St Martha of Bethany, Virgin
Double · White
Kept on July 29
The next eight years
Each date opens that day, with its hours.
Proper of the feast
From the Common of Virgins. As said on Thursday, July 29, 2027.
At Vespers · Magnificat Common
Come, thou Bride of Christ, * receive the crown which the Lord hath prepared for thee for ever.
Versicle at I Vespers Common
℣.In thy grace and in thy beauty.
℟.Go forth, ride prosperously, and reign.
At Lauds · Benedictus Common
The kingdom of heaven * is likened unto a merchantman seeking goodly pearls; who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
Versicle at Lauds and II Vespers Common
℣.Full of grace are thy lips.
℟.Because God hath blessed thee for ever.
Collect Common
Hear us, O God our Saviour: that as we rejoice in the festival of blessed Martha, thy Virgin, so we may be taught by the influence of her loving devotion. Through thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who with thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, liveth and reigneth God, world without end.
℟.Amen.
The whole office: the hours of Thursday, July 29, 2027