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Pew Missalette, which takes one through a typical Sunday Mass with commentary.
THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT
INTROIT. Laetare. Is. 66.10-11
Rejoice, O Jerusalem, and come together, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy, all ye that have mourned: that ye may be glad, and be satisfied with the breasts of your consolation. Ps. 121.1. I was glad when they said unto me: We will go into the house of the Lord. Glory be the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Rejoice, O Jerusalem, and come together, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy, all ye that have mourned: that ye may be glad, and be satisfied with the breasts of your consolation.
COLLECT
Grant, we beseech thee, almighty God: that we, who for our evil deeds do worthily deserve to be punished; by the comfort of thy grace may mercifully be relieved. Through Jesus Christ, thy Son, Our Lord, who with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, liveth and reignest God, world without end. (Amen).
Let us pray. Mother of God, and of all the holy Apostles, Martyrs, Confessors and Virgins, and of all thine elect, may everywhere cause us to rejoice; that while we call to mind their merits, we may perceive their advocacy. (Amen)
Let us pray: Almighty and everlasting God, who hast dominion both of the quick and the dead, and hast mercy upon all men whom by reason of their faith and works thou dost foreknow: we humbly beseech thee; that those for whom we are minded to pour forth our prayers, whether in this present world they still be held in the flesh, or being delivered from the body have passed into that which is to come, may at the intercession of all thy Saints obtain of thy bountiful goodness the remission of all their sins. Through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord: Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. (Amen)
The Lesson from the Epistle of blessed Paul the Apostle to the Galatians. Galatians 4:22-31. Brethren: It is written that Abra-ham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman. But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise. Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gender-eth to bondage, which is Agar. For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children. But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all. For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband. Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise. But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now. Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bond-woman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman. So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free: by the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free.
Gradual. Ps. 121:1,7. I was glad when they said unto me: We will go into the house of the Lord. Peace be within thy walls: and plenteousness within thy palaces.
Tract. Ps. 124:1-2. They that put their trust in the Lord shall be even as the mount Sion: which may not be removed, but standeth fast forever. The hills stand about Jerusalem: even so standeth the Lord round about his people, from this time forth forever-more.
The continuation of the holy Gospel according to John. John 6:1-15
At that time: Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased. And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do. Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little. One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him, There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many? And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would. When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten. Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world. When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.
Offertory. Ps. 134.3,6. O praise the Lord, for he is gracious: O sing praises unto his name, for he is lovely: whatsoever he pleased, that did he in heaven and in earth.
SECRET
We beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to have respect unto these our sacrifices: that they may increase our devotion and set forward our salvation. Through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord: Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. (Amen)
Let us pray: Mercifully receive, O Lord, these our oblations: and, at the intercession of blessed Mary ever Virgin with all thy Saints, defend us from all dangers. (Amen)
Let us pray: O God, to whom alone is known the number of the elect, whom thou hast appointed unto heavenly felicity: grant, we beseech thee; that, at the intercession of all thy Saints, the names of all those who have been commended to our prayers, and of all thy faithful people, may ever remain written in the book of those that are predestined to everlasting blessedness. Through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord: Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost: ever one God, world without end. (Amen)
The Preface of Lent
Communion. Ps. 121.3-4. Jerusalem is built as a city, that is at unity in itself: for thither the tribes go up, even the tribes of the Lord, to give thanks unto thy name, O Lord.
POSTCOMMUNION
O Merciful God, who never failest to fulfil us with thy holy mysteries: grant to us, we beseech thee; that we may ever approach them in lowliness and sincerity, and receive them in faithfulness of heart. Through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord: Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost: ever one God, world without end. (Amen)
Let us pray: We have received, O Lord, this heavenly Sacrament, recalling the memory of blessed Mary ever Virgin and of all thy Saints: grant, we beseech thee; that as we celebrate this mystery in time, so we may attain unto the fulness thereof in everlasting felicity. (Amen)
Let us pray: Almighty and most merciful God, cleanse us, we pray thee, by the mysteries which we have received: and, at the intercession of all thy Saints, grant that this thy sacrament may bring upon us not guilt to our punishment but pardon to our salvation; that it may cleanse the guilty and confirm the feeble, that it may strengthen us against every danger of the world, and obtain for thy faithful people, both quick and dead, the remission of all their sins. Through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord: Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost: ever one God, world without end. (Amen)