{"id":2351,"date":"2006-10-09T09:44:23","date_gmt":"2006-10-09T09:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2006\/10\/mass-of-saint-denis-bishop-and\/"},"modified":"2006-10-09T09:44:23","modified_gmt":"2006-10-09T09:44:23","slug":"mass-of-saint-denis-bishop-and","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2006\/10\/mass-of-saint-denis-bishop-and\/","title":{"rendered":"9 October, Mass of Saint Denis, Bishop, and Companions, Martyrs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nToday’s memorial takes us to Montmartre, the Mount of Martyrs in Paris. Malouel’s painting of the martyrdom of Saint Denis (1416) depicts the sacrifice of Christ, the King of Martyrs, at the center. The outstretched arms of the Eternal Father, partially hidden behind the cross, suggest that one can know the embrace of the Father only in the arms of the Crucified. At the same time, the arms of the Father receive the offering of the Son.
\nBlood and water are gushing abundantly from the pierced side of the Son, the hands, and the feet of Jesus. His Precious Blood runs onto the earth where it mingles with blood of Saint Denis to sanctify the hill that will come to be known as Montmartre<\/a>, the Mount of the Martyrs.
\nOn the left, Our Lord Himself brings Holy Communion as Viaticum to Saint Denis in prison. On the right, we see the cruel beheading of Saint Denis while his deacon Eleutherius looks on in sorrow.
\nIt is recounted that, after his martyrdom, Saint Denis continued to preach, holding his head in his hands. The martyrs do, in fact, continue to preach the mystery of the Cross so often as the Church remembers them in the liturgy.<\/em><\/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
\nO God,
\nwho sent forth Saint Denis and his companions
\nto preach your glory to the heathen
\nand strengthened them to suffer with undaunted courage,
\ngrant, we beseech you,
\nthat by imitating them
\nwe may scorn worldly success
\nand fear no worldly misfortune.
\nThrough our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
\nwho lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
\nGod, forever and ever.
\nGENERAL INTERCESSIONS
\nThat, helped by the intercession of Saint Denis
\nand his companions,
\nthe Church in Paris and throughout France
\nmay rejoice today in the harvest of holiness
\nsown by the shedding of their blood for Christ,
\nto the Lord we pray: Christ, hear us. R. CHRIST, GRACIOUSLY HEAR US.
\nThat the Basilica of Montmartre
\nwill continue to be a sign of the merciful love of Christ,
\na place of repentance and of adoration,
\nto the Lord we pray: Christ, hear us. R. CHRIST, GRACIOUSLY HEAR US.
\nThat Catholic men and women seeking election to public office
\nmay not depart from the Gospel of Christ
\nnor distance themselves from the teachings of the Church,
\nto the Lord we pray: Christ, hear us. R. CHRIST, GRACIOUSLY HEAR US.
\nThose those who fallen among robbers
\nof the body, the mind, or the soul,
\nmay be restored to health by the care of Christians
\nand by the mercy of Christ poured out in the sacraments,
\nto the Lord we pray: Christ, hear us. R. CHRIST, GRACIOUSLY HEAR US.
\nThat all married couples
\nmay find in the mystery of the Most Holy Eucharist
\nthe true food of love,
\nstrength for life’s journey,
\nand consolation in its trials,
\nto the Lord we pray: Christ, hear us. R. CHRIST, GRACIOUSLY HEAR US.
\nThat we may find healing today
\nin the oil of the Holy Spirit
\nand in the Chalice of the Blood of Christ,
\nto the Lord we pray: Christ, hear us. R. CHRIST, GRACIOUSLY HEAR US.
\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).
\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
\nDenis 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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