For Educators

About this day

Part of the Common of Holy Men and Women in the Roman Missal: Mass texts for saints devoted to teaching and forming the young, such as Saint John Baptist de la Salle, Saint Angela Merici or Saint Jerome Emiliani.

Music

Mass

• Saints of Thanksgiving Day to Dec 14 – St John of the Cross – Propers (English & Latin) [Propers. III. SANC full. 06.04.20] DetailsIntroit (Entrance) · Offertory · Communion

From the Missal

• Entrance Antiphon — Roman Missal “Let the children come to me…” Cf. Mk 10: 14
• Entrance Antiphon — Roman Missal “Whoever obeys and teaches the commandments…” Cf. Mt 5: 19
• Communion — Roman Missal “Unless you turn and become like…” Mt 18: 3
• Communion — Roman Missal “Whoever follows me will not walk…” Jn 8: 12

Days that take this Common

• Saint Angela Merici, Virgin
• Saint John Bosco, Priest
• Saint Jerome Emiliani, Priest
• Saint John Baptist de la Salle, Priest
• Saint Anthony Zaccaria, Priest
• Saint Joseph Calasanz, Priest