Antiphon and Collect
Antiphon
These are the holy men
whom the Lord chose in his own perfect love;
to them he gave eternal glory.
The Gloria in excelsis (Glory to God in the highest) is said.
Collect
O God, who by the blessed Apostles
have brought us to acknowledge your name,
graciously grant,
through the intercession of Saints Simon and Jude,
that the Church may constantly grow
by increase of the peoples who believe in you.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
