INTROIT
Let us all rejoice in the Lord as we celebrate the feast in honor of the
blessed martyr Thomas, at whose martyrdom the angels rejoiced and praised the
Son of God.
Ps. 32:1. Rejoice in the Lord, you just; praise befits the
upright.
V. Glory be . . .
COLLECT
O God, for the cause of the Church the glorious bishop Thomas was slain by
the swords of evil men. May all who implore his aid obtain through him the
petitions they ask. Through our Lord . . .
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EPISTLE Heb. 5:1-6
Brethren: Every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in the
things that appertain to God, that he may offer up gifts and sacrifices for
sins: Who can have compassion on them that are ignorant and that err: because
he himself also is compassed with infirmity. And therefore he ought, as for the
people, so also for himself, to offer for sins. Neither doth any man take the
honour to himself, but he that is called by God, as Aaron was. So Christ also
did not glorify himself, that he might be made a high priest: but he that said
unto him: "Thou art my Son: this day have I begotten thee." As he
saith also in another place: "Thou art a priest for ever, according to the
order of Melchisedech."
GRADUAL Eccli. 44:16, 20
Behold a great priest, who pleased God in his life.
V. There was none found like to him, who kept the law of the Most
High.
Alleluia, alleluia! V. John 10:14
I am the good shepherd and I know my sheep, and mine know me. Alleluia!
GOSPEL John 10:11-16
At that time, Jesus said to the Pharisees, "I am the good
shepherd. The good shepherd giveth his life for his sheep. But the hireling and
he that is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming
and leaveth the sheep and flieth: and the wolf casteth and scattereth the sheep,
And the hireling flieth, because he is a hireling: and he hath no care for the
sheep. I am the good shepherd: and I know mine, and mine know me. As the Father
knoweth me, and I know the Father: and I lay down my life for my sheep. And
other sheep I have that are not of this fold: them also I must bring. And they
shall hear my voice: And there shall be one fold and one shepherd."
OFFERTORY ANTIPHON Ps. 20:4-5
You have placed on his head a crown of precious stones, O Lord. He asked
life of You, and You have given it to him, alleluia!
SECRET
Bless the gifts we have set apart for You, O Lord. may the prayers of Your
blessed martyr bishop, Thomas, help these offerings to win Your mercy for us.
Through our Lord . . .
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COMMUNION ANTIPHON John 10:14
I am the good shepherd, and I know my sheep, and mine know me.
POSTCOMMUNION
O Lord, may this Communion cleanse us from sin, and bestow on us spiritual
health from heaven through the intercession of Your blessed martyr bishop
Thomas. Through our Lord . . .
Commemoration of the Octave of CHRISTMAS
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