SAINT BONAVENTURE
0715 BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (First Order)
Entrance Antiphon [ Cf. Sir 15:5 ]
The Lord opened his mouth in the assembly and filled him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding and clothed him in a robe of glory.
The Gloria in excelsis (Glory to God in the highest) is said.
Collect
Grant, we pray, almighty God, that, just as we celebrate the heavenly birthday of the Bishop Saint Bonaventure, we may benefit from his great learning and constantly imitate the ardor of his charity. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
See Franciscan Lectionary, no. 35*.
Prayer over the Offerings
Almighty God, look upon the gifts we offer you on the Feast of Saint Bonaventure. Grant that our lives may be made conformable to the mystery of the Lord’s passion which we celebrate. We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon [ Mt 20:28 ]
The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
Prayer after Communion
Lord, may the divine banquet we have shared impart to us the spirit of love so that by the example of Saint Bonaventure we may love you in all things and above all things and arrive at the abode of perfect love. Grant this through Christ our Lord.
The Lord opened his mouth in the assembly and filled him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding and clothed him in a robe of glory.
The Gloria in excelsis (Glory to God in the highest) is said.
Collect
Grant, we pray, almighty God, that, just as we celebrate the heavenly birthday of the Bishop Saint Bonaventure, we may benefit from his great learning and constantly imitate the ardor of his charity. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
See Franciscan Lectionary, no. 35*.
Prayer over the Offerings
Almighty God, look upon the gifts we offer you on the Feast of Saint Bonaventure. Grant that our lives may be made conformable to the mystery of the Lord’s passion which we celebrate. We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon [ Mt 20:28 ]
The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
Prayer after Communion
Lord, may the divine banquet we have shared impart to us the spirit of love so that by the example of Saint Bonaventure we may love you in all things and above all things and arrive at the abode of perfect love. Grant this through Christ our Lord.