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TWENTY-SEVENTH OF MAY

FEAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY

ENGLAND

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ENTRANCE ANTIPHON

I will bless you, Lord,

among the nation;

I will tell of your name to my kin,

alleluia.

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GLORIA

LATIN

Gloria in excelsis Deo

et in terra pax hominibus bonæ voluntatis.

Laudamus te,

benedicimus te,

adoramus te,

glorificamus te,

gratias agimus tibi propter

magnam gloriam tuam,

Domine Deus,

Rex cælestis,

Deus Pater omnipotens.

Domine Fili Unigenite,

Iesu Christe,

Domine Deus,

Agnus Dei,

Filius Patris,

qui tollis peccata mundi,

miserere nobis,

qui tollis peccata mundi,

suscipe deprecationem nostram.

Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris,

miserere nobis.

Quoniam tu solus Sanctus,

tu solus Dominus,

tu solus Altissimus,

Iesu Christe,

cum Sancto Spiritu:

in gloria Dei Patris.

Amen.

ENGLISH

Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace to people of good will.

We praise you,

we bless you,

we adore you,

we glorify you,

we give you thanks for your great glory,

Lord God, heavenly King,

O God, almighty Father,

Lord Jesus Christ,

Only Begotten Son,

Lord God,

Lamb of God,

Son of the Father,

you take away the sins of the world,

have mercy on us,

you take away the sins of the world,

receive our prayer;

you are seated at the right hand of the Father,

have mercy on us.

For you alone are the Holy One,

you alone are the Lord,

you alone are the Most High,

Jesus Christ,

with the Holy Spirit,

in the glory of God the Father.

Amen.

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COLLECT

Almighty God,

who by the mission of the Bishop

Saint Augustine of Canterbury

called the English people into

the wondrous light of the Gospel,

grant through his intercession, we pray,

that faithful to that same Gospel proclaimed

we may strive to make known your truth

and building up your Church

on the foundations he laid.

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.

R.) Amen.

OR WHEN IT IS A MEMORIAL

O God,

who by the preaching of the Bishop

Saint Augustine of Canterbury

led the English people to the Gospel,

grant, we pray,

that the fruits of his labours

may remain ever abundant in your Church.

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.

R.) Amen.

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FIRST READING

1 THESSALONIANS 2:2-8

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A READING FROM THE FIRST LETTER OF SAINT PAUL TO THE THESSALONIANS

(WE WERE EAGER TO HAND OVER TO YOU NOT ONLY THE GOOD NEWS BUT OUR WHOLE LIVES AS WELL.)

It was our God who gave us the courage to

proclaim his Good News to you

in the face of great opposition.

We have not taken to preaching

because we are deluded, or immoral,

or trying to deceive anyone;

it was God who decided that we were fit to be

entrusted with the Good News,

and when we are speaking,

we are not trying to please men but God,

who can read our inmost thoughts.

You know very well,

and we can swear it before God,

that never at any time have our speeches

been simply flattery,

or a cover for trying to get money;

nor have we ever looked for any special honour from men,

either from you or anybody else,

when we could have imposed ourselves on you

with full weight, as apostles of Christ.

Instead, we were unassuming.

Like a mother feeding and looking after her own children,

we felt so devoted and protective towards you,

and had come to love you so much,

that we were eager to hand over to you

not only the Good News

but our whole lives as well.

The word of the Lord.