[Name] Commune Confessoris Pontificis;Sacerdotes [Introitus] !Ps 131:9-10 v. May Your priests, O Lord, be clothed with justice; let Your faithful ones~ shout merrily for joy. For the sake of David, Your servant, reject not the plea~ of Your anointed. !Ps 131:1 Remember, O Lord, David and all his meekness. &Gloria v. May Your priests, O Lord, be clothed with justice; let Your faithful ones~ shout merrily for joy. For the sake of David, Your servant, reject not the plea~ of Your anointed. [Oratio] Hear, we beseech You, O Lord, our prayers which we offer You on the feast of~ blessed N., Your Bishop and Confessor, and absolve us from all our sins~ by the merits and prayers of him who had the grace to serve You worthily. $Per Dominum [Lectio] Lesson from the letter of St Paul the Apostle to the Jews !Heb 7:23-27 Brethren: The priests were numerous, because they were prevented by death~ from continuing in office; but Jesus, because he continues forever, has an~ everlasting priesthood. Therefore He is able at all times to save those who~ come to God through Him, since He lives always to make intercession for~ them. For it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy,~ innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and become higher than the~ heavens. He does not need to offer sacrifices daily - as the other priests~ did - first for His own sins, and then for the sins of the people; for this~ latter He did once for all in offering up Himself, Jesus Christ our Lord. [Graduale] !Ps 131:16-17 Her priests I will clothe with salvation, and her faithful ones shall shout merrily~ for joy. V. In her will I make a horn to sprout forth for David; I will place a lamp for~ My anointed. Alleluia, alleluia. !Ps 109:4 The Lord has sworn, and He will not repent: You are a priest forever, according~ to the order of Melchisedec. Alleluia. [Tractus] !Ps 111:1-3 Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord: he shall delight exceedingly in his commandments. V. His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the righteous shall be blessed. V. Glory and wealth shall be in his house: and his justice remaineth for ever and ever. [GradualeP] Alleluia, alleluia. !Ps 109:4. The Lord has sworn, and He will not repent: You are a priest forever, according~ to the order of Melchisedec. Alleluia. !Eccli 45:9 V. The Lord loved him, and beautified him: He clothed him with a robe of glory. Alleluia. [Evangelium] Continuation ++ of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew !Matt 24:42-47. At that time, Jesus said to His disciples, "Watch, for you do not know at what~ hour your Lord is to come. But of this be assured, that if the householder had~ known at what hour the thief was coming, he would certainly have watched, and~ not have let his house be broken into. Therefore you also must be ready, because~ at an hour that you do not expect, the Son of Man will come. Who, do you think,~ is the faithful and prudent servant whom his master has set over his household~ to give them their food in due time? Blessed is that servant whom his master,~ when he comes, shall find so doing. Amen I say to you, he will set him over all~ his goods." [Secreta] May the annual festival of blessed N., Your Confessor and Bishop, we beseech~ You, O Lord, render us pleasing to Your loving kindness, so that this service of~ sacred propitiation may be a blessed recompense for him and secure for us the~ gifts of Your grace. $Per Dominum [Postcommunio] O God, Who rewards faithful souls, grant that, through the prayers of blessed~ N., Your Confessor and Bishop, whose hallowed feast we are keeping, we may~ obtain pardon for our sins. $Per Dominum