Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr
Feast · Red · 10 August
In August
About this day
Lawrence, a deacon of Rome, had charge of the Church's goods and the care of the poor. When the prefect demanded the Church's treasures, he presented the poor of the city. He was martyred on a gridiron in 258, four days after Pope Sixtus II.
Coming up in the next year
Next: Tue 10 Aug 2027 — Year B · I
- Tue 10 Aug 2027
Music
Mass
- Organ Propers, Book 8: Aug 10 – St Lawrence to Aug 29 – Beheading of Saint John the Baptist (Organ) [8. Prop. AUG. org. 07.02.19] DetailsIntroit (Entrance)
- Aug 09 – St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross – Propers (Voice & Organ) [9 10 AUGUST organ 071223] DetailsIntroit (Entrance) · Offertory · Communion
- Aug 10 – St Lawrence – Propers [Aug 10, 2018 MASS Laurence] DetailsIntroit (Entrance) · Offertory · 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
Divine Office: Vespers (Evening Prayer)
- Aug 10 – St Lawrence – Vespers (2022) [10 Aug LAW Vesp. 2022] DetailsOffice Hymn · Psalm Antiphon · Reading · Responsory · Magnificat
- Aug 10 – St Lawrence – Vespers – Antiphons, Magnificat (Organ) [10 Aug. VESP. organ. 2022] DetailsPsalm Antiphon · Magnificat
- Aug 10 – St Lawrence – Vespers (2023) [VESPERS 08-10-23 LAWRENCE 0rgan] DetailsOffice Hymn · Psalm Antiphon · Reading · Responsory · Magnificat
From the Missal
- Entrance Antiphon — Roman Missal “This is the blessed Lawrence, who…”
- Communion — Roman Missal “Whoever serves me must follow me…” Cf. Jn 12: 26