Tuesday 10 March 2026 (other days)
Saint John Ogilvie, Priest, Martyr
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If you have already recited the Invitatory Psalm today, you should use the alternative opening.Dómine, lábia mea apéries.
Et os meum annuntiábit laudem tuam.
| Lord, open our lips.
And we shall praise your name.
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Regem mártyrum Dóminum, veníte, adorémus.
(repeat antiphon*)
2Deus misereátur nostri et benedícat nobis;*
illúminet vultum suum super nos,
3ut cognoscátur in terra via tua,*
in ómnibus géntibus salutáre tuum.
(repeat antiphon*)
4Confiteántur tibi pópuli, Deus;*
confiteántur tibi pópuli omnes.
5Læténtur et exsúltent gentes,†
quóniam iúdicas pópulos in æquitáte*
et gentes in terra dírigis.
(repeat antiphon*)
6Confiteántur tibi pópuli, Deus,*
confiteántur tibi pópuli omnes.
7Terra dedit fructum suum;*
benedícat nos Deus, Deus noster,
8benedícat nos Deus,*
et métuant eum omnes fines terræ.
(repeat antiphon*)
Glória Patri et Fílio*
et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*
et in sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.
(repeat antiphon*)
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The Lord is the king of martyrs: come, let us adore him.
(repeat antiphon*)
O God, take pity on us and bless us,
and let your face shine upon us,
so that your ways may be known across the world,
and all nations learn of your salvation.
(repeat antiphon*)
Let the peoples praise you, O God,
let all the peoples praise you.
Let the nations be glad and rejoice,
for you judge the peoples with fairness
and you guide the nations of the earth.
(repeat antiphon*)
Let the peoples praise you, O God,
let all the peoples praise you.
The earth has produced its harvest:
may God, our God, bless us.
May God bless us,
may the whole world revere him.
(repeat antiphon*)
Glory be to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.
(repeat antiphon*)
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* If you are reciting this on your own, you can choose to say the antiphon once only at the start of the psalm and not repeat it.
Beáte (Beáta) martyr, próspera
diem triumphálem tuum,
quo sánguinis merces tibi
coróna vincénti datur.
Hic te ex ténebris sǽculi,
tortóre victo et iúdice,
evéxit ad cælum dies
Christóque ovántem réddidit.
Nunc angelórum párticeps
collúces insígni stola,
quam testis indomábilis
rivis cruóris láveras.
Adésto nunc et óbsecra,
placátus ut Christus suis
inclínet aurem prósperam,
noxas nec omnes ímputet.
Paulísper huc illábere
Christi favórem déferens,
sensus graváti ut séntiant
levámen indulgéntiæ.
Honor Patri cum Fílio
et Spíritu Paráclito,
qui te coróna pérpeti
cingunt in aula glóriæ. Amen.
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The martyrs living now with Christ
In suffering were tried,
Their anguish overcome by love
When on his cross they died.
Across the centuries they come,
In constancy unmoved,
Their loving hearts make no complaint,
In silence they are proved.
No man has ever measured love,
Or weighed it in his hand,
But God who knows the inmost heart
Gives them the promised land.
Praise Father, Son and Spirit blest,
Who guides us through the night
In ways that reach beyond the stars
To everlasting light.
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Ps 2:1-12
| Psalm 2
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Ps 10:1-7
| Psalm 10 (11)
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Ps 16:1-15
| Psalm 16 (17)
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℣. Tribulátio et angústia invenérunt me.
℟. Mandáta tua meditátio mea est.
| ℣. Anguish and distress have taken hold of me.
℟. Yet will I delight in your commands.
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Deus omnes hómines vult salvos fíeri18Hoc praeceptum commendo tibi, fili Timothee, secundum praecedentes super te prophetias, ut milites in illis bonam militiam 19habens fidem et bonam conscientiam, quam quidam repellentes circa fidem naufragaverunt; 20ex quibus est Hymenaeus et Alexander, quos tradidi Satanae, ut discant non blasphemare.
2,1Obsecro ígitur primo ómnium fíeri obsecratiónes, oratiónes, postulatiónes, gratiárum actiónes pro ómnibus homínibus, 2pro régibus et ómnibus, qui in sublimitáte sunt, ut quiétam et tranquíllam vitam agámus in omni pietáte et castitáte. 3Hoc bonum est et accéptum coram salvatóre nostro Deo, 4qui omnes hómines vult salvos fíeri et ad agnitiónem veritátis veníre. 5Unus enim Deus, unus et mediátor Dei et hóminum, homo Christus Iesus, 6qui dedit redemptiónem semetípsum pro ómnibus, testimónium tempóribus suis; 7in quod pósitus sum ego prædicátor et apóstolus —veritátem dico, non méntior— doctor géntium in fide et veritáte.
8Volo ergo viros oráre in omni loco levántes puras manus sine ira et disceptatióne.
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God wants everyone to be savedTimothy, my son, these are the instructions that I am giving you: I ask you to remember the words once spoken over you by the prophets, and taking them to heart to fight like a good soldier with faith and a good conscience for your weapons. Some people have put conscience aside and wrecked their faith in consequence. I mean men like Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to teach them not to be blasphemous.
My advice is that, first of all, there should be prayers offered for everyone – petitions, intercessions and thanksgiving – and especially for kings and others in authority, so that we may be able to live religious and reverent lives in peace and quiet. To do this is right, and will please God our saviour: he wants everyone to be saved and reach full knowledge of the truth. For there is only one God, and there is only one mediator between God and mankind, himself a man, Christ Jesus, who sacrificed himself as a ransom for them all. He is the evidence of this, sent at the appointed time, and I have been named a herald and apostle of it and – I am telling the truth and no lie – a teacher of the faith and the truth to the pagans.
In every place, then, I want the men to lift their hands up reverently in prayer, with no anger or argument.
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℟. Certa bonum certamen fidei, apprehende vitam aeternam, *ad quam vocatus es et et confessus es.
℣. Deus omnes hómines vult salvos fíeri et ad agnitiónem veritátis veníre: *ad quam.
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℟. Fight the good fight of the faith and win for yourself the eternal life* to which you were called when you made your profession.
℣. God wants everyone to be saved and reach full knowledge of the truth* to which you were called when you made your profession.
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Pretiosa mors martyrum, empta pretio mortis ChristiPer tam gloriósa sanctórum mártyrum gesta, quibus ubíque floret Ecclésia, ipsi óculis nostris probámus quam verum sit quod cantávimus, quia pretiósa in conspéctu Dómini mors sanctórum eius: quando et in conspéctu nostro pretiósa est, et in conspéctu eius, pro cuius nómine facta est.
Sed prétium mórtium istárum mors est uníus. Quantas mortes emit unus móriens, qui, si non morerétur, granum fruménti non multiplicarétur? Audístis verba eius, cum appropinquáret passióni, id est, cum nostræ appropinquáret redemptióni: Nisi granum trítici cadens in terram mórtuum fúerit, ipsum solum manet: si autem mórtuum fúerit, multum fructum affert.
Egit enim in cruce grande commércium; ibi solútus est sácculus prétii nostri: quando latus eius apértum est láncea percussóris, emanávit inde prétium totíus orbis.
Empti sunt fidéles et mártyres: sed mártyrum fides probáta est; testis est sanguis. Quod illis impénsum est, reddidérunt, et implevérunt quod ait sanctus Ioánnes: Sicut Christus pro nobis ánimam suam pósuit, sic et nos debémus pro frátribus ánimas pónere.
Et álibi dícitur: Ad mensam magnam sedísti, diligénter consídera quæ apponúntur tibi, quóniam tália te opórtet præparáre. Mensa magna est, ubi épulæ sunt ipse dóminus mensæ. Nemo pascit convívas de se ipso: hoc facit Dóminus Christus; ipse invitátor, ipse cibus et potus. Agnovérunt ergo mártyres quid coméderent et bíberent, ut tália rédderent.
Sed unde tália rédderent, nisi ille daret unde rédderent, qui prior impéndit? Unde et psalmus, ubi scriptum cantávimus: Pretiósa in conspéctu Dómini mors sanctórum eius, quid nobis comméndat?
Considerávit illic homo quanta accépit a Deo; circumspéxit quanta múnera grátiæ Omnipoténtis, qui eum creávit, qui pérditum quæsívit, qui invénto véniam dedit, qui pugnántem infírmis víribus iuvit, qui se periclitánti non subtráxit, qui vincéntem coronávit, qui prǽmium se ipsum dedit: considerávit hæc ómnia, et exclamávit, et dixit: Quid retríbuam Dómino pro ómnibus quæ retríbuit mihi? Cálicem salutáris accípiam.
Quis est calix iste? Calix passiónis amárus et salúbris: calix, quem, nisi prius bíberet médicus, tángere timéret ægrótus. Ipse est calix iste: agnóscimus in ore Christi cálicem istum dicéntis: Pater, si fíeri potest, tránseat a me calix iste.
De ipso cálice dixérunt mártyres: Cálicem salutáris accípiam, et nomen Dómini invocábo. Non ergo times, ne ibi defícias? Non, inquit. Quare? Quia nomen Dómini invocábo. Quómodo víncerent mártyres, nisi ille in martýribus vínceret, qui dixit: Gaudéte, quóniam ego vici sǽculum? Imperátor cælórum regébat mentem et linguam eórum, et per eos diábolum in terra superábat, et in cælo mártyres coronábat. O beáti, qui sic bibérunt cálicem istum! Finiérunt dolóres, et accepérunt honóres.
Atténdite ergo, caríssimi: quod óculis non potéstis, mente et ánimo cogitáte, et vidéte quia pretiósa in conspéctu Dómini mors sanctórum eius.
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The reward of the martyrsChrist, therefore, in his Passion stood unmoved, unbeaten, unshaken… as a rock against which the waves dashed themselves only to be flung back in foam. He was as the adamant which the blows of iron cannot break, but which shivers the hammer itself. So should we be on Christ’s behalf.
Such were the soldiers whom the heavenly Captain used to lead into battle. They were true as steel; they even spurred on their torturers whose hands had tired, for they counted relief but a delay in their path to Christ.
Such also was Ogilvy, a martyr in Scotland, at one time my catechumen at Louvain, and lately of our Society. It is clear from the account of his martyrdom that he astonished the Calvinists, for though unconquered by torture and still bold and ready in debate, he opened not his mouth against his tormentors.
What do deeds such as these mean to us? We praise these men like heroes, we long to be like them. But only at the altar, only in words no further than in penance. Well did John à Kempis say (as it is put in his life): ‘We like to be humble without humiliation, to be obedient without being under authority, to be poor but to lack nothing, to be virtuous without a struggle, to be loved without goodness, to be thought much of without holiness.’ But Christ our God did not, nor was this his teaching. He promised heaven to those who do violence to self; he will reward with glory and honour those who endure injury, and he will leave no evil deed unpunished.
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℟. Bonum certámen certávi, cursum consummávi, fidem servávi:* In réliquo repósita est mihi iustítiæ coróna.
℣. Omnia detriméntum feci ad cognoscéndum Christum et communiónem passiónum illíus, confórmans me morti eius.* In réliquo.
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℟. How favoured are you when they curse you and persecute you and speak all kinds of falsehood against you, because of me; rejoice and be glad,* your reward will be great in heaven.
℣. How favoured are those who suffer for doing what is right, the kingdom of heaven is theirs.* Your reward will be great in heaven.
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Te Deum laudámus:* te Dóminum confitémur.
Te ætérnum Patrem,* omnis terra venerátur.
Tibi omnes ángeli,*
tibi cæli et univérsæ potestátes:
tibi chérubim et séraphim*
incessábili voce proclámant:
Sanctus,* Sanctus,* Sanctus*
Dóminus Deus Sábaoth.
Pleni sunt cæli et terra* maiestátis glóriæ tuæ.
Te gloriósus* Apostolórum chorus,
te prophetárum* laudábilis númerus,
te mártyrum candidátus* laudat exércitus.
Te per orbem terrárum*
sancta confitétur Ecclésia,
Patrem* imménsæ maiestátis;
venerándum tuum verum* et únicum Fílium;
Sanctum quoque* Paráclitum Spíritum.
Tu rex glóriæ,* Christe.
Tu Patris* sempitérnus es Fílius.
Tu, ad liberándum susceptúrus hóminem,*
non horruísti Vírginis úterum.
Tu, devícto mortis acúleo,*
aperuísti credéntibus regna cælórum.
Tu ad déxteram Dei sedes,* in glória Patris.
Iudex créderis* esse ventúrus.
Te ergo quæsumus, tuis fámulis súbveni,*
quos pretióso sánguine redemísti.
Ætérna fac cum sanctis tuis* in glória numerári.
Haec ultima pars hymni ad libitum omitti potest:
Salvum fac pópulum tuum, Dómine,*
et bénedic hereditáti tuæ.
Et rege eos,* et extólle illos usque in ætérnum.
Per síngulos dies* benedícimus te;
et laudámus nomen tuum in sæculum,*
et in sæculum sæculi.
Dignáre, Dómine, die isto*
sine peccáto nos custodíre.
Miserére nostri, Dómine,* miserére nostri.
Fiat misericórdia tua, Dómine, super nos,*
quemádmodum sperávimus in te.
In te, Dómine, sperávi:*
non confúndar in ætérnum.
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God, we praise you; Lord, we proclaim you!
You, the Father, the eternal –
all the earth venerates you.
All the angels, all the heavens, every power –
The cherubim, the seraphim –
unceasingly, they cry:
“Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts:
heaven and earth are full of the majesty of your glory!”
The glorious choir of Apostles –
The noble ranks of prophets –
The shining army of martyrs –
all praise you.
Throughout the world your holy Church proclaims you.
– Father of immeasurable majesty,
– True Son, only-begotten, worthy of worship,
– Holy Spirit, our Advocate.
You, Christ:
– You are the king of glory.
– You are the Father’s eternal Son.
– You, to free mankind, did not disdain a Virgin’s womb.
– You defeated the sharp spear of Death, and opened the kingdom of heaven to those who believe in you.
– You sit at God’s right hand, in the glory of the Father.
– You will come, so we believe, as our Judge.
And so we ask of you: give help to your servants, whom you set free at the price of your precious blood.
Number them among your chosen ones in eternal glory.
The final part of the hymn may be omitted:
Bring your people to safety, Lord, and bless those who are your inheritance.
Rule them and lift them high for ever.
Day by day we bless you, Lord: we praise you for ever and for ever.
Of your goodness, Lord, keep us without sin for today.
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us.
Let your pity, Lord, be upon us, as much as we trust in you.
In you, Lord, I trust: let me never be put to shame.
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Oremus.
Omnípotens et miséricors Deus, qui mártyrem tuum N. passiónis suæ torménta superáre fecísti, concéde, ut, qui eius triúmphi diem celebrámus, insuperábiles tua protectióne ab hostis insídiis maneámus. Per Dóminum.
Vel:
Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, qui beáto N. usque ad mortem pro iustítia certáre tribuísti, fac nos, eius intercessióne, pro amóre tuo ómnia advérsa toleráre et ad te, qui solus es vita, tota virtúte properáre.
Per Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum,
qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus,
per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.
| Let us pray.
Almighty everlasting God,
who made your Martyr Saint John Ogilvie
an invincible defender of the Catholic faith,
grant, through his intercession,
that each day we may increase in faith, hope and charity.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
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Benedicámus Dómino.
– Deo grátias.
| Let us praise the Lord.
– Thanks be to God.
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