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S. Casimiri Confessoris;;Duplex;;3;;vide C5

[Oratio]
O God, Who strengthened St. Casimir with the virtue of steadfastness amid the luxuries of a royal court and the allurements of the world, we beseech thee that, through his intercession, thy faithful may treat earthly things as naught and ever aspire to those of heaven.
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!Commemoration of S. Lucius I, Pope and Martyr
Ant. He that hateth his life in this world, shall keep it unto life eternal.
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V. The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree.
R. He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
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v. Look forgivingly on thy flock, Eternal Shepherd, and keep it in thy constant protection, by the intercession of blessed Lucius thy Martyr and Sovereign Pontiff, whom thou didst constitute Shepherd of the whole Church.
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