Priests of the Lord, bless the Lord;
\nyou are holy and humble of heart,
\npraise the Lord forever.<\/p>\n
Almighty, everlasting God, who gave your priest Saint Pio the singular grace of sharing in the cross of your Son and renewed the wonders of your mercy by his ministry, through his intercession, grant that we be ever joined to the passion of Christ, and joyously brought to the glory of the resurrection.<\/p>\n
True Wisdom<\/em><\/p>\n Thus says the Lord: This is the word of the Lord.<\/p>\n R.\u00a0 My happiness lies in you alone, O God.<\/p>\n Preserve me God, I take refuge in you. I will bless the Lord who gives me counsel, You will show me that path of life, The marks on my body are those of the Lord Jesus<\/em><\/p>\n The only thing I can boast about is the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world. It does not matter if a person is circumcised or not; what matters is for him to become an altogether new creature. Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule, who form the Israel of God.<\/p>\n I want no more trouble from anybody after this; the marks on my body are those of Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with your spirit, my brothers. Amen.<\/p>\n This is the word of the Lord.<\/p>\n R. Alleluia, alleluia<\/p>\n I bless you Father, Lord of heaven and earth, R. Alleluia<\/p>\n I am gentle and humble in heart <\/em><\/p>\n Jesus exclaimed, I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing the to mere children. Yes, Father, for that is what it pleased you to do. Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father; and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. <\/em><\/p>\n Come to me, all you who labor and are overburdened, and I will give you rest. Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light.<\/em><\/p>\n This is the Gospel of the Lord.<\/p>\n Accept, O Lord, the gifts we offer in memory of Saint Pio. And by our partaking in these sacred mysteries grant that we may be worthy to receive the saving fruits of redemption.<\/p>\n We ask this through Christ our Lord.<\/p>\n The Lord be with you. Lift up your hearts. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is truly right and fitting, R.\u00a0\u00a0 Holy, holy, holy\u2026.<\/p>\n The Lord has sent me to bring good news to the afflicted, Lord, strengthened by this holy banquet, Through Christ our Lord.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" PRIEST 23 SEPTEMBER ENTRANCE ANTIPHON cf. Dn 3, 84-87 Priests of the Lord, bless the Lord; you are holy and humble of heart, praise the Lord forever. COLLECT Almighty, everlasting God, who gave your priest Saint Pio the singular grace of sharing in the cross of your Son and renewed the wonders of your mercy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":66,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-341","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pppg.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pppg.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pppg.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pppg.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pppg.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=341"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pppg.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1453,"href":"https:\/\/www.pppg.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/341\/revisions\/1453"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pppg.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pppg.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nlet the sage boast no more of his wisdom,
\nnor the valiant of his valor,
\nnor the rich man of his riches!
\nBut if anyone wants to boast, let him boast of this:
\nof understanding and knowing me.
\nFor I am the Lord, I rule with mercy,
\njustice and integrity on earth,
\nyes, these are what please me
\n– it is the Lord who speaks.<\/p>\nRESPONSORIAL PSALM\u00a0 Ps 15, 1-2,5; 7-8; 11<\/h3>\n
\nI say to the Lord: \u2018You are my God\u2019.
\nO Lord, it is you who are my portion and cup;
\nit is you yourself who are my prize.
\nR.<\/p>\n
\nwho even at night directs my heart.
\nI keep the Lord ever in my sight:
\nsince he is at my right hand, I shall stand firm.
\nR.<\/p>\n
\nthe fullness of joy in your presence,
\nat your right hand happiness for ever.
\nR.<\/p>\nSECOND READING<\/h3>\n
A reading from the letter of Saint Paul to the Galatians\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6, 14-18<\/h3>\n
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION\u00a0 Cf. Mt 11,25<\/h3>\n
\nfor revealing to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom.<\/p>\nGOSPEL<\/h3>\n
A reading from the holy Gospel
\naccording to Matthew\u00a0 \u00a0 11: 25-30<\/h3>\nPRAYER OVER THE GIFTS<\/h2>\n
PREFACE<\/h2>\n
\nR.\u00a0 And also with you.<\/p>\n
\nR.\u00a0 We lift them up to the Lord.<\/p>\n
\nR.\u00a0 It is right to give him thanks and praise.<\/p>\n
\nit is our duty and salvation
\nalways and everywhere to give you thanks,
\nLord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.
\nSo great was the fire that burned
\nin the heart of Saint Pio
\nthat he shared in Christ\u2019s passion
\nand followed him even to the cross.
\nTo his suffering brothers and sisters,
\nafflicted in soul and body
\nhe displayed God\u2019s endless mercy.
\nAnd so we join the angels and saints
\nin their unending hymn of praise:<\/p>\nCOMMUNION ANTIPHON\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Is 61, 1-2<\/h2>\n
\nto proclaim a year of favor from the Lord.<\/p>\nPRAYER AFTER COMMUNION<\/h2>\n
\ngrant that, following the example
\nof Saint Pio of Pietrelcina,
\nwe may worship you with constant devotion
\nand assist all with unfailing charity.<\/p>\n