Saint Elzear of Sabran and Blessed Delphina
0926 husband and wife (Third Order)
Entrance Antiphon [ Wis 4:1 ]
How beautiful in splendor is the chaste generation! Immortal is its memory because it is acknowledged both by God and by men.
Collect
Heavenly Father, you have given us Saint Elzear and Blessed Delphina as shining examples of virtue in holy wedded life. As we venerate their pious achievements on earth, so may we arrive at blessed fellowship with them in heaven. Grant 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
Lord, we offer you the sacrifice of atonement to purify our minds by the merits and prayers of the blessed husband and wife, Elzear and Delphina, and to illustrate the grace of the Holy Spirit. Grant this in the name of Jesus the Lord.
Communion Antiphon [ Eph 5:25, 27 ]
Husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the Church and gave himself up for her to present her to himself holy and immaculate.
Prayer after Communion
Lord, may the divine power of the Sacrament we have received make our hearts and bodies flourish with the vigor of chastity, and cause our lives to be resplendent with the light of good works. We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord.
How beautiful in splendor is the chaste generation! Immortal is its memory because it is acknowledged both by God and by men.
Collect
Heavenly Father, you have given us Saint Elzear and Blessed Delphina as shining examples of virtue in holy wedded life. As we venerate their pious achievements on earth, so may we arrive at blessed fellowship with them in heaven. Grant 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
Lord, we offer you the sacrifice of atonement to purify our minds by the merits and prayers of the blessed husband and wife, Elzear and Delphina, and to illustrate the grace of the Holy Spirit. Grant this in the name of Jesus the Lord.
Communion Antiphon [ Eph 5:25, 27 ]
Husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the Church and gave himself up for her to present her to himself holy and immaculate.
Prayer after Communion
Lord, may the divine power of the Sacrament we have received make our hearts and bodies flourish with the vigor of chastity, and cause our lives to be resplendent with the light of good works. We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord.