[Rank]
S. Matthei Apostoli et Evangelistae;;Duplex II classis;;5.1;;ex C1a

[Rank1960]
S. Matthei Apostoli et Evangelistae;;Duplex II classis;;5;;ex C1a

[Rule]
ex C1a;
Gloria
Credo
Prefatio=Apostolis

[Introitus]
!Ps 36:30-31
v. The mouth of the just man tells of wisdom and his tongue utters what is~
right. The law of his God is in his heart.
!Ps 36:1
Be not vexed over evildoers, nor jealous of those who do wrong.
&Gloria
v. The mouth of the just man tells of wisdom and his tongue utters what is~
right. The law of his God is in his heart.

[Oratio]
May we be helped, O Lord, by the prayers of the blessed Apostle and Evangelist~
Matthew, that what we ourselves cannot obtain, may be granted by his~
intercession.
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[Lectio]
Lesson from the book of Ezekiel
!Ezek 1:10-14
The faces of the living creatures were like this: each of the four had the face of a man, but on the right side was the face of a lion, and on the left the face of an ox, and finally each had the face of an eagle. Their faces and their wings looked out on all their four sides; each had two wings spread out above so that they touched one another’s, while the other two wings of each covered his body. Each went straight forward; wherever the spirit wished to go, there they went; they did not turn when they moved. In among the living creatures something like burning coals of fire could be seen; they seemed like torches, moving to and fro among the living creatures. The fire gleamed, and from it came forth flashes of lightning. And the living creatures ran and returned like flashes of lightning.

[Graduale]
!Ps 111:1-2
Happy the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in His commands.
V. His posterity shall be mighty upon the earth; the upright generation shall be~
blessed. Alleluia, alleluia.
V. The glorious choir of Apostles praises You, O Lord. Alleluia.

[Evangelium]
Continuation + of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew
!Matt 9:9-13
At that time, Jesus saw a man named Matthew sitting in the tax-collector’s place,~
and said to him, Follow Me. And he arose and followed Him. And it came to pass~
as He was at table in the house, that, behold, many publicans and sinners came~
to the table with Jesus and His disciples. And the Pharisees seeing it, said to~
His disciples, Why does your Master eat with publicans and sinners? But Jesus~
heard it, and said, It is not the healthy who need a physician, but they who are~
sick. But go, and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’~
For I have come to call sinners, not the just.

[Offertorium]
!Ps 20:4-5
O Lord, You placed on his head a crown of pure gold; he asked life of You, and~
You gave it to him, alleluia.

[Secreta]
May the prayers of the blessed Apostle and Evangelist, Matthew, recommend to You~
the offering made by Your Church, which is taught by his glorious preaching.
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[Communio]
!Ps 20:6
Great is his glory in Your victory; majesty and splendor You conferred upon him, O~
Lord.

[Postcommunio]
Having received Your sacrament, O Lord, we implore You, that what we have~
celebrated in honor of St. Matthew, Your Apostle and Evangelist, may by his~
intercession, benefit us as a healing remedy.
$Per Dominum