[Rank]
Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle;;Duplex majus;;4;;ex Sancti/06-30

[Rank] (rubrica innovata)
Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle;;Duplex Fest;;5;;ex Sancti/06-30

[Ant 1]
Ananias, go thy way * and seek Saul for, behold, he prayeth for he is a chosen vessel unto Me, to bear My name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel.

[Oratio]
O God, Who, through the teaching of the Blessed Apostle Paul, hast caused the light of the Gospel to shine throughout the world, grant, we beseech thee, that we, having his wonderful conversion as on this day in remembrance, may show forth our thankfulness unto thee for the same, by following the holy example which he hath set.
$Per Dominum
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@Sancti/01-25:Commemoratio4

[Invit]
For the conversion of the Teacher of the Gentiles, * let us praise our God.

[Lectio1]
Lesson from the Acts of the Apostles
!Acts 9:1-5
1 And Saul, as yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
2 And asked of him letters to Damascus, to the synagogues: that if he found any men and women of this way, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
3 And as he went on his journey, it came to pass that he drew nigh to Damascus; and suddenly a light from heaven shined round about him.
4 And falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying to him: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
5 Who said: Who art thou, Lord? And he: I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. It is hard for thee to kick against the goad.

[Lectio2]
!Acts 9:6-9
6 And he trembling and astonished, said: Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?
7 And the Lord said to him: Arise, and go into the city, and there it shall be told thee what thou must do. Now the men who went in company with him, stood amazed, hearing indeed a voice, but seeing no man.
8 And Saul arose from the ground; and when his eyes were opened, he saw nothing. But they leading him by the hands, brought him to Damascus.
9 And he was there three days, without sight, and he did neither eat nor drink.

[Lectio3]
!Acts 9:10-16
10 Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias. And the Lord said to him in a vision: Ananias. And he said: Behold I am here, Lord.
11 And the Lord said to him: Arise, and go into the street that is called Straight, and seek in the house of Judas, one named Saul of Tarsus. For behold he prayeth.
12 And he saw a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hands upon him, that he might receive his sight.
13 But Ananias answered: Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints in Jerusalem.
14 And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that invoke thy name.
15 And the Lord said to him: Go thy way; for this man is to me a vessel of election, to carry my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel.
16 For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.

[Lectio4]
From the Sermons of St. Augustine, Bishop (of Hippo.)
!14th on the Saints
We have this day heard read out of the Acts of the Apostles how that the Apostle Paul, from being a persecutor of the Christians, was changed into a preacher of Christ. Christ laid low the persecutor, that He might raise him up a teacher of His Church. He smote and healed him, slew him and made him alive again. For the Lord Christ is that Lamb That was Himself slain by the wolves, and That now turneth the wolves into lambs. Now was fulfilled in Paul that which was clearly spoken in prophecy by the Patriarch Jacob, when he blessed his children, laying hands indeed on them which then were, but looking forward to the things which were yet for to come. Paul beareth witness of himself that he was of the tribe of Benjamin, (Rom. xi. 1,) and when Jacob blessed his sons, and came to bless Benjamin, he said: Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf. (Gen. xlix. 27.)

[Lectio5]
What then? Is Benjamin a wolf that shall ravin for ever? God forbid. In the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil. This is exactly what was fulfilled in the Apostle Paul. If it please you, we will now consider how in the morning he devoured the prey, and at night divided the spoil. Here morning and evening are put for the beginning and the end. So we may read, In the beginning he shall devour the prey, and at the end he shall divide the spoil. First, then, in the beginning, he devoured the prey. So it is written that he received letters from the chief priests and went forth, that wheresoever he should find any Christians, he might bring them bound unto the priests, that they might be punished.

[Lectio6]
He went breathing out threatenings and slaughter, yea, truly, devouring the prey. When also they stoned Stephen, the first Martyr that laid down his life for Christ's name's sake, Saul was consenting unto his death, and, as though it contented him not to stone him, he kept the clothes of all them that did it, urging them on more than if he had joined them. So in the morning he devoured the prey. How in the evening did he divide the spoil? Struck down by the voice of Christ from heaven, ravining no more, he falleth upon his face, cast down to be raised up, smitten to be healed.

[Ant Laudes]
@:Ant Vespera 3:s/;;.*//g

[Capitulum Laudes]
!Acts 9:1-2
v. And Saul, as yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest, and asked of him letters to Damascus, to the synagogues: that if he found any men and women of this way, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
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[Lectio Prima]
!Acts 9:22
v. But Saul increased much more in strength, and confounded the Jews who dwelt at Damascus, affirming that this is the Christ.

[Capitulum Sexta]
!Acts 9:8-9
v. And Saul arose from the ground; and when his eyes were opened, he saw nothing. But they leading him by the hands, brought him to Damascus. And he was there three days, without sight, and he did neither eat nor drink.
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[Ant Vespera 3]
I have planted, * Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. Alleluia.;;109
Most gladly therefore will I rather glory * in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.;;112
The grace of God which was bestowed upon me was not in vain, * but His grace abideth ever in me.;;115
In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king was desirous to apprehend me; by the brethren in a basket was I let down by the wall, and so escaped I his hands, in the name of the Lord.;;125
Thrice was I beaten with rods, * once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, for Christ's name's sake.;;138

[Commemoratio4]
!Commemoration of St. Peter the Apostle
(deinde dicuntur)
Ant. Thou art the Shepherd of the sheep, and the Prince of the Apostles, and unto thee hath God given the keys of the kingdom of heaven.
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V. Thou art Peter.
R. And upon this rock I will build My Church.
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$Oremus
(sed rubrica 1960 aut rubrica monastica hæc versus omittuntur)
O God, Who hast given unto thy Blessed Apostle Peter the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and the power to bind and to loose, loose us, we beseech thee, at his mighty intercession, from all the bands of our sins.
$Qui vivis