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Sts. Abden and Sennan | Martyrs | pre-1955 Missal | Latin Mass Readings | 7/30/2026 · Vox Liturgica

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  Vox Liturgica: The propers of the day according to the Roman Missal before 1955. The feast of saints Abden and Sinon, martyrs. July 30 in the year of our Lord, 2026.
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  Abden and Senan, born in Persia, were arrested and taken to Rome under the Emperor Valyrian. They were scourged with cords, weighted with lead, and beheaded.
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  This was in the middle of the third century. In the name of the father, and of the son, and of the holy ghost. Amen. The introit. Let the sighing of the prisoners come in before thee, O Lord.
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  Render to our neighbors sevenfold in their bosom. Revenge the blood of thy saints which hath been shed. O God, the heathens are come into thy inheritance. They have defiled thy holy temple. They have made Jerusalem as a place to keep fruit.
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  Glory be to the father and to the son and to the holy ghost as it was in the beginning is now and will be through all ages of ages. Amen. Let the sighing of the prisoners come in before thee, O Lord, render to our neighbors sevenfold in their bosom, revenge the blood of thy saints which hath been shed. The Collect, let us pray. O God, who didst endow thy saints Abden and Senen with abundant gifts of grace, and so bring them to their present glory, grant to thy servants pardon of their sins, that through the merits and intercession of thy saints, they may deserve freedom from all adversity through our Lord Jesus Christ, thy son, who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God through all ages of ages.
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  Amen. Lesson from the second letter of Saint Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians. Brethren, as God's ministers we must do everything to make ourselves acceptable. We have to show great patience in times of affliction, of need, of difficulty, Under the lash, in prison, in the midst of tumult, when we are tired out, sleepless and fasting, we have to be pure minded, enlightened, forgiving, and gracious to others. We have to rely on the Holy Ghost, on unaffected love, on the truth of our message, on the power of God.
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  To right and to left we must be armed with innocence. Now honored, now slighted, now trudiced, now flattered. They call us deceivers and we tell the truth. Unknown and we are fully acknowledged. Dying men and see we live.
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  Punished, yes, but not doomed to die. Sad men that rejoice continually. Beggars that bring riches to many. Disinherited and yet possessing all things. The gradual.
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  God is glorious in his saints, wonderful in majesty, doing wonders. Thy right hand, O Lord, is glorified in strength. Thy right hand hath broken the enemies. Alleluia. Alleluia.
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  The souls of the just are in the hand of God, and the torment of malice shall not touch them. Alleluia. A continuation of the holy gospel according to Matthew. At that time, Jesus, seeing the multitudes, went up onto the mountainside. There he sat down, and his disciples came about him, and he began speaking to them.
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  This was the teaching he gave. Blessed are the poor in spirit. The kingdom of heaven is theirs. Blessed are the patient. They shall inherit the land.
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  Blessed are those who mourn. They shall be comforted. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for holiness. They shall have their fill. Blessed are the merciful.
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  They shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the clean of heart. They shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers. They shall be counted the children of God.
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  Blessed are those who suffer persecution in the cause of right. The kingdom of heaven is theirs. Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and speak all manner of evil against you falsely because of me. Be glad and light hearted for a rich reward awaits you in heaven. The offertory.
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  How wonderful is God and his saints. The God of Israel will give his people strength and courage. Blessed be God. The secret. We beseech thee, O Lord, that this sacrifice which we offer in memory of the natal day of thy holy martyrs may loosen the bonds of our sins and obtain for us the gifts of thy mercy through our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God through all ages of ages.
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  Amen. The common preface, just it is indeed and fitting, 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, through whom the angels praise thy majesty, the dominions worship it, the power stand in awe, the heavens and the hosts of heaven together with the blessed Seraphim joyfully do magnify. We entreat thee that thou command it be permitted us to join with them in confessing thee while we say with lowly praise. Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, the heavens and the earth are full of thy glory. Hosanna in the highest.
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  Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. The communion. They have given the dead bodies of thy servants, O Lord, to be meat for the fowls of the air, the flesh of thy saints to the beasts of the earth. In the might of thine arm, take thou for thine own, the children of them that suffered death for thee.
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  The post communion. Let us pray. By the working of this mystery, O Lord, may our sins be purged away and through the intercession of thy holy martyrs, Abden and Senan, may our righteous desires be filled through our Lord Jesus Christ, thy son, who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all ages of ages. Amen. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
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  Amen. Saint Abden, pray for us. Saint Sinan, pray for us.