28 August
BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH
Patron of the whole Canonical Order
SOLEMNITY
Entrance Antiphon Si 15:5
In
the midst of the assembly the Lord opened his mouth.
He
filled him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding.
He
clothed him in a robe of glory.
Opening Prayer
Lord
God,
renew in
your Church
the
spirit with which you endowed
Filled
with that same spirit,
may we
thirst for you alone,
the
fountain of true wisdom,
and seek
you, the source of divine love.
We ask
this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives
and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God,
for ever and ever.
First Reading Si 50:5-14
A reading from the Book of Ecclesiasticus
How splendid he was with the
people thronging around him, when he emerged from the curtained shrine, like
the morning star among the clouds, like the moon at the full, like the sun
shining on the Temple of the Most High, like the rainbow gleaming amongst
brilliant clouds, like a rose in springtime, like a lily by a spring, like a
branch of the incense tree in summer, like fire and incense in the censer, like
a massive golden vessel encrusted with every kind of precious stone, like an
olive tree, laden with fruit, like a cypress soaring in the clouds; when he
took his ceremonial robe and put on his magnificent ornaments, when he went up
to the holy altar, and filled the sanctuary precincts with his grandeur; when
he received the portions from the hands of the priests, himself standing by the
altar, crowned with the circle of his brothers, as a cedar of Lebanon is by its
foliage, as though surrounded by the trunks of palm trees. When
all the sons of Aaron in their glory, with the offerings of the Lord in their
hands, stood before the whole assembly of
The word of
the Lord.
Responsorial Psalm Ps
132
R/.
How good and how pleasant it is, when brothers live in unity.
How good and how pleasant it
is,
when brothers live in unity. R/.
It is like the precious oil
upon the head
running down upon the beard,
running down upon Aaron’s beard
upon the collar of his robes. R/.
It is like the dew of Hermon
which falls on the heights of Sion.
For there the Lord gives his
blessing,
life for ever. R/.
Second Reading I
Jn 4:7-16
A reading from the First
Letter of Saint John
My dear friends,
let us love one another, since love is from God and everyone who loves is a
child of God and knows God. Whoever fails to love does not know God, because
God is love. This is the revelation of God’s love for us, that God sent his
only Son into the world that we might have life through him. Love consists in
this: it is not we who loved God, but God loved us and sent his Son to expiate
our sins. My dear friends, if God loved us so much, we too should love one
another. No one has ever seen God, but as long as we love each other God
remains in us and his love comes to perfection within us. This is the proof
that we remain in him and he in us, that he has given us a share in his Spirit.
We ourselves have seen and testify that the Father sent his Son as Savior of
the world. Anyone who acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in
him and he in God. We have recognized for ourselves,
and put our faith in, the love God has for us. God is love, and whoever remains
in love remains in God and God in him.
The word of
the Lord.
Gospel Acclamation Jn:15:l3
Alleluia,
Alleluia.
No
one can have greater love, than to lay down his life for his friends. Alleluia.
Gospel Jn 17:1,14—21
A reading
from the holy Gospel according to John.
Jesus raised his eyes to
heaven and said:
I passed your word on to them
and the world hated them, because they belong to the world no more than I
belong to the world. I am not asking you to remove them from the world, but to
protect them from the Evil One. They do not belong to the world any more than I
belong to the world. Consecrate them in the truth; your word is truth. As you
sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world, and for their sake I
consecrate myself so that they too may be consecrated in the truth. I pray not
only for these, but also for those who through their teaching will come to
believe in me. May they all be one, just as, Father, you are in me, and I in
you, so that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe it was you
who sent me.
The Gospel of the Lord.
Prayer over the Gifts
Lord
of mercy,
as we
celebrate this memorial of our salvation,
we humbly
pray that this sacrament of your love
may be
for us a sign of unity
and a
bond of charity.
We
ask this through Christ our Lord.
Preface
V/.
The Lord be with you.
R/. And also with you.
V/.
Lift up your hearts.
R/.
We lift them up to the Lord.
V/.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
R/.
It is right to give him thanks and praise.
Father,
all-powerful and ever-living God,
we do
well always and everywhere to give you thanks
through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
So
perfectly did Christ turn the heart of Augustine
to you,
Father,
that he
became an outstanding witness to the power of your grace,
and
filled your Church with the radiant light of his teaching.
You
pierced his heart with the sweet wound of your love
and
filled him with such zeal for your glory,
that he
never tired of feeding his flock
with the
food of sound doctrine.
You
answered his yearning for perfection
by
inspiring him to gather his clergy into community,
thus
enhancing the sacred ministry
by the
profession of the religious life.
And
so, with angels and archangels,
and with all
the heavenly host,
we
proclaim your glory
and join
in their unending hymn of praise:
Holy,
holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven
and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna
in the highest.
Blessed
is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna
in the highest.
Communion Antiphon Lk 12:42
This
is the faithful and wise servant, whom the Lord has put in charge of his
household, to give them their share of food at the appointed time.
Prayer after Communion
Lord,
may our
sharing at the table of Christ make us holy.
May
we be transformed into what we have received
and
become members of his body.
We
ask this through Christ our Lord.