[Officium] St. Clement, Pope and Martyr [Name] Clement [Introitus] !Isa 59:21; 56:7 v. The Lord says, My words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth; and your gifts shall be accepted upon My altar. !Ps 111:1 Happy the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in His commands. &Gloria v. The Lord says, My words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth; and your gifts shall be accepted upon My altar. [Oratio] (nisi communi Summorum Pontificum) O God, Who dost gladden us by the yearly Feast-day of thine holy Martyr, Clement mercifully grant unto us who keep their birthday, the strength to imitate their patience under suffering. $Per Dominum [Lectio] Lesson from the letter of St. Paul the Apostle to the Philippians !Phil 3:17-21; 4:1-3 Brethren: Be imitators of me, and mark those who walk after the pattern you have in us. For many walk, of whom I have told you often and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the Cross of Christ. Their end is ruin, their god is the belly, their glory is in their shame, they mind the things of earth. But our citizenship is in heaven from which also we eagerly await a Saviour, our Lord Jesus Christ, Who will refashion the body of our lowliness, conforming it to the body of His glory by exerting the power by which he is able also to subject all things to Himself. So then, my brethren, beloved and longed for, my joy and my crown, stand fast thus in the Lord, beloved. I entreat Evodia and I exhort Syntyche to be of one mind in the Lord. And I beseech you also, my loyal comrade, help them, for they have toiled with me in the gospel, as have Clement and the rest of my fellow-workers whose names are in the book of life. [Secreta] (nisi communi Summorum Pontificum) Having offered You our gifts, we beseech You, O Lord, mercifully to enlighten Your Church, so that Your flock may everywhere prosper, and its shepherds, under Your guidance, be rendered acceptable to You. $Per Dominum [Postcommunio] (nisi communi Summorum Pontificum) Since Your Church has been nourished by sacred food, govern her in Your clemency, we beseech You, O Lord, so that under the guidance of Your almighty rule, she may enjoy ever greater freedom and remain steadfast in purity of faith. $Per Dominum