June 20, St. Silverius, Pope

JUNE 20, ST. SILVERIUS, POPE

This Pope was a son of Pope Hormisdas who had been married before receiving Holy Orders. He fell a victim to the brutal tyranny of Belisarius. Accused of favoring the Goths, he was stripped of the papal insignia and handed over to some sub-deacons who clothed him in the monastic habit. It was then announced that Silverius had become a monk. The Emperor Justinian restored him, but Belisarius was once more able to exile him to the island of Palmaria, where he succumbed to hardships and want in 538. God glorified him by many miracles.

INTROIT John 21: 15-17 Si díligis me, Simon Petre, pasce Simon Peter, if thou lovest Me, feed My agnos meos, pasce oves meas. (Ps. lambs, feed My sheep. (Ps. 29: 1) I 29: 1) Exaltábo te, Dómine, quóniam will extol Thee, O Lord, for Thou hast suscepísti me, nec delectásti inimícos upheld me: and hast not made my meos super me. Glória Patri et Fílio et enemies to rejoice over me. Glory be Spíritui Sancto, sicut erat in princípio, to the Father, and to the Son, and to et nunc, et semper, et in sǽcula the Holy Spirit, as it was in the sæculórum. Amen. Si díligis me, beginning, is now, and ever shall be, Simon Petre, pasce agnos meos, world without end. Amen. Simon Peter, pasce oves meas. if thou lovest Me, feed My lambs, feed My sheep. COLLECT Gregem tuum, Pastor ætérne, placátus Eternal Shepherd, regard graciously inténde: et, per beátum Silvérium Thy flock, and keep it with an Mártyrem tuum atque Summum everlasting protection, by the Pontíficem, perpétua protectióne intercession of blessed Silverius, Thy custódi; quem totíus Ecclésiæ Martyr and) Sovereign Pontiff, whom præstitísti esse pastórem. Per Thou hast constituted shepherd of the Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum, whole Church. Through our Lord Jesus Fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in Christ, Thy Son, Who lives and reigns unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per with Thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. God, forever and ever.

EPISTLE 1 Peter 5: 1-4, 10-11 Caríssimi: Senióres, qui in vobis sunt, Dearly beloved, The ancients therefore obsécro consénior et testis Christi that are among you, I beseech, who am passiónum, qui et ejus, quæ in futúro myself also an ancient, and a witness revelánda est, glóriæ communicátor: of the sufferings of Christ: as also a páscite qui in vobis est gregem Dei, partaker of that glory which is to be providéntes non coácte, sed spontánee revealed in time to come: feed the flock secúndum Deum, neque turpis lucri of God which is among you, taking care grátia, sed voluntárie; neque ut of it, not by constraint, but willingly, dominántes in cleris, sed forma facti according to God: not for filthy lucre's gregis ex ánimo. Et, cum appáruerit sake, but voluntarily: neither as lording princeps pastórum, percipiétis it over the clergy, but being made a immarcescíbilem glóriæ corónam. pattern of the flock from the heart. And Deus autem omnis grátiæ, qui vocávit when the prince of pastors shall nos in ætérnam suam glóriam in appear, you shall receive a never Christo Iesu, módicum passos ipse fading crown of glory. But the God of all perfíciet, confirmábit solidabítque. Ipsi grace, who hath called us into his glória et impérium in saecula eternal glory in Christ Jesus, after you sæculórum. Amen. have suffered a little, will himself perfect you, and confirm you, and establish you. To him be glory and empire for ever and ever. Amen. GRADUAL Psalms 106: 32, 31 Exáltent eum in ecclésia plebis: et in Let them exalt him in the church of the cáthedra seniórum laudent eum. people: and praise him in the chair of Confiteántur Dómino misericórdiae the ancients. Let the mercies of the ejus, et mirabília ejus filiis hóminum. Lord give glory to Him: and His wonderful works to the children of men. LESSER ALLELUIA Matthew 16: 18 Allelúja, allelúja. Tu es Petrus, et super Alleluia, alleluia. Thou art Peter, and hanc petram ædificábo Ecclésiam upon this rock I will build My Church. meam. Allelúja. Alleluia.

GOSPEL Matthew 16: 13-19 In illo témpore: Venit Jesus in partes And Jesus came into the quarters of Cæsaréæ Philíppi, et interrogábat Cesarea Philippi: and he asked his discípulos suos, dicens: Quem dicunt disciples, saying: Whom do men say hómines esse Fílium hóminis? At illi that the Son of man is? But they said: dixérunt: Álii Joánnem Baptístam, álii Some John the Baptist, and other some autem Elíam, álii vero Jeremíam aut Elias, and others Jeremias, or one of unum ex prophétis. Dicit illis Jesus: Vos the prophets. Jesus saith to them: But autem quem me esse dícitis? whom do you say that I am? Simon Respóndens Simon Petrus, dixit: Tu es Peter answered and said: Thou art Christus, Fílius Dei vivi. Respóndens Christ, the Son of the living God. And autem Jesus, dixit ei: Beátus es, Simon Jesus answering, said to him: Blessed Bar Jona: quia caro et sanguis non art thou, Simon Bar-Jona: because revelávit tibi, sed Pater meus, qui in flesh and blood hath not revealed it to cælis est. Et ego dico tibi, quia tu es thee, but my Father who is in heaven. Petrus, et super hanc petram ædificábo And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; Ecclésiam meam, et portæ ínferi non and upon this rock I will build my prævalébunt advérsus eam. Et tibi church, and the gates of hell shall not dabo claves regni cælórum. Et prevail against it. And I will give to thee quodcúmque ligáveris super terram, the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And erit ligátum et in cælis: et quodcúmque whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, sólveris super terram, erit solútum et in it shall be bound also in heaven: and cælis. whatsoever thou shalt loose upon earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven. OFFERTORY Jeremiah 1: 9-10 Ecce, dedi verba mea in ore tuo: ecce, Behold I have given My words in thy constítui te super gentes et super mouth: lo, I have set thee over the regna, ut evéllas et destruas, et nations, and over kingdoms, to root up, ædífices et plantes. and to pull down, and to build, and to plant. SECRET Oblátis munéribus, quǽsumus, By the offered gifts we beg Thee, O Dómine, Ecclésiam tuam benígnus Lord: enlighten kindly Thy Church: so illúmina: ut, et gregis tui profíciat that Thy flock everywhere may be ubique succéssus, et grati fiant nómini increasing, and the Shepherds, under tuo, te gubernánte, pastóres. Per Thy direction, may be pleasing to Thy Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum, Name. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in Thy Son, Who lives and reigns with unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus, per ómnia Thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, sǽcula sæculórum. God, forever and ever.

COMMUNION Matthew 16: 18 Tu es Petrus, et super hanc petram Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will ædificábo Ecclésiam meam. build My Church.

POSTCOMMUNION Refectióne sancta enutrítam gubérna, O Lord, we beseech Thee, graciously quásumus Dómine, tuam placátus govern Thy Church, which Thou hast Ecclésiam: ut poténti moderatióne fed with a holy meal; so that, directed dirécta, et increménta libertátis accípiat by a mighty wisdom, she may progress et in religiónis integritáte persístat. Per in liberty, and persist in the integrity of Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum, faith. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in Thy Son, Who lives and reigns with unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus, per ómnia Thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, sǽcula sæculórum. God, forever and ever.