INTROIT
Ps 111:9
Lavishly he gives to the poor; his generosity shall endure forever; his horn shall be exalted in glory.
Ps 111:1
Happy the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in His commands.
Glory Be to the Father…
Lavishly he gives to the poor; his generosity shall endure forever; his horn shall be exalted in glory.
COLLECT
Heed our prayers, O Lord, and by the intercession of Your blessed Martyr Lawrence, whose feast we anticipate, graciously grant us Your everlasting mercy.
Through our Lord…
COMMEMORATION COLLECT
For St. Romanus, Martyr
Grant, we beseech You, almighty God, that by the intercession of St. Romanus, Your Martyr, we may be delivered from all afflictions in the body and purified in mind from all evil thoughts.
Through our Lord…
EPISTLE
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.
GRADUAL
Ps 111:9, 2
Lavishly he gives to the poor; his generosity shall endure forever.
℣. His posterity shall be mighty upon the earth; the upright generation shall be blessed.
GOSPEL
Continuation ☩ of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew
Matt 16:24-27
At that time, Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For he who would save his life will lose it; but he who loses his life for My sake will find it. For what does it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, but suffer the loss of his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? For the Son of Man is to come with His angels in the glory of His Father, and then He will render to everyone according to His conduct.
OFFERTORY
Job 16:20
My prayer is pure, and therefore I ask that a place may be given to my voice in heaven; for there is my judge, and He Who knows my conscience is on high. Let my prayer ascend to the Lord.
SECRET
Look with favor upon the sacrificial gifts we offer You, O Lord, and through this holy exchange, loosen the bonds of our sins.
Through our Lord…
COMMEMORATION SECRET
For St. Romanus, Martyr
Having received our gifts and prayers, we beseech You, O Lord, mercifully hear us and cleanse us by Your heavenly sacrament.
Through our Lord…
PREFACE
Common
It is truly meet and just, and profitable unto salvation, that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks to Thee, O Holy Lord, Father Almighty, eternal God, through Christ, our Lord. Through whom the Angels praise Thy Majesty, the Dominions adore it, the Powers are in awe. Which the heavens and the hosts of heaven together with the blessed Seraphim joyfully do magnify. And do Thou command that it be permitted us to join with them in confessing Thee, while we say with lowly praise:
COMMUNION
Matt 16:24
He who wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.
POSTCOMMUNION
Grant, we beseech You, O Lord, our God, that as we joyfully commemorate St. Lawrence, Your Martyr, in this life, so may we rejoice by beholding him in eternity.
Through our Lord…
COMMEMORATION POSTCOMMUNION
For St. Romanus, Martyr
We beseech You, O almighty God, that we who have eaten the food of heaven may find in it, by the intercession of blessed Romanus, Your Martyr, strength against all harm.
Through our Lord…