[Rank]
S. Agnetis Virginis et Martyris;;Duplex;;3.1;;vide C6

[Rule]
vide C6;
Gloria

[Introitus]
!Ps 118:95-96
v. Sinners wait to destroy me, but I pay heed to Your decrees, O Lord. I see~
that all fulfillment has its limits; broad indeed is Your command.
!Ps 118:1
Happy are they whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of Lord.
&Gloria
v. Sinners wait to destroy me, but I pay heed to Your decrees, O Lord. I see~
that all fulfillment has its limits; broad indeed is Your command.

[Oratio]
Almighty, eternal God, You Who choose the weak things of the world to confound~
the strong, mercifully grant that we who are celebrating the feast of blessed~
Agnes, Your Virgin and Martyr, may reap the benefit of her patronal intercession~
with You.
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[Lectio]
Lesson from the book of Ecclesiasticus
!Ecclus 51:1-8, 12
I will give You thanks, O Lord, O King; I will praise You, O God my Saviour! I will make known Your name; for You have been my helper and protector, and have preserved my body from destruction, from the scourge of a slanderous tongue, and from lips that went over to falsehood; and in the sight of those who stood by, You have been my helper. And You have delivered me, according to the multitude of the mercy of Your name, from those who did roar, prepared to devour; from the power of those who sought my life, and from the gates of afflictions which compassed me about; from the oppression of the flames which hemmed me in on every side, and in the midst of the fire I was not burnt; from the deep belly of the nether world, and from an unclean tongue, and from lying words, from an unjust king, and from dishonest tongues. My soul shall praise the Lord even to death; because You, O Lord, our God, save those who take refuge in You, and rescue them out of the hands of the nations.

[Graduale]
!Ps 44:3
Grace is poured out upon your lips; thus God has blessed you forever.
!Ps 44:5
V. In the cause of truth and mercy and for the sake of justice; may your right~
hand show you wondrous deeds. Alleluia, alleluia.
!Matt 25:4; 25:6
The five wise virgins took oil in their vessels with the lamps; and at midnight a~
cry arose, Behold the bridegroom is coming, go forth to meet Christ our Lord.~
Alleluia.

[Evangelium]
Continuation + of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew
!Matt 25:1-13
At that time, Jesus spoke this parable to His disciples: Then will the kingdom~
of heaven be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went forth to meet the~
bridegroom and the bride. Five of them were foolish and five wise. But the five~
foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them, while the wise did~
take oil in their vessels with the lamps. Then as the bridegroom was long in~
coming, they all became drowsy and slept. And at midnight a cry arose,~
'Behold, the bridegroom is coming, go forth to meet him!' Then all those virgins arose and~
trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil,~
for our lamps are going out.’ The wise answered, saying, ‘Lest there may not be~
enough for us and for you, go rather to those who sell it, and buy some for~
yourselves.’ Now while they were gone to buy it, the bridegroom came; and those~
who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.~
Finally there came also the other virgins, who said, ‘Sir, sir, open the door~
for us!’ But he answered and said, ‘Amen I say to you, I do not know you.’ Watch~
therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.

[Offertorium]
!Ps 44:15-16
Behind her the virgins of her train are brought to the King. They are borne in~
to You with gladness and joy; they enter the palace of the Lord, the King.

[Secreta]
Graciously accept, O Lord, the sacrificial gifts we offer You and by the~
intercession of blessed Agnes, Your Virgin and Martyr, loose our sins.
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[Communio]
!Matt 25:4, 6
The five wise virgins took oil in their vessels with the lamps; and at midnight a~
cry arose, Behold the bridegroom is coming, go forth to meet Christ our Lord.

[Postcommunio]
Filled with heavenly food and drink, we humbly pray You, our God, that we may be~
helped by the prayers of her in whose memory we have received Your sacrament.
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