Blessed Odoric of Pordenone

0114 Priest (First Order)

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Entrance Antiphon [ Is 52:7 ]
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the man who brings tidings of peace, joy, and salvation.

Collect
God our Father,through the apostolic ministry of Blessed Odoric you made your Church grow, shedding the light of the Gospel on many oriental peoples.Grant us through his prayers to stand fast in the faith and to remain constant in the hope of the Gospel which he preached. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Prayer over the Offerings
All-powerful God, look upon the gifts we bring on this feast in honor of Blessed Odoric. May we who celebrate the mystery of the death of the Lord imitate the love we celebrate.Grant this through Christ our Lord.

Communion Antiphon [ Mk 16:15; Mt 28:20 ]
Go into the whole world and proclaim the good news.I am with you always, says the Lord.

Prayer after Communion
Lord, Blessed Odoric worked tirelessly for the faith,spending his life in its service. With the power this Eucharist gives make your people strong in the same true faith, and help us to proclaim it everywhere by all we say and do. We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord.