In grateful jubilation, O Father, we praise you:
You are our light and guide to heaven;
Every follower, O blessed Gaspar,
In you confides.
You made the ardent soul spotless
In the divine blood of the Lamb.
From the meek, crucified Nazarene,
You drew strength.
The wicked and treacherous, Gaspar,
you brought to gentle tears.
You happily pointed the way to Christ,
the joy of our life.
Driven by infinite charity,
by the mystical bloodless sacrifice
you yearn to be fed, to imitate God
who became our food.
At your voice, how many vile, unworthy,
wicked and corrupt ones repented,
and from the Cross received
hidden bursts of love!
O glorious one, from your celestial honors,
fill your children from your bounty.
May they bring to an oppressed world
Living gifts of salvation.
O kind Father, Redeemer Son,
Holy Spirit, fount of all life,
to you be eternal praise, adoration,
and infinite glory. Amen
Or another hymn or song approved by the ecclesiastic authority.
Ant. 1 God’s love for us
allows us to abide in him.
PSALM 15 Who is worthy to stand before the Lord?
You have approached Mount Zion and the city of the living God (Hebrews 12: 22).
Lord, who may abide in your tent? *
Who may dwell on your holy mountain?
Whoever walks without blame, *
doing what is right, speaking truth from the heart;
Who does not slander a neighbor, *
does no harm to another, never defames a friend;
Who disdains the wicked, *
but honors those who fear the Lord;
Who keeps an oath despite the cost, †
lends no money at interest, *
accepts no bribe against the innocent.
Whoever acts like this *
shall never be shaken.
Ant. 1 God’s love for us
allows us to abide in him.
Ant .2 Blessed are we when we conduct ourselves
with a merciful heart.
PSALM 112 Beatitudes of the just
Live as children of light, for light produces every kind of goodness and righteousness and truth (Ephesians 5:8-9).
Happy are those who fear the Lord, *
who greatly delight in God’s commands.
Their descendants shall be mighty in the land, *
generation upright and blessed.
Wealth and riches shall be in their homes; *
their prosperity shall endure forever.
They shine through the darkness, a light for the upright; *
they are gracious, merciful, and just.
All goes well for those gracious in lending, *
who conduct their affairs with justice.
They shall never be shaken; *
the just shall be remembered forever.
They shall not fear an ill report; *
their hearts are steadfast, trusting the Lord.
Their hearts are tranquil, without fear, *
till at last they look down on their foes.
Lavishly they give to the poor; †
their prosperity shall endure forever; *
their horn shall be exalted in honor.
The wicked shall be angry to see this; †
they will gnash their teeth and waste away; *
the desires of the wicked come to nothing.
Ant. 2 Blessed are we when we conduct ourselves
with a merciful heart.
Ant. 3 Adoration, praise and charity:
this is our thanksgiving hymn to the Father.
CANTICLE Revelation 15:3-4 Hymn of adoration and praise
Great and wonderful are your works, †
Lord God almighty. *
Just and true are your ways, O king of the nations.
Who will not fear you, Lord, †
or glorify your name? *
For you alone are holy.
All the nations will come †
and worship before you, *
for your righteous acts have been revealed.
Ant. 3 Adoration, praise and charity:
this is our thanksgiving hymn to the Father.
READING 2 Corinthians 5:17-20
So whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come. And all this is from God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ and given us the ministry of reconciliation, namely, God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting their trespasses against them and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. So we are ambassadors for Christ, as if God were appealing through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
RESPONSORY
R. Let us present ourselves as ministers of God, * in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love.
-- Let us present ourselves as ministers of God, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love.
V. In all truth, and in the power of God.
-- in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
-- Let us present ourselves as ministers of God, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love.
Magnificat Ant Rejoice, O Saint Gaspar, in the Lamb of God: he has prepared for you a kingdom from the foundation of the world.
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; *
my spirit rejoices in God my savior.
For he has looked upon his handmaid's lowliness; *
behold, from now on all ages will call me blessed.
The Mighty One has done great things for me, *
and holy is his name.
His mercy is from age to age *
to those who fear him.
He has shown might with his arm, *
dispersed the arrogant of mind and heart.
He has thrown down the rulers from their thrones*
but lifted up the lowly.
The hungry he has filled with good things; *
the rich he has sent away empty.
He has helped Israel his servant, *
remembering his mercy,
according to his promise to our fathers, *
to Abraham and to his descendants forever.
Magnificat Ant Rejoice, O Saint Gaspar, in the Lamb of God: he has prepared for you a kingdom from the foundation of the world.
INTERCESSIONS
Let us bless the Lord Jesus, who shed his blood for our salvation at the closing of the day. In union with Saint Gaspar, let us present our petitions to the Father, thanking him for redeeming us in the blood of Christ:
Praise and thanksgiving be evermore to Jesus, who with his blood has saved us.
For the glory of your holy name, for the coming of your kingdom and for the salvation of the whole world:
- we offer you, Father, the blood of Jesus.
For the spread of the Church, for our Pope N., bishops, priests, deacons, religious men and women, and for the sanctification of all your people.
- we offer you, Father, the blood of Jesus.
For the conversion of sinners, for the loving acceptance of your word and for unity among Christians
- we offer you, Father, the blood of Jesus.
For the civil authorities, for the strengthening of public morals and for peace and justice among nations:
- we offer you, Father, the blood of Jesus.
For the sanctification of our work, for the poor, the sick and the afflicted, and for all who rely on our prayers:
- we offer you, Father, the blood of Jesus.
For our special needs both spiritual and temporal, for those of our relatives, friends and benefactors, and also for those of our enemies:
- we offer you, Father, the blood of Jesus.
For those who are to die today, for the faithful departed, and for our final union in the glory of the Lamb:
- we offer you, Father, the blood of Jesus.
Our Father.
Prayer
Almighty and merciful God, who gave us an ardent witness of love for your divinity and for our neighbour in Saint Gaspar del Bufalo, priest and dedicated missionary of the Precious Blood of Christ; through his intercession, listen to the voice of the blood of your Son which daily rises to you from the earth in the painful cry of suffering humanity. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
