For Pastors

About this day

Part of the Common of Pastors in the Roman Missal: Mass texts, for one or for several, honoring saints who served as priests and pastors of souls, such as Saint John Bosco. It is used when they have no proper Mass texts of their own.

Music

Mass

• Organ Propers, Book 16: Common of Pastors: For a Pope or Bishop to Common of Pastors: For Missionaries (Organ) [16. Common of Pastors. 2019] DetailsIntroit (Entrance) · Communion
• 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 “I will appoint over you shepherds…” Jer 3: 15
• Entrance Antiphon — Roman Missal “Priests of God, bless the Lord…” Cf. Dn 3: 84, 87
• Communion — Roman Missal “The Son of Man did not…” Mt 20: 28
• Entrance Antiphon — Roman Missal “Your priests, O Lord, shall be…” Cf. Ps 131: 9
• Communion — Roman Missal “Blessed is the servant whom the…” Cf. Mt 24: 46-47
• Communion — Roman Missal “This is the steward, faithful and…” Lk 12: 42
• Entrance Antiphon — Roman Missal “The Spirit of the Lord is…” Cf. Lk 4: 18
• Entrance Antiphon — Roman Missal “The Lord chose him as a…” Cf. Sir 45: 20

Days that take this Common

• Saint Raymond of Penyafort, Priest
• Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church
• Saint John Bosco, Priest
• Saint John Baptist de la Salle, Priest
• Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Priest and Martyr
• Saint Louis Grignion de Montfort, Priest
• Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church
• Saint Anthony Zaccaria, Priest
• Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest and Doctor of the Church
• Saint Sharbel Makhluf, Hermit