The Most Precious Blood

About this day

A Votive Mass honoring the Precious Blood of Christ, shed for our redemption. Pope Pius IX made it a feast of the whole Church in 1849, later fixed on July 1; since 1969 it has been kept as a Votive Mass, especially in July.

Music

Mass

• Ritual Mass – Christian Initiation to Psalms and Tones – Entrance, Communion (Organ) [Propers. IV. ORGAN. Complete] DetailsIntroit (Entrance)

From the Missal

• Entrance Antiphon — Roman Missal “You have redeemed us, Lord, by…” Cf. Rv 5: 9-10
• Communion — Roman Missal “The chalice of blessing that we…” Cf. 1 Cor 10: 16