An Office of Readings in Honor Ofblessed Paul Vi

AN OFFICE OF READINGS IN HONOR OFBLESSED PAUL VI

INTRODUCTORY RITES

Hymn With All the Saints (Hurd) Verses one and two only

READINGS

READING I from the Apostolic Constitution promulgating the revised Roman Missal April 3, 1969 ANTIPHON All: With all the saints, with prophets and with martyrs, with holy Mary and Joseph, with those who came before, and those who will follow, we gather here today, one body in the Lord, a sign and sacrament of Christ

READING II on the sensitivity to the change from Latin to the vernacular First Sunday of Advent, November 30, 1969

ANTIPHON repeated

READING III from the address to the Diocesan Committees of Liturgy and Sacred Art in Italy, January 4, 1967

ANTIPHON repeated

READING IV from Evangelii nuntiandi, (no. 15) December 8, 1975

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Please stand

GOSPEL Matthew 16:13-19

INTERCESSORY PRAYER

A Litany of the New Saints Response: Pray for us.

Concluding Hymn Verse Six: With All the Saints (Hurd)

OTHERS BEING CANONIZED ON OCTOBER 14, 2018

 Archbishop Oscar Romero,

o fourth Archbishop of San Salvador o martyred March 24, 1980 while saying Mass o tireless champion of the poor and fearless crusader against social injustice and human rights violations o unofficial patron of the Americas and El Salvador

 Blessed Nunzio Suprizio (1817-1839)

o Italian youth martyred for his faith  Father Francesco Spinelli

o founder, Sisters Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament  Father Vincenzo Romo

o worked with the poor in Naples  Mother Catherine Kasper

o German founder of Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ  Nazaria Ignazia March Mesa

o Spanish founder Missionary Crusaders of the Church

IMPORTANT DATES IN THE LIFE OF POPE PAUL VI

9-26-1897 Giovanni Battista Montini born in Consecio, Italy; Second son of Giovanni Monyini and Guiditta (Alghisi) Montini 9-30-1897 Baptized Giovanni Battista (John the Baptist) at local parish church in Concesio June 6, 1907 Giovanni Battista Montini made his First Holy Communion Feb 28 1920 Ordained a subdeacon May 29, 1920 Ordained a priest in the cathedral at Brescia; First Mass at Church of St. Maria della Grazia November 10 Bishop sends him to Rome for further studies arrives in Rome Nov 10 10-27-21 begins studies at the Academy for Noble Ecclesiastics, Holy See’s school for diplomats June 10,1923 Begins works at the nunciature in Warsaw, Poland October 2, 1923 Summoned back to Rome to work at Secretary of State 1925 Chaplain to Federazione Universitaria Catholica Italiana (FUCI) August 1954 Appointed Archbishop of Milan November 1958 John XXIII names Archbishop Montini a cardinal (firsta mong 23 names) 1-25-59 John XXIII announces his decision to hold an ecumenical council 1960 Cardinal Montini takes an extended vacation to the United Sates, received honorary doctorate from the University of Notre Dame 1961 Appointed to the Preparatory Committee for the Council Oct 11, 1963 Opening of the Second Vatican Council June 3, 1963 John XXIII dies on Pentecost Sunday June 21, 1963 Cardinal Giovanni Montini elected as Pope; takes the name “Paul VI” June 30 Coronation of Paul VI -- last to be crowned, he sold the tiara (a gift of the people of Milan) and gave the proceeds to charity. (It is found at the Basilica in Washington, DC.). December 4, Promulgates the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy and the Decree on the Mass Media 1963 Closes the second Session of the Council Early 1964 Consilium (“council”) established by Pope Paul VI for the implementation of the Constitution on the Liturgy — Cardinal Giacomo Lercaro, president Rev. Annibale Bugnini, C.M., secretary. 5-19-64 Establishes Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue 9-26-64 Inter Oecumenici, Instruction on the orderly carrying out of the Constitution on the Liturgy, issued by the Concilium by mandate of Pope Paul VI 3-7-65 Firsat Sunday of Lent, Pope celebrates Mass in the vernacular (Italian) at All Saints parish in Rome 9-3-65 Mysterium Fidei 8-15-67 Eucharisticum Mysterium Instruction on Worship of hte Eucharist 7-25-68 Humanae Vitae 1-25-69 “Comme le Prévoit: On the Translation of Liturgical Texts for Celebrations with a Congregation” promulgated by the Consilium and the Congregation for Divine Worship 4-3-69 Apostolic Constitution, Missale Romanum, promulgating the reform Order of Mass and its general norms. Implementation, First Sunday of Advent 11-30-69. 3-26-69 (Holy Thursday) first typical edition (i.e., the text to be used for translation) of the Missale Romanum/Roman Missal (RM) and Institutio Generalis Missalis Romani (IGMR)/ General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM), published 11-27-70 Attempted assassination in the Philippines by a Bolivian artist 12-8-75 Evangelii Nuntiandi on evangelization, to all the clergy and faithful of the world 1975 Second typical edition of the RM and GIRM promulgated 8-6-78 Pope Paul VI dies at Castle Gandalfo 10-19-2014 Beatified by Pope Francis 10-14-18 Canonization Mass in Rome; St. Paul VI’s feast will be the date of his birth - September 26 R. Thiron/September 2018 OTHERS BEING CANONIZED ON OCTOBER 14, 2018