Common of Apostles

Mihi autem nimis honoráti sunt amíci tui, Deus: nimis confortátus est principátus eórum.

To me, Your friends, O God, are made exceedingly honorable; their principality is exceedingly strengthened.

Dómine, probásti me et cognovísti me: tu cognovísti sessiónem meam et resurrectiónem meam.

Lord, Thou hast searched Me and known Me; Thou knowest my sitting down and My rising up.

Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, et in sǽcula sæculórum. ℟. Amen.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. ℟. Amen.

Mihi autem nimis honoráti sunt amíci tui, Deus: nimis confortátus est principátus eórum.

To me, Your friends, O God, are made exceedingly honorable; their principality is exceedingly strengthened.

Deus, qui nos per beátos Apóstolos tuos ad agnitiónem tui nóminis veníre tribuísti: da nobis eórum glóriam sempitérnam et proficiéndo celebráre, et celebrándo profícere.

Per Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum, Fílium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

Amen.

Léctio Epístolæ beáti Pauli Apóstoli ad Ephésios Fratres: Unicuíque nostrum data est grátia secúndum mensúram donatiónis Christi. Propter quod dicit: Ascéndens in altum, captívam duxit captivitátem: dedit dona homínibus. Quod autem ascéndit, quid est, nisi quia et descéndit primum in inferióres partes terræ? Qui descéndit, ipse est et qui ascéndit super omnes cœlos, ut impléret ómnia. Et ipse dedit quosdam quidem apóstolos, quosdam autem prophétas, álios vero evangelístas, álios autem pastóres et doctóres, ad consummatiónem sanctórum in opus ministérii, in ædificatiónem córporis Christi: donec occurrámus omnes in unitátem fídei, et agnitiónis Fílii Dei, in virum perféctum, in mensúram ætátis plenitúdinis Christi.

Lesson from the letter of St. Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians Brethren: To each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s bestowal. Thus it says, Ascending on high, He led away captives; He gave gifts to men. Now this, He ascended, what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth? He Who descended, He it is Who ascended also above all the heavens, that He might fill all things. And He Himself gave some men as apostles, and some as prophets, others again as evangelists, and others as pastors and teachers, in order to perfect the saints for a work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the deep knowledge of the Son of God, to perfect manhood, to the mature measure of the fullness of Christ.

Constítues eos príncipes super omnem terram: mémores erunt nóminis tui, Dómine. ℣. Pro pátribus tuis nati sunt tibi fílii: proptérea pópuli confitebúntur tibi.

Allelúja, allelúja Nimis honoráti sunt amíci tui, Deus: nimis confortátus est principátus eórum. Allelúja.

Qui séminant in lácrimis, in gáudio metent. V. Eúntes ibant et flébant, mitténtes sémina sua. V. Veniéntes autem vénient cum exsultatióne, portántes manípulos suos.

Sequéntia † sancti Evangélii secúndum Matthǽum In illo témpore: Dixit Petrus ad Jesum: Ecce, nos relíquimus ómnia, et secúti sumus te: quid ergo erit nobis? Jesus autem dixit illis: Amen, dico vobis, quod vos, qui secúti estis me, in regeneratióne, cum séderit Fílius hóminis in sede majestátis suæ, sedébitis et vos super sedes duódecim, judicántes duódecim tribus Israël. Et omnis, qui relíquerit domum, vel fratres, aut soróres, aut patrem, aut matrem, aut uxórem, aut fílios, aut agros, propter nomen meum, céntuplum accípiet, et vitam ætérnam possidébit.

In omnem terram exívit sonus eórum: et in fines orbis terræ verba eórum.

Glóriam, Dómine, sanctórum Apostolórum tuórum perpétuam venerántes: quǽsumus; ut eam, sacris mystériis expiati, dígnius celebrémus.

Per Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum, Fílium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

Amen.

Vos, qui secúti estis me, sedébitis super sedes, judicántes duódecim tribus Israël.

You who have followed Me shall sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Percéptis, Dómine, sacraméntis, supplíciter exorámus: ut, intercedéntibus beátis Apóstolis tuis, quæ pro illórum veneránda gérimus passióne, nobis profíciant ad medélam.

Per Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum, Fílium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

Amen.