{"id":2310,"date":"2006-09-28T17:11:48","date_gmt":"2006-09-28T17:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2006\/09\/mass-of-saint-lorenzo-ruiz-and\/"},"modified":"2006-09-28T17:11:48","modified_gmt":"2006-09-28T17:11:48","slug":"mass-of-saint-lorenzo-ruiz-and","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2006\/09\/mass-of-saint-lorenzo-ruiz-and\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz and Companions, Martyrs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nToday’s memorial of the Filipino Saint Lorenzo Ruiz illustrates the marvelous universalization of the Church’s calendar that took place during the pontificate of Pope John Paul II. Saint Lorenzo’s descendants still live today in the same district outside Manila where he and his family lived in the 1600s. Saint Lorenzo was a husband and father, a professional calligrapher by trade, a saint who spoke Tagalog, Chinese, and Spanish, a martyr who gave his life for Christ in Japan, far from family and home. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II, together with other Filipino martyrs, in 1987.<\/p>\n


\nENTRANCE ANTIPHON
\nMR
\nThe blood of the holy martyrs
\nwas poured out upon the earth for Christ;
\ntherefore they have won rewards everlasting.
\nCOLLECT
\nGrant us, O Lord God,
\nthe patience of your martyrs Saint Lorenzo and his companions
\nin your service and in that of our neighbour,
\nbecause they who endure persecution for the sake of justice
\nare blessed in your kingdom.
\nThrough our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
\nwho lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
\nGod, forever and ever.
\nCOLLECT AT THE GENERAL INTERCESSIONS
\nAlmighty and ever-living God,
\nwho save us from every tribulation,
\nand heal us of every affliction
\nby the power that ever flows
\nfrom the sacrifice of your only-begotten Son,
\nincrease in us, we pray,
\nthat indefectible hope in the Cross
\nthat was the strength of your martyrs in ages past,
\nand that remains, today and always,
\nthe joy and gladness of your Church.
\nThrough Christ our Lord.
\nOFFERTORY ANTIPHON
\nGR
\nThe saints shall rejoice in their glory,
\nthey shall be joyful in their repose:
\nthe high praises of God
\nshall be in their mouth, alleluia (Ps 149:5\u20136).
\nGENERAL INTERCESSIONS
\nThat, helped by the intercession of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz
\nand his companions,
\nthe Church in the Philippines
\nmay rejoice today in the harvest of holiness
\nsown by the by shedding of their blood for Christ,
\nto the Lord we pray: Christ, hear us. R. CHRIST, GRACIOUSLY HEAR US.
\nThat our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI,
\nmay be comforted by the Holy Spirit,
\nand preserved from the hands of his enemies,
\nto the Lord we pray: Christ, hear us. R. CHRIST, GRACIOUSLY HEAR US.
\nThat husbands and fathers of families
\nmay find in Saint Lorenzo Ruiz
\na model of piety and fortitude,
\nto the Lord we pray: Christ, hear us. R. CHRIST, GRACIOUSLY HEAR US.
\nThat all may recognize the vanity of passing things
\nand lift their eyes to the things that are above
\nwhere Christ is seated at the right hand of the Father,
\nto the Lord we pray: Christ, hear us. R. CHRIST, GRACIOUSLY HEAR US.
\nThat we may persevere in seeking the Face of Christ,
\nnot out of vain curiosity like Herod,
\nbut out of the desire that comes from the Holy Spirit
\nand out of love,
\nto the Lord we pray: Christ, hear us. R. CHRIST, GRACIOUSLY HEAR US.
\nPRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
\nLook graciously, Almighty God,
\nupon the offerings of your people
\nand, through the intercession of your blessed martyrs,
\nlet us become a sacrifice pleasing to you
\nfor the salvation of the whole world
\nThrough Christ our Lord.
\nPREFACE
\nIt is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
\nalways and everywhere to give you thanks,
\nLord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God,
\nthrough Christ our Lord.
\nAs we celebrate the feast of your martyr
\nLorenzo and his companions;
\nwe praise Christ, who kindles the fire of love
\nin the heart of his faithful servants,
\nso that they renounce the honours of this world
\nand by martyrdom take their place amid the citizens of heaven.
\nBy their sufferings your Church is made holy and glorious
\nand placed with Christ at your right hand.
\nHer joy and radiance is the prayer of her martyrs,
\npersecuted in this world,
\nwhom she presents to you
\nas the firstfruits of the world to come.
\nAnd so, through the heavens and the earth
\nall things adore you and sing a new song;
\nand we with all the angels give you glory
\nin this, their ever-joyful hymn of praise:
\nCOMMUNION ANTIPHON
\nMR
\nEveryone who confesses me before men,
\nI will also confess before my Father who is in heaven,
\nsays the Lord (Mt 10:32).
\nPRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
\nNourished, O Lord,
\nwith the bread of the strong,
\nin celebration of your blessed martyrs,
\nwe humbly implore you,
\nthat by cleaving faithfully to Christ,
\nwe may serve in your Church
\nfor the salvation of all.
\nThrough Christ our Lord.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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