For use with the "Divine Liturgy of St. Gregory, that is, the Roman Rite, according to the ancient use of Sarum" free download document. All usages below have been approved for the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR), for those communities using the Sarum Liturgy (this status is coordinated and overseen by Archpriest Mark Rowe, Vicar General for the Western Rite Communities of the ROCOR).
LAST SUNDAY BEFORE ADVENT
in Nativity fast. Service is of St. Cecilia, virgin, martyr, patroness of church music, with commemoration of the Sunday and of the Holy Trinity. The liturgical season of Advent, with its privileged Sundays, starts Dec. 12, 2021.
TERCE
antiphon: Valerian, I want to tell you a secret: I have an angel of God, who loveth me, and guardeth my body with great zeal.
chapter: O Lord my God, Thou hast exalted my dwelling place upon the earth: and I have prayed for death to pass away. R. Thanks be to God.
short responsory. Grace is poured out on thy lips.
Grace is poured out on thy lips.
V. Therefore hath God blessed thee forever.
On thy lips.
V. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Grace is poured out.
On thy lips.
versicle: In thy splendor and thy beauty.
R. Bend thy bow, and prosper, and reign.
Collect as at Mass, below.
SEXT
antiphon: Valerian found Cecilia in her chamber, praying with an angel.
chapter: I will praise Thy name continually, and I will praise it with thanksgiving: and my prayer was heard. R. Thanks be to God.
short responsory: In thy splendor and thy beauty.
In thy splendor and thy beauty.
V. Bend thy bow, and prosper, and reign.
And thy beauty.
V. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. In thy splendor.
And thy beauty.
versicle: God shall help her with His countenance.
R. God is in the midst of her; and she shall not be moved.
Collect as at Mass, below.
PROCESSION
responsory: When the sunrise was complete, Cecilia said, "Go forth, then, soldiers of Christ! Cast off the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light.
V. Cecilia, bidding the brothers farewell, and giving them encouragement, said:
Go forth, then, soldiers of Christ! Cast off the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
Cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.
The summer antiphon, versicle, and collect of the cross are omitted. After the Litany of St. Martin:
antiphon for re-entry: default of St. Mary, with her usual versicle and collect.
MASS
Officium: Desiring to declare Thy name, O Christ, to all peoples, and kings, and princes, with choice words of salvation
I spake of Thy testimony before kings, and I was not ashamed.
For I was steadied by the help of Thy divine speech, for Thy spoken word was gentle ever since the time I came to Thee:
And I meditated on Thy commandments,
Fulfilling them, Lord, I have striven to obey Thee, that I may inherit the friendship of Thy people in high heaven,
Which I have greatly loved.
V. Blessed are the blameless in the way : who walk in the law of the Lord.
I spake of Thy testimony before kings, and I was not ashamed. And I meditated on Thy commandments, which I have greatly loved.
[V. Blessed are they that search into His
testimonies; * with their whole heart they seek after Him.
I spake of Thy testimony before kings, and I was not ashamed. And I meditated on Thy commandments, which I have greatly loved.
V. For they who do wickedness * have not walked in His ways.
I spake of Thy testimony before kings, and I was not ashamed. And I meditated on Thy commandments, which I have greatly loved.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit : as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, unto the ages of ages, amen.
I spake of Thy testimony before kings, and I was not ashamed. And I meditated on Thy commandments, which I have greatly loved.
Kyrie-Litany. Gloria.
V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. Let us pray.
COLLECT OF THE DAY: O God Who fillest us with joy by the yearly solemn feast of Thy blessed virgin and martyr Cecilia: grant that we may follow the example of her pious way of life, since we are honoring her in this service. Through...
Let us pray.
Collect 2: Stir up the wills of Thy faithful, O Lord, we pray Thee, that pursuing the fruit of godly labors more readily, they may partake of greater healings from Thy tender mercy. (no doxology, but immediately:)
Collect 3: O almighty, everlasting God, Who hast granted Thy servants, in confessing the true Faith, to know the glory of the everlasting Trinity, and in the might of Thy majesty to worship the Unity, we pray that by steadfastness in this faith we may be ever protected from all adversities. Through...
Lesson: Ecclesiasticus 51:13-17 (p. 410 in the complete epistle-gospel Lectionary).
A reading from the book of Wisdom. O Lord my God, Thou hast exalted my dwelling place upon the earth, and I have prayed for death to pass away. I called upon the Lord, the Father of my Lord, that He would not leave me in the day of my trouble, and in the time of the proud without help. I will praise Thy name continually, and will praise it with thanksgiving, and my prayer was heard. And Thou hast saved me from destruction, and hast delivered me from the evil time. Therefore I will give thanks, and speak praise unto Thy name : O Lord my God.
Graduale: Hearken, O daughter, and see, and incline thine ear, and the King shall greatly desire thy beauty.
V. In thy splendor and thy beauty, bend Thy bow, and prosper, and reign.
Hearken, O daughter, and see, and incline thine ear, and the King shall greatly desire thy beauty. .
Alleluia: cantor: Alleluia. all: Alleluia. cantor: V. Come, my chosen one, and I shall set thee on My throne, for the King shall greatly desire thy beauty. all: Alleluia.
Sequence: Let us rejoice upon this festal day,
Remembering the wondrous works of God,
Who worketh His greatest miracles
In His holy men and holy women.
Amid other miracles of His power
He is greatest in glory in His virgins,
For by His grace the pomp of the world
Seemed as nothing to His virgins.
And the striving of the virgins
Standeth firm against commands of kings.
Mindless fury worketh its savagery,
But evil is downcast for it is conquered!
Against their tender flesh it rageth,
And seeketh torments yet stronger,
But the flesh of purity standeth firm
When new tortures are increased.
For the sake of the eternal glory
Which they await from God,
They rejoice that their mortal coil is afflicted,
For it is gone in the twinkling of an eye.
The joys of this world failing
In a momentary tumult,
Like petals falling to the earth,
Amid the ranks of virgins, Cecilia did shine.
Today we keep her solemn feast
Who is lustrous among other women,
As the morning star amid the lesser stars,
O joyful virgin, bravely enduring all things!
Pray tenderly to God for us,
Since for His glory thou didst not refuse to die,
That we at length may greatly joy
In endless peace, in heaven's high court.
And, O most glorious virgin, let us
Together and along with thee
In the glory of the Lord
Praise Him for all eternity.
Gospel: Matthew 13:44-52 (p. 412 in the complete epistle-gospel Lectionary)
V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit.
The continuation of the holy gospel according to Matthew. R. Glory to Thee, O Lord.
At that time Jesus spake this parable to His disciples: The kingdom of heaven
is like unto a treasure hidden in a field, which a man having found, hid it,
and for joy thereof goeth, and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
Again the kingdom of heaven is like to a merchant seeking good pearls, who when
he had found one pearl of great price, went his way, and sold all that he had,
and bought it. Again the kingdom of heaven is like to a net cast into the sea,
and gathering together of all kind of fishes, which when it was filled they
drew out, and sitting by the shore, they chose out the good into vessels, but
the bad they cast forth. So shall it be at the end of the world. The Angels
shall go out, and shall separate the wicked from among the just, and shall cast
them into the furnace of fire. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Have ye understood all these things? They say to him: Yes. He said unto them:
Therefore every scribe instructed in the kingdom of heaven, is like to a man
that is an householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure : new things and
old.
Offerenda: The virgins in her train shall be brought unto the King. Her companions shall be brought unto Thee.
V. My heart hath poured forth a good word : I speak of my works to the King..
The virgins in her train shall be brought unto the King. Her companions shall be brought unto Thee.
V. With joy and gladness shall they be brought in; they shall be brought into the King's temple..
The virgins in her train shall be brought unto the King. Her companions shall be brought unto Thee.
Secret of the day: We beseech that these sacrifices of mercy's pleading and of praise may render us ever worthy of Thy gracious pardon, O Lord, Thy blessed martyr Cecilia interceding. Through...
Let us pray.
Secret 2: Mercifully look upon the sacrifice which is to be celebrated unto Thee, O Lord, and may it cleanse us from the sinful ways of our condition and make us acceptable to Thy name. (no doxology, but:)
Secret 3: Sanctify through the invocation of Thy holy name the sacrifice of this oblation, we pray Thee, Lord God, Holy Trinity, and by it perfect us ourselves as an eternal gift to Thee, Who livest and reignest, God through all the ages of ages. Amen.
Preface: ... everlasting God. Thou that dost perfect strength in weakness, and conquerest the enemy of the human race not by means of men only, but by women. For by Thy gift the blessed Cecilia was strengthened in the vocation of virginity and in confessing the Faith, that she not swerve from her intent through the lust of youth, nor be enticed by carnal flatteries, nor deterred by the frailty of her sex, nor overcome by the inhuman cruelty of torments. Rather, preserving the integrity of her body and soul, she was found worthy to attain eternal happiness, having the palm of virginity and that of martyrdom. Through Christ our Lord; by Him angels praise Thy majesty... etc.
Communio: Let the proud be put to shame, for unjustly have they transgressed against me, but as for me, I have pondered on Thy commandments, and upon Thy statutes, that I be not put to shame.
V. Blessed are the blameless in the way : who walk in the law of the Lord..
Let the proud be put to shame, for unjustly have they transgressed against me, but as for me, I have pondered on Thy commandments, and upon Thy statutes, that I be not put to shame.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit : as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, unto the ages of ages, amen.
Let the proud be put to shame, for unjustly have they transgressed against me, but as for me, I have pondered on Thy commandments, and upon Thy statutes, that I be not put to shame.
Postcommunion of the day: Thou hast satisfied Thy family, O Lord, with the sacred Gifts; ever keep and cherish us, we pray Thee, by the intercession of her whose feast we keep. Through...
Let us pray.
Postcommunion 2: Our souls being filled with Thy divine gift, almighty God, may they be occupied, we pray Thee, by this hope: of being enkindled with Thy Spirit, and of being as radiant as shining lamps in the presence of Him Who is coming, Thy Son Christ our Lord. (no doxology)
Postcommunion 3: May reception of this holy Mystery, O Lord our God, and the confession of the everlasting Holy Trinity, and His undivided Unity, conduce to our salvation in body and in soul. Who livest and reignest, God through all the ages of ages. Amen.
Bowed Heads: the default prayer.
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