st margaret clitherow order of service

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Welcome to York Minster

National Pilgrimage

to York

in honour of

St Margaret Clitherow

on her Feast Day

26 March 2011


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Programme of Events

1. Solemn Mass in the Extraordinary Form, York Minster, 1.30pm

2. Procession to the Shrine of St Margaret Clitherow in the Shambles immediately following Mass

3. Benediction & Veneration of the relic of St Margaret, English Martyrs' church, 4.00pm

Solemn Mass in honour of St Margaret Clitherow

Votive Mass of a martyr not a virgin.

From the Common of Holy Women

Celebrant: Fr Stephen Maughan

Music for the Mass sung by the Rudgate Singers.

Mass Setting: Mass for Five Voices (Byrd)

Offertory Motet: Justorum Animae (Byrd)

Communion Motet: Ave Verum Corpus (Byrd)

Marian Motet: Ave Regina Caelorum (Byrd)

Chant Proper: from the Graduale Romanum.

The choice of polyphonic music by William Byrd for this occasion is very deliberate. Byrd lived in England from

about 1540 1623; he was, therefore, a contemporary of Margaret Clitherow.

From the early 1570s onwards Byrd became increasingly involved with Catholicism, associating with known

Catholics. Byrd's wife Julian was first cited for recusancy (refusing to attend Protestant services) in 1577. Byrd

himself appears in the recusancy lists from 1584.

In 1583 he got into serious trouble because of his association with Lord Thomas Paget. As a result of this,

restrictions were placed on his movements and his house was placed on the search list. In 1586, the year of

Margaret Clitherow's execution, he attended a gathering at a country house which also included Father Henry

Garnett (later executed for complicity in the Gunpowder Plot) and the Catholic poet Robert Southwell.

Byrd's commitment to the Catholic cause found expression in his motets. In particular there is a persistent

emphasis on themes such as the persecution of the chosen people and the long-awaited coming of deliverance.

Byrd's setting of the first four verses of Psalm 78 (Deus venerunt gentes) is widely believed to refer to the cruel

execution of Fr Edmund Campion (Catholic martyr) in 1581, an event which caused widespread revulsion on the

Continent as well as in England.

A special feature of the four-part and five-part Masses is Byrd's treatment of the Agnus Dei. The final words dona

nobis pacem ('grant us peace'), in the five-part setting almost certainly reflect the aspirations of the troubled

Catholic community of the 1590s.

The adherence of Byrd and his family to Catholicism continued to cause him difficulties, though one surviving

petition suggests that he was granted permission to practise his religion under licence during the reign of

Elizabeth. Nevertheless, he regularly appeared in the quarterly local assizes to pay heavy fines for recusancy.

The Latin Mass Society is very grateful to the Dean and Chapter of York Minster for their kind permission

to use this wonderful building for our Mass today.


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Welcome to Massin the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite of the Church

(popularly known as the Tridentine Mass).

If you have not experienced this Mass for some time, or if you have never been to one, you may find the

following points of interest:

Latin is used predominantly in the Extraordinary Form, rather than English;

The congregation maintains a prayerful silence for large parts of the Mass, and the Priest prays in silence

surrounding the consecration;

The Priest faces the altar for most of the Mass.

The use of Latin is an ancient tradition of the Church, the value of which was acknowledged by the Second

Vatican Council, which expressly encouraged the continuation of that tradition. The benefits of Latin are many.

One is simply the beauty of many of the prayers of the Mass. Another is its Catholicity: you can go to a Latin

Mass in any country in the world and know precisely what is going on; it also unites us with the saints of previous

generations. A third is its unchanging meaning: living languages are subject to many changes, and translations of

the Mass quickly sound dated, or are believed to cause offence as people try to use language to drive social and

political change.

The prayerful silence demands a different style of participation in the sacrifice from the vocal responses of the

Ordinary Form. Here, the role of the congregation is to unite themselves in prayer with the sacrifice of Our Lord.

It may be helpful to remember the definition of prayer as the lifting up of the heart and mind to God. The silence

surrounding the consecration in particular helps us to focus ourselves on the adoration of Christ truly present on

the altar, and to prepare ourselves to receive Him reverently in Holy Communion.

The Priest faces the altar to emphasise the fact that he is leading the people in prayer, and that the whole of the

Mass is focused on the sacrifice of Calvary, made present on the altar in an unbloody fashion.

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In the Order of Service the words in bold are spoken by the Server/s

who represent the congregation in the prayers.

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ALL STAND as the Clergy and servers enter.

THE CONGREGATION then KNEELS as the Celebrant makes the sign of the cross.

In nomine Patris, et Filii,

et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.

Introibo ad altare Dei.

Ad Deum qui laetificat juventutem meam.

In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the

Holy Ghost. Amen.

I will go in to the altar of God.

To God who giveth joy to my youth.

(As the Celebrant and acolytes continue with Psalm 42 and the Confiteor, the Schola sings the Introit:)

INTROIT: Ps. 118. 95-96

Me expectaverunt peccatores, ut perderent me:

testimonia tua, Domine, intellexi: omnis

consummationis vidi finem: latum mandatum tuum

nimis. Beati immaculate in via, qui ambulant in lege

Domini. Gloria ...

The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I

have understood Thy testimonies, O Lord: I have seen

an end of all perfection: Thy commandment is

exceeding broad, Blessed are the undefiled in the

way, who walk in the law of the Lord. Glory be ...

During that, the Celebrant prays for absolution for our sins, finishes his preparatory prayers, and says the Introit

himself. The choir next sings the KYRIE.

STAND:


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The Celebrant intones the GLORIA, which the choir then sings.

COLLECT

Dominus vobiscum.

Et cum spiritu tuo.

The Lord be with you.

And with thy spirit.

Oremus. Deus, qui inter cetera potentiae tuae

miracula etiam in sexu fragili victoriam martyrii

contulisti: concede propitius; ut, qui beatae

Margaritae Martyris tuae natalita colimus, per ejus ad

te exempla gradiamur. Per Dominum.

Amen

Let us pray. O God, who among the other wonders of

Thy power, hast granted even to the weaker sex the

triumph of martyrdom: mercifully grant that we who

celebrate the heavenly birthday of blessed Margaret

Thy martyr, may, through her example, advance

nearer to Thee. Through our Lord. Amen.

SIT:

EPISTLE: (WISDOM) ECCLESIASTICUS 51. 1-8, 12

Confitebor tibi, Domine rex, et collaudabo te Deum

salvatorem meum. Confitebor nomini tuo: quoniamadiutor et protector factus es mihi, et liberasti corpus

meum a perditione, a laqueo linguae iniquae, et a

labiis operantium mendacium, et in conspectu

adstantium factus es mihi adiutor. Et liberasti me

secundum multitudinem misericordiae nominis tui a

rugientibus praeparatis ad escam, de manibus

quaerentium animam meam, et de portis

tribulationum, quae circumdederunt me: a pressura

flammae, quae circumdedit me, et in medio ignis non

sum aestuata: de altitudine ventris inferi, et a lingua

coinquinata, et a verbo mendacii, a rege iniquo, et a

lingua iniusta: laudabit usque ad mortem anima meaDominum, quoniam eruis sustinentes te, et liberas

eos de manibus gentium, Domine Deus noster.

I will give glory to Thee, O Lord, O King, and I will

praise Thee, O God my Savior. I will give glory to ThyName, for Thou hast been a helper and protector to

me, and hast preserved my body from destruction,

from the snare of an unjust tongue, and from the lips

of them that forge lies; and in the sight of them that

stood by Thou hast been my helper. And Thou hast

delivered me, according to the multitude of the

mercy of Thy Name, from them that did roar,

prepared to devour; out of the hands of them that

sought my life, and from the gates of afflictions which

compassed me about: from the oppression of the

flame which surrounded me, and in the midst of the

fire I was not burnt: from the depth of the body ofhell, and from an unclean tongue, and from lying

words, from an unjust king, and from a slanderous

tongue. My soul shall praise the Lord even unto

death: because Thou, O Lord our God, deliverest

them that wait for Thee, and savest them out of the

hands of the nations.

GRADUAL: PS. 44. 8

Dilexisti iustitiam, et odisti iniquitatem. V.: Propterea

unxit te Deus, Deus tuus, oleo laetitiae.

Thou hast loved justice and hated iniquity V.:

Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the

oil of gladness.

While the Celebrant, bowing down over the Altar, says silently the prayer of preparation for the reading of the

Holy Gospel, the Schola sings the Tract, which the Celebrant also recites silently.

TRACT: Ps. 44. 8, 5

Veni, sponsa Christi, accipe coronam, quam tibi

Dominus praeparavit in aeternum: pro cuius amore

sanguinem tuum fudisti. V.: Dilexisti iustitiam, et odisti

iniquitatem; propterea unxit te Deus, Deus tuus, oleo

laetitiae prae consortibus tuis. V.: Specie tua, et

pulchritudine tua intende, prospere procede, et regna.

Come thou, spouse of Christ, receive the crown

which the Lord hath prepared for thee from

everlasting: for the love of Whom thou didst shed thy

blood. V.: (Ps. 44. 8, 5). Thou hast loved justice and

hated iniquity: therefore God, thy God, hath

anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thyfellows. V.: With thy comeliness and thy beauty set

out, proceed prosperously, and reign.


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As the Celebrant crosses the Altar, ALL STAND for the GOSPEL

MATTHEW 13. 44-52

Dominus vobiscum.

Et cum spiritu tuo.

Sequentia sancti Evangelii secundum Matthaeum

Gloria tibi, Domine.

The Lord be with you


The continuation of the Holy Gospel according to

Matthew

Glory be to Thee, O Lord.

In illo tempore: Dixit Iesus discipulis suis parabolam

hanc: Simile est regnum caelorum thesauro abscondito

in agro, quem qui invenit homo, abscondit, et prae

gaudio illius vadit, et vendit universa quae habet, et

emit agrum illum. Iterum simile est regnum caelorum

homini negotiatori, quaerenti bonas margaritas.

Inventa autem una pretiosa margarita, abiit, et

vendidit omnia quae habuit, et emit eam. Iterum

simile est regnum caelorum sagenae missae in mare,et ex omni genere piscium congreganti. Quam, cum

impleta esset, educentes, et secus littus sedentes,

elegerunt bonos in vasa, malos autem foras miserunt.

Sic erit in consummatione saeculi: exibunt Angeli, et

separabunt malos de medio iustorum, et mittent eos in

caminum ignis: ibi erit fletus, et stridor dentium.

Intellexistis haec omnia? Dicunt ei: Etiam. Ait illis: Ideo

omnis scriba doctus in regno caelorum, similis est

homini patrifamilias, qui profert de thesauro suo nova

et vetera.

Laus tibi, Christe

At that time, Jesus spoke to His disciples this

parable: The Kingdom of Heaven is like unto a

treasure hidden in a field. Which a man having

found, hid it, and for joy thereof goeth, and selleth

all that he hath, and buyeth that field. Again the

Kingdom of Heaven is like to a merchant seeking

good pearls. Who when he had found one pearl of

great price, went his way, and sold all that he had,

and bought it. Again the Kingdom of Heaven is liketo a net cast into the sea, and gathering together of

all kind of fishes. Which, when it was filled, they

drew out, and sitting by the shore, they chose out

the good into vessels, but the bad they cast forth.

So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels

shall go out, and shall separate the wicked from

among the just, and shall cast them into the furnace

of fire: there shall be weeping and gnashing of

teeth. Have ye understood all these things? They

say to him: Yes. He said unto them: Therefore every

scribe instructed in the Kingdom of Heaven is like to

a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth outof his treasure new things and old.

Praise to thee, O Christ.

If there is a Homily, it follows the Gospel, and ALL SIT.

All STAND and sing the CREED.


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Dominus vobiscum

Et cum spiritu tuo.

Oremus



Let us pray:

ALL SIT. The Schola sings the Offertorium. The choir then sings the Offertory motet.The Celebrant continues with

the prayers of the offertory, as far as the Orate fratres.

ALL STAND for the incensation by the thurifer, bow to him, and then SIT again.


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OFFERTORY: Ps. 44. 3

Diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis: propterea benedixit te

Deus in aeternum, et in saeculum saeculi.

Grace is poured abroad in thy lips: therefore hath

God blessed thee for ever, and for ages of ages.

OFFERTORY MOTET: Justorum Animae William Byrd

The souls of the just are in the hand of God, and the torment of death shall not touch them.

In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: but they are in peace.

Orate fratres: ut meum ac vestrum sacrificium

acceptabile fiat apud Deum Patrem omnipotentem.

Suscipiat Dominus sacrificium de manibus tuis, ad

laudem et gloriam nominis sui, ad utlitatem quoque

nostram, totiusque Ecclesiae suae sanctae. Amen.

Pray, brethren, that my sacrifice and yours, may be

acceptable to God the Father almighty.

May the Lord receive this sacrifice at thy hands, to

the praise and glory of His name, to our good

likewise, and to that of all His holy Church. Amen.

SECRET:

Suscipe Domine munera, quae in beatae Margaritae

Martyris tuae solemnitate deferimus: cuius nosconfidimus patrocinio liberari. Per Dominum nostrum,

Iesum Christum, Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et

regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti, Deus, per omnia

saecula saeculorum.

Receive, O Lord, the gifts which we bring Thee, on

the feast of blessed MargaretThy Martyr, by whosepatronage we hope to be delivered. Through our

Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth

with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world

without end.

The Celebrant then reads silently those prayers commonly called the Secret prayers.

At the end of the last of them, he raises his voice, and ALL STAND as he sings:

Per omnia saecula saeculorum.

Amen.

Dominus vobiscum.

Et cum spiritu tuo.Sursum corda.

Habemus ad Dominum.

Gratias agamus Domino Deo nostro.

Dignum et justum est.

World without end.

Amen.


And with thy spirit.Lift up your hearts.

We have them lifted up unto the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is meet and just.

Vere dignum et justum est, aequum et salutare, nos

tibi semper, et ubique gratias agere: Domine sancte,

Pater Omnipotens, aeterne Deus. Qui corporali jejunio

vitia comprimis, mentem elevas, virtutem largiris et

praemia : per Christum Dominum nostrum. Per quem

majestatem tuam laudant Angeli, adorant

Dominationes, tremunt Potestates. Coeli, caelorumque

Virtutes, ac beata Seraphim, socia exsultatione

concelebrant. Cum quibus et nostras voces, ut admitti

jubeas deprecamur, supplici confessione dicentes:

It is truly meet and just, right and for our salvation

that we should at all times, and in all places, give

thanks unto Thee, O holy Lord, Father almighty,

everlasting God: Who by this bodily fast, dost curb

our vices, dost lift up our minds and bestow on us

strength and rewards; through Christ our Lord.

Through whom the Angels praise Thy Majesty, the

Dominations worship it, the Powers stand in awe.

The Heavens and the heavenly hosts together with

the blessed Seraphim in triumphant chorus unite to

celebrate it. Together with these we entreat Thee

that Thou mayest bid our voices also to be admitted

while we say with lowly praise:

Here a bell is rung to give notice of the beginning of the Canon, or sacrificial part of the Mass.

ALL KNEEL. The Choir sings the SANCTUS.

While the choir is singing the Sanctus, the Celebrant continues with the Canon of the Mass in a low voice:

Te igitur clementissime Pater, per Jesum Christum Most merciful Father, we humbly pray and implore


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Filium tuum Dominum nostrum, supplices rogamus ac

petimus, uti accepta habeas, et benedicas haec dona,

haec munera, haec sacrificia illibata. In primis quae tibi

offerimus pro Ecclesia tua sancta Catholica; quam

pacificare, custodire, adunare, et regere digneris toto

orbe terrarum: una cum famulo tuo Papa nostro N, et

Antistite nostro N, et omnibus orthodoxis, atque

Catholicae et Apostolicae fidei cultoribus.

Memento Domine famulorum famularumque N. et N.

et omnium circumstantium, quorum tibi fides cognita

est, et nota devotio, pro quibus tibi offerimus: vel qui

tibi offerunt hoc sacrificium laudis pro se, suisque

omnibus: pro redemptione animarum suarum, pro spe

salutis et incolumitatis suae: tibique reddunt vota sua

aeterno Deo vivo et vero.

Communicantes, et memoriam venerantes in primis

gloriosae semper Virginis Mariae, Genitricis Dei et

Domini nostri Iesu Christi: sed et beatorum

Apostolorum ac Martyrum tuorum, Petri et Pauli,

Andreae, Iacobi, Ioannis, Thomae, Iacobi, Philippi,

Bartholomaei, Matthaei, Simonis, et Thaddei: Lini,

Cleti, Clementis, Xysti, Cornelii, Cypriani, Laurentii,

Chrysogoni, Ioannis et Pauli, Cosmae et Damiani: et

omnium Sanctorum tuorum; quorum meritis,

precibusque concedas, ut in omnibus protectionis tuae

muniamur auxilio. Per eumdem Christum Dominum

nostrum. Amen.

Thee, through Jesus Christ Thy Son our Lord, to be

pleased to receive and bless these gifts, these

presents, these holy unblemished offerings. We offer

them to Thee in the first place for Thy holy Catholic

Church throughout the whole world. Be pleased to

keep her in peace, to watch over her, to gather her in

unity, and to guide her, and also for Thy servant our

Pope, N, for our bishop, N, and for all right believing

teachers of the Catholic apostolic faith.

Remember Lord Thy servants and handmaids N. and

N., and all here present whose faith and devotion

are known to Thee. We offer for them, or they

themselves offer, this sacrifice of praise for

themselves and all their own, for the redeeming of

their souls, for their hope of safety and salvation;

and they now send up their prayers to Thee, the

eternal living and true God

United in holy fellowship and reverently bringing to

mind also, firstly the glorious Mary, ever-virgin,

Mother of our God and Lord Jesus Christ, and then

the blessed Joseph, spouse of the same Virgin, and

Thy blessed apostles Peter and Paul, Andrew, James,

John, Thomas, James, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew,

Simon and Jude, Linus, Cletus, Clement, Sixtus,

Cornelius, Cyprian, Lawrence, Chrysogonus, John

and Paul, Cosmas and Damian, and all Thy saints:

grant by their merits and prayers that at all times we

may be defended and helped by Thy protection.

Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Celebrant now spreads out his hands over the Oblation again, praying that Almighty God graciously accept it.

And here it is usual to give notice, by ringing the sanctuary bell, of the Consecration which is about to take place.

Hanc igitur oblationem servitutis nostrae, sed et

cunctae familiae tuae, quam tibi offerimus pro his

quoque, quos regenerare dignatus es ex aqua et Spiritu

Sancto, tribuens eis remissionem omnium

peccatorum,quaesumus Domine, ut placatas accipias:

diesque nostros in tua pace disponas, atque ab aeterna

damnatione nos eripi, et in electorum tuorum jubeas

grege numerari. Per Christum Dominum nostrum.

Amen.

Quam oblationem tu Deus in omnibus, quaesumus,

benedictam, adscriptam, ratam, rationabilem,

acceptabilemque facere digneris: ut nobis Corpus et

Sanguis fiat dilectissimi Filii tui Domini nostri Jesu

Christi.

This then is our dutiful offering which we, Thy

servants and Thy whole family, make to Thee, Lord,

on behalf of those whom Thou hast vouchsafed to

bring to new birth by water and the Holy Ghost,

giving them remission of all their sins, entreating

Thee to accept it with favour. Order our days in Thy

peace, and cause us to be numbered among Thy

chosen ones. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Be pleased, O God, to bless this offering, to accept it

fully, to make it perfect and worthy to please Thee,

so that it may become for us the Body and Blood of

Thy dearly beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ

The Celebrant bows low to start the Consecration.

Qui pridie quam pateretur, accepit panem in sanctas ac

venerabilis manus suas: et elevatis oculis in coelum adte Deum Patrem suum omnipotentem, tibi gratias

agens, benedixit, fregit, deditque discipulis suis, dicens:

Who, the day before He suffered, took bread into

His holy and venerable hands, and with His eyeslifted up to heaven, to Thee, God, His almighty

Father, giving thanks to Thee, He blessed broke, and


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Accipite et manducate ex hoc omnes:

HOC EST ENIM CORPUS MEUM.

gave it to His disciples, saying: Take and eat you all

of this:

FOR THIS IS MY BODY.

The Celebrant genuflects, raises the Host for the congregation to adore, and genuflects again.

The bell is rung three times.

Simili modo postquam coenatum est, accipiens et hunc

praeclarum calicem in sanctas as venerabilis manus

suas: item tibi gratias agens, benedixit, deditque

discipulis suis dicens: Accipite et bibite ex eo omnes:

HIC EST ENIM CALIX SANGUINIS MEI, NOVI ET AETERNI

TESTAMENTI: MYSTERIUM FIDEI: QUI PRO VOBIS ET

PRO MULTIS EFFUNDETUR IN REMISSIONEM

PECCATORUM.

Haec quotiescumque feceritis in mei memoriam

facietis.

In like manner, after He had supped, taking also this

glorious chalice into His holy and venerable hands,

again giving thanks to Thee, He blessed and gave it

to His disciples, saying: Take and drink you all of this:

FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD, OF THE

NEW AND ETERNAL TESTAMENT: THE MYSTERY OF

FAITH: WHICH SHALL BE SHED FOR YOU AND FOR

MANY UNTO THE REMISSION OF SINS.

As often as you shall do these things, you shall do

them in memory of me.

The Celebrant genuflects, raises the Chalice for the congregation to adore, and genuflects again.The bell is rung three times. Thechoir sings the BENEDICTUS.

Unde et mores Domine, nos servi tui, sed et plebs tua

sancta, ejusdem Christi Filii tui Domini nostri tam

beatae passionis, nec non ab inferis resurrectionis, sed

et in coelos gloriosae ascensionis offerimus praeclare

majestate tuae de tuis donis ac datis, hostiam puram,

hostiam sanctam, hostiam immaculatam, panem

sanctum vitae aeternae, et calicem salutis perpetuae.

Supra quae propitio ac sereno vultu respicere digneris:et accepta habere, sicuti accepta habere dignatus es

munera pueri tui justi Abel, et sacrificium patriarchae

nostri Abrahae: et quod tibi obtulit summus sacerdos

Melchisidech, sanctum sacrificium immaculatam

hostiam.

Supplices, te rogamus, omnipotens Deus: jube haec

perferri per manus sancti Angeli tui in sublime altare

tuum, in conspectu divinae majestatis tuae: ut

quotquot ex hac altaris participatione, sacrosanctum

Filii tui Corpus et Sanguinem sumpserimus, omnibenedictione coelesti et gratia repleamur. Per

eumdem Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

Memento etiam, Domine, famulorum famularumque

tuarum N et N qui nos praecesserunt cum signo fidei,

et dormiunt in somno pacis.

Ipsis Domine et omnibus in Christo quiescentibus,

locum refrigerii, lucis et pacis, ut indulgeas,

deprecamur, per eumdem Christum Dominum

nostrum. Amen.

Nobis quoque peccatoribus famulis tuis, de

multitudine miserationum tuarum sperantibus, partem

Wherefore, Lord, in memory of the blessed passion

of the same Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, of His

resurrection from among the dead and of His

ascension into glory, we Thy servants and with us all

Thy holy people offer to Thy sovereign majesty, from

among Thy gifts bestowed upon us, a victim perfect,

holy and spotless, the holy bread of everlasting life

and the chalice of everlasting salvation.

Be pleased to look upon these offerings with afavourable and gracious countenance; accept them

as Thou wast pleased to accept the offerings of Thy

servant Abel the righteous, the sacrifice of our father

Abraham, and that of Melchisidech, Thy high priest,

a holy sacrifice, a spotless victim.

We humbly imploreThee, almighty God, bid these

offerings to be carried by the hands of Thy holy

angel to Thine altar on high, that all who are

partakers at the altar of the precious Body and Blood

of Thy Son, may be filled with all heavenly grace andblessing Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Remember also, Lord. Thy servants and handmaids,

N and N, who are gone hence before us, and sleep

the sleep of peace.

To them, Lord, and to all that rest in Christ, grant we

implore Thee, a place of happiness, light and peace.

Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

To us also, Thy sinful servants, who hope on the

multitude of Thy mercies, be pleased to grant some


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aliquam et societatem donare digneris, cum tuis

sanctis Apostolis et Martyribus: cum Joanne,

Stephano, Mathia, Barnaba, Ignatio, Alexandro,

Marcellino, Petro, Felicitate, Perpetua, Agatha, Lucia,

Agnete, Caecilia, Anastasia, et omnibus sanctis tuis:

intra quorum nos consortium, non aestimator meriti,

sed veniae, quaesumus, largitor admitte. Per Christum

Dominum nostrum.

Per quem haec omnia, Domine, semper bona creas,

sanctificas, vivificas, benedicis et praestas nobis.

PER IPSUM, ET CUM IPSO, ET IN IPSO, EST TIBI DEO

PATRI OMNIPOTENTI, IN UNITATE SPIRITUS SANCTI,

OMNIS HONOR ET GLORIA, PER OMNIA SAECULA

SAECULORUM.

Amen.

ALL STAND:

Oremus:

Praeceptis salutaribus moniti, et divina institutione

formati, audemus dicere:

Pater noster, qui es in coelis, sanctificetur nomen

tuum: adveniat regnum tuum: fiat voluntas tua sicut in

coelo et in terra. Panum nostrum quotidianum da

nobis hodie et dimitte nobis debita nostra sicut et nos

dimittibus debitoribus nostris. Et ne nos inducas in

tentatationem.

Sed libera nos a malo.Amen.

Libera nos, quaesumus Domine, ab omnibus malis

praeteritis, praesentibus, et futuris: et intercedente

beata et gloriosa semper virgine Dei genitrice Maria,

cum beatis Apostolis tuis Petro et Paulo, atque Andrea,

et omnibus sanctis, da propitius pacem in diebus

nostris: ut ope misericordiae tuae adjuti, et a peccato

semper liberi, et ab omni perturbatione securi. Per

eumdem Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum Filium

tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus

Sancti Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum.

Amen.

Pax Domini sit semper vobiscum.

Et cum spiritu tuo.

KNEEL:

part and fellowship with Thy holy apostles and

martyrs; with John, Stephen, Matthias, Barnabas,

Ignatius, Alexander, Marcellinus, Peter, Felicity,

Perpetua, Agatha, Lucy, Agnes, Cecilia, Anastasia,

and with all Thy saints. We pray Thee admit us into

their company, not weighing our merits, but

bestowing upon us Thine own free pardon. Through

Christ our Lord.

Through Him, O Lord, Thou dost ever create these

good things, and Thou dost hallow, quicken and

bless them as gifts for us.

BY HIM ANDWITH HIM AND IN HIM ARE EVER GIVEN

TO THEE, GOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY, IN THE UNITY

OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, ALL HONOUR AND GLORY, FOR

EVER AND EVER.

Amen.

ALL STAND:

Let us pray:

Taught by our Saviour's command, and following His

divine instruction we make bold to say:

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy

name; Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth

as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread,

and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them

that trespass against us. And lead us not into

temptation.

But deliver us from evil.Amen.

Deliver us, we implore Thee, Lord, from all evils,

past, present and to come, and by the intercession

of the blessed and glorious Mary ever virgin, Mother

of God, and of Thy blessed apostles Peter and Paul,

and of Andrew and of all the saints, mercifully give

peace in our days; that through the help of Thy

mercy, we may always be free from sin, and safe

from all troubles. Through the same Jesus Christ, Thy

Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with Thee in the

unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

The peace of the Lord be always with you.


KNEEL:

Haec conmixto et consecratio Corporis et Sanguinis

Domini nostri Jesu Christi, fiat accipientibus nobis in

vitam aeternam.

May this mingling of the Body and Blood of our Lord

Jesus Christ avail us who receive it to everlasting life.

The Choir sings the AGNUS DEI.


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The Celebrant continues with the following prayers as far as the Domine non sum dignus.

Domine Jesu Christe, qui dixisti Apostulis tuis: Pacem

relinquo vobis, pacem meam do vobis; ne respicias

peccata mea, sed fidem Ecclesiae tuae: eamque

secundum voluntatem tuam pacificare et coadunare

digneris: Qui vivis et regnas Deus per omnia saecula

saeculorum. Amen.

Domine Jesu Christe, Fili Dei vivi, qui ex voluntate

Patris, cooperante Spiritu Sancto, per mortem tuam

mundum vivificasti: libera me per hoc sacrosanctum

Corpus et Sanguinem tuum ab omnibus iniquitatibus

meis, et universis malis: et a te numquam seperari

permittas: Qui cum eodem Deo Patre et Spiritu Sancto

vivis et regnas Deus in saecula saeculorum.

Amen.

Perceptio Corporis tui, Domine Jesu Christe, quod ego

indignus sumere praesumo, non mihi proveniat in

judicium et condemnationem: sed pro tua pietate

prosit mihi ad tutamentum mentis et corporis, et ad

medelam percipiendam: Qui vivis et regnas cum Deo

Patre in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia

saecula saeculorum. Amen.

Panem coelestem accipiam, et nomen Domini

invocabo.

Lord Jesus Christ, who didst say to Thine apostles:

"Peace I leave you, my peace I give to you", look not

upon my sins, but upon the faith of Thy Church, and

be pleased to grant her peace and unity according to

Thy will, Thou who art God, living and reigning,

world without end. Amen

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, who

according to the will of the Father, through the co-

operation of the Holy Spirit, by Thy death gave life to

the world: deliver me by this Thy most holy Body

and Blood from all transgressions and from all evils;

make me always adhere to Thy commandments and

never suffer me to be separated from Thee, who

with the same God the Father and the Holy Spirit

live and reign, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Let not the taking of Thy Body, O Lord Jesus Christ,

which I, though unworthy, presume to receive, turn

to my judgement and condemnation; but through

Thy goodness may it be unto me a safeguard and a

healing remedy both of soul and body; Thou who

dost live and reign with God the Father in the unity

of the Holy Spirit, God world without end. Amen.

I will take the bread of heaven, and call upon the

name of the Lord.

The Celebrant says the next prayer three times. The bell is rung three times.

Domine non sum dignus ut intres sub tectum meum:

sed tantum dic verbo et sanabitur anima mea.

Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst come

under my roof; say but the word and my soul shall

be healed.

The Celebrant receives the Body of Christ, saying before doing so:

Corpus Domine nostri Jesu Christe custodiat animam

meam in vitam aeternam. Amen.

Quid retribuam Domino pro omnibus quae retribuat

mihi? Calicem salutaris accipiam, et nomen Dominiinvocabo. Laudans invocabo Dominum, et ab inimicis

meis salvus ero.

May the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ

preserve my soul to life everlasting. Amen.

What shall I render to the Lord for all the things that

He hath rendered to me? I will take the chalice ofsalvation, and I will call upon the name of the Lord.

Praising, I will call upon the Lord,and I shall be saved

from my enemies.

The Celebrant receives the Blood of Christ, saying before doing so:

Sanguis Domini nostri Jesu Christe custodiat animam

meam in vitam aeternam. Amen.

May the Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ preserve my

soul to life everlasting. Amen.

The Celebrant turns to the congregation and says:

Ecce Agnus Dei: ecce qui tollit peccata mundi.

Domine non sum dignus ut intres sub tectum meum:

Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takesaway the sins of the world.

Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst come


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sed tantum dic verbo et sanabitur anima mea

(Three times)

under my roof; say but the word and my soul shall

be healed.

Those wishing to receive Holy Communion are reminded of the usual conditions:

One must be a baptised Catholic in communion with the Holy See.

One must have no unconfessed mortal sins.

One must have fasted at least one hour prior to receiving communion.

The Priest says to each, while giving the Host:

Corpus Domine nostri Jesu Christe custodiat animam

tuam in vitam aeternam. Amen

May the Body of our Lord Jesus Christ preserve thy

soul to life everlasting. Amen.

The communicant does not say Amen.

The Schola sings the Communion Antiphon followed by a motet from the choir.

COMMUNION: Ps. 118. 161-162

Principes persecuti sunt me gratis, et a verbis tuis

formidavit cor meum: laetabor ego super eloquia tua,

quasi qui invenit spolia multa.

Princes have persecuted me without cause, and my

heart hath been in awe of Thy words: I will rejoice at

Thy words as one that hath found great spoil.

COMMUNION MOTET: Ave Verum Corpus William Byrd

Hail true body, born of the Virgin Mary. Truly suffering, was sacrificed on the cross for mankind.

From whose pierced side flowed blood. Be for us a foretaste in the final judgement.

O sweet, O merciful, O Jesus, Son of Mary, have mercy on me. Amen.

Quod ore sumpsimus, Domine, pura mente capiamus:

et de munere temporali fiat nobis remedium

sempiternum.

Corpus tuum, Domine, quod sumpsi, et Sanguis, quem

potavi, adhaerat visceribus meis: et praesta; ut in me

non remaneat scelerum macula, quem pura et sancta

refecerunt sacramenta. Qui vivis et regnas in saecula

saeculorum. Amen.

Grant, O Lord, that what we have taken with our

mouth, we may receive with a pure mind: and that

from a temporal gift it may become for us an eternal

remedy.

May Thy Body, O Lord, which I have received and

Thy Blood which I have drunk, cleave to my inmost

parts, and grant that no stain of sin may remain in

me, whom these pure and holy sacraments have

refreshed. Who livest and reignest world without

end. Amen.

ALL STAND when the Celebrant turns to greet the people.

Dominus vobiscum

Et cum spiritu tuo.

Oremus



Let us pray:

POSTCOMMUNION:

Auxilientur nobis, Domine, sumpta mysteria: et,

intercedente beata Margaritae Martyre tua,

sempiterna faciant protectione gaudere. Per

Dominum.

May the Mysteries which we have received, help us,

O Lord; and by the intercession of blessed Margaret

Thy Martyr, may we ever enjoy their protection.

Through our Lord.


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Dominus vobiscum.

Et cum spiritu tuo.

Ite, missa est.

Deo gratias.



The Mass is ended.

Thanks be to God.

Placeat tibi, sancta Trinitas, obsequium servitutis

meae: et praesta; ut sacrificium, quod oculis tuae

majestatis indignus obtuli, tibi sit acceptabile, mihique

et omnibus, pro quibus illud obtuli, sit, te miserante,

propitiabile. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

May the homage of my bounden duty be pleasing to

Thee, O holy Trinity; and grant that the sacrifice

which I, though unworthy, have offered in the sight

of Thy majesty may be acceptable to Thee, and

through Thy mercy be a propitiation for me and for

all those for whom I have offered it. Through Christ

our Lord. Amen.

At this point, ALL KNEEL for the blessing, and then STAND for the Last Gospel.

Benedicat vos omnipotens Deus, Pater, et Filius, et

Spiritus Sanctus. Amen.

May almighty God bless you, the Father, the Son

and the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Dominus vobiscum.Et cum spiritu tuo.

Initium sancti Evangelii secundum Joannem.

Gloria tibi, Domine.

The Lord be with you.And also with you.

The beginning of the holy Gospel according to St.

John

Glory to Thee, O Lord.

In principio erat Verbum, et Verbum erat apud Deum,

et Deus erat Verbum. Hoc erat in principio apud

Deum. Omnia per ipsum facta sunt: et sine ipso

factum est nihil quod factum est: in ipso vita erat, et

vita erat lux hominem: et lux in tenebris lucet, et

tenebrae eam non comprehenderunt.

Fuit homo missus a Deo, cui nomen erat Johannes. Hic

venit in testimonium, ut testimonium, perhiberet de

lumine, ut omnes crederent per illum. Non erat ille

lux, sed ut testimonium perhiberet de lumine. Erat lux

vera, quae illuminat omnem hominem venientem in

hunc mundum, In mundo erat, et mundus per ipsum

factus est, et mundus eum non cognovit. In propria

venit, et sui eum non receperunt. Quotquot autem

receperunt eum, dedit eis potestatem filios Dei fieri,

his, qui credunt in nomine ejus: qui non ex

sanguinibus, neque ex voluntate carnis, neque ex

voluntate viri, sed ex Deo nati sunt. (Here all

genuflect) ET VERBUM CARO FACTUM EST, et habitavit

in nobis: et vidimus gloriam ejus, et gloriam

quasiunigeniti a Patre, plenum gratiae et veritatis.

Deo gratias.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was

with God, and the Word was God. The same was in

the beginning with God. All things were made by

Him, and without Him was made nothing that was

made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of

men: and the light shineth in darkness, and the

darkness did not comprehend it.There was a man sent from God, whose name was

John. This man came for a witness, to bear witness

of the light, that all men through Him might believe.

He was not the light, but was to bear witness of the

light. That was the true light, which enlighteneth

every man that cometh into this world. He was in

the world. And the world was made by Him, and the

world knew Him not. He came unto His own, and His

own received Him not. But as many as received Him,

to them gave He power to become the sons of God:

to them that believe in His name: who were born,

not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the

will of man, but of God. (Here all kneel) AND THE

WORD WAS MADE FLESH, and dwelt among us: And

we saw his glory, the glory as of the only-begotten of

the Father, full of grace and truth.

Thanks be to God.

All remain standing. The choir sings Ave Regina Coelorum William Byrd

Hail, Queen of the heavens, hail, ruler of the angels.

Hail, root, hail, portal from whom light has shone to the world.

Hail, Virgin most glorious, beautiful above all.Farewell, O most comely, and pray to Christ for us.


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Dignare me laudare te, Virgo sacrata.

Da mihi virtutem contra hostes tuos.

Make me worthy to praise you, Holy Virgin.

Give me strength against your foes.

Oremus.

Concede, misericors Deus, fragilitati nostrae

praesidium: ut, qui sanctae Dei Genetricis memoriam

agimus; intercessionis ejus auxilio, a nostris

iniquitatibus resurgamus. Per eundem Christum

Dominum nostrum. Amen.

Let us pray.

Grant, O merciful God support in our weakness, that

we who keep the memory of the holy Mother of God

may, by the help of her intercession, be enabled to

arise from our sins. Through the same Christ our

Lord. Amen.

Immediately after Mass the celebrant, servers and choir will process back to the Sacristy.

The congregation is requested to remain in their seats.

You will then be directed to the West door of the Minster to begin your Procession.


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Map and directions for Procession:

The Procession will leave from the West door of the Minster, going via Deangate, Goodramgate and Kings Square

to the Shambles, the site of St. Margaret's shrine.

From there it will proceed via The Pavement, High Ousegate, crossing Ouse Bridge, the site of her execution,

and going up Micklegate and across onto Blossom Street, past the Bar Convent.

Proceeding along Blossom Street to the second set of traffic lights, you will turn right onto Dalton Terrace.

English Martyrs' church is on the right.


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BENEDICTION

A short service of

devotion to the

Blessed Sacrament

followed by veneration of the relic of

St Margaret Clitherow

ENGLISH MARTYRS' CHURCH

DALTON TERRACE, YORK


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About Benediction

Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament is a solemn, short and quiet service, which often happens after Vespers,

although it does not appear in any official liturgical book. The service developed during the Middle Ages during

the Corpus Christi processions in which the Blessed Sacrament was held up for veneration. The service was

subsequently used at other times throughout the year as an opportunity to give thanks for the Mass and adore

Christ present under the form of bread. As a solemn ceremony, the priest vests in cope and stole. Altar servers

will vest in cassock and surplice.

The service consists of three parts:

I Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

II Adoration and Benediction (Blessing) of the Blessed Sacrament

III Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament in the Tabernacle

The most holy sacrament is translated into Latin as sanctissimum sacramentum. This is the consecrated bread

from the Mass. Because it has been consecrated it has now become, for the faithful, the Body of our Lord Jesus

Christ.

For the Benediction (blessing) of the Blessed Sacrament, the server dresses the priest in a special wrap with

which to handle the monstrance. This precious embroidered or silk wrap is called a humeral veil. It serves to

conceal the priest's arms and hands so that attention is focused not on him but on the monstrance.

The Divine Praises were originally written in Italian by Luigi Felici in 1797 for the purpose of making reparations

after saying profanity or blasphemy. The praises were expanded upon thereafter by Pius VII in 1801 and

eventually came into existence as a recitation following the Benediction, usually with the priest chanting each

line which is thereafter repeated by the congregation.

The faithful kneel throughout the service.
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Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

The Celebrant and servers come in. The priest or deacon takes the consecrated host out of the tabernacle and

places it in the monstrance. The server rings a bell as the monstrance is placed on the altar. The faithful kneel at

the moment of exposition.

At the moment of Exposition O Salutaris Hostia Thurlow Weed

O salutaris hostia,

quae caeli pandis ostium;

bella premunt hostilia;

da robur, fer auxilium.

O Saving Victim, opening wide

the gate of heaven to man below;

our foes press on from every side;

thine aid supply, thy strength bestow.

Uni trinoque Domino,

sit sempiterna Gloria.

Qui vitam sine termino,

nobis donet in patria.

Amen.

All praise and thanks to thee ascend

for ever more blest One in Three.

O grant us life that shall not end

In our true native land with thee.

Amen.

Opening PrayerAn opening prayer suitable for the occasion, collecting and offering the praise and the prayers of the faithful, may

be offered by the priest or deacon.

Prayer for England

O Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God and our most gentle Queen and Mother, look down in mercy upon

England, thy dowry, and upon us all who greatly hope and trust in thee. By thee it was that Jesus, our Saviour

and our hope, was given unto the world; and He has given thee to us that we might hope still more. Plead for us

thy children, whom thou didst receive and accept at the foot of the cross, O Sorrowful Mother. Intercede for our

separated brethren, that with us in the one true fold, they may be united to the Chief Shepherd, the Vicar of thy

Son. Pray for us all, dear Mother, that by faith, fruitful in good works, we may all deserve to see and praise God,

together with thee in our heavenly home. Amen.

Adoration and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

A time of silent adoration may be observed. Then during the second line of the hymn, Tantum Ergo

Sacramentum, all profoundly bow. Incense is offered once again during the second verse of the hymn.

Tantum Ergo Thurlow Weed

Tantum ergo sacramentum

veneremur cernui.

Et antiquum documentum

novo cedat ritui.

Praestet fides supplementum

sensuum defectui.

Genitori genitoque

laus et iubilatio.

Salus, honor, virtus quoque

sit et benedictio.

Procedenti ab utroque

compar sit laudatio.

Amen.

Therefore we before him bending

this great sacrament revere.

Types and shadows have their ending

for the newer rite is here.

Faith our outward sense befriending

makes the inward vision clear.

Glory let us give and blessing

to the Father and the Son.

Honour, might and praise addressing

while eternal ages run.

Ever too his love confessing,

who from both with both is one.

Amen

The Celebrant then stands and sings, and the people respond:

V. Panem de caelis praestitisti eis.

R. Omne delectamentum in se habentem.

V. Thou hast given them bread from heaven.

R. Containing within it all Sweetness.


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Oremus:

Deus, qui nobis sub sacramento mirabilis passionis

tuae memoriam reliquisti: tribue, quaesumus, ita nos

corporis et sanguinis tui sacra mysteria venerari, ut

redemptionis tuae fructum in nobis jugiter sentiamus.

Qui vivis

Amen.

Let us pray:

O God, who in a wonderful sacrament hast left unto

us a memorial of thy passion, grant, we beseech

thee, that we may so venerate the sacred mysteries

of thy body and blood, that we may ever perceive

within ourselves the fruits of thy redemption. Who

livest Amen.

The Celebrant receives the humeral veil on his shoulders. Then he goes up to the altar, takes the monstrance

into his hands, and turns towards the people. He gives the Benediction, making the sign of the cross over the

kneeling congregation. At the same time, the bell is rung three times and the server incenses the Blessed

Sacrament. Placing the monstrance back on the altar and giving up the humeral veil, the Celebrant kneels and

the choir sings in Latin: Laudes Divinae (THE DIVINE PRAISES)

Benedictus Deus. Blessed be God.

Benedictum nomen sanctum ejus. Blessed be His Holy Name.

Benedictus Jesus Christus verus Deus et verus homo. Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man.

Benedictum nomen Jesu. Benedictum Cor ejus

sacratissimum.

Blessed be the name of Jesus. Blessed be his most

Sacred Heart.Benedictus eius Sanguis pretiosissimus. Blessed be his most Precious Blood.

Benedictus Jesus in sanctissimo altaris Sacramento. Blessed be Jesus in the most Holy Sacrament of the

Altar.

Benedictus Sanctus Spiritus Paraclitus. Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete.

Benedicta magna Mater Dei, Maria sanctissima. Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy.

Benedicta sancta ejus et immaculata Conceptio. Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception.

Benedicta ejus Gloriosa Assumptio. Blessed be her glorious Assumption.

Benedictum nomen Mariae, Virginis et Matris. Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.

Benedictus Sanctus Joseph, ejus castis simus sponsus. Blessed be Saint Joseph, her most chaste spouse.

Benedictus Deus in Angelis suis et in Sanctis suis. Blessed be God in his Angels and in his Saints.

Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament in the Tabernacle

Immediately after the singing of the Divine Praises, the Celebrant removes the Blessed Sacrament from the

monstrance and replaces It in the Tabernacle and the Antiphon and Psalm 117 are sung:

Adoremus in Aeternum - Gregorio Allegri

Adoremus in aeternum,

sanctissimum sacramentum.

Laudate Dominum omnes gentes;

laudate eum omnes populi.

Quoniam confirmata est super nos misericordia ejus;

et veritas Domini manet in aeternum.

Gloria patri et filio

et spiritui sancto.

Sicut erat in principio et nunc

et semper et in saecula saeculorum.

Amen.

Adoremus in aeternum,

sanctissimum sacramentum.

Let us adore for ever,

the most holy sacrament.

Praise the Lord all ye nations;

Praise him all ye peoples.

Because his mercy is confirmed upon us;

and the truth of the Lord remains forever.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son

and to the Holy Spirit.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be

world without end.

Amen.

Let us adore for ever,

the most holy sacrament.


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The Relic of St Margaret Clitherow will now be venerated,

followed by the singing of the Laudes Regiae.

The following hymns will be sung during the veneration.

Faith of our fathers.

God of mercy and compassion.

Lord Jesus, think on me.

Cantor Christus vincit: Christus regnat: Christus imperat.

All Christus vincit: Christus regnat: Christus imperat.

Cantor Exaudi Christe.

All Exaudi Christe.

Cantor Summo Pontifici et universali Papae vita.

Salvator mundi:

All Tu illum adjuva.

Cantor Sancta Maria:


Cantor Sancte Petre:

All Tu illum adjuva.Cantor Sancte Paule:


Cantor Sancte Gregori:


All Christus vincit: Christus regnat: Christus imperat.

Cantor Rex regum!

All Christus vincit.

Cantor Rex noster!

All Christus regnat.

Cantor Gloria nostra!

All Christus imperat.

Cantor Ipsi soli imperium Gloria et potestas, per immortalia saecula saeculorum. Amen.All Christus vincit: Christus regnat: Christus imperat

Those people living in or near York may be interested to note that Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the

Roman Rite is held each Sunday evening at 6.30pm in English Martyrs' church, Dalton Terrace, York, with a

sung Mass usually every third Sunday of the month.


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St Margaret Clitherow (c1553 - 1586)

Margaret was born around 1553 in a house in Davygate, York. The house still stands today. Her

father was a wax chandler and she grew up in comfortable surroundings. She married John

Clitherow, a well thought of and wealthy butcher from The Shambles, on 1 July 1571. They had

three children. She converted to Catholicism during her marriage, but John remained a Protestant.

Following her conversion Margaret became a friend of the persecuted Roman Catholic population

and she raised her children in the Catholic faith (her son, Henry, went to France to train for the

priesthood). She regularly held Masses in her home. There was a hole cut between the attics of

her house and the house next door, so that a priest could escape if there was a raid.

In 1586, she was arrested and called before the York assizes for the crime of harbouring Roman

Catholic priests. She refused to plead to the case so as to prevent a trial that would entail her

children being made to testify, and she was executed by being crushed to death the standard

punishment for refusal to plead. She was killed on Good Friday of 1586, 25 March, at the Tollbooth

on Ouse Bridge. The two sergeants who should have killed her could not carry out the task andhired four desperate beggars to kill her. She was stripped naked and then laid out, with her arms

outstretched, upon a sharp rock the size of a man's fist. A door was put on top of her and slowly

loaded with an immense weight of rocks and stones (the small sharp rock would break her back

when the heavy rocks were laid on top of her). Her last known words were: Jesu, Jesu, Jesu, Have

Mercy on Me!. Her death occurred within fifteen minutes; she was left for 6 hours before the

weight was removed from her corpse. Margaret's execution was held in private, possibly because

it was so opposed by the residents of York.

After her death Margaret's body was buried in secret, on a rubbish heap (dunghill), within the

confines of York. This was done to avoid Catholics knowing where it was located and being able tovenerate her body. However, six weeks later, a party of Catholic men found her body, uncorrupted,

and buried it privately away from the town. Her hand was removed and is preserved in the chapel

of the Bar Convent, York.

After the execution, Elizabeth I wrote to the citizens of York to say how horrified she was at the

treatment of a fellow woman: due to her sex Margaret should not have been executed.

She was beatified in 1929 and canonised in 1970. Her feast day in the current Roman Catholic

calendar is 26 March.

On Friday, 29 August 2008, a commemorative plaque was installed at the Micklegate end of Ouse

Bridge to mark the site of her martyrdom. It is on the left hand side as you leave the city.

Margaret's house in The Shambles, now called the Shrine of the Saint Margaret Clitherow, is open

to the public and is served by the nearby Church of St Wilfrid.

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Bibliography for notes on William Byrd & St. Margaret Clitherow:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_ByrdMargaret Clitherow, Saint of York by John Rayne-Davis, published by Highgate of Beverley, 2002.

MBIVB III/MMXI
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Byrdhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Byrdhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Byrd

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