TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Saturday/Sunday, September 19-20, 2020

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday Sept. 19-5pm: Pro populo Sunday Sept. 20-7am: Claudia Krispel from Brigitte Krispel 8:30am: †Frederico Lasa from Amelia Matias 10:30am: Anne Marie Tassone 12:30pm: Cody Teague, Thomas Dinh, Joseph Burk from Andrew Francois Monday Sept. 21-8am: Souls in Purgatory from Michael Smith 6pm: Park & Martinez Families from The Peter Martinez Family Tuesday Sept. 22-8am: Andy Miloslavich from Nancy Miloslavich 6pm: Maria Toan from Luong Do Wednesday Sept. 23-8am: Roy & Joan Holman from Julie Rettagliata 6pm: Kurt Hill from Robert Hill Thursday Sept. 24-8am: †Francis Mahoney from Jim Mahoney Noon: Souls in Purgatory from Quynh Nguyen Friday Sept. 25-8am: Zepeda Family 6pm: †Rudolfo and †Catalino Ponce from Ester Ponce Saturday Sept. 26-8am Rali Christo from Jude Anthony 10am: †Andrew Ortega from Julie Zepeda 5pm: †Carmel Mahoney from Jim Mahoney Sunday Sept. 27-7am: †Carol Francois from Andrew Francois 8:30am: Pro populo 10:30am: †Cynthia & Ron Durling, Sr., from Ron Durling 12:30pm: †Martin Welch from Eric Welch To offer an intention drop off the Mass Intention envelope in the Parish mailbox or into any of the collection baskets. Or contact David at extension 201 or at parishoffice@stmargaretm.org. Donation: $10/Mass, to “St. Margaret Mary Church.” We are sorry that we cannot accept donations through WeShare for Mass Intentions at this time.

Please keep in your prayers…Please keep in your prayers……Fr. Stan Zak; Lianne Claver; John Ben-ish; Diane Kasdan; Hoa Tran, Matthew Kuan; Marie-Terese Karel-Michaan, Nancy Miloslavich, Rose Stone, Jose Rodriguez, Curtis Gordon, Libia Valverde, David Kerscher, Patricia Hayes, Mary Ann Divine, Gigi Cunningham, Thomas Henriksson, Celine Fletcher, Anne Marie Tassone, Garett McGowan, Harry & Betty Garland, Shani Bell, Syl-vester Bell, John Foley, Timothy Irving, Claudia Bermudez.

If you have requested someone’s name to be placed in the bulletin for prayers, we would like to keep the person’s name for up to 6 months so there will be room for others. If after 6 months and someone is still in need of prayers, please re-submit the persons’ name again. To re-submit send the Office an email, or call David at ext 201.

In memoriam: †Walter Wagoner, †Pauline Longchamp, †Barbara Powell, †John Benish, †Ann Graves, †Mary Walker, †William Boyle, †Mary Cortese, †Marianna Rowe, †Norman Lum, †Al Raineri, †Ronald Sellman, †Yolanda Cattoche, †Brad O’Leary, †Titus Ekanem, †Cornelius McCauley….Requiescant in pace.

INSTITUTE OF CHRIST THE KING SOVEREIGN PRIEST

Rev. Canon Michael K. Wiener Episcopal Delegate for the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite in the Diocese of Oakland

Canon Wiener - (510) 482-2053 or canon.wiener@institute-christ-king.org

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The Oakland apostolate currently has two seminarians, Abbe Jacob Wells, (who was one of nine subdeacons ordained by Cardinal Burke last week in Florence), and Mr. Alex Hoopes (first year) at the Seminary in Italy, and one candidate in the pre-seminary program. Please pray for them!

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secret MUNDA nos, quǽsumus, Domine, sacrifícii præséntis efféctu: et pérfice miserátus in nobis: ut ejus mereámur esse partíci-pes. Per Dominum.

Cleanse our hearts, we beseech Thee, O Lord, through the effects of this sacri-fice: and in Thy mercy make us worthy to partake thereof. Through our Lord.

preface of the most holy trinity VERE dignum et justum est, æquum et salutáre, nos tibi semper et ubique grátias ágere, Dómine sancte, Pater om-nípotens, ætérne Deus: Qui cum unigénito Fílio tuo, et Spíritu Sancto, unus es Deus, unus es Dóminus: non in unius singularitáte persónæ, sed in unius Trinitáte substántiæ. Quod enim de tua glória, revelánte te, crédi-mus, hoc de Fílio tuo, hoc de Spiritu Sancto, sine dif-feréntia discretiónis sentímus. Ut in confessióne veræ, sempiternæque Deitátis, et in persónis propríetas et in esséntia únitas, et in majestáte adorétur æquálitas. Quam laudant Angelí, atque Archángeli, Chérubim quoque ac Séraphim: qui non cessant clamáre quotidíe, una voce dicéntes:

It is truly meet and just, right and for our salvation, that we should at all times, and in all

places, give thanks to Thee, holy Lord, Father almighty, eternal God: Who, together with Thine only-begotten Son and the Holy Ghost, art one God, one Lord: not in the Oneness of a single Person, but in the Trinity of one sub-stance. For what by Thy revelation we believe of Thy glory, the same do we believe of Thy Son, the same of the Holy Ghost, without difference or separa-tion; so that in confessing the true and eternal Godhead, in It we should adore distinction in persons, unity in Essence, and equality in Majesty: in praise of which Angels and Archangels, Cherubim also and Seraphim day and night exclaim, without end and with one voice saying:

communion Psalm 70. 16-17, 18 DÓMINE, memorábor justítiæ tuæ solíus: Deus, docuísti me a juventúte mea: et usque in senéctam et sénium, Deus, ne derelínquas me.

O Lord, I will be mindful of Thy justice alone: Thou hast taught me, O God, from my youth, and unto old age and gray hairs, O God, forsake me not.

postcommunion PURÍFICA, quǽsumus, Dómine, mentes nostras benígnus, et rénova cæléstibus sacraméntis: ut consequénter et córporum præsens páriter, et futúrum capiámus auxílium. Per Dóminum

In Thy loving kindness, O Lord, purify our souls, we beseech Thee, and re-new them by this heavenly sacrament, that in both the present and future, even our bodies therein may find relief. Through our Lord.

MASSES IN THE EXTRAORDINARY FORM

CURRENTLY HELD OUTDOORS IN THE GARDEN AT ST. MARGARET MARY CHURCH

Sunday, at 7:00 AM and 12:30 PM

Monday - Wednesday and Friday, at 6:00 PM

Thursday, 12:00 PM (Noon)

Saturday, at 10:00 AM CONFESSIONS, 30 MIN. BEFORE EACH MASS

That Christ May Reign - 40 Days of Prayer for America from the Cross (September 14) to the Crown (October 25)

"Seek first the Kingdom of God and His justice, and all these things shall be added unto you." (Matthew 6:33)

"In all things whatsoever you shall ask in prayer, believing, you shall receive." (Matthew 21:22)

Join us for 40 Days of Prayer for America, and unite your prayers with ours for the conver-sion of our nation and its citizens to Christ our King!

From the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross on September 14 through the Feast of Christ the King on October 25, please make the spiritual commitment to do the following three things faithfully each day:

1. Pray the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2. Make a sincere Act of Contrition 3. Pray the St. Michael Prayer

By piously invoking the most powerful intercession of Our Immaculate Mother, Queen of Victory, by humbly acknowledging our own personal sinfulness, and by beseeching St. Mi-chael the Archangel as Prince of the Heavenly Host to defend us in this spiritual battle ahead, let us make atonement for our sins of indifference and ingratitude to Christ our King, and His benevolent Majesty shall look with mercy upon us in our darkest hour to shine light into the minds of this nation, converting our hearts, and bring America back to God.

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Confiteor Deo omnipotenti, et vobis fratres, quia peccavi nimis cogitatione, verbo, opere et omissio-ne: mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. Ideo precor beatam Mariam semper Virginem, omnes ange-los et sanctos, et vos, fratres, orare pro me ad Domi-num Deum nostrum. *** Gloria in excelsis Deo et in terra pax homini-bus bonae voluntatis. Laudamus te, benedicimus te, adoramus te, glorificamus te, gratias agimus tibi prop-ter magnam gloriam tuam, Domine Deus, Rex caelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens. Domine Fili unigenite, Iesu Christe, Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris, qui tollis peccata mun-di, miserere nobis; qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecationem nostram.Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis. Quoniam tu solus Sanctus, tu solus Dominus, tu solus Altissimus, Iesu Christe, cum Sancto Spiritu: in gloria Dei Patris. Amen. *** Sacredos: Lectio sancti Evangelii, secundum N., Populus: Gloria tibi, Domine. Sacredos: Verbum Domini Populus: Laus tibi, Christe. ***

Credo in unum Deum, Patrem omnipotentem, factorem cæli et terræ, visibilium omnium et invisibili-um. Et in unum Dominum, Iesum Christum, Filium Dei unigenitum, et ex Patre natum ante omnia sæcula. Deum de Deo, Lumen de Lumine, Deum verum de Deo vero, genitum non factum, consubstantialem Patri; per quem omnia facta sunt. Qui propter nos homines et propter nostram salutem descendit de cælis. (Bow) Et incarnatus est de Spiritu Sancto ex Maria Virgine, et homo factus est. Crucifixus etiam pro nobis sub Pontio Pilato passus, et sepultus est, et resurrexit tertia die, secundum Scripturas, et ascendit in cælum, sedet ad dexteram Patris. Et iterum venturus est cum gloria, iudicare vivos et mortuos, cuius regni non erit finis; Et in Spiritum Sanctum, Dominum et vivifi-cantem, qui ex Patre Filioque procedit. Qui cum Patre et Filio simul adoratur et conglorificatur: qui locutus est per prophetas. Et unam, sanctam, catholicam et apostolicam Ecclesiam. Confiteor unum baptisma in remissionem peccatorum. Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum, et vitam venturi sæculi. Amen. *** Sacredos: Benedictus es, Domine, Deus universi, quia de tua largitate accepimus panem, quem tibi offerimus, fruc-tum terrae et operis manuum hominum: ex quo nobis fiet panis vitae. Populus: Benedictus Deus in saecula. Sacredos: Benedictus es, Domine, Deus universi, quia de

tua largitate accepimus vinum,quod tibi offerimus, fruc-tum vitis et operis manuum hominum: ex quo nobis fiet potus spiritalis. Populus: Benedictus Deus in saecula. Sacerdos: Orate fratres, ut meum ac vestrum sacrificium acceptabile fiat apud Deum Patrem omnipotentem. Populus: Suscipiat Dominus sacrificium de manibus tuis, ad laudem et gloriam nominis sui, ad utilitatem quoque nostram, totiusque Ecclesiae suae sanctae. *** Sacerdos: Dominus vobiscum Populus: Et cum spiritu tuo Sacerdos: Sursum corda Populus: Habemus ad Dominum Sacredos: Gratias agamus Domino Deo nostro Populus: Dignum et justum est. ***

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Pleni sunt caeli et terra gloria tua. Hosanna in excelsis.

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Hosanna in excelsis.

*** Sacredos: Mysterium fidei Populus: Mortem tuam annuntiamus, Domine, et tu-am resurrectionem confitemur, donec venias. ***

Pater Noster, qui es in caelis, sanctificetur no-men tuum. Adveniat regnum tuum. Fiat voluntas tua, sicut in caelo et in terra. Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie, et dimitte nobis debita nostra sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris. Et ne nos inducas

in tentationem, sed libera nos a malo. Amen.

Quia tuum est regum, et potestas, et gloria in saecula. ***

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem.

*** Sacerdos: Ecce Agnus Dei, ecce qui tollit peccata mundi. Beati qui ad cenam Agni vocati sunt. Populus: Domine, non sum dignus, ut inters sub tec-tum meum, sed tantum dic verbo et sanabitur anima mea.

excused from assisting at the Holy Mass on Sundays and other holy days of obligation by Bishop Barber. --We encourage older adults and those who have se-vere underlying medical conditions like heart or lung disease to stay home. —We have only 56 spaces in the lawn for households/individuals for Mass. —Families of more than 3 who are planning to attend outdoor Masses at the Parish may bring their own chairs. —You may bring an umbrella (or a parasol) especially for the afternoon Mass. —Seating will be reserved in the lawn for parishioners with mobility impairment. —The County of Alameda requires that face-covering be worn. —Please remember to sit/stand at least six-feet apart from someone who is not living in the same house-hold. —The Precious Body of Our Lord will be adminis-tered after Masses. Please follow the ushers’ instruc-tions. ● We would like to thank all who have stepped up by continuing to donate to the Parish: those who are continuing to mail in their donations, those who dropped their donations into the donation box/basket in the Church, and those who have donated through WeShare or Paypal. I know these are anxious times for many financially, so I am deeply grateful to those who remember the Parish. The Diocese has created an online giving por-tal at https://www.oakdiocese.org/parish-support You can use this portal to donate not only to St. Mar-garet Mary, but also to other parishes in the Diocese. 100% of your donations through the portal go to the parish. Thank you. ● Act of Spiritual Communion: My Jesus, I believe that Thou art present in the Blessed Sacra-ment. I love Thee above all things, and I desire Thee in my soul. Since I cannot now receive Thee sacra-

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To Know Him and To Know Yourself: Stealing Christ's Heart Dismas has come to understand his own life in this way and is not afraid to face the enormous gap between Jesus’ goodness and his personal mistakes. He recognizes the King of the world in the humble and disfigured face of Christ; the affection in Jesus’ eyes restores his human dignity and, in a surprising way, reminds him that he is infinitely loved. It is true that the “happy ending” of the good thief could strike us as being too easy. But we will never know the dra-ma of the conversion his heart underwent during those final moments, nor the preparation that surely made it possible. Opening oneself to such immense affection has a great similarity with the discovery that prayer is a gift, a privileged channel for welcoming the Love of a Heart that knows no half-measures or calcula-tions. We receive the gift of a new and fuller life, a much more happy and meaningful one. As Pope Francis wrote: “When we pray, we let Him act , we give Him room so that He can enter and be victori-ous.”[Pope Francis, Christus vivit, no. 155]. God is the One who will transform us, and God Himself will accompany us. He will do everything. All He needs from us is that we let Him act. And this is where our freedom, which Christ won for us on the Cross, comes into play. Prayer helps us understand that “when He asks us for something, in reality He is offering us a gift. We are not the ones doing Him a favor. It is God who illuminates our life, filling it with mean-ing.” [Fernando Ocáriz, Light To See, Strength To Want To, article published in Aleteia, September 20, 2018]. This is how we “steal” God’s Heart: by open-ing the door of our life to let Him act, to let Him love and transform us, with a desire to correspond to Him, although we don’t know very well how to do so. Taste and see how good the Lord is (Ps 34:9). This is the path for becoming a soul of prayer. As Saint Te-resa of Avila wrote: “if we aren’t aware of what we are receiving, we won’t awaken to Love.”[Saint Tere-sa of Avila, Life, 10, 3]. What is the last time we told God how good He is? How often do we stop to con-sider and “taste” this reality. (by Diego Zalbidea)

From a sermon On Pastors by Saint Augustine, bishop On weak Christians You have failed to strengthen the weak, says the Lord. He is speaking to wicked shepherds, false shep-herds, shepherds who seek their own concerns and not those of Christ. They enjoy the bounty of milk and wool, but they take no care at all of the sheep, and they make no effort to heal those who are ill. I think there is a difference between one who is weak (that is, not strong) and one who is ill, although we often say that the weak are also suffering from illness. My brothers, when I try to make that distinc-tion, perhaps I could do it better and with greater preci-sion, or perhaps someone with more experience and insight could do so. But when it comes to the words of Scripture, I say what I think so that in the meantime you will not be deprived of all profit. In the case of the weak sheep, it is to be feared that the temptation, when it comes, may break him. The sick person, however, is already ill by reason of some illicit desire or other, and this is keeping him from entering God’s path and sub-mitting to Christ’s yoke. There are men who want to live a good life and have already decided to do so, but are not capable of bearing sufferings even though they are ready to do good. Now it is a part of the Christian’s strength not only to do good works but also to endure evil. Weak men are those who appear to be zealous in doing good works but are unwilling or unable to endure the suffer-ings that threaten. Lovers of the world, however, who are kept from good works by some evil desire, lie sick and listless, and it is this sickness that deprives them of any strength to accomplish good works. The paralytic was like that. When his bearers could not bring him in to the Lord, they opened the roof and lowered him down to the feet of Christ. Perhaps you wish to do this in spirit: to open the roof and to lower a paralytic soul down to the Lord. All its limbs are lifeless, it is empty of every good work, burdened with its sins, and weak from the illness brought on by its evil desires. Since all its limbs are helpless, and the paralysis is interior, you cannot come to the physician. But perhaps the physician is himself concealed within; for the true understanding of Scripture is hidden. Re-veal therefore what is hidden, and thus you will open the roof and lower the paralytic to the feet of Christ. As for those who fail to do this and those who are neg-ligent, you have heard what was said to them: You have failed to heal the sick; you have failed to bind up what was broken. Of this we have already spoken. Man was broken by terrible temptations. But there is at hand a consolation that will bind what was broken: God is faithful.

Weekly update August 30 Year-to-Date

Donations $2,945 $133,428

WeShare -Regular $5,460 $84,976

Total 1st Plate $8,405 $218,404

Goal $5,550 $207,950

Variance $2,855 $10,454

The second collection this weekend is for the Diocesan Priests’ Retirement Fund. The second colleciton for the Mission Co-op raised $454. There is no second collection next weekend.

mentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. As though Thou wert already there, I embrace Thee and unite myself wholly to Thee; permit not that I should ever be separated from Thee (St. Alphonsus Ligu-ori). ● We are blessed that the Masses in the Ex-traordinary Form continue to be offered by Canon Wiener. Please continue to pray for the repose of the soul of Canon’s father †Kurt Wiener, for Canon, and his family.

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INSTITUTE OF CHRIST THE KING SOVEREIGN PRIEST DIOCESAN APPROVED TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS APOSTOLATE

FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MOTU PROPRIO, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM IN THE DIOCESE OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA

introit Psalm 85. 3,5 MISERERE mihi, Dómine, quóniam ad te clamávi tota die: quia tu, Dómine, suávis ac mitis es, et copiósus in misericórdia ómnibus invocántibus te. Ps. 85. 1. Inclína, Dómine, aurem

tuam mihi, et exáudi me: quóniam inops et pauper sum ego. V. Gloria Patri.

Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I have cried to Thee all the day; for Thou, O Lord, art sweet and mild and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon Thee. Ps. Incline Thy ear to me, O Lord, and hear me; for I am needy and poor. V.

Glory be to the Father.

collect TUA nos, quǽsumus, Dómine, grátia semper et prævéniat et sequátur: ac bonis opéribus júgiter præstet esse inténtos. Per Dóminum

O Lord, we pray Thee that Thy grace may always precede and follow us, and make us continually intent upon all good works. Through our Lord.

epistle Ephesians 3. 13-21 FRATRES: Obsecro vos, ne deficiátis in tribulatiónibus meis pro vobis: quæ est glória vestra. Hujus rei grátia flecto génua mea ad Patrem Dómini nostri Jesu Christi, ex quo omnis patérnitas in cælis et in terra nominátur, utdet vobis secúndum divítias glóriæ suæ, virtúte corroborári per Spíritum ejus in interiórem hóminem, Christum habitáre per fidem in córdibus vestris: in caritáte radicáti et fundáti, utpossítis comprehéndere cum ómni-bus sanctis, quæ sit latitúdo, et longitúdo, et sublímitas et profúndum: scire étiam supereminéntem sciéntiæ caritátem Christi, ut impleámini in omnem plenitúdinem Dei. Ei autem, qui potens est ómnia fácere superabundánter quam pétimus, aut intellígimus, secúndum virtútem quæ operátur in nobis: ipsi glória in Ecclésia et in Christo Jesu, in omnes generatiónes sǽculi saeculórum. Amen.

Brethren: I pray you not to faint at my tribulations for you, which are your glory. For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom all paternity in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened by His Spirit with might unto the inward man. That Christ may dwell by faith in your hearts; that being rooted and founded in charity, you may be able to compre-hend with all the saints, what is the breadth and length, and height, and depth. To know also the charity of Christ, which surpasseth all knowledge; that you may be filled unto all the fullness of God. Now to Him who is able to do all things more abundantly than we desire or understand, according to the power that worketh in us: to Him be glory in the Church, and in Christ Jesus, unto all generations, world without end. Amen.

gradual Psalm 101. 16-17 TIMÉBUNT gentes nomen tuum, Dómine, et omnes reges terræ glóriam tuam. V. Quóniam ædificávit Dóminus Sion, et vidébi-tur in majestáte sua.

The Gentiles shall fear Thy name, O Lord, and all the kings of the earth Thy glory. V. For the Lord hath built up Sion, and He shall be seen in His majesty.

alleluia Psalm 97. 1 ALLELÚIA, allelúia. V. Cántate Dómino cánticum novum: quia mirabília fecit Dóminus. Allelúia

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle, because the Lord hath done wonderful things. Alleluia.

gospel Luke 14, 1-11 IN illo témpore: Cum intráret Jesus in domum cujúsdam prínci-pis pharisæórum sábbato manducáre panem, et ipsi observábant eum. Et ecce homo quidam hydrópicus erat ante illum. Et respóndens Jesus, dixit ad legisperítos et pharisǽos, dicens: Si licet sábbato curáre? At illi tacuérunt. Ipse vero apprehénsum sanávit eum, ac dimísit. Et respóndens ad illos, dixit: Cujus vestrum ásinus aut bos in púteum cadet, et non contínuo éxtra-het illum die sábbati? Et non póterant ad hæc respondére illi. Dicébat autem et ad invitátos parábolam, inténdens quómodo primos accúbitus elígerent, dicens ad illos: Cum invitátus fúeris ad núptias, non discúmbas in primo loco, ne forte honorátior te sit invitátus ab illo, et véniens is, qui te, et illum vocávit, dicat tibi: Da huic locum: et tunc incípias cum rubóre novíssimum locum tenere. Sed cum vocátus fúeris, vade, recúmbe in no-víssimo loco: ut, cum vénerit qui te invitávit, dicat tibi: Amíce, ascénde supérius. Tunc erit tibi glória coram simul discum-béntibus: quia omnis, qui se exáltat, humiliábitur: et qui se humíliat, exaltábitur.

At that time, when Jesus went into the house of one of the chief of the Phari-sees on the Sabbath day to eat bread, they watched Him. And behold, there was a certain man before Him that had dropsy: and Jesus answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying: Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day? But they held their peace: but He taking him, healed him, and sent him away. And answering them, He said: Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fall into a pit, and will not immediately draw him out on the Sabbath day? And they could not answer Him these things. And He spoke a parable also to them that were invited, marking how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them: When thou art invited to a wedding, sit not down in the first place, lest perhaps one more honorable than thou be invited by him; and he that invited thee and him, come and say to thee: Give this man place; and then, thou begin with shame to take the lowest place. But when thou art in-vited, go, sit down in the lowest place: that when he who invited thee cometh, he may say to thee: Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have glory before them that sit at table with thee: because every one that exalteth him-self shall be humbled, and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

offertory Psalm 39. 14-15 DÓMINE, in auxílium meum réspice: confundántur et evereántur qui quærunt ánimam meam, ut áuferant eam: Dómine, in auxílium meum réspice.

Look down, O Lord, to help me; let them be confounded and ashamed that seek after my soul to take it away; look down, O Lord, to help me.