Mass of St. Francis Xavier

DECEMBER 3

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER

priest, religious

Feast

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON

You shall go to whomever I send you and tell
them whatever I command. Fear none of them, for
I am with you to keep you safe, says the Lord God
(Jer. 1:7b-8).

Glory is said.

OPENING PRAYER (Jesuit Proper)

God of compassion and mercy,
you opened a door to Asia
for Saint Francis Xavier
that he might preach the Gospel.
Send us to the ends of the earth
that the joy of the Church, our mother,
may come to its fullness.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ,
your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.