January 9
Our Lord Jesus Christ, Señor Jesus Nazareno
Feast
In 1588, the Franciscan mission outpost in Quiapo was separated from Sta. Ana de Sapa and became a parish dedicated to the Holy Name of Jesus with St. John the Baptist as patron. In the 17th century a dark image of Jesus Christ carrying the cross, known as the Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno, was brought to Manila by a galleon from Mexico. The image was enshrined in the first church of the Recolletos at Bagumbayan (Luneta) and then to the church of St. Nicholas of Tolentine in Intramuros. The devotion to Jesus Nazareno became very popular and led to the establishment of the Cofradia de Jesus Nazareno which was recognized by Pope Innocent X in 1650. Between 1767-1787, the replica of the image was transferred to Quiapo Church. Pope Pius VII bestowed the Apostolic blessing to those who venerate the image. January 9 eventually became known as the feast of Jesus Nazareno.
Invitatory
- Come, let us worship Christ the King who was lifted up on the cross for our sake.
Invitatory Psalm, as in the Ordinary
Office of Readings
Hymn
Hail, Cross all-holy, hail, O Glory of the world,
true hope for mortals, true and lasting joy on earth,
sign of salvation, and in danger sure defense,
your living branches bear undying life for all.
We owe you worship, wondrous Cross that gives us life,
for you redeemed us, sweetest triumph of the world;
so we acclaim you, ever singing hymns of praise:
through wood once captive, we, by you, O Wood, are freed.
To God the Father and coequal Spirit blest
be praise and glory in the Cross of Christ the Son,
joy for the angels and the saints in heav’n above;
Cross raised in triumph, honor for the earth below. Amen.
Tune: ANNUE CHRISTE 12 12 12 12
Music: from François de La Feillée’s Methode de plain-chant, 1782
or Mode I, melody 23; Liber Hymnarius, Solesmes, 1983*
Text: Salve, crux sancta, salve mundi gloria, Heribert von Rothenburg, d. 1042, © 2023 ICEL
Psalmody
- See the cross of the Lord; let all his enemies flee in terror; the lion of Judah, David’s seed, is victorious, alleluia.
Psalm 2
Why this tumult among nations,
among peoples this useless murmuring?
They arise, the kings of the earth,
princes plot against the Lord and his Anointed.
Come, let us break their fetters,
come, let us cast off their yoke.
He who sits in the heavens laughs;
the Lord is laughing them to scorn.
Then he will speak in his anger,
his rage will strike them with terror.
It is I who have set up my king on Zion,
my holy mountain.
I will announce the decree of the Lord:
The Lord said to me: You are my Son.
It is I who have begotten you this day.
Ask and I will bequeath you the nations,
put the ends of the earth in your possession.
With a rod of iron you will break them,
shatter them like a potter's jar.
Now, O kings, understand,
take warning, rulers of the earth;
serve the Lord with awe
and trembling, pay him your homage
lest he be angry and you perish;
for suddenly his anger will blaze.
Blessed are they who put their trust in God.
- See the cross of the Lord; let all his enemies flee in terror; the lion of Judah, David’s seed, is victorious, alleluia.
- The holy name of the Lord has been raised up on the cross above heaven and earth, alleluia.
Psalm 8
How great is your name, O Lord our God,
through all the earth!
Your majesty is praised above the heavens;
on the lips of children and of babes
you have found praise to foil your enemy,
to silence the foe and the rebel.
When I see the heavens, the work of your hands,
the moon and the stars which you arranged,
what is man that you should keep him in mind,
mortal man that you care for him?
Yet you have made him little less than a god; with glory and honor you crowned him,
gave him power over the works of your hands,
put all things under his feet.
All of them, sheep and cattle,
yes, even the savage beasts,
birds of the air, and fish
that make their way through the waters.
How great is your name, O Lord our God
through all the earth!
- The holy name of the Lord has been raised up on the cross above heaven and earth, alleluia.
- O blessed cross, you alone were found worthy to bear the Lord and King of heaven, alleluia.
Psalm 96
O sing a new song to the Lord,
sing to the Lord, all the earth.
O sing to the Lord, bless his name.
Proclaim his help day by day,
tell among the nations his glory
and his wonders among all the peoples.
The Lord is great and worthy of praise,
to be feared above all gods;
the gods of the heathens are naught.
It was the Lord who made the heavens,
his are majesty and state and power
and splendor in his holy place.
Give the Lord, you families of peoples,
give the Lord glory and power,
give the Lord the glory of his name.
Bring an offering and enter his courts,
worship the Lord in his temple.
O earth, tremble before him.
Proclaim to the nations: “God is king.”
The world he made firm in its place;
he will judge the peoples in fairness.
Let the heavens rejoice and earth be glad,
let the sea and all within it thunder praise,
let the land and all it bears rejoice,
all the trees of the wood shout for joy
at the presence of the Lord for he comes,
he comes to rule the earth.
With justice he will rule the world,
he will judge the peoples with his truth.
- O blessed cross, you alone were found worthy to bear the Lord and King of heaven, alleluia.
As Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert.
— So must the Son of Man be raised up.
First Reading
From the second letter of the apostle Paul to the Galatians
The glory of the cross
It was through the law that I Paul, died to the law, to live for God. I have been crucified with Christ, and the life I live now is not my own; Christ is living in me. I still live my human life, but it is a life of faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I will not treat God’s gracious gift as pointless. If justice is available through the law, then Christ died to no purpose!
You senseless Galatians! Who has cast a spell over you—you before whose eyes Jesus Christ was displayed to view upon his cross? I want to learn only one thing from you; how did you receive the Spirit? Was it through observance of the law or through faith in what you heard? How could you be so stupid? After beginning in the spirit, are you now to end in the flesh? Have you had such remarkable experiences all to no purpose—if indeed they were to no purpose? Is it because you observe the law or because you have faith in what you heard that God lavishes the Spirit on you and works wonders in your midst? Consider the case of Abraham: he “believed God, and it was credited to him as justice.” This means that those who believe are sons of Abraham.
Christ has delivered us from the power of the law’s curse by himself becoming a curse for us, as it is written: “Accursed is anyone who is hanged on a tree.” This has happened so that through Christ Jesus the blessing bestowed on Abraham might descend on the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, thereby making it possible for us to receive the promised Spirit through faith.
May I never boast of anything but the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ! Through it, the world has been crucified to me and I to the world. It means nothing whether one is circumcised or not. All that matters is that one is created anew. Peace and mercy on all who follow this rule of life, and on the Israel of God.
Responsory
We must glory in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ; in him is our salvation, life and resurrection.
— Through him we are saved and set free.
Blessed are those who suffer persecution for the sake of justice.
— Through him we are saved and set free.
Second Reading
From a discourse by Saint Andrew of Crete, Bishop
The cross is Christ’s glory and triumph
We are celebrating the feast of the cross which drove away darkness and brought in the light. As we keep this feast, we are lifted up with the crucified Christ, leaving behind us earth and sin so that we may gain the things above. So great and outstanding a possession is the cross that he who wins it has won a treasure. Rightly could I call this treasure the fairest of all fair things and the costliest, in fact as well as in name, for on it and through it and for its sake the riches of salvation that had been lost were restored to us.
Had there been no cross, Christ could not have been crucified. Had there been no cross, life itself could not have been nailed to the tree. And if life had not been nailed to it, there would be no streams of immortality pouring from Christ’s side, blood and water for the world’s cleansing. The legal bond of our sin would not be canceled, we should not have attained our freedom, we should not have enjoyed the fruit of the tree of life and the gates of paradise would not stand open. Had there been no cross, death would not have been trodden underfoot, nor hell despoiled.
Therefore, the cross is something wonderfully great and honorable. It is great because through the cross the many noble acts of Christ found their consummation—very many indeed, for both his miracles and his sufferings were fully rewarded with victory. The cross is honorable because it is both the sign of God’s suffering and the trophy of his victory. It stands for his suffering because on it he freely suffered unto death. But it is also his trophy because it was the means by which the devil was wounded and death conquered; the barred gates of hell were smashed, and the cross became the one common salvation of the whole world.
The cross is called Christ’s glory; it is saluted as his triumph. We recognize it as the cup he longed to drink and the climax of the sufferings he endured for our sake. As to the cross being Christ’s glory, listen to his words: Now is the Son of Man glorified, and in him God is glorified, and God will glorify him at once. And again: Father, glorify me with the glory I had with you before the world came to be. And once more: Father, glorify your name. Then a voice came from heaven: I have glorified it and I will glorify it again. Here he speaks of the glory that would accrue to him through the cross. And if you would understand that the cross is Christ’s triumph, hear what he himself also said: When I am lifted up, then I will draw all men to myself. Now you can see that the cross is Christ’s glory and triumph.
Responsory
O glorious cross, your arms upheld the priceless ransom of captive mankind.
— Through you the world has been saved by the blood of the Lord.
Hail, O cross, consecrated by the body of Christ; his members have made your wood more noble than precious pearls.
— Through you the world has been saved by the blood of the Lord.
Hymn, Te Deum
Prayer, as in Morning Prayer
Morning Prayer
Hymn
The wondrous standard of the Cross
sheds light and splendor through the world,
for Christ once hung upon its boughs,
the Innocent, redeemed us all.
This holy tree is higher still
than cedars grown in Lebanon;
it never bore a harmful fruit,
but gave instead the prize of life.
O Christ, most loving King, we pray:
Do not refuse to be our shield
but sign us with this holy Cross
at ev’ry moment, ev’ry hour.
That all our voices may resound
with hymns to you throughout our lives
and so with faithful, loving hearts
return to you the praise we owe.
To you, Lord Jesus, glory be,
to Father and to Paraclete,
and may you grant us all to share
the lasting triumph of the Cross. Amen.
Tune: GONFALON ROYAL, 8 8 8 8
Music: Sir Percy Carter Buck, 1871-1947
or Mode IV, melody 64; Liber Hymnarius, Solesmes, 1983
Text: Signum crucis mirabile, ca. 10th c., © 2023 ICEL
Psalmody
- To destroy the power of hell Christ died upon the cross; clothed in strength and glory, he triumphed over death.
Psalms and Canticle from Sunday, Week I
- The Lord hung upon the cross to wash away our sins in his own blood. How splendid is that blessed cross.
- How radiant is that precious cross which brought us our salvation. In the cross we are victorious, through the cross we shall reign, by the cross all evil is destroyed, alleluia.
Reading
We see Jesus crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, that through God’s gracious will he might taste death for the sake of all men. Indeed, it was fitting that when bringing many sons to glory God, for whom and through whom all things exist, should make their leader in the work of salvation perfect through suffering.
Responsory
We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.
— We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.
By your holy cross you have redeemed the world.
— And we bless you.
Glory to the Father...
— We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.
Canticle of Zechariah
- We worship your cross, O Lord, and we praise and glorify your holy resurrection, for the wood of the cross has brought joy to the world.
Intercessions
Let us pray with confidence to Christ who endured the cross to redeem us.
Son of God, you healed the people of Israel when they looked upon the bronze serpent,
— protect us this day from the deadly wound of sin.
Son of Man, just as Moses raised up the serpent in the desert, so you were lifted up on the cross in the sight of all the nations,
— raise us up to share in the triumph of your cross.
Only-begotten Son of the Father, you were sent into the world so that those who believe in you might not perish,
— grant unending life to all who long to see you face to face.
Beloved Son of the Father, you were not sent to judge the world but to save it,
— grant faith to our brothers and sisters and bring them on the last day to the joy of heaven.
Eternal Son of the Father, you came to cast fire on the earth and you longed to see its flame kindled in the hearts of all men,
— grant that through holiness of life we may come to share in the undying light of your glory.
Our Father...
Prayer
God our Father,
in obedience to you
your only Son accepted death on the cross
for the salvation of mankind.
We acknowledge the mystery of the cross on earth.
May we receive the gift of redemption in heaven.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
Daytime Prayer
Hymn from the Ordinary
Midmorning
- Save us, O Christ our Savior, by the power of your cross; you rescued Peter on the sea; have mercy on us.
Midday
- Save us, O Savior of the world. On the cross you redeemed us by the shedding of your blood; we cry out for your help, O God.
Midafternoon
- Save us, O Savior of the world. On the cross you redeemed us by the shedding of your blood; we cry out for your help, O God.
Psalm 118
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good,
for his love endures for ever.
Let the sons of Israel say:
“His love endures for ever.”
Let the sons of Aaron say:
“His love endures for ever”
Let those who fear the Lord say:
“His love endures for ever.”
I called to the Lord in my distress;
he answered and freed me.
The Lord is at my side; I do not fear.
What can man do against me?
The Lord is at my side as my helper:
I shall look down on my foes.
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in men:
it is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in princes.
The nations all encompassed me;
in the Lord’s name I crushed them.
They compassed me, compassed me about;
in the Lord’s name I crushed them.
They compassed me about like bees;
they blazed like a fire among thorns.
In the Lord’s name I crushed them.
I was hard-pressed and was falling
but the Lord came to help me.
The Lord is my strength and my song;
he is my savior.
There are shouts of joy and victory
in the tents of the just.
The Lord’s right hand has triumphed;
his right hand raised me up.
The Lord’s right hand has triumphed;
I shall not die, I shall live
and recount his deeds.
I was punished, I was punished by the Lord,
but not doomed to die.
Open to me the gates of holiness:
I will enter and give thanks.
This is the Lord’s own gate
where the just may enter.
I will thank you for you have answered
and you are my savior.
The stone which the builders rejected
has become the corner stone.
This is the work of the Lord,
a marvel in our eyes.
This day was made by the Lord;
we rejoice and are glad.
O Lord, grant us salvation;
O Lord, grant success.
Blessed in the name of the Lord
is he who comes.
We bless you from the house of the Lord;
the Lord God is our light.
Go forward in procession with branches
even to the altar.
You are my God, I thank you.
My God, I praise you.
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good;
for his love endures for ever.
Midmorning
- Save us, O Christ our Savior, by the power of your cross; you rescued Peter on the sea; have mercy on us.
Reading
In the days when he was in the flesh, Christ offered prayers and supplications with loud cries and tears to God, who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered; and when perfected, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him.
We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.
— By your holy cross you have redeemed the world.
Midday
- Save us, O Savior of the world. On the cross you redeemed us by the shedding of your blood; we cry out for your help, O God.
Reading
It is in Christ and through his blood that we have been redeemed and our sins forgiven, so immeasurably generous is God’s favor to us.
Let the whole world worship you and sing your praises.
— Let everyone sing psalms to your name, O Lord.
Midafternoon
- Save us by the power of your cross, O Christ our Redeemer, for by dying you destroyed death and by rising you restored life.
Reading
You were delivered from the futile way of life your fathers handed on to you, not by any diminishable sum of silver or gold, but by Christ’s blood beyond all price: the blood of a spotless, unblemished lamb.
The sign of the cross will appear in the heavens.
— When the Lord comes to judge us.
Prayer
God our Father,
in obedience to you
your only Son accepted death on the cross
for the salvation of mankind.
We acknowledge the mystery of the cross on earth.
May we receive the gift of redemption in heaven.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Evening Prayer
Hymn
The banners of the King go forth,
the gleaming myst’ry of the Cross,
by which the Maker of all flesh
was yoked in flesh upon the wood;
Where, wounded as he hung on high
by ruthless blade of sharpened spear,
there flowed forth water mixed with blood,
to wash us clean from ev’ry sin.
O noble tree with blood adorned,
the splendid purple of the King,
wood chosen from a worthy stock
to touch and bear such holy limbs.
O blessed tree whose branches bore
the price and ransom of the world!
Like scales it weighed the body’s worth
and bore away the spoils of hell.
Hail altar, victim, sacrifice,
for glory gained through grief and death,
by which our Life endured to die
and through his death restored our life.
O Cross, all hail, our only hope!
In this most holy Passiontide,
increase the grace of loving hearts
and rid the guilty of their sin.
O Triune God, let all sing praise
to you, the font of saving grace;
sustain for ever those you save
by wondrous myst’ry of the Cross. Amen.
Tune: GONFALON ROYAL, 8 8 8 8
Music: Sir Percy Carter Buck, 1871-1947
or Mode I, melody 29; Liber Hymnarius, Solesmes, 1983
Text: Vexilla regis prodeunt, Venantius Fortunaus, ca. 530-600, © 2023 ICEL
Psalmody
- What a great work of charity! Death itself died when life was slain on the tree.
Psalm 110:1-5, 7
The Lord’s revelation to my Master:
“Sit on my right:
your foes I will put beneath your feet.”
The Lord will wield from Zion
your scepter of power:
rule in the midst of all your foes.
A prince from the day of your birth
on the holy mountains;
from the womb before the dawn I begot you.
The Lord has sworn an oath he will not change.
“You are a priest for ever,
a priest like Melchizedek of old.”
The Master standing at your right hand
will shatter kings in the day of his wrath.
He shall drink from the stream by the wayside
and therefore he shall lift up his head.
- What a great work of charity! Death itself died when life was slain on the tree.
- We worship your cross, O Lord, and we commemorate your glorious passion. You suffered for us; have mercy on us.
Psalm 116:10-19
I trusted, even when I said:
“I am sorely afflicted,”
and when I said in my alarm:
“No man can be trusted.”
How can I repay the Lord
for his goodness to me?
The cup of salvation I will raise;
I will call on the Lord’s name.
My vows to the Lord I will fulfill
before all his people.
O precious in the eyes of the Lord
is the death of his faithful.
Your servant, Lord, your servant am I;
you have loosened my bonds.
A thanksgiving sacrifice I make:
I will call on the Lord’s name.
My vows to the Lord I will fulfill
before all his people,
in the courts of the house of the Lord,
in your midst, O Jerusalem
- We worship your cross, O Lord, and we commemorate your glorious passion. You suffered for us; have mercy on us.
- We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you, for by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.
Canticle
O Lord our God, you are worthy
to receive glory and honor and power.
For you have created all things;
by your will they came to be and were made.
Worthy are you, O Lord,
to receive the scroll and break open its seals.
For you were slain;
with your blood you purchased for God
men of every race and tongue,
of every people and nation.
You made of them a kingdom,
and priests to serve our God,
and they shall reign on the earth.
Worthy is the Lamb that was slain
to receive power and riches,
wisdom and strength,
honor and glory and praise.
- We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you, for by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.
Reading
We preach Christ crucified—a stumbling block to Jews, and an absurdity to Gentiles; but to those who are called, Jews and Greeks alike, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
Responsory
O glorious cross, on you the King of angels was victorious.
— O glorious cross, on you the King of angels was victorious.
And he has washed away our sins in his own blood.
— On you the King of angels was victorious.
Glory to the Father...
— O glorious cross, on you the King of angels was victorious.
Canticle of Mary
- O cross, you are the glorious sign of our victory. Through your power may we share in the triumph of Christ Jesus.
Intercessions
Let us pray with confidence to Christ who endured the cross to save us:
O Christ, you emptied yourself, taking the form of a servant and being made like us,
— grant that your people may follow the example of your humility.
O Christ, you humbled yourself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross,
— grant that your servants may imitate your obedience and willing acceptance of trials.
O Christ, you were raised up by the Father and given the name that is above all other names,
— may your people, strengthened in the hope of a heavenly resurrection, persevere to the end.
O Christ, at your name every knee in heaven, on earth and under the earth will bend in adoration,
— pour out your love upon all men that they may join together in proclaiming your glory.
O Christ, every tongue shall confess that you are Lord to the glory of God the Father,
— welcome our brothers and sisters who have died into the unfailing joy of your kingdom.
Our Father...
Prayer
God our Father,
in obedience to you
your only Son accepted death on the cross
for the salvation of mankind.
We acknowledge the mystery of the cross on earth.
May we receive the gift of redemption in heaven.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.