem.

Léctio libri Sapiéntiæ.
Eccli. 24, 23-31.
Ego quasi vitis fructificávi suavitátem odóris: et flores mei, fructus honóris et honestátis. Ego mater pulchræ dilectiónis, et timóris, et agnitiónis, et sanctæ spei. In me grátia omnis viæ et veritátis: in me omnis spes vitæ, et virtútis. Transíte ad me omnes qui concupíscitis me, et a generatiónibus meis implémini. Spíritus enim meus super mel dulcis, et heréditas mea super mel et favum. Memória mea in generatiónes sæculórum. Qui edunt me, adhuc esúrient: et qui bibunt me, adhuc sítient. Qui audit me, non confundétur: et qui operántur in me, non peccábunt. Qui elúcidant me, vitam ætérnam habébunt.

Graduale. Ps. 12, 6. Exsultábit cor meum in salutári tuo: cantábo Dómino, qui bona tríbuit mihi: et psallam nómini Dómini altíssimi. V. Ps. 44, 18. Mémores erunt nóminis tui in omni generatióne et generatiónem: proptérea pópuli confitebúntur tibi in ætérnum.

Allelúja, allelúja. V. Luc. 1, 46, 47. Magníficat ánima mea Dóminum: et exsultávit spíritus meus in Deo salutári meo. Allelúja.

+ Sequéntia sancti Evangélii secúndum Joánnem.
Joann. 19, 25-27.
In illo témpore: Stabant juxta crucem Jesu mater ejus, et soror matris ejus María Cléophæ, et María Magdaléne. Cum vidísset ergo Jesus matrem, et discípulum stantem, quem diligébat, dicit matri suæ: Múlier, ecce fílius tuus. Deinde dicit discípulo: Ecce mater tua. Et ex illa hora accépit eam discípulus in sua.

Offertorium. Luc. 1, 46, 49. Exsultávit spíritus meus in Deo salutári meo; quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est, et sanctum nomen ejus.

Secreta. Majestáti tuæ, Dómine, Agnum immaculátum offeréntes, quǽsumus: ut corda nostra ignis ille divínus accéndat, cui Cor beátæ Maríæ Vírginis ineffabíliter inflammávit. Per eundem Dóminum.

Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei.

Communio. Joann. 19, 27. Dixit Jesus matri suæ: Múlier, ecce fílius tuus: deinde dixit discípulo: Ecce mater tua. Et ex illa hora accépit eam discípulus in sua.

Postcommunio. Divínis refécti munéribus te, Dómine, supplíciter exorámus: ut beátæ Maríæ Vírginis intercessióne, cujus immaculáti Cordis solémnia venerándo égimus, a præséntibus perículis liberáti, ætérnæ vitæ gáudia consequámur. Per Dóminum.

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