St Venantius, Martyr
Double · Red
Kept on May 18
The next eight years
Each date opens that day, with its hours.
Proper of the feast
Proper to the feast; texts marked Common are from the Common of One Martyr. As said on Tuesday, May 18, 2027.
At I Vespers · Magnificat Common
Light perpetual * shall shine upon thy Saints, O Lord; and an ageless eternity, alleluia.
Versicle at I Vespers Common
℣.O ye holy and righteous, rejoice in the Lord, alleluia.
℟.God hath chosen you to him to be his inheritance, alleluia.
At Lauds · Benedictus Common
Daughters of Jerusalem, * come forth and behold the Martyrs with the diadems wherewith the Lord hath crowned them in the day of solemnity and rejoicing, alleluia, alleluia.
Versicle at Lauds and II Vespers Common
℣.Right dear in the sight of the Lord, alleluia.
℟.Is the death of his Saints, alleluia.
At II Vespers · Antiphon Common
O ye holy and righteous, * rejoice in the Lord, alleluia: God hath chosen you to him to be his inheritance, alleluia.
Collect
O God, who hast hallowed this day by the triumph of blessed Venantius, thy Martyr: graciously hear the prayers of thy people, and grant; that we who venerate his merits may imitate the constancy of his faith. 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 Tuesday, May 18, 2027