Latest / Vox Liturgica / St. Edward | King of England | pre-1955 Missal | Latin Mass Readings | 10/13/2026
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- 0:00Vox Liturgica: The propers of the day according to the Roman Missal before 1955. The feast of Saint Edward, king of England, October 13 in the year of our Lord, 2026. Of today's feast, Dom Gaspar Lefevre writes, Edward, called the confessor was a grandson of Saint Edward king and martyr. When he was raised to the throne of England it was seen says a historian what can be done by a king who is the true father of his subjects. All those who approached him endeavored to regulate their lives according to his.
- 0:55Neither ambition nor the love of riches nor any of the passions which are unfortunately so common among courtiers were known at his court. He was everywhere called the father of the orphans and of the poor, and he was never happier than when he could distribute alms. He always granted what was requested of him in the name of Saint John the Evangelist. He died in the year of our Lord, 1066. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
- 1:40Amen. The introit. The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom, and his tongue shall speak judgment. The law of God is in his heart. Be not immulus of evildoers, nor envy them that work iniquity.
- 2:03Glory 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. The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom, and his tongue shall speak judgment. The law of God is in his heart. The Collect.
- 2:34Let us pray. O God, who hast crowned with glory everlasting the blessed King Edward, thy confessor, grant us, we pray thee, so to revere him on earth, that we may reign with him in heaven forevermore. 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. A lesson from the wisdom of Sirach.
- 3:17Blessed is the man who lives unreproved, who has no greed for gold, and puts no trust in his store of riches. Show us such a man, and we will be loud in his praise. Here is a life to wonder at. A man so tested and found perfect wins eternal honor. He kept clear of sin when sinful ways were easy.
- 3:48Did no wrong, when wrong lay in his power. His treasure is safely preserved in the Lord's keeping, and wherever faithful men are met, his alms deeds will be remembered. THE GRADUAL. The just man shall flourish like the palm tree. In the house of the Lord he shall grow to greatness, like the cedars of Lebanon, to proclaim thy mercy in the morning, and thy truth in the night.
- 4:27Alleluia. Alleluia. Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he hath been proved, he shall receive the crown of life. Alleluia. A continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke.
- 4:51At that time Jesus said to his disciples, your loins must be girt and your lamps burning, and you yourselves like men awaiting their master's return from a wedding feast so that they may open to him at once when he comes and knocks at the door. Blessed are those servants whom their master will find watching when he comes. I promise you, he will gird himself and make them sit down to meet and minister to them, Whether he comes in the second quarter of the night or in the third, blessed are those servants if he finds them alert. Be sure of this. If the master of the house had known at what time the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and not allowed his house to be broken open.
- 5:52You too then must stand ready for at what hour you think not, the Son of Man will come. The offertory. My truth and my mercy shall be with him, and in my name shall his horn be exalted. The secret. In memory of thy saints, O Lord, we offer thee the sacrifice of praise by which we trust to be freed from both present and future evils 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.
- 6:45Amen. The Common Preface Just it is indeed and fitting right in 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.
- 7:49Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. The communion. Blessed is the servant who is found on the watch when the Lord comes. Amen.
- 8:08I say to you, he shall place him over all his goods. The post communion. Let us pray. Refreshed by food and drink from on high, we humbly entreat thee, O God, that we may be protected by the prayers of him in whose memory we have partaken 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.
- 8:53In the name of the Father, and of the son and of the holy ghost. Amen. Thanks be to God. Saint Edward, king of England, pray for us.