[Rank] S. Josephi de Cupertino Confessoris;;Duplex;;3;;vide C5 [Rule] vide C5; 9 lectiones [Introitus] !Ecclus 1:14-15 v. The love of God is honorable wisdom; and they to whom she shall show herself,~ love her by the sight, and by the knowledge of her great works. !Ps 83:2 How lovely is Your dwelling place, O Lord of Hosts! My soul yearns and pines for~ the courts of the Lord. &Gloria v. The love of God is honorable wisdom; and they to whom she shall show herself,~ love her by the sight, and by the knowledge of her great works. [Oratio] O God, Who willed that all things be drawn unto Your Son when He was raised~ above the earth, mercifully grant, by the merits and example of Your seraphic~ Confessor Joseph, that, having been raised above all earthly desires, we may be~ found worthy to come unto Him. $Qui tecum [Lectio] Lesson from the first letter of St. Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians !1 Cor 13:1-8 Brethren: If I should speak with tongues of men and of angels, but do not have charity, I have become as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal. And if I have prophecy and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains, yet do not have charity, I am nothing. And if I distribute all my goods to feed the poor, and if I deliver my body to be burned, yet do not have charity, it profits me nothing. Charity is patient, is kind; charity does not envy, is not pretentious, is not puffed up, is not ambitious, is not self-seeking, is not provoked; thinks no evil, does not rejoice over wickedness, but rejoices with the truth; bears with all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Charity never fails, whereas prophecies will disappear, and tongues will cease, and knowledge will be destroyed. [Graduale] !Ps 20:4-5 O Lord, You welcomed him with goodly blessings, You placed on his head a crown~ of pure gold. V. He asked life of You: You gave him length of days forever and ever. Alleluia,~ alleluia. !Ecclus 11:13 V. The eye of God looks favorably upon him; He raises him free of the vile dust,~ and lifts up his head. Alleluia. [Evangelium] Continuation + of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew !Matt 22:1-14 At that time, Jesus spoke to the chief priests and the Pharisees in parables,~ saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a king who made a marriage feast for his~ son. And he sent his servants to call in those invited to the marriage feast,~ but they would not come. Again he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those~ who are invited, behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatlings are~ killed, and everything is ready; come to the marriage feast.’ But they made~ light of it, and went off, one to his farm, and another to his business; and the~ rest laid hold of his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them. But~ when the king heard of it, he was angry; and he sent his armies, destroyed those~ murderers, and burnt their city. Then he said to his servants, ‘The marriage~ feast indeed is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy; go therefore~ to the crossroads, and invite to the marriage feast whomever you shall find.’~ And his servants went out into the roads, and gathered all whom they found, both~ good and bad; and the marriage feast was filled with guests. Now the king went~ in to see the guests, and he saw there a man who had not on a wedding garment.~ And he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding~ garment?’ But he was speechless. Then the king said to the attendants, ‘Bind his~ hands and feet and cast him forth into the darkness outside, where there will be~ the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.’ For many are called, but few are chosen. [Offertorium] !Ps 34:13 But as for me, when they were troublesome to me, I was clothed with haircloth,~ and I humbled my soul with fasting, and poured forth prayers within my bosom. [Secreta] We offer these sacrifices of praise, O Lord, in memory of Your Saints; trusting~ that by them we may be delivered from both present and future evils. $Per Dominum [Communio] !Ps 68:30-31 I am afflicted and in pain; let Your saving help, O God, protect me. I will~ praise the name of God in song, and I will glorify Him with thanksgiving. [Postcommunio] Refreshed with heavenly food and drink, we humbly pray You, our God, that we~ also may be helped by his prayers in memory of whom we have partaken of these~ gifts. $Per Dominum