August 24 I September 6

ST. BARTHOLOMEW, APOSTLE

The Asperges Antiphon (used on Sunday only, for the Blessing with Holy Water):

Thou shalt purge me, 0 Lord, with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Thou

shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. •

Ps . Have mercy upon me, 0 God, after Thy great goodness.

Thou shalt purge me, 0 Lord! with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Ps . According to the multitude of Thy mercies, do away mine offenses. Thou shalt purge me, 0 Lord, with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

y. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, II}I and to the Holy Ghost.

As 'it was in the beginning, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.

Amen.

Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Y1.. 0 Lord, shew Thy mercy upon us. WAnd grant us Thy salvation.

y: Let us pray. Graciously hear us, 0 Lord, Holy Father Almighty, Everlasting God; and vouchsafe to send Thine Holy Angel from Heaven, to guard, cherish, protect, visit, and defend all those who are assembled in this holy habitation. Through Christ Our Lord. W. Amen.

The Processional Responsory (used by the Clergy for the Procession from the Quire into the Church):

Fellow citizens with the Apostles, and of the household of God are come hither on this day, bearing torches, and shedding radiance o'er the" land, to give Peace to the Gentiles, and to deliver the people of the Lord.

y. Hear the pray'rs of suppliants, in treating the guerdon of eternal life, ye who bear in your hands the sheaves of righteousness, and rejoicing come, hither on this' day, bearing torches, and shedding radiance o'er the land, to give Peace to the Gentiles, and to deliver the people of the Lord.

The Processional Antiphon (used by the Clergy, on the Feast Day only, for the Procession back from the Church into the Quire):

"In the regeneration, when the Son of Man shall sit upon the Throne of His Glory, ye also shall sit, and shall judge the twelve Tribes of Israel," saith the Lord.

The Processional Conclusion (used on the Feast. Day only, to conclude the

Procession):

Y1.. Their sound is gone out into all lands.

W. And their words unto the ends of the world.

y" Let us pray. 0 God, Who this day hast given us adorable and holy joy in the Festival of Thy blessed Apostle Bartholomew, grant, we beseech Thee, unto Thy Church, both to love what he believed, and to preach what he taught. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. W. Amen.

The Office (Introit):

Today let us deck with praise the King of the Apostles together with the

Psalmist:

II}I Right dear, 0 God, are Thy friends unto me,

Thus gazing upon their heavenly glory I he spake directly in this manner:

And held in highest honour;

For which the legion of heavenly congregations rejoiceth unendingly:

Their rule and governance is exceeding stedf'ast,

Heavenly stations are designated for the devout, and the denizens of hell unto the proud.

Ps . 0 Lord, Thou hast search-ed me out, and known me; Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine up-rising.

Let praise meet for our teachers now abound upon the Feasts of the

Apostles:

Right dear, 0 God, are Thy friends unto me,

The glorious angelic Fathers, pla-ced on high above heavenly sheep;

And held in highest honour; .

They intoxicate the universe with the Wisdom of the Gospel, , Their rule and governance is exceeding stedfast.

y_ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, It and to the Holy Ghost.

As it was in tlie beginning, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.

Amen. -

Astonishingly the Prophet. Davi~ did announce the loIn praise of the budding rank of the Apostles, saying this:

Right dear, 0 God, are Thy friends unto me, and held in highest honour; Wh.om the Divine love hath verily join-ed into Thee as Thy friends,'

.... Their rule and governance is exceeding stedfast.

Ps. If I tell them, .they are more in number than the sand: when I wake

up, I am present with Thee.

Over flowing with awe the Prophet shouteth. with a resonant voice:

Right dear, 0 God, are Thy friends unto me, and held in highest honour; Who are merg-ed together in Thy' Presence, and fill-ed with the Spirit

Divine,

Their rule and governance is exceeding stedfast.

The Kyrie should be sung with Verses. T he Gloria is sung.

The Collects:

v. The Lord be with you. J¥- And with thy spirit. .

y. Let us pray. 0 God, Who this day hast given us adorable and holy joy in the Festival of Thy blessed Apostle Bartholomew, grant, we beseech Thee, unto Thy Church, both to love what he believed, and to preach what he taught. Through Our, Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in' the uni~t of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. J¥. Amen.

'fI- Let us pray.

(Here are added any special Collects of commemoration, such as the Collect of an occuring Sunday. Then are added the following Collects.)

o God, Who hast bestowed everlasting glory on the soul of Thy most holy confessor and Bishop Owen, grant, we beseech Thee, that we may be so raised by his patronage in Thy Presence, that together with him we may possess eternal life.

On Sundays after Trinity only I there is added: '

Almighty and Everlasting God, Who hast given unto us Thy servants grace, by the confession of the True Faith, to acknowledge the glory of the Eternal Trinity, and in the power of Thy Majesty to worship the Unity; we beseech Thee that Thou wouldest keep us steadfast in This Faith, and evermore defend us from all adversities.

The Collects are then continued as follows:

Grant, we beseech Thee, 0 Lord God, that we Thy servants may enjoy continual health of mind and body; and through the glorious intercession of the blessed ever-Virgin Mary, may be delivered from present sorrow, and may have the fruition of everlasting joy.

Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that the intercession of Mary, the Holy God-Bearer, and of all the holy and heavenly powers, and of the blessed Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles, Evangelists, martyrs, confessors, and virgins, and especially the NN. (here is mentioned the Saints of both the Western and Eastern Calendars (lEI) whose Feasts fall on this day, which are as [ollows.},

{Bartholomew [Apostlel.I

300 "White Lump" Martyrs of Utica in North Africa [(Massa Candida) MM.], and Saints

{Owen [of Rouen, C.B.],}

Patrick [The Elder, of Ireland, Abbot, C.],

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Gildard [of Ireland, C.],

Polymias [King of India, successor as Bishop to St. Bartholomew, C.B.], Gregory [of the Isle of Samos, Knight, Monk, C.],

Theodore [of the Isle of Samos, Knight, Monk, C.],

Leo [of the Isle of Samos, Knight, Monk, C.],

Sidonius [of Clermont, C.B.],

Patrick [of Nevers, Abbot, C.],

Many Martyrs at Czesarfa [MM.], and Saints

lEI Eutyches [of Sebastopol in Phrygia, Apostle, M.B.], lEI Peter [of Kiev, Translation of his relics, C.B.],

lEI Arsenios [of Komel, Abbot, C.],

lEI George Limniotes [of Olympos, C.], ' lEI Tation [of Claudiopolis, M.J,

lEI Syra [of Persia, V.M.],

lEI Cosmas [of iEtolia, Equal-to-the-Apostles, M.B.], lEI .Dionysius [of iEgina, C.B.],

.... Romanus [of Nepi, M.B.], Ptolomy [of Nepi, M.B.], Aurea lof Ostia, V.M.], {Tation [of Claudiopolis, M.],}

Yrchard [of Scotland, C.B.], I

{George Llmniotes [of Olympos, C.l,}

Sandratus [of Gladbach, Abbot, C.],

and all Thy Saints may everywhere make us glad; so that , while we

commemorate their memory, we may be conscious of their assistance.

(The following Collect for the Church need not be added, but is added only if the Celebrant wish, or if the number of Collects otherwise would not be an odd number.')

Mercifully receive, 0 Lord, the prayers of Thy Church; that being

delivered from all adversities and errors, It may serve Thee in perfect liberty. (Here may be added up to three more Collects, as the Celebrant wishes so that the total number of Collects is an 'odd number not exceeding se~en. The Collects are then concluded as [ollows.}

Through (tire Same) Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and

reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, ~

y. Through all the ages of ages.~. Amen.

The Epistle:

A Reading from the Epistle of blessed Paul the Apostle, to the Ephesians:

Brethren: Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the Saints, and of the Household of God.

And are built upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ Himself Being the Chief Corner Stone;

In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an Holy Temple in the Lord;

In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God in the Spirit. (Eph. 2: 19 - 22) ~. Thanks be to God.

The Gradual:

The Cathedral Graduale assigns the following Gradual:

Their sound is gone out into all lands, and the words into the ends of the world.

y. The Heav'ns declare the Glory of God, and the firmament sheweth His handiwork.

Their sound is gone out into all lands, and the words into the ends of the world.

But the Monastic Graduale assigns the following Gradual:

Thou shalt make them princes over all the Earth; they shall have T~X Name in remembrance, 0 Lord.

'fl. "Instead of thy fathers thou shalt have children; therefore shall the people give thanks unto thee."

Thou shalt make them princes over all the Earth; they shall have Thy Name in remembrance, 0 Lord.

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The Alleluya:

The Cathedral Graduale assigns the following Alleluya:

Alleluya. Alleluya.

y. Highly to be honour-ed are Thy friends, 0 God; very exceedingly is their dominion increas-ed.

Alleluya.

But the Monastic Graduale assigns the following AlleZuya:

Alleluya, Alleluya. •

y. Ye have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you, and ordain-ed you.ethat ye should go, and should bring forth fruit, and

that your fruit should remain. . - '

Alleluya.

The Sequence:

The Cathedral Graduale assigns the following Sequence:

Illustrious Council of the Apostles holy, .

Ruling the divers kingdoms of the world, The Church's guide irtlife and conversation,

Which, by Thy doctrines, in the Faith yet stand fast.

Lo! Antioch and Rome yield unto thee, 0 Peter, both their kingdom and their throne;

Once the realm of mighty Alexander, the land of Greece, hath been seized by thee, Paul:

The native Ethiopians, Matthew, thou hast with the white fleece - Of the Lamb invested, Which with no spot or blemish is Defiled.

Thomas, Bartholomew, John, Philip, Simon,

James, both the Great and Less, Andrew, Thaddams, Ye warriors of God of high renown,

The east and west, yea, and the whole round world, Account it joy that they may call you fathers,

For whom they look to sit in judgment on them;

For which cause unto you, ye holy men,

The universe, as is its bounden duty,

Doth tribute pay of reverence and honour.

But the Monastic Graduale assigns the following Sequence in place of the above:

ALLE-(Let the chorus of chantors sing canticle, and sweetly join together with)-LUY A!

And now with rhythmic ringing voice making marvellous melodies

Concerning the splendid crown of the Apostle Bartholomew.

o Prince, teacher of the Indies, 'fore-chosen Apostle, providing the world with seed;

The Elder Senator, who ably shineth forth with noble angelic laurel crown.

For as soon as he enter'd India, he had the shrines of the demons bound up;

And then he restor'd the disfigur'd daughter of the king to beauteous countenance.

Exalted by this astonishment, Polymias the King,

His dear people wholly and entir'ly seek for Baptism.

The sight of which remarkable great abundance of virtues The pagan priests sadly narrate, fearing the soldier of Christ,

By order of whom, the demon himself broke up his shrines by hurling down the idols.

To this, the Lord of Apostles accomplishing all good things,

Astyarges, wicked brother of King Polymias, order'd

The holy head, after it had been long beate~n_W_i_th _J

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clubs, to be cut off at the neck, To die such a glorious death.

The song that seeketh the Heavens in prayer, may it cleanse us from our sins and lead us to the highest Kingdom.

The Go~£el.· .

'/!. The Lord be with you.~. And with thy spirit. Yt._. The Holy Gospel according to Luke.

~. Glory be to Thee, 0 Lord ..

At that time: There was also a strife among the disciples, which of them should be accounted the greatest.

And Jesus said unto them: "The kings of the gentiles .exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.

"But ye shall not be so; but -he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

"For whether is greater; he thatsitteth at meat, or he that serveth? Is not he that sitteth at meat? But-I am among you as he that serveth.

"Ye are they which have continued with Me in my temptations.

"And I appoint unto you a Kingdom, as My Father hath appointed unto

Me'

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"That ye may eat and drink at. My Table in My Kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the Twelve Tribes of Israel." (Luke 22: 24 - 30) ~. Praise be to Thee, 0 Christ.

The Creed is sung.

The Offertory:

Yr. The Lord be with you.~. And with thy spirit. y. Let us pray.

Thou shalt make them princes over all. lands; they shall remember Thy Name, 0 Lord, from one generation to another.

v. My Heart is inditing of a good matter; I speak of the things which I have made unto the King.

From one generation to another.

v. My tongue is the pen of a ready writer; Thou art fairer than the children of men; Full of grace are Thy Lips.

From one generation to another.

v, Because God hath bless-ed Thee for ever; gird Thee with Thy Sword upon Thy Thigh, 0 Thou Most Mighty.

From one generation to another.

The Secrets:

y. Let us pray. As we celebrate, 0 Lord, the Feast of Thy blessed Apostle Bartholomew, we implore Thy mercy that we may receive Thy benefits through the help of him, in veneration of whom we offer unto Thee the sacrifice of praise. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. ~. Amen.

y. Let us pray.

(Here are added any special Secrets of commemoration, if such Collects were added above. Then are added the following Secrets.)

We beseech Thee, 0 Lord, that the gifts which have been offered unto Thee by Thy faithful people may be rendered acceptable by the workings of Thy most blessed confessor and Bishop Owen, so that we may mercifully be found fit to be cleansed from all contagion of sin through These Same Mysteries in Which we yield Thee service.

On Sundays after Trinity only, there is added:

Sanctify, we beseech Thee, 0 Lord God, Holy Trinity, through the invocation of Thy Holy Name, the offering of This Oblation; and through It perfect us ourselves to be an eternal gift unto Thee.

The Secrets are then continued as follows:

By Thy mercy, 0 Lord, and by the intercession of the ever-Virgin Mary, may This Oblation avail to our everlasting and present prosperity and peace.

Graciously receive, 0 Lord, the gifts which we offer; and through the intercession of Mary, the blessed, and glorious, and ever-Virgin God-Bearer, together with all Thy Saints, defend us from every danger.

(The following Secret for the Church should be added only if the Celebrant added the Collect for the Church among the Collects beforehand:)

Protect us, 0 Lord, we beseech Thee, as we wait upon Thy Mysteries; that

adhering to Things Divine we may serve Thee both in body and soul.'

(Here may be added up to three more Secrets, corresponding to the Collects' the Celebrant added beforehand, so that the total number of Secrets is an odd number not exceeding seven. The- Secrets are then concluded as f ollows.)

Through (the Same) Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son,' Who liveth and

reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, Yr. Through all the ages of ~~es. IV. Amen.

Yr." The Lord be with you. lit· . And with thy spirit.

Yr. Lift up your heajts. IV. We lift them up unto the Lord.

y. Let us give thanks unto Our Lord God. IV. It is meet and right so

to do.

The Preface: . .

y. It is very meet and just, right and available for our salvation, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks unto Thee, 0 Lord, Holy I, Father, Almighty and Everlasting God; Thou That in everlasting loving-kindness abandonest not Thy Church, but continually instructest It through Thine Apostle Bartholomew, and safe-guardest It without end. Through Christ Our Lord. Through Whom Angels praise Thy Majesty, Dominions adore, Powers tremble. The Heavens, and the heavenly Virtues, and the blessed Seraphim unite in one glad voice in extolling Thee. Together with whom, we pray Thee, that Thou wouldest command that our voices should have entrance, humbly confessing Thee, and saying:

But in some places, the following Preface is sung in place of

that abrtve:.. .

y. It is very meet and just, right and available for our salvation, that we should at all times and in all places give I thanks unto Thee, 0 Lord, Holy Father, Almighty and Everlasting God; and humbly to beseech Thee, that Thou wouldest not desert Thy flock, 0 Lord, Eternal Shepherd, but that through Thy blessed Apostles Thou wouldest keep it under Thy continual protection; that it may be governed by the same rulers whom Thou hast made to preside over it as vicars and pastors of Thy work. And therefore, with Angels and Archangels, with Thrones and Dominions, and with all the heavenly Virtues, we chant the "Hymn of Thy Glory, without end, saying:

(Here follows the Sanctus , the Canon, and the Our Fasher.) The Benediction with the Holy Mysteries:

y. May the Glory of the Apostles and the Crown of all the Saints bless' you, Who hath made sacred this most holy Solemnity of His most blessed Apostle Bartholomew, and hath made him illustrious in the battle of martyrdom and the firmness of the Faith. IV. Amen.

y. May the Merciful One grant you the inviolable purity of heart and body, Who hast on this day gloriously made His most holy Apostle blessed in the midst of the agony of martyrdom, and hath crowned him amongst those princes of the Faith with unending happiness. IV. Amen.

y. And may He make him a kind supportor and an advocate for you on the Day of Judgment Tremendous, whom He made victorious with the signs of so many miracles; and may ye, assisted by his intercessions, be deemed fit to shine forth as the Sun in the Kingdom of Heaven. IV. Amen.

y. Which may He deign to grant, Whose Kingdom and Power remain without end, throughout the ages of ages. IV. Amen.

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yr. May the Blessing of God, the Fa- <+) ther, and the + Son, and the Holy (+) Ghost, and His Peace, remain with you always.~. Amen.

Here follows the Agnus Dei.

The Communion (to be chanted by All):

"Ye which have follow-ed Me, shall sit upon Thrones, judging the twelve Tribes of Isra-el," saith the Lord.

Ps . Thou art acquainted with all My ways; for 10, there is not a word in

My Tongue.

"Ye which have follow-ed Me,:shall sit upon Thrones, judging the twelve

Tribes of Isra-el," saith the Lord. .

yr. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, + and to the' Holy Ghost.

As it was in the beginning, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.

Amen.

"Ye which have follow-ed Me, shall sit upon Thrones, judging the twelve

Tribes of Isra-el," saith the Lord. .

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The Postcommunions:

Yr. The Lord be with you.~. And, with thy spirit.

y. Let us pray. Having received, 0 Lord, the Sacrament of salvation on the Festival of Thy blessed Apostle Bartholomew, we humbly beseech Thee, that we may alike believe and follow what he preached. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity o{ the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages.~. Amen.

yr. Let us pray.

(Here are added any special Postcommunions of commemoration. Then are added the following Postcommunions.)

Having partaken of Thy Heavenly Table, we humbly beseech Thee, Almighty God, that as we yearly rejoice and celebrate the everlasting glory of blessed Owen, so we may be found fit to be defended from all adversity by his

intercession before Thee. .

On Sundays after Trinity only, there is added:

Ma;% the reception of This Sacrament, 0 Lord Our God, and

the confession of the Everlasting Holy Trinity, and of the '"

Undivided Unity of the Same, be profitable to our salvation both in

body and soul.

The Postcommunions are then continued as follows:

Grant, we beseech Thee, 0 Lord, that we who have received This Assistance towards our salvation, may be preserved everywhere by her intercession in veneration of whom we have presented This Oblation to Thy

Majesty. '

We have received, 0 Lord, This Heavenly Sacrament, celebrating the memory of the blessed God-Bearer, the ever-Virgin Mary, and of all Thy Saints; grant, we beseech Thee, that assisted by their prayers, what we now do in this transitory life, we may fulfil in joy everlasting.

(The following Postcommunion for the Church should be added only if the Celebrant added the Collect for the Church among the Collects bef orehand.) We beseech Thee, 0 Lord Our God, that Thou wilt not suffer those whom

Thou makest to rejoice as partakers of Thy Divine Gifts to be subject to any human peril.

(Here may be added up to three more Postcommunions , corresponding to the Collects the Celebrant added beforehand, so that the total number of Postcommunions is an odd number not exceeding seven. The Postcommunions are then concluded as [ollows.)

Through (the Same) Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God,

yr. Through all the ages of ages.~. Amen.

The Final Prayer Over The People:

The Celebrant then adds a Final Prayer over the people by chanting: yr. Let us pray.

The Deacon (or Priest, if there be no Deacon) then chants:

y. Bow down your heads before God.

The Celebrant then concludes the prayer as follows:

y.May Thy people receive the mercy they seek after, 0 Lord, we beseech Thee, through the intercession of Thy blessed Apostle Bartholomew, and may they obtain the pardon they suppliantly implore Thee for, and, with it, Thy Peace. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. ~. Amen.

The Dismissal:

Yr. The Lord-be with you.~: And with thy spirit. y. Go ye, Mass is ended.~. Thanks-be to God.

The Pontifical Blessing: '

v, 0 God, Thou That hast granted to establish Thy Church on the foundation of the Apostles, we beg Thee, that blessed Bartholomew the Apostle

.... may implore on our behalf, that,absolved from our indictments, we may also be rid of all dangers. ~. Amen.

y. Pour out upon our senses to hold fast to apostolic dogma, with which we may contemplate Thee with a peaceful mind. ~. Amen.

y. Graciously grant to the people standing here, that, in that tremendous I'

time of dispersion, they may be defended by the defense of them by whose precept they have been instructed.~. Amen.

y. Which may He deign to grant, Whose Kingdom and Power remain without end, throughout the ages of ages. ~_ Amen.

y. May the Blessing of God, the Fa- (It) ther, and the It Son, and the Holy (It) Ghost, and His Peace, remain with you always.~. Amen.

But in some places, the following is used in place of the above:

y. May the God, That wished to call the Apostles not His servants but His friends, be Pleased to deliver you from the slavery of sin, and grant you the freedom of virtue, at the request of His beloved Apostle Bartbolomewv B'. Amen.

,y. e: May He most kindly protect you from all evil, who

most victoriously rendered as God's subjects the uninstructed people ~

of India. ~. Amen. ,

y. May it please him to intercede for you, who, anointed with the reddish shedding of his blood, was deemed fit to ascend to the Heavens as a victor.~. Amen.

y. Which may He deign to grant, Whose Kingdom and Power remain without end, throughout the ages of ages. ~. Amen.

y. May the Blessing of God, the Fa- (It) ther, and the It Son, and the Holy (It) Ghost, and His Peace, remain with you always.~. Amen.