Liturgical Information
Septuagesima Sunday (EF)
Liturgical Color: Violet
Latin Title: TEMPUS SEPTUAGESIMÆ: Dominica in Septuagesima
Rank: 2nd Class
Introit:
Circumdedérunt me gémitus mortis, dolóres inférni circumdedérunt me:
et in tribulatióne mea invocávi Dóminum, et exaudívit de templo sancto suo vocem meam. [Psalm 17:5-7]
Ps. Díligam te, Dómine, fortitúdo mea:
Dóminus firmaméntum meum, et refúgium meum, et liberátor meus. [Psalm 96:1]
Gloria Patri …
Circumdedérunt …
The sorrows of death surrounded me, the sorrow of hell encompassed me:
and in my affliction I called upon the Lord, and He heard my voice from His holy Temple. [Psalm 17:5-7]
Ps. I will love Thee, O Lord, my strength:
the Lord is my firmament, my refuge, and my deliverer. [Psalm 96:1]
Glory be to the Father …
The sorrows …
Collect:
Preces pópuli tui, quǽsumus, Dómine, cleménter exáudi: ut, qui juste pro peccátis nostris afflígimur, pro tui nóminis glória misericórditer liberémur. Per Dóminum.
Graciously hear, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the prayers of Thy people, that we who are justly afflicted for our sins, may be mercifully delivered by Thy goodness, for the glory of Thy name. Through our Lord.
Epistle:
[I Cor 9:24-27; 10:1-5] Fratres: Nescítis quod hii qui in stádio currunt, omnes quidem currunt, sed unus áccipit bravíum? Sic cúrrite, ut comprehendátis. Omnis autem qui in agóne conténdit, ab ómnibus se ábstinet: et illi quidem ut corruptíbilem corónam accípiant: nos autem incorrúptam. Ego ígitur sic curro, non quasi in incértum: sic pugno, non quasi ǽrem vérberans: sed castígo corpus meum, et in servitútem rédigo: ne forte cum áliis prædicáverim, ipse réprobus effíciar. Nolo enim vos ignoráre, fratres, quóniam patres nostri omnes sub nube fuérunt, et omnes mare transiérunt, et omnes in Móyse baptizáti sunt in nube, et in mari: et omnes eamdem escam spiritálem manducavérunt, et omnes eúmdem potum spiritálem bibérunt: (bibébant autem de spiritáli, consequénte eos, petra: petra autem erat Christus): sed non in plúribus eórum beneplácitum est Deo.
[I Cor 9:24-27; 10:1-5] Brethren: Know you not that they that run in the race, all run indeed, but one receiveth the prize? So run that you may obtain. And every one that striveth for the mastery refraineth himself from all things: and they indeed that they may receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible one. I therefore so run, not as at an uncertainty; I so fight, not as one beating the air: but I chastise my body, and bring it into subjection, lest perhaps when I have preached to others, I myself should become a castaway. For I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and all in Moses were baptized, in the cloud and in the sea: and did all eat the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink: (and they drank of the spiritual rock that followed them: and the rock was Christ). But with most of them God was not well pleased.
Gradual:
Adjútor in opportunitátibus, in tribulatióne:
sperent in te, qui novérunt te: quóniam non derelínquis quæréntes te, Dómine. [Psalm 9:10-11]
V. Quóniam non in finem oblívio erit páuperis:
patiéntia páuperum non períbit in ætérnum:
exsurge, Dómine, non præváleat homo.
A helper in due time in tribulation:
let them trust in Thee who know Thee:
for Thou hast not forsaken them that seek Thee, O Lord. [Psalm 9:19-20]
V. For the poor man shall not be forgotten to the end:
the patience of the poor shall not perish for ever:
arise, O Lord, let no man prevail.
Tract:
De profúndis clamávi ad te, Dómine:
Dómine, exáudi vocem meam.
V. Fiant aures tuæ intendéntes in oratiónem servi tui.
V. Si iniquitátes observáveris, Dómine:
Dómine, quis sustinébit?
V. Quia apud te propitiátio est, et propter legem tuam sustínui te, Dómine. [Psalm 129:1-4]
Out of the depths I have cried to Thee, O Lord:
Lord, hear my voice.
V. Let Thine ears be attentive to the prayer of Thy servant.
V. If Thou, O Lord, wilt mark iniquities:
O Lord, who shall abide it?
V. For with Thee there is merciful forgiveness, and by reason of Thy law I have waited for Thee, O Lord. [Psalm 129:1-4]
Gospel:
[Saint Matthew 20:1-16] In illo témpore:
Dixit Jesus discípulis suis parábolam hanc:
Símile est regnum cælórum hómini patrifamílias, qui éxiit primo mane condúcere operários in víneam suam.
Conventióne autem facta cum operáriis ex denário diúrno, misit eos in víneam suam.
Et egréssus circa horam tértiam, vidit álios stantes in foro otiósos, et dixit illis:
Ite et vos in víneam meam, et quod justum fúerit, dabo vobis.
Illi autem abiérunt.
Iterum autem éxiit circa sextam et nonam horam:
et fecit simíliter.
Circa undécimam vero éxiit,et invénit álios stantes, et dicit illis:
Quid hic statis tota die otiósi?
Dicunt ei:
Quia nemo nos condúxit.
Dicit illis:
Ite et vos in víneam meam.
Cum sero autem factum esset, dicit dóminus víneæ procuratóri suo:
Voca operários, et redde illis mercédem, incípiens a novíssimis usque ad primos.
Cum veníssent ergo qui circa undécimam horam vénerant, accepérunt síngulos denários.
Veniéntes autem et primi, arbitráti sunt quod plus essent acceptúri: accepérunt autem et ipsi síngulos denários.
Et accipiéntes murmurábant advérsus patremfamílias, dicéntes:
Hi novíssimi una hora fecérunt, et pares illos nobis fecísti, qui portávimus pondus diéi et æstus.
At ille respóndens uni eórum, dixit:
Amíce, non fácio tibi injúriam: nonne ex denário convenísti mecum?
Tolle quod tuum est, et vade:
volo autem et huic novíssimo dare sicut et tibi.
Aut non licet mihi quod volo fácere?
An óculus tuus nequam est, quia ego bonus sum?
Sic erunt novíssimi primi, et primi novíssimi.
Multi enim sunt vocáti, pauci vero elécti.
[Saint Matthew 20:1-16] At that time Jesus spoke to His disciples this parable: The kingdom of heaven is like to a householder who went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. And having agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing in the marketplace idle, and he said to them: Go you also into my vineyard, and I will give you what shall be just. And they went their way. And again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour: and did in like manner. But about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing, and he saith to them: Why stand you here all the day idle? They say to him: Because no man hath hired us. He saith to them: Go you also into my vineyard. And when evening was come, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward: Call the labourers and pay them their hire, beginning from the last even to the first. When therefore they were come that came about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. But when the first also came, they thought that they should receive more: and they also received every man a penny. And receiving it they murmured against the master of the house, saying: These last have worked but one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us that have borne the burden of the day and the heat. But he answering said to one of them: Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst thou not agree with me for a penny? Take what is thine and go thy way: I will also give to this last even as to thee. Or, is it not lawful for me to do what I will? Is thy eye evil, because I am good? So shall the last be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen.
Offertory:
Bonum est confitéri Dómino, et psállere nómini tuo, Altíssime. [Psalm 91:2]
It is good to give praise to the Lord, and to sing to Thy name, O Most High. [Psalm 91:2]
Secret:
Munéribus nostris, quǽsumus, Dómine, precibúsque suscéptis: et cæléstibus nos munda mystériis, et cleménter exáudi. Per Dóminum nostrum.
Having received our offerings and prayers, we beseech Thee, O Lord, cleanse us by these heavenly mysteries, and graciously hear us. Through our Lord.
Preface: Preface of the Most Holy Trinity
Vere dignum et justum est, aéquum et salutáre, nos tibi semper et ubíque grátias ágere:
Dómine sancte, Pater omnípotens, ætérne Deus.
Qui cum unigénito Fílio tuo, et Spíritu Sancto, unus es Deus, unus es Dóminus:
non in uníus singularitáte persónæ, sed in uníus Trinitáte substántiæ.
Quod enim de tua glória, revelánte te, crédimus, hoc de Fílio tuo, hoc de Spíritu Sancto, sine differéntia discretiónis sentímus.
Ut in confessióne veræ sempiternaéque Deitátis, et in persónis propríetas, et in esséntia únitas, et in majestáte adorétur æquálitas.
Quam laudant Ángeli, atque Archángeli, Chérubim quoque ac Séraphim:
qui non cessant clamáre quotídie, una voce dicéntes:
Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus …
It is truly meet and just, right and for our salvation, that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto Thee, O holy Lord, Father almighty, everlasting God.
Who, together with Thine only-begotten Son, and the Holy Ghost, art one God, one Lord: not in the oneness of a single Person, but in the Trinity of one Substance.
For what we believe by Thy revelation of Thy glory, the same do we believe of Thy Son, the same of the Holy Ghost, without difference or separation.
So that in confessing the true and everlasting Godhead, distinction in persons, unity in essence, and equality in majesty may be adored.
Which the angels and archangels, the cherubim also and seraphim do praise: who cease not daily to cry out, with one voice saying:
Holy, Holy Holy …
Communion:
Illúmina fáciem tuam super servum tuum, et salvum me fac in tua misericórdia: Domine, non confúndar, quóniam invocávi te. [Psalm 30:17-18]
Make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant, and save me in Thy mercy: let me not be confounded, O Lord, for I have called upon Thee.
Postcommunion:
Fidéles tui, Deus, per tua dona firméntur: ut éadem et percipiéndo requírant, et quæréndo sine fine percípiant. Per Dóminum nostrum.
May Thy faithful people, O Lord, be strengthened by Thy gifts: that by partaking of them they may continue to seek after them, and by seeking them, constantly partake of them. Through our Lord.
The Latin texts are from the Missale Romanum (1962).
English translations are from the Roman Catholic Daily Missal (1962).
Psalm numbering is according to the Latin Vulgate Bible.
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