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FFR 1 Q MM
KALENDAR
Cycle
of
Epacts.
d
c/i
2
Q
Month.
JANUARY.
*
A
Kal
I
Circumcision, d. 2.
29
b
iv
2
Oct. St. Stephen.
28
c
iii
3
Oct. St. John, A.E.
27
d
Prid.
4
Oct. Holy Innocents.
26
e
Non.
Vigil Epiph. sd.
25 25
24
23
f
I
viii
vii
vi
I
J6pfpban&. d. i, with Priv. Oct. 2.
Of Oct. Epiph. sd.
Of Oct. Epiph. sd. Com. St,
Lucian, Pr. M.
22
b
V
9
Of Oct. Epiph. sd.
21
c
iv
10
Of Oct. Epiph. sd.
20
d
iii
ii
Of Oct. Epiph. sd.
2
e
f
Prid.
Idib.
12
Of Oct. Epiph. sd.
Octave of Epiphany, gd. Com.
St. Kentigern, B.C.
17
g
xix
M
St. Hilary, B.C.D. d. Com. St.
Felix, Pr.M.
16
A
xviii
15
St. Paul, ist Hermit, C. d.
15
b
xvii
10
c
xvi
17
St. Anthony, Ab. d.
13
d
XV
18
Cbair of St. peter at IRome, gd.
Com. St. Prisca, V.M.
12
e
xiv
19
St. Wulfstan, B.C. d.
II
f
xiii
20
SS. Fabian, P. & Sebastian, MM. d.
10
g
xii
21
St. Agnes, V.M. d.
9
A
xi
22
SS. Vincent &Anastasius, MM. sd.
8
b
X
23
7
c
ix
24
St. Timothy, B.M. d.
6
5
d
e
viii
vii
3
Conversion of St. Paul, Bp. gd.
St. Polycarp, B.M. d.
4
f
vi
27
St. John Chrysostom, B.C.D. d.
3
g
V
28
2
A
iv
29
St Francis de Sales, B. C. D. d.
I
b
iii
30
Charles I of England, K. M. d.
*
c
Prid.
31
VI
KALENDAR
Cycle
of
Epacts.
t/3
fl
Month.
FEBRUARY.
29
d
Kal.
i
St. Ignatius, B.M. d. Com. St.
Bridget, V.
28
e
iv
2
purification of 3B.1D./I&. d. 2.
27
f
iii
3
St. Blase, B.M.
25 26
g
Prid.
4
St. Gilbert, C.
25 24
23
A
b
Non.
viii
I
St. Agatha, V.M. d.
St. Titus, B.C. d. Com. St.
Dorothy, V.M.
22
c
vii
7
21
d
vi
8
St. John de Matha, C. d.
20
e
V
9
St. Cyril, B. of Alexandria, C. D. d.
*9
f
iv
IO
St. Scholastica, V. d.
1 8
g
iii
ii
Distort of our XaDg Immaculate.
17
A
Prid.
12
St. Benedict Biscop, Ab.C.
16
b
Idib.
13
15
c
xvi
St. Valentine, Pr.M.
d
e
XV
xiv
i
12
f
xiii
17
St. Finan, B.C.
II
xii
18
St Simeon, B.M.
IO
xi
19
9
b
X
20
8
c
ix
21
7
d
viii
22
Gbafr of St. peter at Bntiocb.
6
e
vii
23
St Peter Damian, B.C.D. d. Com.
5
f
vi
24
Vig.
St. dfcattbias, 2lp. d. 2.
4
3
I
V
iv
26
St. Ethelbert, K.C. d.
2
b
iii
27
I
c
Prid.
28
In Leap Year February has 29 days,
and the Feast of St. Matthias is cele
brated on the 25th.
KALENDAR
Vll
Cycle
of
Epacts.
HJ
wi
S
Q
Month.
MARCH.
*
d
Kal.
X
St. 2>a\>10, 3B.G. gd.
2O
e
vi
2
St. Chad, B.C. d.
28
f
V
3
St. Aelred, Ab.C.
27
iv
4
26
A
iii
25 25
b
Prid.
g
24
23
c
d
Non.
viii
7
8
St. Thomas Aquinas, C.D. d. Com.
SS. Perpetua & Felicity, MM.
St. John of God, C. d. Com. St.
Felix, B.C.
22
e
vii
9
St. Frances of Rome, Widow, d.
21
f
vi
10
20
g
V
ii
19
A
iv
12
St. Gregory I, P. C.D. d.
18
b
iii
13
17
c
Prid.
14
16
d
Idib.
15
15
e
xvii
16
14
13
f
S
xvi
XV
17
18
St. fratrfCfe, 3B.G. gd.
St. Cyril, Bp. of Jerusalem, C.D.
d. Com. bt. Edward, K.M.
12
A
xiv
19
St. Sosepb, C., Spouse of our
Xa>. d. i.
XI
b
xiii
20
St. Cuthbert, B.C. d.
10
c
xii
21
St. ffieneDict, Bb. gd.
d
xi
22
e
X
23
7
f
ix
24
6
5
I
viii
vii
It
Bnnunctatfon of our 3Lao. d. i.
b
vi
2 l
St John of Damascus, C. D. d.
3
c
V
28
2
d
iv
29
I
e
iii
30
*
f
Prid.
31
Friday after Passion Sunday.
Seven Sorrows of our Xaog.
gd. Com. Feria.
Vlll
KALENDAR
Cycle
of
Epacts.
HJ
w
A
Month.
APRIL.
3
1
Kal.
iv
i
2
: .r.;-VV5'i5 <:' 'i 17"
25 26
b
c
iii
Prid.
3
4
St. Richard, B.C. d.
St. Ambrose, B.C.D. d.
25 24
d
Non.
5
- ', ".; f ' . '- r j? C
23
e
viii
6
! '_' r : :
22
f
vii
7
'
21
f"'-
vi
8
2O
V
9
J 9
b
iv
10
1 8
c
iii
ii
St. Leo the Great, P.C.D. d.
17
d
Prid.
12
16
e
Idib.
13
15
f
xviii
M
St. Justin, M. d.
14
g
xvii
15
13
A
xvi
10
12
b
XV
17
II
c
xiv
18
10
d
xiii
19
St. Alphege, B.M. d.
c
xii
20
f
xi
21
St. Anselm, B.C.D. d.
I
I
X
ix
22
23
St. <5eor0e fl&. d. i, with Com. Oct.
5
b
viii
24
Of Oct. sd.
4
c
vii
25
St. /IBarft, Bv. d. 2.
3
d
vi
26
Of Oct. sd.
2
e
V
27
St. Egbert, C.
I
f
iv
28
St. Paul of the Cross, C. d.
* *
g
iii
29
St. Peter, M. d.
29
A
Prid.
30
Octave of St. George, M. gd.
Com. St Catherine of Siena, V.
Wednesday following 2nd Sunday
after Easter, patronage Of St.
3osepb, Spouse ot tbe JS.ID./IB,
d. i, with Com. Oct.
,:yi"*
Wednesday following 3rd Sunday
after Easter, ctavc Of St.
$00epb. gd.
KALENDAR
ix
Cycle
of
Epacts.
J
c/5
s
Q
Month.
MAY.
28
b
Kal.
I
SS. Ipbilfp Si James, Bpp. d. 2.
Cow. St. Asaph, B.C.
27
c
vi
2
St Athanasius, B.C.D. d.
26
d
V
3
Invention of tbe Cross, d. 2.
25 25
e
iv
4
St. Monica, Widow, d.
24
f
iii
St. Pius V, P. C. d. [gd.
23
22
21
I
b
Prid.
Non.
viii
7
St. Jobn before tbe Xatfn (Sate.
St. John of Beverley, B.C. d.
apparition of St. /fcicbael,
Brcbanset. gd.
20
c
vii
9
19
d
vi
10
18
e
v
ii
St. Erkenwald, B.C. d.
17
f
iv
12
16
iii
13
15
Prid.
M
St. Boniface, M.
Z 4
b
Idib.
15
13
c
xvii
16
St. Brendan, Ab.
12
d
xvi
17
II
e
XV
18
IO
f
xiv
19
St. Dunstan, B.C. d.
9
f
xiii
20
St. Bernadine of Siena, C. sd.
8
A
xii
21
7
b
xi
22
6
c
X
23
5
d
ix
24
e
viii
25
St. Gregory VII, P.C. d. Com.
St. Aldhelm, B.C.
3
f
vii
26
St. Augustine, B.C., Ap. of Eng
land, d. 2.
2
I
I
vi
V
H
The Venerable Bede, C. D. d.
*
b
iv
29
29
c
iii
3<>
St. Joan of Arc, V. d.
28
d
Prid.
31
Friday after the Octave of Corpus
Christi. Gbe /iRost SacreD
Ibeart of Jesus, d. i.
KALENDAR
Cycle
of
E pacts
_J
c/5
B
Q
Month.
JUNE.
27
e
Kal.
I
St. Nicomede, M.
25 26
f
iv
2
25 24
23
1
iii
Prid.
3
4
22
b
Non.
St. Boniface, B.M. d.
21
c
viii
6
20
d
vii
7
19
e
vi
8
St. William, B.C.
18
f
V
9
St. Columba, Ab. d.
17
iv
10
16
iii
ii
St. Barnabas, Sp. gd.
15
b
Prid.
12
14
c
Idib.
J 3
St. Antony of Padua, C. d.
13
d
xviii
14
St. Basil the Great, B.C.D. d.
12
e
xvii
15
II
f
xvi
xi
IO
I
XV
xiv
11
St. Alban, M. gd. (or 22nd).
8
b
xiii
19
7
c
xii
20
Translation of St. Edward, K. M. d.
6
d
xi
21
St. Aloysius, C. d.
5
e
X
22
4
f
ix
23
Vigil.
3
8
viii
24
IRatfvitg of St. 5obn J8aptf0t.
d. i, with Com. Oct.
2
I
A
b
vii
vi
3
Of Oct. sd.
Of Oct. sd.
*
c
V
27
Blessed John Fisher, Card. M. gd.
Com. Oct.
29
d
iv
28
Vigil. Com. Oct.
28
e
iii
29
SS. peter d jpaul, Bpp. d. i,
with Com. Oct.
27
f
Prid.
30
Commemoration of St. Paul, Bp.
gd. Com. Oct. Nativ. St. John.
KALENDAR
XI
Cycle
of
Epacts.
J
cri
S
Q
Month.
JULY.
26
g
Kal
I
Ebe flfcost precious Blood ot
OUr Xorfc. d. 2. Com. Octave
25 25
A
vi
2
Day of St. Jn. Bapt.
IDisitation of tbe B.ID.M. d. 2.
24
b
v
3
Of Oct. of App. sd.
23
c
iv
4
St. Irenaeus, B.M. d. Com. Oct. of
App. & Trans, of St. Martin, B.C.
22
d
iii
5
Of Oct. of App. sd.
21
e
Prid.
6
Octave of the Apostles Peter &
Paul. gd.
2O
f
Non.
7
Translation of St. Thomas of
Canterbury, B.M. d.
ii
I
viii
vii
8
9
17
b
vi
10
16
c
v
ii
Blessed Thomas More, M. gd.
IS
d
iv
12
J 4
e
iii
13
J 3
f
Prid.
*4
St. Bonaventure, B.C.D. d.
12
g
Idib.
J 5
St. Swithun, B.C. d.
ii
A
xvii
16
ur IU&E of /Bbount Garmel, gd.
10
b
xvi
'7
St. Kenelm, K.M.
9
c
XV
18
8
d
xiv
X 9
St. Vincent de Paul, C. d.
7
e
xiii
20
St. Margaret, V.M. d.
6
f
xii
21
5
4
I
xi
X
22
23
St. Mary Magdalene, Penitent, d.
St. Apollinaris, B.M. d.
3
b
ix
24
Vigil.
2
I
c
d
viii
vii
. S
St. Sames, Bp. d. 2.
St. Bnne, /Bbotber of tbe JB. W./fo,
d. 2.
*
e
vi
27
29
f
v
28
28
f
iv
.29
St. Martha, V. sd.
27
A
iii
30
25 26
b
Prid.
31
St. German, B.C. d. Com. St
Ignatius, C.
xii
KALENDAR
Cycle
of
Epacts
c/i
Q
Month.
AUGUST.
25 24
C
Kal
I
St. ipetec'0 Cbafns. gd.
23
d
iv
2
22
e
iii
3
21
f
Prid.
4
St. Dominic, gd.
2O
g
Non.
19
18
A
b
viii
vii
7
aransffguratfonofoutXoro. d.2.
Gbe flbost t>olB Bame of $esus.
d. 2.
*7
c
vi
8
16
d
v
9
St. Oswald, K.M. d. Com. Vigil.
15
e
iv
10
St. 3Lawrcnce, /IB. d. 2, with
Simple Oct.
14
f
iii
ii
13
g
Prid.
12
St. Clare, V. d.
12
A
Idib.
*3
II
b
xix
14
Vigil.
10
c
xviii
IS
assumption of tbe JS.lD./fc. d. i,
with Com. Oct.
9
d
xvii
16
St. Joachim, C., Father of the
B.V.M. d. 2.
8
e
xvi
17
Of Oct. Assumpt. ad. Com. Oct.
St. Lawrence.
7
f
XV
18
Of Oct. Assumpt. sd.
6
5
I
xiv
xiii
19
20
Of Oct. Assumpt. sd.
St. Bernard, Abbot & Doct. d.
Com. Oct. Assumpt.
4
b
xii
21
Of Oct. Assumpt. sd.
3
c
xi
22
Octave of the Assumption, gd.
2
d
X
23
Vigil.
I
e
ix
24
St. JSartbolomew, Bp. d. 2.
*
f
viii
25
St. Louis, K.C. sd.
28
I
vii
vi
26
27
27
b
V
28
St. Augustine, B.C. D. d.
26
c
iv >
29
JBebeaDina of St. 5obn baptist.
25 25
d
iii
30
St. Rose of Lima, V. d.
24
e
Prid.
St. Aidan, B.C. d.
KALENDAR
Xlll
Cycle
of
Epacts
J
wi
P
'Month.
.,..
SEPTEMBER.
23
f
Kal.
i
St. Giles, Abbot.
22
f
iv
2
21
A
iii
3
20
b
Prid.
4
: ' ; r '* r- i 6": OS
.19
c
Non.
5
,
18
d
viii
6
17
e
vii
7
St. Evurtius, B.C. v
16
f
vi
8
nativity of tbe 3B.lD.flb. d. 2,
with Simple Oct. ^ .;
15
f
v
9
14
A
' iv
10
*' , '". - ;* , , '' "
JO
b
iii
ii
12
c
Prid.
12
dfcost Ibolg Hame of jflBar^. gd.
II
d
Idib.
*3
10
e
xviii
14
Bjaltation of tbe Cross, gd.
9
f
xvii
15
Seven Sorrows of tbe JB.lD.jflfe.
d. 2.
8
g
XVI
16
SS. Cornelius, P., & Cyprian, MM.
sd. Com. St. Ninian, B.C.
7
A
XV
17
Impression of the Holy Stigmata
of St. Francis, C. d. Com. St.
Lambert, B.M.
6
b
xiv
18
x',r '; -'i.l.V' ,"' v :
5
c
xiii
19
St. Theodore, B.C. d.
4
d
xii
20
St. Eustace and his Companions,
MM. Com. Vigil.
3
e
xi
21
St. flRattbew, 2U6. d. 2.
2
f
X
22
I
'*
I
ix
viii
23
2 4
ur 3Laog of Hansom, gd.
29
b
vii
2
c
vi
26
27
d
y
27
25 26
e
iv
28
2524
23
f
g
iii
Prid.
29
30
St. fl&fcbael $ BH Bngels. d. i.
St. Jerome, Pr. C. D. d.
XIV
KALENDAR
Cycle
of
Epacts.
t/5
Q
Month.
OCTOBER.
22
A
Kal.
X
St. Remigius, B.C.
21
b
vi
2
Gbe d&ost Dolg <5uar>ian
Bnaete. gd.
2O
c
V
3
St. Thomas of Hereford, B.C. d.
19
d
iv
4
St. ff tancts, c. gd.
18
e
iii
IJ
17
f
Prid.
6
St. Bruno, C. d. Com. St. Faith,
V.M.
16
g
Non.
7
Solemnity of tbe 1bolB TRosarg
of tbe 38.1D./IR. d. 2.
IS
A
viii
8
St. Bridget (of Sweden), Widow.
d.
14
b
vii
9
SS. Denys, Bp., Rusticus, &
Eleutherius, MM. sd.
13
c
vi
10
St. Paulinus, B.C. d.
12
d
V
ii
XI
e
iv
12
St. Wilfred, B.C. d.
10
f
iii
13
St. Edward, K.C. gd.
9
g
Prid.
8
7
A
b
Idib.
xvii
ii
St. Theresa, V. d.
6
c
xvi
17
St. Etheldreda, V. d.
5
d
XV
18
St. Xufce, B. d. 2.
4
e
xiy
19
St. Frideswide, V. d.
3
f
xiii
20
2
g
xii
21
I
A
xi
22
*
b
X
23
29
c
ix
24
28
d
viii
2 5
SS. Crispin & Crispinian, MM.
27
e
vii
26
26
25 25
f
g
vi
V
28
Vigil.
SS. Simon $ 5ut>e, &pp. d. 2.
24
A
iv
29
23
b
iii
30
22
c
Prid.
3*
Vigil.
KALENDAR
XV
Cycle
of
Epacts.
M
Q
Month.
NOVEMBER.
21
d
Kal.
I
BU Saints, d. i, with Com. Oct.
20
e
iv
2
Commem. of BU ffattbful 5>e=
parteo. d. i.
19
f
iii
3
St. Winifred, V.M. d. Com. Oct.
18
g
Prid.
4
St. Charles Borromeo, B.C. d.
Com. Oct.
17
A
Non.
I-
Of Oct. sd.
16
b
viii
6
Of Oct. sd. Com. St. Leonard, C.
IS
c
vii
7
Of Oct. sd.
d
vi
8
ctave of 'nil Saints, gd. .
13
e
V
9
Dedication of tbe Brcb=basflfca
of St. Saviour, d. 2.
12
f
iv
10
II
g
iii
ii
St. Martin, B.C. d.
10
A
Prid.
12
9
b
Idib.
13
St. Britius, B.C.
8
e
xviii
14
St. Josaphat, B.M. d.
7
d
xvii
15
St. Gertrude, V. d. Com. St.
Machutus, B.C.
6
e
xvi
16
St. Edmund, B.C. gd. Com. St.
Margaret, Queen of Scotland.
5
f
XV
^7
St. Hugh, B.C. d.
4
g
xiv
18
Dedication of tbe ^Basilicas of
SS. peter $ Paul, Bpp. gd.
Com. St. Hilda, Abbess.
3
A
xiii
19
2
b
xii
20
St. Edmund, K.M. gd.
I
c
xi
21
presentation of tbe JS.lt). /Ifc. gd.
d
X
22
St. Cecilia, V.M. d.
2O
e
ix
23
St. Clement I, P. M. d.
28
f
viii
24
St. John of the Cross, C. d.
25 26
I
vii
vi
5
St. Catherine, V.M. d.
2524
b
V
2 7
23
c
iv
28
22
d
iii
29
Vigil.
21
e
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PREPARATION FOR MASS
Antiphon. Remember not,
*Lord, our offences, nor the
offences of our forefathers :
neither take thou vengeance
of our sins.
And this Antiphon is said
in full upon double feasts:
and in Eastertide is added
Alleluia.
Ps. 84.
QUAM DILECTA.
Ohow amiable are thy
dwellings, * thou Lord
of hosts !
My soul hath a desire
and longing to enter into
the courts of the Lord :
* my heart and my flesh
rejoice in the living God.
Yea, the sparrow hath
found her an house, and
the swallow a nest where
she may lay her young :
even thy altars, Lord of
hosts, my King and my
God.
Blessed are they that
dwell in thy house ; * they
will be alway praising thee
Blessed is the man whose
strength is in thee, * in
whose heart are thy ways,
Who going through the
vale of misery use it for
a well,* and the pools are
filled with water:
They will go from strength
to strength ; * and unto the
God of gods appeareth
every one of them in Sion.
Lord God of hosts,
hear my prayer : * hearken,
God of Jacob.
Behold, God, our de
fender : * and look upon
the face of thine Anointed :
For one day in thy courts
is better than a thou
sand.
1 had rather be a door
keeper in the house of my
God, * than to dwell in the
tents of ungodliness.
For the Lord God is a
light and defence ; * the
Lord will give grace and
worship, and no good thing
shall he withhold from them
that live a godly life.
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Lord God of hosts, *
cerning me : * for he shall
blessed is the man that
speak peace unto his people,
putteth his trust in thee.
and to his saints, that they
Glory be to the Father.
turn not again.
For his salvation is nigh
them that fear him : * that
Ps. 85.
glory may dwell in our land.
BENEDIXISTI, DOMINE.
IT ord, thou art become
1 v gracious unto thy
Mercy and truth are met
together : "' righteousness
and peace have kissed each
other.
land: * thou hast turned
Truth shall flourish out
away the captivity of Jacob.
of the earth : * and right
Thou hast forgiven the
eousness hath looked down
offence of thy people ; * and
from heaven.
covered all their sins.
Yea, the Lord shall shew
Thou hast taken away all
loving-kindness : * and our
thy displeasure ; * and turn
land shall give her increase.
ed thyself from thy wrath
Righteousness shall go
ful indignation.
before him : * and he shall
Turn us then, God our
direct his going in the way.
Saviour ; * and let thine
Glory be to the Father.
anger cease from us.
Wilt thou be displeased
at us for ever ? * and wilt
Ps. 86.
thou stretch out thy wrath
from one generation to
INCLINA, DOMINE.
another ?
Wilt thou not turn again,
Bow down thine ear,
Lord, and hear me ; *
and quicken us, * that thy
[or I am poor, and in
people may rejoice in thee ?
misery.
Shew us thy mercy,
Preserve thou my soul,
Lord ; * and grant us thy
:or I am holy : * my God,
salvation.
save thy servant that putteth
I will hearken what the
lis trust in thee.
Lord God will say con
Be merciful unto me,
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Lord, * for I will call daily
upon thee.
Comfort the soul of thy
servant, * for unto thee,
Lord, do I lift up my soul.
For thou, Lord, art good
and gracious : * and of great
mercy unto all them that
call upon thee.
Give ear, Lord, unto my
prayer : * and ponder the
voice of my humble desires.
In the time of my trouble
I will call upon thee : * for
thou hearest me.
Among the gods there is
none like unto thee, Lord:
* there is not one that can
do as thou doest.
All nations whom thou
hast made shall come and
worship thee, Lord, *
and shall glorify thy Name.
For thou art great and
doest wondrous things : *
thou art God alone.
Teach me thy way,
Lord, that I may walk in
thy truth : * knit my heart
unto thee, that I may fear
thy Name.
I will thank thee, Lord
my God, with all my heart,
* and will praise thy Name
for evermore:
For great is thy mercy
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toward me : * and thou hast
delivered my soul from the
nethermost hell.
God, the proud are
risen against me, * and the
congregations of naughty
men have sought after my
soul, and have not set thee
before their eyes.
But thou, Lord God,
art full of compassion and
mercy, * long - suffering,
plenteous in goodness and
truth.
turn thee then unto
me, and have mercy upon
me, * give thy strength unto
thy servant, and help the
son of thine handmaid.
Shew some token upon
me for good, that they who
hate me may see it, and be
ashamed : * because thou,
Lord, hast holpen me and
comforted me.
Glory be to the Father.
Ps. 116, v. 10.
CREDIDI.
I believed, and therefore
will I speak ; but I was
sore troubled ; * I said in
my haste : All men are liars.
What reward shall I give
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unto the Lord * for all the
benefits that he hath done
unto me?
I will receive the cup ol
salvation : * and call upon
the Name of the Lord.
I will pay my vows now
in the presence of all his
people : * right dear in the
sight of the Lord is the
death of his saints.
Behold, Lord, how
that I am thy servant, * I
am thy servant, and the son
of thine handmaid. Thou
hast broken my bonds in
sunder ;
I will offer to thee the
sacrifice of thanksgiving,
and will call upon the Name
of the Lord,
I will pay my vows unto
the Lord in the sight of all
his people : * in the courts
of the Lord's house, even
in the midst of thee,
Jerusalem. Praise the Lord.
Glory be to the Father.
Ps. 130.
DE PROFUNDIS.
Out of the deep have I
called unto thee,
Lord: * Lord, hear my voice.
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let thine ears consider
well * the voice of my com
plaint.
If thou, Lord, wilt be
extreme to mark what is
done amiss : * Lord, who
may abide it ?
For there is mercy with
thee : * therefore shalt thou
be feared.
1 look for the Lord ; my
soul doth wait for him ; *
in his word is my trust ;
My soul fleeth unto the
Lord * before the morning
watch, I say, before the
morning watch.
O Israel, trust in the Lord,
for with the Lord there is
mercy, * and with him is
plenteous redemption.
And he shall redeem
Israel * from all his
sins.
Glory be to the Father.
Antiphon. Remember not,
Lord, our offences, nor the
offences of our forefathers :
neither take thou vengeance
of our sins.
In Eastertide Alleluia is
added.
Then is said:
Lord, have mercy upon
us.
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Christ, have mercy upon
us.
Lord, have mercy upon
us.
Our Father.
y. And lead us not into
temptation. R/. But de
liver us from evil.
y . I said : Lord be mer
ciful unto me. R/. Heal my
soul, for I have sinned
against thee.
y. Turn thee again,
Lord, at the last. R/. And
be gracious unto thy ser
vants.
y. Let thy mercy,
Lord, be shewed upon us.
R/. As we do put our trust
in thee.
y. Let thy priests be
clothed with righteousness.
R/. And thy saints sing with
joyfulness.
y. Cleanse thou me,
Lord, from my secret
faults. R/. And keep thy
servant from presumptuous
sins.
y . Lord, hear my prayer.
R/. And let my cry come
unto thee.
y. The Lord be with
you. R/. And with thy
spirit.
Let us pray.
Most gracious God, we
beseech thee merci
fully to incline thine ear
unto our prayers : that our
hearts being enlightened by
the grace of thy Holy Spirit,
we may duly serve thee in
these sacred mysteries and
be found worthy to cleave
steadfastly unto thy love.
Almighty God, unto
whom all hearts be open,
all desires known, and from
whom no secrets are hid :
cleanse the thoughts of our
hearts by the inspiration of
thy Holy Spirit, that we
may perfectly love thee,
and worthily magnify thy
holy Name.
Grant, Lord, we pray
thee, that the fire of thy
Holy Spirit may in such
wise cleanse our reins and
our hearts : that we serving
thee in pureness both of
body and soul may be found
an acceptable people in thy
sight.
We beseech thee, Lord,
that the Comforter which
proceedeth from thee may
enlighten our minds : and
lead us, as thy Son hath
promised, into all truth*
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Assist us mercifully,
Lord, with the might of
thy Holy Spirit : that by the
gracious operation of the
same we may be purified
inwardly from all our iniqui
ties and continually de
fended against all adversities
God, who didst teach the
hearts of thy faithful people,
by the sending to them the
light of thy Holy Spirit :
grant us by the same Spirit
to have a right judgment in
all things, and evermore to
rejoice in his holy comfort.
Lord, we pray thee
that the visitation of thy
grace may in such wise
cleanse our conscience from
all sin : that thy Son, our
Lord Jesus Christ, when he
cometh unto us may find
therein a mansion prepared
for himself : Who liveth and
reigneth.
THANKSGIVING AFTER MASS
Antiphon. Let us sing *
the song of the three holy
children, which they sang
in the furnace of fire, bless
ing the Lord.
This Antiphon is doubled
on Double Feasts ; and in
Eastertide Alleluia is added.
The Song of the Three
Children
BENEDICITE.
Oall ye works of the
Lord, bless ye the
Lord : * praise him, and
magnify him for ever.
ye Angels of the Lord,
bless ye the Lord : * ye
heavens, bless ye the Lord.
O ye waters that be above
the firmament, bless ye the
Lord : * all ye powers of
the Lord, bless ye the Lord.
ye sun and moon, bless
ye the Lord : * ye stars
of heaven, bless ye the Lord.
ye showers and dew,
bless ye the Lord : * ye
winds of God, bless ye the
Lord.
ye fire and heat, bless
ye the Lord : * ye winter
and summer, bless ye the
Lord.
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ye dews and frosts,
bless ye the Lord : * ye
frost and cold, bless ye the
Lord.
O ye ice and snow, bless
ye the Lord : * ye nights
and days, bless ye the Lord.
O ye light and darkness,
bless ye the Lord : * ye
lightnings and clouds, bless
ye the Lord.
let the earth bless the
Lord : * yea, let it praise
him, and magnify him for
ever.
O ye mountains and hills,
bless ye the Lord:*0 all
ye green things upon the
earth, bless ye the Lord.
ye wells, bless ye the
Lord: * ye seas and floods,
bless ye the Lord.
ye whales, and all that
move in the waters, bless
ye the Lord : * all ye
fowls of the air, bless ye
the Lord.
O all ye beasts and cattle,
bless ye the Lord : * ye
children of men, bless ye
the Lord.
let Israel bless the
Lord : * praise him, and
magnify him for ever.
O ye priests of the Lord,
bless ye the Lord : * O ye
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servants of the Lord, bless
ye the Lord.
ye spirits and souls of
the righteous, bless ye the
Lord : * O ye holy and
humble men of heart, bless
ye the Lord.
Ananias, Azarias, and
Misael, bless ye the Lord :
praise him, and magnify
him for ever.
Let us bless the Father
and the Son and the Holy
Ghost : * let us praise and
magnify him for ever.
Blessed art thou, O Lord,
in the firmament of heaven:
* and to be praised and
glorified and exalted above
all for ever.
Ps. 150.
LAUDATE DOMINUM.
O praise God in his
holiness: * praise him
in the firmament of his
power.
Praise him in his noble
acts: * praise him accord
ing to his excellent great
ness.
Praise him in the sound
of the trumpet : * praise him
upon the lute and harp.
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Praise him in the cymbals
and dances : * praise him
upon the strings and pipe.
Praise him upon the well-
tuned cymbals: * praise him
upon the loud cymbals.
Let every thing that hath
breath * praise the Lord.
Glory be to the Father.
Antiphon. Let us sing
the song of the three holy
children, which they sang
in the furnace of fire, bless
ing the Lord.
In Eastertide. Alleluia.
Then shall the Priest say:
Lord, have mercy upon
us. Christ, have mercy
upon us. Lord, have mercy
upon us. Our Father.
y. And lead us not into
temptation, R/. But deliver
us from evil. y. All thy
works praise thee, Lord,
R/. And thy saints give
thanks unto thee. y. Let
thy saints be joyful with
glory, R/. Let them rejoice
in their beds. y. Not unto
us, Lord, not unto us,
R/. But unto thy Name give
the praise, y. Lord, hear
my prayer, R/. And let my
cry come unto thee. y. The
Lord be with you, R/.And
with thy spirit.
O
Let us pray.
God, who for
deliverance of
the
the
three children didst assuage
the flames of fire : merci
fully grant that the fiery
assaults of temptation may
have no power upon us thy
servants.
Prevent us, Lord, in
all our doings with thy
most gracious favour, and
further us with thy con
tinual help : that in all our
works begun, continued,
and ended in thee we may
glorify thy holy Name, and
finally by thy mercy obtain
everlasting life.
Lord, who knowest us
to be sore beset by reason
of our sins : mercifully grant
that, like as thou didst
enable thy blessed servant
Lawrence to overcome the
fires of his torments, so we
may by thy grace assuage
the flames of our tempta
tions. Through Christ our
Lord. R/. Amen.
PRAYERS
TO BE SAID ACCORDING TO OPPORTUNITY.
BEFORE MASS
PRAYER OF ST.
AMBROSE.
OMOST loving Lord
Jesu Christ, I a sin
ner, trusting not in my own
righteousness but in thy
goodness and mercy, draw
near to the table of thy
most comfortable feast, in
fear and trembling. My
heart and body are defiled
by many sins ; my mind
and tongue have not been
guarded from evil. There
fore, God of love, awful
in thy majesty, in the straits
of my misery I fly unto
thee, the fountain of all
mercy, I hasten unto thee
for healing, I flee to thy pro
tection : and since I may
not stand before thy judg
ment, I yearn to have thee
for my Saviour. In thy
sight, Lord, I lay bare
my bruises and uncover my
shame. I know my sins to
be many and grievous, and
therefore I am afraid: I
put my trust in thy mercies,
for the sum of them cannot
be numbered. Look upon
me, therefore, Lord Jesu
Christ, King eternal, God
and man, crucified for man,
with the eyes of thy mercy.
Hearken unto me ; for I
put my trust in thee : have
mercy upon me, who am
full of misery and sin,
thou unfailing fountain of
mercy. Hail, saving Vic
tim, offered for me and all
mankind upon the shameful
Cross. Hail, noble and
precious Blood, flowing from
the wounds of Jesus Christ,
my Lord, crucified for me,
to wash away the sins of the
whole world. Remember,
Lord, thy creature, whom
thou hast redeemed with thy
Blood. I repent me of my
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sins, I desire to amend
what I have done amiss. I
beseech thee, therefore, most
merciful Father, take away
from me all my sins and
iniquities ; that being puri
fied both in body and soul,
I may worthily receive these
most holy mysteries : and
grant that as now in my
unworthiness I purpose to
be a partaker of thy Body
and Blood, so I may thereby
obtain remission of my sins,
and full delivery from my
guilt : that all evil thoughts
may be banished from me,
and all good affections be
born again within me : that
all such works as are pleas
ing to thee may effectually
be accomplished in me, to
my protection both in body
and soul against all the
assaults of my enemies.
PRAYER OF ST.
THOMAS AQUINAS.
A'JMIGHTY and ever
lasting God, behold I
draw near to the Sacrament
of thy only-begotten Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord. I
draw near, sick to the
Physician of life, foul to
the fountain of mercy, blind
to the light of eternal glory,
poor and needy to the Lord
of heaven and earth. I im
plore thee, therefore, that
of the abundance of thine
infinite mercy thou wouldest
vouchsafe to heal my sick
ness, to wash my foulness,
to enlighten my blindness,
to enrich my poverty, to
clothe my nakedness : that
so I may receive him, who
is the bread of Angels, King
of kings and Lord of lords,
with all the reverence and
humility, all the contrition
and devotion, all the purity
and faith, and that due pur
pose and intention that shall
be profitable for the salva
tion of my soul. Grant, I
pray thee, that I may not
only receive the Sacrament
of the Body and Blood of
the Lord, but also the effect
and operation of the same.
Most gracious God, grant
that I may so receive the
Body of thy only-begotten
Son, Jesus Christ our Lord,
taken by him of the Virgin
Mary, that I may be made
incorporate in his mystical
Body and numbered among
his members. Vouchsafe,
Prayers
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O most loving Father, that
like as I now do purpose in
this my pilgrimage to receive
beneath a veil thy well-
beloved Son, so I may here
after behold him face to face:
Who liveth and reigneth
with thee in the unity of the
Holy Ghost, ever one God,
world without end. Amen.
PRAYER TO THE
SAINT IN WHOSE
HONOUR THE MASS
^ IS SAID.
BLESSED Saint N.,
behold I a miserable
o
sinner, trusting in thy merits,
do offer now the most holy
Sacrament of the Body and
Blood of our Lord Jesus
Christ in thy honour and
glory. I pray thee humbly
and devoutly, that thou
wouldst vouchsafe this day
to intercede for me, that I
may be enabled worthily
and acceptably to offer so
great a sacrifice ; that with
thee and all his elect I may
praise him and reign with
him to all eternity : Who
liveth and reigneth for ever.
Amen.
AFTER MASS
PRAYER OF ST.
THOMAS AQUINAS.
I GIVE thee thanks,
Lord Holy, Father Al
mighty, everlasting God, for
that thou hast vouchsafed
to feed me a sinner, through
no merits of my own, but
only by the infinite goodness
of thy mercy, with the pre
cious Body and Blood of thy
Son, Jesus Christ our Lord ;
and I pray thee that this holy
Communion may not bring
upon me guilt to increase
my damnation, but may be
an effectual intercession for
my salvation. Let it be
unto me the armour of faith
and the shield of godly in
tention. Let it be profitable
for my deliverance from all
manner of vices, the de
struction of all concupis
cence and wantonness that
are in me, for the increase
of charity and patience, of
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holiness and obedience in
me, and for my advance
ment in all manner of vir
tues : let it be my sure
defence against all the as
saults of my enemies seen
and unseen ; let it be effec
tual for the subduing of all
sinful motions both of my
flesh and of my spirit, that
cleaving steadfastly unto
thee the one true God, I
may attain in the end unto
perfect felicity. And I pray
thee that thou wouldst
vouchsafe to bring me, a
sinner, unto the unspeakable
joys of tha* Wvenly ban
quet where mou, with thy
Son and the Holy Ghost,
dost bestow upon thy faith
ful people true light and
full contentment, everlasting
joy, delight unfailing, and
perfect felicity. Through
the same Christ our Lord.
Amen.
PRAYER OF ST.
BONAVENTURE.
M
OST dear Lord Jesu,
pierce, I pray thee,
the inmost bowels of my
soul with the sweet and
saving wound of thy love,
with unfeigned and un
troubled charity, the holi
ness of thy Saints, that my
soul may melt and languish
with yearning after thee
alone, that it may ever have
a desire and longing to enter
into thy courts, that it may
seek to depart and to be
with thee. Grant that my
soul may hunger for thee,
the bread of Angels, the re
freshment of the souls of
the Saints, our daily bread
and spiritual food, contain
ing in itself all sweet savours
and all pleasant delights :
for thee on whom the Angels
desire to look may my heart
hunger : may it feed on
thee, that the bowels of my
soul be filled with the
savour of thy sweetness :
may I ever thirst after thee
the well of life, the well of
wisdom and knowledge, the
well of everlasting light, the
river of pleasures, the plen-
teousness of the house of
God : may I ever pay my
vows unto thee, seek thee
and find thee, strive for
thee and come to thee,
think upon thee and speak
of thee : may I in all things
labour for the honour and
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glory of thy Name, with
holiness and wisdom, with
love and delight, with readi
ness and devotion, with en
durance unto the end. Be
thou alone my hope, my
trust, my riches, my glad
ness, my delight, my joy,
my rest and repose, my
peace, my pleasure, my
fragrance, my sweetness,
my food, my comfort, my
refuge, my help, my wis
dom, my portion, my pos
session, and my treasure,
that my heart and soul being myself
rooted and grounded in thee
may nevermore be separated
from thee. Amen.
the same Christ our Saviour:
and that continually coming
to the same holy mystery
I may thereby grow in grace
unto the effectual attainment
->f everlasting life. Amen.
PRAYER TO THE
SAINT IN WHOSE
HONOUR THE MASS
HAS BEEN SAID.
O BLESSED Saint N.
to whose honour I
have this day offered the
unbloody sacrifice of the
Body and Blood of Christ :
grant that, by thy powerful
intercession before God, I
may learn so to make use
of this holy mystery that
I may obtain the merits of
the Passion and death of
PRAYER
BEFORE
A CRUCIFIX.
B 1
EHOLD, O
good and
most merciful Jesu, I cast
on my knees in
thy presence, and with all
fervency of .. gpipj^pray and
beseech thee,-** that thou
wouldst imprint on my
heart a lively sense of faith,
hope, and charity, true re
pentance for my sins, and a
steadfast purpose of amend
ment: so do I ponder in
my heart with love and
sorrow and inwardly con
template thy Five Wounds,
having continually before
my eyes that saying which
thy Prophet David put
already in thy mouth, O
merciful Jesus : They
pierced my hands and my
feet: I may tell all my
bones. (Ps.22.)
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THE PROPER MASSES OF
THE SEASON
FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT
Station at St. Mary Major.
INTROIT. Ad te levavi. Ps. 25.
UNTO thee, O Lord, will I lift up my soul : my
God, I have put my trust in thee, O let me not
be confounded : neither let mine enemies triumph
over me : for all they that hope in thee shall not
be ashamed. Ps. ibid. Shew me thy ways, O
Lord: and teach me thy paths.
y. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and
to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is
now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Which ended, Unto thee, O Lord, will I lift up is
repeated as far as the Psalm.
If And this manner of repeating the Introit is
to be observed throughout the year.
Tf ^f Glory be to God on high is not said from
this Sunday until the Nativity of our Lord, save
upon Feasts.
Let us pray. COLLECT.
A LMIGHTY God, give us grace that we may
JL\ cast away the works of darkness, and put
upon us the armour of light, now in the time of
this mortal life in which thy Son Jesus Christ came
to visit us in great humility: that in the last day,
when he shall come again in his glorious majesty
to judge both the quick and the dead, we may rise
to the life immortal. Through the same Jesus
Christ thy Son our Lord : Who liveth and reigneth
with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one
God, world without end. R/. Amen.
f
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Tf This Collect is to be repeated every day,
with the other Collects in Advent, until Christmas
Eve, and after it the Collect of St. Mary the Virgin
as below. But if Commemoration is to be made of
any Feast that may occur, after the Collect of the day
is said in the second place the Collect of 'the Saint,
and in the third place that of St. Mary the Virgin,
or the above if it has not been said.
t Of St. Mary. COLLECT.
OGOD, who didst vouchsafe that thy Word
should be made flesh in the womb of the
Blessed Virgin Mary at the message of an Angel:
grant to us thy humble servants that we, believing
her to be indeed the Mother of God, may by her
intercession find favour in thy sight. If it be said
in the last place, it is ended as followeth : Through
the same Jesus Christ thy Son, our Lord: Who
liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the
Holy Ghost, ever one God: world without end.
JR/. Amen.
COLLECT 3. For Church, or Chief Bishop.
Tf On week-days in Advent, when Mass is
said of a semi-double Feast, the second Collect is of
Advent, and the third of St. Mary. But if Mass be
said of a double Feast, after the Collect of the Feast
is said that of Advent only. Of simple Feasts
occurring in Advent a Commemoration only is made.
The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul
the Apostle to the Romans. Rom. 13. 8.
BRETHREN: Owe no man any thing, but to
love one another: for he that loveth another
hath fulfilled the law. For this: Thou shalt not
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commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt
not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou
shalt not covet : and if there be any other command
ment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying,
namely : Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore
love is the fulfilling of the law. And that, knowing
the time, that now it is high time to awake out of
sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when
we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at
hand: let us therefore cast off the works of dark
ness, and let us put on the armour of light. Let us
walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and
drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness,
not in strife and envying. But put ye on the Lord
Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh,
to fulfil the lusts thereof.
GRADUAL. Ps. 25. For all they that look for
thee shall not be ashamed, O Lord. y. Make
known to me thy ways, O Lord: and teach me thy
paths.
Alleluia, alleluia. ^. Ps. 85. Shew us thy mercy,
Lord : and grant us thy salvation. Alleluia.
Tf On the Ferias of Advent, when the Mass of
Sunday is said again in the week, Alleluia is not
said, nor the verse following, but the Gradual only.
>%4 The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. St. Matt. 21. i.
T that time: When they drew nigh unto Jeru-
salem, and were come to Bethphage, unto
the mount of Olives: then sent Jesus two disciples,
saying unto them: Go into the village over against
you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and
a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto
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me. And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall
say : The Lord hath need of them ; and straightway
he will send them. All this was done, that it might
be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet,
saying : Tell ye the daughter of Sion : Behold, thy
King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an
ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. And the disciples
went, and did as Jesus commanded them, and
brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them
their clothes, and they set him thereon. And a
very great multitude spread their garments in the
way; others cut down branches from the trees,
and strawed them in the way. And the multitudes
that went before, and that followed, cried, saying:
Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that
cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the
highest. And when he was come into Jerusalem,
all the city was moved, saying : Who is this ? And
the multitude said: This is Jesus the prophet of
Nazareth of Galilee. And Jesus went into the
temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and
bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of
the moneychangers, and the seats of them that
sold doves, and said unto them: It is written: My
house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye
have made it a den of thieves. The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 25. Unto thee, Lord, will
I lift up my soul : my God, I have put my trust in
thee, O let me not be confounded: neither let mine
enemies triumph over me: for all they that hope
in thee shall not be ashamed.
SECRET.
'RANT, we beseech thee, O Lord, that the
effectual power of these thy holy mysteries
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may in such wise cleanse us from all our iniquities
that we may in all purity attain unto him who is
the author of the same, even Jesus Christ, thy Son,
our Lord: Who liveth.
Of St. Mary. SECRET.
WE beseech thee, Lord, stablish in our
hearts the mysteries of thy true religion:
that, as we do believe thy Son, conceived of a
Virgin, to be very God and very Man, so by the
power of his resurrection we may be found worthy
to attain to everlasting felicity. Through the
same.
SECRET 3. For Church, or Chief Bishop.
COMMUNION. Ps. 85. The Lord shall shew
loving-kindness: and our land shall give her in
crease.
POSTCOMMUNION.
SSIST us, O Lord, we pray thee, so to wait for
thy loving-kindness in the midst of thy
temple: that we may with all worthy reverence
prevent the coming festival of our redemption.
Through.
Of St. Mary. POSTCOMMUNION.
WE beseech thee, Lord, pour thy grace into
our hearts: that as we have known the
incarnation of thy Son Jesus Christ by the message
of an Angel ; so by his cross and passion we may
be brought to the glory of his resurrection.
Through the same.
POSTCOMMUNION 3. For Church, or Chief
Bishop.
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Then is said, Let us bless the Lord, which shall
always be done, when Glory be to God on high is
not appointed to be said.
1f Within the week, if Mass be said of the Feria,
the Mass of the preceding Sunday is said again, un
less a proper mass is appointed.
If But whenever in Advent, Lent, Embertide,
on Vigils or Rogation days, Mass is said of a double
Feast, or of a semi-double occurring, a Com
memoration only is made of the Feria. And for
Commemoration of the Ferias of Advent, the Collect
of the first Sunday is said, unless it be Embertide,
for which a proper Collect is appointed.
SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT
Station at St. Cross in Jerusalem.
INTROIT. Populus Sion. Isa. 30.
O PEOPLE of Sion, behold, the Lord is nigh at
hand to redeem the nations: and in the
gladness of your heart the Lord shall cause his
glorious voice to be heard. Ps. So. Hear, thou
Shepherd of Israel: thou that leadest Joseph like a
sheep, y. Glory be.
Glory be to God on high is not said.
COLLECT.
BLESSED LORD, who hast caused all holy
Scriptures to be written for our learning:
grant that we may in such wise hear them, read,
mark, learn, and inwardly digest them ; that, by
patience and comfort of thy holy Word, we may
embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of
everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our
Saviour Jesus Christ: Who liveth and reigneth.
COLLECT 2 of Advent; 3 of St. Mary.
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The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul
the Apostle to the Romans. Rom. 15. 4.
BRETHREN: Whatsoever things were written
aforetime were written for our learning : that
we through patience and comfort of the scriptures
might have hope. Now the God of patience and
consolation grant you to be likeminded one towards
another according to Christ Jesus : that ye may
with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Wherefore re
ceive ye one, another, as Christ also received us to
the glory of God. Now I say that Jesus Christ was
a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God,
to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:
and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his
mercy ; as it is written : For this cause I will con
fess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy
Name. And again he saith: Rejoice, ye Gentiles,
with his people. And again : Praise the Lord, all ye
Gentiles : and laud him, all ye people. And again :
Esaias saith: There shall be a root of Jesse, and he
that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him
shall the Gentiles trust. Now the God of hope fill
you with all joy and peace in believing: that ye may
abound in hope, through the power of the Holy
Ghost.
GRADUAL. Ps. 50. Out of Sion hath God
appeared: in perfect beauty, y. Gather my saints
together unto me : those that have made a covenant
with me with sacrifice.
Alleluia, alleluia, y. Ps. 122. I was glad when
they said unto me : we will go into the house of
the Lord. Alleluia.
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^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Luke. St. Luke 21. 25.
AT that time: Jesus said unto his disciples:
There shall be signs in the sun, and in the
moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth dis
tress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the
waves roaring; men's hearts failing them for fear,
and for looking after those things which are coming
on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be
shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man
coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
And when these things begin to come to pass, then
look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemp
tion draweth nigh. And he spake to them a
parable: Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;
when they now shoot forth, ye see and know of
your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.
So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to
pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at
hand. Verily I say unto you : This generation shall
not pass away, till all be fulfilled. Heaven and
earth shall pass away : but my words shall not pass
away.
The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 85. Wilt thou not turn
again, God, and quicken us, that thy people may
rejoice in thee: shew us thy mercy, O Lord, and
grant us thy salvation.
SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to accept
the prayers and oblations of us thy humble
servants: that we, who can do nothing of our-
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selves to help ourselves, may be defended by the
succour of thy grace. Through.
SECRET 2 of Advent-, 3 of St. Mary.
COMMUNION. Baruch 4 and 5. Arise, O
Jerusalem, and stand on high, and behold the joy
that cometh unto thee from thy God.
POSTCOMMUNION.
OLORD, who hast vouchsafed to satisfy us
with heavenly sustenance: we humbly be
seech thee, that we, whom thou hast made par
takers of thy holy mysteries, may learn therein to
despise all things earthly, and to cleave steadfastly
unto all things heavenly. Through.
POSTCOMMUNION 2 of Advent; 3 of St. Mary.
THIRD SUNDAY IN ADVENT
Station at St. Peter's.
INTROIT. Gaudete. Phil. 4.
REJOICE in the Lord alway: and again I say,
Rejoice : let your moderation be known unto
all men: the Lord is at hand. Be careful for
nothing: but in every thing, by prayer and suppli
cation, with thanksgiving, let your requests be
made known unto God. Ps. 85. Lord, thou art
become gracious unto thy land : thou hast turned
away the captivity of Jacob, y. Glory be.
Glory be to God on high is not said.
COLLECT.
OLORD JESU CHRIST, who at thy first
coming didst send thy messenger to prepare
thy way before thee: grant that the ministers and
stewards of thy mysteries may likewise so prepare
and make ready thy way, by turning the hearts of
the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, that at
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thy second coming to judge the world we may be
found an acceptable people in thy sight: Who
livest and reignest.
COLLECT 2 of Advent; 3 of St. Mary.
The Lesson from the former EPISTLE of blessed
Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians, i Cor. 4. i.
BRETHREN : Let a man so account of us, as
of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of
the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in
stewards, that a man be found faithful. But with
me it is a very small thing that I should be judged
of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not
mine own self. For I know nothing by myself;
yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth
me is the Lord. Therefore judge nothing before
the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring
to light the hidden things of darkness, and will
make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and
then shall every man have praise of God.
GRADUAL. Ps. So. Shew thyself, Lord,
thou that sittest upon the Cherubims, stir up thy
strength and come. ^. Hear, O thou Shepherd of
Israel: thou that leadest Joseph like a sheep.
Alleluia, alleluia. J.. Stir up thy strength, O
Lord: and come and help us. Alleluia.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. St. Matt. n. 2.
A* that time: When John had heard in the
prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his
disciples, and said unto him: Art thou he that
should come, or do we look for another ? Jesus
answered and said unto them: Go and shew John
again those things which ye do hear and see : the
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blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the
lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are
raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached
to them: and blessed is he, whosoever shall not
be offended in me. And as they departed, Jesus
began to say unto the multitudes concerning John:
What went ye out into the wilderness to see ? a
reed shaken with the wind ? But what went ye
out for to see ? a man clothed in soft raiment ?
behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings'
houses. But what went ye out for to see ? a
prophet ? yea, I say unto you, and more than a
prophet. For this is he, of whom it is written:
Behold, I send my messenger before thy face,
which shall prepare thy way before thee. Creed.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 85. Lord, thou art become
gracious unto thy land : thou hast turned away the
captivity of Jacob: thou hast forgiven the offence
of thy people.
SECRET.
ANT, we beseech thee, O Lord, that the
continual oblation of this our bounden duty
and service : may evermore avail for the fulfilment
of the institution of thine ordinance and for the
accomplishment in us of the wondrous work of thy
salvation. Through.
SECRET 2 of Advent ; 3 of St. Mary.
COMMUNION. Isa. 35. Say to them that are
of a fearful heart : Be strong, fear not : behold your
God will come and save you.
H
POSTCOMMUNION.
AVE mercy upon us, Lord, we beseech
thee: and grant that the heavenly assist-
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ance of thy holy mysteries may so cleanse us from
all our iniquities that we may be made ready
worthily to keep thy coming festival. Through.
POSTCOMMUNION 2 of Advent ; 3 of St. Mary.
EMBER-WEDNESDAY IN ADVENT
Station at St. Mary Major.
INTROIT. Rorate coeli. Isa. 45.
DROP down, ye heavens, from above, and let
the skies pour down righteousness: let the
earth open, and bring forth a Saviour. Ps. 19.
The heavens declare the glory of God: and the
firmament sheweth his handy-work, y. Glory be.
After Kyrie eleison is said forthwith : Let us
pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.
COLLECT.
RANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God : that
the coming festival of our redemption may
obtain for us the comfort of thy succour in this life,
and in the life to come the reward of eternal felicity.
Through.
The Lesson from Isaiah the Prophet. Isa. 2. 2.
IN those days: Isaiah the Prophet spake, saying:
It shall come to pass in the last days, that the
mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in
the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above
the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. And
many people shall go and say : Come ye, and let lis go
up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the
God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways,
and we will walk in his paths : for out of Zion shall
go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from
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Jerusalem. And he shall judge among the nations,
and shall rebuke many people : and they shall beat
their swords into plowshares, and their spears into
pruninghooks. Nation shall not lift up sword
against nation : neither shall they learn war any
more. O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk
in the light of the Lord our God.
GRADUAL. Ps. 24. Lift up your heads, ye
gates: and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors: and
the King of glory shall come in. y. Who shall
ascend into the hill of the Lord ? or who shall rise
up in his holy place ? Even he that hath clean hands
and a pure heart.
Here is said : The Lord be with you, without Let
us bow the knee.
COLLECT.
RISE, O Lord, we pray thee : and delay not to
bestow upon us the succour of thy heavenly
might: that they which put their trust and confi
dence in thy mercy may be succoured by the com
fort of thy coming: Who livest and reignest.
COLLECT 2 of Advent ; 3 of St. Mary.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from Isaiah the
Prophet. Isa. 7. 10.
IN those days: The Lord spake unto Ahafc, say
ing : Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God ; ask
it either in the depth, or in the height above. But
Ahaz said : I will not ask, neither will I tempt the
Lord. And he said : Hear ye now, O house of David :
Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye
weary my God also ? Therefore the Lord himself
shall give you a sign. Behold, a virgin shall con
ceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name
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Emmanuel. Butter and honey shall he eat, that he
may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
GRADUAL. Ps. 145. The Lord is nigh unto
all them that call upon him: yea, all such as call
upon him faithfully, y. My mouth shall speak
the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh give thanks
unto his holy Name.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Luke. St. Luke i. 26.
A' that time: The Angel Gabriel was sent
from God unto a city of Galilee, named
Nazareth, to a Virgin espoused to a man whose
name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the
Virgin's name was Mary. And the Angel came in
unto her, and said: Hail, thou that art highly
favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou
among women. And when she saw him, she was
troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what
manner of salutation this should be. And the Angel
said unto her : Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found
favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive
in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call
his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be
called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God
shall give unto him the throne of his father David.
And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for
ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
Then said Mary unto the Angel : How shall this be,
seeing I know not a man ? And the Angel answered
and said unto her : The Holy Ghost shall come upon
thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow
thee. Therefore also that holy thing which shall be
born of thee shall be called the Son of God. And,
behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also con-
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ceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth
month with her, who was called barren : for with
God nothing shall be impossible. And Mary said:
Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me
according to thy word.
OFFERTORY. Isa. 35. Be strong, and fear
not: behold, your God will come with vengeance;
even God with a recompense: he will come and
save you.
SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, that this our fast
may be acceptable in thy sight: that we,
being cleansed and made worthy of thy grace may
obtain the promise of everlasting life which thou
hast given us in thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ :
Who liveth.
SECRET 2 of Advent ; 3 of St. Mary.
COMMUNION. Isa. 7. Behold, a Virgin shall
conceive and bear a son: and his Name shall be
called Emmanuel.
POSTCOMMUNION.
OLORD, who hast vouchsafed to bestow upon
us the healing gifts of thy bounty : grant, we
beseech thee, that, like as we do rejoice in the
partaking of the same, so they may inwardly be
profitable to the renewing of our souls. Through.
POSTCOMMUNION 2 of Advent; 3 of St. Mary.
EMBER-FRIDAY IN ADVENT
Station, at the Church of the Twelve Apostles.
INTROIT. Prope es tu. Ps. 119.
E thou nigh at hand, O Lord, for all thy com
mandments are true : as concerning thy testi-
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monies, I have known long since, that thou hast
grounded them for ever. Ps. ibid. Blessed are
those that are undefiled in the way: and walk in
the law of the Lord. J. Glory be.
COLLECT.
STIR up, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy power,
and come among us: that we, who put our
trust and confidence in thy mercy, may speedily be
delivered from all our adversities. Who livest and
reignest.
COLLECT 2 of Advent ; 3 of St. Mary.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from Isaiah the
Prophet. Isa. n. i.
THUS saith the Lord God: There shall come
forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a
Branch shall grow out of his roots. And the spirit
of the Lord shall rest upon him: the spirit of wisdom
and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might,
the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord ;
and shall make him of quick understanding in the
fear of the Lord. And he shall not judge after the
sight of his eyes : neither reprove after the hearing
of his ears: but with righteousness shall he judge
the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of
the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the
rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips
shall he slay the wicked. And righteousness shall
be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the
girdle of his reins.
GRADUAL. Ps. 85. Shew us thy mercy, O
Lord: and grant us thy salvation, y. O Lord,
thou art become gracious unto thy land: thou
hast turned away the captivity of Jacob.
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^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Luke. St. Luke x. 39.
T that time: Mary arose and went into the
hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;
and entered into the house of Zacharias, and
saluted Elisabeth. And it came to pass, that,
when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the
babe leaped in her womb : and Elisabeth was filled
with the Holy Ghost, and she spake out with a
loud voice, and said: Blessed art thou among
women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And
whence is this to me, that the Mother of my Lord
should come to me ? For, lo, as soon as the voice
of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe
leaped in my womb for joy. And blessed is she
that believed: for there shall be a performance of
those things which were told her from the Lord.
And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord:
and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 85. Wilt thou not turn
again and quicken us, O God, that thy people may
rejoice in thee: shew us thy mercy, O Lord, and
grant us thy salvation.
SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, graciously to accept
these our prayers and oblations : that we,
being cleansed by these heavenly mysteries, may
obtain of thy great mercy the fulfilment of all
our desires. Through.
SECRET 2 of Advent ; 3 of St. Mary.
COMMUNION. Zech. 14. Behold the Lord shall
come, and all his saints with him: and in that
day there shall be a great light.
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POSTCOMMUNION.
O Lord, that this holy Sacrament
which we have received may in such wise
deliver us from the sins of our former nature : that
we may be worthy to enter into the fellowship of
thy saving mysteries. Through.
POSTCOMMUNION 2 of Advent ; 3 of St. Mary.
EMBER-SATURDAY IN ADVENT
Station at St. Peters.
INTROIT. Veni et ostende. Ps. 80.
COME and shew us the light of thy countenance,
O Lord, thou that sittest upon the Cherubims :
and we shall be whole. Ps. ibid. Hear, O thou
Shepherd of Israel : thou that leadest Joseph like
a sheep. J. Glory be.
After Kyrie eleison is said : Let us pray. Let us
bow the knee. R/. Arise.
COLLECT.
OGOD, who seest us to be sore afflicted by
reason of the frailty of our mortal nature:
grant, we beseech thee, that we may be relieved by
thy gracious visitation : Who livest.
The Lesson from Isaiah the Prophet. Isa. 19. 20.
IN those days: They shall cry unto the Lord
because of the oppressors, and he shall send
them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall
deliver them. And the Lord shall be known to
Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the Lord in
that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation; yea,
they shall vow a vow unto the Lord, and perform
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it. And the Lord shall smite Egypt: he shall
smite and heal it: and they shall return even to the
Lord, and he shall be intreated of them, and shall
heal them, even the Lord our God.
GRADUAL. Ps. 19. He goeth forth from the
uttermost part of the heaven : and runneth about
unto the end of it again, y. The heavens declare
the glory of God : and the firmament sheweth his
handy-work.
Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.
COLLECT.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that
we, who as at this time await the birth of
thy only-begotten Son, may thereby be delivered
from the bondage of the sins which aforetime we
have committed : Through the same.
The Lesson from Isaiah the Prophet. Isa. 35. i.
THUS saith the Lord: The wilderness and the
solitary place shall be glad for them, and
the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with
joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be
given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon,
they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excel
lency of our God. Strengthen ye the weak hands,
and confirm the feeble knees. Say to them that are
of a fearful heart : Be strong, fear not : behold, your
God will come with vengeance: even God with a
recompence, he will come and save you. Then the
eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of
the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame
man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb
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sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out,
and streams in the desert. And the parched ground
shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of
water; saith the Lord Almighty.
GRADUAL* Ps. 19. In heaven hath he seta
tabernacle for the sun: which cometh forth as a
bridegroom out of his chamber, y. He goeth
forth as from the uttermost part of the heaven : and
runneth about unto the end of it again.
Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.
COLLECT.
OLORD, we pray thee, that we thine unworthy
servants, who now bewail the guilt of our mis
doings : may be gladdened by the coming of thy only-
begotten Son: Who liveth and reigneth with thee.
The Lesson from Isaiah the Prophet. Isa. 40. 9.
THUS saith the Lord: Sion, that bringest
good tidings, get thee up into the high
mountain ; O Jerusalem, that bringest good
tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up,
be not afraid. Say unto the cities of Judah : Behold
your God! Behold, the Lord God will come with
strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him : behold,
his reward is with him, and his work before him.
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall
gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in
his bosom, he the Lord our God.
GRADUAL. Ps. So. Turn us again, Lord
God of hosts: shew the light of thy countenance
and we shall be whole : y . Stir up thy strength,
Lord, and come and help us.
Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.
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COLLECT.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God : that
the coming festival of thy Son may avail for
the healing of our souls in this present life, and
obtain for us in that which is to come the rewards
of eternal felicity. Through the same.
The Lesson from Isaiah the Prophet. Isa. 45. I.
THUS saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus,
whose right hand I have holden, to subdue
nations before him; and I will loose the loins of
kings, to open before him the two leaved gates;
and the gates shall not be shut. I will go before
thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will
break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder
the bars of iron. And I will give thee the treasures
of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places,
that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call
thee by thy name, am the God of Israel. For Jacob
my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have
even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed
thee, though thou hast not known me. I am the
Lord, and there is none else : there is no God beside
me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known
me: that they may know from the rising of the
sun, and from the west, that there is none beside
me. I am the Lord, and there is none else. I form
the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and
create evil: I the Lord do all these things. Drop
down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies
pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and
let them bring forth Salvation, and let righteous
ness spring up together; I the Lord have created
it.
GRADUAL. Ps. 80. Stir up thy strength,
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Lord, and come and help us. y. Hear, O thou
Shepherd of Israel; thou that leadest Joseph like a
sheep : shew thyself thou that sittest upon the Cher
ub ims, before Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasses.
Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.
COLLECT.
OLORD, we beseech thee, favourably to hear
the prayers of thy people : that we, who are
justly punished for our offences, may be comforted
by the visitation of thy mercy. Through.
The Lesson from the Song of the Three Children.
Song of the Three Children, v. 26.
IN those days: The Angel of the Lord came
down into the oven together with Azarias and
his fellows : and smote the flame of the fire out of
the oven, and made the midst of the furnace as it
had been a moist whistling wind. And the flame
streamed forth above the furnace forty and nine
cubits : and it passed through, and burned those
Chaldeans it found about the furnace. And the fire
touched the three not at all ; neither hurt, nor
troubled them. Then they, as out of one mouth,
praised, glorified, and blessed God in the furnace,
saying:
Here Thanks be to God is not said.
HYMN. Ibid.
BLESSED art thou, O Lord God of our fathers.
And to be praised and magnified above all
for ever.
And blessed is thy glorious and holy Name. And
to be praised and magnified above all for ever.
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Blessed art thou in the temple of thy holy glory.
And to be praised and magnified above all for
ever.
Blessed art thou on the glorious throne of thy king
dom. And to be praised and magnified above all
for ever.
Blessed art thou in the sceptre of thy Godhead.
And to be praised and magnified above all for ever.
Blessed art thou that beholdest the depths, and
sittest upon the Cherubims. And to be praised and
magnified above all for ever.
Blessed art thou that walkest on the wings of the
winds, and on the waves of the sea. And to be
praised and magnified above all for ever.
Let all thine Angels and Saints bless thee. And
praise thee and magnify thee above all for ever.
Let the heavens, the earth, the sea, and all that in
them is, bless thee. And praise thee and magnify
thee above all for ever.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Ghost. And worthy to be praised and mag
nified above all for ever.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall
be : world without end. Amen. And worthy to
be praised and magnified above all for ever.
Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers. And
worthy to be praised and magnified above all for
ever.
Here is said : The Lord be with you, without
Let us bow the knee.
o
COLLECT.
GOD, who for the deliverance of the three
children didst assuage the flames of fire:
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mercifully grant that the fiery assaults of tempta
tion may have no power upon us thy servants.
Through.
COLLECT 2 of Advent ; 3 of St. Mary.
The Lesson from the latter EPISTLE of blessed
Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians. 2 Thess. 2. i.
"ORETHREN : We beseech you, by the coming
X3 of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering
together unto him : that ye be not soon shaken in
mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by
word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of
Christ is at hand. Let no man deceive you by any
means: for that day shall not come, except there
come a falling away first, and that man of sin be
revealed, the son of perdition ; who opposeth and
exalteth himself above all that is called God, or
that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in
the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you,
I told you these things ? And now ye know what
withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
For the mystery of iniquity doth already work:
only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken
out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be re
vealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the
spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the
brightness of his coming.
TRACT. Ps. 80. Hear, Othou Shepherd of Israel:
thou that leadest Joseph like a sheep, y. Shew
thyself, thou that sittest upon the Cherubims, before
Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasses. y. Stir up
thy strength, Lord : and come and help us.
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>J< The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Luke. St. Luke 3* i.
IN the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius
Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of
Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and
his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the
region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of
Abilene, Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests :
the word of God came unto John the son of
Zacharias in the wilderness. And he came into all
the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of
repentance for the remission of sins; as it is
written in the book of the words of Esaias the
prophet, saying: The voice of one crying in the
wilderness : Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make
his paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, and
every mountain and hill shall be brought low ; and
the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough
ways shall be made smooth; and all flesh shall
see the salvation of God.
OFFERTORY. Zech. 9. Rejoice greatly, O
daughter of Sion, shout, O daughter of Jerusalem:
behold, thy King cometh unto thee, he is just, and
having salvation.
SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to have
respect unto these our oblations: that the
same may be profitable unto us for our increase in
all godliness, and for the attainment of everlasting
salvation. Through.
SECRET 2 of Advent ; 3 of St. Mary.
COMMUNION. Ps. 19. He rejoiceth as a giant
to run his course: he goeth forth from the utter-
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most part of the heaven, and runneth about unto
the end of it again.
POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Lord our God:
that these holy mysteries which thou hast
given unto us for the assurance of our salvation,
may both in this life and in that which is to come
be profitable unto us for the healing of our souls.
Through.
POSTCOMMUNION 2 of Advent; 3 of St. Mary.
FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT
Station at the Church of the Twelve Apostles.
INTROIT. Eorate coeli. Isa. 45.
DROP down, ye heavens, from above, and let
the skies pour down righteousness : let the
earth open and bring forth a Saviour. Ps. 19.
The heavens declare the glory of God : and the
firmament sheweth his handy-work, y. Glory be.
o
COLLECT.
LORD, raise up, we pray thee, thy power,
and come among us: and with great might
succour us; that whereas, through our sins and
wickedness, we are sore let and hindered in running
the race that is set before us, thy bountiful grace
and mercy may speedily help and deliver us:
through the satisfaction of thy Son our Lord Jesus
Christ: Who liveth.
COLLECT 2 of Advent ; 3 of St. Mary.
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The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul
the Apostle to the Philippians. Phil. 4. 4.
T)RETHREN: Rejoice in the Lord alway, and
J3 again I say: Rejoice. Let your moderation
be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be
careful for nothing: but in everything, by prayer
and supplication with thanksgiving, let your re
quests be made known unto God. And the peace
of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep
your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus our
Lord.
GRADUAL. Ps. 145. The Lord is nigh unto all
them that call upon him : yea, all such as call upon
him faithfully, y. My mouth shall speak the
praise of the Lord: and let all flesh give thanks
unto his holy Name.
Alleluia, alleluia, y. Come, O Lord, and tarry
not: forgive the misdeeds of thy people. Alleluia.
>J< The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John i. 19.
AT that time the Jews sent priests and Levites
from Jerusalem to John to ask him: Who
art thou ? And he confessed, and denied not ; but
confessed, I am not the Christ.
And they asked him, What then ? Art thou
Elias ? And he saith: I am not. Art thou that
prophet ? And he answered: No. Then said they
unto him : Who art thou ? that we may give an
answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of
thyself ? He said: I am the voice of one crying in
the wilderness : Make straight the way of the Lord,
as said the prophet Esaias. And they which were
sent were of the Pharisees. And they asked him,
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and said unto him: Why baptizest thou then, if
thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that
prophet ? John answered them, saying: I baptize
with water: but there standeth one among you,
whom ye know not ; He it is, who coming after me
is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am
not worthy to unloose. These things were done
in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was
baptizing. The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. St. Luke i. Hail Mary, full of
grace : the Lord is with thee : blessed art thou
among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to have
respect unto these our oblations: that the
same may be profitable unto us for our increase in
all godliness, and for the attainment of everlasting
salvation. Through.
SECRET 2 of Advent ; 3 of St. Mary.
COMMUNION. Isa. 7. Behold, a Virgin shall
conceive and bear a Son: and his Name shall be
called Emmanuel.
POSTCOMMUNION.
OLORD, who hast here vouchsafed unto us to
be partakers of thy bounty: grant, we be
seech thee, that we may so continue to draw near
unto the same, that growing more and more in
grace, we may attain in the end to everlasting
life. Through.
POSTCOMMUNION 2 of Advent ; 3 of St. Mary.
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December 24th.
VIGIL OF THE NATIVITY OF OUR
LORD.
Station at St. Mary Major.
\ If the Vigil of the Nativity fall on a Sunday, the
Mass of the Vigil shall be said, with commemoration
of the Sunday : but the Gospel of the Sunday shall
not be read at the ending of the Mass.
INTROIT. Hodie scietis. Exod. 16.
TO-DAY shall ye know that the Lord will come
and deliver you : and in the morning ye
shall see the glory of the Lord. Ps. 23. The
earth is the Lord's and all that therein is: the
compass of the world and they that dwell therein.
y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
OGOD, who makest us glad with the yearly
expectation of the birth of thy only Son
Jesus Christ: grant that as we joyfully receive
him for our Redeemer, so we may with sure con
fidence behold him when he shall come to be our
judge. Who liveth and reigneth with thee.
And no other Collect shall be said, except the Vigil
fall on a Sunday.
The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul
the Apostle to the Romans. Rom. i. i.
PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an
Apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
which he had promised afore by his prophets in the
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holy scriptures, concerning his Son Jesus Christ
our Lord, which was made of the seed of David
according to the flesh ; and declared to be the Son
of God with power, according to the spirit of holi
ness, by the resurrection from the dead: by whom
we have received grace and apostleship, for obedi
ence to the faith among all nations, for his name:
among whom are ye also the called of Jesus
Christ our Lord.
GRADUAL. Exod. 16. To-day shall ye know
that the Lord will come and save you: and in the
morning ye shall see the glory of the Lord. y.
Ps. So. Hear, O thou Shepherd of Israel : thou that
leadest Joseph like a sheep. Shew thyself, thou
that sittest upon the Cherubims, before Ephraim,
Benjamin, and Manasses.
Alleluia and the verse following shall not be said,
except the Vigil fall on a Sunday.
Alleluia, alleluia, f. To-morrow the iniquity
of the earth shall be done away: and the Saviour
of the world shall reign over us. Alleluia.
>J< The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. St. Matt. I. 18.
WHEN as Mary the mother of Jesus was
espoused to Joseph, before they came
together she was found with child of the Holy
Ghost. Then Joseph her husband, being a just
man, and not willing to make her a publick example,
was minded to put her away privily. But while
he thought on these things, behold, the Angel of
the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying:
Joseph thou son of David, fear not to take unto
thee Mary thy wife : for that which is conceived in
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her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth
a Son: and thou shalt call his Name JESUS: for
he shall save his people from their sins.
If it be a Sunday, the Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 24. Lift up your heads, O
ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors: and
the King of glory shall come in.
SECRET.
/^<RANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that
VT like as we do now prevent the glorious
nativity of thy Son, so we may obtain with gladness
his reward of everlasting life. Who liveth and
reigneth with thee.
The common Preface shall be said, except the Vigil
fall on a Sunday, when the Preface of the most Holy
Trinity shall be said.
COMMUNION. Is. 40. The glory of the Lord
shall be revealed : and all flesh shall see the salva
tion of our God.
POSTCOMMUNION.
OLORD, we' beseech thee: that like as thy
only-begotten Son hath in this heavenly
mystery given himself to be our meat and drink;
so as at this time we may be inwardly renewed
by the remembrance of his birth. Through the
same.
^f The Priest, since on the Nativity of our Lord
he celebrates three Masses, shall not take the Ablu
tions at the first and second Mass, but at the third
only : and at the first and second he shall wash his
fingers in some clean vessel, as explained in the
rubric for All Souls' Day.
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December 25th.
THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD,
COMMONLY CALLED
CHRISTMAS DAY
AT THE FIRST MASS OF MIDNIGHT
Station at St. Mary Major; at the Crib.
INTROIT. Dominus dixit. Ps. 2.
THE Lord said unto me: Thou art my Son,
this day have I begotten thee. Ps. ibid.
Why do the heathen so furiously rage together:
and why do the people imagine a vain thing ?
y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
OGOD, who hast enlightened this most holy
night with the beams of thy one true light :
grant, we beseech thee, that we, who have known
the mystery of his light on earth, may also attain
to the fruition of his joys in heaven. Who liveth
and reigneth with thee.
The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul
the Apostle to Titus. Titus 2. 3.
DEARLY beloved: The grace of God that
bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly
lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly,
in this present world, looking for that blessed hope,
and the glorious appearing of the great God and
our Saviour Jesus Christ: who gave himself for us:
that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and
purify unto himself a peculiar people zealous of
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good works. These things speak and exhort: in
Christ Jesus our Lord.
GRADUAL. Ps. no. In the day of thy power
shall the people offer thee free-will offerings with
an holy worship: the dew of thy birth is of the
womb of the morning, y. The Lord said unto
my Lord: Sit thou on my right hand until I make
thine enemies thy footstool.
Alleluia, alleluia, y. Ps. 2. The Lord said unto
me: Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten
thee. Alleluia.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Luke. St. Luke 2. i.
AT that time: There went out a decree from
jL\ Caesar Augustus that all the world should
be taxed. And this taxing was first made when
Cyrenius was governour of Syria : and all went to
be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph
also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth
into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called
Bethlehem; because he was of the house and
lineage of David; to be taxed with Mary his
espoused wife, being great with child. And so it
was, that, while they were there, the days were
accomplished that she should be delivered. And
she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped
him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger ;
because there was no room for them in the inn.
And there were in the same country shepherds
abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock
by night. And, lo, the Angel of the Lord came upon
them : and the glory of the Lord shone round about
them: and they were sore afraid. And the Angel
said unto*them: Fear not: for, behold, I bring you
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good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all
people: for unto you is born this day in the city
of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And
this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the
babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a
manger. And suddenly there was with the Angel
a multitude of the heavenly host praising God,
and saying: Glory to God in the highest, and on
earth peace, good will toward men. Creed.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 96. Let the heavens rejoice
and let the earth be glad before the Lord: for he
is come.
SECRET.
GRANT, O Lord, we pray thee, that the offerings,
which on this day's festival we present unto
thee, may be acceptable in thy sight: that by thy
bounteous goodness vouchsafed unto us in this
holy Communion, we may be found in the likeness
of him in whom our substance is united unto thee :
And who liveth.
PREFACE OF THE NATIVITY. Because thou
didst give. And this Preface shall be said daily
until the Epiphany, except upon the Octave day of
Saint John the Evangelist.
WITHIN THE ACTION shaU be said That
most holy night. And the same shall be said daily
for the seven days following : but at this Mass only
shall the priest say night, and thereafter day.
COMMUNION. Ps. no. With an holy worship :
the dew of thy birth is of the womb of the
morning.
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POSTCOMMUNION.
ANT, we beseech thee, O Lord our God,
that we who in a mystery have drawn near
with gladness unto the birth of Jesus Christ our
Lord : may so walk in godliness of life, that we may
be found worthy to attain unto his fellowship in
heaven. Who liveth and reigneth with thee.
If Before the Masses following the Priest shall say
the Confession, and at the end of each he shall bless
the people, and read the Gospel of Saint John, In
the beginning was the Word, as hereafter set forth.
But after the third Mass, instead of the Gospel
aforesaid, shall be read the Gospel of the Epiphany,
When Jesus was born.
If For solemn Votives within Oct., Mass as on
Dec. 30.
AT THE SECOND MASS AT DAYBREAK
Station at St. Anastasia's.
INTROIT. Luxfulgebit. Is. 9.
E*HT shall shine to-day upon us: for unto
us the Lord is born: and his Name shall be
called Wonderful, Mighty God, the Prince of peace,
Father of the world to come: of whose kingdom
there shall be no end. Ps. 93. The Lord is King
and hath put on glorious apparel: the Lord hath
put on his apparel and girded himself with strength.
/. Glory be.
COLLECT.
/^ RANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God : that,
VJT as thou hast poured forth upon us the new
light of thine incarnate Word ; so he, who doth
illuminate our hearts by faith, may likewise in all
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our works shew forth his brightness. Through the
same.
Of St. Anastasia. COLLECT.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God : that
we, who now devoutly keep the feast of the
blessed Martyr Saint Anastasia, may by her effectual
intercession find favour in thy sight. Through.
The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul
the Apostle to Titus. Titus 3. 4.
DEARLY beloved : The kindness and love of
God our Saviour toward man hath appeared:
not by works of righteousness which we have done,
but according to his mercy he saved us, by the
washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy
Ghost, which he shed on us abundantly through
Jesus Christ our Saviour: that being justified by
his grace, we should be made heirs according to
the hope of eternal life: in Christ Jesus our Lord.
GRADUAL. Ps. 118. Blessed is he that cometh
in the Name of the Lord: God is the Lord, who
hath shewed us light, y. This is the Lord's doing:
and it is marvellous in our eyes.
Alleluia, alleluia.
y. Ps. 93. The Lord is King, and hath put on
glorious apparel : the Lord hath put on his apparel,
and girded himself with strength. Alleluia.
*%4 The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Luke. St. Luke 2. 15.
AT that time: The shepherds said one to
J[\. another: Let us now go even unto Bethlehem,
and see this thing which is come to pass, which
the Lord hath made known unto us. And they
came with haste: and found Mary and Joseph,
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and the babe lying in a manger. And when they
had seen it, they made known abroad the saying
which was told them concerning this child. And
all they that heard it wondered at those things
which were told them by the shepherds. But
Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in
her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying
and praising God for all the things that they had
heard and seen, as it was told unto them. Creed.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 93. God hath made the
round world so sure, that it cannot be moved:
ever since the world began hath thy seat, O God,
been prepared: thou art from everlasting.
SECRET.
WE pray thee, O Lord, that these our oblations
may be worthy of the mysteries which we
celebrate on the Birth of thy Son, and may ever
more shed forth thy peace within our hearts : that,
even as he who was born in the substance of our
manhood did shew forth therein the glory of the
Godhead, so we, in these thy earthly creatures, may
be made partakers of that which is heavenly.
Through the same.
Of St. Anastasia. SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, graciously to accept
our oblations: that by the merits and
intercession of thy blessed Martyr, Saint Anastasia,
they may be profitable to the advancement of our
salvation.
PREFACE and CANON as in the former Mass.
COMMUNION. Zech. 9. Rejoice greatly,
daughter of Zion, shout, O daughter of Jerusalem :
behold, thy king cometh unto thee, he is just, and
having salvation.
The Nativity of our Lord A 39
POSTCOMMUNION.
OLORD, who by thy wondrous Birth hast put
off from us the old nature of our manhood:
grant, we beseech thee, that by this new Sacrament
of thy Nativity we may ever be inwardly renewed
in our souls. Who liveth and reigneth with thee.
Of St. Anastasia. POSTCOMMUNION.
OLORD, who hast vouchsafed to feed us thy
household with thy heavenly gifts : merci
fully grant, that we, who celebrate the feast of thy
blessed Martyr Anastasia, may at all times be com
forted by her intercession. Through.
AT THE THIRD MASS
ON THE DAY OF THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD
Station at St. Mary Major.
INTROIT. Puer natus est. Is. 9.
UNTO us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given :
and the government shall be upon his shoulder :
and his Name shall be called, Angel of mighty
counsel. Ps. 98. O sing unto the Lord a new
song: for he hath done marvellous things, y.
Glory be.
COLLECT.
ALMIGHTY GOD, who hast given us thy only-
*L\. begotten son to take our nature upon him,
and as at this time -to be born of a pure Virgin:
grant that we, being regenerate, and made thy
children by adoption and grace, may daily be re
newed by thy Holy Spirit. Through the same . . .
in the unity of the same.
A 40 The Nativity of our Lord
The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul
the Apostle to the Hebrews. Heb. i. i.
GOD, who at sundry times and in divers manners
spake in time past unto the fathers by the
prophets : hath in these last days spoken unto us by
his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things,
by whom also he made the worlds : who being the
brightness of his glory, and the express image of
his person, and upholding all things by the word of
his power, when he had by himself purged our sins,
sat down on the right hand of the majesty on high ;
being made so much better than the Angels, -as he
hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent
name than they. For unto which of the Angels
said he at any time: Thou art my Son, this day
have I begotten thee ? And again : I will be to
him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son ? And
again, when he bringeth in the first-begotten into
the world, he saith: And let all the Angels of God
worship him. And of the Angels he saith: Who
maketh his Angels spirits, and his ministers a flame
of fire. But unto the Son he saith : Thy throne, O
God, is for ever and ever ; a sceptre of righteousness
is the sceptre of thy kingdom: thou hast loved
righteousness, and hated iniquity: therefore God,
even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of
gladness above thy fellows. And: Thou, Lord, in
the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth ;
and the heavens are the works of thine hands : they
shall perish, but thou remainest : and they all shall
wax old as doth a garment : and as a vesture shalt
thou fold them up, and they shall be changed ; but
thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
GRADUAL. Ps. 98. All the ends of the world
have seen the salvation of our God: O be joyful
The Nativity of our Lord A 41
in God, all ye lands, y. The Lord hath declared
his salvation: in the sight of the heathen his
righteousness hath he openly shewed.
Alleluia, alleluia, J. A hallowed day hath
dawned upon us : come, all ye nations, and worship
the Lord: for on this day a great light hath de
scended upon the earth. Alleluia.
^ The Beginning of the HOLY GOSPEL accord
ing to John. St. John i. i.
IN the beginning was the Word, and the Word
was with God, and the Word was God. The
same was in the beginning with God. All things
were made by him ; and without him was not any
thing made that was made. In him was life, and
the life was the light of men. And the light shineth
in darkness, and the darkness comprehended it
not. There was a man sent from God, whose name
was John. The same came for a witness, to bear
witness of the light, that all men through him
might believe. He was not that light, but was
sent to bear witness of that light. That was the
true light, which lighteth every man that cometh
into the world. He was in the world, and the
world was made by him, and the world knew him
not. He came unto his own, and his own received
him not. But as many as received him, to them
gave he power to become the sons of God, even
to them that believe on his Name: which were
born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh,
nor of the will of man, but of God. (Here
genuflect.) And the Word was made flesh, and
dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the
glory as of the only-begotten of the Father, full of
grace and truth. The Creed is said.
A 42 St. Stephen, the First Martyr
OFFERTORY. Ps. 89. The heavens are thine,
the earth also is thine: thou hast laid the founda
tion of the round world, and all that therein is:
righteousness and equity are the habitation of
thy seat.
SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, that by this new
birth of thy only -begotten Son thou
wouldest vouchsafe to sanctify these our oblations :
and to cleanse us from the defilement of all our
iniquities. Through the same.
PREFACE and CANON as in the former Masses.
COMMUNION. Ps. 98. All the ends of the
world have seen the salvation of our God.
POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that
like as thy Son, born this day the Saviour of
the world, hath been made the author of our
heavenly birth ; so he may bestow upon us the gift
of everlasting life. Who liveth and reigneth with
thee.
December 26th.
ST. STEPHEN, THE FIRST MARTYR
Station at St. Stephen's on the Coelian Hill.
INTROIT. Sederunt principes. Ps. 119.
T3RINCES, moreover, did sit, and did witness
JL falsely against me: and the ungodly pressed
sore upon me: O Lord, my God, stand up to help
me, for thy servant is occupied continually in thy
commandments. Ps. ibid. Blessed are those that
are undefiled in the way: and walk in the law of
the Lord. y. Glory be.
St. Stephen, the First Martyr A 43
COLLECT.
RANT, O Lord, that, in all our sufferings here
V_T upon earth for the testimony of thy truth,
we may steadfastly look up to heaven, and by faith
behold the glory that shall be revealed: and being
filled with the Holy Ghost may learn to love and
bless our persecutors by the example of thy first
Martyr Saint Stephen, who prayed for his murderers
to thee, O blessed Jesus, who standest at the right
hand of God to succour all those that suffer for
thee, our only Mediator and Advocate. Who
liveth and reigneth with thee.
Then shall follow the Collect of the Nativity ', which
shall be said continually unto New Year's Eve.
Of the Nativity. COLLECT.
A LMIGHTY GOD, who hast given us thy only-
J~\. begotten Son to take our nature upon him,
and as at this time to be born of a pure Virgin:
grant that we, being regenerate, and made thy
children by adoption and grace, may daily be re
newed by thy Holy Spirit. Through the same . . .
in the unity of the same.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the Acts of
the Apostles. Acts 7. 55.
IN those days: Stephen, being full of the Holy
Ghost, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and
saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the
right hand of God, and said: Behold, I see the
heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing on
the right hand of God. Then they cried out with a
loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon
him with one accord: and cast him out of the
city, and stoned him : and the witnesses laid down
A 44 St Stephen, the First Martyr
their clothes at a youhg man's feet, whose name
was Saul. And they stoned Stephen, calling upon
God, and saying: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice :
Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he
had said this, he fell asleep.
GRADUAL. Ps. 119. Princes also did sit and
speak against me: and wicked men have per
secuted me. y. Help me, O Lord my God: save
me for thy mercy's sake.
Alleluia, alleluia, y. Acts 7. I see the heavens
opened, and Jesus standing at the right hand of
God. Alleluia.
*J In Votive Masses after Septuagesima, instead
of Alleluia and the verse following, is said the Tract
from the Common of a Martyr, page F 4. But in
Eastertide, the Gradual is omitted, and in its place
is said the Alleluia as above, and then the verse :
Thou hast set, O Lord, a crown of pure gold upon
his head. Alleluia.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. St. Matt. 23. 34.
A that time: Jesus said unto the scribes and
Pharisees: Behold, I send unto you prophets,
and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye
shall kill and crucify: and some of them shall ye
scourge in your synagogues, and persepute them
from city to city: that upon you may come all the
righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood
of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, son
of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple
and the altar. Verily I say unto you: All these
things shall come upon this generation. O Jeru
salem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets,
St. Stephen, the First Martyr A 45
and stonest them which are sent unto thee: how
often would I have gathered thy children together,
even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her
wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is
left unto you desolate. For I say unto you: Ye
shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say:
Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord.
The Creed is said on account of the Octave.
OFFERTORY. Acts 6. and 7. The Apostles
chose Stephen the Levite, a man full of faith and of
the Holy Ghost : whom the Jews stoned, calling
upon God, and saying : Lord Jesus, receive my
spirit.
SECRET.
ACEPT, O Lord, we pray thee, the gifts which
we offer unto thee in remembrance of thy
saints: that like as they by suffering obtained thy
crown of glory, so we by godly conversation may
attain to innocence of life. Through.
Of the Nativity. SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, that by this new
birth of thy only - begotten Son thou
wouldest vouchsafe to sanctify these our oblations :
and to cleanse us from the defilements of all our
iniquities. Through the same.
PREFACE and CANON of Christmas.
COMMUNION. Acts 7. I see the heavens opened
and Jesus standing at the right hand of the power
of God: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit, and lay not
this sin to their charge, for they know not what
they do.
POSTCOMMUNION.
SSIST us mercifully, O Lord: that we, which
have received these holy mysteries, may, at
A 46 St. John, Apostle and Evangelist
the intercession of thy blessed Martyr Saint Stephen,
be stablished by thy everlasting protection. Through.
Of the Nativity. POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that
like as thy Son, born this day the Saviour of
the world, hath been made the author of our
heavenly birth ; so he may bestow upon us the gift
of everlasting life. Who liveth and reigneth with
thee.
December 27th.
ST. JOHN, APOSTLE & EVANGELIST
Station at St. Mary Major.
INTROIT. In media Ecclesiae. Ecclus. 15.
IN the midst of the congregation he opened his
mouth : and the Lord filled him with the spirit
of wisdom and understanding : he clothed him
with a robe of glory. Ps. 92. It is a good thing to
give thanks unto the Lord : and to sing praises
unto thy Name, O most Highest, y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
MERCIFUL Lord, we beseech thee to cast thy
bright beams of light upon thy Church : that
it being enlightened by the doctrine of thy blessed
Apostle and Evangelist Saint John may so walk
in the light of thy truth, that it may at length
attain to the light of everlasting life. Through.
COLLECT OF THE NATIVITY as on Saint
Stephen's Day, page A 43.
The Lesson from the first EPISTLE of blessed
John the Apostle. I St. John i. i.
THAT which was from the beginning, which we
have heard, which we have seen with our
eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands
St. John, Apostle and Evangelist A tf
have handled of the word of life ; (for the life was
manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness,
and shew unto you that eternal life, which was
with the Father, and was manifested unto us ; )
that which we have seen and heard declare we unto
you, that ye also may have fellowship with us;
and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and
with his Son, Jesus Christ. And these things
write we unto you, that your joy may be full. This
then is the message which we have heard of him,
and declare unto you: That God is light, and in
him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have
fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie,
and do not the truth; but if we walk in the light,
as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with
another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son
cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that we have
no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not
in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and
just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from
all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not
sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
GRADUAL. St. John 21. Then went this saying
abroad among the brethren, that that disciple
should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him; He
shall not die. y. But : If I will that he tarry till
I come : follow thou me.
Alleluia, alleluia.
y. This is the disciple which testifieth of these
things: and we know that his testimony is true.
Alleluia.
Tf In Votive Masses after Septuagesima, instead
of Alleluia and the verse following, is said the Tract
Blessed is the man as in the Common of Doctors,
page F 50. But in Eastertide, instead of the
A 48 St. John, Apostle and Evangelist
Gradual, is said the Alleluia as above, and then the
verse, Ps. 92. The righteous shall flourish like a
palm-tree : and shall spread abroad like a cedar
in Libanus. Alleluia.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 21. 19.
A % that time : Jesus said unto Peter: Follow
me : Then Peter, turning about, seeth the
disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also
leaned on his breast at supper, and said: Lord,
which is he that betrayeth thee ? Peter seeing
him saith to Jesus: Lord, and what shall this
man do ? Jesus saith unto him: If I will that he
tarry till I come, what is that to thee ? Follow
thou me. Then went this saying abroad among
the brethren, That that disciple should not die : yet
Jesus said not unto him: He shall not die; but: If
I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee ?
This is the disciple which testifieth of these things,
and wrote these things, and we know that his
testimony is true. And there are also many other
things which Jesus did, the which if they should be
written every one, I suppose, that even the world
itself could not contain the books that should be
written. The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 92. The righteous shall
flourish like a palm-tree: and shall spread abroad
like a cedar in Libanus.
SECRET.
OLORD who seest that we do trust for our
deliverance in the advocacy of thy blessed
Apostle Saint John: grant, we beseech thee; that
the gifts which we offer unto thee on this his
festival may be acceptable in thy sight. Through.
The Holy Innocents A 49
SECRET OF THE NATIVITY as on Saint
Stephen's Day, page A 45.
PREFACE and CANON of Christmas.
COMMUNION. St. John 21. Then went this
saying abroad among the brethren, that that
disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto
him: He shall not die: but: If I will that he tarry
till I come.
POSTCOMMUNION.
OGOD, who hast vouchsafed to feed us with
heavenly meat and drink : mercifully grant,
that like as we have received the same in devout
remembrance of thy holy Apostle Saint John, so
we may evermore be defended by his intercession.
Through.
POSTCOMMUNION OF THE NATIVITY as on
Saint Stephen's Day.
December 28th.
THE HOLY INNOCENTS
Station at St. Paul's.
INTROIT. Ex ore infantium. Ps. 8.
OUT of the mouth of very babes, O God, and of
sucklings hast thou perfected praise : because
of thine adversaries. Ps. ibid. O Lord our
Governour: how excellent is thy Name in all the
world, y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
O ALMIGHTY GOD, who out of the mouths of
babes and sucklings hast ordained strength,
and madest infants to glorify thee by their deaths:
mortify and kill all vices in us; and so strengthen
us by thy grace, that by the innocency of our lives,
and constancy of our faith even unto death, we
may glorify thy holy Name. Through.
A 50 The Holy Innocents
COLLECT OF THE NATIVITY as on Saint
Stephen's Day, page A 43.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the Revela
tion of blessed John the Apostle. Rev. 14. i.
IN those days: I looked, and lo, a Lamb stood
on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred
forty and four thousand, having his Father's Name
written in their foreheads. And I heard a voice
from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as
the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice
of harpers harping with their harps : and they sung
as it were a new song before the throne, and before
the four beasts, and the elders; and no man could
learn that song, but the hundred and forty and
four thousand, which were redeemed from the
earth. These are they which were not defiled with
women, for they are virgins : these are they which
follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth: these
were redeemed from among men, being the first-
fruits unto God, and to the Lamb. And in their
mouth was found no guile; for they are without
fault before the throne of God.
GRADUAL. Ps. 124. Our soul is escaped : even
as a bird out of the snare of the fowler, y. The
snare is broken and we are delivered. Our help
standeth in the Name of the Lord, who hath made
heaven and earth.
1f The following Alleluia with its verse is said
whenever this Feast falls on a Sunday, or has the
rank of a Double of the first class. But it is always
said on the Octave Day, and in Votive Masses before
Septuagesima, and after Pentecost.
Alleluia, alleluia, y. Ps. 113. Praise the Lord,
ye children : O praise the Name of the Lord. Alleluia.
The Holy Innocents A 51
The Tract is not said when Alleluia is said as above.
TRACT. Ps. 79. The blood of thy saints have they
shed like water on every side of Jerusalem, y. And
there was no man to bury them. y. Avenge, O Lord,
the blood of thy saints, that is shed upon the earth.
Tf In Votive Masses in Eastertide, instead of the
Gradual is said the' Alleluia as above, and then
y. Ecclus. 39. Thy saints, O Lord, shall flourish
like the lily, and shall be even as the odour of
balsam before thee. Alleluia.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. St. Matt. 2. 13.
A' that time: The Angel of the Lord appeareth
to Joseph in a dream, saying: Arise, and
take the young child, and his mother, and flee into
Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word;
for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
When he arose, he took the young child and his
mother by night, and departed into Egypt, and
was there until the death of Herod; that it might
be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the
prophet, saying: Out of Egypt have I called my
Son. Then Herod, when he saw that he was
mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth;
and sent forth, and slew all the children that were
in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from
two years old and under, according to the time
which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jer
emy the prophet, saying : In Rama was there a voice
heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourn
ing: Rachel weeping for her children, and would
not be comforted, because they are not. Creed.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 124. Our soul is escaped
A 52 St. Thomas of Canterbury
even as a bird out of the snare of the fowler: the
snare is broken and we are delivered.
SECRET.
ANT, O Lord, we pray thee, that the devout
prayers of thy Saints may never fail to
succour and defend us : that these our oblations
may be rendered acceptable in thy sight ; and that
we may be made worthy to obtain for our sins the
pardon of thy mercy. Through.
SECRET OF THE NATIVITY as on Saint
Stephen's Day, page A 45.
PREFACE and CANON of Christmas.
COMMUNION. St. Matt. 2. In Rama was
there a voice heard, lamentation and weeping, and
great mourning: Rachel weeping for her children,
and would not be comforted, because they are not.
POSTCOMMUNION.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, that the gifts which
we have received in these holy mysteries
may at the intercession of thy Saints effectually
avail for our succour both in this life and in that
which is to come. Through.
POSTCOMMUNION OF THE NATIVITY as on
Saint Stephen's Day, page A 46.
Glory be to God on high and Depart in peace
shall not be said, except this feast fall on a Sunday :
but on the Octave Day they shall always be said.
December 29th.
ST. THOMAS OF CANTERBURY,
BISHOP AND MARTYR
INTROIT. Gaudeamus.
REJOICE we all in the Lord, keeping holy-day
in honour of blessed Thomas the Martyr: in
St. Thomas of Canterbury A 53
whose passion the Angels rejoice and glorify the
Son of God. Ps. 33. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye
righteous: for it becometh well the just to be
thankful, f . Glory be.
COLLECT.
OGOD, who for thy Church's sake didst suffer
thy Bishop Saint Thomas gloriously to be
slain by the swords of wicked men : grant, we
beseech thee, that all they who call upon him
for succour may be profited by the obtaining of
all that they desire. Through.
COLLECT OF THE NATIVITY as on Saint
Stephen's Day, page A 43.
The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul
the Apostle to the Hebrews. Heb. 5. i.
ORETHREN : Every high priest taken from
X3 among men is ordained for men in things
pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and
sacrifices for sins: who can have compassion on
the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way ;
for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.
And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people,
so also for himself, to offer for sins. And no man
taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is
called of God, as was Aaron. So also Christ glorified
not himself to be made an high priest: but he
that said unto him : Thou art my Son, this day have
I begotten thee. As he saith also in another place :
Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Mel-
chisedec.
GRADUAL. Ecclus. 44. Behold a great priest,
who in his days pleased the Lord. y. There was
none like unto him to keep the law of the most
High.
A 54 St. Thomas of Canterbury
Alleluia, alleluia. J. St. John 10. I am the
good shepherd : and know my sheep, and am
known of mine. Alleluia.
1f In Votive Masses, after Septuagesima the
Tract, and in Eastertide the Alleluia, with its verses,
are taken from the Mass Statuit, page F 41.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 10. u.
A 1 that time: Jesus said unto the Pharisees: I am
the good 'shepherd : the good shepherd giveth
his life for the sheep. But he that is an hireling,
and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not,
seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and
fleeth : and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth
the sheep. The hireling fleeth, because he is an
hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I am the
good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known
of mine. As the Father knoweth me, even so know
I the Father : and I lay down my life for the sheep.
And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold;
them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice ;
and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
The Creed is said, on account of the Octave.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 21. Thou hast set a crown
of pure gold upon his head, O Lord : he asked life
of thee, and thou gavest him a long life.
SECRET.
SANCTIFY, O Lord, we beseech thee, these our
oblations: and at the intercession of thy
blessed Martyr and Bishop Saint Thomas look
down in mercy upon us who here present them
unto thee. Through.
Sunday in Octave of Nativity A 55
SECRET OF THE NATIVITY as on Saint
Stephen's Day, page A 45.
PREFACE and CANON of Christmas.
COMMUNION. St. John 10. I am the good
shepherd and know my sheep and am known of mine.
POSTCOMMUNION.
RANT, O Lord, we pray thee, that this holy
Communion may in such wise cleanse us from
all our sins: that, at the intercession of blessed
Thomas thy Martyr and Bishop, we may attain
thereby to the fellowship of him who is the healer of
our souls, even Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord.
POSTCOMMUNION OF THE NATIVITY as on
Saint Stephen's Day, page A 46.
SUNDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF
THE NATIVITY
INTROIT. Dum medium. Wisdom 18.
WHEN all things were in quiet silence and
night was in the midst of her swift course,
thine almighty Word, O Lord, leaped down from
heaven out of thy royal throne.
Ps. 93. The Lord is king, and hath put on glorious
apparel: the Lord hath put on his apparel and
girded himself with strength, y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, vouchsafe, we
^L\. beseech thee, to govern us in all our doings
in the way of thy good pleasure: that we, faith
fully serving thee in the Name of thy well-beloved
Son, may worthily abound in all good works.
Who liveth and reigneth with thee.
COLLECT OF THE NATIVITY, page A 43.
A 56 Sunday in Octave of Nativity
The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul
the Apostle to the Galatians. Gal. 4. i.
TQRETHREN: Now I say, that the heir, as long
X) as he is a child, differeth nothing from a
servant, though he be lord of all: but is under
tutors and governours, until the time appointed of
the father. Even so we, when we were children,
were in bondage under the elements of the world:
but when the fulness of the time was come, God
sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under
the law, to redeem them that were under the law,
that we might receive the adoption of sons. And
because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit
of his Son into your hearts, crying: Abba, Father.
Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son:
and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
GRADUAL. Ps. 45. Thou art fairer than the
children of men: full of grace are thy lips. ~f.
My heart is inditing of a good matter, I speak of
the things which I have made unto the king: my
tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Alleluia, alleluia, ^f. ^5.93. The Lord is king and
hath put on glorious apparel : the Lord hath put on
his apparel and girded himself with strength. Alleluia.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. St. Matt. I. 18.
THE birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise:
When as his mother Mary was espoused to
Joseph, before they came together she was found
with child of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her
husband, being a just man, and not willing to
make her a publick example, was minded to put
her away privily. But while he thought on these
things, behold, the Angel of the Lord, appeared
Sunday in Octave of Nativity A 57
unto him in a dream, saying: Joseph thou son of
David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife;
for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy
Ghost: and she shall bring forth a Son, and thou
shalt call his name JESUS; for he shall save his
people from their sins. (Now all this was done,
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the
Lord by the prophet, saying: Behold, a Virgin
shall be with child, and shall bring forth a Son,
and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which
being interpreted is, God with us.) Then Joseph,
being raised from sleep, did as the Angel of the Lord
had bidden him, and took unto him his wife : and
knew her not till she had brought forth her first
born son: and he called his name JESUS. Creed.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 93. God hath made the
round world so sure, that it cannot be moved:
ever since the world began hath thy seat, O God,
been prepared: thou art from everlasting.
SECRET.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that
these gifts which we offer in the sight of thy
divine majesty, may obtain for us grace to serve
thee in this life with all godliness, and bring us in
the end to everlasting felicity. Through.
SECRET OF THE NATIVITY as on Saint
Stephen's Day, page A 45.
PREFACE and CANON of Christmas.
COMMUNION. St. Matt. 2. Take the young
child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel :
for they are dead which sought the young child's life.
POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT, Lord, that by the operation of these
thy mysteries we may be cleansed from all
A 58 6th Day within Octave of Nativity
our sins and obtain that which we have asked
according to thy will. Through.
POSTCOMMUNION OF THE NATIVITY as on
Saint Stephen's Day, page A 46.
December soth.
6TH DAY WITHIN OCTAVE OF
NATIVITY
The third Mass of Christmas, Puer natus est,
shall be said, but the Epistle and Gospel shall be
those of the second Mass. And after the Collect for
Christmas shall be said the Collects following :
Of St. Mary. COLLECT.
OGOD who by the child-bearing of a pure
Virgin hast bestowed upon all mankind the
rewards of everlasting life : grant, we beseech thee,
that we may know the succour of her intercession,
through whom we have been found worthy to
receive the author of all life.
For the Church. COLLECT.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to hear
the prayers of thy people: that being
delivered from all adversities and all false doctrines
thy Church may serve thee in freedom and quietness.
Through.
Or for the Chief Bishop. COLLECT.
OGOD, the pastor and governour of them that
put their trust in thee, look down in mercy
on thy servant, N., whom thou hast chosen to be
pastor and ruler of thy Church: grant unto him,
we beseech thee, to be in word and conversation a
wholesome example to the people committed to
6th Day within Octave of Nativity A 59
his charge, that he with them may attain at last
to the crown of everlasting life. Through.
Of St. Mary. SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, that by the bountiful
goodness of thy mercy, and by the inter
cession of blessed Mary Ever- Virgin, these our
oblations may be acceptable in thy sight : that we,
being delivered in this present life from all adver
sities, may obtain in that which is to come peace
everlasting.
For the Church. SECRET.
DEFEND, O Lord, we pray thee, us thy servants:
that we cleaving fast to things heavenly may
faithfully serve thee both in body and soul.
Through.
Or for the Chief Bishop. SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to accept
these our oblations: granting unto JV., thy
servant, that like as thou hast chosen him to be
pastor and ruler of thy Church, so he may be
governed evermore by thy defence. Through.
Of St. Mary. POSTCOMMUNION.
/^<RANT, O Lord, we pray thee, that this holy
\^J[ Communion may in such wise cleanse us
from all our sins: that at the intercession of the
blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, we may attain
thereby to the fellowship of him who is the healer
of our souls.
For the Church. POSTCOMMUNION.
/^* RANT, we beseech thee, O Lord our God, that
\JJ we whom thou hast made partakers of heavenly
gladness may by thee be defended from all earthly
perils. Through.
A 60 St. Sylvester I, Pope and Confessor
Or for the Chief Bishop. POSTCOMMUNION.
DEFEND us, Lord, we beseech thee, who have
here received these heavenly mysteries: and
grant that thy servant, JV., whom thou hast chosen
to be Pastor and Ruler of thy Church, together
with the flock committed to his charge, may thereby
be preserved and strengthened against all adversi
ties. Through.
December 3ist.
ST. SYLVESTER I, POPE AND
CONFESSOR
INTROIT. Sacer 'dotes tui. Ps. 132.
ET thy priests be clothed with righteousness,
and let thy saints sing with joyfulness: for
thy servant David's sake, turn not away the pres
ence of thine Anointed. Ps. ibid. Lord, remember
David: and all his trouble, y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that
we on this day devoutly observing the feast
of thy holy Confessor Saint Sylvester, may thereby
increase in godliness to the attainment of ever
lasting life. Through.
COLLECT OF THE NATIVITY as on Saint
Stephen's Day, page A 43.
The Lesson from the latter EPISTLE of blessed
Paul the Apostle to Timothy. 2 St. Tim. 4. i.
DEARLY beloved : I charge thee therefore before
God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall
judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and
St. Sylvester I, Pope and Confessor A 61
his kingdom; preach the word: be instant in
season, out of season: reprove, rebuke, exhort
with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time
will come when they will not endure sound doctrine ;
but after their own lusts shall they heap to them
selves teachers having itching ears : and they shall
turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be
turned unto fables. But watch thou in all things,
endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist,
make full proof of thy ministry. For I am now
ready to be offered, and the time of my departure
is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have
finished my course, I have kept the faith. Hence
forth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness,
which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give me
at that day : and not to me only, but unto all them
also that love his appearing.
GRADUAL. Ecclus. 44. Behold a great priest,
who in his days pleased the Lord. y. There was
none like unto him to keep the law of the most High.
Alleluia, alleluia, y. Ps. 89. I have found
David my servant : with my holy oil have I anointed
him. Alleluia.
%4 The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Luke. St. Luke 12. 35.
A that time: Jesus said unto his disciples:
Let your loins be girded about, and your
lights burning: and ye yourselves like unto men
that wait for their lord, when he will return from
the wedding : that when he cometh and knocketh,
they may open unto him immediately. Blessed are
those servants, whom the lord when he cometh
shall find watching. Verily I say unto you, that he
shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to
A 62 St. Sylvester I, Pope and Confessor
meat, and will come forth and serve them. And
if he shall come in the second watch, or come in
the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those
servants. And this know, that if the goodman of
the house had known what time the thief would
come, he would have watched, and not have
suffered his house to be broken through. Be ye
therefore ready also : for the Son of man cometh
at an hour when ye think not.
The Creed is said on account of the Octave.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 89. I have found David my
servant, with my holy oil have I anointed him : my
hand shall hold him fast and my arm shall strengthen
him.
SECRET.
/^RANT, we beseech thee, O Lord, that we,
V_T remembering with gladness the righteousness
of thy Saints, may at all times and in all places feel
the effectual succour of their intercession. Through.
SECRET OF THE NATIVITY as on Saint
Stephen's Day, page A 45.
PREFACE and CANON of Christmas.
COMMUNION. St. Matt. 24. Blessed is that
servant whom his Lord when he cometh shall find
watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall
make him ruler over all his goods.
POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that
we may so shew forth our thankfulness for
the gifts which we have now received : that, at the
intercession of Saint Sylvester, thy Confessor and
Bishop, we may obtain yet more abundant mercies.
Through.
The Circumcision of Christ A 63
POSTCOMMUNION OF THE NATIVITY as on
Saint Stephen's Day, page A 46.
January 1st.
THE CIRCUMCISION OF CHRIST
AND OCTAVE OF THE NATIVITY.
Station at St. Mary beyond the Tiber:
INTROIT. Puer natus est. Is. 9.
TNTO us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given :
\^J and the government shall be upon his shoulder :
and his Name shall be called Angel of mighty
counsel. Ps. 98. sing unto the Lord a new
song: for he hath done marvellous things, y.
Glory be.
COLLECT.
ALMIGHTY GOD, who madest thy blessed Son
jT\. to be circumcised, and obedient to the law for
man: grant us the true circumcision of the spirit ;
that our hearts, and all our members, being morti
fied from all worldly and carnal lusts, we may in
all things obey thy blessed will. Through the same.
The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul
the Apostle to the Romans. Rom. 4. 8.
T^RETHREN: Blessed is the man to whom the
J3 Lord will not impute sin. Cometh this
blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or
upon the uncircumcision also ? For we say, that
faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.
How was it then reckoned ? when he was in cir
cumcision, or in uncircumcision ? And he received
the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness
of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised :
that he might be the father of all them that believe,
A 64 The Circumcision of Christ
though they be not circumcised: that righteous
ness might be imputed unto them also: and the
father of circumcision to them who are not of the
circumcision only, but also walk in the steps of
that faith of our father Abraham, which he had
being yet uncircumcised. For the promise, that
he should be the heir of the world, was not to
Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but
through the righteousness of faith. For if they
which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void,
and the promise made of none effect.
GRADUAL. Ps. 98. All the ends of the world
have seen the salvation of our God: O be joyful in
God, all ye lands. J. The Lord hath declared
his salvation: in the sight of the heathen hath
he openly shewed his righteousness.
Alleluia, alleluia, f. Heb. I. God, who at
sundry times and in divers manners spake in time
past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these
last days spoken unto us by his Son. Alleluia.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Luke. St. Luke 2. 15.
AT that time : It came to pass, as the Angels
JL\. were gone away from them into heaven, the
shepherds said one to another : Let us now go even
unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come
to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
And they came with haste, and found Mary and
Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And
when they had seen it, they made known abroad
the saying which was told them concerning this
child. And all they that heard it wondered at those
things which were told them by the shepherds.
But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them
The Circumcision of Christ A 65
in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorify
ing and praising God for all the things that they
had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
And when eight days were accomplished for the
circumcising of the Child, his name was called
JESUS, which was so named of the Angel before
he was conceived in the womb. The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 89. The heavens are thine,
the earth also is thine: thou hast laid the founda
tions of the round world, and all that therein is:
righteousness and equity are the habitation of
thy seat.
SECRET.
T T TE beseech thee, O Lord, graciously to accept
VV these our prayers and oblations : that we
being cleansed by these heavenly mysteries, may
obtain of thy great mercy the fulfilment of all our
desires. Through.
PREFACE and CANON of Christmas.
COMMUNION. Ps. 98. All the ends of the
world have seen the salvation of our God.
POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT, O Lord, we pray thee, that this holy
Communion may in such wise cleanse us
from all our sins: that at the intercession of the
blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, we may attain
thereby to the fellowship of him who is the healer
of our souls, even Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord.
K On the Sunday falling between the Circumcision
and the Epiphany, or, if no Sunday occur ', on
January 2nd, is observed in some dioceses, the
Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus.
Moss is said as on August Jth.
A 66 Octave of the Holy Innocents
January 2nd.
OCTAVE OF ST. STEPHEN
Mass as on the Feast, except the Collect following.
No Commem. of Christmas is made, but the Christmas
Preface is said. The Creed is not said.
COLLECT.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast con-
,/~\ secrated unto thyself the firstfruits of thy
Martyrs in the blood of thy blessed Deacon Saint
Stephen : grant, we beseech thee ; that he may
ever plead for our salvation, who prayed for his
murderers, to thee, O blessed Jesus, who standest
at the right hand of God to succour all those that
suffer for thee, our only Mediator and Advocate.
R/. Amen.
January 3rd.
OCTAVE OF ST. JOHN THE
EVANGELIST
Mass as on the Feast, without Commem. of
Christmas. The Creed is not said. Preface of the
Apostles.
January 4th.
OCTAVE OF THE HOLY INNOCENTS
Mass as on the Feast, with Preface of Christmas,
but no other Commemoration of it. Glory be to God
on high, Alleluia with its verse, and Depart in peace,
are said. The Creed is not said.
The Vigil of the Epiphany A 67
If From the Vigil of the Epiphany until the
Feast of the Purification inclusive, when the
Prayers of Saint Mary, or for the Church or Chief
Bishop, are directed to be said, then they shall be
those which are set forth above for December 30^,
pages A 58 and A 59.
January* 5th.
THE VIGIL OF THE EPIPHANY
INTROIT. Dum medium. Wisdom 1 8.
TT 7*HILE all things were in quiet silence, and
VV night was in the midst of her swift course,
thine almighty Word, O Lord, leaped down from
heaven out of thy royal throne. Ps. 93. The Lord
is king, and hath put on glorious apparel : the Lord
hath put on his apparel and girded himself with
strength, f. Glory be.
COLLECT.
A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, vouchsafe, we
JL\. beseech thee, to govern us in all our doings
in the way of thy good pleasure: that we, faith
fully serving thee in the Name of thy well-beloved
Son, may worthily abound in all good works.
Through the same.
COLLECT 2. Of St. Mary. 3. Ad. Lib.
The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul
the Apostle to the Galatians. Gal. 4. I.
T>RETHREN: Now I say, that the heir, as long
J3 as he is a child, differeth nothing from a
servant, though he be lord of all : but is under
A 68 The Vigil of the Epiphany
tutors and governors, until the time appointed of
the father. Even so we, when we were children,
were in bondage under the elements of the world:
but when the fulness of the time was come, God
sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under
the law, to redeem them that were under the law,
that we might receive the adoption of sons. And
because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit
of his Son into your hearts, crying : Abba, Father.
Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son:
and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
GRADUAL. Ps. 45. Thou art fairer than the
children of men: full of grace are thy lips. y.
My heart is inditing of a good matter, I speak of
the things which I have made unto the king: my
tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Alleluia, alleluia, y. Ps. 93. The Lord is king
and hath put on glorious apparel: the Lord hath
put on his apparel and girded himself with strength.
Alleluia.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. St. Matt. 2. 1 9.
A? that time: When Herod was dead, behold,
an Angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to
Joseph in Egypt, saying: Arise, and take the young
child and his mother, and go into the land of
Israel: for they are dead which sought the young
child's life. And he arose, and took the young
child and his mother, and came into the land of
Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus did
reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he
was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being
The Vigil of the Epiphany A 69
warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the
parts of Galilee: and he came and dwelt in a city
called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which
was spoken by the prophets: He shall be called a
Nazarene. The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 93. God hath made the
round world so sure, that it cannot be moved:
ever since the world began hath thy seat, O God,
been prepared: thou art from everlasting.
SECRET.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that
these gifts which we offer in the sight of thy
divine majesty, may obtain for us grace to serve
thee in this life with all godliness, and bring us in
the end to everlasting felicity. Through.
SECRET 2. Of St. Mary. 3. Ad. Lib.
PREFACE of Christmas.
COMMUNION. St. Matt. 2. Take the young
Child and his Mother, and go into the land of Israel :
for they are dead which sought the young Child's
life.
POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT, O Lord, that by the operation of these
thy mysteries we may be cleansed from all
our sins and obtain that which we have asked
according to thy will. Through.
POSTCOMMUNION 2. Of St. Mary. 3. Ad
Lib.
A 7 i
January 6th.
THE EPIPHANY
OF OUR LORD,
OR THE MANIFESTATION OF
CHRIST TO THE GENTILES
Station at St. Peter's.
INTROIT. Ecce advenit. Mai. 3.
BEHOLD, he appeareth, the Lord and Ruler:
and in his hand the kingdom, and power, and
dominion. Ps. 72. Give the King thy judgments,
O God: and thy righteousness unto the King's
Son. y. Glory be.
o
COLLECT.
GOD, who by the leading of a star didst
manifest thy only-begotten Son to the
Gentiles: mercifully grant, that we, which know
thee now by faith, may after this life have the
fruition of thy glorious Godhead. Through the
same.
The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul
the Apostle to the Ephesians. Ephes. 3. i.
T)RETHREN: For this cause, I Paul, the
J3 prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles; if
ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of
God, which is given me to you-ward, how that by
revelation he made known unto me the mystery,
(as I wrote afore in few words, whereby, when ye
read, ye may understand my knowledge in the
mystery of Christ, which in other ages was not
A 72 The Epiphany of our Lord
made known unto the sons of men) as it is now
revealed unto his holy Apostles and Prophets by
the Spirit; that the Gentiles should be fellow-
heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his
promise in Christ, by the Gospel: whereof I was
made a minister, according to the gift of the grace
of God given unto me by the effectual working of
his power. Unto me, who am less than the least
of all saints, is this grace given, that I should
preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches
of Christ; and to make all men see what is the
fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning
of the world hath been hid in God, who created
all things by Jesus Christ. To the intent, that now
unto the principalities and powers in heavenly
places might be known by the Church the manifold
wisdom of God, according to the eternal purpose
which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: in
whom we have boldness and access with confidence
by the faith of him.
GRADUAL. Is. 60. All they from Saba shall
come, bringing gold and incense, and shall shew
forth the praises of the Lord. y. Arise and shine,
O Jerusalem: for the glory of the Lord is risen
upon thee.
Alleluia, alleluia, y. St. Matt. 2. We have
seen his star in the East, and are come with
offerings to worship the Lord. Alleluia.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. St. Matt. 2. i .
WHEN Jesus was born in Bethlehem of
Judaea, in the days of Herod the king:
behold, there came wise men from the east to
The Epiphany of our Lord A 73
Jerusalem, saying: Where is he that is born King
of the Jews ? For we have seen his star in the
east: and are come to worship him. When Herod
the king had heard these things: he was troubled,
and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had
gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the
people together, he demanded of them, where
Christ should be born. And they said unto him:
In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by
the prophet: And thou, Bethlehem, in the land of
Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda:
for out of thee shall come a Governor that shall
rule my people Israel. Then Herod, when he had
privily called the wise men, enquired of them
diligently what time the star appeared. And he
sent them to Bethlehem, and said: Go, and search
diligently for the young child: and when ye have
found him, bring me word again, that I may come
and worship him also. When they had heard the
king, they departed: and lo, the star which they
saw in the east went before them, till it came and
stood over where the young child was. When
they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding
great joy. And when they were come into the
house, they saw the young child with Mary his
mother (here genuflect), and fell down and wor
shipped him. And when they had opened their
treasures, they presented unto him gifts, gold,
and frankincense, and myrrh. And being warned
of God in a dream that they should not return to
Herod: they departed into their own country
another way. <
The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 72. The kings of Tharsis
and of the isles shall give presents: the kings of
D*
A 74 The First Sunday after the Epiphany
Arabia and Saba shall bring gifts : all kings shall
fall down before -him, all nations shall do him
service.
SECRET.
WE beseech thee, Lord, mercifully to look
upon the oblations of thy Church : wherein
no longer offering gold and frankincense and myrrh,
we sacrifice and receive him who by those gifts was
mystically signified, even Jesus Christ thy Son our
Lord : Who liveth and reigneth with thee.
PREFACE of the Epiphany and WITHIN THE
ACTION, etc., as among Prefaces, and throughout
the Octave.
COMMUNION. St. Matt. 2. We have seen his
star in the East, and are come with offerings to
worship the Lord.
POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that
we, which here have celebrated thy holy
mysteries, may in all purity of heart arid mind
receive the benefits of the same. Through.
If Within the Octave of the Epiphany the same
Mass is said as on the Feast : and after the Collect
of the day the following Prayers are said :
2. Of St. Mary. 3. For Churchy or Chief Bishop.
THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER THE
EPIPHANY
INTROIT. In excelso throno.
N a throne exalted I beheld, and lo, a man
sitting, whom a legion of Angels worship,
o
The First Sunday after the Epiphany A 75
singing together: behold, his rule and governance
endureth to all ages. Ps. 100. O be joyful in God,
all ye lands: serve the Lord with gladness, y.
Glory be.
COLLECT.
OLORD, we beseech thee mercifully to receive
the prayers of thy people which call upon
thee: and grant that they may both perceive and
know what things they ought to do, and also may
have grace and power faithfully to fulfil the same.
Through.
And Commemoration is made of the Octave of the
Epiphany.
The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul
the Apostle to the Romans. Rom. 12. i.
T>RETHREN: I beseech you by the mercies
JD of God, that ye present your bodies a living
sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your
reasonable service. And be not conformed to this
world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of
your mind, that ye may prove what is that good,
and acceptable, and perfect will of God. For I say,
through the grace given unto me, to every man
that is among you, not to think of himself more
highly than he ought to think: but to think
soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man
the measure of faith. For as we have many
members in one body, and all members 4iave not
the same office: so we, being many, are one body
in Christ, and every one members one of another:
in Christ Jesus our Lord.
GRADUAL. Ps. 72. Blessed be the Lord God,
even the God of Israel : which only doeth wondrous
A 76 The First Sunday after the Epiphany
things, y. The mountains also shall bring peace:
and the little hills righteousness unto the people.
Alleluia, alleluia, y. Ps. 100. be joyful in
the Lord, all ye lands : serve the Lord with gladness.
Alleluia.
*%( The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Luke. St. Luke 2. 41.
NOW the parents of Jesus went to Jerusalem
every year at the feast of the passover. And
when Jesus was twelve years old, they went up to
Jerusalem, after the custom of the feast. And
when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned,
the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem. And
Joseph and his mother knew not of it. But they,
supposing him to have been in the company, went
a day's journey: and they sought him among
their kinsfolk and acquaintance. And when they
found him not, they turned back again to Jeru
salem, seeking him. And it came to pass, that after
three days they found him in the temple, sitting in
the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and
asking them questions. And all that heard him
were astonished at his understanding and answers.
And when they saw him, they were amazed: and
his mother said unto him: Son, why hast thou
thus dealt with us ? Behold, thy father and I have
sought thee sorrowing. And he said unto them:
How is if that ye sought me ? Wist ye not that I
must be about my Father's business ? And they
understood not the saying which he spake unto
them. And he went down with them, and came
to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his
mother kept all these sayings in her heart. And
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Jesus increased in wisdom, and stature, and in
favour with God and man.
The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 100. be joyful in the Lord,
all ye lands, serve the Lord with gladness: and
come before his presence with a song : be ye sure
that the Lord he is God.
SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, that this sacrifice,
which we offer unto thee, may evermore
avail to quicken and defend us. Through.
SECRET 2. Of the Epiphany.
COMMUNION. St. Luke 2. Son, why hast thou
thus dealt with us ? Behold, thy father and I have
sought thee sorrowing. And he said unto them:
How is it that ye sought me ? Wist ye not that I
must be about my Father's business ?
POSTCOMMUNION.
WE humbly beseech thee, Almighty God :
that we, whom thou dost vouchsafe to
regenerate with thy holy sacraments ; may con
tinually serve thee in all virtuous and godly living.
Through.
POSTCOMMUNION 2. Of the Epiphany.
B
January
ON THE OCTAVE OF THE
EPIPHANY
INTROIT. Ecce advenit. Mai. 3.
IEHOLD, he appeareth, the Lord and Ruler:
and in his hand the kingdom, and power, and
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dominion. Ps. 72. Give the King thy judgments,
O God: and thy righteousness unto the King's Son.
y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
OGOD, whose only-begotten Son hath been
made manifest in the substance of our flesh :
grant, we beseech thee, that, like as we have known
him after the fashion of our outward likeness, so
we may inwardly be made regenerate in him. Who
liveth.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from Isaiah the
Prophet. Isa. 60.
ARISE, shine, O Jerusalem: for thy light is
2\. come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon
thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the
earth, and gross darkness the people : but the Lord
shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen
upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light,
and kings to the brightness of thy rising. Lift up
thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather
themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons
shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be
nursed at thy side. Then thou shalt see, and flow
together, and thine heart shall fear, and be en
larged: because the abundance of the sea shall
be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles
shall come unto thee. The multitude of camels
shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and
Ephah : all they from Sheba shall come : they shall
bring gold and incense, and they shall shew forth
the praises of the Lord.
GRADUAL. Isa. 60. All they from Saba shall
come, bringing gold and incense, and shall shew
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forth the praises of the Lord. y. Arise and shine,
Jerusalem: for the glory of the Lord is risen
upon thee.
Alleluia, alleluia, f. St. Matt. 2. We have seen
his star in the East, and are come with offerings
to worship the Lord. Alleluia.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John i. 29.
A* that time: John seeth Jesus coming unto
him, and saith: Behold the Lamb of God,
which taketh away the sin of the world. This is
he of whom I said : After me cometh a man which is
preferred before me: for he was before me. And
1 knew him not: but that he should be made
manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing
with water. And John bare record, saying: I saw
the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and
it abode upon him. And I knew him not: but he
that sent me to baptize with water, the same said
unto me: Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit
descending, and remaining on him, the same is he
which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. And I saw,
and bare record that this is the Son of God.
The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 72. The kings of Tharsis
and of the isles shall give presents: the kings of
Arabia and Saba shall bring gifts : all kings shall
fall down before him, all nations shall do him
service.
SECRET.
OLORD, who sufferest us to offer unto thee
these our oblations, in remembrance of the
manifestation of thine only-begotten Son: we
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beseech thee mercifully to hear our prayers, and
grant, that even as he is himself the author of these
our gifts, so in his mercy he may likewise receive
the same, even Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who
liveth.
COMMUNION. St. Matt. 2. We have seen his
star in the East, and are come with offerings to
worship the Lord.
POSTCOMMUNION.
T)REVENT us, O Lord, at all times and in all
JL places with the light of thy heavenly grace:
that, as thou hast vouchsafed to make us partakers
of these holy mysteries, so we may understand
them aright in purity of heart and receive them
worthily with all godly and devout affection.
Through.
If From the Octave of the Epiphany until Feb. 2
(except upon Doubles) after the Prayers of the Day
are said the Prayers of St. Mary and for the Church
or Chief Bishop.
^ If the following Sunday or any other Sunday
after Epiphany be superseded by Septuagesima, and
there be no place for it after Pentecost in accordance
with the rubrics, then it shall be anticipated on the
previous Saturday with the privileges proper to the
Sunday occurring and Glory be to God on high,
Creed, Preface of the Holy Trinity, and Depart in
peace, shall be said.
THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER
THE EPIPHANY
INTROIT. Omnis terra. Ps. 66.
A,L the world shall worship thee, God :
sing of thee, and praise thy Name, thou
The Second Sunday after the Epiphany A 81
most Highest. Ps. ibid. O be joyful in God, all ye
lands, sing praises unto the honour of his Name :
make his praise to be glorious, y. Glory be.
Glory be to God on high is said on Sundays until
Septuagesima : but it is not said on ferias when
the Mass of Sunday is repeated. And this rule is to
be observed of the season after Pentecost also.
COLLECT.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who dost
JL\. govern all things in heaven and earth:
mercifully hear the supplications of thy people,
and grant us thy peace all the days of our life.
Through.
COLLECT 2. Of St. Mary. 3. For the Church or
for the Chief Bishop.
The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul
the Apostle to the Romans. Rom. 12. 6.
"DRETHREN: Having then gifts differing accord-
-LJ ing to the grace that is given to us: whether
prophecy, let us prophesy according to the pro
portion of faith, or ministry, let us wait on our
ministering, or he that teacheth, on teaching;
or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that
giveth, let him do it with simplicity, he that
ruleth, with diligence, he that sheweth mercy,
with cheerfulness. Let love be without dissimu
lation. Abhor that which is evil, cleave to that
which is good : Be kindly affectioned one to
another with brotherly love: In honour preferring
one another: Not slothful in business: Fervent in
spirit: Serving the Lord : Rejoicing in hope: Patient
in tribulation: Continuing instant in prayer: Dis
tributing to the necessity of saints: Given to
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hospitality. Bless them which persecute you:
bless, and curse not. Rejoice with them that do
rejoice, and weep with them that weep : Be of
the same mind one towards another: Mind not
high things, but condescend to men of low estate.
GRADUAL. Ps. 107. The Lord sent his Word
and healed them: and they were saved from their
destruction. y. O that men would therefore
praise the Lord for his goodness: and declare the
wonders that he doeth for the children of men.
Alleluia, alleluia. J. Ps. 148. Praise the
Lord, all ye Angels of his : praise him all his host.
Alelluia.
]f And thus Alleluia with the verse after the Gradual
is said from the Octave of the Epiphany until
Septuagesima, and from the Octave of Pentecost
until Advent, even within the week, when the Mass
of Sunday is repeated.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 2. i.
A' that time: There was a marriage in Cana
of Galilee: and the mother of Jesus was
there. And both Jesus was called, and his disciples,
to the marriage. And when they wanted wine, the
mother of Jesus saith unto him: They have no
wine. Jesus saith unto her: Woman, what have
I to do with thee ? Mine hour is not yet come. His
mother saith unto the servants: Whatsoever he
saith unto you, do it. And there were set there six
water-pots of stone, after the manner of the
purifying of the Jews, containing two or three
firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto them: Fill the
water-pots with water. And they filled them up
to the brim. And he saith unto them: Draw out
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now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And
they bare it. When the ruler of the feast had
tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not
whence it was, (but the servants which drew the
water knew:) the governor of the feast called the
bridegroom, and saith unto him : Every man at the
beginning doth set forth good wine, and when men
have well drunk, then that which is worse: but
thou hast kept the good wine until now. This
beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee:
and manifested forth his glory, and his disciples
believed on him.
The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 66. be joyful in God, all
ye lands : sing praises unto the honour of his Name :
O come hither and hearken, all ye that fear God:
and I will tell you what the Lord hath done for my
soul, alleluia.
SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, that thou wouldest
vouchsafe to sanctify these our oblations:
and to cleanse us from the defilement of all our
iniquities. Through.
SECRET 2. Of St. Mary. 3. For the Church, or
for the Chief Bishop.
COMMUNION. St. John 2. The Lord saith
unto them: Fill the water-pots with water, and
bear unto the governor of the feast. When the
ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was
made wine, he saith unto the bridegroom: Thou
hast kept the good wine until now. This beginning
of miracles did Jesus before his disciples.
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POSTCOMMUNION.
TNCREASE, O Lord, we pray thee, and multiply
A upon us the operation of thine almighty power:
that we, whom thou hast quickened with these
heavenly sacraments, may by thy grace be made
ready to receive the benefits which thou dost
promise. Through.
POSTCOMMUNION 2. Of St. Mary. 3. For the
Church, or for the Chief Bishop.
THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER
THE EPIPHANY
INTROIT. Adorate Deum. Ps. 97.
ALL ye Angels of God, fall down, and worship
2\ before him : Sion heard of it, and re
joiced, and the daughters of Judah were glad. Ps.
ibid. The Lord is King, the earth may be glad
thereof: yea, the multitude of the isles may be
glad thereof. J. Glory be.
COLLECT.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, mercifully
JT\. look upon our infirmities: and in all our
dangers and necessities stretch forth thy right hand
to help and defend us. Through.
COLLECT 2. Of St. Mary. 3. For Church or
Chief Bishop.
The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul
the Apostle to the Romans. Rom. 12. 16.
"ORETHREN: Be not wise in your own con-
_D ceits: recompense to no man evil for evil.
Provide things honest in the sight of all men. If it
The Third Sunday after the Epiphany A 85
be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably
with all men. Dearly beloved, avenge not your
selves: but rather give place unto wrath. For it
is written: Vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith
the Lord. Therefore, if thine enemy hunger, feed
him: if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing
thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not
overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
GRADUAL. Ps. 102. The heathen shall fear
thy Name, O Lord: and all the kings of the earth
thy majesty, y. When the Lord shall build up
Sion: and when his glory shall appear.
Alleluia, alleluia, f. Ps. 97. The Lord is King,
the earth may be glad thereof: yea, the multitude
of the isles may be glad thereof. Alleluia.
>J< The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. St. Matt. 8. i.
A that time: When Jesus was come down
from the mountain, great multitudes fol
lowed him. And behold, there came a leper and
worshipped him, saying: Lord, if thou wilt, thou
canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth his
hand, and touched him, saying: I will, be thou
clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
And Jesus saith unto him: See thou tell no man,
but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and
offer the gift that Moses commanded for a testi
mony unto them. And when Jesus was entered
into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion
beseeching him, and saying: Lord, my servant
lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tor
mented. And Jesus saith unto him: I will come
and heal him. The centurion answered and said:
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Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come
under my roof: but speak the word only, and my
servant shall be healed. For I am a man under
authority, having soldiers under me. And I say
unto this man: Go, and he goeth, and to another:
Come, and he cometh: and to my servant: Do this,
and he doeth it. When Jesus heard it, he marvelled,
and said to them that followed: Verily I say unto
you, I have not found so great faith, no not in
Israel. And I say unto you, That many shall come
from the east and west, and shall sit down with
Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom
of heaven: but the children of the kingdom shall
be cast out into outer darkness. There shall be
weeping and gnashing of teeth. And Jesus said
unto the centurion: Go thy way, and as thou hast
believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant
was healed in the self-same hour.
The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 118. The right hand of the
Lord hath the pre-eminence, the right hand of the
Lord bringeth mighty things to pass : I shall not die,
but live, and declare the works of the Lord.
SECRET.
GRANT, O Lord, we pray thee, that this oblation
may in such wise cleanse us from all our
sins : that we thy servants, being sanctified both in
body and soul, may worthily offer unto thee this
our sacrifice. Through.
SECRET 2. Of St. Mary. 3. For Church or
Chief Bishop.
COMMUNION. St. Luke 4. All wondered at the
gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth.
The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany A 87
POSTCOMMUNION.
O LORD, -who hast vouchsafed unto us to be
made partakers of so great a mystery: we
humbly beseech thee, that thou wouldest render
us worthy thereby to enjoy the benefits of the same.
Through.
POSTCOMMUNION 2. Of St. Mary. 3. For the
Church, or for the Chief Bishop.
THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER
THE EPIPHANY
INTROIT. Adorate Deum. Ps. 97.
A,L ye Angels of God, fall down, and worship
before him: Sion heard of it, and rejoiced:
and the daughters of Judah were glad. Ps. ibid.
The Lord is King, the earth may be glad thereof :
yea, the multitude of the isles may be glad thereof.
y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
OGOD, who knowest us to be set in the midst
of so many and great dangers, that by reason
of the frailty of our nature we cannot always stand
upright: grant to us such strength and protection,
as may support us in all dangers, and carry us
through all temptations. Through.
COLLECT 2. Of St. Mary. 3. For Church or
Chief Bishop.
But if this Sunday comes after the Feast of the
Purification, the second Collect is to ask the prayers
of the Saints, and the Third Collect is at the
Priest's discretion.
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The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul
the Apostle to the Romans. Rom. 13. i.
T>RETHREN: Let every soul be subject unto
J3 the higher powers. For there is no power
but of God : the powers that be are ordained of God.
Whosoever therefore resisteth the power re-
sisteth the ordinance of God. And they that resist
shall receive to themselves damnation. For rulers
are not a terror to good works, but to the evil.
Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power ? Do that
which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the
same. For he is the minister of God to thee for
good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid,
for he beareth not the sword in vain. For he is the
minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon
him that doeth evil. Wherefore ye must needs be
subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience
sake. For for this cause pay ye tribute also, for
they are God's ministers, attending continually upon
this very thing. Render therefore to all their dues,
tribute to whom tribute is due, custom to whom
custom, fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour.
GRADUAL. Ps. 102. The heathen shall fear
thy Name, O Lord : and all the kings of the earth
thy majesty, f. When the Lord shall build up
Sion : and when his glory shall appear.
Alleluia, alleluia. J. Ps. 97. The Lord is King,
the earth may be glad thereof: yea, the multitude
of the isles may be glad thereof. Alleluia.
>J< The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. St. Matt. 8. 23.
AT that time: When Jesus was entered into a
JLJL ship : his disciples followed him. And behold,
The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany A 89
there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch
that the ship was covered with the waves: but he
was asleep. And his disciples came to him, and
awoke him, saying: Lord, save us, we perish. And
he saith unto them: Why are ye fearful, ye of
little faith ? Then he arose, and rebuke^ the winds
and the sea, and there was a great calm. But the
men marvelled, saying: What manner of man is
this, that even the winds and the sea obey him ?
And when he was come to the other side into the
country of the Gergesenes, there met him two
possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs,
exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that
way. And behold, they cried out, saying: What
have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God ?
Art thou come hither to torment us before the
time ? And there was a good way off from them
an herd of many swine, feeding. So the devils
besought him, saying: If thou cast us out, suffer
us to go away into the herd of swine. And he said
unto them : Go. And when they were come out, they
went into the herd of swine : and behold, the whole
herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into
the sea, and perished in the waters. And they that
kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and
told every thing, and what was befallen to the
possessed of the devils. And behold, the whole city
came out to meet Jesus : and when they saw him, they
besought him, that he would depart out of their coasts.
The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 118. The right hand of the
Lord hath the pre-eminence, the right hand of the
Lord bringeth mighty things to pass: I shall not
die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.
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SECRET.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that
the frailty of our mortal nature may by this
oblation of our sacrifice, be cleansed from all
iniquity and defended against all temptations.
Through.
SECRET 2. Of St. Mary. 3. For Church or
Chief Bishop.
COMMUNION. St. Luke 4. All wondered at the
gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth.
POSTCOMMUNION.
OGOD, who hast here bestowed upon us the
bounty of thy heavenly gifts: grant, we
beseech thee, that by the same we may be freed
from all carnal and earthly desires, and ever
strengthened by thy heavenly refreshment. Through.
POSTCOMMUNION 2. Of St. Mary. 3. For
Church or Chief Bishop.
THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER
THE EPIPHANY
INTROIT. Adorate Deum. Ps. 97.
ALL ye Angels of God, fall down, and worship
before him: Sion heard of it, and rejoiced:
and the daughters of Judah were glad. Ps. ibid.
The Lord is King, the earth may be glad thereof:
yea, the multitude of the isles may be glad thereof.
y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
OLORD, we beseech thee to keep thy Church
and household continually in thy true
religion : that they who do lean only upon the hope
The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany A 91
of thy heavenly grace may evermore be defended
by thy mighty power. Through.
COLLECT 2. Of the Saints. 3. Ad lib.
The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul
the Apostle to the Colossians. Col. 3. 12.
T^RETHREN: Put on therefore, as the elect of
1J God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies,
kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-
suffering: forbearing one another, and forgiving
one another, if any man have a quarrel against any.
Even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And
above all these things put on charity, which is the
bond of perfectness. And let the peace of God rule
in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in
one body: and be ye thankful. Let the word of
Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and
admonishing one another in psalms, and hymns, and
spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to
the Lord. And whatsoever ye do, in word or deed,
do all in the Name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks
to God and the Father through Jesus Christ our Lord.
GRADUAL. Ps. 102. The heathen shall fear thy
Name, O Lord: and all the kings of the earth thy
majesty, y. When the Lord shall build up Sion:
and when his glory shall appear.
Alleluia, alleluia, y. Ps. 97. The Lord is King,
the earth may be glad thereof: yea, the multitude
of the isles may be glad thereof. Alleluia.
>J< The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. St. Matt. 13. 24.
A? that time: Jesus spake this parable unto
the multitudes : The kingdom of heaven is
likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his
field. But while men slept, his enemy came and
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sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
But when the blade was sprung up, and brought
forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the
servants of the householder came, and said unto
him : Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field ?
From whence then hath it tares ? He said unto
them: An enemy hath done this. The servants
said unto him: Wilt thou then that we go and
gather them up ? But he said : Nay ; lest while ye
gather up the tares : ye root up also the wheat with
them. Let both grow together until the harvest : and
in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers : Gather
ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles
to burn them : but gather the wheat into my barn.
The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 118. The right hand of the
Lord hath the pre-eminence, the right hand of the
Lord bringeth mighty things to pass : I shall not
die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.
SECRET.
ACCEPT, Lord, we pray thee, this sacrifice
which we offer unto thee for the propitiation
of our sins: that we, which have gone astray by
reason of our frailty, may be pardoned by thy mercy
and guided by thy power. Through.
SECRET 2. Of the Saints. 3. Ad lib.
COMMUNION. St. Luke 4. All wondered at the
gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth.
POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that
as in these holy mysteries we have received
the token of our redemption, so we may effectually
be brought to the fulfilment of the same. Through.
POSTCOMMUNION 2. Of the Saints. 3. Ad lib.
The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany A 93
THE SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER THE
EPIPHANY
INTROIT. Adorate Deum. Ps. 97.
A,L ye Angels of God, fall down, and worship
before him: Sion heard of it, and re
joiced, and the daughters of Judah were glad. Ps.
ibid. The Lord is King, the earth may be glad
thereof: yea, the multitude of the isles may be
glad thereof. J. Glory be.
COLLECT.
OGOD, whose blessed Son was manifested that
he might destroy the works of the devil, and
make us the sons of God, and heirs of eternal life:
grant us, we beseech thee, that, having this hope,
we may purify ourselves, even as he is pure; that
when he shall appear again with power and great
glory, we may be made like unto him in his eternal
and glorious kingdom ; where with thee, O Father,
and thee, Holy Ghost, he liveth.
COLLECT 2. Of the Saints. 3. Ad lib.
The Lesson from the first EPISTLE of blessed
John the Apostle. i. St. John 3. i.
DEARLY beloved: Behold, what manner of
love the Father hath bestowed upon us,
that we should be called the sons of God : therefore
the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
Beloved, now are we the sons of God: and it doth
not yet appear what we shall be. But we know,
that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him:
for we shall see him as he is. And every man that
hath this hope in him, purifieth himself, even as
he is pure. Whosoever committeth sin trans-
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gresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression
of the law. And ye know that he was manifested
to take away our sins : and in him is no sin. Who
soever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever
sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
Little children, let no man deceive you. He that
doeth righteousness is righteous: even as he is
righteous. He that committeth sin is of the devil:
for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For
this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that
he might destroy the works of the devil.
GRADUAL. Ps. 102. The heathen shall fear
thy Name, O Lord : and all the kings of the earth
thy majesty, y. When the Lord shall build up
Sion : and when his glory shall appear.
Alleluia, alleluia, y. Ps. 97. The Lord is King,
the earth may be glad thereof: yea, the multitude
of the isles may be glad thereof. Alleluia.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. St. Matt. 24. 23.
A? that time: Jesus said unto his disciples :
Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here
is Christ, or there, believe it not. For there shall
arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall
shew great signs and wonders: insomuch that
(if it were possible) they shall deceive the very elect.
Behold, I have told you before. Wherefore, if they
shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert: go
not forth. Behold, he is in the secret chambers:
believe it not. For as the lightning cometh out of
the east, and shineth even unto the west, so shall
also the coming of the Son of Man be. For where
soever the carcase is, there will the eagles be
gathered together. Immediately after the tribu-
The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany A 95
lation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and
the moon shall not give her light: and the stars
shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the
heavens shall be shaken. And then shall appear
the sign of the Son of Man in heaven, and then
shall all the tribes of the earth mourn. And they
shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of
heaven, with power and great glory. And he shall
send his Angels with a great sound of a trumpet:
and they shall gather together his elect from the
four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 118. The right hand of the
Lord hath the pre-eminence, the right hand of the
Lord bringeth mighty things to pass: I shall not
die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.
SECRET.
RANT, O Lord, we pray thee, that this oblation
may evermore cleanse and regenerate, govern
and defend us. Through.
SECRET 2. Of the Saints. 3. Aa lib.
COMMUNION. St. Luke 4. All wondered at the
gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth.
POSTCOMMUNION.
OLORD, who hast fulfilled us with thy heavenly
delights : grant, we beseech thee ; that we
may ever earnestly seek after those things whereby
we truly live. Through.
POSTCOMMUNION 2. Of the Saints. 3. Ad lib.
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THE SUNDAY
CALLED SEPTUAGESIMA OR THE
THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE LENT
Station at St. Lawrence without the Walls.
INTROIT. Circumdederunt. Ps. 18.
THE sorrows of death compassed me, the
pains of hell gat hold upon me: and in my
tribulation I made my prayer unto the Lord, and
he regarded my supplication out of his holy temple.
Ps. ibid. I will love thee, O Lord my strength:
the Lord is my stony rock, my fortress, and my
Saviour, f. Glory be.
Tf Glory be to God on high shall not be said from
this day forth except on Maunday Thursday and
Holy Saturday, and on days when the Mass of a
Feast is appointed to be said.
COLLECT.
OLORD, we beseech thee favourably to hear
the prayers of thy people: that we, who are
justly punished for our offences, may be merci
fully delivered by thy goodness, for the glory of
thy Name. Through.
Of the Saints. COLLECT.
DEFEND us, O Lord, we beseech thee, from all
dangers both of body and soul : and at the
intercession of the blessed and glorious ever-Virgin
Mary, Mother of God, of blessed Joseph, of thy holy
Apostles Peter and Paul, of blessed [George] and
of all thy Saints, grant us thy saving health and
peace ; that being defended from all adversities
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and all false doctrines, thy Church may serve thee
in freedom and quietness.
The third Collect at the Priest's discretion.
Tf So shall the second and third Collects be said
from the feast of the Purification unto the Tuesday
before Ash Wednesday, except on double feasts,
unless Septuagesima fall before the feast of the
Purification or upon it : and then the Collects shall
be said as on the Second Sunday after the Epiphany,
of St. Mary, and for the Church or for the Chief
Bishop. And so shall it be observed on Sezagesima
and, Quinquagesima.
Of St. Mary. COLLECT.
OGOD, who by the child-bearing of a pure
Virgin hast bestowed upon all mankind the
rewards of everlasting life : grant, we beseech thee,
that we may know the succour of her intercession,
through whom we have been found worthy to
receive the author of all life.
For the Church. COLLECT.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to hear
the prayers of thy people : that being
delivered from all adversities and all false doctrines
thy Church may serve thee in freedom and quiet
ness. Through.
Or for the Chief Bishop. COLLECT.
OGOD, the pastor and governour of them that
put their trust in thee, look down in mercy
on thy servant, N., whom thou hast chosen to be
pastor and ruler of thy Church: grant unto him,
we beseech thee, to be in word and conversation a
wholesome example to the people committed to his
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charge; that he with them may attain at last to
the crown of everlasting life. Through.
The Lesson from the former EPISTLE of blessed
Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians, i Cor. 9. 24.
T)RETHREN: Know ye not that they which
JD run in a race run all, but one receiveth the
prize ? So run, that ye may obtain. And every
man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in
all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible
crown ; but we an incorruptible. I therefore so run,
not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that
beateth the air: but I keep under my body, and
bring it into subjection: lest that by any means,
when I have preached to others, I myself should be
a castaway.
GRADUAL. Ps. 9. The Lord will be a refuge
in the time of trouble: and they that know thy
Name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord,
hast never failed them that seek thee. f. For the
poor shall not always be forgotten: the patient
abiding of the meek shall not perish for ever : up,
Lord, and let not man have the upper hand.
TRACT. Ps. 130. Out of the deep have I called
unto thee, O Lord : Lord, hear my voice, y . O let
thine ears consider well: the voice of my com
plaint, y. If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark
what is done amiss: Lord, who may abide it ?
y. For there is mercy with thee: therefore shalt
thou be feared.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. St. Matt. 20. i.
AT that time: Jesus spake this parable unto
his disciples: The kingdom of heaven is
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like unto a man that is an householder, which went
out early in the morning to hire labourers into his
vineyard. And when he had agreed with the
labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his
vineyard. And he went out about the third hour,
and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
and said unto them: Go ye also into the vineyard,
and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they
went their way. Again he went out about the sixth
and ninth hour, and did likewise. And about the
eleventh hour he went out, and found others stand
ing idle, and saith unto them: Why stand ye here
all the day idle ? They say unto him: Because no
man hath hired us. He saith unto them: Go ye
also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right,
that shall ye receive. So when even was come,
the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward:
Call the labourers, and give them their hire, be
ginning from the last unto the first. And when they
came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they
received every man a penny. But when the first
came, they supposed that they should have received
more; and they likewise received every man a
penny. And when they had received it, they mur
mured against the goodman of the house, saying:
These last have wrought but one hour, and thou
hast made them equal unto us, which have borne
the burden and heat of the day. But he answered
one of them, and said : Friend, I do thee no wrong :
didst not thou agree with me for a penny ? Take
that thine is, and go thy way : I will give unto this
last, even as unto thee. Is it not lawful for me to
do what I will with mine own ? Is thine eye evil,
because I am good ? So the last shall be first,
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and the first last: for many be called, but few
chosen.
The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 92. It is a good thing to
give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises
unto thy Name, O Most Highest.
SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, graciously to accept
these our prayers and oblations: that we
being cleansed by these heavenly mysteries, may
obtain of thy great mercy the fulfilment of all our
desires. Through.
Of the Saints. SECRET.
RACIOUSLY hear us, O God of our salvation,
and by the power of this Sacrament defend
us from all dangers both of body and soul : granting
us in this world the succour of thy grace, and in
the world to come life everlasting.
The third Secret at the Priest's discretion.
If But if Septuagesima comes before or on the feast
of the Purification the second Secret shall be of
St. Mary.
Of St. Mary. SECRET.
WE beseech thee, Lord, that by the bountiful
goodness of thy mercy, and by the inter
cession of blessed Mary ever-Virgin, these our
oblations may be acceptable in thy sight : that we,
being delivered in this present life from all adver
sities, may obtain in that which is to come peace
everlasting.
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Far the Church. SECRET.
DEFEND, O Lord, we pray thee, us thy servants:
that we cleaving fast to things heavenly may
faithfully serve thee both in body and soul.
Through.
Or for the Chief Bishop. SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to accept
these our oblations : granting unto N., thy
servant, that like as thou hast chosen him to be
pastor and ruler of thy Church, so he may be
governed evermore by thy defence. Through.
COMMUNION. Ps. 31. Shew thy servant the
light of thy countenance, and save me for thy
mercy's sake: let me not be confounded, O Lord,
for I have called upon thee.
POSTCOMMUNION.
QTRENGTHEN, O Lord, we pray thee, with
O these thy gifts the wills of thy faithful people:
that we receiving the same may seek them more
earnestly, and seeking the same may obtain them
everlastingly. Through.
Of the Saints. POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord, that the
gifts now offered by us in these holy mysteries
may evermore cleanse and defend us: that at the
intercession of the blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of
God, of blessed Joseph, of thy holy Apostles Peter
and Paul, of blessed [George] and of all thy Saints, we
may be absolved from all our offences and defended
against all adversities.
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The third shall be at the Priest's discretion.
Before the Purification the second Postcommunion
shall be of St. Mary.
Of St. Mary. POSTCOMMUNION.
f^RANT, O Lord, we pray thee that this holy
VJT Communion may cleanse us from all our
sins : that, at the intercession of the blessed Virgin
Mary, Mother of God, we may attain thereby to the
fellowship of him who is the healer of our souls.
For the Church. POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT we beseech thee, O Lord our God:
that we whom thou hast made partakers
of heavenly gladness, may by thee be defended
from all earthly perils. Through.
Or for the Chief Bishop. POSTCOMMUNION.
DEFEND us, O Lord, we beseech thee, who
have here received these holy mysteries : and
grant that thy servant, N., whom thou hast chosen
to be pastor and ruler of thy Church, together with
the flock committed to his charge, may thereby be
preserved and strengthened against all adversities.
Through.
y. Let us bless the Lord.
R/. Thanks be to God.
THE SUNDAY
CALLED SEXAGESIMA OR THE
SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE LENT
Station at St. Pauls.
INTROIT. Exsurge. Ps. 44.
UP, Lord, why sleepest thou ? Awake, and be
not absent from us for ever : wherefore
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hidest thou thy face ? and forgettest our misery
and trouble ? Our belly cleaveth unto the ground :
arise, and help us, and deliver us. Ps. ibid. O God,
we have heard with our ears : our fathers have
declared unto us. y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
OLORD GOD, who seest that we put not our
trust in anything that we do: mercifully
grant that by thy power we may be defended
against all adversity. Through.
The other Collects as on Septuagesima Sunday.
The Lesson from the latter EPISTLE of blessed
Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians.
2 Cor. n. 19.
BRETHREN: Ye suffer fools gladly: seeing
ye yourselves are wise. For ye suffer, if a
man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you,
if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a
man smite you on the face. I speak as concerning
reproach, as though we had been weak. Howbeit
whereinsoever any is bold (I speak foolishly), I am
bold also. Are they Hebrews ? so am I. Are
they Israelites ? so am I. Are they the seed of
Abraham ? so am I. Are they ministers of Christ ?
(I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more
abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons
more frequent, in deaths oft. Of the Jews five
times received I forty stripes save one. Thrice was
I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I
suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been
in the deep; in journeyings often; in perils of
waters ; in perils of robbers ; in perils by mine own
countrymen ; in perils by the heathen ; in perils in
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the city ; in perils in the wilderness ; in perils in
the sea ; in perils among false brethren ; in weariness
and painfulness ; in watchings often ; in hunger and
thirst; in fastings often; in cold and nakedness.
Besides those things that are without, that which
cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.
Who is weak, and I am not weak ? who is offended,
and I burn not ? If I must needs glory, I will
glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.
The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which
is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.
GRADUAL. Ps. 83. Let the heathen know that
thou, whose Name is Jehovah: art only the Most
Highest over all the earth, y. O my God, make
them like unto a wheel : and as the stubble before
the wind.
TRACT. Ps. 60. Thou hast moved the land,
O Lord, and divided it. y. Heal the sores thereof, for
it shaketh. y. That they may triumph because
of the truth : that thy beloved may be delivered.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Luke. St. Luke 8. 4.
AT that time : When much people were gathered
together, and were come to Jesus out of every
city, he spake by a parable: A sowef went out to
sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the
way side ; and it was trodden down, and the fowls
of the air devoured it. And some fell upon a rock ;
and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away,
because it lacked moisture. And some fell among
thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and
choked it. And other fell on good ground, and
sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And
when he had said these things, he cried: He that
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hath ears to hear, let him hear. And his disciples
asked him, saying: What might this parable be ?
And he said: Unto you it is given to know the
mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others
in parables; that seeing they might not see, and
hearing they might not understand. Now the
parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
Those by the way side are they that hear; then
cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out
of their hearts, lest they should believe and be
saved. They on the rock are they, which, when
they hear, receive the word with joy; and these
have no root, which for a while believe, and in
time of temptation fall away. And that which
fell among thorns are they, which, when they have
heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and
riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit
to perfection. But that on the good ground are
they, which in an honest and good heart, having
heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with
patience.
The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 17. hold thou up my
goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not:
incline thine ear to me, and hearken unto my
words: shew thy marvellous loving-kindness, 6
Lord, thou that art the Saviour of them which
put their trust in thee.
SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, that this sacrifice,
which we offer unto thee, may evermore
avail to quicken and defend us. Through.
The other Secrets as on Septuagesima Sunday.
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COMMUNION. Ps. 43. I will go unto the altar
of God: even unto the God of my joy and gladness.
POSTCOMMUNION.
WE humbly beseech thee, Almighty God : that
we whom thou dost vouchsafe to regenerate
with thy holy sacraments ; may continually serve
thee in all virtuous and godly living. Through.
Other Postcommunions as on Septuagesima Sunday.
y. Let us bless the Lord.
R/. Thanks be to God.
THE SUNDAY
CALLED QUINQUAGESIMA OR THE
SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE LENT
Station at St. Peter's.
INTROIT. Esto mihi. Ps. 31.
BE thou my strong rock, and house of defence,
that thou mayest save me : for thou art my
strong rock, and my castle : be thou also my guide,
and lead me for thy Name's sake. Ps. ibid. In
thee, O Lord, have I put my trust, let me never be
put to confusion : but rid me and deliver me in thy
righteousness, y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
OLORD, who hast taught us that all our
doings without charity are nothing worth:
send thy Holy Ghost, and pour into our hearts
that most excellent gift of charity, the very bond
of peace and of all virtues, without which whoso
ever liveth is counted dead before thee. Through
... in the unity of the same Spirit.
The other Collects as on Septuagesima Sunday.
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The Lesson from the former EPISTLE of blessed
Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians, i Cor. 13. i.
T)RETHREN: Though I speak with the tongues
JD of men and of Angels, and have not charity,
I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling
cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy,
and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge:
and though I have all faith, so that I could remove
mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor,
and though I give my body to be burned, and have
not charity, it profiteth me nothing. Charity
suffereth long, and is kind: charity envieth not,
charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth
not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own,
is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, rejoiceth
not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth: beareth
all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things,
endureth all things. Charity never faileth: but
whether there be prophecies, they shall fail;
whether there be tongues, they shall cease ; whether
there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. For we
know in part, and we prophesy in part. But when
that which is perfect is come, then that which is
in part shall be done away. When I was a child,
I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought
as a child: but when I became a man, I put away
childish things. For now we see through a glass,
darkly: but then face to face. Now I know in part;
but then shall I know even as also I am known.
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three;
but the greatest of these is charity.
GRADUAL. Ps. 77. Thou art the God, that
doeth wonders: and hast declared thy power among
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the people, y. Thou hast mightily delivered thy
people: even the sons of Jacob and Joseph.
TRACT. Ps. 100. O be joyful in the Lord,
all ye lands: serve the Lord with gladness.
y. Come before his presence with a song : be ye
sure that the Lord, he is God.
y. It is he that hath made us and not we our
selves: we are his people and the sheep of his
pasture.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Luke. St. Luke 18. 31.
A? that time: Jesus took unto him the twelve,
and said unto them: Behold, we go up to
Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the
prophets concerning the Son ojf man shall be
accomplished. For he shall be delivered unto the
Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully en
treated, and spitted on: and they shall scourge
him, and put him to death: and the third day he
shall rise again. And they understood none of
these things: and this saying was hid from them,
neither knew they the things which were spoken.
And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto
Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side
begging: and hearing the multitude pass by, he
asked what it meant. And they told him: that
Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. And he cried, saying:
Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.
And they which went before rebuked him, that he
should hold his peace: but he cried so much the
more: Thou son of David, have mercy on me.
And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought
unto him: and when he was come near, he asked
him, saying: What wilt thou that I shall do unto
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thee ? And he said: Lord, that I may receive my
sight. And Jesus said unto him: Receive thy sight:
thy faith hath saved thee. And immediately he
received his sight, and followed him, glorifying
God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave
praise unto God.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 119. Blessed art thou, O
Lord, O teach me thy statutes : with my lips have
I been telling of all the judgments of thy mouth.
SECRET.
GRANT, Lord, we pray thee that this oblation
may in such wise cleanse us from all our sins :
that we, thy servants, being sanctified both in body
and soul, may worthily offer unto thee this our
sacrifice. Through.
The other Secrets as on Septuagesima Sunday.
COMMUNION. Ps. 78. They did eat and were
well filled, for the Lord gave them their own desire :
they were not disappointed of their lust.
w
POSTCOMMUNION.
E beseech thee, Almighty God : that we
who have received this heavenly food, may
thereby be defended against all adversities. Through.
The other Postcommunions as on Septuagesima
Sunday.
y. Let us bless the Lord.
R/. Thanks be to God.
A no Ash Wednesday
THE FIRST DAY OF LENT
COMMONLY CALLED
ASH WEDNESDAY
Before Mass shall be blessed ashes made of
branches of olive or other trees blessed in the year
foregoing; and the blessing shall be done in this
manner :
Tf The office being said, the Priest, wearing a
purple cope, or without a chasuble (the Ministers
being vested in like manner), shall go to bless the
ashes, which shall be set in a vessel on the Altar.
And first the choir shall sing the Antiphon
following.
Ps. 69.
HEAR me, O Lord, for thy loving-kindness is
comfortable: turn thee unto me according
to the multitude of thy mercies.
Ps. ibid. Save me, O God, for the waters are
come in even unto my soul.
y. Glory be.
Then shall be repeated the Antiphon Hear me.
Then the Priest, standing at the Epistle corner
without turning to the people, and with hands joined
(which shall be observed in like manner in the prayers
appointed for all blessings) shall say :
y. The Lord be with you.
R/. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray. PRAYER.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, we beseech
j[Y thee to spare them that are penitent, and to
be favourable to them that call upon thee. Vouch-
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safe, we pray thee, to send thy holy Angel from
heaven to bl^ess and sanc^tify these ashes, that
they may be a wholesome medicine to all them that
humbly call upon thy holy Name, who in their
consciences by sin are accused, who in the sight of
thy heavenly mercy bewail their sins, and earnestly
and meekly implore thy gracious loving-kindness.
And we beseech thee to grant to all them that call
upon thy holy Name, that being sprinkled with
these ashes for the remission of their sins, they
may be preserved evermore both in body and soul.
Through Christ our Lord. R/. Amen.
Let us pray.
OGOD, who wouldest not the death of a sinner,
but rather that he should turn from his wicked
ness and live: we beseech thee to have compassion
on the frailty of our mortal nature, and of thy
goodness to bl^ess these ashes now to be set upon
our heads for a token of humility and for the
remission of our sins: that we, acknowledging our
selves to be but dust and ashes, and that by reason
of our vileness we must return unto the same, may
of thy mercy be found worthy to obtain the pardon
of our offences and the reward that thou dost
promise to them that are penitent. Through Christ
our Lord. R/. Amen.
Let us pray.
OGOD, who turnest unto them that abase
themselves and art favourable unto them
that offer atonement : incline thy merciful ear unto
our prayers; and of thy pity pour forth upon the
heads of thy servants now sprinkled with these
ashes the grace of thy heavenly benediction: that
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they being filled with the spirit of true repentance
may effectually obtain those things that they have
asked according to thy will. And we beseech thee
to ordain that we, being stablished in these thy
blessings, may cleave unto the same to life ever
lasting. Through Christ our Lord. R/. Amen.
Let us pray.
A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who upon the
*T\. people of Nineveh, repenting in dust and
ashes, didst bestow the healing of thy loving-
kindness : mercifully grant, that we, who now do
imitate them in outward fashion, may be made like
unto them in the obtaining of thy pardon.
Through.
If Then shall the Priest, setting incense in the
censer, sprinkle the ashes thrice with holy water,
saying the Antiphon Thou shalt purge, without
singing and not saying the Psalm; and he shall
cense them thrice.
Thereafter the first of the Priests that are present
shall draw near to the Altar and set ashes on the head
of the Celebrant, who shall not genuflect. But if
none be present, the Celebrant himself, kneeling afore
the Altar, shall set ashes on his own head, saying
nothing. And forthwith the Choir shall sing the
Antiphon.
Joel 2. Let us change our raiment for sackcloth
and ashes: let us fast and mourn before the Lord:
for our God is merciful to forgive us our sins.
Another Antiphon. Ibid. Let the priests, the
ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and
the altar, and let them say: Spare, O Lord, spare
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thy people, and shut not up, O Lord, the mouths
of them that praise thee.
Then shall follow this Respond.
Esther 13. Joel 2. Let us amend the sins that
in our ignorance we have committed: lest the day
of death come upon us suddenly, and we find no
place for repentance though we seek it. * Hear,
Lord, and have mercy, for we have sinned against
thee.
y. Ps. 79. Help us, O God of our salvation: for
the glory of thy Name deliver us, O Lord. Hear,
Lord.
y. Glory be. Hear, Lord.
If And the Priest, while the Antiphon and Respond
are in singing, with his head uncovered, shall first
set ashes on the head of the first of the Priests from
whom he received them, and then upon the ministers
being vested and kneeling afore the Altar. And
he shall say :
Genesis 3. Remember, O man, that dust thou
art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
If Then shall the rest draw near, first the Bishops,
Priests and Deacons, according to their order, and
after that the people ; and all, meekly kneeling before
the Altar, shall receive the ashes from the Priest after
the manner appointed for the Ministers. And when
all the ashes have been delivered, the Priest shall
say :
y. The Lord be with you.
R/. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
GRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord, that we, who f
now with prayer and fasting do put upon'
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us the armour of our Christian warfare, being
defended by the power of abstinence, may fight
manfully against all spiritual wickedness. Through
Christ our Lord. R/. Amen.
AT THE MASS
Station at St. Sabina.
INTROIT. Miser er is omnium. Wisdom n.
THOU hast mercy upon all, Lord, and
abhorrest nothing which thou hast made,
and winkest at the sins of men, because they should
amend, and sparest them : for thou art the Lord
our God. Ps. 57. Be merciful unto me, O God, be
merciful unto me : for my soul trusteth in thee.
f. Glory be.
COLLECT.
A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hatest
2jL nothing that thou hast made, and dost for
give the sins of all them that are penitent: create
and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we
worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging
our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of
all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness.
Through.
^[ From this day until Passion Sunday these two
Prayers that follow are read after the Collect of the
day, except when the above Collect is read after the
one appointed for the day, and then one only of these
prayers shall be said.
To ask the prayers of the Saints. COLLECT.
DEFEND us, O Lord, we beseech thee, from all
dangers both of body and soul: and at the
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intercession of the blessed and glorious ever-Virgin
Mary, Mother of God, of blessed Joseph, of thy holy
Apostles Peter and Paul, of blessed [George] and of
all thy Saints, grant us thy saving health and peace ;
that being defended from all adversities and all
false doctrines, thy Church may serve thee in
freedom and quietness. (Through the same.)
For the quick and dead. COLLECT.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast
2\. dominion both of the quick and of the dead,
who likewise hast mercy upon all men, whom by
reason of their faith and works thou hast foreknown :
we commend unto thee all those for whom we now
do offer our prayers, whether in this world they still
be held in the bonds of the flesh, or being delivered
therefrom have passed into that which is to come;
beseeching thee that at the intercession of all thy
Saints they may of thy bountiful goodness obtain
the remission of all their sins. Through.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from Joel the
Prophet. Joel 2. 12.
TURN ye even unto me, saith the Lord, with
all your heart, and with fasting, and with
weeping, and with mourning. And rend your heart,
and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord
your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to
anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him
of the evil. Who knoweth if he will return, and
repent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a
meat-offering and a drink-offering unto the Lord
your God ? Blow the trumpet in Sion, sanctify
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a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the people,
sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders,
gather the children, and those that suck the breast:
let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the
bride out of her closet. Let the priests, the
ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and
the altar, and let them say: Spare thy people, O
Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that
the heathen should rule over them. Wherefore
should they say among the people : Where is their
God?
GRADUAL. Ps. 57. Be merciful unto me,
O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth
in thee. y. He shall send from heaven, and
save me from the reproof of him that would eat
me up.
TRACT. Ps. 103. O Lord, deal not with us
after our sins: nor reward us according to our
wickednesses, y. Ps. 79. Lord, remember not our
old sins, but have mercy upon us, and that soon: for
we are come to great misery, y. (Here genuflect.)
Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of
thy Name, Lord: O deliver us and be merciful
unto our sins, for thy Name's sake.
Tf And this Tract is said from to-day on Mondays,
Wednesdays, and Fridays until Monday in Holy
Week, unless a proper Tract be appointed.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. St. Matt. 6. 16.
AT that time: Jesus said unto his disciples:
When ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, of a sad
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countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that
they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say
unto you, they have their reward. But thou, when
thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face,
that thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto
thy Father, which seeth in secret: and thy Father,
which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth,
where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where
thieves break through and steal: but lay up for
yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth
nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not
break through and steal. For where your treasure
is, there will your heart be also.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 30. I will magnify thee, O
Lord, for thou hast set me up, and not made my
foes to triumph over me : O Lord, my God, I cried
unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
SECRET.
/^ RANT, we beseech thee, O Lord, that like as
VJT we do by these our oblations bring to remem
brance the institution of this holy Sacrament, so
we may by thee be enabled to offer the same
according 'to thy will. Through.
OTHER SECRETS, UNTIL PASSION SUNDAY.
Of the Saints.
/GRACIOUSLY hear us, O God of our salvation,
V_J and by the power of this Sacrament defend
us from all dangers both of body and soul : granting
us in this world the succour of thy grace, and in
the world to come life everlasting. (Through.)
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For the Quick and Dead.
OGOD, to whom alone is known the number
of thine elect, whom thou hast chosen to set
in eternal felicity: grant, we beseech thee, that at
the intercession of all thy Saints the names of all
them that are commended to our prayers and of all
thy faithful people may be found written in the
book of them that are ordained to everlasting
blessedness. Through.
PREFACE OF LENT . . . who by bodily fasting.
Which Preface is said daily until Passion Sunday,
evenupon Feasts, unless a proper Preface is appointed
for them.
COMMUNION. Ps. i. He who doth meditate
on the law of the Lord day and night will bring
forth his fruit in due season.
POSTCOMMUNION.
WE beseech thee, Lord, mercifully to protect
us who have now received this holy Sacra
ment: that this our fast may be acceptable in thy
sight and profitable unto us for the healing of our
souls. Through.
OTHER POSTCOMMUNIONS.
Of the Saints.
GRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord, that the gifts
now offered by us in these holy mysteries
may evermore cleanse and defend us : that at the
intercession of the blessed Virgin Mary, Mother
of God, of blessed Joseph, of thy holy Apostles
Peter and Paul, of blessed [George] and of all
thy Saints, we may be absolved from all our
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offences and defended against all adversities.
(Through the same.)
For the Quick and Dead.
A LMIGHTY and most merciful God, cleanse us,
JL\. we pray thee, by the Sacrament which we
have received: and at the intercession of all thy
Saints grant that this holy Communion may bring
upon us not guilt to our damnation but pardon to
our salvation; that it may cleanse the guilty and
confirm the feeble, that it may strengthen us
against every danger in this world, and obtain for
thy faithful people both quick and dead the remis
sion of all their sins. Through.
1f Then shall the Priest say, Let us pray, without
saluting the people. And the Deacon, if any be
ministering in the office of Deacon, shall turn about
to the people with hands joined and say Bow down
before the Lord. Else shall the Priest himself say
thus, standing in the same place afore the book and
not turning about to the people.
COLLECT.
EOK down in mercy, O Lord, upon us now
kneeling before thy majesty: that we which
have been partakers of thy heavenly gifts may
evermore be strengthened with thy heavenly suc
cour. Through.
If And this manner of saying the Prayer over the
People is to be observed, in ferial Masses only, until
the Wednesday in Holy Week.
Afterwards, y. Let us bless the Lord.
R/. Thanks be to God.
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THURSDAY
Station at St. George.
INTROIT. Dum clamarem. Ps. 55.
WHEN I called upon the Lord, he heard my
voice, even from the battle that was against
me : yea, even God that endureth for ever shall
hear me, and bring them down : cast thy burden
upon the Lord, and he shall nourish thee. Ps. ibid.
Hear my prayer, O Lord, and hide not thyself from
my petition : take heed unto me, and hear me.
y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
OGOD, who art wroth with them that sin
against thee, and sparest them that are
penitent: we beseech thee to hear the prayers of
thy people that call upon thee ; that we, which have
most justly deserved the scourges of thine anger,
may by thy great mercy be delivered from the same.
Through.
Other Collects as on Ash Wednesday.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from Isaiah the
Prophet. Isaiah 38. i.
IN those days: Hezekiah was sick unto death.
And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came
unto him, and said unto him : Thus saith the Lord :
Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and
not live. Then Hezekiah turned his face toward
the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, and said:
Remember now, O Lord, I beseech thee, how I
have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect
heart, and have done that which is good in thy
sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. Then came the
word of the Lord to Isaiah, saying: Go, and say
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to Hezekiah: Thus saith the Lord, the God of
David thy father: I have heard thy prayer, I have
seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days
fifteen years. And I will deliver thee and this city
out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will
defend this city, saith the Lord Almighty.
GRADUAL. Ps. 55. O cast thy burden upon
the Lord: and he shall nourish thee. T. When I cried
unto the Lord he heard my voice, from the battle that
was against me.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. St. Matt. 8. 5.
A that time: When Jesus was entered into
Capernaum, there came unto him a cen
turion, beseeching him, and saying: Lord, my
servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously
tormented. And Jesus saith unto him: I will come
and heal him. The centurion answered and said:
Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come
under my roof: but speak the word only, and my
servant shall be healed. For I am a man under
authority, having soldiers under me: and I say
to this man: Go, and he goeth; and to another:
Come, and he cometh ; and to my servant : Do this,
and he doeth it. When Jesus heard it, he mar
velled, and said to them that followed : Verily I say
unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not
in Israel. And I say unto you : That many shall
come from the east and west, and shall sit down
with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the
kingdom of heaven. But the children of the
kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness:
there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. And
Jesus said unto the centurion: Go thy way; and
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as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee.
And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 25. Unto thee, O Lord, will
I lift up my soul : my God, I have put my trust in
thee, O let me not be confounded : neither let mine
enemies triumph over me: for all they that hope
in thee shall not be ashamed.
SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to have
respect unto these our oblations : that the
same may be profitable unto us for our increase in
all godliness, and for the attainment of everlasting
salvation. Through.
Other Secrets as on Ash Wednesday.
COMMUNION. Ps. 31. Thou shalt be pleased
with the sacrifice of righteousness, with the burnt
offerings and oblations, upon thine altar, O Lord.
POSTCOMMUNION.
OLORD, who hast vouchsafed to make us
partakers of thy heavenly benediction:
grant, we pray thee, that the pledge, which thou
hast given us in this holy Sacrament, may be
fulfilled in us unto everlasting salvation. Through.
Other Postcommunions as on Ash Wednesday.
Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
COLLECT.
SPARE, Lord, spare thy people: that they
which are justly punished for their offences,
may be comforted by the pardon of thy mercy.
Through.
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FRIDAY
Station at SS. John and Paul.
INTROIT. Audivit Dominus. Ps. 30.
HEAR, Lord, and have mercy upon me:
Lord, be thou my helper. Ps. ibid. I will
magnify thee, O Lord, for thou hast set me uj
and not made my foes to triumph over me.
Glory be.
COLLECT.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, to further with thy
gracious favour the fast, which we have
here begun: that we, who with our bodies therein
do thee outward worship, may inwardly perform
the same in singleness of heart. Through.
Other Collects as on Ash Wednesday.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from Isaiah the
Prophet. Isaiah 58. i.
THUS saith the Lord God : Cry aloud, spare
not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet,
and shew my people their transgression, and
the house of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek
me daily, and delight to know my ways, as
a nation that did righteousness, and forsook
not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me
the ordinances of justice; they take delight in
approaching to God. Wherefore have we fasted,
say they, and thou seest not ? wherefore have we
afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge ?
Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure,
and exact all your labours. Behold, ye fast for
strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of
wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day,
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to make your voice to be heard on high. Is it such
a fast that I have chosen ? a day for a man to
afflict his soul ? is it to bow down his head as a
bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under
him ? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable
day to the Lord ? Is not this the fast that I have
chosen ? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo
the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free,
and that ye break every yoke ? Is it not to deal
thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the
poor that are cast out to thy house ? when thou
seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that
thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh ? Then
shall thy light break forth as the morning, and
thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy
righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of
the Lord shall be thy rereward. Then shalt thou
call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry,
and he shall say: Here I am. For I, the Lord thy
God, am merciful.
GRADUAL. Ps. 27. One thing have I desired
of the Lord, which I will require, even that I may
dwell in the house of the Lord. Jr. To behold the
fair beauty of the Lord, and to visit his temple.
TRACT. Ps. 103. O Lord, deal not as on Ash
Wednesday.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. St. Matt. 5. 43.
AT that time: Jesus said unto his disciples:
Ye have heard that it hath been said: Thou
shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
But I say unto you : Love your enemies, bless them
that curse you, do good to them that hate you,
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and pray for them which despitefully use you, and
persecute you ; that ye may be the children of your
Father which is in heaven : for he maketh his sun
to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth
rain on the just and on the unjust. For if ye love
them which love you, what reward have ye ? do
not even the publicans the same ? And if ye salute
your brethren only, what do ye more than others ?
do not even the publicans so ? Be ye therefore
perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is
perfect. Take heed that ye do not your alms before
men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no
reward of your Father which is in heaven. There
fore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a
trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the
synagogues and in the streets, that they may have
glory of men. Verily I say unto you, they have
their reward. But when thou doest alms, let not
thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth :
that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father
which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee
openly.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 119. Quicken me, O Lord,
according to thy word: that I may know thy
testimonies.
SECRET.
GRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord, that this our
Lenten sacrifice of fasting may render our
souls acceptable in thy sight : and make us readily
to serve thee in all continence. Through.
Other Secrets as on Ash Wednesday.
COMMUNION. Ps. 2. Serve the Lord with
fear, and rejoice unto him with reverence: take
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hold of discipline, lest ye perish from the right
way.
POSTCOMMUNION.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, pour into our
hearts thy spirit of charity : that as thou
hast now fulfilled us with one heavenly bread, so
we may by thy mercy be enabled to dwell together
in unity and concord. Through.
Other Postcommunions as on Ash Wednesday.
Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
COLLECT.
DEFEND, O Lord, we pray thee, us thy servants,
and of thy mercy cleanse us from all our
sins : that we, being delivered from the dominion
of iniquity, may be preserved from all the assaults
of adversity. Through.
SATURDAY
Station at St. Tryfihonis.
INTROIT. Audivit Dominus. Ps. 30.
HEAR, O Lord, and have mercy upon me:
Lord, be thou my helper. Ps. ibid. I will
magnify thee, Lord, for thou hast set me up:
and not made my foes to triumph over me.
y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
SSIST us mercifully, O Lord, in these our
supplications: and grant that, like as this
fast hath been ordained for the healing of our
bodies and our souls, so we may in all godliness
and lowliness observe the same.j Through.
Other Collects as on Ash Wednesday.
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The Lesson for the EPISTLE from Isaiah the
Prophet. Isaiah 58. 9.
THUS saith the Lord God: If thou take
away from the midst of thee the yoke,
the putting forth of the finger, and speaking
vanity ; and if thou draw out thy soul to the
hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall
thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as
the noon day: and the Lord shall guide thee con
tinually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make
fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered
garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters
fail not. And they that shall be of thee shall build
the old waste places : thou shalt raise up the foun
dations of many generations; and thou shalt be
called, the repairer of the breach, the restorer of
paths to dwell in. If thou turn away thy foot from
the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy
day ; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the
Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own plea
sure, nor speaking thine own words : then shalt
thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause
thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and
feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father:
for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
GRADUAL. Ps. 27. One thing have I desired
of the Lord, which I will require : even that I may
dwell in the house of the Lord. ^. To behold the
fair beauty of the Lord, and to visit his temple.
>fc The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Mark. St. Mark 6. 47.
AT that time: When even was come, the ship
was in the midst of the sea, and Jesus alone
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on the land. And he saw his disciples, toiling in
rowing ; for the wind was contrary unto them : and
about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto
them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed
by them. But when they saw him walking upon
the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried
out : for they all saw him, and were troubled.
And immediately he talked with them, and saith
unto them: Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.
And he went up unto them into the ship; and the
wind ceased : and they were sore amazed in them
selves beyond measure, and wondered. For they
considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their
heart was hardened. And when they had passed
over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and
drew to the shore. And when they were come out
of the ship, straightway they knew him, and
ran through that whole region round about, and
began to carry about in beds those that were sick,
where they heard he was. And whithersoever he
entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid
the sick in the streets, and besought him that they
might touch if it were but the border of his gar
ment: and as many as touched him were made
whole.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 119. Quicken me, O Lord,
according to thy word: that I may know thy
testimonies.
SECRET.
OLORD, who of thy goodness hast vouch
safed to ordain this sacrifice for the pro
pitiation of our sins: we beseech thee that thou
wouldest graciously receive the same; that the
thoughts of our hearts, being cleansed by its opera-
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tion, may be made an oblation acceptable in thy
sight. Through.
Other Secrets as on Ash Wednesday.
COMMUNION. Ps. 2. Serve the Lord in
fear, and rejoice unto him with reverence: take
hold of discipline, lest ye perish from the right
way.
POSTCOMMUNION.
OLORD, who hast here vouchsafed to quicken
us with thy gift of heavenly life: grant, we
beseech thee, that those things, which in this present
life we do receive in a mystery, may be our succour
unto life eternal. Through.
Other Postcommunions as on Ash Wednesday.
Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
COLLECT.
QTRENGTHEN, O Lord, we pray thee, with
5 these thy gifts the wills of thy faithful people :
that we receiving the same may seek them more
earnestly, and seeking the same may obtain them
everlastingly. Through.
FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT
Station at St. John Lateran,
INTROIT. Invocabit me. Ps. gn
HE shall call on me and I will hearken unto
him: I will deliver him and bring him to
honour: with length of days will I satisfy him.
Ps. ibid. Whoso dwelleth under the defence of the
most High: shall abide under the shadow of the
Almighty, y. Glory be.
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COLLECT.
LORD, who for our sake didst fast forty
o
days and forty nights: give us grace to use
such abstinence, that, our flesh being subdued to
the spirit, we may ever obey thy godly motions in
righteousness and true holiness, to thy honour and
glory. Who livest and reignest.
Other Collects as on Ash Wednesday.
The Lesson from the latter EPISTLE of blessed
Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians. 2 Cor. 6. I.
BRETHREN: We then, as workers together
with him, beseech you also, that ye receive
not the grace of God in vain ; (for he saith : I have
heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of
salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is
the accepted time; behold, now is the day of
salvation:) giving no offence in any thing, that the
ministry be not blamed: but in all things approv
ing ourselves as the ministers of God, in much
patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours,
in watchings, in fastings: by pureness, by know
ledge, by long-suffering, by kindness, by the Holy
Ghost, by love unfeigned, by the word of truth,
by the power of God: by the armour of righteous
ness on the right hand and on the left: by honour
and dishonour, by evil report and good report:
as deceivers, and yet true: as unknown, and yet
well known: as dying, and behold, we live; as
chastened, and not killed : as sorrowful, yet alway
rejoicing: as poor, yet making many rich: as
having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
GRADUAL. Ps. 91. He shall give his Angels
charge over thee: to keep thee in all thy ways.
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y. They shall bear thee in their hands : that thou
hurt not thy foot against a stone.
TRACT. Ibid. Whoso dwelleth under the defence
of the Most High : shall abide under the shadow of
the Almighty, y. I will say unto the Lord: -Thou
art my hope and my stronghold: my God, in him
will I trust, y. For he shall deliver thee from the
snare of the hunter: and from the noisome pesti
lence, y. He shall defend thee under his wings:
and thou shalt be safe under his feathers, y. His
faithfulness and truth shall be thy shield and
buckler: thou shalt not be afraid for any terror
by night, y. Nor for the arrow that flieth by day:
for the pestilence that walketh in darkness, nor
for the sickness that destroyeth in the noonday.
y. A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten
thousand at thy right hand: but it shall not come
nigh thee. y. For he shall give his Angels charge
over thee: to keep thee in all thy ways. y. They
shall bear thee in their hands: that thou hurt not
thy foot against a stone, y. Thou shalt go upon
the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon
shalt thou tread under thy feet. y. Because he
hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver
him: I will set him up, because he hath known
my Name. y. He shall call upon me, and I will
hear him : yea, I am with him in trouble, y. I will
deliver him and bring him to honour: with long
life will I satisfy him, and show him my salva
tion.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. St. Matt. 4. i.
AT that time: Jesus was led up of the Spirit
into the wilderness, to be tempted of the
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devil. And when he had fasted forty days and
forty nights, he was afterward an-hungred. And
when the tempter came to him, he said: If thou
be the Son of God, command that these stones
be ma.de bread. But he answered and said: It is
written : Man shall not live by bread alone, but by
every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of
God. Then the devil taketh him up into the holy
city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
and saith unto him: If thou be the Son of God,
cast thyself down; for it is written: He shall give
his angels charge concerning thee, and in their
hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou
dash thy foot against a stone. Jesus said unto him:
It is written again: Thou shalt not tempt the Lord
thy God. Again, the devil taketh him up into an
exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all
the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
and saith unto him : All these things will I give
thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. Then
saith Jesus unto him : Get thee hence, Satan ; for
it is written: Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God,
and him only shalt thou serve. Then the devil
leaveth him, and behold, Angels came and minis
tered unto him.
The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps.gi. The Lord shall defend thee
under his wings, and thou shalt be safe under his
feathers: his faithfulness and truth shall be thy
shield and buckler.
SECRET.
GRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord, that we which
offer unto thee this sacrifice in the beginning
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of our fast, may use such abstinence from carnal
feastings, that we may likewise refrain ourselves
from all pleasures that may hurt the soul.
Through.
Other Secrets as on Ash Wednesday.
COMMUNION. Ps. 91. The Lord shall defend
thee under his wings, and thou shalt be safe under
his feathers: his faithfulness and truth shall be
thy shield and buckler.
POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT, O Lord, that this holy Sacrament,
which we have received, may in such wise
deliver us from our former nature : that we may
be worthy to enter into the fellowship of thy saving
mysteries. Through.
Other Postcommunions as on Ash Wednesday.
MONDAY AFTER THE FIRST
SUNDAY IN LENT
Station at St, Peter in Chains.
INTROIT. Sicut oculi. Ps. 123.
EVEN as the eyes of servants look unto the
hand of their masters: even so our eyes
wait upon the Lord our God, until he have
mercy upon us: have mercy upon us, O Lord,
have mercy upon us. Ps. ibid. Unto thee lift I
up mine eyes: O thou that dwellest in the
heavens. y. Glory be.
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COLLECT.
TURN thou us, O God our Saviour: and that
this our Lenten fast may be profitable unto
us, vouchsafe, we pray thee, to instruct our minds
in all heavenly learning. Through.
Other Collects as on Ash Wednesday.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from Ezekiel the
Prophet. Ezek. 34. n.
THUS saith the Lord God : Behold, I, even
I, will both search my sheep, and seek them
out. As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the
day that he is among his sheep that are scattered;
so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them
out of all places where they have been scattered in
the cloudy and dark day. And I will bring them
out from the people, and gather them from the
countries, and will bring them to their own land:
and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the
rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.
I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the
high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there
shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture
shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel. I
will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie
down, saith the Lord God. I will seek that which
was lost, and bring again that which was driven
away, and will bind up that which was broken,
and will strengthen that which was sick : but I will
destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them
with judgment, saith the Lord Almighty.
GRADUAL. Ps. 84. Behold, O God our de
fender : and look upon thy servants. ^. O Lord
God of hosts, hear the prayers of thy servants.
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TRACT. Ps. 103. O Lord, deal not, as on Ash
Wednesday.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. St. Matt. 25. 31.
AT that time: Jesus said unto his disciples:
JLJL When the Son of man shall come in his
glory, and all the holy Angels with him, then shall
he sit upon the throne of his glory: and before
him shall be gathered all nations, and he shall
separate them one from another, as a shepherd
divideth his sheep from the goats: and he shall
set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on
the left. Then shall the King say unto them on
his right hand: Come, ye blessed of my Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the
foundation of the world. For I was an hungred,
and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave
me drink : I was a stranger, and ye took me in :
naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye
visited me : I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
Then shall the righteous answer him, saying: Lord,
when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee ?
or thirsty, and gave thee drink ? When saw we
thee a stranger, and took thee in ? or naked, and
clothed thee ? Or when saw we thee sick, or in
prison, and came unto thee ? And the King shall
answer and say unto them: Verily I say unto you,
Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least
of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand:
Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire,
prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was an
hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty,
and ye gave me no drink : I was a stranger, and ye
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took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not:
sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. Then
shall they also answer him, saying : Lord, when
saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger,
or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister
unto thee ? Then shall he answer them, saying :
Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to
one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. And
these shall go away into everlasting punishment:
but the righteous into life eternal.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 119. I will lift up mine
eyes, O Lord, that I may see the wondrous things
of thy law, that I may learn thy judgments: O
give me understanding that I may learn thy com
mandments.
SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, that thou wouldest
vouchsafe to sanctify these our oblations :
and to cleanse us from the defilement of all our
iniquities. Through.
Other Secrets as on Ash Wednesday.
COMMUNION. St. Matt. 25. Verily I say unto
you: Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the
least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto
me: come ye blessed of my father, inherit the
kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of
the world.
POSTCOMMUNION.
OLORD, who hast vouchsafed to bestow upon
us the healing gifts of thy bounty : grant,
we beseech thee ; that, like as we do rejoice in the
partaking of the same, so they may be inwardly
profitable to the renewing of our souls. Through.
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Other Postcommunions as on Ash Wednesday.
Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
COLLECT.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, absolve thy people
from their offences : and of thy great mercy
turn aside from us the punishment, which for
the same we have most righteously deserved.
Through.
TUESDAY
Station at "St. Anastasia.
INTROIT. Domine refugium. Ps. 90.
E'RD, thou hast been our refuge from one
generation to another: thou art from ever
lasting, and world without end. 'f. Before the
mountains were brought forth, or ever the earth
and the world were made : thou art God from ever
lasting, and world without end. y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, graciously to behold
this thy family: that, whereas we now do
chasten our bodies by the mortifying of the flesh,
our souls may shine in thy sight with longing after
thee. Through.
Other Collects as on Ash Wednesday.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from Isaiah the
Prophet. Isaiah 55. 6.
IN those days : Isaiah the Prophet spake, saying :
Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye
upon him while he is near: let the wicked forsake
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his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts:
and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have
mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will
abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your
thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith
the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the
earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and
my thoughts than your thoughts. For as the rain
cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and
returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and
maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give
seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: so shall
my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth:
it shall not return unto me void, but it shall
accomplish that which I please, and it shall
prosper in the thing whereto I sent it: saith the
Lord Almighty.
GRADUAL. Ps. 141. Let my prayer be set
forth in thy sight as the incense, O Lord. ^f. And
let the lifting up of my hands be an evening
sacrifice.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. St. Matt. 21. 10.
AT that time : When Jesus was come into Jeru
salem, all the city was moved, saying: Who
is this ? And the multitude said: This is Jesus
the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee. And Jesus
went into the temple of God, and cast out all them
that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew
the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of
them that sold doves, and said unto them: It is
written : My house shall be called the house of
prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves. And
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the blind and the lame came to him in the temple ;
and he healed them. And when the chief priests
and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did,
and the children crying in the temple, and saying:
Hosanna to the son of David; they were sore
displeased, and said unto him: Nearest thou what
these say ? And Jesus saith unto them : Yea :
have ye never read: Out of the mouth of babes
and sucklings thou hast perfected praise ? And
he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany ;
and he lodged there.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 31. My hope hath been in
thee, Lord: I have said: Thou art my God, my
times are in thy hand.
SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to have
respect unto these our oblations: and by
thy power to defend us against all adversities.
Through.
Other Secrets as on Ash Wednesday.
COMMUNION. Ps. 4. Thou hast heard me when
I called, O God of my righteousness : thou hast set
me at liberty when I was in trouble: have mercy
upon me, and hearken unto my prayer.
POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God : that
as in these holy mysteries we have received
the token of our redemption, so we may effectually
be brought to the fulfilment of the same. Through.
Other Postcommunions as on Ash Wednesday.
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Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
COLLECT.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Lord, that our
prayers may in such manner ascend unto
thee: that thy Church may by thee be de
fended against all the assaults of iniquity.
Through.
EMBER WEDNESDAY IN LENT
Station at St. Mary Major.
INTROIT. Reminiscere. Ps. 25.
CALL to remembrance, O Lord, thy tender
mercies, and thy loving-kindnesses, which
have been ever of old : O let not our enemies
triumph over us : deliver us, O God of Israel,
out of all our troubles. Ps. ibid. Unto thee,
O Lord, will I lift up my soul : my God, I have put
my trust in thee, O let me not be confounded.
y. Glory ^be.
After Kyrie Eleison is said, Let us pray. Let
us bow the knee. ~f. Arise.
COLLECT.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, that thou wouldest
graciously hear our prayers: and stretch
forth the right hand of thy majesty to be our
defence against all adversities. Through.
The Lesson from the book of Exodus.
Exod. 24. 12.
IN those days : The Lord said unto Moses : Come
up to me into the mount, and be there: and
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I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and
commandments which I have written; that thou
mayest teach them unto the children of Israel.
And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua :
and Moses went up into the mount of God. And
he said unto the elders : Tarry ye here for us,
until we come again unto you : and, behold,
Aaron and Hur are with you : if any man have
any matters to do, let him come unto them. And
Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered
the mount. And the glory of the Lord abode upon
mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days:
and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of
the midst of the cloud. And the sight of the glory
of the Lord was like devouring fire on the top of
the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.
And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and
gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the
mount forty days and forty nights.
GRADUAL. Ps. 25. The sorrows of my heart
are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my troubles,
O Lord. y. Look upon my adversity and misery:
and forgive me all my sin.
Here is not said Let us bow the knee, but y. The
Lord be with you.
Let us pray.
COLLECT.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, graciously to regard
the devout prayers of thy people: that
they, who by abstinence do mortify the deeds of
the flesh, may by the fruit of good works be renewed
in the spirit of their minds. Through.
Other Collects as on Ash Wednesday.
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The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the former
book of the Kings. i Kings 19. 3.
IN those days: Elijah came to Beer-sheba, which
belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.
But he himself went a day's journey into the wilder
ness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree :
and he requested for himself that he might die;
and said: It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my
life ; for I am not better than my fathers. And
as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold,
then an Angel touched him, and said unto him:
Arise and eat. And he looked, and, behold, there
was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of
water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and
laid him down again. And the Angel of the Lord
came again the second time, and touched him, and
said: Arise and eat; because the journey is too
great for thee. And he arose, and did eat and drink,
and went in the strength of that meat forty days
and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.
TRACT. Ps. 25. O bring thou me out of my
troubles, O Lord : look upon my adversity and
misery: and forgive me all my sin. y. Unto thee,
O Lord, will I lift up my soul, my God, I have put
my trust in thee: O let me not be confounded:
neither let mine enemies triumph over me. y. For
all they that hope in thee shall not be ashamed:
but such as do vain things shall be put to confusion.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. St. Matt. 12. 38.
A? that time: Certain of the scribes and Phari
sees answered Jesus, saying: Master, we would
see a sign from thee. But he answered and said
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unto them: An evil and adulterous generation
seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be
given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas: for
as Jonas was three days and three nights in the
whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three
days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with
this generation, and shall condemn it: because
they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and,
behold, a greater than Jonas is here. The queen
of the south shall rise up in the judgment with
this generation, and shall condemn it: for she
came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear
the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater
than Solomon is here. When the unclean spirit
is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry
places, seeking rest, and findeth none. Then he
saith: I will return into my house from whence I
came out; and when he is come, he findeth it
empty, swept, and garnished. Then goeth he, and
taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked
than himself, and they enter in and dwell there:
and the last state of that man is worse than the first.
Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
While he yet talked to the people, behold, his
mother and his brethren stood without, desiring
to speak with him. Then one said unto him :
Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without,
desiring to speak with thee. But he answered and
said unto him that told him: Who is my mother ?
and who are my brethren ? And he stretched forth
his hand towards his disciples, and said: Behold
my mother and my brethren ! For whosoever shall
do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the
same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
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OFFERTORY. Ps. 119. My delight shall be
in thy commandments, which I have loved exceed
ingly: my hands also will I lift up unto thy com
mandments, which I have loved.
SECRET.
A:CEPT, O Lord, we pray ,thee, this sacrifice,
which we offer unto thee for the propitiation
of our sins : that we, which have gone astray by
reason of our frailty, may be pardoned by thy
mercy and guided by thy power. Through.
Other Secrets as on Ash Wednesday.
COMMUNION. Ps. 6. Consider my meditation:
O hearken thou unto the voice of my calling, my
King and my God: for unto thee will I make my
prayer, O Lord.
POSTCOMMUNION.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, that this holy
Sacrament, which we have received, may
effectually cleanse us from our secret offences, and
deliver us from all the assaults of our enemies.
Through.
Other Postcommunions as on Ash Wednesday.
Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
COLLECT.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, that thou wouldest
in such wise enlighten our minds with the
Bright beams of thy light: that we may both see
and know these things that we ought to do, and
also by thee be enabled to perform the same.
Through.
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THURSDAY
Station at St. Lmvrence in Paneperna.
INTROIT. Confessio. Ps. 96.
GLORY and worship are before him: power
and honour are in his sanctuary. Ps. ibid. O
sing unto the Lord a new song : sing unto the Lord
the whole earth, y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, graciously to regard
the devout prayers of thy people: that
they, who by abstinence do mortify the deeds of
the flesh, may by the fruit of good works be renewed
in the spirit of their minds. Through.
Other Collects as on Ash Wednesday.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from Ezekiel the
Prophet. Ezek. 18. i.
IN those days : The word of the Lord came again
unto me, saying: What mean ye, that ye use
this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying:
The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the
children's teeth are set on edge ? As I live, saith
the Lord God, ye shall not have occasion any more
to use this proverb in Israel. Behold, all souls are
mine ; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of
the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful
and right, and hath not eaten upon the mountains,
neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house
of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife,
neither hath come near to a menstruous woman,
and hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to
the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence,
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hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath
covered the naked with a garment; he that hath
not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken
any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from
iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man
and man, hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept
my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall
surely live, saith the Lord God Almighty.
GRADUAL. Ps. 17. Keep me, O Lord, as the
apple of an eye: hide me under the shadow of thy
wings, y. Let my sentence come forth from thy
presence: and let thine eyes look upon the thing
that is equal.
>J< The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. St. Matt. 15. 21.
A T that time: Jesus went thence, and departed
into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. And,
behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same
coasts, and cried unto him, saying: Have mercy
on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter
is grievously vexed with a devil. But he answered
her not a word. And his disciples came and
besought him, saying: Send her away ; for
she crieth after us. But he answered and said:
I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the
house of Israel. Then came she and worshipped
him, saying: Lord, help me. But he answered and
said: It is not meet to take the children's bread,
and to cast it to dogs. And she said: Truth, Lord:
yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their
masters' table. Then Jesus answered and said
unto her: O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto
thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was
made whole from that very hour.
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OFFERTORY. Ps. 34. The Angel of the Lord
tarrieth round about them that fear him, and
delivereth them: O taste and see, how gracious
the Lord is.
SECRET.
GRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord, that this
sacrifice, which we offer unto thee in this
time of fasting ordained for the healing of our
souls, may powerfully avail for our salvation.
Through.
Other Secrets as on Ash Wednesday.
COMMUNION. St. John 6. The bread that I will
give is my Flesh, which I will give for the life of
the world.
POSTCOMMUNION.
WE pray thee, 'O Lord, that the gifts, which
of thy bounty thou hast bestowed upon us,
may effectually avail for our comfort and succour
in this life, and likewise renew us unto life ever
lasting. Through.
Other Postcommunions as on Ash Wednesday.
Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
COLLECT.
/^RANT, Lord, we pray thee to all Christian
V_T peoples: that they may both acknowledge
the faith, which they profess, and likewise love the
heavenly bounty, whereunto thou dost call them.
Through.
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EMBER FRIDAY IN LENT
Station at the Church of the Twelve Apostles.
INTROIT. De necessitatibus. Ps. 25.
O BRING thou me out of my troubles, O Lord:
look upon my adversity and misery, and
forgive me all my sin. Ps. ibid. Unto thee, O
Lord, will I lift up my soul: my God, I have put
my trust in thee, O let me not be confounded.
y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to have
compassion on thy people : that they, which
by thee are enabled to serve thee in all godliness,
may ever be comforted by thy gracious and ready
help. Through.
Other Collects as on Ash Wednesday.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from Ezekiel the
Prophet. Ezek. 18. 20.
THUS saith the Lord God: The soul that
sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear
the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father
bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of
the righteous shall be upon him, and the wicked
ness of the wicked shall be upon him. But if the
wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath
committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that
which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he
shall not die. All his transgressions that he hath
committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him:
in his righteousness that he hath done he shall
live. Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked
should die ? saith the Lord God: and not that he
should return from his ways, and live ? But when
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the righteous turneth away from his righteousness,
and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to
all the abominations that the wicked man doeth,
shall he live ? All his righteousness that he hath
done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that
he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath
sinned, in them shall he die. Yet ye say: The way
of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, house of
Israel ; Is not my way equal ? are not your ways
unequal ? When a righteous man turneth away
from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity
and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath
done shall he die. Again, when the wicked man
turneth away from his wickedness that he hath
committed, and doeth that which is lawful and
right, he shall save his soul alive. Because he
considereth, and turneth away from all his trans
gressions that he hath committed, he shall surely
live, he shall not die, saith the Lord Almighty.
GRADUAL. Ps. 86. My God, save thy servant
that putteth his trust in thee. y. Give ear, Lord,
unto my prayer.
TRACT. Ps. 103. Lord, deal not, as on Ash
Wednesday.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 5. i.
T that time: There was a feast of the Jews;
and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there
is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which
is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having
five porches. In these lay a great multitude of
impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for
the moving of the water. For an Angel went down
at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the
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water: whosoever then first after the troubling
of the water stepped in was made whole of what
soever disease he had. And a certain man was
there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight
years. When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that
he had been now a long time in that case, he saith
unto him: Wilt thou be made whole ? The impotent
man answered him: Sir, I have no man, when the
water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but
while I am coming, another steppeth down before
me. Jesus saith unto him: Rise, take up thy bed,
and walk. And immediately the man was made
whole, and took up his bed, and walked; and on
the same day was the sabbath. The Jews therefore
said unto him that was cured: It is the sabbath
day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.
He answered them: He that made me whole, the
same said unto me: Take up thy bed, and walk.
Then asked they him: What man is that which
said unto thee: Take up thy bed, and walk ? And
he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus
had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in
that place. Afterward Jesus findeth him in the
temple, and said unto him: Behold, thou art made
whole : sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto
thee. The man departed, and told the Jews that
it was Jesus, which had made him whole.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 103. Praise the Lord, O
my soul, and forget not all his benefits : who
satisfieth thy mouth with good things : making
thee young and lusty as an eagle.
SECRET.
A:CEPT, Lord, we pray thee, these oblations
of our bounden service : and like as thou
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hast thyself bestowed these gifts upon us, so do
thou of thy mercy sanctify the same. Through.
Other Secrets as on Ash Wednesday.
COMMUNION. Ps. 6. All mine enemies shall
be confounded and sore vexed: they shall be
turned back and put to shame suddenly.
POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT, O Lord, that by the operation of these
thy mysteries we may be cleansed from all
our sins, and obtain that which we have asked
according to thy will. Through.
Other Postcommunions as on Ash Wednesday.
Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
COLLECT.
MOST merciful God, we beseech thee graciously
to incline thine ear unto these our prayers :
and to shew forth in our hearts the bright beams
of thy grace. Through.
EMBER SATURDAY IN LEJSTT
Station at St. Peters.
INTROIT. Intret oratio. Ps. 88.
OLET my prayer enter into thy presence, O
Lord: incline thine ear unto my calling.
Ps. ibid. O Lord God of my salvation, I have
cried day and night before thee. y. Glory be.
After Kyrie Eleison is said, Let us pray. Let us
bow the knee. ^. Arise.
W
COLLECT.
E beseech thee, O Lord, graciously to hear
the prayers of thy people : and of thy great
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goodness turn aside from them the scourges of
thine anger. Through.
The Lesson from the book of Deuteronomy.
Deut. 26. 12.
IN those days: Moses spake unto the people
saying: When thou hast made an end of
tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third
year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given
it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and
the widow, that they may eat within thy gates,
and be filled; then thou shalt say before the Lord
thy God: I have brought away the hallowed things
out of mine house, and also have given them unto
the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless,
and to the widow, according to all thy command
ments which thou hast commanded me: I have
not transgressed thy commandments, neither have
I forgotten them: I have not eaten thereof in my
mourning, neither have I taken away ought thereof
for any unclean use, nor given ought thereof for
the dead: but I have hearkened to the voice of
the Lord -my God, and have done according to all
that thou hast commanded me. Look down
from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and
bless thy people Israel, and the land which
thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our
fathers, a land that floweth with milk and
honey. This day the Lord thy God hath com
manded thee to do these statutes and judg
ments : thou shalt therefore keep and do them
with all thine heart, and with all thy soul. Thou
hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God,
and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes,
and his commandments, and his judgments, and
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to hearken unto his voice: and the Lord hath
avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people,
as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest
keep all his commandments; and to make thee
high above all nations which he hath made, in
praise, and in name, and in honour ; and that thou
mayest be an holy people unto the Lord thy God,
as he hath spoken.
GRADUAL. Ps. 79. Be merciful unto our sins,
O Lord: wherefore do the heathen say: Where
is now their God ? ^. Help us, O God, of our
salvation: and for the glory of thy Name deliver
us, O Lord.
Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. y. Arise.
COLLECT.
BEHOLD, O God our defender: that we, who
are sore oppressed by the burden of our sins
may by the bounty of thy mercy be relieved
from the same to serve thee in perfect freedom.
Through.
The Lesson from the book of Deuteronomy.
Deut. n. 22.
IN those days: Moses spake unto the children
of Israel saying: For if ye shall diligently
keep all these commandments which I command
you, to do them, to love the Lord your God, to walk
in all his ways, and to cleave unto him; then will
the Lord drive out all these nations from before
you, and ye shall possess greater nations and
mightier than yourselves. Every place whereon
the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours:
from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river,
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the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea
shall your coast be. There shall no man be able
to stand before you: for the Lord your God shall
lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all
the land that ye shall tread upon, as the Lord your
God hath said unto you.
GRADUAL. Ps. 84. Behold, O God our de
fender: and look upon thy servants. *$. O Lord
God of hosts, hear the prayers of thy servants.
Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. Arise.
COLLECT.
SSIST us mercifully, O Lord, in these our
supplications: that by thy grace we may be
found worthy to serve thee with lowliness in all
times of our prosperity and with tranquillity in all
times of our adversity. Through.
The Lesson from the latter book of the Mac
cabees. 2 Mace. i. 23.
IN those days : The priests made a prayer whilst
the sacrifice was consuming, I say, both the
priests, and all the rest, Jonathan beginning, and
the rest answering thereunto, as Neemias did. And
the prayer was after this manner; O Lord, Lord
God, Creator of all things, who art fearful and
strong, and righteous, and merciful, and the only
and gracious King, the only giver of all things, the
only just, almighty, and everlasting, thou that
deliverest Israel from all trouble, and didst choose
the fathers, and sanctify them : Receive the sacrifice
for thy whole people Israel, and preserve thine own
portion, and sanctify it: and let the heathen know
that thou art our God.
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GRADUAL. Ps. go. Turn thee again, O Lord,
at the last: and be gracious unto thy servants.
y. Lord, thou hast been our refuge from one
generation to another.
Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.
COLLECT.
OLORD, we beseech thee, favourably to hear the
prayers of thy people : that we, who are justly
punished for our offences, may be mercifully delivered
by thy goodness, for the glory of thy Name. Through.
The Lesson from the book of Ecclesiasticus.
Ecclus. 36. i.
HAVE mercy upon us, O Lord God of all,
and behold us: and send thy fear upon all
the nations that seek not after thee. Lift up thy
hand against the strange nations, and let them see
thy power. As thou wast sanctified in us before
them: so be thou magnified among them before
us. And let them know thee, as we have known
thee, that there is no God but only thou, O God.
Shew new signs, and make other strange wonders:
glorify thy hand and thy right arm, that they may
set forth thy wondrous works. Raise up indigna
tion, and pour out wrath : take away the adversary,
and destroy the enemy. Make the time short,
remember the covenant, and let them declare thy
wonderful works, O Lord our God.
GRADUAL. Ps. 1 4 1 . Let my prayer be set forth
in thy sight as the incense, O Lord. y. And let the
lifting up of my hands be an evening sacrifice.
Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.
PREVENT us, O Lord, in all our doings with
JT thy most gracious favour, and further us
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with thy continual help: that in all our works,
begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may
glorify thy holy Name, and finally by thy mercy
obtain everlasting life. Through.
The Lesson from the Song of the Three Children.
Song of the Three Children v. 26.
IN those days : The Angel of the Lord came down
into the oven together with Azarias and his
fellows: and smote the flame of the fire out of the
oven, and made the midst of the furnace as it
had been a moist whistling wind. And the flame
streamed forth above the furnace forty and nine
cubits : and it passed through and burned those
Chaldeans it found about the furnace. And the fire
touched the three not at all ; neither hurt nor
troubled them. Then they, as out of one mouth,
praised, glorified, and blessed, God in the furnace,
saying :
Here is not said. Thanks be to God.
HYMN. Ibid.
BLESSED art thou, O Lord God of our fathers.
And to be praised and magnified above all
for ever.
And blessed is thy glorious and holy Name. And
to be praised and magnified above all for ever.
Blessed art thou in the temple of thy holy glory.
And to be praised and magnified above all for
ever.
Blessed art thou on the glorious throne of thy king
dom. And to be praised and magnified above all
for ever.
Blessed art thou in the sceptre of thy Godhead.
And to be praised and magnified above all for ever.
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Blessed art thou that beholdest the depths, and
sittest upon the Cherubims. And to be praised
and magnified above all for ever.
Blessed art thou that walkest on the wings of the
winds, and on the waves of the sea. And to be
praised and magnified above all for ever.
Let all thine Angels and Saints bless thee. And
praise thee and magnify thee above all for ever.
Let the heavens, the earth, the sea, and all that in
them is, bless thee. And praise thee and magnify
thee above all for ever.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Ghost. And worthy to be praised and mag
nified above all for ever.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall
be : world without end. Amen. And worthy to
be praised and magnified above all for ever.
Blessed art thou, Lord God of our fathers. And
worthy to be praised and magnified above all for
ever.
Here is not said, Let us bow the knee.
y. The Lord be with you. Let us pray.
COLLECT.
OGOD, who for the deliverance of the three
children didst assuage the flames of fire : mer
cifully grant that the fiery assaults of temptation
may have no power upon us thy servants. Through.
Other Collects as on Ash Wednesday.
The Lesson from the former EPISTLE of blessed
Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians.
i Thess. 5. 14.
BRETHREN: We exhort you, warn them that
are unruly, comfort the feeble-minded, sup-
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port the weak, be patient toward all men. See
that none render evil for evil unto any man: but
ever follow that which is good, both among your
selves, and to all men. Rejoice evermore. Pray
without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for
this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning
you. Quench not the Spirit. Despise not prophesy-
ings. Prove all things: hold fast that which is
good. Abstain from all appearance of evil. And
the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I
pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be
preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord
Jesus Christ.
TRACT. Ps. 117. O praise the Lord, all ye
heathen: praise him all ye nations, y. For his
merciful kindness is ever more and more towards
us : and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. St. Matt. 17. i.
T that time: Jesus taketh Peter, James, and
John his brother, and bringeth them up into
an high mountain apart, and was transfigured
before them: and his face did shine as the sun,
and his raiment was white as the light. And,
behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias
talking with him. Then answered Peter, and said
unto Jesus: Lord, it is good for us to be here:
if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles;
one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
While he yet spake, behold a bright cloud over
shadowed them: and behold a voice out of the
cloud, which said: This is my beloved Son, in
whom I am well pleased : hear ye him. And when
the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and
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were sore afraid. And Jesus came and touched
them, and said: Arise, and be not afraid. And
when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no
man, save Jesus only. And as they came down
from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying:
Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be
risen again from the dead.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 88. O Lord God of my
salvation, I have cried day and night before
thee: O let my prayer enter into thy presence,
O Lord.
SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, that this our
sacrifice may sanctify our fast: that those
things, which we do profess with our outward
observance, may inwardly be performed in our
souls. Through.
Other Secrets as on Ash Wednesday.
COMMUNION. Ps. 7. O Lord my God, in thee
have I put my trust: save me from all them that
persecute me, and deliver me.
POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that
thy sanctifying power may effectually cleanse
us from all our sins, and be profitable for our heal
ing unto life everlasting. Through.
Other Postcommunions as on Ash Wednesday.
Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, that we thy faithful
people, which here do seek thy blessing,
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may in such wise be strengthened by the same:
that we may never turn aside from the following of
thy will, and may evermore rejoice in the bounty
of thy goodness. Through.
SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT
Station at St. Mary in Domnica.
INTROIT. Reminiscere. Ps. 25.
CALL to remembrance, O Lord, thy tender
mercies, and thy loving-kindnesses, which
have been ever of old: O let not our enemies
triumph over us: deliver us, O God of Israel, out
of all our troubles. Ps. ibid. Unto thee, O Lord, will
I lift up my soul: O my God, I have put my trust
in thee, O let me not be confounded, ^f. Glory be.
COLLECT.
ALMIGHTY GOD, who seest that we have no
JT\. power of ourselves to help ourselves: keep
us both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in
our souls; that we may be defended from all
adversities which may happen to the body, and
from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt
the soul. Through.
Other Collects as on Ash Wednesday.
The Lesson from the former EPISTLE of blessed
Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians.
i Thess. 4. i.
T3RETHREN: We beseech you, and exhort you
X3 by the Lord Jesus: that as ye have received
of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so
ye would abound more and more. For ye know
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what commandments we gave you by the Lord
Jesus. For this is the will of God, even your
sanctification, that^ve should abstain from fornica
tion, that every one of you should know how to
possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;
not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the
Gentiles which know not God: that no man go
beyond and defraud his brother in any matter:
because that the Lord is the avenger of all such,
as we also have forewarned you and testified. For
God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto
holiness. He therefore that despiseth, despiseth
not man, but God, who hath also given unto us
his holy Spirit.
GRADUAL. Ps. 25. The sorrows of my heart
are enlarged : bring thou me out of my troubles,
O Lord. y. Look upon my adversity and misery:
and forgive me all my sin.
TRACT. Ps. 1 06. O give thanks unto the Lord,
for he is gracious: and his mercy endureth for
ever. y. Who can express the noble acts of the
Lord: or shew forth all his praise ? y. Blessed
are they that always keep judgment: and do
righteousness, y. Remember me, O Lord, accord
ing to the favour that thou bearest unto thy people :
visit me with thy salvation.
tfc The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. St. Matt. 15. 21.
A' that time: Jesus went thence, and departed
into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. And,
behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same
coasts, and cried unto him, saying: Have mercy
on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter
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is grievously vexed with a devil. But he answered
her not a word. And his disciples came and be
sought him, saying : Send her ajvay ; for she crieth
after us. But he answered and said : I am not sent
but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Then
came she and worshipped him, saying: Lord, help
me. But he answered and said: It is not meet to
take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
And she said: Truth, Lord ; yet the dogs eat of the
crumbs which fall from their masters' table. Then
Jesus answered and said unto her: O woman, great
is thy faith : be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And
her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 119. My delight shall be
in thy commandments which I have loved exceed
ingly : my hands also will I lift up unto thy
commandments, which I have loved.
SECRET.
T T TE beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to have
VV respect unto these our oblations : that the
same may be profitable unto us for our increase in
all godliness, and for the advancement of everlast
ing salvation. .Through.
Other Secrets as on Ash Wednesday.
COMMUNION. Ps. 5. Consider my meditation :
hearken thou unto the voice of my calling, my
King and my God : for unto thee will I make my
prayer, O Lord.
POSTCOMMUNION.
TT TE humbly beseech thee, Almighty God :
VV that we whom thou dost vouchsafe to
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regenerate with thy holy sacraments ; may con
tinually serve thee in all virtuous and godly living.
Through.
Other Postcommunions as on Ash Wednesday.
MONDAY
Station at St. Clement's.
INTROIT. Redime me. Ps. 26.
DELIVER me, Lord, and be merciful unto
me : my foot standeth right, I will praise the
Lord in the congregation. Ps. ibid. Be thou my
judge, Lord, for I have walked innocently: my
trust hath been also in the Lord, therefore I shall
not fall. f. Glory be.
COLLECT.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that,
like as we thy family do abstain from food
to the mortifying of the flesh; so we may likewise
fast from sin to the following after righteousness.
Through.
Other Collects as on Ash Wednesday.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from Daniel the
Prophet. Dan. 9. 15.
IN those days: Daniel prayed unto the Lord,
saying: O Lord our God, that hast brought
thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a
mighty hand, and hast gotten thee renown, as at
this day ; we have sinned, we have done wickedly.
O^Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech
thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away
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from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain:
because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our
fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a
reproach to all that are about us. Now therefore,
O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his
supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon
thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake.
my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine
eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which
is called by thy Name: for we do not present our
supplications before thee for our righteousnesses,
but for thy great mercies. O Lord, hear; O Lord,
forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for
thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy
people are called by thy Name, O Lord, our God.
GRADUAL. Ps. 70. Thou art my helper and
redeemer: O Lord, make no long tarrying, y. Let
mine enemies be ashamed and confounded, that
seek after my soul.
TRACT. Ps. 103. O Lord, deal not, as on Ash
Wednesday.
$4 The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 8. 21.
A? that time: Jesus said unto the multitude of
the Jews: I go my way, and ye shall seek
me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye
cannot come. Then said the Jews: Will he kill
himself ? because he saith : Whither I go, ye can
not come. And he said unto them: Ye are from
beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world;
1 am not of this world. I said therefore unto
you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye
believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your
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sins. Then said they unto him: Who art thou ?
And Jesus saith unto them: Even the same that
I said unto you from the beginning. I have
many things to say and to judge of you: but
he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world
those things which I have heard of him. They
understood not that he spake to them of the Father.
Then said Jesus unto them: When ye have lifted
up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am
he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my
Father hath taught me, I speak these things. And
he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not
left me alone; for I do always those things that
please him.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 16. I will thank the Lord
for giving me warning: I have set God always
before me: for he is on my right hand, therefore
I shall not fall.
SECRET.
/^^RANT, we beseech thee, Lord, that this
VJT our sacrifice of atonement and thanksgiving
may render us in all things worthy of thy succour.
Through.
Other Secrets as on Ash Wednesday.
COMMUNION. Ps. 8. O Lord our Governour,
how excellent is thy Name in all the world.
POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT, O Lord, we pray thee, that this holy
Communion may in such wise cleanse us
from all our sins : that we may attain thereby to
the fellowship of him who is the healer of our souls,
even Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord.
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Other Postcommunions as on Ash Wednesday.
Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
COLLECT.
A SSIST us mercifully, O Lord, in these our
jL\. supplications : that we, whom thou dost suffer
to put our trust and confidence in thy mercy, may
of thy goodness obtain the wonted effects of thy
compassion. Through.
TUESDAY
Station at St. Balbina.
INTROIT. Tibi dixit. Ps. 27.
MY heart hath talked of thee, I have sought
thy face, thy face, Lord, will I seek: O
hide not thou thy face from me. Ps. ibid. The
Lord is my light and my salvation: whom then
shall I fear ? f. Glory be.
COLLECT.
OMOST merciful God, we beseech thee so to
perfect in us the work of this holy observance :
that we, who by thine inspiration know those things
that we ought to do, may likewise by thee be
enabled to perform the same. Through.
Other Collects as on Ash Wednesday.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the former
Book of the Kings. i Kings 17. 8.
IN those days: The word of the Lord came unto
Elijah the Tishbite, saying: Arise, get thee to
Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell
there: behold I have commanded a widow woman
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there to sustain thee. So he arose and went to
Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the
city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering
of sticks: and he called to her, and said: Fetch
me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I
may drink. And as she was going to fetch it, he
called to her, and said: Bring me, I pray thee, a
morsel of bread in thine hand. And she said:
As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake,
but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little
oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two
sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and
my son, that we may eat it, and die. And Elijah
said unto her: Fear not; go and do as thou hast
said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and
bring it unto me, and after make for thee and
for thy son. For thus saith the Lord God of Israel :
The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall
the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord
sendeth rain upon the earth. And she went and
did according to the saying of Elijah: and she,
and he, and her house, did eat many days. And
the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse
of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord, which
he spake by Elijah.
GRADUAL. Ps. 55. cast thy burden upon
the Lord : and he shall nourish thee. y. When I
cried unto the Lord he heard my voice, from the
battle that was against me.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. St. Matt. 23. i.
that time: Jesus spake unto the multitudes
and to his disciples, saying: The scribes and
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Pharisees sit in Moses' seat. All therefore what
soever they bid you observe, that observe and do:
but do not ye after their works: for they say, and
do not. For they bind heavy burdens and grievous
to be borne and lay them on men's shoulders: but
they themselves will not move them with one of
their fingers. But all their works they do for to
be seen of men : they make broad their phylacteries,
and enlarge the borders of their garments, and love
the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats
in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets,
and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. But be not
ye called Rabbi: for one is your master, even
Christ; and all ye are brethren. And call no man
your father upon the earth : for one is your Father,
which is in heaven. Neither be ye called masters:
for one is your master, even Christ. But he that
is greatest among you shall be your servant. And
whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and
he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 51. Have mercy upon me,
God, after thy great goodness: O Lord, do away
mine offences.
SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, that by these holy
mysteries thou wouldest be pleased to
accomplish in us thy work of sanctification : that
we, being cleansed from all earthly and carnal vices,
may attain thy gift of everlasting life. Through.
Other Secrets as on Ash Wednesday.
COMMUNION. Ps. 9. I will speak of all thy
marvellous works: I will be glad and rejoice in
thee: yea, my songs will I make of thy Name,
O thou Most Highest.
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POSTCOMMUNION.
OLORD, who dost vouchsafe to feed us with
these holy gifts: grant, we beseech thee;
that we may be ever rendered worthy of the same,
by walking obediently after thy commandments.
Through.
Other Postcommunions as on Ash Wednesday.
Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
COLLECT.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, to have compassion
on our prayers : that, the infirmities of
our souls being healed, we may obtain of thee the
remission of all our sins, and evermore rejoice in
thy heavenly benediction. Through.
WEDNESDAY
Station at St. Cecilia.
INTROIT. Ne derelinquas. Ps. 38.
FORSAKE me not, O Lord my God, be not
thou far from me: haste thee to help me,
O Lord God of my salvation. J. Ps. ibid. Put
me not to rebuke, O Lord, in thine anger, neither
chasten me in thy heavy displeasure, f. Glory be.
COLLECT.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, graciously to hear
the prayers of thy people : that we, who by
thine ordinance abstain from carnal food, may
likewise be delivered from all sins that hurt the
soul. Through.
Other Collects as on Ash Wednesday.
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The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the Book of
Esther. Esther 13. 8.
IN those days: Mardocheus thought upon all
the works of the Lord, and made his prayer
unto him, saying: O Lord, Lord, the King
Almighty: for the whole world is in thy power,
and if thou hast appointed to save Israel, there is
no man that can gainsay thee: for thou hast
made heaven and earth, and all the wondrous
things under the heaven. Thou art Lord of all
things, and there is no man that can resist thee,
which art the Lord. And now, O Lord God and
King, spare thy people: for their eyes are upon
us to bring us to nought: yea, they desire to
destroy the inheritance, that hath been thine from
the beginning. Despise not the portion, which
thou hast delivered out of Egypt for thine own self.
Hear my prayer, and be merciful unto thine
inheritance: turn our sorrow into joy, that we may
live, O Lord, and praise thy Name: and destroy
not the mouths of them that praise thee, O Lord.
GRADUAL. Ps. 28. O Lord, save thy people,
and give thy blessing unto thine inheritance.
y. Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my strength : think
no scorn of me, lest I become like unto them that
go down into the pit.
TRACT. Ps. 103. O Lord, deal not, as on Ash
Wednesday.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. St. Matt. 20. 17.
AT that time: Jesus going up to Jerusalem
took the twelve disciples apart in the way,
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and said unto them : Behold, we go up to Jerusalem,
and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the
chief priests, and unto the scribes, and they shall
condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to
the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge and to crucify
him, and the third day he shall rise again. Then
came to him the mother of Zebedee's children
with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a
certain thing of him. And he said unto her: What
wilt thou ? She saith unto him: Grant that these
my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand,
and the other on the left, in thy kingdom. But
Jesus answered and said: Ye know not what ye
ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall
drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that
I am baptized with ? They say unto him: We are
able. And he saith unto them: Ye shall drink
indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism
that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right
hand, and on my left, is not mine to give; but it
shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of
my Father. And when the ten heard it, they were
moved with indignation against the two brethren.
But Jesus called them unto him, and said: Ye
know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise
dominion over them, and they that are great
exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be
so among you : but whosoever will be great among
you, let him be your minister ; and whosoever will
be chief among you, let him be your servant : even
as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto,
but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for
many.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 25. Unto thee, O Lord, will
I lift up my soul: my God, I have put my trust in
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thee, O let me not be confounded: neither let mine
enemies triumph over me: for all they that hope
in thee shall not be ashamed.
SECRET.
WE pray thee, O Lord, look down in mercy
on the sacrifice, which we here present
unto thee; that we, drawing near unto thee in
these holy mysteries, may by the same be delivered
irom the chains of the sins which we have com
mitted. Through.
Other Secrets as on Ash Wednesday.
COMMUNION. Ps. ii. The righteous Lord
loveth righteousness: his countenance will behold
the thing that is just.
POSTCOMMUNION.
OLORD, who here hast fed us with thy holy
sacraments : grant, we pray thee ; that we
may thereby grow and increase toward the attain
ment of everlasting salvation. Through.
Other Postcommunions as on Ash Wednesday.
Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
COLLECT.
OGOD, the restorer and lover of innocency,
we beseech thee to direct unto thyself the
hearts of us thy servants : that being kindled with
the fire of thy spirit, we may be found steadfast in
faith, and effectually given to all good works.
Through.
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THURSDAY
Station at St. Mary beyond the Tiber.
INTROIT. Deus in adjutorium. Ps. 70.
HASTE thee, God, to deliver me: make
haste to help me, O Lord: let them be
ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul.
Ps. ibid. Let them be turned backward and put
to confusion: that wish me evil. y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
GRANT to us, Lord, we beseech thee, the help
of thy grace: that we, being devoutly given
to abstinence and prayer, may be preserved both in
body and soul from all the assaults of our enemies.
Through.
Other Collects as on Ash Wednesday.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from Jeremiah the
Prophet. Jer. 17. 5.
THUS saith the Lord God: Cursed be the man
that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his
arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord.
For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and
shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit
the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land
and not inhabited. Blessed is the man that trusteth
in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he
shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that
spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not
see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green;
and shall not be careful in the year of drought,
neither shall cease from yielding fruit. The heart
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is deceitful above all things, and desperately
wicked: who can know it ? I the Lord search
the heart: I try the reins, even to give every man
according to his ways, and according to the fruit
of his doings, saith the Lord Almighty.
GRADUAL. Ps. 79. Be merciful unto our
sins, Lord; wherefore do the heathen say:
Where is now their God ? ^. Help us, O God of
our salvation: for the glory of thy Name deliver
us, O Lord.
>J< The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Luke. St. Luke 16. 19.
AT that time: Jesus said unto the Pharisees:
There was a certain rich man, which was
clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared
sumptuously every day. And there was a certain
beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate
full of sores, and desiring to be fed with the crumbs
which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the
dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to
pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the
Angels into Abraham's bosom. The rich man also
died, and was buried: and in hell he lift up his
eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar
off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and
said : Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send
Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in
water, and cool my tongue ; for I am tormented in
this flame. But Abraham said : Son, remember
that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things,
and likewise Lazarus evil things ; but now he is
comforted, and thou art tormented. And besides
all this, between us and you there is a great gulf
fixed : so that they who would pass from hence to
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you cannot ; neither can they pass to us, that would
come from thence. Then he said : I pray thee there
fore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my
father's house: for I have five brethren; that he
may testify unto them, lest they also come into this
place of torment. Abraham saith unto him : They
have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
And he said : Nay, father Abraham ; but if one went
unto them from the dead, they will repent. And
he said unto him: If they hear not Moses and the
prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though
one rose from the dead.
OFFERTORY. Exod. 32. Moses besought the
Lord his God, and said: Why, O Lord, doth thy
wrath wax hot against thy people ? Turn from thy
fierce wrath; remember Abraham, Isaac, and
Jacob, to whom thou swarest to give a land flow
ing with milk and honey; and the Lord repented
of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.
SECRET.
GRANT, O Lord, we pray thee, that the fast,
which we have dedicated to the honour of
thy Name, may by our present sacrifice be sanctified
in thy sight: that this profession of our outward
observance may inwardly work in us to good effect.
Through.
Other Secrets as on Ash Wednesday.
COMMUNION. St. John 6. He that eateth my
Flesh and drinketh my Blood, dwelleth in me, and
I in him,, saith the Lord.
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POSTCOMMUNION.
E beseech thee, O Lord, that we thy servants,
never failing of the succour of thy grace,
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may in all things be devoutly given to thy holy
service and stablished by thy continual help.
Through.
Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
COLLECT.
SSIST, O Lord, we pray thee, us thy servants,
who call on the perpetual bounty of thy
loving-kindness: and, forasmuch as we do glory
in thee alone, our author and our governour,
vouchsafe that we may be in all things united and
restored by thee, and evermore preserved in that
state, whereunto thou dost restore us. Through.
FRIDAY
Station at St. Vitalis.
INTROIT. Ego autem. Ps. 17.
AS for me, I will behold thy presence in righteous-
JL\. ness : and when I awake up after thy likeness
I shall be satisfied with it. Ps. ibid. Hear the
right, O Lord: consider my complaint, 'f. Glory be.
COLLECT.
A LMIGHTY God, we humbly beseech thee, that
J~\ we may in such wise be cleansed by this holy
time of fasting, that we may keep the coming feast
in all sincerity. Through.
Other Collects as on Ash Wednesday.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the Book of
Genesis. Gen. 37. 6.
IN those days: Joseph said unto his brethren:
Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have
dreamed: For, behold, we were binding sheaves
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in the field, and lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood
upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round
about, and made obeisance to my sheaf. And his
brethren said to him : Shalt thou indeed reign over
us ? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us ?
And they hated him yet the more for his dreams,
and for his words. And he dreamed yet another
dream, and told it his brethren, and said : Behold,
I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the
sun and the moon and the eleven stars made
obeisance to me. And he told it to his father, and
to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and
said unto him: What is this dream that thou hast
dreamed ? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren
indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the
earth ? And his brethren envied him: but his
father observed the saying. And his brethren went
to feed their father's flock in Shechem. And Israel
said unto Joseph: Do not thy brethren feed the
flock in Shechem ? come, and I will send thee
unto them. And he said to him: Here am I.
And he said to him: Go, I pray thee, see whether
it be well with thy brethren, and well with the
flocks: and bring me word again. So he sent him
out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was
wandering in the field: and the man asked him,
saying : What seekest thou ? And he said : I seek
my brethren : tell me, I pray thee, where they feed
their flocks. And the man said : They are departed
hence: for I heard them say : Let us go to Dothan.
And Joseph went after his brethren, and found
them in Dothan. And when they saw him afar
off, even before he came near unto them, they
conspired against him to slay him. And they said
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one to another: behold, this dreamer cometh.
Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and
cast him in some pit, and we will say: Some evil
beast hath devoured him: and we will see what
will become of his dreams. And Reuben heard it,
and he delivered him out of their hands: and
said: Let us not kill him. And Reuben said:
Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is
in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him:
that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver
him to his father again.
GRADUAL. Ps. 120. When I was in trouble,
I called upon the Lord, and he heard me. y. De
liver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, and from a
deceitful tongue.
TRACT. Ps. 103. O Lord, deal not, as on Ash
Wednesday.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. St. Matt. 21. 33.
AT that time : Jesus spake this parable unto
J~\. the multitudes of the Jews and the chief
priests: There was a certain householder, which
planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about,
and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower,
and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far
country: and when the time of the fruit drew
near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen,
that they might receive the fruits of it. And the
husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and
killed another, and stoned another. Again, he
sent other servants more than the first: and they
did unto them likewise. But last of all he sent
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unto them his son, saying: They will reverence
my son. But when the husbandmen saw the son,
they said among themselves: This is the heir;
come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his in
heritance. And they caught him, and cast him
out of the vineyard, and slew him. When the lord
therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do
unto those husbandmen ? They say unto him :
He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and
will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen,
which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
Jesus saith unto them: Did ye never read in the
scriptures: The stone which the builders rejected,
the same is become the head of the corner: this
is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our
eyes ? Therefore I say unto you : The kingdom of
God shall be taken from you and given to a nation
bringing forth the fruits thereof. And whosoever
shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on
whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grind him to
powder. And when the chief priests and Phari
sees had heard his parables, they perceived that
he spake of them. But when they sought to lay
hands on him, they feared the multitude, because
they took him for a prophet.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 40. Make haste, O Lord,
to help me: let them be ashamed and confounded
together, that seek after my soul to destroy it:
make haste, Lord, to help me.
SECRET.
GRANT, O Lord, we pray thee, that this holy
sacrifice may continually work in us to good
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effect, and be strengthened in the power of its
operation. Through.
Other Secrets as on Ash Wednesday.
COMMUNION. Ps. 12. Thou shalt keep us,
O Lord : thou shalt preserve us from this generation
for ever.
POSTCOMMUNION.
OLORD, who hast bestowed on us these pledges
of our salvation : grant us, we pray thee, that
we may so walk worthily of the same that we may
attain unto their fulfilment in everlasting life.
Through.
Other Postcommunions as on Ash Wednesday.
Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
COLLECT.
KEEP, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy faithful
people both outwardly in their bodies and
inwardly in their souls: that they, cleaving stead
fastly to all good works, may ever be defended by
thy mighty power. Through.
SATURDAY
Station at SS. Marcellinus and Peter.
INTROIT. Lex Domini. Ps. 19.
THE law of the Lord is an undefiled law,
converting the soul: the testimony of the
Lord is sure, and giveth wisdom unto the simple.
Ps. ibid. The heavens declare the glory of God:
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and the firmament sheweth his handy-work.
f. Glory be.
COLLECT.
ARRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord, that this
vJT our abstinence may so work in us to good
effect : that we, who now do submit ourselves
to the mortifying of the flesh, may be profited
thereby to the quickening of our souls. Through.
Other Collects as on Ash Wednesday.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the Book of
Genesis. Gen. 27. 6.
IN those days: Rebekah spake unto Jacob her
son, saying: Behold, I heard thy father speak
unto Esau thy brother, saying: Bring me venison,
and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and
bless thee before the Lord before my death. Now,
therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that
which I command thee. Go now to the flock, and
fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats;
and I will make them savoury meat for thy father,
such as he loveth: and thou shalt bring it to thy
father, that he may eat, and that he may bless
thee before his death. And Jacob said to Rebekah,
his mother: Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy
man, and I am a smooth man: my father per-
adventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a
deceiver: and I shall bring a curse upon me, and
not a blessing. And his mother said unto him:
Upon me be thy curse, my son : only obey my voice,
and go fetch me them. And he went, and fetched,
and brought them to his mother: and his mother
made savoury meat, such as his father loved. And
Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son
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Esau, which were with her in the house, and put
them upon Jacob her younger son: and she put
the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands,
and upon the smooth of his neck: and she gave
the savoury meat and the bread, which she had
prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob. And
he came unto his father, and said: My father:
and he said : Here am I ; who art thou, my son ?
And Jacob said unto his father: I am Esau thy
firstborn; I have done according as thou badest
me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison,
that thy soul may bless me. And Isaac said unto
his son : How is it that thou hast found it so quickly,
my son ? And he said : Because the Lord thy God
brought it to me. And Isaac said unto Jacob:
Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my
son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.
And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and
he felt him, and said: The voice is Jacob's voice,
but the hands are the hands of Esau. And he
discerned him not, because his hands were hairy,
as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him.
And he said: Art thou my very son Esau ? And
he said : I am. And he said : Bring it near to me,
and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul
may bless thee. And he brought it near to him,
and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he
drank. And his father Isaac said unto him: Come
near now, and kiss me, my son. And he came near,
and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his
raiment, and blessed him, and said: See, the smell
of my son is as the smell of a field which the
Lord hath blessed: therefore God give thee of
the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth,
and plenty of corn and wine: let people serve
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thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord
over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow
down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth
thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee. And
it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an
end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce
gone out from the presence of Isaac his father,
that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
And he also had made savoury meat, and brought
it unto his father, and said unto his father: Let
my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that
thy soul may bless me. And Isaac his father said
unto him: Who art thou ? And he said: I am
thy son, thy firstborn Esau. And Isaac trembled
very exceedingly, and said: Who ? where is he
that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and
I have eaten of all before thou earnest, and have
blessed him ? yea, and he shall be blessed. And
when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried
with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said
unto his father: Bless me, even me also, O my
father. And he said: Thy brother came with
subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing. And
he said: Is not he rightly named Jacob ? for he
hath supplanted me these two times : he took away
my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken
away my blessing. And he said: Hast thou not
reserved a blessing for me ? And Isaac answered
and said unto Esau: Behold, I have made him
thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him
for servants: and with corn and wine have I
sustained him : and what shall I do now unto thee,
my son ? And Esau said unto his father: Hast
thou but one blessing for me, my father ? bless
me, even me also, my father. And Esau lifted
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up his voice and wept. And Isaac his father
answered and said unto him: Behold, thy dwelling
shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew
of heaven above.
GRADUAL. Ps. 92. It is a good thing to give
thanks unto the Lord: and to sing praises unto thy
Name, most highest. ^. To tell of thy loving-
kindness early in the morning, and of thy truth in
the night-season.
>J< The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Luke. St. Luke 15. u.
AT that time Jesus spake this parable unto the
scribes and Pharisees : A certain man had
two sons, and the younger of them said to his
father: Father, give me the portion of goods that
falleth to me. And he divided unto them his
living. And not many days after the younger son
gathered all together, and took his journey into a
far country, and there wasted his substance with
riotous living. And when he had spent all, there
arose a mighty famine in that land: and he began
to be in want. And he went and joined himself
to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into
his fields to feed swine. And he would fain have
filled his belly with the husks that the swine did
eat: and no man gave unto him. And when he
came to himself, he said : How many hired servants
of my father's have bread enough and to spare,
and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to
my father, and will say unto him: Father, I have
sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am
no more worthy to be called thy son : make me as
one of thy hired servants. And he arose, and
came to his father. But when he was yet a great
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way off, his father saw him, and had compassion,
and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
And the son said unto him: Father, I have sinned
against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more
worthy to be called thy son. But the father said
to his servants: Bring forth the best robe, and put
it on him: and put a ring on his hand, and shoes
on his feet: and bring hither the fatted calf and
kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: for this my
son was dead, and is alive again ; he was lost, and
is found. And they began to be merry. Now his
elder son was in the field : and as he came and drew
nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.
And he called one of the servants, and asked what
these things meant. And he said unto him: -Thy
brother is come: and thy father hath killed the
fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and
sound. And he was angry, and would not go in:
therefore came his father out, and entreated him.
And he answering said to his father: Lo, these
many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed
I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou
never gavest me at any time a kid, that I might
make merry with my friends: but as soon as this
thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living
with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted
calf. And he said unto him: Son, thou art ever
with me, and all that I have is thine. It was meet
that we should make merry, and be glad: for thy
brother was dead, and is alive again : and was lost,
and is found.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 13. Lighten mine eyes that
I sleep not in death : lest mine enemy say : I have
prevailed against him.
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SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to look
upon these our oblations : and grant that
like as we do pray to be delivered from the sins
which we have committed, so we may be preserved
from all the devices of our enemies. Through.
Other Secrets as on Ash Wednesday.
COMMUNION. St. Luke 15. It is meet that we
should be glad, my son, for thy brother was dead
and is alive again: and was lost and is found.
POSTCOMMUNION.
QLORD, who in this holy Sacrament hast
refreshed us with heavenly food: grant that
the same may in such wise be inwardly bestowed
upon our hearts, that we may in very truth be
made partakers of the same. Through.
Other Postcommunions as on Ash Wednesday.
Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
COLLECT.
OLORD, we beseech thee to keep thy Church
and household continually in thy true
religion : that they who do lean only upon the hope
of thy heavenly grace, may evermore be defended
by thy heavenly protection. Through.
M
THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT
Station at St. Lawrence without the Walls.
INTROIT. Oculimei. Ps. 25,
INE eyes are ever looking unto the Lord, for
he shall pluck my feet out of the net : turn
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thee unto me, and have mercy upon me : for I am
desolate and in misery. Ps. ibid. Unto thee, Lord,
will I lift up my soul : my God, in thee have I put
my trust, let me not be confounded, y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
WE beseech thee, Almighty God, look upon
the hearty desires of thy humble servants:
and stretch forth the right hand of thy majesty
to be our defence against all our enemies. Through.
Other Collects as on Ash Wednesday.
The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul
the Apostle to the Ephesians. Eph. 5. i.
BRETHREN: Be ye therefore followers of God,
as dear children ; and walk in love, as Christ
also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us,
an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-
smelling savour. But fornication, and all unclean-
ness, or covetousness, let it not be once named
amongst you, as becometh saints; neither filthi-
ness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are
not convenient; but rather giving of thanks; for
this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean
person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater,
hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ,
and of God. Let no man deceive you with vain
words: for because of these things cometh the
wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
Be not ye therefore partakers with them: for ye
were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in
the Lord: walk as children of light; (for the fruit
of the Spirit is in all goodness, and righteousness,
and truth;) proving what is acceptable unto the
Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful
works of darkness, but rather reprove them : for it
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is a shame even to speak of those things which are
done of them in secret. But all things that are
reproved are made manifest by the light: for
whatsoever doth make manifest is light. Where
fore he saith: Awake, thou that sleepest, and
arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee
light. ^
GRADUAL. Ps. 9. Up, Lord, and let 'not
man have the upper hand: let the heathen be
judged in thy sight, y. While mine enemies
are driven back, they shall fall and perish at
thy presence.
TRACT. Ps. 123. Unto thee lift I up mine eyes,
thou that dwellest in the heavens, y. Behold,
even as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of
their masters, y. And as the eyes of a maiden
unto the hand of her mistress : even so our eyes
wait upon the Lord our God, until he have mercy
upon us. y. Have mercy upon us, Lord, have
mercy upon us.
>J< The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Luke. St. Luke n. 14.
A? that time : Jesus was casting out a devil,
and it was dumb. And it came to pass,
when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake;
and the people wondered. But some of them said:
He casteth out devils through Beelzebub, the chief
of the devils. And others, tempting him, sought of
him a sign from heaven. But he, knowing their
thoughts, said unto them: Every kingdom divided
against itself is brought to desolation ; and a house
divided against a house falleth. If Satan also be
divided against himself, how shall his kingdom
stand ? because ye say, that I cast out devils
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through Beelzebub. And if I by Beelzebub cast
out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out ?
therefore shall they be your judges. But if I with
the finger of God, cast out devils, no doubt the
kingdom of God is come upon you. When a strong
man armed, keepeth his palace, his goods are in
peace; but when a stronger than he shall come
upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him
all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his
spoils. He that is not with me is against me ; and
he that gathereth not with me scattereth. When
the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh
through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none,
he saith: I will return unto my house whence I
came out. And when he cometh, he findeth it
swept and garnished. Then goeth he and taketh
to him seven other spirits more wicked than him
self, and they enter in, and dwell there: and the
last state of that man is worse than the first. And
it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain
woman of the company lifted up her voice, and
said unto him: Blessed is the womb that bare
thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. But
he said : Yea rather, blessed are they that hear
the word of God, and keep it.
The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 19. The statutes of the Lord
are right, and rejoice the heart, sweeter also than
honey and the honeycomb : moreover thy servant
keepeth them.
SECRET.
GRANT, O Lord, we pray thee, that this oblation
may in such wise cleanse us from all our sins :
that we thy servants, being sanctified both in body
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and soul, may worthily offer unto thee this our
sacrifice. Through.
Other Secrets as on Ash Wednesday.
COMMUNION. Ps. 84. The sparrow hath found
her an house, and the swallow a nest, where she
may lay her young: even thy altars, O Lord of
hosts, my King and my God : blessed are they that
dwell in thy house: they will be alway praising
thee.
POSTCOMMUNION.
OLORD, who sufferest us to be partakers of
thy wondrous mysteries : grant, we beseech
thee ; that by thy mercy we may be absolved from
all our iniquities, and defended against all adver
sities. Through.
Other Postcommunions as on Ash Wednesday.
MONDAY
Station at St, Mark's,
INTROIT. In Deo laudabo. Ps. 56.
IN God's word will I rejoice, in the Lord's word
will I comfort me: yea, in God have I put my
trust, I will not be afraid what man can do unto
me. Ps. ibid. Be merciful unto me, O God, for
man goeth about to devour me : he is daily fighting
and troubling me. ^. Glory be.
COLLECT.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to pour
thy grace into our hearts : that like as
we do refrain our bodies from carnal feastings,
so we may be inwardly delivered from all wanton
ness that may hurt the soul. Through.
Other Collects as on Ash Wednesday.
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The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the latter
Book of the Kings. 2 Kings 5. I.
IN those days: Naaman, captain of the host of
the king of Syria, was a great man with his
master, and honourable, because by him the Lord
had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a
mighty man in valour, but he was a leper. And
the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had
brought away captive out of the land of Israel
a little maid: and she waited on Naaman's wife.
And she said unto her mistress: Would God, my
Lord, were with the prophet that is in Samaria!
for he would recover him of his leprosy. And one
went in, and told his lord, saying: Thus and thus
said the maid that is of the land of Israel. And
the king of Syria said: Go to, go, and I will send
a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed,
and took with him ten talents of silver, and six
thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.
And he brought the letter to the king of Israel,
saying: Now when this letter is come unto thee,
behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant
to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy.
And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had
read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said:
Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man
doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy ?
wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he
seeketh a quarrel against me. And it was so,
when Elisha the man of God had heard that the
king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to
the king, saying: Wherefore hast thou rent thy
clothes ? let him come now to me, and he shall
know that there is a prophet in Israel. So Naaman
came with his horses and with his chariot, and
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stood at the door of the house of Elisha. And
Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying : Go and
wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall
come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. But
Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said:
Behold, I thought, he will surely come out to me,
and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his
God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover
the leper. Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of
Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel ?
may I not wash in them, and be clean ? So he
turned and went away in a rage. And his servants
came near, and spake unto him, and said: My
father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great
thing, wouldest thou not have done it ? how much
rather then, when he saith to thee: Wash, and be
clean ? Then went he down, and dipped himself
seven times in Jordan, according to the saying
of the man of God: and his flesh came again like
unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
And he returned to the man of God, he and all his
company, and came and stood before him: and
he said: Behold, now I know that there is no God
in all the earth, but in Israel.
GRADUAL. Ps. 56. Thou, O God, tellest my
flittings : put my tears into thy bottle. ^. Be mer
ciful unto me, O God, for man goeth about to devour
me : he is daily fighting, and troubling me.
TRACT. Ps. 103. O Lord, deal not, as on Ash
Wednesday.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Luke. St. Luke 4. 23.
A? that time : Jesus said unto the Pharisees :
Ye will surely say unto me this proverb :
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Physician, heal thyself : whatsoever we have heard
done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
And he said: Verily I say unto you, No prophet
is accepted n his own country. But I tell you
of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days
of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years
and six months, when great famine was through
out all the land; but unto none of them was Elias
sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a
woman that was a widow. And many lepers were
in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and
none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the
Syrian. And all they in the synagogue, when they
heard these things, were filled with wrath, and
rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led
him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city
was built, that they might cast him down head
long. But he passing through the midst of them
went his way.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 55. Hear my prayer, O
God, and hide not thyself from my petition: take
heed unto me, and hear me.
SECRET.
OLORD, we pray thee that this oblation, which
of our bounden service we do offer unto
thee, may by thee be made a sacrament effectual
unto our salvation. Through.
Other Secrets as on Ash Wednesday.
COMMUNION. Ps. 14. Who shall give salvation
unto Israel out of Sion ? When the Lord turneth
the captivity of his people, then shall Jacob rejoice,
and Israel shall be glad.
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POSTCOMMUNION.
\ LMIGHTY and most merciful God, we humbly
beseech thee : that those things which we
have taken with our outward lips, we may inwardly
receive in purity of heart. Through.
Other Postcommunions as on Ash Wednesday.
Over the peopk. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
COLLECT.
ASIST us, Lord, we pray thee, with the
help of thy mercy : that whereas through
our sins and wickedness, we are sore beset by
many and great dangers, we may be found worthy
to be defended from the same by thy protection
and preserved by thy deliverance. Through.
TUESDAY
Station at St. Pudentiana.
INTROIT. Ego clamavi. Ps. 17.
I HAVE called upon thee, O God, for thou shalt
hear me: incline thine ear unto me, and
hearken unto my words: keep me, O Lord, as the
apple of an eye : hide me under the shadow of thy
wings. Ps. ibid. Hear the right, O Lord:] con
sider my complaint, y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
A LMIGHTY and most merciful God, we beseech
JL\ thee graciously to hearken unto our prayers
that we may obtain of thy great goodness the gift
of continence unto our salvation. Through.
Other Collects as on Ash Wednesday.
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The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the latter
Book of the Kings. 2 Kings 4. i.
IN those days: A certain woman cried unto
Elisha the prophet, saying: Thy servant, my
husband, is dead: and thou knowest that thy
servant did fear the Lord : and the creditor is come
to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen. And
Elisha said unto her: What shall I do for thee ?
tell me, what hast thou in the house ? And she
said: Thine handmaid hath not anything in the
house, save a pot of oil. Then he said : Go, borrow
thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even
empty vessels ; borrow not a few. And when thou
art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee
and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all
those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which
is full. So she went from him, and shut the door
upon her and upon her sons, who brought the
vessels to her; and she poured out. And it came
to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said
unto her son: Bring me yet a vessel. And he said
unto her: There is not a vessel more. And the oil
stayed. Then she came and told the man of God.
And he said: Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt:
and live thou and thy children of the rest.
GRADUAL. Ps. 19. Who can tell how oft he
offendeth: O cleanse thou me from my secret
faults. ^. Keep thy servant also from presumptuous
sins, lest they get the dominion over me: so shall
I be undefiled, and innocent from the great offence.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. St. Matt. 18. 15.
A? that time : Jesus said unto his disciples :
If thy brother shall trespass against thee,
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go and tell him his fault between thee and him
alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy
brother. But if he will not hear thee, then take
with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of
two or three witnesses every word may be estab
lished. And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell
it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the
church, let him be unto thee as a heathen man
and a publican. Verily I say unto you, Whatso
ever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven :
and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be
loosed in heaven. Again I say unto you, That
if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any
thing that they shall ask it shall be done for them
of my Father which is in heaven. For where two
or three are gathered together in my Name, there
am I in the midst of them. Then came Peter to
him, and said: Lord, how oft shall my brother
sin against me, and I forgive him ? till seven
times ? Jesus saith unto him: I say not unto
thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times
seven.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 118. The right hand of the
Lord hath the pre-eminence, the right hand of the
Lord bringeth mighty things to pass: I shall not
die but live, and declare the works of the Lord.
SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, that this Sacrament
may effectually accomplish in us the work
of our redemption: that we, being delivered from
the lusts of the flesh, may attain to thy gift of ever
lasting salvation. Through.
Other Secrets as on Ash Wednesday.
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COMMUNION. Ps. 15. Lord, who shall dwell
in thy tabernacle ? or who shall rest upon thy
holy hill ? Even he that leadeth an uncorrupt life,
and doeth the thing that is right.
POSTCOMMUNION.
OLORD, who hast vouchsafed to purge us by
these holy mysteries : grant, we beseech
thee, that we may obtain of thy mercy pardon and
grace. Through.
Other Postcommunions as on Ash Wednesday.
Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
COLLECT.
WE pray thee, O Lord, defend us with thy
mighty succour : and preserve us evermore
against all the assaults of iniquity. Through.
WEDNESDAY
Station, at St. Xystus.
INTROIT. Ego autem in Domino. Ps. 31.
BUT my hope hath been in thee, O Lord: I
will be glad, and rejoice in thy mercy: for
thou hast considered my trouble. Ps. ibid. In
thee, O Lord, have I put my trust, let me never
be put to confusion: deliver me in thy righteous
ness, y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
GRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord, that we
being taught by abstinence in the way of
salvation, may in such wise learn to refrain our
selves from all vices that may hurt the soul, that
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we may readily obtain the pardon of thy loving-
kindness. Through.
Other Collects as on Ash Wednesday.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the Book of
Exodus. Exod. 20. 12.
THUS saith the Lord God: Honour thy father
and thy mother: that thy days may be
long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth
thee. Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not commit
adultery. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not
bear false witness against thy neighbour. Thou
shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt
not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant,
nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor
anything that is thy neighbour's. And all the people
saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the
noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking:
and when the people saw it, they removed, and
stood afar off. And they said unto Moses: Speak
thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God
speak with us, lest we die. And Moses said unto
the people: Fear not, for God is come to prove
you, and that his fear may be before your faces,
that ye sin not. And the people stood afar off,
and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where
God was. And the Lord said unto Moses: Thus
thou shalt say unto the children of Israel : Ye have
seen that I have talked with you from heaven.
Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither
shall ye make unto you gods of gold. An altar of
earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice
thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offer
ings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places
where I record my name.
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GRADUAL. Ps. 6. Have mercy upon me, O
Lord, for I am weak : O Lord, heal me. y. For
my bones are vexed : my soul also is sore troubled.
TRACT. Ps. 103. Lord, deal not, as on Ash
Wednesday.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. St. Matt. 15. i.
A that time : There came unto Jesus scribes
and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem,
saying: Why do thy disciples transgress the
tradition of the elders ? For they eat bread with
unwashen hands. But he answered and said unto
them: Why do ye also transgress the command
ment of God by your tradition ? For God com
manded, saying: Honour thy father and mother.
And : He that curseth father or mother, let him die
the death. But ye say: Whosoever shall say to
his father or mother : It is a gift, by whatsoever
thou mightest be profited by me: and honour not
his father or mother, he shall be free. Thus have
ye made the commandment of God of none effect
by your tradition. Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias
prophesy of you, saying : This people draweth nigh
unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with
their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in
vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the
commandments of men. And he called the multi
tude, and said unto them: Hear, and understand:
not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a
man; but that which cometh out of the mouth,
this defileth a man. Then came his disciples, and
said unto him: Knowest thou that the Pharisees
were offended, after they heard this saying ? But
he answered and said: Every plant, which my
heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted
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up. Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the
blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall
fall into the ditch. Then answered Peter and said
unto him: Declare unto us this parable. And
Jesus said: Are ye also yet without understanding ?
Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth
in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast
out into the draught ? But those things which
proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart ;
and they defile the man. For out of the heart
proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornica
tions, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: these are
the things which defile a man: but to eat with un-
washen hands defileth not a man.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 109. But deal thou with me,
O Lord God, according unto thy Name:^ for sweet
is thy mercy.
SECRET.
ACCEPT, O Lord, we beseech thee, the prayers
of thy people, and the oblation of their sacri
fice : that we which celebrate thy holy mysteries,
may by thee be defended against all dangers that
may beset us. Through.
Other Secrets as on Ash Wednesday.
COMMUNION. Ps. 1 6. Thou shalt shew me
the path of life: in thy presence, O Lord, is the
fulness of joy.
POSTCOMMUNION.
SANCTIFY, O Lord, we pray thee, us thy
servants, who have on this day been made
partakers of thy holy table : that we, being cleansed
from all our perversities, may be made worthy to
obtain thy heavenly promises. Through.
Other Postcommunions as on Ash Wednesday.
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Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
COLLECT.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that
we, who seek the grace of thy protection,
may by thee be delivered from all evils, and serve
thee with a quiet mind. Through.
THURSDAY
Station at SS. Cosmos and Damian.
INTROIT. Solus populi.
I AM the salvation of my people, saith the Lord :
in whatsoever tribulation they shall call upon
me, I will hear them : and I will be their Lord for
ever. Ps. 78. Hear my law, O my people : incline
your ears unto the words of my mouth, y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
OGOD, who in this solemn festival hast be
stowed upon thy blessed Saints Cosmas and
Damian everlasting glory, and upon us the assist
ance of thine unspeakable providence: grant, we
pray thee, that we, who now observe the same,
may use it to the increasing of thy honour and
glory. Through.
Other Collects as on Ash Wednesday.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from Jeremiah the
Prophet. Jer. 7. i.
IN those days: The word of the Lord came
unto me, saying: Stand in the gate of the
Lord's house, and proclaim there this word, and
say: Hear the word of the Lord, all ye of Judah,
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that enter in at these gates to worship the Lord.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:
Amend your ways and your doings, and I will
cause you to dwell in this place. Trust ye not in
lying words, saying: The temple of the Lord, The
temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, are
these. For if ye throughly amend your ways and
your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment
between a man and his neighbour : if ye oppress not
the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed
not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after
other gods to your hurt: then will I cause you to
dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your
fathers for ever and ever : saith the Lord Almighty.
GRADUAL. Ps. 145. The eyes of all wait
upon thee, O Lord: and thou givest them their
meat in due season. ^. Thou openest thine hand,
and fillest all things living with plenteousness.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Luke. St. Lulce 4. 38.
A' that time : Jesus arose out of the synagogue,
and entered into Simon's house. And Simon's
wife's mother was taken with a great fever: and
they besought him for her. And he stood over her,
and rebuked the fever: and it left her: and im
mediately she arose and ministered unto them.
Now when the sun was setting, all they, that had
any sick with divers diseases, brought them unto
him: and he laid his hands on every one of them,
and healed them. And devils also came out of
many, crying out, and saying: Thou art Christ,
the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered
them not to speak: for they knew that he was
Christ. And when it was day, he departed, and
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went into a desert place: and the people sought
him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that he
should not depart from them. And he said unto
them: I must preach the kingdom of God to other
cities also: for therefore am I sent. And he
preached in the synagogues of Galilee.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 138. Though I walk in the
midst of trouble, yet shalt thou refresh me, O
Lord : thou shalt stretch forth thy hand upon the
furiousness of mine enemies, and thy right hand
shall save me.
SECRET.
OLORD, who in this holy sacrifice hast given
unto us thyself the firstfruits of all martyrs:
we beseech thee to accept the oblations which we
render unto thee, in honour of thy servants, whose
death is right dear in thy sight. Who livest.
Other Secrets as on Ash Wednesday.
COMMUNION. Ps. 119. Thou hast charged
that we shall diligently keep thy commandments:
O that my ways were made so direct, that I might
keep thy statutes.
POSTCOMMUNION.
RANT, we pray thee, O Lord, that we who
have here received this holy Sacrament
pleading the merits of thy blessed Martyrs Cosmas
and Damian: may obtain therein the assurance of
our everlasting salvation. Through.
Other Postcommunions as on Ash Wednesday.
Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
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COLLECT.
/^ RANT, O Lord, we pray thee, that the abun-
VJT dance of thy heavenly favour may strengthen
and increase thy people: and make them ever
to walk obediently after thy commandments.
Through.
FRIDAY
Station at St. Lawrence in Lucina.
INTROIT. Fac mecum. Ps. 86.
SHEW some token upon me, O Lord, for good:
that they who hate me may see it and be
ashamed : because thou, Lord, hast holpen me and
comforted me. Ps. ibid. Bow down thine ear,
O Lord, and hear me: for I am poor, and in misery.
y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
ASSIST, Lord, we pray thee, this our fasting
^L\. with thy most gracious favour : that like
as we do refrain from food in our outward bodies,
so we may fast from sin in our inward souls.
Through.
Other Collects as on Ash Wednesday.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the Book of
Numbers. Num. 20. i.
IN those days: The children of Israel gathered
themselves together against Moses and against
Aaron, and chode with Moses, and spake, saying:
Give us water to drink. And Moses and Aaron went
from the presence of the assembly unto the door
of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell
upon their faces : and the glory of the Lord appeared
unto them. And the Lord spake unto Moses, say
ing: Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly
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together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak
ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall
give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to
them water out of the rock : so thou shalt give the
congregation and their beasts drink. And Moses
took the rod from before the Lord, as he com
manded him. And Moses and Aaron gathered the
congregation together before the rock, and he said
unto them: Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch
you water out of this rock ? And Moses lifted up
his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice :
and the water came out abundantly, and the con
gregation drank, and their beasts also. And the
Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron: Because ye
believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the
children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this
congregation into the land which I have given them.
This is the water of Meribah ; because the children
of Israel strove with the Lord, and he was sanctified
in them.
GRADUAL. Ps. 28. My heart hath trusted in
God, and I am helped: therefore my heart
danceth for joy: and in my song will I praise him.
y . Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my strength : think
no scorn of me : my God, go not far from me.
TRACT. Ps. 103. O Lord, deal not, as on Ash
Wednesday.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 4. 5.
A that time : Jesus cometh to a city of
Samaria, which is called Sychar: near to the
parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being
wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well.
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And it was about the sixth hour. There cometh a
woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith
unto her: Give me to drink. (For his disciples
were gone away unto the city to buy meat.) Then
saith the woman of Samaria unto him: How is it
that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which
am a woman of Samaria ? for the Jews have no
dealings with the Samaritans. Jesus answered and
said unto her: If thou knewest the gift of God,
and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink;
thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would
have given thee living water. The woman saith
unto him: Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with,
and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou
that living water ? Art thou greater than our
father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank
thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle ?
Jesus answered and said unto her: Whosoever
drinketh of this water shall thirst again : but who
soever drinketh of the water that I shall give him
shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give
him shall be in him a well of water springing up
into everlasting life. The woman saith unto him:
Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither
come hither to draw. Jesus saith unto her: Go,
call thy husband, and come hither. The woman
answered and said: I have no husband. Jesus
said unto her: Thou hast well said, I have no
husband: for thou hast had five husbands; and
he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in
that saidst thou truly. The woman saith unto
him: Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. Our
fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say,
that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to
worship. Jesus saith unto her: Woman, believe
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me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in
this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the
Father. Ye worship ye know not what; we know
what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
But the hour cometh, and now is when the true
worshippers shall worship him in spirit and in
truth. The woman saith unto him: I know that
Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he
is come, he will tell us all things. Jesus saith
unto her: I that speak unto thee am he. And
upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that
he talked with the woman: yet no man said:
What seekest thou ? or, Why talkest thou with
her ? The woman then left her water-pot, and
went her way into the city, and saith to the men:
Come, see a man, which told me all things that
ever I did: is not this the Christ ? Then they
went out of the city, and came unto him. In the
mean while his disciples prayed him, saying:
Master, eat. But he said unto them : I have meat
to eat that ye know not of. Therefore said the
disciples one to another: Hath any man brought
him ought to eat ? Jesus saith unto them : My
meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to
finish his work. Say not ye, There are yet four
months, and then cometh harvest ? behold, I say
unto you : Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields ;
for they are white already to harvest. And he that
reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto
life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that
reapeth may rejoice together. And herein is that
saying true: One soweth, and another reapeth.
I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no
labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered
into their labours. And many of the Samaritans
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of that city believed on him for the saying of the
woman, which testified: He told me all that ever
I did. So when the Samaritans were come unto
him, they besought him that he would tarry with
them: and he abode there two days. And many
more believed because of his own word; and said
unto the woman: Now we believe, not because of
thy saying : for we have heard him ourselves, and
know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of
the world.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 5. O hearken thou unto
the voice of my calling, my King, and my God:
for unto thee, O Lord, will I make my prayer.
SECRET.
T OOK favourably, O Lord, we pray thee, on
I j the gifts which here we offer and present
unto thee : humbly beseeching thee, that they may
be an acceptable offering in thy sight, and profit
able unto us for our salvation. Through.
Other Secrets as on Ash Wednesday.
COMMUNION. St. John 4. Whosoever drinketh
of the water that I shall give him, saith the Lord,
it shall be in him a well of water, springing up
into everlasting life.
POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord, that this
holy Sacrament, whereof we have been made
partakers, may cleanse us from all our sins: and
bring us in the end unto thy heavenly kingdom.
Through.
Other Postcommunions as on Ash Wednesday.
Saturday after 3rd Sunday in Lent A 209
Over ike peopk. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
COLLECT.
ARRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that
Vj we, who put our trust and confidence in thy
mercy, may by thee be enabled to overcome all
adversities. Through.
SATURDAY
Station at St. Susanna.
INTROIT. Verba mea. Ps. 5.
TJONDER my words, O Lord, consider my
X meditation: O hearken thou unto the voice
of my calling: my King and my God. Ps. ibid.
For unto thee will I make my prayer: my voice
shalt thou hear betimes, O Lord. "f. Glory be.
COLLECT.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God : that
like as we thy family do abstain from food to the
mortifying of the flesh ; so we may likewise fast from
sin to the following after righteousness. Through.
Other Collects as on Ash Wednesday.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the Story of
Susanna. The Story of Susanna.
IN those days: There dwelt a man in Babylon,
called Joacim: and he took a wife, whose
name was Susanna, the daughter of Chelcias, a
very fair woman, and one that feared the Lord.
Her parents also were righteous, and taught their
daughter according to the law of Moses. Now
Joacim was a great rich man, and had a fair
garden joining unto his house: and to him re
sorted the Jews; because he was more honourable
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than all others. The same year were appointed
two of the ancients of the people to be judges,
such as the Lord spake of, that wickedness came
from Babylon from ancient judges, who seemed
to govern the people. These kept much at
Joacim's house: and all that had any suits in
law came unto them. Now when the people
departed away at noon, Susanna went into her
husband's garden to walk. And the two elders
saw her going in every day, and walking ; so that
their lust was inflamed toward her. And they
perverted their own mind, and turned away their
eyes, that they might not look unto heaven, nor
remember just judgments. And albeit they both
were wounded with her love, yet durst not one
shew another his grief. For they were ashamed
to declare their lust, that they desired to have
to do with her. Yet they watched diligently from
day to day to see her. And the one said to the other :
Let us now go home: for it is dinner time. So
when they were gone out, they parted the one from
the other, and turning back again they came to the
same place; and after that they had asked one
another the cause, they acknowledged their lust:
then appointed they a time both together, when
they might find her alone. And it fell out, as they
watched a fit time, she went in as before with
two maids only, and she was desirous to wash her
self in the garden: for it was hot. And there was
no body there save the two elders, that had hid
themselves, and watched her. Then she said to
her maids: Bring me oil and washing balls, and
shut the garden doors, that I may wash me. And
they did as she bade them, and shut the garden
doors, and went out themselves at privy doors to
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fetch the things that she had commanded them:
but they saw not the elders, because they were hid.
Now when the maids were gone forth, the two
elders rose up, and ran unto her, saying: Behold,
the garden doors are shut, that no man can see us,
and we are in love with thee; therefore consent
unto us, and lie with us. If thou wilt not, we will
bear witness against thee, that a young man was
with thee : and therefore thou didst send away thy
maids from thee. Then Susanna sighed, and said:
I am straitened on every side : for if I do this thing,
it is death unto me: and if I do it not, I cannot
escape your hands. It is better for me to fall into
your hands, and not do it, than to sin in the sight
of the Lord. With that Susanna cried with a loud
voice: and the two elders cried out against her.
Then ran the one, and opened the garden door.
So when the servants of the house heard the cry
in the garden, they rushed in at a privy door, to
see what was done unto her. But when the elders
had declared their matter, the servants were greatly
ashamed: for there was never such a report made
of Susanna. And it came to pass the next day,
when the people were assembled to her husband
Joacim, the two elders came also full of mischievous
imagination against Susanna to put her to death;
and said before the people : Send for Susanna, the
daughter of Chelcias, Joacim 's wife. And so they
sent. So she came with her father and mother,
her children, and all her kindred. Now Susanna
was a very delicate woman, and beauteous to
behold. And these wicked men commanded to
uncover her face (for she was covered) that they
might be filled with her beauty. Therefore her
friends and all that saw her wept. Then the two
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elders stood up in the midst of the people, and laid
their hands upon her head. And she weeping
looked up toward heaven: for her heart trusted in
the Lord. And the elders said : As we walked in
the garden alone, this woman came in with two
maids, and shut the garden doors, and sent the
maids away. Then a young man, who there was
hid, came unto her, and lay with her. Then we
that stood in a corner of the garden, seeing his
wickedness, ran unto them. And when we saw them
together, the man we could not hold: for he was
stronger than we, and opened the door, and leaped
out. But having taken this woman, we asked who
the young man was, but she would not tell us:
these things do we testify. Then the assembly
believed them, as those that were the elders and
judges of the people: so they condemned her to
death. Then Susanna cried out with a loud voice,
and said: O everlasting God, that knowest the
secrets, and knowest all things before they be:
thou knowest that they have borne false witness
against me, and, behold, I must die; whereas I
never did such things as these men have maliciously
invented against me. And the Lord heard her
voice. Therefore when she was led to be put to
death, the Lord raised up the holy spirit of a young
youth, whose name was Daniel: who cried with a
loud voice : I am clear from the blood of this woman.
Then all the people turned them toward him, and
said: What mean these words that thou hast
spoken ? So he standing in the midst of them said:
Are ye such fools, ye sons of Israel, that without
examination or knowledge of the truth ye have
condemned a daughter of Israel ? Return again
to the place of judgment: for they have borne false
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witness against her. Wherefore all the people
turned again in haste, and the elders said unto
him: Come, sit down among us, and shew it us,
seeing God hath given thee the honour of an elder.
Then said Daniel unto them: Put these two aside
one far from another, and I will examine them.
So when they were put asunder one from another,
he called one of them, and said unto them : O thou
that art waxen old in wickedness, now thy sins
which thou hast committed aforetime are come
to light: for thou hast' pronounced false judgment,
and hast condemned the innocent, and hast let
the guilty go free ; albeit the Lord saith : The in
nocent and righteous shalt thou not slay. Now
then, if thou hast seen her, tell me : Under what
tree sawest thou them companying together ? Who
answered : Under a mastick tree. And Daniel said :
Very well ; thou hast lied against thine own head ;
for even now the Angel of God hath received the
sentence of God to cut thee in two. So he put him
aside, and commanded to bring the other, and said
unto him: O thou seed of Chanaan, and not of
Juda, beauty hath deceived thee, and lust hath
perverted thine heart. Thus have ye dealt with
the daughters of Israel, and they for fear com-
panied with you: but the daughter of Juda would
not abide your wickedness. Now therefore tell me :
Under what tree didst thou take them companying
together ? Who answered : Under an holm tree.
Then said Daniel unto him : Well ; thou hast also
lied against thine own head: for the Angel of God
waiteth with the sword to cut thee in two, that he
may destroy you. With that all the assembly cried
out with a loud voice, and praised God, who saveth
them that trust in him. And they arose against
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the two elders, for Daniel had convicted them of
false witness by their own mouth: and according
to the law of Moses they did unto them in such
sort as they maliciously intended to do to their
neighbour : and they put them to death. Thus the
innocent blood was saved the same day.
GRADUAL. Ps. 23. Though I walk through
the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no
evil: for thou art with me, O Lord. y. Thy rod
and thy staff comfort me.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 8. i.
AT that time : Jesus went unto the mount of
Olives. And early in the morning he came
again into the temple, and all the people came unto
him ; and he sat down, and taught them. And the
scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman
taken in adultery; and when they had set her in
the midst, they say unto him : Master, this woman
was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses
in the law commanded us, that such should be
stoned: but what sayest thou ? This they said,
tempting him, that they might have to accuse him.
But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote
on the ground, as though he heard them not. So
when they continued asking him, he lifted up
himself, and said unto them: He that is without
sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
And again he stooped down, and wrote on the
ground. And they which heard it, being convicted
by their own conscience, went out one by one,
beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and
Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in
the midst. When Jesus had lifted up himself, and
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saw none but the woman, he said unto her : Woman,
where are those thine accusers ? hath no man con
demned thee ? She said: No man, Lord. And
Jesus said. unto her: Neither do I condemn thee:
go and sin no more.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 119. Order my steps in thy
word: and so shall no wickedness have dominion
over me, O Lord.
SECRET.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that
this oblation of our sacrifice may in all things
purify the frailty of our mortal nature from all
evil, and be our defence against all temptations.
Through.
Other Secrets as on Ash Wednesday.
COMMUNION. St. John 8. Woman, hath no
man condemned thee ? No man, Lord. Neither do
I condemn thee : go and sin no more.
POSTCOMMUNION.
WE humbly beseech thee, Almighty God : that
we who have duly received the Body and
Blood of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, may there
by be made very members incorporate in him.
Through the same.
Other Postcommunions as on Ash Wednesday.
Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
COLLECT.
STRETCH forth, O Lord, we pray thee, on thy
faithful people the right hand of thy heavenly
succour : that they, diligently seeking thee with
all their hearts, may be found worthy to obtain
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those things that they have asked according to thy
will. Through.
FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT
Station at St. Cross in Jerusalem,
INTROIT. Laetare. Is. 66.
KsJOICE ye with Jerusalem : and be glad with
her, all ye that love her : rejoice for joy with
her, all ye* that mourn for her : that ye may suck,
and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations.
Ps. 122. I was glad when they said unto me : We
will go into the house of the Lord. y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that
we, who for our evil deeds do worthily deserve
to be punished, by the comfort of thy grace may
mercifully be relieved. Through.
Other Collects as on Ash Wednesday.
The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul
the Apostle to the Galatians. Gal. 4. 21.
BRETHREN: Tell me, ye that desire to be
under the law, do ye not hear the law ?
For it is written: that Abraham had two sons,
the one by a bondmaid, the other by a free-
woman. But he who was of the bondwoman
was born after the flesh; but he of the free-
woman was by promise. Which things are an
allegory: for these are the two covenants; the
one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to
bondage: which is Agar. For this Agar is mount
Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which
now is, and is in bondage with her children. But
Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the
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mother of us all. For it is written: Rejoice, thou
barren that barest not; break forth and cry, thou
that travailest not: for the desolate hath many
more children than she which hath an husband.
Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children
of promise. But as then he that was born after
the flesh persecuted him that was born after the
spirit: even so it is now. Nevertheless what saith
the scripture ? Cast out the bondwoman and her
son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be
heir with the son of the freewoman. So then,
brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman,
but of the free : by the liberty wherewith Christ
hath made us free.
GRADUAL. Ps. 122. I was glad when they
said unto me: We will go into the house of the
Lord. y. Peace be within thy walls, and plenteous-
ness within thy palaces.
TRACT. Ps. 125. They that put their trust
in the Lord shall be even as the mount Sion : which
may not be removed but standeth fast for ever.
y. The hills stand about Jerusalem: even so
standeth the Lord round about his people, from
this time forth for evermore.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 6. i.
AT that time : Jesus went over the sea of
Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. And a
great multitude followed him, because they saw
his miracles which he did on them that were dis
eased. And Jesus went up into a mountain, and
there he sat with his disciples. And the Passover,
a feast of the Jews, was nigh. When Jesus then
lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come
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unto him, he saith unto Philip : Whence shall we
buy bread, that these may eat ? And this he said
to prove him: for he himself knew what he would
do. Philip answered him: Two hundred penny
worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every
one of them may take a little. One of his disciples,
Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him:
There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves,
and two small fishes: but what are they among
so many? And Jesus said: Make the men sit
down. Now there was much grass in the place.
So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given
thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the
disciples to them that were set down ; and likewise
of the fishes as much as they would. When they
were filled, he said unto his disciples: Gather up
the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
Therefore they gathered them together, and filled
twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley
loaves, which remained over and above unto them
that had eaten. Then those men, when they had
seen the miracle that Jesus did, said: This is of a
truth that prophet that should come into the
world.
The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 135. O praise the Lord,
for the Lord is gracious: O sing praises unto his
Name, for it is lovely : whatsoever the Lord
pleased, that did he in heaven and in earth.
w
SECRET.
E beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to have
respect unto these our oblations : that the
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same may be profitable unto us for our increase in
all godliness, and for the attainment of everlasting
salvation. Through.
Other Secrets as on Ash Wednesday.
COMMUNION. Ps. 122. Jerusalem is built as
a city that is at unity with itself: for thither the
tribes go up, even the tribes of the Lord, to give
thanks unto the Name of the Lord.
POSTCOMMUNION.
OMOST merciful God, who never failest to
fulfil us with these holy mysteries: grant,
we beseech thee, that we may ever approach them
in all lowliness and sincerity, and receive them
inwardly with all faithfulness. Through.
Other Postcommunions as on Ash Wednesday.
MONDAY
Station at the Four Crowned Saints^
INTROIT. Deus in Nomine. Ps. 54.
SAVE me, O God, for thy Name's sake, and
avenge me in thy strength: hear my prayer,
O God: and hearken unto the words of my mouth.
Ps. ibid. For strangers are risen up against me:
and tyrants seek after my soul. y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that
we who year by year devoutly keep this
holy ordinance of fasting, may serve thee accept
ably both in body and soul. Through.
Other Collects as on Ash Wednesday.
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The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the former
Book of the Kings. i Kings 3. 16.
IN those days: There came two women, that
were harlots, unto king Solomon, and stood
before him. And the one woman said : O my lord,
I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was
delivered of a child with her in the house. And it
came to pass the third day after that I was delivered,
that this woman was delivered also : and we were
together; there was no stranger with us in the
house, save we two in the house. And this woman's
child died in the night; because she overlaid it.
And she arose at midnight, and took my son from
beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it
in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.
And when I rose in the morning to give my child
suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had con
sidered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son,
which I did bear. And the other woman said:
Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is
thy son. And this said : No ; but the dead is thy
son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake
before the king. Then said the king : The one saith :
This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead:
and the other saith: Nay; but thy son is the dead,
and my son is the living. And the king said : Bring
me a sword. And they brought a sword before the
king. And the king said: Divide the living child
in two, and give half to the one, and half to the
other. Then spake the woman whose the living
child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned
upon her son, and she said: O my lord, give her
the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the
other said: Let it be neither mine nor thine, but
divide it. Then the king answered and said : Give
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her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is
the mother thereof. And all Israel heard of the
judgment which the king had judged; and they
feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom
of God was in him, to do judgment.
GRADUAL. Ps. 31. Be thou my strong rock,
and house of defence, that thou mayest save me.
y. Ps. 71. In thee, O Lord, have I put my trust :
let me never be put to confusion.
TRACT. Ps. 103. O Lord, deal not, as on Ash
Wednesday.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 2. 13.
A* that time : the Jews' passover was at hand,
and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, and found
in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and
doves, and the changers of money sitting: and
when he had made a scourge of small cords, he
drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep,
and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money,
and overthrew the tables; and said unto them
that sold doves: Take these things hence; make
not my Father's house an house of merchandise.
And his disciples remembered that it was written :
The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up. Then
answered the Jews and said unto him: What sign
shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these
things? Jesus answered and said unto them:
Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise
it up. Then said the Jews: Forty and six years
was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear
it*up in three days ? But he spake of the temple
of his body. When therefore he was risen from
the dead, his disciples remembered that he had
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said this unto them; and they believed the scrip
ture, and the word which Jesus had said. Now
when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the
feast day, many believed in his Name, when they
saw the miracles which he did. But Jesus did not
commit himself unto them, because he knew all
men, and needed not that any should testify of
man : for he knew what was in man.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 100. O be joyful in the
Lord, all ye lands, serve the Lord with gladness:
and come before his presence with a song : be ye
sure that the Lord he is God.
SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, that this sacrifice,
which we offer unto thee, may evermore
avail to quicken and defend us. Through.
Other Secrets as on Ash Wednesday.
COMMUNION. Ps. 19. O cleanse thou me
from my secret faults: keep thy servant also from
presumptuous sins.
POSTCOMMUNION.
OLORD, who here hast fed us with the Sacra
ment of our redemption : grant, we pray
thee, that we may thereby grow and increase
toward the attainment of everlasting salvation.
Through.
Other Postcommunions as on Ash Wednesday.
Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
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COLLECT.
OLORD, we beseech thee, graciously to hear
our prayers : and grant that we to whom
thou hast given an hearty desire to pray, may
ever be defended by thy mighty power. Through.
TUESDAY
Station at SS. Lawrence and Damasus.
INTROIT. Exaudi. Ps. 55.
HEAR my prayer, O God, and hide not thy
self from my petition: take heed unto me
and hear me. Ps. ibid'. I mourn in my prayer,
and am vexed: the enemy crieth so, and the un-
god y cometh on so fast. y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, that we may in
such wise observe this solemn ordinance
of fasting: that by reason of the same we may
increase in all godliness of conversation, and
effectually obtain the continual succour of thy
mercy. Through.
Other Collects as on Ash Wednesday.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the Book of
Exodus. Exod. 32. 7.
IN those days : The Lord spake unto Moses,
saying : Go, get thee down from the mount ;
for thy" people, which thou broughtest out of the
land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves : they
have turned aside quickly out of the way which
I commanded them : they have made them a
molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have
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sacrificed thereunto, and said : These be thy gods,
Israel, which have brought thee up out of the
land of Egypt. And the Lord said unto Moses :
1 have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiff-
necked people : now therefore let me alone, that
my wrath may wax hot against them, and that
I may consume them : and I will make of thee
a great nation. And Moses besought the Lord
his God, and said : Lord, why doth thy wrath
wax hot against thy people, which thou hast
brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great
power, and with a mighty hand? Wherefore
should the Egyptians speak, and say: For mischief
did he bring them out, to slay them in the moun
tains, and to consume them from the face of the
earth ? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent
of this evil against thy people. Remember
Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom
thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto
them: I will multiply your seed as the stars of
heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of
will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit
it for ever. And the Lord repented of the evil
which he thought to do unto his people.
GRADUAL. Ps. 44. Arise, O Lord, and help
us : and deliver us for thy mercy's sake. ~f. We
have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have
told us : what thou hast done in their time of old.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 7. 14.
A that time: About the midst of the feast
Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.
And the Jews marvelled, saying: How knoweth
this man letters, having never learned ? Jesus
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answered them, and said : My doctrine is not mine,
but his that sent me. If any man will do his
will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be
of God, or whether I speak of myself. He that
speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but
he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same
is true, and no unrighteousness is in him. Did
not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you
keepeth the law ? Why go ye about to kill me ?
The people answered and said : Thou hast a devil :
who goeth about to kill thee ? Jesus answered
and said unto them : I have done one work, and ye
all marvel. Moses therefore gave unto you cir
cumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the
fathers) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a
man. If a man on the sabbath day receive cir
cumcision, that the law of Moses should not be
broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made
a man every whit whole on the sabbath day ?
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge
righteous judgment. Then said some of them of
Jerusalem: Is not this he, whom they seek to kill ?
But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing
unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is
the very Christ ? Howbeit we know this man
whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man
knoweth whence he is. Then cried Jesus in the
temple as he taught, saying: Ye both know me,
and ye know whence I am: and I am not come
of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye
know not. But I know him: for I am from him,
and he hath sent me. Then they sought to take
him: but no man laid hands on him, because his
hour was not yet come. And many of the people
believed on him.
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OFFERTORY. Ps. 40. I waited patiently for
the Lord, and he inclined unto me : he heard
my calling, and he hath put a new song in my
mouth, even a thanksgiving unto our God.
SECRET.
GRANT, Lord, we pray thee, that this
oblation may in such wise cleanse us from
all our sins: that we thy servants, being sanctified
both in body and soul, may worthily offer unto
thee this our sacrifice. Through.
Other Secrets as on Ash Wednesday.
COMMUNION. Ps. 20. We will rejoice in thy
salvation: and triumph in the Name of the Lord
our God.
POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Lord, that this
holy Sacrament, whereof we have been made
partakers, may cleanse us from all our sins, and
bring us in the end unto thy heavenly kingdom.
Through.
Other Postcommunions as on Ash Wednesday.
Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
COLLECT.
AVE mercy, Lord, we pray thee, upon us
thy people: that we, which are sore vexed
by many and great tribulations, by the comfort
of thy grace may be relieved. Through.
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WEDNESDAY
Station at St. Paul's.
INTROIT. Cum sanctificattis. Ezek. 36.
WHEN I shall be sanctified in you, I will
gather you out of all countries : and I will
sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be
clean from all your filthiness : and a new spirit
will I put within you. Ps. 34. I will always give
thanks unto the Lord: his praise shall ever be
in my mouth, y. Glory be.
After Kyrie eleison is said, Let us pray. Let
us bow the knee. R/. Arise.
COLLECT.
OGOD, who dost grant unto the righteous the
reward of their godliness, and unto sinners
that turn unto thee with fasting the pardon of their
offences: have compassion, we pray thee, upon
us thy humble servants: that we, confessing the
sins which we have committed, may obtain of thee
the remission of all our iniquities. Through.
The Lesson from Ezekiel the Prophet. Ezek. 36. 23.
THUS saith the Lord God: I will sanctify my
great name, which was profaned among the
heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst
of them; and the heathen shall know that I am
the Lord, saith the Lord God, when I shall be
sanctified in you before their eyes. For I will take
you from among the heathen, and gather you out
of all countries, and will bring you into your own
land. Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you,
and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness,
and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. A new
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heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I
put within you: and I will take away the stony
heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart
of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and
cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall
keep my judgments, and do them. And ye shall
dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and
ye shall be my people, and I will be your God :
saith the Lord Almighty.
GRADUAL. Ps. 34. Come, ye children, and
hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the
Lord. y. They had an eye unto him, and were
lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
Here is said, The Lord be with you, and not
Let us bow the knee.
Let us pray. COLLECT.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that
we duly mortifying the flesh by this our
abstinence, may inwardly rejoice in holiness of
spirit: that being delivered from all earthly and
carnal affections we may speedily obtain thy
heavenly promises. Through.
Other Collects as on Ash Wednesday.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from Isaiah the
Prophet. Is. i. 16.
THUS saith the Lord God: Wash you, make
you clean; put away the evil of your doings
from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; learn to
do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed,
judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. Come
now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord:
though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as
white as snow; though they be red like crimson,
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they shall be as wool. If ye be willing and obedient,
ye shall eat the good of the land : saith the Lord
Almighty.
GRADUAL. Ps. 33. Blessed are the people,
whose God is the Lord Jehovah: and blessed are
the folk that he hath chosen to him to be his
inheritance, y. By the word of the Lord were
the heavens made: and all the hosts of them by
the breath of his mouth.
TRACT. Ps. 103. O Lord, deal not, as on Ash
Wednesday.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 9. i.
AT that time: As Jesus passed by, he saw a
jtV man which was blind from his birth. And
his disciples asked him, saying: Master, who did
sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born
blind ? Jesus answered: Neither hath this man
sinned, nor his parents : but that the works of God
should be made manifest in him. I must work
the works of him that sent me, while it is day:
the night cometh, when no man can work. As
long as I am in the world, I am the light of the
world. When he had thus spoken, he spat on the
ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he
anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,
and said unto him : Go, wash in the pool of Siloam
(which is by interpretation, Sent). He went his
way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
The neighbours therefore, and they which before
had seen him that he was blind, said : Is not this he
that sat and begged ? Some said: This is he:
others said : He is like him : but he said : I am he.
Therefore said they unto him : How were thine eyes
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opened ? He answered and said: A man that is
called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes,
and said unto me: Go to the pool of Siloam, and
wash : and I went and washed, and I received sight.
Then said they unto him: Where is he ? He said:
I know not. They brought to the Pharisees him
that aforetime was blind. And it was the sabbath
day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his
eyes. Then again the Pharisees also asked him
how he had received his sight. He said unto them :
He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do
see. Therefore said some of the Pharisees: This
man is not of God, because he keepeth not the
sabbath day. Others said: How can a man that
is a sinner do such miracles ? And there was a
division among them. They say unto the blind
man again : What sayest thou of him, that he hath
opened thine eyes ? He said: He is a prophet.
But the Jews did not believe concerning him that
he had been blind, and received his sight, until
they called the parents of him that had received
his sight. And they asked them, saying: Is this
your son, who ye say was born blind ? how then
doth he now see ? His parents answered them and
said : We know that this is our son, and that he was
born blind: but by what means he now seeth,
we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we
know not: he is of age: ask him: he shall speak
for himself. These words spake his parents, because
they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed
already, that if any man did confess that he was
Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
Therefore said his parents : He is of age ; ask him.
Then again called they the man that was blind,
and said unto him : Give God the praise : we know
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that this man is a sinner. He answered and said:
Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one
thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
Then said they to him again : What did he to thee ?
how opened he thine eyes ? He answered them:
I have told you already, and ye did not hear : where
fore would ye hear it again ? will ye also be his
disciples ? Then they reviled him, and said : Thou
art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples. We
know that God spake unto Moses: as for this
fellow, we know not from whence he is. The man
answered and said unto them: Why herein is a
marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence
he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes. Now we
know that God heareth not sinners: but if any
man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will,
him he heareth. Since the world began was it not
heard that any man opened the eyes of one that
was born blind. If this man were not of God, he
could do nothing. They answered and said unto
him : Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost
thou teach us ? And they cast him out. Jesus
heard that they had cast him out; and when he
had found him, he said unto him: Dost thou believe
on the Son of God ? He answered and said : Who
is he, Lord, that I might believe on him ? And
Jesus said unto him: Thou hast both seen him,
and it is he that talketh with thee. And he said :
Lord, I believe. (Here shall he genuflect.) And he
worshipped him.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 66. O praise our God, ye
people, and make the voice of his praise to be
heard: who holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth
not our feet to slip : praised be God, who hath not
cast out my prayer, nor turned his mercy from me.
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SECRET.
WE humbly beseech thee, Almighty God: that
by this sacrifice we may be cleansed from
all our sins, and obtain of thee true healing both of
body and soul. Through.
Other Secrets as on Ash Wednesday.
COMMUNION. St. John 9. The Lord made clay
of the spittle, and anointed mine eyes : and I went,
and washed, and received sight, and believed in
God.
POSTCOMMUNION.
OLORD, our God, who hast made us partakers
of this holy Sacrament : grant, we beseech
thee, that we may thereby inwardly be satisfied
with heavenly food, and outwardly defended against
all adversities. Through.
Other Postcommunions as on Ash Wednesday.
Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
COLLECT.
ET thy merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the
prayers of thy humble servants: and that
they may obtain their petitions make them to ask
such things as shall please thee. Through.
THURSDAY
Station at SS Sylvester and Martin.
INTRO IT. Laetetur cor. Ps. 105.
E;T the heart of them rejoice that seek the
Lord : seek the Lord and his strength : seek
his face evermore. Ps. ibid. O give thanks unto
the Lord, and call upon his Name: tell the people
what things he hath done. y. Glory be.
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COLLECT.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that
we, duly mortifying the flesh by this our
abstinence, may inwardly rejoice in holiness of
spirit; that being delivered from all earthly and
carnal affections, we may speedily obtain thy
heavenly promises. Through.
Other Collects as on Ash Wednesday.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the latter
Book of the Kings. 2 Kings 4. 25.
IN those days: The Shunammite woman came
unto Elisha to mount Carmel. And it came
to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off,
that he said to Gehazi his servant : Behold, yonder
is that Shunammite: Run now, I pray thee, to
meet her, and say unto her: Is it well with thee ?
is it well with thy husband ? is it well with the
child ? And she answered: It is well. And when
she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught
him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust
her away. And the man of God said: Let her
alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the
Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.
Then she said : Did I desire a son of my lord ? did
I not say: Do not deceive me ? Then he said to
Gehazi: Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in
thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any
man, salute him not; and if any salute thee,
answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the
face of the child. And the mother of the child
said: As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth,
I will not leave thee. And he arose, .and followed
her. And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid
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the staff upon the face of the child; but there was
neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went
again to meet him, and told him, saying : The child
is not awaked. And when Elisha was come into
the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid
upon his bed. He went in therefore, and shut the
door upon them twain, and prayed unto the Lord.
And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put
his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his
eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he
stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of
the child waxed warm. Then he returned, and
walked in the house to and fro ; and went up, and
stretched himself upon him : and the child sneezed
seven times, and the child opened his eyes. And
he called Gehazi, and said : Call this Shunammite.
So he called her. And when she was come in unto
him, he said : Take up thy son. Then she went in,
and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground,
and took up her son, and went out. And Elisha
came again to Gilgal.
GRADUAL. Ps. 74. Look upon the covenant,
Lord: and forget not the congregation of the
poor for ever. y. Arise, O God, maintain thine
own cause : remember how the foolish man
blasphemeth thee daily.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Luke. St. Luke 7. n.
AT that time : Jesus went into a city called
Nain: and many of his disciples went with
him, and much people. Now when he came nigh
to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead
man carried .out, the only son of his mother: and
she was a widow: and much people of the city
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was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he
had compassion on her, and said unto her: Weep
not. And he came and touched the bier: and
they that bare him stood still. And he said : Young
man, I say unto thee, Arise. And he that was
dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered
him to his mother. And there came a fear on all :
and they glorified God, saying : That a great prophet
is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited
his people.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 70. Make haste to help me,
O Lord : let them be confounded that wish evil unto
thy servants.
SECRET.
/CLEANSE us, O Lord, we beseech thee, of thine
\^* infinite mercy: that, like as the prayers and
devout oblations of thy Church are ever acceptable
in thy sight, so the same may be rendered yet more
acceptable by reason of the purity of our souls.
Through.
Other Secrets as on Ash Wednesday.
COMMUNION. Ps. 71. O Lord, I will make
mention of thy righteousness only: thou, O God,
hast taught me from my youth up until now:
forsake me not, O God, in mine old age, when I
am grey-headed.
POSTCOMMUNION.
OLORD, who hast here bestowed upon us
the bounty of thy heavenly gifts : grant,
we pray thee, that those things which thou hast
ordained for the healing of thy faithful people,
may not be turned unto their damnation. Through.
Other Postcommunions as on Ash Wednesday.
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Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
COLLECT.
OGOD, the creator and governour of thy
faithful people : we beseech thee, that thou
wouldest drive far from us all the assaults of temp
tation ; that we, being ever found acceptable in thy
sight, may by thee be defended from the fear of our
enemies. Through.
FRIDAY
Station at St. Eusebius.
INTROIT. Meditatio. Ps. 19.
ET the meditation of my heart be alway
acceptable in thy sight: O Lord, my strength,
and my redeemer. Ps. ibid. The heavens declare
the glory of God: and the firmament sheweth his
handy-work, y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
OGOD, who hast ordained thine ineffable
sacraments for the regeneration of all men :
we humbly beseech thee, that thy Church, being
profited by the same to her advancement in all
things spiritual, may likewise fail not of thy suc
cour in all things temporal. Through.
Other Collects as on Ash Wednesday.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the former
Book of the Kings. i Kings 17. 17.
IN those days: The son of the woman, the
mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sick
ness was so sore, that there was no breath left in
him. And she said unto Elijah: What have I to
do with thee, thou man of God ? art thou come
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unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to
slay my son ? And he said unto her : Give me thy
son. And he took him out of her bosom, and
carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and
laid him upon his own bed. And he cried unto
the Lord, and said: O Lord my God, hast thou also
brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn,
by slaying her son ? And he stretched himself
upon the child three times, and cried unto the Lord,
and said : O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this child's
soul come into him again. And the Lord heard
the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came
into him again, and he revived. And Elijah took
the child, and brought him down out of the chamber
into the house, and delivered him unto his mother :
and Elijah said: See, thy son liveth. And the
woman said to Elijah: Now by this I know that
thou art a man of God, and that the word of the
Lord in thy mouth is truth.
GRADUAL. Ps. 118. It is better to trust in
the Lord, than to put any confidence in man.
y. It is better to trust in the Lord, than to put
any confidence in princes.
TRACT. Ps. 103. O Lord, deal not, as on Ash
Wednesday.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John n. i.
AT that time : A certain man was sick, named
Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and
her sister Martha. (It was that Mary which
anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his
feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying : Lord,
behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. When Jesus
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heard that, he said : ^This sickness is not unto death,
but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might
be glorified thereby. Now Jesus loved Martha,
and her sister, and Lazarus. When he had heard
therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still
in the same place where he was. Then after that
saith he to his disciples: Let us go into Judaea
again. His disciples say unto him: Master, the
Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou
thither again ? Jesus answered: Are there not
twelve hours in the day ? If any man walk in
the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the
light of this world. But if a man walk in the night,
he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.
These things said he: and after that he saith unto
them : Our friend Lazarus sleepeth ; but I go, that
I may awake him out of sleep. Then said his
disciples: Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. How-
beit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought
that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. Then
said Jesus unto them plainly: Lazarus is dead.
And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there,
to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us
go unto him. Then said Thomas, which is called
Didymus, unto his fellow-disciples : Let us also go,
that we may die with him. Then when Jesus came,
he found that he had lain in the grave four days
already. Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem,
about fifteen furlongs off: and many of the Jews
came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them con
cerning their brother. Then Martha, as soon as
she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met
him: but Mary sat still in the house. Then said
Martha unto Jesus: Lord, if thou hadst been here,
my brother had not died. But I know, that even
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now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will
give it thee. Jesus saith unto her: Thy brother
shall rise again. Martha saith unto him : I know
that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the
last day. Jesus said unto her: I am the resurrec
tion, and the life : he that believeth in me, though
he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever
liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest
thou this ? She saith unto him: Yea, Lord: I
believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God,
which should come into the world. And when
she had so said, she went her way, and called
Mary her sister secretly, saying : The Master is
come, and calleth for thee. As soon as she
heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.
Now Jesus was not yet come into the town,
but was in that place where Martha met him.
The Jews then which were with her in the house,
and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that
she rose up hastily and went out, followed her,
saying: She goeth unto the grave to weep there.
Then when Mary was come where Jesus was,
and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto
him: Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother
had not died. When Jesus therefore saw her
weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came
with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,
and said: Where have ye laid him ? They said
unto him: Lord, come and see. Jesus wept. Then
said the Jews: Behold how he loved him! And
some of them said: Could not this man, which
opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even
this man should not have died ? Jesus therefore
again groaning in himself cometh to the grave.
It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. Jesus said :
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Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him
that was dead, saith unto him: Lord, by this time
he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.
Jesus saith unto her: Said I not unto thee, that,
if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the
glory of God ? Then they took away the stone
from the place where the dead was laid. And
Jesus lifted up his eyes, arid said: Father, I thank
thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that
thou hearest me always: but because of the people
which stand by I said it, that they may believe that
thou hast sent me. And when he thus had spoken,
he cried with a loud voice : Lazarus, come forth.
And he that was dead came forth, bound hand
and foot with grave-clothes: and his face was
bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them :
Loose him, and let him go. Then many of the Jews
which came to Mary, and had seen the things
which Jesus did, believed on him.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 18. Thou shalt save the
people that are in adversity, O Lord, and shalt bring
down the high looks of the proud : for who is God,
but the Lord ?
SECRET.
/^^RANT, O Lord, we pray thee, that these our
V_J oblations may in such wise purify us from
all our iniquities, that we may ever be found an
acceptable people in thy sight. Through.
Other Secrets as on Ash Wednesday.
COMMUNION. St. John n. The Lord, seeing the
sisters of Lazarus weeping at the tomb, wept before
the Jews, and cried: Lazarus, come forth: and
he that had been dead four days came forth, bound
hand and foot.
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POSTCOMMUNION.
O Lord, that we which have here
VJT received this holy Sacrament, may thereby
be delivered evermore from the bonds of our sins,
and defended against all adversities. Through.
Other Postcommunions as on Ash Wednesday.
Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
COLLECT.
ALMIGHTY God, who seest that we, knowing
j[~Y. ourselves to be compassed about by many
and great infirmities, do put our whole trust
and confidence in thy mighty power, may ever
more rejoice in the abundance of thy loving-
kindness. Through.
SATURDAY
Station at St. Nicholas at the Prison.
INTROIT. Sitientes. Is. 55.
HO, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the
waters, saith the Lord: and ye that have
no money, come and drink with gladness. Ps. 78.
Hear my law, O my people: incline your ears
unto the words of my mouth. ^. Glory be.
COLLECT.
GOD, forasmuch as our fast is unprofitable
unto us, unless it be acceptable unto thy
loving-kindness: grant, we beseech thee, that the
devout affection of our hearts may by thy grace
o
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be rendered abundant in the fruit of all good works.
Through.
Other Collects as on Ash Wednesday.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from Isaiah the
Prophet. Is. 49. 8.
THUS saith the Lord: In an acceptable time
have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation
have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee,
and give thee for a covenant of the people, to
establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate
heritages ; that thou mayest say to the prisoners :
Go forth; to them that are in darkness: Shew
yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their
pastures shall be in all high places. They shall
not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor
sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them
shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall
he guide them. And I will make all my mountains
a way, and my highways shall be exalted. Behold,
these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the
north and from the west; and these from the
land of Sinim. Sing, O heavens; and be joyful,
O earth; and break forth into singing, O moun
tains: for the Lord hath comforted his people,
and will have mercy upon his afflicted. But Zion
said: The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord
hath forgotten me. Can a woman forget her
sucking child, that she should not have compas
sion on the son of her womb ? yea, they may
forget, yet will I not forget thee, saith the Lord
Almighty.
GRADUAL. Ps. 10. The poor committeth him
self unto thee, O Lord: for thou art the helper of
the friendless, y. Why standest thou so far off,
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O Lord, and hidest thy face in the needful time of
trouble: the ungodly for his own lust doth per
secute the poor.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 8. 12.
A! 4 that time : Jesus spake unto the multitudes
of the Jews, saying: I am the light of the
world: he that followeth me shall not walk in
darkness, but shall have the light of life. The
Pharisees therefore said unto him: Thou bearest
record of thyself; thy record is not true. Jesus
answered and said unto them: Though I bear
record of myself, yet my record is true : for I know
whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot
tell whence I come, and whither I go. Ye judge
after the flesh; I judge no man. And yet if I
judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone,
but I and the Father that sent me. It is also
written in your law, that the testimony of two
men is true. I am one that bear witness of myself,
and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
Then said they unto him : Where is thy Father ?
Jesus answered: Ye neither know me, nor my
Father: if ye had known me, ye should have
known my Father also. These words spake Jesus
in the treasury, as he taught in the temple : and
no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not
yet come.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 18. The Lord is my stony
rock, and my defence : my Saviour in whom I will
trust.
SECRET.
MOST merciful Lord, we beseech thee, to
have respect unto these our oblations:
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that whereas we have rebelled and done evil
against thee, we may by thy grace be conformed
unto thy will. Through.
Other Secrets as on Ash Wednesday.
COMMUNION. Ps. 23. The Lord is my shep
herd, therefore can I lack nothing: he shall feed
me in a green pasture: and lead me forth beside
the waters of comfort.
POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT, O Lord, we pray thee, that these holy
mysteries may by their operation cleanse us
from all our sins, and render us an acceptable
people in thy sight. Through.
Other Postcommunions as on Ash Wednesday.
Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
COLLECT.
OGOD, who wouldest not be wroth with them
that put their trust in thee, but rather
shewest mercy unto them: grant unto us, we
pray thee, so rightly to bewail the sins, which we
have committed, that we may be found worthy to
obtain the comfort of thy grace. Through.
If Before Evensong the crosses and images are
veiled.
From this day until after Good Friday the Psalm,
Give sentence with me, is not said before the Con
fession : nor yet Glory be to the Father, at the
Psalm I will wash my hands.
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FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT
COMMONLY CALLED
PASSION SUNDAY
Station at St. Peter's.
INTRO IT. Judica me. Ps. 43.
GIVE sentence with me, O God, and defend my
cause against the ungodly people : O deliver
my soul from the deceitful and wicked man : for
thou art the God of my strength. Ps. ibid. O send
out thy light and thy truth, that they may lead me :
and bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy dwelling.
Give sentence with me.
If Glory be to the Father is not said at the Introit
from henceforth until Easter, except upon a feast
day, if any shall occur ; but the Psalm being ended,
the Introit is repeated straightway, up to the be
ginning of the Psalm.
COLLECT.
WE beseech thee, Almighty God, mercifully
to look upon thy people : that by thy great
goodness they may be governed and preserved ever
more, both in body and soul. Through.
From this day forth until after Maundy Thursday,
after the Collect for the day shall be said either the
Collect for the Church :
For the Church. COLLECT.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to hear
the prayers of thy people : that being
delivered from all adversities and all false doctrines,
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thy Church may serve thee in freedom and quiet
ness. Through.
Or for the Chief Bishop. COLLECT.
OGOD, the pastor and governour of them
that put their trust in thee, look down in
mercy on thy servant, N. t whom thou hast chosen
to be pastor and ruler of thy Church: grant unto
him, we beseech thee, to be in word and conversa
tion a wholesome example to the people com
mitted to his charge; that he with them may attain
at last to the crown of everlasting life. Through.
And there shall be no third Collect said.
The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul
the Apostle to the Hebrews. Heb. 9. n.
TJRETHREN: Christ being come an high priest
_D of good things to come, by a greater and more
perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to
say, not of this building; neither by the blood of
goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered
in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal
redemption for us. For if the blood of bulls and of
goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the
unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh;
how much more shall the blood of Christ, who
through the eternal Spirit offered himself without
spot to God, purge your conscience from dead
works to serve the living God ? And for this cause
he is the mediator of the new testament, that by
means of death, for the redemption of the trans
gressions that were under the first testament, they
which are called might receive the promise of
eternal inheritance, in Christ Jesus our Lord.
GRADUAL. Ps. 143. Deliver me, O Lord, from
mine enemies: teach me to do the thing that
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pleaseth thee. f. Ps. 18. It is the Lord that de-
livereth me from my cruel enemies, and setteth me
up above mine adversaries : thou shalt rid me
from the wicked man.
TRACT. Ps. 129. Many a time have they
fought against me from my youth up. y. May
Israel now say: yea many a time have they vexed
me from my youth up. y. But they have not
prevailed against me: the plowers plowed upon
my back. ^f. And made long furrows: but the
righteous Lord hath hewn the snares of the un
godly in pieces.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 8. 46.
AT that time : Jesus said unto the multitude
JL\. of the Jews : Which of you convinceth me
of sin ? And if I say the truth, why do ye not
believe me ? He that is of God heareth God's
words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are
not of God. Then answered the Jews, and said
unto him: Say we not well that thou art a
Samaritan, and hast a devil? Jesus answered:
I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and
ye do dishonour me. And I seek not mine own
glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my
saying, he shall never see death. Then said the
Jews unto him: Now we know that thou hast a
devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and
thou sayest: If a man keep my saying, he shall
never taste of death. Art thou greater than our
father Abraham, which is dead ? and the prophets
are dead: whom makest thou thyself ? Jesus
answered : If I honour myself, my honour is nothing :
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it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye
say, that he is your God: yet ye have not known
him ; but I know him : and if I should say, I know
him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I
know him, and keep his saying. Your father
Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it,
and was glad. Then said the Jews unto him:
Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen
Abraham ? Jesus said unto them: Verily, verily,
I say unto you : Before Abraham was, I am. Then
took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid
himself, and went out of the temple.
The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 119. I will give thanks
unto the Lord with my whole heart: O do well
unto thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy
word: quicken thou me, according to thy word,
O Lord.
SECRET.
GRANT, O Lord, we pray thee, that these our
oblations may deliver us from every bond of
iniquity, and obtain for us the bounteous gifts of
thy mercy. Through.
For the Church. SECRET.
DEFEND, O Lord, we pray thee, us thy servants:
that we, cleaving fast to things heavenly, may
faithfully serve thee both in body and soul.
Through.
Or for the Chief Bishop. SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to accept
these our oblations : granting unto N. thy
servant, that like as thou hast chosen him to be
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pastor and ruler of thy Church, so he may be
governed evermore by thy defence. Through.
PREFACE of the Cross : which is said daily until
Maundy Thursday inclusive.
COMMUNION, i Cor. n. This is my Body,
which is given for you : this cup is the new testa
ment in my Blood, saith the Lord: this do ye, as
oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.
POSTCOMMUNION.
A SSIST us mercifully, O Lord our God : that we
J~\. whom thou hast here refreshed with thy holy
mysteries, may be defended by thy perpetual suc
cour. Through.
For the Church. POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord our God,
that we, whom thou hast made partakers
of heavenly gladness, may by thee be defended from
all earthly perils. Through.
Or for the Chief Bishop. POSTCOMMUNION.
DEFEND us, O Lord, we beseech thee, who
have here received these heavenly mysteries :
and grant that thy servant N. t whom thou hast
chosen to be pastor and ruler of thy Church,
together with the flock committed to his charge,
may thereby be preserved and strengthened against
all adversities. Through.
B
MONDAY
Station at St. Chrysogonus.
INTROIT. Miserere mei. Ps. 56.
E merciful unto me, O God, for man goeth
about to devour me: he is daily fighting and
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troubling me. Ps. ibid. Mine enemies are daily
in hand to swallow me up: for they be many
that fight against me. Be merciful.
COLLECT.
EHT thy bountiful goodness, O Lord, we beseech
thee, sanctify this our fasting: and effectually
bestow upon us the remission of all our sins.
Through.
Thereafter the Collect for the Church or for the
Chief Bishop as on the preceding Sunday.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from Jonah the
Prophet. Jonah 3. i.
IN those days : The word of the Lord came unto
Jonah the second time, saying: Arise, go unto
Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the
preaching that I bid thee. So Jonah arose, and
went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the
Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city
of three days' journey. And Jonah began to enter
into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and
said: Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be over
thrown. So the people of Nineveh believed God,
and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from
the greatest of them even to the least of them.
For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he
arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from
him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in
ashes. And he caused it to be proclaimed and
published through Nineveh by the decree of the
king and his nobles, saying: Let neither man nor
beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them
not feed, nor drink water: but let man and beast
be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto
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God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil
way, and from the violence that is in their hands.
Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn
away from his fierce anger, that we perish not ?
And God saw their works, that they turned from
their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that
he had said that he would do unto them; and he
did it not.
GRADUAL, .fcs. 54. Hear my prayer, O God:
and hearken unto the words of my mouth.
y. Save me, O God, for thy Name's sake: and
avenge me in thy strength.
TRACT. Ps. 103. O Lord, deal not, as on Ash
Wednesday.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 7. 32.
A that time : The Pharisees and the chief
priests sent officers to take Jesus. Then said
Jesus unto them: Yet a little while am I with you,
and then I go unto him that sent me. Ye shall
seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am,
thither ye cannot come. Then said the Jews among
themselves: Whither will he go, that we shall not
find him ? will he go unto the dispersed among
the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles ? What manner
of saying is this that he said : Ye shall seek me, and
shall not find me : and where I am, thither ye can
not come ? In the last day, that great day of the
feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying: If any man
thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that
believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of
his belly shall flow rivers of living water. But
this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe
on him should receive.
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OFFERTORY. Ps. 6. Turn thee, O Lord, and
deliver my soul: O save me for thy mercy's sake.
SECRET.
GRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord our God:
that this saving victim may effectually avail,
both for the cleansing of our souls from all their
sins, and for the obtaining of the favour of thy
heavenly Majesty. Through.
Thereafter one of the two Secrets appointed for
the preceding Sunday.
COMMUNION. Ps. 24. The Lord of hosts, he
is the King of glory.
POSTCOMMUNION.
OLORD, who hast made us partakers in this
Sacrament of our salvation : grant, we
beseech thee, that the same may be profitable unto
us both for the cleansing and the healing of our
souls. Through.
Thereafter one of the Postcommunions appointed
for the preceding Sunday.
Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
COLLECT.
KEEP, we beseech thee, Lord, thy faithful
people, both outwardly in their bodies and
inwardly in their souls : that they, cleaving stead
fastly to all good works, may ever be defended by
thy mighty power. Through.
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TUESDAY
Station at St. Cyriacus.
INTROIT. Exspecta. Ps. 27.
TARRY thou the Lord's leisure : be strong, and
V_-7 he shall comfort thy heart, and put thou thy
trust in the Lord. Ps. ibid. The Lord is my light and
my salvation : whom then shall I fear ? O tarry thou.
COLLECT.
/^RANT, Lord, we pray thee, that this our
VJT fasting may be acceptable in thy sight : that
we being cleansed from our sins, and made worthy
of thy grace, may be made whole unto everlasting
life. Through.
The second Collect as on Passion Sunday.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the Story of
Bel and the Dragon. Bel and the Dragon, 29.
IN those days: They of Babylon came to the
king, and said: Deliver us Daniel, or else we
will destroy thee and thine house. Now when the
king saw that they pressed him sore, being con
strained, he delivered Daniel unto them: who
cast him into the lions' den: where he was six
days. And in the den there were seven lions, and
they had given them every day two carcases, and
two sheep: which then were not given to them,
to the intent they might devour Daniel. Now there
was in Jewry a prophet, called Habbacuc, who had
made pottage, and had broken bread in a bowl,
and was going into the field, for to bring it to the
reapers. But the Angel of the Lord said unto Hab
bacuc: Go, carry the dinner that thou hast into
Babylon unto Daniel, who is in the lions' den.
And Habbacuc said: Lord, I never saw Babylon;
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neither do I know where the den is. Then the
Angel of the Lord took him by the crown, and bare
him by the hair of his head, and through the
vehemency of his spirit set him in Babylon over
the den. And Habbacuc cried, saying: O Daniel,
Daniel, take the dinner which God hath sent thee.
And Daniel said: Thou hast remembered me, O
God: neither hast thou forsaken them that seek
thee and love thee. So Daniel arose, and did eat:
and the Angel of the Lord set Habbacuc in his own
place again immediately. Upon the seventh day
the king went to bewail Daniel : and when he came
to the den, he looked in, and, behold, Daniel was
sitting. Then cried the king with a loud voice,
saying: Great art thou, O Lord God of Daniel, and
there is none other beside thee. And he drew him
out, and cast those that were the cause of his
destruction into the den: and they were devoured
in a moment before his face. Then said the king:
Let all men that dwell in all the earth tremble
and fear before the God of Daniel : for it is he that
rescueth and worketh signs in the earth, who hath
delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
GRADUAL. Ps. 43. Defend my cause, O Lord:
deliver me from the deceitful and wicked man.
y. O send out thy light and thy truth, that they may
lead me : and bring me unto thy holy hill.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 7. I.
A' that time : Jesus walked in Galilee : for he
would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews
sought to kill him. Now the Jews' feast of taber
nacles was at hand. His brethren therefore said
unto him : Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that
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thy disciples also may see the works that thou
doest. For there is no man that doeth any thing
in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known
openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to
the world. For neither did his brethren believe
in him. Then Jesus said unto them: My time is
not yet come: but your time is alway ready. The
world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because
I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
Go ye up unto this feast : I go not up yet unto this
feast; for my time is not yet full come. When
he had said these words unto them, he abode still
in Galilee. But when his brethren were gone up,
then went he also up unto the feast, not openly,
but as it were in secret. Then the Jews sought
him at the feast, and said : Where is he ? And there
was much murmuring among the people concerning
him: for some said:- He is a good man: others
said: Nay; but he deceiveth the people. Howbeit
no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 9. They that know thy
Name shall put their trust in thee: for thou,
Lord, hast never failed them that seek thee: O
praise the Lord which dwelleth in Sion: for he
forgetteth not the complaint of the poor.
SECRET.
AICEPT, O Lord, we pray thee, the sacrifice,
which we here do offer and present unto
thee : humbly beseeching thee, that it may in such
wise be profitable unto us for our comfort in this
present life, that we may ever hold fast the promises
which thou hast given us of life eternal. Through.
The second Secret as on Passion Sunday.
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COMMUNION. Ps. 25. Deliver me, God of
Israel, out of all my troubles.
POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that
we, ever following diligently after things
eternal, may be found worthy to attain unto the
gifts of thy heavenly bounty. Through.
The second Postcommunion as on Passion Sun
day.
Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
COLLECT.
GRANT to us, Lord, we beseech thee, grace
so to continue steadfastly in obedience to
thy will: that in our time the number of the
faithful people may be multiplied and the worthi
ness of their service increased. Through.
WEDNESDAY
Station at St. Marcellus.
INTROIT. Liberator. Ps. 18.
IT is he that delivereth me from my cruel
enemies: and setteth me up above mine adver
saries: thou shalt rid me from the wicked man,
O Lord. Ps. ibid. I will love thee, O Lord, my
strength: the Lord is my stony rock, and my
defence, and my Saviour. It is he.
COLLECT.
O MERCIFUL God, we beseech thee to sanctify
this our fasting to the enlightenment of the
hearts of thy faithful people: that we, to whom
thou hast given an hearty desire to pray, may
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obtain of thy loving-kindness the fulfilment of all
our petitions. Through.
The second Collect as on Passion Sunday.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the Book of
Leviticus. Lev. 19. 10.
IN those days: the Lord spake unto Moses,
saying: Speak unto all the congregation of
the children of Israel, saying: I am the Lord your
God. Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely,
neither lie one to another. And ye shall not swear
by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane
the name of thy God: I am the Lord. Thou shalt
not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the
wages of him that is hired shall not abide with
thee all night until the morning. Thou shalt not
curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before
the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord.
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou
shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour
the person of the mighty: but in righteousness
shalt thou judge thy neighbour. Thou shalt not
go up and down as a talebearer among thy people :
neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy
neighbour: I am the Lord. Thou shalt hate not
thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise
rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against
the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy
neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord. Ye shall
keep my statutes. For I am the Lord your God.
GRADUAL. Ps. 30. I will magnify thee, O
Lord, for thou hast set me up: and hast not made
my foes to triumph over me. y. O Lord my God,
I cried unto thee : and thou hast healed me : thou,
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Lord, hast brought my soul out of hell, thou hast
kept my life from them that go down to the pit.
TRACT. Ps. 103. O Lord, deal not, as on Ash
Wednesday.
>%< The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 10. 22.
AT that time : It was at Jerusalem the feast
JL\. of the Dedication, and it was winter. And
Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch.
Then came the Jews round about him, and said
unto him : How long dost thou make us to doubt ?
If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. Jesus answered
them : I told you, and ye believed not : the works
that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness
of me. But ye believe not, because ye are not of
my sheep, as I said unto you. My sheep hear my
voice, and I know them, and they follow me: and
I give unto them eternal life ; and they shall never
perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of
my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is
greater than all; and no man is able to pluck
them out of my Father's hand. I and my Father
are one. Then the Jews took up stones again to
stone him. Jesus answered them: Many good
works have I shewed you from my Father; for
which of those works do ye stone me ? The Jews
answered him, saying: For a good work we stone
thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that
thou, being a man, makest thyself God. Jesus
answered them: Is it not written in your law, I
said : Ye are gods ? If he called them gods, unto
whom the word of God came, and the scripture
cannot be broken ; say ye of him, whom the Father
hath sanctified, and sent into the world: Thou
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blasphemest ; because I said : I am the Son of God ?
If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the
works: that ye may know, and believe, that the
Father is in me, and I in him.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 59. Deliver me from mine
enemies, O God: defend me, O Lord, from them
that rise up against me.
SECRET.
/^iRANT, O most merciful God: that we, which
\J here bring unto thee this sacrifice of pro
pitiation and thanksgiving, may offer the same in
all singleness and lowliness of heart. Through.
The other Secret as on Passion Sunday.
COMMUNION. Ps. 26. I will wash my hands
in innocency, O Lord, and so will I go to thine altar :
that I may shew the voice of thanksgiving, and tell
of all thy wondrous works.
POSTCOMMUNION.
OLORD, who hast vouchsafed to make us
partakers of thy heavenly benediction :
grant, we pray thee, that the pledge, which thou
hast given us in this holy Sacrament, may be
fulfilled in us unto everlasting salvation. Through.
The other Postcommunion as on Passion Sunday.
Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
COLLECT.
SSIST us mercifully, O Lord, in these our
supplications : that we, whom thou dost
suffer to put our trust and confidence in thy mercy,
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may of thy goodness obtain the wonted effects of
thy compassion. Through.
THURSDAY
Station at St. Apollinaris.
INTROIT. Omnia quae fecisti.
Song of the Three Children, v. 8.
T7VERYTHING that thou hast done to us, O
tVrf Lord, thou hast done in true judgment, for
we have trespassed, and not obeyed thy command
ments : but give glory to thy Name, and deal with
us after thy loving-kindness. Ps. 119. Blessed
are those that are undented in the way : and walk
in the law of the Lord.
Everything that thou hast done.
COLLECT.
/^<RANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that
VJT we, which by our incontinence have cor
rupted the worthiness of man's condition, may by
devout abstinence heal and restore the same.
Through.
The other Collect as on Passion Sunday.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the Song of the
Three Children. Song of the Three Children, n.
IN those days: Azarias prayed unto the Lord,
saying: O Lord our God, deliver us not up
wholly, for thy name's sake, neither disannul thou
thy covenant: and cause not thy mercy to depart
from us, for thy beloved Abraham's sake, for thy
servant Isaac's sake, and for thy holy Israel's
sake ; to whom thou hast spoken and promised, that
thou wouldest multiply their seed as the stars of
heaven, and as the sand that lieth upon the seashore.
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For we, O Lord, are become less than any nation, and
be kept under this day in all the world because of
our sins. Neither is there at this time prince, or
prophet, or leader, or burnt offering, or sacrifice,
or oblation, or incense, or place to sacrifice before
thee, and to find mercy. Nevertheless in a contrite
heart and an humble spirit let us be accepted.
Like as in the burnt offerings of rams and bullocks,
and like as in ten thousands of fat lambs: so let
our sacrifice be in thy sight this day, and grant
that we may wholly go after thee: for they shall
not be confounded that put their trust in thee.
And now we follow thee with all our heart, we fear
thee, and seek thy face. Put us not to shame:
but deal with us after thy loving-kindness, and
according to the multitude of thy mercies. Deliver
us also according to thy marvellous works, and
give glory to thy Name, O Lord: and let all them
that do thy servants hurt be ashamed; and let
them be confounded in all their power and might,
and let their strength be broken ; and let them know
that thou art Lord, the only God, and glorious over
the whole world, O Lord our God.
GRADUAL. Ps. 96. Bring presents, and come
into his courts: worship the Lord in the beauty
of holiness. ~f. Ps. 29. The voice of the Lord
discovereth the thick bushes: in his temple doth
every man speak of his honour.
hjH The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Luke. St. Luke 7. 36.
AT that time: One of the Pharisees desired
Jesus, that he would eat with him. And
he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down
to meat. And, behold, a woman in the city, which
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was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat
in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box
of ointment, and stood at his feet behind him
weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears,
and did wipe them with the hairs of her head,
and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the
ointment. Now when the Pharisee which had
bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying :
This man, if he were a prophet, would have known
who and what manner of woman this is that
toucheth him: for she is a sinner. And Jesus
answering said unto him: Simon, I have some
what to say unto thee. And he saith : Master, say
on. There was a certain creditor which had two
debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the
other fifty. And when they had nothing to pay,
he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore,
which of them will love him most ? Simon an
swered and said : I suppose that he, to whom he
forgave most. And he said unto him: Thou hast
rightly judged. And he turned to the woman,
and said unto Simon: Seest thou this woman ?
I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no
water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet
with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her
head. Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman
since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss
my feet. My head with oil thou didst not anoint:
but this woman hath anointed my feet with oint
ment. Wherefore I say unto thee : Her sins, which
are many, are forgiven; for she loved much* but
to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.
And he said unto her : Thy sins are forgiven. And
they that sat at meat with him began to say within
themselves : Who is this that f orgiveth sins also ?
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And he said to the woman : Thy faith hath saved
thee ; go in peace.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 137. By the waters of
Babylon we sat down and wept : when we remem
bered thee, O Sion.
SECRET.
OLORD GOD ALMIGHTY, who of the creatures,
which thou hast ordained for the succour
of man's frailty, hast commanded that an oblation
should be offered to the honour of thy Name:
grant, we beseech thee, that the same may be a
sacrifice acceptable unto thee for our succour in
this present life, and a Sacrament profitable unto
us for the obtaining of life everlasting. Through.
The other Secret as on Passion Sunday.
COMMUNION. Ps. 119. O think upon thy
servant, as concerning thy word, Lord, wherein
thou hast caused me to put my trust: the same
is my comfort in my trouble.
POSTCOMMUNION.
RANT, Lord, that those things, which we
have taken with our outward lips, we may
inwardly receive in purity of heart: that being
in this life partakers of these thy gifts, we may
by the same be healed unto life everlasting.
Through.
The other Postcommunion as on Passion Sunday.
Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
COLLECT.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to have
compassion on thy people : that we,
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eschewing those things that are contrary to thy
good pleasure, may be fulfilled with gladness by
the walking after thy commandments. Through.
FRIDAY
Station at St. Stephen s on the Coelian Hill.
INTRO IT. Miserere mihi. Ps. 31.
HAVE mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in
trouble: deliver me from the hand of mine
enemies, and from them that persecute me: let
me not be confounded, O Lord, for I have called
upon thee. Ps. ibid. In thee, O Lord, have I
put my trust, let me never be put to confusion:
deliver me in thy righteousness.
Have mercy upon me, O Lord.
COLLECT.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to pour
thy grace into our hearts : that we, who
willingly by the chastisement of the flesh do refrain
from sin, may in such wise mortify ourselves in
this life, that we may be delivered in the end from
everlasting damnation. Through.
The other Collect as on Passion Sunday.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from Jeremiah the
Prophet. Jer. 17. 13.
IN those days: Jeremiah said: Lord, all that
forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that
depart from me shall be written in the earth,
because they have forsaken the Lord, the fountain
of living waters. Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be
healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou
art my praise. Behold, they say unto me: Where
is the word of the Lord ? let it come now. As for
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me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to
follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful
day; thou knowest: that which came out of my
lips was right before thee. Be not a terror unto
me: thou art my hope in the day of evil. Let them
be. confounded that persecute me, but let not me be
confounded : let them be dismayed, but let not me be
dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and de
stroy them with double destruction, O Lord our God.
GRADUAL. Ps. 35. Their communing is not
for peace : but they imagine deceitful words against
them that are quiet in the land. ^. This hast
thou seen, Lord, hold not thy tongue: go not
far from me, O Lord.
TRACT. Ps. 103. O Lord, deal not, as on Ash
Wednesday.
>J< The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. Si. John n. 47.
AT that time : The chief priests and the Phari-
JL\. sees gathered a council against Jesus, and
said : What do we ? for this man doeth many
miracles. If we let him thus alone, all men will
believe on him : and the Romans shall come and
take away both our place and nation. And one of
them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that
same year, said unto them : Ye know nothing at all,
nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one
man should die for the people, and that the whole
nation perish not. And this spake he not of him
self: but being high priest that year, he prophesied
that Jesus should die for that nation; and not for
that nation only, but that also he should gather
together in one the children of God that were
scattered abroad. Then from that day forth they
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took counsel together for to put him to death.
Jesus therefore walked no more openly among
the Jews; but went thence unto a country near
to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and
there continued with his disciples.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 119. Blessed art thou, O
Lord, teach me thy statutes: O give me not over
unto the proud, that are mine oppressors: so shall
I make answer unto my blasphemers.
SECRET.
GRANT, we beseech thee, merciful God: that
we being ever found meet to do thee worthy
service at thine holy altar, may continually be made
partakers of the same to our salvation. Through.
The other Secret as on Passion Sunday.
COMMUNION. Ps. 27. Deliver me not over
into the will of mine adversaries, O Lord: for
there are false witnesses risen up against me, and
such as speak wrong.
POSTCOMMUNION.
WE pray thee, O Lord, that this holy sacrifice
whereof we have been made partakers,
may never fail to succour and defend us, and ever
more to drive far from us all things that may hurt
us. Through.
The other Postcommunion as on Passion Sunday.
Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
COLLECT.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that
we, who seek the grace of thy protection, may
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ever be delivered from all evils and faithfully serve
thee with a quiet "mind. Through.
SATURDAY
Station at St. John before the Latin Gate.
INTROIT. Miserere mihi. Ps. 31.
HAVE mercy upon me, O Lord, for I^am in
trouble: deliver me from the hand of mine
enemies and from them that persecute me: let
me not be confounded, O Lord, for I have called
upon thee. Ps. ibid. In thee, Lord, have I
put my trust, let me never be put to confusion:
deliver me in thy righteousness.
Have mercy upon me, Lord.
COLLECT.
GRANT, O Lord, that thy people, which are
consecrated to thy service may continually
increase in all godly affections : that they being
duly instructed in all holy learning, may both be
made the more acceptable unto thy divine majesty,
and prospered more abundantly in the gifts of thy
bounty. Through.
The other Collect as on Passion Sunday.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from Jeremiah the
Prophet. Jer. 18. 18.
IN those days: The ungodly Jews said one to
another: Come let us devise devices against
the righteous : for the law shall not perish from the
priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word
from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him
with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any
of his words. Give heed to me, O Lord, and hearken
to the voice of them that contend with me. Shall
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evil be recompensed for good ? for they have
digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood
before thee to speak good for them, and to turn
away thy wrath from them. Therefore deliver up
their children to the famine, and pour out their
blood by the force of the sword ; and let their wives
be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and
let they: men be put to death ; let their young men
be slain by the sword in battle. Let a cry be heard
from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop
suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit
to take me, and hid snares for my feet. Yet, Lord,
thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay
me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out
their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown
before thee; deal thus with them in the time of
thine anger, O Lord our God.
GRADUAL. Ps. 35. Their communing is not
for peace : but they imagine deceitful words against
them that are quiet in the land. y. This hast thou
seen, O Lord, hold not thy tongue ; go not far from
me, O Lord.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 12. 10.
A? that time : The chief priests consulted
together that they might put Lazarus also to
death; because that by reason of him many of
the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus. On
the next day much people that were come to the
feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to
Jerusalem, took branches of palm trees, and went
forth to meet him, and cried : Hosanna : Blessed is
the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the
Lord. And Jesus, when he had found a young ass,
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sat thereon ; as it is written : Fear not, daughter of
Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's
colt. These things understood not his disciples
at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then
remembered they that these things were written
of him, and that they had done these things unto
him. The people therefore that was with him
when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised
him from the dead, bare record. For this cause
the people also met him, for that they heard that
he had done this miracle. The Pharisees therefore
said among themselves : Perceive ye how ye prevail
nothing ? behold, the world is gone after him.
And there were certain Greeks among them that
came up to worship at the feast: The same came
therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of
Galilee, and desired him, saying : Sir, we would see
Jesus. Philip cometh and telleth Andrew : and
again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus. And Jesus
answered them, saying: The hour is come, that
the Son of man should be glorified. Verily, verily,
I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall
into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if
it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. He that
loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his
life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
If any man serve me, let him follow me; and
where I am, there shall also my servant be : if any
man serve me, him will my Father honour. Now
is my soul troubled ; and what shall I say ? Father
save me from this hour: but for this cause came I
unto this hour. Father, glorify thy name. Then
came there a voice from heaven, saying: I have
both glorified it, and will glorify it again. The
people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said
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that it thundered: others said: An Angel spake to
him. Jesus answered and said: This voice came
not because of me, but for your sakes. Now is the
judgment of this world: now shall the prince of
this world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up
from the earth, will draw all men unto me. This
he said, signifying what death he should die. The
people answered him: We have heard out of the
law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest
thou : The Son of man must be lifted up ? who is
this Son of man ? Then Jesus said unto them:
Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while
ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you:
for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not
whither he goeth. While ye have light, believe in
the light, that ye may be the children of light.
These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did
hide himself from them.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 119. Blessed art thou,
Lord, O teach me thy statutes: O give me not over
unto the proud that are mine oppressors: so shall
I make answer unto my blasphemers.
SECRET.
OLORD, who sufferest us to be partakers of
thy wondrous mysteries : grant, we beseech
thee, that by thy mercy we may be absolved from
all our iniquities, and defended against all adver
sities. Through.
The other Secret as on Passion Sunday.
COMMUNION. Ps. 27. Deliver me not over
into the will of mine adversaries, O Lord : for there
are false witnesses risen up against me, and such
as speak wrong.
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POSTCOMMUNION.
OLORD our God, who hast fulfilled us with
the bounty of thy heavenly gifts : grant,
we beseech thee, that we may ever live by the
partaking of the same. Through.
The other Postcommunion as on Passion Sunday.
Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
COLLECT.
STRETCH forth, O Lord, we pray thee, thy
right hand to be the defence of thy people
that calleth upon thee: that they, being cleansed
from all their sins and taught in thy holy will, may
in such wise obtain thy comfort in this present life,
that they may grow in grace to the attainment of
everlasting felicity. Through.
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THE SUNDAY NEXT
BEFORE EASTER
COMMONLY CALLED 0'-
PALM SUNDAY
If The Office being ended, and the Aspersion of holy
water performed as is customary, the Priest, vested in
a purple Cope or without a Chasuble, and attended
by the Ministers vested in a like manner, proceeds to
bless the branches of palm and olive or other trees ;
such branches being laid before the middle of the
Altar or at the Epistle corner, and -first the choir shall
sing the Antiphon :
St. Matt. 21.
HOSANNA to the Son of David : blessed is he
that cometh in the Name of the Lord.
King of Israel : Hosanna in the highest.
If Then standing at the Epistle corner and not
turning to the people, the Priest shall sing in the
ferial tone of the Mass Collect :
y. The Lord be with you.
R/. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray. COLLECT.
OGOD, whose love and service is our righteous
ness, increase, we pray thee, and multiply
upon us the gifts of thy unspeakable grace : that
like as by the death of thy Son thou hast given unto
us the hope of our faith ; so by his resurrection we
may be brought unto the country which we seek.
Who liveth and reigneth with thee.
If Afterward the Subdeacon, standing in the cus-
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tomary place \ shall sing the Lesson following in the
tone of the Epistle, and at the end he shall kiss the
hand of the Priest.
The LESSON from the Book of Exodus.
Exod. 15. 27.
IN those days : The children of Israel came to
Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and
threescore and ten palm trees : and they encamped
there by the waters. And they took their journey
from Elim, and all the congregation of the children
of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is
between Elim and Sinai : on the fifteenth day of
the second month after their departing out of the
land of Egypt. And the whole congregation of the
children of Israel murmured against Moses and
Aaron in the wilderness. And the children of Israel
said unto them : Would to God we had died by the
hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat
by the flesh-pots, and when we did eat bread to the
full : for ye have brought us forth into this wilder
ness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger. Then
said the Lord unto Moses : Behold, I will rain
bread from heaven for you : and the people shall
go out and gather a certain rate every day : that I
may prove them, whether they will walk in my law
or no. And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth
day they shall prepare that which they bring in :
and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.
And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of
Israel : At even, then ye shall know that the Lord
hath brought you out from the land of Egypt : and
in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the
Lord.
If Then shall be sung for the Gradual :
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R/. St. John ii. Then gathered the chief priests
and the Pharisees a council, and said : What do we,
for this man doeth many miracles ? If we let him
thus alone, all men will believe on him : *And the
Romans shall come, and take away both our place
and nation. ^. And one of them, named Caiaphas,
being the high priest that same year, said unto
them : It is expedient for us, that one man should
die for the people, and that the whole nation perish
not. From that day forth they took counsel
together for to put him to death, saying : And the
Romans shall come.
Or this Ej. St. Matt. 26. On the Mount of Olives
he prayed to his Father : O my Father, if it be
possible, let this cup pass from me. *The spirit in
deed is willing, but the flesh is weak : nevertheless
not as I will, but as thou wilt. y. Watch and pray,
that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed.
Tf While the R/. is in singing the Deacon shall
place the book of the Gospels upon the Altar : and
the Priest, the Deacon ministering the incense-boat,
shall place incense in the censer. Then shall the
Deacon say the prayer : Cleanse my heart, and
taking the book from the Altar ask a blessing of the
Priest. Afterward, the Subdeacon holding the book
between two Acolytes holding lighted candles, the
Deacon shall sign and cense the book, and sing the
Gospel in the customary manner : whereafter the
Subdeacon shall bear the book to be kissed by the
Priest, who is also censed by the Deacon.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. St. Matt. 21. i.
AT that time : When they drew nigh unto Jeru
salem and were come to Bethphage unto the
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Mount of Olives : then sent Jesus two disciples,
saying unto them : Go into the village over against
you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and
a colt with her : loose them and bring them unto
me : and if any man say ought unto you, ye shall
say : The Lord hath need of them, and straightway
he will send them. All this was done, that it might
be fulfilled which was spoken by the Prophet, say
ing : Tell ye the daughter of Sion : Behold thy
King cometh unto thee, meek and sitting upon an
ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. And the disciples
went, and did as Jesus commanded them : and
brought the ass, and the colt : and put on them their
clothes, and they set him thereon. And a very great
multitude spread their garments in the way : others
cut down branches from the trees, and strawed
them in the way : and the multitudes that went
before and that followed, cried, saying : Hosanna
to the Son of David : blessed is he that cometh in
the Name of the Lord.
If Then shall the branches be blessed. And the
Priest standing at the Epistle corner shall say in the
tone of the ferial Collect :
y. The Lord be with you. ty. And with thy
spirit.
Let us pray. COLLECT.
TNCREASE, O Lord, we pray thee, the faith of
JL them that put their trust in thee, and graciously
hear the prayers of thy humble servants : send
down upon us the manifold gifts of thy mercy and
vouchsafe to bl^ess these branches of palm or
olive ; that like as in a figure of thy Church thou
didst bless Noah going forth from the ark, and Moses
going forth out of Egypt with the children of Israel,
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so we bearing palms and olive-branches may
go forth with all good works to meet Christ, our
Saviour, and through him enter into everlasting
gladness : Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in
the unity of the Holy Ghost.
Ever one God world without end. R/. Amen.
y. The Lord be with you.
R/. And with thy spirit.
y. Lift up your hearts.
R/. We lift them up unto the Lord.
y. Let us give thanks unto our Lord God.
R/. It is meet and right so to do.
IT is very meet, right and our bounden duty, that
we should at all times and in all places give
thanks unto thee, O Lord holy, Father almighty,
everlasting God : Who art glorified in the Council
of thy Saints, being acknowledged by all thy
creatures their only Maker and their God : all thy
works do praise thee and thy Saints give thanks
unto thee : confessing without fear before the kings
and rulers of this world the great Name of thy only-
begotten Son. Before thee Angels and Archangels,
Thrones and Dominations, and all the multitude of
the heavenly host, do sing the majesty of thy glory,
evermore praising thee and saying :
And the Sanctus is sung by the Choir.
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of Hosts. Heaven
and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O
Lord most High. Blessed is he that cometh in the
Name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
Then shall he say : y. The Lord be with you.
R/. And with thy spirit.
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Let us pray. COLLECT.
WE beseech thee, O Lord holy, Father almighty,
everlasting God : that thou wouldest vouch
safe to bl^ess and sanct^ify these thy creatures,
which thou hast bidden to spring from the wood of
the olive tree : which likewise the dove, returning
to the ark, did bear in her mouth : granting
unto all them that shall receive the same that
they may obtain thereby protection both in body
and soul : and that, by thy grace which in a
figure is shewn forth herein, we may effectually
be healed unto everlasting salvation. Through.
R/. Amen.
Let us pray.
GOD, who gatherest together the outcasts,
and preservest them whom thou hast gathered :
who didst bless the people when they went forth
bearing branches to meet Jesus : vouchsafe like
wise to bl^ess these branches of palm and olive
which thy faithful servants shall here receive in
honour of thy Name ; granting that into whatso
ever place they shall bear the same, the dwellers
therein may obtain thy blessing : that being de
livered from all adversity, they may ever be defended
by thy mighty power, who are redeemed by Jesus
Christ thy Son our Lord : Who liveth and reigneth
with thee. R/. Amen.
Let us pray.
OGOD whose wonderful providence hath
ordained even lifeless things to shew forth
the dispensation of our redemption : grant, we
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beseech thee ; that the devout hearts of thy faithful
people may understand aright the mystery which is
this day shewn forth. For, as at this time, the mul
titude by the inspiration of thy heavenly light went
forth to meet their Redeemer, and strawed branches
of palm and olive in his way, thereby in the branches
of palm foreshadowing his triumph over the prince
of death and by the boughs of olive proclaiming
that the anointing of the Spirit was come. For the
multitude rejoiced to know that even then was it
prefigured : that our Redeemer, having compassion
on the misery of mankind, was making ready to
fight against the prince of death for the life of the
whole world and by his death to conquer. And
therefore obediently they laid before him offerings
to signify both the triumph of his victory and the
abundance of his mercy. Wherefore we likewise,
with sure faith having in memory their deeds and
the signification of the same, humbly beseech thee,
O Lord holy, Father almighty, everlasting God, that
like as thou hast vouchsafed to make us members
of the same Jesus Christ our Lord : so in him and
through him, we may win the victory over the powers
of death, and be made partakers of his glorious
Resurrection : Who liveth and reigneth with thee.
R/. Amen.
Let us pray.
OGOD, who by an olive-branch didst command
the dove to proclaim peace on earth : vouch
safe, we beseech thee ; to sanctify with thy heavenly
bless^ing these branches of olive and other trees :
that for all thy people they may be profitable unto
the attainment of everlasting salvation. Through
Christ our Lord. R/. Amen.
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Let us pray.
, O Lord, we pray thee, these branches
B
of palm and olive : and grant ; that as thy
people outwardly with their bodies do worship thee,
so inwardly in their souls they may serve thee with
pure devotion, that they may be victorious over the
assaults of the enemy and cleave steadfastly unto
all good works. Through.
If Then shall the Priest set incense in the censer,
and sprinkle the branches three times with holy water,
saying without note and without the Psalm the Anti-
phon Thou shalt purge me ; then shall he cense them
three times and afterwards he shall say :
Jr. The Lord be with you. R/. And with thy
spirit.
Let us pray.
OGOD, who didst send forth thy Son, Jesus
Christ our Lord, into the world for our salva
tion, that he might humble himself to be made like
unto us and call us back unto thee : before whom,
at his coming to Jerusalem for the fulfilling of the
Scriptures, the multitude of them that believed with
fruitful devotion strawed their raiment and palm
branches in the way : grant, we beseech thee ;
that we may so prepare for him the way of faith,
that, every stone of stumbling and rock of offence
being done away, our works may blossom before
thee with branches of righteousness : and that we
may be found worthy to follow in his footsteps :
Who liveth and reigneth with thee.
^J The blessing being thus ended, the first of the
Clergy that are present shall approach the Altar and
give one of the branches that have been blessed to the
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Priest, who shall neither genuflect nor kiss the hand
of him that giveth iL And thereafter, the Priest
standing before the Altar shall turn himself to the
people and distribute the branches, first to the first of
the Clergy from whom he received his branch, then to
the Deacon and Subdeacon, wearing their vestments,
and then to the rest of the Clergy singly, according to
their order, and lastly, to the people. And all shall
genuflect and kiss the hand of the Priest, except a
Bishop, if there be any present. And as he beginneth
to make distribution, the Choir shall sing the Anti-
phons here set forth :
The children of the Hebrews, bearing branches of
olive, went out to meet the Lord, crying out and
saying : Hosanna in the highest.
And this Antiphon. The children of the Hebrews
strawed their raiment in the way and cried out
saying : Hosanna to the son of David : blessed is
he that cometh in the Name of the Lord.
If And if these be not sufficient, they shall be
repeated until all the branches have been distributed.
Then shall the Priest say :
'f. The Lord be with you.
R/. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who didst
JL\. ordain that Jesus Christ our Lord should
ride upon a colt, the foal of an ass, and didst teach
the multitudes to straw in his way their raiment
and branches of trees, and likewise to sing Hosanna
in his praise : grant, we beseech thee ; that we
may by thee be enabled to follow them in all inno-
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cency of life, and be made like unto them in render
ing unto thee our true and worthy service. Through
the same Christ our Lord. R/. Amen.
Tf Then shall they make the Procession. And
first the Priest shall set incense in the censer, and the
Deacon turning himself about to the people, shall say :
Let us go forth in peace. And the clerks shall
answer : In the Name of Christ. Amen.
And the Thurifer shall go first with smoking
censer : then the Subdeacon apparelled, bearing the
Cross between two Acolytes with lighted candles.
Then shall follow the Clergy after their order, and
last of all the Priest with the Deacon at his left hand,
all having branches in their hands : and the Anti-
phons here following shall be sung, so many as shall
suffice for the time of the Procession.
Antiphon. St. Matt. 21. When the Lord drew
nigh unto Jerusalem he sent two of his disciples,
saying unto them : Go into the village over against
you : and straightway ye shall find an ass's colt
tied, whereon never man sat : loose him and bring
him unto me. If any man say aught unto you, ye
shall say : The Lord hath need of him. They loose
him and bring him to Jesus and put on him their
clothes, and set him thereon : and some spread
their garments in the way, others strawed branches
from the trees : and they that followed cried :
Hosanna : blessed is he that cometh in the Name
of the Lord : blessed is the kingdom of our father
David : Hosanna in the highest : Thou Son of
David, have mercy upon us.
Another Antiphon. St. John 12. When the people
heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, they
took branches of palm trees : and went forth to
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meet him, and the children cried, saying : This is
he that should come for the salvation of the people.
This is our salvation and the redemption of Israel.
How mighty is he whom Thrones and Dominations
go forth to meet. Fear not, daughter of Sion :
behold thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt, as
it is written. Hail, King, creator of the world, who
hast come to redeem us.
Another Antiphon. Six days before the feast of
the Passover, when the Lord came to the city of
Jerusalem, the children went forth to meet him :
and in their hands they took branches of palm-trees
and cried with a loud voice, saying : Hosanna in
the highest : blessed art thou who hast come in the
multitude of thy mercies : Hosanna in the highest.
Another Antiphon. The multitudes with flowers
and branches go forth to meet their Redeemer : and
render worthy homage to the triumphant conqueror :
the Gentiles with their lips proclaim the Son of God :
and in the praise of Christ their voices thunder
through the sky : Hosanna in the highest.
Another Antiphon. With the Angels and the
children may we be found faithful, crying unto the
vanquisher of death : Hosanna in the highest.
Another Antiphon. Much people that were come
to the feast cried unto the Lord : Blessed is he that
cometh in the Name of the Lord : Hosanna in the
highest.
1[ As the Procession turneth back, two or four
clerks shall enter into the church, and shutting the
door, shall stand with their faces towards the Proces
sion and begin the hymn All glory, laud, and honour.
So shall they sing the first verse and the Priest with
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the others shall repeat the same, standing without the
church.
Thereafter they that are within shall sing the other
verses that follow : either all or as many as seemeth
good : and after every verse t they that are without
shall sing in answer the first verse.
A-L glory, laud, and honour to thee, Redeemer,
King :
To whom the lips of children made sweet Hosan-
nas ring.
R/. All glory, laud, and honour.
Thou art the King of Israel, thou David's royal Son :
Who in the Lord's Name comest, the King and
Blessed One.
R/. All glory, laud, and honour.
The company of Angels are praising thee on high,
And mortal men and all things created make reply.
R/. All glory, laud, and honour.
The people of the Hebrews with palms before thee
went :
Our praise and prayer and anthems before thee
we present.
R/. All glory, laud, and honour.
To thee before thy passion they sang their hymns of
praise :
To thee now high exalted our melody we raise.
R/. All glory, laud, and honour.
Thou didst accept their praises, accept the prayers
we bring :
Who in all good delightest, thou good and gracious
King.
R/. All glory, laud, and honour.
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This ended, the Subdeacon with the shaft of the
Cross shall strike the door : which being forthwith
opened, the Procession shall enter the church, singing :
R/. When the Lord entered the holy city, the
children of the Hebrews foretold the Resurrection
of Life, *And bearing branches of palms, cried out :
Hosanna in the highest.
y. When the people heard that Jesus was coming
to Jerusalem, they went forth to meet him. And
bearing branches. And Glory be to the Father shall
not be said.
Then shall the Mass be said ; and all shall hold
the branches in their hands while the Passion and
Gospel are sung, but not at any other time.
AT THE MASS
Station at St. John Later an.
INTROIT. Domine, ne longe. Ps. 22.
BE not thou far from me, O Lord, thou art my
succour, haste thee to help me : save me
from the lion's mouth, thou hast heard me also
from among the horns of the unicorns. Ps. ibid.
My God, my God, look upon me : why hast thou
forsaken me : and art so far from my health, and
from the words of my complaint ?
Be not thou.
COLLECT.
A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who," of thy
J^\. tender love towards mankind, hast sent thy
Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, to take upon him
our flesh, and to suffer death upon the Cross, that
all mankind should follow the example of his great
humility : mercifully grant ; that we may both
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follow the example of his patience, and also be made
partakers of his resurrection : Through the same.
And this Prayer only is said.
The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul
the Apostle to the Philippians. Phil. 2. 5.
T>RETHREN : Let this mind be in you, which
JD was also in Christ Jesus : who, being in the
form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with
God : but made himself of no reputation, and took
upon him the form of a servant, and was made in
the likeness of men. And being found in fashion
as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient
unto death, even the death of the Cross. Wherefore
God also hath highly exalted him : and given him
a Name which is above every name : (Here
genuflect) that at the Name of Jesus every knee
should bow, of things in heaven, and things in
earth, and things under the earth : and that every
tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to
the glory of God the Father.
GRADUAL. Ps. 73. Thou hast holden me by
my right hand : thou shalt guide me with thy
counsel : and after that receive me with glory.
y. Truly God is loving unto Israel, even unto such
as are of a clean heart : nevertheless, my feet were
almost gone : my treadings had well-nigh slipt :
and why ? I was grieved at the wicked, I do also
see the ungodly in such prosperity.
TRACT. Ps. 22. My God, my God, look upon
me : why hast thou forsaken me ? ^. And art
so far from my health ; and from the words of my
complaint ? y. . O my God, I cry in the daytime,
but thou hearest not : and in the night season also
I take no rest. Jf. But thou continuest holy, O
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thou worship of Israel, y. Our fathers hoped in
thee : they trusted in thee, and thou didst deliver
them. y. They called upon thee, and were holpen :
they put their trust in thee, and were not confounded.
y. But as for me, I am a worm, and no man : a
very scorn of men, and the outcast of the people.
y. All they that see me laugh me to scorn : they
shoot out their lips, and shake their heads, saying :
y. He trusted in God, that he would deliver him :
let him deliver him, if he will have him. y. They
stand staring and looking upon me : they part
my garments among them, and cast lots upon my
vesture, y. Save me from the lion's mouth :
thou hast heard me also from among the horns of
the unicorns, y. O praise the Lord, ye that fear
him : magnify him, all ye seed of Jacob, y. They
shall be counted unto the Lord for a generation :
they shall come, and the heavens shall declare his
righteousness, y. Unto a people that shall be born,
whom the Lord hath made.
Tf The Passion shall be begun immediately :
Cleanse my heart is not said, nor is a blessing
asked, nor are lights carried, nor incense : The
Lord be with you is not said, nor Glory be to thee, O
Lord, and the Celebrant, or Deacon, when he an
nounces The Passion of our Lord, does not sign
the book, nor himself. And this is to be observed
on the other days also, when the Passion is read.
The PASSION of our Lord Jesus Christ according
to Matthew. St. Matt. 27. i.
WHEN the morning was come : All the chief
priests and elders of the people took
counsel against Jesus, to put him to death. And
when they had bound him, they led him away, and
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delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
Then Judas who had betrayed him, when he saw
that he was condemned, repented himself, and
brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief
priests and elders, saying : S. I have sinned, in
that I have betrayed the innocent blood. G* And
they said : S* What is that to us ? see thou to
that. G And he cast down the pieces of silver in
the temple, and departed : and went and hanged
himself. And the chief priests took the silver
pieces, and said : > It is not lawful for to put
them into the treasury : because it is the price of
blood. G And they took counsel, and bought
with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.
Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood,
unto this day. Then was fulfilled that which was
spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying : And they
took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him
that was valued, whom they of the children of
Israel did value : and gave them for the potter's
field, as the Lord appointed me. And Jesus stood
before the governor : and the governor asked him,
saying : S Art thou the King of the Jews ?
G. And Jesus said unto him : ^ Thou sayest.
G, And when he was accused of the chief priests
and elders : he answered nothing. Then saith
Pilate unto him : S, Hearest thou not how many
things they witness against thee ? G* And he
answered him to never a word, insomuch that the
governor marvelled greatly. Now at that feast the
governor was wont to release unto the people a
prisoner, whom they would. And they had then a
notable prisoner, called Barabbas. Therefore
when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto
them : S, Whom will ye that I release unto you :
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Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ ? C For
he knew that for envy they had delivered him.
When he was set down on the judgment-seat, his
wife sent unto him, saying : S Have thou
nothing to do with that just man : for I have
suffered many things this day in a dream because
of him. (. But the chief priests and elders per
suaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas,
and destroy Jesus. The governor answered and
said unto them : S* Whether of the twain will ye
that I release unto you ? (L They said : >, Barab
bas. (L Pilate saith unto them : >* What shall
I do then with Jesus, which is called Christ ?
C* They all say unto him : S Let him be crucified.
C And the governor said : S Why, what evil
hath he done ? G But they cried out the more,
saying : S Let him be crucified. (L When Pilate
saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather
a tumult was made : he took water, and washed
his hands before the multitude, saying : 5* I am
innocent of the blood of this just person : see ye
to it. G Then answered all the people, and said :
S His blood be on us, and on our children.
C Then released he Barabbas unto them : and
when he had scourged Jesus he delivered him to be
crucified. Then the soldiers of the governor took
Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto
him the whole band of soldiers : and they stripped
him, and put on him a scarlet robe : and when
they had platted a crown of thorns they put it
upon his head, and a reed in his right hand. And
they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him,
saying : S Hail, King of the Jews. C And they
spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on
the head. And after that they had mocked him they
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took the robe off from him, and put his own rai
ment on him, and led him away to crucify him.
And as they came out they found a man of Cyrene,
Simon by name : him they compelled to bear his
cross. And when they were come unto a place
called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull :
they gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall.
And when he had tasted thereof, he would not
drink. And they crucified him, and parted his
garments, casting lots : that it might be fulfilled,
which was spoken by the Prophet : They parted
my garments among them, and upon my vesture
did they cast lots. And sitting down they watched
him there. And set up over his head his accusation
written : THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE
JEWS. Then were there two thieves crucified
with him : one on the right hand, and another on
the left. And they that passed by reviled him :
wagging their heads, and saying : S* Thou that
destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days :
save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come
down from the cross. C Likewise also the chief
priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders,
said : > He saved others, himself he cannot save :
if he be the King of Israel, let him now come down
from the cross, and we will believe him : he
trusted in God : let him deliver him now, if he will
have him ; for he said : I am the Son of God.
C The thieves also, which were crucified with
him, cast the same in his teeth. Now from the
sixth hour there was darkness over all the land
unto the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour
Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying : >J< Eli, Eli,
lama sabachthani ? (L That is to say : ^ My
God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me ?
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G Some of them that stood there, when they heard
that, said : S This man calleth for Elias. G And
straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge,
and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and
gave him to drink. The rest said : S. Let be,
let us see whether Elias will come to save him.
G Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud
voice : yielded up the ghost.
Here shall he genuflect and 'pause for a space.
Then shall he say Cleanse my heart and ask a
blessing ; and incense shall be brought (but not
candles) and the book shall be censed; but The
Lord be with you shall not be said. Then shall the
Priest or the Deacon (not signing himself nor the
book) sing that which followeth in the tone of the
Gospel : at the end whereof the Priest shall kiss the
book : and he shall be censed : and this order shall
be observed on all other days when the Passion is
read t save on Good Friday.
AID behold, the veil of the temple was rent in
twain from the top to the bottom : and the
earth did quake, and the rocks rent, and the graves
were opened : and many bodies of saints which slept
arose, and came out of the graves after his resur
rection, and went into the holy city, and appeared
unto many. Now when the centurion, and they
that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the
earthquake, and those things that were done, they
feared greatly, saying : Truly this was the Son of
God. The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 69. Thy rebuke hath
broken my heart, I am full of heaviness : I looked
for some to have pity on me, but there was no
man : neither found I any to comfort me : they
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gave me gall to eat, and when I was thirsty they
gave me vinegar to drink.
SECRET.
ANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God : that
these gifts which we offer in the sight of thy
Divine majesty, may obtain for us grace to serve
thee in this life with all godliness, and bring us in
the end to everlasting felicity. Through.
PREFACE of the Cross.
COMMUNION. St. Matt. 26. O my Father, if
this cup may not pass away from me, except I
drink it : thy will be done.
POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT, O Lord, that by the operation of these
thy mysteries, we may be cleansed from all
our sins : and obtain that which we have asked
according to thy will. Through.
Tf At low Masses the last Gospel is When they
drew nigh unto Jerusalem, St. Matt. 21, as above
in the blessing of Palms.
MONDAY BEFORE EASTER
Station at St. Prassede.
INTROIT. Judica Domine. Ps. 35.
T)LEAD thou my cause, O Lord, with them that
A strive with me ; and fight thou against them
that fight against me : lay hand upon the shield
and buckler, and stand up to help me, O Lord, the
strength of my 'salvation. Ps. ibid. Bring forth
the spear, and stop the way against them that perse
cute me : say unto my soul : I am thy Salvation.
Plead thou.
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COLLECT.
we beseech thee, Almighty God :
V_T that, whereas by reason of the frailty of our
nature we are oppressed by the assaults of our
enemies ; the meritorious passion of thy only-
begotten Son may speedily help and deliver us :
Who liveth and reigneth with thee.
For the Church. COLLECT.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to hear
the prayers of thy people : that, being
delivered from all adversities and all false doctrines,
thy Church may serve thee in freedom and quietness.
Through.
Or for the Chief Bishop.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from Isaiah the
Prophet. Is. 63. i.
IN those days : Said Isaiah : Who is this that
cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from
Bozrah ? This that is glorious in his apparel,
travelling in the greatness of his strength ? I that
speak in righteousness, mighty to save. Where
fore art thou red in thine apparel ? And thy
garments like him that treadeth in the winefat?
I have trodden the wine-press alone, and of the
people there was none with me : for I will tread
them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury :
and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments,
and I will stain all my raiment. For the day of
vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my
redeemed is come. And I looked, and there was
none to help : and I wondered that there was none
to uphold : therefore mine own arm brought
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salvation unto me, and my fury it upheld me.
And I will tread down the people in mine anger,
and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring
down their strength to the earth. I will mention
the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, and the praises
of the Lord, according to all that the Lord hath
bestowed on us, and the great goodness towards
the house of Israel. Which he hath bestowed on
them, according to his mercies : and according
to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses. For he
said : Surely they are my people, children that will
not lie : so he was their Saviour. In all their
affliction he was afflicted : and the angel of his
presence saved them. In his love, and in his pity,
he redeemed them : and he bare them, and carried
them all the days of old. But they rebelled, and
vexed his Holy Spirit : therefore he was turned
to be their enemy, and he fought against them.
Then he remembered the days of old : Moses and
his people, saying : Where is he that brought
them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his
flock ? Where is he that put his Holy Spirit within
him ? That led them by the right hand of Moses,
with his glorious arm ? Dividing the water before
them, to make himself an everlasting Name ?
That led them through the deep as an horse in the
wilderness, that they should not stumble ? As a
beast goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of the
Lord caused him to rest : so didst thou lead thy
people, to make thyself a glorious Name. Look
down from heaven, and behold : from the habita
tion of thy holiness, and of thy glory. Where is
thy zeal, and thy strength, the sounding of thy
bowels, and of thy mercies towards me ? Are
they restrained ? Doubtless thou art our Father.
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Though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel
acknowledge us not : thou, O Lord, art our Father,
our Redeemer, thy Name is from everlasting.
O Lord, why hast thou made us to err from thy
ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear ?
Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine
inheritance. The people of thy holiness have pos
sessed it but a little while : our adversaries have
trodden down thy sanctuary. We are thine, thou
never barest rule over them ; they were not called
by thy Name.
GRADUAL. Ps. 35. Awake, O Lord, and stand
up to judge my quarrel, avenge thou my cause,
my God, and my Lord. y. Bring forth the spear,
and stop the way against them that persecute me.
TRACT. Ps. 103. O Lord, deal not with us after
our sins : nor reward us according to our wicked
nesses, y. Ps. 79. Lord, remember not our old
sins, but have mercy upon us, and that soon : for
we are come to great misery. (Here genuflect.)
y. Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory
of thy Name, O Lord : O deliver us, and be merciful
unto our sins, for thy Name's sake.
The PASSION of our Lord Jesus Christ, accord
ing to Mark. St. Mark 14. i.
ATER two days : Was the feast of the Pass
over, and of unleavened bread, and the chief
priests and the scribes sought how they might take
Jesus by craft, and put him to death. But they
said : S>, Not on the feast-day, lest there be an
uproar of the people. C And being in Bethany,
in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat :
there came a woman having an alabaster box of
ointment of spikenard, very precious, and she
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brake the box, and poured it on his head. And
there were some that had indignation within them
selves, and said : S Why was this waste of the
ointment made ? For it might have been sold for
more than three hundred pence, and have been
given to the poor. C And they murmured against
her. And Jesus said : t$4 Let her alone : why
trouble ye her ? She hath wrought a good work
on me. For ye have the poor with you always :
and whensoever ye will ye may do them good :
but me ye have not always. She hath done what
she could : she is come aforehand to anoint my
body to the burying. Verily I say unto you :
Wheresoever this Gospel shall be preached through
out the whole world, this also that she hath done
shall be spoken of for a memorial of her. C And
Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the
chief priests to betray him unto them. And when
they heard it they were glad, and promised to give
him money. And he sought how he might con
veniently betray him. And the first day of un
leavened bread, when they killed the passover,
his disciples said unto him : S, Where wilt thou
that we go and prepare, that thou mayest eat the
passover ? G, And he sendeth forth two of his
disciples, and saith unto them : ^ Go ye into the
city : and there shall meet you a man bearing a
pitcher of water, follow him : and wheresoever he
shall go in, say ye to the good-man of the house :
The Master saith : Where is the guest-chamber,
where I shall eat the passover with my disciples ?
And he will shew you a large upper-room furnished,
and prepared : there make ready for us. G And
his disciples went forth, and came into the city :
and found as he had said unto them, and they made
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ready the passover. And in the evening he cometh
with the twelve. And as they sat, and did eat,
Jesus said : ^ Verily I say unto you, One of you
which eateth with me shall betray me. C And
they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him
one by one : j> Is it I ? (L And another said :
S, Is it I ? (L And he answered and said unto
them : ^ It is one of the twelve that dippeth with
me in the dish. The Son of Man indeed goeth, as
it is written of him : but woe to that man by whom
the Son of Man is betrayed. Good were it for that
man if he had never been born. ( And as they
did eat, Jesus took bread : and blessed, and brake
it, and gave to them, and said : ^ Take, eat, this
is my body. C And he took the cup, and when
he had given thanks he gave it to them : and they
all drank of it. And he said unto them : >J< This
is my blood of the new testament, which is shed
for many. Verily I say unto you, I will drink no
more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I
drink it new in the Kingdom of God. G. And when
they had sung an hymn, they went out into the
mount of Olives. And Jesus saith unto them :
>J< All ye shall be offended because of me this
night : for it is written : I will smite the shepherd,
and the sheep shall be scattered. But, after that I
am risen : I will go before you into Galilee. (L But
Peter said unto him : > Although all shall be
offended, yet will not I. G, And Jesus saith unto
him : ifc Verily I say unto thee, That this day,
even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou
shalt deny me thrice. (L But he spake the more
vehemently : S If I should die with thee, I will
not deny thee in any wise. C Likewise also said
they all. And they came to a place which was
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named Gethsemane. And he saith to his disciples :
>J< Sit ye here, while I shall pray. G. And he
taketh with him Peter, and James, and John : and
began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy.
And saith unto them : >J< My soul is exceeding
sorrowful unto death : tarry ye here, and watch.
G. And he went forward a little, and fell on the
ground : and prayed, that, if it were possible, the
hour might pass from him : and he said : ^ Abba,
Father, all things are possible unto thee, take away
this cup from me : nevertheless, not what I will,
but what thou wilt. G. And he cometh and findeth
them sleeping, and saith unto Peter : ^ Simon,
sleepest thou ? Couldest not thou watch one hour ?
Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
G And again he went away, and prayed, and spake
the same words. And when he returned he found
them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,)
neither wist they what to answer him. And he
cometh the third time, an4 saith unto them :
>J< Sleep on now, and take your rest. It is enough :
the hour is come : behold, the Son of Man is
betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise up, let
us go : lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand. G And
immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one
of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with
swords and staves, from the chief priests, and the
scribes, and the elders. And he that betrayed him
had given them a token, saying : S, Whomsoever
I shall kiss, that same is he, take him, and lead him
away safely. G And as soon as he was come he
goeth straightway to him, and saith : S* Master,
master. G. And kissed him. And they laid their
hands on him, and took him. And one of them that
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stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the
high priest : and cut off his ear. And Jesus
answered, and said unto them : >J< Are ye come
out as against a thief, with swords and with staves,
to take me ? I was daily with you in the temple
teaching, and ye took me not. But the Scriptures
must be fulfilled. < And they all forsook him,
and fled. And there followed him a certain young
man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked
body : and the young men laid hold on him. And
he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.
And they led Jesus away to the high priest : and
with him were assembled all the chief priests, and
the elders, and the scribes. And Peter followed
him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest :
and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself
at the fire. And the chief priests and all the
council sought for witness against Jesus to put him
to death, and found none. For many bare false
witness against him : but their witness agreed not
together. And there arose certain, and bare false
witness against him, saying : S We heard him
say : I will destroy this temple that is made with
hands, and within three days I will build another
made without hands. C But neither so did their
witness agree together. And the high priest stood
up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying : 5. An-
swerest thou nothing ? What is it which these
witness against thee ? G But he held his peace,
and answered nothing. Again the high priest
asked him, and said unto him : S, Art thou the
Christ, the Son of the Blessed ? <, And Jesus said :
^ I am : and ye shall see the Son of Man sitting
on the right hand of power, and coming in the
clouds of heaven. (L Then the high priest rent
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his clothes, and saith : S, What need we any
further witnesses ? Ye have heard the blasphemy :
what think ye ? C* And they all condemned him
to be guilty of death. And some began to spit on
him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and
to say unto him : S, Prophesy. G. And the
servants did strike him with the palms of their
hands.
That which follows is sung in the tone of the
Gospel : and the rest is done as on the previous
Sunday.
AND as Peter was beneath in the palace, there
cometh one of the maids of the high priest :
and when she saw Peter warming himself she
looked upon him, and said : And thou also wast
with Jesus of Nazareth. But he denied, saying :
I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest.
And he went out into the porch, and the cock crew.
And a maid saw him again, and began to say to
them that stood by : This is one of them. And he
denied it again. And a little after, they that stood
by said again to Peter : Surely thou art one of
them : for thou art a Galilaean : and thy speech
agreeth thereto. But he began to curse and to
swear, saying : I know not this man of whom ye
speak. And the second time the cock crew. And
Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto
him : Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt
deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon,
he wept.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 143. Deliver me, Lord,
from mine enemies : for I flee unto thee to hide me.
Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth thee : for
thou art my God.
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SECRET.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God : that
the effectual power of this sacrifice may in
such wise cleanse us from all our iniquities, that
we may in all purity attain unto him who is the
author of the same, even Jesus Christ, thy Son, our
Lord : Who liveth.
For the Church. SECRET.
DEFEND, Lord, we pray thee, us thy ser
vants : that we, cleaving fast to things
heavenly, may faithfully serve thee both in body
and soul. Through.
Or for the Chief Bishop.
PREFACE of the Cross. %
COMMUNION. Ps. 35! Let them be put to
confusion and shame together, that rejoice at my
trouble : let them be clothed with rebuke and
dishonour, that boast themselves against me.
POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT, O Lord, we pray thee, that thy holy
mysteries may kindle our hearts with
heavenly fire : that we may evermore have our
delight in the performance of the same, and in
bringing forth the fruits thereof. Through.
For the Church. POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord our God :
that we, whom thou hast made partakers of
heavenly gladness, may by thee be defended from
all earthly perils. Through.
Or for the Chief Bishop.
Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord:
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COLLECT.
HELP us, O God of our salvation : and grant
that we whom thou hast vouchsafed to
redeem by thine inestimable benefits, may come
with gladness to commemorate the same. Through.
TUESDAY BEFORE EASTER
Station at St. Prisca.
INTROIT. Nos autem gloriari. Gal. 6.
BUT as for us, it behoveth us to glory in the
Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ : in whom is
our salvation, our life and resurrection : by whom
we were saved and obtained our freedom. Ps. 67.
God be merciful unto us, and bless us : and shew
us the light of his countenance, and be merciful
unto us. But as for us.
COLLECT.
A LMIGHTY and everlasting God : grant that
2~\ we may so celebrate the mysteries of the pas
sion of our Saviour ; that we may be worthy to
obtain thy pardon. Through the same.
COLLECT 2 for the Church, as on the day pre
ceding, or for the Chief Bishop.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from Isaiah the
Prophet. Is. 50. 5.
IN those days : Said Isaiah : The Lord God hath
opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious :
neither turned away my back. I gave my back to
the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked
off the hair : I hid not my face from shame and
spitting. For the Lord God will help me, therefore
shall I not be confounded : therefore have I set
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my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be
ashamed. He is near that justifieth me ; who will
contend with me ? Let us stand together ; who is
mine adversary ? Let him come near to me. Be
hold, the Lord God will help me : who is he that
shall condemn me ? Lo, they all shall wax old as
a garment, the moth shall eat them up. Who is
among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the
voice of his servant ? That walketh in darkness,
and hath no light ? Let him trust in the Name of
the Lord, and stay upon his God. Behold, all ye
that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about
with sparks : walk in the light of your fire, and in
the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have
of mine hand, ye shall lie down in sorrow.
GRADUAL. Ps. 35. Nevertheless, when they
were sick, I put on sackcloth, and humbled myself
with fasting : and my prayers shall turn into mine
own bosom, y. Plead thou my cause, O Lord, with
them that strive with me, and fight thou against
them that fight against me : lay hand upon the
shield and buckler, and stand up to help me.
The PASSION of our Lord Jesus Christ, according
to Mark. St. Mark 15. 4.
AT that time : Straightway in the morning the
chief priests held a consultation with the
elders, and scribes, and the whole council, and
bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered
him to Pilate. And Pilate asked him : . Art thou
the King of the Jews ? C And he answering said
unto him : >J< Thou sayest it. (L And the chief
priests accused him of many things : but he
answered nothing. And Pilate asked him again,
saying : S* Answerest thou nothing ? behold how
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many things they witness against thee. <L But
Jesus yet answered nothing, so that Pilate mar
velled. Now at that feast he released unto them
one prisoner whomsoever they desired. And there
was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with
them that had made insurrection with him, who
had committed murder in the insurrection. And
the multitude, crying aloud, began to desire him to
do as he had ever done unto them. But Pilate
answered them, saying : S Will ye that I release
unto you the King of the Jews ? C For he knew
that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.
But the chief priests moved the people, that he
should rather release Barabbas unto them. And
Pilate answered, and said again unto them : S What
will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call
the King of the Jews ? (L And they cried out again :
S Crucify him. C Then Pilate said unto them :
S Why, what evil hath he done ? G. And they
cried out the more exceedingly : S, Crucify him.
C* And so Pilate, willing to content the people,
released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus,
when he had scourged him, to be crucified. And
the soldiers led him away into the hall, called
Praetorium, and they call together the whole band,
and they clothed him with purple, and platted a
crown of thorns, and put it about his head. And
began to salute him : Hail, King of the Jews. And
they smote him on the head with a reed : and did
spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped
him. And when they had mocked him, they took
off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on
him : and led him out to crucify him. And they
compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by,
coming out of the country, the father of Alexander
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and Rufus, to bear his cross. And they bring him
unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted,
The place of a skull. And they gave him to drink
wine mingled with myrrh : but he received it not.
And when they had crucified him they parted his
garments, casting lots upon them, what every man
should take. And it was the third hour : and they
crucified him. And the superscription of his accu
sation was written over : THE KING OF THE
JEWS. And with him they crucify two thieves :
the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
And the Scripture was fulfilled, which saith : And
he was numbered with the transgressors. And they
that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads,
and saying : 5* Ah, thou that destroyest the
temple, and buildest it in three days : save thyself ,
and come down from the cross. C Likewise also
the chief priests mocking said among themselves,
with the scribes : S, He saved others, himself he
cannot save. Let Christ the King of Israel descend
now from the cross, that we may see and believe.
C And they that were crucified with him, r eviled
him. And when the sixth hour was cofne, there
was darkness over the whole land until the ninth
hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a
loud voice, saying : >J< Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?
C Which is, being interpreted : ^ My God, my
God, why hast thou forsaken me ? (L And some
of them that stood by, when they heard it, said :
S, Behold, he calleth Elias. (L And one ran and
filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed,
and gave him to drink, saying : S> Let alone, let
us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
C- And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up
the ghost.
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(Here genuflect and pause awhile.)
That which follows is sung in the tone of the Gospel:
and the rest is done as above on the previous Sunday.
AND the veil of the temple was rent in twain,
./JL from the top to the bottom. And when the
centurion, which stood over against him, saw that
he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said :
Truly this man was the Son of God.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 140. Keep me, O Lord, from
the hands of the ungodly : preserve me from the
wicked men.
SECRET.
GRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord, that this
sacrifice which we offer unto thee in this
time of fasting ordained for the healing of our souls,
may powerfully avail for our salvation. Through.
SECRET 2 for the Church or for the Chief Bishop.
PREFACE of the Cross.
COMMUNION. Ps. 69. They that sit in the gate
speak against me : and the drunkards make songs
upon me : but, Lord, I make my prayer unto thee :
in an acceptable time, hear me, O God, in the multi
tude of thy mercy.
POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God : that
thy sanctifying power may effectually cleanse
us from all our sins, and be profitable for our healing
unto life everlasting. Through.
POSTCOMMUNION 2 for the Church or for the
Chief Bishop, as on the day preceding.
Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
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COLLECT.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, that we being
cleansed by thy mercy from the corruption
of our former sins, may be renewed in all holiness
of living. Through.
WEDNESDAY BEFORE EASTER
Station at St. Mary Major.
INTROIT. In Nomine Jesu. Phil. 2.
T the Name of Jesus every knee should bow,
of things in heaven and things in earth, and
things under the earth : for that the Lord became
obedient unto death, even the death of the Cross :
wherefore Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God
the Father. Ps. 102. Hear my prayer, O Lord :
and let my crying come unto thee.
At the Name.
After the Kyries, the Priest shall say : Let us
pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.
COLLECT.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God : that
we, who are continually afflicted by reason
of our transgressions, may be delivered by the
passion of thine only-begotten Son : Who liveth
and reigneth with thee.
The LESSON from Isaiah the Prophet.
Is. 62. ii and 63.
THUS saith the Lord God : Say ye to the
daughter of Zion : Behold thy Salvation
cometh : behold his reward is with him, and his
work before him. Who is this that cometh from
Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah ? This
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that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the
greatness of his strength ? I that speak in righteous
ness, mighty to save. Wherefore art thou red in
thine apparel, and thy garments like him that
treadeth in the winefat ? Ihave trodden the wine
press alone, and of the people there was none with
me : for I will tread them in mine anger, and
trample them in my fury : and their blood shall be
sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all
my raiment. For the day of vengeance is in my
heart, and the year of my redeemed is come. And
I looked, and there was none to help : and I won
dered that there was none to uphold : therefore
mine own arm brought salvation unto me, and my
fury, jt upheld me. And I will tread down the
people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my
fury, and I will bring down their strength to the
earth. I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the
Lord, and the praises of the Lord, according to all
that the Lord hath bestowed on us.
GRADUAL. Ps. 69. Hide not thy face from thy
servant, for I am in trouble : O haste thee, and
hear me. y. Save me, O God, for the waters are
come in, even unto my soul : I stick fast in the
deep mire, where no ground is.
Then shall he say : y. : The Lord be with you,
and not Let us bow the knee.
COLLECT.
OGOD, who for our sakes didst send thy Son
to suffer death upon the Cross, that thou
mightest deliver us from the power of the enemy :
mercifully grant to us thy servants, that we may
attain unto the grace of his resurrection. ^Through
the same.
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COLLECT 2 for the Churchy as on Monday in this
week, or for the Chief Bishop.
The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul
the Apostle to the Hebrews. Heb. 9. r6.
T)RETHREN : Where a testament is, there must
J3 also of necessity be the death of the testator :
for a testament is of force after men are dead, other
wise it is of no strength at all whilst the testator
liveth. Whereupon, neither the first testament was
dedicated without blood. For when Moses had
spoken every precept to all the people, according to
the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats,
with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and
sprinkled both the book, and all the people, saying :
This is the blood of the testament, which God hath
enjoined unto you. Moreover, he sprinkled with
blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the
ministry. And almost all things are by the law
purged with blood : and without shedding of blood
is no remission. It was therefore necessary that the
patterns of things in the heavens should be purified
with these : but the heavenly things themselves
with better sacrifices than these. For Christ is not
entered into the holy places made with hands, which
are the figures of the true : but into heaven itself,
now to appear in the presence of God for us. Nor
yet that he should offer himself often, as the high
priest entereth into the holy place every year with
blood of others : for then must he often have
suffered since the foundation of the world. But
now once in the end of the world hath he appeared,
to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. And as
it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this
the judgment : so Christ was once offered.to bear
the sins of many. And unto them that look for him
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shall he appear the second time without sin unto
salvation.
TRACT. Ps. 102. Hear my prayer, O Lord, and
let my crying come unto thee. y . Hide not thy face
from me : in the time of my trouble incline thine
ear unto me. y. When I call ; O hear me, and
that right soon. y. For my days are consumed
away like smoke : and my bones are burnt up as it
were a fire-brand, y. My heart is smitten down,
and withered like grass : so that I forget to eat my
bread, y. Thou shalt arise and have mercy upon
Zion : for it is time that thou have mercy upon her,
yea, the time is come.
The PASSION of our Lord Jesus Christ, according
to Luke. St. Luke 22. i.
AT that time : The feast of unleavened bread
drew nigh, which is called the Passover : and
the chief priests and scribes sought how they might
kill him : for they feared the people. Then entered
Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the
number of the twelve. And he went his way, and
communed with the chief priests and captains, how
he might betray him unto them. And they were
glad, and covenanted to give him money. And he
promised. And sought opportunity to betray him
unto them in the absence of the multitude. Then
came the day of unleavened bread, when the pass-
over must be killed. And he sent Peter and
John, saying : ^ Go and prepare us the passover,
that we may eat. C And they said unto him :
S Where wilt thou that we prepare ? C* And he
said unto them : ^ Behold, when ye are entered into
the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a
pitcher *of water : follow him into the house where
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he entereth in, and ye shall say unto the good-man
of the house : The Master saith unto thee : Where
is the guest-chamber, where I shall eat the passover
with my disciples ? And he shall shew you a large
upper-room furnished, there make ready. G And
they went, and found as he had said unto them,
and they made ready the passover. And when the
hour was come he sat down, and the twelve Apostles
with him. And he said unto them : ^ With desire
I have desired to eat this passover with you before
I suffer. For I say unto you : I will not any more
eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the Kingdom of
God. G* And he took the cup, and gave thanks,
and said : ^ Take this, and divide it among your
selves. For I say unto you, I will not drink of the
fruit of the vine, until the Kingdom of God shall
come. G* And he took bread, and gave thanks,
and brake it, and gave unto them, saying : ^ This
is my Body, which is given for you : this do in
remembrance of me. G. Likewise also the cup
after supper, saying : ^ This cup is the new testa
ment in my Blood, which is shed for you. But
behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with
me on the table. And truly the Son of Man goeth
as it was determined : but woe unto that man by
whom he is betrayed. G. And they began to in
quire among themselves, which of them it was that
should do this thing. And there was also a strife
among them, which of them should be accounted
the greatest. And he said unto them : ^ The kings
of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them : and
they that exercise authority upon them are called
benefactors. But ye shall not be so : but he that
is greatest among you, let him be as the younger :
and he that is chief, as he that doth serve. For
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whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he
that serveth ? Is not he that sitteth at meat ? But
I am among you as he that serveth : ye are they
which have continued with me in niy temptations.
And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father
hath appointed unto me, that ye may eat and drink
at my table in my kingdom : and sit on thrones,
judging the twelve tribes of Israel. G, And the
Lord said : ^ Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath
desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat :
but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not :
and when thou art converted, strengthen thy
brethren. G And he said unto him : S 4 Lord,
I am ready to go with thee both into prison and to
death. G* And he said : ^ I tell thee, Peter : The
cock shall not crow this day before that thou shalt
thrice deny that thou knowest me. G. And he said
unto them : >J< When I sent you without purse,
and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing ? G And
they said : S* Nothing. G* Then said he unto
them : i%4 But now, he that hath a purse, let him
take it, and likewise his scrip : and he that hath no
sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. For
I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be
accomplished in me : And he was reckoned among
the transgressors. For the things concerning me
have an end. G* And they said : S* Lord, behold,
here are two swords. G, And he said unto them :
*%( It is enough. G* And he came out, and went,
as he was wont, to the mount of Olives. And his
disciples also followed him. And when he was at
the place, he said unto them : >J< Pray, that ye
enter not into temptation. G, And he was with
drawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled
down and prayed, saying : )%4 Father, if thou be
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willing, remove this cup from me : nevertheless,
not my will, but thine be done. C And there
appeared an Angel unto him from heaven, strength
ening him. And being in an agony, he prayed more
earnestly. And his sweat was as it were great drops
of blood falling down to the ground. And when he
rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples,
he found them sleeping for sorrow ; and said unto
them : >J< Why sleep ye ? Rise and pray, lest ye
enter into temptation. (L And while he yet spake,
behold, a multitude : and he that was called Judas>
one of the twelve, went before them : and drew
near unto Jesus to kiss him. But Jesus said unto
him : ^ Judas, betray est thou the Son of Man with
a kiss ? (L When they who were about him saw
what would follow, they said unto him : S Lord,
shall we smite with the sword ? ( And one of
them smote the servant of the high priest, and
cut off his right ear. And Jesus answered and said :
>J< Suffer ye thus far. (L And he touched his ear,
and healed him. Then Jesus said unto the chief
priests, and captains of the .temple, and the elders
who were come to him : ^ Be ye come out as
against a thief, with swords and staves ? When I
was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth
no hands against me : but this is your hour, and
the power of darkness. C. Then took they him,
and led him, and brought him into the high priest's
house : and Peter followed afar off. And when
they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and
were set down together, Peter sat down among
them. But a certain maid beheld him, as he sat by
the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said
S This man was also with him. C And he denied
him, saying : > Woman, I know him not. C And
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after a little while another saw him, and said :
S Thou art also of them. G And Peter said :
S Man, I am not. G* And about the space of one
hour after, another confidently affirmed, saying :
S Of a truth this fellow also was with him : for
he is a Galilaean. G, And Peter said : S* Man,
I know not what thou sayest. G And immedi
ately, while he yet spake, the cock crew. And the
Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter
remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said
unto him : Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny
me thrice. And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.
That which follows is sung in the tone of the
Gospel : and the rest is done as above on the pre
ceding Sunday.
AtfD the men that held Jesus mocked him, and
smote him. And when they had blindfolded
him, they struck him on the face : and asked him,
saying : Prophesy, who is it that smote thee ?
And many other things blasphemously spake they
against him. And as soon as it was day, the elders
of the people, and the chief priests, and the scribes,
came together, and led him into their council, say
ing : Art thou the Christ ? Tell us. And he said
unto them : If I tell you, ye will not believe : and
if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me
go. Hereafter shall the Son of Man sit on the right
hand of the power of God. Then said they all : Art
thou then the Son of God ? And he said unto them :
Ye say that I am. And they said : What need we
any further witness ? For we ourselves have heard
of his own mouth.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 102. Hear my prayer, O
Lord, and let my crying come unto thee : hide not
thy face from me.
w
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a^y SECRET.
E beseech thee, O Lord, to accept these our
oblations : and vouchsafe so to work in us,
who shew forth in a mystery the passion of thy Son
our Lord, that we may by our devout affections
receive the benefit of his redemption. Through the
same.
SECRET 2 for the Church or Chief Bishop.
PREFACE of the Cross.
COMMUNION. Ps. 102. I have mingled my
drink with weeping : for thou hast taken me up
and cast me down : and I am withered like grass :
but thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ever : thou shalt
arise and have mercy upon Sion, for it is time that
thou have mercy upon her, yea the time is come.
POSTCOMMUNION.
A LMIGHTY GOD, we beseech thee, so to en-
^L\. lighten our understandings : that we, testi
fying in these wondrous mysteries to the temporal
death of thy Son, may learn thereby to believe that
thou hast bestowed upon us life eternal. Through
the same.
POSTCOMMUNION 2 for Church or Chief Bishop.
Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before
the Lord.
PRAYER.
A LMIGHTY GOD, we beseech thee graciously
jL\. to behold this thy family, for which our Lord
Jesus Christ was contented to be betrayed, and
given up into the hands of wicked men, and to
suffer death upon the Cross : Who liveth and
reigneth with thee. R/. Amen.
1f Onfollowing 3 days private Masses are forbidden.
B44
THURSDAY BEFORE EASTER
COMMONLY CALLED
MAUNDY THURSDAY
Station at St, John Lateran.
INTROIT. Nos autem gloriari. Gal. 6.
BUT as for us, it behoveth us to glory in the
Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ : in whom is
our salvation, our life and resurrection : by whom
we were saved and obtained our freedom. Ps. 67.
God be merciful unto us, and bless us : and shew
us the light of his countenance, and be merciful
unto us. But as for us.
And on this day shall be said, Glory be to God on
high, and then shall the bells be rung : and after
that shall they cease until Easter Even.
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COLLECT.
OGOD, who gavest unto Judas the punishment
of his sin, and unto the thief the reward of
his confession, grant us, we beseech thee, the
effectual help of thy mercy : that as in his passion
thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, gave unto either the
just reward of his merits ; so he may cleanse us
from the sins of our old nature, and bestow upon
us the grace of his Resurrection : Who liveth and
reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost.
And this Collect only shall be said.
The Lesson from the former EPISTLE of blessed
Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians. I Cor. n. 17.
BRETHREN : In this that I declare unto you,
I praise you not ; that ye come together not
for the better, but for the worse. For first of all,
when ye come together in the church, I hear that
there be divisions among you, and I partly believe
it. For there must be also heresies among you,
that they who are approved may be made manifest
among you. When ye come together therefore
into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's Supper.
For in eating everyone taketh before other his own
supper. And one is hungry : and another is
drunken. What, have ye not houses to eat and to
drink in ? Or despise ye the church of God, and
shame them that have not ? What shall I say to you ?
shall I praise you in this ? I praise you not. For
I have received of the Lord that which also I
delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus, the same
night in which he was betrayed, took bread, and
when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said :
Take, eat : this is my Body, which is broken for
you : this do in remembrance of me. After the
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same manner also he took the cup, when he had
supped, saying : This cup is the new testament in
my Blood : this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in
remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat this
bread, and drink this cup : ye do shew the Lord's
death till he come. Wherefore, whosoever shall
eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, un
worthily, shall be guilty of the Body and Blood of
the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so
let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.
For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily eateth
and drinketh damnation to himself : not discerning
the Lord's Body. For this cause many are weak
and sickly among you, and many sleep. For if we
would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
But when we are judged, we are chastened of the
Lord, that we should not be condemned with the
world. Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come
together to eat, tarry one for another. And if any
man hunger, let him eat at home : that ye come
not together unto condemnation. And the rest
will I set in order when I come.
GRADUAL. Phil. 2. Christ became obedient
unto death, even the death of the Cross. ~f Where
fore God also hath highly exalted him : and given
him the Name which is above every name.
The PASSION of our Lord Jesus Christ accord
ing to Luke. St. Luke 23. i.
A' that time : The whole multitude of them
arose, and led him unto Pilate. And they
began to accuse him, saying : S. We found this
fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give
tribute to Caesar, saying, that he himself is Christ
a King. C And Pilate asked him, saying :
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S, Art thou the King of the Jews ? (L And he
answered him, and said : ^ Thou sayest it.
(L Then said Pilate to the chief priests, and to the
people : S. I find no fault in this man. (L And
they were the more fierce, saying : 5 He stirreth
up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry,
beginning from Galilee to this place. C When
Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man
were a Galilaean. And as soon as he knew that he
belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to
Herod, who himself was also at Jerusalem at that
time. And when Herod saw Jesus he was exceeding
glad. For he was desirous to see him of a long
season, because he had heard many things of him,
and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by
him. Then he questioned with him in many words.
But he answered him nothing. And the chief
priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused
him. And Herod with his men of war set him at
nought : and mocked him, and arrayed him in a
gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate. And
the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends
together : for before they were at enmity between
themselves. And Pilate, when he had called
together the chief priests, and the rulers, and the
people, said unto them : S Ye have brought this
man unto me, as one that perverteth the people,
and behold, I, having examined him before you,
have found no fault in this man touching those
things whereof ye accuse him. No, nor yet Herod :
for I sent you to him, and lo, nothing worthy of
death is done unto him. I will therefore chastise
him, and release him. ( For of necessity he
must release one unto them at the feast. And
they cried out all at once, saying : S, Away with
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this man, and release unto us Barabbas. (L Who
for a certain sedition made in the city, and for
murder, was cast into prison. Pilate therefore,
willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.
But they cried, saying : S, Crucify him, crucify
him. C And he said unto them the third time :
S. Why, what evil hath he done ? I have found
no cause of death in him : I will therefore chastise
him, and let him go. C And they were instant
with loud voices, requiring that he might be cruci
fied. And the voices of them and of the chief priests
prevailed. And Pilate gave sentence that it should
be as they required. And he released unto them
him that for sedition and murder was cast into
prison, whom they had desired : but he delivered
Jesus to their will. And as they led him away,
they laid hold upon one Simon a Cyrenian, coming
out of the country : and on him they laid the Cross,
that he might bear it after Jesus. And there
followed him a great company of people, and of
women, which also bewailed and lamented him.
But Jesus, turning unto them, said : >J< Daughters
of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for your
selves, and for your children. For behold, the days
are coming, in the which they shall say : Blessed
are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and
the paps which never gave suck. Then shall they
begin to say to the mountains : Fall on us ; and to
the hills : Cover us. For if they do these things
in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?
C And there were also two other, malefactors,
led with him to be put to death. And when they
were come to the place which is called Calvary,
there they crucified him : and the malefactors, one
on the right hand, and the other on the left. Then
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said Jesus : ^ Father, forgive them : for they
know not what they do. G. And they parted his
raiment, and cast lots. And the people stood be*
holding, and the rulers also with them derided him,
saying : S. He saved others : let him save him
self, if he be Christ, the chosen of God. G And the
soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and
offering him vinegar, and saying : S. If thou be
the King of the Jews, save thyself. G, And a
superscription also was written over him in letters
of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew : THIS IS THE
KING OF THE JEWS. And one of the malefactors,
which were hanged, railed on him, saying : S If
thou be Christ, save thyself, and us. G, But the
other answering rebuked him, saying : S. Dost
not thou fear God ? Seeing thou art in the same
condemnation. And we indeed justly, for we
receive the due reward of our deeds : but this man
hath done nothing amiss. G* And he said unto
Jesus : S Lord, remember me when thou comest
into thy kingdom. G* And Jesus said unto him :
^ Verily I say unto thee : To-day shalt thou be
with me in paradise. G And it was about the
sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the
earth until the ninth hour. And the sun was
darkened : and the veil of the temple was rent in
the midst. And when Jesus had cried with a loud
voice, he said : ^ Father, into thy hands I com
mend my spirit. G* And having said thus, he gave
up the ghost.
(Here genuflect and pause awhile.)
That which followeth is sung in the tone of the
Gospel : and the rest is done as above on the preced
ing Sunday.
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NOW when the centurion saw what was done,
he glorified God, saying : Certainly this was
a righteous man. And all the people that came to
gether to that sight, beholding the things that were
done, smote their breasts, and returned. And all
his acquaintance, and the women that followed
him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these
things.
And the Creed shall be said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 118. The right hand of the
Lord hath the pre-eminence, the right hand of the
Lord bringeth mighty things to pass : I shall not
die but live, and declare the works of the Lord.
SECRET.
GRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord holy, Father
almighty, everlasting God : that he may
render our sacrifice acceptable in thy sight, who as
on this day commanded his disciples, saying : Do
this in remembrance of me, even Jesus Christ thy
Son our Lord : Who liveth and reigneth with thee.
PREFACE of the Cross.
WITHIN THE ACTION.
AVD here we do give unto thee most high
praise and hearty thanks : On this most
holy day whereon Jesus Christ our Lord
was betrayed for us : For the wonderful grace
and virtue declared in all thy Saints, from the
beginning of the world : And chiefly in the
glorious and most blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of the same thy Son Jesus Christ our
Lord and God, and in the holy Patriarchs,
Prophets, Apostles and Martyrs, whose
examples, O Lord, and steadfastness in thy
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faith, and keeping thy holy commandments,
grant us to follow.
ALMIGHTY GOD, our heavenly Father,
Ji\ who of thy tender mercy didst give thine
only Son Jesus Christ, to suffer death upon
the Cross for our redemption, who made
there, by his one oblation of himself once
offered, a full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice,
oblation, and satisfaction, for the sins of the
whole world, and as on this day did institute
and hand down to his disciples the mysteries
of his Body and Blood, and in his holy Gospel
did command us to celebrate a perpetual
memory of that his precious death, until
his coming again ; Hear us, O merciful
Father, we beseech thee : and with thy Holy
Spirit and Word vouchsafe to bl^ess and
sanct^ify these thy gi^fts, and creatures of
Bread and Wine, that they may be unto us
the Bo^dy and Bl^ood of thy most dearly
beloved Son Jesus Christ :
WHO in the same night, in which for us
men and for our salvation he was
betrayed, even to-day, took bread, and when
he had bl^essed and given thanks, he brake
it, and gave it to his disciples, saying : Take,
eat :
This is my Body which is given
for you.
And the rest, as in the Canon.
O Lamb of God is said after the customary
manner, but the Kiss of Peace shall not be given.
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But the three accustomed prayers before the Com
munion shall be said.
Tf On this day the Priest shall consecrate two Hosts,
whereof he shall consume the one ; but the other he
shall reserve for the day following whereon the
Sacrament is not consecrated : and he shall like
wise reserve some part of that which hath been con-
secrated in case it be needed for the sick. But he
shall consume the whole of the precious Blood, and
before the washing of his fingers lie shall place the
reserved Host in another chalice, which the Deacon
shall set in the midst of the Altar, covering it with
the pall and paten and spreading a veil thereon.
Then he shall receive the Communion, and the
Mass be finished. But the Priest shall genuflect,
whensoever he approacheth or departeth from the
middle of the Altar, or passeth before the Sacrament
that hath been reserved in the chalice. And when he
shall say The Lord be with you, he shall turn him
self towards the people, not in the midst of the Altar,
that he may not turn his back on the Sacrament, but
at the north side : and at the end he shall give the
blessing in the same place, and he shall not complete
the circle.
COMMUNION. St. John 13. The Lord Jesus,
after he had supped with his disciples, and had
washed their feet, said unto them : Know ye what
I your Lord and Master have done to you ? I have
given you an example that ye should do as I have
done to you.
POSTCOMMUNION.
OLORD our God, who hast refreshed us with
this life-giving sustenance, we beseech thee :
that we, who observe this institution in the time of
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our mortal life, may obtain the benefit thereof in
thy gift of immortality. Through.
Then shall he say Depart in peace and give the
blessing ; and the Gospel of St. John shall be read :
at the beginning whereof the Priest shall not sign the
Altar, but himself alone.
The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL accord
ing to John. St. John 13. i.
AT that time : Before the feast of the Passover,
ji\. when Jesus knew that the time was come that
he should depart out of this world unto the Father,
having loved his own which were in the world, he
loved them unto the end. And supper being ended,
the devil having now put into the heart of Judas
Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him : Jesus know
ing that the Father had given all things into his
hands, and that he was come forth from God, and
went to God : he riseth from supper, and laid
aside his garments : and took a towel, and girded
himself. After that he poureth water into a bason,
and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe
them with the towel wherewith he was girded.
Then cometh he to Simon Peter. And Peter saith
unto him : Lord, dost thou wash my feet ? Jesus
answered and said unto him : What I do thou
knowest not now ; but thou shalt know hereafter.
Peter saith unto him : Thou shalt never wash my
feet. Jesus answered him : If I wash thee not,
thou hast no part with me. Simon Peter saith unto
him : Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands
and my head. Jesus saith to him : He that is
washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is
clean every whit. And ye are clean, but not all.
For he knew who should betray him ; therefore
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said he : Ye are not all clean. So after he had
washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and
was set down again, he said unto them : Know ye
what I have done to you ? Ye call me Master and
Lord : and ye say well : for so I am. If I then,
your Lord and Master, have washed your feet : ye
also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have
given you an example, that ye should do as I have
done to you.
Tf On this day a fit place shall be made ready in
some Chapel within the Church or on an Altar,
and it shall be adorned as decently as may be with
veils and lights, where the chalice with the Host
reserved therein shall be set. And when Mass is
finished, torches being lighted, a Procession
shall be formed after the customary fashion, but
another Subdeacon, properly vested, shall carry the
Cross. The Celebrant, wearing a white cope, shall
stand afore the Altar, and set incense in two censers
without blessing it : then genuflecting in the midst
of the Altar, he shall with the one cense the Sacra
ment thrice. Then the Deacon standing shall
deliver to him the chalice, which he shall cover with
the ends of the veil which shall be laid on his shoulders.
Then shall he go in the midst with the Deacon on
his right and the Subdeacon on his left hand, to the
place made ready for the Sacrament to be reserved
until the morrow ; and a canopy shall be held over
him, and two acolytes shall cense the Sacrament
continually. Meanwhile during the Procession
shall be sung :
HYMN. Pange, lingua, gloriosi.
OF the glorious Body telling, my tongue, its mysteries sing,
And the Blood, all price excelling, which the world's eternal King,
In a noble womb once dwelling, shed for this world's ransoming.
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Given for us, for us descending, of a Virgin to proceed,
Man with man in converse blending, scattered he the Gospel seed,
Till his sojourn drew to ending, which he closed in wondrous deed.
At the last great Supper lying, circled by his brethren's band,
Meekly with the law complying, first he finished its command,
Then, immortal Food supplying, gave himself with his own hand.
Word made Flesh, by word he maketh, very bread his Flesh to be :
Man in wine Christ's Blood partaketh, and if senses fail to see,
Faith alone the true heart waketh, to behold the mystery.
Therefore we before him bending, this great Sacrament revere :
Types and shadows have their ending, for the newer Rite is here :
Faith, our outward sense befriending, makes the inward vision clear.
Glory, let us give, and blessing, to the Father and the Son ;
Honour, might, and praise addressing, while eternal ages run :
Ever too his love confessing, who from both, with both, is one. Amen.
And when he shall be come to the place prepared, the
Deacon kneeling shall receive the chalice with the
Sacrament from the Priest, standing upright : and
at first he shall set it on the Altar, where the Priest
kneeling shall cense it after the former manner;
then he shall set it in the place prepared. And
thereafter sliall Evensong be said in the choir
without singing.
And the Priest with the Ministers shall lay
bare the Altars, reading the Antiphon : Ps. 22.
They parted my garments among them : and
cast lots upon my vesture, and the whole of
the Psalm My God, my God, look upon me, as at
Mattins for Good Friday (sung as "Tenebrae"
this evening).
If The Altars being laid bare, at a convenient
time the signal is given with a wooden instrument,
and the Priests shall come together to perform the
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Maundy. And the Prelate or Superior among
the Clergy, being vested in amice and alb with
purple stole and cope, shall stand in the place
appointed, with the Deacon to assist him : and the
Deacon with the Subdeacon shall wear white vest
ments as at the Mass. Then shall he set incense in
the censer, and the Deacon holding the book of the
Gospels before his breast shall kneel before the
Superior and ask a blessing. And the blessing
being given, he shall stand with the two acolytes
holding lighted candles, one on either hand, and
the Subdeacon holding the book. Then shall he
sign the book and cense it, and sing in the
customary manner the Gospel Before the feast of
the Passover, as in end of the Mass above. Then
shall the Subdeacon bear the open book to be kissed
by the Superior, and the Deacon shall cense him in
the customary manner. And thereafter the Superior
shall put off his cope, and the Deacon and Sub-
deacon shall gird him with a towel. Being so girded,
with the Deacon and Subdeacon ministering unto
him, he shall come forward for the washing of the
feet. And they that are to be washed shall be set in
order, and clerks shall carry a bason of water. And
while the Subdeacon holds the right foot of each one,
the Superior shall genuflect to him, and wash his feet
and wipe and kiss them. And the Deacon shall give
him the towel to wipe them. And at the same time
shall be sung these sentences of Scripture that follow.
Antiphon. St. John 13. A new commandment
give I unto you : that ye love one another as I
have loved you, saith the Lord.
Ps. 119. Blessed are those that are undefiled in
the way : and walk in the law of the Lord.
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Then forthwith shall the Antipkon A new com
mandment be repeated. And in like manner shall
each Antiphon be repeated after its Psalm or verse.
And of each Psalm the first verse only shall be said.
Antiphon. St. John 13. After the Lord had risen
from supper he put water in a bason and began to
wash his disciples' feet : this example left he unto
them. Ps. 48. Great is the Lord, and highly to be
praised : in the city of our God, even upon his holy
hill. After.
Antiphon. St. John 13. The Lord Jesus after he
had supped with his disciples washed their feet, and
said unto them : Know ye what I your Lord and
Master have done unto you ? I have given you an
example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
Ps. 85. Lord, thou art become gracious unto thy
land : thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob.
The Lord Jesus.
Antiphon. St. John 13. Lord, dost thou wash
my feet ? Jesus answered and said unto him : If
I wash not thy feet, thou hast no part in me. y. He
came therefore unto Simon Peter, and Peter said
unto him.
Then shall be repeated the Antiphon Lord, dost
thou wash my feet ? Jesus answered and said unto
him : If I wash not thy feet, thou hast no part in
me.
y. What I do, thou knowest not now : but thou
shalt know hereafter.
And the Antiphon is repeated a third time. Lord,
dost thou wash my feet ? Jesus answered and said
unto him : If I wash not thy feet, thou hast no part
in me.
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Antiphon. If I, your Lord and Master, have
washed your feet : how much more ought ye to
wash one another's feet ? Ps. 49. O hear ye this,
all ye people : ponder it with your ears, all ye that
dwell in the world. If I, your Lord.
Antiphon. St. John 13. By this shall all men
know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one
to another, y. Jesus said unto his disciples. By
this shall all men know.
Antiphon. i Cor. 13. Let these three abide in
you, faith, hope, and charity : but the greatest of
these is charity.
y. Now abideth faith, hope, and charity, these
three : but the greatest of these is charity.
Let these three.
Antiphon. Blessed be the holy Trinity and the
undivided Unity : we will confess him, because he
hath shewed his mercy upon us. y. Let us bless
the Father and the Son with the Holy Ghost. Ps. 84.
O how amiable are thy dwellings, thou Lord of
Hosts ! My soul hath a desire and longing to enter
into the courts of the Lord. Blessed be.
Antiphon. i St. John 2, 3, 4. Where charity and
love are, there is God. y. The love of Christ joined
us in one. y. Let us rejoice and be glad in him.
y. Let us fear and love the living God. y. And
love one another in sincerity of heart.
Then is repeated the Antiphon Where charity and
love are, there is God. y. When, therefore, we are
joined together, y. Let us see that we be not
divided in spirit, y. Let all malicious wranglings
and contentions cease, y. And let Christ our God
be in the midst of us.
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Then is repeated the Antiphon Where charity and
love are, there is God. y . So may we with the
blessed see. y. In glory thy countenance, Christ
our God. y. Joy that is infinite and undefiled.
y. For ever and for evermore. Amen.
After the washing, the Superior, or he that hath
washed the feet, shall wash his hands and wipe them
with another towel : then returning to his former
place, he shall receive the cope and say, with head
uncovered,
Our Father, secretly.
y. And lead us not into temptation.
R/. But deliver us from evil.
y. Thou hast charged, O Lord,
R/. That we should diligently keep thy command
ments.
y. Thou didst wash the feet of thy disciples.
R/. Despise not thou the works of thine own
hands.
y. Lord, hear my prayer.
R/. And let my cry come unto thee.
y. The Lord be with you.
R/. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray. COLLECT.
TT 7"E beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to assist
W this our bounden duty and service : and
forasmuch as thou didst vouchsafe to wash the feet
of thy disciples, despise not thou the works of thine
own hands, which thou hast bidden us to follow :
and mercifully grant that as we have this day
washed away our outward defilements, so by thee
we may inwardly be cleansed from all our offences :
Who livest and reignest God : world without end.
R/. Amen.
B6o
GOOD FRIDAY
Station at St. Cross in Jerusalem.
\ The Office being ended, the Priest and Ministers,
in black vestments, and without candles and incense,
shall go unto the Altar ; and prostrating themselves
before it, shall pray for a while. And the Acolytes
shall spread one cloth and no more upon the Altar.
His prayer being finished, the Priest, with the
Ministers, shall go up to the Altar, and kiss it in the
middle : and thereafter the Reader, going to the place
where the Epistle is read, shall read the Prophecy,
beginning it without any announcement, and the
Priest shall read it at the same time in a low voice,
standing at the Epistle corner.
Hosea 6.
THUS saith the Lord : In their affliction they
will seek me early : Come, and let us return
unto the Lord : for he hath torn, and he will heal
us : he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. After
two days will he revive us : in the third day he will
Good Friday B6i
raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. Then shall
we know, if we follow on to know the Lord : his
going forth is prepared as the morning, and he shall
come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former
rain unto the earth. Ephraim, what shall I do
unto thee ? O Judah, what shall I do unto
thee ? For your- goodness is as a morning cloud :
and as the early dew it goeth away. There
fore I have hewed them by the prophets, I have slain
them by the words of my mouth : and thy judg
ments are as the light that goeth forth. For I de
sired mercy, and not sacrifice, and the knowledge
of God more than burnt offerings.
TRACT. Hob. 3. O Lord, I have heard thy
speech, and was afraid : I have considered thy
works, and was confounded. y. O Lord, revive thy
work in the midst of the years : in the midst of the
years make it known, y. In the time of confusion
of my soul : in wrath, remember mercy, y. God
came from Teman, and his Holy One from the thick
woods of the mountains, y. His glory covered the
heavens : and the earth was full of his praise.
: 1f The Tract being ended, the Priest at the Epistle
horn shall say : Let us pray. Then shall the Deacon
say : Let us bow the knee. And the Subdeacon :
Arise " COLLECT.
A LMIGHTY GOD, we beseech thee graciously
J~\ to behold this thy family, for which our Lord
Jesus Christ was contented to be betrayed, and
given up into the hands of wicked men, and to
suffer death upon the Cross : Who now liveth and
reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one
God, world without end. R/. Amen.
Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.
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COLLECT.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, by whose
jtV Spirit the whole body of the Church is
governed and sanctified : receive pur supplications
and prayers, which we offer before thee for all
estates of men in thy holy Church ; that every
member of the same, in his vocation and ministry,
may truly and godly serve thee. Through our Lord
and Saviour Jesus Christ. R/. Amen.
Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.
COLLECT.
O MERCIFUL God, who hast made all men,
and hatest nothing that thou hast made, nor
wouldest the death of a sinner, but rather that he
should be converted and live : have mercy upon all
Jews, Turks, Infidels, and Hereticks, and take from
them all ignorance, hardness of heart, and contempt
of thy Word ; and so fetch them home, blessed
Lord, to thy flock, that they may be saved among
the remnant of the true Israelites, and be made one
fold under one shepherd, Jesus Christ our Lord :
Who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy
Spirit, one God, world without end. R/. Amen.
Then shall the Subdeacon, without any announce
ment, sing the EPISTLE following. Heb. 10. i.
T)RETHREN : The law having a shadow of good
J3 things to come, and not the very image of the
things, can never with those sacrifices, which they
offered year by year continually, make the comers
thereunto perfect : for then would they not have
ceased to be offered ? because that the worshippers
once purged should have had no more conscience of
sins. But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance
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again made of sins every year. For it is not possible
that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away
sins. Wherefore, when he cometh into the world,
he saith : Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not,
but a body hast thou prepared me : in burnt-offer
ings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.
Then said I : Lo, I come (in the volume of the book
it is written of me) to do thy will, O God. Above,
when he said : Sacrifice and offering, and burnt-
offerings, and offering for sin thou wouldest not,
neither hadst pleasure therein, which are offered by
the Law : then said he : Lo, I come to do thy will,
God. He taketh away the first, that he may
establish the second. By the which will we are
sanctified, through the offering of the body of Jesus
Christ once for all. And every priest standeth daily
ministering, and offering oftentimes the same sac
rifices, which can never take away sins. But this
man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for
ever, sat down on the right hand of God ; from
henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his
foot-stool. For by one offering he hath perfected
for ever them that are sanctified. Whereof the Holy
Ghost also is a witness to us : for after that he had
said before : This is the covenant that I will make
with them after those days, saith the Lord : I will
put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds
will I write them ; and their sins and iniquities will
1 remember no more. Now where remission of
these is, there is no more offering for sin. Having
therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest
by the Blood of Jesus, by a new and living way,
which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil,
that is to say, his flesh : and having an High Priest
over the house of God ; let us draw near with a
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true heart, in full assurance of faith, having our
hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our
bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold, fast
the profession of our faith without wavering : (for
he is faithful that promised;) and let us consider
one another to provoke unto love, and to good works :
not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together,
as the manner of some is : but exhorting one
another : and so much the more, as ye see the day
approaching.
TRACT. Ps. 140. Deliver me, O Lord, from the
evil man : and preserve me from the wicked man.
y . Who imagine mischief in their hearts : and stir
up strife all the day long. "ft. They have sharpened
their tongues like a serpent : adder's poison is under
their lips. y. Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of
the ungodly : and preserve me from the wicked
men. y. Who are purposed to overthrow my
goings : the proud have laid a snare for me.
y . And spread a net abroad with cords : yea, and set
traps in my way. y. I said unto the Lord : Thou
art my God : hear the voice of my prayers, O Lord.
y. O Lord God, thou strength of my health : thou
hast covered my head in the day of battle. ..y. Let
not the ungodly have his desire, O Lord : let not
his mischievous imagination prosper : lest they be
too proud, y. Let the mischief of their own
lips fall upon the head of them : that compass me
about, y. The righteous also shall give thanks
unto thy Name : and the just shall continue in
thy sight.
K The Tract ended, the Passion is read from a
bare desk : and the Celebrant shall read it also at
the Epistle horn of the Altar in a low voice. ... r ;t : ,-.':
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The PASSION of our Lord Jesus Christ, according
to John. St. John 19. i.
A 1 that time : Pilate therefore took Jesus, and
scourged him. And the soldiers platted a
crown of thorns, and put it on his head : and they
put on him a purple robe, and said : $5 Hail, King
of the Jews. G And they smote him with their
hands. Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith
unto them : S Behold, I bring him forth to you,
that ye may know that I find no fault in him.
G* Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of
thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith
unto them : S Behold the man. G When the
chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they
cried out, saying : > Crucify him, crucify him.
G. Pilate saith unto them : S Take ye him, and
crucify him : for I find no fault in him. G The
Jews answered him : S, We have a law, and by
our law he ought to die, because he made himself
the Son of God. G* When Pilate therefore heard
that saying, he was the more afraid. And went
again into the judgment-hall : and saith unto
Jesus : S, Whence art thou ? G But Jesus gave
him no answer. Then saith Pilate unto him :
5, Speakest thou not unto me ? Knowest thou not
that I have power to crucify thee, and have power
to release thee ? G Jesus answered : ^ Thou
couldest have no power at all against me, except it
were given thee from above. Therefore he
that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
G* And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release
him. But the Jews cried out, saying : S* If thou
let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend. Who
soever maketh himself a king speaketh against
Caesar. G When Pilate therefore heard that say-
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ing, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the
judgment seat, in a place that is called the Pave
ment, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha. And it was
the Preparation of the Passover, and about the
sixth hour, and he saith unto the Jews : S, Behold
your King. C But they cried out : S Away with
him, away with him, crucify him. ( Pilate saith
unto them : S Shall I crucify your King ? G. The
chief priests answered : S. We have no king but
Caesar. C Then delivered he him therefore unto
them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led
him away. And he, bearing his cross, went forth
into a place called the place of a skull, which is
called in the Hebrew, Golgotha : where they
crucified him, and two other with him, on either
side one, and Jesus in the midst. And Pilate wrote
a title : and put it on the cross. And the writing
was : JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF
THE JEWS. This title then read many of the Jews,
for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to
the city. And it was written in Hebrew, and Greek,
and Latin. Then said the chief priests of the Jews
to Pilate : S* Write not, The King of the Jews :
but that he said : I am the King of the Jews.
(L Pilate answered : S What I have written, I
have written. (L Then the soldiers, when they
had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made
four parts : to every soldier a part, and also his
coat. Now the coat was without seam, woven from
the top throughout. They said therefore among
themselves : S* Let us not rend it, but cast lots
for it, whose it shall be. (L That the Scripture
might be fulfilled, which saith : They parted my
raiment among them : and for my vesture they did
cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.
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Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother,
and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas,
and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw
his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he
loved, he saith unto his mother : ^ Woman, behold
thy son. (L Then saith he to the disciple : >J< Be
hold thy mother. ( And from that hour that dis
ciple took her unto his own home. After this, Jesus,
knowing that all things were now accomplished, that
the Scripture might be fulfilled, saith : ^ I thirst.
G* Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar. And they
filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop,
and put it to his mouth. When Jesus therefore had
received the vinegar, he said : ^ It is finished.
C And he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
(Here genuflect and pause awhile.)
The rest is sung in the tone of the Gospel : Cleanse
my heart is said, but the blessing is not asked, nor
are lights carried nor incense, and at the end the
Celebrant does not kiss the book.
THE Jews therefore, because it was the Pre
paration, that the bodies should not remain
upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath
day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their
legs might be broken, and that they might be taken
away. Then came the soldiers : and brake the
legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified
with him. But when they came to Jesus, and saw
that he was dead already, they brake not his legs :
but one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side,
and forthwith came there out blood and water.
And he that saw it bare record : and his record is
true. And he knoweth that he saith true : that ye
might believe. For these things were done, that the
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Scripture should be fulfilled : A bone of him shall
not be broken. And again another Scripture saith :
They shall look on him whom they pierced.
Then the Priest, standing at the Epistle horn of
the Altar, shall begin immediately with joined hands :
DEARLY beloved brethren, let us pray -for the
holy Church of God : that the Lord our God
may vouchsafe to preserve it throughout all the
world in unity, peace and safety : making subject
unto it all principalities and powers : and that he
may grant unto us to dwell in such quiet and tran
quillity that we may duly shew forth the glory of
God the Father Almighty.
, Let us pray. Deacon : Let us bow the knee.
Subdeacon : R/. Arise.
The Prayer is chanted in the ferial tone of the
Collect at Mass, with hands extended. Which
method shall serve for all the Prayers that follow.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast in
2\ Christ made manifest thy glory unto all man
kind : we beseech thee that thou wouldest preserve
those things which of thy mercy thou hast created ;
that thy Church being spread abroad through all the
world may steadfastly abide in the confession of thy
holy Name. Through the same. R/. Amen. < ;
ET us pray likewise for N. the chief Bishop :
that like as the Lord our God hath appointed
him to the office of a bishoprick, so he may preserve
him in all peace and safety for the governance of
the holy people of God.
Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, whose judg-
./"V ment upholdeth all things both in heaven and
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earth : we beseech thee mercifully to have respect
unto our prayers, that like as thou hast appointed
this thy servant to be our Bishop so thou wouldest
of thy mercy defend him against all adversities ;
and that all Christian peoples, acknowledging thee
alone to be their author and governour, may so
prosper by his care that they may duly increase in
bringing forth the fruits of their profession.
Through. R/. Amen.
ET us pray likewise for all Bishops, Priests and
Deacons, for all Subdeacons, Acolytes, Exor
cists, Readers, Doorkeepers, Confessors, Virgins and
Widows : and for all the elect people of God.
Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, by whose
JL\. spirit the whole body of the Church is
governed and sanctified : receive our supplications
and prayers which we offer before thee for all estates
of men in thy holy Church ; that every member of
the same in his vocation and ministry may truly
and godly serve thee. Through Jesus Christ thy
Son our Lord : Who liveth and reigneth with thee.
R/. Amen.
ET us pray likewise for our most Christian
Sovereign (if he be not crowned is said : elect)
N. : that the Lord our God may make subject unto
him all the peoples that delight in war to the preser
vation of our perpetual peace.
Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, in whose hand
2\ is the dominion of all things, and the govern
ance of all kingdoms : look down in mercy on this
Empire ; that the nations which trust in the fury
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of their violence, may be quelled by the defence of
thine almighty power. Through. R/. Amen.
ET us pray likewise for all them that are
catechumens : that the Lord our God may
open the ears of their hearts that they may enter in
at the gate of his mercy ; that by the washing of
regeneration they may obtain the remission of all
their sins, and be found faithful servants of Christ
Jesus our Lord.
Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.
A -MIGHTY and everlasting God, who dost ever
increase thy Church with the abundance of a
new generation : we beseech thee that thou
wouldest multiply in faith and understanding them
that are being taught in thy holy word ; that being
renewed in the water of Baptism they may be
numbered among the sons of thine adoption.
Through. R/. Amen.
DEARLY beloved brethren, let us pray likewise
to God the Father Almighty, that he would
vouchsafe to cleanse the world from all false doc
trine : to. deliver it from pestilence and famine : to
open all prisons : and to set free them that are in
captivity : granting unto pilgrims a safe return :
to the sick healing : and to them that travel by sea
to attain unto the haven that they desire.
Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.
A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, the comforter
./Y. of them that mourn, the strength of them that
travail : we beseech thee to hear the prayers of
them that in any necessity make their supplica
tions unto thee ; that in all their troubles and
adversities they may rejoice in the present succour
of thy loving-kindness. Through. R/. Amen.
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ET us pray likewise for all them that are in
heresy and schism : that the Lord our God
may deliver them from all false doctrines, and
vouchsafe to restore them to their holy mother the
Catholic and Apostolic Church.
Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.
A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who wouldest
J~\. not that any should perish, but rather that
they should be saved : we beseech thee mercifully
to look upon them that are deceived by the crafts
of the devil ; that the hearts of them which have
gone astray may be delivered from their perversities
and restored to the way of truth and to the unity of
thy holy Church. Through. R/. Amen.
ET us pray likewise for the Jews : that the
Lord our God may remove from their hearts
the veil of unbelief ; and that they may come to
the knowledge of Jesus Christ our Lord. No R/ is
made, but immediately is said :
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who extendest
2JL even to the falsehood of the Jews the abun
dance of thy mercy : graciously hear the prayers
which we offer unto thee for the blindness of the
hearts of this people ; that acknowledging Christ
Jesus, the light of thy truth, they may yet be de
livered from the darkness of their ignorance.
Through the same. R/. Amen.
ET us pray likewise for the heathen : that
God Almighty may take away the iniquity of
their hearts ; that they may turn away from their
idols to the true and living God and to his only-
begotten Son Jesus Christ our Lord and God.
Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.
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ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who desirest
y~X not the death of a sinner but rather that he
should turn from his wickedness and live : merci
fully accept our prayers ; that the heathen being
delivered from the worship of idols may be united
to thy holy Church to the honour and glory of thy
Name. Through. R/. Amen.
J[ Having finished the Prayers, the Priest lays
aside his chasuble and goes to the Epistle horn of the
Altar, where, standing at the back corner, he takes
from the Deacon a Cross which has been previously
made ready on the Altar. Turning towards the
people, he partly uncovers it from the top, and
begins alone the Antiphon Behold the wood of the
Cross, after which the Ministers join in singing the
rest as far as O come, let us worship. And when the
Choir sings O come, let us worship, all bow down
except the Celebrant. Then he goes to the front
corner of the Epistle horn of the Altar : he uncovers
the right arm of the Cross, and lifting it up a little,
he begins at a slightly higher pitch : Behold the wood
of the Cross, the others singing and worshipping as
before. Lastly, the Priest goes to the middle of the
Altar : and uncovering it entirely and lifting it up,
he begins* for the third time at a still higher pitch :
Behold the wood of the Cross, the others singing and
worshipping as before.
Behold the wood of the Cross, whereon was hung
the world's Salvation.
Ghoir : R/. O come, let us worship.
If And afterward the Cross is carried by the
Priest alone to the place made ready for it before the
holy Table, and, genuflecting there, he sets it in
place : next he lays aside his shoes, and approaches
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to worship the Cross, genuflecting thrice before he
kisses it. Which done, he returns and takes again
his shoes and the chasuble. Afterward the Ministers
at the Altar, and then in order the rest of the Clerics
and Laics, two by two proceed to worship the
Cross, making three genuflections, as is noted
above. Meantime, while the worship is performed,
the Reproaches are sung, and the rest that
follows, either all or in part, according to the many
or few that come to worship the Cross : and the
Priest, sitting at his seat, also reads them with the
Ministers, after this manner :
Celebrant : J. O my people, what have I done
unto thee, or wherein have I wearied thee ? Testify
against me.
y. Because I brought thee forth from the land of
Egypt : thou hast prepared a Cross for thy Saviour.
Deacon : R/. Agios o Theos.
Subdeacon : R/. Holy God.
Deacon : R/. Agios ischyros.
Subdeacon : R/. Holy mighty.
Deacon : R/. Agios athanatos, eleison imas.
Subdeacon : R/. Holy and immortal, have mercy
upon us.
Celebrant : f. Because I led thee through the
desert forty years, and fed thee with manna, and
brought thee into a land exceeding good : thou
hast prepared a Cross for thy Saviour.
Deacon : R/. Agios o Theos.
Subdeacon : R/. Holy God.
Deacon : R/. Agios ischyros.
Subdeacon : R/. Holy mighty.
Deacon : R/. Agios athanatos,, eleison imas.
Subdeacon : R/. Holy and immortal, have mercy
upon us. i
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Celebrant : y. What more could I have done
unto thee that I have not done ? I indeed did plant
thee, O my vineyard, with exceeding fair fruit :
and thou art become very bitter unto me : for
vinegar, mingled with gall, thou gavest me when
thirsty : and hast pierced with a spear the side of
thy Saviour.
Deacon : R/. Agios o Theos.
Subdeacon : R/. Holy God.
Deacon : R/. Agios ischyros.
Subdeacon : R/. Holy mighty.
Deacon : R/. Agios athanatos, eleison inias.
Subdeacon : R/. Holy and immortal, have mercy
upon us.
Celebrant : y. I did scourge Egypt with her first
born for thy sake : and thou hast scourged me and
delivered me up.
Deacon & Subdeacon : R/. my people, what
have I done unto thee, or wherein have I wearied
thee ? Testify against me.
Celebrant : y. I led thee forth out of Egypt,
drowning Pharaoh in the Red Sea : and thou hast
delivered me up unto the chief priests.
Deacon & Subdeacon : R/. O my people, what
have I done unto thee, or wherein have I wearied
thee ? Testify against me.
Celebrant : y. I did open the sea before thee :
and thou hast opened my side with a spear.
Deacon & Subdeacon : R/. O my people, what
have I done unto thee, or wherein have I wearied
thee ? Testify against me.
Celebrant : y. I did go before thee in the pillar
of cloud : and thou hast led me unto the judgment-
hall of Pilate.
Deacon <& Subdeacon : R/. O my people, what
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have I done unto thee, or wherein have I wearied
thee ? Testify against me.
Celebrant : y. I did feed thee with manna in the
desert : and thou hast stricken me with blows and
scourges.
Deacon & Subdeacon : R/. O my people, what
have I done unto thee, or wherein have I wearied
thee ? Testify against me.
Celebrant : y. I did give thee to drink the water
of life from the rock : and thou hast given me to
drink but gall and vinegar.
Deacon & Subdeacon : R/. O my people, what
have I done unto thee, or wherein have I wearied
thee ? Testify against me.
Celebrant : J. I did smite the kings of the
Canaanites for thy sake : and thou hast smitten
my head with a reed.
Deacon & Subdeacon : R/. O my people, what
have I done unto thee, or wherein have I wearied
thee ? Testify against me.
Celebrant : y. I did give thee a royal sceptre :
and thou hast given unto my head a crown of
thorns.
Deacon & Subdeacon : R/. O my people, what
have I done unto thee, or wherein have I wearied
thee ? Testify against me.
Celebrant : y. I did raise thee on high with
great power : and thou hast hanged me upon the
gibbet of the Cross.
Deacon & Subdeacon : R/. my people, what
have I done unto thee, or wherein have I wearied
thee ? Testify against me.
Celebrant : y. We venerate thy Cross, O Lord :
and praise and glorify thy holy Resurrection : for
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by virtue of the Cross joy hath come to the whole
world.
Ps. 67. God be merciful unto us and bless us :
Deacon & Subdeacon : R/. And shew us the
light of his countenance, and be merciful unto us.
Celebrant : y. We venerate thy Cross, Lord :
and praise and glorify thy holy Resurrection : for
by virtue of the Cross joy hath come to the whole
world.
Deacon & Subdeacon : R/. Faithful Cross, above
all other, one and only noble Tree : none in foliage,
none in blossom, none in fruit thy peer may be.
Sweetest wood, and sweetest iron, sweetest weight
is hung on thee.
Celebrant : HYMN< y. Sing, my tongue, the
glorious battle, sing the ending of the fray ; now
above the Cross, the trophy, sound the loud trium
phant lay : tell how Christ, the world's Redeemer,
as a Victim won the day.
Deacon & Subdeacon : R/. Faithful Cross, above
all other, one and only noble Tree : none in foliage,
none in blossom, none in fruit thy peer may be.
Celebrant : y. God in pity saw man fallen,
shamed and sunk in misery, when he fell on death
by tasting fruit of the forbidden tree : then another
Tree was chosen which the world from death should
free.
Deacon & Subdeacon : R/. Sweetest wood, and
sweetest iron, sweetest weight is hung on thee.
Celebrant : y. Thus the scheme of our salvation
was of old in order laid: that the manifold deceiver's
art by art might be outweighed : and the lure the
foe put forward into means of healing made.
Deacon & Subdeacon : R/. Faithful Cross.
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Celebrant : y. Therefore when the appointed
fullness of the holy time was come, he was sent,
who maketh all things, forth from God's eternal
home : thus he came to earth, incarnate, offspring
of a maiden's womb.
Deacon & Subdeacon : R/. Sweetest wood.
Celebrant : y. Lo ! he lies an infant weeping,
where the narrow manger stands : while the
Mother-maid his members wraps in mean and lowly
bands : and the swaddling clothes is winding round
his helpless feet and hands.
Deacon & Subdeacon : R/. Faithful Cross.
Celebrant : y. Thirty years among us dwelling,
his appointed time fulfilled, born for this, he meets
his passion, for that this he freely willed ; on the
Cross the Lamb is lifted where his life-Blood shall
be spilled.
Deacon & Subdeacon : R/. Sweetest wood.
Celebrant : y. He endured the nails, the spitting,
vinegar, and spear, and reed ; from that holy Body
broken Blood and Water forth proceed : earth, and
stars, and sky, and ocean by that flood from stain
are freed.
Deacon <& Subdeacon : R/. Faithful Cross.
Celebrant : y. Bend thy boughs, O Tree of glory !
thy relaxing sinews bend ; for a while the ancient
rigour that thy birth bestowed, suspend : and the
King of heavenly beauty on thy bosom gently tend.
Deacon & Subdeacon : R/. Sweetest wood.
Celebrant : y. Thou alone wast counted worthy
this world's ransom to uphold : for a shipwrecked
race preparing harbour, like the Ark of old : with
the sacred Blood anointed from the smitten Lamb
that rolled.
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Deacon & Subdeacon : R/. Faithful Cross.
Celebrant: y. To the Trinity be glory everlasting,
as is meet : equal to the Father, equal to the Son,
and Paraclete : Trinal Unity, whose praises all
created things repeat. Amen.
Deacon & Subdeacon : R/. Sweetest wood.
1f Toward the end of the Worship of the Cross the
Altar candles are lighted : and the Deacon, taking
the burse, spreads the corporal in the customary way,
and near by sets the vase for the purification : and
when the worship is finished, he takes the Cross with
reverence and carries it back to the Altar. Afterward
a Procession is made to the place where the Sac
rament was laid yesterday. The Subdeacon goes
first bearing the Cross between two Acolytes with
lighted candles, and then the Clergy in due order,
and last the Priest with the Ministers. When they
have come to the place of the Sacrament, torches are
lighted which shall not be extinguished until the Sac
rament shall have been consumed. The Priest kneels
before the Sacrament and prays awhile : in the
meantime the Deacon opens the casket in which the
Body of the Lord lies hidden : and afterward the
Priest, rising, puts incense into two censers without
any blessing, and the Deacon presents to him the
boat. Then he kneels and censes the Sacrament.
And the Deacon, taking the chalice with the Sacra
ment out of the casket, gives it into the hands of
the Priest, and covers it with the ends of the veil
which is about his shoulders, and they go back in
the same order as they came : and a canopy is
carried over the Sacrament, and the two Acolytes
with censers continually cense it : meanwhile is
sung :
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HYMN.
Vexilla Regis prodeunt.
THE royal banners forward go :
The Cross shines forth in mystic glow,
Where he in flesh, our flesh who made,
Our sentence bore, our ransom paid.
Where deep for us the spear was dyed,
Life's torrent rushing from his side,
To wash us in that precious flood,
Where mingled Water flowed and Blood*
Fulfilled is all that David told,
In true prophetic song of old :
Amidst the nations, God, saith he,
Hath reigned and triumphed from the Tree.
O Tree of beauty, Tree of light,
O Tree with royal purple dight,
Elect on whose triumphal breast
Those holy limbs should find their rest.
On whose dear arms so widely flung
The weight of this world's ransom hung,
The price of humankind to pay,
And spoil the spoiler of his prey.
The following verse is sung kneeling.
O Cross, our one reliance hail,
So may thy powar with us avail
To give new virtue to the saint
And pardon to the penitent.
To thee, eternal Three in One,
Let homage meet by all be done,
Whom by the Cross thou dost restore
Preserve and govern evermore. Amen.
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If When the Priest has come to the Altar, he
places the chalice upon it, and kneeling again censes
the Sacrament : then going up to the Altar he
places the Host from the chalice on the paten, which
the Deacon holds : and again taking the paten from
the Deacon lays the Host upon the corporal, saying
nothing. If he should have touched the Sacrament
he washes his fingers in a vase. Meanwhile the
Deacon puts wine into the chalice, and the Sub-
deacon water, which the Priest does not bless, nor
say over it the usual prayer : taking the chalice
from the Deacon, he sets it on the Altar, saying
nothing : and the Deacon covers it with the pall :
then he sets incense in the censer without blessing it,
and censes the oblations and the Altar in the usual
manner, genuflecting before and after, and whenso
ever he passes in front of the Sacrament.
When he censes the oblation, he says :
BLESS this incense, and take it up to thee, O
Lord : and so let thy mercy come down
upon us.
When he censes the Altar, he says :
Psalm 141.
EiT my prayer, O Lord, be set forth in thy
sight as the incense : and let the lifting up
of my hands be an evening sacrifice. Set a watch,
O Lord, before my mouth, and keep the door of my
lips : let not mine heart be inclined to any evil
thing, let me not be occupied in ungodly works
with the men that work wickedness.
As he gives back the censer to the Deacon, he says :
MAY the Lord kindle in us the fire of his love,
and the flame of his everlasting charity.
Amen*
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He is not censed himself.
Afterward he washes his hands a little away from
the Altar at the Epistle horn, saying nothing : then
bowing down in the middle of the Altar, with hands
joined, he says :
WITH humble spirits and contrite souls let
us enter now thy presence, O Lord : and
so offer our sacrifice to thee, that it may this day
be precious in thy sight, O Lord our God.
Then turning towards the people, on the Gospel
side, he says :
PRAY, brethren, that my sacrifice and yours
may be acceptable to God the Father Almighty.
He turns back by the same way, not completing
the circle : and omitting all else, says immediately ;
Let us pray.
AS our Saviour Christ hath commanded and
^L\. taught us, we are bold to say : Our Father,
which art in heaven : Hallowed be thy Name :
Thy kingdom come : Thy will be done in earth, as
it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread :
And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them
that trespass against us. And lead us not into
temptation. R/. But deliver us from evil.
Then the Priest shall say silently Amen, and after
ward, in the same voice as he said Our Father, im
mediately and without Let us pray, he shall begin
this prayer following, and say it in the ferial tone
used for the Collect at Mass.
DELIVER us, O Lord, we beseech thee, from
all evils, past, present, and to come : and
at the intercession of the blessed and glorious Ever*-
Virgin Mary, Mother of God, with thy blessed
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Apostles Peter and Paul, and with Andrew, and all
thy Saints (he does not sign himself with the paten) ,
graciously grant us peace in all our days : that by
thine availing mercy, we may ever both be free
from sin and safe from all distress. Through
the same Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord : Who
liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the
Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.
R/. Amen.
If Then the Celebrant, having made a reverence
down to the ground, slides the paten beneath the
Sacrament : and taking the Host in his right hand,
he lifts it up so that it may be seen by the people :
and immediately dividing it into three parts over
the chalice, he shall place the last part into the
chalice in the usual way, but saying nothing. The
Peace of the Lord is not said, nor Lamb of God,
nor is the kiss of peace given. And afterward, having
omitted the first two prayers, he shall say this one
only :
OLORD JESU CHRIST, I, thine" unworthy
servant, do presume to take thy Body, but let
not this act be to my judgment and damnation :
rather, of thy mercy let it ward me in body and
soul, and shew thy healing forth in me : Who
livest and reignest with God the Father in the
unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without
end. Amen.
Then shall he genuflect, and take the paten with
Christ's Body : and with great reverence and
humility say :
- I will receive the Bread of heaven, and call upon
the Name of the Lord.
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Then he beats his breast thrice, and says at each :
Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come
under my roof : but speak the word only and my
soul shall be healed.
Afterward he signs himself with the Sacrament,
saying :
The Body of our Lord Jesus Christ preserve my
body and soul unto everlasting life. Amen.
And reverently receives the Body.
Then omitting all else which is wont to be said
before taking the Sacrament of the Precious Blood,
he forthwith consumes with reverence the particle of
the Host with the wine. Then he washes his fingers
in the accustomed manner ; and takes the purifica
tion. Afterward, bowing down in the midst of the
Altar, he says :
GRANT, O Lord, that what our mouths have
taken, our minds may receive unalloyed :
and what comes to us in time may be our healing
in the endless years.
And nothing further is said, nor the Postcom-
munion, nor is the blessing given : but making a
reverence to the Altar* the Priest and Ministers
depart : and Evensong is said without chant :
and the Altar is laid bare.
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SATURDAY IN HOLY WEEK
COMMONLY CALLED HOLY SATURDAY OR
EASTER EVEN
Station, at St. John Lateran.
The Priest, wearing a purple cope or without a
chasuble (the Ministers being vested in like manner) ,
shall proceed, as usual, to the Altar, but without
lights or incense. After the due reverence, they shall
go to the Epistle corner, and the Choir shall begin the
INTROIT. Repkta est. Ps. 88.
MY soul is full of trouble : and my life
draweth nigh unto hell. Ps. ibid. O Lord
God of my salvation, I have cried day and night
before thee. Then at once is repeated My soul.
Then shall the Priest say, his hands being joined :
Let us pray. The Deacon shall say : Let us bow
the knee. K/. Arise.
COLLECT.
GRANT, Lord, that as we are baptized into
the death of thy blessed Son our Saviour Jesus
Christ : so by continual mortifying our corrupt
affections we may be buried with him ; and that
through the grave, and gate of death, we may pass
to our joyful resurrection ; for his merits, who
died, and was buried, and rose again for us, thy Son
Jesus Christ our Lord : Who liveth.
The Lesson from the former EPISTLE of blessed
Peter the Apostle. i Peter 3. 17.
DEARLY beloved : It is better, if the will of
God be so : that ye suffer for well-doing,
than for evil-doing. For Christ also hath once
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suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he
might bring us to God : being put to death in the
flesh, but quickened by the Spirit. By which also
he went and preached unto the spirits in prison,
which sometime were disobedient, when once the
long-suffering of God waited in the days of Noah,
while the ark was a preparing : wherein few, that
is, eight souls, were saved by water. The like figure
whereunto, even baptism, doth also now save us,
(not the putting away the filth of the flesh, but the
answer of a good conscience towards God,) by the
resurrection of Jesus Christ : who is gone into
heaven, and is on the right hand of God, Angels and
authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
After which the Subdeacon does not ask a blessing,
nor does he kiss the Priest's hand. Then is sung
for the
GRADUAL. Ps. 18. The sorrows of death com
passed me : and the snares of death overtook me.
y. Ps. 4. I will lay me down in peace, and take
my rest.
At the Gospel lights shall not be carried, nor in
cense, nor shall the Deacon ask a blessing.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. St. Matt. 27. 57.
AT that time : When the even was come, there
came a rich man of Arimathaea, named
Joseph : who also himself was Jesus' disciple. He
went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus : then
Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. And
when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in
a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb,
which he had hewn out in the rock : and he rolled
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a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and
departed. And there was Mary Magdalene, and
the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.
Now the next day that followed the day of the
preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came
together unto Pilate, saying : Sir, we remember
that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive :
After three days I will rise again. Command there
fore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third
day : lest his disciples come by night and steal him
away, and say unto the people : He is risen from
the dead. So the last error shall be worse than the
first. Pilate said unto them : Ye have a watch, go
your way : make it as sure as you can. So they
went and made the sepulchre sure : sealing the
stone, and setting a watch.
After which the Priest shall not be censed, nor shall
he kiss the Book, but having made the due reverence
to the Holy Table, he shall depart with his Ministers.
And going to the door of the Church, he shall proceed
to bless the new fire and do that which followeth, except
in places where these things be done in tJie night-time.
EASTER EVEN
At a suitable hour the Altars are covered, and the
Offices said, but the candles on -the Altar are not
lighted until the beginning of Mass. In the mean
time fire is struck from a flint without the Church,
and coals are kindled from the fire.
The Office being finished, the Priest, vested in
amice, alb, girdle, stole, and purple cope, or without
the chasuble, accompanied by the Ministers with
Cross, holy water, and incense, proceeds to the porch
of the Church, if it may conveniently be done, or in
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the entrance of the Church itself, and blesses the
new fire, saying :
y. The Lord be with you.
JR/. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray. COLLECT.
OGOD, who through thy Son, who is the true
corner-stone, hast bestowed upon thy faithful
people the fire of thy brightness : we beseech thee
that thou wouldest sanct^ify this new fire, now
struck by us from the flint-stone, to be profitable to
our service : and grant unto us that by this paschal
feast we may be so inflamed with heavenly desires ;
that we may with pure hearts and minds attain unto
the feast of thy eternal brightness. Through the
same Christ our Lord. R/. Amen.
Let us pray.
OLORD GOD, Father Almighty, who art light
unfailing and the father of all lights : we
beseech thee so to bl^ess this light which hath here
been sanctified and blessed in thy Name, who hast
enlightened the whole world : that we may be en
kindled by thy light and enlightened with the fire
of thy brightness : and like as thou didst enlighten
Moses going forth from the land of Egypt, so do
thou at this time enlighten our hearts and under
standings, that we may be found worthy to attain
unto the light of everlasting life. Through Christ
our Lord. R/. Amen.
Let us pray.
OLORD holy, Father Almighty, everlasting
God : we pray thee that thou wouldest vouch
safe to assist us who here do bless this fire in thy
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Name, and in the Name of thy only-begotten Son,
Jesus Christ, our Lord and our God, and of the Holy
Ghost ; and we beseech thee likewise to assist us
against all the fiery darts of the enemy, and to en
lighten us with thy heavenly grace : Who livest
and reignest with the same thy only-begotten Son
and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without
end. R/. Amen.
Then shall he bless the five grains of incense
that shall be put in the candle, saying, without any
preface, this prayer following.
WE beseech thee, Almighty God, to pour down
on this incense the abundance of thy bless-
^ing : and as thou, thyself unseen, art the re
generator of all mankind, so now we pray thee
kindle a light to lighten our darkness ; that both
our sacrifice to be offered on this night may be made
bright by the inward presence of thy holy light, and
that all places wheresoever light shall be brought
from this mystery here sanctified by us, may by the
same be relieved from the crafts and assaults of the
devil, and filled with the mighty power of thy
heavenly majesty. Through Christ our Lord.
R/. Amen.
Tf And while he is blessing the grains of incense,
an Acolyte takes some of the blessed coals and places
them in the censer : and the above Prayer ended, the
Priest sets incense in the censer from the boat, and
blesses it in the customary manner. Then he thrice
sprinkles with holy water the aforementioned grains
of incense and the fire, saying : Thou shalt purge
me with hyssop, without intoning it, nor adding the
Psalm, and he censes them thrice.
Meanwhile all the lights in the Church are extin-
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guished, so that they may be presently lighted afresh
from the New Fire. Then the Deacon, vesting him
self in a white dalmatic, takes the reed upon the top
of which are set three candles in the shape of a triangle.
And the Thurifer goes first with an Acolyte, bearing
in a basin the five grains of incense : the Subdeacon
follows with the Cross, afterward the Clergy in due
order : next the Deacon with the reed, and after him
the Celebrant. When the Deacon has come into the
Church, he lowers the reed, and an Acolyte bringing
a taper lighted from the New Fire lights one of ting
three candles on the reed : and the Deacon lifting
up the reed, genuflects (all likewise genuflecting with
him, save the Subdeacon who bears the Cross)
and sings alone :
The Light of Christ. R/. Thanks be to God.
And going on to the middle of the Church, there
another candle is lighted : and again genuflecting as
before, he sings at a higher pitch :
The Light of Christ. R/. Thanks be to God.
The third time he goes up before the Altar, where
the third candle is lighted : and genuflecting again
as before, he sings at a pitch still higher :
The Light of Christ. E/. Thanks be to God.
Then the Celebrant goes up to the Lord's Table, at
the Epistle horn : and the Deacon gives the reed to
one of the Acolytes : and taking the book, asks a
blessing from the Celebrant, as at the Gospel, the
Priest saying :
The Lord be in thy heart and lips : that rightly
and meetly thou mayest proclaim his paschal
praise : In the Name of the Father, and of the Son,
^ and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
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Afterward he goes to the desk, and placing thereon
the book, he censes it. Upon the right hand of the
Deacon stand the Subdeacon with the Cross, and the
Thurifer : upon his left hand stand two Acolytes,
the one who holds the reed, and another having in a
basin the five grains of blessed incense which are to
be fixed in the candle. Then all rising and standing,
as if for the Gospel, the Deacon sings :
REJOICE now, all ye heavenly legions of
Angels : all high things that pass under
standing : fot the King that cometh with victory,
let the trumpet proclaim salvation. Sing with joy,
O earth, illumined with this celestial radiancy :
and enlightened by the eternal God, thy glory,
believe and know thou hast put away all the dark
ness of all mankind. So likewise let our Mother, his
holy Church, welcome the bright beams of light
shed on her : and let his holy courts be filled with
the praises of his people. I pray and beseech you
therefore, dearly beloved, that all ye who here are
present seeking this heavenly brightness, make
your supplication with me to the Almighty, that he
would shew forth his mercy toward me. That he
who in my unworthiness numbered me among his
Ministers and called me to do him service : so also
may vouchsafe to lighten my darkness, making me
meet to praise this gift of fire with thankfulness.
Through Jesus Christ our Mediator and Redeemer :
who liveth and reigneth with him in the unity of
the Holy Ghost, one God.
World without end. R/. Amen.
/. The Lord be with you. R/. And with thy
spirit, y. Lift up your hearts. R/. We lift them
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up to the Lord. y. Let us give thanks unto our
Lord God. R/. It is meet and right so to do.
IT is very meet and right, that with the service of
our lips we should glorify and should praise
with heart and soul God the Invisible and Almighty,
and likewise his only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ,
our Lord and Saviour. Who paid for us to the
eternal Father the debt of Adam's transgression :
and with his dear Blood wiped away the reproach
of our former offences. Now therefore we sacrifice
our Passover, wherein for us the very Lamb of God is
slain, by whose Blood the doors of his faithful people
are made holy. The night is come, wherein, when
our fathers, the children of Israel, were led forth
out of Egypt, thou dividest the sea and madest them
to pass over as on dry land. Yea, the night is come,
that with the fiery pillar hath purged away the
darkness of our condemnation. The night is come,
whereby all that believe in Christ upon the face of
all the earth, delivered from this naughty world
and out of the shadow of death, are renewed unto
grace, and are made partakers of eternal life. The
night is come, wherein the bonds of death were
loosed, and Christ harrowing hell rose again in
triumph. For wherefore should man be born into
this world, save that being born he might be re
deemed ? How wonderful then, O God, is thy
loving-kindness unto us thy children ! Behold,
what manner of love he hath bestowed upon us :
who to redeem a servant, delivered up his only
Son ! O wonderful providence of Adam's trans
gression, that by such a death sin might be done
away ! O blessed iniquity, for whose redemption
such a price was paid by such a Saviour ! O night
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verily blessed, to thee alone that time and that hour
were made manifest, when our Saviour Christ rose
again from death unto life ! The night is come,
whereof David said : Behold the night is as clear
as the day : Then shall my night be turned into
day. The mystery therefore of this most holy night
putteth to flight the deeds of darkness, purgeth
away sin : restoreth innocence to the fallen, and
gladness unto all them that mourn. Casteth out all
hatred, bringeth peace to all mankind, and boweth
down mighty princes.
Here the Deacon fixes the five grains of blessed
incense into the candle in the form of a Cross, on
this wise :
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THEREFORE, in this thy favourable time,
accept, O holy Father, this our evening sacri
fice of incense : which as at this time thy holy
Church maketh before thee, and offereth to thee by
the hands of thy servants, the works of the creatures
which thou hast made. Ye hear, brethren, the
meaning of this pillar we have set up, whereunto in
God's honour the bright flame of fire doth set light.
Here the Deacon lights the candle from one of the
three tapers on the reed.
Which though it be never so much divided, yet
knoweth not variableness nor loseth ought of its
splendour. For the wax that melteth doth but feed
the flame, for thereunto have the creatures of God's
hand brought it forth, that it should give light in
darkness. Here the lamps are lighted.
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O NIGHT, verily blessed, which did spoil the
people of Egypt and magnified the Hebrews !
O night, wherein heaven and earth are joined, and
mankind partake th with the Godhead. We pray
thee, therefore, O most Merciful : that this candle
which we have lighted and consecrated before thee
in thine own Name, may continue to shine forth
without ceasing, and may vanquish all the shades of
darkness. That being accepted before thee as a
sweet savour, it may be numbered with the lights
that thou hast kindled. May the day-star find it
burning when he dawneth into day. The day-star
that riseth and knoweth not his going down. But
coming forth from the places of darkness gladly
giveth forth light unto all creation. We beseech
thee, therefore, O most Merciful : that thou
wouldest direct and guide us thy servants, and the
hearts of all thy faithful family : and all those also
that minister in thy service : especially N. our
Chief Bishop and thy servant N. our Bishop, so
helping us with continual grace, that we may pass
our time in rest and quietness, in the glad solemnity
of our Redemption.
Through the same Jesus Christ our Mediator and
Redeemer : Who liveth and reigneth with thee in
the unity of the Holy Ghost : ever one God, world
without end. R/. Amen,
If The blessing of the candle ended, the Deacon,
laying aside his white vestments, arrays himself in
purple and goes to the Celebrant. And the Priest puts
off his cope, and takes a maniple and chasuble of
purple. Afterward are read the Prophecies,
without any announcement, and at the end is not said,
Thanks be to God. And, meanwhile, the Celebrant
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reads them in a low voice at the Epistle horn of the
Altar. At the end of each Prophecy is said the
Prayer that followeth. And while the Prophecies are
in reading^ or before the reading, the Priests put the
questions to those that come to be baptized, and pre
pare them for the Baptism.
PROPHECY THE FIRST.
Gen. i. 1-31 and 2. 1-2.
IN the beginning God created the heaven and the
earth. And the earth was without form, and
void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep :
and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the
waters. And God said : Let there be light. And
there was light. And God saw the light, that it was
good : and God divided the light from the darkness.
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he
called Night : and the evening and the morning
were the first day. And God said : Let there be a
firmament in the midst of the waters : and let it
divide the waters from the waters. And God made
the firmament, and divided the waters which were
under the firmament from the waters which were
above the firmament. And it was so. And God
called the firmament Heaven : and the evening
and the morning were the second day. And God
said : Let the waters under the heaven be gathered
together unto one place : and let the dry land
appear. And it was so. And God called the dry
land Earth : and the gathering together of the
waters called he Seas. And God saw that it was
good. And God said : Let the earth bring forth
grass, the herb yielding seed, and .the fruit tree
yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself,
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upon the earth. And it was so. And the earth
brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his
kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was
in itself, after his kind. And God saw that it was
good. And the evening and the morning were the
third day. And God said : Let there be lights in
the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from
the night, and let them be for signs, and for
seasons, and for days, and years : and let them
be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to
give light upon the earth. And it was so. And
God made two great lights : the greater light to
rule the day : and the lesser light to rule the
night. He made the stars also. And God set them
in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon
the earth, And to rule over the day and over the
night, and to divide the light from the darkness.
And God saw that it was good. And the evening
and the morning were the fourth day. And God
said : Let the waters bring forth abundantly the
moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may
fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
And God created great whales, and every living
creature that moveth, which the waters brought
forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged
fowl after his kind. And God saw that it was good.
And God blessed them, saying : Be fruitful, and
multiply, and fill the waters in the seas : and let
fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and
the morning were the fifth day. And God said :
Let the earth bring forth the living creature after
his kind : cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of
the earth after his kind. And it was so. And God
made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle
after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon
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the earth after his kind* And God saw that it was
good, and God said : Let us make man in our
image, after our likeness : and let them have
dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl
of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the
earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth
upon the earth. So God created man in his own
image : in the image of God created he him ; male
and female created he them. And God blessed them,
and God said unto them : Be fruitful, and multiply,
and replenish the earth, and subdue it, and have
dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl
of the air, and over every living thing that moveth
upon the earth. And God said : Behold, I have
given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon
the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the
which is the fruit of a tree, yielding seed, to you it
shall be for meat : and to every beast of the earth,
and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that
creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have
given every green herb for meat. And it was so.
And God saw every thing that he had made : and,
behold, it was very good. And the evening and the
morning were the sixth day. Thus the heavens and
the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
And on the seventh day God ended his work which
he had made : and he rested on the seventh day
from all his work which he had made.
Which ended, the Priest says : Let us pray.
Deacon : Let us bow the knee, and Subdeacon :
Arise.
COLLECT.
OGOD, who in a wondrous manner didst create
the race of man, and still more wondrously
hast redeemed the same : grant us, we beseech
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thee ; so steadfastly to withstand all the crafts and
devices of sin ; that we may be found worthy to
attain to everlasting felicity. Through.
PROPHECY THE SECOND.
Gen. 5, 6, 7 and 8.
ND Noah was five hundredy ears old, and Noah
begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And it came
to pass when men began to multiply on the face of
the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men
that they were fair, and they took them wives of
all which they chose. And the Lord said : My
spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he
also is flesh : yet his days shall be an hundred and
twenty years. There were giants in the earth in
those days. And also after that, when the sons of
God came in unto the daughters of men, and they
bare children to them, the same became mighty
men which were of old, men of renown. And God
saw that the wickedness of man was great in the
earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts
of his heart was only 'evil continually, and it
repented the Lord that he had made man on the
earth. And it grieved him at his heart, and the
Lord said : I will destroy man whom I have created
from the face of the earth, both man, and beast,
and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air :
for it repenteth me that I have made them. But
Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. These
are the generations of Noah. Noah was a just man
and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked
with God. And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham,
and Japheth. The earth also was corrupt before
God, and the earth was filled with violence. And
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God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was
corrupt, (for all flesh had corrupted his way upon
the earth) and God said unto Noah : The end of all
flesh is come before me : for the earth is filled with
violence through them, and, behold, I will destroy
them with the earth. Make thee an ark of gopher
wood : rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and
shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. And
this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of :
The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits,
the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it
thirty cubits. A window shalt thou make to the
ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above : and
the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof :
with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou
make it. And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of
waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein
is the breath of life, from under heaven. And every
thing that is in the earth shall die. But with thee
will I establish my covenant : and thou shalt come
into the ark, thou, and thy sons and thy wife, and
thy sons' wives with thee. And of every living
thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring
into the ark to keep them alive with thee : they
shall be male and female. Of fowls after their
kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every
creeping thing of the earth after his kind : two
of every sort shall come unto thee to keep
them alive. And take thou unto thee of all food
that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee : and
it shall be for food for thee, and for them. Thus
did Noah according to all that God commanded him,
so did he. And Noah was six hundred years old
when the flood of waters was upon the earth. The
same day were all the fountains of the great deep
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broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened :
and the rain was upon the earth forty days and
forty nights. In the selfsame day entered Noah,
and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah,
and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons
with them, into the ark : they, and every beast
after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind,
and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the
earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind,
every bird of every sort. And the ark went upon
the face of the waters. And the waters prevailed
exceedingly upon the earth : and all the high hills,
that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail, and
the mountains were covered. And all flesh died
that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of
cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing
that creepeth upon the earth. And Noah only
remained alive, and they that were with him in the
ark. And the waters prevailed upon the earth an
hundred and fifty days. And God remembered
Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that
was with him in the ark, and God made a wind to
pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged. The
fountains also of the deep and the windows of
heaven were stopped : and the rain from heaven
was restrained. And the waters returned from off
the earth continually : and after the end of the
hundred and fifty days the waters were abated. And
it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah
opened the window of the ark which he had made,
and he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and
fro, until the waters were dried up from off the
earth. Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see
if the waters were abated from off the face of the
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ground ; But the dove found no rest for the sole
of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark :
for the waters were on the face of the whole earth :
then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled
her in unto him into the ark. And he stayed yet
other seven days, and again he sent forth the dove
out of the ark ; And the dove came in to him in
the evening, and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf
pluckt off. So Noah knew that the waters were
abated from off the earth. And he stayed yet other
seven days : and sent forth the dove, which returned
not again unto him any more. And God spake
unto Noah, saying : Go forth of the ark, thou, and
thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with
thee. Bring forth with thee every living thing that
is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle,
and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the
earth : that they may breed abundantly in the
earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.
And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife,
and his sons' wives with him. Every beast, every
creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever
creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went
forth out of the ark. And Noah builded an altar
unto the Lord : and took of every clean beast,
and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offer
ings on the altar. And the Lord smelled a sweet
savour.
Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.
COLLECT.
OGOD, who art strength unchanging and
eternal light : look down, we pray thee, in
mercy on thy holy Church, which thou hast so
marvellously ordained, that by the effectual opera-
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tion of thy continual providence, the work of man's
salvation may be accomplished in all tranquillity ;
and that, all mankind seeing the restoration of such
things as are cast down, and the renewal of such
things as are grown old, may understand aright,
that like as through thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord
all things were created, so through him they do
now return to their perfection : Who liveth and
reigneth.
PROPHECY THE THIRD.
Gen. 22. 1-19.
IN those days : God did tempt Abraham, and said
unto him : Abraham. And he said : Behold,
here I am. And he said : Take now thy son, thine only
son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the
land of Moriah : and offer him there for a burnt
offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell
thee of. And Abraham rose up early in the morning,
and saddled his ass : and took two of his young men
with him, and Isaac his son. And clave the wood
for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto
the place of which God had told him. Then on the
third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the
place afar off : and Abraham said unto his young
men : Abide ye here with the ass : and I and the
lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to
you. And Abraham took the wood of the burnt
offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son : and he
took the fire in his hand, and a knife. And they
went both of them together. And Isaac spake unto
Abraham his father, and said : My father. And he
said : Here am I, my son. And he said : Behold
the fire and the wood : but where is the lamb for
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a burnt offering ? And Abraham said : My son,
God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering.
So they went both of them together : and they came
to the place which God had told him of, and Abraham
built an altar there, and laid the wood in order : and
bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon
the wood. And Abraham stretched forth his hand
and took the knife to slay his son. And the Angel
of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said :
Abraham, Abraham : And he said : Here am I.
And he said : Lay not thine hand upon the lad,
neither do thou any thing unto him : for now I
know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not
withheld thy son, thine only son from me. And
Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold
behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns :
and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered
him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
And Abraham called the name of that place
Jehovah-jireh. As it is said to this day : In the
mount of the Lord it shall be seen. And the angel
of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the
second time, And said : By myself have I sworn,
saith the Lord : for because thou hast done this
thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only
son : That in blessing I will bless thee, and in mul
tiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the
heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore :
and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies,
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be
blessed ; because thou hast obeyed my voice. So
Abraham returned unto his young men, and they
rose up and went together to Beer-sheba, and
Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.
Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.
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COLLECT.
OGOD, Almighty Father of them that put their
trust in thee, who hast spread abroad through
out all the world the grace of adoption to the in
creasing of thy children of promise : who dost like
wise, through this Paschal Sacrament, fulfil the
oath which thou didst swear unto Abraham thy
servant, to make him the father of all nations ;
grant, we pray thee, unto all thy peoples that they
may rightly and worthily enter upon the grace of
thy calling. Through.
PROPHECY THE FOURTH.
Exod. 14. 24-31 and 15. i.
IN those days : It came to pass, that in the
morning watch the Lord looked unto the host
of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of
the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians :
and took off their chariot wheels, that they drave
them heavily. So that the Egyptians said : Let us
flee from the face of Israel : for the Lord fighteth
for them against the Egyptians. And the Lord said
unto Moses : Stretch out thine hand over the sea,
that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians,
upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.
And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea,
and the sea returned to his strength : and the
Egyptians fled against it, and the Lord overthrew
the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. And the
waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the
horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came
into the' sea after them : there remained not so
much as one of them. But the children of Israel
walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea, and
the waters were a wall unto them on their right
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hand, and on their left : thus the Lord saved Israel
that day out of the hand of the Egyptians. And
Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore,
and Israel saw that great work which the Lord did
upon the Egyptians : and the people feared the
Lord, and believed the Lord, and his servant Moses.
Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this
song unto the Lord, and spake, saying :
TRACT. Exod. 15. We will sing unto the Lord :
for he hath triumphed gloriously : the horse and
his rider hath he thrown into the sea : the Lord is
my strength and song, and he is become my salva
tion, y. He is my God, and I will prepare him an
habitation : my father's God, and I will exalt him.
y. The Lord is a man of war : the Lord is his
name.
Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.
COLLECT.
OGOD, who hast ordained that thy mighty
works of old should enlighten even this our
present generation : who didst by the mighty de
fence of thy right hand deliver one people from
persecution in the land of Egypt to be a figure of
the salvation of all nations by the washing of re
generation : grant, we pray thee ; that the fullness
of all mankind, being delivered from its present
bondage^ may be made sons of Abraham and worthy
members cf thy true Israel. Through.
PROPHECY THE FIFTH.
Is. 54. 17 and 55. i-n.
THIS is the heritage of the servants of the
Lord : and their righteousness is of me,
saith the Lord. Ho, every one that thirsteth, come
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ye to the waters : and he that hath no money,
come ye, buy, and eat : yea, come, buy wine and
milk without money and without price. Wherefore
do ye spend money for that which is not bread and
your labour for that which satisfieth not ? hearken
diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good,
and let your soul delight itself in fatness. Incline
your ear, and come unto me : hear, and your soul
shall live, and I will make an everlasting covenant
with you, even the sure mercies of David. Behold,
I have given him for a witness to the people, a
leader and commander to the people. Behold,
thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not :
and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee
because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One
of Israel, for he hath glorified thee. Seek ye the
Lord while he may be found : call ye upon him
while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way,
and the unrighteous man his thoughts : and let
him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy
upon him, and to our God : for he will abundantly
pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts :
neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so
are my ways higher than your ways, and my
thoughts than your thoughts. For as the rain
cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and
returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and
maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give
seed to the sower, and bread to the eater : so shall
my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth : it
shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish
that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing
whereto I sent it : saith the Lord Almighty.
Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.
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COLLECT.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who didst
jTV swear unto the faith of our forefathers that
they should by thy holy adoption be made the
fathers of many : increase and multiply, we pray
thee, to the honour of thy Name, the sons of promise ;
that, like as they of old doubted not thine oath, so
thy Church in our time may see in due measure the
fulfilment of the same. Through.
PROPHECY THE SIXTH.
Baruch 3. 9-38.
HEAR, Israel, the commandments of life : give
ear to understand wisdom. How happeneth
it, Israel, that thou art in thine enemies' land, that
thou art waxen old in a strange country, that thou
art denied with the dead, that thou art counted
with them that go down into the grave ? Thou hast
forsaken the fountain of wisdom. For if thou hadst
walked in the way of God, thou shouldest have
dwelled in peace for ever. Learn where is wisdom,
where is strength, where is understanding : that
thou mayest know also where is length of days, and
life, where is the light of the eyes, and peace. Who
hath found out her place ? or who hath come into
her treasures ? Where are the princes of the heathen
become, and such as ruled the beasts upon the
earth ; they that had their pastime with the fowls
of the air, and they that hoarded up silver and gold,
wherein men trust, and made no end of their getting ?
For they that wrought in silver, and were so careful,
and whose works are unsearchable. They are
vanished and gone down to the grave, and others are
come up in their steads. Young men have seen
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light, and dwelt upon the earth : but the way of
knowledge have they not known, nor understood
the paths thereof, nor laid hold of it : their children
were far off from that way. It hath not been heard
of in Chanaan, neither hath it been seen in Theman.
The Agarenes that seek wisdom upon earth, the
merchants of Meran and of Theman, the authors of
fables, and searchers out of understanding ; none
of these have known the way of wisdom, or remem
ber her paths. O Israel, how great is the house of
God ! and how large is the place of his possession !
Great, and hath none end ; high, and unmeasurable.
There were the giants famous from the beginning,
that were of so great stature, and so expert in war.
Those did not the Lord choose, neither gave he
the way of knowledge unto them : but they were
destroyed, because they had no wisdom, and perished
through their own foolishness. Who hath gone up
into heaven, and taken her, and brought her down
from the clouds ? Who hath gone over the sea,
and found her, and will bring her for pure gold ?
No man knoweth her way, nor thinketh of her path.
But he that knoweth all things knoweth her, and
hath found her out with his understanding : he
that prepared the earth for evermore hath filled it
with fourfooted beasts : He that sendeth forth
light, and it goeth, calleth it again, and it obeyeth
him with fear. The stars shined in their watches,
and rejoiced : when he calleth them, they say :
Here we be ; and so with cheerfulness they shewed
light unto him that made them. This is our God,
and there shall none other be accounted of in com
parison of him. He hath found out all the way of
knowledge, and hath given it unto Jacob his ser
vant, and to Israel his beloved. Afterward did he
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shew himself upon earth, and conversed with
men.
Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.
COLLECT.
OGOD, who by the calling of the nations dost
ever multiply thy holy Church : mercifully
grant ; that they whom thou dost cleanse by the
waters of baptism may be defended by thy perpetual
and ready help. Through.
PROPHECY THE SEVENTH.
Ezek. 37. 1-14.
IN those days : The hand of the Lord was upon
me, and carried me out in the spirit of the Lord :
and set me down in the midst of the valley which
was full of bones : and caused me to pass by them
round about : and, behold, there were very many
in the open valley, and, lo, they were very dry. And
he said unto me : Son of man, can these bones live ?
And I answered : O Lord God, thou knowest.
Again he said unto me : Prophesy upon these
bones : and say unto them : O ye dry bones, hear
the word of the Lord. Thus saith the Lord God
unto these bones : Behold, I will cause breath to
enter into you, and ye shall live. And I will lay
sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you,
and cover you with skin : and put breath in you,
and ye shall live, and ye shall know that I am the
Lord. So I prophesied as I was commanded : and
as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a
shaking : and the bones came together, bone to
his bone. And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the
flesh came up upon them : and the skin covered
them above ; but there was no breath in them.
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Then said he unto me : Prophesy unto the wind,
prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind : Thus
saith the Lord God : Come from the four winds,
O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they
may live. So I prophesied as he commanded me :
and the breath came into them, and they lived :
and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great
army. Then he said unto me : Son of man, these
bones are the whole house of Israel : behold, they
say : Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost ; we
are cut off for our parts. Therefore prophesy and
say unto them : Thus saith the Lord God : Behold,
my people, I will open your graves, and cause you
to come up out of your graves : and bring you into
the land of Israel. And ye shall know that I am
the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O my
people, and brought you up out of your graves :
and shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and
1 shall place you in your own land : saith the Lord
Almighty.
Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.
COLLECT.
OGOD, who both in thy former and in thy
latter Covenant hast taught us to observe the
Sacrament of thy passover : grant unto us, so to
understand aright the designs of thy mercy ; that
we receiving these thy present gifts may be stab-
lished in the steadfast expectation of those that are
to come. Through.
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PROPHECY THE EIGHTH.
Is. 4. i-6.
N that day seven women shall take hold of one
man, saying : We will eat our own bread, and
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wear our own apparel : only let us be called by thy
name, to take away our reproach. In that day
shall the branch of the Lord be beautiful and
glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent
and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.
And it shall come to pass : That he that is left in
Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be
called holy, even every one that is written among
the living in Jerusalem. When the Lord shall have
washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and
shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the
midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the
spirit of burning. And the Lord will create upon
every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her
assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the
shining of a flaming fire by night : for upon all the
glory shall be a defence. And there shall be a taber
nacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat,
and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from
storm and from rain.
TRACT. Is. 5. My well-beloved hath a vineyard
in a very fruitful hill : y. And he fenced it and
gathered out the stones thereof : and planted it
with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the
midst of it. ^ . And also made a winepress therein :
for the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of
Israel.
Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.
COLLECT.
OGOD, who by the mouth of, thy holy prophets
hast manifested thyself before all the children
of the Church, to be in all places of thy dominion, to
be the sower of good seed and the husbandman of
thine elect branches : grant unto thy peoples, that,
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the vineyard of thy planting and the harvest of thy
sowing being purged of all thorns and briars, they
may be made to bring forth worthy fruit in abun
dance. Through.
PROPHECY THE NINTH.
Exod. 12. i ii.
IN those days : The Lord spake unto Moses and
Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying : This
month shall be unto you the beginning of months :
it shall be the first month of the year to you. Speak
ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying : In
the tenth day of this month they shall take to them
every man a lamb, according to the house of their
fathers, a lamb for an house. And if the household
be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour
next unto his house take it according to the number
of the souls, every man according to his eating shall
make your count for the lamb. Your lamb shall be
without blemish, a male of the first year : ye shall
take it out from the sheep, or from the goats. And
ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the
same month : and the whole assembly of the con
gregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening. And
they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two
side posts and on the upper door post of the houses,
wherein they shall eat it. And they shall eat the
flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened
bread, and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. Eat
not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast
with fire : his head with his legs, and with the pur-
tenance thereof. And ye shall let nothing of it
remain until the morning. And that which re-
maineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with
fire. And thus shall ye eat it : With your loins
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girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in
your hand, and ye shall eat it in haste : it is the
Lord's Passover.
Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.
COLLECT.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who art
JL\. wondrous in the governance of all thy works :
grant unto thy people a right understanding ; that
like as in the beginning thou didst of thy excellent
wisdom create the world, so thou didst in the end
yet more wondrously redeem the same by suffering
Christ our Passover to be sacrificed for us : Who
liveth and reigneth.
PROPHECY THE TENTH.
Jonah 3. i-io.
IN those days : The word of the Lord came unto
Jonah the second time, saying : Arise, go unto
Nineveh, that great city : and preach unto it the
preaching that I bid thee. So Jonah arose, and went
unto Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord.
Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three
days' journey. And Jonah began to enter into the
city a day's journey : and he cried, and said : Yet
forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown. So
the people of Nineveh believed God : and pro
claimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the
greatest of them even to the least of them. For
word came unto the king of Nineveh : and he arose
from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and
covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. And
he caused it to be proclaimed and published through
Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles,
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saying : Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock,
taste any thing : let them not feed, nor drink water :
But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth,
and cry mightily unto God, yea, let them turn every
one from his evil way, and from the violence that
is in their hands. Who can tell if God will turn and
repent : and turn away from his fierce anger, that
we perish not ? And God saw their works, that
they turned from their evil way : and God repented
of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto
them.
Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.
COLLECT.
OGOD, who hast united the diversity of nations
in the confession of thy Name : grant unto
us that we may both desire the things that thou
commandest, and by thy merciful guidance perform
the same ; that all thy people whom thou hast
called to everlasting life may agree in unity of faith
and in righteousness of conversation. Through.
PROPHECY THE ELEVENTH.
Deut. 31. 22-30.
IN those days : Moses wrote this song, and taught
it the children of Israel. And he gave Joshua the
son of Nun a charge, and said : Be strong and of a
good courage : for thou shalt bring the children of
Israel into the land which I sware unto them, and
I will be with thee. And it came to pass, when
Moses had made an end of writing the words of this
law in a book, until they were finished : That Moses
commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the
covenant of the Lord, saying : Take this book of
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the law, and- put it in the side of the ark of the
covenant of the Lord your God : that it may be
there for a witness against thee. For I know thy
rebellion, and thy stiff neck. Behold, while I am
yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious
against the Lord ; and how much more after my
death ? Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes,
and your officers, that I may speak these words in
their ears, and call heaven and earth to record
against them. For I know that after my death ye
will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from
the way which I have commanded you : and evil
will befall you in the latter days, because ye will do
evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to
anger through the work of your hands. And Moses
spake in the ears of all the congregation of Israel
the words of this song, until they were ended.
TRACT. Deut. 32. Give ear, ye heavens, and
I will speak : and hear, O earth, the words of my
mouth, y. My doctrine shall drop as the rain :
my speech shall distil as the dew. y. As the small
rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon
the grass : because I will publish the Name of the
Lord : y. Ascribe ye greatness unto our God : he
is the rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are
judgment : y. A God of truth and without iniquity :
just and right is he.
Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.
COLLECT.
OGOD, who dost exalt them that are of low
estate, and dost stablish them that stand
upright : who didst likewise by thy holy servant
Moses so vouchsafe to teach thy people to sing
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praises to thy honour, that thy law by them repeated
might be profitable for our guidance : raise up, we
pray thee, thy power among the fullness of the
nations whom thou hast justified ; that they, being
delivered from the fear of thy wrath, may rejoice
in the plenteous remission of all their sins, and
being warned to flee from the judgment of thy
vengeance may be delivered from the same unto
everlasting salvation. Through.
PROPHECY THE TWELFTH.
Dan. 3. 1-24.
IN those days : Nebuchadnezzar the king made
an image of gold, whose height was threescore
cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits, he set it
up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.
Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather
together the princes, the governors, and the cap
tains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors,
the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to
come to the dedication of the image which Nebu
chadnezzar the king had set up. Then the princes,
the governors, and captains, the judges, the
treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the
rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto
the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar
the king had set up ; and they stood before the
image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. Then an
herald cried aloud : To you it is commanded, O
people, nations, and languages : That at what time
ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut,
psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall
down and worship the golden image that Nebuchad
nezzar the king hath set up. And whoso falleth not
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down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast
into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. Therefore
at that time, when all the people heard the sound of
the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all
kinds of musick : all the people, the nations, and
the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden
image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near,
and accused the Jews. They spake and said to the
king Nebuchadnezzar : O king, live for ever : thou,
O king, hast made a decree, that every man that
shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sack-
but, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick,
shall fall down and worship the golden image :
And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that
he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery
furnace. There are certain Jews whom thou hast
set over the affairs of the province of Babylon,
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego : these men,
O king, have not regarded thee : they serve not
thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou
hast set up. Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and
fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abed-nego. Then they brought these men before
the king. Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto
them : Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-
nego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the
golden image which I have set up ? Now if ye be
ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the
cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer,
and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship
the image which I have made : well :- but if ye
worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the
midst of a burning fiery furnace : and who is that
God that shall deliver you out of my hands ?
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Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and
said to the king : O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not
careful to answer thee in this matter. If it be so,
our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from
the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out
of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto
thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor
worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury : and the
form of his visage was changed against Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abed-nego, therefore he spake, and
commanded that they should heat the furnace one
seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
And he commanded the most mighty men that were
in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-
nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery fur
nace. Then these men were bound in their coats,
their hosen, and their hats, and their other gar
ments, and were cast into the midst of the burning
fiery furnace. Therefore because the king's com
mandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding
hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took
up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. And these
three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell
down bound into the midst of the burning fiery
furnace. And they walked in the midst of the flame
praising God, and blessing the Lord.
Let us bow the knee is not said here, but only :
Let us pray. COLLECT.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, the only hope
of all mankind, who by the preaching of thy
holy Prophets hast prefigured the mysteries of these
our generations : mercifully grant ; that, foras
much as without thy inspiration thy faithful people
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cannot increase in godliness, they may obtain of
thee the abundant fulfilment of all their desires.
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And these ended, if there be a Font for Baptism in
the Church, the Priest who is to bless the Pont
vests himself in a purple cope, and preceded by the
Cross, with candles and the Paschal Candle lighted,
comes to the Font with the Clergy and the Ministers,
ready vested : meanwhile is sung the following :
TRACT. Ps. 42. Like as the hart desireth the
water-brooks : so longeth my soul after thee, O
God. y. My soul is athirst for God, yea, even for
the living God : when shall I come to appear before
the presence of God ? "f. My tears have been my
meat day and night, while they daily say unto me :
Where is now thy God ?
Then the Priest before he goes in to bless the Font,
says this Prayer near by :
y. The Lord be with you. R/. And with thy
spirit.
Let us pray. COLLECT.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, mercifully
,/~Y look upon the devout prayers of thy servants
now seeking regeneration and desiring the fountain
of thy waters, even as the hart desireth the water-
brooks : and of thy goodness grant that they who
thirst after thy faith may in this mystery of thy
holy Baptism obtain sanctification both of body and
soul. Through. R/. Amen.
Afterward he proceeds to bless the Font, saying :
y. The Lord be with you. R/. And with thy
spirit.
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Let us pray. COLLECT.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, assist, we
j[\. pray thee, this mystery and Sacrament of thy
infinite loving-kindness : and for the regeneration
of these persons now seeking to be born again in the
waters of Baptism send forth upon them the spirit
of adoption ; that this office and ministry of us thy
unworthy servants may effectually be fulfilled in
them by thy mighty power. Through Jesus Christ
thy Son our Lord : Who liveth and reigneth in the
unity of the Holy Ghost.
Raising his voice to the tone of the Preface, he
proceeds with joined hands :
Ever one God, World without end. R/. Amen.
y. The Lord be with you. R/. And with thy spirit.
y. Lift up your hearts. R/. We lift them up unto
the Lord. y. Let us give thanks unto our Lord
God. R/. It is meet and right so to do.
IT is very meet, right, and our bounden duty that
we should at all times, and in all places, give
thanks unto thee, O Lord holy, Father almighty,
Everlasting God. Who, working by thy invisible
power, dost wonderfully bestow upon thy servants
effectual means of grace : And though we be un
worthy to be partakers of these holy mysteries :
Thou leavest us not destitute of the gifts of thy
grace, but mercifully inclinest thine ear to these
our supplications. O God, whose Spirit moved over
the waters, when the earth was without form and
void at its creation : that even then the face of the
waters might receive the virtue of purging all de
filement : O God, who for the destruction of sinners
didst once drown all the world, and by the saving
of eight persons didst shew forth in a figure our
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regeneration : that by the mystery of this one
element of water thou mightest make an end of
sin, and give birth unto righteousness. Regard
favourably, O Lord, the prayers of this thy family,
and make the grace of thy regeneration to abound
in us, for thou dost with the rivers of thy plenteous
mercy make glad the city of thy redeemed : and
openest unto us fountains of blessing through the
whole world for the healing of nations : that, at
the Word of thy majesty, grace may be bestowed
on it from thine only Son, through the Holy Ghost.
Here tJie Priest divides with his open hand the
water in the form of a Cross, and forthwith wiping
his hand with a napkin, says :
May he sanctify by the secret operation of his
power this water to the mystical washing away of
sin : that having received sanctification, and being
born again without spot of defilement, it may be
found a new creature, that springeth from the
living water : That young and old, both men and
women, that henceforth shall be baptized herein,
may all become thy children and heirs of thy
heavenly promises. Speak the word, O Lord, and
drive away speedily unclean spirits and all things
that may hurt us : banish from us by thy Name
all the snares and assaults of the devil. And may
our ghostly enemy have no power at all to encompass
us : to deceive our hearts by his subtilty : to
waylay us in secret : and spread abroad the leaven
of malice.
He touches the water with his hand.
May this holy, and undefiled creation, seeing that
the son of wickedness may not approach it, nor the
stain of iniquity come near to defile it, be a fountain
Blessing of the Font B 121
that doth regenerate, streams that do purify : may
all they that by this means shall be dedicated before
thee, by the operation of the Holy Ghost, receive the
grace of redemption and remission of their offences.
He makes three crosses over the Font, saying :
Therefore do I hallow thee, O thou gift of water,
by God ^ that liveth, by God ^ the faithful, by God
^ the holy : by God, who in the beginning by his
word divided the land from thee : by whose Spirit
the waters were overshadowed.
Here he divides the water with his hand, and
scatters it towards the four corners of the earth,
saying :
Who did ordain that thou shouldst issue out of
Eden and be parted from thence diversely, giving
plenty to all his creation. Likewise in the desert of
Marah he did turn thy bitterness into sweetness, and
made thee to come forth out of the rock for his
people. In the Name of his only Son our Saviour
Jesus Christ do I hal^low thee, Gift of water : for
he did change thee into wine in proof of his omni
potence, when he was bidden to the wedding at
Cana. Who walked upon thee to his disciples : and
was baptized in thee in Jordan, making John his
minister. Who moreover did mingle thee with
Blood from his side at his passion : and commanded
his faithful servants, that believing they should be
washed in thee, saying : Go ye, and teach all
nations, and baptize them in the Name of theTather,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Changing his voice, he proceeds in the tone of the
Lesson :
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A LMIGHTY GOD, mercifully assist our prayers,
J~\ who here observe these thy commandments :
and of thy great goodness prosper our petitions.
He breathes thrice on to the water in the form of a
cross, saying :
Enable by thy word and power the weakness of
this water : that like as by nature it doeth service
unto the purifying of the body, so by thy grace it
may effectually cleanse our souls.
Here the Priest lowers the Candle into the water a
little way : and going back to the tone of the Preface,
May the power of the Holy Ghost be poured out
on this Font we have filled.
Then taking the Candle out of the water, he dips it
again more deeply, repeating : May the power.
Afterward the Candle is again taken out of the water
and the third time is dipped to the bottom of the Font,
the Priest repeating at a still higher pitch : May the
power, as above. And then breathing thrice on the
water in this form ^, he proceeds :
And make this water to be effectual unto the
washing away of transgression.
The Candle is taken out of the water, and he
continues :
May every stain of our iniquity here be cleansed :
may our nature be restored to its perfect fashion
ing, and be conformed again to thine own image of
righteousness, may it be redeemed from the old sins
of its conversation : that every person, being born
again by the sacrament he hath here received, may
be restored verily unto the innocence of thy children.
And the rest he reads : Through Jesus Christ thy
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Son our Lord. Who shall come to judge the quick
and the dead, and the world by fire. R/. Amen.
Then the water that has been blessed is sprinkled
over the people by the assisting Priests. And mean
time, one of the ministers of the Church takes out a
quantity of the water in a large vessel, so that it may
be kept for blessing houses and other places. Which
done, the Priest who is blessing the Font pours into
the water in the form of a cross some of the oil of the
Catechumens, saying with an audible voice :
May this Oil of salvation make this font holy,
and cause it to multiply that those who find herein
their new birth may come to life everlasting.
R/. Amen.
Then he pours in some of the Chrism in the samt
manner as before, saying :
May this mingling of the Chrism of Jesus Christ
our Lord, and of the Holy Ghost the Paraclete, be
wrought in the Name of the most holy Trinity.
R/. Amen.
Lastly he takes both phials of these oils and pours
them both together in the form of a cross, saying :
May this commingling of the Chrism of salvation
and of the Oil of unction and of the Water of Baptism
likewise be wrought in the Name of the Farther,
and of the S^on, and of the Holy >J< Ghost.
R/ Amen.
TJien he mingles the Oil and water, and scatters it
over the Font with his hand. If there are any to be
baptized, he baptizes them after the usual manner.
Then the Priest and Ministers return to the Altar
and the Litany is sung by two Cantors, and the Choir
repeat it also together, as is directed below.
B 124 Holy Saturday
If But where there is no baptismal Font, when the
last Prophecy and Collect is ended, the Celebrant lays
aside his chasuble, and with the Ministers lies pros
trate before the Altar : and all kneeling, the Litany
is chanted by two Cantors in the midst of the
Quire, and both sides of the Choir make the responses
together. But when they come to y. We sinners
beseech thee to hear us, the Priest and Ministers
arise, and go to the Sacristy to array themselves in
white vestments for the solemn Mass : and mean
while the Altar candles are lighted. At the end of
the Litany Kyrie eleison is solemnly intoned, and
repeated as in the Mass on ordinary days.
KYRIE el6ison. Christe el&son. Kyrie elison.
Christ hear us.
O Christ graciously hear us.
O God the Father of heaven, have mercy upon us.
O God the Son, Redeemer of the World, have mercy
upon us.
O God the Holy Ghost, have mercy upon us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy upon us.
Holy St. Mary, pray for us sinners.
Holy Mother of God, pray.
Holy Virgin of virgins, pray.
Holy St. Michael, pray.
Holy St. Gabriel, pray.
Holy St. Raphael, pray.
All ye holy Angels and Archangels, pray.
All ye holy orders of blessed Spirits, pray.
Holy St. John the Baptist, pray.
Holy St. Joseph, pray.
All ye holy Patriarchs and Prophets, pray.
Holy St. Peter, pray.
Holy St. Paul, pray.
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Holy St. Andrew, pray.
Holy St. John, pray.
All ye holy Apostles and Evangelists, pray.
All ye holy Disciples of the Lord, pray.
Holy St. Stephen, pray.
Holy St. Lawrence, pray.
Holy St. Vincent, pray.
All ye holy Martyrs, pray.
Holy St. Sylvester, pray.
Holy St. Gregory, pray.
Holy St. Augustine, pray.
All ye holy Bishops and Confessors, pray.
All ye holy Doctors> pray.
Holy St. Anthony, pray.
Holy St. Benedict, pray.
Holy St. Dominic, pray.
Holy St. Francis, pray.
All ye holy Priests and Levites, pray.
All ye holy Monks and Hermits, pray.
Holy St. Mary Magdalene, pray.
Holy St. Agnes, pray.
Holy St. Cecilia, pray.
Holy St. Agatha, pray.
Holy St. Anastasia, pray.
All ye holy Virgins and Widows, pray.
All ye holy Saints of God, intercede for us sinners.
Be thou merciful, Spare us, good Lord.
Be thou merciful, Hear us, good Lord.
From all evil, good Lord deliver us.
From all deadly sin, good Lord.
From everlasting damnation, good Lord.
By the mystery of thy holy Incarnation,
good Lord.
By thine Advent and Nativity, good Lord.
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By thy Baptism and holy Fasting, good Lord.
By thy Cross and Passion, good Lord.
By thy precious Death and Burial, good Lord.
By thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension,
good Lord.
By the coming of the Holy Ghost the Comforter,
good Lord.
In the hour of death and in the day of judgment,
good Lord.
We sinners, beseech thee to hear us.
That it may please thee to spare us, we beseech thee
to hear us.
That it may please thee to rule and govern thy holy
Church, we beseech thee to hear us.
That it may please thee to preserve the household of
thine Apostles, and all orders in the Church in thy
true religion, we beseech.
That it may please thee to overthrow the enemies of
thy holy Church, we beseech.
That it may please thee to bestow on all Christian
kings and princes true peace and concord,
we beseech.
That it may please thee to strengthen and preserve
us in true worshipping of thee, we beseech.
That it may please thee to bestow on all our bene
factors thine everlasting benefits, we beseech.
That it may please thee to give and preserve to our
use the kindly fruits of the earth, we beseech.
That it may please thee to bestow upon all thy
faithful rest eternal, we beseech.
That it may please thee graciously to hear our
prayer, we beseech.
O Lamb of God that takest away the sins of the
world, Spare us, good Lord.
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O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the
world, Hear us, good Lord.
O Lamb of God that takest away the sins of the
world, Have mercy upon us.
O Christ hear us.
O Christ graciously hear us.
And here the Cantors solemnly intone Kyrie
eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison, and repeat
each invocation thrice. Meanwhile the Priest with
his Ministers all in white vestments approach the
Altar : and having said the Psalm Give sentence,
with Glory be, he makes the Confession, as he is
accustomed, in the appointed place : then going up,
he kisses the Altar, censes it in the usual manner,
and as soon as the Choir shall have finished the
Kyrie e!6ison, he begins with solemnity Glory be to
God on high, and the bells are set ringing.
Afterward the Priest says :
y. The Lord be with you.
R/. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray. COLLECT.
OGOD, who as on this most holy night hast
sent forth the glorious light of the Resurrec
tion of thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord : preserve,
we pray thee, in these persons, now made incor
porate in thy family, the spirit of adoption which
thou hast given them ; that they being regenerate
both in body and soul may in all sincerity obey thy
holy will. Through the same.
The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul
the Apostle to the Colossians. Col. 3. i.
T>RETHREN : If ye then be risen with Christ,
J3 seek those things which are above, where
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Christ sitteth on the right hand of God : set your
affections on things above, not on things on the
earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with
Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall
appear : then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
The Epistle ended, the Celebrant begins :
Alleluia.
And he sings the chant through thrice, in a pitch
a little higher each time : and the Choir after each
time repeat it in the same manner. Afterward the
Choir proceeds :
y. Ps. 118. O give thanks unto the Lord, for he
is gracious : for his mercy endureth for ever.
Then is said the TRACT. Ps. 117. O praise the
Lord, all ye heathen : praise him, all ye nations.
y. For his merciful kindness is ever more and more
towards us : and the truth of the Lord endureth for
ever.
At the Gospel lights are not carried, but incense
only : a blessing is asked, and the rest is done as
usual.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. ^ St-. Matt. 28. i.
IN the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn
toward the first day of the week, came Mary
Magdalene, and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
And behold there was a great earthquake. For the
Angel of the Lord descended from heaven : and
came and rolled back the stone from the door, and
sat upon it : his countenance was like lightning :
and his raiment white as snow. And for fear of him
the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
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And the Angel answered and said unto the women :
Fear not ye : for I know that ye seek Jesus, which
was crucified : he is not here : for he is risen, as
he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is
risen from the dead : and behold he goeth before
you into Galilee : there shall ye see him. Lo, I have
told you.
The Creed is not said, but the Gospel finished, the
Priest says : The Lord be with you, and afterwards :
Let us pray. The Offertory is not said, and at the
end of the Psalm, at the Lavabo, is said Glory be.
SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to accept
the prayers and oblations of thy people :
that this beginning of thy Paschal Mysteries may
by the operation of thy grace be unto us a whole
some medicine unto everlasting life. Through.
PREFACE of Easter. But chiefly on this night
are we bound to praise thee.
WITHIN THE ACTION.
AID here we do give unto thee most high praise
and hearty thanks : On this most holy night,
whereon Jesus Christ our Lord did rise again in his
own flesh : For the wonderful grace and virtue
declared in all thy Saints, from the beginning of
the world : And chiefly in the glorious and most
blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the same thy Son
Jesus Christ our Lord and God, and in the holy
Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles, and Martyrs, whose
examples, O Lord, and steadfastness in thy faith,
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and keeping thy holy commandments, grant us to
follow.
Holding his hands spread out over the Oblation, he
says :
A LMIGHTY GOD, our heavenly Father, who of
J~\. thy tender mercy didst give thine only Son
Jesus Christ to surfer death upon the Cross for our
redemption : who made there by his one oblation,
of himself once offered, on behalf also of those whom
thou hast been pleased to regenerate by water and
the Holy Ghost, granting unto them remission of
all their sins, a full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice,
oblation, and satisfaction, etc., and the rest as in
the Canon.
The Peace of the Lord be alway with you is said,
but the Kiss of Peace is not given. O Lamb of God
is not said, nor the Postcommunion : but the cus
tomary Prayers before Communion are said.
After the reception of the Sacrament, in place of
Evensong in Quire is chanted this Antiphon :
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, and Ps. 117.
O PRAISE the Lord, all ye heathen : * praise
him, all ye nations.
For his merciful kindness is ever more and more
toward us : * and the truth of the Lord endureth
for ever. Praise the Lord.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to
the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall
be : * world without end. Amen.
Antiphon : Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
The Lesson, Hymn and Versicle are not said, but
Holy Saturday B 131
at once the Celebrant starts to intone the Antiphon to
the Magnificat.
In the end of the sabbath.
And the Choir continues : As it began to dawn
toward the first day of the week : came Mary
Magdalene, and the other Mary, to see the sepulchre,
alleluia.
Then is sung the Magnificat with Glory be at the
end, and the censing is done as at other times at
Evensong.
Afterward the Antiphon is repeated, and (the
Lesson and Nunc Dimittis read) at the end the
Celebrant says :
y. The Lord be with you. R/. And with thy
spirit.
Let us pray. COLLECT.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, pour into our hearts
thy spirit of charity : that as thou hast
now fulfilled us with this Paschal Sacrament, so we
may by thy mercy be enabled to dwell together in
unity and concord. Through Jesus Christ thy Son,
our Lord : Who liveth and reigneth with thee in
the unity of the same Spirit.
Then he says : The Lord be with you.
And the Deacon turning himself to the people,
sings :
Depart in peace, alleluia, alleluia.
R/. Thanks be to God, alleluia, alleluia.
And the Priest, having said May it please thee, O
holy Trinity, gives the blessing in the accustomed
manner.
Coe
Blaindjant
Part I.
THE MUSIC OF
HOLT WEEK
Edited by Francis Burgess
LONDON
THE SOCIETY OF
SS. PETER AND PAUL
Ltd.
32 GEORGE STREET,
HANOVER SQUARE, W.
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PALM SUNDAY
V- ER one God, world with-out end.
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with thy spi-rit. ^. Lift up your hearts. B/^. We
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lift them up un- to the Lord. y. Let us give
thdnks un- to our Lord God. B^. It is meet and
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right so to do* It is ve- ry meet, right, and
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our bounden dti-ty, that wi should at all times &
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in all pla-ces give thanks un- to thee, O Lord
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thee : con-fess-ing without fear be-fore the kings
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and ru-lers of this world the great Name of thy
on- ly- be-got-ten Son. Before thee Angels and
Arch-an-gels, Thrones & Do- mi- na-tions & all
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the mul-ti-tude of the h6a-ven-ly host, do sing
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themd-jes-ty of thy g!6-ry, ^v-er-more prais-
And the Sanftus is
sung by the Choir.
ing thee and say-ing :
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GOOD FRIDAY
EAR-LY be-16v-ed brethren, let us
pray for the ho- ly Church of God : that the
Lord our God may vouch-safe to pre-seYve it
through-out all the world in un- i- ty, peace
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and safe- ty: ma-king sub- je6l un- to it dll
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prin- ci- pa- li- ties and pow-ers : and that he
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may grant un- to us to dwell in such qui- et
and tran-quil- li- ty that we may dii- ly shew
forth the glo-ry of God the Fa-ther Almi'ghty.
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Let us pray. Deacon. Let us bow the kne"e.
Subdeacon.
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IT The Prayer following is chanted in the ferial tone
of the Collect at Mass.
\ LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast in
JL\ Christ made manifest thy glory unto all man
kind : we beseech thee that thou wouldest preserve
those things which of thy mercy thou hast created ;
that thy Church being spread abroad through all
the world may steadfastly abide in the confession
of thy holy Name. Through the same. B^. Amen.
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ET us pray likewise for N. the chief
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Bish-op : that like as the Lord our God hath ap-
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so he may pre-serve him in all peace and safe-
ty for the gov-ern-ance of the ho-ly peo-ple
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of God. Let us prdy. Deacon. Let us bow the
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knee. Subdeacon. B. A- rise.
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A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, whose judg-
Ji\. ment upholdeth all things both in heaven and
earth : we beseech thee mercifully to have respect
unto our prayers, that like as thou hast appointed
this thy servant to be our Bishop so thou wouldest
of thy mercy defend him against all adversities ;
and that all Christian peoples, acknowledging thee
alone to be their author and governour, may so
prosper by his care that they may duly increase in
bringing forth the fruits of their profession.
Through. R^. Amen.
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ET us pray like-wise for all Bish-ops,
Priests and Dea-cons, for all Sub-dea-cons, Ac-
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o-lytes, Ex-or-cists, R6ad-ers, Door-keep-ers,
Con-fess-ors, VIr-gins and Widows : and for dll
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Good Friday
the e- lecl: peo-ple of God. Let us pray,
Deacon. Let us bow the knee. Subdeacon. R^. Arise.
A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, by whose
JL\. spirit the whole body of the Church is
governed and san6tified : receive our supplications
and prayers which we offer before thee for all estates
of men in thy holy Church ; that every member of
the same in his vocation and ministry may truly
and godly serve thee. Through Jesus Christ thy
Son our Lord : Who liveth and reigneth with thee,
R. Amen.
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tian Sove-reign N.* : that the Lord our God may
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make subject un-to him all the peo-ples that de-
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light in war to the pre-ser-va-tion of our per-
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pe- tu- al peace. Let us pray. Deacon. Let us
bow the kne. Subdeacon. R. A- rise.
A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, in whose
*L\. hand is the dominion of all things, and the
governance of all kingdoms : look down in mercy
on this Empire ; that the nations which trust in the
fury of their violence, may be quelled by the defence
of thine almighty power. Through. R^. Amen.
ET us pray likewise for all them that
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are ca- te-chu-mens : that the Lord our God
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may 6-pen the 6ars of their hearts that they may
n- ter in at the gate of his mer- cy ; that
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ob-tain the re-mis-sion of all their sms, and be
found fdithful servants of Christ Je-sus our Lord.
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Let us pray. Deacon. Let us bow the knee.
Subdeacon. R^. A- rise.
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A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who dost
^L\L ever increase thy Church with the abundance
of a new generation : we beseech thee that thou
wouldest multiply in faith and understanding them
that are being taught in thy holy word ; that being
renewed in the water of Baptism they may be num
bered among the sons of thine adoption. Through.
1. Amen.
EAR-LY be-16v-ed brethren, let us pray
likewise to God the Fa-ther Al-mfgh-ty, that
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he would vouchsafe to cleanse the world from all
false doc-trine : to de-li-ver it from pes-ti-lence
and fd-mine : to 6- pen all prf-sons : and to set
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free them that are in cap-ti-vf-ty : gran ting un-
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to pilgrims a sdfe re-turn : to the sick healing
and to them that tra-vel by sea to at-tain un-
to the ha-ven that they de-sire. Let us pray.
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Deacon. Let us bow the knee. Subdeacon. R. Arise.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, the com
forter of them that mourn, the strength of
them that travail : we beseech thee to hear the
prayers of them that in any necessity make their
supplications unto thee ; that in all their troubles
and adversities they may rejoice in the present suc
cour of thy loving-kindness. Through. Ity. Amen.
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ET us pray like-wise for all them that
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are in he-re- sy and schism : that the Lord our
God may de- li-ver them from all false doc-trines,
and vouch-safe to re-store them to their ho- ly
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Church. Let us pray. Deacon. Let us bow the
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kn^e. Subdeacon. A-r{se.
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A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who
JL\. wouldest not that any should perish, but
rather that they should be saved : we beseech thee
mercifully to look upon them that are deceived by
the crafts of the devil; that the hearts of them
which have gone astray may be delivered from their
perversities and restored to the way of truth and to
the unity of thy holy Church. Through. B^.Amen.
ET us pray likewise for the Jews : that
the Lord our God may re-move from their hearts
the veil of un-be-lief ; and that they may come
to the know-ledge of Je-sus Christ our L6rd.
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ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who ex-
tendest even to the falsehood of the Jews the
abundance of thy mercy : graciously hear the prayers
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which we offer unto thee for the blindness of the
hearts of this people ; that acknowledging Christ
Jesus, the light of thy truth, they may yet be deliv
ered from the darkness of their ignorance. Through
the same, 1. Amen.
ET us pray like-wise for the hea-then :
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that God Al-migh-ty may take a- way the i- nf-
qui-ty of their hearts; that they may turn a-
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God and to his on- ly- be- got-ten Son J-sus
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Christ our L6rd & God. Let us pray. Deacon. Let
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us bow the knee. Subdeacon. B^. A- rise.
A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who de-
JLJL sirest not the death of a sinner but rather
that he should turn from his wickedness and live :
mercifully accept our prayers ; that the heathen
being delivered from the worship of idols may be
united to thy holy Church to the honour and glory
of thy Name. Through. B;. Amen.
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E-HOLD, the W6od of the Cr6ss, where-
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on was hung the world's Sal- va- tion.
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Choir. B^. O come, let us wor- ship.
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mand-ed and taught us, we are b61d to say :
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QUR Fa-ther, which art in hea-ven : Hallow-
ed be thy Name. Thy Kingdom come : Thy
will be done, in edrth as it fs in hea-ven. Give
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our tr^s-pass- es, as we for- give them that tres-
pass a-gainst us. And 16ad us not in-to temp-ta-
tion. B?. But de-lfv-er us from - vil.
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HOLY SATURDAY
THE Light of Christ. B?. Thinks be to G6d.
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E-JOICE now, all ye hea-ven-ly le-
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gions of An-gels : all high things that pass un-der-
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stand-ing : for the King that com-eth with vie-
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to- ry, let the trumpet proclaim sal- va- tion.
Sing with joy, O ^arth, il- lu- min-ed with this
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know thou hast put a- wy the dark-ness of dl
man-kind. So like-wise let our M6-ther, his ho-
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ly Church, wel-come the bright beams of light
shed up-6n her : and let his ho-ly c6urts be fil-
I .
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u
led with the prais-es of his peo-ple. I pray
B xx Holy Saturday
and be-seech you there-fore, de"ar-ly be-16v-ed,
e
that all ye who here are pre-sent seeking this hea-
ven-ly bright-ness, make your suppli-ca-tion with
me to the Almighty, that he would shew forth
his mer-cy to-ward me. That he who in my un-
wor-thi-ness num-ber-ed me a-mong his Ml-ni-
sters and call-ed me to do him s6r-vice : so
Blessing of the Paschal Candle B xxj
e
al- so may vouchsafe to light-en my darkness,
-
mak-ing me meet to praise this gift of fire with
I
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thank-ful- ness. Through Je"-sus Christ our
di- a- tor and Re-d6em-er : who liv- eth and
reign-eth with him in the u- ni- ty of the Ho-
*
ly Ghost. Ev-er one God, world with-out ^nd.
1
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r]
R?. A- men. ~f. The Lord be wkh you. R?. And
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with thy spi-rit. /. Lift up your h&rts. ty. We
g . . . .
lift them up lin- to the Lord. jf. Let us give
6-r
thanks un- to our Lord God. R. It is meet and
right so to do. It is ve"-ry me"et and right, that
with the ser-vice of our lips we should glo-ri-fy
e
and should praise with heart and soul God the
In-vf-si-ble and Al-mlgh-ty, and Hke-wise his
Blessing of the Paschal Candle B xxiij
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on- ly- be- got- ten S6n, J-sus Christ, our Lord
C p, g i-T~ " . 1
and Sa-viour. Who paid for us to the e- ter-
nal Fa-ther the debt of A-dam's trans-gre*s-sion
e
and with his dear Blood wfp-ed a- way the re-
proach of our for- mer of-fen- ces. Now therefore
we sa- cri- fice our Pdss-o-ver, where-in for us
the ver- y Lamb of God is slain, by whose
B xxiv Holy Saturday
Blood the doors of his faithful peo-ple are made ho-
==t= ~-^
ly. The night is come, wherein, when our fa-
a- ^-g-.- . . . z^
thers, the children of Is-ra-el, were led forth out
of E-gypt, thou di-vid-est the sea and mad-
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?
est them to pass 6-ver as on dry land. Yea, the
night is come, that with the fi-ery pfl- lar hath
i a a *
pr-l " '
pur-ged a-way the darkness of our con-dem-na-
Blessing of the Paschal Candle B
XXV
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tion. The night is come, whereby all that believe
in Christ up-on the face of all the earth, de-
H-ver-ed from this ndugh-ty world and out of
tat
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the shi-dow of d&th, are re- neV-ed un- to
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grace, and are made par-ta-kers of e-ter-nal life.
The night is come, where-in the bonds of death,
were Io6s-ed, and Christ har-row-ing h611 rose
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a- gain in trf-umph. For wheVe-fore should
man be b6rn in- to this world, save that be- ing
born he might be re-deem-ed ? How wonderful
%" "
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then, O God, is thy lov-ing-kfnd-ness un-to
us thy child-ren ! Be-hold, what man-ner of
V-a
' '
16ve he hath be-stow-ed up- on us : who to re-
deem a ser-vant, de- liv- er- ed up his 6n-ly
Blessing of the Paschal Candle B xxvij
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P -
Son ! O won-der-ful pro-vi-dence of A-dam's
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trans-gres-sion, that by such a death sin might be
^ a
done a- way! O bless- ed i- nf-qui-ty, for
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whose re-demp-tion such a price was paid by such
a Sa-viour ! O nfght ve- ri- ly bless-ed, to
th^e a- 16ne that time and that hour were made
I
mdn- i- fest, when our Sa-viour Christ rose a-
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gain from death un-to life ! The night is c6mc
whe"re-of Da- vid said : Be-hold the nfght is as
clar as the day : Then shall my night be turn-
S-r
HI fe
ed in- to day. The mys-ter-y theVe-fore of this
i ft . i i-fS^: == == ^
most ho- ly nfght put- teth to flight the deeds of
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dark-ness, purg-eth a- way sfn : re-stor-eth fn-
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nocence to the fall-en, and glad- ness un- to
Blessing of the Paschal Candle B xxi
them that mourn : cast-eth out ha-tred, bringeth
peace to all man-kind, and bow-eth down migh-
E-r
r
ty prm-ces.
1T Here the Deacon fixes the five grams of blessed
incense into the candle in the form of a Cross^ on this
wise :
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3
HEREFORE, in this thy favour-a-ble
time, ac-cept, O ho-ly Fa-ther, this our eve-ning
e . . fr a
sac- ri- fice of in-cense : which as at this tfme
B xxx
Holy Saturday
thy ho- ly Chiirch ma-keth be-fore thee, and of-
* -g fr a i
fer-eth to thee by the hands of thy ser-vants,
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the works of the creatures which thou hast made.
6--
Ye hear, breth-ren, the mean-ing of this pfl- lar
S m^ g j a " '
we have set up, where-un-to in God's ho-nour
the bright flame of fire doth set light.
11 Here the Deacon lights the candle from one of the
three tapers on the reed.
Which though it be n6-ver so much di-vf-ded,
Blessing of the Paschal Candle B xxxj
yet know-eth not va- ri-able-ness nor 16- seth
3
s
6ught of its splen-dour. For the wax that mlt-
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1 pi a 1 1 H
eth doth but fed the flame, for there-unto have
^=^
the crea-tures of God's hand brought it forth, that
it should give Hght in dark-ness.
Here the lamps are lighted.
NIGHT, v^-ri-ly bl&sed, which did
- ' iv a I ' ' p, a-
spoil the peo-ple of E-gypt and mag-ni-fi- ed
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the He-brews ! O night, where-in hea-ven and
earth are join-ed, and man-kind par-ta-keth with
S-r
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the Godhead. We pray thee, therefore, O most
f-r-i-r
Mer-ci-ful : that this candle which we have light-
e "
ed and con-se-cra-ted be-fore thee in thine own
S-r
Name, may con-tm-ue to shine forth without ceas-
ing, and may vanquish all the shades of dirkness.
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s
That be-ing ac-cep-ted be-fore thee as a sweet
savour, it may be number-ed with the lights that
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thou hast kindled. May the day-star find it burn-
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ing when he dawn-eth in- to day. The day-star
v_a--- , 8 a:
that rf-seth and know-eth not his go-ing down.
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But com-ing forth from the places of dark-ness
gladly g{-veth forth light un-t6 all cre-a-tion.
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We be-seech thee, there-fore, O most M6r- ci-
r~| . '~=Z!L_'_L_' ' -*
ful : that thou wouldest dirndl and guide us thy
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servants, and the hearts of ill thy faith- ful fam-
i- ly : and all those al-so that mf-ni-ster in thy
a
ser-vice : es-pe-cial-ly N. our Chief Bish-op, and
Pi 8 | -
thy sr-vant 2V. our Bish-op, so helping us with
con-tfn-u- al grace, that we may pass our time in
Blessing of the Paschal Candle B
XXXV
rest and quf-et-ness, in the gUd so-16m-ni-ty
of our Re-dmp-tion. Through the same Je-sus
I-* " n. 8 -|-r=J
Christ our Me-di- a- tor and Re-deem- er : Who
m-
liv-eth and reign-eth with thee in the u- ni- ty
of the H6-ly Ghost : eV-er one God, world with-
! a _
out e"nd. E. A- men,
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'Blessing of the Font
V- ER one God, world without e"nd.
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E?. A- men. /. The L6rd be with you. R?. And
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a
with thy spi-rit. ^. Lift up your hearts. E^. We
lift them up un- to the Lord. ~$~ . Let us give
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thanks un- to our Lord God. B. It is meet and
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right so to do. It is ve-ry meet, right, and our
b6un-den du- ty that we should at all times, and
Blessing of the Font
in dll pla-ces, give thinks un- to thee, O Lord
+ -
ho- ly, Fa-ther al-mfgh-ty, Ev- er- last-ing God.
6
Who, work-ing by thy in- vi- si- ble pow-er, dost
; . .
won-der- ful- ly be-stow up- on thy servants ef-
fee- tu- al me*ans of grdce : And though we be
un-wor-thy to b par- ta-kers of these ho- ly
mys-ter-ies : Thou leav-est us not des-ti- tute
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of the gifts of thy grace, but meV-ci-ful-ly in-
clfn-est thine ear to these our sup-pli-ca-tions.
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O God, whose Spi-rit mov-ed 6-ver the wa-ters,
8
when the earth was without form and void at its
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cre- a- tion : that e- ven then the face of the
j
wa-ters might re-ceive the vir-tue of purg-ing
dll de-file-ment : O God, who for the de-struc-
Blessing of the Font B
XXXIX
tion of sin-ners didst once drown all the world,
s
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and by the sav-ing of eight per-sons didst shew
*
forth in a fi- gure our re- ge- ne- ra-tion : that
by the mys-te-ry of this one e- le-ment of wa
ter thou might-est make an 6nd of sfn, and
give bfrth un-to righ-teous-ness. Re-gard fa-vour-
ab- ly, O Lord, the prayers of this thy fd-mi-ly,
Bxl Holy Saturday
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and mdke the grace of thy re-ge-ne-ra-tion to
c . . .
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a-bound in us, for thou dost with the H-vers
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of thy plen-te-ous mer-cy make glad the ci- ty
. . . .[, ~^~l
of thy re-deem-ed : and 6- pen-est un- to us
, -- - -- -- 3
foun-tains of bless-ing through the whole world
c
for the heal-ing of na-tions : that, at the W6rd
of thy ma-jes- ty, grace may be be-stow-ed on
Blessing of the Font B xij
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fr
it from thine 6n-ly S6n, through the Holy Ghost.
11 Here the Priest divides with his open hand the water
in the form of a Cross, & forthwith wiping his hand
with a napkin^ says :
May he sanc-ti- fy by the se-cret o- pe-ra-tion of
his pow-er this wa-ter to the mys-ti-cal wash-
e . .
ing a-way of sin : that hav-ing re-cei-ved sanc-
ti- fi- ca-tion, and be-ing born a- gain with-out
C
spot of de-file-ment, it may be found a new
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crea-ture, that sprfng-eth from the li- ving wa-
g
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ter : That young and old, both men and women,
- - *
that hence-forth shall be bap-tiz-ed here-in, may
dll be-come thy chil-dren and heirs of thy hea-
ven-ly pro-mi- ses. Spak the word, O Lord,
- - * - * ' * i - i - i
and drive a-way speed-i- ly un-clean spf-rits and
dll things that may hurt us : bdn-ish from us
Blessing of the Font B xliij
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by thy Name all the snares and as-saults of the
-m s -
de-vil. And may our ghost-ly - ne-my have no
C i I ,
pow-er at all to en-com-pass us : to de-ceive our
hearts by his siib-til-ty : to way-lay us in s-cret
and spread a-broad the lea-ven of mal-ice.
11 He touches the water with his hand.
May this ho-ly, and un-de-fi-led cre-a-tion,
S " . .Ej
ing that the son of wicked-ness may not approach
B xliv Holy Saturday
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it, nor the stain of i- nf-qui-ty come near to de
file it, be a foun-tain that doth re-ge-ne-rate,
E-r
streams that do pii- ri- fy : may dll they that by this
means shall be de-di-ca-ted be-fore thee, by the o-
g i 4
pe-ra-tion of the H6-ly Ghost, receive the grdce
+
of redemption and re-mission of their of-fences.
1T He makes three crosses over the Font, saying :
i . .i
Therefore do I hal-low thee, O thou gift of wa-
Blessing of the Font B xlv
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ter, by God * that Hv-eth, by God the faith-
9-i-hi-
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fill, by God * the ho- ly : by God, who in the
i
be-gm-ning by his word di-vfd-ed the land from
thee : by whose Spi- rit the wa-ters were 6-ver-
sha-dow-ed.
11 Here he divides the water with his hand^ and
scatters it towards the four corners of the earth^
saying :
e
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Who did or-dain that thou shouldst is- sue out of
Bxlvj Holy Saturday
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E-den and be part-ed from thence di-vrse-ly,
E-
glv-ing ple"n-ty to all his cre-a-tion. Like-wise
in the de-sert of Ma-rah he did tiirn thy bit-
ter-ness in- to sweet-ness, & made thee to come
forth out of the rock for his peo-ple. In the Name
of his 6n-ly Son our Sa-viour Je-sus Christ do
___ ___.
I hal low thee, Gift of wa- ter : for he did
Blessing of the Font
change thee in- to wine in proof of hfs om-ni-po-
e-r
tence, when he was bid-den to the wd-ding at
e-r
HI
Cd-na. Who walk-ed up-6n thee to his dis-ci-
pies: and was bap-tiz-ed in thee in Jor-dan, ma-
e-r
king John his mi- ni- ster. Who more-6-ver did
mln-gle thee with Blood from his side at his Pas
sion : and com-mand-ed his faith-ful ser-vants,
Bxlviij Holy Saturday
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that be-liev-ing they should be wash-ed in thee,
say-ing : Go ye, and teach all nations, and bap-
i
tize them in the Name of the Fa-ther, and of
the Son, and of the Ho- ly Ghost.
H Changing his voice, he proceeds in the tone of the
Lesson :
A L-MIGH-TY GOD, mer-ci-ful-ly as-sist our
pray-ers, who here ob-serve these thy com-mand-
E-r
ments : and of thy grat good-ness pros-per our
Blessing of the Font B xlix
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pe- ti-tions.
1T He breathes thrice on the water in the form of a
cross, saying :
i - J
E-na-ble by thy word and pow-er the weakness
of this wa-ter : that like as by na-ture it d6-
eth ser-vice un- to the pur-i- fy-ing of the bo-
S-.
Hi -
dy, so by thy grace it may ef-fe"c-tual-ly cleanse
our souls.
11 Here the Priest lowers the Candle into the water a
little way : and going back to the tone of the Preface,
says :
Bl Holy Saturday
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May the pow-er of the H6-ly Ghost be pour-ed
S-r
out on this Font we have fil- led.
H Then taking the Candle out of the water , he dips it
again more deeply, repeating at a higher pitch : May
the power, as above. Afterwards the Candle is again
taken out of the water and the third time is dipped to
the bottom of the Font, the Priest repeating at a still
higher pitch : May the power, as above. And then
breathing thrice on the water in this form ^, he pro
ceeds :
E
And make this wa- ter to be ef-fec-tu- al un
to the wash-ing a- way of trans-gres-sion.
11 The Candle is taken out of the water, & he continues
g _ .
May eV-ery stain of our i- nf- qui- ty here be
Blessing of the Font B ij
cle"ans-ed : may our na-ture be re-stor-ed to its
per-fe6t fash-ion-ing, and be con-form-ed a-gain
to thine own i-mage of righ-teous-ness, may
-* m-
it be re-deem-ed from the old sins of its con-
ver-sa-tion : that ev- e- ry per-son, be-ing born
i j j-^
a- gain by the sac-ra-ment he hath here re-ceiv-
6
ed, may be re- stor-ed ve- ri- ly un- to the in-
Blij Holy Saturday
6-r
no-cence of thy chil-dren.
11 And the rest he reads :
Through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord. Who
shall come to judge the quick and the dead, and the
world by fire. B^. Amen.
11 Then the "water that has been blessed is sprinkled over
the people by the assisting Priests. Pouring Oil into
the Font, in the form of a Cross, the Priest says :
May this Oil of salvation make this font holy,
and cause it to multiply that those who find herein
their new birth may come to life everlasting.
B. Amen.
H Pouring the Chrism, he says :
May this mingling of the Chrism of Jesus Christ
our Lord, and of the Holy Ghost the Paraclete, be
wrought in the Name of the most holy Trinity.
R^. Amen.
11 Pouring both together, he says :
May this commingling of the Chrism of salvation
and of the Oil of un6lion & of the Water of Baptism
likewise be wrought in the Name of the Fa * ther,
and of the S * on, and of the Holy * Ghost.
R^. Amen.
11 Then he mingles the Oil and water, and scatters it
over the font with his hand. If there be any to be
baptized, he baptizes them.
Holy Saturday Bliij
The Litany of the Saints
Hi = I
K
Y-RI- E e- le- i- son. Chrl-ste e- le- i-
-a-
son. Ky- ri- e e- le- i- son. O Christ hear
us. O Christ gra-cious-ly hear us. O God
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the Fa- ther of hea-ven, have mercy up-6n us.
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O God the Son, Re-deem-er of the world, have
i . . .
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mer-cy up- on us. O God the Ho- ly Ghost,
have mer-cy up- on us. H6-ly Tri-ni- ty, one
Bliv Holy Saturday
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God, have meY-cy up- on us. H6-ly Saint Ma-
E-r
ry, pray for us sln-ners.
Holy Mother of God,
Pray pr us sinners.
Holy Virgin of virgins,
Holy St. Michael,
Holy St. Gabriel,
Holy St. Raphael,
All ye holy Angels and
Archangels,
All ye holy orders of
blessed Spirits,
Holy St. John the Bap
tist,
Holy St. Joseph,
All ye holy Patriarchs
and Prophets,
Holy St. Peter,
Holy St. Paul,
Holy St. Andrew,
Holy St. John,
All y e holy Apostles and
Evangelists,
All ye holy Disciples of
the Lord,
Holy St. Stephen,
Holy St. Lawrence,
Holy St. Vincent,
All ye holy Martyrs,
Holy St. Sylvester,
Holy St. Gregory,
Holy St. Augustine,
All ye holy Bishops and
Confessors,
All ye holy Doctors,
Holy St. Anthony,
Holy St. Benedift,
Holy St. Dominic,
Holy St. Francis,
All ye holy Priests and
Levites,
All ye holy Monks and
Hermits,
Holy St. M. Magdalene,
Holy St. Agnes,
Holy St. Cecilia,
Holy St. Agatha,
Holy St. Anastasia,
The Litany
Blv
All ye Holy Virgins and
Widows,
Pray for us sinners.
All ye holy Saints of
God,
Intercede for us sinners.
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Be thou mer-ci- ful, Spare us, good Lord.
Be thou merciful,
Hear us, good Lord.
From all evil,
Good Lord deliver us.
From all deadly sin,
From everlasting dam
nation,
By the mystery of thy
holy Incarnation,
By thine Advent and
Nativity,
By thy Baptism and ho
ly Fasting,
By thy Cross and Pas
sion,
By thy precious Death
and Burial,
By thy glorious Resur
rection & Ascension,
By the coming of the
Holy Ghost the Com
forter,
In the hour of death and
in the day of judg
ment,
Good Lord deliver us.
1T Here the Priests & Ministers arise, & go to the
Sacristy.
!==:
We sin-ners, be-se'ech thee to hear us. That
Ti -+ :
it may please thee to spare us, we be-seech thee
Blvj
Holy Saturday
to hear us.
That it may please thee
to rule and govern thy
holy Church,
We beseech thee to hear us.
That it may please thee
to preserve the house
hold of thine Apostles,
and all orders in the
Church in thy true
religion,
That it may please thee
to overthrow the
enemies of thy holy
Church,
That it may please thee
to bestow on all Chris
tian kings and princes
true peace & concord,
That it may please thee
to strengthen and pre
serve us in true wor
shipping of thee,
That it may please thee
to bestow on all our
benefactors thine ever
lasting benefits,
That it may please thee
to give and preserve to
our use the kindly fruits
of the earth,
That it may please thee
to bestow upon all thy
faithful rest eternal,
That it may please thee
graciously to hear our
prayer,
O Lamb of God, that ta-kest a- way the sins
of the world, spare us good Lord. O Lamb
The Litany
B Ivij
of God that ta-kest a- way the sins of the
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world, Heir us, good Lord. O Limb of God
that ta-kest a-way the sins of the world. Have
i
31 :
mer-cy up- on us. O Christ hear us. O
Christ gra-cious-ly hear us.
f Then follows the Kyrie eleison.
11 After the Epistle the Celebrant begins
Al- le lu- - ia.
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1T At the Magnificat :
In the end of the Sab-bath.
The Deacon turning himself to the people, sings :
De-part in peace, al-le- lu- ia, al- le- lii- ia.
AT PROCESSIONS
ON PALM SUNDAY, AND ON OTHER OCCASIONS,
WHEN IT IS TO BE SAID.
1T The Deacon, turning himself about to the people,
shall say :
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Let us go forth in peace.
IF And the Clerks shall answer :
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B?. In the Name of Christ. A-men.
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ORDER
THE MASS
Preparation, the Priest says :
UR FATHER,
which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done, in
earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses, As
we forgive them that trespass against
us. And lead us not into temptation ;
But deliver us from evil. Amen.
And this prayer for Purity :
ALMIGHTY GOD, unto whom all
2\ hearts be open, all desires
known, and from whom no secrets
are hid : cleanse the thoughts of our
hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy
Spirit, that we may perfectly love
thee, and worthily magnify thy holy
Name. Through Christ our Lord.
R/. Amen.
C2
Ordinary of the Mass
Cen
Having kissed the Altar, and
begged forgiveness by the
merits of the Saints, the Priest
reads the Introit at the South side,
and afterward, in the Centre, re
hearses the Ten Commandments.
If After the first nine is said, ty.,
Lord, have mercy upon us, and
incline our hearts to keep this
law ; but after the last, ty., Lord,
have mercy upon us, and write
all these thy laws in our hearts,
we beseech thee.
God spake these words, and
said : I am the Lord thy
God:
I. Thou shalt have none other
gods but me.
II. Thou shalt not make to
thyself any graven image, nor
the likeness of any thing that is
in heaven above, or in the earth
beneath, or in the water under
the earth. Thou shalt not bow
down to them, nor worship
them : for I the Lord thy God
am a jealous God, and visit the
sins of the fathers upon the
children unto the third and fourth
generation of them that hate me,
and shew mercy unto thousands
in them that love me, and keep
my commandments.
III. Thou shalt not take the
Name of the Lord thy God in
vain : for the Lord will not hold
him guiltless, that taketh his
Name in vain.
IV. Remember that thou keep
holy the Sabbath-day. Six days
shalt thou labour, and do all
that thou hast to do ; but the
seventh day is the Sabbath of the
Lord thy God. In it thou shalt
do no manner of work, thou, and
thy son, and thy daughter, thy
man-servant, and thy maid
servant, thy cattle, and the
stranger that is within thy gates.
For in six days the Lord made
heaven and earth, the sea, and
all that in them is, and rested
the seventh day : wherefore the
Lord blessed the seventh day,
and hallowed it.
V. Honour thy father and thy
mother ; that thy days may be
long in the land which the Lord
thy God giveth thee.
VI. Thou shalt do no murder.
VII. Thou shalt not commit
adultery.
VIII. Thou shalt not steal.
IX. Thou shalt not bear false
witness against thy neighbour.
X. Thou shalt not covet thy
neighbour's house, thou shalt not
covet thy neighbour's wife, nor
his servant, nor his maid, nor
his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing
that is his.
Or, alternately with the Server he
says the Kyrie eleison as followeth :
Kyrie eleison. (Lord, have
mercy upon us.)
Kyrie eleison. (Lord, have
mercy upon us.)
Kyrie eleison. (Lord, have mercy
upon us.)
Christe eleison. (Christ, have
mercy upon us.)
Christe eleison. (Christ,
have mercy upon us.)
Christe eleison. (Christ, have
mercy upon us.)
Kyrie eleison . (Lord , have mercy
upon us.)
Kyrie eleison. (Lord, have
mercy upon us.)
Kyrie eleison . (Lord , have mercy
upon us.)
Ordinary of the Mass
Or (outside the Provinces of
Canterbury and York) in place o
the X Commandments may be said :
Our Lord Jesus Christ said :
Hear, O Israel, the Lord
our God is one Lord ; and thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with
all thy heart, and with all thy
soul, and with all thy mind and
with all thy strength : This is
the first commandment. And
the second is like, namely this :
Thou shalt love thy neighbour
as thyself. There is none other
commandment greater than
these. On these two command
ments hang all the Law and the
Prophets.
ty. Lord have mercy upon us,
and write all these thy laws in
our hearts, we beseech thee.
And afterward in the midst of
the Altar, he says: Glory be to God
on high if it is to be said
here.
Thou that takest away the sins
?/ of the world, receive our prayer.
Thou that sittest at the right
hand of God the Father, have
mercy upon us. For thou only
art holy, thou only art the Lord.
Thou only, O Jesu Christ,/vith
the Holy Ghost, art mostrhigh
in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.
Then he says: J. The Lord be
with you . I? . And with thy spirit .
And the Collects, with one for the
King's majesty (page G 95), or other
Collect (page C 56). And after that,
the Epistle, Gradual, Tract, or
Alleluia with Verse or Sequence,
as the Season requires. Which
ended, bowing down in the midst of
the Altar he says:
ia in ejrcefefe Bto.
When it is to be said here.
Glory be to 'God on high.
And in earth peace, good
will towards men. We praise
thee. We bless thee. We worship
thee. We glorify thee. We give
thanks to thee for thy great
glory. O Lord God, heavenly
King, God the Father Almighty.
O Lord, the only -begotten Son
Jesu Christ ; O Lord God,
Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
that takest away the sins of the
world, have mercy upon us.
Cleanse my heart and my
lips, O Almighty God, who
didst cleanse the lips of Isaiah
the Prophet with a living coal :
and of thy sweet mercy deign so
to cleanse me, that I may worthily
proclaim thy holy Gospel.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Then, at the Book, with hands
joined, he says: y. The Lord be
with you. I?. And with thy
spirit. And announces : The holy 4
Gospel is written in the Chapter
of N., beginning at the Verse,
and reads the Gospel.
R}. Praise be to thee, O Christ.
Afterward, he kisses the Gospel
Book, saying : By the words of
the Gospel may our sins be
blotted out. Then, in the midst
of the Altar, the Priest says the
Creed following, when it is to be
said.
C4 Ordinary of the Mass
Cfje Creed*
BELIEVE IN ONE GOD,
The Father almighty, Maker of heaven and
earth, And of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-be
gotten Son of God. Begotten of his Father
before all worlds. God of God, Light of Light, Very
God of Very God. Begotten, not made, Being of one
substance with the Father : By whom all things were
made. Who for us men, and for our salvation, came
down from heaven. (Here genuflect) And was incarnate
by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary : And was made
man. And was crucified also for us : under Pontius
Pilate, he suffered and was buried. And the third
day he rose again according to the Scriptures. And
ascended into heaven : And sitteth on the right hand
of the Father. And he shall come again with glory to
judge both the quick and the dead : Whose kingdom
shall have no end. And I believe in the Holy Ghost
the Lord, and giver of Life : Who proceedeth from
the Father and the Son. Who with the Father and
the Son together is worshipped and glorified : Who
spake by the Prophets. And I believe one Holy
Catholick and Apostolick Church. I acknowledge
one Baptism for the remission of sins. And I look
for the Resurrection of the dead. And the life of
the world to come. Amen.
Then he kisses the Altar, and turning to the people says: y. The
Lord be with you. R/. And with thy spirit. Afterwards
he says : Let US pray, and the Offertory.
Ordinary of the Mass
The Priest takes the Paten with
Host, and offering it, says:
Oholy Father, almighty and
everlasting God, take thou
this spotless Host, which I thine
unworthy servant now present ;
for thou art my living and true
God : so let me plead for all
my countless sins, wickedness
and neglect ; and for all those
here present, as also for all the
faithful in Christ, both quick and
dead, that it may set forward
their salvation and mine, till we
attain eternal life. Amen.
Then he bl^esses the water to be
mixed in the Chalice, saying :
OGod, who hast laid the
foundations of man's being
in wonder and honour, and again
in greater wonder hast adorned
the same : grant that, by the
mystery of this water and wine,
he who shared with us our
human nature may make us to
be co -heirs of his very Godhead,
even Jesus Christ thy Son our
Lord : Who liveth and reigneth
with thee in the unity of the Holy
Ghost, one God : world without
end. Amen.
Afterward he offers the Chalice,
saying :
We here present to thee, O
Lord, the Cup of Salva
tion : and of thy mercy grant
that in the sight of thy divine
majesty it may ascend as a
sweet -smelling savour for our
salvation, and that of all the
whole world. Amen,
Then bowing down a little, says :
With humble spirits and con
trite souls, let us now
enter thy presence, O Lord : and
so offer our sacrifice to thee, that
it may this day be precious in
thy sight, O Lord our God.
And afterward :
Come, O thou Fount of Holi
ness, almighty, eternal God:
and bl^ess this sacrifice made
ready for thy holy Name.
The Priest washes his hands,
saying : Ps. 26.
I will wash my hands in
innocency, O Lord : and so
will I go to thine altar, etc.
After which, he says :
Receive, O holy Trinity, this
oblation which we pre
sent to thee in memory of
the Passion, Resurrection, and
Ascension, of our Lord Jesus
Christ : and in honour of blessed
Mary Ever -Virgin, of blessed
John Baptist, of the holy Apostles
Peter and Paul, of these and all
the Saints : let it be to their
honour and our salvation : and
grant that while we remember
them on earth, in heaven they
may plead for us. Through the
same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Then he says the Prayer for the
Church, or
Brethren, pray : that both
my sacrifice, and yours also,
may be acceptable to God the
Father Almighty.
The Minister, or the bystanders
answer; if not, the Priest says :
The Lord receive this sacrifice
at thy (or my) hands, to the
praise and glory of his Name,
both to our benefit, and that of all
his holy Church.
The Priest in a low voice says :
Amen.
Then with hands extended im
mediately without Let us pray, he
adds the secret Prayers. Which
ended, when he shall have come to
the end, with a loud voice, he says :
World without end, with the
Preface.
C6 Ordinary of the Mass
for tijc Ciwrcfc.
After the offering of the Oblations, the Priest kisses the Altar, and turn
ing to the people, extending and joining his hands, says : Let US pray
for the whole state of Christ's Church, militant here
in earth, And the ~Rj is made as above. The Priest proceeds in a low
voice :
i. FOR THE CHURCH.
JLMIGHTY & EVERLIVING GOD,
who by thy holy Apostle hast taught
us to make prayers, and supplications,
and to give thanks, for all men : We
humbly beseech thee most mercifully to
accept our alms and oblations, and to receive these
our prayers, which we offer unto thy Divine Majesty ;
beseeching thee to inspire continually the universal
Church with the spirit of truth, unity, and concord.
2. FOR UNITY IN THE CHURCH.
ND grant that all they that do confess thy holy
Name may agree in the truth of thy holy Word,
and live in unity, and godly love.
3. FOR THE KING AND COUNCIL.
WE beseech thee also to save and defend all
Christian kings, princes, and governours ; and
specially thy servant, N., our King : that under him
we may be godly and quietly governed : and grant
unto his whole Council, and to all that are put in
authority under him, that they may truly and in-
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differently minister justice, to the punishment of
wickedness and vice, and to the maintenance of thy
true religion, and virtue.
4. FOR PRELATES AND PRIESTS.
GIVE grace, O heavenly Father, to all Bishops
and Curates, that they may both by their life
and doctrine set forth thy true and lively Word, and
rightly and duly administer thy holy Sacraments.
5. FOR THE CONGREGATION.
ND to all thy people give thy heavenly grace : and
specially to this congregation here present : that,
with meek heart and due reverence, they may hear,
and receive thy holy Word ; truly serving thee in
holiness and righteousness all the days of their life.
6. FOR THE TEMPTED AND TRIED.
A^D we most humbly beseech thee of thy good
ness, O Lord, to comfort and succour all them,
who in this transitory life are in trouble, sorrow, need,
sickness, or any other adversity.
7. FOR GRACE TO FOLLOW THE SAINTS.
A'sID we also bless thy holy Name for all thy ser
vants departed this life in thy faith and fear :
beseeching thee to give us grace so to follow their
good examples, that with them we may be partakers
of thy heavenly kingdom : Grant this, O Father, for
Jesus Christ's sake :
Our only Mediator and Advocate.
R/. Amen.
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Ordinary of the Mass
Artier of JHtnteterinfl olg Communion,
The Priest, after the Prayer for
the Church (or having received
theMost Precious Blood, before taking
the ablutions, genuflects and) turns
him towards the people, saying in
places where it is customary :
Ye that do truly and earnestly
repent you of your sins, and
are in love and charity with your
neighbours, and intend to lead a
new life, following the command
ments of God, and walking from
henceforth in his holy ways ;
draw near with faith, and take
this holy Sacrament to your
comfort ; and make your humble
confession to Almighty God,
meekly kneeling upon your knees.
Or straitway this general Con
fession is made, in the name of all
those that are minded to receive the
holy Communion.
Almighty God, Father of our
_/\ Lord Jesus Christ, Maker
of all things, Judge of all men.
We acknowledge and bewail our
manifold sins and wickedness,
Which we, from time to time,
most grievously have committed
By thought, word, and deed,
Against thy Divine Majesty, Pro
voking most justly thy wrath and
indignation against us. We do
earnestly repent, And are heartily
sorry for these our misdoings.
The remembrance of them is
grievous unto us. The burden
of them is intolerable. Have
mercy upon us, Have mercy
upon us, most merciful Father.
For thy Son our Lord Jesus
Christ's sake, Forgive us all
that is past. And grant that we
may ever hereafter Serve and
please thee In newness of life,
To the honour and glory of thy
Name. Through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen..
If Then the Priest (or the Bishop,
being present) turning himself to
the people, pronounces this Abso
lution:
A mighty God, our heavenly
Father, who of his great
mercy hath promised forgive
ness of sins to all them that with
hearty repentance and true faith
turn unto him ; Have mercy
upon you : par^don and deliver
you from all your sins : Confirm
and strengthen you in all good
ness : And bring you to ever
lasting life. Through Jesus
Christ our Lord. IV . Amen.
Then the Priest says, when it is
to be said :
Hear what comfortable words
our Saviour Christ saith
unto all that truly turn to him :
So God loved the world, that
he gave his only -begotten Son,
to the end that all that believe in
him should not perish, but have
everlasting life.
Hear also what Saint Paul
saith : This is a true
saying, and worthy of all men to
be received, that Jesus Christ
came into the world to save
sinners.
Hear also what Saint John
saith : If any man sin, we
have an advocate with the Father,
Jesus Christ the righteous ; and
he is the propitiation for our
sins.
After which the Priest proceeds
with the Mass, saying :
y. The Lord be with you.
K?. And with thy spirit.
f. Lift up your hearts, etc.
C 9
PREFACES
WITHOUT NOTE
Dn tbe Ji2attoitp of our
The following Preface is said in
Masses of Christmas ; and in all
Masses throughout the Octave, even
in those which have another Preface,
provided that a Commemoration of
the Octave be made in them. It is
also said in the Mass of the Sunday
within the Octave of Christmas if it
be resumed after January \st, in
Masses of the Vigil of the Epiphany,
on the Purification of Blessed Mary,
on the Feast of Corpus Christi, and
on the Sunday within the Octave of
Corpus Christi, if a Commemoration
of the Octave be not omitted. Also
on the Transfiguration of our Lord,
and on the Feast of the Most Holy
Name of Jesus. It is also said,
according to the Rubrics, in all
Masses in which a Commemoration
has been made of any of the Offices
mentioned above, or which are
celebrated within their common
Octaves (where they have them) or
between the 2nd and 4>th of January
inclusive, unless the Mass itself or
a prior Commemoration, requires
another Preface.
M
Lord.
orld without end. 37.
Amen.
T. The Lord be with
you.
And with thy spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up unto the
y. Let us give thanks unto
our Lord God.
ty. It is meet and right so to
do.
It is very meet, right, and our
bounden duty, that we should
at all times, and in all places
give thanks unto thee, O Lord
holy, Father almighty, everlast
ing God. Because thou didst
give Jesus Christ, thine only Son,
to be born (as on this day or night,
or as at this time) for us : who,
by the operation of the Holy
Ghost, was made very man of
the substance of the Virgin Mary
his mother ; and that without
spot of sin, to make us clean from
all sin. Therefore with Angels
and Archangels, and with all
the company of heaven, we laud
and magnify thy glorious Name ;
evermore praising thee, and say
ing :
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of
hosts. Heaven and earth are full
of thy glory. Glory be to thee>
O Lord most High. Blessed is
he that cometh in the Name of
the Lord . Hosanna in the highest .
WITHIN THE ACTION.
Aid here we do give unto thee
most high praise and hearty
thanks : On this most holy day
wherein blessed Mary, with
maidenhood inviolate, brought
forth the Saviour to this world :
For the wonderful grace and
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virtue declared in all thy Saints,
from the beginning of the world :
And chiefly in the same glorious
and most blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of the same thy Son Jesus
Christ our Lord and God, and in
the holy Patriarchs, Prophets,
Apostles and Martyrs, whose
examples, O Lord, and steadfast
ness in thy faith, and keeping thy
holy commandments, grant us to
.follow,
But in the first Mass of the Nativity
-of our Lord is said : On this most
holy night, whereon, etc. After
ward is always said : Most holy
day, whereon, etc., until the Octave
of the Nativity of our Lord inclu
sively, in all Masses which are .not
of the Dead.
Dn tbe <ZEpi
of out
The following Preface is said in
Masses of the Epiphany and of the
Sunday within the Octave. It is
also said, according to the Rubrics,
in all Masses which are said within
the Octave, provided that a Com
memoration of the Octave be made,
and that the Mass itself or a prior
Commemoration does not require
another Preface.
World without end.
Amen.
y. The Lord be with you.
1^7. And with thy spirit.
y. Lift up your hearts.
R/. We lift them up unto the
Lord.
y. Let us give thanks unto our
Lord God.
I?. It is meet and right so to
do.
It is very meet, right, and our
bounden duty, that we shoulc
at all times, and in all places give
thanks unto thee, O Lord holy
father almighty, everlasting God.
because when thou didst give
hine only Son in likeness of our
mortal flesh, he restored us by
:he new star of his own deathless
ife. Therefore with Angels and
Archangels, and with all the
company of heaven, we laud and
magnify thy glorious Name, ever
more praising thee, and saying :
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of
losts. Heaven and earth are full
of thy glory. Glory be to thee,
O Lord most High. Blessed is he
that cometh in the Name of the
Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
WITHIN THE ACTION.
And here we do give unto thee
most high praise and hearty
thanks : On this most holy day
whereon thy only -begotten Son,
co -eternal with thee in thy glory,
manifestly appeared in the true
substance of our flesh : For the
wonderful grace and virtue de
clared in all thy Saints, from the
beginning of the world : And
chiefly in the glorious and most
blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of
the same thy Son Jesus Christ
our Lord and God, and in
the holy Patriarchs, Prophets,
Apostles and Martyrs, whose
examples, O Lord, and steadfast
ness in thy faith, and keeping
thy holy commandments, grant
us to follow.
And thus it is said throughout the
Octave in all Masses which are not
of the Dead.
3[n lent.
The following Preface is said in
all Masses of the Season from Ash
Wednesday till the Saturday before
Passion Sunday inclusively. It is
also said, according to the Rubrics,
Prefaces without note
Cn
in all Masses of Feasts and Vigils
occurring, and in Votive Masses
celebrated at that time, provided that
the Mass itself, or a prior Commem
oration, does not require another
Preface.
World without end. I?.
Amen.
y. The Lord be with you.
1^7. And with thy spirit.
y. Lift up your hearts.
1^7. We lift them up unto the
Lord.
y. Let us give thanks unto our
Lord God.
ty. It is meet and right so to do.
It is very meet, right, and our
bounden duty, that we should
at all times, and in all places give
thanks unto thee : O Lord holy,
Father almighty, everlasting God:
Who by bodily fasting dost over
come the vice within us, dost
raise the mind, and dost grant
us thy power and all that thou
^last promised : through Christ
our Lord . Therefore with Angels
and Archangels, and with all the
company of heaven, we laud and
magnify thy glorious Name,
evermore praising thee, and say
ing :
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of
hosts. Heaven and earth are full
of thy glory. Glory be to thee,
O Lord most High. Blessed is
he that cometh in the Name of
the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
3[n 0@a00e0 of tfje ~l|3a00ton
anD of tfce !)o!p Cro00,
The following Preface is said in
allMasses of the Season from Passion
Sunday to Maundy Thursday in
clusively, and in all Masses of the
Cross, and of the Passion, as also
upon the Feasts of the Most Sacred
Heart and of the Most Precious
Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. It
is also said, according to the Rubrics,
in all Masses of Feasts and Vigils
occurring in Passiontide, and in
Motive Masses celebrated at that
time, and in all Masses in which a
Commemoration is made of any of
the above 'Offices, namely of the
Cross, etc., or which are celebrated
within their common Octaves, where
they have them, unless the Mass
itself, or a prior Commemoration,
requires another Preface.
World without end. ty.
Amen.
y. The Lord be with you.
1^7. And with thy spirit.
y. Lift up your hearts.
y. We lift them up unto the
Lord.
y. Let us give thanks unto our
Lord God.
y. It is meet and right so to
do.
It is very meet, right, and our
bounden duty, that we should
at all times, and in all places give
thanks unto thee, O Lord holy,
Father almighty, everlasting
God. Who upon the Wood of the
Cross didst accomplish the sal
vation of the race of man : that
whence death arose, thence Life
also might rise again : and that
he who by a tree was once the
vanquisher, might also by a Tree
be vanquished : through Christ
our Lord . Therefore with Angels
and Archangels, and with all the
company of heaven, we laud and
magnify thy glorious Name, ever
more praising thee, and saying
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God ol
hosts. Heaven and earth are full
of thy glory. Glory be to thee,
O Lord most High. Blessed is he
that cometh in the Name of the
Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
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Prefaces without note
3[n
The following Preface is said in
all Masses of the Season from Easter
Even until the Vigil of the Ascension
inclusively. It is also said, accord
ing to the Rubrics, in Masses o
Feasts occurring or in V olives cele
brated at that time, unless the Mass
itself, or a prior Commemoration
requires another Preface.
In the Mass of Holy Saturday is
said : chiefly on this night. On
Easter day until Low Saturday in
clusively : chiefly on this day.
And afterwards : chiefly are we
bound to praise thee.
World without end. Rf.
Amen.
y. The Lord be with you.
R7. And with thy spirit.
y. Lift up your hearts.
i^ . We lift them up unto the
Lord.
y. Let us give thanks unto our
Lord God.
I?. It is meet and right so to
do.
It is very meet, right, and our
bounden duty, that we should
at all times, and in all places
give thanks unto thee, O Lord
holy, Father almighty, everlast
ing God. But chiefly (on this day)
are we bound to praise thee for
the glorious Resurrection of thy
Son Jesus Christ our Lord : for
he is the very Paschal Lamb
which was offered for us, and
hath taken away the sin of the
world : who by his death hath
destroyed death, and by his rising
to life again hath restored to us
everlasting life. Therefore with
Angels and Archangels, and with
all the company of heaven, we
laud and magnify thy glorious
Name, evermore praising thee,
and saying :
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of
hosts. Heaven and earth are full
of thy glory. Glory be to thee,
O Lord most High. Blessed is
he that cometh in the Name
of the Lord. Hosanna in the
rf highest.
WITHIN THE ACTION.
Aid here we do give unto thee
most high praise and hearty
thanks : On this most holy day,
whereon Jesus Christ our Lord
did rise again in his own flesh :
For the wonderful grace and
virtue declared in all thy Saints,
from the beginning of the world :
And chiefly in the glorious
and most blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of the same thy Son Jesus
Christ our Lord and God, and in
the holy Patriarchs, Prophets,
Apostles and Martyrs, whose
examples, O Lord, and steadfast
ness in thy faith, and keeping thy
holy commandments, grant us
to follow : he joins his hands.
Holding his hands spread out over
the Oblation, he says :
A nighty God, our heavenly
Father, who of thy tender
mercy didst give thine only Son
Jesus Christ to suffer death upon
the Cross for our redemption :
who made there (by his one obla
tion of himself once offered : ) On
behalf also of those whom thou
hast been pleased to regenerate
by water and the Holy Ghost,
granting unto them remission of
all their sins ; A full, perfect and
sufficient sacrifice, oblation and
satisfaction, for the sins of the
whole world : and did institute,
and in his holy Gospel command
us to continue, a perpetual
memory of that his precious
death until his coming again :
he joins his hands.
Prefaces without note
013
Hear us, O merciful Father
etc., as in the Canon.
It is said thus from Easter Ever,
till Saturday before Low Sunday,
inclusively. But in the Mass of
Holy Saturday, within the action is
said : On this most holy night.
tfre 30cen0ion of out
lotD.
The following Preface is said in
Masses of the Ascension of our Lord,
and of the Sunday within the Octave.
It is also said, according to the
Rubrics, in Masses of Feasts occur
ring at that time, or in Votive
Masses, which are celebrated during
the Octave, or on the Friday after
the Octave, unless the Mass itself, or
a prior commemoration, requires
another Preface.
World without end.
Amen.
y. The Lord be with you.
ty. And with thy spirit.
y. Lift up your hearts.
!. We lift them up unto the
Lord.
y. Let us give thanks unto
our Lord God.
1^. It is meet and right so to
do.
It is very meet, right, and our
bounden duty, that we should
at all times, and in all places
give thanks unto thee, O Lord
holy, Father almighty , everlasting
God : through thy most dearly
beloved Son Jesus Christ our
Lord. Who, after his most
glorious Resurrection manifestly
appeared to all his Apostles, and
in their sight ascended up into
heaven to prepare a place for us ;
that where he is, thither we might
also ascend, and reign with him
in glory. Therefore with Angels
and Archangels, and with all the
company of heaven, we laud
and magnify thy glorious Name,
evermore praising thee, and say
ing :
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of
hosts. Heaven and earth are full
of thy glory. Glory be to thee,
O Lord most High. Blessed is
he that cometh in the Name of
the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
WITHIN THE ACTION.
And here we do give unto thee
most high praise and hearty
thanks : On this most holy day
whereon our Lord, thy only -be
gotten Son, set on high at the
right hand of thy glory our frail
human nature in union with him -
self : For the wonderful grace
and virtue declared in all thy
Saints, from the beginning of the
world : And chiefly in the glori
ous and most blessed Virgin
Mary, Mother of the same thy
Son Jesus Christ our Lord and
God, and in the holy Patriarchs,
Prophets, Apostles and Martyrs,
whose examples, O Lord, and
steadfastness in thy faith, and
keeping thy holy commandments,
grant us to follow.
3t Pentecost
The following Preface is said in
Masses of the Season, from the Vigil
of Pentecost until the following
Saturday inclusively, and in Votive
\lasses of the Holy Ghost, but
omitting as at this time. It is also
mid, in accordance with the Rubrics,
n all Masses in which a Commemor
ation is made of the Holy Ghost or
if the Octave of Pentecost.
World without end. I?.
Amen.
y. The Lord be with you.
ty. And with thy spirit.
y. Lift up your hearts.
Prefaces without note
IV . We lift them up unto the
Lord.
y. Let us give thanks unto our
Lord God.
l^. It is meet and right so to
do.
It is very meet, right, and our
bounden duty, that we should
at all times, and in all places
give thanks unto thee, O Lord
holy, Father almighty, everlast
ing God: through Jesus Christ our
Lord ; According to whose most
true promise, the Holy Ghost came
down (as on this day or as at this
time) from heaven with a sudden
great sound, as it had been a
mighty wind, in the likeness of
fiery tongues, lighting upon the
Apostles, to teach them, and to
lead them to all truth ; giving
them both the gift of divers lan
guages, and also boldness with
fervent zeal constantly to preach
the Gospel unto all nations :
whereby we have been brought
out of darkness and error into
the clear light and true know
ledge of thee, and of thy Son Jesus
Christ. Therefore with Angels
and Archangels, and with all the
company of heaven, we laud and
magnify thy glorious Name, ever
more praising thee, and saying :
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of
hosts. Heaven and earth are full
of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O
Lord most High. Blessed is he
that cometh in the Name of the
Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
WITHIN THE ACTION.
Aid here we do give unto thee
most high praise and hearty
thanks : On this most holy day
of Pentecost, whereon the Holy
Ghost appeared to the Apostles
in countless tongues of fire : For
the wonderful grace and virtue
declared in all thy Saints, from
the beginning of the world : And
chiefly in the glorious and most
blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of
thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord
and God, and in the holy Patri
archs, Prophets, Apostles and
Martyrs, whose examples, O
Lord, and steadfastness in thy
faith, and keeping thy holy com
mandments, grant us to follow :
he joins his hands.
Holding his hands spread out over
the Oblation, he says :
Almighty God, our heavenly
2\. Father, who of thy tender
mercy didst give thine only Son
Jesus Christ to suffer death upon
the Cross for our redemption :
who made there (by his one obla
tion of himself once offered : ) On
behalf also of those whom thou
hast been pleased to regenerate
by water and the Holy Ghost,
granting unto them remission of
all their sins ; A full, perfect and
sufficient sacrifice, oblation and
satisfaction, for the sins of the
whole world : and did institute,
and in his holy Gospel command
us to continue, a perpetual
memory of that his precious
death until his coming again :
he joins his hands.
Hear us, O merciful Father,
etc., as in the Canon.
It is said thus until the Saturday
following, inclusively, in all Masses
which are not of the Dead.
Dn tfje J?ea0t of tfje 9@o0t
^>olp Ctmitp,
Bn& onSuntmgs tbrougbout tbe l^ear.
The following Preface is said in
Masses of the Most Holy Trinity, of
the greater Sundays of Advent, Sep-
tuagesima, Sexagesima, and Quin-
quagesima, and of the lesser Sundays,
Prefaces without note
CIS
even if anticipated, after the Octave
of the Epiphany and Pentecost. It
is said also, according to the Rubrics,
in Masses in which a Commemora
tion is made of the Most Holy
Trinity, or of the above Sundays,
and also in Masses which are cele
brated within the Octave of Trinity
Sunday, where such is observed.
But it is not said on the first Sunday
after Trinity Sunday, if a Commem
oration be made of the Octave of
Corpus Christi, nor in the Mass of
any Sunday resumed within the
week.
World without end. IV .
Amen.
y. The Lord be with you.
IV. And with thy spirit.
y. Lift up your hearts.
IV . We lift them up unto the
Lord.
y. Let us give thanks unto
our Lord God.
IV. It is meet and right so to
do.
It is very meet, right; and our
bounden duty, that we should
at all times, and in all places give
thanks unto thee, O Lord al
mighty, everlasting God. Who
art one God, one Lord ; not one
only Person, but three Persons
in one Substance . For that which
we believe of the glory of the
Father, the same we believe of
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost,
without any difference or in
equality. Therefore with Angels
and Archangels, and with all
the company of heaven, we laud
and magnify thy glorious Name,
evermore praising thee and say
ing :
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of
hosts. Heaven and earth are full
of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O
Lord most High. Blessed is he
that cometh in the Name of the
Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
Or this on Sundays :
World without end. IV .
Amen.
y. The Lord be with you.
I?. And with thy spirit.
y. Lift up your hearts.
R7. We lift them up unto the
Lord.
y. Let us give thanks unto our
Lord God.
IV. It is meet and right so to
do.
It is very meet, right, and our
bounden duty, that we should
at all times, and in all places
give thanks unto thee, O Lord
holy, Father almighty, everlast
ing God. Who with thine only -be
gotten Son and the Holy Ghost,
art one God, one Lord ; in
Trinity of Persons and in Unity
of Substance. For that which we
believe of thy glory, O Father,
the same we believe of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost, without
any difference or inequality.
Therefore with Angels and Arch
angels, and with all the company
of heaven, we laud and magnify
thy 'glorious Name, evermore
praising thee, and saying :
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of
hosts. Heay.en and earth are full
of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O
Lord most High. Blessed is he
that cometh in the Name of the
Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
Or this in the dioceses of the
American Church :
For the precious death and
merits of thy Son Jesus
Christ our Lord, and for the send
ing to us of the Holy Ghost, the
Comforter ; who art one with
thee in thy Eternal Godhead.
Therefore with Angels, as above.
Ci6
Prefaces without note
ffl)n JFea0t0 anD in T^otitie
Q@a00e0 of t&e !6le00eD
Virgin
The following Preface is said in
all Masses of Blessed Mary (except
on the Feast of the Purification, and
in Masses in which a Commemora
tion of the Octave of Christmas has
been made, in which Masses the
Preface of Christmas is said). It is
also said, according to the Rubrics,
in all Masses, which are not of the
Season of Advent, nor of any Feast
of our Lord, in which a Com
memoration has to be made of
Blessed Mary, or which are cele
brated within common Octaves of
Blessed Mary, unless the said Mass,
or a prior Commemoration, requires
another Preface.
But either The Annunciation,
or The Visitation, or The Assump
tion, or The Nativity, or The Pre
sentation is said according to the
name of the Feast.
In Masses of the immaculate Con
ception is said : The immaculate
Conception. In Masses of the
Seven Sorrows ': The Transfixion.
On the Feast of Mount Carmel : The
Commemoration .
In all other Feasts of the Blessed
Virgin Mary is said : The Fes
tivity. In the Office of St. Mary on
Saturdays, and in Votive Masses in
which a special Mystery has not to be
celebrated : The Veneration.
World without end. l^.
Amen.
ty. The Lord be with you.
I?. And with thy spirit.
y. Lift up your hearts.
37. We lift them up unto the
Lord.
T. Let us give thanks unto our
Lord God.
do.
. It is meet and right so to
It is very meet, right, and our
bounden duty, that we should
at all times, and in all places
give thanks unto thee, O Lord
holy, Father almighty, everlast
ing God : And that in | J | J J of
Blessed Mary Ever -Virgin, we
should praise, bless, and tell
forth thy wonders : In that by
the overshadowing of the Holy
Ghost, she conceived thy only-
begotten Son, and without let to
the glory of her abiding maiden
hood, brought forth for man the
Light eternal, even Jesus Christ
our Lord. Therefore with Angels
and Archangels, and with all the
company of heaven, we laud and
magnify thy glorious Name, ever
more praising thee, and saying :
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of
hosts. Heaven and earth are full
of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O
Lord most High. Blessed is he
that cometh in the Name of the
Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
Dn JTea0t0 anD in Votitie
of St* 3Io0epf),
of tfje 16le00eD
Uirgin 9@atp.
The following Preface is said in all
Masses of St. Joseph. It is also said,
according to the Rubrics, in allMasses
which are not of our Lord, in which
a Commemoration has been made of
St. Joseph, or which are celebrated
within a common Octave of St.
Joseph, unless the said Mass or
a prior Commemoration requires
another Preface.
In Votive Masses is said :
Veneration.
In the
w
orld without end.
Amen.
Prefaces without note
y. The Lord be with you.
H?. And with thy spirit.
y. Lift up your hearts.
IV . We lift them up unto the
Lord.
y. Let us give thanks unto our
Lord God.
IV . It is meet and right so to
do.
It is very meet, right, and our
bounden duty, that we should
at all times, and in all places, give
thanks unto thee : O Lord holy,
Father almighty, everlasting
God. And that (on the Festival)
of Joseph the blessed, we should
praise, bless, and tell forth thy
wonders. Who being a righteous
man was espoused to the Virgin
Mother of God by thine appoint
ment ; a faithful and wise ser
vant made ruler of thy House
hold : that in the office of a father
he should guard thy only -be
gotten Son, conceived by the
overshadowing of the Holy Ghost
even Jesus Christ our Lord.
Therefore with Angels and Arch
angels, and with all the company
of heaven, we laud and magnify
thy glorious Name, evermore
praising thee and saying :
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of
hosts. Heaven and earth are full
of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O
Lord most High. Blessed is he
that cometh in the Name of the
Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
j?ea0t0 anD in Uottoe
9@a00e0 of tfre 3po0tle0 anD
<ZEtmng;ett0t0.
The following Preface is said in
all Masses of the Holy Apostles, or
Evangelists, except within the Octave
of Christmas, when the Preface of
Christmas is said. It is also said,
according to the Rubrics t in all
Masses which are not of our Lord,
in which a Commemoration has been
made of Apostles or Evangelists, or
which are celebrated within their
common Octaves, unless the same
Mass or a prior Commemoration
requires another Preface.
World without end. IV.
Amen.
y. The Lord be with you.
IV. And with thy spirit.
y. Lift up your hearts.
IV. We lift them up unto the
Lord.
y. Let us give thanks unto our
Lord God.
IV. It is meet and right so to
do.
It is very meet, right, and our
bounden duty, that we, O
Lord, should humbly entreat
thee, that thou, the everlasting
Shepherd, do not leave thy flock
untended, but by thy blessed
Apostles do keep it in thy con
tinual protection ; that it may be
governed by those same rulers
whom, in thy stead, thou hast
given for thy work, as shepherds
of thy people. Therefore with
Angels and Archangels, and with
all the company of heaven, we
laud and magnify thy glorious
Name ; evermore praising thee,
and saying :
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of
hosts. Heaven and earth are full
of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O
Lord most High. Blessed is he
that cometh in the Name of the
Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
Dn J?ea0t0 anD 4Fena0
tbrougbout tbe gear,
The following Preface is said in
all Masses which have no proper
Preface, unless the Preface of any
Ci8
Prefaces without note
commemorated Office, or the proper
Preface of an Octave or Season
occurring, has to be read in accord
ance with the Rubrics. It is also
said in Masses of the Dedication of
a Church and of other Feasts of our
Lord, where celebrated, which have
no proper Preface, and in which no
Preface has to be said of a com
memorated Office nor of an Octave
(which are not of our Lord), nor the
Preface of Lent. It is likewise said
in Masses of the Ferias of Advent,
although a Commemoration be made
therein of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
World without end. l^.
Amen.
y. The Lord be with you.
R7. And with thy spirit.
y. Lift up your hearts.
1^7. We lift them up unto the
Lord.
y. Let us give thanks unto our
Lord God.
ty. It is meet and right so to
do.
It is very meet, right, and our
bounden duty, that we should
at all times, and in all places, give
thanks unto thee : O Lord holy,
Father almighty, everlasting
God. Therefore with Angels and
Archangels, and with all the
company of heaven, we laud and
magnify thy glorious Name ;
evermore praising thee, and say
ing :
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of
hosts. Heaven and earth are full
of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O
Lord most High. Blessed is he
that cometh in the Name of the
Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
31n Q@a00e0 of tfje DeaD.
The following Preface is said in
all Masses of the Dead.
World without end. !?.
Amen.
y. The Lord be with you.
ty. And with thy spirit.
y. Lift up your hearts.
ty. We lift them up unto the
Lord.
y. Let us give thanks unto our
Lord God.
ty. It is meet and right so to
do.
It is very meet, right, and our
bounden duty, that we should
at all times and in all places, give
thanks unto thee, O Lord holy,
Father almighty, everlasting
God : through Jesus Christ our
Lord. In whom hath been mani
fested forth unto us the hope of
a glorious resurrection : giving
unto them that bewail the certain
condition of their mortality the
comfort of thy promise of im
mortality to come. For thou, O
Lord, changest, but takest not
away the life of thy faithful
people, granting unto them at
the dissolution of the tabernacle
of their earthly pilgrimage, an
everlasting dwelling-place in the
heavens* Therefore with Angels
and Archangels, and with all the
company of heaven, we laud and
magnify thy glorious Name,
evermore praising thee, and say
ing :
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of
hosts. Heaven and earth are full
of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O
Lord most High. Blessed is he
that cometh in the Name of the
Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
Other Prefaces
c 19
OTHER PREFACES
PROPOSED BY CONVOCATION
SDn tbe
And throughout the Octave.
Through Jesus Christ our
Lord, who in substance of
our mortal flesh, manifested
forth his glory, that he might
bring us out of darkness into his
own marvellous light.
Cm e@aunDg CfwrsDap/
Through Jesus Christ our
Lord : who, having loved
his own which were in the world,
loved them unto the end, and on
the night before he suffered, sit
ting at meat with his disciples,
did institute these holy mys
teries, that we, receiving the
benefits of his Passion, and being
quickened by his Resurrection,
might be made partakers of his
divine nature, and be filled with
all the fulness of God.
Dn tfje j?ea0t of rtje
Cransfiguratioru
Because by the mystery of
thine incarnate Word, the
light of thy glory did shine anew
upon mankind : to the intent
that we might be transformed
into his image from glory to
glory.
HDn ail faints' Dap,
And (except when the Preface of
any of the great Festivals is ap
pointed to be said) on the Festivals
of Apostles and Evangelists, and on
the Feast of St. John the Baptist.
Who in the righteousness of
thy Saints hast given us
an ensample of godly life, and
in their blessedness a glorious
pledge of the hope of our calling :
that, being compassed about
with so great a cloud of witnesses,
we also with patience may run
the race that is set before us, and
with them receive the crown of
glory that fadeth not away.
SDn tfce DeDtcation of a
Cfwrcf),
Or on the Anniversary of the same.
Who, though thy glory is in
the world, and thy great
ness is unbounded, dost vouch
safe to hallow for thy Name
places meet for thy worship, and
through them to stir up in the
hearts of thy people the spirit of
grace and of supplication.
C 20
COMMUNICANTES
From the Latin Rite.
3[n JOatttritate Domini,
Usque ad Octavam inclusive.
/^ommunicantes, et [diem sac-
vel [noctem
celebrantes,
ratissimum]
sacratissimam]
[quo] vel [qua] beatae Maria? in-
temerata virginitas, huic tnundo
edidit Salvatorem : sed et me
moriam venerantes, in pritnis
ejusdem gloriosae semper Vir-
ginis Mariae, Genitricis ejusdem
Dei et Domini nostri Jesu Christi:
sed
etc.
et beatorum Apostolorum,
/Communicating, and celebrat-
V> ing the most holy day
[night] whereon Blessed Mary,
with maidenhood inviolate,
brought forth the Saviour to this
world : but also worshipping the
memorial : first, of the glorious
and Ever -Virgin Mary, Mother
of the same our God and Lord
Jesus Christ : and also of thy
blessed Apostles, etc.
3[n Die
et per totam Octavam.
Communicantes, et diem sac-
ratissimum celebrantes, quo
Unigenitus tuus in tua tecum
gloria coaeternus, in veritate car-
nis nostrae visibiliter corporalis
apparuit : sed et memoriam
venerantes, in primis gloriosae
semper Virginis Mariae, Geni
tricis ejusdem Dei et Domini
nostri Jesu Christi : sed et
beatorum Apostolorum, etc.
/Communicating, and celebrat-
ing the most holy day
whereon thy only -begotten Son,
co -eternal with thee in thy glory,
manifestly appeared in the true
substance of our flesh : but also
worshipping the memorial :
first, of the glorious and Ever-
Virgin Mary, Mother of the same
our God and Lord Jesus Christ :
and also of thy blessed Apostles,
etc.
usque ad Sabbatum in Albis inclusive.
/Communicantes, et [diem sac-
V>i ratissimum] vel [noctem
sacratissimam] celebrantes Re-
surrectionis Domini nostri Jesu
Christi secundum carnem : sed
et memoriam venerantes, in
primis gloriosae semper Virginis
Mariae, Genitricis ejusdem Dei et
Domini nostri Jesu Christi : sed
et beatorum Apostolorum, etc.
/^Communicating, and cele-
V> brating the most holy day
[night] whereon Jesus Christ our
Lord did rise again in his own
flesh : but also worshipping the
memorial : first, of the glorious
Ever -Virgin Mary, Mother of the
same our God and Lord Jesus
Christ : and also of thy blessed
Apostles, etc.
Communicantes
C2I
H
Sequitur :
anc igitur oblationem ser-
vitutis nostrae, sed cunctae
familiae tuae, quam tibi offerimus
pro his quoque, quos regenerare
dignatus es ex aqua, et Spiritu
Sancto, tribuens eis remissionem
omnium peccatorum, quassumus
Domine, etc.
Therefore, Lord, we beseech
thee, that thou, being paci
fied, wilt receive this oblation of
our bounden service, and of all
thy household, and we offer it to
thee on behalf also of those whom
thou hast been pleased to regen
erate by water and the Holy
Ghost, granting unto them re
mission of all their sins : and do
thou order, etc.
3fn Die
et per totam Octavam.
/^ommunicdntes, et diem sac-
V^< ratissimum celebrantes,
quo Dominus noster, unigenitus
Filius tuus, unitam sibi fragili-
tdtis nostrae substantiam in gloriae
tuae dextera collocavit : sed et
memoriam venerantes, in primis
gloriosae semper Virginis Mariae,
Genitricis ejusdem Dei et Domini
nostri Jesu Ghristi : sed et
beatorum Apostolorum, etc.
/Communicating, and cele-
brating the most holy day
whereon our Lord, thy only-
begotten Son, set on high at the
right hand of thy glory our frail
human nature in union with him
self : but also worshipping the
memorial : first, of the glorious
Ever -Virgin Mary, Mother of the
same our God and Lord Jesus
Christ : and also of thy blessed
Apostles, etc.
a ITigtlta Penteco0te&
usque ad sequens Sabbatum inclusive.
/^Communicantes et diem sac-
ratissimum
Pentecostes
celebrantes, quo Spiritus Sanc-
tus Apostolis, innumeris linguis
apparuit : sed et memoriam
venerdntes, in primis, etc.
/Communicating, and cele-
V> brating the most holy day
of Pentecost whereon the Holy
Ghost appeared to the Apostles
in countless tongues of fire : but
also worshipping the memorial :
first, etc.
Sequitur :
Hanc igitur, etc., ut supra. \ Therefore, Lord, etc., as above.
C22
FROM
-THE SCOTTISH RITE
after offering tfre )blation0, J?ea0t0 of 3po0tle0 anD
Blessed be thou, O Lord God,
for ever and ever. Thine,
O Lord, is the greatness, and the
glory, and the victory, and the
majesty : for all that is in the
heaven and in the earth is thine :
thine is the kingdom, O Lord,
and thou art exalted as head
above all : both riches and
honour come of thee, and of
thine own do we give unto thee.
17. Amen.
OTHER PROPER PREFACES.
Cfje (ZEpipfjanp, anD it0
Dctatoe,
Through Jesus Christ our
Lord, who, in substance of
our mortal* flesh, manifested
forth his glory, that he might
bring us out of darkness into his
own marvellous light.
f)e purification,
Because thy blessed Son, Jesus
Christ our Lord, born of a
woman, born under the law,
was, as on this day, presented in
the Temple, and revealed to thy
servants as a light to lighten
the Gentiles, and the glory of
thy people Israel.
f)e annunciation,
As on Christmas Day omitting
as on this day,
Through Jesus Christ our
Lord, who did vouchsafe
to choose thy servant, Saint N.
to be of the company of the
Apostles (or to be an Evangelist)
by whose ministry thine elect
might be gathered in from every
nation, and thy Church instructed
in the way that leadeth to ever
lasting life.
ail @aint0' Dap.
Who in the multitude of thy
Saints hast compassed us
about with so great a cloud of
witnesses, to the .end that we,
rejoicing in their fellowship, may
run with patience the race that
is set before us, and together
with them receive the crown of
glory that fadeth not away.
Con0ecration of
anD 2DrDination0*
Through Jesus Christ our
Lord, the great Shepherd
of the sheep, who, for the feeding
and guidance of his flock, did
appoint divers orders of ministers
in his Church.
Dedication of a Clwrcf),
anD 3nnitier0arg thereof*
Who in temples made with
hands buildest up for thy
self a spiritual temple made
without hands.
C2 3
FROM
THE AMERICAN RITE
for tfje
A mighty and everliving God,
who by thy holy Apostle
hast taught us to make prayers,
and supplications, and to give
thanks for all men : We humbly
beseech thee most mercifully (to
accept our alms and oblations,
and) to receive these our prayers,
which we offer unto thy Divine
Majesty ; beseeching thee to in
spire continually the Universal
Church with the spirit of truth,
unity, and concord : And grant
that all those who do confess thy
holy Name may agree in the
truth of thy holy Word, and live
in unity and godly love.
We beseech thee also, so to
direct and dispose the
hearts of all Christian Rulers,
that they may truly and im
partially administer justice, to
the punishment of wickedness
and vice, and to the maintenance
of thy true religion, and virtue.
Give grace, O heavenly
Father, to all Bishops and
other Ministers, that they may,
both by their life and doctrine,
set forth thy true and lively
Word, and rightly and duly
administer thy holy Sacraments.
Aid to all thy people give
thy heavenly grace ; and
especially to this congregation
here present ; that, with meek
heart and due reverence, they
may hear, and receive thy holy
Word ; truly serving thee in
holiness and righteousness all
the days of their life.
Aid we most humbly beseech
thee, of thy goodness, O
Lord, to comfort and succour all
those who, in this transitory life,
are in trouble, sorrow, need,
sickness, or any other adversity.
Aid we also bless thy holy
Name for all thy servants
departed this life in thy faith
and fear ; beseeching thee to
give us grace so to follow their
good examples, that with them
we may be partakers of thy
heavenly kingdom.
this, O Father, for
Jesus Christ's sake, Our
only Mediator and Advocate.
. Amen.
C24
FROM THE
SOUTH AFRICAN RITE
for tfje
/i/J
Let us pray for the whole state o
Christ's Church.
A mighty and everliving God
who by thy holy Apostle hasi
taught us to make prayers, anc
supplications, and to give thanks
for all men : We humbly beseech
thee most mercifully to accept
our (alms and) oblations and to
receive these our prayers, which
we offer unto thy Divine Majesty
beseeching thee to inspire con
tinually the universal Church
with the spirit of truth, unity
and concord : And grant, that all
they that do confess thy holy
Name may agree in the truth ol
thy holy Word, and live in unity,
and godly love.
We beseech thee also to save
and defend all Christian
Kings, Princes, and Governors ;
and specially thy Servant N.,
our King ; that under him we
may be godly and quietly
governed : And grant unto his
whole Council, and to all that
are put in authority under him,
that they may truly and faith
fully minister justice, to the
punishment of wickedness and
vice, and to the maintenance of
thy true religion, and virtue.
Give grace, O heavenly
Father, to all Bishops,
Priests and Deacons, and es
pecially to thy Servant N., our
Bishop, that they may both by
their life and doctrine set forth
thy true and living Word, and
rightly and duly administer thy
holy Sacraments.
Aid to all thy people give thy
heavenly grace ; and speci
ally to this congregation here
present ; that, with meek heart
and due reverence, they may
hear, and receive thy holy Word ;
truly serving thee in holiness
and righteousness all the days of
their life.
Aid we most humbly beseech
thee of thy goodness, O
Lord, to comfort and succour all
them, who in this transitory life
are in trouble, sorrow, need,
sickness, or any other adversity.
Aid we commend to thy
gracious keeping, O Lord,
all thy servants departed this
life in thy faith and fear, beseech
ing thee to grant them mercy,
ight and peace, both now and at
the day of Resurrection.
Aid here we do give unto
thee, O Lord, most high
praise and hearty thanks for the
wonderful grace and virtue de
clared in all thy Saints, and
chiefly in the Blessed Virgin
Mary, Mother of thy Son Jesus
Christ, our Lord and God, and in
he holy Patriarchs, Prophets,
Apostles and Martyrs ; beseech -
ng thee to give us grace that
we rejoicing in the Communion
f the Saints and following the
*ood examples of those who
lave served thee here, may be
partakers with them of thy
icavenly kingdom :
this, O Father, for
Jesus Christ's sake : Our
nly Mediator and Advocate.
?. Amen.
CANON
OF THE
MASS
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CANON
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OF THE
ENGLISH MASS
Ce tgitur*
LMIGHTY
& EVER-
LIVI NG
GOD, who
by thy holy
Apostle
hast taught us to make
prayers and supplications,
and to give thanks for all
men : We humbly beseech
thee most mercifully to re
ceive >J< these >J< our >J<
prayers, which we offer
unto thy divine Majesty,
beseeching thee to inspire
continually the universal
Church with the spirit of
truth, unity and concord :
And grant that all they
that do confess thy holy
Name, may agree in the
truth of thy holy Word,
and live in unity and godly
love.
Commemoratto pro tutus.
Specially we beseech
thee to save and defend
thy servant N. our King,
that under him we may be
godly and quietly governed.
And grant unto his whole
council, and to all that are
put in authority under him,
that they may truly and in
differently minister justice,
to the punishment of wick
edness and vice, and to the
maintenance of God's true
religion and virtue.
Give grace, O heavenly
Father, to N. and N.,
and all Bishops, Pastors,
and Curates, that they may
both by their life and doc
trine set forth thy true and
lively Word, and rightly
and duly administer thy
holy Sacraments :
And to all thy people, N.
and N., give thy heavenly
grace, that with meek
heart and due reverence
they may hear and receive
thy holy Word, truly
serving thee in holiness
and righteousness all the
days of their life. And we
most humbly beseech thee
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of thy goodness, O Lord,
to comfort and succour al
them, who in this transitory
life are in trouble, sorrow
need, sickness, or any
other adversity. And
especially we commend
unto thy merciful goodness
this congregation which is
here assembled in thy
Name, to celebrate the
commemoration of the
most glorious death of thy
Son.
3[nfta acttonem*
Aid here we do give unto
thee most high praise
and hearty thanks : For
the wonderful grace and
virtue declared in all thy
Saints, from the beginning
of the world : And chiefly
in the glorious and most
blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of thy Son Jesus
Christ our Lord and God,
and in the holy Patriarchs,
Prophets, Apostles and
Martyrs, whose examples,
O Lord, and steadfastness
in thy faith, and keeping
thy holy commandments,
grant us to follow.
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Commemoratio
Defunctortmu
e commend unto thy
mercy, O Lord, all
other thy servants N. and
N. which are departed
hence from us, with the
sign of faith, and now do
rest in the sleep of peace ;
Grant unto them, we be
seech thee, thy mercy, and
everlasting peace, and
that, at the day of the
general resurrection, we
and all they which be of
the mystical body of thy
Son, may altogether be set
on his right hand, and hear
that his most joyful voice :
Come unto me, O ye that
be blessed of my Father,
and possess the kingdom,
which is prepared for you
from the beginning of the
world; grant this, O
Father, for Jesus Christ's
sake, our only Mediator
and Advocate.
jWanu0
A mighty God, our
heavenly Father, who
of thy tender mercy didst
ve thine only Son Jesus
Christ, to suffer death upon
;he Cross for our redemp-
;ion, who made there, by
lis one oblation of himself >
once offered, a full, perfect,
and sufficient sacrifice,
oblation, and satisfaction,
or the sins of the whole
world, and did institute,
and in his holy Gospel
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027
command us to celebrate a
perpetual memory of tha
his precious death, unti
his coming again.
J>anc igitm.
Hear us, O mercifu
Father, we beseech
thee: and with thy Holy
Spirit and Word vouchsafe
to bl^ess and sanc^tify
these thy gi^f ts, and crea
tures of Bread and Wine,
that they may be unto us,
the Bo>J<dy and Bl^ood ol
thy most dearly beloved
Son Jesus Christ ;
Ciui
Who in the same night
that he was betrayed,
took bread, and when he
had bl^essed and given
thanks, he brake it, and
gave it to his disciples,
saying: Take, eat;
This is my Body
which is given for
you:
Do this in remembrance
of me.
Ecewise after supper, he
took the Cup, and
when he had given *%*
thanks, he gave it to them,
saying: Drink ye all of
this:
For this is my Blood
of the New Testa
ment which is shed
for you and for
many, for remission
of sins :
Do this as oft as ye shall
drink it in remembrance of
me.
et a@emore$u
Wherefore, O Lord and
heavenly Father, ac
cording to the Institution
of thy dearly-beloved Son,
our Saviour Jesus Christ,
we thy humble servants,
do cele>J<brate and ma>J<ke
lie^re before thy divine
Majesty, with these thy
ho^ly gi^fts, the memorial
which thy Son hath willed
us to make : having in re
membrance his blessed
Passion, mighty Resurrec-
;ion and glorious Ascension,
endering unto thee most
learty thanks, for the in
numerable benefits pro
cured unto us by the same,
Entirely desiring thy
'atherly goodness, merci-
ully to accept this our
Sacrifice of praise and
;hanksgiving: most humbly
Beseeching thee to grant,
hat by the merits and death
>f thy Son Jesus Christ, and
hrough faith in his Blood,
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we and all thy whole Church
may obtain remission of our
sins, and all other benefits
of his Passion.
uppltces te mogamus,
Aid here we offer and
present unto thee, O
Lord, ourselves, our souls
and bodies to be a reason
able, holy, and lively sacri
fice unto thee : humbly be
seeching thee, that whoso
ever shall be partakers,
of this holy Communion,
may worthily receive the
most precious Bo^dy and
Bl^ood of thy Son Jesus
Christ, and be ^ fulfilled
with thy grace and
heavenly benediction, and
made one body with thy
Son Jesus Christ, that he
may dwell in them and
they in him.
duoque
Peccatottiw0,
nd although we be un
worthy, through our
manifold sins, to Offer unto
thee any sacrifice : Yet we
beseech thee to accept this
our bounden duty and ser
vice, and command these
our prayers and supplica
tions, by the ministry of thy
holy Angels to be brought
up into thy holy Tabernacle
before the sight of thy
divine Majesty; not weigh
ing our merits, but pardon
ing our offences. Through
>J< Christ >J< our >J< Lord.
Pet duern*
By wh>J<om, and with
wh^om, in the un^ity
of the Holy Ghost, all
hon^our and gl^ory be
unto thee, O Father al
mighty :
World without end. R/.
Amen.
Let us pray.
T>i? n^v^ ^ rfo^-
patet H3o0tet (p. csi)
nr- tizixiq 10
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CANON
OF THE '$"*
ROMAN MASS
Ce tgitur,
'HEREFORE,
most graci
ous Father,
through
Jesus Christ,
thy Son our
Lord, we humbly beseech
thee, and we desire, that
thou accept and bless these
^ gifts, these >J< presents,
these holy^and unspotted
sacrifices which, first of all,
we offer unto thee for thy
holy Catholic Church : that
thou vouchsafe to pacify,
keep, unite and govern
it throughout the whole
world : with thy servant N.
our Pope and N. our Bishop,
and all true believers, and
such as have the Catholic
and Apostolic faith in due
estimation.
Commemoratto pro
Remember, Lord, thy
servants and hand
maids N. and N. and all
who stand here round
about, whose faith and
devotion unto thee is
known and manifest: for
whom we offer unto thee,
or who .themselves do offer
unto thee, this sacrifice of
raise for them and theirs :
3r the redemption of their
souls, for the hope of their
salvation and health, and
render their vows unto thee,
the eternal, living, and true
God.
3lnfra acttonem.
/Communicating, and
\^4 worshipping the me
morial, first, of the glorious
and ever- Virgin Mary, the
Mother of our Goa and
Lord Jesu Christ, and also
of thy blessed Apostles
and Martyrs, Peter, Paul,
Andrew, James, John,
Thomas, James, Philip,
Bartholomew, Matthew,
Simon and Thaddeus :
Linus, Cletus, Clement,
Xystus, Cornelius, Cyprian,
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Lawrence, Chrysogonus,
John and Paul, Cosmas
and Damian : and of all thy
Saints ; by whose merits
and prayers grant thou that
in all things we may be
defended with the help of
thy protection. Through
the same Christ our Lord.
Amen.
fi@anu0 super oblata.
Therefore, Lord, we be
seech thee, that thpu,
being pacified, wilt receive
this oblation of our bounden
service, and of 9,11 thy
household: and order our
days in thy peace, and
command us to be delivered
from eternal damnation,
and to be numbered in the
flock of thine elect.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Xuam oblationem.
Which oblation we
beseech thee, O
Almighty God, in all things
to make ble >J< ssed, ap-
po >J< inted, rati >J< fied,
reasonable and acceptable:
that unto us it may be the
Bo){<dy and Bl^ood of thy
most dearly beloved Son,
our Lord Jesu Christ.
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prtDie,
ho the next day afore
he suffered took
bread into his holy and
reverent hands, and his
eyes being lifted into
heaven unto thee, God
Almighty his Father, ren
dering thanks unto thee,
he bl^essed, he brake, and
gave unto his disciples,
saying : Take and eat this,
ye all.
For this is my
Body.
, . . . -*y-'
moDo,
Ecewise after they had
supped, he taking this
excellent Cup into his. holy
and reverent hands : ren
dering thanks also unto
thee, bl^essed, and gave
unto his disciples, saying:
Take and drink of this, ye
all.
For this is the
Cup of my Blood of
the new and ever
lasting Testament :
the mystery of
faith: which for
you and for many
shall be shed to the
remission of sins.
As oft as ye do these
things, ye shall do them in
remembrance of me.
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et Demotes,
Wherefore, O Lord, we
also, thy servants,
and thy holy people, being
mindful as well of the
blessed passion and resur
rection, as of the glorious
ascension of the same
Christ thy Son, our Lord
God, do offer unto thy ex
cellent Majesty of thy own
rewards and gifts, a pure^
host, a holy>J<host, an un-
defiled^host, the holy>J<
bread of eternal life, and
the^cup of eternal salva
tion.
quae propttm
Vouchsafe thou also, with
a merciful and pleasant
countenance, to have re
spect hereunto : and to ac
cept the same, as thou
didst vouchsafe to accept
the gifts of thy righteous
servant Abel, and the sacri
fice of our patriarch Abra
ham, and the holy sacrifice,
the undefiled host, that the
high priest Melchisedek
did offer unto thee.
te
We humbly beseech
thee, O Almighty
God, command thou these
to be brought by the hands
of thy holy Angel unto thy
high Altar in the presence
of thy Divine Majesty, that
as many of us as of this
partaking of the Altar shall
receive thy Son's holy^
Body and >J< Blood may
be replenished with all
heavenly benediction and
grace. Through the same
Christ our Lord. Amen.
Commemotatio pro
Defunctte.
Remember, Lord, also
the souls of thy ser
vants and handmaidens, N.
and N., which are gone be
fore us with the mark of
faith, and rest in the sleep
of peace.
We beseech thee, O
Lord, that unto them, and
unto all such as rest in
Christ, thou wilt grant a
place of refreshing, of light,
and of peace. Through
the same Christ our Lord.
Amen.
H3olri0 quoque peccatortfaus*
Unto us sinners also,
thy servants, hoping
of the multitude of thy
mercies, vouchsafe to give
some portion and fellow
ship with thy holy Apostles
and Martyrs ; with John,
Stephen, Matthias, Barna
bas, Ignatius, Alexander,
Marcellinus, Peter, Felici-
tas, Perpetua, Agatha,
Lucia, Agnes, Cecilia,
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Anastasia, and with all thy
Saints : within whose
fellowship we beseech thee
to admit us, not weighing
our merit but granting
us forgiveness. Through
Christ our Lord.
By whom, O Lord, all
these good things thou
dost ever create, thou sanc-
^tifiest, thou quick^enest,
thou ble^ssest, and givest
unto us.
T brought him, and with
>J<him, and in^him, is
unto thee God, Father^
Almighty, in the unity of
the Holy>J<Ghost,all honour
and glory.
World without end. R/.
Amen.
^".- <v~:t;- Yii!
Let us pray.
patet noster (p.
H - ; ^-
hrfft
CANON MISS^E
E IGITUR,
clementis-
sime Pater,
per Jesum
Christum
Fi'lium tuum
D6minum nostrum, siip-
plices rogdmas, ac p6timus,
uti accepta hdbeas, et
benedicas, haec ^ dona,
haec ^ miinera, haec ^
sancta sacrificia illibdta,
in primis, quse tibi oflferi-
muspro Ecclesia tua sancta
cath61ica: quam pacific Are,
custodire, adundre, et r6-
gere dign6ris toto orbe
terrdrum : una cum f dmulo
tuo Papa nostro N. et An-
tistite nostro N. et dmnibus
orthoddxis, atque cath6-
licae, et apost61icae fidei
cult6ribus.
Commemotatio pro tutus.
Memento, D6mine,
famu!6rum, famula-
riimque tudrum N. et N.
et6mnium circumstdntium,
quorum tibi fides c6gnita
est, et nota devdtio, pro
quibus tibi offerimus: vel
qui tibi 6fferunt hoc sacri-
ficium laudis, pro se, suis-
que omnibus : pro redemp-
tione animdrum sudrum,
pro spe saliitis, et incolu-
mitdtis suae: tibique red-
dunt vota sua aeterno Deo,
vivo et vero.
3(nfra actionem.
/^^ommunicdntes, et
\^4 memoriam venerdntes,
in primis glori6sae semper
Virginis Mariae, Genitricis
Dei et D6mini nostri Jesu
Christi: sed et beatorum
Apostol6rum ac Mdrtyrum
tuorum, Petri et Pauli,
Andr^ae, Jac6bi, Jodnnis,
Thomae, Jac6bi, Philippi,
Bartholomcfei, M a 1 1 h sfe i ,
Sim6nis et Thaddsfei : Lini,
Cleti, Clem6ntis, Xysti,
Corn^lii, Cypridni, Laur-
6ntii, Chrys6goni, Jodnnis
et Pauli, Cosmae et Dami-
dni: et 6mnium Sanct6rum
tu6rum ; quorum m^ritis,
precibiisque conc6das, ut
in 6mnibus protectidnis
tuae munidmur auxilio.
Per eiimdem Christum
D6minum nostrum. Amen.
Hanc igitur oblatidnem
servitiitis nostrae, sed
et cunctae familiae tuse,
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qusfesumus, D6mine, ut
placdtus accipias: dtesque
nostros in tua pace dis-
p6nas, atque ab aet^rna
damnati6ne nos ripi, et in
electorum tu6rum jiibeas
grege numerari. Per
Christum D6minum nos
trum. Amen.
uam oblationem tu
Deus in 6mnibus,
sumus, bene^dictam,
adscrip^tam, ra^tam,
rationdbilem, accepta-
bitemque facere digneris:
ut nobis Cor ffc pus, et
San^guis fiat dilectissimi
Filii tui, Domini nostri
Jesu Christi.
i pridie quam pater-
accepit panem
ac venerabiles
manus suas, et elevatis
oculis in ccelum ad te
Deum, Patrem suum om-
nipotentem, tibi gratias
agens, bene ^ dixit,
fregit, deditque discipulis
suis, dicens: Accipite, et
manducate ex hoc omnes.
Hoc est enim
Corpus meum.
Simili modo postquam
coendtum est, accipiens
et hunc praeclarum Cdlicem
in sanctas, ac venerdbiles
manus suas : item, tibi
grdtias agens, bene ^ dixit,
deditque discipulis suis,
/^ui prid
\) etur,
in sanctas,
dicens: Accipite, et bibite
ex eo omnes.
Hie est enim
Calix Sanguinis
mei, novi et seterni
testam^nti; mys-
terium fidei: qui
pro vobis et pro
multis effundetur
in remissionem
peccatorum.
Haec quotiescumque
fec^ritis, in mei memoriam
factetis.
r,.i ii:Ji*t:jfi .-i: : ;-:iijg: :
Unde et memores?
Domine, nos servi tui,
sed et plebs tua sancta,
ejiisdem Christi Filii tui
Domini nostri tarn bedtse
passi6nis, nee non et ab
inferis resurrectionis, sed
et in ccelos gloriosae ascen-
sionis : offerimus prseclarse
majestati tuae de tuis
donis, ac datis, hostiam ^
puram, hostiam ^sanctam,
hostiam ^immaculdtam,
Panem %4 sanctum vitae
aeterhae, et Cdlicem^
saliitis perpetuae.
Supra quae propitio ac
sereno vultu respicere
digneris : et accepta habere,
sicuti accepta habere dig-
natus es miinera piieri tui
justi Abel, et sacrificium
Canon Missae
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Patriarchae nostri Abrahae :
et quod tibi obtulit summus
sac^rdos tuus Melchise-
dech, sanctum sacrificium,
immaculatam hostiam.
Siipplices te rogdmus,
omni'potens Deus: jube
haec perferri per manus
sancti Angeli tui in sublime
altdre tuum, in consp6ctu
divfnae majestatis tuae : ut,
quotquot, ex hac altaris
participatione sacrosdnc-
tum Filii tui, Cor ^ pus, et
Sdn^guinem sumps eri-
mus, omni benedictidne
ccelesti et gratia repleamur.
Per eumdem Christum,
Dominum nostrum. Amen.
Commemotatio pro
Memento etiam,
Domine, famulorum,
famulariimque tuarum N.
et N., qui nos praecesserunt
cum signo f idei, et ddrmiunt
in somno pacis.
Ipsis, Domine, et 6mni-
bus in Christo quiescenti-
bus, locum refrigerii, lucis
et pacis, ut indiilgeas, de-
precamur. Per eumdem
Christum Dominum no
strum. Amen.
Nobis quoque pecca-
toribus famulis tuis,
de multitudine miseratio-
num tuarum sperdntibus,
partem aliquam, et societa-
tem donare dign^ris, cum
tuis sanctis Ap6stolis et
Jlartyribus: cum Jodnne,
Stephano, Matthia, Bdrn-
aba, Ignatio, Alexdndro,
Marcellino, Petro, Felici
tate, Perp6tua, Agatha,
Lucia, Agnate, Caecilia,
Anastdsia, et 6mnibus
Sanctis tuis : intra quorum
nos cons6rtium, non aesti-
mdtor m^riti, sed veniae,
qusesumus, largitor admitte.
Per Christum Dominum
nostrum.
Per quern haec omnia,
D6mine, semper bona
creas, sancti ^ ficas, vivi^
ficas, bene^dicis, et
praestas nobis.
Per ip^sum, et cum
ip ^ so, et in ip ^ so, est
tibi Deo Patri ^ omnipo-
t6nti, in unitate Spiritus^
Sancti, omnis honor, et
gloria.
Per omnia ssecula ssecu-
lorum. R/. Amen.
Oremus : Praeceptis salu-
tdribus moniti, et divina in-
stitutione f ormdti, audemus
dicere :
Pater noster, qui es in
caelis: Sanctific^tur
nomen tuum : Adv6niat reg-
num tuum: Fiat voliintas
tua, sicut in caelo, et in
terra. Panem nostrum
quotididnum da nobis h6die :
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Et dimitte nobis d6bita
nostra, sicut et nos dimit-
timus debit6ribus nostris.
Et ne nos indiicas in tenta-
ti6nem. R/. Sed libera nos
a malo.
Amen.
Libera nos, qusesumus,
D6mine, ab dmnibus
malis, prset6ritis, praesen-
tibus, et futiiris: et.inter-
cedente bedta, et gloriosa
semper Virgine Dei Geni-
trice Maria, cum bedtis
Apostolis tuis Petro et
Paulo, atque Andrea, et
omnibus Sanctis, da pro-
pitius pacem in diebus no
stris: ut ope misericdrdiae
tuae adjiiti, et a peccato
simus semper liberi, et ab
omni perturbati6ne seciiri.
Per eumdem Dominum
nostrum Jesum Christum
Filium tuum.
Qui tecum vivit et regnat
in unitdte Spiritus Sancti
Deus.
Per 6mnia ssfecula ssecu-
16rum. R/. Amen.
Pax ^Domini sit ^sem
per vobis ^ cum. R/. Et
cum spiritu tuo.
Haec commixtio et con-
secrdtio Cprporis et
Sanguinis D6mini nostri
Jesu Christi, fiat accipien-
tibus nobis in vitam sfeter-
nam. Amen.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis
peccdta mundi : miserere
nobis.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis
peccdta mundi : miserere
nobis.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis
peccata mundi : dona nobis
pacem.
In Missis Defunctorum : dona
eis requiem ; et : dona eis
requiem sempiternam.
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OF THE ?fUb
SCOTTISH MASS
>LL glory be
to thee,
Almighty
God, our
h e av e n 1 y
Father, for
that thpu of thy tender
mercy didst give thine only
Son Jesus Christ to suffer
death upon the cross for
our redemption; who, by
his own oblation of himself
once offered, made a full,
perfect, and sufficient sac
rifice, oblation, and satis
faction, for the sins of the
whole world, and did insti
tute, and in his holy Gospel
command us to continue a
perpetual memorial of that
his precious death and
sacrifice until his coming
again.
For, in the night that he
was betrayed, he took
bread ; and when he had
given^thanks, he brake it,
and gave it to his disciples,
saying : Take, eat,
This is my Body,
which is given for
you:
Do this in remembrance
of me.
Eiewise after supper he
took the cup ; and
when he had given thanks,
he gave it to them, saying :
Drink ye all of this,
For this is my
Blood of the New
Testament, which
is shed for you and
for many for the
remission of sins:
Do this as oft as ye shall
drink it in remembrance of
me.
be SD&latton.
Wherefore, O Lord, and
heavenly Father,
according to the institution
of thy dearly beloved Son
our Saviour Jesus Christ,
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we thy humble servants do
celebrate >J< and >J< make
here before thy divine
Majesty, with these >J< thy
>J< holy >J< gifts, which we
now offer unto thee, the
memorial thy Son hath
commanded us to make ;
having in remembrance his
blessed Passion, and pre
cious Death, his mighty
Resurrection, and glorious
Ascension ; rendering unto
thee most hearty thanks
for the innumerable bene
fits procured unto us by the
same, and looking for his
coming again with power
and great glory.
3[nt)ocation*
A nd, humbly praying that
./JL it may be unto us ac
cording to his word, we
thine unworthy servants
beseech thee, most merci
ful Father, to hear us, a.nd
to send thy Holy Spirit
upon us and upon these >J<
thy gifts and creatures of
bread >J< and >J< wine, that,
being blessed and hallowed
by his life-giving power,
they may become the Body
>J< and >J< Blood of thy most
dearly beloved Son, to the
end that all who shall re
ceive the same may be
sanctified both in body and
soul, and preserved unto
everlasting life.
Aid we earnestly desire
thy fatherly goodness,
mercifully to accept this
our sacrifice of praise and
thanksgiving, most humbly
beseeching thee to grant,
that by the merits and
death of thy Son Jesus
Christ, and through faith
in his Blood, we and all thy
whole Church may obtain
remission of our sins, and
all other benefits of his
passion.
Aid here we humbly offer
and present unto thee,
O Lord, ourselves, our souls
and bodies, to be a reason
able, holy, and living sacri
fice unto thee, beseeching
thee that all we who shall
be partakers of this^holy^
Communion, may worthily
receive the most precious
Body and Blood of thy Son
Jesus Christ, and be ful
filled >J< with thy grace and
heavenly benediction, and
made one body with him,
that he may dwell in us
and we in him.
Aid although we be un
worthy, through our
manifold sins, to offer unto
thee any sacrifice ; yet we
beseech thee to accept this
our bounden duty and ser
vice, not weighing our
merits, but pardoning our
offences.
Canon of the Scottish Mass
039
T
hrough^Jesus^Christ
our Lord :
By^whom, and with>J<
whom, in the unity >
of the Holy Ghost, all hon
our >J< and >J< glory be unto
thee, O Father Almighty,
W
orld without end.
Amen.
Tet us pray for the whole
I v state of Christ's
Church.
A mighty and everliving
God, who by thy holy
Apostle hast taught us to
make prayers and suppli
cations, and to give thanks
for all men; We humbly
beseech thee most merci
fully to receive these our
prayers, which we offer
unto thy divine Majesty;
beseeching thee to inspire
continually the universal
Church with the spirit of
truth, unity, and concord;
and grant that all they that
do confess thy holy Name,
may agree in the truth of
thy holy word, and live in
unity and godly love.
We beseech thee also to
save and defend all
Christian Kings, Princes,
and Governors, and espe
cially thy servant N. our
King, that under him we
may be godly and quietly
governed: and grant unto
his whole council, and to
all who are put in authority
under him, that they may
truly and impartially minis
ter justice, to the punish
ment of wickedness and
vice, and to the mainten
ance of thy true religion
and virtue.
Give grace, O heavenly
Father, to all Bishops,
Priests, and Deacons, that
they may both by their life
and doctrine set forth thy
true and living word, and
rightly and duly administer
thy holy sacraments : and
to all thy people give thy
heavenly grace, that with
meek heart, and due rever
ence, they may hear and
receive thy holy word, truly
serving thee in holiness
and righteousness all the
days of their life.
nd we commend espe-
dally to thy merciful
goodness the congregation
which is here assembled in
thy Name, to celebrate the
commemoration of the
most precious death and
sacrifice of thy Son our
Saviour Jesus Christ. And
we most humbly beseech
thee of thy goodness, O
Lord, to comfort and suc
cour all those who in this
transitory life are in trouble,
sorrow, need, sickness, or
any other adversity.
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Canon of the Scottish Mass
nd we also bless thy
holy Name for all thy
servants, who, having
finished their course in
faith, do now rest from
their labours. And we
yield unto thee most high
praise and hearty thanks,
for the wonderful grace
and virtue declared in all
thy saints, who have been
the choice vessels of thy
grace, and the lights of the
world in their several gen
erations : most humbly be
seeching thee to give
us grace to follow the
example of their steadfast
ness in thy faith, and
obedience to thy holy com
mandments, that at the
day of the general resur
rection, we, and all they
who are of the mystical
body of thy Son, may be
set on his right hand, and
hear that his most joyful
voice : Come, ye blessed
of my Father, inherit the
kingdom prepared for you
from the foundation of
the world. Grant this, O
Father, for Jesus Christ's
sake.
o
ur only Mediator and
Advocate. R7. Amen.
Let us pray.
Pater noster (p. c 51).
after Communion of
People,
Having now received the
precious Body and
Blood of Christ, let us give
thanks to our Lord God,
who hath graciously vouch
safed to admit us to the
participation of his holy
mysteries : and let us beg
of him grace to perform
pur vows, and to persevere
in our good resolutions ;
and that being made holy,
we may obtain everlasting
life, through the merits of
the all-sufficient sacrifice
of our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ.
no-
CANON
OF THE
AMERICAN MASS
>LL GLORY
BE TO
THEE, Al-
mighty
God, our
heavenly
Father, for that thou, of
thy tender mercy, didst
give thine only Son Jesus
Christ to suffer death upon
the Cross for our redemp
tion ; who made there (by
his one oblation of himself
once offered) a full, perfect,
and sufficient sacrifice,
oblation, and satisfaction,
for the sins of the whole
world ; and did institute,
and in his holy Gospel
command us to continue,
a perpetual memory of that
his precious death and
sacrifice, until his coming
again :
For in the night in which
he was betrayed, he
took Bread ; and when he
had given ^ thanks, he
brake it, and gave it to his
disciples, saying : Take,
eat,
This is my Body
which is given for
you.
Do this in remembrance
of me.
E:ewise after supper, he
took the Cup ; and
when he had given >J<
thanks, he gave it to them,
saying: Drink ye all of
this.
For this is my
Blood of the New
Testament, which
is shed for you and
for many, for the
remission of sins.
Do this, as oft as ye shall
drink it, in remembrance of
me.
Wherefore, O Lord and
heavenly Father, ac
cording to the institution
of thy dearly beloved Son
our Saviour Jesus Christ,
we, thy humble servants,
do celebrate and make here
before thy Divine Majesty,
C 4 2
Canon of the American Mass
with these thy holy >J< gifts,
which we now offer unto
thee, the memorial thy Son
hath commanded us to
make ; having in remem
brance his blessed Passion
and precious Death, his
mighty Resurrection and
glorious Ascension ; ren
dering unto thee most
hearty thanks for the in
numerable benefits pro
cured unto us by the same.
Aid we most humbly be
seech thee, O merciful
Father, to hear us; and,
of thy almighty goodness,
vouchsafe to bl^ess and
sancti ^ f y , with thy Word
and Holy Spirit, these thy
gifts and creatures of bread
and wine ; that we, receiv
ing them according to thy
Son our Saviour Jesus
Christ's holy institution, in
remembrance of his death
and passion, may be par
takers of his most blessed
Bo ^ dy and Bl ^ ood.
And we earnestly desire
/\ thy fatherly goodness,
mercifully to accept this
our sacrifice of praise
and thanksgiving ; most
humbly beseeching thee to
grant that, by the merits
and death of thy Son Jesus
Christ, and through faith in
his Blood, we, and all thy
whole Church, may obtain
remission of our sins, and
all other benefits of his
passion.
Ad here we offer and
present unto thee, O
Lord, our selves, our souls
and bodies, to be a reason
able, holy, and living sacri
fice unto thee ; humbly be
seeching thee, that we, and
all others, who shall be
partakers of this Holy
Communion, may worthily
receive the most precious
Bo^dy and Bl^ood of
thy Son Jesus Christ, be
filled with thy grace and
heavenly benediction, and
made one body with him,
that he may dwell in us,
and we in him.
Aid although we are un
worthy, through our
manifold sins, to offer unto
thee any sacrifice ; yet we
beseech thee to accept this
our bounden duty and
service ; not weighing our
merits, but pardoning our
offences,
Through^Jesus^Christ
^ our Lord ;
By wh^om, and with
wh ^ om, in the unity
of the Holy ^ Ghost, all
ho^nour and gl^ory be
unto thee, O Father Al
mihty,
orld without end. ty.
Amen.
Let us pray.
Patec no0ter (p. c$i).
CANON
OF THE MASS
ACCORDING TO THE RITE OF THE
SOUTH AFRICAN PROVINCE
LL GLORY
and thanks
giving be to
t h e e , A 1 -
mighty God,
our heavenly
Father, for that thou of
thy tender mercy didst give
thine only Son Jesus Christ
to take our nature upon
him, and to suffer death
upon the cross for our re
demption ; who (by his one
oblation of himself once
offered) made a full, per
fect, and sufficient sacri
fice, oblation, and satisfac
tion, for the sins of the
whole world ; and did insti
tute, and in his holy Gospel
command us to continue,
a perpetual memory of that
his precious death, until his
coming again.
Hear us, O merciful
Father, we most
humbly beseech thee ; and
grant that we receiving
these thy ^ creatures of
%4 bread and ^ wine, ac
cording to thy Son our
Saviour Jesus Christ's holy
institution, in remembrance
of his death and passion,
may be partakers of his
most blessed >J< Body and
^ Blood.
Who, in the same night
that he was betrayed,
took Bread ; and, when he
had given ^ thanks, he
brake it, and gave it to his
disciples, saying: Take, eat,
This is my Body
which is given for
you.
Do this in remembrance
of me.
Tike wise after supper he
Is took the Cup; and,
when he had given ^
thanks, he gave it to them,
saying : Drink ye all of this ;
For this is my
Blood of the New
Testament, which
is shed for you and
for many for the re
mission of sins :
Do this, as oft as ye shall
drink it, in remembrance
of me.
C44 Canon of the South African Mass
Wherefore, O Lord and
heavenly Father, ac
cording to the institution
of thy dearly beloved Son,
our Saviour Jesus Christ,
we thy humble servants,
having in remembrance his
blessed Passion and pre
cious Death, his mighty
Resurrection and glorious
Ascension, do render unto
thee most hearty thanks
for the innumerable bene
fits procured unto us by the
same ; and, looking for his
coming again with power
and great glory, we offer
here unto thy divine
majesty these ^ sacred ^
gifts and ^ creatures of
thine own, this holy >J<
Bread of eternal life and
this ^ Cup of everlasting
salvation.
nd we humbly beseech
thee to pour thy Holy
Spirit upon us and upon
these thy gifts, that he
may hallow this oblation,
and that all we who are
partakers of this Holy
Communion may worthily
receive the most precious
Body and Blood of thy
Son, and be fulfilled with
thy grace and heavenly
benediction.
Aid we entirely desire
thy fatherly goodness
mercifully to accept this
our sacrifice of praise and
thanksgiving; most humbly
beseeching thee to grant,
that by the merits and
death of thy Son Jesus
Christ, and through faith
in his Blood, we and all thy
whole Church may obtain
remission of our sins, and
all other benefits of his
passion.
A nd here we offer and pre-
\ sent unto thee,O Lord,
ourselves, our souls and
bodies, to be a reasonable,
holy, and living sacrifice
unto thee.
Aid although we be un
worthy, through our
manifold sins, to offer unto
thee any sacrifice,' yet we
beseech tfree to accept this
our bounden duty and
service ; not weighing our
merits, but pardoning our
offences.
Through^Jesus^Christ
^our Lord :
By^whom, and wi
whom, in the ^ un
of the Holy Ghost, all
honour and >fc glory be unto
thee, O Father Almighty.
World without end. R/.
Amen.
Pater noster.
And now as our Saviour
Jesus Christ hath com
manded and taught us, we
are bold to say :
Our Father (p. C5i).
Before the Canon of the Mass 45
i .
PRAYER
Before the Canon of the Mass
(When it is to be said here).
mensam twlcte&tmi contoftu tut
E DO NOT PRE-
'<"..- "'. *';'.".!*
sume to come to this
thy Table, O merciful
Lord, trusting in our
own righteousness, but in thy manifold
and great mercies. We are not worthy
so much as to gather up the crumbs
under thy Table. But thou art the
same Lord, whose property is always
to have mercy :
Grant us therefore, gracious Lord,
so to eat the Flesh of thy dear Son
Jesus Christ, and to drink his Blood,
that our sinful bodies may be made
clean by his Body, and our souls washed
through his most precious Blood, and
that we may evermore dwell in him,
and he in us. Amen.
CANON
OF THE MASS
..'.;.-, ' ' J3 1 f "
Commemoration of tfje Eibtng
of tjje
'
super oblata.
LMIGHTY GOD, OUR
heavenly Fathe^ who of
thy tender mercy didst give
thine only Son Jesus Christ
to suffer death upon the Cross for our
redemption; who made there (by his
one oblation of himself once offered) a
full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice,
oblation, and satisfaction, for the sins
of the whole world; and did institute,
and in his holy Gospel command us to
continue, a perpetual memory of that
his precious death until his coming
again :
luam oblattonem* to HB fv.
JEAR us, O merciful Father,
we most humbly beseech
thee: and grant that we
. receiving these thy crea- *
tures of br >j< ead and wi >j< ne, according
C48 Canon of the Mass
to thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ's
holy institution, in remembrance of his
death and passion, may be partakers
of his most blessed Bo>i<dy and
Bl * ood :
lut pritite,
'HO, in the same night
that he was betrayed,
took Bread; and, when
he had given ^thanks,
he brake it, and gave it to his disciples,
saying : Take, eat,
For this is my Body which
is given for you. c X
Do this in remembrance of me.
mono* i fe
IKEWISE after supper, he
took the Cup : and, when he
had given * thanks, he gave
it to them, saying: Drink
ye all of this.
For this is my Blood of the
New Testament which is
shed for you and for many
for the remission of sins.
Canon of the Mass 49
Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in
remembrance of me.
et memores. r ^1^^
HEREFORE, O Lord
and heavenly Father, we
thy humble servants en
tirely desire thy fatherly
goodness mercifully to accept, this^E<
our ^ sacri ^ fice, of pra ^ ise and
thanks ^ giving.
", ""1 '"'. ;-./ ''-';'' ' '' I * '''' "-"..'
vttn&is mantbus,
OST humbly beseeching
thee to grant, that by the
merits and death of thy
Son Jesus Christ, and
through faith in his Blood, we and all
thy whole Church may obtain remis
sion of our sins, and all other benefits
of his passion.
>uppltce0 te rogamus.
ND here we offer and present
unto thee, O Lord, ourselves,
our souls and bodies, to be a
reasonable, holy, and lively
Canon of the Mass
sacrifice unto thee: humbly beseeching
thee, that all we, who are partakers,
of this ho >J< ly Com ^ munion, may be
fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly
* benediction.
Commemoration of t{je Beafc*
quoque peccatortfws.
ND although we be un
worthy, through our mani
fold sins, to offer unto thee
any sacrifice, yet we beseech
thee to accept this pur bounden duty
and service: not weighing our merits,
but pardoning our offences :
T
HROUGH * Jesus * Christ *
our Lord:
..u -':>:' r.-ui8 Bid m rHiBi fiuoirii
. ..
Y wh ^ om, and w^ith wh ^ om,
in the un^ity of the Holy
Ghost, all ho^nour and
gl^ory be unto thee, O
Father Almighty:
T T 7 O RLD without end. R?. Amen.
Canon of the Mass
Patet
Let us pray. As our
Saviour Christ hath com
manded and taught us, we
are bold to say :
UR FATHER,
which art in
iheaven: Hal
lowed be thy
Name : Thy
kingdom
come : Thy will be done, in
earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily
bread : And forgive us our
trespasses, As we forgive
them that trespass against
us. And lead us not into
temptation ;
R/. But deliver us from
evil.
Amen.
JU&era
Deliver us, O Lord, we
beseech thee, from all
evils, past, present, and to
come: and, at the inter
cession of the blessed and
glorious Ever- Virgin Mary,
Mother of God, with thy
blessed Apostles Peter and
Paul, and with Andrew, and
all the Saints, graciously
grant us peace in all pur
days, that by thine availing
mercy, we may ever both
be free from sin and safe
from all distress. Through
the same Jesus Christ, thy
Son, our Lord. Who liveth
and reigneth with thee in
the unity of the Holy Ghost,
ever one God.
w
orld without end.
Amen.
The peace >J< of the Lord
be >J< alway with >J< you.
R/. And with thy spirit.
Commtrtto,
May this mingling and
consecration of the
Body and Blood of Jesus
Christ our Lord be unto
us who receive it an ap
proach to everlasting life.
Amen.
OLamb of God, that
takest away the sins
of the world: have mercy
upon us. (grant them rest.)
OLamb of God, that
takest away the sins
of the world : have mercy
upon us. (grant them rest.)
OLamb of God, that
takest away the sins
of the world : grant us thy
peace. (grant them rest
eternal.)
C52
Canon of the Mass
at tyt Communion.
OLord Jesu Christ, who
saidst to thine Apostles
Peace I leave with you, my peace
I give unto you : regard not my
sins, but the faith of thy Church
and grant her that peace and
unity which is agreeable to thy
will : Who livest and reignest,
God, world without end. Amen.
OLord Jesu Christ, Son of
the living God, whom the
Father with the Holy Ghost has
willed by death to make the
world to live : by this most holy
Body and Blood of thine, set me
free from all my sins, and from
all evil things : and so may I
ever abide in thy commands that
I be never separated from thee :
Who with the same God the
Father, and Holy Ghost, livest
and reignest, One God, world
without end. Amen.
OLord Jesu Christ, I, thine
unworthy servant, do pre
sume to take thy Body : but let
not this act be to my judgment
and damnation : rather, of thy
mercy let it ward me in body and
soul, and shew thy healing forth
in me : Who livest and reignest
with God the Father in the unity
of the Holy Ghost, ever one God,
world without end. Amen.
I will receive the bread of
heaven, and call upon the
Name of the Lord.
Domine non 0um Dijjnus.
T ord, I am not worthy, that
1 ^ thou shouldest come under
my roof : but speak the word
only, and my soul shall be healed.
(Thrice.)
Cfte Communion.
The Body of our Lord Jesus
Christ, which was given
for me, preserve my body and
soul unto everlasting life. Amen.
What reward shall I give
unto the Lord for all the
benefits that he hath done unto
me ? I will receive the cup of
salvation and call upon the Name
of the Lord. I will call upon the
Lord, which is worthy to be
praised, so shall I be safe from
mine enemies.
The Blood of our Lord Jesus
Christ, which was shed for
me, preserve my body and soul
unto everlasting life. Amen.
Communion of
HuoD ore 0ump0tmitfc
Grant, O Lord, that what our
mouths have taken, our
minds may receive unalloyed :
and what comes to us in time,
may be our healing in the endless
years.
3D a&lutionem*
May thy Flesh which I have
taken, and thy Blood
which I have drunk, O Lord,
cleave unto my heart : and grant ;
that no spot of sin abide in me,
whose meat has been thy true and
loly sacraments : Who livest
and reignest for ever and ever.
Amen.
, Canon of the Mass 053
After y. The Lord be with you. R/. And with thy Spirit, he says at
the Epistle horn: 'Let us pray, and the Collects at the Postcommunion.
LMIGHTY AND EVER-
LIVING GOD, we most
heartily thank thee, for that
thou dost vouchsafe to feed
us, who have duly received these holy
mysteries, with the spiritual food of
the most precious Body and Blood of
thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ ;
AMD dost assure us thereby of thy
favour and goodness towards us ;
and that we are very members incor
porate in the mystical body of thy Son,
which is the blessed company of all
faithful people; and are also heirs
through hope of thy everlasting king
dom, by the merits of the most precious
death and passion of thy dear Son.
AtfD we most humbly beseech thee,
O heavenly Father, so to assist
us with thy grace, that we may con
tinue in that holy fellowship, and do all
such good works as thou hast prepared
for us to walk in ; through Jesus Christ
our Lord, to whom, with thee and the
Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory,
world without end. R?. Amen.
C54 Canon of the Mass
Gloria tn ejccetete
(// it is to be said).
LORY BE TO GOD ON
HIGH. And in earth peace,
goodwill towards men. We
praise thee. We bless thee.
We worship thee. We glorify thee.
We give thanks to thee for thy great
glory. O Lord God, heavenly King,
God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the
only-begotten Son, Jesu Christ; O Lord
God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
that takest away the sins of the world,
have mercy upon us. Thou that takest
away the sins of the world, receive our
prayer. Thou that sittest at the right
hand of God the Father, have mercy
upon us. For thou only art holy; Thou
only art the Lord. Thou only, O Jesu
Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most
high in the glory of God the Father.
Amen. Dtmts0io.
y. The Lord be with you. R/. And with thy spirit.
J. Depart in peace, or Let us bless the Lord. R/.
Thanks be to God. In Masses of the Dead is said J. May
they rest in peace. R/. Amen.
^^
A I ^HE peace of God, which passeth
X all understanding, keep your
Canon of the Mass
C55
hearts and minds in the knowledge
and love of God, and of his Son Jesus
Christ our Lord :
And the blessing of God Almighty,
the Father, the Son, f& and the Holy
Ghost, be amongst you and remain
with you always. R7. Amen.
After which lie reads the Gospel of St. John, or other appointed.
Masses of the Dead the blessing is not given.
R/.
. The Lord be with you.
And with thy spirit.
>J< The Beginning of the
Holy Gospel according to
John. St. John i. 1-14.
*.
N the beginning
was the Word, and
the Word was with
God, and the Word
was God. The
same was in the
beginning with God. All
things were made by him :
and without him was not
any thing made that was
made : in him was life, and
the life was the light of
men : and the light shineth
in darkness, and the dark
ness comprehended it not.
There was a man sent from
God, whose name was John.
The same came for a wit
ness, to bear witness of the
Light, that all men through
him might believe. He was
In
not that Light, but was sent
to bear witness of that
Light. That was the true
Light, which lighteth every
man that cometh into the
world. He was in the world,
and the world was made by
him, and the world knew
him not. He came unto
his own, and his own re
ceived him not. But as
many as received him, to
them gave he power to
become the sons of God,
even to them that believe
on his Name : which were
born, not of blood, nor of
the will of the flesh, nor of
the will of man, but of God.
(Here genuflect.) And the
Word was made flesh, and
dwelt among us : and we
beheld his glory, the glory
as of the Only-begotten of
the Father, full of grace
and truth.
R/. Thanks be to God.
C56
COLLECTS
Which may be added after the first and last Collects.
Aisist us mercifully, O
Lord, in these our
supplications and prayers,
and dispose the way of thy
servants towards the attain
ment of everlasting salva
tion: that, among all the
changes and chances of
this mortal life, they may
ever be defended by thy
most gracious and ready
help. Through.
O Almighty Lord, and
everlasting God,
vouchsafe, we beseech thee,
to direct, sanctify, and
govern, both our hearts
and bodies, in the ways of
thy laws, and in the works
of thy commandments:
that, through thy most
mighty protection, both
here and ever, we may be
preserved in body and soul.
Through.
/^i rant, we beseech thee,
\^_J Almighty God, that
the words, which we have
heard this day with our
outward ears, may through
thy grace be so grafted in
wardly in our hearts : that
they may bring forth in us
the fruit of good living, to
the honour and praise of
thy Name. Through.
Prevent us, O Lord, in all
our doings with thy
most gracious favour, and
further us with thy con
tinual help : that, in all our
works, begun, continued,
and ended in thee, we may
glorify thy holy Name, and
finally by thy mercy obtain
everlasting life. Through.
lmighty God, the foun-
tain of all wisdom,
who knowest our necessi
ties before we ask, and our
ignorance in asking : we
beseech thee to have com
passion upon our infirmities ;
and those things, which for
our unworthiness we dare
not, and for our blindness
we cannot ask, vouchsafe
to give us for the worthi
ness of thy Son.
lmighty God, who hast
promised to hear the
petitions of them that ask
in thy Son's Name : we be
seech thee mercifully to in
cline thine ear to us that
have made now our prayers
and supplications unto thee ;
and grant, that those things,
which we have faithfully
asked according to thy will,
may effectually be obtained,
to the relief of our neces
sity, and to the setting forth
of thy glory. Through.
Part II.
THE MUSIC OF
THE ORDINART
AND CANON
Edited by Francis Burptss.
LONDON
THE SOCIETY OF
SS. PETER AND PAUL
Ltd.
32 GEORGE STREET,
HANOVER SQUARE, W.
MCMXXII
ORDINARY
OF THE MASS
GLORY BE TO GOD ON HIGH
I. In Eastertide.
G16- ry be to God on high.
II. On Solemn Feasts, i.
G16- ry be to God on high.
III. On Solemn Feasts. 2.
G16- ry be to God on high.
C ij Ordinary of the Mass
IV. On Double Feasts, i.
rlo- ry be to God on high.
i/IO
V. On Double Feasts. 2.
G16- ry be to God on high.
VI. On Double Feasts. 3.
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5
G16- ry be to God on high.
VII. On Double Feasts. 4.
1- t=y
G16- ry be to God on high.
VIII. On Double Feasts. 5.
G16-ry be to God on high.
IX. On Feasts of the B.V.Mary, i.
s
G16- ry be to God on high,
Gloria in excelsis Deo
X. On feasts of the B. V. Mary. 2.
G16- ry be to God on high.
XI. On Sundays through the year.
G16- ry be to God on high.
XII. On Semi-doubles, i.
G16- ry be to God on high,
XIII. On Semi-doubles. 2.
G16- ry be to God on high.
XIV. Within Oftaves which are
not of the B.V.Mary.
S . : s i r
G16- ry be to God on high,
XV. On Simple Feasts.
G16-ry be to God on high.
Ciij
C iv Ordinary of the Mass
THE CREED
I. II. IV. V. & VI.
III.
I believe in one God. I believe in one God.
VII. VIII.
I believe in one God. I believe in one God.
( Merbecke) IX.
I be-lfeve in one God.
AFTER THE SECRET PRAYERS
e
-0 O-
Ev- er one God, world with- 6ut end.
Or this
world with- out end.
Or this
Our 6n-ly Me- di- a- tor & Ad-vo- cate.
-i s-
A-men,
C v
PREFACES
WITH SOLEMN CHANT
H To be used in every Mass of a Double or Semidouble
Office, and in Motive Masses "pro re gravi et publica
simul causa" They are however never to be used in
Masses of Simple Rite, nor in 'Dative Masses that are
not "pro re gravi et publica simul causa": when a
Commemoration or Oftave occurs, which, according to
the Rubrics, has a Proper Preface, the Solemn Chant
should not be used unless it conform with the chant of
the Mass which is being celebrated.
ON THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD
H The following Preface with its chant is said, accor
ding to the Rubrics, on Christmas Day and throughout
the Octave, even in Masses which would otherwise
have their Proper Preface ; on the 'Digit of the Epi
phany, in Masses of the Most Holy Name of Jesus,
on the Purification of Blessed Mary, on Corpus Christ?
Day, and on the Transfiguration of our Lord ; in the
Mass of the Sunday within the Octave of Corpus
Christi, if the Commemoration of the Octave is not to
bt omitted ; and in all Masses celebrated from the 2nd
to the 4//z of January inclusive, for which another
Preface is not appointed.
-:
HE Lord be with you. B^. And with
C vj Solemn Preface of the Nativity
r .
S. .
3
a
thy spf- rit. "jf". Lift up your hearts. R^. We
s
V . S
lift them up un-to the Lord. ~f. Let us give
thanks un- to our Lord God. R. It is meet and
6-i
right so to do. It is ve-ry meet, Hght, and
s
HI -
our boun-den du-ty, that we should at all times,
and in all pla-ces, give thanks un-tothee: O
Lord ho- ly, Fa-ther al-mlgh-ty, ev- er- last-ing
Solemn Preface of the Nativity C vij
God : Because thou didst give Je-sus Christ, thine
a
6n-ly Son, to be born (as at this time) for us ;
who, by the o-per-a-tion of the H6-ly Ghost, was
made ve-ry man of the sub-stance of the Vir-gin
Ma-ry his mo-ther ; and that with-out spot of
i i
a .
._ .
in, to make us clean from all sin. Therefore
with An-gels and Arch-an-gels, and with all the
C viij Solemn Preface of the Epiphany
J i , , , I l
com-pa- ny of ha-ven, we laud and mag-ni-fy
i
thy glo-rious Ndme ; ev- er-more praising thee,
6-r
and say-ing.
H But in the first Mass of the Nativity of our Lord
is said : On this most holy night, for us &c. After
wards is always said : As at this time &c., until
the Oftave of the Nativity of our Lord inclusively.
ON THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD
11 The following Preface with its chant is said^ accord
ing to the Rubrics^ on the Epiphany of our Lord^ &
throughout the Offiave^ including the Sunday.
He Lord be with you. E;. And wfth
i
fm m
J
thy spl- rit. ". Lift up your hearts. E^. We
Solemn Preface of the Epiphany C ix
IV , S
lift them \ap un-to the Lord. ~f. Let us give
thinks un-to our Lord God. R?. It is meet and
S-r
-ft ft ft -
a
right so to do. It is v- ry meet, right, and
our boun-den du-ty, that we should at all times,
Hi ft-
and in all pla- ces, give thinks un-to thee : O
- - -
k
Lord ho- ly, Fa-ther al-mfgh-ty, ev-er- last-ing
E-r
God : Be-cause when thou didst give thine 6n-
C x Solemn Preface in Lent
ly S6n in lilce-ness of our mor-tal flesh, he re-
s-
stor-ed us by the new star of his own death-less
HI -
life. There-fore with An-gels & Arch-an-gels,
S , -fr a | , -H!
and with all the com-pa-ny of hea-ven, we laud
S [V m | J j
and mdg-ni-fy thy glo-rious Name ; ev- er-more
i=- . a '-FT
prafs-ing thee and say-ing.
IN LENT
f The following Preface with its chant is said on the
Sundays in Lent, until the fourth Sunday inclusively.
Solemn Preface in Lent c xj
// is also said, according to the Rubrics, from Thursday
after Ash Wednesday until Saturday before Passion
Sunday inclusively, as often as another Preface is not
appointed.
He Lord be with you. E^. And with
J-
thy spl- rit. /. Lift up your hearts. R?. We
5 5 .
a
lift them lip un-to the Lord. ]f . Let us give
thanks un- to our Lord God. E^. It is meet &
i
S-
_ _
" 1
right so to do. It is v6- ry mee"t, rfght, and
'
a
our boun-den du-ty, that we should at all times,
C xij Solemn Preface in Lent
1
and in all pla-ces, give thanks un-to thee : O
e - r-=
Lord ho- ly, Fa-ther al-mfgh-ty, ev- er- last-ing
God. Who by bod- i- ly fast-ing dost 6-ver-come
the vice with-in us, dost raise the mind, & dost
grant us thy pow-er, and all that thou hast pro-
DTji
_
a . .
. ;
mised : through Je-sus Christ our Lord. There-
e
HI -
fore with An-gels and Arch-an-gels, and with
Solemn Preface of the Holy Cross C xiij
all the com-pa-ny of hea-ven, we Idud and
mag- ni- fy thy glo-rious Name ; ev- er-more
_
i a .
6
prais-ing thee and say-ing.
IN MASSES OF THE PASSION
AND OF THE HOLY CROSS
11 The following Preface with its chant is said on
Passion Sunday, on Palm Sunday, and on Maundy
Thursday. It is also said, according to the Rubrics,
in Masses of the Holy Cross, of the Passion, of the
Most Precious Blood of our Lord, and of the Most
Sacred Heart of Jesus ; as well as from Monday
after Passion Sunday until Wednesday before Easter
inclusively, as often as another Preface is not appointed.
He Lord be with you. B^. And with
* ...
i.
j a
,
thy spf- rit. ~ . Lift up your hearts. B?. We
c xiv Solemn Preface of the Holy Cross
1=2
lift them lap un-to the Lord, y . Le"t us give
--"-*
thanks un-to our Lord God. R. It is meet and
9 _
1
1
s
right so to do. It is v- ry meet, right, and
8
our boun-den du-ty, that we" should at dll times,
-9-
and in all pla-ces, give thanks un-to thee : O
Lord ho- ly, Fa-ther al-mlgh-ty, ev-er-last-ing
God. Who up-6n the Wood of the Cross didst
Solemn Preface of the Holy Cross C
accomplish the sal-vd-tion of the race of man :
*~ "
that whence death a-rose, thence Life al-so might
rise a-gain : and that he who by a Tree was once
the vanquisher, might dl- so by a Tree be
a
vanquished : through J- sus Christ our Lord.
-- ^
There- fore with An-gels and Arch-dn-gels, and
C
with all the com- pa- ny of he"a-ven, we laud
C xvj Solemn Preface of Easter
and mag-ni-fy thy glo-rious Name ; ev- er-more
h . ._ , .
a .
prais-ing the and say-ing.
IN EASTER
11 The following Preface with its chant is said, ac
cording to the Rubrics, from Holy Saturday until the
Saturday before Low Sunday, & on Sundays until
the fifth after Easter inclusively. It is also said from
Monday after Low Sunday until the Vigil of the
Ascension inclusively, as often as another Preface is not
appointed. In the Mass of Holy Saturday is said :
chiefly on this night. On Easter Day until Low
Saturday inclusively : chiefly on this day. And
afterwards : chiefly are we bound to praise thee.
s
-a-*-
-s-
:i
He Lord be with
you.
. And with
J
thy spi-rit. "jf. Lift up your hearts. B^. We
r
lift them up un-to the Lord. Jf , L6t us give
Solemn Preface of Easter C xvij
I
thanks un- to our Lord God. R?. It is meet &
i
a .
,
right so to do. It is ve- ry meet, right, and
-
HI -
our boun-den du-ty, that w6 should at all times,
HI -
and in all pla-ces, give thanks un-to thee : O
Lord ho- ly, Fa-ther al-migh-ty, ev- er- last-ing
-
God. But chfef-ly * * * are we bound to
praise thee for the glo-ri-ous Re-surre"c-tion of
C xviij Solemn Preface of Easter
E-r
:t
-m -
thy Son Je-sus Christ our Lord : for h is the
i
r&-ry Pas-chal Lamb, which was 6f-fer-ed for
' ' ' ^ a ' *-
us, and hath ta- ken a- way the sin of the
E
HI -
world : who b^ his death hath de-stroy-ed death,
and bf his ris-ing to life a- gain hath re-stor-
a "
*
ed to us ev- er- last- ing life. There- fore
with An-gels and Arch-an-gels, and with all the
Solemn Preface of the Ascension C xi
corn-pa- ny of he"a-ven, we laud and mag-ni-fy
thy glo-rious Name ; ev- er-more praising thee,
a_
and say-ing.
ON THE ASCENSION OF OUR LORD
11 The following Preface with its chant is said^ accord
ing to the Rubrics, from Ascension Day until Friday
after the Oflave inclusively, including the Sunday, as
often as another Preface is not appointed.
^s-v
He Lord be with you. R?. And with
* . ". .
J i
thy spi- rit. ~f . Lift up your hearts. B?. We
=3
8=J
lift them up un-to the Lord. /. Let us give
C xx Solemn Preface of the Ascension
M ' a
thinks un- to our Lord God. R?. It is m6et and
right so to do. It is ve- ry me"et, right, and
our boun-den du-ty, that w< should at all times,
m-
and in all pla- ces, give thinks un-to thee : O
-
Lord ho- ly, Fa-ther al-mfgh-ty, 6 v-er- last-ing
God : through thy most dear-ly be- lov-ed Son
J6-sus Christ our Lord. Who af- ter his most
Solemn Preface of the Ascension C
glo-ri-ous Re-surrction man-i-fest-ly ap-pared
v 8 | ,- ""
to all his A- pos-tles, and in their sight as-
I
cen-ded up in- to hea-ven to pre-pare a place
for us ; that wh<re he is, thither we might al-
ft-t- 8 -
so as-ce"nd, and reign with hfm in glo- ry.
g HI =- | j | i
! a, Pi 8 -
Th6re-fore with An-gels and Arch-an-gels, and
C i w
with all the c6m- pa- ny of hea-ven, we I dud
C xxij Solemn Preface of the Holy Ghost
and mag-ni-fy thy glo-rious Name ; ev-er-more
prais-ing thee and say-ing.
AT PENTECOST
AND IN VOTIVE MASSES OF THE HOLY GHOST
If The following Preface with its chant is said^ ac
cording to the Rubrics^ from the ^Digil of Pentecost
until the following Saturday inclusively , & in Votive
Masses of the Holy Ghost^ which are solemnly sung
"pro re gravi et publica simul causa" the words as at
this time, being in this case omitted.
* a
HE Lord be with you. R?. And with
-r-v
thy spf- rit. ~f . Lift up your hearts. R?. We
f.
Hft them up un-to the Lord, jf . Let us give
Solemn Preface of the Holy Ghost C xxiij
-i
v fr
r
thanks tin- to our Lord God. R?. It is met and
6-r
right so to do. It is ve-ry met, right, and
our boun-den du-ty, that we should at all times,
-
and in all pla-ces, give thanks un-tothee: O
Lord ho- ly, Fa-ther al-migh-ty, eV- er- last-ing
a..
i
God : through Je-sus Christ our Lord ; ac-cord-
ing to whose most trie pro- mise, the Ho- \y
C xxiv Solemn Preface of the Holy Ghost
i
13
Ghost came down as at this time from hea-ven
with a sud-den great sound, as it had been a
migh-ty wind, in the Hke-ness of fi-ery tongues,
light-ing up-6n the A-pos-tles, to teach them,
and to lead them to all truth ; giving them both
the gift of df- vers lan-gua-ges, and al- so bold-
ness with fer-vent zeal constantly to preach the
Solemn Preface of the Holy Ghost C xxv
_____ H
Gos-pel un-to all na-tions : where-by we have
s-*
a
been brought out of darkness and er-ror in-to
i
the clear light and true know-ledge of thee,
e-r
$
and of thy Son, Je-sus Christ. There- fore
s
with An-gels and Arch-in-gels, and with all
ft : I .
the com-pa- ny of hea-ven, we laud and mag-
ni- fy thy glo-rious Name ; ev- er-more prais-
C xxvj Solemn Preface of the Holy Trinity
ing the and say-ing.
ON THE FEAST OF THE MOST
HOLY TRINITY
AND ON SUNDAYS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
f The following Preface with its chant is said, accord
ing to the Rubrics, in Masses of the Most Holy Trinity,
and on all Sundays throughout the year, even though
anticipated, which have no proper Preface nor Preface
of the Season assigned to them ; including the first
Sunday after Trinity, if the Commemoration of the
O ft ave of Corpus Christi be omitted at the Mass. On
Trinity Sunday the words holy, Father are omitted.
He Lord be with you. E^. And with
. e.
j
thy spi- rit. ~f . Lift up your hearts. B?. We
Em
*
fl
^kJl '
_Pi
lift them up un-to the Lord. ~f . Let us give
Solemn Preface of the Holy Trinity C xxvij
:
thanks un- to our Lord God. R^. It is me"et and
a.
right so to do. It is ve- ry met, right, and
J M-*-
our boun-den dii-ty, that we should at all times,
and in all pla- ces, give thinks un-to thee : O
Lord [ho-ly, Fa-ther] al-migh-ty, ev-er- last- ing
e-.
p. a
God : Who art one God, one Lord ; not one
g
^ g ^ a -*-
on- ly Per-son, but three Per-sons in one Sub-
C xxviij Solemn Preface of the Holy Trinity
stance. For that which we be-Heve of the glo-
- m-
:
ry of the Fa-ther, the same we be-lieve of
the Son, and of the H6-ly Ghost, without a-
ny dif- fer-ence or in- e-qua-li- ty. There-fore
HI -
with An-gels and Arch-an-gels, and with all
the com-pa- ny of hea-ven, we laud and mag-
ni- fy thy glo-rious Name ; ^v- er-more prais-
Solemn Preface of Blessed Mary c
ing the, and say-ing.
ON FEASTS AND IN VOTIVE MASSES
OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
1F The following Preface with its chant is said, accord
ing to the Rubrics, in Masses of Blessed Mary, except
within the Oflave of Christmas and on the Feast of
the Purification, in which Masses the Preface of
Christmas is said. But either The Annunciation,
or The Visitation, or The Assumption, or The
Nativity, or The Presentation is said according to
the name of the Feast. *In Masses of the immaculate
Conception is said : The immaculate Conception.
In Masses of the Seven Sorrows : The Transfixion.
On the Feast of Mount Carmel : The Commemora
tion. In all other Feasts of the Blessed 'Virgin Alary
is said : The Festivity. In votive Masses in which
a special Mystery has not to be celebrated : The
Veneration.
HE Lord be with you. B^. And with
* . fl. .
>
a
_
thy spl- rit. ~f. Lift up your hearts. 1^. We
C xxx Solemn Preface of Blessed Mary
el
J
J 8 a
ss
, PI. .,
1^
lift them up un-to the Lord, "ft Lt us give
1 >
a
i
thanks un- to our Lord God. R?. It is meet and
right so to do\ It is ve-ry meet, right, and
6 ^ a ""[",- " ~* " " " ^
our boun-den dii-ty, that we should at all times,
and in all pla-ces, give thanks un-tothee: O
- - - -
Lord ho- ly, Fd-ther al-migh-ty, eV- er- last-ing
God : And that O n ******** of
Solemn Preface of Blessed Mary C xxxj
E
Blessed Ma-ry 6v-er- VIr-gin, we should praise,
i
bless, and tell f6rth thy won-ders. In that, by
the 6- ver-shd-dow-ing of the H6-ly Ghost, she
con-ci-ved thy 6n-ly be-got-ten Son : and with-
s
out let to the glo-ry of her a-bld-ing mai-den-
t
- a -
hood, brought forth for mdn the Light e- ter-nal,
f=r
ev- en Je-sus Christ our Lord. Th6re- fore
C xxxij Solemn Preface of St. Joseph
E , ^"~ fr a i-| , -
with An-gels and Arch-an-gels, and with all the
com-pa- ny of hea-ven, we laud and mag-ni-ry
1
thy glo-rious Name ; ev- er-more praising thee,
and sdy-ing.
ON FEASTS & IN VOTIVE MASSES OF
ST. JOSEPH, SPOUSE OF THE B.V. MARY
1T The following Preface with its chant is said, accord
ing to the Rubrics, in Masses of St. Joseph. In Votive
Masses is said : In the Veneration.
s
He Lord be with you. B?. And with
i
P. .
dl
i
.
thy spi- rit. . Lift up your hearts. R?. We
Solemn Preface of St. Joseph C xxxiij
ea . . .
-M-
lift them up un-to the Lord. "Jr. Let us give
* > . ,
a
i
- n
thanks un-to our Lord God. Rz. It is meet and
6-r
right so to do. It is ve- ry meet, right, and
i
> a I-*
our boun-den du-ty, that we should at all times,
and in all pla-ces, give thanks un-to thee : O
j -
Lord ho- ly, Fa-ther al-migh-ty, ev-er-last-ing
S-r
G6d : And that [on the Fes-ti-val] of J6-seph the
C xxxiv Solemn Preface of St. Joseph
bless-ed, we should praise, bless, and tell forth
a 1 a .
thy won-ders. Who be- ing a righ-teous man
a
was es-pous-ed to the Vir-gin M6-ther of God
j " % a | , m - * "
by thine ap-point-ment : a faith-ful and wise
6 ''"' > a - I . j
ser-vant, made ru- ler of thy House-hold : that
e ....... ^=^=^^j
in the 6f-fice of a fa-ther he should guard thy
6n- ly- be-got-ten Son, con-c^iv-ed by the 6-
Solemn Preface of the Apostles C
XXXV
ver- sha-dow-ing of the Ho- ly Gh6st, &- ven
Je- sus Christ our Lord. There-fore with An-
e -*
- a -
I
gels and Arch-an-gels, and with all the com-
pa- ny of hea-ven, we laud and mag-ni-fy
S ' * - I J . . r
thy glo-rious Name ; ^v-er-more prais-ing th^e,
and say-ing.
ON FEASTS OF THE APOSTLES
AND EVANGELISTS
U The following Preface with its chant is said, ac
cording to the Rubrics, in Masses of the Apostles or
C xxxvj Solemn Preface of the Apostles
Evangelists^ except within the Ottave of Christmas,
when the Preface of Christmas is said.
a
He Lord be with you. B^. And with
thy spi- rit. ^". Lift up your hearts. B^. We
c
t
lift them up un-to the Lord. ^. Let us give
r
p
a .
D
^ ^
thanks un- to our Lord God. B?. It is meet and
5-r
- a 1
right so to do. It is ve- ry meet, right, and
I " > a | , ""* " " ^
our boun-den du-ty, that we, O Lord, should
hum-bly en-treat thee, that thou, the ev-er-last-
Solemn Preface of the Apostles C
ing Shepherd, do not 16ave thy flock un-ten-ded :
s
but by thy bless-ed A-p6s-tles do keep it in thy
con-tfn- u- al pro-tc-tion : That it may be go-
- -
-m -
vern-ed by those same ru-lers, whom, In thy
stead, thou hast giv-en f6r thy work, as shep-
i
i .
i
i
s
h^rds of thy peo-ple. There-fore with An-gels
and Arch- an-gels, and with all the com-pa-ny
C xxxviij Solemn Preface on Feasts
of hea-ven, we laud and mag-ni-fy thy glo-
e.
3
i
S,_
a
rious Name ; eV-ermore praising thee and saying.
ON FEASTS THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR
^T The following Preface with its chant is said, ac
cording to the Rubrics, whenever there is no proper
Preface for the Mass, nor for some Commemoration
made therein, nor for a common Qttave, nor for the
Season. It is also said on Feasts of our Lord which
have no proper Preface, even during Lent or when a
Commemoration or Octave occurs having a proper
Preface, which is not of our Lord.
HE Lord be with you. R^. And with
* .
i. .
> 3 .
-u
thy spi- rit. ~f . Lift up your hearts. B?. We
1
-V
lift them up un-to the Lord. ^ . Let us give
Solemn Preface on Feasts c xxxix
Ti ___
a .
i
thinks un-to our Lord God. Ity. It is met and
right so to do. It is v- ry meet, right, and
*
n B
i '
PL
a
our boun-den du-ty, that we should at all times
and in all pla-ces, give thanks un-to thee : O
Lord ho- ly, Fa-ther al-migh-ty, ^v- er- last-ing
i
B.
.
God. Th^re-fore with An-gels & Arch-an-gels,
and with all the com-pa-ny of hea-ven, we laud
a*
Cxi
Solemn Preface on Feasts
and mag-ni-fy thy glo-rious Name ; ev- er-morc
prafs-ing thee and say-ing.
JOLY, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of thy glory.
Glory be to thee, O Lord most High.
Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Cxlj
PREFACES
WITH FERIAL CHANT
H To be used in every Mass of Simple Rite, and in
Votive Masses, which are not "pro re gravi et pub-
lica simul causa" But when a Commemoration or
Oftave occurs, which, according to the Rubrics, has a
proper Preface, the Solemn Chant should not be used
unless it conform with the chant of the Mass which is
being celebrated.
OF THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD
11 The following Preface with its chant is said, accord
ing to the Rubrics, within the Oflave of Christmas,
and in the Mass of the Sunday within the Oftave
when resumed after January 1st. It is also said in
Votive Masses of the Most Holy Sacrament & of the
Most Holy Name of Jesus, which are not "pro re
gravi et publica simul causa," & in all M^asses cele
brated from January 2nd to \th inclusively for
which another Preface is not appointed.
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HE Lord be with you. R^. And with
* . .
: a
thy spf- rit. ~f . Lift up your hearts. B?. We
C xiij Ferial Preface of the Nativity
S . r
1
lift them up un-to the Lord. ^". Let us give
thanks un-to our L6rd G6d. B. It is meet and
right so to d6. It is ve-ry meet, right, and
c . . . f
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our b6unden dii-ty, that we should at all times,
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and in all pla-ces, give thanks un-to thee : O
Lord ho- ly, Fa-ther al-mfgh-ty, 6v-er-last-ing
B-T
God. Because thou didst give Je-sus Christ, thine
Ferial Preface of the Nativity Cxliij
l-i-r^t
^
on- ly Son, to be born for us : who, by the o-
per-a-tion of the H6-ly Ghost, was made ve-ry
e-
man of the substance of the Vir-gin Ma-ry his
1
mo-ther ; and that with-out spot of sin, to make
e
us clean from all sin. Therefore with An-gels
1 B t B * aa
and Arch-an-gels, and with all the com-pa-ny
of hea-ven, we laud and mag-ni-fy thy glo-
c xiiv Ferial Preface in Lent
e
ri-ous Name ; e*v-ermore praising thee & saying.
IN LENT
1F The following Preface with its chant is said, accord
ing to the Rubrics, on the Ferial days of Lent, from
Ash Wednesday until the Saturday before Passion
Sunday inclusively.
-I
HE Lord be with you. R?. And with
thy spi- rit. ~f. Lift up your hearts. B?. We
lift them up un-to the Lord. ^. Let us give
* -
thanks un- to our Lord God. E. It is meet and
Hi -
right so to do. It is ve- ry meet, right, and
Ferial Preface in Lent C xiv
I
our boun-den du-ty, that we should at all times,
* m-
and in all pla-ces, give thanks un-to thee : O
- - - B - - - - B
Lord h6- ly, Fa-ther al-mfgh-ty, ev-er-last-ing
God. Who by bod- i- ly fast-ing dost 6-ver-come
S i : i i-
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the vice with-fn us, dost raise the mind, and
- - - -
dost grant us thy p6wer, and all that thou hast
pro-mi- sed : through Je- sus Christ our Lord.
C xivj Ferial Preface of the Holy Cross
TheVe-fore with An-gels and Arch-an-gels, and
with all the com- pa- ny of hea-ven, we laud
and mag-ni-fy thy glo-ri-ous Name ; ev-er-more
prais-ing thee and say-ing.
IN MASSES OF THE PASSION AND OF
THE HOLY CROSS
11 The following Preface with its chant is said, accord
ing to the Rubrics, on ferial days from Passion
Sunday until Wednesday before Easter inclusively :
also in Votive Masses of the Holy Cross, of the Pas
sion, of the Most Precious Blood, and of the Most
Sacred Heart of Jesus, which are not "pro re gravi
et publica simul causa"
HE L6rd be with you. B?. And with
Ferial Preface of the Holy Cross C xivij
IEEE
thy spi- rit. ")f. Lift up your hearts. R?. We
E . i
lift them up un-t6 the Lord. ^. Let us give
thanks un- t6 our Lord God. R. It is meet and
1
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*
p-
right so to d6. It is ve-ry meet, right, and
our b6unden du-ty, that we should at all times
-m
and in all pla-ces, give thdnks un- to thee : O
!-*
Lord h6- ly, Fa-ther al-migh-ty, eV-er-last-ing
C xiviij Ferial Preface of the Holy Cross
i . i . *=
G6d. Who up-6n the W6od of the Cross didst
I r
ac-com-plish the sal- va-tion of the rdce of man :
s
that whence death a- rose, thence Life al- so
might rise a- gain : and that he who by a Tree
E
was once the van-qui-sher, might al- so by a
5 J
_ ' " ~*
Tree be van-quish-ed : through Je-sus Christ our
g
Lord. There-fore with An-gels and Arch-dn-
Ferial Preface in Eastertide C
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gels, and with all the c6m-pa- n,y of hea-ven,
I
we laud and mag-ni-fy thy glo-ri-ous Name ;
eV- er-more prais-ing thee, and say-ing.
IN EASTERTIDE
11 The following Preface with its chant is said^ accord
ing to the Rubrics, from Monday after Low Sunday
until the 'Digil of the Ascension inclusively. It is also
said in the Mass of the greater Litanies.
8
HE L6rd be with you. B?. And with
* . - .
a
'
thy spf-rit. "f. Lift up your hearts. R?. We
lift them up un-t6 the L6rd. "]f , Lit us give
C 1 Ferial Preface in Eastertide
1
thanks un-to our Lord G6d. R^. It is met and
Hght so to do. It is ve-ry meet, Hght, and
6 . -r-i-r
our boun-den dii-ty that we should at all times,
and in all pla-ces, give thanks un-to thee : O
Lord ho- ly, Fa-ther al-migh-ty, ev- er- last-ing
l-r
HI m-
fi
G(5d. But chief-ly are we bound to praise thee
e :
for the gl6-ri-ousRe-sur-rec-tion of thy Son Je-
Ferial Preface in Eastertide C ij
4
1 " I
sus Christ our L6rd : for he" is the ve- ry Pas-
i
=
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chal Lamb, which was 6f-fer-ed for us, and hath
S i i i T
ta- ken a-way the sin of the w6rld : who by his
6 [
death hath de-stroy-ed death, and b^ his rfs-ing
*
to life a-gain hath re-stor-ed to us ev-er-last-ing
s=
life. Th^re-fore with An-gels & Arch-dn-gels,
and with all the com-pa-ny of ha-ven, we liud
C lij Ferial Preface of the Ascension
B
and mag-ni-fy thy glo-ri-ous Name ; ev-er-more
prals-ing thee and say- ing.
OF THE ASCENSION OF OUR LORD
11 The following Preface with its chant is said, accord
ing to the Rubrics, within the Oftave of the Ascension,
and on Friday after the Octave, in Motive Masses
which are not "pro re grave ft publica simul causa."
t =1=
HE Lord be with you. B^. And with
thy spi- rit. ~f . Lift up your hearts. B^. We
f .
i
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1 '
Efc
lift them up un-to the Lord. jf~. Let us give
E
thanks un-to our Lord God. B. It is meet and
Ferial Preface of the Ascension c Hij
right so to do. It is v- ry meet, right, and
e i i-r
our boun-den dii-ty, that we should at all times
-
and in all pla-ces, give thanks un-to thee : O
Lord ho- ly, Fa-ther al-migh-ty, ev- er- last-ing
G6d : through thy most dear- ly be-16v-ed Son
Je-sus ChHst our L6rd. Who, df- ter his most
g!6- ri-ous R6-sur-r^c-tion man-i-fest-ly ap-pear-
C liv Ferial Preface of the Ascension
-
ed to all his A-pos-tles, and in their sight as-
cend-ed up in- to hea-ven to prepare a place for
i
HI a -
us ; that where he is, thi-ther we might al-so
6- I r
ascend, & reign with him in glo-ry. Therefore
with An-gels and Arch-an-gels, and with all the
i * i .
com-pa- ny of hea-ven, we Uud and mag-ni-fy
s
thy glo-ri-ous Name ; ^v-er-more praising the,
Ferial Preface of the Holy Ghost C \v
and say-ing.
IN VOTIVE MASSES OF THE
HOLY GHOST
11 The following Preface with its chant is said, accord
ing to the Rubrics, in Votive Masses of the Holy
Ghost) which are not "pro re gravi et publica simul
causa."
HE Lord be with you. R^. And with
.
a
'
thy spi- rit. ~f . Lift up your hearts. R?. We
s-*- . .
d
*
lift them up un-to the L6rd. ~. Let us give
thanks un-to our Lord God. R. It is meet and
C lyj Ferial Preface of the Holy Ghost
right so to do. It is ve- ry meet, right, and
E .... |~ ''' *
our boun-den du-ty, that we should at all times,
= f -H
and in all pla-ces, give thinks un-to thee : O
n -
Lord ho- ly, Fa-ther al-mfgh-ty, ev-er-last-ing
God : through Je-sus Christ our L6rd ; ac-cord-
ing to whose most true pr6-mise, the H6- ly
Jl !_
Ghost came d6wn from hea-ven with a sud-den
Ferial Preface of the Holy Ghost C ivij
great sound, as it had been a migh-ty wind, in
i=
-
the Kke-ness of fi-ery tongues, light-ing up-on
C -j--i
the A- pos-tles, to teach them, and to lead them
- *-
to ill truth ; gfv-ing them b6th the gift of di-
I I i I i~
vers lan-gua-ges, and al- so b6ld-ness with fer-
s
vent z^al c6n-stant-ly to preach the Gos-pel un-
t6 all nd-tions : whre-by we have been brought
C iviij Ferial Preface of the Holy Trinity
out of dark-ness and er-ror in- to the clear light
ini . -i ^ , -T-J
and true knowledge of thee, and of thy Son Je-
g
sus Christ. There-fore with An-gels and Arch-
an- gels, and with all the com-pa-ny of hea-
ven, we laud & mag-ni-fy thy glo-ri-ous Name;
- = -
^v- er-more prafs-ing thee, and say-ing.
IN VOTIVE MASSES OF THE MOST
HOLY TRINITY
1T The following Preface with Its chant is said, accord
ing to the Rubrics, in f Ootivc Masses of the Most Holy
Ferial Preface of the Holy Trinity C lix
Trinity , which are not "pro re gravi et publica simul
causa.
He Lord be with you. E^. And with
* . .
- fl- -_..
*
thy sp{- rit. 'jf'. Lift up your hearts. B?. We
; . . . .
lift them up un-to the Lord. ~f. Let us give
thanks un- to our Lord God. B. It isme'etand
c . . . .=>
HI -
right so to do. It is ve-ry me"et, right, and
HI 4
our b6un-den du-ty, that we should at all times,
-
and in all pla-ces, give thanks un-tothee: O
Cix Ferial Preface of the Holv Trinity
Lord ho- ly, Fa-ther al-mfgh-ty, eV- er- last-ing
God : Who art one God, one Lord ; not one 6n-
i , B J
' ^
ly Per-son, but three PeY-sons in one Sub-
-m -
stance. For that which we be-lieve of the glo-ry
of the Fa-ther, the same we b-lieve of the Son,
and of the H6-ly Ghost, with-out a-ny dif- fer-
S-i i r-f
ence or {n- e-qua-li-ty. There-fore with An-gels
Ferial Preface of Blessed Mary C ixj
and Arch-an-gels, and with all the com-pa- ny
of hda- ven, we laud and mag-ni- fy thy glo-
ri-ous Name ; evermore praising thee, & saying.
IN MASSES OF THE B. V. MARY
11 1 The following Preface with its chant is said, accord
ing to the Rubrics, in Masses of Blessed Mary. But
either The immaculate Conception, or The Trans
fixion, or The Assumption, or The Nativity is said,
according to the Mass. In the Mass of the Office of
St. Mary on Saturdays is said : The Veneration, as
a/so in Uotive Masses in which a special Mystery has
not to be celebrated.
HE Lord be with you. R^. And with
*
'
-
I
thy spf- rit. ~f. Lift up your hearts. R?. We
C ixij Ferial Preface of Blessed Mary
lift them up un-to the Lord. ^f. Lt us give
m-
thanks un- to our Lord God. R^. It is meet and
right so to do. It is ve- ry meet, right, and
5 , | , *
our boun-den du-ty, that we should at all times,
and in all pla- ces, give thanks un-to thee : O
-
Lord ho-ly, Fa-ther al-migh-ty, ev-er- last- ing
G6d : And that on the * * * * of bles-sed
Ferial Preface of Blessed Mary Clxiij
Ma- ry Ev- er-Vir-gin, we should praise, bless,
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and tell forth thy wonders : In that, by the ov-
-
-m -
er-shdd-ow-ing of the H6-ly Ghost, she con-
cei-ved thy 6n-ly be-got-ten Son : and without
to the glo-ry of her a-bid-ing mai-den-hood,
C , a , , | , , 7
brought forth for man the Light e-ter-nal, i- ven
Je"- sus Christ our Lord. There-fore with An
3
C ixiv Ferial Preface of St. Joseph
i . | , " " " "
gels and Arch-an-gels, and with all the com-
i a m m
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pa- ny of hea-ven, we laud and mag-ni-fy
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thy glo-ri-ous Name ; ev-er-more prais-ing thee
s
and say-ing.
IN VOTIVE MASSES OF ST. JOSEPH,
SPOUSE OF THE B. V. MARY
H The following Preface with its chant is said^ ac
cording to the Rubrics^ in *0otive Masses of St. Joseph,
which are not "pro re gravi et publica simul causa."
He Lord be with you. R?. And with
n .
- a
' * '
thy spl-rit. y. Lift up your hearts. B^. We
Ferial Preface of St. Joseph c
e * . . . .
lift them up un-to the Lord. /VLe"t us give
| 1
thanks un-t6 our L6rd G6d. E. It is meet and
right so to d6. It is ve-ry 'meet, right, and
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our bounden dii-ty, that we should at all times,
and in all pla-ces, gi ve^ thanks un-t6 thee : O
L6rd h6- ly, Ed-ther al-mlgh-ty,- ^v-er-list-ing'
1=3
G6d f And that in the Ven- er^ a-tion .of Jo-seph
C ixvj Ferial Preface of St. Joseph
EH I , ~i~ ~ *~ |
" * - *
the blessed, we should praise, bless, and tell forth
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thy won-ders. Who be'-ing a righ-teous man
e - j
was es-pous-ed to the Vir-gin M6-ther of God
E - | , -J
by thine ap-point-ment ; a faith-fill and wise
ser-vant, made ru- ler of thy House-hold : that
e ........
in the 6f- fice of a fa-ther he should guard thy
6n-ly-be-got-ten Son, con-ceiv-ed by the 6-
Ferial Preface of the Apostles C ixvij
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ver- sha-dow-ing of the Ho- ly Ghost, &- ven
I:
Je-sus Christ our L6rd. Therefore with An-gels
, | , " * * " ~i"j
and Arch- dn-gels, and with all the com-pa-ny
of hea-ven, we laud and mdg-ni-fy thy glo-
ri-ous Name ; eV-ermore praising the"e & saying.
IN MASSES OF THE APOSTLES
OR EVANGELISTS
11 The following Preface with Its chant Is said, ac
cording to the RubricSy In Masses of the Apostles or
Evangelists.
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HE Lord be with you. B?. And with
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thy spi-rit. ~f. Lift up your hearts. B?. We
t
-r-i
$
lift them lap un-t6 the Lord. ~f\ L&t us give
fr-r
thanks un- to our Lord God. E^. It is meet and
right so to do. It is ve-ry meet, right, and
I * i I .
our boun-den du-ty, that we, O Lord, should
1 * i I i i"
hum-bly en-treat thee, that thou, the ev-er-last-
ing Shepherd, do not leave thy flock un-tn-ded,
Ferial Preface of the Apostles C ixix
-i
but by thy bles-sed A- pos-tles do kep it in thy
g
con-tin-u- al prote&ion ; that it may be go-vern-
g
ed by those same ni-lers whom, In thy stead,
g
thou hast giv-en for thy work, as shepherds of
thy peo-ple. Th6re-fore with An-gels & Arch-
angels, and with all the company of heaven,
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--
we laud and mag- ni- fy thy glo-ri-ous Name ;
C hex Ferial Preface on Simple Feasts & Ferias
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eV- er- more prafs-ing thee and say-ing.
ON SIMPLE FEASTS AND FERIAS
11 The following Preface with its chant is said, accord
ing to the Rubrics, in Masses both of the Season 6f of
the Saints, & in all Uotive Masses for which another
Preface is not required. It is also said in Masses of
the Ferias of Advent, although the Blessed Virgin
Mary be commemorated.
HE L6rd be with you. R^. And with
i
.
" a
S
-
*
thy spl-rit. ~f . Lift up your hearts. B?. We
I
Hft them up un-to the L6rd. J. Let us give
thanks un-to our Lord God. B?. It is meet and
Ferial Preface on Simple Feasts & Ferias C i
right so to do. It is vi-ry meet, right, and
C . . . . T
our boun-den dii-ty that we should at all times,
and in all pla-ces, give thanks un-to thee : O
s
Lord h6-. ly, Fa-ther al-mlgh-ty, eV- er- last-ing
God. Th6rc-fore with An-gels & Arch-an-gels,
and with all the c6m-pa-ny of ha-ven, we laud
and mig-ni-fy thy glo-ri-ous Name ; eV-er-more
Cixxij Preface of the Dead
prais-ing the'e and sdy- ing.
IN MASSES OF THE DEAD
11 The following Preface with its chant is said in all
Masses of the Dead.
HE Lord be with you. B;. And with
* i .
- 3
'
thy spf- rit. ~f . Lift up your hearts. B?. We
lift them up un-to the L6rd. "J^. Let us give
thanks un-to our Lord God. R. It is me"et and
right so to do. It is ve- ry m^et, right, and
Preface of the Dead C
our boun-den dii-ty, that we" should at all times,
s
and in all pla-ces, give thinks un-to thee : O
-
L6rd ho- ly, Fa-ther al-mfgh-ty, ^v-er-last-ing
i . i .
God : through J6-sus Christ our Lord. In whom
5
hath been ma- ni-fest- ed forth un-to us the hope
of a glo-rious re- sur-rc-tion : giv-ing un-to
-
them that be-wail the cer-tain con-di-tion of their
C ixxiv Preface of the Dead
mor- tal- i- ty the corn-fort of thy pro-mise of
Im-mor-tal-i- ty to come. For thou, O Lord,
s
chdngest but ta- kest not a-way the life of thy
. .
faith-ful p6o-ple, grant-ing un-to them at the dis-
so- lu-tion of the td- ber-na-cle of their earth-ly
pilgrimage, an ev-er-last-ing dw^lling-pldce in
the heavens. There-fore with Angels & Arch-an-
Preface of the Dead
Clxxv
_i
gels, and with all the c6m-pa- ny of ha-ven,
g
we laud and mag-ni-fy thy g!6-ri-ous Name ;
ev- er-more prafs-ing thee, and say-ing.
, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of thy glory.
Glory be to thee, O Lord most High.
Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
C Ixxvj
OTHER PREFACES
Proposed by Convocation
NOTED WITH SOLEMN CHANT
U After the Secret Prayers :
s
Ev- er one God, world with- 6ut end.
Or this
world with- out end.
Or this
Our 6n-ly Me- di- a-tor & Ad-vo- cate.
A-men.
ON THE EPIPHANY
And throughout the Ottave.
-s-
HE Lord be with you. 1^. And with
a eu .
JJ
I
thy spf- rit. 'jf'. Lift up your hearts. B^. We
Solemn Preface of the Epiphany C ixxvij
lift them up un-to the Lord. ^. Let us give
* L '
* P" >
" 1
DC
1
thanks un- to our Lord God. B. It is meet and
i
a . .
, ,
right so to d6. It is ve- ry meet, right, and
fl -
our boun-den du-ty, that we should at all times,
* -
and in all pla-ces, give thanks un-to thee : O
f:
Lord h6- ly, Fa-ther al-mfgh-ty, ev-er-last- ing
God : through Je-sus ChHst our Lord. Who, In
C ixxviij Solemn Preface of the Epiphany
g^_ . i . . . j
sub-stance of our m6r- tal flesh, man- i- fest-
i
ed forth his glo-ry, that he* might bring us out
t
r
of dark-ness in- to his own mdr-vel-lous Hght.
i
There- fore with An-gels and Arch-an-gels, and
with all the com- pa- ny of hea-ven, we laud
& mag-ni- fy thy glo-rious Name ; ^v- er-more
E-r
prafs-ing thee and say-ing.
Solemn Preface of Maundy Thursday C ixxix
ON MAUNDY THURSDAY
I
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S..
i
a
a
i
HE Lord be with you. E?. And with
* . -. .
^ s
,
thy spi- rit. ~f . Lift up your hearts. B?. We
1=2
lift them up un-to the Lord. /. Let us give
C -
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i
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thanks un- to our Lord God. R. It is me"et and
i
S n
I
right so to d6. It is v6-ry meet, right, and
our bounden du-ty, that we should at dll times
I- m = = = I 1
s Pi 8 i i _
and in all pla-ces, give thanks un-to thee : O
C ixxx Solemn Preface of Maundy Thursday
E
-m - B-
L6rd h<5- ly, Fi-ther al-mfgh-ty, dv-er-ldst-ing
"
a . .
God : through Je-sus Christ our Lord. Who, hav-
-B B B B B = B B-
ing 16v-ed his own which were In the world,
6
16v-ed them un- to the end, and on the night
Hi -
a
be- fore he suf-fer- ed, sh-ting at meat with
p.
his dis- ci-ples, did in-sti-tute these ho-ly mys-
E
-B B B B B-
ter- ies : That we, re-ceiv-ing the be- ne-fits of
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S
his Passion, and be- ing quickened by his
-mm-
a
sur- rec-tion, might be made par-ta-kers of his di-
vine na-ture, and be fill- ed with all the ftil-
I
4
-
ness of G6d. There-fore with An-gels & Arch-
an-gels, and with all the com-pa-ny of ha-
ven, we laud & mag-ni-fy thy glo-rious Name;
ev- er-more prais-ing thee, and say-ing.
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ON THE FEAST OF THE MOST
HOLY TRINITY AND ON SUNDAYS
HE Lord be with you. E^. And with
* F. .
* a
thy spf- rit. ~ . Lift up your hearts. E^. We
s
lift them up un-to the Lord. )T. Let us give
i
a
a
thanks un-to our Lord God. Rz. It is meet and
i
fl r-
right so to do. It is ve- ry meet, right, and
B -
our boun-den du-ty, that we should at dll times
' ' 1 ^ *-
and in all pla-ces, give thanks un-to thee : O
Solemn Preface of the Holy Trinity Clxxxiij
Lord ho- ly, Fa-ther al-mfgh-ty, eV- er- last-ing
-
G6d. Who with thine 6n-ly-be-got-ten Son and
- > 8 " I "
the H6-ly Ghost art one God, one Lord ; in
i . I i *
Trf- ni- ty of Per-sons, and in U-ni-ty of Sub-
stance. For that which we be-lieve of thy glo-ry,
O Fa-ther, the same we be-lieve of the S6n,
i
and of the Ho- ly Ghost, with-out a- ny dif-fer-
C ixxxiv Solemn Preface of the Transfiguration
S-r
ence or fn- e- qua- li- ty. TheYe-fore with An-
fb : i *
gels & Arch-an-gels, and with all the com-pa-
S-r
-m -
ny of hea-ven, we laud and mag-ni- fy thy
glo-rious Name ; ev- er-more prais-ing thee,
and say-ing.
ON THE FEAST OF THE
TRANSFIGURATION
a ' a
He Lord be with you. B;. And with
Solemn Preface of the Transfiguration C ixxxv
3
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our boun-den du- ty, that we should at all times,
and in ill pli- ces, give thanks un-t<5 thee : O
Lord ho-ly, Fd-ther al-mlgh-ty, v-er-ldst-ing
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God. Be-caiase by the mys-te-ry of thine in-car-
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Name; eV- er-more praising thee, and siy-ing.
ON ALL SAINTS' DAY
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Festivals is appointed to be said) on the Festivals of
Apostles and Evangelists, and on the Feast of St. John
the Baptist.
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our boiin-den dii-ty, that we" should at ill times,
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hast giv- en us an en- sam-ple of god- ly life,
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of the hope of our call-ing : That, be-ing com-
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pass-ed a- bout with so gre"at a cloud of witness-
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that is set be- fore us, and with them re-ceive
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the crown of glo- ry that fa-deth not a-way.
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with all the com- pa- ny of hea-ven, we laud
and mg-ni-fy thy g!6-rious Name ; ev-er-more
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ON THE DEDICATION
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Or on the Anniversary of the same.
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our boiinden du-ty, that w<E should at all times,
and in all pld-ces, give thanks un-to thee : O
Lord ho- ly, Fa-ther al-migh-ty, ^v-er-last-ing
G6d : Who, though thy glo-ry is In the w6rld,
and thy great-ness is un-bound-ed, dost vouch-
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sdfe to hal-low for thy Name pld-ces meet for
th^ wor-ship, and through th^m to sdr up in the
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hearts of thy people the sp{-rit of grdce and of
sup- pli- ca-tion. There- fore with An-gels and
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hea-ven, we laud and mig-ni- fy thy glo-rious
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1OLY, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of thy glory.
Glory be to thee, O Lord most High.
Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
CANON
OF THE MASS
THE LORD'S PRAYER
Fa-ther al-migh-ty, world with-out
or this world with-out
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end. B^. A-men.
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Ha-low-ed be thy Name : Thy Kingdom come
Thy will be done, in earth as it fs in heaven.
Give us this day our dai-ly br^ad : And forgive us
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pass a-gainst us. And l^ad us not fn-to temptd-
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The Priest says quietly : For thine is the Kingdom,
Canon of the Mass
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the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
11 But when the Lord's Prayer is said for the Com
munion alsOy the Priest only says : Amen.
11 The following tone is used on Simple Feasts, on
Ferias y and in Masses of the Dead :
Fa-ther al-mfgh-ty, world with-out
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bold to say :
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which art in ha-ven : Hallow-
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pass a-gainst us. And lead us not in-to temp-ta-
tion. B^ But de- li- ver us from e- vil.
11 The Priest says quietly : For thine is the Kingdom,
the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
ELI VER us, O Lord, we beseech thee, from
all evils, past, present, and to come : and, at
the intercession of the blessed and glorious Ever-
Virgin Mary, Mother of God, with thy blessed
Apostles Peter and Paul, and with Andrew, and
all the Saints, graciously grant us peace in all our
days, that by thine availing mercy, we may ever
both be free from sin and safe from all distress.
Canon of the Mass
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Through the same Jesus Christ, thy Son, our
Lord. Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the
unity of the Holy Ghost,
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Ev-er one God, world with-out end. 1^. A-men,
The peace * of the Lord be K alway with # you.
R?. And with thy spi- rit.
THE DISMISSAL
I. In Eastertide.
. From the Mass of Holy Saturday to the Saturday
before Low Sunday inclusive, in Masses of the Season.
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De-part in peace, Al-le- lu- ia, Al- le- lu- ia.
From Low Sunday to the Ember Saturday after
Pentecost inclusive.
De- part
in peace.
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De- part
in peace.
On the Vigil of Christmas, even if it fall on a
Sunday, on the Feast of the Innocents, 6 in Votive
Masses '''pro re gravi" vvhen Glory be to God on
high is not said.
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De- part in peace.
XVI. On Ferias throughout the year.
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Let us bless the Lord.
XVII. On Sundays in Advent 6 Lent
until Palm Sunday inclusive.
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Let us bless
the Lord.
XVIII. On the Ferias of Advent 6- Lent, from Ash
Wednesday to the Wednesday before Easter inclusive,
on the Ember Days of September, CJ on common Vigils
out of Eastertide.
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May they rest in peace.
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EASTER DAY
Station at St. Mary Major.
INTRO IT. ResunexL Ps. 139.
AM risen, and am present with thee, alleluia :
thou hast laid thine hand upon me, alleluia :
such knowledge is too wonderful and excellent for
me, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. ibid. Lord, thou hast
searched me out and known me : thou knowest my
downsitting and mine uprising, y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
ALMIGHTY GOD, who through thine only-
Ji\. begotten Son Jesus Christ hast overcome
death, and opened unto us the gate of everlasting
life : we humbly beseech thee, that, as by thy
special grace preventing us thou dost put into our
minds good desires, so by thy continual help we
may bring the same to good effect. Through.
The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul
the Apostle to the Colossians. Col. 3. I.
T>RETHREN : If ye then be risen with Christ,
J3 seek those things which are above, where
Christ sitteth on the right hand of God : set your
affection on things above, not on things on the
earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with
Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall
appear, then shall ye also appear with him in
glory. Mortify therefore your members which are
upon the earth : fornication, uncleanness, inor
dinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetous-
ness, which is idolatry : for which things' sake
D4 Easter Day
the wrath of God cometh on the children of dis
obedience. In the which ye also walked some
time, when ye lived in them.
GRADUAL. Ps. 118. This is the day which
the Lord hath made : we will rejoice and be glad
in it. y. O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is
gracious : and his mercy endureth for ever.
Alleluia, alleluia. y. I Cor. 5. Christ our
Passover is sacrificed for us.
SEQUENCE.
Victimae Paschali.
/CHRISTIANS to the Paschal Victim offer your
\^A thankful praises.
The Lamb the sheep redeemeth : Christ by sin
undefiled, reconcileth sinners to the Father.
Death and life joined together in that conflict
stupendous : the King of life who died deathless
reigneth.
Declare to us, Mary, the vision of thy journey.
" I saw the Tomb of Christ living : and likewise
the glory of the Risen :
Bright Angels attesting, the shroud and napkin
resting.
Yea, Christ my hope is arisen : to Galilee he now
goes before you."
Christ indeed from death is risen, so we know most
surely : O King and Conqueror, grant to us
mercy. Amen. Alleluia.
The Sequence is said until Low Sunday exclusive.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 20. i.
AT that time : On the first day of the week
ji\. cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was
Easter Day D 5
yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone
taken away from the sepulchre. Then she runneth
and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other dis
ciple whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them :
They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre,
and we know not where they have laid him. Peter
therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and
came to the sepulchre. So they ran both together ;
and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came
first to the sepulchre. And he, stooping down and
looking in, saw the linen clothes lying : yet went
he not in. Then cometh Simon Peter following
him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the
linen clothes lie ; and the napkin that was about
his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but
wrapped together in a place by itself. Then went
in also that other disciple which came first to the
sepulchre : and he saw, and believed. For as yet
they knew not the Scripture, that he must rise
again from the dead. Then the disciples went
away again unto their own home. The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 76. The earth trembled and
was still, when God arose to judgment, alleluia.
w.
SECRET.
beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to
accept the prayers and oblations of thy
people : that this beginning of thy Paschal Mys
teries may by the operation of thy grace be unto
us a wholesome medicine unto everlasting life.
Through.
PREFACE of Easter. %
WITHIN THE ACTION. The most holy day
whereon Jesus Christ our Lord did rise again in
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his own flesh, and special commemoration in the
Prayer following, on behalf also of those whom
thou hast been pleased to regenerate by water
and the Holy Ghost.
And thus it is said until Saturday in Easter
Week inclusive.
COMMUNION, i Cor. 5. Christ our Passover
is sacrificed for us, alleluia : therefore let us keep
the feast with the unleavened bread of sincerity and
truth, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
POSTCOMMUNION.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, pour into our hearts
thy spirit of charity : that as thou hast now
fulfilled us with this Paschal Sacrament, so we may
by thy mercy be enabled to dwell together in unity
and concord. Through.
After The Lord be with you is said :
Depart in peace, alleluia, alleluia. R/. Thanks
be to God, alleluia, alleluia.
And thus it is said until Saturday in Easter
Week inclusive.
Tf Within the Octave of Easter, Mass is not said
of any Double or Semi-double Feast, but Doubles
which can be transferred are celebrated after the
Octave. But of Doubles which cannot be transferred,
or Semi-doubles and Simples occurring after this
triduum, a Commemoration only is made.
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MONDAY IN EASTER WEEK
Station at St. Peter's.
INTROIT. Introduxit vos. Exod. 13.
HE Lord hath brought you into a land flowing
with milk and honey, alleluia : that the law
Monday in Easter Week D 7
of the Lord may alway be in your heart, alleluia,
alleluia. Ps. 105. O give thanks unto the Lord,
and call upon his Name : tell the people what
things he hath done. f. Glory be.
COLLECT.
ALMIGHTY GOD, who through thy only-begotten
2\. Son Jesus Christ hast overcome death, and
opened unto us the gate of everlasting life : we
humbly beseech thee, that, as by thy special grace
preventing us thou dost put into our minds good
desires, so by thy continual help we may bring the
same to good effect. Through.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the Acts of
the Apostles. Acts 10. 34.
IN those days : Peter opened his mouth, and
said : Of a truth I perceive that God is no
respecter of persons : but in every nation he that
feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted
with him. The word which God sent unto the
children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ :
(he is Lord of all ;) that word (I say) ye know, which
was published throughout all Judaea : and began
from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached :
how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy
Ghost, and with power, who went about doing
good, and healing all that were oppressed of the
devil, for God was with him. And we are witnesses
of all things which he did, both in the land of the
Jews, and in Jerusalem ; whom they slew, and
hanged on a tree. Him God raised up the third
day, and shewed him openly ; not to all the people,
but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to
us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose
D 8 Monday in Easter Week
from the dead. And he commanded us to preach
unto the people, and to testify that it is he who was
ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.
To him give all the prophets witness, that through
his Name whosoever believeth in him shall receive
remission of sins.
GRADUAL. Ps. 118. This is the day which the
Lord hath made : we will rejoice and be glad in it.
y. Let Israel now confess that he is gracious : and
that his mercy endureth for ever.
Alleluia, alleluia. J. St. Matt. 28. The Angel
of the Lord descended from heaven : and came and
rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
SEQUENCE.
Victimae Paschali.
/CHRISTIANS to the Paschal Victim offer your
\^t thankful praises.
The Lamb the sheep redeemeth : Christ by sin
undefiled, reconcileth sinners to the Father.
Death and life joined together in that conflict
stupendous : the King of life who died deathless
reigneth.
Declare to us, Mary, the vision of thy journey.
" I saw the Tomb of Christ living : and likewise
the glory of the Risen :
Bright Angels attesting, the shroud and napkin
resting.
Yea, Christ my hope is arisen : to Galilee he now
goes before you."
Christ indeed from death is risen, so we know most
surely : O King and Conqueror, grant to us
mercy. Amen. Alleluia.
Monday in Easter Week' D 9
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Luke. St. Luke 24. 13.
A i that time : Behold, two of his disciples went
that same day to a village called Emmaus,
which was from Jerusalem about threescore fur
longs. And they talked together of all these things
which had happened. And it came to pass, that
while they communed together, and reasoned, Jesus
himself drew near, and went with them : but their
eyes were holden, that they should not know him.
And he said unto them : What manner of com
munications are these that ye have one to another,
as ye walk, and are sad ? And the one of them,
whose name was Cleopas, answering, said unto him :
Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast
not known the things which are come to pass there
in these days? And he said imto them : What
things ? And they said unto him : Concerning
Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in
deed and word, before God and all the people : and
how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him
to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.
But we trusted that it had been he which should
have redeemed Israel ; and besides all this, to-day
is the third day since these things were done. Yea,
and certain women also of our company made us
astonished, which were early at the sepulchre, and
when they found not his body, they came, saying,
that they had also seen a vision of Angels, which
said that he was alive. And certain of them which
were with us went to the sepulchre and found it
even so as the women had said, but him they saw
not. Then he said unto them : O fools, and slow
of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken.
Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and
D 10 Monday in Easter Week
to enter into his glory ? And beginning at Moses,
and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all
the Scriptures the things concerning himself. And
they drew nigh unto the village whither they went ;
and he made as though he would have gone further.
But they constrained him, saying : Abide with us,
for it is towards evening, and the day is far spent.
And he went in to tarry with them. And it came to
pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread,
and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. And
their eyes were opened, and they knew him, and he
vanished out of their sight. And they said one to
another : Did not our heart burn within us, while
he talked with us by the way, and while he opened
to us the Scriptures ? And they rose up the same
hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the
eleven gathered together, and them that were with
them, saying : The Lord is risen indeed, and hath
appeared to Simon. And they told what things
were done in the way, and how he was known of
them in breaking of bread. The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. St. Matt. 28. The Angel of the
Lord descended from heaven and said unto the
women : He whom ye seek is risen, as he said,
alleluia.
SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to accept
the prayers and oblations of thy people :
that this beginning of thy Paschal Mysteries may
by the operation of thy grace be unto us a whole
some medicine unto everlasting life. Through.
COMMUNION. St. Luke 24. The Lord is risen,
and hath appeared unto Peter, alleluia.
Tuesday in Easter Week DII
POSTCOMMUNION.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, pour into our hearts
thy spirit of charity : that as thou hast
now fulfilled us with this Paschal Sacrament, so
we may by thy mercy be enabled to dwell together
in unity and concord. Through.
TUESDAY IN EASTER WEEK
Station at St. Paul's.
INTROIT. Aqua sapientiae. Ecclus. 15.
THE water of wisdom hath he given them to
drink, alleluia : he shall be stablished in
them, and shall not be moved, alleluia : and shall
exalt them for ever, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 105. O
give thanks unto the Lord, and call upon his
Name : tell the people what things he hath done.
y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
A LMIGHTY GOD, who through thy only-begotten
JL\ Son Jesus Christ hast overcome death, and
opened unto us the gate of everlasting life : we
humbly beseech thee, that, as by thy special grace
preventing us thou dost put into our minds good
desires, so by thy continual help we may bring the
same to good effect. Through.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the Acts of
the Apostles. Acts 13. 26.
IN those days : Paul stood up, and beckoning
with his hand, said : Men and brethren,
children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever
among you feareth God, to you is the word of this
salvation sent. For they that dwell at Jerusalem,
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and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor
yet the voices of the prophets which are read every
sabbath-day, they have fulfilled them in condemn
ing him : and though they found no cause of death
in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be
slain. And when they had fulfilled all that was
written of him, they took him down from the tree,
and laid him in a sepulchre. But God raised him
from the dead : and he was seen many days of them
which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem:
who are his witnesses unto the people. And we
declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise
which was made unto the fathers : God hath fulfilled
the same unto us their children, in that he hath
raised up Jesus again : as it is also written in the
second Psalm : Thou art my Son, this day have I
begotten thee. And as concerning that he raised
him up from the dead, now no more to return to
corruption, he said on this wise : I will give you the
sure mercies of David. Wherefore he saith also in
another Psalm : Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy
One to see corruption. For David, after he had
served his own generation by the will of God, fell on
sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corrup
tion : but he whom God raised again saw no cor
ruption. Be it known unto you therefore, men
and brethren, that through this man is preached
unto you the forgiveness of sins : and by him all
that believe are justified from all things, from which
ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. Be
ware therefore, lest that come upon you which is
spoken of in the prophets : Behold, ye despisers,
and wonder, and perish : for I work a work in your
days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe,
though a man declare it unto you.
Tuesday in Easter Week D 13
GRADUAL. Ps. 1 1 8. This is the day which the
Lord hath made : we will rejoice and be glad in it.
y. Ps. 107. Let them give thanks whom the Lord
hath redeemed : and delivered from the hand of
the enemy, and gathered them out of the lands.
Alleluia, alleluia, J. The Lord hath risen from
the tomb, who hung for us upon the Tree.
SEQUENCE.
Victimae Paschali.
/CHRISTIANS to the Paschal Victim offer your
\^i thankful praises.
The Lamb the sheep redeemeth : Christ by sin
undefiled, reconcileth sinners to the Father.
Death and life joined together in that conflict
stupendous : the King of life who died deathless
reigneth.
Declare to us, Mary, the vision of thy journey.
*' I saw the Tomb of Christ living : and likewise
the glory of the Risen :
Bright Angels attesting, the shroud and napkin
resting.
Yea, Christ my hope is arisen : to Galilee he now
goes before you."
Christ indeed from death is risen, so we know most
surely : King and Conqueror, grant to us
mercy. Amen. Alleluia.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Luke. St. Luke 24. 36.
AT that time : Jesus himself stood in the midst
2\. of them, and saith unto them : Peace be unto
you. But they were terrified and affrighted, and
supposed that they had seen a spirit. And he said
unto them : Why are ye troubled, and why do
thoughts arise in your hearts ? Behold my hands
D 14 Tuesday in Easter Week
and my feet, that it is I myself : handle me, and
see : for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see
me have. And when he had thus spoken, he shewed
them his hands and his feet. And while they yet
believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto
them : Have ye here any meat ? And they gave
him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honey-comb.
And he took it, and did eat before them. And he
said unto them : These are the words which I spake
unto you, while I was yet with you, that all
things must be fulfilled which were written in
the law of Moses, and in the Prophets, and in
the Psalms concerning me. Then opened he their
understanding, that they might understand the
Scriptures, and said unto them : Thus it is
written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer,
and to rise from the dead the third day ; and
that repentance and remission of sins should
be preached in his Name among all nations, begin
ning at Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses of these
things. The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 18. 13. The Lord also
thundered out of heaven, and the Highest gave his
thunder : and springs of water were seen, alleluia.
SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, to accept the
prayers and oblations of thy faithful
people : that through this observance of our
bounden devotion, we may attain to the glory of
thy heavenly kingdom. Through.
COMMUNION. Col. 3. If ye then be risen
with Christ, seek those things which are above,
where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God,
Wednesday in Easter Week D 15
alleluia : set your affection on things above,
alleluia.
POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that
this Paschal Sacrament, which we have
received, may evermore continue to bring forth
fruit within our souls. Through.
WEDNESDAY IN EASTER WEEK
Station at St. Lawrence without the walls.
INTROIT. Venite benedicti. St. Matt. 25.
COME, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the
kingdom, alleluia : which hath been pre
pared for you from the foundation of the world,
alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 96. O sing unto the
Lord a new song : sing unto the Lord all the
whole earth, f. Glory be.
COLLECT.
OGOD, who gladdenest us with the yearly
Festival of the Resurrection of thy Son
Jesus Christ our Lord : mercifully grant that we
may so observe this temporal feast, that we may be
found worthy to attain to everlasting felicity.
Through the same.
If From to-day until the Saturday before Low
Sunday inclusive, after the Collect of the day, is said
one of the following Collects only, unless there is
to be made a Commemoration of some Simple Feast,
or at least of a Simple occurring.
For the Church. COLLECT, as on page D 33 ; or
for the Chief Bishop. COLLECT, as on page 033.
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The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the Acts of
the Apostles. Acts 3. 12.
IN those days : Peter opened his mouth and said :
Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this ? or
why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our
own power or holiness we had made this man to
walk ? The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of
Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his
Son Jesus, whom ye delivered up, and denied him
in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined
to let him go. But ye denied the Holy One and the
Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto
you : and killed the Prince of life, whom God hath
raised from the dead, whereof we are witnesses.
And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance
ye did it, as did also your rulers. But those things,
which God before had shewed by the mouth of all
his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so
fulfilled. Repent ye therefore, and be converted,
that your sins may be blotted out.
GRADUAL. Ps. 118. This is the day which the
Lord hath made : we will rejoice and be glad in it.
y . The right hand of the Lord hath the pre-eminence,
the right hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things
to pass.
Alleluia, alleluia, y. St. Luke 24. The Lord is
risen indeed, and hath appeared unto Peter.
SEQUENCE.
Victimae Paschall.
/CHRISTIANS to the Paschal Victim offer your
\^t thankful praises.
The Lamb the sheep fedeemeth : Christ by sin
undefiled, reconcileth sinners to the Father.
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Death and life joined together in that conflict
stupendous : the King of life who died deathless
reigneth.
Declare to us, Mary, the vision of thy journey.
" I saw the Tomb of Christ living : and likewise
the glory of the Risen :
Bright Angels attesting, the shroud and napkin
resting.
Yea, Christ my hope is arisen : to Galilee he now
goes before you."
Christ indeed from death is risen, so we know most
surely : O King and Conqueror, grant to us
mercy. Amen. Alleluia.
>J< The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 21. i.
A that time : Jesus shewed himself again to
the disciples at the sea of Tiberias. And on
this wise shewed he himself. There were together
Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and
Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of
Zebedee, and two other of his disciples. Simon
Peter saith unto them: I go a fishing. They say
unto him: We also go with thee. They went forth,
and entered into a ship immediately : and that
night they caught nothing. But when the morning
was now come, Jesus stood on the shore : but the
disciples knew not that it was Jesus. Then Jesus
saith unto them : Children, have ye any meat ?
They answered him : No. And he said unto them :
Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye
shall find. They cast therefore : and now they
were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.
Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith
unto Peter : It is the Lord. Now when Simon
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Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's
coat unto him (for he was naked,) and did cast
himself into the sea. And the other disciples came
in a little ship ; (for they were not far from land, but
as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net
with fishes. As soon then as they were come to
land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid
thereon, and bread. Jesus saith unto them : Bring
of the fish which ye have now caught. Simon
Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of
great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three. And
for all there were so many, yet was not the net
broken. Jesus said unto them : Come and dine.
And none of the disciples durst ask him : Who art
thou ? knowing that it was the Lord. Jesus then
cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and
fish likewise. This is now the third time that Jesus
shewed himself to his disciples after that he was
risen from the dead. The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 78. The Lord opened the
doors of heaven : and rained down manna also
upon them for to eat : he gave them bread from
heaven : so man did eat Angels' food, alleluia.
SECRET.
WE offer unto thee, Lord, the sacrifice of
our Paschal gladness: whereby thou dost
wondrously bestow upon thy Church her food and
sustenance. Through.
For the Church. SECRET, as on page D 34 ; or
for the Chief Bishop. SECRET, page D 34.
COMMUNION. Rom. 6. Christ being raised
from the dead, dieth no more, alleluia : death hath
no more dominion over him, alleluia, alleluia.
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POSTCOMMUNION.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, that we, being
cleansed from the corruption of our
former nature, may by the devout receiving of this
holy Sacrament be transformed into a new creature.
Who liveth.
For the Church. POSTCOMMUNION, page D 34 ;
or for the Chief Bishop. POSTCOMMUNION,
page D 34.
THURSDAY IN EASTER WEEK
Station at the Church of the Holy Apostles.
INTROIT. Victricem manum. Wisdom 10. 20.
THY victorious hand, Lord, have they
magnified with one accord, alleluia : for
wisdom hath opened the mouth of the dumb, and
made eloquent the tongues of babes, alleluia,
alleluia. Ps. 98. sing unto the Lord a new
song : for he hath done marvellous things.
y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
OGOD, who hast united the diversity of nations
in the confession of thy Name : grant that
they who are born again in the waters of baptism
may agree in steadfastness of faith and godliness of
life. Through.
The second COLLECT for the Church or for the
Chief Bishop, page D 33.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the Acts of
the Apostles. Acts 8. 26.
IN those days : The Angel of the Lord spake
unto Philip, saying : Arise, and go toward the
south, unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem
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unto Gaza : which is desert. And he arose and
went. And, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch
of great authority under Candace queen of the
Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure,
and had come to Jerusalem for to worship : was
returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the
prophet. Then the Spirit said unto Philip : Go near,
and join thyself to this chariot. And Philip ran
thither to him, and heard him read the prophet
Esaias, and said : Understandest thou what thou
readest ? And he said : How can I, except some
man should guide me ? And he desired Philip that
he would come up and sit with him. The place of
the scripture which he read was this : He was led
as a sheep to the slaughter : and like a lamb dumb
before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth. In
his humiliation his judgment was taken away.
And who shall declare his generation ? for his life
is taken from the earth. And the eunuch answered
Philip, and said : I pray thee, of whom speaketh
the prophet this ? of himself, or of some other man ?
Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the
same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. And
as they went on their way, they came unto a certain
water : and the eunuch said : See, here is water :
what doth hinder me to be baptized ? And Philip
said : If thou believest with all thine heart, thou
mayest. And he answered and said : I believe
that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. And he com
manded the chariot to stand still : and they went
down both into the water, both Philip and the
eunuch, and he baptized him. And when they
were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the
Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him
no more. And he went on his way rejoicing. But
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Philip was found at Azotus : and passing through
he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea,
the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
GRADUAL. Ps. 118. This is the day which the
Lord hath made : we will rejoice and be glad in it.
y. The same stone which the builders refused, is
become the head-stone in the corner : this is the
Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes.
Alleluia, alleluia. ^. Christ is risen, who
created all things : and hath had compassion on the
human race.
SEQUENCE.
Victimae Paschali.
/CHRISTIANS to the Paschal Victim offer your
\^t thankful praises.
The Lamb the sheep redeemeth : Christ by sin
undefiled, reconcileth sinners to the Father.
Death and life joined together in that conflict
stupendous : the King of life who died deathless
reigneth.
Declare to us, Mary, the vision of thy journey.
" I saw the Tomb of Christ living : and likewise
the glory of the Risen :
Bright Angels attesting, the shroud and napkin
resting.
Yea, Christ my hope is arisen : to Galilee he now
goes before you."
Christ indeed from death is risen, so we know most
surely : King and Conqueror, grant to us
mercy. Amen. Alleluia.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. -St. John 20. 1 1 .
AT that time: Mary stood without at the
sepulchre weeping. And as she wept, she
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stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre : and
seeth two Angels in white sitting, the one at the
head, and the other at the feet, where the body of
Jesus had lain. And they say unto her : Woman,
why weepest thou ? She saith unto them : Because
they have taken away my Lord : and I know not
where they have laid him. And when she had thus
said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus
standing ; and knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus
saith unto her : Woman, why weepest thou ?
whom seekest thou ? She, supposing him to be the
gardener, saith unto him : Sir, if thou have borne
him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him : and
I will take him away. Jesus saith unto her : Mary.
She turned herself, and saith unto him : Rabboni
(which is to say, Master). Jesus saith unto her :
Touch me not, for I am not yet ascended to my
Father : but go to my brethren, and say unto them :
I ascend unto my Father, and your Father : and to
my God, and your God. Mary Magdalene came and
told the disciples : that she had seen the Lord, and
that he had spoken these things unto her. Creed.
OFFERTORY. Exod. 13. In the day of your
festivity, saith the Lord, I will bring you into a
land flowing with milk and honey, alleluia.
SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to accept
the oblations of thy people : that being
made regenerate, by baptism and the confession
of thy Name, they may attain to everlasting
felicity. Through.
Second SECRET for the Church, or for the Chief
Bishop, page D 34.
Friday in Easter Week D 23
COMMUNION, i St. Peter 2. 9. Ye are a peculiar
people, that ye should shew forth his praises,
alleluia : who hath called you out of darkness
into his marvellous light, alleluia.
o
POSTCOMMUNION.
LORD, we pray thee, mercifully to hear our
prayers : that this holy Sacrament of our
redemption may obtain for us thy succour in this
present life, and bring us to the gladness of life
everlasting. Through.
Second POSTCOMMUNION for the Church, or
for the Chief Bishop, page D 34.
FRIDAY IN EASTER WEEK
Station at St. Mary of the Martyrs (in the Pantheon).
INTROIT. Eduxit eos. Ps. 78.
HE Lord hath brought them out safely,
alleluia : and overwhelmed their enemies
with the sea, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. ibid.
Hear my law, my people : incline your ears unto
the words of my mouth, y. Glory be.
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COLLECT.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast
JL\. bestowed on us this Paschal Sacrament, for
a pledge of our redemption : grant, we beseech
thee, that those things which we observe in our
outward profession we may effectually imitate
within our souls. Through.
Second COLLECT for the Church, or for the
Chief Bishop, page D 33.
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The Lesson from the former EPISTLE of blessed
Peter the Apostle-. i St. Peter 3. 18.
DEARLY beloved: Christ hath once suffered for
sins, the just for the unjust, that he might
bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh,
but quickened by the Spirit. By which also he
went and preached unto the spirits in prison : which
sometime were disobedient, when once the long-
suffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while
the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is,
eight souls were saved by water. The like figure
whereunto even baptism doth also now save us :
not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the
answer of a good conscience toward God by the
resurrection of Jesus Christ, who is gone into
heaven, and is on the right hand of God.
GRADUAL. Ps. 118. This is the day which the
Lord hath made : we will rejoice and be glad in
it. y. Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the
Lord : God is the Lord, who hath shewed us light.
Alleluia, alleluia, y. Ps. 96. Tell it out among the
heathen : that the Lord hath reigned from the Tree.
SEQUENCE.
Victimae Paschali.
/CHRISTIANS to the Paschal Victim offer your
\^A thankful praises.
The Lamb the sheep redeemeth : Christ by sin
undefiled, reconcileth sinners to the Father.
Death and life joined together in that conflict
stupendous : the King of life who died deathless
reigneth.
Declare to us, Mary, the vision of thy journey.
" I saw the Tomb of Christ living : and likewise
the glory of the Risen : < '.' .'
Friday in Easter Week D 25
Bright Angels attesting, the shroud and napkin
resting.
Yea, Christ my hope is arisen : to Galilee he now
goes before you.*'
Christ indeed from death is risen, so we know most
surely : O King and Conqueror, grant to us
mercy. Amen. Alleluia.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Matthew. St. Matt. 28. 16.
AT that time : The eleven disciples went away
into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had
appointed them. And when they saw him, they
worshipped him : but some doubted. And Jesus
came and spake unto them, saying : All power is
given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye there
fore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost : teaching them to observe all things
whatsoever I have commanded you : and, lo, I am
with you alway, even unto the end of the world.
The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Exod. 12. 14. This day shall
be unto you for a memorial, alleluia : and ye shall
keep it for a feast to the Lord throughout your
generations : ye shall keep it a feast by an ordin
ance for ever, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to accept
these our oblations : which we offer unto
thee for the atonement of the sins of them that
are born again in thee, and for the speedy attaining
of thy heavenly succour. Through.
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Other SECRETS for the Church, or for the Chief
Bishop, page D 34.
COMMUNION. St. Matt. 28. All power is given
unto me in heaven and in earth, alleluia : go ye
therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them, in
the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost, alleluia, alleluia.
POSTCOMMUNION.
OtORD, we pray thee, mercifully to have
respect unto thy people : and as thou hast
vouchsafed to renew them with thine everlasting
mysteries, so of thy goodness deliver them from
guilt in all things temporal. Through.
Other POSTCOMMUNIONS for the Church, or
for the Chief Bishop, page D 34.
SATURDAY IN EASTER WEEK
Station at St. John Lateran.
INTROIT. Eduxit Dominus. Ps. 105.
THE Lord hath brought forth his people with
joy, alleluia : and his chosen with gladness,
alleluia, alleluia. Ps. ibid. O give thanks unto the
Lord, and call upon his Name : tell the people what
things he hath done. y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God : that
we who have devoutly kept this Paschal
Festival may thereby be found worthy to attain to
everlasting felicity. Through.
Second COLLECT for the Church, or for the Chief
Bishop, page D 33.
Saturday in Easter Week D 27
The Lesson from the former EPISTLE of blessed
Peter the Apostle. I St. Peter 2. i.
DEARLY beloved : Wherefore, laying aside all
malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and
envies, and all evil speakings, as new-born babes,
desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may
grow thereby : if so be ye have tasted that the
Lord is gracious. To whom coming, as unto a
living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen
of God, and precious : ye also, as lively stones, are
built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to
offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by
Jesus Christ. Wherefore also it is contained in the
scripture : Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner
stone, elect, precious : and he that believeth on
him shall not be confounded. Unto you therefore
which believe he is precious : but unto them which
be disobedient, the stone which the builders dis
allowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
and a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence,
even to them which stumble at the word, being
disobedient ; whereunto also they were appointed.
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood,
an holy nation, a peculiar people : that ye should
shew forth the praises of him who hath called you
out of darkness into his marvellous light. Which
in time past were not a people, but are now the
people of God : which had not obtained mercy,
but now have obtained mercy.
^ From to-day until the Octave of Pentecost,
both in the Office of the Season and in that of the
Saints, the Gradual is not said : but in its place
are said two versicles with four Alleluias, in the
order below : except in Masses of the Rogation
Days, and of the Vigil of Pentecost, in which is said
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one Alleluia, with one versicle : similarly also after
any Lesson on Ember Saturday after Pentecost. At
other times up to Septuagesima, when the Gradual
is said, three Alleluias are said after the Gradual,
two before the "f. and one after the ^. : but when the
Sequence is said, the Alleluia which should be said
after the y. is said after the Sequence.
Alleluia, alleluia. J. Ps. 118. This is the day
which the Lord hath made : we will rejoice and
be glad in it. Alleluia. J. Ps. 113. Praise the
Lord, ye servants, O praise the Name of the Lord.
SEQUENCE.
Victimae Paschali.
/CHRISTIANS to the Paschal Victim offer your
V.^ thankful praises.
The Lamb the sheep redeemeth : Christ by sin
undefiled, reconcileth sinners to the Father.
Death and life joined together in that conflict
stupendous : the King of Life who died deathless
reigneth.
Declare to us, Mary, the vision of thy journey.
" I saw the Tomb of Christ living : and likewise
the glory of the Risen.
Bright Angels attesting, the shroud and napkin
resting.
Yea, Christ my hope is arisen : to Galilee he now
goes before you."
Christ indeed from death is risen, so we know most
surely : O King and Conqueror, grant to us
mercy. Amen. Alleluia.
>J< The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 20. I.
T that time : On the first day of the week,
cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was
Saturday in Easter Week D 29
yet dark, unto the sepulchre : and seeth the stone
taken away from the sepulchre. Then she runneth,
and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple
whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them : They
have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre,
and we know not where they have laid him. Peter
therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and
came to the sepulchre. So they ran both together,
and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came
first to the sepulchre. And he stooping down, and
looking in, saw the linen clothes lying ; yet went
he not in. Then cometh Simon Peter following him,
and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen
clothes lie, and the napkin, that was about his
head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped
together in a place by itself. Then went in also
that other disciple which came first to the sepulchre :
and he saw, and believed : for as yet they knew not
the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.
The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 118. Blessed is he that
cometh in the Name of the Lord : we have wished
you good luck, ye that are of the house of the Lord :
God is the Lord, who hath shewed us light, alleluia,
alleluia.
SECRET.
GRANT, we pray thee, O Lord, that we may
ever so rejoice in these thy Paschal Mys
teries : that the continual operation of the work
of our redemption may effectually bring us unto
gladness everlasting. Through.
Other SECRETS for the Church, or for the Chief
Bishop, page D 34.
'First Sunday after Easter
COMMUNION. Gal. 3. As many of you as have
been baptized into Christ have put on Christ,
alleluia.
POSTCOMMUNION.
OLORD, who hast quickened us with the gift
of our redemption : we beseech thee that
this means of everlasting salvation may avail for
our advancement in true faith in thee. Through.
Other POSTCOMMUNIONS for the Church, or for
the Chief Bishop, page D 34.
FIRST SUNDAY AFTER EASTER
COMMONLY CALLED
LOW SUNDAY
Station at St. Pancras.
INTROIT. Quasi modo. i St. Peter 2.
S newborn babes, alleluia : desire the sincere
milk of the word, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Ps. 81. Sing we merrily unto God our strength :
make a cheerful noise unto the God of Jacob.*
y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
ALMIGHTY FATHER, who hast given thine only
JL\. Son to die for our sins, and to rise again for
our justification : grant us so to put away the leaven
of malice and wickedness, that we may alway serve
thee in pureness of living and truth. Through the
merits.
The Lesson from the first EPISTLE of blessed
John the Apostle. i St. John 5. 4.
DEARLY beloved : Whatsoever is born of God
overcometh the world : and this is the
First Sunday after Easter D 31
victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that
believeth that Jesus is the Son of God ? This is he
that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ :
not by water only, but by water and blood. And it
is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit
is truth. For there are three that bear record in
heaven : the Father, the Word, and the Holy
Ghost : and these three are one. And there are
three that bear witness in earth : the spirit, and
the water, and the blood : and these three agree in
one. If we receive the witness of men, the witness
of God is greater : for this is the witness of God,
which he hath testified of his Son. He that believeth
on the Son of God hath the witness in himself : he
that believeth not God hath made him a liar, because
he believeth not the record that God gave of his
Son. And this is the record, that God hath given
to us eternal life ; and this life is in his Son. He
that hath the Son hath life ; and he that hath not
the Son hath not life.
Alleluia, alleluia, y. St. Matt. 28. In the day
of my resurrection, saith the Lord, I will go before
you into Galilee. Alleluia, y. St. John 20. After
eight days, the doors being shut, Jesus stood in the
midst of his disciples, and said : Peace be unto you.
Alleluia.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 20. 19.
(HE same day at evening, being the first day
of the week : When the doors were shut v
where the disciples were assembled for fear of the*
Jews : Came Jesus and stood in the midst, and
saith unto them : Peace be unto you. And when
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D 32 First Sunday after Easter
he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and
his side. Then were the disciples glad when they
saw the Lord. Then said Jesus to them again :
Peace be unto you. As my Father hath sent me,
even so send I you. And when he had said this, he
breathed on them, and saith unto them : Receive
ye the Holy Ghost. Whosesoever sins ye remit,
they are remitted unto them ; and whosesoever sins
ye retain, they are retained. The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. St. Jlf 08/28. The Angel of the
Lord descended from heaven, and said unto the
women : He whom ye seek is risen, as he said,
alleluia.
SECRET. *
A:CEPT, O Lord; we pray thee, the gifts which
in her gladness the Church doth offer unto
thee : that they on whom thou hast bestowed the
cause of so great a gladness may thereby be
profited unto everlasting felicity. Through.
COMMUNION. St. John 20. Reach hither thy
hand, and behold the print of the nails, alleluia :
and be not faithless but believing, alleluia, alleluia.
POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord our God : that
these holy mysteries which thou hast given
unto us for the assurance of our salvation, may
both in this life and that which is to come be profit
able unto us for the healing of our souls. Through.
^f From the Monday after the Octave of Easter
until the Ascension, after the Collect of the day are
said the following prayers, unless a Double Feast
occur.
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PRAYERS
Of St. Mary. COLLECT.
OLORD GOD ALMIGHTY, we beseech thee to
keep us thy servants both outwardly in our
bodies and inwardly in our souls : that by the
glorious intercession of blessed Mary Ever-Virgin
we may be delivered from our present sadness,
and attain in the end to everlasting gladness.
Through.
For the Church. COLLECT.
E beseech thee, Lord, mercifully to hear
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the prayers of thy people : that, being
delivered from all adversities and all false doctrines,
thy Church may serve thee in freedom and quiet
ness. Through.
Or for the Chief Bishop. COLLECT.
OGOD, the pastor and governour of them that
put their trust in thee, look down in mercy
on thy servant N., whom thou hast chosen to be
pastor and ruler of thy Church : grant unto him,
we beseech thee, to be in word and conversation a
wholesome example to the people committed to his
charge ; that he with them may attain at last to the
crown of everlasting life. Through.
Of St. Mary. SECRET.
WE beseech thee, Lord, that by the bountiful
goodness of thy mercy, and by the inter
cession of blessed Mary Ever-Virgin, these our
oblations may be acceptable in thy sight : that we
being delivered in this present life from all adversi
ties may obtain in that which is to come peace
everlasting. Through.
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For the Church. SECRET.
DEFEND, O Lord, we pray thee, us thy servants:
that we, cleaving fast to things heavenly,
may faithfully serve thee both in body and soul.
Through.
Or for the Chief Bishop. SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to accept
these our oblations : granting unto N. t thy
servant, that like as thou hast chosen him to be
pastor and ruler of thy Church, so he may be
governed evermore by thy defence. Through.
Of St. Mary. POSTCOMMUNION.
OLORD, who hast appointed this holy sacra
ment which we have here received to be the
means of our salvation : mercifully grant, that we
which have offered these our gifts unto thy divine
majesty in honour of blessed Mary Ever- Virgin, may
by her protection be preserved both in body and
soul. Through.
For the Church. POSTCOMMUNION.
/^RANT, we beseech thee, Lord our God :
\^J that we, whom thou hast made partakers of
heavenly gladness, may by thee be defended from
all earthly perils. Through.
Or for the Chief Bishop. POSTCOMMUNION.
DEFEND us, O Lord, we beseech thee, who
have here received these heavenly mysteries :
and grant that thy servant JV., whom thou hast
chosen to be pastor and ruler of thy Church, to
gether with the flock committed to his charge, may
thereby be preserved and strengthened against all
adversities. Through.
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SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EASTER
INTROIT. Misericordia Domini. Ps. 33.
HE earth is full of the goodness of the Lord,
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alleluia : by the word of the Lord were the
heavens made, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. ibid. Rejoice
in the Lord, O ye righteous : for it becometh well
the just to be thankful. J. Glory be.
COLLECT.
ALMIGHTY GOD, who hast given thine only
J[\. Son to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin,
and also an ensample of godly life : give us grace
that we may always most thankfully receive that
his inestimable benefit, and also daily endeavour
ourselves to follow the blessed steps of his most
holy life. Through the same.
Other COLLECTS of St. Mary, and for the Church,
or for the Chief Bishop, page D 33.
The Lesson from the former EPISTLE of blessed
Peter the Apostle. i St. Peter 2. 19.
DEARLY beloved : This is thank-worthy, if a
man for conscience toward God endure
grief, suffering wrongfully. For what glory is it,
if when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take
it patiently ? but if when ye do well and suffer for
it ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
For even hereunto were ye called : because Christ
also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye
should follow his steps. Who did no sin, neither
was guile found in his mouth : who when he was
reviled, reviled not again : when he suffered, he
threatened not ; but committed himself to him
that judgeth righteously : who his own self bare
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our sins in his own body on the tree : that we
being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness :
by whose stripes ye were healed. For ye were as
sheep going astray, but are now returned unto the
shepherd, and Bishop of your souls.
Alleluia, alleluia, y. St. Luke 24. The disciples
knew the Lord Jesus in the breaking of bread.
Alleluia, y. St. John 10. I am the good shepherd :
and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
Alleluia.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 10. n.
AT that time : Jesus said unto the Pharisees :
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd
giveth his life for the sheep. But he that is an
hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the
sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth
the sheep, and fleeth : and the wolf catcheth them,
and scattereth the sheep : the hireling fleeth,
because he is an hireling, and careth not for the
sheep. I am the good shepherd ; and know my
sheep, and am known of mine. As the Father
knoweth me, even so know I the Father : and I
lay down my life for the sheep. And other sheep
I have, which are not of this fold : them also I
must bring, and they shall hear my voice, and there
shall be one fold, and one shepherd. Creed.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 63. God, thou art my God,
early will I seek thee : and I will lift up my hands
in thy Name, alleluia.
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SECRET.
E pray thee, O Lord, that this holy oblation
may ever obtain for us thy heavenly
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blessing : that those things which we shew forth
in an outward mystery may effectually be accom
plished in our inward souls. Through.
Other SECRETS of St. Mary, and for the Church,
or for the Chief Bishop, pages D 33, D 34.
COMMUNION. St. John 10. I am the good
shepherd, alleluia : and know my sheep, and am
known of mine, alleluia, alleluia.
POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that
we receiving the quickening of thy grace,
may ever glory in the gift which thou bestowest.
Through.
Other POSTCOMMUNIONS of St. Mary, and for
the Church, or for the Chief Bishop, page D 34.
o
THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EASTER
INTROIT. Jubilate Deo. Ps. 66.
BE joyful in God, all ye lands, alleluia : sing
praises unto the honour of his Name, alleluia :
make his praise to be glorious, alleluia, alleluia,
alleluia. Ps. ibid. Say unto God, O how wonderful
art thou in thy works, O Lord : through the great
ness of thy power shall thine enemies be found liars
unto thee. J. Glory be.
COLLECT.
ALMIGHTY GOD, who shewest to them that be
J^\. in error the light of thy truth, to the intent
that they may return into the way of righteousness :
grant unto all them that are admitted into the
fellowship of Christ's religion, that they may
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eschew those things that are contrary to their
profession ; and follow all such things as are
agreeable to the same. Through.
Other COLLECTS of St. Mary, and, for the Church,
or for the Chief Bishop, page D 33.
The Lesson from the former EPISTLE of blessed
Peter the Apostle. i St. Peter 2. u.
DEARLY beloved : I beseech you as strangers
and pilgrims abstain from fleshly lusts,
which war against the soul, having your con
versation honest among the Gentiles : that,
whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they
may, by your good works which they shall behold,
glorify God in the day of visitation. Submit your
selves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's
sake : whether it be to the king, as supreme, or
unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him
for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise
of them that do well : for so is the will of God,
that with well-doing ye may put to silence the
ignorance of foolish men : as free, and not using
your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as
the servants of God. Honour all men : love the
brotherhood : fear God : honour the king.
Alleluia, alleluia. J. Ps. in. The Lord hath
sent redemption unto his people. Alleluia, y.
St. Luke 24. Ought not Christ to have suffered
these things : and to enter into his glory ? Alleluia.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 16. 16.
AT that time : Jesus said to his disciples : A
./"V little while and ye shall not see me : and
again a little while, and ye shall see me : because
I go to the Father. Then said some of his disciples
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among themselves : What is this, that he saith
unto us : A little while, and ye shall not see me :
and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, and,
because I go to the Father ? They said therefore :
What is this, that he saith : A little while ? we
cannot tell, what he saith. Now Jesus knew, that
they were desirous to ask him and said unto them :
Do ye inquire among yourselves of that I said :
A little while, and ye shall not see me : and again
a little while, and ye shall see me ? Verily, verily
I say unto you : that ye shall weep, and lament,
but the world shall rejoice : and ye shall be sorrow
ful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. A
woman, when she is in travail, hath sorrow, because
her hour is come : but as soon as she is delivered
of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish,
for joy that a man is born into the world. And ye
now therefore have sorrow, but I will see you again,
and your heart shall rejoice : and your joy no man
taketh from you. The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 146. Praise the Lord, O my
soul : while I live will I praise the Lord : yea, as
long as I have any being, I will sing praises unto my
God, alleluia.
SECRET.
OLORD, we pray thee, that from these mysteries
we may obtain such succour of thy grace,
that refraining ourselves from the desire of all
things earthly, we may learn to love all such things
as are heavenly. Through.
Other SECRETS of St. Mary, and for the Church,
or for the Chief Bishop, pages D 33, D 34.
COMMUNION. St. John 16. A little while, and
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ye shall not see me, alleluia : and again a little
while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the
Father, alleluia, alleluia.
POSTCOMMUNION.
OLORD our God, who hast made us partakers
of this holy Sacrament : grant, we beseech
thee, that we may be thereby inwardly satisfied with
heavenly food, and outwardly defended against all
adversities. Through.
Other POSTCOMMUNIONS of St. Mary, and for
the Church, or for the Chief Bishop, page D 34.
FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER
INTROIT. Cantate Domino. Ps. 98.
OSING unto the Lord a new song, alleluia : for
the Lord hath done marvellous things,
alleluia : his righteousness hath he openly shewed
in the sight of the heathen, alleluia, alleluia,
alleluia. Ps. ibid. With his own right hand and
with his holy arm : hath he gotten himself the
victory, "f. Glory be.
COLLECT.
O ALMIGHTY GOD, who alone canst order the
unruly wills and affections of sinful men :
grant unto thy people that they may love the thing
which thou commandest, and desire that which
thou dost promise : that so, among the sundry
and manifold changes of the world our hearts may
surely there be fixed, where true joys are to be
found. Through.
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Other COLLECTS of St. Mary, and for tJie Church,
or for the Chief Bishop, page 033.
The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed James
the Apostle. St. James 1.17.
DEARLY beloved : Every good gift, and every
perfect gift is from above, and cometh down
from the Father of lights, with whom is no variable
ness, neither shadow of turning. Of his own will
begat he us with the Word of truth, that we should
be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures. Where
fore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift
to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath. For the
wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of
God. Wherefore lay apart all filthiness, and
superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meek
ness the engrafted Word, which is able to save your
souls.
Alleluia, alleluia, "f. Ps. 118. The right hand
of the Lord hath the pre-eminence : the right hand
of the Lord bringeth mighty things to pass. Alleluia.
y. Rom. 6. 9. Christ being raised from the dead
dieth no more : death hath no more dominion over
him. Alleluia.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 16. 5.
AT that time : Jesus said unto his disciples :
Now I go my way to him that sent me : .and
none of you asketh me : Whither goest thou ?
But because I have said these things unto you,
sorrow hath filled your heart. Nevertheless, I tell
you the truth : it is expedient for you that I go
away : for if I go not away, the Comforter will not
come unto you : but if I depart, I will send him
unto you. And when he is come, he will reprove
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the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of
judgment. Of sin, because they believe not on
me : of righteousness, because I go to my Father,
and ye see me no more : of judgment, because
the prince of this world is judged. I have yet many
things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them
now. Howbeit, when he, the Spirit of truth, is
come, he will guide you into all truth. For he shall
not speak of himself : but whatsoever he shall
hear, that shall he speak, and he will shew you
things to come. He shall glorify me : for he shall
receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. All
things that the Father hath, are mine. Therefore
said I : that he shall take of mine, and shall shew
it unto you. The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 66. O be joyful in God, all
ye lands, sing praises unto the honour of his Name :
O come hither, and hearken, all ye that fear God,
and I will tell you what the Lord hath done for my
soul, alleluia.
SECRET.
OGOD, who by the wondrous operation of this
sacrifice, hast made us partakers of thy
glorious Godhead : grant, we beseech thee, that'
we which are taught the knowledge of thy truth,
may in all our conversation walk worthily of the
same. Through.
Other SECRETS of St. Mary, and for the Church,
or for the Chief Bishop, pages D 33, D 34.
COMMUNION. St. John 16. When the Com
forter, the Spirit of Truth, is come, he will reprove
the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judg
ment, alleluia, alleluia.
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POSTCOMMUNION.
AJSIST us mercifully, O Lord our God : that
we, which have in faithfulness received this
holy Sacrament, may thereby be cleansed from all
our iniquities, and delivered from all dangers that
beset us. Through.
Other POSTCOMMUNIONS of St. Mary, and for
the Churchy or for the Chief Bishop, page 034.
FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER
COMMONLY CALLED
ROGATION SUNDAY
INTROIT. Vocem jucunditatis. Is. 48. 20.
WITH a voice of singing declare ye, tell this,
alleluia : utter it even to the end of the
earth : say ye, the Lord hath redeemed his people,
alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 66. be joyful in God, all
ye lands, sing praises unto the honour of his Name :
make his praise to be glorious. *f. Glory be.
COLLECT.
OLORD, from whom all good things do come,
grant to us thy humble servants : that by
thy holy inspiration, we may think those things
that be good, and by thy merciful guiding, may
perform the same. Through.
Other COLLECTS of St. Mary, and for the Church,
or for the Chief Bishop, page 033.
The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed James
the Apostle. St. James i. 22.
DEARLY beloved : Be ye doers of the Word,
and not hearers only, deceiving your own
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selves. For if any be a hearer of the Word, and not
a doer : he is like unto a man beholding his
natural face in a glass : for he beholdeth himself,
and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth,
what manner of man he was. But whoso looketh
into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth
therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer
of the work : this man shall be blessed in his deed.
If any man among you seem to be religious, and
bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own
heart, this man's religion is vain. Pure religion,
and undefiled before God and the Father, is this :
To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction,
and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
Alleluia, alleluia, y. Christ is risen, and hath
shewed light unto us, whom he hath redeemed with
his most precious Blood. Alleluia, y. St. John 16.
I came forth from the Father, and am come into the
world : again, I leave the world, and go to the
Father. Alleluia.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 16. 23.
AT that time : Jesus said unto his disciples:
Verily, verily I say unto you : Whatsoever ye
shall ask the Father in my Name, he will give it you.
Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my Name : ask,
and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs.
The time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto
you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the
Father. At that day ye shall ask in my Name : and
I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for
you : for the Father himself loveth you, because ye
have loved me, and have believed, that I came out
Fifth Sunday after Easter D 45
from God. I came forth from the Father, and am
come into the world : again, I leave the world, and
go to the Father. His disciples said unto him : Lo,
now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.
Now are we sure, that thou knowest all things, and
needest not, that any man should ask thee : by
this we believe, that thou earnest forth from God-
Jesus answered them : Do ye now believe ? Behold,
the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be
scattered every man to his own, and shall leave me
alone : and yet I am not alone, because the Father
is with me. These things I have spoken unto you,
that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye
shall have tribulation : but be of good cheer, I have
overcome the world. The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 66. O praise our God, ye
people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard :
who holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our
feet to slip : praised be God, who hath not cast out
my prayer, nor turned his mercy from me, alleluia.
SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, to accept the prayers
and oblations of thy faithful people : that
through this observance of our bounden devotion
we may attain to the glory of thy heavenly kingdom.
Through.
Other SECRETS of St. Mary, and for the Church,
or for the Chief Bishop, pages D 33, D 44.
COMMUNION. Ps. 96. O sing unto the Lord,
alleluia : sing unto the Lord, and praise his Name,
be telling of his salvation from day to day, alleluia,
alleluia.
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POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord : that we,
whom thou hast fulfilled with the bounty of
thy heavenly banquet, may evermore desire those
things that are according to thy will, and effectually
obtain all things that we desire. Through.
Other POSTCOMMUNIONS of St. Mary, and for
the Churchy or for the Chief Bishop, page E>34.
THE GREATER & LESSER LITANIES
On the Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist the Station
is at St. Peter's. And on the Lesser Litanies, before
Ascension Day, Rogation Monday, the Station is
at St. Mary Major. On Tuesday the Station is
at St. John Lateran. On Wednesday the Station is
at St. Peter's.
If The following Mass is said on the Greater and
Lesser Litanies at the Procession, 'without com
memoration of a Feast occurring. But on the
Rogation Days, in private Masses, if Mass be said
of a Saint, a Commemoration is made of the Rogation
Days : if it be said of the Rogation Days, a Com
memoration is made of a Feast occurring. But on
Rogation Tuesday, if no Feast occur, Mass is said
of the Rogation Days, without Glory be to God on
high, although the Te Deum and the Collect of the
Sunday have been said in the Office.
INTROIT. Exaudivit. Ps. 18.
HE hath heard my voice out of his holy temple,
alleluia : and my complaint hath come
before him, it hath entered even into his ears,
alleluia, alleluia. Ps. ibid. I will love thee, O
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Lord, my strength : the Lord is my stony rock, and
my defence, and my Saviour. J^. Glory be.
At this Mass Glory be to God on high and the
Creed are not said.
COLLECT.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God : that
we who in all our troubles and adversities do
put our trust and confidence in thy mercy, may ever
be defended by thy mighty power. Through.
Other COLLECTS of St. Mary, and for the Church,
or for the Chief Bishop, page 033.
The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed James
the Apostle. St. James 5. 16.
DEARLY beloved : Confess your faults one to
another, and pray one for another, that ye
may be healed : the effectual fervent prayer of a
righteous man availeth much. Elias was a man
subject to like passions as we are : and he prayed
earnestly, that it might not rain, and it rained not
on the earth by the space of three years and six
months. And he prayed again : and the heaven
gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and
one convert him : let him know, that he which
converteth the sinner from the error of his way,
shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a mul
titude of sins.
Alleluia, y. Ps. 118. O give thanks unto the
Lord, for he is gracious : because his mercy
endureth for ever.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Luke. St. Luke n. 5.
AT that time : Jesus said unto his disciples :
Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go
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unto him at midnight, and say unto him : Friend,
lend me three loaves, for a friend of mine in his
journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set
before him, and he from within shall answer, and
say : Trouble me not, the door is now shut, and my
children are with me in bed, I cannot rise and give
thee. I say unto you, though he will not rise and
give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his
importunity he will rise and give him as many as
he needeth. And I say unto you : Ask, and it shall
be given you : seek, and ye shall find : knock, and
it shall be opened unto you. For every one that
asketh, receiveth : and he that seeketh, findeth :
and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened. If a
son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father,
will he give him a stone ? or if he ask a fish : will
he for a fish give him a serpent ? Or if he shall
ask an egg : will he offer him a scorpion ? If ye
then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto
your children : how much more shall your
heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that
ask him ?
OFFERTORY. Ps. 109. I will give great thanks
unto the Lord with my mouth : and praise him
among the multitude, for he shall stand at the right
hand of the poor : to save his soul from un
righteous judges, alleluia.
SECRET.
GRANT, O Lord, we pray thee, that these our
oblations may deliver us from every bond of
iniquity, and obtain for us the bounteous gifts of
thy mercy. Through.
Other SECRETS of St. Mary, and for the Church,
or for the Chief Bishop, pages D 33, D 34.
Vigil of the Ascension D 49
PREFACE of Easter.
COMMUNION. St. Luke n. Ask, and it shall
be given you : seek, and ye shall find : knock,
and it shall be opened unto you : for every one
that asketh, receiveth : and he that seeketh,
findeth : and to him that knocketh, it shall be
opened, alleluia.
POSTCOMMUNION.
VOUCHSAFE, Lord, we pray thee, to further
with thy gracious favour these our suppli
cations : that we receiving thy gifts in this time
of our tribulation may increase in thy love by the
consolation of the same. Through.
Other POSTCOMMUNIONS of St. Mary, and for
the Church, or for the Chief Bishop, page D 34.
VIGIL OF THE ASCENSION
If a Simple Feast occur to-day, a Commemoration
only is made of it. If a Double or Semi-double
Feast occur, Mass is said of the Feast with Com
memoration of the Vigil, and of the Rogation Days.
But in Collegiate Churches, besides the Rogation
Mass, two other Masses are said, one of the Feast,
and another of the Vigil.
INTROIT. Vocemjucunditatis. Is. 48.
WITH a voice of singing declare ye, tell this,
alleluia : utter it even to the end of the
earth : say ye, the Lord hath redeemed his people,
alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 66. -O be joyful in God, all
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ye lands, sing praises unto the honour of his Name :
make his praise to be glorious, y. Glory be.
Glory be to God on high is said.
COLLECT.
OLORD, from whom all good things do come,
grant to us thy humble servants : that by
thy holy inspiration, we may think those things
that be good ; and by thy merciful guiding may
perform the same. Through.
2. Of the Rogation Days. COLLECT.
ANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God : that
we who in all our troubles and adversities
do put our trust and confidence in thy mercy, may
ever be defended by thy mighty power. Through.
3. Of St. Mary, COLLECT.
OLORD GOD ALMIGHTY, we beseech thee to
keep us thy servants both outwardly in our
bodies and inwardly in our souls : that by the
glorious intercession of blessed Mary Ever-Virgin
we may be delivered from our present sadness and
attain in the end to everlasting gladness. Through.
But in Collegiate Churches, where there is said
also another Rogation Mass, the second Collect will
be of St. Mary, the third will be for the Church, or
for the Chief Bishop, page D 33.
The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul the
Apostle to the Ephesians. Ephes. 4. 7.
TJRETHREN : unto every one of us is given
J) grace according to the measure of the gift of
Christ. Wherefore he saith : When he ascended
up on high, he led captivity captive : he gave gifts
unto men. Now that he ascended, what is it, but
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that he also descended first into the lower parts of
the earth ? He that descended, is the same also
that ascended up far above all heavens, that he
might fill all things. And he gave some, Apostles,
and some, Prophets, and some, Evangelists ; and
some, pastors, and teachers, for the perfecting of
the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the
edifying of the body of Christ : till we all come in
the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the
Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure
of the stature of the fulness of Christ.
Alleluia, alleluia, y. Christ is risen, and hath
shewed light unto us, whom he hath redeemed with
his most precious Blood. Alleluia. Jf.St.Johni6.
I came forth from the Father, and am come into
the world : again I leave the world, and go to the
Father. Alleluia.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 17. i.
AT that time : Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven,
and said : Father, the hour is come, glorify
thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee : as
thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he
should give eternal life to as many as thou hast
given him. This is life eternal : that they might
know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ,
whom thou hast sent. I have glorified thee on the
earth : I have finished the work, which thou
gavest me to do : and now, O Father, glorify thou
me with thine own self, with the glory, which I
had with thee before the world was. I have mani
fested thy Name unto the men, which thou gavest
me out of the world. Thine they were, and thou
gavest them me : and they have kept thy word.
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Now they have known, that all things, whatsoever
thou hast given me are of thee : for I have given
unto them the words, which thou gavest me :
and they have received them, and have known
surely, that I came out from thee, and they have
believed, that thou didst send me. I pray for them,
I pray not for the world, but for them which thou
hast given me ; for they are thine : and all mine
are thine, and thine are mine : and I am glorified
in them. And now I am no more in the world,
but these are in the world, and I come to thee.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 66. O praise our God, ye
people, and make the voice of his praise to be
heard : who holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth
not our feet to slip : praised be God who hath not
cast out my prayer, nor turned his mercy from me,
alleluia.
SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, to accept the prayers
and oblations of thy faithful people : that
through this observance of our bounden devotion
we may attain to the glory of thy heavenly kingdom.
Through.
2. Of the Rogation Days. SECRET.
GRANT, O Lord, we pray thee, that these our
oblations may deliver us from every bond of
iniquity, and obtain for us the bounteous gifts of
thy mercy. Through.
3. Of St. Mary. SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, that by the bounti
ful goodness of thy mercy, and by the
intercession of blessed Mary Ever-Virgin, these our
oblations may be acceptable in thy sight : that we
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being delivered in this present life from all adver
sities may obtain in that which is to come peace
everlasting. Through.
Or the second of St. Mary, and the third for the
Churchy or for the Chief Bishop, pages 033, 034.
PREFACE of Easter.
COMMUNION. Ps. 96. O sing unto the Lord,
alleluia : sing unto the Lord, and praise his Name,
be telling of his salvation from day to day, alleluia,
alleluia.
POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord : that we,
whom thou hast fulfilled with the bounty of
thy heavenly banquet, may evermore desire those
things that are according to thy will, and effectually
obtain all things that we desire. Through.
2. Of the Rogation Days. POSTCOMMUNION.
VOUCHSAFE, O Lord, we pray thee, to further
with thy gracious favour these our supplica
tions : that we receiving thy gifts in this time of
our tribulation may increase in thy love by the
consolation of the same. Through.
3 Of St. Mary. POSTCOMMUNION.
OLORD, who hast appointed this holy Sacra
ment which we have here received to be the
means of our salvation : mercifully grant, that we
which have offered these our gifts unto thy divine
majesty in honour of blessed Mary Ever-Virgin,
may by her protection be preserved both in body
and soul. Through.
Or the second of St. Mary, and the third for the
Church, or for the Chief Bishop, page D 34.
DSS
ASCENSION DAY
Station at St. Peter's.
INTROIT. Viri Galilaei. Acts i.
YE men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into
heaven ? alleluia : this same Jesus shall so
come in like manner as ye have seen him go into
heaven, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 47. O clap
your hands together, all ye people : O sing unto
God with the voice of melody, y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God : that
like as we do believe thy only-begotten Son
our Lord Jesus Christ to have ascended into the
heavens ; so we may also in heart and mind
thither ascend, and with him continually dwell.
Through the same.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the Acts of
the Apostles. Acts i. i.
THE former treatise have I made, O Theophilus,
of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
until the day in which he was taken up, after that
he through the Holy Ghost had given command
ments unto the Apostles whom he had chosen : to
whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion,
by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty
days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the
kingdom of God. And being assembled together
with them, he commanded them that they should
not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise
of the Father, which (saith he) ye have heard of
me : for John truly baptized with water, but ye
shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many
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days hence. When they therefore were come
together, they asked of him, saying : Lord, wilt
thou at this time restore again the kingdom to
Israel ? And he said unto them : It is not for you
to know the times or the seasons, which the Father
hath put in his own power ; but ye shall receive
power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you,
and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem,
and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the
uttermost part of the earth. And when he had
spoken these things, while they beheld, he was
taken up, and a cloud received him out of their
sight. And while they looked stedfastly toward
heaven as he went up, behold two men stood by
them in white apparel, which also said : Ye men
of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven ?
This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into
heaven, shall so come, in like manner as ye have
seen him go into heaven.
Alleluia, alleluia. *f. Ps. 47. God is gone up
with a merry noise, and the Lord with the sound of
the trump, alleluia, f. Ps. 68. The Lord is
among them as in the holy place of Sinai, he is
gone up on high ; he hath led captivity captive.
Alleluia.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Mark. St. Mark 16. 14.
AT that time : Jesus appeared unto the eleven,
as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with
their unbelief and hardness of heart : because they
believed not them, which had seen him after he was
risen. And he said unto them : Go ye into all the
world, and preach the Gospel to every creature.
He that believeth, and is baptized, shall be saved :
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but he that believe th not, shall be damned. And
these signs shall follow them that believe : In my
Name shall they cast out devils : they shall speak
with new tongues : they shall take up serpents :
and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt
them : they shall lay hands on the sick, and they
shall recover. So then after the Lord had spoken
unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat
on the right hand of God. And they went forth,
and preached every where, the Lord working with
them, and confirming the word with signs following.
Tf When the Gospel has been said, the Paschal
candle shall be put out, nor shall it be lighted again,
save on Whitsun Eve at the blessing of the Font.
The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 47. God is gone up with a
merry noise : and the Lord with the sound of the
trump, alleluia.
SECRET.
AXEPT, O Lord, we pray thee, the oblations
which, in remembrance of the glorious Ascen
sion of thy Son, we do offer unto thee : and merci
fully grant that we, being delivered from all perils
in this life present, may attain in the end unto life
everlasting. Through the same.
PREFACE of the Ascension, which shall be said
until Whitsun Eve exclusive.
WITHIN THE ACTION. The most holy day
whereon our Lord. And thus it is said throughout
the Octave.
COMMUNION. Ps. 68. Sing ye to the Lord,
who ascended to the heaven of heavens, to the
sunrising, alleluia.
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POSTCOMMUNION.
RANT, we beseech thee, Almighty and mer-
V_J ciful God : that we which have outwardly
received these holy mysteries, may inwardly be
made partakers of the benefit of the same. Through.
*[f Within the Octave of the Ascension Mass is
said of the Ascension, unless a Double or Semi-
double Feast occur, in which case Mass is said of
the Feast, with a Commemoration of the Octave.
But on a Simple, only a Commemoration of it is
made. After the Collect for the Day, the second
Collect is said of St. Mary, O Lord God Almighty,
and the third for the Church, page 033, or for the
Chief Bishop, page D 33.
SUNDAY AFTER THE ASCENSION
INTROIT. Eccaudi, Domine. Ps. 27.
HEARKEN unto my voice, O Lord, when I
cry unto thee, alleluia : my heart hath
talked of thee, Seek ye my face ; thy face, Lord,
will I seek : O hide not thou thy face from
me, alleluia, alleluia. Ps, ibid. The Lord is my
light and my salvation : whom then shall I fear ?
J. Glory be.
COLLECT.
OGOD the King of glory, who hast exalted
thine only Son Jesus Christ with great
triumph unto thy kingdom in heaven : we be
seech thee, leave us not comfortless ; but send to
us thine Holy Ghost to comfort us, and exalt us
unto the same place whither our Saviour Christ is
gone before. Who liveth. ,, c r
Commem. of the Ascension only, page D 55.
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The Lesson from the former EPISTLE of blessed
Peter the Apostle. I St. Peter 4. 7.
DEARLY beloved : The end of all things is at
hand ; be ye therefore sober, and watch
unto prayer. And above all things have fervent
charity among yourselves : for charity shall cover
the multitude of sins. Use hospitality one to another
without grudging : as every man hath received the
gift, even so minister the same one to another, as
good stewards'bf the manifold grace of God. If any
man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God : if
any man minister, let him do it as of the ability
which God giveth : that God in all things may be
glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise
and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Alleluia, alleluia. ^. Ps. 47. God reigneth over
the heathen : God sitteth upon his holy seat.
Alleluia, y. St. John 14. I will not leave you
comfortless : I go away and come again unto you,
and your heart shall rejoice. Alleluia.
>J< The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 15. 26.
AT that time : Jesus said unto his disciples :
When the Comforter is come, whom I will
send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of
truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall
testify of me : and ye also shall bear witness,
because ye have been with me from the beginning.
These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should
not be offended. They shall put you out of the
synagogues : yea, the time cometh, that whosoever
killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
And these things will they do unto you, because
they have not known the Father, nor me. But
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these things have I told you, that, when the time
shall come, ye may remember that I told you of
them. The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 47. God is gone up with a
merry noise : and the Lord with the sound of the
trump, aUeluia.
GRANT, O Lord, that this spotless sacrifice
may cleanse us from all our sins : and shed
forjh within our souls the strength of thy heavenly
grace. Through.
For the Ascension. SECRET as above, page D 57.
COMMUNION. St. John 17. Father, while I
was with them in the .world, I kept those that thou
gavest me, alleluia : and now I come to thee : I
pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the
world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the
evil, alleluia, alleluia.
POSTCOMMUNION.
OLORD, who hast vouchsafed to satisfy us
with the sacred gifts of thy bounty : grant,
we beseech thee, that we may ever continue to
render thanks unto thee for the same. Through.
For the Ascension. POSTCOMMUNION, p. D 58.
Within the Octave of the Ascension Mass is said
as on the day, with one Collect only, unless a Simple
Feast occur, or one treated as such.
U On the Friday after the Octave of the Ascension,
if it is not a Double or Semi-double Feast, Mass is
said of the preceding Sunday, with Commem. of
St. Mary, and of the Church, or of the Chief
Bishop, page D 33. A Simple is only commem
orated. And the Creed is not said.
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VIGIL OF PENTECOST
Station at St. John Lateran.
Tine Office having been said, the Priest and ministers,
vested in purple, go up to the Altar, and after the
reverence, the Priest kisses it in the centre. Then
are read the Prophecies without title, the candles
of the Altar being unlighted up to the beginning
of the Mass, as on Holy Saturday. The Priest
reads them in a low voice at the Epistle Corner
of the Altar. At the end of the Prophecies are sai
the Collects without Let us bow the knee.
PROPHECY THE FIRST. Gen. 22. 1-19. In
those days : God did tempt Abraham. As on
Holy Saturday, Prophecy 3.
Which ended, the Priest says :
Let us pray. COLLECT.
OGOD, who in the works of Abraham thy
servant hast sanctified a pattern of obedience
to all mankind : grant us so to conquer the per
versity of our desires, that we may in all things
fulfil the righteousness of thy commandments.
Through.
PROPHECY THE SECOND. Exod. 14. 24 to
15. i. In those days : It came to pass that in the
morning watch. As on Holy Saturday, Prophecy 4,
with the Tract, We will sing unto the Lord.
Let us pray. COLLECT.
OGOD, who by the light of thy new covenant
hast made manifest thy wonders wrought in
former times, shewing in the Red Sea a pattern of
the waters of baptism, and in the deliverance of
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thy people from bondage in Egypt foreshadowing
the sacraments of thy Christian people : grant that
all nations, being admitted by the merit of their
faith to the privilege of Israel, may be regenerated
by the partaking of thy Holy Spirit. Through . . .
in the unity of the same Spirit.
PROPHECY THE THIRD. Deut. 31. 22-30. In
those days : Moses therefore wrote this song. As
on Holy Saturday, Prophecy n, with the Tract,
Give ear, O ye heavens.
Let us pray. COLLECT.
OGOD, who art the glory of the faithful and
the life of the righteous ; who likewise by
Moses thy servant hast taught us to sing songs of
praise unto thee : accomplish in all nations the
work of thy mercy, granting them felicity, and
delivering them from all terror : that those things
which were uttered for a warning of thy vengeance
may be made profitable for our healing unto life
everlasting. Through.
PROPHECY THE FOURTH. Isaiah 4. 1-6.
And in that day seven women shall take hold of
one man. As on Holy Saturday, Prophecy 8, with
the Tract, My well-beloved hath a vineyard.
Let us pray. COLLECT.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who in thine
JL\. only-begotten Son hast revealed thyself to be
the husbandman of thy Church, who dost merci
fully purge every branch that bringeth forth fruit
in the true vine, even the same Christ thy Son, to
the intent that it may bring forth more fruit : we
pray thee that the thorns and briars of sin may not
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prevail against thy faithful people, whom by the
waters of baptism thou hast brought like a vine
out of Egypt ; that being confirmed by the sanctify
ing power of thy Holy Spirit, they may evermore
bring forth fruit in abundance. Through ... in
the unity of the same Spirit.
PROPHECY THE FIFTH. Baruch 3. 9-37.
Hear, Israel, the commandments of life. As on
Holy Saturday, Prophecy 6.
Let us pray. COLLECT.
OGOD, who by the mouths of thy prophets
hast commanded us to leave behind us all
things temporal, and to strive earnestly after things
eternal : grant that we thy servants, knowing those
things thou commandest, by thy heavenly inspir
ation may be enabled to perform the same. Through.
PROPHECY THE SIXTH. Ezech. 37. 1-14.
In those days : The hand of the Lord was upon me.
As on Holy Saturday, Prophecy 7.
Let us pray. COLLECT.
OLORD GOD OF HOSTS, who restorest those
things that are broken down, and preservest
those things that thou restorest : increase, we
pray thee, the peoples that shall be regenerated in
the sanctification of thy Name ; that they that
are washed in the waters of baptism may in all
things be guided by thy inspiration. Through.
If These ended, the Celebrant puts on a purple cope,
and, while he descends to the font, the following is sung:
TRACT. Ps. 42. Like as the hart desireth the
water-brooks : so longeth my soul after thee, O God.
y. My soul is athirst for the living God : when
shall I come to appear before the presence of God ?
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y. My tears have been my meat day and night,
while they daily say unto me : Where is now thy
God?
Then the Priest, before he enters the Baptistry to
bless the font, says :
y. The Lord be with you. R/. And with thy
spirit.
Let us pray. COLLECT.
/^ RANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God : that
VJT we which here observe the day whereon thou
didst send forth thy Holy Spirit, may in such wise
be influenced with heavenly desires that we may
ever thirst for the waters of life. Through ... in
the unity of the same Spirit.
Then he proceeds to bless the font, as on Holy
Saturday.
T But where there be no font, after the 6th Prophecy
with its Collect the Celebrant lays aside the Chasuble,
and prostrates himself before the Altar with- the
ministers : and all the others kneeling, the Litany
is sung by two cantors in the middle of the Choir,
both Choirs making together the same response. But
when they come to We sinners do beseech thee to
hear us, O Lord the Priest and ministers rise, and
going to the sacristy, put on red vestments, and the
lights around the Altar are lighted. At the end of
the Litany the Kyrie eleison is sung solemnly for the
Mass, and repeated as usual. And this having been
begun, the Priest with the ministers proceeds to the
Altar, and makes the Confession : then, going up,
he kisses the Altar, and incenses it in the accustomed
way. The Kyrie eleison being finished, Glory be to
God on high is solemnly begun, and the bells are rung.
Vigil of Pentecost D 65
COLLECT.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that
the splendour of thy glory may in such wise
shine forth upon us : that the brightness of thy
light may by the illumination of thy Holy Spirit
strengthen the hearts of them which through thy
grace are born again. Through . . .in the unity
of the same Spirit.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the Acts of
the Apostles. Acts 19. i.
IN those days : It came to pass that while
Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed
through the upper coasts came to Ephesus : and
finding certain disciples, he said unto them : Have
ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed ? And
they said unto him : We have not so much as heard
whether there be any Holy Ghost. And he said
unto them : Unto what then were ye baptized ?
And they said : Unto John's baptism. Then said
Paul : John verily baptized with the baptism of
repentance, saying unto the people : That they
should believe on him which should come after
him, that is, on Christ Jesus. When they heard
this, they were baptized in the Name of the Lord
Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands upon
them, the Holy Ghost came on them ; and they
spake with tongues, and prophesied. And all the
men were about twelve. And he went into the
synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three
months, disputing and persuading the things con
cerning the kingdom of God.
Alleluia, y. Ps. 107. O give thanks unto the
Lord, for he is gracious : and his mercy endureth
for ever.
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Alleluia is not repeated, but there immediately
follows :
TRACT. Ps. 117. O praise the Lord, all ye
heathen : praise him all ye nations, y. For his
merciful kindness is ever more and more towards
us : and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever.
At the Gospel lights are not carried, but incense only.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 14. 15.
Af that time : Jesus said unto his disciples :
If ye love me, keep my commandments. And
I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another
Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever,
even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot
receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth
him. But ye know him : for he dwelleth with you,
and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfort
less : I will come to you. Yet a little while ; and
the world seeth me no more. But ye see me, because
I live, ye shall live also. At that day ye shall know
that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
He that hath my commandments and keepeth them,
he it is that loveth me. And he that loveth me shall
be loved of my Father ; and I will love him, and
will manifest myself to him. The Creed is not said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 104. O send forth thy Spirit,
and they shall be made : and thou shalt renew the
face of the earth, alleluia.
SECRET.
SANCTIFY, O Lord, we beseech thee, these our
oblations : that being enlightened by the beams
of thy Holy Spirit, our hearts may be purified from all
evil. Through ... in the unity of the same Spirit.
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PREFACE of Pentecost.
WITHIN THE ACTION. The most holy day of
Pentecost whereon the Holy Ghost appeared to the
Apostles in countless tongues of fire. And special
Commemoration in the Prayer following. These
are said up to the following Saturday inclusive.
COMMUNION. St. John 7. In the last day of
the feast Jesus cried : He that believeth on me*
out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water :
but this spake he of the Spirit, which they that
believe on him should receive, alleluia, alleluia.
POSTCOMMUNION.
WE humbly beseech thee, O Lord, that thou
wouldest send down upon our hearts the
healthful Spirit of thy grace : and, that we may
bring forth fruit unto thee, pour upon us the inward
dew of his blessing. Through ... in the unity of
the same Spirit.
^f In private Masses of this Vigil, the Prophecies,
Collects, and Litany are omitted, and the Mass begins
at once with the following Introit :
INTROIT. Cum sanctificatus. Ezech. 36.
WHEN I shall be sanctified in you before their
eyes, I will gather you out of all countries:
then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye
shall be clean from all your nlthiness, and a new
spirit will I put within you, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 34.
I will alway give thanks unto the Lord : his praise
shall ever be in my mouth. *f. Glory be.
Then is said the Kyrie eleison.
Glory be to God on high.
COLLECT. Grant, we beseech thee, Almighty God,
that the splendour of thy glory, as above, p. D 65.
a
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WHITSUNDAY
OR PENTECOST
Station at St. Peter's.
INTROIT. Spiritus Domini. Wisdom i.
THE Spirit -of the Lord hath filled the whole
world, alleluia : and that which containeth
all things hath knowledge of the voice, alleluia,
alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 68. Let God arise, and let
his enemies be scattered : let them also that hate
him flee before him. y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
GOD, who as at this time didst teach the hearts of
thy faithful people, by sending tp them the
light of thy Holy Spirit : grant us by the same
Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and
evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort. Through
the merits of ... in the unity of the same Spirit.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the Acts of
the Apostles. Acts 2. I.
WHEN the day of Pentecost was fully come,
they were all with one accord in one place :
and suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as
of a rushing mighty wind : and it filled all the house
where they were sitting. And there appeared unto
them cloven tongues, like as of fire, and it sat upon
each of them : and they were all filled with the
Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues,
as the Spirit gave them utterance. And there were
dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of
every nation under heaven. Now when this was
noised abroad, the multitude came together, and
were confounded, because that every man heard
them speak in his own language. And they were
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all amazed, and marvelled, saying one to another :
Behold, are not all these which speak Galileans ?
And how hear we every man in our own tongue
wherein we were born ? Parthians, and Medes, and
Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in
Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Poritus, and Asia,
Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts
of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews,
and Proselytes, Cretes, and Arabians, we do hear
them speak in our tongues the wonderful works
of God.
Alleluia, alleluia, J. Ps. 104. send forth
thy Spirit, and they shall be made : and thou
shalt renew the face of the earth. Alleluia. (Here
genuflect.) y. Come, Holy Ghost, and fill the hearts
of thy faithful people : and kindle in them the fire
of thy love.
SEQUENCE.
Veni Sancte Spiritus.
COME, thou Holy Spirit, come ; and from thy
celestial home send thy light and brilliancy.
Come, thou father of the poor, come who givest all
our store, come the soul's true radiancy.
Come, of comforters the best, of the soul the sweetest
guest, sweetly and refreshingly.
Come, in labour rest most sweet, shade and coolness
in the heat, comfort in adversity.
Thou who art the Light most blest, come fulfil their
inmost breast, who believe most faithfully.
For without thy Godhead's dower, man hath nothing
in his power, save to work iniquity.
What is filthy make thou pure, what is wounded
work its cure, water what is parched and dry.
Gently bend the stubborn will, warm to life the
heart that's chill, guide who goeth erringly.
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Fill thy faithful who adore, and confess thee ever
more, with thy sevenfold mystery.
Here thy grace and virtue send, grant salvation in
the end, and in heaven felicity. Amen. Alleluia.
And this is said daily until the following Saturday
inclusive.
>fr The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 14. 15.
Ar that time : Jesus said unto his disciples :
If ye love me, keep my commandments. And
I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another
Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever ;
even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot
receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth
him : but ye know him ; for he dwelleth with you,
and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless ;
I will come to you. Yet a little while, and the world
seeth me no more ; but ye see me : because I live,
ye shall live also. At that day ye shall know, that
I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. He
that hath my commandments, and keepeth them,
he it is that loveth me ; and he that loveth me shall
be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will
manifest myself to him. Judas saith unto him, (not
Iscariot) : Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest
thyself unto us, and not unto the world ? Jesus
answered and said unto him : If a man love me,
he will keep my words, and my Father will love him,
and we will come unto him, and make our abode
with him : he that loveth me not keepeth not my
sayings. And the word which ye hear is not mine,
but the Father's which sent me. These things have
I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. But
the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the
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Father will send in my Name, he shall teach you
all things, and bring all things to your remembrance,
whatsoever I have said unto you. Peace I leave
with you, my peace I give unto you : not as the
world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart
be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Ye have heard
how I said unto you : I go away, and come again
unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because
I said, I go unto the Father ; for my Father is
greater than I. And now I have told you before it
come to pass : that, when it is come to pass, ye
might believe. Hereafter I will not talk much
with you : for the Prince of this world cometh,
and hath nothing in me. But that the world may
know that I love the Father, and as the Father
gave me commandment, even so I do. Creed.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 68. Stablish the thing, O
God, that thou hast wrought in us : for thy temple's
sake at Jerusalem, shall kings bring presents unto
thee, alleluia.
SECRET.
SANCTIFY, Lord, we beseech thee, these our
oblations : that being enlightened by the
beams of thy Holy Spirit, our hearts may be purified
from all evil. Through ... in the unity of the
same Spirit.
PREFACE of Pentecost.
COMMUNION. Acts 2. Suddenly there came a
sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind,
and it filled all the house where they were sitting,
alleluia : and they were all filled with the Holy
Ghost, and began to speak the wonderful works of
God, alleluia, alleluia.
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POSTCOMMUNION.
WE humbly beseech thee, O Lord, that thou
wouldest send down upon our hearts the
healthful Spirit of thy grace : and, that we may
bring forth fruit unto thee, pour upon us the inward
dew of his blessing. Through ... in the unity of
the same Spirit.
If Within the Octave of Pentecost no office of any
Double or Semi-double Feast is said, but Double
Feasts which can be transferred are celebrated after
the Octave. Of Double Feasts which cannot be
transferred, Semi-doubles, and Simples, after the
first three days a Commemoration only is made.
MONDAY IN WHITSUN WEEK
Station at the Church of St. Peter in Chains.
INTROIT. Cibavit eos. Ps.Si.
HE fed them also with the finest wheat flour,
alleluia : and with honey from the rock
hath he satisfied them, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. ibid.
Sing we merrily unto God our helper : make a
cheerful noise unto the God of Jacob, y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
GOD, who as at this time didst teach the hearts
of thy faithful people, by sending to them the
light of thy Holy Spirit : grant us by the same
Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and
evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort. Through
the merits of ... in the unity of the same Spirit.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the Acts of
the Apostles. Acts 10. 34.
IN those days : Peter opened his mouth, and
said : Of a truth I perceive that God is no
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respecter of persons ; but in every nation he that
feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted
with him. The Word which God sent unto the
children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ ;
(he is Lord of all ;) that Word, I say, ye know, which
was published throughout all Judaea, and began
from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached :
how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy
Ghost, and with power : who went about doing
good, and healing all that were oppressed with the
devil ; for God was with him. And we are witnesses
of all things which he did both in the land of the
Jews, and in Jerusalem ; whom they slew and
hanged on a tree : him God raised up the third day,
and shewed him openly ; not to all the people ; but
unto witnesses chosen before of God ; even to us
who did eat and drink with him after he rose from
the deadi And he commanded us to preach unto
the people : and to testify that it is he which was
ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.
To him give all the prophets witness, that through
his Name whosoever believeth in him shall receive
remission of sins. While Peter yet spake these
words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard
the word. And they of the circumcision, which
believed, were astonished, as many as came with
Peter : because that on the Gentiles also was poured
out the gift of the Holy Ghost. For they heard
them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then
answered Peter : Can any man forbid water, that
these should not be baptized, which have received
the Holy Ghost as well as we ? And he com
manded them to be baptized in the Name of the
Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain
days.
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Alleluia, alleluia. J. Acts 2. The Apostles
spake with divers tongues the wonderful works of
God, alleluia. (Here genuflect.) y. Come, Holy
Ghost, and fill the hearts of thy faithful people :
and kindle in them the fire of thy love.
SEQUENCE.
COME, thou Holy Spirit, come ; and from thy
celestial home send thy light and brilliancy.
Come, thou father of the poor, come who givest all
our store, come the soul's true radiancy.
Come, of comforters the best, of the soul the sweetest
guest, sweetly and refreshingly.
Come, in labour rest most sweet, shade and coolness
in the heat, comfort in adversity.
Thou who art the Light most blest, come fulfil their
inmost breast, who believe most faithfully.
For without thy Godhead's dower, man hath nothing
in his power, save to work iniquity.
What is filthy make thou pure, what is wounded
work its cure, water what is parched and dry.
Gently bend the stubborn will, warm to life the
heart that's chill, guide who goeth erringly.
Fill thy faithful who adore, and confess thee ever
more, with thy sevenfold mystery.
Here thy grace and virtue send, grant salvation in
the end, and in heaven felicity. Amen. Alleluia.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 3. 16.
AT that time : Jesus said unto Nicodemus :
God so loved the world, that he gave his only-
begotten Son : that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have everlasting life. For
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God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the
world, but that the world through him might be
saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned :
but he that believeth not is condemned already :
because he hath not believed in the Name of the
only-begotten Son of God. And this is the con
demnation : that light is come into the world, and
men loved darkness rather than light : because
their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth
evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light,
lest his deeds should be reproved : but he that doeth
truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be
made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Creed.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 18. The Lord thundered
out of heaven, and the Highest gave his thunder :
and the springs of water were seen, alleluia.
SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, graciously to sanc
tify these our gifts : that, by the acceptable
offering of our spiritual sacrifice, we may ourselves
be rendered an everlasting oblation unto thee.
Through.
COMMUNION. St. John 14. The Holy Ghost
shall teach you, alleluia : whatsoever I have said
unto you, alleluia, alleluia.
POSTCQMMUNION.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to assist
thy people : that they, on whom thou hast
bestowed thy heavenly mysteries, may by thee be
defended from all the assaults of their enemies.
Through.
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TUESDAY IN WHITSUN WEEK
Station at St. Anastasia.
INTROIT. Accipite jucunditatem. 2 Esdras 2. 36.
RECEIVE the joy fulness of your glory, alleluia :
giving thanks unto God, alleluia : who hath
called you to the heavenly kingdom, alleluia,
alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 78. Hear my law, O my
people : incline your ears unto the words of my
mouth, y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
GOD, who as at this time didst teach the hearts
of thy faithful people, by the sending to them
the light of thy Holy Spirit : grant us by the same
Spirit to have a right judgment in all things ; and
evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort. Through
the merits of ... in the unity of the same Spirit.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the Acts of
the Apostles. Acts 8. 14.
IN those days : When the Apostles, which were
at Jerusalem, heard that Samaria had received
the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and
John. Who, when they were come down, prayed
for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost :
for as yet he was fallen upon none of, them, only
they were baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus.
Then laid they their hands on them, and they re
ceived the Holy Ghost.
Alleluia, alleluia. J. St. John 15. The Holy
Ghost shall teach you, whatsoever I have said unto
you. Alleluia. (Here genuflect.) f. Come, Holy
Ghost, and fill the hearts of thy faithful people : and
kindle in them the fire of thy love.
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SEQUENCE.
COME, thou Holy Spirit, come ; and from thy
celestial home send thy light and brilliancy.
Come, thou father of the poor, come who givest all
our store, come the soul's true radiancy.
Come, of comforters the best, of the soul the sweetest
guest, sweetly and refreshingly.
Come, in labour rest most sweet, shade and coolness
in the heat, comfort in adversity.
Thou who art the Light most blest, come fulfil their
inmost breast, who believe most faithfully.
For without thy Godhead's dower, man hath nothing
in his power, save to work iniquity.
What is filthy make thou pure, what is wounded
work its cure, water what is parched and dry.
Gently bend the stubborn will, warm to life the
heart that's chill, guide who goeth erringly.
Fill thy faithful who adore, and confess thee ever
more, with thy sevenfold mystery.
Here thy grace and virtue send, grant salvation in
the end, and in heaven felicity. Amen. Alleluia.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 10. i.
AT that time : Jesus said unto the Pharisees :
Verily, verily I say unto you : he that en-
tereth not by the door into the sheep-fold, but
climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief
and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door
is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter
openeth, and the sheep hear his voice, and he
calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them
out. And, when he putteth forth his own sheep,
he goeth before them : and the sheep follow him,
for they know his voice. And a stranger will they
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not follow, but will flee from him : for they know
not the voice of strangers. This parable spake
Jesus unto them. But they understood not what
things they were which he spake unto them. Then
said Jesus unto them again : Verily, verily I say
unto you, I am the door of the sheep. All that ever
came before me are thieves and robbers, but the
sheep did not hear them. I am the door. By me if
any man enter in, he shall be saved : and shall go
in and out, and find pasture. The thief cometh not
but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I am
come that they might have life, and that they might
have it more abundantly. The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 78. The Lord opened the
doors of heaven : he rained down manna also upon
them for to eat : and gave them food from heaven,
so man did eat Angels' food, alleluia.
SECRET.
GRANT, Lord, that the off erings r which we
here present unto thee may cleanse us from
all our sins : and make us worthy to be partakers
of thy holy Sacrament. Through.
COMMUNION. St. John 15.16 and 1 7. The Spirit
which proceedeth from the Father, alleluia : he
shall glorify me, alleluia, alleluia.
POSTCOMMUNION.
OLORD, we pray thee that thy Holy Spirit,
who is himself the remission of all our
iniquities, may in this heavenly Sacrament regene
rate our souls. Through ... in the unity of the
same Spirit.
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EMBER WEDNESDAY IN
WHITSUN WEEK
Station at St. Mary Major.
INTROIT. Deus t dum egredereris. Ps. 68.
OGOD, when thou wentest forth before the
people, when thou wentest through the
wilderness, alleluia : the earth shook and the
heavens dropped, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. ibid. Let
God arise and let his enemies be scattered : let
them also that hate him flee before him. y. Glory
be.
After the Kyrie eleison is said Let us pray, but
Let us bow the knee is not said.
COLLECT.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, that the Comforter
which proceedeth from thee may enlighten
our minds : and lead us, as thy Son hath promised,
into all truth. Who liveth.
The Lesson from the Acts of the Apostles.
Acts 2. 14.
IN those days : Peter, standing up with the
eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them :
Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem,
be this known unto you, and hearken to my words.
For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it
is but the third hour of the day : but this is that
which was spoken by the prophet Joel : And it
shall come to pass in the last days, (saith God,) I will
pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons
and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young
men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream
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dreams. And on my servants and on my hand
maidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit,
and they shall prophesy : and I will shew wonders
in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath ;
blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke. The sun
shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into
blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord
come. And it shall come to pass : that whosoever
shall call on the Name of the Lord shall be saved.
Alleluia. J. Ps. 33. By the word of the Lord
were the heavens made, and all the hosts of them
by the Breath of his mouth.
Here is said Glory be to God on high, and after
ward The Lord be with you.
COLLECT.
GRANT, we beseech thee, almighty and merci
ful God: that the Holy Ghost descending on
us may by his gracious indwelling render us a
temple of his glory. Through ... in the unity of
the same Spirit.
If From to-day until Saturday inclusive, after the
Collect of the day, is said a Collect for the Church or
for the Chief Bishop, page D 33.
If a Simple Feast occur, or a Feast reduced to the
form of a Simple, the Collect for the Church or for
the Chief Bishop is omitted.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the Acts of
the Apostles. Acts 5. 12.
IN those days : By the hands of the Apostles
were many signs and wonders wrought among
the people. And they were all with one accord in
Solomon's porch. And of the rest durst no man
join himself to them : but the people magnified
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them. And believers were the more added to the
Lord, multitudes both of men and women, insomuch
that they brought forth the sick into the streets,
and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least
the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow
some of them. There came also a multitude out of
the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing
sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean
spirits : and they were healed every one.
Alleluia, alleluia. (Here genuflect.) y. Come,
Holy Ghost, and fill the hearts of thy faithful
people : and kindle in them the fire of thy love.
SEQUENCE.
COME, thou Holy Spirit, come ; and from thy
celestial home send thy light and brilliancy.
Come, thou father of the poor, come who givest all
our store, come the soul's true radiancy.
Come, of comforters the best, of the soul the sweetest
guest, sweetly and refreshingly.
Come, in labour rest most sweet, shade and coolness
in the heat, comfort in adversity.
Thou who art the Light most blest, come fulfil their
inmost breast, who believe most faithfully.
For without thy Godhead's dower, man hath nothing
in his power, save to work iniquity.
What is filthy make thou pure, what is wounded
work its cure, water what is parched and dry.
Gently bend the stubborn will, warm to life the
heart that's chill, guide who goeth erringly.
Fill thy faithful who adore, and confess thee ever
more, with thy sevenfold mystery.
Here thy grace and virtue send, grant salvation in
the end, and in heaven felicity. Amen. Alleluia.
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^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 6. 44.
AT that time : Jesus said unto the multitudes
of the Jews : No man can come to me,
except the Father which hath sent me draw him :
and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written
in the Prophets : And they shall be all taught of
God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and
hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. Not
that any man hath seen the Father, save he which
is of God, he hath seen the Father. Verily, verily,
I say unto you : he that believeth on me hath ever
lasting life. I am that bread of life. Your fathers
did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.
This is the bread which cometh down from heaven :
that a man may eat thereof, and not die. I am the
living bread which came down from heaven. If any
man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever : and
the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will
give for the life of the world. The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 119. My delight shall be in
thy commandments, which I have loved exceedingly :
my hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments,
which I have loved, alleluia.
SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to accept
these our oblations : and vouchsafe so to
work in us, that we, which outwardly shew forth
thy mysteries, may inwardly celebrate the same with
all godly and devout affections. Through.
SECRET 2 for Church, or Chief Bishop, p. 034.
COMMUNION. St. John 14. Peace I leave with
you, alleluia : my peace I give unto you, alleluia,
alleluia.
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POSTCOMMUNION.
OLORD, who hast suffered us to receive these
heavenly sacraments, we humbly beseech
thy mercy : that those things which we do shew
forth in this life temporal, we may hereafter obtain
in everlasting felicity. Through.
POSTCOMMUNION 2 for Church, or Chief Bishop,
page D 34.
THURSDAY IN WHITSUN WEEK
Station at St. Lawrence without the walls.
INTRO IT. Spiritus Domini. Wis. i.
THE Spirit of the Lord hath filled the whole
world, alleluia : and that which containeth
all things hath knowledge of the voice, alleluia,
alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 68. Let God arise, and let
his enemies be scattered : let them also that hate
him flee before him. y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
GOD, who as at this time didst teach the hearts of
thy faithful people, by the sending to them the
light of thy Holy Spirit : grant us by the same
Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and
evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort. Through
the merits of ... in the unity of the same Spirit.
COLLECT 2 for Church, or Chief Bishop, p. D 33.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the Acts of
the Apostles. Acts 8. 5.
IN those days : Philip went down to the city of
Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. And
the people with one accord gave heed unto those
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things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the
miracles which he did. For unclean spirits, crying
with loud voice, came out of many that were pos
sessed with them. And many taken with palsies,
and that were lame, were healed. And there was
great joy in that city.
Alleluia, alleluia. J. Ps. 104. O send forth thy
Spirit, and they shall be made : and thou shalt
renew the face of the earth. Alleluia. (Here
genuflect.) "f. Come, Holy Ghost, and fill the
hearts of thy faithful people : and kindle in them
the fire of thy love.
SEQUENCE.
COME, thou Holy Spirit, come ; and from thy
celestial home send thy light and brilliancy.
Come, thou father of the poor, come who givest all
our store, come the soul's true radiancy.
Come, of comforters the best, of the soul the sweetest
guest, sweetly and refreshingly.
Come, in labour rest most sweet, shade and coolness
in the heat, comfort in adversity.
Thou who art the Light most blest, come fulfil their
inmost breast, who believe most faithfully.
For without thy Godhead's dower, man hath nothing
in his power, save to work iniquity.
What is filthy make thou pure, what is wounded
work its cure, water what is parched and dry.
Gently bend the stubborn will, warm to life the
heart that's chill, guide who goeth erringly.
Fill thy faithful who adore, and confess thee ever
more, with thy sevenfold mystery.
Here thy grace and virtue send, grant salvation in
the end, and in heaven felicity. Amen. Alleluia.
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>J< The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Luke. St. Luke 9. i.
AT that time : Jesus called his twelve disciples
together, and gave them power and authority
over all devils, and to cure diseases. And he sent
them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the
sick. And he said unto them : Take nothing for
your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither
bread, neither money ; neither have two coats
apiece. And whatsoever house ye enter into, there
abide, and thence depart. And whosoever will not
receive you : when ye go out of that city, shake
off the very dust from your feet for a testimony
against them. And they departed, and went through
the towns, preaching the Gospel, and healing every
where. The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 68. Stablish the thing, O
God, that thou hast wrought in us : for thy temple 's
sake at Jerusalem, shall kings bring presents unto
thee, alleluia.
. - . 1 - '. .' . .-'-. j .- ,-- . * \. ,>
SECRET.
SANCTIFY, O Lord, we beseech thee, these our
oblations : that being enlightened by the
beams of thy Holy Spirit, our hearts may be purified
from all evil. Through ... in the unity of the
same Spirit.
SECRET 2 for Church, or Chief Bishop, p. D 34.
COMMUNION. Acts 2. Suddenly there came a
sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind,
and it filled all the house where they were sitting,
alleluia : and they were all filled with the Holy
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Ghost, and began to speak the wonderful works of
God, alleluia, alleluia.
POSTCOMMUNION.
WE humbly beseech thee, O Lord, that thou
wouldest send down upon our hearts the
healthful Spirit of thy grace : and, that we may
bring forth fruit unto thee, pour upon us the inward
dew of his blessing. Through ... in the unity of
the same Spirit.
POSTCOMMUNION 2 for Church, or Chief Bishop,
page D 34.
EMBER FRIDAY IN WHITSUN WEEK
Station at the Church of the Twelve Apostle?,
INTRO IT. Repleatur os meum. Ps. 71.
OLET my mouth be filled with thy praise,
alleluia : that I may sing, alleluia : my lips
will be fain when I sing unto thee, alleluia, alleluia.
Ps. ibid. In thee, O Lord, have I put my trust, let
me never be put to confusion : but rid me and
deliver me in thy righteousness, "jjfc Glory be.
COLLECT.
MOST merciful God, we beseech thee: that thy
Church being joined together in the unity
of the Holy Spirit, may be preserved evermore from
all the assaults of the enemy. Through ... in
the unity of the same Spirit.
COLLECT 2 for Church, or Chief Bishop, p. D 33.
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The Lesson for the EPISTLE from Joel the
Prophet Joel 2. 23.
THUS saith the Lord God : Be glad then,
ye children of Sion, and rejoice in the
Lord your God : for he hath given you the former
rain moderately, and he will cause to come down
for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain
in the first month. And the floors shall be full of
wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil.
And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and
praise the Name of the Lord your God, that hath
dealt wondrously with you : and my people shall
never be ashamed. And ye shall know that I am
in the midst of Israel : and that I am the Lord your
God, and none else : and my people shall never be
ashamed : saith the Lord Almighty.
Alleluia, alleluia, y. Wis. 12. O how good and
sweet, O Lord, is thy Spirit within us. Alleluia.
(Here genuflect.) y. Come, Holy Ghost, and fill
the hearts of thy faithful people : and kindle in
them the fire of thy love.
SEQUENCE.
COME, thou Holy Spirit, come ; and from thy
celestial home send thy light and brilliancy.
Come, thou father of the poor, come who givest all
our store, come the soul's true radiancy.
Come, of comforters the best, of the soul the sweetest
guest, sweetly and refreshingly.
Come, in labour rest most sweet, shade and coolness
in the heat, comfort in adversity.
Thou who art the Light most blest, come fulfil their
inmost breast, who believe most faithfully.
For without thy Godhead's dower, man hath nothing
in his power, save to work iniquity.
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What is filthy make thou pure, what is wounded
work its cure, water what is parched and dry.
Gently bend the stubborn will, warm to life the
heart that's chill, guide who goeth erringly.
Fill thy faithful who adore, and confess thee ever
more, with thy sevenfold mystery.
Here thy grace and virtue send, grant salvation in
the end, and in heaven felicity. Amen. Alleluia.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL,
according to Luke. St. Luke 5. 17.
AT that time : It came to pass on a certain day,
as Jesus was teaching, that there were Phari
sees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were
come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and
Jerusalem : and the power of the Lord was present
to heal them. And, behold, men brought in a bed
a man which was taken with a palsy : and they
sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before
him. And when they could not find by what way
they might bring him in because of the multitude,
they went upon the house-top, and let him down
through the tiling with his couch into the midst
before Jesus. And when he saw their faith, he said
unto him : Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. And
the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, say
ing : Who is this which speaketh blasphemies?
Who can forgive sins but God alone ? But when
Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said
unto them : What reason ye in your hearts ?
Whether is easier, to say : Thy sins be forgiven
thee ; or to say : Rise up and walk ? But that ye
may know that the Son of man hath power upon
earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the
palsy) : I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy
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couch, and go unto thine house. And immediately
he rose up before them, and took up that whereon
he lay : and departed to his own house, glorifying
God. And they were all amazed, and they glorified
God, and were filled with fear, saying : We have
seen strange things to-day. The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 146. Praise the Lord, my
soul : while I live will I praise the Lord : yea, as
long as I have any being, I will sing praises unto
my God, alleluia.
SECRET.
OLORD, who by thy Holy Spirit didst kindle
the hearts of the disciples of thy Son Jesus
Christ our Lord : grant, we pray thee, that the
same heavenly fire may consume the sacrifice
which we offer in thy sight. Through the same . . .
in the unity of the same Spirit.
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COMMUNION. St. John 14. I will not leave
you comfortless : I will come to you, alleluia : and
your heart shall rejoice, alleluia.
POSTCOMMUNION.
OLORD, who hast made us partakers of the
gifts of these holy mysteries : we humbly
beseech thee ; that those things, which thou hast
commanded us to do in remembrance of thee, may
be profitable to the succour of all our infirmities.
Who livest.
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EMBER SATURDAY IN
WHITSUN WEEK
Station at St. Peter's.
INTROIT. Caritas Dei. Rom. 5.
HE love of God is shed abroad in our hearts,
alleluia : by the Holy Ghost which is given
unto us, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 103. Praise the
Lord, O my soul : and all that is within me, praise
his holy Name. y. Glory be.
After the Kyrie eleison is said Let us pray only,
without Let us bow the knee, and likewise before
the Collects following.
o
COLLECT.
LORD, we pray thee, that thy Holy Spirit,
who doth preserve us by his wisdom and
govern us by his providence, may by thy mercy be
poured forth upon the hearts of us thy servants.
Through ... in the unity of the same Spirit.
The Lesson from Joel the Prophet. Joel 2. 28.
THUS saith the Lord God : I will pour out
my Spirit upon all flesh : and your sons
and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men
shall dream dreams, your young men shall see
visions. And also upon the servants and upon the
handmaids in those days will I pour out my Spirit.
And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the
earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The
sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon
into blood : before the great and the terrible day of
the Lord come. And it shall come to pass : that
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whosoever shall call on the Name of the Lord shall
be delivered.
Alleluia, y. St. John 6. It is the spirit that
quickeneth : the flesh profiteth nothing.
Let us pray. COLLECT.
WE pray thee, O Lord, that, like as thy Son
Jesus Christ came to send fire upon earth,
and desired that it should be kindled exceedingly:
so the same fire of thy Holy Spirit may inflame the
hearts of us thy people. Through the same ... in
the unity of the same Spirit.
The Lesson from the Book of Leviticus.
Lev. 23. 10.
IN those days : The Lord spake unto Moses,
saying : Speak unto the children of Israel,
and say unto them : When ye be come into the
land which I give unto you, and shall reap the har
vest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the first-
fruits of your harvest unto the priest : and he shall
wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted for
you ; on the morrow after the sabbath the priest
shall wave it. And ye shall count unto you from
the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye
brought the sheaf of the wave offering ; seven
sabbaths shall be complete, even unto the morrow
after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty
days ; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto
the Lord. Ye shall bring out of your habitations
two wave loaves of two tenth deals : they shall be
of fine flour ; they shall be baken with leaven ;
they are the first-fruits unto the Lord. And ye
shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be
an holy convocation unto you : ye shall do no
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servile work therein. It shall be a statute for ever
in all your dwellings throughout your generations :
saith the Lord Almighty.
Alleluia. J. Job 26. By his Spirit he hath
garnished the heavens.
Let us pray. COLLECT.
OGOD, who for the healing of our souls hast
commanded us to chasten our bodies with
godly fasting : mercifully grant that we may both
in body and soul be evermore devoutly given to
thy service. Through.
The Lesson from the Book of Deuteronomy.
Deut. 26. i.
IN those days : Moses spake unto the children
of Israel : Hear, O Israel, what I command thee
this day. When thou art come in unto the land
which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inherit
ance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein : that
thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the
earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the
Lord thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a
basket, and shalt go unto the place which the Lord
thy God shall choose to place his Name there : and
thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those
days, and say unto him : I profess this day unto
the Lord thy God, the Lord heard our voice, and
looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our
oppression : and the Lord brought us forth out of
Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched
arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs,
and with wonders : and he hath brought us into
this place, and hath given us this land, even a land
that floweth with milk and honey. And now,
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behold, I have brought the first-fruits of the land
which thou, O Lord, hast given me. And thou shalt
set it before the Lord thy God : and worship before
the Lord thy God : and thou shalt rejoice in every
good thing which the Lord thy God hath given unto
thee.
Alleluia, f. Acts 2. When the day of Pentecost
was fully come, they were all with one accord in
one place.
Let us pray. COLLECT.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God : that
we, being taught by abstinence in the way of
salvation, may in such wise learn to refrain our
selves from all vices, that we may readily obtain
the pardon of thy loving kindness. Through.
The Lesson from the Book of Leviticus.
Lev. 26. 3.
IN those days : The Lord said unto Moses :
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto
them: If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my
commandments, and do them, then I will give you
rain in due season, and the land shall yield her
increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their
fruit. And your threshing shall reach unto the
vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing
time ; and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and
dwell in your land safely. And I will give peace in
the land : and ye shall lie down, and none shall
make you afraid. And I will rid evil beasts out of
the land, neither shall the sword go through your
land. And ye shall chase your enemies, and they
shall fall before you by the sword. And five of you
shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall
put ten thousand to flight : and your enemies shall
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fall before you by the sword. For I will have respect
unto you : and make you fruitful : and multiply
you, and establish my covenant with you. And ye
shall eat old store, and bring forth the old because
of the new. And I will set my tabernacle among
you, and my soul shall not abhor you. And I will
walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall
be my people : saith the Lord Almighty.
Alleluia. (Here genuflect.) f. Come, Holy
Ghost, and fill the hearts of thy faithful people :
and kindle in them the fire of thy love.
Let us pray. COLLECT.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God : that
we may in such wise refrain ourselves from
carnal feastings, that we may likewise abstain from
all sins that beset us. Through.
The Lesson from the Song of the Three Children.
Song of the Three Children, v. 26.
T N those days : The Angel of the Lord came down
A into the oven together with Azarias and his
fellows : and smote the flame of the fire out of the
oven, and made the midst of the furnace as it had
been a moist whistling wind. And the flame
streamed forth above the furnace forty and nine
cubits : and it passed through, and burned those
Chaldeans it found about the furnace. And the fire
touched the three not at all ; neither hurt nor
troubled them. Then they, as out of one mouth,
praised, glorified, and blessed God in the furnace,
saying :
Here Thanks be to God is not said.
Alleluia. J. ibid. Blessed art thou, O Lord
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God of our Fathers, and to be praised and exalted
above all for ever.
The Verse ended, Glory be to God on high is then
said. Then J. The Lord be with you. R/. And
with thy spirit.
Let us pray. COLLECT.
OGOD, who for the deliverance of the three
children didst assuage the flames of fire :
mercifully grant that the fiery assaults of tempta
tion may have no power upon us thy servants.
Through.
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The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul
the Apostle to the Romans. Rom. 5. i.
T)RETHREN : Being therefore justified by faith,
X3 we have peace with God through our Lord
Jesus Christ : by whom also we have access by
faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice
in hope of the glory of God. And not only so, but
we glory in tribulations also : knowing that tribu
lation worketh patience, and patience, experience,
and experience, hope, and hope maketh not
ashamed : because the love of God is shed abroad
in our hearts by the Holy Ghost, which is given
unto us.
TRACT. Ps. 117. O praise the Lord, all ye
heathen : praise him all ye nations, y. For his
merciful kindness is ever more and more towards
us : and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever.
SEQUENCE.
COME, thou Holy Spirit, come ; and from thy
celestial home send thy light and brilliancy.
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Come, thou father of the poor, come who givest all
our store, come the soul's true radiancy.
Come, of comforters the best, of the soul the sweetest
guest, sweetly and refreshingly.
Come, in labour rest most sweet, shade and coolness
in the heat, comfort in adversity.
Thou who art the Light most blest, come fulfil their
inmost breast, who believe most faithfully.
For without thy Godhead's dower, man hath nothing
in his power, save to work iniquity.
What is filthy make thou pure, what is wounded
work its cure, water what is parched and dry.
Gently bend the stubborn will, warm to life the
heart that's chill, guide who goeth erringly.
Fill thy faithful who adore, and confess thee ever
more, with thy sevenfold mystery.
Here thy grace and virtue send, grant salvation in
the end, and in heaven felicity. Amen. Alleluia.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Luke. St. Luke 4. 38.
AT that time : Jesus arose out of the synagogue,
and entered into Simon's house. And Simon's
wife's mother was taken with a great fever : and
they besought him for her. And he stood over her,
and rebuked the fever : and it left her. And im
mediately she arose and ministered unto them.
Now when the sun was setting, all they that had
any sick with divers diseases brought them unto
him. And he laid his hands on every one of them,
and healed them. And devils also came out of
many, crying out, and saying : Thou art Christ,
the Son of God. And he, rebuking them, suffered
them not to speak, for they knew that he was Christ.
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And when it was day, he departed and went into a
desert place, and the people sought him, and came
unto him: and stayed him, that he should not
depart from them. And he said unto them : I must
preach the kingdom of God to other cities also :
for therefore am I sent. And he preached in the
synagogues of Galilee. The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 88. O Lord God of my
salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
O Lord, let my prayer enter into thy presence,
alleluia.
SECRET.
/^^RANT, O Lord, we pray thee : that to the
vJT rendering of our abstinence acceptable in
thy sight, we may, by the power of this holy Sacra
ment, be enabled to present our hearts unto thee in
perfect purity. Through.
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COMMUNION. St. John 3. The Spirit breatheth
where he listeth : and thou hearest his voice,
alleluia, alleluia : but knowest not whence he
cometh, and whither he goeth, alleluia, alleluia,
alleluia.
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GRANT, O Lord, we pray thee, that thy holy
mysteries may kindle our hearts with
heavenly fire : that we may evermore have our
delight in the performance of the same and in
bringing forth the fruits thereof. Through.
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1f After Mass ends Eastertide.
Prayers in Ember Weeks D 99
PRAYERS
To be said in Ember Weeks, at the Priest's
discretion, for those that are to be admitted into
Holy Orders.
ALMIGHTY GOD, our heavenly Father, who
JT\. hast purchased to thyself an universal Church
by the precious Blood of thy dear Son : mercifully
look upon the same, and at this time so guide and
govern the minds of thy servants the Bishops and
Pastors of thy flock, that they may lay hands
suddenly on no man, but faithfully and wisely make
choice of fit persons to serve in the sacred Ministry
of thy Church. And to those which shall be
ordained to any holy function give thy grace and
heavenly benediction ; that both by their life and
doctrine they may set forth thy glory, and set
forward the salvation of all men. Through.
A LMIGHTY GOD, the giver of all good gifts,
2\. who of thy divine providence hast appointed
divers Orders in thy Church : give thy grace, we
humbly beseech thee, to all those who are to be
called to any office and administration in the same ;
and so replenish them with the truth of thy doc
trine, and endue them with innocency of life, that
they may faithfully serve before thee, to the glory
of thy great Name, and the benefit of thy holy
Church. Through.
DIOI
TRINITY SUNDAY
INTROIT. Benedicta sit. Tob. 12.
BLESSED be the holy Trinity, and the un
divided Unity : we will confess him, because
he hath shewed his mercy upon us. Ps. 8. O
Lord our Governour : how excellent is thy Name
in all the world, f. Glory be.
COLLECT.
\ LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast
given unto us thy servants grace, by the
confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the
glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of
the Divine Majesty to worship the Unity : we
beseech thee ; that, thou wouldest keep us steadfast
in this faith, and evermore defend us from all
adversities. Who livest and reignest.
The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the book of
the Revelation of blessed John the Apostle.
Rev. 4. i.
IN those days : I looked, and behold, a door was
opened in heaven : and the first voice which
I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with
me ; which said : Come up hither, and I will shew
thee things which must be hereafter. And imme
diately I was in the spirit ; and behold, a throne
was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne :
and he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and
a sardine stone : and there was a rainbow round
about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
And round about the throne were four and twenty
seats ; and upon the seats I saw four and twenty
elders sitting, clothed in white raiment ; and they
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had on their heads crowns of gold : and out of the
throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and
voices. And there were seven lamps of fire burning
before the throne, which are the seven spirits of
God. And before the throne there was a sea of
glass like unto crystal : and in the midst of the
throne, and round about the throne, were four
beasts full of eyes before and behind. And the
first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like,
a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and
the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. And the
four beasts had each of them six wings about him ;
and they were full of eyes within : and they rest
not day and night, saying : Holy, holy, holy, Lord
God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
And when those beasts give glory and honour
and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who
liveth for ever and ever, the four and twenty elders
fall down before him that sat on the throne, and
worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast
their crowns before the throne, saying : Thou art
worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and
power ; for thou hast created all things, and for
thy pleasure they are, and were created.
GRADUAL. Dan. 3. Blessed art thou, that
beholdest the depths, and sittest upon the Cherubim.
y. Blessed art thou, O Lord, in the firmament of
heaven : and above all to be praised and glorified
for ever.
Alleluia, alleluia. J. Blessed art thou, O Lord
God of our fathers : and to be praised and exalted
above all for ever. Alleluia.
>J< The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 3. i.
Trinity Sunday D 103
AT that time : There was a man of the
Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the
Jews : the same came to Jesus by night, and said
unto him : Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher
come from God : for no man can do these miracles
that thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus
answered and said unto him : Verily, verily I say
unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot
see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto
him : How can a man be born when he is old ?
can he enter the second time into his mother's
womb, and be born ? Jesus answered : Verily,
verily I say unto thee, Except a man be born of
water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the
kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh
is flesh ; and that which is born of the Spirit is
spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must
be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth,
and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell
whence it cometh, and whither it goeth ; so is
every one that is born of the Spirit. Nicodemus
answered and said unto him : How can these
things be ? Jesus answered and said unto him :
Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these
things ? Verily, verily I say unto thee, We speak
that we do know, and testify that we have seen ;
and ye receive not our witness. If I have told you
earthly things, and ye believe not ; how shall ye
believe, if I tell you of heavenly things ? And no
man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came
down from heaven, even the Son of man, who is
in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in
the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be
lifted up : that whosoever believeth in him should
not perish, but have eternal life. The Creed is said.
Dio4 Trinity Sunday
OFFERTORY. Tob. 12. Blessed be God the
Father, and the only-begotten Son of God, and
likewise the Holy Spirit : for he hath shewed his
mercy upon us.
SECRET.
OLORD GOD ALMIGHTY, we humbly beseech
thee, that by the power of thy holy Name,
thou wouldest vouchsafe to sanctify this oblation of
our sacrifice : that we may thereby be enabled
evermore to present ourselves unto thee to be an
oblation acceptable in thy sight. Through.
PREFACE of the Most Holy Trinity.
COMMUNION. Tob. 12. We bless the God of
heaven, and extol him before all the living : for he
hath shewed his mercy upon us.
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O ETERNAL LORD GOD, who hast given unto
us to acknowledge the holy and eternal
Trinity to be likewise one undivided Unity : merci
fully grant, that we, who have now received thy
holy sacraments, may thereby be preserved from
all evil both in body and soul. Through.
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PRAYERS
To be said daily from Trinity Sunday exclusive
until Advent exclusive, at every Mass, whether of
the Season or of the Saints, except upon Double
Feasts or within Octaves.
Of the Saints. COLLECT.
DEFEND us, O Lord, we beseech thee, from all
dangers both of body and soul : and at the
intercession of the blessed and glorious ever-Virgin
Mary, Mother of God, of blessed Joseph, of thy holy
Apostles Peter and Paul, of blessed (George) and of
all thy Saints, grant us thy saving health and peace ;
that being defended from all adversities and all false
doctrines, thy Church may serve thee in freedom
and quietness. Through the same.
In this Prayer the names of the holy Angels and
of Saint John Baptist are placed before Saint Joseph.
Of the Saints. SECRET.
/^ RACIOUSLY hear us, O God of our salvation,
VJ and by the power of this Sacrament defend
us from all dangers both of body and soul : grant
ing us in this world the succour of thy grace, and
in the world to come life everlasting. Through.
Of the Saints. POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord, that the gifts
now offered by us in these holy mysteries
may evermore cleanse and defend us : that, at the
intercession of the blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of
God, of blessed Joseph, of thy holy Apostles Peter
and Paul, of blessed (George) and of all thy Saints ;
we may be absolved from all our offences and
defended against all adversities. Through the same.
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THE COMMEMORATION OF THE
MOST HOLY BODY OF
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
COMMONLY CALLED
CORPUS CHRISTI
INTROIT. Cibavit eos. Ps. 81.
HE fed them also with the finest wheat flour,
alleluia : and with honey from the rock
hath he satisfied them, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Ps. ibid. Sing we merrily unto God our strength :
make a cheerful noise unto the God of Jacob.
y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
OGOD, who in a wonderful Sacrament hast
ordained unto us a memorial of thy passion :
grant us, we beseech thee, so to worship the sacred
mysteries of thy Body and Blood ; that we may ever
feel within ourselves the fruits of thy redemption :
Who livest and reignest with God the Father,
in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever One God.
The Lesson from the former EPISTLE of blessed
Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians.
i Cor. n. 23.
T)RETHREN : For I have received of the Lord
1J that which also I delivered unto you : that the
Lord Jesus, the same night in which he was be
trayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks,
he brake it, and said : Take, eat : this is my Body,
which is broken for you : this do in remembrance
of me. After the same manner also he took the cup,
when he had supped, saying : This cup is the new
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testament in my Blood : this do ye, as oft as ye
drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as ye
eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the
Lord's death, till he come. Wherefore whosoever
shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord,
unworthily, shall be guilty of the Body and Blood
of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so
let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.
For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily,
eateth and drinketh damnation to himself : not
discerning the Lord's Body.
GRADUAL. Ps. 145. The eyes of all wait upon
thee, O Lord : and thou givest them their meat in
due season, y. Thou openest thine hand : and
fillest all things living with plenteousness.
Alleluia, alleluia, y. St. John 6. My Flesh is
meat indeed, and my Blood is drink indeed : he that
eateth my Flesh and drinketh my Blood, dwelleth
in me, and I in him. \
SEQUENCE.
Lauda Sion Salvatorem.
E.UD, Sion, thy Salvation, laud with hymns of
exultation Christ, thy King and Shepherd true :
Spend thyself, his honour raising, who surpasseth
all thy praising ; never canst thou reach his due.
Sing to-day, the mystery showing of the living, life-
bestowing Bread from heaven before thee set ;
E'en the same of old provided, where the Twelve,
divinely guided, at the holy Table met.
Full and clear ring out thy chanting, joy nor sweetest
grace be wanting to thy heart and soul to-day ;
When we gather up the measure of that Supper and
its treasure, keeping feast in glad array.
Corpus Christi D 109
Lo, the new King's Table gracing, this new Passover
of blessing hath fulfilled the elder rite :
Now the new the old effaceth, truth revealed the
shadow chaseth, day is breaking on the night.
What he did at Supper seated, Christ ordained to be
repeated, his memorial ne'er to cease :
And, his word for guidance taking, bread and wine
we hallow, making thus our Sacrifice of peace.
This the truth to Christians given bread becomes his
Flesh from heaven, wine becomes his holy Blood.
Doth it pass thy comprehending ? Yet by faith, thy
sight transcending, wondrous things are under
stood.
Yea, beneath these signs are hidden glorious things
to sight forbidden: look not on the outward sign.
Wine is poured and Bread is broken, but in either
sacred token Christ is here by power divine.
Whoso of this Food partaketh, rendeth not the Lord
nor breaketh : Christ is whole to all that taste.
Thousands are, as one, receivers, one, as thousands
of believers, takes the Food that cannot wasted
Good and evil men are sharing one repast, a doom
preparing varied as the heart of man ;
Doom of life or death awarded, as their days shall
be recorded which from one beginning ran.
When the Sacrament is broken, doubt not in each
severed token, hallowed by the word once spoken,
resteth all the true content :
Nought the precious Gift divideth, breaking but the
sign betideth, he himself the same abideth,
nothing of his fulness spent.
Duo Corpus Christi
Lo ! the Angels' Food is given to the pilgrim who
hath striven ; see the children's Bread from
heaven, which to dogs may not be cast ;
Truth the ancient types fulfilling, Isaac bound, a
victim willing, Paschal lamb, its life-blood spilling,
Manna sent in ages past.
O true Bread, good Shepherd, tend us, Jesu, of thy
love befriend us, thou refresh us, thou defend us,
thine eternal goodness send us in the land of
life to see ;
Thou who all things canst and knowest, who on
earth such Food bestowest, grant us with thy
Saints, though lowest, where the heavenly Feast
thou showest, fellow-heirs and guests to be.
Amen. Alleluia.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to John. St. John 6. 55.
AT that time : Jesus said unto the multitude of
JL\. the Jews : My Flesh is meat indeed, and my
Blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my Flesh,
and drinketh my Blood, dwelleth in me, and I in
him. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live
by the Father, so he that eateth me, even he shall
live by me. This is that bread which came down
from heaven : not as your fathers did eat manna,
and are dead. He that eateth of this bread shall
live for ever. The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Lev. 21. The priests of the
Lord do offer the offerings of the Lord made by fire
and the bread of their God : therefore they shall be
holy unto their God, and not profane the Name of
their God, alleluia.
Corpus Christi Dm
SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, that like as we in
these our oblations do shew forth in a
mystery the unity and concord of thy Church : so
thou wouldest ever mercifully bestow upon her
these thy blessings. Through.
PREFACE of the Nativity, which is said through
out the Octave.
COMMUNION, i Cor. n. As often as ye do eat
of this bread, and drink of this cup, ye do shew the
Lord's death till he come : wherefore, whosoever
shall eat of this br^ad, and drink of this cup of the
Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the Body and
Blood of the Lord, alleluia.
POSTCOMMUNION.
/^ RANT, we beseech thee, Lord, that we who
\^J in these outward tokens have been made
partakers of thy most precious Body and Blood :
may after this life be replenished with the fruition
of thy glorious Godhead : Who livest and reignest
with God the Father.
^T During the Octave the same Mass is said, and
nothing of any Feast, unless a Double of the first class
occur, and then a Commemoration is made of the
Octave. On the Octave-day no other Mass is said,
save of the Nativity of St. John Baptist or the Feast
of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (if either occur),
with a Commemoration of the Octave.
During the Octave the second Collect shall be of
St. Mary the Virgin, the third, For the Church or
for the Chief Bishop, page D 33.
And if a Vigil occur within it, Mass is said of the
Octave with a Commemoration of the Vigil.
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1ST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY,
COMMONLY CALLED
. THE SUNDAY WITHIN THE
OCTAVE OF CORPUS CHRISTI
INTROIT. Domine, in tua misericordia. Ps. 13.
OLORD, my trust is in thy mercy : and my
heart is joyful in thy salvation : I will sing
of the Lord, because he hath dealt so lovingly with
me. Ps. ibid. How long wilt thou forget me, O
Lord, for ever ? how long wilt thou hide thy face
from me ? f. Glory be.
COLLECT.
OGOD, the strength of all them that put their
trust in thee, mercifully accept our prayers :
and because through the weakness of our mortal
nature we can do no good thing without thee,
grant us the help of thy grace ; that in keeping of
thy commandments, we may please thee both in
will and deed. Through.
2. Of the Octave of Corpus Christi. COLLECT.
O God, who, page D 107.
The Lesson from the first EPISTLE of blessed
John the Apostle. I St. John 4. 7.
BELOVED : Let us love one another : for love
is of God, and every one that loveth is born
of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not
knoweth not God ; for God is love. In this was
manifested the love of God towards us, because
that God sent his only-begotten Son into the world,
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that we might live through him. Herein is love :
not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and
sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
Beloved, if God so loved us : we ought also to love
one another. No man hath seen God at any time.
If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his
love is perfected in us. Hereby know we that we
dwell in him, and he in us ; because he hath given
us of his Spirit. And we have seen, and do testify,
that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of
the world. Whosoever shall confess, that Jesus is
the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in
God. And we have known, and believed the love
that God hath to us. God is love : and he that
dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have
boldness in the day of judgment : because as he
is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in
love : but perfect love casteth out fear, because
fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made
perfect in love. We love him, because he first
loved us. If a man say, I love God, and hateth his
brother, he is a liar. For he that loveth not his
brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God
whom he hath not seen ? And this commandment
have we from him : that he who loveth God love
his brother also.
GRADUAL. Ps. 41. I said : Lord, be merciful
unto me : heal my soul, for I have sinned against
thee. y. Blessed is he that considereth the poor
and needy : the Lord shall deliver him in the time
of trouble.
Alleluia, alleluia, y. Ps. 5. Ponder my words,
Lord : consider my meditation. Alleluia.
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^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Luke. St. Luke 16. 19.
AT that time : Jesus spake this parable unto
his disciples : There was a certain rich man,
which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and
fared sumptuously every day. And there was a
certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at
his gate full of sores, and desiring to be fed with
the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table :
moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And
it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was
carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom. The
rich man also died, and was buried : and in hell he
lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth
Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And
he cried and said : Father Abraham, have mercy
on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip
of his finger in water, and cool my tongue : for I
am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said :
Son, remember that thou in thy life-time receivedst
thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things :
but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
And besides all this, between us and you there is a
great gulf fixed : so that they who would pass
from hence to you cannot ; neither can they pass
to us, that would come from thence. Then he said :
I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest
send him to my father's house : for I have five
brethren ; that he may testify unto them, lest they
also come into this place of torment. Abraham
saith unto him : They have Moses and the pro
phets ; let them hear them. And he said : Nay,
father Abraham, but if one went unto them from
the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him :
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If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither
will they be persuaded, though one rose from
the dead.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 5. O hearken thou unto the
voice of my calling, my King and my God : for
unto thee, Lord, will I make my prayer.
SECRET.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, graciously to accept
this our sacrifice which we offer unto thee :
that the same may effectually avail for our succour
unto everlasting life. Through.
Of the Octave of Corpus Christi. SECRET. We
beseech thee, page Dm.
COMMUNION. Ps. 9. I will speak of all thy
marvellous works : I will be glad and rejoice in
thee : yea, my songs will I make of thy Name, O
thou Most Highest.
POSTCOMMUNION.
OLORD, who hast vouchsafed to fulfil us with
thy wondrous bounty : grant, we beseech
thee, that we receiving these gifts of our redemption
may never cease from shewing forth thy praises.
Through.
Of the Octave of Corpus Christi. POSTCOM
MUNION. Grant, we beseech thee, page Dm.
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2ND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
INTROIT. Foetus est Dominus. Ps. 18.
THE Lord was my upholder, he brought me
forth also into a place of liberty : he brought
me forth, even because he had a favour unto me.
Ps. ibid. I will love thee, O Lord, my strength :
the Lord is my stony rock, my defence, and my
Saviour, y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
OLORD, who never failest to help and govern
them whom thou dost bring up in thy steadfast
fear and love : keep us, we beseech thee, under
the protection of thy good providence, and make
us to have a perpetual fear and love of thy holy
Name. Through.
COLLECT 2 of the Saints, page D 105 ; 3 ad lib.
The Lesson from the first EPISTLE of blessed
John the Apostle. i St. John 3. 13.
BRETHREN : Marvel not, if the world hate
you. We know, that we have passed from
death unto life, because we love the brethren. He
that loveth not his brother, abideth in death :
whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer. And
ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding
in him. Hereby perceive we the love of God,
because he laid down his life for us : and we ought
to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoso
hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have
need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion
from him : how dwelleth the love of God in him ?
My little children, let us not love in word, neither
in tongue, but in deed, and in truth. And hereby
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we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure
our hearts before him. For if our heart condemn
us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all
things. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not,
then have we confidence towards God. And
whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we
keep his commandments, and do those things that
are pleasing in his sight. And this is his com
mandment : That we should believe on the Name
of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as
he gave us commandment. And he that keepeth
his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in
him : and hereby we know that he abideth in us,
by the Spirit which he hath given us.
GRADUAL. Ps. 120. When I was in trouble I
called upon the Lord : and he heard me. y. De
liver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, and from a
deceitful tongue.
Alleluia, alleluia. J. Ps. 7. Lord my God, in
thee have I put my trust : save me from all them
that persecute me, and deliver me. Alleluia.
^ The 'Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Luke. St. Luke 14. 16.
A that time : Jesus spake unto the Pharisees
this parable : A certain man made a great
supper, and bade many : and sent his servant at
supper-time to say to them that were bidden :
Come, for all things are now ready. And they all
with one consent began to make excuse. The first
said unto him : I have bought a piece of ground,
and I must needs go, and see it : I pray thee, have
me excused. And another said : I have bought
five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them : I pray
thee, have me excused. And another said : I have
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married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. So
that servant came and shewed his lord these things.
Then the master of the house being angry, said to
his servant : Go out quickly into the streets, and
lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and
the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. And the
servant said : Lord, it is done as thou hast com
manded, and yet there is room. And the lord said
unto the servant : Go out into the highways and
hedges : and compel them to come in, that my
house may be filled. For I say unto you, that none
of those men which were bidden, shall taste of my
supper. The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 6. Turn thee, O Lord, and
deliver my soul : O save me for thy mercy's sake.
SECRET.
GRANT, O Lord, that the oblation which we
consecrate unto thy Name may cleanse us
from all our sins : and daily renew us to the
attainment of heavenly life. Through.
SECRET 2 of the Saints, page D 105 ; sad lib.
COMMUNION. Ps. 13. I will sing of the Lord,
because he hath dealt so lovingly with me : yea,
I will praise the Name of the Lord Most Highest.
o
POSTCOMMUNION.
LORD, who hast here vouchsafed unto us to
be partakers of thy bounty : grant, we
beseech thee, that we may so continue to draw
near unto the same, that, growing more and more
in grace, we may attain in the end to everlasting
life. Through.
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POSTCOMMUNION 2 of the Saints, page D 105 ;
3 ad lib.
T
3RD SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
INTROIT. Respice in me. Ps. 25.
URN thee unto me, and have mercy upon me,
O Lord : for I am desolate, and in misery :
look upon my adversity and misery : and forgive
me all my sin, O my God. Ps. ibid. Unto thee,
O Lord, will I lift up my soul : my God, I have
put my trust in thee, let me not be confounded.
f. Glory be.
COLLECT.
OLORD, we beseech thee mercifully to hear
us : and grant that we, to whom thou hast
given an hearty desire to pray, may by thy mighty
aid be defended and comforted in all dangers and
adversities. Through.
COLLECT 2 of the Saints, page D 105 ; 3 ad lib.
The Lesson from the former EPISTLE of blessed
Peter the Apostle. I St. Peter 5. 5.
DEARLY beloved : All of you be subject one
to another, and be clothed with humility :
for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the
humble. Humble yourselves therefore under the
mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due
time ; casting all your care upon him, for he
careth for you. Be sober, be vigilant : because
your adversary the devil as a roaring lion walketh
about, seeking whom he may devour : whom
resist stedfast in the faith : knowing that the same
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afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that
are in the world. But the God of all grace, who
hath called us into his eternal glory by Christ Jesus,
after that ye have suffered a while, make you
perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. To him
be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
GRADUAL. Ps. 55. O cast thy burden upon
the Lord : and he shall nourish thee. y. When
I cried unto the Lord, he heard my voice : from
the battle that was against me.
Alleluia, alleluia. ~f. Ps. 7. God is a righteous
judge, strong and patient, and God is provoked
every day. Alleluia.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Luke. St. Luke 15. i.
A' that time : There drew near unto Jesus all
the Publicans and sinners for to hear him.
And the Pharisees and Scribes murmured, saying :
This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
And he spake this parable unto them, saying :
What man of you having an hundred sheep : if
he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and
nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is
lost, until he find it ? And when he hath found it,
he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing : and when
he cometh home, he calleth together his friends
and neighbours, saying unto them : Rejoice with
me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.
I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven
over one sinner that repenteth, more than over
ninety and nine just persons, which need no
repentance. Either what woman having ten
pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light
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a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently
till she find it ? And when she hath found it, she
calleth her friends and her neighbours together,
saying : Rejoice with me, for I have found the
piece which I had lost. Likewise, I say unto you :
There is joy in the presence of the Angels of God
over one sinner that repenteth. The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 9. They that know thy
Name will put their trust in thee : for thou, Lord,
hast never failed them that seek thee : O praise
the Lord, which dwelleth in Sion : for he forgetteth
not the complaint of the poor.
SECRET.
SANCTIFY, Lord, we beseech thee, the
oblations which we offer unto thee : and
mercifully grant that they may be made unto us
the Body and Blood of thine only-begotten Son.
Who liveth.
SECRET 2 of the Saints, page D 105 ; 3 ad lib.
COMMUNION. St. Luke 15. I say unto you :
There is joy "in the presence of the Angels of God
over one sinner that repenteth.
POSTCOMMUNION.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, that we which have
received these holy mysteries may by their
power be cleansed from all our iniquities : and
evermore be filled with the bounteous gifts of thy
grace. Through.
POSTCOMMUNION 2 of the Saints, page D 105 ;
3 ad lib.
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4TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
INTROIT. Dominus illuminatio mea. Ps. 27.
HE Lord is my light, and my salvation, whom
T
then shall I fear ? the Lord is the strength
of my life, of whom then shall I be afraid ? When
mine enemies came upon me, they stumbled and
fell. Ps. ibid. Though an host of men were laid
against me : yet shall not my heart be afraid.
y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
OGOD, the protector of all that trust in thee,
without whom nothing is strong, nothing is
holy : increase and multiply upon us thy mercy ;
that, thou being our ruler and guide, we may so
pass through things temporal, that we finally lose
not the things eternal : Grant this, O heavenly
Father, for Jesus Christ's sake our Lord. Who
liveth.
COLLECT 2 of the Saints, page D 105 ; 3 ad lib.
The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul
the Apostle to the Romans. Rom. 8. 18.
T) RETHREN : I reckon, that the sufferings oi
J3 this present time are not worthy to be com
pared with the glory, which shall be revealed in us.
For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth
for the manifestation of the sons of God. For the
creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly,
but by reason of him, who hath subjected the same
in hope : because the creature itself also shall be
delivered from the bondage of corruption, into the
glorious liberty of the children of God. For we
know that the whole creation groaneth, and
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travaileth in pain together until now. And not
only they, but ourselves also which have the first-
fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within
ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the re
demption of our body : in Christ Jesus our Lord.
GRADUAL. Ps. 79. Be merciful unto our sins,
O Lord : wherefore do the heathen say : Where
is now their God ? y. Help us, O God of our
salvation : and for the glory of thy Name, deliver
us, O Lord.
Alleluia, alleluia, y. Ps. 9. Thou, O God, are
set in the throne that judgest right : be thou the
refuge of the opprest in due time of trouble. Alleluia.
>J< The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Luke. St. Luke 6. 36.
AT that time : Jesus said to his disciples : Be
ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is
merciful. Judge not, and ye shall not be judged :
condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned :
forgive, and ye shall be forgiven : give, and it shall
be given unto you : good measure, pressed down,
and shaken together, and running over, shall men
give into your bosom. For with the same measure
that ye mete withal, it shall be measured to you
again. And he spake a parable unto them, Can
the blind lead the blind ? shall they not both fall
into the ditch ? The disciple is not above his
master : but every one that is perfect shall be as
his master. And why beholdest thou the mote
that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the
beam that is in thine own eye ? Either how canst
thou say to thy brother : Brother, let me pull out
the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself
beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye ?
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Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine
own eye, and then shaft thou see clearly to pull
out the mote that is in thy brother's eye. Creed.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 13. Lighten mine eyes, that
I sleep not in death : lest mine enemy say : I have
prevailed against him.
SECRET.
REGARD, O Lord, we pray thee, the prayers
and oblations of thy Church : and grant that
they may ever be profitable for the salvation and
sanctification of us thy faithful people. Through.
SECRET 2 of the Saints, page D 105 ; 3 ad lib.
COMMUNION. Ps. 18. The Lord is my stony
rock, and my defence : my Saviour, my God, and
my might.
POSTCOMMUNION.
pray thee, O Lord, that we being quickened
by these mysteries which we have received,
may thereby be cleansed from all our sins : and
made ready for the obtaining of thy everlasting
mercy. Through.
POSTCOMMUNION 2 of the Saints, page D 105 ;
3 ad lib.
5TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
INTROIT. Exaudi, Domine. Ps. 27.
HEARKEN unto my voice, O Lord, when I
cry unto thee : thou hast been my succour,
leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of
my salvation. Ps. ibid. The Lord is my light,
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and my salvation : whom then shall I fear ?
y. Glory be.
COLLECT.
ARRANT, O Lord, we beseech thee : that the
\^f course of this world may be so peaceably
ordered by thy governance ; that thy Church may
joyfully serve thee in all godly quietness. Through.
COLLECT 2 of the Saints, page D 105 ; 3 ad lib.
The Lesson from the former EPISTLE of blessed
Peter the Apostle. I St. Peter 3. 8.
DEARLY beloved : Be ye all of one mind,
having compassion one of another, love as
brethren, be pitiful, be courteous : not rendering
evil for evil, or railing for railing, but contrariwise
blessing : knowing that ye are thereunto called,
that ye should inherit a blessing. For he that will
love life, and see good days, let him refrain his
tongue from evil, and his lips, that they speak no
guile. Let him eschew evil, and do good : let him
seek peace, and ensue it. For the eyes of the Lord
are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto
their prayers : but the face of the Lord is against
them that do evil. And who is he that will harm
you, if ye be followers of that which is good ? But,
and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are
, ye. And be not afraid of their terror : neither
be troubled. But sanctify the Lord God in your
hearts.
GRADUAL. Ps. 84. Behold, O God, our de
fender : and look upon thy servants, "f. O Lord
God of Hosts, hear the prayer of thy servants.
Alleluia, alleluia. J. Ps. 20. The king shall
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rejoice in thy strength, O Lord : exceeding glad
shall he be of thy salvation. Alleluia.
^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL
according to Luke. St. Luke 5. I.
AT that time : As the people pressed upon
Jesus, to hear the word of God, he stood by
the lake of Gennesaret, and saw two ships standing
by the lake : but the fishermen were gone out of
them, and were washing their nets. And he entered
into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and
prayed him that he would thrust out a little from
the land. And he sat down, and taught the people
out of the ship. Now when he had left speaking,
he said unto .Simon : Launch out into the deep,
and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon
answering said unto him : Master, we have toiled
all the night, and have taken nothing : neverthe
less, at thy word I will let down the net. And when
they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude
of fishes, and their net brake. And they beckoned
unto their partners, which were in the other ship,
that they should come, and help them. And they
came, and filled both the ships, so that they began
to sink. When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down
at Jesus' knees, saying : Depart from me, for I am
a sinful man, O Lord. For he was astonished, and
all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes
which they had taken : and so was also James,
and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners
with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon : Fear
not, from henceforth thou shalt catch men. And
when they had brought their ships to land, they
forsook all, and followed him. The Creed is said.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 16. I will thank the Lord
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for giving me warning : I have set God always
before me : for he is on my right hand, therefore
I shall not fall.
SECRET.
MOST merciful Lord, we beseech thee, to have
respect unto these our oblations : that
whereas we have rebelled and done evil against
thee, we may by thy grace be conformed unto thy
will. Through.
SECRET 2 of the Saints, page D 105 ; 3 ad lib.
COMMUNION. Ps. 27. One thing have I de
sired of the Lord, which I will require : even that
I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days
of my life.
POSTCOMMUNION.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, that the mysteries
which we have received may cleanse us
from all our sins : and defend us by thy gifts
bestowed therein from all adversities. Through.
POSTCOMMUNION 2 of the Saints, page D 105 ;
3 ad lib.
6TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
INTROIT. Dominus fortitudo. Ps. 28.
THE Lord is the strength of his people, and he
is the wholesome defence of his Anointed :
O Lord, save thy people, and give thy blessing unto
thine inheritance : feed them, and set them up for
ever. Ps. ibid. Unto t 
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