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Our Lord Jesus Christ, The Eternal High Priest Feast Acknowledgements For use in the Dioceses of England & Wales approved by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England & Wales and Confirmed by the Apostolic See (Prot. N. 83/13/L, 23 February 2013, Prot. N. 144/17, 22 February 2018) Concordat cum original: Martin Foster Imprimatur: Ñ George Stack, Archbishop of Cardiff, XX April 2018 Latin text copyrighted by Libreria Editrice Vaticana. English translation of the Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, The Eternal High Priest © 2016, International Commission on English in the Liturgy, Corporation. All rights reserved. The Scripture quotations contained herein are from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, 1965, 1966 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America, and are used by permission. All rights reserved. Psalms reprinted from The Revised Grail Psalms © 2010 Conception Abbey/The Grail, administered by GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Compilation, typographical design and layout © 2018 Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. Our Lord Jesus Christ, The Eternal High Priest Decree Liturgy of the Hours 1 Lectionary 13 The Roman Missal 20 The Roman Martyrology 22 Hymns in Musical Notation 24 Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Prot. N. 1040/11/L DECREE To ensure more effectively that the grace of the Year of the Priest might endure for a longer time among the People of God, the Supreme Pontiff BENEDICT XVI graciously provided that liturgical formularies for the celebration of Our Lord Jesus Christ, The Eternal High Priest should be prepared, to be offered for the use of the individual Conferences of Bishops that request them. This Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, by virtue of the special faculties granted by the same Supreme Pontiff, willingly approves and declares to be typical the Latin text of the Mass, the Liturgy of the Hours, and the Roman Martyrology relating to Our Lord Jesus Christ, The Eternal High Priest as they appear in the attached exemplar. All things to the contrary notwithstanding. From the offices of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, 23 July 2012. ÑANTONIO Card. CAÑIZARES LLOVERA Prefect Rev. Msgr. JUAN MIGUEL FERRER GRENESCHE Undersecretary Prot. N. 83/13/L FOR ENGLAND AND WALES At the request of His Eminence Vincent G. Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, President of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, made in a letter dated 11 December 2012, in virtue of the faculties granted to this Congregation by the Supreme Pontiff Benedict XVI, we are delighted to grant that the feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Eternal High Priest be inserted into the proper Calendar of England and the proper Calendar of Wales with the rank of feast on the Thursday after Pentecost. Anything to the contrary notwithstanding. From the offices of the Congregation of Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, on the 25 February 2013. ÑANTONIO Card. CAÑIZARES LLOVERA Prefect ÑARTHUR ROCHE Archbishop Secretary Prot. N. 144/17 FOR ENGLAND AND WALES At the request of His Eminence Vincent G. Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, President of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, made in a letter dated 21 February 2017, in virtue of the faculties granted to this Congregation by the Supreme Pontiff Francis, we are delighted to confirm the English text of the Mass with readings and of the Divine Office for the celebration of the feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Eternal High Priest as it stands in the attached copy. In the printed edition, mention should be made of the confirmation granted by this Congregation. Furthermore, two copies of the same printed text should be forwarded to this Congregation. Anything to the contrary notwithstanding. From the offices of the Congregation of Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, on the 22 February 2018, on the feast of The Chair of St Peter the Apostle. ÑROBERT Card. SARAH Prefect ÑARTHUR ROCHE Archbishop Secretary CATHOLIC BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE OF ENGLAND & WALES DECREE OF PUBLICATION In accord with the norms established by decree of the Sacred Congregation of Rites in Cum, nostra aetate (27 January 1966) and of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments in Liturgiam authenticam (28 March 2001), the text of the Mass with readings and of the Divine Office for the celebration of the feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Eternal High Priest is declared to be the vernacular typical edition of the Domini nostri Iesu Christi, Summi et Aeterni Sacerdotis, and is published by authority of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. The insertion of the celebration of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Eternal High Priest into the proper Calendar of England and the proper Calendar of Wales with the rank of Feast on the Thursday after Pentecost was canonically approved for use by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales on 15 November 2012, and was subsequently granted by the Apostolic See by decree of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments on 25 February 2013 (Prot. n. 83/13/L). The text of the Mass with readings and of the Divine Office for the celebration of the feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Eternal High Priest was canonically approved for use by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales on 17 November 2016, and was subsequently confirmed by the Apostolic See by decree of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments on 22 February 2018 (Prot. n. 144/17). The feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Eternal High Priest is to be celebrated on the Thursday after Pentecost with the approved liturgical texts in the dioceses of the England and Wales from Pentecost, 20 May 2018. Given at the General Secretariat of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, London, on 19 March 2018, the Solemnity of St Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. ÑVincent Cardinal Nichols Archbishop of Westminster President, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales Reverend Christopher Thomas General Secretary Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ 1 DIVINE OFFICE LITURGY OF THE HOURS Thursday after Pentecost OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, THE ETERNAL HIGH PRIEST Feast Invitatory Ant. Let us give glory to Christ who has an eternal priesthood. Invitatory Psalm, as in the Ordinary. Office of Readings Hymn Jesus, our High Priest, only Mediator, mercifully bringing prayers before the Father: from every nation, justly we extol you, singing your praises Formed by the Spirit in the womb of Mary, Son of the Virgin, your right arm embraces all of creation, Sacrifice and Victim, worthy of blessing. Named by the Father Priest and King for ever, you were anointed with the oil of gladness, brought to high heaven and his throne of glory, height of all honour. God most exalted, mortal flesh assuming, offering your life-blood, precious gift all cleansing, you paid the ransom, price of our redemption, death’s curse removing. Christ, who uplifted on the Cross of sorrow, drew all creation, piercing hearts with ardour, grant we may ever praise you and the Father, one with the Spirit. Amen. 2 Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ Psalmody Ant. 1 I asked my Father, and he has given me the nations as an inheritance. Psalm 2 1 Why do the nations conspire, and the peoples plot in vain? 2 They arise, the kings of the earth; princes plot against the Lord and his Anointed. 3 ‘Let us burst asunder their fetters. Let us cast off from us their chains.’ 4 He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord derides and mocks them. 5 Then he will speak in his anger, his rage will strike them with terror. 6 ‘It is I who have appointed my king on Zion, my holy mountain.’ 7 I will announce his decree: The Lord said to me, ‘You are my Son. It is I who have begotten you this day. 8 Ask of me and I will make nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth as your possession. 9 With a rod of iron you will rule them; like a potter’s jar you will shatter them.’ 10 So now, O kings, understand; take warning, rulers of the earth. 11 Serve the Lord with fear; exult with trembling, embrace correction, 12 lest he be angry and you perish on the way, for suddenly his anger will blaze. Blessed are all who trust in God! Ant. 1 I asked my Father, and he has given me the nations as an inheritance. Ant. 2 Present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God. Psalm 40 (39):2-13 2 I waited, I waited for the Lord, and he stooped down to me; he heard my cry. 3 He drew me from the deadly pit, from the miry clay. He set my feet upon a rock, made my footsteps firm. 4 He put a new song into my mouth, praise of our God. Many shall see and fear and shall trust in the Lord. Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ 3 5 Blessed the man who has placed his trust in the Lord, and has not gone over to the proud who follow false gods. 6 How many are the wonders and designs that you have worked for us, O Lord my God; you have no equal. Should I wish to proclaim or speak of them, they would be more than I can tell! 7 You delight not in sacrifice and offering, but in an open ear.
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